Mulhall Enterprise. (Mulhall, Okla.), Vol. 11, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, September 4, 1903 Page: 3 of 8
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THAT GIRL of JOHNSON'S
■P.y JEAA K.A.TE iVBLl/rt,
T yielding To lior UI» tom- lmpll«a
thai she disappointed liliu; 11 wti of
no consequence to her. however he-
' cause slif disliked him Hut sin- hn.-l
41 miatakeu hti meaning. As bo looked
I » ■ ealn quiet U >. »
t ■. t' .1 art re ... cleartj «ta U
M ORCH.4M» GARDEN
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CHAPTER XIV.
iro\\n wrinkle*
wished sho v.-
Bacon and Eggs.
Dolores slept not because of young
Oreen'a wish that she should sleep.
but because she was worn out from
watching and auxiety, and fell into a
dreamless shunlxT almost as soon as
"uer head touched the pillow ; and ii
vvas Irroad daylight when sh» again
woke to every-da> lift*. j she repeated. s!owl>
She bathed her face in cold water. ^er voi(.e nilintr < i
"Glad to see v«.u
ginning to think yv
| to some urgent ca>
don. Miss Johnson
i "It is strange,"
j ly. Some way
| when Dolores apol
Cliarl
\\ were
1 bei
uur par-
When she was dressed Bhe went out
to the other roon
Mrs. Allen had kindled a fire on the ;
hearth, and th kettle was singing
he^rily over the leaping llamos; the
or>(fee filled the room with fragrance.
4s Dolores enter* <1 she spoke pleas
mtly to her, noting the faint trace
»f color in the cheeks and the bright*
n«?s8 of the brave dark eyes.
"Good morning.. Dolores. Break-
fast will bo ready on th»- table in a
moment if you are ready."
The girl looked steadily into the
kindly eyes opposite, her owu very
searching
"How is my father?"
"Asleep, Mian Johnson—asleep and
-quiet, it is the best tiling for him."
Dolores turned away and went out
'© tho entry preparing to go in the
xain. Then she took the pail and went
ir> the shed to milk Brindie. Mrs. Al-
ien paused at the window to watch
*er. Hhe waii a grotesque figure strid-
ing through the storm with her 1'ath-
tr'i* hat on, and the boots pathetically
mt of place on her feet. The nurs®
♦hook her bead as she went hack
fvto th© room setting the dishes anil
(preparing th® bacon and eggs for th©
tootors beyond the closed doors.
Dolores v»a* drenched when she
reached the whed, but she minded it
apparently not at all. She pushed
PncU the shawl and drew the thr* ♦
•tgged stool out. of the corner. Tho
streams of milk in the pail joined in
«*th the rain against the windows.
K was half gloom in the shed. W hen
1(le pail was full Dolores plilled down
tftme hay from mow ove .• <•
/Yd Brindie buried, her broad, soft
?tf*se iu it with a deep breath of con
t/?nt.
The girl carried the foaming milk to
•fan. house, and strained it into pans,
the nurse watching her curiously.
Then she prepared the feed for the
chickens and eent out to feed them.
When she returned to the house Mrs.
\Jlen removed her **t clothing and
requested her to change her g«wn,
hers was so wet and draggled.
Dolores looked at her in surprise.
3ho was in the habit of performing
these duties rain or shine, and it
never harmed her rain was but rain.
It aiight be that she was used to it
was the reason why she did not mind
it The other women of the settle-
ment did the same, and not one of
thorn feared a wi tting: they gave no
thought to it; they knew nothing bet-
ter; the rain came or the sun. and
tho work was done; doubtless the men
world have been surprised bad the
'\okt»en complained. She moved from
her companion to the fire.
•he said slowly, motioning toward the
losed door beyond as though it wero
•he only thought In her mind.
"They have their breakfast." Mr.*>.
\l!en said. She placed the food on
♦he table and drew up the chain*
coolly.
