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The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-24
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Humus and Moisture.

Decayed vegetable matter Is humus.
To have a good soil we must have
supply Of vegetable matter in 1t. The
chief advantage of this is in enabling
the soil to hold water to greater de-
gree than would be the case did 1t not
contain water. The eastern garden
ers have been surprised sometimes to
find that their soils would not respond
to commercial fertilizers and that the
land was becoming apparently very
subject to drouth The trouble was
that the humus had been exhausted
by year after year growing crops upon
it by the help of commercial fertil-
izers without putting on particle OF
barnyard manure or turning under
green crops. At the Minnesota ex-
pertinent station tests were made on
soils with a good supply Of humus and
those with little, as to water content.
On one soil the humus was found to
be 1886 per cent of all. The water
content was 1913 per cent. The
other soil contained 25 per cent OF
humus, and the water content was
1914 per cent of the total. This diff
ference has been figured out as about
a quart Of water per cubic foot of soil,
which would mean over 10000 gallons
to the acre. In dry season this diff
ference would be a very great factor
in the maturing of the crop.
Plants do not eat; they drink. All
food is taken in a liquid condition.
If the water is absent the plant
starves. The humus supply Is there
fore Of prime Importance in the devel-
oping of our farm crops. There is
another great advantage in having a
soil rich in humus and that is that
the soil does not give off its water SO
rapidly as do soils where the humus
is wanting. The roots go after the
food and moisture and get them, but
the water does not so rapidly pass to
the surface of the ground. The hui
mus acts as a sub-earth mulch, II
such term be allowable. 1t hinders
the pumps of the sun and wind from
taking moisture out Of the soil, but
helps them to take the moisture from
the leaves of the plants, which meth
cd is serviceable to man.
At the station mentioned the two
soils were saturated with the same
amount of water and exposed to the
sun and wind for ten hours. At the
end of that time the soil with the
largest amount of humus contained
6.12 per cent of it's water, while the
other soil contained only 3.94 pei
cent
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-24

DO not be frightened at what you
want. Strive for 1t little by little. All
that is bitter in outward things, or in
interior things, all that befalls you In
the course of day, is your daily bread
if you will take it from His hand
Then she was silent and quite still,
and he sat and watched the gradual
lifting of the spirits cloud-watched,
until the pallor of her face grew lu-
minous with the inner light, and her
wide open eyes saw, as in vision.
things invisible to mortal sight; but
open to the spirit on that dazzling line
where mortal and immortal verge.
And as he went home, stepping slow
" through the misty world, he him
self hardly knew whether he was in
the body or out of it. He felt not the
dripping rain, he was not conscious
of the encompassing earthly vapors,
he had passed within the veil. And his
feet stumbled not, nor was he aware
of anything around, until the Earl
met him at the park gates and touch
ing him said reverently-
Father, you are close to the high
way. Have you seen Annie?"
II have just left her"
"She is further from lis than ever"
Richard Hyde" he answered, "she
is on her way to God. and she can
rest nothing short of that"
Ito be continued)
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Locating the Creamery.

The keen competition in modern
butter making necessitates systema-
tized work. The minor details closely
allied, in this vocation, must be taken
into consideration in order to lessen
the cost of manufacturing butter and
at the same time to produce an i'm
proved article. To do this we must
look for the most improved and eco
nomical methods, take advantage Of
all natural means, locate judiciouslJ.
manage affairs on business principles.
and look for most convenient arrange
ment. The latter is the easiest to OBJ
tain and yet in glancing over the
different factories that are in exist
ence at the present time, we find
this point sadly neglected. There Is
need for better creamery buildings,
buildings that are more convenient in
arrangement SO that they can be kept
sanitary. In launching into this bust
ness we must first look for suitable
location. The most necessary re-
quirement is to locate near the center
of a milk producing district, or rather
in section of the country where the
people are naturally inclined toward
dairying. 1t Is essential to have q
sufficient number of COWS to in
sure enough milk to make creamery
profitable. The total cost Of running
a creamery and marketing the prod
uct, including interest on the invest
ment and provision for sinking fund,
ought not to exceed 31a cents for
every pound of butter made. Under
favorable conditions this cost ought to
be reduced to or even as low as 1 "
cents. The smallest practical cream
cry cannot be operated for less than
81 or S. per day. 1t becomes evident
then that the daily product should be
over $50 pounds as a safe minimum.
Consequently no creamery should be
put into operation unless having con-
troll or a promise Of about 300 cows
A reliable supply of good pure water
Is another requisite of great import
ance Cold water is advantageous in
every respect and at the same time
saves ice. The surroundings should
be such as to insure pure air with as
little dust and direct exposure to sun
light as possible. A lawn around the
creamery with some trees and shrubs
will aid in purifying the air besides
making the surroundings more attract
i've. A creamery should be located
within reasonable distance of some
shipping point, where the product can
be marketed to the best advantage
| and so that the factor of transporta-
ton shall not enter in to offset the
profit.-Oscar Elf, Before Wisconsin
Buttermakers.
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The Cow and the Mixer.

