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The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
HOW TO CONSTRUCT AND USE A HOTBED

The safest and surest way of get
ting an early start with many plants
is by the use of hotbeds These can
be constructed by two-inch pIanks
nailed or bolted together in the form
OF rectangular box, generally six feet
wide and as long as desired. The box
should be so made that when the bot
tom Is level, the sash will slope one
inch to the foot, which will make it
six inches higher on one side than on
the other. This slope permits the suns
rays TO enter more freely and allows
water to run off quickly. The bed
should be located on a southern slope
IL possible and run east and west, with
the lower side of the frame toward
the south. If southern exposure
cannot be secured. a windbreak may
be constructed on the north side and
the ends to shut off the cold winds
from these directions. The beds should
also be near the house and near
plentiful supply of water in order that
the plants may be carefully and easily
cared for.
Common stable horse manure con-
tanning no litter, mixed with from one
third to one-half the amount of straw
or leaves, is used for providing the ar
tificial heat Straw or leaves should
be added to prolong the heating Pc
riod of the manure and to keep it from
heating too violently. The manure is
gathered fresh from the stable, piled
up. and allowed to heat. When heated
through it is forked over and allowed
to heat again. During the heating it
should be kept under shelter, as heavy
drenchings make it almost worthless.
After it is we'll heated through the
second time, it is put in the hotbed
excavation almost to the sash level,
care being taken to spread it evenly
and to have the corners we'll filled.
After the manure has again warmed up
it should be firmed by tamping. The
bed is now ready for the soil.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
SUPERIOR EARLY HAY CROP
VIII Favorable Weather Conditions
the Plant Yields at Least Four
Cuttings During Season.

Sudan grass is new crop from
which the farmer can get an early
crop of hay. The seed is planted just
after corn planting is finished Plant
in rows thirty to thirty-six inches
apart. dropping single seed six 70
eight inches in the row. Plant with
a one-horse cotton planter. taking a
blank plate and drilling holes in 1t
at the right distance and of the right
size. Cover the seed one and one-half
to two inches deep
Two pounds of seed are needed for
an acre and an acre in a fair season
will yield three TO five tons of hay
With favorable rainfall sudan grass
Yields for cuttings of hay during the
season The crop will be ready to
cut the first time in from eight to ten
weeks after planting
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Five or six inches of rich soil con-
tanning much humus and sand are
then placed upon the manure, and
after the temperature of the soil has
dropped to 80 degrees F. the seed may
be sown. The bed should be prepared
early in the spring. A good soil for
hotbed purposes may be prepared
eight or nine months before it is to be
used, by making a compost heap con-
sisting of layers of grass sod and barn.
yard manure. This gives loose, rich
soil very well adapted to hotbed work.
On warm days the bed should be
ventilated TO make the plants grow
stocky and prevent them from whiting.
In watering the aim should be to
water thoroughly, but not often. The
practice of adding a small amount of
water each day should never be fol-
lowed, as it encourages the growth of
insects and diseases, and benefits the
plant but little, since the moisture
does not reach the roots.
A week or ten days before the time
to transplant into the field or earlier.
il the weather permits. the sash
should be removed during the day to
harden off the plants. 1t is also a
good plan to stop watering at this
time, and then wet down thoroughly
just before taking to the field.
Different materials are used for COW
ering hotbeds. A cheap and quite
common one is light canvas or heavy
sheeting which has been oiled. A
more substantial covering is the hot
bed sash. which is coming into use
more and more, as it is more reliable
to control the temperature with more
certainty
A cold frame differs from a hotbed
in that no artificial heat is used. They
are usually started and the seed sown
the last of March or first of April.
Otherwise their construction and care
is the same as that given above for
hotbeds.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
COOPERATIVE CREAM DEPOT
II l. in Reality a Centralized Market
for the Community in Which II
Is Located.

