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^ ^m&K^^^^. Btary BeU. Conducted by Professor Henry G. BeU J*h« obJ«et of thl« department li to pl«ce at th» Mrvlee of our farm reaifert the advice of an acknowV edged authority on all eubjecta pertaining to eollo an* crop*. Address all queatlons to Professor Henry Q. Bell, l» care of The Wilson Publishing Company, Limited. T> rente, and answers will appear In this column In tha order In which they are received. Ai tpace is limited H Is advisable where Immediate reply Is necessary that a stamped and addressed ervelope be enclosed with tha question, whan tha answer will ba mailed liirecL Questionâ€" B.E.W.:â€" I have a field fertilizer through the fertilizer attach- of corn which ia now clean and grow- ment of the grain drill seven to four- ing very rapidly . I wish, however, to teen days before planting the beans. If grow a green crop to plow under next no grain drill ia available any broadcast year; and have a farm that has been distributor will work, applying the run quite badly; but as you know, the fertilizer broadcast and working it in corn crop this year is very late, and by harrowing and disking. When its value, if matured, will b« greater fertilizer is applied with a grain drill than usual. Will the sowing of a cov- at planting time it should be allowed er crop now interfere with, or detract to run in the hole to each side of the Do all your preserving with Lantic Siigar Pure cane. "FINE" granulation. High sweetening power. 10, 20 and 100-lb. sacks 2 and 5-lb. cartons Order by name in orig* inal packages fimp ropjem CmdudCadAy /^^ 7ie^n lau/ and rummed iabi-U £ar fruit jars, ifvou will cut « red Lall 'trade- luatk from â-  Laotic ba^ o» canuo and sciui it u> Atlantic Sugar- RefinericsLimited Pow-r CtiiMlttg MO.VTBEAl. 141 Sflage As A Grain Substitute By E. W. Gage. Mothers and daughters of all agas are cordially Invited to write to ihia •epartmenL Initials only mIII ha published with each question and lt» answer as a means of Idtntiflcatlon, but full name and aJdross must b» C'vcn In each letter, Writs on one side of paper only. Answers will ba analled direct if stamped and addressed tnveicp* Is enclosed. Address all eorrctpondencs for Uila department to Mrs. Helen Law. 2U Mecdbine Avi., Taront*. Daughter: â€" The author of "Martha magazines that she could find. After By The Day" is Julie Si. Lippmann. sorting and arrangring the collection This entertaining story may be had she divided it up with an eye to suit- at any of the large bookstores for ability and variety, made each stack sixty cents. into a npat package and distributed Stephanie:â€" A healing lip salve is the packages among the farm vehicles made of one ounce cold cream, 15 that stood hitched every day in the drops of tincture of benzoin and 30 market place and wagon yards. It drops of glycerine. Rub the cold was not long before the farmers found cream and glycerine together and then her out and came to tell her what the incorporate the benzoin with the mass, contents of the bundles meant to them. Rub with a spatula or flexible knife They passed the reading matter, they on a flat tile or plate. A mixture call- said, from one family to another, so . , ed cream of roses ia also good. Melt that each might have the benefit of it The prevailing high prices of gram ; low in dry matter, owing to an un- , ^^ ^^^^^ ^^ ^j. ^^^ vaseline and half an all. They reported also an unwritten feeds in the face of very moderate | fortunate season. The silage ^83^^^^^^^ ^^ ^j^^^ ^^^ ,^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^ law of their own makingâ€" that for in any way from the present crop rip- one which drops the beans and not in ' prices paid for dairy products have re- j found to contain 18.63 per cent, dry ^^^^j ^^j .