Secretary of Agriculture Evolved Philosophy from the Gift of a Pig H ul „hle Gift from His Father Developed Qualities Fitting

Him for Big Field

Edwin Meredith, Secretary of Agri euli ure. began hifl life ca a farm boy

HU father gave him a pl«r,

'4 , fn.m the gift young Meredith ■-ndved a phlloaophy of helpfulness

that has endured to thla day. .Because of this pig he came to T^lize wliat it meant to a boy to ,,vi something—to hare a stake In his a*r. labor. He believes that one of the most essential things connected with agriculture Is to keep tha boys on the larm, and be behaves that individual ownership of something that crows on the farm will do much in

this direction

Meredith has made it a practice to loan any boy money to carry on farm work. A boy can bonow from $25 to $100 from him to buy a pig or a cor or whatever he may wait in the way of something to feed or cultivate on the farm. The boy gives a note. If through tome mischance he cannot meet It, U o loan Is renewed. Ho also loans money to young men who ar<' working Uielr way through college. He has lot; but little on account of investment! in farm boys or the young college met, and he feels well repaid for having dven them a start in Ufe

The Furrow News and Views About the Farm

In the same proportion Clean the Hurt what she really did was

.crock thoroughly before using. | to crumple up In a pathetic little heap

Place the eggs *ln fhe sotbUdn. If otl the floor. iMitJlaino says that th?

the poultry yard has not supplied an hardest thing she did that day was to

adequate quar.'ity of eggs for 1m- make Betty believe It.

mediate use. they may b-> added from ’ called the playwright aside. Then he

lime to time. See that at bwst two turned to the waiting secretary.

Effect of the Drum on Soldiers

The measured boat of dnuns may r* rve a useful purpose by keeping uo .he spirits of soldiers and helping them to forget their fatigue, but, curl^sly enough, 't does not help them to

keep In step. -

On the contrary, aa science he» lately proved by a series of tnteres:ing experiments, troops on the march keep step far bettor when there are no drums to mark time for their feet The soldier matching beside the drummer or Immediately behind him has no difficulty In keeping in perfect step. But as you go farther and farther away from the drum you will find a steadily tpcreaalng variation between the movements of tbs feet and the rythmic beat of the drum. A soldier 265 feet in the rear of the drummer will almost Invariably

foot will b* still In the air while that cf bis con rade In the front rack Is

already on the ground.

The exp anation of this odd feat is quite simj le. As sound travels at tha tale of 1«*0 feet per second. It takes ore-fourth second for the drumbeat 10 be audibli at a distance of 255 feet Soldiers march 120 steps per minle or h»lf a step every one-fourth •c'na. r*ius the soldier who Is $65 feet trom the drum and bears It beat one-fourth second late cannot help falling lust one-half step behind. You can prove all this for yourself by watching a long column of march lag men. When the drum begins they lose perfet t step at once and the feet arc seen to strike the ground in receding waves as the Bound passes down the line. But within two or tbiee seconds after it stops the men get Into perfect step again, and go

Planting of ensilage corn last. In- favorable stead of first, is an expensive mistake very generally made In the northern portions of the United Stales, according to specialists of the Unlte-i States Department of Agriculture, who recommend that strong germinating seed of ensilage varieties Irom regions farther south be planted two or three weeks earlier than houregrown seed - Mch Is planted for grata production. Such a planting program works to the decided benefit of dairymen and all other growers of ensilage com In the

Northern States.

When large varieties of ensilage from as far south as Virginia or MHsotni. for example, are planted In re-' glons farther north late hi May, thev make a rapid long-jointed .tender growth, and are so so green

Marking the Layers

prove to be Just one-fourth of a sec-! with a sway and swing absent at other

6wl behind time with every stsp. His ] times.

Old and Highly Valued Letters of Sir Walter Scott Found in California Eminent English Novelist Pays Large Sum for Relics of

His Countryman’s Misfortunes ticular letters are what they seem to bo they're the onea I've wanted the

The long arm of coincidence, stretching across an ocean, a continent and a century of Ume, has selected San Francisco as the one spot on the earth's surface for Hugh Walpole, the eminent English novelist, to stumble squarely on hfs heart's de-

sire.

By one of these frocks of chance that makes the life of the collector continued extra-haxardous romantic ^5»*k, Walpole is now the proud owner of a literary treasure for which he has hunted many years—ev. he began to amass England's largest collection of old editions anl manuscript of Sir Walter Scott Nearly 150 pages of Sir Walter Scott's letters and memoranda, written to John Gibson, his attorney, during the famous financial battle which ended Scott's life, will leave San Frarciocc in Walpole'^ trunk when he departs. in consideration he will laave behind him a round sum. something under $5000, but not very far under. Several days ago Walpole dropped Into the rare bookshop of John Howell on Post street San Francisco, to keep n luncheon engagemrot. On Howell's desk lay a stack of neatly written letters In a strong handwriting, by no means easy fc ^rotierr eyes to read. Walpol glanctd at the pile of papers and exclaimed : “Where on earth did you

Howell replied that they had been brought in two days before—only two days—by a gentleman whose grandfather had beer. Scott's lawyer. "You don't mean these are ScottV letters to John Gibson, who handled Scott's affairs after the famous frit ure of James BalUntyne and Archibald Constable the publishers T - asked

Walpole.

“That's precisely what th«y arc.” replied Howell. "Gibson's grandson 'Jerdny. He said his molhrr had had the letters all her life and now wanted

to aell them.”

"Ifm” •vmsTk-d Walpole “You may not know that 1 poareas the largest collection of Scott's manuscript

*nd Micro in England If ibcs^ par- library of Scott.

most of nil."

