Logansport Pharos-Tribune from Logansport, Indiana • Page 7

AUTOCRATIC PORKER. 1 may nbout ycr vurihon, yor bar-meat n' JV.T J)u raa.v hlow liorn 'Pout cvcryihliis from turki In r.i;iy rli 1 on Men prirll'T 14 fir Ilil r.i: ABOUT SUBIRRIGATION. How OD the I'lalni Practice It to AdTantaffe. Wherever tha irrig-ation Is necessary to the production of a crop, it will be found of great advantage, at the time of seeding 1 to make ditches and furrows at short intervals, and then to bo check the water in these ditches that it raay stand in small bodies at a level above the general surface of the ground to be irrigated. If the water is held constantly in these small reservoirs during the growing season, it will not be necessary to Jlnud the ground so often, if the soilissuf- licietit ly porous, it may be possible to the crop all the it without surface application.

Wherever this plan is it has been found to be of the advantage, as tin- -'ini! is and friable whili- flooded land lieeomes so hardened that plants make but growth in it. If a held has ji slope, it HANDY MOVABLE SHED. A Convenience Tljut Will for Itself lo Time. A handy movable shed for brood BOWS or calves, or any desired can be made as follows: For the roof take -I "xl piiu: scantling 1" feet IDII.I: distribulu these for rafters, and nail to each end a pine sea nil feet 1 place upon theso lath or ami cover with shingles Or other material in the ordinary way. For the end-: The lower cud will require feet and 2 uprights of same, feL-t FEEDING LIVE STOCK.

in to on lower" inside if roof so it. v. ill upper end of lingo this lower end wards. Th same 1 way. use scantlings ii fee long.

and of the same only feet long. The sides tit in with similar In l.i:i a thrifty poi-ln-i', r.l.out tv.o hum! I tl, Lura in 1 1 tho I In in.nil'.-! an' sLl-illli; up 'NiW it, i.prm In 1 liiout. llio or irrnlj not littin' for 111.i rr. u.It. 1 i 1L'; i-ouniry tY-r IIK-, I'licn wlicii ycr cooled thai -t liiilf.

up Lkii juicy gh Uiko un' wutch tho ahoiil 11 slici; tho P.UCL'C, le-r Illicit fin' fr.v on Jri llro MI they'll done rile 1 In ttin lioUom uriivy Je.st tn-uiil; uttl by ilium I'lyiiioulti Koeks, con.H.irn their p-'sky druw mi thu tublo now, with neither lino nor tc-'j; It's only country truck, but It's pood rcr fou that's llvln 1 In tho town on drlcd-up n' coiltl.sti tiullM im' tcrrnpln an' scconil-hnnd bolony, odo out Into lUo country once, yor wclconio un' yor Tree; u'll llnd Iho food enough fer olthor you or mo. C. A. Robinson. In Western KuraL RAISING C'nutrlvnnro Sultnblo for Avtiruc" Fiirin.

There hah been eonsideruble inquiry a (fallows on which to r.iise the arcasses of hojrs. I''or common farm use, where it is employed but onec or Itwico a year, it is doubtful if anything cheaper or better than the old- Ifashioned contrivance illustrated here- vith. A six-ineh pole that is sound is plnccd in the crotches of two heavy Ipolcs well set, or in the branches of iwo near-by trees. To those the pain orcls are fastened by chains, and this improvised cylinder is made to revolve livnd lift the pork by roliiiig it I means of a crowbar, or strong stiel- I which tits into holes bored into the pole I at riji'ht angles. This is preventei unwinding by a pin thrust into (hole borod in tin; post, r.f course, pul- I leys and ropes nro better, 1'iit these an not always FHVI.D, is tu bring the water into it by a supply ditch on the highest part, as shown at a in the sketch, anil conduct it'liy a series of dams or drops t'i tin: lowest part of the field.

