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The Washington times., 1902-07-04

ed in Sherwood's addition of Brookland
The action was taken on the favorable
recommendation of the electrical engi-
neer.
The Commissioners have accepted the
proposal of the George W. Knox Ex-
press Company to haul paving brick
and paving block during the present
fiscal year.
On the recommendation Of the Water
Registrar the Commissioners have ap-
prove the request of ". E. Quinter to
use one water and sewer service for
two houses en- Sherman Avenue north
west, between Farragut Street and
Whitney Avenue.
The Commissioners have approved the
request of NJ. ]. Falvey to declare
Twenty-first Street a business street
between / and x streets northwest. The
action was taken upon the favorable
report of Inspector A. l.. Thomas, of
the Engineer Department.
The request of James Ferry. Of 1900
Street northwest. for permission to
replace plumbing in premises 80 c
Street northeast has been approved by
the Acting Engineer Commissioner, on
the strength OF an affidavit from tenant
that the plumbing work in the outside
bathroom has not frozen for Several
successive winters, though technically
not in accord with the regulations.
The Commissioners have appointed ".
c. Dodge inspector in the Water De-
partment at $3.50 per day, vice 5. NJ
Albertsor. resigned.
BIZ order Of the Commissioners the
proposal Of E. n. Gray & Co. to
construct an iron smokestack at the
William Mckinley Manual Training
School building for the price OF s574 is
hereby accepted.
BY vote of the Commissioners John
McBurney will be appointed fireman of
the District Building, on recommends
tion Of II. ". Pote. engineer.
The request of the Potomac Electric
Power Company to connect the premises
of a. p. Meyers on the Conduit Road
with two-wire overhead house ser
vice from the pole in front has been
granted on the recommendation OF the
Electrical Engineer.
The Assessor in a report en- the APP
plication OF Joseph X. Fague, in behalf
of HeisFell & McLeran for the abatc-
ment ofNpenaities and interest en- tax
for 1898 against 3ub!ots ~ and 90,
square l20. recommends that the pay
mcnt of the tax be received without
penalties and interest in conformity
with the opinion of the corporation
counsel in similar cases.
The proposal of Frederick Springmann
to haul cast-iron pipe, valves, special
etc. during the fiscal year 1903
has been accepted by the Commission
ers OH condition that no single delivery
OF the items embraced in the proposall
shall be accounted less than z.2f0
pounds. and that the prices bid include
the use O; the bidder yard for storing
pipe and castings.
The Electrical Engineer has reported
favorably upon the application Of the
and Potomac Telephone
to string two wires from their
pole On Eighth Street, near Florida
Avenue northwest. to the residence OF
Eisinger Brothers, 2109 Seventh Street
northwest.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
Suburban Cottage Building Easy

Rooms, - month up Planes. 81 up. Trunks, 25c.
Union Trust * Storage Co.. main Office 14l4 f.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04

On the recommendation Of the Water
Registrar the Commissioners have ap-
prove the request of ". e. Quinter to
use one water and sewer service for
two houses en- Sherman Avenue north
west, between Farragut Street and
Whitney Avenue.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04

The Commissioners have accepted the
proposal of the George W. Knox Ex-
press Company TO haul paving brick
and paving block during the present
fiscal year.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04

We Haul Lumber Anywhere
I'D sell flooring $50. L. Libbey L Co.
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If F. Libbcy Co. supply you Shingles. $3.50.
The Washington times., 1902-07-04
Frame House MiIlwo1k All Ready

and Dcsrs SIS. at 9th aud n. Y. ave. NV.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
POTATO HARVESTER.

