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HOW TO TRAIN OOI-LTE8 , t.ince of orer one mile. At »Ix mouths old i Ai.iai.pa pan Profit. —California Otrin- 
’“— " “ «w m«j MrMA.} i “lie w»s working shcmp nn• I obeying every | ers might well pay more attention to alfalfa 
vtis sporting juuriwJf sign and motion of her master. culture. In the fertile mountain \ alleys, and 
*ntl v »*varticle* upon ■ The first thing I do in to make the dog i wlwro water can be procured its produot- 
.it am! training set j 1 "''’ "ie. I treat him kindly, never kick J ivoness is very great. Sow twenty pounds 
iriing dogs generikllv,! ,1l,r strike him, and never deceive him. I , of good clean seed to the acre. Trepan! 
peer Feeing anything j i"‘* kin» nml talk to him until be knows the ground wall before sowing and destroy I 
nod fwlnmg of tny j '- VBr y word I >ny. There is a great dual, 1 wemN. If alfalfa stand*'.I,.....y)>;. t. : 
-FiioitnisrhnJfinr, tin 1 jou, in t lii - “love me" When he tlm ground it maker) bnttt 
i the education 
U. do;;. thWI 'll 
fid ar 
of the coil 
niber of tlm j " 
i! and understand* 
«» non m | mi: gnninn u manes better fodder, in 
T take him | Angeles ummty seven to nine cuttings 
111 to follow ) lltnuc in Otic ucaMUl. or from fifii i n 
thick on 
In Los 
Ami m -<• Viiice the success j ,IJ heel, to slop at a whistle, to lie t wenty tons pm-acre, after it is well estab- 
iab held 10,1 I ibv aiispn-i ■- down when told, to go forward by motion Hailed. Un deep rich soil it should Inst 
* ’ “ - ■ ' ” ,l ,f **"ttd, and to either right or left. I wilhoul icnowaffor ten or iuvnh m™. 
if the eolhe trials held under the auspices . 
'I the (Vunst bantu -''ii'- Agrii ultnnil [hand, and to cither right or left. II without renewal for ten or twenty veins 
.wi..i-.i-i. •»:. .. . • ...-'«>*•*« *»'•••* •— j *— •* » whistle, to | VVhett hay is cut it should bo raked' ' 
that t hey M ill bo ropesi/.'d 
that oVii 
ml 
r sho 
attraction* 
not i*e linn's togiie yon i 
to their education am) tm 
• I have owned collies n 
useful, and well trained , 
walks and drives they 
<KU»pw«inufi. Master Colli 
ami fun loving rascal, nml 
trained thi« Jot 
itself, Tlmre is 
one of the hand 
bln* ban bcttMl *ila 
and lute always I 
« ii--1 rate worker ,.,, 
under my buggy when 1 
eept" nonietimes. I all. 
r pan i "‘ways .-top my dogs wi h a wlusth 
ore than Hkel v J attract their attention before giving 
>thrr v, nr, nml j order by mouth or hand. 
...c.ies will follow ' When I consider my youngster ho'io.j- 
m *« one of the broken, that is, when he obeys my motion* 
s, I think it will 8, td whistle. I t.nkv him with sheep - con 
iy ideas m regard •“ a Inin: — and allow him to drive 
ming. i them with me, and by motion* J keep him 
Ii my li/r — good,! moving from one vide of tlm lane to the 
logs -and in rnv 1 other— ■when we aim iu the end of tlm Innc 
ire rnv i nngTnnt * s«y, “Around them,” motioning the way 
i- is a nbaebitfrou* | U P the vi.le, uu*| i[ll with him and fihow 
i vc-n when well j him. Whim round them I stop him vriili a 
d mUrdiief will show whistle, make him lie down, ami leave him; 
w ■"urled up at my fi-ei | I then go in front of the sheep ami tell him, 
Ct/lhes in Aniwien |" Hnng them along." If he conic 
at several bench »h 
blacotl. and bralde; 
She is! alw i 
-Slid lutiinlied Uio uevt day, curing i(. 
•piickly mid putting Mill through the layers 
As it is -lored in the barn. Allulln is tbe 
hot ut food for cattle, but woik-horses 
should 1 1 avo some grain and bay in niuiiiec- 
tion wi I, n. There is always sale for sur¬ 
plus of welbmirod alfalfa though gem*rally 
it would pay a furnmr better to purchase a 
number of calves and feed it nut himself, 
thus making a double profit.— Jiulhtin. 
The Portland, Me., Beet Sugar Works 
last year worked 3,000 tons of beets into 
'JOft tons of augur aiid molasses, which were 
»oM at cl liy.mu, and a moderate profit was 
oring ti.ein along. if comes too w»W at *IIu,tnii», and a moderate profit was 
cln.-e to tin sheep, I stop hmi with a whit | realism I. This year ’.hey will commence 
1 a '‘' 1 “ Kl, ®0 wider." or “Slower." I OcU^lt 10th, and expect to turn out -K) 
the 
thin r 
r!-, and say, “ Keep wider," or “Slower.’ I 'turner xum, arm expect to turn out ffl 
i licse levs.ms 1 repeat until I consider him 000 ppundp of sugar daily. Last year the 
driving, “ ex- "early lirrf.-ct in driving up uml down the larm-M averaged ahout »100 i.er acre to, 
iu,, uthc.rt to J tarn,;. I then coiOflUbicd In teach him to | «hcir bets. They hope to do better this 
■ ■r a frolic and cumNi,h , hem go from where I stand nt Olio end of llic 
uept" comes in. If by cl«ncc I Infe to the nlh«r and bring the ,slump to 
clew any a cur mi the mail the ■•.•rthcr | met tliis / do by inntiuning the way and 
colli,, will belli! bkc a shut; outshe g.„ saying. “Par away;" and if he docs not 
Inau under tlm buggy, pawing between £ ,J 1 K' 1 »'«!’ him and fclmw him what to do. 
tlm fmnt whrtb and hcirav. throw, Im, | j \Vlien behind tl.c sheep I make him lie 
back ami gives n *li«jp, cfUtolt Imrk ui j down, mkJ I gu to th- spot wh. ru I first. 
