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The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09
You Are Going East

If You Are Going East
You will find the time and service Of the
Burlington Route superior to all other
lires.
The magnificent gas-lighted vestibule
Flyer, /" leaving Denver daily at 8p. M,
reaches st. Louis at 7:2O .. M, and
Chicago at $40 a. M, the second morn
ing, making connections for all points
east.
The Burlington is the only line run
ming through sleepers and chair cars
from Denver to st. Louis without
change.
For full information apply to local
ticket agents, or address G. W. Vallery,
General Agent, 1899 nth street, Dem
YER.
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09
ALiberal Reward

For one small light grey gelding, with
dark name and tail, branded = on near
shoulder; is broke. Also one 8 year-old
red steer with white spUt IN forehead;
Ms on near side and hip; split ear.
w. E. SIMPSON.
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09

Owing to the demoralized condition
of the Denver fire department, made so
by GRANNY Waite's Populistic rule, all
the insurance companies doing business
in that city have raised rates 25 cents
on each 500 insurance. The firing"
OF the police board every few months
seems to leave as much disaster behind
as did that idlotic extra session Of the
legislature.
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09
A New Road House

Has been opened at the Larson ranch.
about half way between Meeker and
Ride. on the Government Road. Good
accommodation for men and horses
and the public generally, at reasonable
rates. E. AARKKR, Prop.
JIG
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09

II just saw two Irishmen having a
difference - tn the respective shapes of
their heads.'' ''How did they settle itp''
"They agreed to split the difference, and
we're taken to the hospital"
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09

A recent dispatch. from Hahn's Peak
says: "A considerable stir has been
created in this camp over the opening
Of = lead by d. Humphreys. which. it IL
advanced BY some, b the mother lead to
the great placer fields which for the
past twenty-six wears have averaged an
annual output Of $4,000. The vein is
gold bearing quartzite, assaying from
$40 TO $40 per ton. Operations will be
pushed on an extensive scale immedi-
ately."
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09

Prevention is better than cure, and
you may prevent that tired feeling by
taking Hoods SarsapaTilia, which will
keep your blood pure and FREQ from acid
faint and germs of disease.
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09

In a Copenhagen paper two volcanoes
in Iceland are advertised for sale. the
price asked being $3.50 each.
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09

Governor Waite tried to settle the
Cripple Creek strike last week. but the
more he tried the more complicated 1t
became. When he finally concluded to
call in few men Of brains matters
we're soon arranged which will lead to a
speedy settlement Of the strike. How
ever, it would not he surprising II the
old man changed his mind again, and
instructed the military-now on the road
to the scene-to help the miners against
the civil authorities.
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09

Hoods Pills do not purge, pain OF
gripe, but act promptly, easily and ef-
hctently. Csc.
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09

1.-The city of Meeker is preparing for
an old-time Fourth of July celebration.
1t is not stated whether anyone has
been found with sufficient enthusiasm
and love of country to do the spread
eagle act on that OCCASION" remarks
the Aspen Times. In the absence Of
gold and silver we are just bubbling
over with patriotism and enthusiasm.
and if you folks want to hear the eagle
scream, or see ''hoss" race, come and
join us. We can sacrifice one day in
the year in the great l6-to-1 6ght. and
nothing is to hinder you from knocking
off day, too.
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09
CATTLE FoR SALE.

Ishall offer for sale, after the round
ups, about juno 18th, some $50 head Of
mixed cattle, or the balance OF the J Q
s herd. All first-class stock, mostly
yeariings, two's and three's. They will
be sold for cash. For particulars in
quire Of
ID. F. WEBSTER, Assignee,
jn8 RIFLE, Colorado.
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09

The Ainu women In Japan TATTOO their
faces to give them the appearance Of
men with whiskers.
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09

"Bhe's a. pretty As picture" J" said
the young man. Yes" replied the
youdg lady with glance at her rivals
compilation, .hand- painted, too."
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09
Fine Tailoring.