to run at any desired depth; an end
less chain carrier in the rear of the
shovel, a revolving cylinder in the rear
of the chain, a potato elevator pro-
iecting into the rear end of the cylin-
der and a potato sacker in the rear of
the elevator The heads, or chimes, of
the cylinder are supported and reyOlve
upon trucks or rollers. The periphery
of the cylinder is composed of small
rods placed proper distance apart to
retain the potatoes, and within the
cylinder. attached to and revolving
Herewith, is a spiral which operates
like an auger and forces the potatoes
back until finally by an ingenious de-
vice the potatoes are carried up on to
the elevator, which delivers them into
sacks. In operating this machine two
men and four horses are required when
the potatoes are sacked, but when
dumped in piles in the field one man
only is needed
"The machine is capable of harvest
ing 1000 bushels in ten hours, or ordi-
narily will dig from four to five acres
per day J. might add that the cylin-
der revolves slowly. The potatoes and
Jumps continually roll to the bottom
thereof, which action breaks the Jumps
and Sits out the dirt. The vines are
carried through the machine and drop
ped on the ground. Rural New York
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
Keeping Seed Potatoes.

The success of the potato crop de-
ponds much upon the vigor and condi-
ton of the seed potatoes. Some grow
ers have adopted the following practice
with excellent results: When the pota-
toes are dug, those which are to be
used for seed are stored in a dry, dark
shed or barn until about the 10th of
November Just before freezing wealth
er sets in the potatoes are carefully
sorted and those which show the
slightest signs of decay are rejected.
A layer of straw from eight to ten
inches thick is spread on the ground
and the tubers placed upon this straw.
The piles should not be made too large.
The best results are usually obtained
from mounds three feet wide at the
base and piled up in ridges as high as
convenient. A covering of straw is
placed over the potatoes, and this is
followed by layer of soil from six to
eight inches thick, but before severe
weather sets in more soil is added, and
when the severest weather is at hand
more straw or strawy barn manure
is added. The aim is to cover gradu-
ally as the cold increases. This meth
cd of storing potatoes seems to winter
them much better for seed than when
they are placed in root cellars or when
they are stored in mounds Immediately
after they are dug, says American
Gardening.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
Condition of Cane and Rice.

In every important sugar cane pro-
ducing state except Texas the average
condition Of sugar cane on Aug. l was
considerably below that of year ago,
and also below the mean of the August
averages for the past ten years. Texas
reports condition eighteen points
above the ten year average, while all
other states contributing to the cane
sugar crop report conditions ranging
from two to eight points below such
average.
The condition of rice is below that
of Aug. 1, 1901, and also below the
mean of the August averages for the
past eight years in every important
rice producing state except Texas, in
which state the condition on Aug. /
was thirteen points higher than at the
corresponding date last year, and
agreed exactly with the mean of the
August averages for the past eight
years.-August Crop Reporter.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17

A DRYHoUsE FOR FRUIT.
One That Was Built at Small Cost
and Worked Wen.

One That Was Built at Small Cost
and worked Wen.
Fruit drying being the order of the
season, Home and Farm writer de-
scribes a satisfactory dryhouse built
by himself at small cost:
The chimney can be built of sticks
and clay. If lime and sand are con-
venient and care is taken to cut all the
sticks the same length and plaster it
well inside and out, over the ends of
the sticks as well as elsewhere, and
then a thin coat of cement put on the
outside, it will last many years, with
a cover on when not in use. 1t should
be two feet square at least, and, as to
height, the higher the better; but ten
feet give a good draft, if the chimney
is smooth ON the inside.
The dimensions of the house can be
arranged to suit the amount of work
to be done. This cut shows only three
trays (marked Az, but there can be
any odd number-odd, so the current
Of hot air will pass all right. The di-
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
TOMATOES UNDER GLASS.

Easily Grown For Late Autumn,
Early Winter and Spring.
"There are many people having suit
able accommodation who never think
of producing their favorite vegetable
at season of the year when it is
most valuable, being under the impress
sion that special means are necessary.
This may be true of midwinter, but
for late autumn and early winter and
again in the spring there are many
even those having only small glass
house and who keep it comfortably
warm for its usual occupants-who can
have more or less of supply of fine
favored fruit. This can be grown
without taking up any extra room ex-
cept what is necessary to stand the
pots or boxes on, because the plants
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
NEW POTATO HARVESTER.

