Hall a Million Cattle are Tested lor T. B. in the United States Since the Beginning of the T. B. War many Herds

Have Been Examined.

P From tliB* to time the Bureau of the Department of Aniculture and kjLc-mai Industry publlshee a •com-JBute rwertnartans. There w 1.Bteunlqun" ahoirlns conattlons alont j jjo accredited herd* 60.237 ^the wide battle frunt where the allied ( cattle known to be free from the pla forces Oi Federal and State author- Over 115,000 cattle were on the - Ulee are fishtlBg cattle tubercnloaia. J waiting list to be tested as soon as The latest report Indies tea that the vett rnlarlana can work with them. Since tha beginning of the movement' still another lot of *58,1*1 cattle here in l»17 the owner, of 500.000 oat- ^^j u naurt, the first stage of the tie have placed their herds under lp ,. wl hoot showing any danger ‘ Awrrlalon. |ous aymp oms. The least optimistic On April 10, 1**0, *5,793 herd# estimate 1 idicates that two-thirds of scattered throughout the United States tbla numt -r will conclude the tea*, with a total of 537.240 cattle, were undafactor ly. and add 170,000 cattle under the co-operative gupenrlshm of to the accredited column.

The Furrow News and Views About the Farm

Proper Grading of Potatoes .tnd Onions is Essential for Fair Play to All Number Two Grades Now go as N umber One in Some

Sections, and Vice Versa

' Proper dUtrlbuUon of farm prod- rot. dry nt, or mechanical net* requires, first of all. that a corn- means. Tie ranger la slip shall be mon understanding eUat as the basis *Uted In te ra« of minimum and of aegotioatlons between producers tmum diameter or weight following Mid purchasers. The Bureau of Mar ine r*ue ^urn. but In no case aha" kets. United Stale' Department of | the diameter be tea. than l Inches. Agriculture. 1* endeavoring to bring! in order to allow for variations this about by the recommendation of incident to commercial grading and grade, of fruiU and vegetables. No. ■ handling. 6 per cent by weight of l potatoes should be No. * pof.toe*' ony Jot may vary from the range in throughout the United SUtee am no'- size stated, and. Ir addition. 3 per as at present. No. * potatoes Ih cno' cent by weight off any such lot may seetton of the country and No. 1 be below the remaining requirements ■om-where elM jot thto Rnule. lut not more Th.r oneDorta, th. P-rloi .k. Bnltrf U.lM oi ,och , por ren.; Omt 1. Bute. Food idmlnunrelkm rwolrel mir. oo. more Ua» 1 » llremTre) drelre. to mm Ocmomre,'. * tire mittre lot mo, h.v, Ut, potato madoo. The realm mere eo deh lajored by eoft retsatisfactory that when the regulation | Complete particulars regarding was cancelled the use of grade, to a United Sta'ce potato grade < are conl*xe extent was continued voluntar- j tained In Department Circular 9b. lly. In fact, since that time a higher j which will be mailed free upon request grade haa been demand* 1 to provide to the Bureau of Markets. for produce of highest quality. | The Bureau of Markets also recomTherefore the Bureau of Markets menu grades as a standard for gralnow recommends Urlted States Grade , n g and marketing Bermuda onions Fancv in addition to Grade* No. 1 , in the United States. These grades and No 2. |are the result of an Investigation by m of sound do- the bureau covering a period of four

whlch^ .nT'^ni. Full information regarding

well shaped, free'them is conUincd In Department Clr-

ture, bright. » m ooin, matter, cular 97. which will also be sent free r re,.-, re re. B„-. hut-

m..th cremm. cm. cb. bll,bt. clt k.m.

