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The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

Bulletin IFS OF the Michigan Expert
ment Station says: The present ten
dency OF the wool market points to
a continued active demand for fine
grades of wool which the Merino alone
produces. Michigan has long since
proven her adaptabllity to the Merlno
The Merlno was brought TO Michigan
probably as early at 1928. and from
that time until the beginning OF tho
depression In the wool industry the
Michigan Merino was well and favor
ably known all over the world The
successful breeding OF Merino sheep Is
therefore assured; and II the adapt
ability Of the Merlno 10 Michigan's
conditions Ia proven, and no one Will
deny II, then successful wool growing
In Michigan cannot be questioned We
speak OF the Merino, more particular
ly. In connection with the wool in
dustry. because the Merlno has always
been recognized as the standard Wool
sheep OF the world. The Merino has
been bred and fed for the production OF
quantity and quality of fleece for gem
eTationH.
A very large percentage OF the wool
produced In the United States Is cross
bred wool. That is, OF the wool reach
ing our markets, but small percent
age. relatively speaking. comes from
pure-bred sheep, even II we take the
total product from all the breeds OF
sheep having recognized registry as
soelatlons into account.
The tleeees Of wool which are graded
by local dealers or commission men arc
seldom opened. The sorting process
Ia a much closer and more accurate
method OF classifying woods. Before
the wool Is secured II ls generally sort
ed. The expert wool sorter opens the
fleece and removes a portion OF II here
and there and throws II into separate
piles or baskets. The number OF sorts
of wool In fieeoes varies greatly, rang
ing from two or three 20 Ave or siI
sorts from the same fleece. II has
been found that fleeees from pure-bred
sheep do not, as rule, have as many
sorts or wool in them as those taken
from grade and cross-bred sheep.
ple0c1s uniform in quality ant
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31


Glma-grass (T1ipsacum dactsloides)
~ n perennial growing throughout the
southern states and north to Connee-
ticut. Pennsylvania. southern Illinois
and Kansas Formerly Il was rather
common In the South. but It has been
largely killed out by close grazing.
The roots are numerous. deep ana
stout. and would require two or three
spans OF horses to pillow them IN. the
grass grows In large clumps. a char
acter that interferes with It's use as
hay unless the punches are close
enough together to form a continuous
sod The stalks and leaves are quite
coarse. the former growing several
feet high and being as much rs halt
an inch in diameter. The leaves are
broad. somewhat resembling corn
leaves. The flowers are borne at tho
top OF the stalk In two or three slen-
der spikes. four to eight inches long.
I he lower parts OF these produce the
seeds. Al maturity the lower part OF
each spike breaks up into Joints, each
Joint containing a seed. II cut before
the fower-stalks are produced the hay
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

A press bulletin Of tho Vermont En-
pertinent station Gays. One held on
the experiment station farm has been
moved continuously for some TWEEN
" years. They were. Of course, many
weeds upon It, but no kals. II vas
pl0wed and seeded with clean cats.
but early In July one would Rave
thought at tlrst sight that II hed hoen
fown with pure kale seed instead.
Where does the kale come fromI This
question is often asked by the iarmss
when perpleScd by developments aim
TAR to the above. Such experiences
~ these have made many believe In
spontaneous generation" at least M
concerns weeds.
But when asked 20 explain II our
experiment; station botanist shakes
the head and says that every kale
plant grows from a kale seed. No
seed, no plant Seeds OF many plants
may lie dormant In the ground for
years especially II buried rather
deeply. DIR. Real OF the Michigan ex-
pertinent station has made an inter
osting test Of the matter. In 1879 he
mixed seeds OF various kinds In damp
sand, placed the mixture In bottles
and buried the bottles twenty inches
beneath the surface In sandy soil. At
the end OF Ave years. at the end Of ten
years. at the end OF fifteen years. and
finally in 1899 at the end OF twenty
years he dug up some of these bottles
and tested the INABILITY OF the seedA
or the twenty-five kinds Of seed bur
led. eleven. or Just one-half. failed to
grow.
Some OF the others terminated N
follows: black mustard Is per cent.
pepporgrass ~ per cent. shepherds
purse Is per cent. purslane II per cent.
mullen 80 per cent No true kale
seed was used In the experiment. but
the black mustard Is so closely relat-
cd that II probably represents what
will occur with kale. The eradication
Of kale hinges then upon destroying II
before II seeds. This Ia easily done
In hood crops. OF course. but how can
II be done In grain nalds other than
by hand pulling. Recent trials In Eu-
rope suggest that Il Is possible to de-
ettoy kale and similar weeds by spray
Ing the field with a solution OF blue
vitriol "copper" mlphatel In water
which may be 80 weak as not TO In
lure the grain. The tesla have been
repeated at some OF the experiment
stations In this country and II has
been found that solutions OF from
TO per cent Il pound In to ~ gal
lons) may be used and II applied as 4
fino spray 40 gallons to an acre viii
destroy the ka.e. with little or no In
Jury TO the grain The spraying SHOULD
DO done when the plants are young
While Its practicability Is not fully En-
tablished It Is at least worthy OF furth
er trial.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31
THE FAMOUS PLElApEs.
why Thoy Are Particularly Insotssti,

