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The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06
Sugar Beet Pick-Ups.

Near jacksonville the dairy farmers
have begun putting great quantities of
pulp from the beet sugar mill into
slices, and they find that this method
of treatment more than doubles its
value. Edward White, who sliced
l40 tons last Fall, finds that when
fed upon it his cows give him twice
as much butter as they did before.
He and others have been surprised by
the results.
1t is estimated by the Chino sugar
factory people that 144, 900 tons of
beets will be delivered to them next
Summer and Fall. From these will
be made 10000, 900 pounds of sugar.
The output last year, with short crop
of 1000 tons of beets, was 17,O0O,-
600 pounds of sugar, which at net
profit of cent and half pound,
Melted the factory owners the comfort
able cleanup of $3.50, 500 tor the sea.
son."
Three hundred tons of steel rails
have been sent to Salinas to be used
in building mile of railroad switches
for the new beet sugar factory. Some
idea of the extent of the undertaking
may be formed from the fact that there
will be over 500 acres of land occupied
by the factory and its necessary beet
sheds pumping plants, reservoir, ma
chine shops, offices, warehouses,
switches, etc.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06

lures are brown is an important enc for
California dairymen. says the :. r.
Chronicle. 1t is certainly not the dry
grass of the ranges, which makes good
beef but not much milk. 1t is proba-
bly, 'soiling''-we don't know why II
is thus called-which is simply fodder
grown for the purpose and fed as soon
as cut. Later in the season the sllo
will bear an important part, although
there is as yet difference OF opinion
among dairymen and others as to its
value. Whether for soiling or silage,
there is a question as TO the most
profitable crops. 1t is quite possible
that combinations of plants not yet
much tried here will be most economi-
cal. Alfalfa is likely to remain the
standard for soiling purposes, but the
danger Of bloating from its too free
use renders auxiliary crops desirable.
Such crops as peas and oats mixed are
more or less used, but they ripen very
quickly in this climate,and the cutting
period could hardly be made to last
more than ten days. Where land can
be flooded, of course, successive SOW
ings could be made, but for soilIng
purposes it is probable that variety
of crops sown at the same time and
maturing one after the other will come
into general use as an addition TO
alfalfa OF a substitute for it when that
cannot be grown.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06

When food scorches in the kettle,
the latter seems ruined beyond re.
demption, but possible remedy is to
take the kettle at once from the fire
and set 1t i'll a pan Of cold water. This
treatment, oddly enough, will nine
times out of ten remove the burned
taste entirely.
A pleasant powder for pertaining
clothes packed away, which, it is said,
Will Keep out moths. is made as fol-
lows; Put in mortar one ounce each
OF cloves, nutmeg. mace. cinnamon,
caraway seeds and Tonquin beans.
Pound them to a powder with six
ounces OF orris root. Fill little bags
made OF muslin with this powder and
lay them among the clothing.
The more puff paste handled the bet.
ter. says cook, SO long as it is managed
as carefully as if it were made of tulle,
and so long as the one prinoiple-to
keep the air in, not to press it QUITS
borne in mind. But the less plain pie
crust is touched the better it is. The
same cook advises that the undercrust
common to a custard pie need not be
soggy, if. before pouring the custard
IN, the lower crust is brushed over
with the white Of an egg beaten M
with little water.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06

The market today demands pork
with fair admixture of lean meat,
such as cannot be produced as a rule
by pure corn diet. The best results
will be secured by using two or more
kinds of grain and also skim-milk, if
it can be obtained. The general run
OF feeding experiments in this country
have often shown that where corn meal
and shorts were fed the meat showed
more lean than where corn was fed ex.
clusively. At the Wisconsin expert
ment station mixture of 43l pounds
OF corn meal and shorts, half and half,
fed wet, produced 100 pounds of gain
as compared with 1884 pounds of whole
corn or 5l7 pounds of corn meal, to
make 100 pounds gain. The shorts
are muscle-forming foods, ant where
these are used a more vigorous pig
usually is the result. Ground barley
or oats may also be fed with corn to
great advantage. There are very many
farmers who could feed oats to stock
hogs, with corn, to far greater profit
than selling them at 10 cents bushel.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06
Adulterated Potash.