^ ^j^ ^ '^^ ^j^^^. gverv lost or badly injured book or enmg early? And how much vetch the hole dropping the seed. Some duced the dairy farmer's profits to a ' matter, 2.36 per cent, protein, 4.68 per ^^ ro%^'i magazine a fine should be paid, in the and rye should be sown per acre? successful bean growers go over the point where it is an open question with cent, crude fibre, 0.92 per cent of fat, ! " shape of a bit of farm produce, to be Answer:â€" Regarding sowing a cpv- field twice, the first time drilling the many whether it is possible to make and 9.36 per cent, of nitrogen free I E.B.S.:â€" 1. Here is a good recipe delivered to the giver of the books for er crop in your com at this stage, I fertilizer and the second time sowing the cow pay for the large grain ration ; extract, being richer in protein and for oatmeal muffins: Take one-half ^j^^ ^^^^ ^^^ among whom she believe it will do no injury to the com. the seed. This works the fertilizer necessary. Several dairymen have ' poorer in carbohydrates than average cupful milk, one well-beaten fi%%. one ^.grked. You will gain in green material which into the soil and avoids the fertilizer found tliat if they are able to dispense corn silage on account of the admix- teaspoonful butter, one tablespoonful -pj^g ^^^^ filled as real a need as the you can plow under to improve the and the beans coming in contact, the | with half the grain he formetly fed tue of soy beans and cowpeas. | sugar, one cupful flour, into which has i-gading matter had filled; and since condition ot the soil. A good mix- one with the other. While this method â-  without materially reducing the milk . The cows fed the silage ration pro- | been sifted two teaspoonf uls baking ^^ farmers have begun to realize the ture to sow is a bushel of rye to about takes twice the time it mixes the ferti- production and butter-fat, the chances duced 96.7 pounds of milk and .5.08 powder and one cupful oatmeal mush. ^.^^^^ jj^^y ^a^ry their tributes s'raight .Li 1.. -r ...i.-!. 'lizer thoroughly with the soil, and the j for profit have increased at a smaller pounds of butter-fat per hundred Stir well together and bake in hot ^^ j^,g doors of the recipients. Scaree- ""â-  ' '^ •-^â€" J > .. . â- â€¢ 'pounds of dry matter; those fed the; muffin panj in moderate oven. 2. ,y ^ week comes that the countrj- peo- three pecks of vetch. The seed should be scattered be- \ tender bean plants are never injured. | cost of production tween the corn ro%vs and then worked I Question â€" J.B..\.: â€" .As I have a field i Tests Show .Advantages I grain ration produced 81.3 pounds of Perspiration stains can be removed pig q£ ^^ magazint» circuit fail to in by a levelling cultivator or a nar- of alfalfa which I think woul^ yield j Several feeding experiments have milk and 3 9 pounds of butter-fat. from a blouse by soaking in strong bring in a liule farm produce turnips row sectional harrow. It would be larger returns as seed I take the lib- : been held in various sections of New ; The cost of feed per hundred pounds i^alt water before washing. 3. The ^^ berries or, in ea.'ly spring samples best done, of course, by a single row erty of writing you for information ' York State to determinj just what of milk produced was $0,687 with the best and simplest way to mend a torn q£ ^),g ^^^ green vegetables that city drill. I in regard to the same. If you will ' position silage may be made to oc-' silage ration and $1.05.5 with the grain net curtain is to dip a square of net jwellers crave. The addition of 200 lbs. to the acre kindly answer the following questiona cupy in the dairy cow's ration, and the ration. The cost of feed per pound cut to fit into cold starch, lay on the ^j^g outcome of the plan has been of fertilizer analyzing approximate- I will appreciate it very much. (1) \ relative basis for feeding as compared of butter-fat was 13.1 cents with the wrong side of the curtain over the rent ji,g establishment of a friendly circle that widens steadily. Good reading of the nutrients being derived from ' experiment each lot of cows was found first step was to collect among her ter to seek emrlovment at some other .T.L i »: M- t 1 1 : 1 :_ i:.._ :_l.i .u.. .,:i • â-  ,, ., , . ^ , ' ' acquaintances all the used books and occupation. ly 2 per cent, ammonia and 10 to 12 Is the second crop the one to cut for { with purchased grains. In one of silage ration and 22.1 cents with the and iron with a hot iron. 4. A letter per cent, available phosphoric acid seed? (2) .