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poults. perfection OF artificial methods or
Matching and rearing-all Will play their
part.
IL must not be expected that the change
will be effected in n short space OF time.
We have lots to learn--in spite OF our
boa sted knowledge-many errors to make
and lessons drawn therefrom. That In
terested application TO the problem will
enable us to solve II Is a certainty, and
certain It is that more and more the
poultrymen OF America are becoming In
terested in the matter.
Some Of the details Of accepted methods
OF turkey management follow:
The breeding stock should he selected
with greatest care. dlscarding all which
are too small. faulty in physical con-
formation or lacking In strength and
vitality. Fully maturod stock is always
most desirable. and both sexes should he
OF the same general type the one that
nearest meets market requirements.
As a rule, one male Is mated 70 ten
females, though some breeders allow as
few as six. and others as many as fifteen.
The hens will begin to lay early In the
spring, and during this season should
receive a varied ration, not unlike that
furnished laying fowls 4 simpler menu,
largely corn and wheat will serve for
the rest of the year especially II the
flock is given a wide range and so per-
mitted to find much food.
Most growers watch the turkey hens
carefully, in order To locate their hidden
nests and remove the eggs as fast as
laid These are placed under common
hens and the turkey hen Is permitted TO
hatch her second clutch Of eggs
The period ~ incubation Is twenty
eight DAYS. when first Matched the
Young turks are extremely tender. and
during the early part Of their lives they
demand the most careful attention
At first their food consists largely Of
boiled eggs curds and custard. to witch
stale bread corn meal and other similar
material are gradually added Choppcl
dandelion leaves are also rega rded rs
being most useful Gradually the ration
II changed 70 cracked corn and wheat
iohnnNcake and meat In some form
After n few weeks the growing young
sters will pick Nm much Of their living
on the range. and the feeding system,
then becomes much slmpllfed
At all times the attendant must Eight
rats and weasols. hawks dogs and damn.
ness As fall comes on the feed may
consist largely Of corn IN order 10 fatten
the stock for the great Thanksgi wing
market. And fortunate IS the grower
who has a flock ready for sale at that
timel
The adult turkeys demand but little in
INC way or houses. Given some lofty
roosting poles protected bv buildings or
thick clump Of trees thev will gel
along finely. Sometimes special turkey
houses are provided, usually open sheds
Frequently merely tight roofs over the
roosts. They withstand the coldes,
weather and thrive under the open air
treatment.
ANY pou''rvr1an or farmer can make n
start I'm turkey growing at small exnense
" success is achieved. thu financial re.
turns VIII surely he most gratifying
Copyright, 1914. BY Ndtos- Mems ADJ. Co
Inc.
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duce fruit equally as good or better
than the parent tree Will be very small;
the balance will probably be inferior.
The pits should be stratified until
spring. AS soon as the fruit natures
the pits are placed in layers in a box,
alternating with an inch or two of sand
Some bury the boxes in a trench foot
or two deep. covering the boxes with
boards, then filling in the trench with
earth. The following spring the seeds
are taken up and sown in mellow
ground. The boxes of seeds can be left
out on the surface of the ground in
a sheltered place under a tree. covering
them to the depth of a foot with clean
leaves or straw. They should be ex-
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passing the Rhode Island wyandottes
In the thrty-sNth week and the Con
necticut Wyandottes I'm the thlrty-seventh
week, but neither the English Leghorns nor
the English Wyantrttes have been able to
stop the onrush of I.involn's Leghorns
At the close OF last week this Connecti-
cut pen was a bare one egg behind the
leaders, and this, the forty-second week.
they are leading the contest by a margin
of four eggs But the race Is by no means
finished. The Engllshman is confident
and game to the last and believes thor
oughly In his birds Rarron says y
the american Leghorns 10 not succeed
in getting more than fifty eggs ahead
during the next few weeks that his
Wyandottes will ovortake them in tho
homestretch. lie thinks they will be abb
to come back strong in october on ac-
count OF the rest they are taking now.