Pants to order at from $3.50 to SIS.
Suits to order at from S25 to SIS, ut
j.. q. DoERR, the Tailor.
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09

Many physicians declare that the use
Of tobacco in moderate quantities is
beneficial.
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09

She (suspiciously)-Henry. what is q
poker chip He (franklyl-It's a chip
of . poker, suppose. Did guess 1t /
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09

For Sale,
A pair OF chaps" Inquire at this Of
DO.
The Meeker herald., 1894-06-09
Patents Ready for Delivery.

The following is list Of United
States patents to lands in Rio Blanco
county remaining In the land Office at
Glenwood Springs, June l, 1894, which
will be delivered on surrender Of re-
ceiver's receipt, or affidavit Of its loss:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07
The Smut of Oats.

The smut of oats, says the New York
Times, is one Of the most destructive dis
eases of this grain. 1t is closely related
to the rust which is preliminary to it, and
thought by some to be merely a stage OF
smut into which the rust develops. But
there is an effective remedy for both OF
these diseases. This is to steep the grain
used for seed in a solution of sulphate of
copper, as is done for the seed wheat.
-Four ounces of the sulphate is dissolved
in water, and the solution is diluted to
five gallons. The seed is STEPPED in this
liquid for a few minutes, and is then
dried and Immediately sown.
The seeds or spores of the fungus be-
come attached TO the husk by means OF
exceeding fine hairs that may be seen on
the tip of the grain by the use of mag
nifying glass, and are thus sown with the
seed. In the moist soil these spores,
which are very minute black. round
bodies. terminate, and the silk-like fibers
(mycelium) penetrate the seeds, and from
thence spread into the roots and spires of
the plants, growing as the plants grow,
and taking possession of the whole of the
stem, from which they penetrate into the
leaves and the panicle. The leaves show
the rust, which may be seen by the mag
nifying glass as small, round red globules,
ana JDeSe are DelieNeu 10 CndHge IN Jue
pauicles and the grain into smut. which
destroys the substance of the grain aud
fills the husk with the black, dust-like
smut.
Another remedy much recommended is
to steepthe seed in hot water at tenn
perature of 1867, which kills the germs or
spores, and thus has the same effect as the
sulphate of copper solution. The grain is
placed in a basket or sack and dipped
into the hot water, and kept in it for i've
tub or barrel, by which the smut is
washed OFF as we'll as killed. If this pre-
caution were generally used the fungus
would be rarely seen in the crop.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07
Nut Trees.

The Homestead says: A good deal of
interest exists at the present time in re-
gard to nut culture Pecans. English
walnuts, Spanish and Japanese chestnuts
and hazelnuts are the chief ones spoken
of. In regard to the first one of these it
may be said that in the Philadelphia mar
ket they appear in such quantities every
winter that they cannot be sold and all
come frem wild trees. AS the trees bear
regularly, and the nuts keep good for two
| seasons, dealers hold over the nuts I'M
sold and mix them with the fresh ones
This makes but little difference except to
the one who wants TO plant them and to
him 1t Is sometimes great hunt to secure
what he wants. The dealers here grade
the nuts, making three divisions of them
They are run through meshes to
get first a large size, another
mesh takes a medium size, leaving
a third and smallest grade. AS a
guide 10 price, paid for the largest size
IA cents; medium, u cents, and small
est, 9 cents per pound last winter, buy
ing at wholesale. This tree thrives and
bears nuts in Philadelphia, but the
solitary tree or two which are here do
not bear abundantly, from what cause
DO not know. The English walnut, on
the other hand, is very productive
| hardy seedlings, but the imported ones
produce seedlings which are a little ten
der for year or two, but they grow out
of this and get quite sturdy in time
There are old trees here planted by the
early German settlers most likely which
have spread of sixty feet. and they bear
large crops of fruit every year Many
of these trees seem to have been planted
near dwellings here for shade. a duty
m ny of s,,.1. -
much satisfaction. in regard to the
chestnuts, Japan, Spanish and American,
the first named may prove the most
profitable Before its advent the Spanish
and the native sorts were alone in compe-
tition. The Spanish is the largernut. but
it is not hardy enough for cultivation
much further north of this. The Japan
is yet untried in many places, but both in
Philadelphia and in some places in New
York it has fruited. and it is likely to
prove a very satisfactory fruit. 1t is
entirely hardy here, bears early,
is but medium-si1ed growing tree,
and the nuts are larger than the
Spanish, which in turn are larger than
our native species. l have seen imported
nuts of Spanish which were % inches in
diameter. In quality the native lead s
all. The Japanese species could be
planted TWENTY-FIVE TO thirty feet apart
I NiiO CHANi WV 'OuLA IN ~ NONOlS u4l4S uAo-
| lance. japanese trees have borne fruit
here when but six years old. Ha elnuts
sometimes bear well, but cannot be relied
on. The male towers expand before the
female ones, hence no fertilization ensues,
nor no nuts, The best results follow the
planting of the bushes on a northern ex-
posture, as the two sexes of flowers are
more apt.to expand al the same time then.
What are known as flberts make the
most profitable sorts, their nuts being Of
very large size.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07
Ths Langshan.

