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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04
MAY EXILE TOLSTOI
YOUNG CAR ANGRY AT THE
GREAT REFORMER.
GREAT AUTHOR AGGRESSIVE

Strange Life Of the Marvellous Man
Who Urges the Doctrine of non
Violent Resistance Against Gov
ornamental Evil-An Orp&nent of
Nlhilism
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04

New York, Jan. 24.-The Evening
Posts London cablegram says: The
spread of Tolstoism among the edu-
Gated and professional classes of Rus
STA has led to a spirited state of crusade
against the Tolstoists The houses of
suspected persons are being searched,
Tolstois works are confiscated and the
owners are entered in the police black
book. Some active Tolstoists have
mysteriously disappeared from Pavloka
and it is feared that they have been
sent to Siberia. Others have had their
children taken from them. 1t is ru-
mored that the council of state has
considered the question Of Tolstoi's
expulsion and only refrain lest an at
tack ON so great an author and thinker
should rally new forces on his side.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-02-04

judge, you authorize every other man
to enforce his opinions in the same
way, and you have a universal reign of
violence?"
If Tolstoi be banished and his re-
straining hand torn from the lever of
revolt, the wisdom of the two previous
cars in their federation of him may be
proven.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30

The difference in the profits from
keeping good, medium and poor cows
has been strikingly illustrated by the
experiment stations in their herd rec
ords and in various feeding experiments
A recent experiment at the Pennsylva-
mia station touches on this point Nine
cows, mostly Jerseys and grade Guern-
seys. were fed in an experiment lasting
100 days. The difference between the
profit from the best COW and the poorest
cow during l50 days was $33. 10. The
cost of the food was very nearly as
much for the poorest as for the best
cow, but the value of the product from
the best COW was $64 80, while that
from the poorest COW was only $28. 06
This gave net profit of $87. 65 from
the best cow and only g. 90 from the
poorest COW.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30

Mammoth white winter rye is said
by American Agriculturist to be note
worthy for its splendid straw as well as
good yields of grain.
Taking the statistics now in hand, it
looks as though the hop crop would ag-
gregate 205, 900 bales for the United
States, say 1000 bales in California,
80, 600 in Washington, so, 900 in Ore
gon and So 900 in New York state
Crops of all kinds through the north
ern states are generally late
Says The Orange Judd Farmer, Sim
ply because there is boom this fall is
no reason for expecting dollar wheat
and flush money q year hence "
American Gardening says, "St Louis
Cincinnati and Chicago are the centers
where sunflower seed changes hands in
bulk and there the selling price to job
bers and dealers in bulk does not exceed
II cents per pound, sometimes falling
lower than $50 per ton. "
The consumption of unsalted butter
is now large and on the increase
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
Pennsylvnnia Peaches.

The peach industry of Pennsylvania
Is mainly confined to three districts
says a station bulletin. The Juniata
district Contains $500 acres, of which
5000 acres are in Juniata county, the
rest being in Mifflin, Perry and Snyder
counties The South mountain district
lies almost wholly within Franklin
county and contains $500 This belt
extends some 40 miles into Maryland
and will soon be all planted to peaches,
ultimately containing $1,000 acres The
third belt is scattered over York, Ian
caster, Berks, Lehigh, Northampton,
Schuylkill, Monroe, Montgomery and
Chester counties. Various other coun-
ties are planting young peach orchards
experimentally.
The greatest draw backs to the peach
industry in Pennsylvania are winter
killing OF the fruit buds and blasting of
the blossoms by spring frosts. 1t has
been found that trees on hill and noun
tain tops are less liable to these disas-
ters than those in valleys Such in
juries are more likely to occur after a
dry summer or fall and are less likely
to happen to trees that have thoroughly
matured the previous seasons growth
before winter sets in.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
Experiments with Fertilizers.

