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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
The Hawaii Experiment station.


A United States Experiment Station
is in process Of being establihed on tho
Island of Oahu, one Of the Hawaiian
group. The piece Of land to be used
begins in the suburbs of Honolulu
and is at that end only 100 feet above
the sea. 1t rises gradually for dis
lance of two miles, and is at that dis
lance 400 feet above sea level. The
lower slope is densely covered with
thickets of native growth, but the up
per third is covered with a planted
forest of Australian Eucalyptus, Aca-
cia and Grevilla species. The build
;ngs are now being erected. One OF
the important lines to be taken up is
that of the production OF hay-making
grasses. All hay is now imported and
retails at $27 per ton in Honolulu.
Another line to be followed will be an
attempt to ensilo the tops of the sugar
cane. 1t the present time all of this
material is dried and burned. The
cultivation of citrus fruits will also be-
gin. in an attempt to give the natives
some product they can export at q
profit. Poultry culture will also be
Investigated and stimulated. At pres
ent there is troublesome disease
among fowls that makes 1t difficult to
raise chickens. AS consequence fowl
meat and eggs are very high.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

bring up the seed quickly and force the
fall growth. II either Of these condi-
lions are lacking 1t will not pay to
SOW.
The best way to sow is with a press
drill, using 20 pounds Of seed per acre.
Mix the seed with equal parts, by
measure. of coarse, cornchop or bran.
Drill half the seed one way and cross
drill the other half. II necessary to
sow broadcast, use rs to 30 pounds Of
seed per acre. cover with harrow and
roll unless there is danger from blow
ing. 1t is much better to seed with a
drill. Alfalfa should be sown alone.
The best quality of seed will give the
best stand and the most vigorous
growth and is always the most profita-
BILE to use, although 1t costs the most.
Alfalfa will grow on any we'll
drained soil that will produce corn.
1t does best on well-drained bottom
lands that do not overflow, but in the
eastern half of Kansas, when properly
handled, is profitable crop on upland.
Alfalfa seeded last fall on upland In
Shawnee and Riley counties gave two
good cuttings this summer before July
S. while tame meadows and prairie
grass on adjoining lands yielded only
half ton of hay per acre.-H. NJ. Cot
trell, Agriculturalist Kansas Expert
ment Station.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRI.
CUlTURISTS.
Soil Analr.l. as a Guide.


The Ohio Experiment station re-
selves many such requests as the fol-
lowing: will you make a chemical
analysis of my soil to determine wheth-
er need nitrogen, potash or phosphor-
ic acid, and, II so, what will be the
charger"
To this request we make the uniform
answer that such an analysis would
be very expensive. and when made
would usually have very little value as
guide to the use OF fertilizers for the
reason that the chemist has as yet dis
covered no reagent which possesses the
same capacity for extracting plant food
rom the soil as that of the living It's
sues of the plant. To illustrate: Pot
ash is a characteristic constituent Of
granite rocks, and soil formed from
such rocks may appear rich in potash
under the chemists analysis, and yet
IL that potash be still in the form OF
granite sand 1t will be yielded up very
slowly to the feeble solvents Of the
plant
Again: In some of the southern
states are immense beds of rocks con-
tanning large percentages of phosphoric
acid; but If these rocks are merely
ground and mixed with the soil their
phosphoric acid, which has resisted the
solvent action of soil water for ages,
will continue insoluble, and hence the
necessity for treating these ground
rocks with sulphuric acid, in order to
make their phosphoric acid available.
Still further: When piece Of marshy
land has been drained it Is often found
that the crops planted upon it fail to
thrive, although 1t seems to be very
to add barnyard manure, something
which sayors strongly Of carrying Goals
to Newcastle: but the explanation is
that the semi-aquatic vegetation which
formerly occupied the land decays so
slowly that cultivated crops cannot get
nitrogen rapidly enough for their
needs. When the manure Is added,
however, 1t sets up fermentation,
which converts the nitrogen bearing
materials into a more soluble and
hence available form.
For these reasons the only practical
way OF learning the needs Of particu-
lar soil is to make experiments on
that soil. after the general plan of
those described in the bulletins of the
Experiment station on the mainte-
nance OF fertility, and thus learn
which combination of fertilizing ma
terials will produce the greatest effect.
-Chas. Z. Thorne, director Ohio Ex-
pertinent Station.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
Fruit Notes.

