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FERTILIZER EXPERIMENTS MADE WITH MUSKMELONS AT TWO ILLINOIS POINTS SUIT THE SMALL GIRL PRETTY NEW MODEL8 OF THE SEA80N'8 BONNETS. Coral and Black Is a Combination Much Admired--Plain Black Vel­ vet the Best for Her Older Sister. Here are two pretty new models de­ signed for the miss and little sister, •Dd both of them in coral and black. The bonnet for the tiny girl is of light coral-pink brocaded silk with a full ruffle of pink chiffon about the face and a facing of the same. The top of the crown is covered with velvet. The little bonnet has a row of black velvet daisies about the top of the crown where the velvet and silk join. They are the size of the natural black-eyed Susan and have yellow cen­ ters, just reversing the arrangement of colors in the natural flower. There are long ties of messaline ribbon in the light pink. A sprightly little bow is tied in one of them, and the ends of both are knotted together. The hat is really fastened with an elastic cord, extending under the hair. The hat for the older girl is of plain black velvet and is made over a wire frame. There Is nothing especially new in the design, but the lines are exceptionally well balanced and grace­ ful. The crown is puffed and the brim is a scant ruffle of velvet shirred laid about the crown in a sash and tied in the simplest of bows at one side. t This hat is made in other color com­ binations with good effect, but noth­ ing is prettier than the fashionable to the frame and extending beyond the brim-edge? of wire. The hat is faced with a shirring of thin silk in a rather vivid coral pink. A ruffle of the silk is of the same width as the velvet. Wide ribbon, matching the facing in color, in a high luster messaline, is pink and red combinations with black. Magenta and cerise are used very t>ften instead of pink. It is a question of becomingness to the wearer. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. TO BE EMBROIDERY SEASON Magnificence in Trimming Is Prom­ ised as a Feature of the Gowns for the Winter. The embroideries on evening gowns and cloaks have been very magnifi­ cent all this summer; but I hear they will be still more so this winter. Further, I believe that we shall see a return to soft transparent fabrics, as well as (hose of regal magnificence. Accordion plaiting will be a feature in evening gowns; this 1 have prophesied tor many weeks, but probably owing to the fact that it is difficult wear for outdoor gowns, it will be chiefly rele­ gated to the service of evening gowns. A lovely model which carries out the still popular combination of black-and- gold is here described. The underskirt and top of the cor­ sage are composed of the very softest black marquisette, through which a fine gold thread its run. The over­ dress is of black charmeuse, with panels of gold and coral embroidery; the charmeuse drapery gives a slight­ ly pannier effect. Over the shoulder the embroidery and marquisette are connected with soft layers of palest pink tulle, to mitigate the severity of the top of the corsage, a lovely Span­ ish cloak is worn of black chiffon. This is lined with shot gold tissu.;. A band of black velvet is wpund jound the coiffure, with a jeweled crt«*nient at the left side.--Chicago Inter Ocean. MONOTONY IS WHAT REPELS DRESSING A WINDOW. Impossible for All Women to Draw Up Absolute Regulations as to Their Clothing Question. There are a few women who are strong-minded enough to remain true to a certain kind of dressing in sum- •mer as in winter; they have plenty of duck and linen skirts made on the same pattern, short, slim, fastened down the front with large pearl but­ tons, extending above the waist line and hung from an inside belt. Their blouses are of the heavier wash materials for the morning and the sheer French mull type for the afternoon. They wear collapsible bats without trimming, either in black or white, and thereby save themselves time, confusion and anxiety concern­ ing the various styles of clothes and becoming color schemes. But these women are in the minor­ ity; even if one envies them one does not always copy them, for some rea­ son which it is hard to define. Pos­ sibly we get tired of the uniformity, or it is not becoming to us, and we are tempted by the many new ideas in clothes and the various ways of fixing up ourselves with the frills and accessories that sweep the country like a tidal wave. It is sometimes difficult to arrange the furniture so that ths room looks both comfortable and harmonious. Windows are an ever pr-'sent problem lh this direction. It 1b llmost impos­ sible to make a square room with a flat window look anything but ordi­ nary, but when you have a bay win­ dow, the artistic posibilities are many. The arrangement shown in this pic­ ture is both useful and artistic, whilst a quaint finishing touch is added by the two floor-cuBhions in front. Vogue of Pink. Pink is very much in fashion, and a pink waistband on a black dress is considered very chic. Black satin frocks are piped with white, and the long, tight sleeves fasten with yhlte buttons. 