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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

At a recent convention reported BY
the Farmers Review, Prof. Webster OF
the Ohio Experiment Station reported
the results OF some experiments car
ried out by.him In netting apple trees
to keep of the coddling moths A
number OF trees we're covered with
nets to keep out the moths. and be-
side them we're a number Of check
trees left uncovered. When the apples
we're harvested II was found that ls
per cent we're wormy on the covered
trees and over 20 per cent wormy on
the uncovered trees II will be no
ticed that even the apples on the COW
cred trees we're affected to almost one
fifth Of an. Just how valuable the ex-
pertinent Is we cannot say. especially
as We DO not know how near the COW
cred trees were 10 the uncovered. Il
seems to the writer that one very i'm
portant part has not been reported
We wish TO ask. Did not the moths
that tried 20 get onto a covered tree
turn away from that and 60 onto an
uncovered tree. thus making the num-
Der OF wormy apples there very much
larger than Il would have been under
ordinary circumstancesf II such we're
the case the relative value Of the COW
ering would be iessened Tor actual use
Also. did the covered tree bear as much
fruit as the uncovered one2 We ask
this. as the netting that kept out the
moths might also keep out the IN
sects that assist the cross-fertilization
Of the blossoms. it having been quite
fairly demonstrated that even our aD-
pie trees benefit By this cross-fertiliza-
uon. Il may yet pay well 10 protect
some of cur fruit trees with nets.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

There is at present much contro-
versy whether or not fruit trees should
be sprayed when In bloom. In the state
OF New York a law has been passed
making It a misdemeanor TO spray fruit
trees when IN bloom, on account Of
the danger to bees. II is without doubt
true that some bees are killed by the
poison in the spray. In one case re-
ported a whole hive OF bees were
killed, and an examination showed ar
senic In the digestive apparatus Of the
bees.
II has also been discovered that the
poison IS equally destructive TO the life
OF the pollen. even when the amount
of poison Is only 9 to 100 parts 10 TO-
0O0 Even two parts IN 10000 has been
frequently found fatal to the pollen.
The danger 20 the pollen Is, however,
greatly lessened by the fact that the
blossoms do not an open al once but
the process extends over several days
In a clump OF i've apple blossoms the
central one opens first. and spraying
at that time kills the pollen 10 only
those open blossoms
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

Scientists that have had large ex-
perlence In the matter OF orchard
treatment declare that il Is better 10
treat large areas FOR insects and fungi
instead Of here and there individual
orchards. The reason Is apparent In
the case Of treating a few acres Of trees
at a time the region around those
acres serves as a base Of operations
FOR the pest desired 70 be cxterminat-
ed. The untreated orchard Of our
neighbor Is the one that does the mis-.
chief How 10 get that. orchard
sprayed Is a problem. In some states
laws have been passed making the
treatment OF the orchard conpuisory
on complaint OF certain property hold
ers In the vicinity. But such laws are
imperative. for the reason that men
are not very numerous that viii take
the Initiative In such a matter. The
only effective move we can see a. nd-
risable Is FOR the most interested man
to call a neighborhood meeting 70 con
slider the question Of spraying all the
orchards Then. II possible. have an
the orchards treated AZ the same time
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22
LIME AND MALARIA.
Investigators say That Former PsrtiaIy
Axerla LATER.