Peaches in many parts Of Ohio ar,
about half their usual size and unpal-
atable.
Pears are reported a large crop in
Jefferson and Harrison counties, Ohio.
The prospects for peaches and
grapes in New York state continue
favorable but pears will be scarce.
Illinois fruit prospects are poor.
All kinds Of tree fruits are scarce
in New Jersey except peaches. Aphides
are so numerous in Gloucester county
that some fields Of cantaloupes have
been entirely destroyed.
California reports state that decidS.
Gus fruits are Of good quality but the
yield Is below the average.
Good rains have caused improve
ment in late peaches and apples in
eastern Kansas.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
A METHODIST BISHOP
GIVES PE-RU-NA GREAT CREDIT.
Writes His Recommendation
for the Famous Catarrh
Remedy, Pe-ru-na.

The day was when men of promi-
nence hesitated to give their testimon-
ials to proprietary medicines for pub
LEGATION. This remains true today of
most proprietary medicines. But Pc
runa has become so justly famous, its
merits are known to so many people of
high and low station that none hesi-
tates to see his name in print recon-
mending Peruna.
The following letters from pastors
who use Peruna speak for themselves:
Rev. E. G. Smith. pastor of the Pres
byterian Church, OF Greensboro, Ca,
writes:
"My little boy had been suffering for
some time with catarrh OF the lower
bowels. Other remedies had failed, but
after taking two bottles OF Peruna the
trouble almost entirely disappeared For
this special malady l consider it we'll
nigh a specific. Rev. z. G. Smith
Rev. A. S. Vaughn, Eureka Springs,
Ark, says: II had been Frustrated by
congestive chills and was almost dead;
as soon as able to be about, l COM
menced the use of Peruna. took FIVE
bottles; my strength returned rapidly
and / am now enjoying my usual
health. Rev. A. S. Vauhgn.
II you do not derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use of Pc
runa. write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving full statement of your case
and he will be pleased to give you his
valuable advice gratis.
Address DR.. Hartman, President of
Tho Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, o.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

From Farmers Review: The agri-
cultural possibilities of Siberia are
vast and but indifferently understood
The Punishment OF Russian political
prisoners to severe and rigorous sta
tions has created the impression that
all Siberia is frigid and incapable oil
agricultural development. There are
in the cars Asiatic dominion mil
lions of acres of fertile lands splen-
didly adapted to the growth OF grains,
and large areas are even now being
farmed. Siberia, however, is vast
country and in many sections which
have shown some agricultural deyel-
opnIert the winters are long and cold
while the summers on the other hand
are very warm and dry. Many of the
small streams which are used for ir-
rigation dry up during this season,
the ground bakes and agriculture suf-
fers much. To remedy this evil the
farmers of certain districts construct
each year storage reservoirs. and in the
summers use the contents, reservoirs
ohu diiB III ehN ouPPOAI Va NiOpo.
They do 1t in this manner:
During the winter they collect great
drifts of snow in the bottoms of deep,
shaded valleys, rolling it down the
sides in immense snow balls and there
pressing and compacting it so that II
will be more resistant to thawing. At
the end of the winter they cover the
enormous piles thus formed with
branches, straw or trash, in order to
protect the snow against the suns
heat. All during the spring this mass
OF snow melts little during the days,
but freezes at night until 1t becomes
great solid cake OF ice. Then, when
the temperature rises to summer heat
and the streams begin to dry up from
lack Of rain, this snow-ice commences
to melt away. and by means of ditch
Lending from 1t, the water which runs
down supplies the river until the re-
currence Of rainfall.-Guy E. Mitchell.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
Consolation and Comfort.

