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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-08
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Washington Ia, Of ueuemia, AFFIXED, son
Of George u. Hustled aged yeHs,
Funeral from the Baltimore ( OHIO station
Wheeling, on tho arrival OF the baltimore &
Ohio train at noon to-day tTuO,dLyl, Inter.
meut At Mt O.ITei Cemetery,
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late Thomas kalIenbach, In her 7ith yoat
Funeral from tho residence OIL son, Joseph
KStoubR'h, on Wednesday morning At $50
O'Clock. Nasal St A,phoasui church al 9
O'Clock. Friends Invited to attend, Inter
ment private at NJ Calvary Cemetery.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-08
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-08

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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-10-08

GRAND DISPLAY to-day in Geo. r. Tay.
lor'a Upholstery Department. Every
body should 60 aud SEQ 1t.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
ALONG Emo Countrv Road.

The second alfalfa crop Of the season is,
as a rule, the one most esteemed for seed,
as the yield is generally heavier and its
ripening more nearly uniform.
A subsoil plow is one that follows tue
ordinary plow, breaks up the compact
subsoil and leaves it in the bottom of
the furrow. There is no doubt that true
subsoiling greatly improves certain
kinds of soil, particularly those with
compact clay subsoils.
According to Prairie Farmer, spring
is the best season for sowing alfalfa, aft
er danger from frost is past and when
the soil is warm.
The shredding of cornstalks for hay is
becoming popular.
The agriculture Of the southwest and
the northwest is undergoing an impor-
tant change, The cotton planter and the
wheat grower are both diversifying their
crops.
At the Iowa state fair field trials Of
corn harvesters and potato diggers were
made.
The pack of canned corn this year is
said to be heavy.
The government Is estimate of the new
oats crop is favorable, giving the high
average yield of 29,6 bushels per acre
the highest October average recorded
within five years.
The estimated average yield of ryeand
barley this wear is also remarkably good,
being respectively H.. 4 and 20. 4 bushels
per acre
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
Corn Harvester and Binder.

The corn harvester and binder has
been fully tried on many farms, and in
some instances it is not as satisfactory as
it might be- If the corn is very tall, the
binder cannot be adjusted to sufficient
height to place the band at the middle
of the stalks, and when the bundle is
shocked it spreads out like fan and
gives the shocker grief. Again, when
the binding is done while the stalks are
green, the band will be slack when
the bundle has become dry or willis
These obstacles may be overcome by the
manufacturer perhaps by placing two
bands about the bundles instead Of one
or by making the harvester so as to raise
or lower the point Of cutting or that Of
binding. Sometimes large ear Of corn
will strike the trip and two or three
stalks will be bound in a bundle. This
occurs quite often in the course Of tie
day-too often, in fact-and to over
come it will require some study and in
genuity. Iowa Homestead.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
WlnterinR Bees,

indispensable requisites for success
full wintering are good laying queen,
some 80 pounds of good sealed honey
and enough bees to cover the combs. "
The foregoing is quoted from The Farm
Journal, which says:
The fall is the proper time to pack
bees and to keep them in good condition
all winter. This can be easily done, as
we have frequently said, by putting the
hive proper in box Of such dimensions
as to leave some two or three inches OF
space between the walls, which may be
packed with wheat ohaff or dry sawdust,
A cover over this, with tunnel for the
bees to get out, is all that is necessary
to give ample protection to the bees. In
the absence of such protection, a few
sheaves of corn fodder or bundles of
straw will be of great benefit, providing
the hives are we'll protected against ro-
dents at their entrances.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
Shredded Fodder.

The corn fodder ON an acre Of land
contains as much digestible matter as
the corn ears from one acre, where it is
carefully saved. Fodder that is shredded
and housed as early in the season as it
can be handled safely is in the very
best condition for feeding. 1t is not only
in best condition for stock, but in best
shape for handling, The digestible mat
ter in an acre Of good fodder is equal to
about two tons of good clover or timothy
hay. Fodder must figure more largely
in the future winter ration of our cat
tie, sheep and horses if we feed the
cheapest ration and one that will enable
us to grow stock at profit, Prairie
Farmer
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
Irrigation Movements.