Investigators say That Former Partially
Averts Latter.
A French scientist. Dr. Roche. thinks
that he has discovered an interesting
fact Ia regard to malaria. He declares
that the addition Of lime 10 the soil
for purely agricultural purposes will
reduce the amount Of malaria in that
vicinity. Another medical man, DR..
Grellet. echoes that opinion. and as
serts that the diminution in malaria is
proportional TO the quality Of lime
used Neither Of these writer's offers
any explanation OF the alleged diseov-
cry or shows why the lime should an
tagonize the malaria. The old notion
that so-called malarial feyers resulted
Gas the name implies) from bad air.
miasm arising from the soil, and es-
pecially from wet places, is still enter
tained by number Of people. This
Is a theory which could be recOneiied
easily with the belief which Drs. Roche
and Grellet now cherish. If both OF
these suppositions are correct no doubt
the lime checks the development Of
the miasmatic vapor in wet soil. But
il has recently been suspected that
malaria is caused by micro-organism
which gets into the victims blood, and
not By a gas which is inhaled. Il Is
also suspected that this microbe gets
into the blood through the bite Of an
infected mosquito Now, II this un-
derstanding Of the case should prove
TO be right, then It would not be easy
to see what lime has to do with sup
pressing malaria Perhaps Il kills
mosquitoes and improves the sanitary
conditions Of a district In that manner
Or It is remotely possible that the
disappearance Of malaria which has
been noticed In France Is coniLed TO
a limited region. and Is due 70 some
other cause than the use Of lime as a
fertilizer. The two facts may have
been simultaneous. but unrelated At
any rate, it will be desirable to know
whether anything Of the kind has been
noticed IN other places whore malaria
olce prevailed and where lime has
been employed by farmers. If SO. there
is doubtless something in the idea.
Otherwise the French cases would ap-
pear 70 Be accidental and exceptional
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

begin to bear fruit The pear blight
virus Is gummy and can't be blown By
the wind: It must be carried by IN
sects. II the virus dries Il dies IN
few days. A twig that has died Of
blight Is no longer a menace. because
the virus that killed the twig is dead
also. It is therefore evident that the
germs are spread BY insects. especially
Gees.
On the other hand the bee Is great
increaser Of our crops through his
work Of cross-pollenization. Many Oh
our plums and apples are sterile 20
their own pollen. but such Is not true
Of the peach and ounce. The pear Is
not OF the type that produces pollen
that Is borne by the wind. From the
biological standpoint the bees are do
ing their natural work In visiting
blossoms. and in spite Of what harm
they do they are necessary to the best
results in our orchards.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

biggest violet eyes in twenty states"
The atom smiled eraciously at the
compliment. and as often as she saw
Mr.. Billy In the days that followed
she'd wave a stately hand at him. and
be would respond with a "How's my
little wretch?" in a big voice that rang
through the Yards
One day Mr.. Billy was at home with
an attack Of what he called for want
OF a better name. the durndest fever
a fellow ever had" when his small
protege came to harm She had a skip
ping rope In her hand and was wan
dering near the forbidden tracks when
a freight car OF lumber backed into the
yard. The end OF the rope was caught
by the wheels, and as the little one
tugged to reposscss herself Of il her
foot slipped under the car and was
cruelty mangled She whimpered for
a moment but the little wretch had
been brought up in stern school.
where sympathy was unknown. and
directly she lay quiet until one Of the
men passed near where she was. Then
she lifted her voice in a piteous cry.
Here's the little wretch she said.
Use awfully hurted Please come and
get me"
They carried her 70 the hospital and
summoned her mother. and after the
surgeons had removed the crushed
member and made the patient as COM
Portable as possible she began 70 get
feverish.
"Where is the big MANI she asked.
plainHvely. why doesn't be come 90
see his little wretch
I'm here. Martha. said her mother.
her surly face for once soitening.
Wont I dor
NO" said the atom. her head toss
ing on the pillow II want my bis
man. He loves me He kissed me
once. and he gave me this yesterday
I'm his little wretch. Oh. why doesn't
he come to me?"
"Thls" was a penny. the last Of a Sc
ries Of such gifts. which had been
tightly clasped in the small hand ever
minute. except when the surgeons were
7 operating
who IS this manz7 asked the sweet
faced nurse. III We could End him
Der last moments would be easier
Nothing can save her life. but sh'
would BE- happy 81 Be were by wheI
she passes out"
n don't know no mani said th'
woman. roughly She's out Of De-
mind
Johnny knows my man. went 81
lhe little voice, he'll 20 Tor hin. Tel
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

nutritious OF all the legumes. but its
flavor Is pronounced and 10 some per
sons not as agreeable as that Of the
pea and beam Il has sometimes been
claimed that indigestion and other bad
effects followed the eating Of lentils,
but this impression Is known ia some
cases TO be traceable to the use Of GER
tain poisonous yetches, whose seed
much resembles the lentil. There Is
every reason to consider the lentil a
wholesome food. Until recent years
the lentil was little known in the Unit
ed States. but with the growth OF the
foreign population its use has steadily
increased. The lentils found in our
markets are all imported. but the cul-
ture OF this legume with European
seeds Is being tried In our southwest
ern territories and elsewhere. There
is already grown In New Mexico and
Arizona. as well as in Mexico. a small
variety OF lentil. the seed OF which
was doubtless brought from Spain cen
turtles ago BY the ancestors Of the
present mixed race living there. The
sandy soil OF moderate fertility seems
adapted to Il; II has become accli-
mated. Is hardy and prolific.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

