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Si.iCKWNEATFINF. FOR POOR SOILS Profitable Yield May Be Secured Where Wheat, or Even Rye, Cannot Be Grown,

Hay Loan You Money on Your Liberty Bonds EMELLEHT AS COVER CROP

IniNi'TOX.—A plitn by nhlrti tlu- ran make flOO.flOOjQOO ijwr. protc^-t Uip boMlars of LHx-rtj- bonds opuinst !h«- Iom IncBriaB II; to profitrpr*. end MublllM' the prtev 01 lioode has tiecn work.-d out

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' Llborty bonds of stnall InathRii hive been Ugntdalinr it its* rate of from 5Hi.flOO.Ou> .OOAOW a day. aceordlne to J!r. iriltnr them In the majority to money lenders vibn imr}r »s-nef.t by such discounts r ran exa<1 and then pas* the

in to Ii-rltlmate ‘nvestors «b« with to hold them. War ravine* eers ilMi are belni; redeemed on a larce srnle. protect the urlrtnnl purchaser and eorreet at.r Impn-sslon that a ■ txrfid I* an cnpntOtable Investment. If !» propoaed that the po.era- < kn<u:h the postal savins* system, make loatts at i>ost once; on bonds or into of interest, witb prlvn..*.. .f irdemption limited only by the

tv of the ItuRd.

• 'an provide* that loans l>c made In two amounts only—$45 on a $S0 on a HOD iKmd. the limit of tlie amouct which may b" luaaed I" tson lielnR COO. The j>ost o.llci- will then uc.ept matorins cou- . i *>f interest, mad cluirpe on payment a fee of $1 on r. (45 loon a K*i loan. The borrower may sidi hit bond to the Fovenimi-nt • privilege of redemption any tune before maturity. apulsory Military Traininji in the U. S. Senate p.'' Vi lnN wbk i vould t lotmt to c virtual rvorganliation of the army ei tlon from outaldi ittack as a primary purpose and with romtary trniulug for boys frum eighteen to twenty-one years of age

as a leao.ns feature has been agreed upon tentatively by the senate military sulKwnmlttee conslderir.it a permanent military policy for the nation. While various minor details of the plan remain to be worked out. tbs committee's present agreement. Senator Wadsworth said, call* for a permanent standing peace army of 2®).-

i00.

One Mg army composed of the regular army as now organized and u reserve or citizens’ army Is prot the tentative legislation. Of the latter army the National Guard B I* a part, although the details of the organization of that service reJio 1>“ worked pot •ifli* within th" prewTll.ed age limits would be required to take four military training with provision made for either the regular army e National Guard of the various states being used in fnn.lshlng this youths, however, would he given an opportunity to elect either tmkI • training In a lump or of Joining the National Guard for a fixed pedurlijg which they would receive The same amount of training as pro'll for the four-month period. Y‘ti completion of this training, the racmlts would he placed In a rearmy for a period of five years, but under no conditions. Senator l orih said, could the reservist* be called upon to perfor - mllltarv serv-tn-pt In case of declaration of war. "'hlle the Ml’ will provide far compulsory military training.” Senator '•onh said, ‘'there will be no provision made for compulsory military

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ie Its Own Reward, Even in the Wiiderness <>NAL park acd national forest ranger* arc usually picked men. It s bt they snoulu tie. They represent the federal government. Recently y of tnurista was motoring tilling a fores', road la a lonely region Bo* ■m the Grand t^anynn in ArlTlw big car waa passing a tiny cabin, trimmed neatly In white green roof, aet In a dump of ' arid pine near the road, wnen the party (lo-ntcd to the cabin plained to the man at his side: •f *'ur ranger stations.” ice.'" the man returned. "Rup- ' ‘■tretch our legs a bit and go

•d look around."

hi. oevier the car stotipeii and Jty. consist'ng of four meo and

: wiMteti. (inssed through the two tall |io«tx at the gateway, supiiortlng '••ly |Kiln'>d sign bearing the name of a national forest and of this par-

ranger station.

le that day. « tired man threw himself weaHly from his horse at the sote. Hi« borne rut.M-d down and turned out to :»asture. the ranger <J the bo.-k door of hi* cabin, entered and sinned his preparations for '•re was no indication of the imexpeited visit Ills cabin had l>een given •bsence. Itm bn be turned to his kitchen table his eye caught sight of Hie bits of cardboard lying then e first bad v ritt-n across It: “I am sorry 1 missed you. I Cimgratu- ; •u on the mmnruhile condition of your station.” Kmhossed on the as the nam- “David F. Houston." and In the comer ‘The Secretary of

JtKre."