Bonnie Brook Poultry Farms Whit
Leghorns from Saratoga. y. Y. won hrs'
place for the fortysecond week with
yield of iifty-sN eggs, The English Leg
horns pcre a clpse second with nfty-fyc
eggs To their credit. and another pen o.
Leghorns from Manor Poultry Farm
Manorvlle, l.. l., were an equally clos.
third with n yield Of ffty-four eggs
The total yield for the week amounted e.
3,065. or only thlr& eggs less than the
previous week, making grand total -
1O<s70 eggs.
The ten leading pens to date are a.
follows:
Francis r, Lincoln, Mount Carmel.
Conn, white Ieghorns ............ l7f-
Tom BnTron, Cntforth. England. white
Tom Rarr@n. catforth. England. white ~.
MeTry,hoaeht Farm, columbia. conn. 49,
white Wyandottes. ................. IN
Neale Bros. ApI"naug n. |. White
Cecil Guernsey East Co6icskili. \ v. ''''
W -
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amined now and then TO see that they
do not become dry.
Autumn sowing. removing the seeds
as soon as the fruit Is ripe and planting
in the open ground, amounts TO the
same thing as stratlfying; the soil
must be thoroughly drained and made
rich and mellow. The seeds are likely
to be washed out. eaten by animals or
the soil bake over them, SO autumn
planting is not generally practisod
To obtain varieties like the parent
the young trees when large enough
should be budded or grated.
A new race of tulips is offered this
season. 1t is the forerunner Of an en-
tirCly new race of tulips producing sew
eral flowers on a stem. The flowers
open creamy white and when fully ma
tured develop pink ttnge which grad
ually hushes the whole flower. Other
Colors will probably he offered later.
The price is 40 cents each 81 a dozen,
$50 hundred.
Give the lawn a good dressing Of
dried stable manure now. II is practi-
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II space Is available in the garden
the potted bulbs can he placed in
trench a foot and q half deep. Allied
with six inches OF ashes, gravel or
sand. placing the pots on this layer to
insure good drainage. Cover the pots
with earth and on top of that give
covering of leaves held in place with
boards As rule bulbs root better
PLACED in the ground than when kept in
a cellar. Lilies particularly root better
for amateurs In the ground than in
the house, probably because they are
kept too warm indoors.
ONalis are fine pot plants, so too are
freesias and both are easy to raise.
OXalis do not require starting in the
dark and cool. Freesias require a
couple of weeks of the dark cellar
treatment and should have very rich
.oil, about half manure. AnemOnes and
ranunculus should be treated like other
bulbs.
In potting lily OF the valley put about
two inches OF soil in a pot and on this
place the bunch of crowns and I'LL up
the pot with soil. the tips of the crowns
lust showing through the surface
These can he started in heat imme-
datcly.
Cover the pot with another upturned
pot to make the crowns start growing
at once After three weeks remove the
top pot.
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In point OF popularity the magnificent
Bronze undoubtedly ranks first at this
time, with the White Holland close sec
ond. The Narrdginsett also has many
admirers, but the others are not greatly
in evidence This refers to pure bred
stock The mass of market turkeys COM
ing from general farms all over the coun-
try are OF mixed descent, usually showing
much OF the influence of the Bronze
blood.
The natural home OF the turkey is the
farm, with Its acres Of pasture cultivated
fields and woodland. Though II has been
domesticated for hundreds of years IT
stiII retains many OF its wild habits. 1t
loves tn wander unhindered and thrlVes
on the insects aud other natural tood
which Il hnds in abundance on unrestricted
range The hens seldom lay their eggs
In places provided, preferring TO select
their nests In secluded phases and adopt
ing every conceivable plan 10 prevent
them from being discovered.