Many of the growing dairy commu-
mites are expecting to build co-opera.
tive creameres-some time Until
that day comes the cooperative cream
station affords means of consolidate
ing or concentrating the supply of
cream from any community. thereby
greatly reducing the overhead charges
and consequent waste involved in OPP
Grating a number of stations by diff
ferent concerns. These advantages
may be obtained without sacrificing
the benefits derived from healthful
competition because the cream is sold
to the highest bidder. The co-opera-
tive cream station is in reality a CEN
tralized market for the community in
which 1t is located.
The cost of organizing and equip
ping cooperative cream station Is
small compared with the final cost
of a cooperative creamery, saws ].
Fl. Frandsen in the American Coop
erative Journal. As the work of a
cream station is confined to receiving.
sampling. grading and shipping. there
is not the expense nor the RESPONSE
bility involved in operating a cream
station that there is in creamery
Furthermore, the cream producers
have voice In the policy of the es.
adjustment; consequently. co-opera.
tive cream station is more effective
than a private concern in creating a
sentiment in favor of cream grading
and other measures for improving the
quality of the output
The far-reaching effect of organized
effort must not be lost sight of Not
only in the matter of improving the
cream supply or increasing the output
of the plant. but for any other move
ment which looks to the betterment OF
dairy conditions or dairy methods
more progress will be made when II
is possible to deal with farmers organ.
izaticns instead of dealing with indi
viduais.
The concentration of all the business
OF district into one unit is desirable
only when that one business unit is
controlled by the producers. II has
been pointed out that the eliminating
of competition would reduce the cost
of the butter fat to the creamery and
yet under existing conditions. and in
the light of the past experience with
big business, ii is not desirable to al
low one concern TO control the trade
or considerable portion of the trade
of a given locality
Under present conditions the pro
ducers would not get the full benefit
of reduced operating costs by eivine
one concern an unrestricted MONOPOLY
in the community The solving of the
problem must lie in organized cream
marketing through the cooperative
cream station. The cooperative sta
tion eliminates the economic waste
by having one cream station do the
work that under present conditions Is
done by several plants Ii gives the
entire production of the community
TO single concern without giving tha,
concern a monopoly on the territory
in which the station is located As
the plan is to sell the cream to the
highest bidder, the cooperative sta
ton combines the advantages of hon
est competition with the advantages
of concentration and quantity shin
ments.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
FIELD PEAS AND COWPEAS
Latter Crop Requires Hot Climate and
Conditions of South for Proper
Development.

(By ALVIN KEYSER, Colorado Expert
ment Station)
great deal of inquiry comes to
the agricultural college in regard to
cowpeas. 1t may be well to call at
tention to the fact that there is a diff
ference between cowpeas and field
peas, Cowpeas are really beans.
Cowpeas is a crop which is grown in
the South. 1t requires hot climate.
and hot conditions for its development.
1t will not thrive at all in cool wealth
er and the least frost absolutely kills
it.
Field peas on the other hand are
true peas and will stand a very great
deal of cold They are not injured by
slight frosts. They grow better in
cool climates where the days are rel
atively cool and the nights quite cool.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
Visit the schools occasionally.

WISH the SCnOOlS occasionally.
Spare the feed and spoil the breed
Unequal taxation is unjust taxa
ton.
The docile man maketh the docile
beast.
Good luck is often another name for
true merit.
One can't set the world on fire by
shooting hot air.
Honesty as a policy" only is I'M
profitable business.
Blessed are the children that have
good man for father.
If the country boys all go to towns
where do the town boys go?
A pessimist Is one who sees only the
rotten speck in the pumpkin.
Anybody has the right to be home
ly, but some people abuse the priv
ilege
There would never be any neighbor-
hood quarrels If the fault was always
only on one side.
The less tail horse has the more
oats it takes to keep him in good con-
dition during fly time
Patronize the man who has had
the enterprise to bring a pure-bred
sire into the neighborhood.
A man who is a poor ehurehman
may be a pretty good Christian If he
proves his faith by his deeds.
Il didn't think" choked the calf.
caused the team to run away. foun
dered the horse and burned the barn
The man who has always bowed
down to one political idol never real
ICES how absurd his devotion appears
to others
Bring out and encourage the natu-
rally timid boy He generally pos
sesses fine metal. but 1t needs to be
smoothly rubbed to make II shine.
Provide some useful employment for
the children. then make it as agreeable
as possible so they will love their
work and take an interest in it.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