\bout how many bushels | these tests ten cows were used, re- grain ration. The average net pro- of aeknowledgument for a wedding jg p^ j^^g j},g hands of appreciative would insure a good catch, and would per acre is an average yield? (3) .presenting five different breeds, to de- fit per cow per month (over cost of gift w-hich has been sent by a whole people; the people themselves are also assist the ripening of the corn. Does it injure the future crops to cut' termine what effect the feeding of feed) was $5,864 with the silage ra- family should be addressed to the brought into touch with others whose Quest ionâ€" F.W .G. :â€" I am told re- it for wed? (4) Do you think the , more silage than is usually fed, with tion and $2,465 with the grain ra- mother but should eonuin mention of material needs are greater than their peatedly that one should not cultivate past hot weather has injured the . a corresponding reduction in the grain ' tjon. I the other members. 5. It is good own; and the poor becom.; the benefi- beans after they bloom. They claim prospects for seed? portion of the ration might have upon i Silage is a Grain Substitute form to display wedding gifts in a eiaries of a unique form of spcntane- it is an old saying but cannot give any .Answer: â€" As a rule the second crop ! the production of milk, butter-fat, gain ' Comparing the average daily pro- room especially set apart for them. 6. ous giving. A great deal more than good rea.sons. Will you kindly advise of alfalfa will produce the largest ; in weight, cost of ration, and con- duct of each cow for the entire test , When wedding gift* are on view the reading matter, in fact, is put into me through your columns if there is yield of seed in Canada; this for the i sequent profit. i with her average daily prodcct for the j cards of the donors should be remov- ^jrcuiatio^^ anything to this and if so state why it reason that there are more bees at the I The general plan of this experiment month previous to the change in ra- | ed. 7. The best man usually takes jj^^ q \\ . Yes. there are munition should not be done. time that the flowers of the second ' was to compare two rations which tion (or the first month of their test 'charge of the wedding ring and the factories in the towns you mention, Answer:â€" Growing beans should be crop are in blossom than there are for should carry as nearly as possible the in the case of two cows), the cows fed .clergj-man's fee. / but they in common with all other _ â-  cultivated very carefully. Men who the same period of the-ftrst crop. The â-  same amount of dry matter and nutri- the silage ration shrank 2.84 per cent. ' Would-be Benefactress:â€" How does plants in Canada just now are not en- C^ handle large areas of beans say that seed should be cut when about two-'ents. In one ration these nutrients in milk and gained 1.89 per cent, in the follow^ing idea appeal to you: .\ gaging any more workmen. On the most of the work should be put on the thirds of the pods are filled; otherwise ' were to be derived largely from rough- butter-fat production. The cows fed woman living in a small town original- contrary they are dismissing their seed-bed and just sufficient cultivation the earliest filled pods will shatter and age, mainly silage; in the other ra- the grain ration shrank 9.11 per cent, ed a novel plan for circul.-iting read- employees, aj the supply of ammuni- should be given to keep down the some seed will be lost. From two to ' tion no silage was to be fed and as lit- in milk and 14.18 in butter-fat pro- ^ injjr matter among her neighbors of tion is abundant and the demand is weeds. If you will carefully dig up Ave bushels per acre is an _^verage ; tie roughage as seemed wise, the bulk duction. Upon the conclusion of the ' the outlying country districts. Her steadily decreasing. It would be bet- a pla.nt of beans you will find that its yield of alfalfa seed. roots spread out fairly near the sur- , If the alfalfa crop has made a good face and sufficiently wide to extend strong growth and is well establish- over half the distance between the ed, little injury will be done to the rows. This being the case, a deep alfalfa by allowing it to come to