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The advocate., 1896-04-22
About Fruit Trees.
This is the month for grating.

This ls the month for grating.
Spring root cutting will do no harm.
Be careful with the calves In the
young orchard. They are apt to gnsw
the bark.
See If the trees received from the
nursery are free from scale insects.
Clean them thoroughly.
Graft the big apple tree that is not
bearing valuable fruit, with some
good kind. Do 1t now.
"Old Subscriber" will find the fol
lowing a good wash for peach trees to
keep out borers: For q fifty-gallon
cask use twenty Ave pounds eaustic
potash, three pounds common white
arsenic, two gallons crude Carbolic acid,
with water, Lime and clay enough to
make a thick wash. Apply with q
brush from the ground up to branches.
Get it ready this month. Use It in
May.
Why must the trees be fed to pro.
duce the best fruitP Because some.
thing is never made out Of nothing.
Most trees dig deeply for nourishmeut,
and on some accounts are among the
most profitable things we grow, but In
soil that will give only food enough to
maintain the growth of the tree even
poor fruit Is yielded at an expense.
Don't NOW and carry away crops and
add nothing. Turn In stock, protect
the bodies of the trees and leave the
crop to rot, or put on manure or chem
icals and keep down sod growth by
frequent stirring Of the surface soil.
Farm Journal for april.
The advocate., 1896-04-22

reached It's maximum, It requires q
little more moisture to mature the
grain, or the bulb, as the case may be.
If that is furnished at the right time q
good harvest is assured, If not, the
result Is q failure. One inch of rain at
the right time thus often adds One-hslf
and even more TO the yield But the
portion Of that decisive shower which
is utilized for the benefit of the crops
depends largely on the time of day in
which it falls, Gs well ss on other
conditions. If 1t should be any time
from 10 O'Clock q. m. to p. m. and be
immediately followed by bright, hot
sunshine and smart wind, most OF 1t
evsporates before It can permeste the
soil. If, on the contrary, 1t falls at
night the most of 1t is conserved for
the use of the crop.
"Now, for such an emergency In the
growth of crop (snd 1t occurs nearly
every Year,, it Is evident that a reser'
Voir containing sufficient water to
supply one inch on the surface may
make all the difference between boun-
teous crops and failure. AS these cri-
ses in the growth of the different crops
occur at different periods it Is evident
that the reservoir only needs to be Of q
capacity to supply one at stime. Then,
by always applying the water in the
evening, and keeping the windmill
constantly running, great results may
be obtained by plant of but moderate
size and cost"
The advocate., 1896-04-22
Timber Culture Proofs.

Senate bill No. 1O3, introduced by
Senator Kyle, entitled "An act relst-
ing to final proof In timber culture en-
trles," approved March A, 1896, provides
that timber culture claimants shall not
be required, In making final proof, to
appear before the Register and Re.
CeiVer of the land district, or the Clerk
Of the District court, or Probate Judge
Of the county in which the land is To-
Gated; but such claimant can have his
personal evidence taken by q United
States Court Commissioner or a Clerk
of any court of record wherever the
claimant may be; but, as in the past,
the two witnesses must give their evi.
dence before the Register and Receiver
of the proper land district, or the Clerk
of the District court, or Probate Judge
of the county In which the land 10 stu
Rted.
The advocate., 1896-04-22
The Cattle Industry.

The cattle industry is now rapidly
advancing to the front. If anyone
doubts this statement let him start out
to buy a lot Of good breeding stock OF
almost any breed, or lot Of young
high.grsde heifers. While many peo-
pie want money badly, and are willing
to sacrifice to get It, they will not begin
on their she cattle when they know the
demand is far below the supply, From
the range as we'll as elsewhere comes
the query, Where can buy good grade
yearlings and 2.year-Old heifersP They
cannot be had for less than $50 and
upwards. Nebraska Farmer.
The advocate., 1896-04-22

ket in their crude form. And yet 1t is
q significant fact that the Kansas
farmer dare not enter into any impor
tant venture In the line Of the manu-
facture Of dairy goods, because Of the
fact that the law does not protect this
class Of goods In his State from coun.
terfeit or imitation. This Is q deep
wrong to the farmers of that State-s
wrong that should and will be righted
at the first opportunity that occurs
Nebraska Farmer.
The advocate., 1896-04-22
Begin In Time.

