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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
HARVESTING POTATOES.
Harvesting Machines n Success - Bushe
Boxes For Handling Potatoes.

Harvesting Machines a Success Bushel
Boxes For Handling Potatoes.
1t appears to have been clearly demon
strated that the better class of potato
| harvesting machines can be relied upon
to dig and separate the potatoes from
the soil as well as could have been done
| by hand and at the same time leave the
ground in good condition for future use.
These machines raise the entire row,
| elevating it and separating the potatoes
from the soil, and deposit them in the
rear upon the surface of the ground ready
to be carted off. An Ohio correspondent
of Prairie Farmer, who, by the way,
favors bushel boxes to handle the tubers
in the field, writes as follows concern
ing the sorting of potatoes:
We now use a sorter which is prac-
teal and very simple machine. The po-
tatoes are shoveled into one end, and
the culls drop through below and the
sorted potatoes go into a basket at the
rear of the sorter Before we used this
machine we usually sorted off the scoop
shovel, on bench which we will de-
scribe. We never could humble our
selves, as some people do, by getting
down on floor or the ground on our
knees before pile of potatoes. We
therefore made bench so we could
stand upright while sorting. Always
handle potatoes with the scoop if posi-
BILE after once picked up
For sorting bench take three boards
wide enough so that they will stand on
end without tipping over. Cut two of
the boards, say 8 feet long and the other
about / 8 inches long. Nail one of the
long boards on to the short one at right
angles. This will make a support for
one end of the bench and be about Is
inches high Take the other long board
and nail it at right angles on the other
end of the long board Is inches from
the end so that your bench is Is inches
high The board comes up above the
bench Is inches at one end, makes a
place on which to rest the scoop handle
while the end of the scoop rests on the
edge of the box or basket sitting on the
bench. The sorting can be done then
off the shovel with both hands free
WIN hiVAo piaobiOo INC soibihS Sah
be done speedily and with much less
discomfort than by getting down on all
fours as so many do
When possible, potatoes should be
sorted before they are stored perma-
nently for the winter. Before we build
our potato house we usually hauled
them to the barn floor from the field,
and the sorting was done there Now
we take them directly to the potato
house and store them in the sorting
room, where they can lie until cold
weather if necessary, but they are sort
ed before they go into permanent stor-
age,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
LIME AND GREEN MATURING.
Green Crops Flowed Under Souring the
Soil-The Remedy.

Green Crops Flowed Under Souring the
Soil-The Remedy.
will the blowing in of millet or
other green crops ever sour the soil!
Will green crops plowed under ever in
jure the succeeding crop? If SO, under
what conditions?" This query was sub
mitted to Charles o. Flagg, Rhode
Island station, for answer. Here is his
reply as reported by Rural New Yorker:
have never plowed under millet,
but have several times turned under
quite heavy crops of winter rye, and
Immediately planted field corn, with
good results as to the corn crop which,
however, is not very susceptible to acid
conditions of soil The soil of one par
ticular field was sandy loan, more
sandy at the north end than at the
south. Twenty or more years previous
to the time of my cultivation of the
field about an acre of the sandy portion
at the north end was dressed with wood
ashes at the rate of about 100 bushels
per acre. / plowed under two crops of
rye in successive years, growing corn
Immediately after it in each case.
then seeded the field to grass and clover
and was surprised at the time with an
excellent catch of clover ON the sandy
north end, and almost no clover and
very thin stand of grass upon the APP
parently better soil of the south end of
the field. l now believe the difference
in the catch of clover and the growth
of grass to have been due to the lime
applied in the ashes a score of years
previously.
The blowing in of large quantity
of green vegetation and its decay with
In the soil must necessarily greatly in
crease the humio and other organic
acids, and in a soil lacking in bases
tend to sour" it. The remedy is plain
supply base for the acids, and air
slaked lime, wood ashes, leached or IN
leached, mari, stable manures, ETC., ac-
cording to expense, will serve the pur
pose
Storer, in his Agriculture, says:
"Green manuring is method of fertil-
ization that needs to be used with care.
1t will probably serve better purpose
in districts where the soils are cal
careous than III regions of barren sill
ceous gravels II the condition of the
soil is favorable as regards moisture and
texture, green manuring might be
valuable resource, but if the conditions
are unfavorable the blowing in of green
crops might do more harm than good.
Is it not more than possible that an
abundance of bases in the calcareous
soils and poverty of bases in the barren
siliceous gravels may be the point upon
which hinges the success of green ma
nuring in the one case and its failure in
the other?
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
Beet Sugar Factories,