Then run ditches from above each limp iii'i'i'ly along a contour or equal Ici-el line the Hold, dyking tlier.o ditches to the water above accidental high places. Tlu.se ditches should lie permanent. They should bo near together at the top of tin- field the intei-vats widening as they near th lower as tho seepage from th upper ditches will necessarily mak 1 lie ground more utid more moist to ward Iho lower edge of the. field. 'I'll Held should lie made as lonyas pos.sibh In- eoni'Se these ditches, am the should lie made as nea parallel as the.

ground will permit, si us to obtain as large and regular an area between ditches as Whenever it is neeessai-y to ilooc crops an opening can be in these permanent ditches at points where the grade line nf the ditch in- lersec.ts a knoll. This will prevent washing of dykes and the con- digging up of crops to repaii these J.n-ea ks. From these, opc-ninys the water should be conducted iu zigzag courses, in furrows prepared at. the of seeding, thus pro venting- washing, and keeping the water as much as possible away from the crowns of plants until it soaks into the soil. A nutate should bo placed at the source of each of these Held laterals, and then it Is possible for the farmer to so regulate the supply in each part of the field that a sufficient, supply nay be at the roots of every plant, and very little or no water going to waste at the ends of the Held laterals.

Uy this method a comparatively small quantity of water can be made to supply a large uroa. The system is imple, and can be applied in many suctions not equipped with regular irrigating works. A modification of it etui even be adopted on the plains of the central west under windmill R. Patterson, in Orange Judd Farmer. PROFITABLE FISH FARMS.

A Noxv JtuliiHtry Now DrvHopml by framing, and so that each side the ends, and will inwards over board upright all around. The reason for tliis hinglny is for convenience in knocking it down, moving it, and setting it up again. In tearing it down carefully tip it over on roof, wrong side up, on a sled, fold down ends and sides, then move where- desired: put tip again and fasten at corners ,1 spike or two, leaving the heads out so as to draw out easily, and it is complete. i.H'ten it need not bo let down at all, only lipped on the end of sled as needed. Such a con veil imioo will many times pay for itself.

It can be used sometimes for farm machinery or for storing potatoes or other roots until ready to pit or market. The accompanying illustration vill jjivc an idea of its U. Livingston, in Orange Judd Farmer. FACTS FOR FARMERS. IT is not likely that, we shall over see the price of wheat at the oLl figure I Wo cannot compete with cheap land and pauper labor.

are aiuoug our verv best because most of them own their own homes. A man with a homo to protect will usually be a good citizen. arc aslced what tho buckwheat treo is, Mid wherv it The buck-wheat tree is an shntb of the jrulf states, its fruit is shaped like a kei'iiel of buckwheat, hence the name of the tree. is; no better time for hauling out manure titan when there is good sleighintr- Haul it out on the sled. Whatever can be done with the sled be more txisily done than it can be with a and hay aro often held until they decline in value from damage by weather, shrinkage in weiyht, to sny nothing 1 rtbout decline in market quotations.

They are not kept off the market by any spirit of speculation as rule or from hope of advance in price have not been tending that wjvy of from sheer careless- Bess oftentimes. The percentage of Joss in this way is quite a considerable item in the experience of a multitude farmers, and those, too, who can ill i't- The practice of raising 1 food fish for market has become of lato a very profitable industry, and in some parts of the country is being- carried out on an extensive scale. Tho equipment of a fish farm, as it is culled, is ve.rj' simple and inexpensive operation. Land which would be valueless for ordinary farming- may be used for the purpose, the only requirement being- a plentiful supply of ffoocl running water. The best for a farm is a hilly or mountainous district where the water runs swift 13- and is interrupted by waterfalls, since this servos to derate, and refresh the water.

The fish farms are usually provided with three ponds, each of which is reserved for lish of about tho As the lish if row. thr-y are clur.ufed from one pond to another. The fry is usually bought at the state or other hatchery and placed in the lirst The' foi.nl lor the lish is the principal expense. There aro a variety of prepared lish foods on the market, but it relic in its has been found that tho lish fed with lubrious pronurcd food Iv.ivo .1 doeidodly beefy tain it is llavor. A plan very generally adopted coaxed is that of the ponds with i of fresh water shrimp, iiiont.

These very quickly aud soon pro- suits, l-'or plentiful supply of wholesome wre most va food. and a few it will be that the iish require little attention, and tho consequent in- oome from sueh a is almost clear profit. the season the product of iish farms in tho market a tone dollar a pound, and out of season, if the BARNYARD MANURE. Ttn Importuuro uncl Value on the manure is the most important manuriul resource of the farm and should be carefully saved and used: It represents fertility drawn from the soil and must be returned to it if productiveness is to be maintained. This manure contains all the fertilizing- elements required by plants in forms that insure plentiful crops and permanent fertility to the soil.