"Coin*-., dear' he said, the mother-
ly tone returning to her voice, "let
us have our breakfast. I think your
uide will come over this morning In
•ipite of the rain and I don't want
him to see such a pale little face
They will want their breakfast,'*
No one
I and that
said was
ah
lores said slow- j
•ryone listened j
"It is strange,''
and distinctly
voice tilling every corner ot tin | a n(
long, low room. !!»• is my lathi. I soo
why can i not see him? Why does I The
no one tell me of him? Surely l should !
know. They think i cannot nurse my |
father; do i not know his ways bet j
ter than anyone els< "a? Why can i
not soe him? Kven he," with a slow
motion of her hand toward youn^
Green, "puts me off when I ask about
him. You can tell me if you will.
Her solemn eyes were on Dr. Dun
wlddle's face; she trusted him in
stinctively; she knew ho would tell
her the truth.
You shall see him," the doctor r«.
plied, quietly, as though it were a
matter of little moment. "He is sleep-
ing now. Miss Johnson; as soon as he
waUes you shall set! him. Your uncle
will be here this morning, but unless
your lather is awake tie cannot Bee
him. Are you ready, Charlie?''
"Yes," young Green replied, his
eyes on Dolores' face. He crossed
over to her side as Dr. DunwiUciie
left the room.
"! am glad you slept last night
Miss Johnson " he said. "1 brought
this, thinking >ou might like to read
it. it is full of new facte: regarding
the- stars -they ha\e discovered a
new : tar or think thf ha\*. The
wise men of science • r« puzzling their
heads over it "
The girl's soul wss in her eyes a-"
she lifted them to as he st<MKi he-
side her. and his heart ached for her.
knowing the truth to which he was
shut out.
"They will not let me soe my fath-
er" she said, slowly, her eyes search-
ing his face as though to read there-
in why this thing should be.
He smiled reassuringly, and laid
his strong hand o," r hers .-voting
upon the dress*-r. though a shadow
was in his eyes for very pity of the
ender, wondering face lifted to !i
and deep
brother of his
| hav« suclf a dsns
an one did not i
i in his world—a
| purer than many
! "And tiiis' is J
I ed. slowly. "M>
in his niii' I that
czwDt/crny &
M\ J: JVJ2AGG
th*// * (w — -
OUR BOYS ON THE FARM | PREPARE FOR COLD WEATHER
I you."
had ever.yet toM h*
ever>one meant wii
a matter of courst
w thing for anyone to bo
her. and she almost llk«
words touched her strang'
> mad' no reply, thou ii 1
toned somewhat.
Mj girl sent you a :: a
ul to
him
II ir
"We are doing th Uest w» can t «r
your father, Dolor*'*. and as t.oou as
he waken you shall see him. \on
believe in*'" t would not. tell you uu
untruth, j'ou keo'A And why should
I?"
"There is no reason." she said, and
the lashes drooped disappointedly
over the dark eyes. "Do they think
i could not bear to be told? I can
nurse him ;»* well as they, and I nm j
willing. I believe you but 1 must j
know."
•'And T promise yon." there rvas an j
intensity in h1* voiee that onused the I
lashes to lift from the bldd< a eves |
and ;i swift. sudd*-e start;* u glance
met his. i promis* you, Dolores,
that you shall know You think v;e
are cruel, but ve ar • tryini; to be
kindness if self, i.vdores
He left the liook of which he had
spoken on the dresser, and h"r finger*
closed over it a. though It. might give
her strength in tli* absence of the
stronger handclasp of her friend.
She lifted the hook and clasped In r
t.\v(» hands around it. If lK>ra would
not do this she would not like her,
but she believed that she would, ill
women can d for the moil ot ttudr
household- when 1he> needed car**;
there was no reason why she should
be shut, out from her father's room.
