Farm And Garden Inside The Stable

Where box stallsareconstantly in use there aro inauy days, uot only in sommer, but in winter as well, when it is j a serious problem to keep tbe iumates cornfortabJe. There may be a ventilating shaft iu each stal! and a small window, but even with these exits tor heated air tbere wil] be days wben the inmates of box stalla will suffer for a freer circulatiou of air, particular]? is winter, wheu it is not ahvays practicable to open stable windowa. Uudpr sueh conditions a contributor to the New York Tribune tells that the best plan is to open the box stall out iuto the interior of the stable by using such an arrangement as shown in the illustrution here reprodneed. The door to the stall is cut into twe parta, while attached to the lower half, but eztending to the top of the dooriy, is a grating of wira supported by the fvamework that is screwed to the lower half of the door. The upper half shuts iuto place aud bolts to the lower j half, when the whole swings as one door. Dnring the day the upper part of the door eau be kept open and simt at uight for warmth. Thisnot only affords good ventilation during the day, but pemrits the occupants of such stalls to j be seen at any time without opening the stall doors. The same arrangement is nseful for poultry honses, sheep pens, etc. Iu the case of small auimals eoinmon wire poultry nettiiig eau be used for the gratin;;. The iruproved stable floor shown in the secondcutwas originally illustrütcd and desoribed iu The Country Gentleman. The first. tier of plank, whioh may be two inchesthick, islaid with au iucliue of threeinches tothorear. These plank are the full depth of the steil, iucluding the mauger. The lengtb wil] vary froiu eight to nine feet. Over this are laid pieces like O in cut. These pieces are four inchea wide aud three iuclirs iu depth aud as long as the stall or plank of first tier. Thcy taper to uothing at one end and are laid au inch apart. B shows how two pieces are taken out of oue stick by Bawing diagonally any good, hard, tough wood 3 by 4 iuches. A shows the floor when complete. In oleaning this stall it isnecessary to have a kind of mattock to fit into the spaces iu the grating. This improvement is more notioeable wbeu used for stallious aud geldiugs. ■Vhen to Sow Winter Wheat. Winter wheat should never bc powu uutil after frost has come. Some yeara this may postpone soeding uutil pretty late, bnt if the grouud is worked thoroughly until the time of seeding there is 110 dauger that the plant will uot get all the growth needed before winter. We have seen many more wheat failuros from too early seediug tlian from keeping the seed out of the ground too late. There is soine danger of the wheat getting too large a growtli if sowu too early, but.the greater danger from this is that the Hessian fly will ky lier eggs, causing thewheattocriukle downwhen the worm hatchesuext spring. No eggs are powu by the Hessian fly after frost comes. If it were not for seattered grain in wheatfields, the fly might easily bo starved out by delaying all wheat seediug until after frost. There is much less scatterod wheat since the wheat harvesting machines have come into use. If allwould unito in delaying seeding, the Hessiau fly pest might be exterm iuated. Stavcs For Tub Silos. Some lumber dealer will makoa good thing if ho will manufacture suitable staves for a round "tub" silo aud offer them for sale at reasonablerates. There is sure to be a deniand for sueh staves. We know several partios who would havo built the silos this year if thcy could havo bought the staves readily. It is evident that this form of silo "is going to be very popular, and there wil) surdy be a great demand for firat class staves all ready to put in place. There is au easy way for Spain to ie Ca ba go and save her pride. If the United States sliould recognize Cuban belligerent rights, thon Spain might simply say the struggle against sueh odds was too great for her and cali off her brave soldiers and her incapable generáis. By the time tho new administraron comea ju, in Maren, European natious will have become so tired of witnessing Spain'a hopeless struggle with the rebellion that they will view with indifferenee the reoognition by this country of Cubnu iudependeuce.