The urine is the most valuable portion, but it is best used in connection with the solid dung, one thus correcting the deficiencies of the other. The amount and value of the manure produced by different farm animals is put at, the following figures in the latest farmers' bulletin, the computations being made on the basis of 1,000 rounds of live weight: Sheep, 'MA rounds of manure per day, worth 7,2 cents; calves, HT.S pounds, worth C.7 cents; pigs, 83.G pounds, worth cents; pounds, worth cents, uid horses, JS.S pounds, worth 7.C cents, basing calculations of value on market prices of commercial fertilisers, vhieh probably gives results much too lip'h. Making liberal allowances for hose and other considerations. Prof. Huberts estimates that the value of the manure produced on a small farm carrying horses, co'-vs, .10 sheep and 10 pigs during the seven winter months amounts to about Poultry manure is the most highly esteemed as fertiliser: after which come respective lv sheep, pigs, horses and World.

Simple Hotbodi, One Authority Sivi, Arc the Profitable. For the average stock feeder comparatively simple methods of stock feeding are the most profitable, whether the kind of shelter, the daily care or the preparation of the food are considered. Such is the outcome of the feeding- trials through several years at the of Illinois by K. Morrow, Thus tho weight of i evidence is strurtirly the prolitublciK'ss of cookirijT the I a profit, mall It i- xvu: to or Ii r.f the whole no i.i trnoof rye aiul a Mnall eari- rniind it should lie wo! 1 staked. 'rn f-ir fattoMiivr tind in most, ease- tho animals can it more cheaply than tlio farmer.

flu; in for the ll'ifrs which follow Kit her the or the the e. of a 1 In Wiinthor Iho miljivr of was more proiitablo than stall it is beliovod that a 'food slic'l i- more pr.v.'ilablo 1 as a shelter for be fed as the ex- tromes of winter or summer as in spring; and fall. oflen be by tho. prices some food- the summer is often sary in tinier r.iay lie ready for tlio fall Tho of fall rrain of eattlj has sciilom I icon by th" direct in- in al. prevailing Tho of the whole Utnn of fat.

the wliijli should be least cent per pound. A 1 only calves, but inn 1 iiroiluco mi 11. and liiialJv Farmer. thoujrh rfturni-i case of feed tlirciTvIi Tae oats, so lit- It i-: o-vriii'! theeaitle. i.if corn I CHZA PLY-MADS up A steadier for 1'oed, for cattle or swiiui Can be made by any farmer little ffooiu.s.

For such shown in the cut, lirst secure a- pioei; of hoavy shoot iron 10 feet for tho bottom. A box is then made a triilo tlian the and wi.lth of tho fireplace ami a foot hig-li with a lid. In the center of the bon: a i'-inoh hole for a pipe, which is also in in the feed box above. The feed box has two bottoms, the iccond inches above the first. It is perforated with one-half-inch holes, through wliieh the steam, liTi, enters the feed.

The feed box may be made for infants and Children. 'HE ESS, Oo YOM ICrrow iMiian's Drujis, Conlud, luar.y Svrups, and most for chiiiirea lire cooilMSwI of or morphine Do You Knoxr opium nud morjihine stuiwfylng BBIVOIJC poisons Po You Kiioxr that In most countries UruiTSlsta not ivrnilueJ to soil D.ircotica. labeling them jxjisons DT Ton Suoir that you should not Kruiit any lo be ylwn your cluJd unlt'ss you or your physJckin of what it is comixes! 1 Do Ton Know th.it Cnitoria is purv'y vosctaulo pri-piiratiou, -IIK! Unit a list or Its iOn'rudicuta is with evvry bottjo 1 'J)o YOM tliat 'Ciiiioria is the- proscription of the Samuel Titdicr. That it has beuu in r.si! for thirty years, tliat CuMOriii now of nil other remcilk-s for chikh'oa Po Yon Know that the Pnlont Office Dejiartmcnt of Uw StoJcs, nnd otlicr countries, liavo issued exclusive rijrht to Dr. Pltcbfr anii his to us) the- word Castoria and its formuti, and that to thiini is .1 sfcito prison offoiiso Do You Know that, one ot the reasons for srantinir tJiis iun was for 35.

tecausc Castoria liad Iwcn proven to bo absolutely Po Yon Kni'vro- thai 35 average Joscs of Ca-xtorhi are cents, or one cent a. doso Do Yon Know that when posscssml of this pcrfMt preparation, your children may be hope well, and that you luuy havo unbroken rest Well, tlieso tliinRs nro ivorth kcowuip. They aro facts. The far-Kimilo in on every wrapper. Children Cry for Pitcher's Diseases or me Heart, Kidneys, nas it For Sale by W.

