Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1902-05-23
ACKNOWLEDGED THE CORN
! Popular Expression That Had Its Oh
igin In Congress.

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igin In Congress.
The following is the origin of 81 ac-
kno vledge the corn which is used in
the sense of admitting failure or having
been outwitted: In 1928 Andrew Stewart
was in congress discussing the principles
of projections and said in the course of
his remarks that Ohio, Kentucky and In
diana sent their baystacks, cOrnfields
and fodder to New York and Philadel-
phla markets to sell.
Charles A. Wyckliffe jumped up and
said "Why, that is absurd, Mr.. Speaker.
call the gentleman to order. He Is
stating an absurdity. We never send
haystacks or corntields to New York or
Philadelphia =
"Well, what do you send 2" asked
Stewart
We send, replied Wyckclifie,
"horses, cattle, hogs and mules"
"Well.' continued Stewart, "what
makes your horses. cattle. hogs and
mules? You feed 500 worth of hay to a
horse; you get on top of your haystack
and ride off to market. How about your
cattle: You make every one carry 500
worth of hay or grass to an eastern
market You send hog worth SO to
market. How much corn at 30 cents a
bushel does it take to fatten it? Why,
thirty bushels. Then you put thirty
bushels of corn into the shape of hog
and make it walk to an eastern market
Before Stewart could proceed further
Wyckfle arose and said, Mr.. Speaker
| acknowledge the corn
Killing Weeds.
The best way to kill weeds is to dig
them up with the hoe. In the case OF
duack grass it is safe also to put the
weed in blazing fire after it is dug up
A good many men have worried theil
heads over the invention of a chemica
weed killer. If one could take SOME
agreeable medicine for weeds, as he doe:
for ague or that spring feeling, it would
be great relief from hoeing and pillow
ing. The botanist of the Vermont Elk
pertinent Station. who is an expert il
such matters, says this sort of medicine
will work in some cases. Gravel walks
drives and tennis courts, for instance
can be kept free from weeds by the US,
tanning arsenic seem to be far superior t
other chemicals. The trials made at thu
Vermont station have included salt, cop
Z per sulphate, potassium sulphid. kero
sene, carbUlic acid, sulphurc acid. Th
arsenical compounds tested were as fol
lows. named in the order OF their merit
Henderson's fluid weed destroyer, arseni
ate of soda. Smiths weed killer, arsenic
sal-soda mixture. In choosing between
these, cost, convenience and effective
ness are to be considered. The cost is a
follows, using eight gallons to the squar
rod: Henderson's weed destroyer, 1
cents TO the square rod arsenlat of soda
cost ii cents square rod; arsenic sa
soda mkt ure, S cents a square rod. Tn
arseniate of soda seems to be best fo
: general use, especially when the eXpens
{ is considered. For killing weeds i
u lawns or similar places where it is dt
: sired that useful plants shall occupy tn
Z treated soil as soon possible thereafter
u crude car bolic acid is the most general
= useful chemical, since it is prompt in II
! action, and does not permanently poiso
Z the soil. Sulphuric acid comes next, bl
it is less penetrating. Its only adyah
IT aye as compared with carbolic acid
: that il is not malodorous. Common sa
l. is inferior to any of the above chemca
/ for miscellaneous weed killing.