Designed to Either Sack the POta.
toes or Pile Them In the Field.
About fifteen years ago a new ma
chine was reported from Michigan
said to dig potatoes and load them on
wagon. The report proved unrelia-
Bile, and since that time we have been
hunting for such a machine. Now we
hear of a new harvester. A picture Of
the machine is here shown, and the in
ventor gives this account of it:
THE principal features of the ma
chine are a shovel, which can be set
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
PLAN OF FRUIT DRYING HOUSE.

rection of the current is shown by the
arrows. The large dots under the fire
box show the ends of the CRATE bars,
made of any old scrap iron that will
reach across into the earth on each
side. They are not absolutely essential.
A single one just below and inside of
the fire door will do, or even a stick of
green wood, renewed occasionally, will
answer to hold up the ends of the
wood.
The fire door may be large sheet of
tin or slab of an old stove, which may
be lifted away to put in fuel. The fire
box is made by digging a trench into
the earth eighteen OF twenty inches
wide, about the same in depth, and in
the building, say half way; then it is
made shallower, but broader, back to
the stovepipe, which should be at least
four feet long-six would be better
Over this trench are placed thin, fiat
stones, old stove slabs, boiler plate or
anything of the kind, all cracks being
well luted with clay.
This is represented in the cut by the
line under the words "air inlet" just
over which is another line represent
ing the top of fiue made of sheets of
tin, old stove slabs or thin, broad
stones, held up on each side by bricks
set edgewise or stones, all well luted
with clay. This fiue should be about
four inches deep and no wider than
the fire box, widening with the fue
leading to the stovepipe.
If ever build another, l shall make
the whole front end door. The trays
can then be put in and taken out more
easily and readily. No door is shown
in this cut. 1t is over the fire door.
The tiue between the house and chin
ney should be at least three times as
roomy as the inlet fiue.
The top tray or set of trays is pushed
against the back wall, the next against
the front wall, so alternating till all
are in, the bottom one back, and all
trays reaching from one side to the
other to completely fill the space.
Around the ends and between are
spaces of eight inches. The stovepipe,
heating the air around it and also act
ing something like a jet pump, causes
a strong draft, bringing the air in over
the fire, where it is heated and passes
rapidly back and forth over the trays
where it quickly carries off the water
that the heat brings out of the fruit
1t will dry it out in six hours easily.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
TO Husk OR NOT TO HUsK
Western and Southern Practice In
Cribbing Corn.

Western and Southern Practice In
Cribbing Corn.
In putting corn in the crib in the
west it is customary to husk the corn
in the field, carrying the clean ear corn
to the crib. In southern Louisiana it is
generally the custom to take the corn
to the cribs in what is known as the
slip shuck, leaving part of the shuck
on the corn, presumably to protect it.
DIR. D. Morris, imperial commissioner
of agriculture for the West Indies,
says that the insects the most destruc-
tive to stored corn are the grain moth
and several weevils, and as the corn
may be infested with these insects
while still in the field there is little to
support the idea that the husk serves
as a protection. The husks give the
bulk of stored corn very little protec-
ton from insects and provide the best
hiding places for rats and mice. Most
of the corn has to be husked before it
can be used, and husking can be done
more rapidly while the corn is being
gathered than at any other time, and
under ordinary circumstances it is the
best time for doing the work.-Louisi-
ana Planter.
Commenting on the foregoing, Farm
and Ranch says: In Texas and Louisi
ana the best way we know of to secure
the destruction of your enemy's corn
by weevils is to persuade him to crib
it without the shueks. Weevils are
bad enough in corn with the shucks on
The weevils that are in the corn when
cribbed will multiply by the thousands
Corn well Enclosed by the shuck suffers
much less than that which is shucked.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
1oR111ARD GROWN UNDER GLASS.

can be trained on wire under the roof,
being set about twelve OF fifteen inches
from the glass;" suggests a writer in
an exchange.
To this may be added that the Lor-
lizard is favorite tomato for grow
ing under glass, and the cut shows a
handsome cluster thus produced. The
fruit is smooth, firm, of good texture,
and beautiful, bright red color. The
usual temperature for forcing tomatoes
is about 70 degrees for day and 65 by
night, and single stem training is pop
ular According to some growers each
flower must be pollinated by hand to
insure fruit in winter
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
The Lavn In Autumn.