H. Porter. JACK-RABBIT JUMPING. FCOD FO.7 HORSES. Some of tho OlfTiM-rnt re- Ml'uN, and t' y.t".-.t^ of 1'arh.

Of all tin- roots with which horses are loiupk 1 the carrot, lisa is fuVOi'it 1 pc-rJiaps mo.st eicil, II is to be nomewluit diu- and to on the Cera stele horse may iivr ov.rrots whon nf other niinri.ih- re- f-iiiiur horse carrots 1 as article of be jriven with TEED FOR STOCK. of any size to suit the maker. Next dig a trench, which should be walled with brick or stone; on this set the cooker. Build an arch in front and a chimney place in the rear. A tube for lilling- the boiler may be made at C.

If the barn already has a chimney, a brick and iron fireplace may be built ti.g-airist it and the boiler and cooker set on top. The leng-th and breadth of the whole outfit may be made to fit any conditions, either lonjr or short. narrow or broad. The entire outfit can be made for 810 to A. Sharp, in Farm and Home.

NOTES FOR SHEPHERD'S. permit ted law, mtieh hirrher tn-icv may tilie be TVl- of Ilitv, Tin- iu reply to a corropondent wlio asks how to nioasiiiv liayinovv to timl the nuinbor of tons of hay: Compact timothy hay requires about .100 cubic feet to weijrh i ton (considerably moro. perhaps 700, is it is from the field), but the Quantity will vary with the pressure caused by the height of The mow, r.nd with the of the ffrass when cut, ripe and stiff grass yielding loss under and requiring more in bulk to w-cijjb a ton. Stiff, coarse hay will found to weJffh less than tine and lexible hay, which will pack solid. The quaiitity we have stated is a fair for well-settled hay.

to a horse in a healthy condition. Catinoal is extremely nutritions, r.r.'i as a food for the Is most valuably. The liruisinjj process the jrrain IKIS breaks tho husk and resuiei'S it more easily acted upon by the di.7cs.livo orgrans. It is usually jrivou in the forru of a nnd in that form it is one of most essential articles of diet for the ary. Linseed is decidedly to be included in the sick diet roll.

It is nutritious. and from its oleaginous nature sooth in IT to the frequently irritable mucous membrane of tho alimentary canal, and hence is to be particularly reeotniv.cnded in the troatrccnt of sore throats, is blaud effect local only: its more intluenee is particularly observable in affections of the Y. understand vou bad a narrow esfjpe coming across?" 1 Mr. indeed; the coal ran out, and the captain had to split Ihe ship's log to the fires must have pure uir and plenty of it; see that the sheds arc well ventilated. Do xor feed corn to pregnant owns if it can be avoided: it develops too much heat and fat.

an eye ou the sheep at this season: if insect or scab is found treatment, should follow at once. SHEW should be able to seek shelter or take to the open r.ir at their option. Constant confinement or exposure is not well. A thin lamb or sheep if the run of the stockyards pleasnat days wi'l nearly always pick faster than if shut tip close and fed grain. feeding sulphur to sheep they should be protected from or rnelt- iiig- sy.o-.vs; in fact.

Ihoy be so protected under all IT is not safe to feed millut soccl. or millet hay the seed ol which was matured to stock, though sheep will take better care of it than any other animal, since they masticate their food more Prairie Farmer. Xiit The pi.Tsuddenly chr.i:•-,.•,! feed of corn will for.iJittlo rapid in weii-ht. but its will soon be so much impaired it cannot assimilate the food it eats, and it will not continue to make the ffain. it should.

Older animals tho com better, and it is. therefore, a food for thorn than for triers. EAL MERIT the characteristic of Hood's Sarsaparilla. It cures even after other preparations fe3. Get Hood's and ONLY HOOD'S.

A GlorioiiH Sport 1'ni'siied on they Pnlirloii of the 1-oiu; Stittr. There a fjood m.iuy kinds of sport in the Lone state, said au old. ranchman. There- are jumpinfr jack rabbits, for instance. Just mention jumping 1 jack rabbits to an old Tuxan and see how his eyes glisten at the mere recollection.

imagine a fair, cloudless morn- injj iu that prairie land, and stretching- far on ail sides a waving- sea of green, green grass. Here rind there tire dark spots like islands, where an occasional mcsfjuite fluttersitsfern-like boug-hs in the breeze. Scattered.bunches of brown tell where the cattle are fuelling 1 and high overhead sails one wide-winged, lonely hnwk. On such a day and in such a grand reach of grass lands will assemble a tuerry band of riders. Men and women are there, but rill young, for the tricks and tumbles of a rabbit run are not for the stiff joints of old age.

