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The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16
Big Yields of Corn.

Some weeks ago we mentioned the
fact that at the Illinois State Fair there
were six entries of corn for the award
for greatea: acre yield. The yields, as
reported, were as follows:
w. F. Schnapp, 1870 bushels 60
pounds.
Samuel D. Maddox, IA bushels IS
pounds.
Albert Brown, 81 bushels 10 pounds.
John H. Powers, 176 bushels 40
pounds.
F. D. Nunes, 145 bushels % pounds.
G. w. McMurray, 126 bushels 10
pounds.
This shows what it is possible to do
on land properly MANFRED and properly
cared for. The previous year there
were many other entries, but none that
came up to the high-water mark of
this year. 1t is a pity that more en-
tries were not made. 1t would seem
that hundreds Of farmers might COM
pete in this class. 1t would be a good
thing for the agriculture of Illinois if
more money were devoted to this part
of the fair. = ~.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16
ChIcago's MIX supply.

N. H. Warren, a dairy farmer Of
Wasco, ILL.,, has written an open letter
to Commissioner of Health Reynolds
in reply to the circular sent to pro-
ducers, handlers and shippers Of milk
for the Chicago market. This circular
dealt with the danger of contamination
of the milk supply. Mr.. Warren says
the old dairymen, who are careful in
their handling of milk, are discouraged
because Of the starvation price Of
milk"-a yearly average Of 2 cents a
quart-paid by the dealers in Chicago.
Many, therefore, are selling their COWS,
probably to give place to new dairy
men who are not competent or willing
TO deliver as good an article in as good
condition as the old dairymen. He
thinks some measure should be taken
to give the men who own the cows a
living price for their milk and remove
the temptation to employ cheap,
s~lovenly help in the dairies. Commits
sioner Reynolds commends the writer
for "his intelligent presentation of the
case,' but says: "Of course, the de-
partment of health cannot regulate the
price of milk"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16
Tboy Arc Reliable.

The American Farmer is sincere in
what 1t says and whenever it endorses
an article, be it machinery, proprietary
medicine, or a man individually, we
want our readers to believe that what
We say we have good reason to UNDER
stand is true. For a year or more
there have been endorsements of the
Swanson Rheumatic Cure Company, Of
167 Dearborn street, Chicago, by this
paper. People have written us to
know II this company is responsible,
and IL its remarkable remedies, for the
cure of rheumatism, neuralgia, dyspep-
STA. catarrh, kidney troubles, ETC., real
~ had merit. We have therefore been
at extra pains to investigate, and once
again we add emphasis to our former
endorsement of that company. There
may be isolated cases here and there
which, probably through neglect in fol-
lowing directions, or from exposure or
some uneXplainable reason, the won
Gerful Five Drops remedy does not do
the work. But it is a case where the
exception proves the rule. Mr.. Swan
son is a gentleman of character and
personal integrity, and, we believe,
would NJ more attempt to deceive the
public than the writer of this article.
They still offer to send a sample bot
tie of IS Drops for 25c or a large
bottle, 800 doses, for 81, prepaid by
mail or express. Address as above.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16