seed, cultivation of beans, when the plant . especially if after cutting the seed the has made maximum growth, such as crop is top-dressed with manure or you will find at blossoming time, will fertilizer so as fb give it strength to cut off a large percent, of the small meet the coming winter conditions. roots between the lows. The roots The hot weather which has just past are the conveyors of plantfcod. Then should not have injured the seed pros- tf you cut off the roots, you are to a pects unless the ground is very sandy certain extent starving the plant and has dried out. Fiom blossoming time to the filling of Question â€" H.J.: â€" I am trying al- the .pods of beans is a critical period falfa this year for the first time with- for the bean crop. At such a time it out a nurse crop. I will give you a requires a good supply of water; I brief outline of what I did and ask hence any injury to its root system your advice as to the next move. should be carefully avoided. Another Flowed seven acres this spring, three reason for avoiding cultivation at acres bean ground last year, four blossoming time is that there is a . acres two-year meadow ; worked it un- tendency during damp weather to, til about June 25th; sowed .ground spread bean disease, by the bean j limestone on it, using about ten tons spores being carried by the cultivator : to the seven acres. Then I Inoculat- or on the shoes or clothing of the ed alfalfa seed and put it on about workman. one peck per acre and dragged it in at Question â€" R.F.D.:â€" I have this year [ once with a peg-tooth. The field is planted beans on heavy clover sod and heavy clay for the most part, with a have a fine crop of beans. 1 have been few sandy places. The field is rolling told I could plant another crop of *« it is pretty well drained. The seed beans next year without any added c^me fine, a good stand. To-day the fertilizer on this same soil. I would i alfalfa Hke your advice on this subject. An- , "Jwi other question I would like to ask is, ' » Ro«l many places tne leaves are should I be compelled to use commer- 1 turning yellow or pale green. Also dal fertiliser? When is the best time i quite a few thistles and ragweeds have concentrates. The two rations fed to have gained in live weightâ€" the sil carried practically the same amount of age-fed cows an average of forty- dry matter. In one over fifty per; seven pounds per head; the grain-fed cent, of this dry matter was derived cows an average of fifty-seven pounds, from silage and less than eighteen p.er] The facts reported seem to justify cent, from grain. In the other over the conclusion that silage can be mad^ fifty-seven per cent, of the dry mat- to take the place of considerable grain ter was from grain, no silage being ' that is being fed to dairy cows in var- fed. ious dairy sections. Growing more V/m. S/o/res The silage used in the test was a mi.xture of one ton of soy beans and cowpeas to two and a half tons of sil- age corn. There were nearly twice Alan's Great Surprise. When Laura's and Mary .Anna's big feeds rich in protein â€" clover, alfalfa, soy beans, cowpeas, field peas, vt-tohes â€"and ensiloing them, or feeding them ' brother, Alan, was a little fellow, he as hay. will be possible to further re- had to go to b«d at eight o'clock every as many soy beans in the mi.x'ture as'duce the amount of feed cost, and to ' night except Friday and Saturday. He cowpeas. The silage corn was very! increase the profits of the dairy herd. ' thought it was a hard thing to do, es- â-  I pecially in the spring and early sum- Perhaps if he had been a coun- INTERNATIONAL LESSON SEPTEMBER 23. The high school boys had a holiday that afternoon, and Lee had planned to take the baby sisters, Laura and Mary .Anna, in the automobile for a ride into the country. Little brother Alan was thinking of that when tha teacher said to all the children, "You may lay aside your books for a mo- ment, if you plea.