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Or, A Struggle For a Heart
ORAPTBR VIII.—(Cont'd).
Gaunt handed him the roil, but Bobby
shook his head determinedly.
"Neeb much! You hooked him, and you
ought to land him. Ws a beauty! Rere,
Dade; came and see your first trout be-
ing- killed. This geutlenatn's hcoked the
beggar 1 have been trying for for ever
so long."
Beeline ran up and stood 'watching the
business, little guessing the skill with
which Gaunt was playing the big trout,
but understanding enough of the alalr"
ation to %there iu Dobbs excitement.
"Oh, what a splendid follow!" she ex-
claimed, as Gaunt brought him to the
bank and Bobby slipped the net under
Thank you," said Gaunt, handing the
rod back to Bobby.
Bobby laughed.
"You throw a beautiful fly, sir," he
said. "Are you staying here? If so, ra
ask Brigat—the eteward—to give you Per-
misatou to fish. Halloo! here he is!" he
broke off as a short, thick -set man, with
a pleasant, good-humored face, came
round the hill. "Ili, Bright! how are
you? Just. look at this fish! This is my
,piater. Decima, this is Mr. Bright. This
gentleman caught. him. Why, what's the
matter?" he broke off; for Mr. Bright's
face, as he turned to "the stranger," had
grown red with surprise and delight, and
raising hie hat, he dame forward with'
an eager exclamation of—
"Lord Gaunt!"
CHAPTER IX.
For an instant, but an instant only,
Gaunt looked annoyed and embarrassed,
as he chook hands with the steward.
"Hew do you do, Bright?" he said.
"Taken you by aurprise, yon see."
Bobby stared, then emitted a low
whistle, and grinned. But Decimaa face
wore no smile. it went red for a mo-
ment, then very pale. and her eyes sought
Gaunt's, then hid themselves under their
lona lashes.
This man, to whom she had been abus-
ing Lord Gaunt, was Lord Gaunt Ulm-
self!Rumination, shame, and confusion
fell upon her and eeized her in their
clutches while one could eoant twenty;
then something like resentment and an-
ger took their algae; and she drew back
and turned her face away. But he could
hear Lord Gaunt talking steadily and
• eh aly as if to afford time for the em-
barrassment to pars.
"Yes; X should have written to say I
was coming, Bright, but. I ---well, I didn't
make up my mind until the last mo-
ment."
• "Delighted to see you, my lord," said
Mr, Bright, "notice or no ntaice. Of
course 1 should have preferred a short
warning. The houee—well, I'm. afraid the
house is scarcely fit to receive you."
"That's all right," eaid Gaunt. "I sball
not stay long; half an hour."
Mr. Bright looked at Bobby and De -
"This is Mr. Deane, of The Woodbines,
• neighbor of your, my lord," he said.
Lord Gaunt held out his hand to Bobby,
Upon whose fade the gritstill .fliekered.
"Very glad to make your acquaintance,
•l�r, Deane atad
"Thanks," said Bobby; "and I'in glad
to be able to thank you for thePerinie-
slot to fish. This is my sister 'Decline," 1
Lord Gaunt went up to Decima, who
stood perfectly still and without making
anv response to the introduction. 1
"I can not hope for forgiveness this
time!" he said in a low voice, unheard by
Bobby and Bright, who were for their
part discussing the strangenene of Lord
Gaunt's sudden and unannounced v'sit.
"But you will admit that the temptation
to conceal myself was very strong. If
air. Bright had not turned up, I should
have got away without your learning
that I was the 'heaetlese' owner of Leaf -
more."
The tears of vexation were very near
Docimas eyes.
"It does not matter," she said, with a
little, a very little, catch in her beeath.
"It does not matter in the very lesse
But—but I think you might have stopped
me when 1 was talking of you yourself,
not knowing that—that you were Lord
Gaunt."
"1 might," he said; "but it, would have
given um pain to reveal inyeelia and—
well, we men all shrink from Dam. You
know. llowever, you said nothing that
was unjust or uncharitable: and If It
will console you, let me assure you that
the truths you uttered have done Me
some good. For once, at any rate, I
have seen myself as others see me."
Decima gnawed her lip softly.
"Are you still—morking mer he said;
and there was something in her voice
which brought the color to Gettnt's face.