The voice of the nurse broke in on
her thoughts. The tone expressed
great relief. Molores' lingers instinct-
ively tightened around the hook she
held
Your unci* is coming Dolores. I
knew he would come. It Dora could
not come she woutfl send for you. Sho
told me so herself. 1 am thankful he
Is here."
A closed carriage stopped ar tie
gate; tlie team o! i»owerful bays were
covered in rubber blankets: their
hoofs were hea y all mud; the body
, of the carriage was splashed, the
| wheels (dogged W hen the «1*ku" was
"You believe me?"
lores. She told me to certai* t*
follow instructions, too. Dora is nn
exacting young body. 1 assure you. w
tween you two my life will be rat «
hard i'or an old fellow. 1 am g^.irT
in to look at Joe, if i ma> not spv*d;
to him; when 1 return you will
ready, my dear."
He turned nway with t plea.r nt
laugh, and joined yu .tig »Jr*-. n ; 't
Dr. Dunjvlddie without waiting to? 1'V
reply.
She looked .'ifter him with \\'\rr • *
ly eyes as he stood for a momc»*t
j talking ith the others out.sid»- l j
There is no one factor that is tend j In the
iiiri more ti) injure many of our inrni- | par*- tin
lug scM'tions than the Influx of the i Comfort
boys from the farm to th* alr«-ad> i the « ew
crowded city. It Is not beca ne ther
is not work enough for the boys t
do on the farm, but the inducement
to the aversgt farm ho> iii not a
v.ays what they should he Tho par- ,
cnts are often to blaine for the dis- j
satisfaction on th» part of th* boys. ,
Give the hoy.*- a « hance l^'t them
have a plot of ground to plant as their |
own or a part interest lti some phase
of the farm work. Teach them to un
derstand that they are fitted for
thinking and not drudgery, and inter-
mingle these two features on the
farm until tho boy i« brought to see
that there is much to learn in the
i!arm work and that there are bright
prospects connected with it Talk
over plans with him. l^et him know
there is something in the old tarm,
and, above all, don't bring your dis-
couragements to him or let him be
led to think that you are dissatisfied
with your lot. Nothing will discour-
age the boy more than to think that
the parents are dissatisfied with farm
life, or that, it is hut a life of hard-
ship, for if such a condition exists
it would be just as well for the boy
to go to the city, and the parents
with him
True, there is much hard work on
the well-kept farm- work nor. only to !
be don® with the hands, but * ith the j
brain as well. This is equally true j 0
iii any line ot" business
what jt may be. Good things come
to us often by "hard knocks ' but
tho successful ones tell tis that over-
coming the hard knocks wa the mat.
iuy of them
ummer is th- ti
iw stables for co
r? money when
The cow stable
; warm, or at least should be
i Tt i have been made at i
; experiment stations to dct
I much comfort counts in th
REASONS AND RULTb fOR PR^N
ING
;ood.
He
Dllie
nam* .
>f our
imine how
4 saving of
It has bee. i proven that a cow
\posi I to cold and wet requir ■
per cent more feed to produce th*
«am« amount of milk than
quired if she is properly kept
warm stable. The dairy cow 1
stand the * old that » beef st<
stand. With the dairy cow th
deposited on the intestines or worked
up into cream. It is evident that if
what little fat she has is on th«» in-
testines it does not serve to keep her
warm except In so far as tt is burned
up iu the lungs. On the other hand,
tho beef steer has his fat undor the
hide or infiltrated through the meat.