Binder Twine Plentiful, Cheaper

grass of suDdenl extent to justify harvesting the seed never have to sow it. On the other hand. In localities where the seed Is most needed the grass does not exist except In small

The wheat grower need have no ... .irebcloh. •» to th. supply °,| rebsps Urn most premlslne toe- . rV fuf , n ^. h i, season. Reports tion for developing the carpet-grass s the Bureau of Plant Indus seed Industry is on the alluvial lands

the United States Department of Agriculture. Indicate that there will be a plentiful supply of this commodltj available for the American farmer. Nol only will it he plentiful, but It Is likely to be cheaper this year than for some years past. Yucatan- the chief and cheapest source rf henc.uen. from which the twine Is made—produces a large crop this year; which, coupled with the termination of control of prices hr the Commission Rcguladora, was repcnsible for a drop In the price of fiber from 15 to 10 cents a poued in March. The price Is now reported to be 8 cents a pound. This reduction should be reflected In the price

of twine this season.

Thus far the recent revolution In •exico ha- not affected the benequin / of Yucatan and Champechc. important fiber-giowlng Slates ' that contlry- It U too late now for disruption of this Industry of rlne for this year's harvoat. as praclly all the fiber necesaary lor the *ent needs have already been tin-

ted to the United Stater

Although there Is no danger lor this, year-’ twine supply, officials oi ie Department of Agriculture are ymewhat apprehensive over the efthit the low prices for fiber pr.> lllng now will have upen the proj r t ion of henequin during the next years . Low prices, according to ts to the Department, are lead ag the growers. In Yucatan to reduce >lr planting, with the remit that a U shortage of the fiber fire oi six bence is a very likely possl

of the lower Mississippi Valley,

that region cotton growing has been

i nailed to some extent because of

the boll weevil, and cattle raising has been substituted. Many of the** cld cotton fields are now thickly set with carpet grass and an abundant seed

crop goes to waste every year. Carpet grass wll' form a seed crop i spite of pasturing. The stock rase the basal leaves, while the seed

stalks are rarely eaten. Perbtps a larger crop of seed may result if ell dock Is kept off the field for a few weeks while it Is going to seed. This li a point on which there Is no data

and which needs investigation. Mean

Urn* the crop of seed which Is produced In addition to the paaturing will pay good returns If harvested. An nmple supply of carpet-grass seed Is at present a great need In southern

agriculture.

Carpet grass begins to mature seed In June, bnt continues to bloom throughout the summer The main crop of seed and the only one that will us-ally pay to havest Is ripe early in September. There Is a period month or six weeks in the fall when seed may bo gathered, but there is considerable loss from shattering If the crap Is not gathered when It first becomes ripe.

Inspection Service A toe Onion Dealers The inspection of a total of 20.00C sacks of Egyptian onions, which recently arrived at Boston and New York Illustrate the va.u* of the fruit and vegetable inspection service maintained by the Bureau of Markets. Ini ted States Department of Agriculture, for the benefit of any shipper, or other Interested perron who desires reliable Information regarding the condltijon of any specific shipment of fruits or vegetables. Soon after the arrival of these onions, which came In lota ranging from 400 to 10,000 sacks, the federal Inspectors able to certify the exact condition of the vegetable after their long ocean Journey. Most oi the onions were in good condition. The fact that this could be definitely established was of Importance to those concerned, for some of the lots arrivel when the market was not altogether favorable Had there been any doubt aa to the condition of the shipment It probably would have worked to the serious disadvantage of the shippers or their representatives As It was, the seUers were able to demand a price based, for the most part, on the goods being

In A1 condition.

Plant Corn In Blocks to Get Repulat

Ears

Corn should be planteu In short blocks or square*, never In loug. single rows. The reason for this Is that if the wind blows from west and the com grown In long rows running north to south, the wind will blow the pollen away from the corn and the ears will be lopsided. Whereas. If the corn is planted In blocks It doesn't make any difference which way the wind blows. Clean Up the SUble Fly Have you ever tried to sleep on hot summer night when just one mosquito had crept through the window screen? Imagine yot.r ,tate of mind if that single mosquito were multiplied by 100 and you had your

hands tied!