Farmers should be on their guard
against visitation of chinch bugs. In
many parts of the country last year
where the chinch bug fungus was used,
when applied in time, it checked the
raVsges of the pest; but IN many in
stances the bugs had done their worst
before determined effort to check was
made. This time the work should be
begun In time. Large numbers of
bugs have wintered over in the fields,
very few Of the young of the fall brood
having died from effects of the winter,
so that there is likely to be an sbun-
dsnce Of old bugs to deposit eggs. If
there are frequent drenching rains dur
ing the Matching season, the most of
their young will be killed, but there
will doubtless be trouble If the rainfall
during May and June is light.
Concerning this pest an Indiana Ex-
pertinent Station bulletin says the
chinch bug is q double.brooded insect,
passing the winter in the adult stage,
very largely at least, and depOsiting
eggs for the first brood Of young during
May and June, these young becoming
full grown and depositing eggs In July
and August, according to locality, and
the young from these eggs developing
and passing the winter as previously
stated. Each female deposits about
500 eggs, usually placing them about
the surface of the ground on stems Of
grass, grains, and, in rare cases, other
plants. The young are at first of red
color, later changing to broWn-black,
while the adult is black with white
wings. The wings are not obtained
until full development has been
reached, and, hence, in the most de-
Structive period the insects crawl in
stead of fly, and the true cause Of
injury Is less on account Of numbers
than Of the habit of clustering in
myriads on the plant attacked.
1t Is believed that the chinch bug
fungus, too, has wintered over and
viii begin its work the coming season.
In applying other remedies 1t must be
borne In mind that the chineh bug has
q sucking instead Of q biting mouth,
and cannot, therefore, be poisoned.
Kerosene emulsion is very effective.
) Ditching n front Of thslr adyBnee,
The advocate., 1896-04-22

The true rule Is to SOW no more
ground than can be thoroughly pre-
pared; but, where the soil Is not too
compact and Is free from weed growth,
blowing may sometimes be dispensed
with and the upper crust be put In
good shape to receive oats by careful
narrowing. Thus it may be under way
before the pressing gpTinR work begins.
-FTcgrsssips Farmer
The advocate., 1896-04-22

Artesisn wells are solving the arid
region problem in Arizona as we'll as in
some Northwestern States. During
the past year or 80 number Of expert.
mental wells have been sunk in Cochise
county which have turned out success
fully, and system Of reservoirs has
just been constructed which 1t Is be-
lleved will be supplied from the wells
with q sufficient quantity Of water to
insure excellent crops this summer on
al the settled land. The ranchers in
that region have been much hsndl-
capped by the deficiency of the water
supply, but from the results already
obtained It Is believed srtesian wells
viii furnish all the water needed
Ns10 York Sun.
The advocate., 1896-04-22

The State Of Kansas Is In g most le-
gitimste sense q dairy State; 1t Is such
because large portion Of the grains,
grasses and root crops raised in that
State viii bring the farmers more
money when transformed into butter
and chessa than whom put On the mar
The advocate., 1896-04-22

plowlDg, narrowing and rolling the
ground fine will destroy many. Map
out a campaign and be ready to wage
war efFectuslly should it become neces-
ssry.-St. Louis Journal Of AgricaI-
tlITe.
The advocate., 1896-04-22
IRRIGATION FROM WELLS.
A Little Water at the Right Time Does
Wonders.