The fat in that form
out the cold. Tho result Is that the
steer will lie down in a snowbank In
the full sweep of the wind, chc.v his
cud and look happy. Tho dairy cow
on the same day will hump in the
shelter of anything she < an find and
will look very unhappy Sho demands
and should have comfortable quarter'
where the temperature can be kept at
ab»'ut 7(» degrees oi ii lltt i •
THE SEEDSMAN
Iiow biif-lh
How n »t
Ar<l i
And won't.
and to
sy m metrical,
ise fruftfulne
last-growing tree Is not i
duco much fruit Anyth .
diminish the flow of sap <
s I of the tree will, cheek the
:i limb growth and tend to ti
ill not I tion of fruit This ma\ b«
?r will j lished by root pruning. Tb<
fat is suit Is obtained by some o
by running a thln-bladcd
lived treo
\ tlirlfty.
t. to pro-
that will
» the top
excessive
e produc
' accomp-
i same. re»-
rchardlsts
knife en
!oor. but after a few word» that -•»"
indistinguishable t<» her thoy open
the door and passed in. doting t *
door behind them, 'lie!; ihe ar^^*?
slowly her eyes darkening. Th< T v
tle scented note her unci*? had ^iv r\
her fell unheeded at her fe. t ■
spoke slowly, but her words v.-.y •
dear; then was no bitterness ;t» «•■ **
voice, only a great wonder.
tTo be continued.)
WHY HE STOPPED FISHING.
Ind^n Had Luck »n Catching Sal an.
But Was Compelled to Quit
Dr. David Starr Jordan «u' f^.*aiid
Stanford, Ji" univ« rsity. tells a "»ery
in the I'tiilad. Iphia Saturday
wiiieh go*. to show that ouce a fi?*ter-
mau ulways a fisherman, no mf'tflr
l ow much of an ichthyolm ,-.r •»?..
1 e besides. He say
"One day in ralifornfa. I had
a remarkable run of luok and ^iat
Mght a we sat .around the enmp ire
1 tool, occasion to that my success
was due to the superior i le el ill-
! had used.
*' 'Yott may flatter yourself on the
string you've brought in u iiny.' said
I in old llshennan who had j( iri< »ur
' party, but let rn*- t.ell you, doctor, that
I saw a Digge r Indian catch more fish
in an hour in this str< nm t en. you've
landed all day with your tine flies.
•' 'What bait »ti<i b< us< ?' I at k< .
'*'Live grasshoppers/ replied th< t
it nn, 'but he didn't impale thorn. Won
l is head he would stoically pln-'k n
nail and with it bind th*- strang linn
insect to the hook Almost upon the
I instant that his bait strut k the water
| a fish would leap for ii. After land-
! tng him the Indian vo-'d calmly i*
j j eat tie* performance of nnat-liit r a
i i air from hi* head sod afHx :<• a 1 es
I grasshopper to tin- hor/:.
• •• •; became fascltntcd,* contintiod
I the narrator. 'And aftei tho Indian
Striding through the storm.
ior his niece lV»rn is so anxious
opened a gentleman alighted—a short, ! jai.ne»l in (jttic i ne eessinn
stout gentleman wrapped in a rubbei , 1ai.:]oy string of salmon irout. U« ••.!
coat, with high boots and a closi cipn|v <4tonpi <t I railed t<» Mm in i
gray cap. lb struggled a m*»m«'Ut j ( T4 with *1* » xe.ltlng
with the ricket j gat and then hm- j Hmii ,| grimly a
ried up the dr*'Tiched wolk. , ?iiiicantl>* lo I s- ii el
Mrs. Allen tapped lightly on the
bedroom door, and fharlie and D»\
Dunwlddie came out at once. They
met the new-eotr.fr at the door with
a few hurried words. Young Green
took his coat and hat, and hung then
in the entry to drip.
Dolores had not changed h« r posl-
still stood nt tin* dresser,
nr*e you ahe will doubtless send for j li"". sl"
tho book cloudy clSKpi'd in !i»r banils
/uu an she cannot oorafi horsolf. .ludjif
t)r«en will H«nrt ti clofiod earrlBRO, and
/ou need not fear the rain "
Dolorea' hands dropped in her lap
\ fcelir.g of indignation possessed
tier; ber eyes were wide and steady;
when shn a [Kike her voiee was low
Hiul gravo Mrs AUun was somewhat
ligmayed, althouRlt
took il ligh.tJy
ns though a friend. When hex mule
advanced toward ber -hi eyed o hi
rearehingly.