Tha. sensation, according to the Bureau of Entomologv, United States Department of Agriculture, comparable with what a horse. mule or cow endurec when the stabi fly Is pr- sent In great numbers. The '/table fly greatly resembles the ordinary house fly but for the lange with which he Is armed, it Is known that he carries disease from Infected f -t ti.Ik to healthy ones, and there U some ground for belief thst the 'n sect aids the spread of spinal menin gills among human beings. The eggs of the fly are laid In loose, warm straw heaps and piles of stable refuse. A plague of flies always suns from these sources, and tha control of the pest Is best managed by scattering the straw rerly spring before the beginning of warm weather and ploughing It under or burning it when the former melho<i ca-.not be applied. .

cotton which proved to he entirely workable, and so far as Is responsible with the personnel at Us command the bureau will be glad to assist farmers Ir forming such organisations.

Stahl* refuse should be scattered at regular intervals of one week or less throughout the season, starting wi'h early spring. In this way the find generation of the pest Is destroyed, and the plague averted. A recent pubUcatton of the department. Farmers' Bulletin 1097. gives In detail the life history of the stable fly. methods for Us control, and some facts concerning the amount of damage done by

the Insect. Cowpeas

Th* cowpea crop needs little dls ission. It ha* l-*en grown In the

South for a great many years. Tha ability of cowpeaa to make a good

growth on land low In fertility tell known. The crop Is very useful

for green manuring, for hay. and for

hog pasture . It Is best adapted

the sandy loam, where It makes a heavy growth. Hogs relish this crop

and will eat the vegtutive parts

well as the seed. One of the best

use cowpeas ss a bog wasture

Is to combine some early variety with

of the early sweet sorghums for

midsummer grating. The cowpea will

stand late seeding and still produce

crop, and It Is often used after oats

tree other winter crop has been

harvested. The ripe peas also make good hog feed. These may be harvested. ground, and fed with corn meal as a grain ration to gxtd advantage. provided the harvesting can bt done economically. Where hand picking Is necessary U will be more

profitable to grato the crop than

harvest it.

For further Information in regard to the culture of the crop, see U. Govt's Farmers' Bulletin 318, entitled

"Cowpeas."

American Farmers Are Most Efficient

gar, one well-beaten egg. one cup milk, one cup mashed potatoes, one cup cornmeaJ, four teaspoonfuls baking powder, one of salt and enough flour to make a stiff dough. Roll a little thinner than dlscuit dough. Cut it and place one round In pan. In •o others cut holes as for doughnuts. Place on* on top of the other on first biscuit and fill with mixed chicken .ted In a little gravy and bake In

a quick oven.

They Tried it On the Cats

The average American farmer pro-

duces nearly three times

food as as any other farmer in the ' worid. Most people will be surprised bear this, especially In Europe. We often read that farm land abroad produces three or four times as much

per acre as In the United States, and ij,ck of knowledge concerning thi the American farmer is often critV right food to feed rather than lack of cised for this state of affairs. It Ls fod h, the cause of much of the mal than an acre produces much more | pytrition found among children In abroad, but that Is because there are t ht s country, child specialists say. and many more men to work on home demonstration agents employed 8o_ie 35 per cent of the population b y county farm bunuus in cooperation

' with the United States Department of Agriculture and the State colleges are being asked this year to teach the kind of food that a growing child

have.

Sometimes talks and demonstrations are given to the mothers, and sometimes they are given to the children at school. It Is an Interesting tact that the best results come when talks | with the mothers are supplemented

At this time of the year. wher. ' by talking directly to the children,

fresh fruits are high and scarce, the Milk, whole milk. Is always advised delicious dried varieties should be as the ideal food for the growing frequently used. child, and som.tlme* the results of The food value of dried fruits Is the experiments made by an investlvery high, ranging from 1*00 to 1600 gator who fed milk to rats Is told the calories (heat units) per pound, while children to drive home the necessity the fresh fruits range only from 200 |of drinking milk if they wish to be

to 3S0 calories per pound. Thus even healthy and strong,

though the dried fruits cost mote, j Among the pupils who heard such a

. . jji.i I *. . |_ „ c-hn/U In Platte County.

of the United Stales work on farms, and they not only feed themselve-.-. and the sixty-five per com, who live In cities, but most of the worid be-

sides.—Boys' Life.