We desire to caution our readers
who have occasion to use potash, ICON
centrated I've" and caustic soda, that
much of that material now ON the
market is abominably adulterated,
says the S. F. Chronicle. The guaran.
tee of '9S per cent" which is upon the
packages is of no value whatever in
itself, as some of the worst adultera-
tions which have been found-testing
only 20 or 80 per cent-have been
from packages marked "9S per cent"
1t is evident that the many formulas
used by horticulturists in which 90 per
cent potash is prescribed will entirely
fail OF expected results if ow-grade
article is substituted. There are
brands of these goods which have been
always found as represented and proba-
bly, always will be. 1t is not difficult
to obtain pure goods, provided the pur-
chaser is willing to pay for them, but
If he insists on buying the cheapest
article hs will probably be cheated.
But at whatever price an article is sold
the seller is bound to deliver what he
sells, and If he does not can be crlminally
prosecuted. The sale of such goods,
however, is not considered dangerous,
as the man who knows no better than
to insist on the cheapest article will
seldom know enough to find ont that
he has beer cheated. or if he does find
1T out, to prosecute the fraudulent
dealer. 1t is sometimes difficult for
individual farmers to find out about
such things, but it is not at all diff
cult for properly organized farmers
club to do SO.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06

ers in that pant of the State have sold
fruit from single trees st $24.
Wholesale fruit dealers in New York
say they cannot begin 70 fill their or
ders for grape fruit since the fret re
among the orange and lemon groves in
Florida in January. 1894, and that
they get from $40 TO $I4 box for the
fruit in New York and Boston.
The United States government has
begun a vigorous campaign against
timber cutting on government lands.
The first arrest in Arizona territory
was Deputy United States Marshal.
J. ". Standard. who pleaded guilty,
and nominal fine was imposed. The
authorities declare that the next vic
tim will receive harsh treatment.
This action is likely to affect the price
of fuel i'll most places in Arizona. as
the supply until now has come largely
from government land. The statute
under which Standard was prosecuted
will now be rigidly enforced.
The largest shingle mill in the world
will be in operation in Tacoma about
May LIST. Metcalf & Wade, shingle
dealers, have leased the Pacific mill
property, located just beyond the Ia
coma smelter and force of men under
Mr.. Wade are now engaged in making
repairs and additions. The new ma
chinery to be added will increase its
capacity to 600, 900 shingles per day of
ten hours. This will give Tacoma,
says the Ledger, the largest shingle
mill in operation anywhere and the
largest shingle output of any town in
the country excepting Ballard, where
six or seven large single mills are
located. 1t will be remembered
that last year Tacoma cut and ship
ped more lumber than any
other city on the Pacific Coast.
Three years ago. when operated by
the Pacific Coast Lumber Company,
the Pacific mill made the phenomenal
cut of 497 900 shingles in ten hours,
with one ten.block and one double
block machine in operation. The pres
ent equipment of the shingle mill con.
sists of two ten block machines and one
double block machine. To this Met
calf & Wade are adding new double
block machine for cutting eighteen and
twenty. four-inch shingles. The en-
tire output will be shipped East,
the present business of the firm
covering the States of Montana, the
Dakotas, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa,
Kansas, Missouri, Wisconsin, Illinois,
Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New
York and New England. Orders now
on hand will keep the mill running
for nearly month and contracts have
been made for delivery in New York,
New England and Pennsylvania, fol
more than half the output during the
entire season.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06
Spraying a Necessity.