She was disapiiolnted in him; th"re
was nothing remarkable about, hin;
be was short and stout; she did r:it
like, short, stout men; his face vi'i
upparently she j florid, bis hair red.
Placing his two luinritt on her ••
" 'What wa-5 the
bead?' i asltisd." BI
"11. Iiaii phi'l..
the t !>! mult."
l...rt, ..
, ! poillle
ilil. replied
Did I not say I will not leave my | dor«> he turned liei toward the 1 iy;b.A..
father—ever—while he lives—not for j eyeing ber keenly.
anyone?" 1 ' And this Is Joe's girl," he saiil.
Uy and by .»ne of the physicians j She disliked hint at once; ber uido
came out and asked for young Green. ' brown eyes mot bis blue ones square-
,rWo are waJtini: for him." he said. I ly, but the eager ligiit liad died from
promised to come early and tu.Ul them they were cold and calm; he
at tho tuvsrn on purpose." could six1 no farther than the surfaca
iu tiim. A ' !'»r mouth, too, w trail,tit am' m-
Choosing Marriage Date.
A curious old tnarvbu. encore,
eal'ed locally "lb<- settling." «till uur-
vives in County Donegal, Ireland, i.nd
in the Scottish districts, of Kintyre
and Cowal. After tin- .. arriage lias
been publicly lUIliOUlieet! the IrieudK
of the couple meet, at the house of
the bride's parents in !ix a suituble
date for the tunning. . A bottle of
whisky is opened, iiini as each guest
drinks to their happiness he tiamo:-
a date When each guest haf named
a date nn average is struck nud "set
tling" is complete Neither the 1>t..I •
nor bridegroom ever think- of pro-
testing agalugt tb® date go curiously
chosen.
English Favor Canndlans,
Oreat. effort nre bt t r maile to In-
due* RsgUsb farm - to mMM
The statement made by an expert
in machinery that the averag. life • >f
% mower or binder when used in the
season steadily was only two years.
SH.-ms incredible. It. seems that th*-)
must be run by men who know noth-
ing about machinery, who M th©
burrs get loose and the machine run
dry for the want of »>1! Every man
who runs a binder or mower should
take lessons in tho eonstrtietlon of
these machines If ibis were done,
surely tho life of these machines
would he longer.
fruit notes.
Careless packing by Inexperienced
hands causes more los- of fruit than
insect pests.
Tho peach tree is one of our horf-
est lived fruit bearing tree.-, when
l^ft to take care of itself; but by
.judicious pruning and eare. the pen. Ii
treo can be rejuvenated, and by keep-
1 ing tho old wood well cut, and allow
ing new wood to grow the tree ran
be renewed every few years and tho
life prolonged almost indertntely
Great loss lias been sustained by
t*it> apple grov.. rs ot Missouri. Iowa
and Illinois from the destructive
freeze and enow of the first of May,
1!t03. Because of this there is a ten
dency nmong many orcliardists to
neglect their orchards which gl*. es
lino opportunity lei the n■ *.
to tnultip'y.
While th> crowing o£ pear in .utr
Prairie S'»t>.« hits not proven a r<
munerativt on ' lay <o!ls. .
beliera tbat varieties like Kiuflor.
Garber, etc , can be grown with proilt.
Success in the dairy must come by
selecting the rich, deep milkers, and
giving them pleuty <>l good food,
rather than attempting to feed |Mx>r
eows to socuro great. - yields of the
same sort of milk which they must
and can only give.
HOC. PASTURE.
It is not safe or i veil desirable to
rely upon a sli.ele crop to furnish
pasture for our hogs throughout the
entiro season. It is better to arrange
for a su. cession of pastures from the
beginnittv- of the season until the hogs
are ready for market, making th<- feed
ri< h» t and more concent rated toward
ih" closi .>f the season, and as v.o
• approach th** finishing of fattening
period. For this pur|s>s. the follow
ing crops are recommended: Red
clover or alfalfa, rapt, cowpeas, tsoy
beans.