Who is 1t that does not wish to be
out In the open air or alive in some
held OF sport. whether 1t be with the
bat, rod or gun; whether we go coast
Ing over the hills and wales on the
wheel or sailing over rough waves or
into serene coves, II Is all sport, and
the springing muscles seem to need it.
II Is bound to happen that some mis-
nap VIII occur. Thus it is that we
nave sprains in abundance. Light
sprains. sprains that cripple, sprains
ISas give great pain, sprains that rob
us OF sleep, but spOrtsmen OF all kinds
have come to know that there is moth
Ing better than the old reliable St.
Jacobs Oil. Have 1t with you for use;
you may rely on its cure Of the worst
sprain and restoration to the COM
forts OF life.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

shiny, slightly elevated spots on each
of the segments.
The worms appear about the middle
OF July and continue their destructive
work till the LIST of October. They
attack the little cucumbers just when
they are Of right size for pickles, bore
round holes in them and feed on the
tender fruit. They are great feeders.
and as many as three or four will
sometimes be found in a single Gu
cumber. They develop rapidly and
reach full growth in three to four
weeks.
When about to transform, they for
sake the fruit in which they had bur-
rowed, and drawing together portions
of some leaf that lies on or near the
ground, spin light cocoon of white
silk. In this cocoon, if it is not too
late in the season, they change to
moths like the one here shown, emery
ing in about ten days. The late ones
pass the winters in the cocoons. The
moth is very strikingly marked. 1t is
of yellowish brown color, with an
iris-purple reflection.
Mary Treat, in her book on en-
furious Insects" says OF it: The pickle
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Wherever possible catch crops
should be put in this summer for fall
use. The shortness of the pastures and
general feed supplies may be to some
extent overcome by crops put in now. A
few good rains will start them and in
few weeks give supply of forage
that will prove very valuable in any
case. and especially IL the late fall pas
lures prove poor.
The crops that are now growing can
be used to advantage at this time. IL it
be found that they will not produce a
crop of grain. II is better to commence
to feed now than to let the stalks of
corn, sorghum or Kafiir corn dry up.
with the idea of using them next win
ter. Now they are succulent, and when
the pastures are dry will prove very
valuable for feed. They will relieve the
pastures of part OF their burden and
will permit the hay TO be saved for
winter feeding. When corn has begun
to dry up before forming ears 1t is
better to feed ii at once, as that is
about the only way by which anything
can be obtained from It. 1t is too poor
for drying. About its only value is as a
succulent food.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Many of the starches now being used
in washable fabrics contain ingredi-
ents that break and blister the goods
so that after few washings they are
of little service. Defiance starch (made
in Nebraska) is manufactured with a
special view to obviating the difficulty.
1t contains a solution that can in no
way injure the linen-but instead
gives 1t smooth. glossy finish that
makes goods look new after each IRON
ing. Sold by leading grocers. Made
by Magnetic Starch Co., Omaha Neb.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
Fall Seeding of Alfalfa.


In some sections this summer tame
grass pastures were eaten to the roots
and then the cattle were turned on the
oeadows and these were grazed as
closely as the pastures. Where this
IS the case, 1t is probable that with us
ual conditions during the coming fall
and winter a large part OF these pas
lures and meadows will next spring be
either dead or so badly killed that they
will have to be plowed up This means
severe shortage next year in hay, and
farmers should prepare to meet this
shortage now. 1t can be met by SOW.
ing alfalfa between August is and
September Is. Alfalfa sowed at this
time under favorable conditions will
furnish a good cutting Of hay next
May. and with ordinary conditions will
yield three to four cuttings of hay next
summer.
The ground for alfalfa should be well
settled before seeding and only the sur
face made loose. Alfalfa will usually
fail II seeded in the fall on freshly
plowed ground. Well cultivated corn
fields. with the stalks cut and drawn
off, give ideal conditions. Such fields
should not be plowed but narrowed
only before seeding. Wheat. oats, fax
and millet stubble ground plowed shall
low, narrowed thoroughly and allowed
to settle before seeding, furnish good
conditions for alfalfa. Ii such ground
is mellow. blowing may not be neces-
sary, as the land will olly need to be
disced and cross-disced
The best time to SOS Is In the last
half of August. 1t Is safe to SOW as
late as September Is II conditions are
good. The ground m st be well set
tied. with loose mr'ch on top and
well saturated with moisture SO as to
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