Fresh Vegetables Are Most Healthful

they furnish additional heat and lecture In a school In Platte County, energy for the money expended. | Wyo., were three boys from one famFor example, one pound of dried ily. All three were very much under applet costs 22 cents and yields 1*60' weight, as were two younger brothers heat units, while It .osts 36 cents tojat home. Their mother had had little buy enough fresh cooking apples to' training in the care and feeding of yield the same amount of heat and'children and the children showed It. energy. j She was very willing, however, to help . I Prunes, figs, raisins, apricots, dates carry out th, suggestions about food

Cotton Co-Operation and apples are the most popular of],hat th* children brought home from

- I' the dried-fruit varietee, and these may ,he lecture.

Proves SUCCeSSIUl be used in the preparation of many . Two months later the home demon-

I delicious and healthful desserts. stratlon agent met the mother, who

The Careful Prepararion (told her how pleased the whole fam-

ts made by fanners in the co | ^ c thcsi . frultBi flr8l rinso lly was at the children's gain In weight operative marketing of cotton have ^ m warln water to remove and general health since their change

been very satisfactory, report cotton

Carpet Grass

Carpet grass seed 1* In much larger ■ demand than suppl> at present- Un- \ fortunately tbeie hax never been suf- | Sclent seed on the market to allow f any extensive sowing of the grass. There Is no apparent reason why ample seed to supply all needs should

a. Establishment of the largest coin as in^undanc* as to the market mercial potash manufactory in th

K.,» *•*—

dm who have open areas of carpet Cat-

foreign matter, then cover ( in diet. Th*n she said;

AFTER ALL OTHERS FAIL Consult the Old Reliable DR. LOBB Forty Year*' Continuoul F/actire 1209 Race St., PhiU., Pa. Guarantee* te Cure Special Di**a*e* Office Hourt: 9 am. to9 pm. Write or call for free book

specialists of the Bureou of Markets, I ^ ^ ^ ^ ln a ^ pUc , y 0 u about the experiment that Hi* United States Department of Agri-1 ^ ^ ^ ltast 24 hon „ Nexl tried with cats to show me what eOtitn. . 1 place the trull with the water in which you told about the rats was tro*.

they have soaked, in a saucepan over They thought that cats ought to <> modii.te be*t wid bri-c .err b1d»!> ~ »-H *" '» “ -W 1 ""' ,1. boilta nottt- r “* *■“' By uaine tlie to cook the didnh have the etc So tho, took t»o fruit tl.e valuable mineral aklis and kiuena. and lo one they only ted aepanatural aukur mo not loat. Add .near t»ted milk win • mUeayoon ot cretun

taste when the fruit Is almost t cooked, although many of the varieties

will require no sugar. The Combinations

Different combinations of these 1 fruits are exceUeai when cooked t gether; raisins and apples, prunes and 1 i pricoU and figs and dates are es-

pecially recommended.

Fruit whips are perhaps the simplest forms of desserts that can I made from these dried products. Press the stewed and sweetened fruit through a puree sieve or potato riccr ■

and fold In sufficient slimy whipped the eleventh century, when the Croats, white of egg so thxt the mixture will from which the name “cravat" comes,

hold Its shape. This may also be >nt*red the French service. baked In the oven, when It takes the j

form of a soup souffle. A boiled cut- The first central station for the tard made from the egg yolks will [commercial distribution of electricity furni- h a delicious sauce for the lal- was set going on the 4th of Septera

f dlgh ' ber, 1882. by Thomas Edison, In New

Mix in order two tables poo ntu's tat, j York

It If stated that fanners Interested co-operative organlrations with which the bureau has maintained conta.t have uniformly expressed their gratification at the results achieved through their associations, and various statements hare h 3J mad > that from 82 up to *2f or | 1 a bale more for their cotton has been rec.lved because of the assistance rendered

by the organizations.