why They Are Particularly IntorsstinE
to the Astronomer.
The problems presented by the group
OF stars known as the Pleiades are
among the most interesting In astron-
omy. II can have been no mere chance
that has massed them from among
their fellow-stars. Men OF ordinary
eye-sight see but half dozen distinct
objects In the cluster; those OF aouter
vision can count fourteen, but II Is
not until we apply the -penetrat-
ing power Of the telescope that we
realize the extraordinary scale upon
which the System OF the Plcades H.
constructed With the Paris lnstru-
ment Wolf In 1876 catalogued 825 stars
in the group; and the Photographic
survey OF Henry in 1887 revealed no
and near the hlmy gauze of nebulous
matter always 80 conspicuous a fea-
ture OF the PleiAdes The Pleiad stars
are among those for which no meas
urement Of distance has yet been made,
so that we do not know whether they
are all equally far away from US. We
see them projected on the dark back
ground Of the celestial vault; and can
not tell from actual Measurement
whether they are all situated at the
same point in space, but we may con-
elude on general principles that the
gathering OF 80 many objects into n
single close AssemblRge denotes com
munity OF origin and interests, The
PleiAdes then really belong to one an
other. What Ia the nature OF their
mutual tie7 What is their mystery,
and can we solve IT. The most OBJ
vious theory ia. OF course. suggested by
what we know TO be true within our
own solar system. We owe 10 New
ton the beautiful conception Of CRAWL
tation. that unique law by means OF
which astronomers have been enabled
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

selEes the dinner bell and Yields II
with wildly changing effect And II tho
farmer IN far away in the fields and
does not hear the loud alarm and the
two little girls are too busy at ogg
finding Matte takes II uron herself.
with many well-almed stone. to
chase the intruder away.
The vegetable garden Is Mattle'a
special pride and pleasure She loves
to TIL the soil and TO reap the reward
OF her labor. Mr.. Farren says she
glories In her wealth. and " you arc
an approved visitor at the Farren
farm Matte will. after careful study
OF your physlognomy, to sec whether
she can trust you, take down the lit
tie iron church and open II. Then. he
says, she will take out the pennies ana
nickels and dimes and quarters and
pile them up In little heaps OF uni
form height so that you may more
easily see how much she really has,
Then you are expected to count out
the money and express your surprise,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

plants and hoes and picks the fruit.
and even assists In packing It for ship
ment to market. And when the money
comes from selling the produce. the
result OF the sweat OF an honest mon
keys brow. Matte is given some OF
the coin. This. her owner says, she
carefully deposits In an iron church
savings bank. where Matte has accu-
mulatod nearly $500, Aud Mr.. Far
rem says: Were Il not for Mattie's
vanity and consequent love for fine
apparel she would In time own her
own farm"
Her cleverness and the things she
does may be- shown In n page from her
daily life. Matte sleeps In small
trundle bed near that Of her master.
Farmer Farren. In picturesque. Vine
covered cottage. surrounded by tall
trees and flowers and ferns. She al
ways awakes at exactly o'clock In
the morning. and takes long. thin
stick. which she keeps for that pur-
pose. pokes II into the cages OF the
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