The small, wiry bronchos tin nee and fret to be away. They are veteran cattle ponies, each of them able to round the lleeti'st beeves on the rancre. to turn around in a.space of UVD foet square, and to dodge the maddest of mad bulls with consummate A pnck of thin, s.leck- greyhounds hang 1 about, the horse's heels, rascals, slender of build, and legs that can outstrip their own shadows. OiV they It is simple enough to jump the. rabbits.

The work is only liegua at. that point. The whole rie is alive with them, and they are fairly dying for a good run. There is no prairie in Halibil's mind when he hears the hounds in the grass. lie Haps one ear Over his eye and sits up to mediuite and look around him.

Once he locates the pack, and finds that they arc not to be drawn off on some other scent, he is off like a flash of light. IJoth velvety i-ars are laid along the low-stretched back. and. with his fore.elgs straight out and one hind leg doubled up for a he is fairly sliding through the fodder. one hind leg gets tired he will drop tho other down for work and put the; weary leer up under his belly to res! 1 If iie is hard pressed he will use both, and then nothing on earth can touch him.

How tin- dogs snap and the ponies snort and stumble, n-ined in to their hauches. how cowboys and cowgirls yell and scream when Krer takes a short turn on his tracks and the impetus of his pursuers carries them far ahead before they can stop. Xow. as they all turn and plnng-e away on the new trail, stirmps are forsakeu. hats dropped, and spur and whip laid on.

Above all rings out over the peaceful prairie that fiendish cowboy yell. I Brer Rabbit has now discovered that this is no fool's piny, this chase, and he is settled down to work. His forepaws and snowy tail pleam like a white line along tflo grass, ne oiu nounns are- tiring. The young ones redouble their yelps, and they see even before tl.iir ridcrs do that dim, black, circling- line- thathems in the horizon. Itis a barbed- wire fence (one of the eussedest innovations of the latter day), and, once- under it aud in the tangle beyond, and Brer Rabbit will be safe.

The young-- cst pup is long of head, and, unnoticed by the pack, he slinks to one side and takes a short cut. As the old dogs, gradually forge ahead and turn the long-eared refugee, this pup is steadily nearer unseen beneath the high grass. One rider- is down, thrown by his which stumbles into burrow, ami the best dog in the pack catches his. foot and turns a somersault in the Demoralization takes possession of the- hunt, and the chase is well-nigh abandoned. All at once tile shrill yelp of baby hound rings out, there is a confused whirl of small dog and big rabbit against the and the cry goes, up: "Young Dan.

Good boy, enough, the youngster has head-. oiT and captured the quarry. Then it's all to the dead ja.ck slnny on behind, and away once inoro. half a Jacks have been run land most of them will esca riders, i dogs are played or.l. lint it's glorious chase.

1 tell you, concluded tiie old rancher- laying down hiscorn-ixib pipe, it makes my bl.ood leap even when 1 got to tcll- itig ofcold times, a jumping jack rabbits down in Times. Price of a The statement that "it is the intention of Lord riosebary to create no ir.ore peers," may be taken at a very' valuation. In the place, if he- had formed any such intention he would hardly be likely to make it public, because, in the second place, any announcement would have a dis-. upon the party war chest. It is rather brutal, perhaps, to talk about the "price of a peerage." but it is fact that nearly evry peer created in- recent times for poiiti-jul services has L-ontribulcd at least ten thousand to of his rollcffroni bomlretffi of dollar? rarfons Snoneof Trhlcb did uie any nulls cnmc off.

nnd. my liulr wime oat, I me perJecLiy uald, thcu Treut to HOT SPRINGS Hoplnir to be cared by tils treat' i njeut, bnt very soon became 1 to TltY The cBcct WMJ ironderf nl. K1KM 1 commenced to i and oyibe time I bnd tnten twelro botr TM pnUrely br 8. S. S.

Me worid-renovned Hot Sprlnen bad I lulled. Our Hi. Tmiuimc sulltd. fne ta uj 5WIFT SPECIFIC Atlanta,.