The Bureau of Markets in coopers tio". with the extension divisions In several ot ’he cotton States is making a close study of methods ot cotton marketing and giving actual demon st rations In a limited number of ma* kets to show fannet-s what they can do for themselves by means of cooperative organ!xaHons. The bureau baa also perfected plans for cooperative organisations for grading

WHY PAY MORE? For Full Neolin Sole* 4 JT and Rubber Heel* gp i • # O New Model Shoe Repiirinc Co. Wal to SMCll POM » *00* t in* tr. PHILADELPHIA, PA

SILK Slocking! ! Excellent Quality Guaranteed.

Se.it by mail C. O. D. $1.50 per pair

ADELPHIA MANFG. CO. 2306 S. 23.-d St Philadelphia. Pa j

Millions in Fertilizer FINE COOPERATIVE PLAN FOR DEALERS Write Today DuBois Fertilizer Works 411 Perry Bid., Philadelphia

added to each feeding.

■R turned out with them Just ilk? It did with the rats, to the Intense satisfaction of the boys. The kitten that had the whole milk grew big and strong while the one one on the separated milk <"ei was thin and puny." The name greyhound appears ta have no reference to the color, but Is derived from the Icelandic “grey,"

meaning a dog.

Neckties came Into prominence I

The Cornish Tin Miners The men who wora In the oornlrh tin mine* are a class by themselves, and all i Terences are adjusted by the Stannary Courts, a? they arc called, from the LMln word stannum,

meaning tin.

Thete curious courts have existed In their present form since the middle rt the hirteenth century, and. In a simpler form, much earlier; aud the miners claim to be fre. fr>® »" other Jurisdiction “except In matter* affecting the land, life or limb.

WE ARE PREPARED. . . to assist you in every way in making the most of your trading account. The Present Market offers so many profit-making opportunities it is difficult to choose unless you are in close touch with a reliable source o* information at to the respective merits of securities, and ab.e to secure prompt quotations jn stocks under consideration. Whether you w ish to ir. rest a small amount, or cany a Urge trading account, we have every facility required to take care of your bu*|ness, and offer, without charge, the privilege of consulting our Statistical Department for information on any security. Writ' f*r tvr ‘Jr" Boil', sh-inf Curb cud Minina ',u'tatitHt. which will permit ytu tt mai' int'llil'nt ctmpunjtn Jnd i'Uct the t'cttrity that u mtst attraetivt.

r Portland. Ore., interests.

>r I

b 'I N'

PRICE, GUARD & CO.

BROKERS

430-32 Widener Bldg. PHILADELPHA, PA.

Walnut 2173-4 Prompt Deliveries New York Office; 32 Broadway. N. Y'.

Race 5117-8

Phone: Broad 2805

Benefit From a Personal Service We solicit your brokerage business. Our long experience and efficient organization enable us to render flawless sendee. We give personal attention to every account' and protect our clients at every angle. Shares placed with us for sale will secure the highest possible price, and buying orders will receive prompt filling at the lowest market figure. We take the time and trouble to give satisfactory sendee to our clients. No account is too small for our personal attention and none too large for our organized ability. Send us your stocks, bondt . and general investments. W»* will give them prompt, efficient attention. Buy your investments through us, for we know the market thoroughly and can render expert sendee. Send for Circular “R-l" K OONTZ & C'n SECURITIES'-^* Member* Consolidated Stock Exchange of New York 72S-26-28 WIDENER BUILDING. PHILADELPHIA, PA. TELEPHONES—Walnut 4763-L6 R«ce SW-2 59 Broadway. New York Direct Private Wires Cbnnsctlng Offices