From Farmers Review: The cow
is the greatest source of contamina-
ton in the production of milk. When
cows are kept in filthy stable, as is
frequently the case, they are often
covered with dust at milking time,
and their sides, tanks, bellies and I'D
ders are sometimes plastered with
manure. Cows in this condition can
not be MIXED without seriously con-
Eliminating the product. They should
be kept clean at all times, and this
is not so difficult to do if the managers
are properly arranged, the stalls OF
the right length, and a fair amount Of
bedding is used. All loose dirt should
be brushed from the cows and the
udders should be washed before milk
ing. If the COWS are in the stable the
greater part Of the time the dung
should be removed at least twice a
day, and the stable should be so ar
ranged that there is an abundance OF
light and good ventilation, even in
coolest weather. without causing
draft directly upon the cows. The
floor and managers should be cleaned
frequently and the walls and stalls
scrubbed and whitewashed as often as
they become soiled. Bedding and dry
fodder should not be moved just pre-
vious to milking. as this makes a
dust which settles into the milk, car
rying with it many bacteria. The air
outside is usually comparatively free
from germs and the better the ven
tilation the fewer germs will the sta
BILE air contain. Many times the milk
err goes to his task of brushing horses
or doing other dirty work, with his
hands soiled and his clothing thickly
covered with dust. Both soiled hands
and dusty clothing are loaded with
germs that injure milk. Before begin
ming to milk the mixer should cleanse
his hands and slip on a clean suit and
cap which are used for no other pur-
pose and which may be easily washed.
He should always milk with dry hands
and never allow his hands to come in
contact with the milk.-W. J. Fraser,
University of Illinois.
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The Long Hog.

A Canadian writer on swine says:
Some of us seem to think when we
see pig stretching out and growing,
and not getting fat, that 1t is an ex-
pensive feeder. But this is not neces-
sarily the case. 1t does not neces-
sarily cost a cent more to produce a
pound of gain in pig Of the right
bacon type than 1t does in any other
type. | have tried to prove 1t, but |
could not demonstrate that the bacon
type of hog is expensive to feed. l
find it is an economical producer OF
bacon. There is no proof that 1t costs
more to produce the bacon hog. II
you get the right type and have a
healthy, growthy, thrifty pig, that will
stretch out instead of getting fat and
dumpy, you will have hog that will
feed economically. There may be
some difference in regard to their
suitability for pen feeding and gra-
zing. l think some of the best gra-
zers are the American breeds, and
possibly the Berkshires. That is my
experience so far as we have gone,
but we have not followed it up very
thoroughly yet.
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Anthrax an Old Disease.

Anthrax is the oldest contagious
disease OF domestic animals of which
we have any record. In profane his
tory the disease is more or less ac-
curately described before the Chris
tan era. In sacred history 1t seems
to be identical with the dreadful Egyp-
tian scourge described as the Sixth
plague" Plutarch mentions out
breaks of anthrax In Rome about 740
B. G. Another writer Of Italian his
tory says that the disease was ex-
tremely fatal to live stock towards
the middle and last of the sixteenth
century, A. d. Inscriptions meat
vendors at times sold such diseased
meat to their customers which result
ed in many cases Of death from an
thrax in man. On this account the
senate at Venice prohibited, under
penalty Of capital punishment, the Of
fering for sale Of the meat Of cattle
affected BY anthrax.
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Feeding Brood Sows.

For brood sows in winter and very
early spring. it is always advisable to
give them access to a piece Of early
sown wheat or rye, and to let them
have a limited amount of nicely cured
clover, alfalfa or cowpea hay by way
Of variety of feed. Sorghum stalks
grown as is customary for the produc-
ton of syrup, in limited quantity,
make an excellent addition to the "a
ton. The main thing to be avoided
in carrying hogs of this sort through
the winter, is a straight corn diet.
The greater the variety Of cheap ma
terials like these, the better the sows
will doc. W. Waters.
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turn from the door, and then looked
silently into each Others face. Inc
Earl's lips were firmly set, and his
eyes full of tears; the Countess was
weeping bitterly He went with her
to her room, and with all his old charm
and tenderness comforted her.
At that moment Annie was forgot
ten. vet no one was suffering more
than she was. Hyde had knelt by
her sofa, and taken her in his arms,
and covered her face with tears ana
kisses. and she had not been able to
oppose a parting so heart-breaking
and so final The last tears she was
ever to shed dropped from her closed
ewes. as she listened to his departing
stems: and the roll of the carriage
carving him away forever, seemed to
roll over her shrinking heart. she
cried out feebly-a pitiful little shrlli
cry that she hushed with sob still
more full of anguish. Then she be-
gan to cast over her suffering soul
the balm of prayer, and PROSTATE with
closed eyes, and hands feebly hang
ing down, Doctor Roslyn found her'
He did not need to ask question, ne
had long known the brave self-sacrlhce
that was consecrating the child-heart
suffering so sharply that day; and he
said only
1--WE are made perfect through sur
fering, Annie"
This is the last sorrow that can
come to me. father"
"And my dear Annie, you would
have been a loser without it. Every
grief has its meaning, and the web
of life could not be better woven, II
only love touched it."
81 have been praying, father"
NAY, but God Himself prayed in
YOU, while your soul waited in deep
resignation. God gave you both the
resignation and the answer"
'My heart failed me at the last
then prayed as well as l could
"And then, visited by the not your
self in you, your head was lifted up
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-24
Rahcock and Gerber Tests.

