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The Readers’ Service will give you 
information about motor boats 
THE GARDEN MAGAZINE 
Dea 1908 
THE BEAUTY of WOOLENS 
and Flannels lies in their Soft- 
/ness and Fluffiness, and. noth- 
‘ing Washable demands such 
Careful handling in the Wash. 
| Avoid the Rubbing of Soap 
and Washboard that Mats 
‘the Fibres and makes’ them 
Hard and Shrunken before 
their time. Those who care 
most for Clean —= Soft — 
Unshrunken Woolens and 
etic) Gaetcom ex-taatatl eval co Oy 
PEARLINE according Go) 
directions. 
"Wash Woolens and Flannels by aad in lukewarm 
'PEARLINE suds, Rinse thoroughly in Warm Water, 
Directions for Washing 
Woolens and Flannels. 
peratu 
Wang Dry, Pull and Shake well, Dry in warm tem- 
_and they will Keep Soft Without Shrinking." 
This chest will give a final 
touch of distinction to your 
room. It is a convenient and safe storage place for furs and 
woolens. No moths nor insects can live in it. The top of the lid 
ae upto istered with genuine buffed leather. It is panelled on all sides, so 
be placed in any position, Handsome claw ieet. We make many 
aty es. Our chests make fine Christmas and wedding gifts. We sell 
direct, so prices are low. Freight prepaid. Money ack and return 
freight paid if unsatisfactory. Send today for catalog. Piedmont Red 
Cedar Chest Company, Department 7, Statesville, N. Cc. 
COMPETENT GARDENERS 
The comforts and products of a country home are in- 
creased by employing acompetent gardener; if you want 
to engage one write to us. Please give particulars re- 
garding place and say whether married or single man is 
wanted. We have been supplying them for years to the 
best people everywhere. No fee asked. PETER 
HENDERSON & CO., Seedsmen and Florists, 35 and 
37 Cortlandt Street, New York City. 
Blooming Plants for Christmas 
Paper White Narcissus—Sacred Lilies— 
Roman Hyacinths—Azaleas—Primroses 
Write for prices 
THE ANDERSON FLORAL CO. 
533 Marshall Ave. Anderson, Sac: 
BEAUTIFUL FOR CHRISTMAS | ae TS 
Reproductions of the 
World’s Great Paintings. 
ONE CENT 
each for25 or more Size 544 x8. 
(6 to tu times the size of this 
Madonna.) 
SEND TODAY 25c. for 25 art sul 
jects, or 25 Madonnas, or 25 
kittens, etc., or 25 for children, or 
$2.00 for the 4 sets. 
Send 3 two-cent stamps for cata- 
logue of 1000 miniature illustra- 
tions, FOUR pictures, and a 
colored Bird Picture. 
THE PERRY PICTURES CO. 
Box 1460 MALDEN, MASS. 
Water Your Flowers Once in 2 Weeks 
That’s all that is necessary if you use the time-saving 
labor saving, all metal, rust-proof and leak proof 
Illinois Self-Watering Flower Box 
You will have better, hardier, longer lived plants. Our box 
is for indoor or outdoor use. It is inexpensive and so/d on 30 
days FREE Trial. Descriptive booklet FREE 
ILLINOIS HEATER & MANUFACTURING CO. 
3949 Wentworth Ave. Chicago, IIl. 
and most 
Largest. 2o5. Stock ron 
Hardy Plants in America 
Catalogue on Application 
ELLIOTT NURSERY CO., PitTsBurG, Pa. 
Care of 
Automobiles 
By BURT J. PARIS 
HIS PRACTICAL LITTLE HAND-BOOK 
tells everything worth knowing on the sub- 
ject, and is absolutely non-technical. 
has drawn upon many years of observation and 
personal experience. 
At all Bookstores, $1.00 net, postage 4 cents or 
The author 
DOUBLEDAY, PAGE & CO., Publishers 
133 East 16th Street 
NEW YORK 
I am not the oll one Beneanne by 
' this work as the former owner soon heard 
the particulars, and although he has believed 
in the beef and milk combination and 
declared that corn meal was the only fit 
feed for a cow, he recently told me that he 
had bought some dairy-bred stock, laid in 
a supply of the same grains I was feeding 
and wanted to know just how I calculated 
rations and mixed the feed. 
ADVANTAGE OF WEIGHING AND TESTING 
Weighing and testing have taken on a 
new interest for us and both will be continued 
indefinitely until we have the best produc- 
ing cows we can afford, and the “winter 
boarders” have been disposed of to those 
who prefer to judge a cow’s merits solely 
by the number of quarts of milk produced. 
As each cow freshens and her mess is added 
to the whole, the increase in butter at the 
churn gives a fairly accurate check on the 
butterfat test. _ 
The average of four weekly tests is taken 
for computing the estimated butter yield for 
the month. This is compared to the actual 
churn yield and any discrepancy is charged 
up to the “house” as milk, cream, and 
butter used on the table. The difference 
between the amount of butter made and the 
amount sold gives the actual amount used 
at the house, so that the remainder of the 
discrepancy represents milk and cream used. 
If this amount seems too large we at once 
look for losses in the handling. 
- Pennsylvania. PE. Be 
What is Gained by Growing 
Grass in the Orchard > 
Some fruit growers believe in keeping the 
orchard covered with grass while others be- 
lieve inits total abolishment from the orchard. 
So far experiments prove that clean cultiva- 
tion of the orchard is to be preferred rather — 
than a grass covering. In England, some 
orchardists, under the direction of an experi- 
ment station, began an investigation as to the 
effects of a half covering of grass, and some 
remarkable results were obtained. The old 
New England plan of digging up the ground 
for a distance of about six feet from each tree 
was followed, and in some cases the circle of 
grass came to within five and a half feet of 
the trees. 
The amount of fruit from the trees so 
treated was double that from the other 
trees. 
Fruit which normally was green streaked 
with red became deep red in color and kept 
better in storage than it ever had before. In 
‘some previous tests it had been found that 
both trees and fruit were greatly injured by 
having the whole orchard area in grass, and 
it was surprising that beneficial results were 
obtained from a partial covering of grass. 
Investigation showed that little of the roots 
of the trees entered into the grassy area, 
but that they,obtained there some kind of 
material that they did not find in the soil 
that had no grass. 
Wisconsin. W. STENSON. 