There are many things about the
physics OF soils that remain 70 be sx-
planned. One OF them Is the movement
OF soil moisture. both as relates TO the
water table and to the moisture pres
ent BY capillary attraction. Thus we
notice that IN some experiments made
Ia North Dakota II was determined
that ~the water table falls during the
winter season, but there Is little or no
loss OF soil moisture and there Is an
actual gain OF moisture In the surface
soil which is not due to rain or
snow. A possible explanation Is that
the cold earth. even In its frozen state
may act as a condenser Of the moisture
In the air. on days when the tempera-
ture Of the air Is above the freezing
point Another explanation may be-
that the air in the soil actually elrcu-
lates toward the colder surface soil
aud deposits its moisture there by
condensation. just as is the case with
the air above the soil. However
further Investigation OF the subject
may show the main causes Of such
concentration OF the water supply and
its advantage 20 agriculture.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22
His LItiIs WIsIGh.
BY IRENE D cRAIGEN-


Copyright 1901. by Daily story Pub. Coz
The sun shone fiercely down IN the
factory yard and upon Mr. William
Cole, foreman. seated upon a pile OF
lumber and mutterlng imprecations as
be dug his heel savagely in the hot
sand
III ever get back to civilization,
confound IT, III stay therel" he was
declaring under bis breath It's just
as the poet fellow says. Better fifty
years Of -his-name than cycle
OF Carthage
who's yon talkin' to Mlsterg
Diped q small voice
Mr Billy started and looked up, to
fna himself confronted by an atom. IL
was a feminine atom dressed In torn
pink frock, with a shock Of mud-col-
ored hair and the hluest eyes that ever
looked out OF a dirty face The atom
dragged after ii wagon made Of
pasleboard. mounted on empty spools,
ia which reclined with what grace it
might doll formed from afstick OF
kindling wood wrapped In Bit Of cal
leo.
Hulloai you little wretch-where'd
you spring from?" asked Mr. Billy.
over there" responded the atom,
nodding vaguely in the direction Of a
line Of novels. half a mile away II
play here COS we amt got no yard and
It's hot IN the road That's my house
you's setting on now"
,sOhl .t Is. Is itg' responded Mr..
Billy. grayely. "Well. now see here.
Im not going to haveyou' coming here,
where cars are backing In all the time.
YouTl be killed if you do. Not that
you wouldn't be better on IN Heaven;
but I don't care to have your death
on my soul and mind. Now, here's a
small traction Of United States curren-
cy Take it and trot along home. and
remember that II you spend Il ludic-
iously you may some day be as rich as
Rockefeller. Don't lose sight Of the
fact that I'm vested IN the panoply Of
power here. SO gltl'
The child held out her hand for the
penny. and eyed Mr.. Billy wistfully =
don't wanter 60 home. she said; "she
whips me"
Does. heyg" said the big man. with
amiabie sternness. Well perhaps you
need H. Tell you what TIL do, though
II you'll promise ssolemnly. hcuest In
jun. to stay away from the tracks, you
may bring your doll duds over here
Pr0mise7~
The child nodded
~All right: dre away, then. If youi
face we're cleaner I would give you 9
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

Insects are necessary 10 the fertih-
zation Of most flowers. and were Il
not for insects. especially honey bees.
many OF the crops we now have would
be wanting. There are a good many
flowers that produce pollen that has
no means OF getting from flower 70
dover except by the medium OF In
sects. On the other hand some plants
throw on great quantities Of pollen
without the help Of lAe insects Prof
James Fletcher relates that when in
British Columbia some people came to
him and asked HIM to explain a show
er Of sulphur that had apparently fall
len during the preceding night He
assured them that there had been no
shower Of sulphur. but that what
looked like sulphur was In reality the
pollen Of pine trees
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