So pronounced are these chhraclerlstlcs
that il was long declared impossible to
successfully rear t~keys In restricted
quarters or by the use of the arthclal
methods which are so successfully FOL
i,ued nv growers Of chickens. or late
this idea has been practically exploded
dua TO the success Of certain breeders
who have boldly departed from the beaten
nath and attacked the problem from
new angle ,
Eor instance. AT the Rhode Island agri-
cultural experiment station many hpcNs
~ breeding turkeys, including lhose Oh
unmixed wild blood, have been success
fuIIv kent i'm large yards. deprived en-
,trajv Of free range These birds bred
frc,lv producing "A satisfactory number
az fertile eggs Further, the hens actu-
ally laid I'm trap nests, greatly to the sur
prise OF turkey growers OF the OLD schoni
Artifcial methods Of Matching and
hrooding have also been used by few
progressive breeders and this work cop-
talus much Of promise Tor the fnture
Incubators and brooders have been
greatly improved during the last few
wears. and further rctincments may he
expected in the future, AS we gain eN-
norienco " Is quite possihle that We may
secure better matches and rear larger
percentage Of the youngsters ny artlnrlai
than by natural methods. When the tur-
key hen II sitting she Is usually exposed
to the attacks of numerous enemies, may
break many eggs or be driven from the
nest entirely, This means heavy loss,
as the eggs are so valuable. II permitted
to wander with her brood she loses
many, since only the stronger can dodge
the enemies which beset them, endure the
constant travelling and Withstand the
sudden storms OF summer.
1t may not be safe to make any den
nite prediction regarding the future, but
from present indications one Is led to
conclude that the revival of the turkey
industry will come through the adoption
Of new methods along the lines Just In
Dictated More careful selection and
breeding greater attention TO sanitary
conditions, protection against enemies OF
various kinds and the vaRarles Of the
weather better methods Of feeding the
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squelched the suggestion Of the park
superintendent OF that city to have re-
tail merchants sell for Arbor Day trees
grown by the city and turn the cash
In To the department Of parks, This
action would have put the city in the
undesirable position of entering into
competition with firms making a spe-
cialty OF providing trees for this pur-
pose, and who rightly expect protection
from this kind of competition,
The Nems says; "rhe local nursery
men, as taxpayers, should not he sub
jectod to commercial competition, even
though the trees could he secured from
a city official and intended To encourage
the Identification OF the city, Those
desiring trees should he encouraged to
support the local nurserymen, and the
latter should not be handicapped by
those who are elected TO look after and
promote their business development
Our United States seedsmen say this
argument Is quite reasonable and might
be considered by the United States Con
gress, which in place of selling trees to
the planter, gives seeds away without
cost and does not So much as ask peo-
pie whether they want them or not, but
sends them out promiscuously, not even
purchasing them at home, but in Eng
land. France and Germany. Congress
pays no postage on the seeds the mem
bers distribute but loads the mails with
tons Of matter. willie Our seedsmen are
obliged to sell in the face Of this ruin
Gus competition and then pay postage
besides, H. say the seedsmen such re-
markabe benefit Is produced by sending
seeds broadcast without paying postage,
why not give the seedsmen the same
privilege? Surely it Is a poor rule that
doesn't work both ways.
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When western Apples Are Mt Their
Hest.

August Wealthy.
August and September -GraVenstein.
September ana October-Grlmes Col
den.
October King
October and ovember-KinG David,
Mcintosh Red
October, November and December-
Delicious Winter Banana
November and Decor Der Jonathan.
November, December and January
Wagner
December and January--Sp itzenberg,
December, January, February, March,
April and May-Ortley, Oregon Red.
January-St ayman Winesap.
January ana February Twig.
February ana March-Rome Beauty,
Black Ben.
March and April ben Davis,
March, April and May Winesap,
Newton pippin, Winter Pearman,
Missouri Plppin.
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A. s.. New Yorkshire seeds or stones
II plums should he placed where they
Will he kept moist and cool during the
winter mouths. Freezing will not injure
them. Plums do not come true from
seeds If plum seeds are planted new
and valuable variety may result, but
the percentage of trees that will pro-
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e. w. F., Sierra Madre, Cal.-Lilies
have scaly bulbs and are propagated
by offsets. by seed by stem bulbs In
some cases. and by separating the
scales Of the bulb and planting each
scale in clean, sharp sand, where it soon
develops into small bulb, By seed
alone are new hybrid varieties pro-
duced.