We have field of sweet corn this
year, planted on poor soil, that did not
receive enough fertilizer. The stalks
grew to reasonable height, but as the
ears started To form they turned yellow
and gave evident signs of starvation.
AS an experiment we scattered along
the rows a small quantity of high grade
if this eleventh hour feeding would
benefit the crop, A rain followed, and
the change in the corn was remarkable
The stalks changed to darker green
inside of 48 hours, and many of them
produced ears of fair size, while similar
stalks, not fertilized, barely grew small
nubbins Probably most fertilizer farm
ers have had similar experience, bnt
it well illustrates one advantage TO be
found in using chemicals
A wheat crop may often be increased
by light application of nitrate of soda
in the spring. Potatoes and other crops
may often be fed in this way just at the
proper time We know of western fnlln-
ers who recognize the value of this plan
by applying liquid manure to the corn
just as it starts to ear. The liquid is
hauled in barrels on one horse sleds
through the corn and poured on the hills
from dippers and pals The effect is al
ways noticeable, and such farmers might
we'll go a step further and add super
phosphate and muriate Of potash to the
liquid manure-Rural New Yorker.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
New Plan For Storage Cellar.

A cellar for the winter storage of
fruits and vegetables has been reported
upon from the Virginia station. The
essential features of this cellar are de-
scribed rs follows;
"(D A cellar excavated into gently
sloping hillside, carried into the bank
far enough to place the cellar room en-
tirely below the surface of the earth
and yet give opportunity to enter the
cellar easily by an inclined way from
the lower side of the slope (2) fue
leading out from near the center of the
floor of the cellar room, along the bank
Of the hillside for a considerable dis
tance, with sufficient fall to make it act
both as a drain pipe and fresh air fiue;
49, ventilating flues placed at each end
of the cellar room, or elsewhere as de-
sired, and rising to the height necessary
to give sufficient draft to carry off
rapidly the air from the cellar room
whenever ventilation is desired. "
A trial of this cellar has given quite
satisfactory results as regards yentila-
tion and uniformity of temperature.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
Experiments With silage.

Experiments at the Pennsylvania sta
ton show that as corn approaches ma
turity the amount Of nutriment it CON
tains and the digestibility both increase
very rapidly. The total yield of the di-
gestible food by the matured crop was
two or three times that Of the same
crop in the silk and 36 per cent greater
than when the ears began to glaze. The
Minnesota station found that 100
pounds of ensilage from the Northern
and Southern and sweet corn all CON
tanned about the same feeding value.
Silage is distinctly q cattle feed, but
the Kansas station finds it not good for
feeding bulls 1t may be fed in modera.
tion to horses, pigs, poultry and sheep.
but sour silage is dangerous to sheep
There has been some complaint that
silage gives milk an unpleasant favor.
This is probably due to sour and decay
ing silage The Kansas station found
that If the silage be fed just after milk
ing instead of before this disagreeable
favor disappears.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30

Cranberries in Sew Jersey will make
very light yield, IN some counties not
much moIe tnan one-fourth Of crop.
The common council of Albany has
appropriated $1,000 - tL9 sprayers
and solution needed toI.1scryo the elm
trees Of the city from tLo raga3es of the
elm beetle
The New En3,aad Homestead reports
are that the crop "a Il. Inc a.e cuura-'
atively short except Ii. which liz hear
ly one. tenth moro til tGll crcH,
though much CT IL wcA secured in pooc
shape
Pennsylvania has adopted IA stringent
law as regards diseased fruit tees.
In of the IS experiments with corn
at the New Jersey agricultural expert
ment station applications of superphos.
pilates and potash singly or in oombina.
tion were followed by increased yielda
Potash seemed to be particularly effect.
iva
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
Late Blight of Potatoes.

In Rhode Island station bulletin oc-
ours report of the successful use Of
bordeaux mixture in combating the late
blight of potatoes. Seven applications
were given the plants and the disease
was almost wholly controlled, while all
adjoining untreated fields suffered Sc
verely. The strength Of mixture recon-
mended is pound each Of copper
sulphate and lime and 4 to gal
Ions Of water In the experiment re-
ferred to above the first application was
not made until after the disease Was
generally distributed throughout the
field. yet the applications, being made
frequently and thoroughly, were able to
check its spread almost entirely and the
crop was not appreciably affected
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30

CORN FOR FORAGE.