Wonders.
The following article written by J.
H. Powers, the Populist candidate for
Governor of Nebraska in 1890, recently
appeared In the Lincoln Independent.
1t is well worth reading:
General irrigation in Nebraska will
never be effected by bitches from liV'
ing streams, owned by capitalists who
rely on them as Fource of profit and
have no other interest in their use and
success. IL might be different If the
lack of rainfall was uniform. But the
fact that In some seasons there seems
to be 9 sufficient amount Of moisture
without irrigation is sure to lead the
farmers to wait each year until the me-
cessity is apparent before they will
enter into contract to pay water rent.
And ditch owners will soon neglect to
keep their bitches in repair when they
find their patrons are so uncertain.
The result will be that when drought
occurs the crops will be very liable to
be ruined before the repairs of the
ditch and the making of contracts can
be accomplished.
''I have little faith In the permanent
benefit and success of any system of
farm irrigation except where the own
eFy of the land also own the irrigation
improvement, either by cooperation,
in cases where the magnitude of the
improvement and the amount Of terri
tory render it necessary; or individu-
ally where the sources Of irrigation
render 1t possible.
"One of the greatest obstacles to IT.
rigation from wells is exaggerated
statements by interested, or ignorant,
parties in regard to the amount of
water necessary for successful and
profitable irrigation. In the first place
the amount needed depends largely
on the rainfall during the season.
If 1t requires twenty-four inches
of rainfall to mature q crop and the
rainfall Is sixteen inches land there are
few localities in this State where 1t Is
often less than that), 1t is evident that
an irrigation of six inches would be
sufficient. The character of the subs0il
also Is q factor which enters largely
into the question of the amount OF
water needed. Much Of the valley
land which Is irrigated from streams
has q gravel subsoll and the water
applied from the bitches runs through
it Ike sieve. People who use water
under such conditions get no more
benefit from the use Of tWenty-four
inches than could be obtained from six
inches where the subsoil is q porous
clay which retains water like sponge,
If the capillary attraction and surface
evaporation is obstructed by frequent
surface cultivation, or judiciOus mulch
ing, 80 that nearly all may be utilized
for plant growth.
"Of course the amount of rainfall
needed depends in q great measure on
the lay Of the land. If, as is generally
estimated, from one third to one-hslf
Of the rainfall is lost by rapid drainage
and evaporation, and by iudiciOus ef-
fort the water can be retained on the
land until it mostly sinks into the soil,
Rs It may be by leveling, surrounding
with ridges, etc, 1t viii not require a
, 1896-04-29
FREDERIKSTED.

April 2%6th--per schnr. ~"Dagmar" from St.
Thomas-Capt. ID. w. Howes.
April 27th-per schnr. ''Dagmar' for st.
Thomas-Mr. Chas. Pearson.
For 81. Kits his day per s. S. Beta
Jas. Brathwaith, Jas. Bell, Jas. Spencer.
The s. s. Beta arrived on the 25th inst.
from Aquin, Haii, loaded som produce and
left for Halifax via st. Kits today.
, 1896-04-29
LUTHERAN CHURCH.

On Sunday the Bird May there will I've
held Divine Service in Freier!ksted's
Lutheran Churcn at the usual hours
40 & ~
, 1896-04-29
OFFICIAL NOTICE.
BekjenGtgjorelse

1RNDhRH envisning til Bekjendt-
- gjorelse at lite DENIES bringes
Diet herved til offentIig Kundskab,
at Observation-Disclosures NIELSEN
den 27de dennes after har overtaget
sit Distrikt.
Gouvelnements Secretariatet, St. Croix
den 26de April 1896.
LIMPRICHT.
, 1896-04-29
FOi< SALE.

vi
Harness, in good order, almost new, imported
about 4 months ago from New York.
For further particulars apply to THOMAS
RAMSEY Esq, West End.
DIED in this town at his residence No.
II Kings Street, at 3 O'Clock on Monday
afternoon, Examinatus julis II. b. AAGAARD,
the funeral took place at 5 o'clock yesterday
afternoon.
EFEs6ssggs zzHsEBa2 - -
The Factory sugar price remains unaltered
at $3.50 per 100 lbs of sugar.
81 lines of rain were measured at the Fort
yesterday morning, : Of a line this morning;
and 4 lines at West end
According to the antigua Observer the S s.
"Fontabelle' was to leave New York Oh the
25th instant for the West Indies.
Major Moore informs us that the s. s.
Madiana is due st Frederiksted on Saturday
morning, End May; leaving for New York
via St. Thomas at 10 a. N.
, 1896-04-29
N O 7 I G T..

NRR. l. DANIELS, who is Agent for the
lyI German Electric Belt Co.," has APP
pointed Mr. WIN. CLINDINEN Agent for
him at Christiausted; he has also left him
sole agent for his Spectacle and Lorgnette
Business.
Christiansted, 9th April 1896.
, 1896-04-29

The Factory sugar price remains unaltereC
at $3.50 per 100 lbs Of sugar.
, 1896-04-29

According to the antigua Obser
"F~ontabelle' was to leave New Y,
25th instant for the West Indies.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-04