The annual report of the executive
committee, presented at the late irriga-
tion congress, stated that the irrigation
movement in Kansas, Nebraska and
Texas had resulted in effective legisla-
tion. South Dakota had preceded her
sisters in providing irrigation laws,
while North Dakota and Oklahoma had
each well organized public sentiment
looking to similar results. The passage
by congress in August, 1894, Of a law
granting 1000, 900 acres of arid public
land to each of the desert states called
for the enactment of supplementary
legislation and led to vigorous cam
paign before eight state legislatures
Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho, Montana,
Washington and Nevada each accepted
the grant, and all except Nevada made
appropriations and needed laws. In Ore
gon the effort was defeated narrowly.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26

is thought that an average of two feet
will be required for most Of the ground
that is to be brought under irrigation in
the future in Utah.
For wheat, clover and timothy it was
found that the intervals between irriga-
tions could vary from to 10 days, IA
voring an interval Of 10 days. If the
interval was shortened to 8 days or
heightened to 18 days, the results were
quite disastrous With either fall or
spring wheat the yield increased from
one irrigation up to three. The spring
I wheat decreased in yield when irrigated
more than three times.
With either wheat or timothy, where
either a cement tile or rock drain was
used, subirrigation proved next to a
complete failure, decreasing the yield
of wheat by about 81 per cent
Day irrigation gave better results than
did night irrigation. There was an in
crease Of only about one-hal bushel per
acre for either early or late irrigation
over the usual time of irrigating. There
was an increase in the yield of timothy
by irrigating in the fall, while the yield
Of wheat was slightly less from ground
fall irrigated.
In distributing water it was found
that the systems which distribute 1t with
the greatest evenness over the surface
gave the best results. 1t appears that
our common systems may be greatly i'm
proved.
1t has been found at this station that
the yield Of wheat, corn and potaotes is
decreased by the furrow system of irri.
CATION as compared with the flooding
system.
1t is thought that much more Of the
ground that is irrigated at all in Utah
is overirrigated than underirrigated.
The acre foot, being q simple and
definite unit, is recommended for gen.
eral adoption for the division of water
for agricultural purposes.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26

W. @. Latta, writing from the Indi-
ana station, where experiments are be-
ing conducted in field rotations, says
that the indications are that the longer
rotations will give better satisfaction
than the shorter ones. A common rota-
tion in Indiana is the three course one,
consisting Of corn, wheat and clover, in
the order named. Mr.. Latta objects to
this on account Of (1) The small variety
of food furnished for live stock. (2) The
steady drain upon the soil resources if
the grain is sold. (3) The failure to
equalize we'll the demands of the crops
on the soil as would be accomplished
by longer rotation.
A four course rotation consists Of
corn and oats each one year and grass
two years. This rotation is we'll adapt
ed to stock farming on black prairie
soils, which do not produce good wheat.
If the crops are all fed out on the farm,
as would probably be the case, this ro-
tation would maintain the soil in very
good condition.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
Tho Penpermint Cron.

According to statistics presented by
the Detroit Tribune, this country pro-
duces nine-tenths of all the peppermint
consumed by the world, and of the
American product two-thirds comes
from Michigan, eight counties produc-
ing it, st. Joseph leads, having begun
in 1842, and hundreds Of acres are de-
voted to this crop. In Muskegon county
there are 500 acres The total crop
Of the state is between 10, 900 and 49,
900 acres, and it will approximate
100, 1000 pounds Of oil. The season opened
for oil at $l.70 pound. The average
price paid has been 81. GO to $1.65.
The peppermint is cut when in bloom,
like hay, died, placed in close, wooden
watts and steamed. The oil cells burst,
and the oil passes upward with the
steam, which is condensed and conduct
ed into q receiver, where the oil rises
and is dipped off, as stated by Country
Gentleman. 1t takes about $50 pounds
of dry peppermint to produce one pound
of oil An acre of land yields from six
to ten pounds Of oil, often more-even
as high as 80 pounds.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
Alfalfa or Lucern.

