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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
SELECTING SEED CORN.
A Task Whose Importance Is Not Realized
by Some Farmers.

A Task Whose Importance Is Not Realized
by Some Farmers.
Selection of seed corn and its care
afterwards are of much more impor-
lance than many realize until bitter dis
appointment faces them, with perhaps
one-third of stand, and then it is too
late to recover for the year. And still
farmers go right on and do the same
thing another year. While always go
into the field and select early at least
part of my seed, do not plant such Sc
lection unless 1 have failed at husking
time to gather such as L desire. / can
select just the size and shape that seems
best to my mind at that time and l cure
it in the chamber over the kitchen stove
and leave it there until wanted in the
ear. 1 would not shell any L did not
use for the year, and during my entire
life 1 have never so saved corn that 90
per cent. would not grow, and seldom
ever any fails even at three years old.
While the early ripening will always
grow and will make very early corn,
after a number of years of such saving
I am satisfied the variety grows small
by so doing 1 prefer to plant and SOW
the largest and best of its kind. At
husking time, either from stalk or
shock, one can make the selection
Leave enough husk on the ear and
throw to one side of the wagon, and in
this way the corn can be selected with
little or no hindrance, and unless there
has been very hard freezing with corn
damp there is very little danger of its
not growing. if properly cared for after
picking.-Cor. Live Stock Indicator.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
THE FARMING WORLD.
ABOUT kAFFiR CORN.

EssZzzzble Pointers Supplied by the Kansas
Experiment Station.
- recent bulletin issued by tile Kan
Sis experiment station says that IN an
asezage season red Kaffir corn Will ma
Ezze in about IL or IA weeks. Planted
IN the middle or latter part of May, the
sEsrs3 is ripe by the middle of September,
,aIEk 1t should be harvested at once.
Ike fodder Will remain green until
Ezusz, but this fact should not be made
azz excuse for putting off the harvest
EEK- The earlier it is cut after the seed
gz ripe the more time will there be for
the stalks to cure, which is an essential
Ex21EE, especially if the fodder is stacked.
AEy of the many good corn cutters on
the market will do the work. When
Glle seed has dried out sufficiently so it
cll be stored, which condition it will
EzcsG reach until the end of November,
az should be threshed. 1t is true that
Gz0y growers feed the crop as 1t comes
1zzszza the shock, seed and all, but it is a
7ezssfeful way to handle it, though of
course the cost of thresbing and grind
Eng must be taken into consideration,
and doubtless there are considerations
uzsos>r which this cost will exceed the
NREsEe of the waste incurred by feeding
without threshing or grinding. One
EaE of proceeding is to gather the heads
An tie field, corn is gathered, before
E&ke crop is cut. A better way Il to cut
x5se heads off in the stock after the
sersa is dry, and thresh them at once.
&Fe Lave on one occasion threshed the
~Efrssse stalk, but this has the objection
that the fodder is badly broken up, and
st also requires that the stalks shall
lie well cured in order to avoid heating
<Klxen stacked. We have also tEreshed
"a by taking each armful of fodder and
sticking the heads into the cylinder for
am instant; but this method requires
tno much handling of the whole crop
end is, therefore, not desirable, unless
the fodder in the process of stacking or
storing away must be handled any
<NaE- AS in the handling of corn fod-
der, 1t is desirable to save as much time
as possible The seed is hard and
brittle, especially the red sort, and will
sometimes crack badly in threshing
When this is the case it can largely be
xrn~sdied by removing the concave in
@faes thresher and putting in boards in
tstatzRel- For the reason noted above the
st--sE should be ground, and the finer the
better, in order to utilize it to the best
adsantage.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
THE GROUND PLAN.

partitions in each compartment, from
which the brood frames are suspended,
and the honey sections are arranged
above the brood frames in each COM
partmcnt and are supported by them.
This house is designed to replace the
individual hives and must be warmer,
drier and easier of access than they
are; but contagious diseases, mice,
moths, etc, can do greater injury and
will be mere difficult to remove, as
there are SO many swarms kept in close
quarters.-Farm and Home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
lNExcusAeLE WASTE.
Why Farmers Should Feed Skim-NIilk to
Their Stock.