With the increasing Interest IN beet
sugar production Consul Muth's report
70 the department is timely. Writing
from Magdeburg, Germany, the consul
says: FACTORIES should be erected only
in localities where it has been demon
strated beyond doubt that sugar beets
can be grown successfully. The factory
must be easily accessible to the farmers
and should. therefore, be situated in
the heart of the district from which 1t
draws its beets. All the material heed
ed in the manufacture should either be
close at hand or easily proourable Be
sides beets the principal materials
needed to run sugar factory are Water,
fuel and limestone; water to wash she
beets and limestone for the Rnrification
of the beet juices.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
ROBERTSON SlLAGE.
Tests Made with 1t at the Vermont and
Maine Stations.

Tests Made with 1t at the Vermont and
Maine Stations.
Various attempts have been made to
oounteract the deficiency of protein in
corn silaRe by mixing with the corn
when it is placed in the silo some crops
rich in protein, as peas, SOFA bean, etc.
J. W. Robertson, Canada, has advocated
a mixture composed of corn fodder,
horse beans and sunflower seeds, which
has gained the name Robertson silage
mixture. At the Canada station where
1t was tested in comparison with ordi-
nary corn silage in some feeding expert
ments with steers it is calculated that
for the whole "a weeks the cost of the
gain on the Robertson mixture was over
one-quarter less than on the ordinary
silage.
The Vermont station compared the
Robertson silage mixture with ordinary
corn silage in feeding experiments with
milk COWS. Considering the yield
from the dry matter contained, the bal
anoe is strongly in favor of the Robert
son mixture, more milk and butter be
ing produced than from similar weights
of dry matter in corn silage. The COWS,
if anything, gained in weight on the
mixture. 1t seems that, in this test at
any rate, the claims made for the mix
ture are not without basis. A compari-
son of the Robertson mixture with cut
beets and carrots i'll short trial at the
Vermont station did not bring out any
material difference between these ma
terials as fed.
In some experiments on this point
made at the Maine station, black eyed
peas were used in place of the horse
beans in the Robertson mixture One
fourth acre of sunflowers and one-half
acre of black eyed peas were used to one
acre of corn. All were run through the
cutter and packed in the silo by the Or
binary method, and the silage kept per-
fectly. When opened in February, it
was found to be in first class condition.
This silage was tested with five milk
COWS. 1t was very greedily eaten by
stock, 1t was fed in place of one-half of
the grain ration of oornmeal, cottonseed
meal and bran, 90 pounds of silage for
8 pounds Of grain, with good results
All the cows increased in weight and
shrank no more in milk than would be
expected from the advance in time of
lactation. An attempt to substitute the
silage mixture entirely for the grain
was not a success.
The silaRe with rs per cent of water
contained 2 9per cent of protein, where
as the average of large number of an
alyses of corn silage shows II per cent
of protein.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23

The following figures are furnished
in the year book of the United States
department of agriculture: In wheat
the yield is divided among all the states
except Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut, Florida and Louisiana,
which report no crop Of wheat, though
they raise nearly %, 900 bushels of
corn. Minnesota and California lead all
others, with Minnesota first, having
1881, ga acres to 46, 800, 061 bushels,
while California has 8,088, $40 acres to
45, 097, 1876 bushels. CALIFORNIA; prod
uct, however, is valued at $37, 430, 872
to Minnesota's $31 500, 361, an excess
of nearly $4,000, 900. New York has
396, 1913 acres, producing 6, $40, 968 bush
els Pennsy lvania has 1866, 949 acres
to II. 1877. 286 bushels, about the same
as her corn product. Of states report
ing Mississippi is the lowest, with
4, 462 acres, producing 81, 927 bushels
Kansas is third in the list, with 80, 784,
462 bushels on 2,905. 1877 acres, The
two Dakotas are the greatest wheat
growers, with over 5000, 600 acres,
producing 81, 300, 900 bushels. Wheat
exports in 1895 reached 1876, 443, 968
bushels; in 1899, 226, 686, 8I2 bushels.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23