sprinkle with salt, the whites of Two
eggs beaten stiff and six tablespoon
fuls of flour. Drop from the tip of a
half inches apart, spread and bake
in a moderate oven.
Tea Cakes.-Cream a fourth of a
cupful of shortening, add gradually a
cupful of brown sugar Dissolve an
eighth of a teaspoonfui of soda in a
tablespoonful of cold water and add
to the first mixture add a teaspoonful
of vanilla and a cupful of flour Make
into balls and place on a buttered tin
and bake in hot oven. This makes
forty cakes.
Oatmeal Drop Cookies.-Cream a
cupful of shortening, add eupful of
sugar, two eggs, beaten light, one
third of cupful of milk, one and a
half cupfuls of rolled oats, which have
been put through the meat grinder and
parched in the oven. Mix and sift
together one and a half cupfuls of
flour, one fourth of a teaspoonful of
salt, or more if lard is used for short
ening, one half teaspoonful each of
cinnamon, Glove, allspiee and soda,
one cupful of chopped raisins and a
half eupful of walnut meats. Mix and
drop from spoon on buttered bak-
ing sheet.
Ginger Snaps.-Heat to the boiling
point a eupful of molasses, pour over
half cupful of shortening, half but
ter and lard, and a cupful of sugar.
Mix and sift three and a quarter cup
fuls of -four. tablespoonful of ginger,
one teaspoonful of salt and half tea
spoonful of soda. Roll, cut and bake
in a moderate oven.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

boiled together three minutes. and
then add one and a half tablespoon
fuls of gelatin which has been soaked
in two tablespoonfu1s of cold water;
add half cupful of grapefruit juice,
one tablespoonful of lemon juice and a
pinch of salt; strain into a round bowl
or mold. When stiff, unmold and
serve, garnished with cream cheese
which has been we'll seasoned and
mixed with cream to make soft
enough to pipe around the mold OF
jelly. Serve with French dressing,
using lemon juice instead of vinegar
or a combination of the two.
Spring Soup.-Peel and thinly slice
one onion and cook it in tablespoon
full of butter five minutes, stirring con-
stantly; then add four cupfuls of
chicken stock, with one cupful of stale
Tread crumbs. Bring to the boiling
point and let simmer IS minutes, then
rub through a sieve and add one cup
full of milk. Melt two tablespoonful
of butter add two tablespoonful of
flour and stir until we'll blended, then
pour on gradually while stirring, the
hot liquid when boiling hot; add one
cupful of thin cream and season with
salt and pepper.
MeIba Sandwches.-Chop fine a
half dozen olives; add a tablespoonful
of mayonnaise dressing and a tea
spoonful of chopped pecan meats.
Spread on buttered graham bread
Dreamed Sardines.-Melt four table
spoonfuls of butter; add one-fourth of
a cupful of soft, stale bread crumbs
and one cupful of cream; bring to the
boiling point; add one box of sardines,
two cooked eggs, finely chopped, one
half teaspoonful of salt and one-eighth
of teaspoonful of pepper and pa
prika. Boil up again and serve on mar
row strips of buttered toast.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
Ie<k1 Eks-,l>.xN-.
Few Perfect Men.

The perfect mans measure is SO
inches around the chest, ga inches at
the waist, and 40 at the seat according
to the verdict of the international Gus
tom Cutters, who met recently in Mil.
waukee to Xix American styles for
1915, The tailors called attention to
the fact that whereas a woman NAV
maintain a form from year to year a
mans waist line in the absence of
corsets is likely to show great varia.
ton as he approaches forty There
fore the perfect man is generally a
youngster
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
DIVERSIFIED FARMING SURE
Believed That Acreage Can Be Re-
duced to Betterment Of Land and
Profit to Farmer.

Intensive farming carried out to the
letter calls for specialization, and
there Is danger of not being successful
one year with another Diversified
farming is always the surest. Under
these circumstances 1t is believed that
on many farms the acreage can be
reduced to the betterment of the land
and a larger profit obtained by the
Owner
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
Cal, in SPRAYING Potatoes.

In some Australian experiments four
acres were sprayed in four localities
and two acres left unsprayed in each
series The plants were sprayed with
bordeaux, three sprayinss. or bur-
eundy mixture at cost per acre of
1925 and $3.50 respectively. The net
gain resulting from the spraying
varied from IS to s23.75 per acre
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
Rance for Chickens.

Orchards and eornfelds provide ex.
cellent range for chickens Orchards
may be used for this purpose as soon
as the frost goes out of the ground
in spring. while it is, of course. advis-
able to wait until the corn has at
tanned considerable growth before util-
izing cornfields for chicken range.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
Susceptible to tuberculosis.