^e." Quickly all the children closed their books and sat straight, glad to listen to what the teacher had to say; they were expecting a surprise. The next moment .Alan wished that he was any- where else except in that schoolroom, because this is the question that tha teacher asked: "Uow many boys and girls in this room are in bed before nine o'clock even,- nigh* except Friday nights and Saturday nights ? .AH who are, please stand." .Alan despised a lie; so he stood be- side his desk and tried not to notice to use it, fall or spring? Should I come up along with it. Now the ground drill it in or spread It broadcast, and was so wet la.st spring that we c°"'d I ^^.-j";,-,"!^-- i^^--,- •{,7^--f^J„;;,"- or concubines how much to the acre? This is a light "<« draw out manure and we have 200 '^°'^ "' ^*'^'**' "' *'*" "'* usefulness to . . . . . , loam sand soil. I spreader loads or better in our barn- Answer:â€" As a rule, beans should yard- 1 decided this afternoon upon not follow beans. They should fol- ! looWnjt the field over to go over with low a cultivated crop like com or mower and clip It quite high, then top- potatoes. Of course. If your soil ia In ' •''"ess It quits* heavy. What would you good shape and you have used a large , advise? amount of fertilizer this year, end if Answer: I believe you have handl- ^ the beans have boon absolutely free of '. ed yo^"" '^«w alfalfa field wisely. I â-  kingT for a disease, you may safely plant another would not top-dress it too heavy with! (verses 6-9). crop next year where these stand. The \ n>8nu'"o Ju»t at the present time, but j =â-  rative of the lesson text begins. | n>er I Verses 10-17. Daniel continues his, try boy it would not have seemed so custom to pray to the God of Israel; hard; but he lived in the city, where j he is discovered, and though the king ! jo^ens of other boys were his near ! seeks to save him. is finally thrown tp| j J^^^ ^he other boys went to the lions. Chamber â€" Better, roof- I^^ * u t .u .. a i .» -j.i I chamber; that is, a room raised above the same school that Alan attended : the flat roof of an Oriental h^use, a ' and they were allowed to stay up and place of quietness and retirement. 'To-ito play outdoors intil nine o'clock ward Jerusalem â€" A standing custom g^-ery evening, and sometimes later. in later Judaism to pray with the face . .. ., _ „,_„ â-  , , „„,v ..... ., . . . o-u ,• . turned toward Jerusalem, or to the Long after Alan was in bed, with _ Lesson Mil. Daniel In The Lions temple: which signified a turning to- his head on his pillow, but with his ^bat the boys who were his neighbors Den â€" Daniel 6. Golden ward Jehovah. Three timesâ€" Periiaps eyes wide open, he used to hear the were snickering behind their hands. Text-Psa. 34,7. >" the morning at noon and in the ^ boys playing ball in front of their A moment the teacher waited, think- According to Dan. 1. 21, Daniel con- fJ"V"'^<^'"n„7-„/'L k n^^^k, toi ''°"'^''*' °'' *'"^* ""'^ '""^ 'â- Â°""'* *''* '"ff 'hat ethers would stand; but no '"•"'• "* *^" - ' °"'-'- '-- "^'^ '° '*^' ^''"â- *'' 'J'It},"? 'nothing: '"'"«•'• °' »'^^"*'"« "^* ^"'^'*"»' ^"-^* one else roee. .Alan stood alone. He anyone f""" fi^"- felt utterly miserable and wretched succeeded Darius unJer whom the '=""' >•" '^"'^"'^ ^-..i.:.. Spring, summer, fall and winter. It yntji jj,e teacher said, "You may be ev^nu'narrated in the lesso^ t"e"t ar^ ^ 19,23. Contrary to all expectation.! v,as all the same while Alan was a lit- seated. .Alan." said to have taken place (Dan. 6. 1). Daniel was miraculous!/ delivered, tie boy; his bedtime when he went to j^en came 'he great surprise: The Under earlier kings Daniel had had Instruments of musicâ€" Word of uncer-| school was eight o'clock. teacher made a speech; she said she opportunity to prove his loyalty to the '«'" '"^'rj'"*^ Thn Si,',^ wi^rfo trou' •'^'''" *"'' ^'^'^^' """^ ''* '^"'"^'^ ''''' knew that Alan always went to bed the kings- under Darius hi, faith was ed° that ' h? did^'^ot rnd'u??/ inX 'â€" .^''/m v.