TO reduce to perfect order the seeming
tangle Of planetary eyolutions. The
law really amounts. In effect, 10 this:
All objects suspended within the va
cancy OF space attract or pull one an
other. How they can do this without n
visible connecting link between them.
Ii u mystery that may always remain
unsolyed. But mystery a. II Is, we
must accept II as ascertalned fact II
is this pull OF gravltatlon that holds
together the sun and the planets, fore
ing them all TO follow ont their proper
paths Why should not this same
grayitational attraction be- at work
among the Pleiades7 II II is, We must
suppose that they, too. have bounds
aud orbits set and interviewer. revo-
lutiOns and gyrGtions far more com
pick than the solar system knows. Tho
visual discovery OF such motion Of ro-
intlon among the Pleiades may be
called one OF the pressing problems OF
astronomy today. We feel sure that
the time Ia ripe. and that the discoy-
cry Is actually being made at the pres
ent moment; for a generation Of men
Is not too great period 10 call n mo-
ment when we have to deal with cos
mic time New York Post
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31
ExcLvsvENEss LOST.
Newport Il In Danger of BsinE ovsrry
By the Common Herd.

Newport l. In Danger OF Being Overrun
by the Common Herd.
Social prophets are beginning to say
that Newport will not long hold It's
own M the most exclusive OF Ameri-
can summer resorts. although none OF
them has yet named a place likely 10
succeed II, nor indeed has that matter
been touched on at all. says the New
York Sun. They assert that the Rhode
Island town will follow the example OF
Saratoga and Long Branch and thus
lose It's character through precisely the
same causes that deprived these placea
OF their former glory. They call at
tentlon 10 the fact that the number OF
newcomers every summer at Newport
grows larger and larger, villas form
crly occupied by exclusive members OF
Newport society are rented and sold
TO wealthy families from other parts
OF the country and their owners either
10 abroad or retire TO some other
place. The other place has not yet
been settled sufficiently for any town
10 be named as possible successor to
Newport. 10 the present attitude OF So
clal prophets is destructive rather than
creative. Opponents of this view as
sert that no similarity between New
port and Its two predecessors Sara
toga and Long Braneh--eould over e.
list II Ia always the hotel life that
has never been Characteristic OF New
port for 40 many millions OF dollars
are invested in costly residences that
the character OF the town can never
change entirely.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

her lead from side to side and chat
teriw violently.
She believes In eating. does Matte,
In food for man and beast. and for
manhsast. too, for she likes her own
share Immensely. So she literally nils
the blcket for the chorting hogs and
scattor grain for tho myriad chick
ems aid geese and for the beautiful
carrier pigeons. which she greatly ad-
mires. While the carriers eat Matte
will stnd within their COOP. with arms
Rkimbo and small head critically
perchet on one side. will regard them
with eddent pride and with high APP
prevail Farmer Farren describes Mat
ties days work rs follows;
Then away to the COW pen. for
there old Pretty and Brindlo Betty
are casting wistful glhnces over their
shoulders, wondering when they will
be milked. Matte delights Ia milking
COWS. Her milking stool is higher than
that OF the average milkmaid, for Mat
tie Ia not one-third as tall and her
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

The British peerage is getting to be
sadly complicated thing. Even ON
olaldom trips up not only occasionally,
but frequently In trying TO get things
right in the Court Circular. II is al
most regular occurrence To see In
that interesting publication. and In
other ofieial documents a list OF cor
rectlons which straightens out the err
rors In the titles OF a lot OF somebodies
or nobodiea. II Is possible that even
the American newspapers are more
uniformly correct In the spelling OF
the names Of English royalty and no
bllity. and giving their titles. than the
Court Circular.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

length Of staple are most desirable for
manufacturing purposes. Consequent
~. II we Oh 20 produce woods most
desirable Tor the manufacturer We
r ust not cross lndiscrimlnately' we
can use for the foundation stock OF
fcck grade or native ewes, and by sys'
tematc grad ng up With some definite
bred Of sheep we can produce a more
even grade OF wool throughout tina
1.ece.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