"Mocking you?" he ,said, and hie ware
rang deep and low and fun of pain.
"Great heaven! don't you tee tlat I am
burning with shame at iny cowerdice?
that I would 110W giro the world if
had had the pluck to own np? My dear
young lady, there is no mockery of you
in my mind; nothing but respect, for your
denunciation, nothing but— Row can I
convince you, prove—"
alr. Bright approached.
"Will you come up to the Hall, my lord?
I have so much I should like tosay, and
—and—you aid something about half an
hear." He ended regretfully.
Lord Gaunt was looking at Decline's
avertecl fate, lio turned his eve; to elle
ground, and, at last, as if he were week-
euing from a brown study and had come
to a sudden resolution, he raised his head
and said, quietly:
"I will come to the Hall, Bright,. I
eana give you more than half an hour
to -day; but I shall be down in a few
days."
"Down?" said Bright, with a 'luta of
eagerness. Do you mean that—teat?"
Gaunt nodded.
"Yes," he laid, "X am coming to stay
Leafmore.
"Lord Gaunt!" exclaimed the devoted
steward, almost breathlessly. "You—You
are coming to live here, to stay?"
"a 'les," said Gaunt, glancing at Deana,
g1igoing b ive here, Tim place has
,keat ne1»o 4.1Ja Ja is Vole I set,
teed down and looked after things; the
tenants and th e people on the estate, and
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some of these improvements yo u have
been worry—wanting nee to see about.'
Bright looked as if he were incliued to
cry' with jay and eatis faction, and there
was surprieo in his Yam also.
was
heard from Belford & Laug, the
lawyers, that your lordship had booked a
passage for Africa," he said.
"So I bad; the venal saile the day after
to -morrow. But I've changad my raind,
and she'll sail without me.
"That is good uews, my lord," said
Bright. "There'll be rejoicing in the vil-
lage when they hear you axe going to
:settle dawn."
"Really?" said Gaunt, with a grim
smile. "That soundstrange."
He area nearer to Decima.
"Have I proved the einoerity of my
remorse. of my desire far reformation,
Mies Deane?" he said in a low voice.
Decima, turned her eyes to his, be
was still a little pale, but there was the
light of pleasure shining iu her eyes, and
her lips were rather tremulous.
"Are you really- Going to etay—to live
hereP" she said, with all a young
readiness to forget and forgive, and a
woman's delight at having her own way.
"Really and truly, on your honor? You
won't run away again and diseppoint
Mr. Bright and all the poor people who
will be so glad, se be says, to hear that
you have come back?"
"Really and truly, on my honor," he
said, with a faint smile.
She laughed up at him softly. Then a
puzzled look came into her eyes.
"Why did you—what made you change
your mind so suddenly?" he asked, with
a child's frank and innocent curiosity.
He shook his head, and smiled at her
grimly.
"-Upon my word, I don't know," he said.
"Let ne say that a whisper from my good
angel reached my ear. There is a good
angel at every man's ohoulder, isn't
there?"
Decima glanced at him with grave re-
buke.
"There are always a good one and a
bad one,",she said.
"We'll wish you good-afterncon, Lord
Gaunt," said Bobby.
Gaunt held out his hand, then drew it
back.
"I wonder whether you and Miss Deane
would be no kind as to come up al the
house with me?" he said. "To tell you
the truth, 1 rather shrink from its lone.
linees; there van be an aoeueation, a re-
proach in it, which will be hard to bear;
and Mr. Bright won't bully me. -ho can
bully terribly -when he Jikes, SEss Deane
—if you are by. He'd be too polite." •
Mr. Bright beamed on them, and laugh-
ed.
-Oh, pray hamar he said.
"All right," said Bobaa, laying down
his rod. "Come on. Dee.a.
Demme. hesitated a moment, While
Gaunt. watched ber gravely, then she in-
clined her head.
They went up the hill and alang the
avenue, Gaunt and Depute, in fronts and
Bobby and Bright behind. Gaunt looked
about hien silently for a moment or two,
then be said:
"Theme trees; want thinning; and the
road. needs a. dozen 211011 at work on it."
As they reached the broad steps lead-
ing to the terrace, he ran his bye con-
teinalatively along the front of the house,
"It looks damned enough," he said,.
more to .himself than to Demme.. "Poor
Bright, what he must have suffered!"
