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GOOD PROFIT IH TRUCKING.
The first important essential in se
lecting a farm for market gardening
for truck farming is that of land.
The practical gardener does not
look so much to fertility as he does
to drainage, location and the possi
bilities of improvement.
Given a soil that is reasonably fer
tile and plenty of manure, labor and
intelligence, and he can soon improve
it and make it an ideal garden spot.
Every time a load is hauled to mar
ket the team brings back a load of
uanure fvv:i '.he city.
Horse manure is better adapted for
arden crops than other manures, as
ts mechanical effect upon the soil
loosens ii and makes it better adapt
(1 for small and tender crops.
At all times of the year when the
earns are not employed on the farm
hey are kept busy hauling manure
font the city to the compost heaps
m the land.
The most skillful gardeners are
Sing such plant foods as nitrate of
jda. sulphate of ammonia or some
Hier chemical food to make the
hints grow faster or mature earlier.
I Great skill must be exercised in
[sing these chemical plant foods and
e conditions must be right when
ey are applied.
When manure furnishes the fertil
:> on the garden or truck patch the
re and handling are important
fenis for the gardner to look after.
The most practical method is to
,ul in heaps convenient to where it
to be used and pile in flat heaps
id well tramped down, so that it
ill be well wet down every time
rains.
Some gardners haul water and wet
iie manure heaps down when there
danger of them fire fanging or
turning.
Market gardeners apply all the way
torn dO to 100 loads of manure to
acre, according to kinds of crops
tat are to be grown and to the condi
on of the soil. Many find it profit
|blc to keep a few hogs to work over
oarse manure and get it in eon
ftion to spread evenly.
The market gardener should be
ose to the city markets and keep
«'il posted on the market conditions
rotti day to day, and be ready to
ike advantage of the favorable mar
et conditions.
The truck farmer should he in
)tuo community where a large
[mount of truck is grown and where
livers are attracted by the quality
|nd quantity produced.
It seldom pays a man to go into a
'.tinny and go into the truck farm
ig business unless he has enough
■ his own crops so that he may
tip in carload lots to the city deal
| i ne rnau wuu uas cnarge ui me
reduce must be an expert, for in
Iiarketing produce much depends
pon the manner in which it is sput
p nd the condition tliat it is in
[■hen it reaches the buyers.
I The most important secret of suc
t ' in marketing produce might be
bid in a few words: Cater to the
l ■ lands of the market: produce .just
vegetables as the demands of
p" market cal! for and offer them at
a the times that the people want
pc 111.
Th more favorable the combination
I hose conditions the more certain
at will be of success.
S:art in on a small scale and try to
111 ;i want already existing, rather
ian go into the business heavily and
iimpete with the experts who have
n < tablished trade.
Don't try tij educate people's indi
(dual tastes, but plan jour crops
hat thej' will meet the demands
the most critical buyers.
In packing your vegetables strive
I) have uniform quality in all pack
ge.s and bunches. Have all of the
egetabies in one package as near
like as careful selection can make
hem.
I Have everything clean and attrac
ve and well graded. Careful sorting
mi packing are just as necessary as
killful growing.
Retail dealers like to do business
Jith men who can be depended upon
keep iheir engagements and sup
lb them with the right kind of vege
idiles regardless of the weather and
■’her conditions.
R is not the purpose of this article
explain what some skilled gardener
I as accomplished in growing some
pecial crop, for it would read too
tuoh like fiction.
However, these great yields are not
hade by amateurs or city farmers
fho have had no experience previous
r in the business.
Among the special crops that are
Jdapted for the truck farmer to grow
pay be mentioned cabbages, celery.
Inions, melons, asparagus, tomatoes,
►rly potatoes, cauliflower, turnips.
Incumbers, and so on.
Trees for Waste Spots.
Many poor soils, now waste spots
|n the farm, would become profitable
planted with the right kind ot for
Jt trees and cared for in right way.
There is money in most of them if
1‘ey are set to work producing wood
lts and forests. But knowledge and
idgment are necessary and a bad
tess may be costly.
Many trees do well in these soils—
pne-bearing trees in particular. The
fnner is fortunate whose land has
poor spots. Few land owners are
"ell off.
HOW BOY GOT HIS START.
Turned the Frog Pond Into a Small
Money Mint.
There are numberless ways where
by clever country boys can make
money. Let me tell you how my
friend, Clyde Rushing, a little tow
headed fellow of 13, made a lot of
money.