! aecond cord hoi* written »* It: "I. ton. congratulate you o.i the fine j ;uce of your cabin.” Printed on the card was "Dr. Hans Sulzer." am) i «rocr was "Aruliassador from Switzerland."

San Be Grown on Land Where SpringSown Craps, Such as Com, Have Failed to Make a Stand— Many Other Use*. trr*p»rrd by the rnttad males Pepwrttneat c' Agriculture 1 Buckwheat Is In geuernl the best • grain crop for poor, thin land. Its natural cad favorite ecvlrocuient la “hack In the hills." On land where wHent . o* eren tyo cannot be grown with profit ' buckwheat Is often able to produce a profitable yield. The climatic conditions. however, must be favorable. ! On acid soils, which are quite comwon In the northern state*, buckwheat does welL It does not require large 1 svpplles of lime In the wail, although lltr.« Is taken up largely by the plant. Gcod Summer Cover Crop. I>iw grad- fertilizers may bo used to ml vantage In the gruwing of buck- ' wheat, e* It can make use of relatively • Insoluble material* to better ndvnn- ; tag* than the other grain crops. It ■ may be u*ed to render available Ini soluble phosphate*, like rook phosphate. a* these are taken up by the plant In larger quantities than by | other small grain*. To obtain the ] greatest benefit from such nppllcjitinn* | to follow crop*, the buckwheat should ; be grown as a summer cover crop to , be plowed under ns green manure In ; preparation for fall seeding. I Buckwheat serve* to make even very hard land mellow and friable. Consequently It Is a gcod crop to use In preparr.:Inn for such crops as potatoes. As It has a short growing period, buckwheat can be grow n on land where spring-sown crop*, such as corn, have failed to make a stand. It can also he uFed where the land cannot be worked until late, or where other crops have been drowned out by late spring floods. Enlarge Farm Aetlvltlea. Buckwheat can be used to enlarge farm activities. After other crops that must be sown early are all In there Is often time to prepare land and sow buckwheat. On account of the short growing season It may be so wn Inter than any other grain crop Where it Is so used it often may be advisable to sow It even on rl -h land which otherwise could be used more profitably for

other crops.

Buckwheat Is a suitable crop for growing on new ground. Land Just cleared of timber or drained marsh land containing much decaying vegetable matter will produce good yields of this grain. Farmers' Bulletin No. 10«2 contains full Information on this crop. Copies may be bed free on application to the department of agriculture, Washing-

ton. D. C.

WROYE ■QUALITY OF COUNTY LIVE STOCK Unique and Successful Community Association in Virginia.

Specialists Betirv* There It Fcrtlla Field for Formation of Similar Clubs Throughout Coentry— Overhead Cost Saved. - Prepared by the United States De;art- | meat of A«rt< ultur».) One of the most unique ana nieces*- j fol community breeders' associations | of the country la located In Loudoun j county. Vs. It la nnusual because Instead of fostering the breeding and Improvement of a tingle data of live ; stock. It sponsors the improvement of , eight breeds and classes of live stock. The excellence of such a plan 1* that duplication In work and extra expense i arc eliminated, while the society Is really standardising the production of purebred live stock wlthU, Loudoun county. Guernsey and Shorthorn cattle. Perrheron horses. Berkshire and Duroc Jersey hog*. Shropshire sheep, and Rhode Island R-4 and Barred Plymouth Rock poultry have been select-

SCRAPER FOR LOADING SOIL Platform Arranged ns Shnwn In Illustration Obviate* Much Tiresome Labor. Where dirt I* to lie taken out of an excavation and ' uulet) away some distance. getting this dir. Into n wagon tied Is always a hard Job. Where- a