"But yon will not let birn eater any
longer?' ;said Deeima. "You—you will
have it put rights"
"Yes," he replied; "we will have the
old place swept and garnished."
lie turned en the top step and moved
his hand teward the view.
It was a magnificeat tale of far -stretch-
ing meadow and fir-elad hills, on the
sides of which, in little clearings, nestled
the homesteads of the farms.
"Oh, it is beautiful!' exclaimed Decima
uuder her breath. •
Gaunt nodded, and they entered the
hall, the great door of which a woman
had opened, and at which she :stood court-
esying nervously.
Deoiratt looked round the vast place
with a kind of awe. The hall at Leal.
more is one of the finest In Bngland. and
a more experienced person than Deeima
might have feted some excuse for mime
lion at eight of it grandeur. To De -
<time it seemed es if it" had been cut
from the frame of some old picture, or
were a realization of a description she
bad read in one of the county histories.
The walla, running to the vaulted roof,
were covered with oak black with age,
with portraits) of dead and gone Gamuts
smiling or frowning frain the panels. A
group of tattered and smoke-genned natal
drooped front a spot near the ceilieg;
men in armor stood out at intervals, and
trophies of. weapons gleamed dully in the
varaeoamed light that poured through the
great stained window.
A huge nrealace yawned on one sale,
with a bear, so beautifully ret up that
it looked. alive; rearing on its haunches
beside it. It was so very alert and fierce.
lookirig that Declina almost started as
the caught eight of it. Leopard and
lion eltins were spread upon the polished
parquet floor, and ;In sagle stretched its
broad wings and reared its head from the
top of an antique case, through the glass
doors of which a ()enaction of Sevres
glittered and shone brightly. The place
seemed crammed with earths and bric-a-
brac, and indicative of luxury -and wealth
and rank; but over it all hung a kind of
gloom, the air of melancholy which every
place, however rich, inevitably wears
when it has been long deserted.
"It is very grand!" said Demme, and
she spoke in quite a huehed voice.
Gaunt opened a door on the left and
stood aside to let her pass in. It Isms the
big drawing -room, large and maguilleent
enough for astate apartment. The dee-
oratioes were tarnished with age, and
offered relief to the aneient tapestry with
which a greater portion of the room was
hung. neeotid, and beyond it agate, were
other rooms, all equally large, and all
very line iu form and coloring. At the
end. a pale el tall glass doors opened to
the painehouse,,it which palms reared
their 'heacle elvels' feet 111211, -'1 "ere
surrounded by smaller tropical plants
and ferns, A marble nymph rose, like
Aphrodite, Praia 8 fountain ie the center;
but the fountain we still, and no water
flowed from the upturned shell she acid
in her white hand.
The gloom and mantas of desertion
were here also, and the wafts), calico cov-
erings) with which the superb furnitare
was shrouded gave the place a ghostly
aptieerantee.
Deana stood in the center of the room
and gazed, about. her, and Gaunt stood
neat her, and looked noteat the Toona
but at her. Suddenly she ehlYered
shigbt-
ly. ICe went ta one of the windowar, atud
with a hasty, almeet angry, gesture tore
aside the long heavy canaille which
edreened It ittstahtly a flood of sunlight
poured Jima the room, lighting up the
gold of the decorations alai pieture-
frames, and falling in a golden torrent
,over
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ONE ON THE DURE.
The Duke ,h1 .Argyll, at the open-
ing of a recent exhibition in Lon-
don, became -much interested in a
particular make of chimney pot, de-
signed t,o stop smokiness, a..nd,
-turning to the attendant of the
stall, asked him to send one or two
of them to his house in Scotlan-el.
"Oertainly, sir," said the :flan,
not recognizing his dowdy -look -in-,-
°
customer, "What name and ad-
dress 7"
"The Duke of Argyll, Rose-
neath," aai,c1 the Duke.
"Yes, sir; what name?" asked
the man again, whereupon. his cus-
not what—eent the bleed rushing to his
face. It resumed its ordinary pallor al-
most instantly, and lie was grave and
selfaeosseseed, as usual, as Deeima turned
to him with a smile.
"That is what it wants—the sunlight!"
she said, nodding brightly. -Only the
sunlight."
