The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-01-17


oae Of the most successful sugar producers
il tie Slate-ssid that be spoke from long
practical experiences, and that be would not
do sithout The evaporation if be could help
H. Il Is a labor saving machine that viii
produce the most possible sugar with the
least possible work It works auioDatiosi-
ly and requires little attention besides keep
ing Up the FIRE and the pan fal OF sap. An
indicator shows when the sap has been re-
duced TO the proper stage for molasses,
tough sugar, common sugar or granulated
sngzr. John Biesecker j. the agent for the
machine II Sonerset county. Mr.. scissor
says thai every sLgar producer should have
one, no matter If bis orchard contains no
more than 100 trees.
How can the Canada thistle be extermi-
mated sss next asked Mr. Woodward
0aly by keeping eternaliy Al If, vas the
reply. Persist in cutting Of the leaves as
soon as they appear. When the leaves are
otT the stalk mast certainly die. since it can
no longer breathe The lu1gs Of all plants
are IN the leaves, and when they are remov-
Cd death must follow. No other process
vii meet with the same result. You can
no. escape from them BY pL0sing the stalks
under
NJ Scisson said that be had recently
learned from high authority thst drop OF
sulphuric acid dropped into the heart Of
Canada thistle stalk viii kill it instantly
He thought this would be a very simple
means OF getting nd or the pest. since a far
mer could dip the end Of his walking stick
into he scid and touch the thistle IS lie
passed By Il
Keeping seys On the farm vas the IL
tie Of e very cTeditable paper read BY Dallas
J. FIke, OF Elk Lex tOEnship. M Fike Is
3 young man, and therefore did no; speak
from experience, but his ideas seemed 70
touch responsive chord II the hearts Of
the audience. he thinks fathers and nOth-
erS should be able 10 determine, whea their
children are quite young, whether or nOt
they are capable or receiving an education
The lad who eyiRoes love for business
should Be simulated, the lad who thinks
he vi. succeed 81 the law should be given q
chance. s1d the lad 'Fho thinks ne vii stick
70 the farm should be encouraged. If be
desires an education. so mach the better.
because the educated farmer is the best far
mer- Fathers should give the boy who re-
mains on the farm q percentages On some one
Of the crops, OF Oh the stock, O. On the fruit.
There should be incsnives given him % bet
te- work each yezr- De should also be
taught 70 Be loyal 70 the farm. He should
never be ashamed TO Acknowledge that be
vas tillsr Of the soil. The subject Of tins
paper was taken up and discussed by the
members Of the institute Secretary Edge
said that j Vas a noticeable fact that CITY
people were sxerting every effort to build
their homes in The country. and that ooun-
ty people were eEerriug their efforts TO
build homes in The cities. '' Farmers are
born, not made be said: " If your boy
Sill make 5eiter lawyer, doctor or preach
e, Jet him be that. but don't bear on too
heavy when the BOY ) turning he grind
stone Boys hear too much ab0at farming
don't pay. There Is no business that pays
better Oh the capital invested than the
farmers There is 10 sudden wealth and
there IS 10 sudden lossn
"Cresdng and Maintaining Fertility OF
Soils, was the subject Of most interesting
address BY the Secretary OF Agriculture,
Mr. Edge. Since the world was created, y
said the speaker, 90 fertility has been
made and none has been destroyed. Only
Two classes Of plant food e1isis. One CONES
frOn the soil and the other from the air
These two classes contain fIlrieen elements
All Of which are known 10 Us All bat
three CO these elements are contained in the
soil; the others are phosphoric acid, potash
and Nitrogen. Tae South Carolina Phos-
phate beds were deposited there BY birds OF
other agents and the material Was carried
rom distant points, and so IL is with all oth-
e natural fertilizers. You can not destroy
soil food, but you can take il from the soil
and must replace II with fertility from other
soGrces. Cover : the best fertilizer knoSn.
1t lakes care Of itself, drawing great gu2n-
titles Of nitrogen from The air Tie whole
question Of fertility is one Of dollars snd
cents Does i psy 20 rob your farm Of lis
fertility IN order 70 ship away crops that
have impovsrish 81 the ground, and that ne
oessiteies The use Of commercial fertilizsEs2 ?
In the part Of The Safe l hail from il does
can make more money selling butter, sell-
ing and fsediag cioFer than commercial Ter
uLzez cJs- me- Iae Lzrmz- vi1 sells
ton Of clover sells $50 worth Of fertilizer.
a ten of timothy S54s worth Of Ter
ahzer- Timothy IS most exhausiing 10 tue
soll bsczase il draws nearly all Of its fertiii-
y from the soil. Clover gets fertility from
the air AID supplies Ehat other grains and
grssses take away. The question farmers
must solve for themselves Is, dos il ny 10
sell eloTerf GOu cannot steal from the soil.
and yea viii kRd thai in the end il Is better
TO bay Eich farm than poor one. Under
certain conditions letting ground hy idle
viii enrich il, but thsi neihea Is expensive
The Only way toenrieh farm Is by fseskng
grain, and making good nse Of abe manure.
Every crop yo7 sell from the farm takes
noIe Or less Fertility from i. After YOU
hEye worked year farms for . hundred
years yoa vii dnd that il is only By the iu-
oieious Use OF fertilizers that they can be
made 10 toprodace al al.
There is not an ounoe Of fertility in ton
o. iEse- When apply lime I take fertility
fFOn he sell Some Of you Soaerse1 eoun-
" farmers do not belieEe TINS, I know, AID
viii say no more in regard to il.
The farmer who can get all Of the bxrn
yard manure he wants needs 10 CONNER
cal fertilizer Bat manure is . very IN
eFenly balanced fertilizer and requires great
care N Csing. All manure viii not do.
s-raE Tor instance Is no good. In permit
ting manure to lsy exposed to the ram and
weather as IS done IN PeEnsylyznia. causes
Il 10 l0Se more thz1 Ole-half OF is vaiue.
Al manure loses . per cent Of is fertility.
Il should be got onto the ground as soon as
possible after It Is made. Il should never
be pisced On potato ground. II should not
Be pioEec in deep and VII! invariably bring
better results when spread on the ground.
Tee fertility secured from the horse is better
than that secHred from tbs Gov. ard that
fron COWS better than that from Other
a2inzls- Manure from the barn yard and
commercial fertilizers go hand in hand, be
eaoss there : 9aAnoEH way Of lakinr fss-
tliIy from the soil and pzilius The sinne
quantity back in barn ysrd manure. It Is