During the next few weeks much
may be done to insure good lawn.
Dandelions, plantains and such weeds,
which will now be throwing up strong
leaves as winter protection, may be
taken out without breaking the roots.
Crab grass which at the present time
makes many lawns look rather ragged.
is one of the worst pests to contend
with. Possibly no better way of get
ting rid of it can be found than keep
ing the lawn closely mowed.-Garden-
ing
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of good material and fastened it to an
old fork handle. 1t was found that a
person could stand up straight, could
reach through to the opposite side of
the row and, by turning it up edge
wise, sort out the desired stalk among
the thickest clumps and. best of all,
cut very rapidly. The blade is small
and sharp, fiat on the under side and
curved on top like Il scythe.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
ArricultnraI Notes.

Don't pick apples on the hot days
that sometimes come in autumn. Have
all fruit cool when taken In to be
stored.
For cabbage worms that appear late
in the season pyrethrum or saltpeter at
the rate of teaspoonful to gallon Of
water can be used with good results.
Grand Rapids is a favorite forcing
lettuce.
The American persimmon makes
handsome tree ornamentally consid-
cred. 1t has dark green leaves that re-
main on late in the fall.
Harvest the turnips, mangels ana
cabbage before the winter shuts down.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17

Emigration to Canadian Northwest.
The movement of western farmers
across the line into northwest Canada
has become almost an international
topic, says the Orange Judd Farmer
The Dominion land office at Ottawa
says that of 25,O0O,OOO acres Of land
now owned by citizens of the United
States a fifth of this vast area has
been acquired during the past year
and that perhaps 100000 acres have
been taken up by bona fide settlers
from the States. During the first six
months of 1902 fully 21,000 American
citizens settled in Manitoba. and the
movement still continues Our Cana
dian friends need not worry over the
alien element crossing the border from
the United States, because these sturdy
farmers who settle permanently in
the northwestern frontier will become
good citizens of Canada. A word OF
caution may not be out of place, how
ever, to our own people in Iowa, the
Dakotas, cts, who may eventually find
they are making mistakes in mortgag
ing their farms in order to raise money
to invest in these new faroff lands.
AS a general rule, the words of the
poet hold true, ITO stay at home is
BEST
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
steel skxscrnners.

An architect of New York says that
with the modern steel frame build
ing can be carried to a height equal
to seven and one-half times the diam.
eter of the base. BY this rule ON an
ordinary city block could be erected
a building 1900 feet high. 500 feet
have 1875 stories and cost about $50,
100000
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
IRRIGATION DEVICES.
Various Kinds of Dams Used Fol
Turning Water From bitches.

VarIOus h1nds OF DamS UBeN tut
Turning Water From bitches.
The general attention now devoted
to irrigation gives interest to all the
practical details of the business. For
the beginner and the small irrigator
at least it may not come amiss to men
ton the usual devices for turning wa
ter from ditches The crudest way, of
course, is to make a cut in the side
with a spade and throw the dirt into
the ditch to make a dam. Some sim
pie homemade devices will obviate the
manifest disadvantage of this method.
The cloth dam is very widely used.
1t consists of a rectangular piece Of
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
A FODDER CORN TRUCK.

form two poles fifteen feet long are
used. At two feet from the upper end
holes are bored and they are pinned to
the crosspiece mentioned above, the
ends resting on the bolster about two
inches from the standards. The rear
wheels are fifteen inches in diameter,
put on an iron axle, the whole taken
from old farm machinery. Being SO
near the ground, it is best to board up
the lower end of the poles for five or
six feet
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
Celery For the Market.

