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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
Manure From Clover Hay.

All the clovers are richer in nitroge
nous matter than any of the grasses. II
follows therefore that they make an
especially rich manure. Clover alone
makes richer manure than will timo
thy hay and corn. Clover is also rich III
mineral fertilizers. 1t is lime plant,
and for this reason some of it cut up fine
is excellent for laying fowls, 1t has been
calculated that the manure made from
feeding ton of clover hay is worth Sc
to So on the farm. 1t will cosV$s much
as this to replace it from city stables
where the manure has to be purchased
and drawn any considerable distance,
Glover should always be fed upon the
farm. 1t brings less than any other and
is better feed for COWS than hay of the
grasses Some clover hay should always
be given to cows that have corn ensilage
as the larger part of their ration. 1t bal
ances the nutritive qualities, and some
dry food should always go with ensilage
in cold weather. American Cultivator.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
Fertilizers Broadcast and In Row.

A table showing comparison of differ
ent methods of applying fertilizers to
potatoes and Incorporated i'll Il bulletin
from the New York station makes it APP
pear that better results We're obtained
with smaller amounts Of fertilizer when
the fertilizer was applied i'll tie row.
On the other hand. when 2.000 pounds
of fertilizer were used, better results
were obtained from applying it broad
cast. This is undoubtedly due to tho
fact that IA large amount of fertilizer APP
piled in the row comes more or less into
contact with the seed potatoes and in
Jures their terminating power. 1t was
apparent on most of the plots where tho
larger amounts were applied that the pc
tatoes came up more or less uneven, and
some failed altogether to come up.
1t remains to ascertain in the future
to what extent the fertilizers used in
excess remain available III the soil 1t
also remains to try similar experiments
upon lighter soil. There is some reason
for believing that there is too much neg
lect in keeping abundance Of humus in
the soil, especially where the soils are
of the character of that employed in
this experiment. 1t is quite probable
that fertilizers can be used most econom-
ically in smaller quantities than half a
ton an acre, provided tho soil is kept
supplied with humus.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
ya tsaW $780,
AGAlRMsFognD
4AD GARDEN
IN THE APlARY.
Shallow Frames Versus Deep Frames For
Watering Honey Bees.

Shallow Frames Versus Deep Frames For
Watering Honey Bees.
First interpretive of the depth or
/ thallowness Of the frames, does the
amount of comb which the cluster of a
colony covers at the beginning Of win
ter, if about four -ffths filed with hon
ey, suffice for its needs without the
cluster moving lengthwise until the sea-
son enables it to do SO readily?
Second. is there any essential con-
tradiction between the maxim Deep
/ frames are better for wintering" and
tho fact that colonies have wintered
we'll in very shallow hives, such as the
/ Bingham?
The beekeeeper who asked the fore
going questions of The American Bee
Journal, also gave his own idea in the
matter. He said: My idea is that very
shallow frames succeed when they are
filled with honey, or nearly so, and deep
/ frames succeed because they have enough
honey i'll their tops, and that in neither
case the cluster moves length&ise in Sc
we're weather "
The reply from Charles Dadant and
son was IF the place occupied by the
cluster, in a shallow hive, was filled
four-fifths with honey, there would be
no room for the bees either to breed or
to cluster, as they do not like to cluster
on the honey, probably owing to the fact
that it is much colder than the empty
comb The back part of the hive would
then be filled all the way down, and we
would consider that the colony was run
ming some risk, more so than colony
that had less honey under the cluster.
In addition to this we will say that
we do not believe that colony can have
"a hive as full as mentioned above and be
strong, as the bees must Of necessity have
filled this space during the honey flow,
/ and there is usually about two months
between that date and the opening Of
| the cold weather in which they breed
more or less to keep up numbers. Bees
iii very shallow frames with us do not
winter SO well as in large ones, as a rule,
and the fact that "they have wintered
well' is not an evidence that they win
ter as we'll as in the deeper ones
G. II. Dibbens replied: 81. think
so. 2. No; the severity of the weather,
strength of colony and the quality Of
food have moro to do with successful
wintering than the shape of the hive"
M. Mahin said: 81. Yes and no; it
depends ON the latitude and the charac-
ter of the weather in some cases the
honey i'll reach, if there were none above
the cluster, would be all consumed, and
the bees would starve. 2. | do not see
any
DR.. J. p. H. Brown and G.. NJ Doc
little thought the questions had been
well answered by the propounder Of
them. Professor A. J. Cook S experience
tailed with the questioning beekeeper's
conclusions.
W. K. Graham said: 81. 1t is all
sufficient i'll this Locality. 2. would
prefer deep frames for wintering.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
Nitrate Of Soda on AspAragus.