Clyde lived near a certain city on
the east bank of a small river. The
west side of the bottom is low, wide
sloughs, and liable to sudden over
flows. For this reason there are no
houses on the west side until you
get out of the bottom. But there are
a good many truck patches or market
gardens.
There was a great many bull-frogs
along the river and sloughs. Clyde
had a little 22-caliber target rifle, and
could easily kill them, but getting
them afterward was not so easy, for
a bull-frog sits with its head always
toward the water, ready to spring in
if frightened. And even if you shot
its head off it is almost certain to
make one spring beiors It dies.
Clyde had tried to kill some frogs
for the market many times, but it
was so difficult to get them that he
had about stopped wasting ammuni
tion upon them. But one day in early
spring he heard that frogs' legs were
bringing fancy prices in the city and
he determined to make another strong
effort to get some of the frogs.
The next day he took his target
rifle and went into the bottom after
the frogs. He shot several big ones,
but as usual they all jumped into the
water. At last he found a big one
sitting on the bank about 10 feet
from the edge of the water, with its
head turned in that direction.
He missed and the bullet went into
the ground just under its neck, bulg
ing up the sticky earth and bouncing
the frog an inch or so off the ground.
Strange to say, it did not jump, but
lay perfectly still, so the boy ran up
and grabbed it.
Then he sa\v that he had not hit it
at all, so he stuck his knife blade
through its head to kill it. Kven then
it did not show much signs of life. It
seemed to have been stunned by the
force of the bullet so near it.
He put it in (he basket under his
arm and went on, wondering at this
mystery. Before long he found an
other large frog. He shot its head
off and it made a spasmodic leap
which carried it far into the river.
Something now' suggested that he
shoot into the ground near the next
frog to see if there were really any
virtue in that. So when he found the
next one he aimed at the ground
right under its head, and. sure
enough, it acted as though dead and
he ran and got it by the leg and
stuck his knife blade through its head
as before.
Alter tins ne always amieu at me
ground just under the frog's haed or
body and strange to say he always
got his frog. But when he hit one.
whether he killed it or not. the sting
of the pain seemed to counteract the
stunning effect of the bullet near it
and it always jumped.
Within two hours from the time he
made this discovery Clyde had se
cured a dozen large frog, which he
took home, dressed the hind legs
nicely and carried them to town and
easily sold (hem for $2 to one of the
hotels.
After this Clyde killed a dozen
frogs every day in the week almost,
selling them to the restaurants or
hotels for at least $2 a dozen.
What Clyde did you can do. my boy,
if you live on a river near a city or
large town. And even if you live in
the country where frogs are plentiful
there ig still a chance for you to
make some money on them, for you
can dress the hind legs, pack them
in cracked ice and express them to
a large hotel in the nearest city and
sell them at a good price.
Early Winter Work.
Put a half pint of carbolic acid in
the whitewash for the poultry house
and apply it before the cold weather
sets in.
Don’t fail to put in a barrel or two
of road dust for the hens’ winter
dust bath.
Sell off all the old ewes.
If the shed for the sheep leaks at
tend to it at once. A wet sheep be
comes a sickly one.
It is a temptation to stuff new corn
into any animal on the farm. Too
much is worse than too little.
How the manure pile does grow—
unless it is distributed on the fields
at least once a week.
One day’s work will clean up the
yard and garden. How untidy a neg
lected place looks when the sonw
goes off in the spring.
Pack sweet potatoes in dry sand
and keep in a warm and perfectly
dry place.
Now the rats begin to leave the
farm for more comfortable quarters
in the cellar. Stop every place where
they can enter.
Have the children been supplied
with rubber shoes? Rubber boots
are bad if worn for longer than an
hour or two at a time.
Fence Rail Philosophy.
A little brain work this winter will
save leg work next summer.
When the mule’s shoe gets loose
we hustle him off to the blacksmith
in a hurry. But when mother’s shoes
wear out are we in such a hurry to
get to the store?
Much wise farm gospel has been
spread abroad for years, but some
people never heard of it until James
J. Hill gave out something new.
An overtired body makes a dull
mind. No doubt about it. Go slow.
OFTEN THE CASE.
Women Struggle Hopelessly Along,
Suffering Backache, Dizzy Spells,
Languor, Etc.
Women have so much to go through
In life that it's a pity there is so much
suffering from back
ache and other com
mon curable kidney
ills. If you suffer so,
profit by this wom
an’s example: Mrs.