A correspondent vi Country Gentle
man offers these Suggestions to begin
ners in shreddatg fodder: /. Cut the
corn as early as practicable and set it
up to stans we'll and tie the shocks
well, q Get the stalks get dry enough
80 that no juice will appear when it
runs through the rolls. 3. Provide two
or th+eo platform wagons, about 2 by
1907 1S feet and as low as possible,
with ends feet high, on which to haul
the corn to the machine. Do not at
tempt to haul on common, narrow, high
hay riggings. 4. When the corn is dry
and before fall rains set in, get at it
and rush, rush. until all is husked and
shredded The cost will exceed the cost
of husking by hand slightly
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
Winter Grain After Potatoes.

Wherever the potato crop can be got
off in time for seeding with fall grain
it makes the very best seed bed, accord
ing to American Cultivator. mo plow-
ing is needed if the weeds have been
kept down 1t is only necessary to pile
the potato vines in heaps and burn
them, starting the fire in brush heap,
If the potato tops are too green TO burn
readily great deal of plant food is
developed after growing a crop of pota-
toes 1t is largely heterogeneous, as the
potato crop is chiefly water and carbon,
with some potash, which is mostly
found in the potato tops.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
Blanching Celery.

The old method of planting celery in
trenches and blanching the stalks by
piling soil around them is not much
practiced now Various expedients have
been devised to blanoh celery cheaply.
Much the best we know is to have the
celery planted as nearly as possible on a
level surface. When the stalks are
large enough, place wide boards against
the celery, holding them from falling
by piling soil against the outside of the
board protection This will blanch the
stalks and leaves without causing rust,
as soil is sure to do i'll a rainy season. -.
American Cultivation
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
Raising Rabbits For Market.

Keeping rabbits is much like keeping
poultry. Some people make money,
others lose. The business must be
learned and can then be made fairly
profitable. But there are not the ex-
traordinary profits which some people
interested in the sale Of high priced
breeding stock would have us believe.
The German or Belgian hares are the
ones generally raised. says Rural New
Yorker.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
Concerning New Crops.

AS tested and reported upon by the
Hatch experiment station, at the Massa
chusetts Agricultural college:
The fat pea tLathyrus sylvestris) has
not been found to be- of value as fod-
der crop.
The horse bean (Vicia faba) has not
been found to do we'll.
Sorghum of different varieties appears
inferior to Indian corn as fodder crop
Sachaline is found not to be hardy
and will probably not prove Of value as
a fodder crop
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
Lewiston Journal The straight ap

Lewiston Journal The straight and
narrow path of enforcement OF all law is
good path, and we think that If the
Lewiston police should be ordered 70
take this path aud walk therein, great
flood of light would be poured on the
perplexities now surrounding special
agencies. The straightforward WAY.
free from diplomacy, without maneuvers
for position, and in obedience to sworn
duty, it goes without saying, maintains
self-respect and the respect of the great
law-abiding public.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
Rev. Mark Minser. a Dunkard minister

Rev. Mark Minser. Dunkard minister
of Drckers Point, Pa, says he can rec
commend Chamberlain's Pain Balm 10
any one in need OF a good liuiment, and
that he considers it the best he has ever
used. Pain Balm is especially valuable
for rheumatism, lame back, sprains,
swellngs, cuts, bruises, burns and
scalds. 1t is one of the most remarkable
medicines in existence, and its effects
will both surprise and delight YOU For
sale at % and 80 cents per bottle by
Horatio W. Gushing.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
BabY's Mamma.

Sister (teasingly)-Mamma's more
my mamma than she is yours. She was
my mamma ever so long before she was
yours.
Baby (stoutly)-That don't make
any difference. I'm the littlest, and the
hitler person is the more mamma she
is. y outh's Companion
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
measuring the Height of Trees.

1t is very simple matter to get the
height of tree when the sun is shining.
If a person 3 feet in height throws
shadow 10 feet, he may be reasonably
sure that a tree with a shadow Of 100
feet is so feet in height, Any school
boy with the knowledge of arithmetioal
rules of proportion can get the height
of a tree in this way without difficulty,
according to Meehan s Monthly.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
The Teiitale Birds.