Why Farmers Should Feed Skim-NIiIk to
Their Stock.
I was in a creamery in the southern
Part of Illinois, where the sweet sepa-
rated milk was sold at one cent per gal
Ion. y stream Of wagons was driving
up one side of the factory, the milk was
poured into the tank that fed the sepa-
rator, while stream of young women
were carrying off the skimmilk in pals.
The people of the village evidently re-
allied that they had good thing in the
very cheap, sweet skinned milk.
The price paid for milk was about 1s
cents per hundred weight. Now if tho
factory sold the milk in gallon lots at
that price it naturally follows that the
farmers that sold the whole milk could
have bought back the SKINNED milk at
even less. The value of that milk if
fed to hogs was from IL to 20 cents, if
fed with corn and counting the fertil-
izer in the undigested portions. Recent
figures from our experiment stations
show that in 100 pounds of such milk
there is enough nitrogen, phosphorus
and potash to bring the manurial value
UP to ten or twelve cents. AS only p
per cent. of this is digested, it would
leave the manurial value of the milk az
from seven to ten cents. Add this to the
value of the other digested portion for
the making of pork and we have a value
of nearly 20 cents.
Why should farmers allow this value
TO slip away from them? Of course if
they want to sell sl1im-milk to the
townspeople at half price. or as an act
of philanthropy, no one will find fault,
but from business standpoint it is an
unwise thing to do. Any enterprising
farmer located near such a libera l.
minded creamery should improve the
opportunity to secure as much as pos
sible of the milk and turn it into pork,
poultry and eggs. But it is to be hoped
that the time is not far distant when
farmers will know too much to let SO
valuable product go except for full
value.-Ohio Farmer
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
Frost as a Pulverizer.

Make the frost do some of the ,vorL
of pulverizing the soil. When sod
lands or soils that are difficult to reduce
are pIowed late in the fall the fros4. mil
verizes the Jumps and also DESTROYS anv
insects that are brought to the sur
face The expansion and contraction
of the rough plowed land by alternate
freezing and thawing will bring it to
a fine state before spring, at which time
cross blowing will cause it to turn over
in mellow condition for crops
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POULTRY FEEDER.

ment is shown in the sketch. A board,
with a rim in front, is nailed to the
wall, six inches from the floor, and
to this is hinged a slat-work arrange
ment that permits the fowls to feed
through it, but will not let them get
into the food. 1t opens out from the top
when one is putting food upon the
board, and remains closed when shut.
American Agriculturist.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
FLOOR PLAN.

EA made high enough so that glass is
nn& needed in the roof. The center
Ec0ch can be used for some lofty plant,
sar plants, which will be in full view
from the room adjoining. Portieres
a-fszrate the two rooms One who is
anything of mechanic can construct
this without the aid of a carpenter, but
Il would be well to employ a carpenter
On fzy out the job and make water-tight
cHxznections at roof and sides of the
Judd Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
ADDITION FOR PLANTS.

HEtFuE the Dwelling House May Be Provided
with One Cheaply.
q small plant house can quite readily
Ssr provided by building an addition to
the SAMMY side of the dwelling house.
lie this is given too much the aspect of
a. @reenhouse-by making the addition
rectangular and having glass roof
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
The Farmers Happy Home.

A recent letter from the superintend-
ent of farmers Institutes in the state of
Pennsylvania states that at every two
DAYS institute held in the state durin e
the coming winter the evening session
of the first day is to be set apart to the
ladies, and the topic is to be Country
Homes All topics relating to home life
in the country will be included, such "a
the construction of homes. the heating,
lighting, ventilating and sanitary ar
engagements for country homes; the
water supply, sewage and plumbing
for houses il the country; the cookin s
of food, the care of the sick, the care
of the children; flower gardening.
kitchen gardening, house decoration.
and all that relates in any way to
comfort, convenience, health and en-
:oyment in country home"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
STABLE CONVENIENCE.