Our lands adapted to alfalfa it will
undoubtedly prove to be better for
hogs than red clover, inasmuch as it
will produce a larger quantity of feed
of a somewhat higher value. Inas-
much as wo have not yet learned to
grow alfalfa successfully on the ma-
jority of our noils, wc iliull be forced
to rely chiefly upon clover. It starts
earlier in tho spring than any hog
pasture wo have excepting alfalfa, and
would therefore bo used first, and
should be used a long as it is suc-
culent and palatable. Usually not
later than the middle of June tho crop
will have become so mature that the
hogs will relish a change for tho time
being, and the surplus clover should
be cut and removed, so ns to allow
the second or fall crop to i>tart
promptly
Who .hovv-'tl Ui<* littl-
To mil th W«»n»*n
Who taught him h<.\,
Aiul coiA and l>*u
to blow and
We'll plant
W<'*ds
Will liutter 1m thf
Hut oh. although c.
Beneath th® butt<
He'r io tti u ti like
will
f, the mirs
y i« done,
when; th
le
plar
•( up.
the
up
J:
Purdette.
!l hops are not ringed before heiug
turned into a held they may destroy
mucb feed by rooting.
cow peas
Cow peas can he worked very well
i\t n seetmd crop. In MUsourl the
government experiment station has
tried winter wheat and cow rs for
thr. o yearn suceeaBfnlly. Bc^curlnj?
pood crops and IrnpmvinR the land.
The wheat Ih immediately followed
h> cow peas, which nr<» mowed for
hay before frost. Cow pea hay, aa
is well known, if rleh in protein anil
if t\*1 and returned to the .soil in the
form «»f manure adds largely iu both
fertilizing value and hutnus. After
the cow t»eaa are efl", the BtuhK and
roots are turned down and win tor
wheat planted again t'ow peaa « an
aido t>e drilled in among corn and
make a good second crop tor turoln?;
under or hay
Where a permanent hop pasture iti
not t«» he had. a jrood substitute may
he had by sowing a field of rape.
tlrely around the trunk of the tree,
cutting cdear through the bark. This
will almost invariably causo a thrifty,
barren tree to produce fruit, without
injury to the tree, if it be done an
soon in the sprhiK as the tree has
entered Into vigorous growth and'the
wound Is kept l'rom tho direct rays
of the sun. Juno is said to he the
beat month In v. i lo prune. April,
May. June, July and October are
talrly good. It properly done In the
spring or early summer months, the
wound of a reasonable-sized limb will
heal ovr r in about three years. It i*
not u.'ually advisable to prune in the
winter U done during or shortly be-
fore severe freezing the bark about
the wound will split and die hack to
an uncertain extent, making the
wound slow to heal. And yet, if it be
impossible to prune at any other time,
It had better he done in winter than
not at all At tho base, of each limb
is an enlargement more or less prom
inent. called tho eollar by some. Cut
as clone to this jus possible and upon,
the slant whether that be straight
across or at an angle. Use the saw
upon the under side of tho limb tirst,
sawing about as far as possible. Then-
finish from the top, being sure to cut
tho hark entirel} around before the
limb breaks. Smooth with a knife
or chisel if necessary and cover a£
large wounds with thick paint. Prune
frequently, but never excessively. Kx-
cesslve priming tends to the produc-
tion of water sprouts, which are not
desirable New r remove the "leader"
or allow two or more branches to
start from tho same point of the
trunk. Never remove o limb that
starts near tho trunk of the tree from
another limb, as the latter will al
most Invariably break off after a time
at. the point where ihe other limb was
removed."