Newspaper bulletin No. 50 of the In
diana experiment station says: With.
in the past few years a bacterial dis
ease of the cabbage has become sc
prevalent in certain cabbage-growins
localities as to occasion very seriou;
losses to those engaged in the business
Although 1t has been said to occur
IN lndiara, 1T has not com to the at
tention of the station until recently.
Several fields in the vicinity of La
fayette affected with this bacterial dis
ease, have been examined by the writer
the present season. In one of these
nelds, containing over 10000 plants,
which were attacked early in the sea-
son, not a single marketable head was
OBTAINED. In other fields, judging from
a cursory examination, from 10 to sc
per cent of the heads were affected.
In view of these facts, it has beer
tnough best to send out q note OF
warning in regard to the disease, in
order that such precautionary measures
as are deemed most valuable may be al
once employed in keeping it in check.
fortunately the life history of the dis
ease has been quite thoroughly studied
OF late, and the result of the investiga-
TONS, together with other valuable in
formation, may be found in Bulletin
NO. 65, of the Wisconsin experiment
station, and Farmers Bulletin No. 6S.
o. the U. S. department Of agriculture,
Inc latter bulletin is sent free on ap-
piication to the secretary of agricul.
ture.
The conclusions of these investiga-
tors, although working independently.
are essentially the same. Both are
agreed that the only hope of success
1uily combating the disease is in the
careful observance Of several precau-
tionary measures.
symptoms Of Disease.-A dwarfpe
or one-sided growth of the heads, or in
case OF an early attack, the entire alb
sence OF any heads. Occasionally the
heads rot and fall off.
In the leaves the symptoms usually
begin at the margins and consist of a
yellowing of all the affected parts, ex-
cept the veins, which become decidedly
brown or black.
Infection.-The bacterial germ is
conveyed to the leaves of the plant by
wind or insects, and in most cases
gains an entrance to the tissues of the
plant through the edges of the leaf.
Precautionary Measures.-As there
is no remedy known, preventive meas
ures must be relied on in combating
the disease. These measures are as
follows:
Avoid planting in land on which in
fected plants have been grown. Sew
eral years may be necessary to rid the
land of the germs.
Do not use manure, containing de-
cayed cabbage leaves, or stalks either
in the seed bed or field.
Wet land should be avoided, as 1t
favors the development of the disease.
Keep the plants as free from insects
as possible.
Remove and destroy all diseased
plants or portions of the plant, as soon
as diseased condition is noticed.
If any of the readers of this article
have been troubled with the disease.
they will confer a favor by reporting
the same to the Indiana experiment
station at Lafayette.
William Stuart, Assistant Botanist.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16
Soil for Annlo Orchards.

The soil for an apple orchard should
be selected with a great deal of care.
1t used to be the idea that any soil
was good enough for the apple orchard,
and we find in many cases apple or
chards set out on soils entirely insult
ed for them. Some people have the
idea that the poorer the soil the better
it will be for the apple orchard. This
opinion evidently arose from the ex-
perience of people in setting out Or
chards on very rich land and finding
them unsuited for them. They quite
naturally inferred that if the rich
land was not good the poor land must
be good. But rich land is not suitable,
for the reason that it occasions a too
great growth of wood and not enough
of fruit buds. AS we say, at all grows
to foliage!"
Land should be rich enough to in
sure a good growth of wood. but not
too rich to permit fruit buds to de-
velop in large numbers. Generally a
meadow will be found unsuitable, for
the reason hat the saltwater stands
so near the surface that the roots are
soaked during a large part of the year.
The water does not have to lie heal the
surface to do this, for, as is we'll known,
the roots of apple trees penetrate very
deeply into the ground, sometimes sew
en- or more feet. The hill location is
| generally best for the apple orchard, for
the reason that there is no underlying
sheet of water. The drainage is nat
,,.,1 A@l ,a~sA o,,1 H.
ways able to do their work without in
reference, A medium clay soil is gen.
orally good, for the reason that in it
the fertility is held till taken up by the
roots. A sandy soil gets rapidly poor,
and when fertilized teaches so badly
that much of the n is lost.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16

Caleb Cheeshahteaumuck, OF the
class Of 1866 at Harvard, described by
n Of our historians as the one soli-
tary Indian student who succeeded in
climbing to the bachelors degree,
would be an interested spectator when
the Carlisle Indian school eleven plays
the c~ollegians. His paleface class
mates would share his wonder at the
performances of the latter-day stu
dents. The generalship, rather than
the agility, Of the red men marks the
development of the race. Probably
nothing in the gathering would make
Caleb feel more at home than the coll
lege yell.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16
A Novel Method of Planting Straw
hnrriaa