Nitrate of soda should never be mixed
with stable manure. 1t is too soluble
for use so long before the crop is grown.
1t is now believed that a slight loss of
nitrogen occurs when nitrate is added
to the manure pile. The time to use nj
trate is early in the spring. 1t should be
scattered along the rows. The nitrate
appears to force the asparagus into
somewhat quicker growth, according to
Rural New Yorker.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
How to Kill Moles.

The food preferred by moles is ami
NAL. There is but one way of killing
moles in an economical way, and that
is by trapping them, using the modern
trap. Rural New Yorker gave the castor
oil beans a thorough trial and found
them no more effective in driving moles
away than other beans would be. Poi
soning moles was found to be impracti-
cable. Another interesting discovery was
that some dogs and cats became expert
mole catchers.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
Cottonseed Meal as a Fertilizer.

At the Connecticut station it has been
decided that "cottonseed meal is the
cheapest supply of available organic nj
trosen now in market. Experience dem
onstrates that it is very prompt to act
and quite odorless, Its use as ferti-
lizer seems to be mostly con fined at pres
ent to tobacco, but it is equally valuable
for other crops and at present rates de-
serves to be used extensively to replace
the higher priced nitrogen of dried
blood, tankage and ground bone. "
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
CORN OR SORGHUM?
which VIII Give More Pounds Per Acre
In the New England States?

In the New England States?
/. Can more pounds Of sorghum be
! grown on an acre than of corn, cultiva
ton and fertility being the same? 2.
Can it be successfully cured for winter
use? 3. Is there any danger III feeding
it to stock, green or dry? 4. How and
when should it be sown?
| The foregoing questions were recently
/ answered through the columns Of The
Rural New Yorker. With but one ex-
/ ception the verdict was, Corn is to be
preferred for New England. = Malcolm
Little Of Seneca county, n. Y, who has
obtained satisfactory results with the
/ Minnesota early amber cane, pronounced
/ sorghum as one of the best and most nu
| tritious soillng crops, with considera-
bly, increased yield per acre over corn.
| Tied in small bundles and set up like
shocks of corn lie has kept it all right.
| He has fed tons of sorghum in all stages
Of growth, and no injury ensued.
Cane seed should be planted like corn
| and at about the same time 1t may be
planted in either hills or drills, but the
seed must be covered lightly, or it will
not terminate.
G. S. Phelps, Storrs station, Conn,
wrote Sorghum has few if any adj
vantages over corn fodder as a food for
dairy stock in New England. The crop
needs a warm soil and requires more
cultivation and wedding than corn. The
fodder can be field cured for winter use
in much the same way as corn fodder,
or it may be ensiloed. 1t has been fed
green, giving fair results in the milk
flow. Tho crop can be grown in hills
much the same as corn, leaving the rows
! far enough apart to cultivate, but with
the hills not over two feet, or it may be
grown in drills with the stalks eight to
ten inches apart. Sorghum is heavy
feeder of the mineral constituents of
plant food, requiring fertile soil to
give good crop. -
William p Brooks, Massachusetts
Agricultural college, replied: 81. No,
not under a similar rule as to selection
Of varieties. With varieties both Of corn
and sorghum which will reach maturity
the advantage in yield will usually be
on the side Of corn. 2. If cut and stack
ed as corn is usually put up, it would
cure as we'll as corn or better. 3. There
is no danger in feeding sorghum, either
green or dry, but it is not so we'll suited
for feeding purposes as corn. 4. Sow
just as early as it is safe to plant corn
and best with a seed sower in drills
about 30 to 36 inches apart according to
to the variety. Thin to about 6 or s
inches in the drill. The growth for sew
eral weeks is very slow. This popularity
makes it cost much more to keep it free
from weeds Ian it does corn. Because
it's culture Will cost more, because it
will hardly yield SO much, because its
texture makes it more unpalatable,
either green or more especially dry, and
because ensilage made from it is inferior
to good corn ensilage, do not consider
sorghum desirable fodder crop for
New England. "
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
From Boston, Portland. Lewiston, Augusta.
Wateryilie Skowhegan and Bangor