Il is the common experience that
lime and ashes are apt 70 favor the po-
tato scab. The Rhode Island expert
ments showed that this Is attributable
to their content Of carbonate OF lime
which renders the soil fayorably al
kaline. Similar increase OF scab fol-
lowed the use Of soda ash lcarbonate
OF soda). potash lcarbonate on potas-
siuml and magnesia. Stable manure of
all kinds favors the scab development.
probably for similar reason. Fertile
ing materials which DO not tend to In
crease the scab and which may even
check It are enumerated as follows.
Common salt. land plaster. most COM
mercial fertilizers lincluding super
phosphatesl. suiphate of ammonia. ni-
trate Of soda. kainit muriate OF pot
ash. sulDhate Of potash.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

A wieat-raiser says that subsolhnS'
win increase the yield Of wheat IN his
vicinity. but that the amount Of water
used in the production Of the crop y
greater. That is most certainly 80 ana
Il Is no argument against su0-soiiihe.
Every increase IN the crop Of any
thing means a very large increase IN
the amount Of water used. No othef
condition is possible 1t takes a GER
tain amount Of water 10 convey the
food 70 the grain Of the plant, ana
the amount OF water used is hundreds
Of times the bulk Of the food carried
This water Is not used over and over
again, so far as we know, but aItef
acting as a conveyer Is thrown on from
the foliage Of plants IN the form OF
Vapor Experiments have shown that
for every pound Of dry wheat created
there Is used l5S pounds Of water II
will thus be seen that 70 increase the
yield OF wheat by one bushel means
the added use Of 27,1S0 pounds Of
water. This is over 1S tons Anent
this subject It may be interesting 20
quote the conclusions arrived at by
Professor King OF Wisconsin as %
the amount Of water used in the pro
duetion Of the leading grains. TO elab-
crate one pound Of dry matter the re
qnlrements are as follows: Barley, 46l
pounds; oats. SOB pounds: corn, 2lO
pounds; clover. SIC pounds; peas. Az
pounds; potatoes, $50 pounds. These
figures present an interesting study
The low demands OF corn show that
Il IS a crop adapted to a limited water
supply and point to its origin and de-
Yelopment In a country semi-arid In
nature. Il viii explain why the corn
crop comes through drouths that de-
stroy other crops AS to subsoiiing
for the increase Of water supply II
must be remembered that that ls the
prime reason for the process. as Il in
creases the water RESERVOIR OF the
soil
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

Some people live in New York, 9TH
ers exist. II is written that a major
ity Of our citizens never owned q
home They live in rented fats or
houses an their lives. and do not know
the meaning OF possession Many mill
lionaires dwell IN hired residences.
Their homes are in other states. but
they must be IN Fifth avenue during
the social season. and they must keep
house. Philadelphia has been spoken
OF as a community OF homes New
York is community Of rents More
than half Of our people don't know
what it Is 10 pay taxes. Their obliga-
tions OF citizenship are settled BY the
landlord. who takes everything out in
the rent we are becoming a charac.
ferless mob.-New York Press.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

The cultivation of coco. says o wri-
ter III the Scientific American. is at
present an inviting agricultural pur-
suit in Trinidad and parts Of Venezu-
Ella. The COCO tree cannot Withstand
strong sunshine. and the young plants
have to be shaded By banana or plain
tain trees. and later. when they attain
their growth by tall trees known as
"immortels." or the mother Of the
COCO" These make a kind Of canopy
over the entire plantation. The fruit
Of the COCO tree is pod, resembling
a cucumber and growing on the trunk.
OF large branches where it looks as
though Il were artihcially attached. 7"
The seeds are like large thick Lima
beans embedded in pulp. These form
the COCO beans Of commerce. The
processes OF curing and drying require
much attention.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

Professor Waite of the Department
q Agriculture has been investigating
the work Of the bee relative to iis car
rying of disease germs from flower TO
flower. and expresses the opinion that
the bee is largely responsible for the
distribution Of the peach rot fungus
The bee himself does not puncture the
peach. but gets 10 work on the peach
after the wasp and the soldier bug
have punctured ~ Bees also carry
pear blight Pear trees do not usually
nhoW much blight un they bloom and
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