The Best Time to Cut Corn - Settled by
Experiments.
As experienced farmers know, the
feeding value of the entire corn plant
depends upon the degree Of maturity it
reaches before being cut. 1t increases in
value very rapidly as it approaches the
period of complete ripeness In the case
of corn planted in hills, where tillage
can be given, the moisture may be con-
served by shallow culture even during
drought 80 that the plant is enabled to
continue growth until its greatest feed
ing value is reached With sowed
corn, however, conditions are entirely
different, for long before the time of
maturity the corn has ceased to grow
because the supply Of moisture has been
used up In cases of this kind the corn
may have to be cut early in order to
save it, says The Orange Judd Farmer
In this connection. This very rapid in
crease in feeding value Of corn as it
reaches maturity should be understood
be used for silage or for fodder.
According to analyses made at the
Cornell experiment station at different
periods of growth, it is plainly evident
that only such varieties should be grown
for ensilage as will reach good degree
of maturity before frost. These conclu-
sions were first reached in 1888 and
have been sbundantly confirmed by
later experiments at Cornell and several
other stations
Beginning with Aug. 2. corn was cut
when in bloom and analyzed. The
amount of water, dry matter and the
different food nutrients was deter
mined, including the ash. Later anal
yses were made apd tabulated. The
tables show that there Is an increase in
amount of food and its value from the
dTst to -tbs last cutting. An acre cut
Sept 10 Vas worth over 500. while the
same area cut two weeks later was
worth over $ll5. Between the first and
last 61tting the total dry matter and
carbohydrates lsugar, STARCH, etq) in
creased $50 per cent, the fat 1913 per
cent and the protein nearly doubled. In
last years experiments it was found
that the total feeding value between
tasseling and ripening increased 1856 per
cent The results of all experiments in
this line unite to show that there is a
large increase of all the nutrients as the
corn proceeds from tasseling to ripeness.
1t would therefore seem, says The
Orange Judd Farmer, that the question
of the proper time to cut corn for ensi-
lage WAS definitely settled by these ex-
periments Such marked increase be-
tween the periods of bloom and ripen-
ing cannot be ignored even though the
proportion OF the more valuable muscle
forming foods be somewhat lessened.
This is true Of corn cut for fodder as
we'll as that for ensilage. The time to
cut corn. then, is after the roasting ear
stage has been passed and before the
stalks and leaves become woody.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
Ripeninw Tomatoes. Under Cover.

1t is the habit of many tomato grow.
ers as the danger Of frost becomes i'm
minent to pull up a number of tomato
vines with little earth attached and
throw them with their unripe fruit into
some building, where the unripe to.
matoes will gradually turn and the
smaller ones will increase in size and
finally ripen also In this way. says
The American Cultivator. it Is possible
20 have tomatoes fresh from the vine
until near the Christmas holidays. To-
matoes fully grown will color II picked
and laid ON the shelf, but they are not
nearly as good as fruit that is ripened
on the vine, which apparently continues
TO perfect the fruit even after its roots
have been pulled from the ground.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
MIXING CROPS IN THE SlLO.
Opinions Expressed by Several Authori-
ties on This Practice.

Opinions Expressed by Several Authori-
ties on This Practice.
A Vermont subscriber to The Rural
New Yorker asked, will it be safe to
put Hungarian grass and corn into the
silo together, and will it be safe to put
the kale in with them?
H. NJ Thomson, writing from the
Massachusetts station, in reply said :;
Every year we ensilo more or less Of
the larger Japanese millets, sometimes
alone, more often with SOFA beans, with
excellent results, | prefer to cut millet
into two inch lengths and use plenty of
water when fllling-two or three pail.
fuls on each load. When mixing two
crops in the silo, put in load of one,
then load of the other. Will Hunga.
rian and corn be ready for the silo at
the same time? Why not put ole en
top Of the other? If convenient. should
cure the Hungarian for hay.
L. A. Clinton, Cornell station, wrote ;
while | cannot recommend growing
Hungarian grass or millet for the sllo,
yet if it be cut at the proper time, be
fore the seeds begin to harden, there is
no reason why it would not make a
first class quality Of ensilage. 1t is of
the utmost Importance that it be cut
while green and succulent, or 1t will
not keep well in the silo If cut at the
proper time it can be ensiloed with
corn, with full assurance of good re-
suits. Kale should, by all means, be
kept out of the silo IL would endanger
the whole lot -
From E. g. Birge, Connecticut, came
the following. II have never put Hun
garian grass or millet into the silo, con.
sidering them. like timothy, proper sub
jects for haymaking Nevertheless, il
taken in hand at an early enough stage
of growth, ensiloing might be more sue,
| cessful than curing for hay, considering
| the uncertainty of the weather at the
| time of their maturity. Kale would be
about like cabbage or the tops of any Of
the root crops. American experience in
this line is very limited, think Is not
| the pitting of root tops done somewhere
in continental Europe? Americans have
been successful with refuse from corn
canning factories, also with apple pom
| ace, SO why not with kale?'
G. s. Phelps, Storrs Agricultural col
lege, said: I'VE have had no experience
with Hungarian grass for the sllo, but
know it to be of high value for soiling
We have made mixed ensilage OF
corn and cowpeas with good resl;lts,
Probably the best plan for the Vermont
correspondent to pursue will be to mix
the millet, the kale and the corn by
cutting load or two of each successive
ly and mixing well as the whole lot is
put into the silo. There is good reason
TO believe that mixed fodder of that
kind would be preferable for feeding to
any one alone -
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
Thrsshing Damp Grain.