The Black Langshan has proven itself
to be the most valuable addition to the
list of thorough bred fowls that the Amer
lean fanciers have taken up of late years
OF large size, glossy back plumage
active and even graceful for an Asiatic
the Langshan is quite different from the
Cochin or Brahma. 1t is not sluggish not
stupid. and does not hang about the back
door all the time IL is a good forager.
1t is high in the shank and strong IN the
wing, and for its great size is a remarx-
ably lively fowl
The hen is a splendid layer. Indeed.
an extraordinary good layer. Better
than the Cochin and better than Brahma
does the Langshan hen lay Rather
given to broOdiness after laying twenty.
five to thirty eggs, she is very easily
broken up, and will lay as many more
eggs before wanting to set
The eggs are a rich yellow in color.
and of medium size The hen is a good
setter and mother. The chicks when
first Matched are partly white and black.
but as soon as the feathers start out
they come black, and at maturity the
fowl is glossy greenish black.
The cock is a grand bird, large and ac-
tive. and a good fighter, that won't run
from game or any other Kind OF fowl.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07
The Value of a Dairy Cow.

me foundation for profit in the dairy
I,1SO lie IN good COWS, says the Prairie
1''l'r' care not how rich the past
--e9 may be, nor how scientifically and
(o"onlcally the dairy ration may be
goll, olnded, if the milk machine is not a
n 1oDG one all other factors will be de-
6,,',lu on IN vain. A good dairy cow is
p yaaal VIII produce milk and butter at
sent a+oAy' mat is all there is of it, and it
stsn, simple matter. But if you Will
coI,,. OUT upon a search through any
blr''DO.l helghborhood, for the purpose of
tT'g a half dozen such cows. YOU will
seq ~ -o is not such simple matter as it
frr,. in the first place they will be diff
COM 10 Ind and if found, you may en-
inner some difficulty in transferring
sen seem 10 your ownership at price that
'-yIlS JuStifable.
ro14 what Is iusti6able price for a
han D@IFy COVE That is Just the ques-
cam, "Ioh which many a dairyman has
Ia io.. 20 wreck. They have not been able
c.-r,Irh,. lar enough ahead to take a sufi-
hes conprehensive view of the bust
IN aspect of the industry.
tabit1' cry community we will find an es-
prjra ,,:yI average price for COWS. This
WILL vary little, as the individual
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07