"And. human voices and faces," said Mr.
Bright, nodding alto. "I'm carry you
should find the place shut, my lord, but--"
Gaunt made a gesture of repticliation.
"All my fault, Bright," be said. "RaS it
shall have the sunlight and the rest. Will
you come up to the picture-genera:Miss
Deane?"ed
Mlthe way up the broad. stars,
and. they reached the long corridor Which
ran wand the hall. It was litibd, cram-
med, with pictures, forming a collection
which Bobby rightly described aa price-
less. One of the Gaunts had taken the
"picture mania," and the Leafraore gal-
lery was the result. It is not by any
mettesthe worst form of madness,
"We've taken care of the pietaree, at
any rate," said Mr, Bright. "I have to
thank Mr. Deane for some hints in re-
eard to their preeervation. at was at his
suggestion that these" -:be nodded at sev-
eral --'were glassed in."
"I ant very grateful," said Gaunt, quiet-
ly. "I hope your kindly interest, won't
Cease, Deane."
Bobby flushed with pleasure at the
words, the tone, and, most of all, at, the
friendly "Deane."
011, it was like my cheek," he eaid;
"and 1 expecthyou know more about them
than 1 .
"No," eaid Gaunt. "I like thein., but I'm
afraid I've been indifferent." His eyes
followed Declina as she moved along the
long line. "Aro you fond of art, Miss
Deaner he asked, going up to her.
"Oh, yes; who uri net?" said Deeima. "I
love pictures. But I don't know very
much about them, though Aunt ,Pauline
had ute taught, to draw and paint, and I
have read Cunningham and Ruskin. Aunt
Pauline has a small collection at Wal-
field—that is her house in the country—
and I went to the National Gallery. I
know some of these piotures, because
have read of them. Row proud yea must
be of them!"
"Yes; I suppose I ought to be," he Bard.
I wonder w let er you will come with
your brother and see them—ortee, when-
ever you tare to do so, 1 acaaa?"
added,
shall bo very glad," said, Deanna,
;• frankly. "and I am sure Bobay
"There ought to be a, cataiogue,
said. "I don't know where it is. We will
find it. 1 than have. my hands ralIa
can see," he went on, with a Mile, half
lisaees, half amused. "There will be a
good deal to do. There are the tenants
and the people on the estate; they wihl
want looking after. Mr. Begat has—I
can see it in his eye—all sorts Of schemes
and plans for new sehools and cottages
and village liospitals." Re paused a um-
enent. "I wonder—" Be stopped again.
"Mies Deane, does it occur to you that,
ysioblituotyupt to bear some of the TeSlion-
"Ir said Decline, with open-eyed sur-
prise.
"Yes," he said, gravely, but with a
touch of banter in his eyee. "It was
your censure of the absent and 'heart -
let' owner which led me to decide on
staying here. You ought to bear some of
the burden which will fall upon me in
consequence. That's only fair."
rho color seise to Declines faese.
"How owl I? I could not help you,"
she"In6diteid.
e, but you can," ho said. "I shall
want no end of advice limn all the ben-
evoleut schemes Mr. Bright is hat:ling.
I know nothing of the people's wants,"
"And I?"
"Being a womara will Imove all- by a
woman's inatinct,' he said. "I count
upon yon, Mime Dea.no. In fart, I shall
consider that 1 am entitled to come to
you for advice and assistaime—and aro.
tection—the moment Mr. Bright begins
his assault. Shall X count in vain?"
Decima looked from side to side, then
raised her eyes to his fame.
"It sounds nonsenee'" said, "But,--
but, yes, I will help you. But you will
JP
Ile was silent a moment, then he said,
very quietly:
"I think —I am sure—I shall need Y011;
and I will come and ask your father to.
permit you to render me your 1.iraho
The nlock in the turret struck the hour
hoarsely, and Bobby, who had been study-
ing a fishing group with keen interest,
started.
"I say. Dade, we shall have to make
a rush for it, if we are to bo home la
time for dinner,"
"I will order a carriage," said Gaunt;
then he laughed grimly. "I forgot. There
is no carriage. But there shall be the
text time you come'Miss Deane."
They went down etaire to the door, and
Decline, held out her hand.