,TATE OLE NAME

SOMERSET s.. SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT
March Term, le9t
Upon the annexed petition, it is ordered
that notice thereof be given to the respon-
dents known and named therein by serving
each, his agent or attorney with an attested
copy of the same together with this order
thereon, fourteen days at least before the next
term of this court, to be holden at SkoWhe-
gan. within and for said tounty of Somerset,
on the third Tuesday of September next, that
they may then and there appear in said court
and answer thereto if they see fit.
md upon the annexed petition, it is further
ordered that notice bt given to the respon-
dents therein alleged to be unknown by pub
fishing an attested copy OF the same together
with this order thereon, three weeks success
siSely in the SOMERSET REPORTER a news
paper printed in Skowhegan in the County Of
Somerset the last publication to be thirty
DAYS at least before the next term of said
court. to he holden at SkowhegHn, within and
for said comfy, on the third Tuesday of
September next, that they may then and there
appear in sad Court and answer thereto If
they see fit.
Attest. y. w BRAlNFRD, Clerk.
a true copy of petition and order Of Court
thereon. 3w2I
Attest: n. ". 'BRAINrHD, Clerk.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-04

The two great crops for securing prov
ender after July me corn and millet
The latter is soWn from the first to the
middle of June, starts very slowly, but
is able to grow and flourish admirably
i'll the hot, dry weather of August. Cut
when fairly green, and cure as ordinary
hay Do not feed it exclusively.
Corn fodder is most excellent food
for cattle and horses, unless one wants
to use the latter for fast work ON the
road. 1t is easily cured and makes Il
good forage crop for winter feeding In
addition to this, says Country Gentle
man, if part OF the land has been well
seeded to clover, the second crop will
be available for the cattle, and may do
to feed the horses if it does not produce
soldering Mangels and carrots both
are relished during the fall and winter.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-04
A Great Wheel Salesman.

Recently several drummers happened
to meet on train en- route to Indian
apolis, and they began, as usual, to tell
of their business. 1t happened that there
were some bicycle statesmen among
them.
Il struck Il great streak of luck last
week, y said one of them 4 sold three
orders, and 1t amounted to 900 wheels.
Being the first man to boast of his
business, he was easily outdone by the
next, and the third saw the others and
went some better He sold one firm
1000 wheels, and two other orders
amounted to 500.
you people are not i'll it," said II
small man, who had not taken part in
the conversation. Il sold one firm 9, 600
wheels, and they are all to be given
away for advertising purposes.
What 5 thatl Sold 5000 wheels to
be given away! What wheel do you
sell:' chimed in the other three in
chorus
The 5000 wheels | sold were con-
tanned i'll 1000 Waterbury watches
which clothing store is going to give
away, said the small man. handing
each IF the three men nine wheels for
their own use and accepting their offer
to get of at the next stop and "haye
something. indianapolis Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-04

Most of this improved machinery has
to do with grain growing, and as IL COIL
sequence grain pays less than almost any
other farm crop. The cry has been for
years that we cannot compete with the
west i'll growing grain crops. Why, then,
do we continue to do it? American Cul-
tivator replies as follows: Mainly be
cause the majority of farmers have more
land than they can use in amy other
way, and besides the commercial fcrti-
lizers at small expense Will grow grain
crop, while to manure for any othel
will require much larger outlay But
this does not matter, provided the more
expensive crop will sell for more than
enough additional to pay the increased
expense
Many farmers are learning this fact.
They are beginning to change from or
binary crops To those grown by market
gardeners, manuring heavily, az they
must, and getting their land in much
better condition than it was even in the
days when the forest was new ~ cleared
off from IT, This Is slow process III
first, but every acre So fitted up helps to
furnish the money 10 fit more land, I'LL
til at last the entire farm can be brought
up to the garden standard, which should
be- the ideal of every farmer.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-04
FLORAL LIFE.
A Charser on the Sentiment of Mother
hood In the Plant.