~ .FIag stations; at which trains will stoI
on signal or notice to Conductor.
mixed between Bingham and No. Anson.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock, for Nero r, and EiectTic
Cars to and from Skowhegan.) At Arson. for
Sawyer's Mills, (Starks);
No Arson, for North and West New Portland
Dead River, Flagstaff and Eustis At Binsnam
for Forks, Moose River, Mayield, Kings curry
and Abbott.
WIN. AVER SuPT.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09

For pain in the chest piece of fam
mel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain
Balm and bound on over the seat of the
the shoulders, will afford prompt relief.
This is especially valuable in cases where
the pain Is caused by cold and there is
tendency toward pneumonia. For sale
by Bixby & Buck, Druggists.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
A Great German,s Presentation.

Diseased blood, constipation, and kid
ney, liver and bowel troubles are cured
by Karl's Glover Root Tea. For sale by
Geo. +. Sampson, Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09

"My baby had Group and was saved
by Shiloh's Cure" writes Mrs. ]. B.
Martin, of Huntsville, Ala. For sale by
Geo. Z. Sampson, Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09

Pills do not cure Constipation. They
only aggravate. Karl's Glover Root
Tea gives perfect regularity of the bow
els. Geo. Z. Sampson, Corner Druggist
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
The Best Cough Cure

is Shiloh's Cure. A neglected cough
Is dangerous. Stop 1t at once with
Shiloh's Cure. For sale by Geo. E..
Sampson, Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09

Christianity commands us to pass by injur-
les; policy, to let them pass by us.-Franklin
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09

True-"It is more blessed to give than to
receive" This Is especially SO OF slaps and
amateur theatricals.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
PILES PILES! PILES /!

Or. Williams bian Pie Ointment viii cure Blind
BLEEDING UIcela and Itching Piles. II absorbs he
tumora aays thy Itching at on1e, aets AS poulce.
gives instant re.ief Dr. williams Indian re ont
yate palts and nothing else Each box guaranteed.
500 hv druggists. mt by mai. sec 81 10 per box
WILLIAMS MFG co. Props Cleveland o.,
G9e f. SAINT son, Skpwhegan Agent
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09

Consumption Canbe Cured
by the use of Shiloh's Cure. This
great Cough Cure is the only known
remedy for that terrible disease. Geo.
G. Sampson, Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
Pills DO Not Cure

C, insure is the tax a man pays to the public
for being eminent.-Swift.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
Nerves on Edge.

Sense shines with double lustre when s,
in humility.-Penn.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
TT e MOST remarkable cures on
record have been accomplished by
Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t is unequalled
for all BLOOD DISEASES.

There is a lady who is so particular about
her daughters morals that she allows her to
play only upon upright piano.
For Over Fifty Years
MRS. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over fifty years by millions of moth
ers for their children while teething, with
perfect success 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind collie
and is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. 1t Will
relieve the poor little sufferer Immediately.
Sold by Druggists in every part OF the world.
Twenty five cents bottle. Be sure and ask
for "Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and
take no other kind. ly38
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
Children Cry for
Pitchers CaStoria.