Alfalfa has been grown with more or
less success in every state and territory
in the Union, from Maine to Washing
ton, and from California to Florida.
There is not state from which the re-
port has not gone out that alfalfa will,
when properly treated, become one of
the best fodder plants 1t is the best hay
soiling crop in the west. In the south ii
has been widely recommended as very
valuable addition to the list Of forage
grasses and clovers In the middle and
eastern states it promises to become a
rival of the better known and more
widely grown red clover. The foregoing
is from the pen Of Jared G. Smith, as
sistant agrostologist to the department
Of agriculture. He also tells that the
western alfalfa grows taller than the
eastern lucern, and it withstands drought
and freezing better.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
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FIG. I-DRA1NAGE AND sUBIRRrGATroN.

FIG. I-DRAINAGE AND sUBIRRIGATIoN.
agencies of drainage and subirrigation.
Farm and Fireside, with the aid of illus
trations, shows how some swamps have
been converted into garden pots.
The conditions favorable TO improve
ment are loan or muck soil underlaid
with gravel resting ON bed of impervi-
GUS clay, and an outlet for drainage, as
shown by, Fig 1, 1t is the basin of clay
that holds the water and makes the
swamp. The first work is to tap the bed
Of gravel by ditch through the clay
rim of just sufficient depth to lower the
water level to five or six feet below the
surface, as shown by Fig. 2.
In draining swamp of this kind, the
object is not to remove all the water,
but only TO lower tn, water level to "a
point that will permit cultivation Of the
surface soil. The drains, Of course,
should be sufficient to remove quickly
surplus water from rainfall In rainy
seasons the drains keep the water level
below danger to the growing crops. In
dry seasons the reservoir of water under
the reclaimed swamps supplies by capil-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
ChnrnOtsrIutIos of Good sIlars.

f. H. King of the Wisconsin station,
recognized authority on silos and ST.
lage, writing to American Agricultur-
ist, says: Good corn silage should be
bright green, only little darker than
when put into the silo, and free from
mold. The kernels of corn should be
nearly natural in color, and the silage
should have mild acid taste and we'll
marked and pleasant smell. Any mold
ing Of the silage, any strong, offensive
odor and any dark or black color are in
dications of losses Of dry matter greater
than to 10 per cent. A silo which
gives this kind Of silage is defective in
some important particular. There will
be scattered through the silage small
spots the size of the hand, or perhaps
the size Of the head, where there is a
little mold, but these should be very
few. A general molding or blackening
of the silage in contact with the walls
is proof positive Of faulty walls or bad
filling. The silage against the walls
should be bright and free from mold,
and where it is not'an unnecessary loss
is being sustained. This is an important
matter for the feeder to understand, be-
cause cattle will eat silage readily where
there has been as high as 80 per cent
loss, so that the fact that cattle eat the
silage all up is no criterion that large
losses are not being sustained. A feeder
can no better afford loss of 20 per cent
Of his silage than he can afford loss Of
per cent of fat in his milk
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
The Lumber Industry.

The small size Of the logs now cut and
driven on the great rivers in New Eng
land, and, in fact, in the west, is very
noticeable. At Bangor there are many
marks Of logs requiring to II logs to
the thousand feet. Logs intended for
pulp wood run even smaller than this.
The same is true on the Kennebec, the
Androscoggin and the Connecticut riv-
ers Several lots of logs cut in st. Croix
waters last winter, intended for the
sawmills at Calais, required 10 logs to
the thousand feet. Calais can no longer
furnish large spruce lumber. Her logs
will saw out no 12 inch lumber and but
a small proportion of 10 inch. This all
indicates a depletion of the spruce for
ests and rate of cutting far beyond the
natural growth, according to The Amer
ican Cultivator, which tells that in five
years the decrease in diameter Of the
pine trees cut for lumber has been 30
per cent.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
WHEN TO SHRED CORN FODDER
The Best Time For This work Is Dry,
Clear aud Frosty westhsr.


