THE YELLOW SHEETS 

Have lost several young plants of 
Billbergia nutans from the combina- 
tion of scant water and full sun. The 
shoddy work of a local man caused 
the supports of several stands to co- 
lapse under heavy rain. I was com- 
pelled to move the plants into full 
sun. Then came a dry spell. We 
have plenty of water in our well, but 
it is some distance from the plant 
stands and I am not strong enough to 
carry enough that distance. I think 
that in our climate most Succulents, 
including Cacti, do much better with 
mid-day shade. When set in the open 
ground. where their roots can range 
far, Cacti can stand more sun than 
when confined to pots. 
Day Lilies (Hemerocalis) are not 
usually regarded as suitable for pot 
culture, but | am compelled to keep 
my finest in big cans and buckets, be- 
cause my yard is infested with Ber- 
muda, Dallis, Nut and Johnson grass- 
es. . Most of my Kwansos and a few 
of the others are in the open. . Those 
on the stands bloomed much better 
than their sisters, fighting for life 
against the grass. 
Pokeberries beginning to ripen and 
some of the leaves turn red. Chickens 
like to eat the berries and the pioneers 
made use of them for dye stuff and 
ink. A valuable native plant. 
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Much poultry is moulting and egg 
yield cut. I find it a mistake to re- 
duce grain feed at this time. Hens 
will lay better later on if full fed 
through the moult. 
The back lotter has an advantage 
over the big-scale operator in culling 
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moulters.. Most hens which begin to 
shed their feathers early will take a 
long time about it, and be out of pro- | 
duction for an unprofitably long time; | 
therefore the rule of commercial poul- 
try raisers is to cull out the early 
moulters. But occasionally we find 
a hen which sheds early, hustles 
through the job and is back in pro- | 
duction when her sisters are quitting. 
And this quality is handed down to 
some of her daughters, but the owner — 
must have a small flock to know each 
hen personally. Mr. Philo Brown, N. 
Y.. proved that it is possible in a 
few years to build up a flock of heavy 
layers which will do their shedding 
when eggs are plentiful and cheap © 
and be back on the job when egg 
prices climb. 
A farm woman near Grannis was — 
taken sick some bit ago with severe 
stomach trouble, unable to retain 
food. The doctor prescribed goat's 
milk. One of her sons comes here 
after the morning milking and buys 
a quart of fresh milk for 10 cents. 
This is the backbone of his mother’s 
diet and | am told that she is steadily 
improving. I expect Ruth to go en- 
tirely dry in November, preparatory 
to freshening in late winter, but she 
is still giving five pints a day. I sell 
two pints and have enough left for 
me and the cats. 
Providence intervened in my behalf, 
to some extent, in the cat trouble. 
Something, most likely a dog, killed 
the long-haired mother. Mildred 
prompty adopted the four orphan 
kittens. Did not have enough for her 
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