. The Southern planter. ing 6^i per cent, fat, makingabout 18 pounds butter In seven days—onpasture alone. W. B. GATES, Evergreen Depot, Va. script lot—some large and some small,some showing tine quality and some acoarse type.—Ed. CORN STORING. How long will corn, on the ear,keep? Does it keep better shucked ornot? I have some left over—indeed,quite a lot—and will move it from mycrib and put this years crop in. NEW HAND. Henrico county, Va. Corn will keep for years If thor-oughly dry when stored properly in adry, well-ventilated crib out of doors,but if taken out of the crib and sto
. The Southern planter. ing 6^i per cent, fat, makingabout 18 pounds butter In seven days—onpasture alone. W. B. GATES, Evergreen Depot, Va. script lot—some large and some small,some showing tine quality and some acoarse type.—Ed. CORN STORING. How long will corn, on the ear,keep? Does it keep better shucked ornot? I have some left over—indeed,quite a lot—and will move it from mycrib and put this years crop in. NEW HAND. Henrico county, Va. Corn will keep for years If thor-oughly dry when stored properly in adry, well-ventilated crib out of doors,but if taken out of the crib and storedin a barn or granery will usually beattacked by weevil, especially ifshucked. It is seldom injured by theweevil so long as it remains un-shucked. When compelled to removeit from the crib it should be shelledand stored in tight bins and be treat-ed with bisulphide of carbon at once,so as to remove all danger of loss fromweevil, the moth of which may havelaid eggs on it in the crib.—Ed. HINTS BY MAY 5492 Seven Gored Walking Skirt,22 to 32 Waist. The skirt that is tucked at its loweredge is always a desirable one, as itIs quite certain to give most satisfac-tory lines and folds. This one ismade of a pretty novelty wool mate-rial stitched with belding silk, thecolor being blue, but it will be foundavailable for everything that is of suf-ficiently light weight to make thetucks desirable. Veilings, cashmeresand the like are to be greatly wornand all are pretty made in this way,while also all the soft, fashionablesilks are appropriate. The skirt is cut in seven gores, allof which are joined before the hem is jturned and the tucks are stitched. The |fulness at the back is laid in invertedplaits that can be stitched or pressedinto position. The quantity of material requiredfor the medium size is 11 yards27, 61-4 yards 44 or 52 inches wide HEREFQRDS. In talking up Herefords, X am nottalking down any other Beef Breed-each has some special point of I conte
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