"Am I forgiven?" he said, as he took
it in his, and his eyes sought hers grave-
ly.
"Yee, quite!" elle said, frankly: "Goma
bye, and thank you for showing us the
house,"
He did not utter the conventional
penile of "Thaak you for comings" but as
he shook hands with Bobby, said:
"1 hope we shall see it great deal of
oath other, Deane."
(To be centieued.)
Proof Enough.
Young Wife-eIsio.w, do I know you
still love me ?
Young Ilub—I stayed home from
a ball game to take you to a basket
picnic—proof enough.
taturally.
Mrs. Beek—"What party does
your husband belong to V'
Mrs. Peck—"I'm the party."
Natural.
She had a nervous brealedow
Yes, it was bound te oine
She used up all her energy,
Poor thing, in chewhig gu
The Duke of Argyll.
framer had to explain exactly who
he was. As he went away, the ven-
dor of chimney pots was heard to
say:
"Lord, I took him for a hotel -
keeper, and 'The Duke of Argyll'
as the name of his 'pub.'"
I.
A CHARMING OLD LETTER.
Thomas Hood's Epistle to a Little
Girl Ito Loved.
Neither Thackeray nor Lewis
Carroll—those perfect fun -makers
for ehildrene-could have imagined
prettier nonsense than Thomas
Hood • once put into a letter to a
little girlhe loved. He wrote
My Dear Jeanie. I have heard
lhat'you bathe in the sea,, which is
'very aefreshing, but it requires
care; for if you stay under water
too long, you may come up a mer-
maid, who is only half a leery. with
a fish's tail—ex:Mel:1 she can boil if
she likes. You had better try this
with your doll, whether it turns
her into half a, "doll -fin."
I hope you like the sea. 1 always
did when I was a childwhich was
about two years ago. Sometimes it
makes such a, fizzing and foaming,
I 'wonder some of our London cheats
do not bottle it up and sell it for
ginger-pbp.
When the sea is too rough, if you
pour the sweet -oil out of the cruet
all over it, and wait for a calm, it
will be quite smooth, much snaooth-
er than a dressed salad,
Some time age exactly, there
used to be, about the coast, the
part of the coast where you are,
large white birds with bla.ek-tipped
wings, that went flying and scream-
ing over the sea, and now and then
plunged down into the water after
a fish. Perhaps they catch their
sprats now with nets or hooks and
lines. Do you ever see such birds?
We used to call them "gulls"—but
they didn't mind it! ,Do you ever
see any boats or vessels? And
don't you wish, -when you see a
ship, that Somebody was a sea -cap-
tain instead of a doctor, that he
might bring you home a pet lion,
or calf elephant, ever so many ,par-
ro'
ta or a monkey, from foreign
parts? I knew a little girl who was
promised a baby -whale by her sail-
or brother, and who blubbered be-
cause he did not bring it. I sup-
pose there are no whales at Sand -
gate, but you might find a seal
about the beach; or, at least, a
stone for one. The sea stones are
not pretty when they are dry, but
look beautiful When they are wet;
and 'we could always keep sucking
the 1
If you can find ene, pray pick
me up a pebble for a seal, I prefer
the red sort, like IVIrs. Jenkins's
brooch and earrin,gs, which she calls
"red chameleon." Well, how happy
you must be ! Childhood is such a
joyous, merry timel and I often
wish I was two or three children!
But -X suppose I can't be or else.I
-would be Jeanie, and May, and
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• Donny Elliott. And wouldn't I pull
Off my three pairs of shoes and
socks, and go paddling in the sea
up to my six knees! And oh! how
I would climb up the downs, and
roll down the ups, on my three
backs and stomachs ! Capital
sport, only it wears out the 'wool-
ens. Which reminds me of the
sheep on the downs, and little May,
so innocent; I dare say she often
crawls about on all -fours, and tries
to eat grass like a laxnb. Grass
isn't nasty; at 'least not very, if
you take care while you are brows-
ing not to chump up the dande-
-lions: They are large, yellow star-
floWers, and often grow about dairy
farms, ,but give very had milk!
GREAT SHIPS TO CARRY GUNS.
Lusitania Will Bristle With Cannon
When,, She Sails Again.