We'll. you little wretch, how are
your
Use we'll responded the infant
And. as he drew nearer, the foreman
discovered, from the smeary condition
Of her countenance. that some effort
had been made TO render 1t clean.
Been washing your face. see" he
commented
rs yer goin to kiss me nowf' the
child demanded
Think I shall Here's corner
that's comparatively spotless, and upon
It press my lips thus-partly as re-
ward Of merit for your praiseworthy
efforts and partly because you have the
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

~Did you ever kiss a mangf asked
the Chicago girl The Boston girl
blushed Really. that IS so vulgar
YOU know. she said. Maybe It Is.
but aid Your persisted the Chicago
girl 81 should hate to think it was
a kiss" replied the Boston girl but
since / have become engaged I have
tried osculation. Chicago Post
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

Campbell Method o. Soil Culture
Some years ago the Campbell method
Of soil culture made a considerable stir
in agricultural circles. Recently little
has been heard Of it. The only refer
ence made to it this year is IN an ex-
pertinent station bulletin, which says.
aThe Campbell method has yielded
small crops OF wheat. and has given no
appreciable saving Of soil moisture.
AS some Of our readers win remember
Mr.. Campbell, the inventor Of the tools
used in this process. claimed that the
stirring up Of the ground was not an
advantage to crops. and that where the
soil was plowed It should be again
cOmpacted as firmly as II had been Al
drst, If that we're possible. He said
that the ordinary roller only com
pacted the first two inches Of earth,
but that below that crust the soil was
light and loose. The roller he Invented
was arranged to penetrate the soil and
compact the earth down to the depth
OF the plowlng. while Al the same time
a dust mulch was left on the surface
At one time some OF the experiment
station men looked quite favorably on
tho scheme Results. however, have
shown 1t OF no value.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22


The plant herewith illustrated is the
Lentil. known scientifically as lens
esculsnta. It is a small branching
plant with delicate pea-like leaves. The
small white flowers growing IN pairs
are followed By fat pods. each con
tanning two very Dat round seeds, con
yex on both sides. Unlike the pea
and bean, the lentil is eaten only when
fully ripe, The brown OF reddish lentii
Is smaller than the yellow. but Of more
delicate favor. The lentil Is one OF
the most ancient Of food plants. prob
ably one Of the first to be brought un-
der cultivation BY man. II has been
grown from early times IN Asia and
In the Mediterranean countries. The
reddish Egyptian lentil probably fur
nished the red pottage" Of Esau. IN
Europe this legume Is far less grown
than the pea and bean, partly because
its yield Of seed and straw Is less;
therefore the market Is partially sup
piled from Egypt The lentil, accord
ing to analysis. Is one Of the most
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

An ideal condition Tor spraying IS
when the wind 10 still As there are
few days when the wind does not blow
Il Is extremely dimcult 10 obtain ideal
conditions for the work. When the
ar ls stiii The spray may be evenly put
on the tree and little of the mixture
win Be wasted When the wind Is
blowing it becomes necessary 10 spray
the tree from several sides 20 get q
Uniform application some Of our besf
sprayers end Il advisable 70 spray from
not less than six different positions
II the air ia stili q tree may b.
sprayed ali over at one time But
when the air is IA motion 6ne-haif
Of the tree viii have 10 be left un the
wind changes.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

You get an that is best in your
system Of government from England.
You know said the placid Londoner
And in a tone Of slight irritation the
New York man reiolned How about
Richard Croker7 Washington Star.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

thaste kiss on the cheek just for luck.
but under the circumstances. J think
I viii farbearr
Then III. Bills went Whistling away
10 bis work and the atom made q
palace 81 The lumber pile md seated
RosabeIla in state in the drawing
room. while she prepared an imaginaN.
dinner Is an imaginary kitchen under
some projecting boards. The next day
when the younester appeared Ar. BIZ
1y greeted her cheeriuily with.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

william Humphrey 77 veteran OF
the Crmean war and one 81 the Noble
.ir hundred Of Baiakiava. has Just
died at santa Rosa. Cal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-11-22

asome day. muitered the foolkiuer.
awhen have more leisure than / have
nowadays. I shall publish a book en-.
titled POOLS ! have Met