1 and hei TOILET Eye strain is largely a defect of civilization. Children should be en­ couraged to use their eyes at long range as often as possible. Those who are Inclined to suffer from rheumatism should try th^ ef­ fect of drinking half a glass of water with the juice of half a lemon squeez­ ed into it every morning instead of the early morning cup of tea. To purify the blood try the old- fashioned remedy of sulphur and mo­ lasses, a teaspoonful of sulphur- to two tablefcpoonfuls of molasses every other morning for nine mornings; ^rkip three mornings and take again for nine mornings. If the curling iron seems Injurious to the hair, use the "pinching iron" Instead- the curl ma}' be vauped Black and Sapphire. A lovely afternoon gown which would prove an immensely valuable acquisiition to the autumn wardrobe is of black meteore patterned with bright sapphire bine and draped ov«»r a ninon skirt supplemented with era broidered flounces, trimmed with bands and great flat bows of black satin. between or on a bit of paper and protected from the iron. Hold the paper between the two hemispheres of the pinchers for a few moments. The lines on the forehead arc caus­ ed by perpetually raising the eye­ brows, and nd permanent help can he had until tl^.e habit is in some measure conquered. The lines should be mas­ saged across the lines and with a rotary movement outward toward the temples. To Watir Hanging Baskets. One of the most attractive features of an Inexpensive house is tts hapg ing baskets containing ivies f,nd vines The housewife who has ra»uiy duties finds them troublesome, as they are suspended in the air and dry out quickly and require a lot of water, and if too much is poured on it will over flow and cause much extra cleaning. In transplanting th« Vines a per­ forated tin can can be placed in the center of each basket. In^p this the water is poured, and it gradually soaks through to the surrounding soil. This saves a great deal of nnntoos *ary work. Py PROF. JOHN W. LLOYD, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois. (An abstract of Bulletin 155, Illinois Experiment Station.) The Illinois agricultural experiment station has conducted fertilizer experi­ ments with muskmelons at Anna, in Union county, and at Kinnmndv, in Marion county, for five years. The chief objects of the experiments were to determine the relative efficiency of different amounts of manure and meth­ ods of application of manure; the ef­ fect of supplementing manure with commercial fertilizer in connection with manure and the effect of substi­ tuting commercial fertilizer for ma­ nure in the production of Gem melons. In both localities the experiments were conducted on typical melon soil of the region, that at Anna being un- glaciated yellow silt loam, and that at Kinmundy gray silt loam. At Anna the melons were started under glass and transplanted; at Kin­ mundy they were grown from seed planted directly in the field. In the field-planted crop there were marked differences in the vigor of the young plants plainly attributable to the dif­ ferences in fertilizer treatment, and these differences were usually main­ tained until the harvest. The most uniformly vigorous plants were pro­ duced on plants manured in the hill. The yield records from the various plats in both the field-planted and the tiansplanted crop show plainly that under the conditions of these experi­ ments manuring in the hill was far su­ perior to broadcast manuring unless a very large amount of> iqpnure waB used broadcast. The amount of ma- nurse used in the hills also had con­ siderable influence on the orop, heavy applications being conducive to large yields of early melons. However, a relatively small amount of manure (one-eighth scoop-shovelful per hill) applied to the hills produced \ very good crops, and its small cost 'made Its use sometimes more profitable than the use of a larger amount. Mix­ ing the manure with the soil of the hill, although It increased the labor of planting the crop, had no apparent advantage over applying the same amount of manure without mixing, ex­ cept in the case of a large amount of manure applied to the transplanted crop. Supplementing the manure In the hills with an application of manure broadcast resulted in the production of the highest average yield in the field-planted crop, but the expense for so much manure made the net profits less than from some of the other treat­ ments. Likewise, supplementing the manure in the hills with the complete commercial fertiliser broadcast in­ creased the average-yields