1t is never good economy to thrash
grain while the straw is damp So long
as grain is in its chaff, that protects it
from heating either in NOV or stack.
So long as thrashing was done by hand
there was no temptation to thrash it
until frost had dried it out Now that
steam power for thrashing has replaced
the horsepower it does not seem 80
much waste to thrash damp grain. Yet
many straw stacks will be green with
grain wasted because even the steam
thrashing machine cannot get II out
Besides after thrashing, the damp grain
is much more liable to injury by heat
ing than IL was before. American Cul-
tiyator.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
IMPORTANT TOPICS.
tnmmer FalIowing-Fsli Cutting Hay.
Preparing For Glover.

tommer Faiiowing-Fsii Cutting Hay.
Preparing For Glover.
THE practice of summer following
for clover and timothy is being tried by
many and surprising crops of hay OBJ
tanned Fall cutting know to be good
practice, as it was tried last year with
this result. The seeding was done with
wheat about April and the wheat tax
en- CT about the middle Of July. Sept
IL the young clover was cut, about half
ton being obtained from one and a
half acres This year the clover made
prodigious growth, cutting two tons per
acre, which is unusual for this section.
1t contained few weeds, which l at
tribute TO the fall cutting. A brother
had new seeding as large as mine last
fall, but did not cut it. This year there
were about as many weeds as clover.
The sensible but often overlooked rule
is to prevent weeds from seeding in au-
tumn." Thus writes New York corre-
spondent to Country Gentleman. He is
also authority for the following COM
ments:
The process Of pulverizing and firm
ing the soil is necessary to good catch
of clover. The roller and harrow will
do the work, if well used, and the grain
drill will sow the seed, and If followed
by the roller will sufficiently cover it.
When will farmers learn that clover
must have fine, firm seed bed and be
slightly covered In order to obtain an
even stand? II sown with grain drill,
the field should be rolled just previous
In order to cover the seed equally deep.
The statement that there is lack OF
humus and potash in much of our soil
! believe to be entirely true. How can
we supply humus and potash to our
soils in an economical manner? To sup
ply humus, stop selling 80 much hay
and straw and encourage the growth Of
clover In the way briefly outlined above.
Farmers are selling hay and straw at
prices that do not pay the interest on
the land, not to mention the robbing of
fertility. Potash is going to waste on
every farm. from the barnyard and
houseyard Manure is wasted by heat
ing and washing and the ashes from the
stoves are used In the leach and then
thrown in heap when it is emptied.
First give the soil humus, and then
II Is in q condition to use the latent fer
tility. It gives the soil life and when
fertilizers are applied it is able to hand
them over to the crops In wet weather
1t fills its tiny cups with water to
quench thirst in drought. Do not make
the mistake Of applying the potash first,
because the soil may not have life
enough to use 1t.
Potatoes have undoubtedly robbed our
soils of large quantity of potash, and /
have noticed that the following season
the soil will be much more compact
than will corn land. Thus they leave
the land deficient In two important
points, and on potato farms extra effort
will be required to maintain the quo
tn OF humus and potash. have heard
men say that in plowing field planted
to corn and potatoes the year before the
potato stubble worked much harder than
the corn ground. We may draw our own
conclusions from these facts and should
act accordingly.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
Sweet Corn In October.

