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Household  Conveniences 
Unstained  and 
Unsprouted 
Sound  white — weigh  44 
to  48  lbs.  per  measured  bu. 
— undipped.  1  he  grains 
shown  here  are  the  famous 
** Shadeland 
Climax** 
A  tree  oats.  Have  a  record 
of  100  bu.  per  acre — the 
most  attractive  oats  shown 
at  recent  San  Francisco 
Exposition — prettiest  you 
ever  saw.  Early — rust  re¬ 
sistant — does  not  lodge. 
We  offer  also 
"improved 
White  Russian" 
A  true  "side"  or  '‘horse- 
mane"’  variety  of  great 
merit— very  prolific — plump 
— thin  hulled — heavy  ker¬ 
nels.  The  finest  side  oats. 
Write  for  oats  samples. 
tfNo  rth  west** 
Brand  Clovers 
Alfalfa.  Medium  Red.  AI- 
sike,  Timothy.  Grown  in 
North  Rocky  Mountains 
and  Black  Hill  district* — 
possess  superior  vigor  and 
utmngth—  hardier —  earlier 
— more  productive.  Need 
not  be  sown  so  heavily. 
A  Homemade  Fly-trap  used  cl 
Following  is  a  description  of  tin  in-  ^,nius" 
expensive  fly-trap  easily  made  at  liontj.  ] 
This  was  published  by  the  Fritted  States  'iuart01. 
Department  of  Agriculture  in  its  Weekly  1  •'  'i  a ' 
News  Letter  to  Crop  Correspondents  in  1 
1914:  _  hut  tb 
These  traps  can  be  made  any  size  to  ln,uF 
suit,  but  the  most  popular  size  is  10  inch- 
es  long.  12  inches  high,  and  eight  inches  ‘ 
wide.  The  material  costs  from  10  to  20  j  "  1  a 
cents,  and  can  be  put  together  by  any- 
one  handy  with  tools  In  a  short  time.  tx 
The  trap  nitty  he  baited  with  sour  milk.  u  *’cl* 
a  piece  of  banana,  fruit  skin,  or  similar  ~l>r 
substance.  This  should  he  removed  at  *  1 ' 
night,  or  it  will  attract  ants.  At  the  'ery  , 
about  20  inches  long.  ilie  brusn  is 
mounted  in  the  middle  so  it  swings  haek 
and  forward.  The  lower  part  swings 
close  to  the  bottom  of  a  sink,  the  upper 
end  is  for  a  handle  aud  Mr.  Seeley  now 
drives  the  machine  by  a  small  electric 
motor  with  speed  reduced  by  large  and 
small  wheels  from  a  sewing  machine  and 
egg  heater. 
Mr.  Seeley  says:  “I  was  dissolving 
some  washing  powder  in  hot  water  and 
was  agitating  the  water  with  a  brush. 
I  splashed  the  hot  suds  on  dishes  which 
were  in  the  sink,  and  they  were  perfectly 
cleaned.  The  interesting  feature  of  the 
cleaning  process  is  apparent.  1  lie  water 
was  near  the  boiling  point,  too  hot  for 
one  to  wash  dishes.  The  temperature 
does  the  work  of  the  hands  find  dish- 
rag.  The  brush  agitates  the  water,  the 
movement  of  which  is  much  the  same  as 
the  water  washing  the  sand  on  the  beach. 
"The  dishes  may  be  placed  iu  a  wire 
basket  as  the  table  is  cleared."  Mr.  See¬ 
ley  says :  “The  basket  may  then  lie  placed 
in  the  sink  which  may  he  made  similar 
to  mine.  I  made  it  from  heavy  hoards. 
The  sink  should  lie  a  little  deeper  than 
the  ordinary  kitchen  sink,  as  wide,  hut 
not  so  long.  It  should  he  wider  than  a 
wi.re  basket.  The  brush  should  have  suf- 
lieient  room  between  the  side  of  the  sink 
and  the  basket  to  swing  clear.  For  a 
practical  farm  machine,  a  faucet  might 
be  placed  in  the  bottom  of  the  machine, 
and  the  hot  water  drawn  oil,  and  the 
warm  rinse  water  poured  on  over  the 
This  rinse  water  may  then  be 
wire  basket  eontain- 
lifted  to  some  convenient 
Details  of  Homemade  Fly-trap.  Fig.  161 
CONTAINS  valtomle  informative 
articles  written  by  experts  in  the  vari¬ 
ous  lines  of  Gardening,  and  should  lie 
in  the  hands  of  every  flower  or  vegetable 
Grower,  whether  amateur  or  professional 
whether  he  cultivates  a  small  plot  of 
Ground,  or  acres  of  farm  land. 
Dreer’s  1910  Garden  Hook  contains  288 
pages  four  color  and  four  duotone  plates, 
besides  numberless  photographic  true-to- 
life  reproductions.  Tt  lists  all  the  standard 
varieties  of  flowers  and  vegetables,  as  well 
as  t  lie  best  of  the  season’s  novelties, 
Mailed  free  IT  in m  mention  this 
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same  time,  the  flies  which  have  been 
caught  should  be  killed  by  pouring  hot 
water  over  the  trap  or  leaving  it  im¬ 
mersed  in  Witter  until  the  flies  are  dead. 