B. s. Hoxie OF Wisconsin, in a note
to the. Farmers Review. finds fault
with a recent article on forest preser-
walton. The sentence that most arouses
his resentment is: Careful estimates
on the growth of the spruce show that
the trees now having a diameter of IS
inches cannot be replaced by trees o;
the same size in less than $50 years"
In commenting on this Mr.. Hoxie says:
while it is true that the spruce. as
well as nearly all the other coniferous
trees, make slow growth during the
first four or five years from seedlings,
they are not slow-growing trees, as
anyone can satisfy himself by counting
the grains or rings in almost any pack
ing case of second-growth timber, II
he has not section of the tree. |
have visited several grove, of spruce
and pine-white and Norway of from
20 to 80 years planting from the nurs-
cry, and find these trees from 8 to II
inches In diameter. and from 20 to 40
feet tall. have a cross section of a
spruce that measured Is inches in
diameter one foot from the ground, and
| count "a rings. When cut down the
tree was AZ feet long. This tree grew
on a neighbours lawn, and | knew the
date of its transplanting from the
nursery"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
The Pickle Worm.

In the accompanying illustration is
SHOWN pickle worm, natural size.
These worms vary much in appearance,
some being of yellow-ash-white and
very much resembling the inside of
an unripe melon. while others are
tinged more or less with green. They
are quite soft and translucent. and
there is a transverse row Of eight
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

A new test has been elaborated for
determining the presence of formalin
in milk. Phenylhydrazin and a 10 per
cent solution of soda is added to s
small portion Of the diluted milk. In
the presence even Of two drops of Cor
naldehyde to 100 cubic centimeters Ct
milk a rose color win result in nor
nal milk no color is produced. In de-
ermining the presence of milk sugar.
small amount of sodium acetate lie
added in addition to phenylhydraziL
and 10 per cent soda solution, as in the
previous case. A rose color will re-
suit in the presence Of milk sugar.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

One size smaller after using Aliens
Foot-Ease, a powder. 1t makes tight
or new shoes easy. Cures swollen,
hot, sweating, aching feet, ingrowing
rails, corns and bunions. All drug.
tgists and shoe stores, 25c. Trial pack
age FREE by mail. Address Allen
S. olmsted, Leroy, n. Y.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

w. ]. Stillman, who died recently In
England, was a man Of varied talents
an artist. art critic. author, journalist.
diplomatist and archaeologist. He
was an intimate of Ruskin, Millais,
Hunt and other members OF the pre-
Raphaelite group.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE
STARCH, the only 16 OF. package for
10 cents. All other l0-cent starch
contains only IL OF. Satisfaction
guaranteed or money refunded.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Dropsy treated free by DIR. II. II. Green's
Sons, of Atlanta, Ca The greatest dropsy
specialists in the world. Read their adver.
tisement in another column of this paper.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

worm is indigenous and has, doubtless,
existed in some part or other of the
country from time immemorial. The
French entomologist, Guenee, gives as
its food-plant species of potato, and
1t is just possible it may not always
have fed upon the same plants upon
which it was first found in this coun-
try. The best remedy is hand picking.
feeding the infested fruit to stock.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Don't ache. use Hamlin's Wizard Oil.
rheumatism, neuralgia and all pain
banished by it. See your druggist.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

The darkness of night throws a
fierce light ON many of our deeds.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Plso's Cure cannot he too highly spoken of
as cough cure.-J. w O'Brien, I'D Third
Ave, N, Minneapolis, MINI. Jan. 6. 1900
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Revenge may be sweet or il may be
bitter. 1t depends on who gets it.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

The best way to get out of deb
is to pay out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Some husbands are domestic and
some are imported.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is q constitutional cure. Price, Toe.