At the last regular meeting of the
Sonoma County Horticultural Society
J. H. Hornbeck read paper ON spray
ing fruit trees, in which he emphasized
the Importance of spraying Immediate
ly after the bloom is off. In the
Sonona Democrat he is reported as
follows:
The gentleman explained that the
Goblin moth, which is the source of
much trouble and loss to fruit growers,
does not lay its eggs ON the blossom
end OF the fruit, as many suppose, but
the eggs are laid on the side or any.
where, and that the little worm soon
finds its way to the blossom and eats
its way into the core. He said that
the calyx Of the apple soon closes over
the end and then it is impossible to
get the spray" where it ought to go
to reach the first brood. The gentle.
man said that orchardists made a mis-.
take in not spraying often enough,
many of them waiting to see certain
signs before starting to work. He
described the Goblin moth larva as
flat and transparent worm, almost in
visible to the naked eye. Mr.. Horn.
beck gave his estimate, in detail. of
the cost of spraying 3l6 trees last year.
which cost him total of $40. or
about six cents apiece. The gentle-
man advised spraying every month
during the dry season.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06

During 1896 the Arizona Conner
Company produced 7,572,3 7 pounds of
copper and 1879. 462 pounds of matte
The company expects soon to have its
converter in position when it will pro.
duce copper bullion exclusively. the
matte being all turned into bullion
before it is shipped.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06

The Peruvian Government has sus.
pended the coinage of silver at the
government Mint and has issued pro-
hibition against the importation of sill
yer coins after the 10th of May next.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06

Mexican orange-growers have sent a
petition to the American Congress pro-
testing against the proposed increase of
tariff on oranges.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06

A2usa and Monrovia want a bridge
over the San Gabriel river between
those two towns.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06

aaiford's three Touring mills are in
almost constant operation, some of
them running night and day.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06

Building permits issued at San
Diego so far this year show the outlay
of $l45,0 900.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06
Grow Flowers,

Grow Flowers.
We are of the opinion that the
farmer who develops the aesthetic side
of his nature by assisting in the cult.
walton of flowers will be better man
and better farmer, says the S. F.
Chronicle. But, aside from this, the
people of California cannot make
money faster than by Systematically
promoting the adornment of home
grounds and roadsides.
In the older parts of our country
there has come to be large acoumula-
ton OF wealth and large and con-
stantly increasing number who wish
to exchange the rigorous climate in
which their fortunes were accumulated
for more genial regions, where they
can spend them more comfortably.
These immigrants are of the class
which we most need, because they
have money to spend which will sup.
ply valuable home market for labor
Of all kinds at once, and without wait
ing for the accumulation of wealth
from the soil. The man of small
means is heartily welcome as an assist
ant in developing the resources of the
State. but for the most part he must
do his own work. live closely, and
afford no great market for the product
OF the labor of other men. The man of
large means makes home market for
labor and material of all inds. In
time, also, as thy become Californians,
they tend to make important business
investments, which build up the State
still more rapidly. California can
only be kept prosperous by Californians.
To get those we must attract them.
We can attract those of wealth more
rapidly by display of beauty than
in any other manner. They have
money. They desire pleasure. And
the pleasure afforded by the eye is the
the cheapest and the most enduring.
The skillful salesman attracts custom.
ers by the beauty of his product and its
packages. The same principle applies
equally to land sales. The farm, the
neigborhood, the county which pre-.
sents to the eye the most attractive
picture, will be the first to catch the
wave of the coming prosperity. Grow
flowers.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06
Milk Producing Feed

The question of the cheapest milk.
producing feed for cows while our pas.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06

The Board of Managers of the Joint
Traffic Association of New York has
ordered that the fare to be charged to
the Christian Endeavor meeting in San
Francisco. July 18th to 18th, shall be
one fare for the round trip to Chicago
or st. Louis, plus the basing fares Of
SOL from Chicago and $47.50 from st.
Louis to San Francisco.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-05-06
FOR THE FARMERS.
Some interesting News for the
RuraIist
SPOKEN OF In THIS COLUMN.
A Few Sensible Hints to Suit the Busy
Agrieulturist.-Item That May
Benefit our Readers.
Look out for Frosts.