Clear aud Frosty westhsr.
OF the success of the corn husker there
is now no question, and the preparation
Of the fodder for food at the same time
rs the husking is performed adds large
ly TO the value of the crop, for the feed
ing Of whole cornstalks entails large
amount of waste. From his experience
with these machines the editor of the
Iowa Homestead is inclined to believe
that shredding the stalks is preferable
10 cutting them, both on account Of ease
~ handling afterward and also the bet
ter condition for feeding. Owing to the
size of the cornstalk and large amount
of moisture contained there is danger
from overheating when shredding has
been done before the stalks are thor
oughly dried, especially when a large
quantity has been placed together. When
corn fodder has been shredded or
cut it packs very closely, and further
curing is out of the question. The au-
thority quoted also says:
If the fodder is to be fed in q short
time afterward, husking and shredding
in October would no doubt prove per-
fectly satisfactory, but if stored away in
either barn or stack and the quantity
large there would be danger from over
heating. Combustion might take place,
and at least the value of the fodder
would be seriously impaired. Corn fod-
der must be thoroughly dried before it
is safe to store it away after shredding
or cutting, and the best time for this
work is dry, clear, frosty weather. Work
should not be commenced in the morn
ing until the stalks are perfectly dry,
for external moisture even in the small
est degree will cause serious loss, corn
fodder in this respect being much like
clover hay.
Herein lies the great difficulty and
risk of loss from shredding or cutting
corn fodder, and we are now fully con-
vinced that the demand in the future
for huslting and shredding machines
will be for those Of smaller size and
adapted to the needs of the individual
farmer. When farmer owns a machine
Of his own, the corn can be husked and
the stalks shredded as the fodder is re-
quired, thereby insuring sweet, nutri-
tious food at all times, but when cir
cumstances require that large amount
should be shredded at once the greatest
care should be exercised to prevent over
heating and consequent loss. The pith
in the butts Of the stalks is difficult to
dry, and if by wrinSing the stalks be-
tween the hands water should drip the
fodder has too much moisture for safety
in storing, Early cut corn is the most
difficult to cure, while that cut when
the stalks are Drowned at the bottom
and corn rather hard involves less risk,
much of the moisture having been elm
ated before the fodder was secured.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26

lines are ran with a spirit level, follow
ing the contour of the surface so as to
give perfectly level line A furrow is
run along this line, and a similar fur
row is run along lower contour, the
distance apart depending upon the ma
ture of the land and the slope of the sur
face, as in case Of sidehill ditches
theoretically it is intended to have
the surface between these two burrows
level, so that there will be no chance
for the water to run off over the sur
face. On small scale this leveling can
be done with a horse shovel, and the
land thus put at once into a condition to
prevent washing. In this case the banks
Of the terrace are sodded or seeded with
grass to prevent them from washing. In
field practice, however, the soil is moved
gradually with aplow, the furrow being
thrown always down hill, and the soil
gradually worked down into a level
plain.
There are several forms Of reversible
plows which are admirably adapted to
this purpose, bieng turned readily from
right to left handed plow, so that,
in going back and forth, the furrow is
always thrown down hill. 1t requires,
of course, number Of years Of such cul-
tivation to get the surface into even ap-
proximately level condition, but with
patience and thorough cultivation, the
soil very quickly assumes a compare
lively level aspect, and erosion is re-
duced to a minimum. This is a more
expensive method, but if intelligently
done, 1t is much more efficient and much
more durable than depending upon side
hill bitches to prevent erosion, accord
ing to Southern Cultivator, authority
for these suggestions. As with sidehill
bitches, however, unless this work is
well done, it had better be left undone,
as it may seriously injure the field.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
News and Notes.