May-What's that for. Charlie?
Charlie-That's trap to catch the
wretched little birds that watch and
whisper to mamma everything that l
does. Pearson Weekly
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
NOTICE..


(AbetTACt OF CtTI HCHtt.J
Somerset ss-Clerk OF County Office.
Skowh, gan, October ~ A. ID. 1896
september term 5. j, Court, 9Th day of said
term 1888.
Divorce from the Bonds Of Matrimony was
duly deere. between Flora b. Alleu OF Corn
willie in the County OF Somerset and Charles
H. Allen, as will more fully appear by the
Record OF Proceedings, as set forth at large in
this Office and all persons are required to
govern themselves accordingly. Care and Gus
tody OF minor children given TO libellant.
aw37+ (sigHed) N. w. BRAINERD,
fseaD Clerk.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23

Why look older than you really are,
when Halls Hair Remover will com
pletely restore the natural color as in
youth, to gray, faded or discolored hair.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
PROBATE NOTICES.
To All persons interested In either of Il
Estates hereinafter named.


Alta COURT OF PROBATE held at Skoy
~ hogan. within and for the county OF SON
erset, on the I'd, TUESDAY OF SEPT. In the ye.
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred an
ninety seven the following business hsvin,
bee presented for action thereupon heraftel
indicated, 1t is hereby Ordered: That pubh'
notice thereof be given to all persons interest
ed, that they may appear at aProbate Court TO
Office on the End TUESDAY OF OcT. neI
at nine OF the clock in the forenoon, and b.
heard thereon and object il they see cause.
Mary T.. Conner, late OF Fairfield, deceas.
ed. VIII and petition for probate thereof pre-
sented by Virgil r. Connor, executor named
therein.
Nahum Tozier, late OF Fairfield. deceased.
Will and petition for probate thereof present
ed by Frank L. Tozier, executor named there
in.
william w. Pomeroy, late OF Norridge-
wock, deceased. viii and petition for pro-
hate thereof presented by Fanny Pomeroy,
widow, together with petition for the appoint.
ment OF Eben G. Doyen, admr., with the will
annexed.
Daniel Dickinson, late OF Madison, deceas-
ed Will and petition for probate thereof pre-
sented by Joanna Dickinson, widow. also petit
tiou for the appointment OF Charles o. Small,
admr, with the will annexed.
Nancy s. Murray, late OF Skowhegan, de-
ceased. Petitions for the appointment of an
administrator presented by Edwin A. Wyman
ct ais heirs.
ceased. Petition for the appointment OF an
administrator presented by Eugene K. San
ford, son OF the deceased.
Avis Flanders, late OF Palmyra, deceased.
Petition for the appointment OF herself as ad-
ministratrix presented by Carrie V. Parkman,
daughter.
Grin stafford, late of Hartland, deceased.
Petition for the appointment of admins
traitor presented by Caroline Helen Stafford,
one of the heirs.
Walter S. Holway, late OF Madison, de-
ceased. Petition for license to sell and convey
real estate prese nted by George A. Hewett and
Elmer E. Greenwood, guardian of minor
heirs
Sophronia Berry, late OF Athens. deceased.
First al d final account of Samuel A. Foss, ex-
ecutor, presented.
Martha Smiley. late OF Fairfield, deceased.
Final account of Vests w. Pray, admx., pre-
scented.
Fred L. McCausland OF Palmyra, a minor
First account of Warren B. Mills, guardian
pres ented.
Walter S. Holwsy, late OF Madison, decess
| ed. First and final account of Alonzo p
Turner, administrator, presented
Asaph Hutchins, late OF New Portland, de-
ceased. First account Of Frank e. Boynton,
administrator, presented
| Charles r. Boothby, late of Athens, de.
ceased. Widows petition for allowance, pre-
sented.
James p. Blunt, late of Skowhegsn. de
| ceased Petition for license to sell and CON
vey real estate presented by A. G. Blunt, ex
| ecutor.
E. F. DANFORTH, Judge
! Attest;-NArHAN FOWLER, Register.
Post ONCE address. Judge and Register
Skowhegan, Ne. SWISS
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23