caught that way again, if it were at all
possible to prevent it. A horse or mule
that has been fed freely with hay or fod-
der during the fall aud winter, when the
work was comparatively light, is bound
to suffer if deprived of it in the spring
and summer when the work is hardest
If the hay gives out then, and the farmer
attempts, as he frequently does, to get
along with merely feeding corn to his
work stock, he is more than likely to have
a sick horse or mule before many weeks
elapse.
If the animal escapes a serious attack of
| collie lamphas. or disordered kidneys. one
| or the other, will exhibit itself, and q
prompt decline in flesh and strength will
soon follow.
There is such a thing as allowing mule
or horse TO eat more hay and fodder than
is really good for him, but the trouble
usually with our stock is they get too
little of it.
Considering that this milder form of
food is so indispensable to the well being
OF work animals, and that it can be Sc
! cured In abundance so readily, there is
really no excuse for the almost wholesale
violation of the most important rule of
successful farming, which says feed
! your work stock properly and they will
serve you we'll.
Where a southern farmer has not yet
become impressed with the value of the
! perennial grasses for affordiug the surest
and cheapest supplies of hay, his Deepen
| dance must be made on these annual
| plants that are best suited to our soil and
! cllmate-such as Indian corn, field peas
! the different varieties of sorghum oats
| rye, and last, but not the least by good
| deal, the old standby, the self-sown crab
| grass. Some farmers have the advantage
! of good natural meadows, composed either
| of bermuda or one of the other of the
J swamp grasses, and a cutting from these
to supplement the specially planted crop
ought to yield good supply of forage.
The majority of those who have made
| numerous experiments with the various
| fodder plants have found that few or no
! plants are superior to corn as sure and
| cheap supply of long forage on our south
ern farms Sown and cultivated prop
| erly cut and cured at the proper time, it
constitutes the most available plant for
| the purpose that we have. 1t must be
| sown thick enough to prevent the stalks
| from getting too large and coarse; and it
must be cut and cured soon after the tas-
| sells form to give the most satisfaction If
| sown too thinly and allowed to stand too
long after blooming it makes a coarse,
hard feed that will be wasted by stock.
| With the rows three feet apart three to
! three and half bushels of seed should be
used and sown along very regularly in
well prepared rows, and the cultivation
| should be prompt, for very little cultiya-
tion will be needed if given in the early
| stage of growth.
! Do not fail to allot enough land to the
| forage crop to insure a full supply for
! your stock, whether it be fodder corn,
! pea hay, sorghum forage, oats, rye or
! crab grass, or fair proportion of all
! The Amber sorghum cut at the proper
| time makes a good haV.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07

tato. The germs of it are very abundant.
and live for many years in the soil and
also over winter on the potatoes. If these
germs are fed to stock they undoubtedly
grow in the manure, ana the use Of such
manure may often be a cause of infection.
Also they may be spread in the soil by the
natural drainage, and land receiving the
drainage from infested fields NAV become
infested even without ever having pota-
toes on them.
Scabby seed when planted on new or
old potato land will generally produce a
scabby crop, but the amount of the disease
will generally be much more on the old
than on the new land.
Perfectly clean seed planted on land
which is free from the scab fungus will
always and in any season produce a crop
of smooth clean potatoes, no matter what
the character of the land. But appar-
entity clean seed potatoes may have the
germs of the scab fungus on their surface.
This is often the case where they have
been sorted out from lot that is some
what injected with scab. In this latter
case the tubers should at least be
thoroughly washed in'running water to
remove any germs that may be present,
or what is better yet be treated with cor
rosive sublim ate (mercuric bichloride.)
as recommended.
Land infected by the germs OF this dis
ease will produce more or less scabby
crop, no matter how clean and smooth
the seed used.
Scabby potatoes should be dug as soon
as mature, since the scab fungus contin-
ues to grow on the potatoes so long as
they are in the ground.
Scabby potatoes may safely be used for
seed, providing they are first treated
with corrosive sublimate as recommended.
The cost of this treatment is a mere
tritie, not exceeding cent gallon for
the solution used.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07
The Best Seed Corn.

Most farmers in selecting their seed
corn break of the tip ends OF the ears,
especially those where the grains are
either imperfect or malformed 1t is
proba bly, true that corn from the imper-
fectly developed tips cannot produce
strong, vigorous plants. But there are
some kinds Of corn which, in favorable
seasons, fill to their tip end with sound,
well-deyeloped grain. 1t is really larger
and heavier than the piuched grains from
the middle of the ear, where size is di-
minlshed 20 as to make the regular mum
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07
Forage-Something a Farmer is Not
Likely to Have Too Much Of