Some time ago, when the trees were
dormant, the press of the State was
devotiDg much space to methods of
protection against frost, says the S. F.
Chronicle. The subject was thorough
ly canyassed, and we must assume that
all readers of the Chronicle know all
that any one knows about the possibih.
ties of protection and the best methods
of obtaining it. The substance of it
all is that there is debatable ground
between the temperature of 32 degrees
ard point SO low that it will kill in
spite of all precautions in which fruit
and plants can be saved by prompt
work. AS no one can tell in advance
how cold it will be or how long the
low temperature will last. it is best to
be prepared to make the fight. This
preparation cannot be made in the
afternoon of the day when the frost is
expected. The method of prevention
is to envelop the orchard in a fog and
keep it enveloped until the danger is
past. A dry smudge is also used
Either will tend to keep about the tree
tops the heat radiated from the earth
and prevent it from dispensing through
space, but the fog is better than the
smudge for scientific reasons already
several times explained in these col
umns. At this point science steps in
to devise methods for producing the
smudge or fog. Many of these methods
have been published. and the only
difference is in effectiveness and cheap
ness. Any method which will produce
the cloud in sufficient density is a
good method. The one which seemed
to find most favor while the discussion
was on was a square yard of coarse
wire netting suspended by the four
corners from stakes filled with damp
horse manure or straw, with coal tar
added and dish of hot fire beneath it.
This plan has not been tried in the
face of an actual frost but experiments
were made under such basket hot
enough to create very dense vapor.
Others seemed TO prefer fire boxes on
wheels driven through the orchard, of
course filled with similar material.
1t is evident that this plan is less effeo-
tive than stationary fires in sufficient
number. But whatever plan is adopted
should be fixed upon in advance and
preparations made for it. 1t is also
desirable to keep in close touch with
the Weather Bureau, which will send
warnings promptly. These warnings
have heretofore been of great value to
those who were on the watch for them.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-01-06

ELSEWHERE VIC give an account
Of Congressman Cobb's effort, to
to secure an increase in the tariff
on lead. Mr.. Cobb is Il Democrat,
but he can put the material inter-
est Of his State before a party
policy. He recognizes the benefits
of a protective tariff on lead, but is
not particularly interested in any
other tariff schedule His action
IN this instance, however, is a con-
fession that he believes the free
trade; theory Of his party is play.
ed out, and is ready to 60 back te
q protective tariff where the inter.
ests of his constituents demand, it.
Mr.. Cobb represents district il
st. Louis, but his term expires or
March 4th. He will be succeeded
by a Republican, who will continue
the work Mr.. Cobb has started;
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-01-06

Gov. STEPHENS says that with
hiselection othegubernatorial chair
he has reached the height of his
ambition and that he has no further
political aspirations. He also stat
ed that he would endeavor to give
the people ''a business administra-
tion' and would not ''build up a
political machine." Without the
s'machine" it is we'll that our Gov
ernor's political ambition is satisfied.
Look at his predecessor, who built
up mighty ''machine" and was
continually slipping around in his
gum-shoes to sec that all its parts
were moving properly. The latter
still has his political aspirations
and fully realizes the potency of a
frst-class ''machinc" in Democrat
ic politics.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-01-06

for the hearing on this subject, and
representatives of the Missouri
lead mines will be in attendance.
Missouri is the greatest leadtpro-
ducing State in the world. ST. Joe
and Desloge mines, in St. Francois
County, are unequaled anywhere
on the globe.
II happen to know person
ally" said Mr.. Cobb, ''that the
lead mines of Missouri have been
operated at almost loss since the
duty on lead under the Mckinley
bill was taken off. The present
duty is only &c. The duty under
the Mckinley bill was &c. What
the owners of lead mines in Mis-
souri, now desire is a duty of 14c
or 14c. Unless they get this they
will be forced to close down. Cheap
ore from Mexico is now being
largely imported into this country
and being treated at Missouri
smelters. AS the hborers in the
lead mines of Mexico receive but
3Oc a day and the Missouri lead
miner are paid $3.50 day, the
competition is ruinous.'
Mr.. Cobb will use his influence
with the committee to secure for
the Missouri lead miners what they
ask, and it is probable that the Re-
publican delegation from the State
will also unitedly work toward this
end.-Globe- Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-01-06