For greenhouse culture lilies require
large pots and the soil should be rich
and contain plenty u sharp sand. thor
oughy and evenly mixed with the soil.
They should have plenty Of light and
air and are benefited by waterings Of
weak manure water Just before flower
ing. The bulbs that rotted last year
may have had too much water, not sum
cient drainage or sufficient air.
Seeds OF lilies should be so~n when
ripe in well drained pans ~ sandy
loan, then slightly covered with SINH
lar soil and a layer of sphagnum moss
and placed in cold frame. They do not
gerninate, as a rule. for several months,
and il takes from four to six years to
grow from seed bulbs large enough to
produce flowers.
When lily bulbs are collected and
packed in an immature state. together
with the injurious effect consequent on
travelling. the bulbs will rot when
placed in soil II fungus Is noticed
among the scales Of the bulbs little
dry powdered charcoal should be shaken
lamong the scales and placed beneath
each bulb when pOtting.
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WANTED

WANTED 90 Working experienced
poultryman who understands incubation
and care of fifteen to twenty thousand
layers; only applicants of highest refer
ences who have made money in the bust
ness will be considered; state wages eX
pected and address full particulars TO
p. o. Box No. 372 Mad So, N. Y. City.
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MISCELLANEOUS.

CAPONIHE YOUR STRpIIS COCKFRFIs
capons sell for m IRE mou.F than dnS ofher
poultry. Capons VIII pay for your own uss
alone. Capons are easily made with an ldeal
taponlHiug Table. send stamp.
j. 7. WELLS. l13 Kedrncy 81. Paterson y. J,
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well established in the pots at a low
temperature. 40 to 80 degrees.

temperature. 40 to so degrees.
Hyacinths when first brought into
the light should not be placed directly
In full light. They should be first
brought up from the cellar and kept In
shady place until the flowers can be
plainly seen. When the flower Is COM
pletely out OF the bulb 1t can be placed
In full light. where the flower will then
completely unfold. Where the flowers
Of hyscinths appear without sufficient
stem II Is because when first brought
to the light the light was too strong
causing the flower to open before the
stem had pushed sufficiently out OF the
bulb.
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BULB PLANTING TABLE.

planting $ o
the 4 bu
in from to to deep.
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HARDWOOD ASHES.

Unleached hardwood ashes are valu
able for building up and sweetening the
soil They contain potash. lime and
phosphoric acid, producing prompt AMI
lasting effect. The potash in wood ashes
is active caustic potash which benefits
the plant growth and tends to lessen
attacks of insects. Wood ashes are
valuable as n top dressing for meadow
lands. lawns and fruit, resulting IN
fruit OF fine color and rich flavor. They
are excellent for all grains.
4 letter received from a large user OF
hardwood ashes in Maine says: THE
ashes ! used year ago gave entire
satisfaction and all the farmers around
here intend using them. | seeded down
with oats last year and many say II
was the prettieSt piece OF oats they
ever saw. The hay this year is said 10
be the finest field ever seen in this
locality" Hardwood ashes can he had
Of reliable dealers subject 10 inspection
upon arrival.
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cally odorless and one Of the best dress
ings that can he used on the lawn.
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Caulifower, cabbage, lettuce. radishe:
and spinach should be sown now fol
transplanting into cold frames.
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+. T.. Stevens, agrculturst Of the
Lchigh Valley Railroad, has issued a
bulletin on more intensive cultivation
as "A substitute for potash. It will he
sent free ON Application. Address the
Iehigh Valley Railroad Company, 1i3
Liberty street, New York.
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W. Alice Burpee. the Philadelphia
scotsman, will introduce next spring a
small watermelon having small seeds,
These melons are served whole 10 each
individual.
