ractor is Not Destined to

Displace the Farm and Truck Horse ent of Agriculture Statistics Show $21,000,000 in

Rural Districts on January 1st, 1920

_ la comir.g back in a la*x 1 home abowa a raaerre power which hold hi* place acainet the I doe* not often get etude In a tight the automobile, tracto-. I place tike the motor rchicle*."

The Department 1 Mr. Dlnsmore said the hone can do

eetlmatee that horeea - farms Increase from b Ulb to n.100,000 on JanMule*, Increased, too

> the eetlmatee.

short-haul work Just aa rapidly oa a truck and from tS to 40 per

encourage t

Chicago, pro-

e tho breeding, rear'

s of borsea.

Is a

1 under the law* of i backed by horse breeder* all breed* of horse* by and harness Interests. »hoe manufacturer* and horeeahoera, by the hay, grain * and by the carriage i builders of America. t to man hlmmoKt effld nt power umt In debrerlng more effective energy in proportion to tn1 than any other type f unit whi eeU-reproduclng, self-re-Keniam, is >■»*«»* into sc■teclared Wayne Dlnamore, of the association of horses have worked the Urns they were three years ', until they were IS year* ot age the expenditure of a dollar repain;.- Mr. Dlnsmore »*id. “The

During the recent enow norms in New York when every means of movtraffle was said to have fatted but the hone, the horsemen declared some ir-orchants paid as high aa a day for the use of the horse

The Furrow

News and Views About the Farm

e of the horse,

and baa sent out bulletins enoomaging horse breeding. Teamsters and teaming contractor* nowadays want large and heavy borsea and are willing to pay for them. They are paying as high M00 lor a team of heavy drafters. Many if the large concerns have written the association that they must have horn* for their short haul work. The officers of the horse association are: PreelJent, W. D. Dunham Wayne, 111.; vlce-preridenh,, John W. Oaver. St. Paul. Minn., and Clen Per line. Cincinnati; treasurer. George 8. Bridge, and secretary. Wayne Dlnsmore, both of Chicago. Illinois. Mbmeecta, Ohio. Wisconsin. Kentucky, Nebraska. Indiana and Mlssuorl are represented board ot Directors.

Letters ftpm the grain trade have again been addressed to the Bureau of markets. United States Department of Agriculture, complaining that no punishment other than publication of findings Is meted out to violators uf Section E of the United States Drain Standards Act. This section pro-

vides;

"That no person, except as peimltted in Section 4, shall represent hat any grain be shipped or delivered tor shipment In Interstate or for commerce la of a grade fixed In official grain standards other t as shown by a certificate therefore Issued tn compliance with this act. . . . Whenever, after op port’ nltv for hearing Is given to the o -net or shipper of the grain Involved. \nd to the Inspector thereof If the *t has been Inspected. It is delermlby the Secretary that any ouantlt; of gram ha* been Incorrectly cert) led to conform to a Bpedfled grad* been sold, offered for Bale consigned for sale under any m me. description, or designation whirl Is false or misleading, he may pub tsh

ported Butter is Denied Entry f Bev'-r&i shlpmeu'e of butter offered tor entry Into the United States from foreign countries hare been denied . entry because th,e butter failed to come up to the requirements of the Federal Food end Drugs Act, accord mg to officials of the Bureau of Chemlnry. United States Department of Agriculture. The Imported butter has to meet the same standards an I tests as the domestic product. The majority of the shipments which were refused entry contain* J too liule butler fat and too much salt and water, hut a few contained boric acid, k

harmful preservative.

More butter came into the United States last year than during any other single year for the last ten years. The qsantlty of buiter exported rrem the United States was also larger ^an normal and more than three tune* as much as the imports. The total Imports of butter and buttevjbstluitec for the year IBIS amounted to M19J6S pounds; the exports of butter for the same period wer*.

Jl.556.4S5 pounds

The greater part of t e butter la-

pc-rted Into the United 8u.ee now come* from Caaads. but shipment! come also from Denmark, Australia.

Ai«w-rtn». ami New Zealan.

shipment* of butter from C-nada ex

Stay-in-School Drive l-i iu campaign against lliiLiracy | the Children * Bureau of the Depart meat of Agriculture has organised a May stay-in-echool drive to help show children the value ot remaining in school to the end dt the session. This will be followed In the fall oy a back

tu-echool drive.