A Novel Method of Planting straw.
berries.
from Farmers Review culti-
walton of a s~pring-set bed of strawber-
res is most costly during the first
nlonth and a half after setting in the
neid. Attention must be given them
at a time when the grower is most
pusy with other farm work. The best
way OF reducing this work that has
come under the writer's notice and
mas been found by him satisfactory is
practiced in some of the fields of West
ern New York. The young plants are
aug In early spring, the roots shorten
cd to about four inches, and the dead
leaves trimmed off. In shortening, the
plant is held in the left hand, the
thumb n forefinger embracing it at
the collar. All roots that hang be-
low the little finger are cut off with 4
pair of shears. The trimmed plants
are then set in rows a foot apart. They
are shaded, if they need it, until they
take hold and are mulched with we'll
decayed, short stable manure. During
the month or six weeks that the plants
IA thC OOu LhSS i oPAoJS
quently for diseases and insects and
watered if they become dry. Before
they are removed the ground is thor
oughly drenched, so that they may be
packed close together upon trays and
taken to the field. The splendid root
system they develop in the bed pre-
vents the danger of a check when set.
During this time the field is being
thoroughly prepared. After narrowing
it the weeder is run over it once each
week or ten days, to kill the weeds, ex-
pose grubs to the crows and keep the
surface loose and open. The plants
have thus a mellow ped, well warmed,
in which to start. They are o check
ed, as is often the case with April-set
plants for which the ground has been
plowed, perhaps necessarily, before 1t
was in fit condition. After the plants
are set the treatment is the same as
for ordinary plantations. Besides the
advantages. mentioned this system is
admirable in that the plants may be
sprayed much more thoroughly in
much less time and with much less
fungicide than when set in the open
field. Further, unless the field be dis
ease infected, plants grown and treat
ed in this way will, after being set,
seldom need a spraying during the
first year.. The setting of these plants
in the field comes at a time when the
greatest rush of spring work is over
and may be taken more easily. When
plants come from the nursery in poor
condition they can be treated to best
advantage by this method and losses
in, the field thus prevented. Lastly,
plants SO grown are fully as good as
pot-grown plants, and for this reason
should be valued by persons that never
think of setting out a bed until the
fruit begins to appear in the markets.
| Surely enough to commend the method
to the grower!-M. G. Kains.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16

The makers of butter sustain a great
loss in shallow settings. Every per-
son that has had experience with the
shallow pans knows that no matter
how well the cream rises it is difficult
to skim it so closely that a good deal of
the cream will not remain sticking
around the sides of the pans and float
ing in the milk. When deep setting
is practiced the cream is so thick al the
top and so solid that it is removed
with much greater ease, and the
amount left around the edges is not
greater than in the first place from a
much smaller quantity of milk. An
experiment to determine the loss from
$50 pounds of milk per day showed
about two pounds of butter fat left in
the milk, where the milk was set for
twelve hours. This two pounds of but
ter fat would make more than two
pounds of butter. This daily loss dur
ing a years time would be good in
terest on the herd. The advantage of
having a small separator, when the
farmer is not in reach of a large one,
is obvious. .
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16

Experiments conducted in the west Of
England by the Bath and West society
have brought some useful results in
manuring with basic Stag on clay land
to light, after three years experience,
says Farmer and Stockbreeder (Eng.).
These are briefly ID On certain soils,
the full effects of basic Stag are not
apparent until a considerable period
has elapsed; but (2) the development
Of these effects may be, and probably
Is, fastened or retarded by the condi-
ton Of the season following the appli-
cation OF the manure; and 90 that it
may perhaps be assumed that the bene-
fetal effects of the Stag are not only
maintained over a very considerable
period, but that there is also a marked
tendency to increase observable in
these efforts from year to year, such as
would seem to point to a gradual i'm
provement in the general condition Of
growth, and probably also to the pro-
duction of a condition of food-avail-
ability in the soil, which is specially
favorable to the growth of leguminous
plants. The stimulus given to clovers
SO far as has been observed, has not
been carried out at the expense of the
ordinary grasses.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16
The English thoroughbred.