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Look over the cold frames and get
them ready for use. They will soon be
required.
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Clean up the garden as fast as the
crops are gathered and SOW crop of
clover to be turned under.
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The dlsagreeable flavor and odor left
In milk when cows eat wild onion or
garlic can be removed by blowing air
through the milk after 1t has been
warmed. Farmers Bulletin No. COS,
issued by the Agricultural Department,
Washington, and sent free on applica-
ton gives full particulars.
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A new sweet pea. Margaret Atlee. will
he offered by seedsmen next spring
The flowers are larger than any other
variety and OF beautiful form and color.
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Save enough Of the leaves raked up
from the lawn and walks this fall to
cover all the bulb beds with and other
plants needing protection. Leaves afford
splendid protection 10 the bulb beds,
and when they are raked off In the
spring, work them into the garden with
manure to increase the humus in the
soil
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The Neps Of Calgary, Alberta, hal
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Give the lawn a good dressing Of
dried stable manure now. II is practi-
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-11-06
(To Be Continuec).
Risk in M otoring.

Actuaries of accident insurance COM
panies find that the man who drives a
racing automobile in speedway contests
runs 5000 times the normal risk Of
death or injury. He must be charged
$3.50 for $4,000 policy covering pc
riod in which he is engaged not more
than "a hours in practice speeding or
actual racing, says the Louisville Cou-
rier- Journal
The figures are suggestive to sane
Hrd law-abiding automobilists who
are subjected to risk of life and limb
because of the efforts of few speed
maniacs to emulate upon the public
roads the feats Of the drivers Of racing
cars upon courses especially adapted to
fast driving.
The normal risk in motoring is
to say, the risk encountered where the
traffic conditions are normal-is less
than the risk involved in farm labor,
where farm animals and tools and ma
chinery are handled.
The accident underwriters, we be-
lieve, rate automobile owners according
to their vocation. A business or pro-
fessional man who would get the low
est premium rate if he did not drive an
automobile gets that rate regardless OF
his ownership Of an automohi'" That
is a right rating, because others than
automobilists are run down and maim-
ed or killed by the speedsters. But
there is a considerable loss to accident
insurance companies that is due di-
rectly to violations Of reasonable speed
regulations.
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FOR CONTROL OF THE COAST
Terrible BIoodshed Along Shores OF
British Channel.

British Channel.
An eyewitness account from the
battle front in France and Belgium
written, as previously stated, by Col
E. D. Swinton of the intelligence de-
partment of the British general staff,
was given out Wednesday by the Of
fetal press bureau, says London dis
patch.
1t bears the date of October &c,
and reads in part as follows
After the fall of Antwerp and the
relief of the besieging troops there
was a gradual increase in the strength
of the opposition met by us. The re-
siStance of the detachments, which
beyond the right extreme of the Ger
man fortified position near Bethune
a fortnight ago consisted almost en-
tirely of cavalry, grew more and more
determined as more infantry and
guns came up into the front line until
Tuesday, October 20, when the arriv-
al opposite us of a large portion OF
new formations and considerable
number of heavy guns enabled the
enemy to assume the offensive prac-
tically against the whole of our line,
at the same time that they attacked
the Belgians between us and the
coast.
THE operations then really assum-
ed a fresh complexion. On Wednes-
day, October 81, the new German for
nations again pressed forward in
force vigorously all along our line.
On our right, south of the Lys an at
tack on our lines was repulsed with
loss to the assailants. On the other
hand we were driven from some
ground close by to the north, but re-
gained it by a counter attack.
still further to the north the Ger
mans regained and retained some
points. Their casualties to the south
east of Armentieres were estimated at
over 5000.
ION the north of the Lys, in our
center, a fiercely contested action
took place near La CHER, which vii
lage was captured in the morning by
the enemy and then retaken by US.
In this direction the German casual
ties were extremely heavy.
ION our left our troops advanced
against the German 26th reserve
corps near Paaschendaele and were
met by a determined counter offens,
i've. which was driven back with local
losses"