Martin Douglass, 52
Cedar St., Kingston,
N. Y„ says: “I had a
lame, aching back,
dizzy spells, head
aches, and a feeling of languor. Part
of the time I could not attend to my
work and irregularity of the kidney
secretions was annoying. Doan’s Kid
ney Pills brought me prompt relief.”
Sold hy all dealers. 50c a box. Fos
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
KIND HEARTED JANE.
I—
Mistress—Have you made the chick
en broth, Jane?
Jane—Yes, mum; and fed the chick
ens with it, ages ago!
Professor Munyon has just issued a
most beautiful, useful and complete Al
manac; it contains not only all the scien
tific information concerning the moon's
phases, in all the latitudes, but has il
lustrated articles on how to read char
acter by phrenology, palmistry and
birth month. It also tells all about
card reading, birth stones and their
meaning, and gives the interpretation
of dreams. It teaches beauty culture,
manicuring, gives weights and meas
ures, and antidotes for poison. In fact,
it is a Magazine Almanac, that not
only gives valuable information, but
will afford much amusement for every
member of the family, especially for
parties and evening entertainments.
Farmers and people in the rural dis
tricts will find this Almanac almost
invaluable.
It will be sent to anyone absolutely
free on application to the MUNYON
REMEDY COMPANY, PHILADEL
PHIA. _
Uncertainty In Pittsburg.
It was Christmas eve in Pittsburg.
The snow sparkled in the tin roofs.
Far away could be seen the rubicund
glow of the coke ovens.
All was quiet in the home of the
Pittsburg official.
Suddenly a low tap resounded on the
outer door.
"Hark, George!" said the official's
wife. “Did you hear that? It may be
Santa Claus."
“It may be Santa Claus,” said the
official, gloomily, “but I'll bet $4 it's
a deputy sheriff!”
And he arose and put on his shoes.
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The readers of this paper will bo pleased to loam
that there is at least one dreaded disease that science
has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is
Catarrh, llall’s Catarrh Cure is the only positive
cure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
being a constitutional disease, requires a constitu
tional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally. acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the
foundation of the disease, and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
so much faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any ease that it fails to
•jure. Send for list of testimonials
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold bv all Druggists. 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Prophecy Fulfilled.
“That baby, madam,” said the doc
tor to the proud and happy mother,
“will make his mark in the world
some day.”
Note the fulfillment of the predic
tion.
In less than 16 years that boy was
the scoreboard artist, in a great base
ball park.—Chicago Tribune.
Test Its Value.
Simmons’ Liver Purifier is the most
valuable remedy I ever tried for con
stipation and disordered liver. It does
its work thoroughly, but does not
gripe like most remedies of its charac
ter. I certainly recommend it when
ever the opportunity occurs.
M. M. TOMLINSON, Oswego, Kansas.
Price 25c.
Same Effect.
“Cyril,” said his mother, as they sat
down to the breakfast table, “did you
wash your face this morning?”
“Well, no—mamma,” said he, slowly,
evidently casting in his mind for an
excuse, "but,” he added, reassuringly,
"I cried a little before I came down
stairs ! ”—Delineator.
It's Strenuous.
There is no true superiority except
that created by true merit. The rea
son Hunt's Lightning Oil outclasses all
other liniments—it has the merit—it
does something. See what it will do
for cuts, burns, bruises, sprains, sore
and stiff muscles and joints. Your
surprise will only be exceeded by your
gratification.
No Links.
Hixon—When he got a divorce from
his wife he resigned from the golf
club.
Dixon—So now lie's entirely un
linked.
HOME COUGH. CURE.
Go to your druggist and get one-half
ounce Concentrated pine compound,
two ounces of glycerine, half a pint of
good whiskey; mix it up, and use it
in doses of a teaspoonful to a table
spoonful every four hours, shaking the
bottle each time. Any druggist can
supply ingredients.
The Concentrated pine is a pine prod
uct refined for medical use and comes
only in half ounce bottles, each en
closed in a round case which is air
tight and preserves the fluid in its full
strength, but be sure it is labeled “Con
centrated.” A prominent local druggist
says he has filled this prescription hun
dreds of times and has seen it work
wonders.
Limited Understanding.
"It does seem strange,” remarked
the party who seemed to be thinking
aloud.
“What seems strange?” queried the
innocent bystander.
“That after getting a man in hot
water a woman can't understand tvhy
he should boil over,” explained the
noisy thinker.—Chicago Daily News.