How to Make Good Use of the Waste
Space Under the Stairway.
The space under the stairway in a
stable is usually worse than wasted,
because it is apt to be made the dump
ing ground for thousand and one
ODDS and ends, resulting in heap in
eAtricably confused. The accompany
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14

ehr appearance of the house is seriously
injured, the addition savors too much
OF commercial plant growing. A per-
sEre.-tive view of added plant room
ehzzt is at once a graceful addition to a
HzaGse, and most serviceable room for
Fssants, is shown in the accompanying
Illustration, Fig. 1, with a floor plan,
EEg- 2. showing the interior arrange
nscnt- The circular shape gives great
-zxoess to the sunlight while the room
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
A STABLE CONVENIENCE.

ing illustration shows way of utiliz-
ing this space that will add to stable
conveniences. The space is boarded
up and that portion having the greatest
height is made into a harness closet,
while the rest is made a grain bin. with
one or more compartments. To reach
the bottom of the bin when the grain
is low, part of the front is hinged,
SO as to turn down. = Orange judd
Farmer.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
AGRICULTURAL HINTS
IMPROVED BEE HOUSE.

1t Has Some Good Points, But Also Some
Serious Disadvantages
The illustrations represent a bee
house recently patented The house
has door and central passageway, as
shown, and is provided with vertical
secured to the inner
fnces of the side walls, which divide
the walls into sections accessible from
the passageway, as seen in the engrav-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14

ing. Longitudinal horizontal division
boards are secured to the vertical par
titions and divide the spaces between
them into hive compartments. The
side wall opposite each compartment
has a bee opening and an alighting
board (see and in Fig. -. Horizon
tai strips are secured to the vertical
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
FEEDING ARRANGEMENT.

It Prevents Hens from Soiling Their Food
Themselves.
When hens are fed in open dishes,
they will persist in getting into their
food, eoiling it and themselves. A
handy and clearly feeding arrange
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
Unhealthy Business.

The British home secretary has de-
clared the process of sorting wool, goat
hair, or camel's hair, and the processes
incidental thereto, to be dangerous or
injurious to health.-Chicago LITTER
Ocean.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14
FOR SMOKING MEATS.
How to Improsise a Suitable House IN
Few Moments.

How to ImproFIse q .
Few Moments.
The arproach of the season whcns
meats are usually preserved by smok-.
ing, calls up suggestions in regard TO
this subject. One plan is ILLUSTRATED
herewith Where one has but Few,
pieces of meat to smoke, smokeipuse
may be improvised in a few moEiertsi
by taking two empty barrels and arr
ranging them in the manner shown IN
the cut. In the side of the lower bar,
rel is cut an opening, in which an OLD
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14

Too close pasturing is ruinous to the
pasture. 1t is throwing away money.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-11-14

The manure that can be secured from
the stock should pay for the work OF
feeding them.
The morning times., 1896-04-28
MADE A THREE YEARS TERM
Iheosopbists Think That Long
Enough for Their President.
Second Annual Convention of the So
ciety Concludes It's Labors
and Adjourns.

New York, April 27. At this afternoons
of the Theosophical Society of America the
place OF meeting was changed and the
body adjourned from the Madison Square
concert hall TO the assembly hall immedi-
atcly adjoining. The hall was literally
packed.
DIR. j. i, Black of Cincinnati, permanent
chairman, called the convention to crder,
and Claude Falls Wright, chairman Of The
committee on the revision CT the by-ia VS.,
read the report of the committee.
The report recommended the repeal OF
the rule permitting the president OF the
society TO delegate his powers, which was
adopted during the last sickness of the
departed president, William q. Judge, in
order that the continuity of the scciety's
business might not be broken. Mr. Wright
explained that this rule was adopte merely
as temporary expedient
The committee recommended the adop-
tion Of q new rule making the term of
office of the president three years. thus
doing away with the life t. rm heretofore in
force. There was a recommendation IN the
committees report that the following rule
be added:
mo member of the Theosophical Society
of America shall promulgate or maintain
any doctrine as being advanced or adyO-
Gated by the society," and that the rule
providing that the convention may fix
the term OF the president when it becomes
necessary to elect one. be eliminated. The
last mentioned rule, also, was adopted
during tie last illness OF the departed presi-
dent, The committees report was adopted
unanimously.
A large committee was appointed to
solicit subscriptions. The convention then
ad iourned sine die.
The morning times., 1896-04-28
MILITIA GUARDS The POLLS
louisiana State Troops Ordered
Gut to Natchitcches.
Reports-uf an Agreement between
the Populists and Democrats
in That Dist riot.