What good Is accomplish* ‘ **■ ing vtolatnrs guilty. If nothing further la doner asks the compUlnanU. The penalty described In the Grain Standard* Act for violations of *eetlon 5 is merely lh* pubUcaJon ot the finding* of the Secretary of Agriculture No prc.i-Jon Is made for Inal preeacutlon for violation* of tUa section; the Department ot Agrl ire ihsrefore. cannot take action beyond the pubtlealioa of findings. Violations of other section* of the

To Dress the Four-Post Bed

unavoidably

center of interest In any bedroom and consequently should be particularly beautiful. In the days of Martha Washington the dignified four-posters of Mount Vernon, with their graceful

csno. lee and dainty draperies,

worthy cf their conspicuous position

In tbe cemer of the room

Appreciating their beauties and profiting from our lessons. In sanitation and comfort, we have bit upon the happy compromise of reducing the draperies to a minimum and of substituting light, graceful posts for heavy, carved ones, while the leatherbed and stepladder have retreated hand-in-'.and to the attic, giving way the luxurious box spring and set

Of 3001 ,,|bl0 hn!r mat '

# ^« ex I How to ••dress" th£ canopy bed an-

l»i, u,. ooua SU1C.1- ia *»*-■" r 111 <! ° r ^” {m

^ few shipments from other countries

admitted because they

were adulterated under the Food and

Drug* Ad

Shipment* of Imported butter arc crrefully Inspected at the ports of enry and only such butler Is admitted. the official* In charge of th* I enforcement of the Food and Drugs Rivet, a* meet the standard which the ■pffiomesti' product Is required to meet. ! Drying Brushes in a Hurry TmTeSn* wid .rton, wb«i they have ocorfwa to use their tooth sharing brashes, generally have to pci them away wet fa order to retds a train. This is annoying, because the brushes not only wet o‘her things In the traveling bag. but thvy become kcur as well. In order V dry them In a few minute-., tie a strong of string on the hsndle of the brush tet-ont two feet long, tske the other end ol the string In your band and swirl the brush rarfdly around In the air tor a minute or two. The water will fly from the brush by cer.(rifrgal foroe and It will be practically dry as punk.

SHEEP RAISING Equipment for raising sheep oa mild latitudes little bousing 1* needed, and the main need for fencing and sufficient number and site to allow frequent changing of to freeh ground to Insure health where wlmtra are longer and mote buildings .nd sheds are to furnish protection from though no special provisions are needed fur warmth. Drynee*. good ▼auUlatloo, and free from drafts are the first requisite* of buildings Convenience in feeding and shepherding must also be held In ■»■"* in locating and planning such buildings or sheds. s can be cared for in sections of barns having stabling or feed stonge for other stock, but with a hock o', aay, 100 ewe; separate buildings are uestrmble. The Interior of these buQdlngs should be such as to require a minimum of labor and the least possible moving of ewes in doing the feeding and caring for them during the lambing eon. A building of this type can also ba utilized for fattening purcB lambs to be disposed of before lamhIdk N«*ir- in the regular farm flock. A good supply of feed racks, -rain troughs, etc., can be provided at ams'l expense and win save labor^and pro-

of feed.

"I don’t believe drees is based on aex oppeal," she says, to defeeding the principles on which women dress. "Savage chief* wore beads and other ndonunenu. and the men of eld wore quite as many Mbs and fnrbalow* as women. It was only with democtvey that men gave up ruffles,

lace and wigs.

“Up to 100 years ago men dressed quite as elaborately and as foolishly vomer. The modern American wife is a shop window for her husband. showing at bis desire that be

la getting on In the world. Tiaras w$re. wont poly b> queen* ood duchesses, W they -are worn today ' / ordinary wutnaa, prompted by her husband to show that she can look as (mod as her neighbors.'

of a fine not exceeding 11000, Imprisonment not exceeding one year, or both. Violations of Section 4 are In the class punishable by fine or bn This section requires that persons shipping or delivering for shipment. In interstate or foreign commerce, grain for which standard* have been established and which is by grade, shall have the grain Inspected and grvued by a

spector.

•T> is felt that In eonw

.cation of finding* by the Department of Agriculture, and bringing of these findings to the tent ion of the grain trade, serve a greater penalty to violators of Section 6 than a criminal prosecution under a provision carrying fine or bn pr_ .nment, especially in cases where only a nominal fine may he imposed. This theory is not universally agreed ■ to. as evidenced b- expressions from grain dealers Csvirlng more drart'e action In cares of flagrant violations of Section 5 which Involve fraud and

Under the present prothe Grain Standard* Act,

however, it Is not possible for the department to take action beyond the

publication of finding*.

White wine are mado from grape* with the skin* removed.