Save Your Lungs.
Don't neglect that cough. One pair
of lungs is all you'll ever have—treat
them well. Simmons’ Cough Syrup
| will soolhe and strengthen them, stop
the cough and give you a chance to
sleep in peace.
Wouldn’t Take Him Seriously.
He—Rut I need you in order to be
happy.
She—I couldn't think of marrying a
needy person.
ttpil, Weak. Weary, Watery Eyes
Relieved by Murine Eye Remedy. Com
pounded by Experienced Physicians. Con
forms to Pure Food anti Drug Laws. Mu
rine Doesn't Smart: Soothes Eye Pain.
Try Murine in Your Eyes. At Druggists.
Oxpropylendlisoairylamine is the
name of a new heart stimulant. The
dose is one syllable three times a day
after meals.
For Headache Try Hicks' Capudin^
t\ helher from Colds, Meat. Stomacli or
Nervous troubles, the aches are speedily
relieved by Capudine. It’s Liquid—pleas
ant to take—Effects immediately. 10, 25
and 50c at Drug Stores.
Water from the River Styx should
be fine for preparing mucilage.
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS.
PAZo OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case
of Itching, Blind, Bleeding nr Protruding Piles in
6 to 14 days or money refunded. 50o.
Arms and laws do not flourish to
gether.—Caesar.
Foreign titles come high—and a
good many American heiresses have
discovered that they were not worth
the price.
OM.Y ONE “BROMO QUININE”
That Is LAXATIVE HKOMO QUININE. Look fot
the signature of K. W. UHOVM. Used the World
over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 5J6c.
Silver is of less value than gold;
gold, than virtue—Horace.
Itch cured in 30 minutes bv Woolford’s
Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. At druggists.
And the pretty girl usually has plain
sailing.
ONION SEED
60 els.
a lb.
&1WMi Per Salzer’s catalog page 129.1
Largest growers of onion and vegetable!
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send I6c in stamps and receive catalog and |
1000 kernels each of onions, carrots, celery, I
radishes, 1500 each lettuce, rutabaga, tur-l
nips, 100 parsley, 100 tomatoes, 100 melons, [
1200 charming flower seeds, in all io.oool
kernels, easily worth $1.00 of any man’s!
money. Or. send 20c and we will add one |
pkg. of Earliest Peep O’Day Sweet Corn.
SALZER SEED CO., Box W, La Crosse. WIs.
DEFIANCE Cold Water Starch
makes laundry work a pleasure. 1(1 oz. pkg. Ido.
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Infants ^Child ren
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Rochelle Salts -
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Wintergrren flavor
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Thirty Years
V/ONDEREERRY PLANT.
THREE MONTHS FROM SEED.
THE WONDERBERRY
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* ruit Dlue-DiacK like an enormous rich blueberry in looks ami
taste. Unsurpassed for eating raw, cooked, canned or preserved
in any form. The greatest garden fruit ever introduced and
equally valuable in hot, dry, cold or wet climates. Easiest plant in
the world to grow, succeeding anywhere and yielding great masses
of rich fruit all summer and fall—and all winter in pots (As a pot
plant it is both ornamental and useful). The greatest boon to the
family garden ever known. Everybody can and will grow it.
Luther Burbank, of California, the world famous hybridizer,
originated this new fruit and turned it over to me to introduce, lit*
says of it: “This absolutely new berry plant is of great interest
and value as it bears the most delicious, wholesome and healthful
berries in utmost profusion and always comes true from seed.”
I AM THE SOLE INTRODUCER AND GENUINE SEED
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FOR 20 CTS. (Silver or Stamps') I will send 1 pkt. Wonder berry
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ran be the first to grow it in vour town and make big money selling both berries and seed. I raised f>50 quarts from a few plants.
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A Cruel Innuendo.
“Pop, are the man-hunting tribes ex
tinct?"
“Yes, my son, until next leap year.”
—
For Colds and Gripp—Capudine.
The best remedy for Gripp and Colds Is
j Hicks’ Capudine. Relieves the aching and
feverishness. Cures the cold—Headaches
also. It's Liquid—Effects immediately—10,
25 and 50c at Drug Stores.
A cane is an old man’s strength and
a young man's weakness.
It Cures AYhile You Walk
Allen’sFoot-Naso foroorasand bunions, hot, sweaty
callous aching loot. ‘J5e all Druggists.
A light heart lives long.—Shakes
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