Mr.. j.. H. Sanders, in his book on
The Breeds of Live Stock says: THE
thoroughbred horse is peculiarly a
British production. OF the
oriental sires 1t is generally admitted
that the G%odolphin Arabian imported
into England in the year 1728-170
years ago-is the last that has proven
or any special benefit to the English
stock; n while this blending of the
blood OF the Orient with the old races
OF England furnished the foundation,
there cannot be the slightest doubt
tnat the care and skill of English
breeders in selecting and coupling with
the %stoutest, best and ~fleetest for sue
cess1Ve generations has been a more
potent agent in the formation of the
breed as it now exists than the Arabian
and Barb blood to which tradition has
ascribed its superiority. Many impor-
tatlons of the choicest blood of the
orient have been made both to this
country and England within the last
nalf century, and yet scarcely a name
among them can be found in the pedi-
gree OF a horse that has distinguished
NPOA Ia LulI. III "
cry instance in which the speed and
stoutness of our thoroughbreds have
peer tested side by side with the Ara
plan they have proven superior to their
eastern competitors. This fact is so
universally recognized that nearly all
countries upon the civilized globe have
1or many years regarded the English
thoroughbred, or blood horse as the
basis Of all substantial equine improve
ment. Our American horses
are largely permeated with the blood
oil the English thoroughbred. Many of
the best stations and mares of Eng
land have been imported to this coun-
try. and their influence is seen on ev-
cry hand. 1t enters largely into the
groundwork of all Dur trotting strains,
and 1t Is doubtful II a single great road
horse or trotter has been produced in
this country that did not possess a large
share of this royal blood as a founda-
ton upon which the trotting super
structure has been built"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16

lOtal ........ 132, 45O, ITO $2O, 800 $50
l found in Ma nchester, Liverpool and
also in London, that Canadian eggs
were gaining a better reputation in the
trade. Those that arrived in cold stor-
age chambers were said to be pleasing
very we'll. The only complaint I heard
was that when the cases were opened
the eggs became very moist, and were
SAID to be sweating" or to be covered
with drops like dew. AS a matter or
fact, the cause of that was the open
ing OF the cases containing the eggs
Immediately after they were taken
from the cold storage room. That ex-
posed the cold storage of the eggs to
the warm moist atmosphere, and the
moisture was condensed on their sur
face just in the same way that it would
be condensed on the surface of a pitch
er or glass containing ice water. Those
importers who left the cases closed for
two days in the chamber at the ordin-
airy temperature of the air, and then
opened them, found that the eggs had
been warmed up gradually, and had a
fine appearance. In the matter Of i'm
proving that trade. l think two points
need particular care, otherwise 1 fear
there will be dissatisfaction and loss
in carrying on the business.
Q) Every handler Of eggs, from the
one who gathers them from the nests,
to the one who exports them in cases,
should leave out all those of doubtful
quality and all the small ones: and
(2) There should be more frequent
and regular CO election of eggs from the
farmers, the eggs being brought togeth-
er and kept in a cold place, where there
will be no change or spelling.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16
Where Are the Wild Pigeons.

In response to an inquiry as to the
cause of the disappearance of the once
abundant wild pigeon, the information
is here given that the wholesale butch
cry Of these birds resulted in almost
discriminating the species, a y Wiscon-
sin Agriculturalist. The market hun
tiers followed the birds to their nesting
grounds, where countless thousands of
wild pigeons c~ongregated to breed, and
a merciless slaughter was INDUCED in,
year after year, until few Of the species
remain. The larger portion Of the pig
cons (old birds and young squads, in
discriminatory were killed on the
roostlng grounds, and shipped to the
larger cities. A smaller percentage was
Melted or trapped and sent alive in
crates to spoltsmen's clubs and asso-
Citations for tr~ap-shooting purposes.
The trap-shooting sportsmen Of Ameri-
ca are therefore accessories" in the
nefarious work of destroying the wild
pigeons of the country, though the
greed Of the market hunter is mainly
responsible for "the deep damnation Of
their taking off"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16

Choose such recreations as are
healthful, short, transient, r~ecreative
and apt to refresh you; but at no hand
dwell upon them, or make them your
great employment; for he that spends
his time in sports, and calls it recren-
ton, is like him whose garment is ali
fringes, and his meat nothing but sauc-
es; they are healthful, changeable and
useless. And therefore avoid such
games which require much time or long
attendance, or which are apt to steal
thy affections from more severe IN
Payments.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16
Yield of Milk.