Someone said that small cows are
more likely TO take tuberculosis than
is big COW On that principle a goat
is still more predisposed to tubercu-
losis than COW and rabbit more
so than a goat. Is it the size or is
it the proportion of one part to the
other in the same animal?
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
POPULAR TREE IN THE SOUTH
Persimmon Attains Greatest Perfec.
ton In Eastern Tennessee-closeIy
Resembles Apricot.
(By A. d. DART3

In England the persimmon tree Is
often cultivated for the beauty of its
dark green foliage, but the fruit sell
dom reaches maturity in that climate.
The long, warm summers south Of
Mason and Dixon's line, followed by
several frosty nights, render this fruit
very sweet and palatable.
Both in color and shape it closely
resembles the apricot, being about an
inch and a half in diameter, with
bright orange-yellow color
III eastern Tennessee the fruit is
said to attain its greatest perfection:
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

BY proper care in the selection of
the herd bull and by giving the best
of care to the calves. the dairyman
who is compelled to begin with only
an ordinary herd. can within compar.
atiyely few years raise the average
production of his cows to a remark.
able degree.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Rice With Sausage. Put three
fourths of a cupful of rice in quart
of boiling water to cook, stir with a
fork and boil five minutes, drain and
rinse with cold water, drain again.
Melt two tablespoonfuls of butter in a
double boiler to which has been added
one chopped onion, stir and cook until
yellow, then add the rice and cook un-
til the rice has absorbed all the butter
then add two cupfuls of hot broth, half
a teaspoonful of salt, dash of pa
prika and cook until the rice is tender
More broth is added as needed. When
cooked, stir in half cupful of grated
cheese, lightly, with forks, two table
spoonfuls of butter and two canned
pimentos, finely chopped Turn on a
serving dish, heap in mound and ar
range cooked pork sausage around the
rice. Sausage tat may be used to sea
son the rice in place of butter and
green peppers instead of the red.
Beef Scrapple.-Boil two pounds of
flank steak until tender, put it through
a meat grinder. To the liquor of the
beef add a pint of oatmeal, boil for a
half hour, then mix with the meat
season with pepper and salt and put
into a bread pan or fiat dish to cool
Fry in slices until deep brown. This
will keep for some time and makes
most wholesome breakfast dish.
Potato Pancakes.-Peel and crate
six large potatoes after soaking in cold
water With the potato add one large
onion. grated; half teaspoonful of
salt, two eggs, a teaspoonful of baking
powder and enough flour to make a
thin batter. Fry until brown on hot
we'll creased griddle
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

there. in the autumn. 'simmon beer.
possum and 'simmon sauce, are re-
garded with the same favor that tur-
key and cranberry sauce are in New
England.
Many animals, both wild and demes-
tie. such as COWS, horses, dogs, rabbits,
raccoons and opossums are very fond
of the fruit.
1t is well-known fact that dogs will
sometimes camp by the hour under
persimmon tree waiting for some
thing to drop
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Reneficent Nature

why is it, dad" asked the young
hopeful, that love is blind"
That, responded his father, lis an
arrangement made by nature to en-
courage the marriage of three-fourths
of the human race. who otherwise
wouldn't stand chance. Richmond
Times Dispatch.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

lem ale weakness,
pain and Irregular
ties. The pains in
my sides were in
creased by walking
or standing on my
feet and l had such
awful bearing down
feelings, W as de-
pressed in spirits
and became thin and
pale with dull, heavy
eyes. | had six doc
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Proper Ventilation.

In admitting the fresh air into the
house, let it in as near the lower part
of the room as possible so that. as It
enters, it may force the vitiated air
in the room to the ceiling, and give it
a chance to escape through the vim
dow opened at the top.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Pullets Matched too early frequently
begin laying too early. and mott in
fail and then mott with the hens
Then they do not begin to lay much
sooner than hens.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

Is planning TO ehter-
tain her friends and
wants something good
which can be prepared
without requiring too
much work. A most delici-
Gus dinner salad is this:
Make a grapefruit jelly,
using one-third of a cup
full of sugar and a third
of a cupful of water,
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

UuI a pItCt, HIIIIIS VI"
cavity with a small sau-
sage, put in the small
slice, covering the cav
ity and fasten it with a
toothpick; put into the
oven and bake. When
cooked the sausage will
have seasoned the pota'
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

put OF VaTItIIts OF H9u
which may be bought IN
almost any market are
a great addition to the
menu. Delicious sai
mon. funny fish, crab
meat, and in fact, any
variety may be had OF
the canned fish at near
ly all places or times OF
wear. Fish Isles ex-
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
bullets Are Better LAYERS.