New Orleans, April 27.-Gov. Foster this
morning ordered two companies of militia
TO Natchit"ches, where trouble has been
brewing, growing out OF the counting Of
The vote In that parish.
The troops left at 10 o'clock and were
due at Natchitoches, which is about 255
miles northwest, at s. p. m
Special dispatches today from Natchito-
ches report that better feeling prevails
there this evening between the Democrats
and Popuiists and the vote will probably
be promulgated tonight.
Inc poinL at issue. Is the absolute con-
1roi or the legislature by the Democrats,
excluding The twenty members elected in
orleans by The Citizens League and one
independent democrat from Opachita.
The Democrats have one majority in
Che senate and indications are they will
Be' the Two representatives from Match
itoches' fhey will thus have a majority
or all The members. 1t is understood a
majority or the members elected from Or
Iedhs VIII go into the Democratic caucus
Natchltoches has been au armed camp two
DAYS Dub wise cohnsels have prevailed aud
there is no violence anticipated now.
Gov Foster sent the militia at the urgent
request OF the Judge OF the district and the
'sheriiI or the parish, who believed the
presence or The militia was necessary to
prevent a Collision between the armed
factions.
Many threats of violence have been made
ana the People had been much wrought
up by lncendiary reports. Today, how
ever before The arrival OF tie militia, COM
mittees appointed by the disputa uts ched
an amicable basis for the settlement of
thelr difficulties and the militia will be
ordered back home
The morning times., 1896-04-28
ODD FELLOWS CELEBRATE.
Their Anniversary Made the Occa-
sion of n Grand Ball.

sion of n Grand Ball.
The seventy anniversary of the
organization of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows in the District OF Columbia
was celebrated last evening with rrome-
made concert and hop 1T Convention Hall.
The institution OF the order. which oc-
cured on April 20, was observed by the
members on Sunday, when in a bCdy they
attended divine services at Mount Vernon
Place Church.
The entertainment last evening was
most delightful affair, and was enjoyed by
over 1900 members OF the order and their
friends The order in tie District is COM
posed OF twenty-onc subordinate lodges,
four encampments. three Rebekah lodges,
and two Patriarchs Militant. having a
total membership of nearly 1900. OF
these the Rcbekah lodges, composed of
ladies, number about 700.
The members OF the two cantons compIt
ing the grand canton were in full dress
uniform and were in charge OF Captains c.
II. Campbell and Edward Tanner. Canton
Potomac, No. 5, in charge OF Capt. j. Ii.
Shackelford was also in uniform.
The hop was opened with march. led
by the Officers of the Grand Lodge and their
ladies'. The officers are K. NJ. Sorrell, G.
NJ; Thomas j. Jones, Dept. &. NJ; John
l. Brown, G.. W.: William X. Hunt G. S, J A:
Il. Espey, G. Treas; w. L. Allan, 6. r.;
Espey. q. Treas; W. p. Allan, g. r.;
F. a. Stier, q. r.; David L. Hazard, G
Marshal; W. W. MILAN, conductor; j. G.
Dumfrey. G. g.; L. II. McDadc, g. II. The
march was headed by the Canton Potomac
Drum Corps, numbering forty-siX mem bers.
A feature OF the evening was the ex-.
cellcnt music by the Marine Band, under
the leadership of Prof. Fanciulli.
After the grand march the dancing was
continued till late hour.
The concert and hop was in charge of
the following committees:
ReceptiOn-T. K. Jones, d. G. NJ, chair
man; K. II. SorreIl, q. Nj; J. |. Brown, e.
W; H c Hazard. J. l.. Irwin, A. Turnbull,
W. A Brown, +. T. Phillips, w. A F
MCShca, W. A Greer, X. H. G.. Boyce, w.
F. Dement,. B. u. Sampsell w. Z. Allen,
q. r.; W. r. Hunt, q. s.; j A. Shackelford,
Arthur Peter I. f. SparO, W. 6. Platt,
L. F. Massey. C. Fl. Childs, A. s. Webster,
g. A. Cra wford, E. L. Lomax, Mrs. E. V.
Schutt, W. W. MILAN, q. c.; j. q. Durfcy,
q. e.; Miss Annie Lomax, Miss Carrie Hurl-
but, Miss F. S. johnson, Mrs. E. V Kessler,
Mrs. ID. w Kcck, Mrs. Alice Thomas, Mrs.
Julia Allen. Mrs. ] Warwick, Miss n f
Pearson, Miss Ida Randall.
Floor committee-W. E. Clapp, P. G.,
director; Capt H C. Campbell, assistant
director; ass istants, Thomas j Jones,
II. c. Given, ID. Wolff. John w. Watson,
John /. Brown, H. f. Brown, P. II. Leary,
w. II. Klopfer, Charles D. Sbacelford,
H. C. Lybrand, William Musser, G. T.
Prewitt, DR.. H. A. Dona ldson, Jess Sc
Nicholson, George h. Evans, j. R. McCabe,
d. V. Chisolm, w. GUIDE, W. F. Ernst,
w NJ. Chase, j. H. Esler, G. w. Murphy
Capt. Edward Tanner. Lieut. W. D. Cole
man, Adjt c. w. Given, j. H. Parsons,
william P. Pixley, B. F. Edwards, William
Ernst, F. R. Riley. j. c. King. G. L.
Tetlow, ]. E. Clark.
The morning times., 1896-04-28
JOURNEYING IN PERSIA.
Ministers of the shah Cause a Great
CommotiOn on Their Travels.
London Times.