Sir Walter, ae shown by tLe Gibson letters had Ic^aal obligation of $150.000 a* a firm member of James Bellantyne & Co., printers. When the bouse failed for $600,000 he would not agree to bankruptcy proceedings, a partial.settlement, but pledged him self to repay every dollar. It klllel him; the -debt was finally paid from his life insurance. Among the letters Is one that show* the cheery spirit In which Scott took even such a matter as the sale of his

furniture:

'I ask It to be advertised as the furniture In No. 39, lately occupied by Sir W. S. Your delicacy, 1 know would boggle at this, but mine does My displeasure Is that I am unable to pay everyone their own—not on the measures m-cessary to effect payment. I hare i.ome reason think tlmr If the public are aware It is mine, better prices nay be given. Some folks are anxious to have even trifling articles belonging to those who have : Ight or wrong, made some noise in the world. 1 boon* a fellow

passing the house say

'"Oh. I'll have one of his chairs if It costs me 20 pounds.' Others may have a similar whim: and If so. why should they go to brokers, to give them the r-dvantage, which would be

gained by the creditors?"

The death of Lady Scott, when matters were at their worst. Is mentioned In the same heroic spirit. And when his health began to break under the strsin of frantic writing, he wrote: “The h/asyenus which 1 was obliged to take for the gravel deranged good deal, and I believe was the cause cf some inaccuracies of the copy: tor ore day I could neither write nor spelt This Is over, thank God. turn proofs and copy for - Woods lock' —I hope they will not smack a; the

apoplexy.

There are doxens of such letters, with Gibson's replies, and Scott's own memoranda of business matters. They were handed down to Gibson s daughter, and now will leave San Francisco to take thidr place in Hugh Walpole's

when fall frosts come that they are heavy to handle, low In feeding value, and make ensilage which la sloppy and too sour. But when planted In April or very early In May, they make a slower, harder growtn: they better withstand spring frosts and summer droughts, reach better maturity, and produce more grain than when planted later. Fall frosts, not spring frosts, are the most to be feered. Early-maturing, home-grown varieties do not need inch early planting and will not be benefited In the way that large ensilage varieties are. The latter, though somewhat dwarfed by very early planting, make ample stalk growth and yield more and riper grain and make richer and sweeter ensilage. The earfy planting supplies the age necessary for maturing and reproduction. Reproduction Is. In this case, grain production. In growing ensilage crops In the North one should Judge the crop by its f -edlng balue, not by Its height or weight or the amount of labor neces-

sary to silo H.

Early cultivation pays, as U dries and warms the soil surface. If the soil remains wet, it stays cold and the young corn cannot grot", whereas stirring causes tht surface to dry rapidly, after which It will absorb hea: feel firm to the hand—a cond 1.1 on comedy for John Bunny, which was accepted by the scenario editor. This encouraged the young girl and she turned out several more short stories which were accetted by the scenario writer and used for one and two-reel

features.

About four years ago Miss Schror der was t run ft erred to the Western studios and later joined the American Film Company, writing scenario* for William Russell and Gall Kane. She then milled herself with the Triangel Company as continuity writer. About that time Rollin Sturgeon Joined the Universal staff of directors and suggested the engagement of Miss Schroeder. Her work since then has been of such quality that she has been entrusted to the adaptation of many important stories. Among Miss Schrocder's scenario* scheduled of early production at Universal will be “Ings, ' •‘Jewel," and

“Virginia."

It has been ray experience in the poultry business that an early laying pullet, especially one that be pi ns production under six months of age, Is wroth marking for the breeding pen. To discover these early layers 1 use the trapncKt; then I pull c small band around one leg of each pullet. Aftc: that. 1 watch the pullets closely t« see If they continue their good work. Occasionally one falls to keep it up but more often they all make good layers. Those that lay continuously for a year, or until the next molting season. 1 mark with a band around the other leg. I find that these birds make the best breeders. Occasionally a pullet that suits producinc later than sir months of age and keeps up a steady flow ol eggs throughout iU puilrt year, makes a good breeder, but I have found this to be the exception rather than the

role.

The breeding pen should cooUln nothing but the beet layers. In my opinion, as It is a waste of time and money to breed with poor stock. In order to breed successfully, I am compelled to watch my poultry closely and make use of the trapnest. but I have found that it pays big returns. P. R. 8.

inch** of the solution cover* the eggi all times. Place the erode or Jar In a cool, dry place, well covered to prevent evaporation. JVax paper placed on and tied around the top of the Jnr will serve the do. red end. A* a substitute for water-glass, this method has proved good: Dissolve two or three pounds of unslnked lime in five gallons of water that has previously been boiled and allowed to cool. Let the mixture stand until the lime settles and the liquid is clear Pure clean, fresh eggs in an earthenware crock or Jar and pour the clear lime-water into the vessel until the

egg* are covered.

Earthenware crocks arc good containers. They must b* clean and sound. Scald them and let them cool completely before use. A crock holding six gallons will accommodate 18 doxens of eggs and about 22 pints of solution. Crocks thet are too large are not desirable. Eggs pul In the crock first should be used first. Replace with cooled boiled water any water that has evaporated.

To Preserve Eggs Select fresh eggs that ore dean, but not washed. Use Infertile eggs If possible. Take nine quarts of water that has been boiled and cooled, and add one quart of water-glass (sodium silicate). Place the mixture In a five gallon crock or Jar. This amount of liquid will preserve fifteen doxen egg*. Vor large amounts, mix the solution

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