The supply Of apple cider and vinegar
promises to be a large one.
There is complaint of potatoes rot
ting in many localities.
There is quite boom in sheep feed
ing, especially in Texas.
American Agriculturist advises that
farmers in Ohio, New York and other
northern states should try winter oats
only ON small scale at first, as many
in the colder sections who SOW winter
oats ON large area will no doubt be
disappointed.
A Rural New Yorker correspondent
has discovered that the petunia, planted
among potatoes, is remedy for tie po-
tato bug.
Place honey in dry rooms. The cellar
is a poor place. 1t will gather or draw
moisture, aud even mold If kept cool
and dry, it will keep for years when it
is properly sealed over.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
pALE OF SHREDDED CORN FODDER.

ding the cornstalks. The stalks are fed
to the machine, which chops off the ears
and husks them and at the same time
crushes and shreds the stalks.
This shredded fodder or corn hay, as
it is also called has many advantages
First, it has no sharp edges; second, it
can be handled with pitchfork; third,
it can be baled like hay; fourth, it oc-
cupies less space than the whole fodder
fifth, it saves waste.
Progressive farmers all agree now
with the assertion long ago made by
cientists--namely, that there is no bet
ter substitute for hay than sweet, bright
corn fodder. Ordinarily, however, it is
very inconvenient to handle, and there
is considerable loss of food material in
the coarser parts left uneaten by stock,
The shredder seems to have obviated
these difficulties by putting all the fod-
der in an eatable condition and in a
form easy to handle. Shredded corn fod-
der is now baled, shipped to city mar
kets and sold at remunerative prices.
Thanks are due to Farm and Fireside
! for the illustration here given of a bale
of shredded corn fodder.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
Fourth Annual Irrigation Congress.

There was large attendance at the
irrigation congress at Albuquerque, N.
M. An address and resolutions were
adopted which, among other things,
called for further federal legislation to
enable the people to obtain arid public
lands, extension of the Carey act to New
Mexico and Arizona, the creation of a
national irrigation commission, an in
ternational commission to adjust con-
flicting rights with Mexico and Canada
and an appropriation of $3.50, 900 for con-
tinuanoe Of the irrigation survey. Per-
manent officers of the congress were: :
President, Colonel John E. Frost, Kan
sas secretary, #, l.. Allies, Los Angeles; ;
general vice president, George @, Can
non, Salt Lake, and one district vice
president from each state and territory
represented. The congress meets next
year in Phenix, A. L.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26
Wheat Feeding For Swine.

From many parts of the west we hear
Of successful results Of feeding wheat to
domestic animals. Its value as food
for cattle and horses, whether the whole
grain is fed or its byproducts, has long
been we'll known, and the present ex-
perience has confirmed that knowledge.
But the greatest good likely to result
from the corn crop failure Of 1894 and
the consequent use of wheat in its place
will be the feeling of wheat to swine,
according to as good authority as The
American Agriculturist, which says in
this connection:
We have fed too much corn. We have
made this cereal the almost exclusive
food Of swine. Exclusive corn feeding
to hogs has given us a race Of domestic
animals which are debilitated at birth.
No animal can be fed on such a highly
carbonaceous food as corn without be-
coming physically demoralized. We do
not think first class pork was ever made
ON such diet. Swine thus fed, when
slaughtered, always have more or less
infiamed viscera, the result of impaired
health. Perhaps the greatest harm re-
sulting from this one sided diet is that
it. iinpairs the animals vitality and
makes it an easy prey for many conta-
gious diseases which a well fed and
healthy animal would readily resist.
This has been a prominent factor in
making hog cholera the destructive agent
that it has so long been. With the range
Of clover pasture for the swine and some
wheat in the grain ration this pest
would soon cease to be formidable.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1895-12-26

banking the walls. The latter are Of
rough stones laid up in lime, sand and
cement, with roofs and gables of wood.
A tile drain should be laid outside the
base of the wall, extending around tc
the front, to discharge down the slope,
This cellar has no window, but may
have double doors, one containing sasl
in its upper panel. Such building car
be very cheaply constructed, and il
many locations and under many condi
tions may be found the most practica
method of securing a frostproof storage
for fruit and vegetables.