The British CONSUL at IspahaD in his last
report describes the injury done TO trade
In that country by the periodical dis
organization OF transport from the port Of
Bushire 10 Shiraz and Ispahan- Not long
d go the cost rose 10 four times the Ordinary
rate, and il fiUctuates violently at short
periods.
Recently the main cause was a mortality
among horses, mules and donkeys in thu
south Of Persia They died along the road,
and their bodies were left by the wayside,
tainting the air and the grazing, and so In,
Creasing the epidemic
A constant source OF disturbance to trans
port Is the travelling of local officials. They
all require large amount of carriage, and
their messengers are sent into the baZaaFx
and the surrounding country TO impOund all
the animals they can get. The muleteers OBJ
IeCt, as their animals are overloaded and
iil-treated, while they get no adequate hire,
are kept away from their homes for in
definite periods at their own cost and ara
abused and beaten by the great mans hire
lings.
The system Of seizing baggage anlmaH
is called Nal bigiry,'' and when il becomef
known that 1t is intended the muleteeu
flee with their beasts 70 the hills and hide
Those who are on the road leave their IoaCi
at the nearest village and disappear to Soms
place for security, 50 that for a fortnight on
more it is quite impossible TO get any ant
mails, for until the muIeteerS know that the
place has returned TO its ordinary stat
they will keep away.
The morning times., 1896-04-28
The Latest jag"

The woman who loves stimulantbas anew
fad, or rather, two of them. They are
brandy and gingerdrops. Don't say ''stimu-
lant' in derisiye way, for it is only q
short time ago that a young woman had to
be sent home from the matinee ut a we'll
known theater because of exhilaration re-
sulung from too free indulgence in brandy
drops. These drops are not like those
the sale of which to school children was
recently stopped. They contain half the
amount ntthatconstituteso one drink ofliquor
and are prepared in capsules or rubber
globules. A young oman with u fon,lnesS
for the contents of the capsules generally
carries her supplyin an Ordinary candy box
This Is one of the ways genius has provided
for becoming intoxicated without attract
ing attention. There Is q downtown drug
gist, however, who says with chemicals he
can counterfeit any liquor whats eever
and that his imitation is not nearly as
hurtful as the onginal.-New York Journal.
The morning times., 1896-04-28
JOHANNESBURG MEN TRIED.
John Hays Hamtn ond and Others Are
A Awaiting Sent ence.


Pretoria, April 2T. John Hays Ham,
mond, the American mining engineer, and
the other members OF the Johannesburg re-
form commit tee who were absent from the
court on Friday wheu pleas of guilty of
treason aud lese maieste were entered
by the accused, attended court today with
the other defenGa ntS.
Hammond pleaded guilty OF treason, while
Saur and Simpson pleaded guilty of lese
maieste. J. S. Curtis, an America II nginer.
who was also among the members OF the
committee who We're arrested, is the only
one OF the defendants who has not plead
to the charges He is at liberty on bail.
Counsel for the defense today read a
statement to the court signed by Hammond,
Phillips, Farrar & Co., Rhodes admitting
that they had asked DR.. Jameson TO go
to Johannesburg but deploring his mis-
take in entering the Transvaal and march
ing on johannesburg when there was no
urgent need for his presence. They main
tanned that their action throughout was
not hostile to the government.
Judgment will be rendered today The
trial of Curtis was postponed until the
next session of the court.