The  fly-trap  is  made  in  three  distinct 
parts  (A,  B.  aud  C,  of  the  diagram) 
that  may  be  detached  from  one  another 
by  unfastening  the  hooks  (ill  that  hold 
them  together  fit  either  end.  The  trap 
is  unhooked  in  order  to  place  the  bait  on 
the  bottom  section  (C).  The  bait  is 
placed  on  two  pieces  of  tin  tacked  to  this 
bottom  section.  The  .circular  tops  of 
paint  cans  may  he  used  for  these.  The 
middle  section  (B)  of  the  trap  consists 
of  a  screen -covered  frame  that  resem¬ 
bles  a  small  gable  roof  through  which 
there  are  six  holes  f  f )  to  let  the  flies  into  dishes, 
the  uppermost  section  (A),  which  is  drawn  off  and  the 
merely  the  screened -in  cage  that  is  set  ing  the  dishes 
down  over  the  other  two  parts  (B  and  place  for  wiping. 
Cl.  The  handle  (h)  of  course,  is  un-  “I  worked  my  ma 
necessary,  hut  will  be  found  convenient  time,  hut  other  work 
when  the  trap  is  immersed  in  water  to  I  was  agitating  the  in 
kill  the  flies. 
Late  in  the  Summer  of  1914,  my  hus¬ 
band  made  one  of  these  traps.  1  used  it 
as  made  until  Fall,  when  I  discovered 
that  by  removing  section  C  and  setting 
the  other  two  parts  over  a  swill  pail.  I 
could  catch  tut  enormous  number  of  flies. 
During  the  Fall,  the  trap  was  set  iu  this 
way  every  pleasant  day.  Then  when  the 
first  warm  days  of  Spring  appeared  and 
the  flies  which  had  hibernated  began  to 
buzz  in  the  sunshine,  I  carried  that  trap 
and  a  swill  pail  from  one  place  to  anoth¬ 
er  so  to  keep  it  in  the  sunshine  as  much 
as  possible.  It  took  only  a  few  minutes 
each  day,  and  every  fly  killed  then  meant 
thousands  “that  might  have  been  ” 
When  the  weather  got  warm,  I  fixed 
the  swill  barrel,  which  is  out-of-doors 
(a  few  yards  from  the  hog-pen)  for  a 
fly-trap,  by  making  a  cover  for  it  fairly 
tight  except  for  a  hole  nearly  as  large 
as  the  trap,  in  the  middle.  I  then  laid 
two  hoards  across  the  top  of  the  barrel, 
put  on  the  cover  and  set  the  trap  (not 
using  section  C)  over  the  hole  in  the 
cover.  At  the  close  of  every  pleasant 
day.  the  iuside  of  that  trap  would  fairly 
he  black  with  flies,  but  they  did  not  trou¬ 
ble  much  about  the  house.  I  swatted  the 
J  few  that  did  come  into  the  house,  and 
Drecr’s  Orchid -Flowered  Sweet  Peas 
with  immense  w  avy  flowers  in  sprays 
of  8  and  4  blossoms  each.  Our  mixture 
contains  a  full  range  of  colors,  10  cents 
per  packet,  20  cents  per  ounce.  00  cents 
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insures  bigger  tarming  proms — wneurei  ^ 
grown  for  ensilage  or  ear  corn.  1  o  plant 
corn  of  doubtful  otigiu  invites  loss.  Page  s 
Thoroughbred  Strains  are  a  practical  form 
of  crop  insurance.  We  guarantee  to  our 
Dealers  that  it 
Tests  90%  or  Better 
Much  of  it  test3  98,  99  or  even  100  ..  The  corn 
must  come  up  to  this  Quality  Standard  or  no 
sale.  Three  tests — for  vitality,  moisture  and  purity 
make  planting  our  high-bred  strains  a  safe  start  to 
heller  crops.  We  grow  tire  iinest  types  m  every 
class,  nearly  40  kinds.  Each  variety  has  a 
special  value.  To  learn  more  about  1  age  s 
Standard  Quality  Seed  Coin  you  should  wute 
for  our 
Cooking  an  Old  Hen. 
T  offer  the  following  ns  an  excellent 
way  to  prepare  an  old  hen  :  About  four 
hours  before  dinner,  heat  a  frying  pan 
and  place  in  it  the  fat  from  the  hen 
and  enough  butter  or  meat  fryittgs  to 
make  about  six  tablespoons,  when  melt¬ 
ed.  Cut  up  hen  and  roll  each  piece  in 
flour,  to  which  a  large  teaspoon  salt  and 
a  pinch  of  pepper  have  been  added. 
Brown  each  piece  in  the  hot  fat,  then 
remove  to  a  covered  roaster  or  casserole. 
Add  a  cup  of  hot  water,  cover  and  place 
itt  oven.  Set  frying  pan  and  fat  aside; 
4  1/,  hour  before  serving,  heat  lilt  in  pan 
and  brown  in  it  one  large  onion  ami  three 
carrots,  diced.  Add  them  to  the  hen  in 
roaster.  Hub  one  tablespoon  flour  into 
hot  fat,  add  water  for  gravy  and  pour 
all  over  vegetables  and  hen.  Cover  and 
return  to  oven  until  ready  to  serve. 
PEARL  A.  CURTIS. 
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Splendid  Garden  Guide  FRLL 
Brush 
Dishwashing  Arrangement 
ranged  a  small  electric  motor  geared 
down  by  belting  to  a  large  sewing  ma¬ 
chine  wheel.  I  used  another  small  sew¬ 
ing-machine  wheel,  and  belted  to  an¬ 
other  larger  one,  and  in  this  way  brought 
down  the  speed  of  the  brush  to  about 
the  same  as  the  pendulum  of  a  house 
clock.  I  have  my  sink  divided  in  two 
parts.  In  one  part  is  the  agitator.  I 
place  the.  dishes  in  this  compartment 
for  a  time,  then  lift  them  into  the  other 
part  of  lht*  sink  in  which  is  hot  rinse 
•water.  I  wipe  dishes  while  the  machine 
is  washing  another  basket.  I  can  do 
the  work  of  two  or  three  persons,  and  the 
dishes  are  not  only  clean  but  the  boiling 
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