Purebred Guernsey Bull, the Type of Animal That Is Gaining Popularity Because of the Better-Sire-Better. Stock Campaign. od In public meeting by the farmer* and stockmen of that section as Ike dominant breed* of the county. The Loudoun County Breeders' association. organized in 1M6 by Joint efforts of the county agent, a progresalve banker, and a few forward-look-ing farmers. Sur grown from an original strength of GO to over 250 active r.emlier*. Through Its manager It purchase." and se’U live stock for Its member* and has been of marked influence In Improving the character and quality of the county live stock. Specialists of the oepartwent of agriculture believe that there Is a fertile field for the formation o' similar live- stock bre.-dlng clubs throughout the United States. In some of the leading stock-producing area* four or five, or even more, individual breeders' clubs now exisL wheren* one general organization saves an overhead cost and permit* of the hiring of a paid busintfs manager as In Loudoun

county.

WATER SUPPLY WON’T FREEZE Heat Deflected From Lantern Toj Aroun.' Pails. Keeping Temperature Above Freezing. To make a non-freezablc drinklnf fountain for the hen house the fol lowing material will be needed: On< snap or cracker box; a lantern; tw« galvanized Iron pall*, about two-quart capacity; and enough heavy asbestot paper to line box with a double thick ness to keep In the beat generated bj the lantern and for fire prevention. Tliv box must be large enough tc hold the lantern and two palls. Twc boles are cm In the top of box. one at each end. allowing the pail* to sink into the box with only about 3 Inches protruding; Inside the box, betweer the palls, the lantern should be placed The brat will be deflected by the lan tern top and the box around the wntet palls, thu- keeping tbe water a few Degrees above freezing even In cold est weather. The box U placed on a platform This. In addition to being a support for perches on which tbe fowl* «anc while drinking. I* ulso the bottom ul

the beat box upon which the Innterr rests. When filling or cleaning thf lantern, the hox and palls are lifted from the platform, and when filling the pails, they are simply removed from the holes.—Popular Rcieoct

Monthly.

SAW BIRTH OF GREAT MEN Yaar 1609 Wqs Remarkable for tfis 'Advent of a Number of Personaje* Who Won Distinction. During ISOS occnrr«-il the births of more diritlngiilsbert pen* ns than In any other year of the last century. R Hi. of course. Just possible, . though not lit all' likely, tbit during one of tbe last feu years of tin century there may have hero born children whom the future will , rove to be as great as those who saw the light In 1MO. but all probuhllltlet arc against It. It would be truly mnr.elous should any one of thoge year* have brought Into being celebrities whose names shall one day rank with those of the Americans Lincoln. I'oc and Holmes; the KngllKluucn Darwin. Tennyson and Gladstone ami the English woman Elizabeth Barrett Browning: the German Mendelssohn and the Bole Chopin. These names stand for achievement In statesmanship, literature, music and science that must remain unparalleled so far ns human Intelligence can foresee. The eighteenth century had such a year in 17l». which lias been called “The Tear of Great Babies." The conditions of unrest of enfranchisement. Hie opportunities that rstne to these notabilities c their youth can hardly be repented. To those who believe In the mystic properties of numbers there will he slgnlflcan In the fact that to ISM belong* a series of significant dates that seotn to be connect.-d In some occult way with hnmsn Rber’v. Though wc may admit that there Is no real fYgnlfiennoo In the coincidences, it is at feast intcrestlrg to know how many dates ending with the figure 9 have been notable for marking eras In human ! freedom. j Beginning with the Christian era. the year 9 saw ?he firs: great victory I of the Germanic tribes under Hermann, j or Armlnius. the first rising of that j power which was to destroy the Roman I empire and makeclvlliention Germanic. The year 29 is the date of the vrucl- | fixion. most significant of all in the i history of human liberty.

Kigan Establishes Victory Highway Memorial HOAX ha* Jumped ahead of the other states iu providing a roiiorlul for Its sons wh.. served in the Europe*" » ar The Michigan Victory highway, u paved roud running arroas the state in a north-

easterly direction.