-^'^^H 'r'^'"''" ""ll '"^'>-- «°^^- ^'"^ ^"^ ^""^^ ''' «''â-  subiS'to u new te"t The sit^l "sual diversions. Lamentalle-Bet- his mother told him that he was well ^ause he always came to school fresh tion was this: The friendly attitude 'er. pained, or agonized. God .i^'mI that his eyes were bright and that and rested, bright of eye and ready of Darius toward Daniel displeased ?."Kelâ€" A full recognition that^thede- he learned his lessons so easily be- ^^^ work. She said she could tell f nne. a good stand, lo-day the Accormng to uan i Ji, i^aniei con- j^, ^ " p j , ^^ ^^ , fa sUnds six to eight inches high tinned at the court of Babylon from ^ bim. Changed-That i is commencing to blossom, but in the days of Nebuchadnezzar to those ^^^ ^ j by the king or _j 1 .u 1 of Cyrus, who, according to the author, "i * »„ ° ",," n=,,i«i jod many places the leaves are „„ '..j„ i nJ,;,,. .,.„?.,- ...i, *v,J else to rescue Daniel. the officials, who plotted against his liyerunce is due to divine interference^ c^uge he went to bed early every night. ^^:bo sat up late and who went to bed life (verses l^o), Asa part of their X^e king_rejoI_c_ed__oyer the^rescue _of , „g jj^^^gbt they were misUken. but ,arly by the work they did in school scheme, they Induced DarFu'"s"to"'sign'a Pa"'el and then ordered the accusers decree forbiddinir anv man to ask anv thrown to the lions. He also issued "« a'° "°'; ^ay so thinTof anrgoVor'^rn^^ e^^^^^^^ a decree exalting the God of Daniel, h,s thoughts about it to himself, Instead, he kept she" could pick them out and name them if she chose. period of thirty " days a"d heaped new honors upon the lat-^ Then one day came his great sur- 1 When the teacher said that, several At this point the nar- ter. last point Is really the point of , would-give it a second top-dressing for vegetable storage, are particularly I .^eatest importance, since bean dis- either late in the fall or early in thejayored. I Msea live in the soil for one or two ' »P""8r- Wy thought is that too heavy j jbere are three things to keep in years. On your light sandy loam,* top-dressing might smother out' •oil you certainly will have to provide ' S"""* of the tender plants. If after plantfood for next year's crop If you ' cutting and manuring, the crop does expect a good crop. The problem is j not make a good healthy growth, I Just the same as is faced In feeding ; would advise you to top-dress still calves. If you expect the calf to do further with 200 lbs. per acre of ferti- well from one year to another, you have to look out to supply an abund- llzer carrying 1 to 2 per cent, am- monia, and 10 to 12 per cent, phos- prlse. It was in June, a few weeks little girls turned red, and at least one before the long vacation, and just the boy looked foolish and ashamed. But kind of day when everyone wishes to the teacher did not mention any be outdoors, even the teachers. Birds names; she only said that she was were singing, and the air was sweet sorry that Alan was the only one who „j J. " â€" "â-  with the smell of roses. .A gentle dared to stand. Then she advised .ill The temoeratura must be keot as' t^olts show to best advantage if •^â- "^^'^^ wandered into the schoolroom, except Alan to open their books and loJt 7ssra wrthTuT'fr'eLi'y' ""' taught to stand and lead before'they - i^, to call the boys and girls outs.de study their !''«;»- Bfj^^o told Alan The air must be as drv as nossible ^""^ taken into the show ring. Teach to play. u â-  ^ *° '^''"^f ^ f" " * "^^ *" ' * all th tim^ them to walk and go through all the The children were not studying their had earned a holiday. Tha nla<-«'mn,t hfl L-<.nt dark ' Pa<^es to which thev will be subjected lessens as if thay cared at all who Alan walked a step at a time,â€"* me Plate must oe wept aarK. ^^ ^^^ judges. (Irooming the coat. General Wolfe was, or where the step at a time, politely,â€" until he though the plantfood which you add •d this year may not all have been used up, yet I am of the opinion that jrou will find it profitable to make an addition of plantfood on next year's bean crop. On light sandy soils, es- pecially if they are low in organic matter, it is profitable to top-dress the land after plowing in the sprio^p with 6 to 8 loads of well retted manure to the acre. This should be supple- mented by the addition of acid phos- phate or a complete fertilizar high in avaiitiHt phosphoric acid, at the rate pf 2W) to 400 pounds per acre, if largest yields of best quality are toj be harvp'.tod. The fertilizer, of! strength to withstand winter