Was there ever farmer who had Just
cause for regret at having more forage
than he had an actual need for2 We trow
not.
If there is anything that farmer is
more likely to overestimate the quantity
on hand than his stock hay, we know
not what it is. He almost invariably
thinks he has a good deal more than he
really has, and when there is any waste
in the early part of the winter he usually
finds the bottom of his NOV several
months before another crop can be re-
sorted to.
one had much better have five tons
over what he needs than to fall short one
ton before a new crop can be drawn on.
The number of mules and horses that
have been killed by collie in the southern
states in the past twenty-five years-and
all the result of being deprived OF proper
long forage in the spring-would stock
good size country in good work stock for
ten years.
1t would seem that any farmer after a
wear or two experience with lack OF
forage would make decision not to be
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07
The Snanish Peanut


AS to the yield per acre, that depends
on the adaptability of the land to this
crop; also on the knowledge and skill of
the grower, says the Farmer and Fruit
Grower. We find them naturally adapted
to limestone lands, as in Tennessee and
Virginia, particularly the limestone ham
mocks of Florida. This suggests the use
of lime and potash. New pine land pro
duces tops at the expense of the nuts.
For planting they are hulled and
dropped, one at place, about two by
three feet, worked on level. 1t is not nee
essary to cover the bloom. A hoeful of
earth on each hill saves picking fine grass.
They don't need much work The tops
must be torn loose in cultivating.
The Tennessee and Virginia varieties
are not a success generally in Florida (as
is also the case with peaches from the
same section). We use here the Spanish
varieties, both the "Standups" and Lay
downs" The upright is rather the best
for forage and hay; the other yields the
most nuts, and is very good forage. l
class them with our very best forage.
The nuts do not command the price in
market that the Tennessee do, on account
of dark color, caused by Florida soil
(being too rich, l guess.
The "Standups' ripen in the middle of
SuHuIeI' anu SuOulu Iueu D6 harvested.
March and April is planting time. Early
planting secures the soundest nuts, but
for forage the first half of summer will
do. have none for sale, and don't know
who has. l may be able to spare some
next winter if all goes well with us.
For harvesting, pronged potato hook
is good tool. If not too ripe, the nuts
will mostly cling to the vines, and the
forage is Detter-in fact good as the best
clover hay. l regard them as drawing
very little on the soil, but largely on the
air as does the clover.
All stock are very fond of and thrive on
the vines if secured with care and judg-
ment.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07

Der Of rows. There are large grains also
at the butt of the ear Here the cob
Is larger and the grains have greater
room for development
We remember an interesting expert
ment tried some years ago by DR. h. l..
SturdeFdnt, in which a long strip of corn
was planted Just as it grew on the ear.
The plants from the round, large grains
at the tip We're strongest when they came
up and maintained their leadership
through the season. Those from the
butt, which were also large, were next
best, and the middle part of the cob pro
duced the poorest plants. Yet we have
often seen both the tip and butt broken
of before Smelling for seed, thus saving
for planting what this experiment showed
TO be the poorest grain on the ear for
seed
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07

Questions and communications relative
70 agricultural and horticultural subjects,
If addressed to Agri Editor, Drawer N,
NLlledgeville, Ga, will receive immediate
attention.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07

From the Barracks Sergeant-On &C
count of two short days of arrest that
fellow makes face like a zebra whose
stripes have been washed away.-Flie-
gende Batter.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07
Mower for Cutting Grass and oats.

Can you use an oat reaper to cut hayl
The question | want TO ask is, if buy
one, will it answer for both purposes, as ]
cannot buy two?
What does frst-class reaper cost7
u w ~
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07

We solicit articles for this department.
The name of the writer should accompany
the letter or article, not necessarily for
publication, but as an evidence of good
Iaith.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07
POTATO Soah.

Scab of potatoes is caused by fungus
plant working in the surface of the po-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07

Savannah, Ga.-Certainly, mower win
do both
vile, Chicago or ST. Louis. They have
all sizes
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07
AsparaEus Growing.

Agricultural Editor Morning News: I
desire to ascertain through your columns
from someone of practical experience in
farming, the best method OF preparation
for planting asparagus
As beginner in this line of farming I
can't afford TO be governed by the numer-
Gus theoretical authorities on the subject
hence my inquiry for practical ex-
perience for my guidance PLANTER.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-05-07

The following suggestions which we
gave in these columns two or three wears
ago are as applicable now as they were