Not quite an expert: Johnson-"How are
YOU getting along with your bicycle ridine2"
Jackson: FIRST class | can do everything
excent chew Vum.p
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09

| was nervous, Tired, irritable and
cross. Karls Glover Root Tea has made
me well and happy. MRS. E. B. WOR-
DEN. For sale by Geo. K. Sampson,
Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
A Baby's Life Saved

Duzby: whats in that bottle-poison''
Dooby: al guess there must be; there isn't
ANY label ON It."
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
Somerset Railway.
CHANGK OF TIME.
,mmenollg Mon, June "a. 1885

Trains will run as follows, connecting at Oak
la nd with Maine Central Railroad Trains toand
from Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Wateryiiie
Augusta, Gardiner, Bath Skowhegan and Ban
gor. 49,, u,t,,
Tor Boston, Portland, Lewiston, Waterville,
Augusta Skowhegan and Bangor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
Children Cry for
Pitchers Castoria.

Charley: There is nothing ! admire more
than good deed" Tom: Nor lii II Is
made out in my name"
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria-
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09

by a buzzng or roaring sound in your head?
Have you difficulty in hearing distinctly?
Are you troubled with a continual dropping
OF mucus, irritating the throat aad causing
you to cough? Is your breath unpleasantly
Effected and accompanied with bad faster
Is your hearing less acute? II SO, you have
catarrh and should at once procure bottle of
Ely Cream Balm, the best known remedy.
The Balm will give instant relief. 2w2
She. why does woman take mans
name when she gets married. He. why
does she take everything else he's gotY"
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09
Fresh Domestic Sage at PATTENS DRUG STORE
OF all wild beasts preserve me from a tyrsnt,
and of all tame, from fiatterer.-Ben Jonson.
A Determined Woman

N
rt Gently knocked down a burglar and held
him until the arrival of assistance. DIR.
Pierce's Golden. Medical Discovery is a
med cine that checks the frightful nroads of
Scrofuls, and, il taken in time, ARE SITS the
march Of Pulmonary Consum ption. 1t cures
indigestion and dyspepsia, chronic diarrhea
and similar ailments This wonderful medi.
cine has also gain great celebrity in curing
fever and ague, chills and fever, dumb ague,
. nd Ike diseates.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-01-09

Asthma cured by newly discovered treat
ment. Address, for Tree pamphlet, testi-
monials and references, WORLDS Dispenser!
Medical Association, Buffalo N. Y
Evening star., 1896-06-24
ORGANIZING FOR THE TRIP.
High School Cadets Preparing to Go
to Richmond.

High School Cadets Preparing to Go
to Richmond.
The failure to secure guns at an earlier
School Cadets to abandon their proposed
trip to Richmond. Last night meeting of
the Central school cadets was called but
nothing was done, as it vas the general
understanding that they would not attempt
to organize TIE two companies, which they
previously intended to do. at such a late
date. But the. Western school completed
arrangements last night for the trip, and
decided to hold their first drill this evening
at 6:45 o'clock. Drills will be held every
night now until their departure next Tues
day, end Capt. A. E. Berry will command
the company. with Quartermaster Cassin
as one of the neutenants while the other
officers will probably be decided upon to-
night.
1t is understood that company from the
Eastern will go, under Lieut.. j. Strother
Miller who has called G meeting for to-
morrow afternoon, and 1t Is probable that
the Business will organize under Lieut.. w.
S. Blanchard.
Since the Central cadets learned the de-
termination Of the other three schools they
have called another meeting for tonight at
I O'Clock, when 1t is expected a company
will be fully organized and officers chosen
and all other arrangements completed as
far as p.ssibIe.
In case the three other companies do not
materialize, the boys who wish to make the
trip can go with Company H, as Capt. Ber-
ry wants to take five fours, and has now
only about three fours.
Evening star., 1896-06-24
Market Dealers.