uoou IN Tie Plant.
In his Investigations Of the psychology
OF the unconscious, DR.. David ALVIN
Gorton of Brooklyn notes the sentiment
OF motherhood III the plant, though it
Is less strongly marked than i'll animals.
Many Towering species, he observes.
take special care Of the seed in budding
time, Ill protecting it against rain and
frost, by wrapping their petals around
1t or inclosing it by the lips of their
corollas. This preeaution is taken by
many plants at night to protect the
young and tender bud from the dew.
The impatiens noli-me- tangere hides
even its flowers under its leaves by
night Many plants inclose their young
III horny cases. and these again i'll thorny
burs to preserve them against rapacious
birds and insects, and to assure their
coming TO maturity. Most ingenious of
all are some of the aquatic plants to Sc
cure the same end. Take, for example,
the alga species, the water lily, the
crowfoot, the water nut, etc, which
send their flowers to the surface of the
water for fertilization, and when it is
accomplished draw them to the bottom
again.
This student Of psychology in the
plant world discovers equal significance
III certain phenomena among many diff
ferent species i'll respect to light, motto
ing with other illustrations the behavior
of the sunfloWer, (which will almost
break its neck i'll its eagerness for the
sunshine, and the common grapevine,
which will invariably twine toward the
light
Wonderful again is the unfailing GER
tainty with which plants select their
food. They choose only that which is
good fer them, even when enyironed by
poisonous substances in solution. Their
instinct of the whereabouts of water is
unorring. In one Of my excursions to
the country one dry season, " says Or.
Gorton, u observed IA certain elm
which. i'll search fer water, had sent
numherless rootlcts several rods away to
ditch where there WAS running water.
When | SIM that it had not sent rootlets
III amy other direction fer this purpose,
| could not hut wonder how that tree,
consisting To the outward sight of ccllu-
lose, sap and chlorophyl bnly, without
ludimcnt Of nerve cell or nerve sub
stance to hang an instinct or to af1ix Il
reflex impulse upon, knew the existence
and direction Of stream of water. -
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-04
Fashion In Calling Cards.

The Roman or block letter is beeon.
Ing moe popular as the style Of cngrav.
ing for visiting card plates, while the
fashionably thin card Of two sheet
quality is eminently proper card, for
both men and women are considerably
smaller, and the script engraving is
finer in Consequence. following more
closely the English sfvle than the Paii.
sian, which is largc and with tiourishc-.
The block or Roman letter plate is yer7
English, and with those affecting Lon.
don styles 1t finds great favor. The
price more than doubles shat Of script
engraving. Ladies USE the block style
how on their cards for teas and reccp-
tions, as it admits Of The necessary en-
craving of days within smaller space
than the script and enables Il smaller
card being used. Ladies' Home Jour.
nal
The Somerset reporter., 1896-06-04
GROWING PEAS ON A BIG SCALE.
How II Is Done In South Jersey For New
York and Philadelphia Markets.

York and Philadelphia Markets.
No brush or wires or anything else is
used to hold the vines up. They grow
up, fall over and grow up again, and by
etwining with each other they support
each other enough to keep the pods froa
the ground. The truckers here grow
from 3 to 20 acres apiece each season,
and it would be impossible to put i'll or
take out the brush, as the peas are grown
either between other crops or to precode
late cabbage, tomatoes, corn or other late
stuff
Fertilizers have replaced stable ma
nure, as the fertilizer costs less and the
labor of applying it is less Progressive
truckers use IA brand low i'll nitrogen and
| high i'll phosphoric acid and potash. The
following mixture has given good salts
faction: Twenty pounds of nitrate of
soda, 20 Of dried blood, 100 of ground
bone, 100 of South Carolina acid phos-
phate, 100 of muriate of potash. This
analyses about IA per cent of nitrogen,
II p phosphoric acid and IL . potash
Where the peas are planted five feet
apart about 400 pounds per acre of this
fertilizer are used, and where they are
planted solid about 600 pounds
a large area of peas here is planted to
protect other crops Wherever early to-
matoes, citron or egg plants are grown,
early peas are first soWn five or six feet
apart and these crops planted between
| them. The peas serve to attract the cut
worms, also to protect the young tomato
and other plants from the high wind and
driving sauL thy are picked early i'll
June, the vines ploWcd under, aud he
whole ground Is then occupied by the
later crop. For Il late crop the rows are
made 3D. and 4 feet apart, and after
picking the vines are plowed under, and
late cropof tomatoes, cabbage or sweet
| corn follows. A plan is DOW coming III
to practice of following peas with Grim
son clover. As the peas are marketed III
July, this gives Il chance of sowing the
clover at Il time that Will insure a crop
The varieties used hero are Clcye-
land 5 First and Best, ur some other q
the small early varieties for the first
crop, and for growing between Other
crops For medium, Blue Imperial WAS
formerly used but TINS Is now being
superseded 10y Long Island Mammoth
for solid planting and by Pride of the
Market, a variety with shorter vines,
to plant between field corn. These three
are wrinkled varieties, and of very fine
quality. But by far the largest portion
of the late crop consists of White and
Black Eyed MarroWfats. These are va
rieties of great vigor and hardness md
heavy yielders, and bring nearly a.
much i'll market as the finer Wrinklsd
varieties. The foregoing is from Il south
Jersey correspondent letter to Rural
Now YOrker