Next In importance to the divine
profuslon Of water. light, and ait.
those three great physical facts which
render existence possible, may DO
reekonod the universal bonenoence OF
grass. Exaggerated by tropical heats
and vapors to the gigantic cane con-
gested with It's saccharine secretion,
or dwarfed by polar rigors to tho
iibrous hair OF northern solltudes. en,-
bracing between these extremes the
maize with Its rosolute pennons. the
rice plant OF southern swamps. tho
wheat. rye. barley. oats. and other
cereals, no less than the humber YER
dure OF hillside. pasture and prairie
In the temperate zone. graBs Ia tho
most widely distributed OF all yege.
table beings.-J. J. Ingalls,.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

One thing New Jersey has which
cLnnot be found elsewhere In the
whole wide world and that Is a farm
Ing monkey. This monkey Is small
gray beauty OF the gentler sex and
her age Is %. Her name IL Mattis
She lives on Samuel Farren's farm.
near Tremley.
Matte Ia trained farmland. Under
direction she feeds the swine ami
milks the cows, and helps to cultivate
q good sized vegetable garden. She
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

arms Are not nearly 80 long. Her lit
tia hands are quick and strong. gentle
and soft. She cannot carry away the
milk pals. but this Is done by two
little girls Mary and ora"
Tn her way from the milking stool
to the truck patch. Farmer Farren
says. Matte occasionally spies a
stranger approaching through the
rnss-covcred road. and this 10 so un-
usual that the little beast takes alarm
at once and. rushing to the kitchen.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31
THIS MONKEY is A FULL
PLEDGED FARMER.

thirty canary birds and the twenty
waite rats, which also sleep In &c
centric Samuel Farren's coy bed
chamber
The angry protests OF these smaller
and lees intelligent pets invariably
arouscs the sleeping farmer, and when
he reproachcs Matte for breaking In
on bis morning slumber. she jumps
up and down with a distressed express
sion OF counienancc, tapping herself
on the chest with one finger. shaking
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31


To tho Farmers Review; Every per-
son engaged In farming should keep
from two TO six cows They should be
az near pure-brcd shorthorn. Hereford
or Polled-Angus stock as possible. and
they should always be bred 20 n regis
tered bull We let our calves suck the
cows. allowing them 10 take about
two-thirds OF the milk from their
mothers twice day. morning and
evening. until they are Ave or six
months old, We glvo them the run OF
the grass lot at the same time. We
have our cows come fresh about March
or April and aim to keep them milking
ten or eleven months. thinking II
better for the cows and the calves
they carry. that the cows be allowed
TO go dry for about two months. In
the spring We feed our cows fodder In
boxes placed In the barn lot. The
feeding In done In the day time. Dur
ing bad days and always at night We
tie the cows In the barn In their stalls
and feed them clover hay with about
ten ears OF corn each. IL our corn In
dry and hard. we gri-f II cob and all
and feed the meal with a. one-third
the bulk OF wheat bran mixed with IT,
We give our cows at all times the run
OF n blue grass pasture. and when the
grass. gets good and plentiful we
shorten up on the meal and hay. We
SOW a patch OF corn to feed In August
and September. while the pastures a<e
dried up. We put our ground In or
der for this patch OF feed just the same
as II we were going to SOW wheat or
oats. We SOW II with the wheat drlli.
tho same as we SOW oats. II makes
more and better feed 10 the acre than
anything else we have tried. We cut
and feed It as needed. As the stalks
are small the cows eat II with a relish
To get the best results from your
cows and calves they should never DO
permitted to go hungry.--S. Garlnger,
Fayetto County. Ohio.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

Birmingham. England. turns out
every week sOo.OOO.OOO buttons. 1000
mlleA of wire OF different Sizes. fvs
tons of halrpins. 600 tons Of nuts and
10000 pairs OF Apeetaeles.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

Broom-Corn Mlllets.-These are de-
rived from Panlcum milacoum. This
species has been cultivated for
centuries In Europe. whore II 10
tho Common Mlllet." II is not
extensively grown In the United states
but 10 offered In the trade under tho
name Of Broom-corn Millot and Hog
Millet. The seeds are borne In loose,
dropping clsters. the branches OF the
cluster being long and slender. some
what resembling the seed cluster or
Broom-eorn. whence the name Tho
seeds are from white to yellow ana
dark red, and like the preceding sorts
are ilat on one side and convex on tho
other and resemble the Barnyard Mil-
let In size and absence OF wrinkles.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

is quito nutritious. and three or four
cuttings can be made In a season. Il
Is not we'll adapted for pasture. rs
close grazing kills H. To start tho
grass. It is usual to plant short pieces
Of the roots about two feet apart each
way. The seeds are more uncertain.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS or INTEREST TO
ACRiCULTURISTS.