For market purposes it is best to
grow but two or three varieties of
celery and build up trade for uni
form product. The northern growers,
for the most part, plant White Plume
and Golden Self Blanching for summer
and fall marketing, and those who
make a practice of storing also plant
some such variety as Giant Solid.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17

hand of the OPP
orator and is
placed in the
ba sket, while
with the other
hand another
apple is being
hooked off.
The secondtool
is the invention
of a Country
Gentleman cor
respondent for
pruningraspber-
ries and black
berries. A black
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
HORSE FOR SHOCKING FODDER CORN

HORSE FOR SHOCKING FODDER CORN.
one about brace of hills or do not
wish to take time to make the arch.
Any one having saw, hammer and
an auger can make the device without
directions, says Farm, Field and Fire
side.
Good Winter Celery.
Giant Solid is large growing va
riety Of winter celery with broad, solid
stems. 1t is called one of the best for
keeping purposes. has a good flavor,
blanches clean and white, and is a
desirable variety for winter use.
Evans Triumph grows to a medium
height; the stems are broad at the
base and it blanches well. 1t has
splendid flavor, is good keeper, and
is suitable for late winter use.
In tAe making or butter the private
dairyman can learn much from hls
creamery brother.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
TWO USEFUL DEVICES.

A Picker For Apples and a Handy
Little Berry Primer.
Farm Journal says that the apple
gatherer shown here can be depended
upon not to bruise the fruit, for as
each apple is picked off it gently runs
down the cloth spout that is at
tached to the pole, extending down to
its lower end. The apple falls into the
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
Okra, or GumbO.

Okra or gumbo is universally grown
in the southern states and until very
recently was generally propagated
from home raised seed. Being en-
phatically southern plant, of course
the home grown seed are the best.
However, new varieties are occasion
ally introduced, and these must be
purchased of our seedsmen. The Tall
Growing variety is the old standby,
but the newer varieties, Density,
Dwarf Green, Dwarf White, French
Market, Perkins Mammoth Pod and
White Velvet, have been introduced
and thoroughly tested. While in yield
none is equal to the Tall Growing,
yet the Velvet Dwarf White and Densi-
ty aresearlier and perhaps more deli
cate in quality. A succession would
include some of the earlier varieties
with the Tall Growing, planted later,
to furnish a full supply throughout the
summer and up to frost.
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"Lest We Be Forgotten."

"Lest we be forgotten" is an excel.
lent motto for men in trade. 1t sug-
gests the duty of persistence in adver-
Using. The memory of the public Is
very short Printers Ink.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17

Low Truck For Hauling Fodder.
A low truck for drawing fodder corn
from the field is made from the front
part of an ordinary farm wagon. A
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-10-17
HORSES WINTERED.

A few horses wanted to winter at Dunrobin
Farm. Stanley, N. J. First class accommoda-
ton ana care guaranteed. For particulars
ALBION l.. PAGE,
1919 Madison, N. J.
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why the Rocky Ford Is "A "stayer."

why the Rocky Ford Is a "Stayer."
For commercial purposes netted mel
ons like those of the Rocky Ford or
Mountain Gem type are most in de-
mand. The smooth skinned, green rind
types are considered undesirable for
culture on account of greater liability
to sun scald, and for this reason they
have never been considered with favor
in Colorado, says Field and Farm.
Productiveness, firmness, high quality,
uniformity in size, attractive appear
ance and keeping quality are the points
necessary to consider in good shipping
melons, and it is these very things that
have made the Rocky Ford goods so
popular in the great markets of the
country. A dry season always proves
a great benefit to cantaloupes grown
under irrigation, for it is the excessive
sunshine that brings the fruit to its
greatest development and provides for
the saccharine content which has made
our goods famous.