Power from the Earth’s Cure r Chart** Pareona, the great English engineer, announced a few days ago that Mother Earth to able to take care of all these future demand r for heat and power. .*J1 that Is tc be done, compare lively king to to stick a pin through the earth's crust and get all the steam beat yop want. By a mere pinprick Sir Charle* means sinking a' abaft four or five miles down and tapping

Nature > own heat supply.

The Power of a Picture The British Hqujr Interest* are

caricatures to ward off the efforts which are being made in th* direction of prohibition In that country-

Oh! Dishes and the Dishrag It’s the 4 *After Effect” of a Delicious Meal

Be a dreamer if you will, but get up and buttle when the alarm clock

goes.

Men Were First to Wear Skirts The cutawey coat worn b- men of the present generation to about the tost remnant of the skirt uge to which men originally belong*"., according to Mrs. Batrice Forbes Robertson Hole. S noted English woman who seeks to disabuse tse minds of women of the belief that the skirt 1* woman’s by right of Inheritence and to show |'i»t they e«" wear blfurceteJ outdoor garments In season If tney de-

sire.

•All the kings, mayors, prlicts. etc. used to wear draperies." says Mrs. Hale. “The cutaway coat to about tba last remnant of the skirt age for men and the remaining cylindrical frock coat to the Inst vintage of the smock which was worn by peasant*.

Every hocsewlfe knows what It to to prepare a nice dinner, to servo It tastefully end to enjoy the keen of those who partake. She also knows the problem of dtohwa;.t ing to be faced when the feast to over and r-be must retire * the kitchen while the family and the invited guests go to the parlor. There to first of all the objection to puttin' hands Ino hot. greasy dishwater, of wresUIrg with pots and pans. With tn electric dishwasher the whole unpleasant operation to put > efficient basis, the dtohe-. washed easily and quickly, breaks*;* reduced to a minimum. *1 washing, dishes with a clean spray ot soapy water Instead of the family rag. Do you realise bow sanitary it to? How strange it to that sanitation did not long ago seek out the raggedy old dtohreg and the dish pan as subjects of correction. The electric stove to no novelty lr the kitchens of the West while In the East It to gaining ground year by year, especially small stoves or cookthat permit oven baking and the use of at toast two hot plates cn top. Such a stove benefits Use housewife In the following manner; First, there to no waste heat: therefore absolute cleanliness to possible at all lea. Third, labor 1s reduced to e minimum because an electric stove Is always ready. Fourth, with do flam* there to *«fety. Fifth, the character of the stove permits more time for

social dntlee.

If you recall “The Mikado" you will not have forgotten Pooh-EJi, that classic dignitary In whose person were assembled most of the official appoint-

ments of the Flowery Kingdom Pooh-1 th' Bah with a IltUe of everything. Thu |guarded.

I

Conservation of Paper

Joining In the movement lor th*

oonaervatinn of paper, the Foatofflu*

Cepartment 1* having reclamped *ev

era! million of the old teveeut po.*' cards that may be used under the present one-cent rate. This not omr

eaves paper, but Bare* the Govern* the coat of printing new a>rd*.

meriy hung at the corner* and a crons the beck, and to hare only the balance at the foot and at the top. the lining In the top to be used only when coutrnction of the bed absolutely re-

quires It.

To make removal for laundering easy, these valances are now shirred ever alender brass rod* which rest to sockets, attached to the bedstead underneath the side and feel board* and inside the molding at the top. Three rod* are used and the vato.jc*s are cut In three strips at both the nottom and at the top unless th* poets are unfinished and homely. In that case the valances are in one piece and shirred around the posts to con-

ceal them

foot valance should be deep enough to reach the floor within two Inchreand the top valance U usually made about the aame depth, although It can be deeper If need be. The foot valance needs no heading, but the top valance usually baa an Inch heading. In a colonial room there to no prettier or more appropriate material for theee valance* than dotted grenadine fine dimity or mull, with narrow bail or dotted fringes. Old-fashioned kmt tad or knotted bedspreads go well with them and should hang down over lbe f0 oi valance about three loche*. Glased chtntxe* were used by Ui* English for bre-iteada of tbto type and frequently used here. They are trimmed sometimes with silk bf that bano.nl** in color and son.:tiraea with narrow knotted fringe* in appropria'e colors. The English ongiszed cblntxee tn tne small designs ire almost as pretty a* the glased and drape more softly. Either to appropri ate. The one great parslon of the Jan.aarac U hot water bathing.

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modem electric grill to the same. It to very versatile In the number and variety f>f its accomplishments. There are round grills with four Ljoto, square grills that cook three things at once and rectangular grills capable of two cookery processes at the same

time.

The most Important result of cook

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appetising breakfast fit for the

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