The Michigan State Good Roads as*<M-iction Marled to work out the pau, several months ago. but nothing much was said about It until It was assured that there would be no hitch in carrying It out. The contract* are now being let. In Michigan the road I* to rnn . from New Buffalo, near the Indiana ! line u> Port Huron. It will be 348 ! miles in length and will traverse 12 I counties. ’! will pass through St. Joe. j Camp t’urter. Battle Creek. Charlotte. I«ns log. Owoaso. Flint.

Loading Soil Made Easy. scraper Is used It la usually necessary to drag the dirt out of the hole and then shovel It Into a farm wagon. By building v platform like the one shown here it I* easy to load a wagon with a scraper and save a lot of hard work. The platform must bo strong enough to stand up under the load of dirt and the extra pull that corner when the tram drags the scraper up the Incline. Tin- check block Mops the scraper and helps In dumping It Into the wagon box.

CREOSOTE FOR FENCE POSTS But Preservative Treatment Coneiet* of Boiling Wood in Liquid for Shori i-r.-iod. Five cents' worth of creo.- .te applied to a fence post will prolong Its life many years. 1’osts that will last t rdlnarily hut four or fli. years In tbe ground can lie made to las! 20 by treat-

ing

Wood* like 1 icech. Mrcfc. manic, urh. poplar and others that are not ordinarily used for fence jx,«t*. can he rnede a. durable as lomst or cedar by u preservative treatment with creosote. Till* treatment does not consist simply I’In pointing the post with creosote or In dipping ft In creosote. While these treatments da some good, they do not Insure deep penetration of the creosote Into tbe wood or the filling of the cracks and reason checks. The host preservative treatment con.slsts Ir hearing the posts In boiling hot cn-oi-ote for 30 to 60 minutes, then leaving them In the tank until the liquid has cooled. The creosote will be forced deeply Into the wood and thus fill all checks and cracks and form an exterior shell of treated wood that will prevent rotting. An old. discarded gaso ne drum with the top cot out set up so that a fire may be built beneath, makes an excellent treettng tank at little expense.

ORIGIN OF MUSCOVY DUCKS Breed Comes From South America and Is Very Active—They Are

Useful for Crose'.ng.

The Muscovy breed of ducks originated In South America. It is very active. Tlie drake weighs from 11 to 12 pound*; the female only six to seven pound*. The iieriod of- Incubation Is from ?4 to 35 days. The standard admits two larictles—white and colored Muscovy. They are used for crossing to some extent, an 1. unlike most -tucks, are rather quarrelsome | with one another, and t! ? drake* with | other poultry. They are cured for Just as other ducks. The ducklings •re fed largely on ground food with plenty of green stuff, which mar be put In thf mash. Water should be ■ before all ducks constantly In such a | form that they cannot get Into It j with their feet. Sand or coarse gravj el should be put In the feed once a day. All ducks must have r. dry place

| to sleep.

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iht DUh highway can he picked up. | proposed route have pledged their roi.<1 j •unties also plan to erect memorial build- I "he name* of tbe men wbc served In the j Idat. is to have memorial tubletr by coun- j

PURE AIR QUITE NECESSARY DrafU Should Be Carefully Avoided and Poultry House Kept at Even

Temper utu re.

1 Filthy air Is practically breathing j poison. Bure air furnish*-* the ot-yg-uj I which keeps the life procesoi-s going ! and when the air becomes »:ale or foul. | the birds become weak and sickly. The problem for the pouitryman. then*- ! fore. f» to let In plenty of air without drafts and without making the hen ; bouse so cold ns to be uncomfortable. On almost all runny days the windows can he opened when the flock I* exercising. scratching In litter for its fond, chance to air the

STUDY OF MARKET DEMANDS Mixed Flocks Will Not Produce Uni form Egg* or Meat. Most Desir-

able for Consumer.

Every poultry raiser should make a study of the market demands. A uni form color of eggs and flesh In poultry Is desirable. A mixed flock will not produce uniform eg?* or mint, ant! egg* 'from such u flock are not deslr

able for hatching.

ESSENTIALS FOR HEN HOUSE Keep Flock Comfortable by Furnishing Good Ventilation, Frerh Air and Sunshine. House the flock comfortably; keep houses dry and well ventilated, allowing plenty of fresh air and sunshine. Remodel the old house— stop crack* mid eliminate drafts. Give hens a good straw Utter to scratch In during the winter months.