The Market Dealers Cooperative Asso-
citation held their regular meeting last
night at their hall, 314 9Th street north
west, President J. K. Mangum In the chair
and H. r. Biddle, acting secretary. A large
number were in attendance, and business
of much Importance was transacted. The
committee on parade reported that a meet
ing of that committee would be called next
week, and that everything possible would
be done to make the market dealers parade
a great success. 1t is the intention Of the
committee to have each market company
in the District represented by large float,
and each dealer to have his individual bus
mess represented. Notice will be given to
all members to attend the next meeting,
which will be the 14th Of July, as business
of great Importance to the dealers, also the
patrons of the markets, will come up for
consideration. The association will also
have a smoker on that date, and some
good speeches and a good time are prom
iSed
Evening star., 1896-06-24
RAIN TONIGHT.
The Kind of Weather That is Omcial-
ly Predicted.

The Kind of Weather That is Omcial-
ly Predicted.
Forecast till pm. Thursday-For the
District Of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, rain will continue tonight; Thursday,
occasional showers; warmer Thursday;
northeasterly winds, becoming southerly.
For Virginia, showers tonight and Thurs
day: warmer Thursday; easterly winds, be-
coming southwester)y.
Weather conditions and general forecast
An area of high pressure is central over
New England and extends southwestward
to the east gulf states; the pressure is also
high i'll the northern Rocky mountain dis
tricts, and relatively low throughout the
central valleys and On the Rocky mountain
slope. The barometer has risen over the
Gulf of st. Lawrence and New England;
also on the northern Rocky mountain pla-
teau. and it has fallen slightly in the lake
regions.
1t is warmer in the low er lake region and
Ohio valley and cooler throughout the
Rocky mountain districts.
Showers have occurred generally in the
gulf states, the Ohio and lower Mississippi
valleys, and also occasionally in the upper
lake region and upper Missouri valleys.
Showers will extend into New England
and will continue in the middle and south
Atlantic states, with clearing weather in
the Ohio and lower Mississippi valley.
The following heavy precipitation Gn
inches) was reported:
Evening star., 1896-06-24
The State Ticket
Naval Cadets to Be Commissioned.

The graduating class at the Naval
Academy this Year, numbers twenty-nine
cadets, all Of whom will be commissioned
on the 1st proximo. Twenty-eight Of the
cadets will be appointed ensigns. and the
other one will be assigned to the Marine
Corps on his own application. All the eight
engineers will be commissioned assistant
engineers, and three of the class now
studying abroad will, at the same time, be
appointed assistant naval constructors.
For the first time in twenty years there
are now more vacancies in the lower
branches of the navy than graduates to fill
two vacancies, and that of assistant en-
gineer twenty-five. After the vacancies be-
longing to the graduates this month have
been filled, there will remain for next year
fully thirty places in all branches of the
service
Evening star., 1896-06-24

Thomas They will probably return to the
city Friday or Saturday, when it is ex-
pected their friends and fellow-Templars
will give them a rousing reception.
The complete ticket chosen at cleveland
was as follows:
Imperial potentate, Harrison Dirgman,
Washington, D. c.
Imperial deputy potentate, Albert d. Nc
Gaffy, Denver Col
Imperial chief rabban, Ethelbert F. Al
len, Kansas City, Mo.
Imperial assistant rabban, John II. At
wood. LeavenWorth, Kan.
Imperial high priest and prophet, VIM.
H. S. Wright, st. Paul, MINI.
Imperial oriental guide, Lew B. Wind
son, Grand Rapids, Mich.
Imperial treasurer, VIM. S. Brown, Pitts
burg.
Imperial recorder, Benjamin w. Rowell,
Lynn, Mass.
1t was decided that hereafter the five
lowest officers of the Tmpt rial Council
shall be appointed by the imperial poten-
tate instead of being elected. These Off
GERS are imperial first ceremonial master,
imperial second ceremonial master, impe-
rial marshal imperial captain of the guard
and imperial outer guard.
Charters We're granted for temples at
Phoenix. AriZ., and Hartford, Conn. and
dispensations were. granted for temples at
Boise City, Idaho; Charleston, w. Va,
and Savannah, Ga.