Pullets are better layers than
hens They produce eggs more eco
nomically. and at season of the
year when they are highest in price.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
First sten reward Knowledoe.

When a man comes to know how
little he knows he is beginning tc
make progress toward acquiring
knowledge Blade.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
Their Way.

Detectives have a paradoxical sort
of business.
How so?"
They follow a man up and then
run him down."
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
Colo, Ha. No InfIue,c.

The color of the egg shell in no way
influences TIE composition of the egg
Dark-shelled eggs are no richer than
white-sheiled eggs.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
Avoid Scrub Ronsters

All that has been said to stock
raisers about scrub bulls is equally
applicable to scrub roosters.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
SG5oKIIU1[NE|
d0GBHNEIz:$jR22

The thoughts of worldly men are
forever regulated by a moral law u
gravitation. which. like the physicai
one. holds them down ~ ca 'iA'
Dickens.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

ETY. Is always welcome in
any home.
Pecan rookies.-Beat
the yolks - two eggs I'M
til thick and lemon-col-
ored. add one cupful of
brown sugar gradually
then one cupful OF
chopped pecan meats,
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

l wonder If the sap is stirring yet
If wintry birds are dreaming of a
mate
II frozen snowdrops feel as yet the
sun.
And crecus fires are kindling one by
one? C. Rossetti.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

The ceaseless rain is falling fast.
And yonder gilded Yane,
Immovable for three days past.
Points to the misty main.
-Longfellow.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01

1t is possible for a man to have a
sympathetic face and a cobblestone
heart.
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
SOME COMPANY DISHES.

The following recipes may be sug-
gestive to the young hostess when she
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
FISH. FRESH OR CANNED.

Our fish canneries have arrived at
such a stage of efficiency that the out
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
OUT OF THE cookY JAR.

The small cakes and cookies are so
popular with the children that yari-
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
Training the Colt.

Training the colt to prompt. rapid
walk will add many dollars to its
value
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
MRS, WILLIAMS
LONG SICKNESS
Yields To Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable
Compound.

FIkbart, Ind. :-"I suffered for iour-
.aen Years from organic inflammation,
The Monticellonian., 1915-04-01
SAVORY DISHES.

When serving large sized baked po-
tatoes use an apple corer and scoop
The Detroit times., 1915-06-03
Cataract---Loss of Vision Without Pain
People Over 50 Especially Liable 10 Get II

coat Of the ye5all This h done
BY tho lens changing It's form a.
conditions require
In a cataract the lens becomes
Opaque n is always the result Of
some interference with the nutrt
ton Of the lens It may be present
% birth or may appear shortly after
birth. as a result ~ some nutritiyc
disturbance
II may appear AZ my time Of life
but is most common In people over
30 years of age.
Cataract causes loss ~ vision
without pain The symptoms OF
cataract are gradual loss OF vision
followed by spots before The eyes
and then double vision This causes
the patient to sec numerous lights
instead OF one when looking with
one eye only.
II cataract il detected early enough
It's growth may be prevented by
proper treatment n LEI 20 too
long an operation for the removal
~ the thickened lens usually s.
necessary
The Detroit times., 1915-06-03
Dogs a. Sentries

An officer recently home from
France. has given ar account q, 'he
work dore BY one Of IN. sentry dog
which The major supplied 20 me see
ond battalion OF a reg m"nt az The
front "One dark night the ofcer
stated, I took on, the sentry dog
on patrol duty. We moved along for
some time and saw nothing. SUD
denly thu dog stopped dead. point
d. and gave a low --oNI We .m.
ue..iateiy lay mo'l0n.ess on the
ground Two Germans rose up d.
II ont OF the ground iu front % gs.
and they were Immediately 5ayoue-
ed by our men The coE had dis
covered TWO German sout~.es in a
new sap ot Which We knew nothing
AID, except for the dos. ue would
never have known the Germans were
there London Chronicle