The twice-a-week Globe-Demo-
crat fills the want of those who can
not afford to take, or have not the
time to read, large daily paper.
1t is essentially the paper for the
busy farmer, as it brings him the
latest news as often as he has time
to read it, and besides its news
feature, it contains an amount OF
interesting reading matter, which
makes the paper a valuable adjunct
to the farmers home. For sub
scription price, sec advertisement.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-01-06
JOSEPH B. MCCULLAGH, the ed

JOSEPH B. McCULLAGH, the ed
itor of the "Globe-Democrat" is no
more. He was killed early last
Thursday morning by accidentally
falling from a second-story window
of his home in St. Louis. With
the passing of McCullagh there is
taken ont of our daily lives anoth-
er of those men who by their own
efforts have risen from the humber
walks of life, above mediocrity, tc
win the laurels of public recogni'
ton as u deserving genius.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-01-06

Mr.. RoBB, the new Congress
man from this (thirteenth) district
will doubtless be given an early op-
portunity to show wherehe stands on
the tariff question, about which he
kept a close mouth during the
campaign. The interests of the
people he represents demand that
he shall vote for the restoration of
higher duty on lead.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-01-06
Bryan for 1900.

The decision of the Progressive
Democratic Club, of New York, to
work for the nomination of William
j. Bryan for President in. 1900,
and to invite the operation of Dem
ocratic organizations throughoutthe
the country in the undertaking,
is worthy of notice not only in the
sense that it shows how little some
men know and how foolish they
can he in their projects. There is
not the least reason to suppose that
Mr.. Bryan will be factor in
American politics four years hence
or that any respectable party will
seriously consider the idea of max
ing him its standard bearer. He
has had his brief day as public
figure, and there is no future for
him. During the recent campaign
he attracted world wide attention
by reason of his accidental relation
to controversy of more than usual
interest and Importance; but he
did not make any permanent i'm
preston on the public mind, or
give the country any substantial
reason to regard him as a man des-
tined to outlast a single test f'his
fitness in the capacity of a party
leader. He was nominated on the
strength of his reputation as an
orator, and turned out to be a de-
cided disappointment,
1t is idle to talk about any future
prominence for a man buried under
one of the biggest majorities ever
known in this country. The crush
ing defeat of free silver was also q
crushing personal defeat for him.
There is not enough of him to re-
cover from such a terrible blow.
His collapse was complete and
hopeless. He may contrive to
keep himself before the people a
while longer by lecturlng and by
publishing a book, but the public
interest in him is steadily subsid.
ing, and he will soon be practically
forgotten. Those who are talking
of him as apostolic candidate il
1900 are simply wasting their time
and making themselves ridiculous
If his party could have swappet
him for some other man while th'
late campaign was in progress
it would gladly done so, ant
it is not at all likely to talk
him up again four years from
now, His political career il
ended. He is a back. number
and nothing can make him other
wise. The people have studiet
him closely and thoroughly, an,
decided that they have no furthe
use for him. When he went dow
in November he went down t
stay; and the best thing he can d
is to accept this fact, and dismis
all thought of a political hereafter
-Globe- Democrat.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-01-06

The Thirty-ninth General As
sembly of Missouri convened at
the State capital today. Mr..
Baugher took his seat in the House
as Representative from Washing
ton County. Whether he will be
permitted 10 hold it to the end of
% session depends on whether the
3noo-a:i1 raaio.'" ~ .lo House
Es.iT minded -z4--@ L. 49," him
justice III the con.cs. &c ...o o.. Nj
hands.
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-01-06
Missouri Lead Interests,

WASHINGTON, Ds c., December
31.-Congressmen Cobb and
Pearce, of St. Louis, reached
Washington tonight. Congress
man Cobb, who is member of the
Ways and Means Committee, said
that Missourians were much inter-
ested in one schedule which will be
considered by the .committee.
This is the schedule on lead. A
day has been set apart next week
Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1897-01-06

The free-sifverites are pointing
to the recent bank failures at Chi
cago and elsewhere as an indication
of what nsust be expected from a
continuation Of the single gold
standard financial policy of the
Government. There is not, how
ever, the slightest evidence that
our financial policy has any con-