»» much «*/" *"y, on l'amh ami i ihe order, and burn there whistle him 
■ n.u, here a fun |..r m, ,,„l a'ia T ih-u bi bring them along. When he does t|i,» 
o’ hi R , , l V 1,10 ' !Uf ’ T rU ' *«'or. allow him ti 
VtVll U I! o ' , u "' Ju - M ' !' h 1 ' 1 '^ 1° diirc the sheep from pasture, 
li I T'" " ,,r .- v ‘ l " 1 " J tl, “.vctmi" »"'l here I repeat all ,„v former Jrasonato 
trtMtmg Urk, f supp.v,,- Ifluglniig to them jhim; I tea.-h him to jump U-k and forth 
jmuit iny tiiiger at her and fcay,, over a fcilfia, nnd to back when fold, but 
, tali 
. > . .. in pill 
I said ai «i,t, I ,mv..r kick nor 
I cateh the coif ie around (1 oso 
n light lap on thu 
s** word will cowirr 
- - - ■ n , »"'i wllnn Im attempts to in 
,.. . A V '' *’ l "‘ i Il t ' ,h j |>u"'»h ftiin. Now as In punis 1 
ivK» ui r otiopa, wlnrn'r \ ■*#, but it was U««*nt t «» I said at fi- • • 
immurt. fun I could »mt renut ib® tampla *U.ku I catch tlm , 
urm; I H not do it again—until tmxL ion. , and give him a shake 
nm next bum till 'tine thing is repeated «-ur with rav hand, a 
f or Uio lust mi months or tu the pupro 1 him nl once. 
ii.i ,T !" t '"V |,l “" ; ri,m '.... 1 in,.... 
r"‘->".i a... i,:,s rx txsr£, ** •• 
LT! 11 ” Mm 0*2 
than this: habit. J oorutnancu first on »|,uoi. and 
-r'-m gnLlmring, when hr will work them carefully* I ran 
and is nearly nlw 
llUf i but even « 
fkm collie m«v bu 
.hep. 
An a 
ivming tlm 
oer of the kit 
hib not duly, 
ruin 
1 then 
A the 
rduoutioci abimt tlm 
puppy’, age; but we .. „„„ 
ymo.gr.r than this working »tock like . .1, 
rtiyrer*. J have oim in m y rye n-.w that .- 
flwi month- old would go to the ps,!.,,., 
held, contaimiig about aisty a..,, 
u»t lit, v,„ |, n , v > <( 
ii,..n »ll„w l„,„ ;u dilv.- oli.. 
..*„ 
„i. 1 , .. I',„. Ll.or.myf.ly on |„ J 
S w 3 o p ri‘! , 
Ili.U .1,J «||1 
year. 
Good onrlh is what all pluiiUt noed, and 
when this can In? obluined no epccial ma¬ 
nure is needed. | ho best snil for plants is 
made from good garden loam, sand B „d 
leaf-tnc'iild Irom tlm woods; ono-tlrird of 
".c l,, mil (Ml sifletl. A lot of .,,1, 
piled up to rot, makes excellent mould to 
mu with the mud and loam, but I prefer 
good black loaf mould. 
A little bone dust mixed on the surface 
“I Hal earth will start a i|uica growth, but 
1, ,. HO, oltfH wmlo.1 1,10 S,„l ,|,o„H 1,0 
tliri 1 ’" " , ’"" CVer II 1 , 00 ,„„„ luikocl or 
Smoi-K. AXt, Erywii.t, JImi; 
I" UiKu y,mi Ilosrvv.—T„ 
pound. ..f Hour thto.. „f 
,r| |„|, , r „| 
'""Ii"," j i.l I,,i,tor, ti.lf trni- 1 , 1 , 1 ,,! ,,f 
, t ”!"' * >»W»l»tonl«l „( 
, 1 " ,‘W »l'oM„.i„ g „„|| ... 
rl,o" ,V"V o ' "" ’ l " ,, ""II; 
o ' - "" 11 "'" .M'.Ui. 
", “r™";*'"! >,i, l.ii.kly until 
' f '■ It a,hi ||„. ||,„; r 
ring nil the tune,and flavor t„ ta«e. \V|i. h 
Ibrwugli, ,1 or should |,e „ ,| lin , 
Which roll and cut to fancy, and bok.^na 
you do Mila bisoirit. They should be baked 
Th. ' M .‘I ,Uv * l ’V l,,ro wanted for use. 
I h« older they are th.> better. 
T.;^* , "i' tlUllv b . uhmitte '* to tho Sk»ii 
I Hon, by Mt,". J. W. W,„.,N. 
1’usftiJona, Cal, 
^‘.Tho.',,.- CAi.iiro„ NIAt tlJ | JS , 
r r.ou jicr annum. 
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