An instructive illustration of the
manner in which the milk and butter
yielding capacities. of dairy COWS may
be developed by careful selection, is
afforded by some details recently given
publicity to in connection with a prom
inent herd, says an exchange. About
a dozen years ago the milk of all the,
COWS comprised in this herd-over 60
in number was carefully analysed.
Nine Of the cows were found to be
yielGing milk showing over 5 per cent
of butter fat, twenty-five were yielding
over 4 per cent, fourteen were yield
ing 4 per cent, and twenty-three were
yielding under 4 per cent. From this
date onward, calves were only kent off
the COWS which yielded milk showing
over Az per CEN of butter fat, and
the tribes OF the others were gradually
weeded out. By the aid of a regularly
kept milk record the product of every
COW is known. and none is kept for
any length of time which does not
yield over 600 gallons per annum. BY
combining what is learned from the
analysis and the milking record, and
only keeping calves from cows whose
produce is up to standard, alike in
quality and quantity, the milking prop
critics of the COWS have been SO i'm
proved that at present over GO per
cent of its members are yielding milk
showing over 5 per cent, and rs per
rent are yielding milk showing over
Az per cent of butter fat. The result
has only been attained by the exercise
of great care and scrupulous attention
in the selection of bulls, and no sire
is used without every inquiry being
made as to the milking records of his
femaIa ancpstrv
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16

William Weatherholf, a progressive
farmer near Lawrenceburg, Ind, has
succeeded in p~ropagating a new var.e-
ty Of sweet potato that is much su-
perior to the kind now generally
grown. The new variety is vinelsss
and quite prolific as all the growth
goes into the tuber and but little
strength of the plant Is expended in
useless vines. The top of the new DO
tato is not much larger than a mans
FIST and from five to a dozen potatoes
grow In the hill Of exceedingly fire
flavor. A number Of farmers In that
vicinity will adopt the new variety
next year.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16

The political boss may we'll say with
Lord Give, Considering my oppor-
tunity, l am amazed at my own moder-
ation." Give himself, walking through
the treasury of the nabob Of Bengal,
with gold and silver and rubies and
pearls piled on each side of him; with
no power on earth to limit or question
him, never enjoyed opportunities equal
to those of a boss in a great city. That
his very nod is Olympian is we'll ex-
pressed by a recent speaker: eff any
body refuses to give him the position
to which he thinks he is entitled, that
person is likely to find an engine.
house erected in his back yard"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16

instance. than to let the stock suffer
when it is that or nothing. But such
circumstances should not be permitted
to occur. To provide a fodder crop in
a corn country is SO easy that there is
no necessity for 1t to occur, and the
management of the meadow should be
carried on for the meadows own good
and with an eye single to the largest
possible hay crop.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16
One rroun In the sinking Mobey,

One group in the sinking Mohegan,
wrecked on the English coast, was a
family gathered about the father, who
exhorted them to keep cool. A sur
vivor saw and heard. The example
of calm courage is not lost. None OF
tks family escaped the sudden and aw-
full death. but the parent, literally dy-
ing at his post as head of the house
hold, will not be forgotten. Every
instance of self-forgetfulness in peril
that others may be cheered and saved
Is an imperishable portion of the
worlds highest wealth.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16

Prices CT Wool.-Although there are
large unconsumed stocks of wool in
this country the prices of new clips
in the West have been advanced above
the quotations current in the Eastern
centers. The Western wool producers
are in close touch with agricultural
prosperity, and they have high hopes
of the future. They may be wrong,
but We believe they are right in re-
gard to the price of wool. In fact,
nearly every well-informed man thinks
that the price of wool will advance this
fall.-Maine Farmer.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1899-03-16
nr Wn, Of Adrinn

my son." said the Turkey Cock to
the Little Gobbler at his side as the
Football Player went by, take that
young mar as your model. When he
begins to train, do you the same, and
perhaps by the time Thanksgiving Day
you will get your muscles so
hard and our weight so fine that YOU
will be a winner in the game In which
II family is so often the loser
Harper's Bazaar.