It in hard to convince some per-
sons of the importance of cultivating
th^ soil just as soon as possible after
a heavy rain or series of rains, which
settle the soil Into a compact mass*
Perhaps there is not a reader of this
paragraph who eanuot recall many
fields in th. Middle West which were
neglected just alter the heavy rain
fall of the last May had ceased, until
the fcoil had baked almost as hard iui
a brick. Just, a little work at th»
prop# r time would have prevented
this, but being neglected then, the
fault could not be corrected later.
Try "a stitch in times saves nine,"
so far as cultivating as soon as possi-
ble after heavy rains is concerned.
FEED FOR SRF.EOERS
HUMUS in THE ORCHARD.
Prof. J \V. Kennedy of tho iowa
Experiment Station states that a ra
It iri nn iniliortant point in farmins Hon consIntliiK of forty pounds of
to preserve the h.imus in the soil shorts and twenty poundB of corn,
where there Is humus, and to supply with twenty pounds of tankaga and
it when I here is no htimu Hutnu* ten pounds of oil meal, should Rive
has a value distinctive from that of first-class results in producing hreod
tho fertility it contain? it holds ins lio^* a.- It would he u ration
moisture In the .soil and holds that should produce development of
some forms of fertility. To inccas. Iio.ie and mtiscle (".rind the corn.
It ill the orchard a good way ;■ to ml* all the feeds together and feed
frrow legumes ol .some s rt and plow I in thi ,orni of thick slop. This woulif
them under a' stated neacon^. Not ( he u'l the corn that they should hav»
only does the cultivator thus Increase I In growing for breading purposes.
tho humus iu th*- soil, hut th. nitro- j
mq j-j IncroaSed as It Iim.s been caught jf thon art worn and hard bsssl
- . .fcj ... nianti ^nmi. i<h sorrows, that thou woulds't tsrgat.
from the air i>> tnese pianu. s»om«. lf ,hou mug,.t read a ]t!:!lon, that win
follow the practice of not. plowing or it. ...
spading under the greon r-rop, hut of I T1 V ttSEfJXSt fainting and thy soul
mowing and leaving it on th. ground. I .. i,. ,► .• '« i x.. tear?
But to our mind this is a very interior | swsst look that r. 'i«i^«im
way »»f getting tho good of decaying 1
humus. Tho air must in that .-a.su j GAPES IN CHICKS
noli th.' crop mown of a part of its
fertility, especially lh.- volatile
Hons. Moreover, the roots in tho
ground cannot net hold of this decay-
ing vegetation, and we see little
( hance of their benefitirik' h>' It. We
believe that by all means the crop
should lie turned tinder in some way.
The soil will then grow more perfect
In mechanical structure from year to
year and the roots will always be able
U> get into touch with the humus and
the fertility and moisture contained
In it.
Every poultryman should now lake
doclslvo measures to prevent his
flock from becoming diseased. Clean
up and disinfect all nests and roost-
ing places, lf your birds are yarded,
thoroughly spado or plow the ground
u|k>ii which they are confined. Whlti •
.»»+ buildings, both inside and on!
and scatter lime over the ground
wh'-u Uio prole cannot l» un .1.
('.apes are caused by a small worm,
iind It is claimed by some that th«
earth worm Is the medium of conta
gion. Chicks eat tho worms from
ground that has boon frequented by
chicks with gapes, and in turn are in-
fected. The disease is contagious.
The sick chicks should be separated
from the well, anil slacked lime sprin-
kled about tho premises. After a low
day* spade this In. Give a piece of
camphor the size of a grain of wheat
to the sick chicks or add ten drops to
a pint of drinking water. A good
home remedy Is to let whey from sour
milk eland three or four days, until
sour, and giv e to chicks to drink. (\>al
oil cuu be sprayed Into the throat
either with au atomizer or an ordi-
nar.\ machine oil can, and will provs
a i lire Some breeders coop tho sick
chlci - and fumigate them over a hot
brlrl on which a teaspoonful of < ar-
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