Good Old Dudeen Coming Back. j History moves In cycles. So the ; corncob pine. It's coming back to pop- ' nlarity. One And* It on the street. In the workshop, liehln I the polished doors of the hank directors’ rooms. It

j Is an old friend, returning In Its old

dress.

1 The reason? Just because, perhaps. ' Increased—Inflated prices of cigar*. | some charge—have driven thousainls ' of cigar smoker* hack to the pipe. And 1 pipe smokers know that there Is none : *o sweet ns the Missouri meerschaum, i It. for decades, has been the fislierI man* standby, and the hunter's, and I the outdoor man's In general. The briar, the meerschaum and pipes of | various clays and woods have their following. But any of these devotee* are glad, once In a while, to pick up one of Mark Twain's favorite bow's, load her np to the top and pull for the The cornci h pipe I* cheap In price, but is worthy a potentates pocket, when It comes to solid comfort. Watch ihe corncob , ipes go by.—Chicago

Post.

Easy-Starting Car—No Reduction. Brown, a North aide resident, rented a garage from Green, who also I owned a car. In the course of time j the two discussed quite freely the vari- ' ons merits of tb-lr two cars. Truth to tell. Green's car was a I trifle hard to start In the cooler j months. But Brown oft, n told Green I how easily his car would star* when j the cool weather came on. “Yes. I never Imd the least bit of (rouble last winter.” he said. “Just walked into the garage and stepped on the starter J and away she started. My neighbor j ..twnys hod to humor his rar with priming fb pouring hot water on the carbureter and everything else." j “Well." said the owner of the garage. “the last man who kept hi* cal In our garage had quite a little trouble In starting In cold weather, and J so I made a reduction of $2 a month j because the gruge was not heated, j hut 1 guess It won’t he n'ecesxary to | make ihat fir. you!“—Indianapolis j News.

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USE SIRES OF GOOD QUAUTf Recipients of Department of Agriculture Emblems Represent Scat-

tered Sections.

Widely scattered sections of the country are represented In the list of the first recipients of the ;fliclal emblem bestowed upon live stock owners by tbe United States department of agriculture In connection with the Better Sire*—Better Stock" campaign now In progress. Possession of Otis tinhlfui shows that the owner bn* agreed to keep and use only pure-bred 'In-* of good quality, and will folluw ti the best of his ability breeding Methods lending to live stock Improve-

LETTUCE FOR LOCAL MARKET If Sold by Do?*-) It Often Pays to Dispone of 't Before Maximum Weight Is Reached. If lettuce Is for a local market and sold !:y the dozen. It often pays to market Indore u mazlmum wolgot has Nsn secured. It all depends upon tl.e UccnnraB of market and the need oi L-a-cb lor other crops.

Out of Gas. j I was invited to ulnner at the house j of some friendr, Where I met a nun ' her who were stranger* to me. The I party was cotit- Uni. and I w-us pleased j with iny new m-qualntanrcs. When I we left I volunteered to take several

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J Due.;* arid geese can usually be j raised very economically on most

The wild breeds of turkey* are known as the North American. Mexican and the Honduras. There are many farmer* not now raising duck* and geese, bn’ who rottld find raising them profitable. Young hens will pay well for care and feed, bnt If they do nut get g...>d treatment they wilt not produce much

I had gone hut a short distance when my gasoline supply gave out. At * I garage near I-y I discovered tb-t I did not have the price of a single gallon j of gasoline. Returning. I informed | the party, regretfully, that the man : who had the key to tht ga -oiltie p.mip I would cjjot return for nn hour, and 1 that, instead of walri-g, it probably , would be better for them . • *eok th ? street rar-i. which they did.—Ex-

Picture cave Him Clue. Evan D. Roberts oi Scranton. Pa... , when he was oversea* In Uncle Sam's air service, went to a town iu Eng- : land one evening jo find the home of I hi* grandmoth-r. Passing by a house he saw through ihe window hi* fa-

wall. and

«nd that * why it.is *o itni have the hen bo':*e tight

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