Have Just received another gross Of
our cough remedy-Compound Syrup of
White Pine and Tar. Sampson, the
Corner Druggist.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
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won't underbid some
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der to get it, who is
now doing your work
if they are doing it at
a fair and reasonable
price.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
A WOmans Burdens

are iightened when she turns tn the right
m dicint II her existence is made gloomy BY
the chronic atnesses, delicate derang e-
ments, and painful sorCers that aff1lct ner
sex. she will find relief and emar ipation
from her troubles in DR.. Pierces Favorite
prescrip ion. II she's overworked, nervous,
or run down" she has new lf, and strength
after using this remarkable remedy. It's a
pow rful. invigorsting t"nic and nervine
which was discovered and used by au eminent
physician for many years. 10 al cases Z
"fensle complaints" and weaknesses. For
young girls just entering woma hood for
women at the critical "change OF life" in
bearing down sensations, periodical p1ins.
liberation. Inflammation, and every kindred
ailment, 1t effects perfect and permanent cures,
"Old Wsyloug says he feels as young as he
did when he was twenty-one." "Shon 'dnt
wonder IL he does. The day I was twenty one
felt absolutely venerable"
No need to fear the approach of Group II YOU
have DIR. Thomas Fclectric OH in the house.
Never a case that it wouldn't cure if used at
the outset.
"Miss Flyte, do you think Miss Giggle is
Tau ching at me?" Il can't say, Mr.. Softleigh.
Sn. often laughs almost nothingn
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23

The secret of happiness, keep your liver
right Burdock Blood Bitters is natures rem
edy for complaints of the liver or bowels,
Scientific Methods, Birch: riches have
wings!" Pine: POSSIBILITY; but most mlliol-
aires seem to to have succeeded in clipping
the m nreffy successfully'
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23

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. seftens
the gums. allays all pain, cures wind collie and
lieve 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. 1y3S
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-23
VOU NEED Hoods Sarsaparilla
if your blood is impure, your appe-
tite gone, your health impaired. Moth
ing builds up health like HOODS.

All those creeping. crawling, singing sensa-
tions that combine to make up the tortures of
any itching disease of the skin are instantly
leved and permanently cured by Doan's oint-
ment Take no substitute Doan's never fails
Ferguson; what is the composition of
Roquefott cheese9" Upton: "Roquefort
cheese is not a composition; 1t is a decom-
position"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-15
BLACK HILLS COLLEGE NOTES.
TORNADO.

"'Misery loves company even the
poorest" she said and he said-noth-
ing, only thought, for he knew what
she meant.
Miss Wademan, Rev. Catlin and Mr.
Gilmore joined the Philos last Satur-
day night and will be "lovers of learn
ing" henceforth.
Miss Goodenough, of Hemingford,
Miss Smell, of Edgemont, and Miss
Ross registered this week and will be
most welco me additions to our student
life.
Prof. Burns is kept busy these. days
reading thermometers, measuring snow
fall, estimating rainfall and. other OBJ
servations connected with his weather
bureau.
VIC. Daniels, former and favorite
student of B. H. c., is now stationed at
Butte, Neb., as a Methodist minister
where he will surely meet with success
if his own worth and the wishes of his
friends count for anything.
The A class in analytical chemistry
is now engaged in the analysis of the
mineral waters of Hot Springs. While
it is to be regretted that the boys have
not the apparatus with which to make
quantitative analyses, their qualitative
work will be interesting.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1897-01-15

One of our juniors thought that he
had discovered the cup that inebriates
but does not cheer when he had swal-
lowed some tea that had been salted
until it would dissolve no more salt,
but he admitted that he was mistaken
when he had gotten the salt water out
of his eyes.
Considered from a literary stand
point the last meeting of the Philos
was not great success but for variety
and originality in the business session
it vas hard to beat. Miss Taylor and
Mr.. Daddow were elected as critic and
sergeant to fill vacancies left by
Messers. Clough and Adams. Mss
Stanley declined second term and
Mr.. Southmayd was elected president.
The society has good material and
plenty of itand there is no valid reason
why each meeting should not he inter-
esting and profitable to all of the mem
bers.