Sons UP-to-Dst. Mat, About cot
h~ti"u Of the soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures. yit,cuitars sud
Horticulture
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

Promising men are so numeroua
that II Is a great pleasure 20 meet n
man who has actually done something.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

According TO tho Mark Lane Ex.
press the average yields OF wheat
for tho principal countries OF the
world are; United Kingdom. 32.7S
bushels; Germany. 22 bushels; Cam
ada, IS bushels; Roumania. IL bush
els; Austria Hungary. 1873 bushels:
United states, 1880 bushelsi Russia.
10 bushels; India, $50 bushels. Aus
tralAsia. 1855 bushels.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

Every one is bilious enough at times
to be romantic.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

A Rubber Producing shrub.-The
rubber substitute discovered by an
Italian In Central America 10 OBJ
tainod from shrub called Yulo and
other names by the Indians and bot
anically known as synathereoeas-
Mexicanas. This shrub grows rapid
ly and abundantly, reaches a height
OF about three feet. and may be easily
cultivated. While It does not yield
milky Juice. pounding and macera-
ton In naphtha or other hydrocar-
bon solvent extract gum amounting to
as much as 40 per cent OF the plants
weight. This gum hardens only to a
viscid. sticky mass that has the valua-
Bile properties OF rubber, may DO vul-
canized perfectly. and is superior TO
most rubber In It's freedom from
mechanical impurities, The plant
may be treated either In Il green or
dry state. As prepared. the gum con-
tains residual portion OF the solvent
and tho composition. hailed as "the
twentieth century gum" Is claimed 70
offer a saving In the cost OF reproduce
ing the plant. in expectation. In puri-
tying materials, In fuel. in machinery.
and in time.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

Illinois horticulturists are delighted
al the success Of the Illinois apple ex-
hibit at the Paris exposition. where II
obtained hfst prize. The varieties OF
apes exhibited were Ben DAVIS.
Grimes Golden. Jonathan. salome.
stark. Willow Twlg. and winesap.
The principal exhibitors from Illinois
were S. e. soycrhlll. H. NJ. Dunlap.
Arthur Bryant. Fred Shaw. +. ).
Phoenix, l.. X. Bryant and l.. +. Din
teman, This award Is said to be the
fourth successive first prize won AZ
Paris by members OF the Illinois state
Horticultural s,ciety. Illinois has
great possibilities US an apple grow
ing state. and Is likely to catch a good
deal OF the future foreign trade In
apes.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

A note is going the rounds OF the
press to the effect that Russia has "A
forest area In Europe alone OF about
bOO,OC0,000 acres. This Is said TO be
onc-thlrd OF the European Russia
area. II is Likely that these forests
Will be preserved. as Russia will take
TO heart the lessons that the other
European countries have learned by
experience. The destruction OF forests
In several European countries has re-
suited In rendering the land untillable.
especially ON the mountain sides
where the soil Is exposed to the action
OF torfentlal rains In the United
States there Is a growing sentiment In
favor Of preserving the forests we
have. In time wise legislation will
place laws on our statute books that
will at least protect the public for
ests.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

There's no gain without pain.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1900-08-31

On a gopd many OF our farms there
ia a place for the goat. Sheep will
eat large number OF weeds and are
very seryiceablo in that regard, but
the goat carries the same Idea to far
greater length. Sheep are grazers pri-
marlly and browsers incidentally. But
goats and browsors by nature. They
will live and flourish where even a
sheep will grow thin. Kinds OF ieed
that would send the sheep into the
sick list will support the goat and
make him fat. A writer on goats says
that they will pass by cultivated
grasses to get at burdocks. mullen
and thistles. The bushes that are con-
stantly sprlnglng up ON our waste hill
sides might be kept down by goats
There is no doubt that million or so
OF goats could be distributed among
our farms without in anyway inter-
fering with the stock now being kept