1t is the summer of our discomfort
when the felt hat is hot.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Due care should be exercised that
we offend no one.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Lots of people lose their temper
but unfortunately the loss is not
permanent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Largest proportion OF Ills 20 which females are
liable is the direct result of an Irregular menstrual
ton. Kidd Drug Co.. Elgin, H., guarantee DR. 10
Dues Female Regulator 70 keep the diseased per-
iods regular and bring them on promptly 81! for s.
Retail and wholesale OF J. II. Hurlbut Co., Des
MOines, IL. Legltlmate rnbber goo Is carried.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Lots of people never seem to ac.
anything.
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fVVJ VLN EOTEOVTH5 TVSOt
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana,

Indianapolis, Indiana,
33f9 ~ Pennsylvania Street.
Peruna Medicine Co, Columbus, o.:
0enflemen-"I have been using Pc
runa for cafarrh and can cheerfuily rec
omn1end your remedy to anyone who
wants a good medicine. "A. Grant
Prominent members Of the clergy are
giving Peruna their unqualified en-
dorsement. These men find Peruna es-
pecially adapted to preserve them from
catarrh Of the vocal organs which has
always been the bane Of public speak
ers, and general catarrhal debility in
cident to the sedentary life of the
clergyman. Among the recent utter
ances of noted clergymen on the cura-
tive virtues Of Peruna is the above one
from Bishop Grant.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
THE BEST LAUNDRY WORK

The first animal to succumb to a
very cold temperature is the horse
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Some iuries lose lot of time in
trying to find verdict.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12
Care of Trees from tn. Nursery.


Whether purchased direct from the
growers, or ordered through agents,
care should be taken that the roots OF
the trees are not exposed to the action
OF the sun and dry winds. The prac-
tice OF many farmers of placing the
bundles in their wagons and driving
home without taking any pains to GOV.
er them to prevent the drying OF the
roots has undoubtedly caused the loss
OF thousands Of nursery trees. Wet
straw and blankets should always be
provided when notice has been re-
eeiyed that the agent from whom the
trees have been ordered is to make a
delivery, and, as soon as possible, the
trees should be either planted or heeled
III. When received in the fall. unless
one has cellar, where the tempera-
ture can be kept just above the freez-
ing point. in which they may be placed
with their roots in the soil, it will be
desirable to heel in the trees in some
well-drained spot, where there will be
no danger from standing water. A
trench should be dug a foot or so in
NNpSh anu ooouI lilIce IeSL WlQe, IN
which the trees should be placed with
the tops inclined toward the south at
an angle of about twenty-five or thirty
degrees from the horizontal. The
bundles should be opened and the soil
thoroughly worked among the roots
and pressed about them. 1t is always
advisable to have the trunk and great
er part Of the branches covered, espe-
cially in the case Of peach and other
tender fruits. and whenever fruits
have not been thoroughly ripened. Care
should be taken to have no straw or
rubbish about the trees, but it is a
good plan to use evergreen boughs to
break the suns rays and prevent the
alternate freezing and thawing, as well
as the rapid thawing OF the trees after
severe cold spell. A trench should
always be dug to carry off any sur
face water about the trees.-Michigan
Bulletin
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

The spider has no wings, yet he
often takes fly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

ARE YOUR CLOTHES FADED?
Use Russ Bleaching Blue and make them
white aga u. lOc. At all good grocers.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

The eye is blind if the mind is alb
sent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1901-09-12

Is done by the use OF Russ Bleaching Blue. Al
grocers Ice. Get the genuine.