condi- tions. was, or wnere tne step at a „. . Keep the temperature as near 32 conibing^anYdecoiating "the mans and highest mountains are, or the longest reached the big outside door; then ho •nee of suitable food. Now fertj- . Phoric acid. This will tend to invigor- i deg. bahrenhoit as you can; the ideal j^j|_ ^^^ ^^^^-^ ^^ ,j^g appearance of a rivers or the largest cities, or how to flew down the steps and ran home at lizers are carriers of plantfood and al- i ate the plant and give tha crop f^nge is between .TO and 36 Fahrenheit, ^bow animal . spell hard woids. , the top of his speed, to get into the PoUtoes in large quantities will not The exDosurp .f vâ„¢.t,„ hn,-fl= to th Alan was thinking of his big broth- ' automobile on tho front seat beside freeze at 28 deg. Fahrenheit if exp«6- ,bort .nd s of ^eveTe weath«r ^ , h er, Lee. who was in the high school. ; Lee for the ride into the country! ed to this temperature for not more " r*^*^"" ,, ^"«^«1^ f , f, """", , â-  â-  than an hour or two. â-  ''^•'^"'' ^ '•ei"^"t'y during tho fall, caus- _, „ „ ,,...-. es a shrinkage in live weight and is a To figure space allow 1',. cubic feet hindrance to rapid and economical de- reach bushel ot potatoes, velopmcnt. Older h.^ses ..eem to cellar is best. The material used in | Thore must bo ventilation. If you stand this sort of treatment w.th less building a storage house docs not [are buildiiTg a storehouse or somi-cel- loss. It it doubtless true that animals Storing Potatoes. In storing potatoes a cellar or half ^'^"" ^""-'h bushel of potatoes. q£ last year, at an Experimental Sta- Orchid is Oddest of Plants. tion. Aged mares in foal lost only Oddest of all plants b:v> the orchids, slightly duri:ig tho same period. • They grow in all sorts of queer ways Inexpensive sheds v.hich will pro- ' â€"somo of them deriving the whol^ of ___ ^^_. „.„...„..„» tect colts fr.m wind, vain, ;=leot, and their sustenance from the air. They greatly matter. Either wood or stone j lar build it"in line with the wind gen-; become accustomed to wiiiteT weather ^^^^^ will prevent par' of such loss in are mostly ^ropical plants. Theb masonry will serve. The material erally prevailing through the winter, but f-equont oh.in.i;es from fine full weight. Growing horses should not bu " '""' should be waterproof. Depth under In spring leave thj door open at night, ' weather to bad .storms retard gains in housed too closely and prevented from gn'ouiid is not of moment so lo.ig as it closing it in the day. Doors or win- colts without shelter. taking plenty of exercise, but they is sufficient to insure against freezing. ; dows at either end to secure a draught; p„.jt- yearling Pciciicron fillies wi'h -hould not be .subjected to extremely ^ ' bad weather if they are expected t;i Of course if the storehouse IS heated, through are desirable. ^ i an average weight of 1 169 p6unds on you do not have to consider this. The store only clean potatoes. Potatoes pasture, with a ijtion of six pound" '""'^^ satisfacto.y gn.wlh. ordinary house cellar is safe enough ^ breathe. Dirt chokes their re.'<pira- of cv.rn an.i oa*s (one-ha'f of each by 'S rnnr,o ,1, . 1 1 K„ o„.li».4 I fi, â-  I {." '''^^ / , I ^'^'"'"'"y' ^**'""Kh tion. Cover the floor completcl.^e- weight! daily shrunk an average o"f Why sow choice wheat and timothy „„.ov It is neihans the m >st remark murbc. sh" •! I be applied In the spring ' houses with a double cellar, the fur- fm» von hoirin nuttinir thpm nn t.m of qo r,-,i,^,j, „o,.h )â- .,.;„„ .u i, ^ j i i i i i » awaj. it is. pei naps rne m.)8t remarK •^ • , lui |tore>ou oegin putting mem on top or 3. pound> each during the spell of seed on land, and weetls and yellow ^ble of nature's many curious imita' severe weather on October 18 to 20 dock and plantain in the heart? tions. flowers, in .some instances, m'mlc but- terflies. .Altogether thert is a good deal of the weird about them. But most remarkaHle of them all is th« Holy Ghost orchid--so called becauss. in each one of its beautiful hlo.isoms there sits a miniature dove, with out- spread wings, as if just ready to fly aucftsitu lean growers apply tha naoa in one part and the other part each other. /