Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1890-10-09
WinIar Wheat.

Tie general success which has attended
the experiments with winter wheat
in the regions where it has been supposed
heretofore that spring wheat was the only
variety that would grow. will doubtless
lead to increased acreage this fail The
spring wheat region, which might be de-
fined as a rough way as nor h of the north
line of Kansas and Missouri, seems to be
gradually moving further north. and the
winter wheat region south Of that line,
gradually extending northward. Between
these regions there is belt of one or two
hundred miles wide which once grew good
spring wheat, but which for some reason,
has refused of late years to grow 1t with
any certainty. In this region we advised,
last year, experimentation with winter
wheat While we have no complete data,
the general drift of the reports indicates
that the experiments have been quite sue,
cessfuI In point of fact we are quite GER
tain that winter Wheat has been much
more successful in this area than spring
wheat.
There are few matters, however, that
are essential to success. The wheat should
be sown early. on good land, and drilled
in instead of being sown broadcast. The
first is important. and the second and third
essential.
Another important matter is to have d
seed bed and the upper two inches on good
tilth. but not too fine and dusty. One of
the favorite methods is to drill the wheat
in the corn stalks with a one-horse drill
that can be set t. fit the rows. The stalks
are allowed to stand to furnish winter
protection and catch the snow. A few
acres can be pu5 in for expert
ment with a shovel piow, but when the
farmer has enough confidence to 20 at
wheat growing III earnest he should by al.
means get a drill.
There are two objections to this method
It is not always possible to SOW wheat In
corn on account of its being lodged by
storms. and when it is used as a nurse
crop for grasses it leaves the ground too
rough for moving.
A ROYAL PHILANTHROPI
The Crown Prince of Austria's Charities
The Sorrows of His Life.
1t is, perhaps, not generally known that
the Crown Prince OF Austria is one of the
greatest philanthropists of the age. Dur
ing the life of the late Crown Prince
Rudolf he was parsonage OF very lit
tie Importance even in his own country
His immense wealth, however, gave him
refined taste and general culture rendered
him an authorits upon literature and art
As time passed he began to realize that
he could better organize his work IN the
capital than elsewhere He therefore
established himself in Vienna, where he
soon began to be regarded as general
benefactor He at once took the lead In
every movement for impr owing the condl-
ton of the working classes. His energy
was turned chiefly in the direction of
establishing technical schools and hospi-
tails He also contributed largely to all ex-
listing charities.
Perhaps the unhappiness of his life has
had much to do with the softening Of his
character. He hes had more than his fair
share Of sorrow When in 1853 he was ap-
pointed Viceroy of Tyrol and brought with
him his bride, a Saxon Princess, the
Tyrolesse population united IN giving
them welcome such as no sovereign had
received there for centuries.
Within year bis young bride-a girl
of seventeen summers-died suddenly. In
the morning the young Archduchess was
seemingly in perfect health; before night
fall she passed away. So pas sionately a.
tached to his young wife was he that when
she died fears were entertained least his
intense grief should affect his reason.
Sorrow has undoubtedly left its mark
upon the man. He is now 81 years of
age. but looks much older, owing mainly
to the expression of sadness which. it is
said. never leaves his face. In 1862, at
the urgent entreaty of the emperor. he
married a second time. His bride wa
the Princess Annunciata, of Naples. VIII
also died, leaving two sons and daugh-
ter.
There were two pretty weddings at Osh.
kosh Tuesday night Alice E. Hill and
William J. McNabb and Josie Neis and
Frank Wahle were welded.
There is an exquisite little brooch made
to represent an inoffensive puss II white
a,J lIaoI- o,a,,,ol c,,arly inp diamond