The reason whiele the crack liner
Luisitania has been so long delayed
at Liverpool, has been announced
to be because ter turbine engines
are being completely replaced, but
the Cunard officials at Liverpool
acknowledged, recently that the
greyhound is being equipped with
high power naval rifles in eonforra-
ity with England's new policy of
arming passenger boats. So when
the great ship, the third selected by
the Government for armament,
next appears in New York about
the end of August, she will be the
first British merchantman for more
than a century sailing up the lower
bay with black guns bristling over
her sides.
The Lusitania, which will be an
almost invaluable addition to Eng-
land's merchant fleet, because not
only is she so fast, but, of such great
capacity for carrying troops' . was
originally built with her decks
adapted for rifles, and the task of
installing battle guns will be com-
paratively easy.
It is very probable that immedi-
ately the tourist season is ended
the Mauretania will be called to
Liverpool, overhauled and equip-
ped with guns. The British Gov-
ernment is hastening the task of
creating an armed fleet under the
red ensign.
!It
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never so crowded that a man is in
any danger pf being jostled out of
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Sheep as Soil Improvers.
It is universally accepted
sheep droppings Under like c
tions containa larger amours
fertility than that from ,either
horse, cow.' Cr hog. One of the
sired& features of this prodac
the uniform distribution made
the sheep over the land. In
leading European countries, s
as England, Scotland, France
Germany, the -value of sheep in
proving impoverished or natur
thin soils has betm recognized
centuries. It is stated on good
thority that many of the soils Wo
be almost worthless but for the f
that they are densely covered w
sheep. In these countries flocks
sheep aggregating 2,000 or 3000
number are not uncommonly se
The various breeds which natur
inhabit the rough mountain la
and the precipitous cliffs of th
• countries, where only scanty
coarse herbage exists, manif
their great value in making oth
wise -worthless land bring in pro
able returns.
• Much of the gullied land.
waste hillsides of this country co
• be utilized profitably.in the prod
• tion of • sheep. :Many promin
farmers have proved this to t
• highest satisfaction. Much of
land which new grows weeds
other coarse vegetation can be
stored to profitable tillage by
use of sheep. Fortunely,
sheep is a ruminating animal
with the compound stomach
make use of .much of the coa
grass and weeds -which thrive
these depleted soils. -
In European countries wh
sheep raising is carried on ext
sie'ely and usually profitably, li
concentrated feed is used, exc
threugh. the flushing and lamb
season. 'During other periods 1
grass and roots form their m
stay. Any farme`r who is will
-to give sheep the same amount
intelligent care that he gives
other live stack will find tb.em
only profitable, but good soil,
provers, bringing into eultivat
large areas of otherwise waste la,
Oats and Peas.
Every year I am earning to
preciate the value of eats and p
as a summer forage for the- da
cattle and as a puree of prot
kr winter feeding, writes a pro
inent farmer. These' crops are
coming more popular every year
this section. They are very pal
able and nourishing, easy to c
and handle, and come at a t
when the pastures are short a
dry.
A succession of sowings will
ford green feed or a number'
„weeks. These crops should be so
as early as possible, and the ide
way is to sow the peas bro'ad.ca
and plow them in about four i
ches deep with a une-horse plom
After four or five days put in th
oats about two inches deep. The:
will come up about the same ti
and the peas will fill better and sta
green longer for being .plante
deep.
On account of the rush. of war
during the spring and uncertai
weather conditions, We usually mi.
the two kinds of seeds and corn
• promise by, drilling as deep as pas
sible, putting in both kinds of seed
at one operation.
The ground should be rolled an
planked so that the crop can be cu
with a mowing machine or seethe
I prefer to use about two bushel
of peas to one of oats, although
frequently vary the amounts ac
cording to the price of the pea see(
For cutting green it is best.
make a number of sowings about
week or ten days apart. Two
three acres of good land shoul
furnish enough forage for 25 or
cows kir a number of weeks duri
the ellinaner.
For winter feed they will produ
more tons of good feed than clov
hay and will greatly, reduce .t
bills for grain feed. They shot:
be sown the same as for forage !
cut when the oats are heading. a
the peas are well in bloom,t
the stock will eat them more tea
ily with no waste. -
De not wait until the oats
formed or there will be difficulty'
perienced in feeding '‘ the :toad
This dnieture is worthy a place
every dairy farm.
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