but was so expensive that there was little profit derived from its use. In the field-planted crop the addition of rock phosphate to the manure ap­ plied In the hills increased the aver­ age yield and the net profits. Attempts to grow melons without manure were not very encouraging. When the complete commercial ferti­ liser was used in the hills in place of manure the yields were greatly re­ duced. This was especially true in the field-planted crop, where many plants were killed outright by the fer­ tilizer and the maturing of the melons was greatly delayed on those that sur­ vived. Steamed bone applied to the hills gave fair results, but the yields were smaller than from the use of manure in the hills, and some years the plants were "burned" by the fer­ tilizer, especially in the field-planted crop. The check plat, without manure or fertilizer, produced small yields, especially in the field-planted crop, where the melons also ripened very late. UNIVERSITY VIOLET AND HER DAUGHTER FINE EXAMPLES OF SHORTHORN CATTLE it m 4? University Violet and I Mini Violet the Second. The accompanying picture of Uni­ versity Violet and her daughter, mini Violet the Second, illustrates the kind of shorthorns that can be bred, as well as fed. with profit on the high priced laud of the corn-belt. This is an important fact just at this time, when cheap feeder-cattle from cheap lands are beginning to be scarce, and the problem of raising his own feed­ ers is forced upon the farmer of Illi­ nois. If he ia to raise cattle on his expensive corn-belt laud, he can only afford to raise the best. University Violet, the six-year-old cow shown, is that kind. Following are some of the reasons: She Is pure bred shorthorn (regis­ tration number 4709.) She comes from a long list of prize winners, being of the blood of^Amos Crulckshank's Violet. ^ She herself possesses the conforma­ tion and other characteristics of the prize winner, and Is a very valuable animal. She is able to transmit her good characteristics to her offspring. She has three daughters, the youngest of Allowing Tomato to Run. It is best to allow late tomato vines to lie on the ground and spread w-ill, claims one raiser. Each plant vhus allowed freedom to vine will cover many square feet of soil, but it • will bear more fruit of better flavor than tomato vines trained to stake. The branches of the vines on the ground take root at any points for supplying greater amount of nour­ ishment The greater amount of foliage a tomato plant bears, the more fruit it is able to produce. Toma­ toes ripening in the shade of foliage are of as good color and flaVor as those ripening in the sun. Alfalfa Growing. In starting alfalfa ordinarily 20 pounds of seed ought to be used to the acre. If you can drill it in you can use a smaller amount. The drill puts all the alfalfa in the ground. I world say that it would be best to put the alfalfa about an inch in depth. If the ground is a little wet I would rather havt it a half or three-quarters of an Inch than an inch, says » writ­ er ID an exchange. When it is dry which is shown in the picture, and all are very valuable animals. She shows what can be done by careful selection, and illustrates the possibil­ ities of careful mating of individuals. University Violet is a daughter of RoBedale Violet 9th, by Scottish Chief, a straight Scotch bull, and was sired by Choice Goods by Remus, out of Geraldine 5th, one of the greatest breeding cows of her time in Scot­ land. At sixteen years of age Geral­ dine 5th had dropped fourteen calves. Choice Goods, the sire of University Violet, was the champion aged bull at the International in 1902, the grand champion at the World's Fair and American Royal In 1904 and at one time sold for $10,000. University Violet and her daughters are part of the beef cattle herds at the college of agriculture of the Uni­ versity of Illinois. Illini Violet the Second, shown in the picture with University Violet, was calved on August 23, 1911. The photograph was taken on May 18. when she was nearly nine months old. She was sired by the former university herd bull, Cornelius, by Avondale. one and one-half inches is not too deep, but don't go any deeper for al­ falfa is a small seed and it hasn't the strength to put the plant up through two or three inches of soil. * EXHAUSTION OF THE SOIL. Prof. E. H. Farrington of Wisconsin Agricultural College, in speaking of Soil Exhaustion, made a very interest­ ing statement regarding the selling of dairy products from the farm as com­ pared with selling the grain produc­ tions directly off the farm. Here is what he says; "There Is a great difference In the amount of sell fertility removed from the farm by selling crops as compared with the selling of cream and butter. The constituents of the soil that be­ come most easily exhausted by farm­ ing operations are the nitrogen, the phosphoric acid and the potash. These each have a market value per pound and can be bought in commercial fer­ tilizers. They are also contained in farm manure. "An analysis of different crops and of milk, butter and cheese will show how much of these various constitu­ ents are removed from the farm when a certain quantity of these products are sold. For instance, by U6ing the same prices per pound for the follow­ ing crops, etc , we find that the fer­ tilizing constituents taken from the eoil when one ton of hay is sold from the farm have a value of $4.34, one ton of corn $5.36, one ton of wheat $6 63, one ton of milk $2 17, one ton of skim- milk $2.31, one ton of butter 49 cents, jjpe ton of whey 84 cents, and one ton of cheese $14.19. The value of each ton of these different products is well known. For Instance, the ton of hay may be sold for $20.00, w hile the ton of butter Is worth $600 00 and a ton Of cheese $200.00. These figures show, however, that if the crops raised on the farm are fed to the cows and eith­ er cream or butter only is sold, then for every $600.00 worth of butter only 50 cents worth of fertility is drawn from the farm." In encouraging the farmers to en­ gage in dairying, Prof. Farrington says: "Dairying keeps up the fertility of the soil as already explained. "Skimmllk is very valuable to the farmer not (jnljr for tlie reasons given, but because it Is profitable for a far­ mer to become a stock raiser--that is, raise calves, pigs, poultry, etc., rather than a crop producer and a seller of grain. "Dairy producto, butter and cheese, are not bulky to market, being much more concentrated and the cost of transportation less than it Is for hay, grain, etc. "Dairying utilizes waste land, such as stony pastures, timber and swamp land, which may be used for pasturing the cows if these are kept, but which otherwise would give no returns. "Dairying gives profitable employr ment during the entire year and idle­ ness is not good for either man or beast." A visit to the National Dairy Show at Chicago, October 24th to November 2nd next, will give every one a short course in dairying that cannot be equalled anywhere In the world, and all such matters as here discussed by Prof. Farrington will be Illustrated by the world's experts in every branch of the dairy industry. Opportunities to view the best representatives on American soil of the leading dairy cat­ tle, and meet the men whq are devot­ ing their lives to the advancement of the dairy industry Is here afforded. Everything will be shown in a big, broad, educational way that all may be enabled to keep abreast of the most modern methods in appliances and the best results in breeding and feeding dairy cattle, and preparing for market and the marketing of all dairy prod­ ucts. Adv. and Trees' In Chicken Yards. Poultry and plums, peaches pears for pleasure or profit. It's a good combination--a money- making proposition. The trees in the yards will furniBh shade for the chick­ ens in the summer, while the chick­ ens will work the trees and destroj the insects. Believes in Kaffir Corn. One breeder says that with plenty of kaffir corn to feed and plenty of alfalfa to scratch in, he will back any­ one in the poultry business. A cer­ tain amount of kaffir corn should be fed to every flock, especially during the winter months. Some Dairy Dictum*. Use a covered milk palL StoR guessing--use the scales. Use the Babcock tester and know what your cows are doing. Thoroughly Up-to-Date. "Halloa!" Jellison cried, as he en­ countered his acquaintance, Barwood, in the street. "Thought you were get­ ting married today. Postponed?" "Altogether," said Barwood, firmly. "Not even engaged now, then?" pur­ sued Jellison. "No. The lady I was to have mar­ ried was too modern--too up-to-date for me." "Up-to-dateV The excuse astonish­ ed JelliBon. "How on earth--" "Wrote her last Monday, saying I was coming to see her on Wednesday. You see, although we'd been engaged for some time, I never formally pro­ posed, and she seemed to want It. So I went on Wednesday--just to satisfy her whim, as I thought. Got there and found she bad sold the rights of photographing me at the moment of proposing to a cinematograph com­ pany. "That settled It."--Tit-Bits. Important to Mothers Examine carefully every bottle of CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for Infants and children, and see that it Bears the Signature of In Use Fer Over 30 Years. Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria One advertiser offers to send a dol­ lar package free. It is the concen­ trated wisdom of the ages that no package worth a dollar is free. A woman has no business with a family if she can't take something old and make it over into something new. 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