Any ears Of corn that may not have
been utilized when frost comes can east.
ly be kept two weeks or more afterward
BY cutting the stalks and putting them
in shocks not large enough to become
heated in sheltered position. 1t is a
good plan TO have q few rows Of good
late corn for this purpose, the ears Of
which should not be picked The corn
II left ON the stalks in this manner will
keep fresh long time in the cool month
of October, says American Gardening.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
Rev. Mark Minser. a Dunkard minIste

Rev. Mark Minser, Dunkard minister
Of Deckers Point, Pa, says he can rec
commend Chamberlain's Pain Balm TO
any one In need of good liniment, and
that he considers 1t the best he has ever
used. Pain Balm is especially valuable
for rheumatism, lame back, sprains,
swellings, cuts, bruises, burns and
scalds. 1t lie one of the most remarkable
medicines In existence, and Its effects
will both surprise and delight you. For
sale at 25 and 30 cents per bottle by
Horatio w. Cushing.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
PROBATE NOTICES.
To All persons Interested in either of tbs
Estates hereinafter named.

To All persons interested in either of ths
Estates hereinafter named.
Alta COURT OF PROBATE held at Sko~
~ hesan. within and for the county of Son .
erset. on the I'd, TUESDAY OF SEPT. In the yea
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred an
ninety seven the following business having
beer presented for action thereupon herAftei
indicated, 1t is hereby Ordered: That publ,
notice thereof be given to all persons interest
Be holden q saS soowhes.n st the qGo P1ob.ss
once on the 2nd TUESDAY OF Oor. nexi
ut nine OF the clock In the forenoon. and b.
heard thereon and object II they see cause.
Mary +. Connor, late OF Fairfield, deceas-
ed. Win and petition for probate thereof pre-
sented by Virgil r. Connor, executor named
therein.
Nahum Tozier, late Of Fairfield. deceased.
win and petition for probate thereof present
ed by Frank L. Tozier, executor named there
in. IN ~ 5329Um - ~s
william w. Pomeroy, late Of Norridge-
wock, deceased. viii and petition for pro-
hate thereof presented by Fanny Pomeroy,
ment Of Eben @. Doyen, admr., with the will
annexed.
Daniel Dickinson, late of Madison, deceas-
ed. VIII and petition for probate thereof pre-
sented by Joanna Dickinson, widow, also petit
tion for the appointment OF Charles o. Small,
admir-, with the will annexed.
Nancy s. Murray, late OF Skowhegan, de-
ceased. Petitions for the appointment OF an
adminlstrator presented oy Edwih A. Wyman
ct ais, heirs.
Peleg g. Sanford, late of Cornviiie, de.
ceased. Petition for the appointment OF an
administrator presented by Eugene E. San
ford, son of the deceased.
Avis Flanders, late OF Palmyra, deceased.
Petition for the appointment OF herself as ad- :
ministrstrix presented by Carrie v. ParkmAn,
daughter.
Orin STAFFORD, late of Hartland, deceased.
Petition for the appointment Of an admins
traitor presented by Caroline Helen Stafford
one OF the heirs.
Walter 8. Holwsy, late Of Madison, de-
ceased. Petition for license to sell and convey
Elmer Z. Greenwood, guardians OF minor
heirs.
Sophronia Berry. late OF Athens, deceased.
First and ins1 account OF Samuel A. Foss, ex-
ecutor, presented.
Martha Smiley. late OF Fairfield, deceased.
Final account of Vests W. Pray, admx., pre-
sented.
Fred L. McCausland of Palmyra. q minor.
First account OF Warren B. Mills, guardian,
presented.
Walter 8. Holway, late OF Madison, deceas.
ed. First and fnal account of Alonxo p
Turner, sdministrator, presented
AsaPh Hutchins, late OF New Portland, de-
ceased; First account Of Frank x. Boynton.
administrator, presented.
ceased. Widows petition for allowance, pre-
sented.
james p. Blunt, late OF Skowhegan, de-
ceased. Petition for license to sell and con-
vey real estate presented by A. @. Blunt, ex.
ecutor.
e. r. DANFORTH, Judge.
Attest;-NATBAr PowLnR, Register.
Post once address, Judge and Register,
Skowhegan, Me. SWISS
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30

President Zelaya of Nicaragua cables
the New York Herald as follows: 1.-THE
revolution against the constitution,
which at first seemed to be formidable,
has become abortive. We have en-
countered the revolutionists 10 Granada
and Csrrszo, and our brave soldiers have
occupied these places and captured many
of the enemy.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-09-30
Icehouses.

In England the plan of having ice
houses so built that large portion is
underground is still the prevalent
method. In America it has long since
been found that the natural warmth of
the earth is foe to ice preservation.
Meehan Monthly says that in Amer
ica no one would think Of having an
icehouse built ii any way than wholly
above ground o.