In the United States and Canada.
and even in Australia and New Zea-
land, the Babcock test is considered
supreme as a determiner Of the fat
in butter. But In Holland and Ger
many, the Gerber test is the favorite.'
It is also said to be making consider
able Roadway in England. Those that
use 1t claim that 1t is more accurate
than the Babcock test We doubt IL
this can be substantiated. One thing
in favor of 1t perhaps is that it does
not require the use OF sulphuric acid.
which some dislike to handle or to
have around. The Babcock test, how
ever. has behind It the favorable opin-
ion Of the leading dairy scientists Of
the world. AS a ready and effective
test It is probably superior to any
thing in existence, not excepting the
Gerber.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-24
Pruning Potato Tops.

That potato tops should not be
pruned seems to be clearly proved by
some experiments carried on at the
Vermont Experiment station last sea-
son. In the annual report the direc-
tor says:
The moist, cool weather Of July
and August, 1902, led to unusual lux
uriance in the development of potato
tops, especially where they had been
properly sprayed. This condition
brought to the experiment station In
quiries as to whether 1t was not de-
sirable to check this tendency to veg
etative vigor in some way, as for ex-
ample, by breaking down the tops
with a roller, or by cutting them
back. We have always advised against
any such practice on theoretical
grounds, but decided to put 1t to test
this year, in the grounds Of local
gardener He wished the tops cut
back in a portion Of the field. This
was done on August 18th. The stalks
were then about three feet long when
Strengthened Out ahu oiOoO ooOuS WV
feet above the soil. They were cut
clean at a height Of one foot above
the soil, which removed the bulk Of
the foliage. These stalks sent out
within few days many new shoots,
but this new growth began to yellow
in about a week and the plants were
dead by September 1st In striking
contrast the unclipped plants on
either side were in full and vigorous
foliage at this date and continued
green through September; indeed,
there were some green plants when
they were dug the second week in
October. Seven rows, each one hun
bred feet long and three and one-half
feet apart, were handled experiment.
ally, five unclipped and two clipped.
The yields were as follows:
Row 1, not clipped, yield 22S lbs.
Row 2, not clipped, yield 221 lbs.
Row 8. clipped. yield $50 lbs.
Row 4, not clipped, yield 2z3 lbs.
Row 5, not clipped, yield 224 lbs.
Row 6, clipped, yield 155 lbs.
Row 7, not clipped, yield 211 lbs.
Averages-Not clipped, 221 pounds;
clipped. 152 pounds.
It is evident that practically one
third of the crop was sacrificed by the
clipping.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-24
Angoras in Illinois.

From Farmers Review: Having
had considerable experience OF late In
the Angora goat business l will at
tempt to give the readers Of the Farm
ers' Review brief outline Of what
have accomplished. Two years ago
l had a woods pasture containing sew
enty acres, very brushy, so much so
that on the previous year it pastured
what would be an equivalent to nine
cows for the season. After selling
what wood l could procured a flock
of Angoras, which have completely
eaten the underbrush and to-day
have as fine cattle pasture as there
Is in the state. So much for the pas
ture. l will now prove to you that
in killing the brush did not kill the
goats, as the man did with his sheep.
The highest price l received for mo-
hair the spring bought my flock was
26c last year SIC and this year 43kc.
Two years ago my best goat sheared
4, four pounds; this year my best goats
sheared five, six and seven pounds.
I also have one kid, which l sheared
at ten months old, which SHARED four
and one-half pounds. When my kids
were 5h months old I weighed seven,
which averaged SO pounds each. l
will further state that this gain was
made without the use of any grain.
After keeping account of the grain my
goats ate this last winter | find that
four cents each would pay the bill.
The only time to feed grain is In time
of a blizzard; the balance OF the time
hay or fodder, and when the weather
is suitable the goat would rather be
on the rustic" than eat any OF your
prepared food. My flock originally
came from New Mexico. When they
landed in Warren County, Illinois,
they were very emaciated, but none
were lost through shipping. The does
only one month after landing in ILL
nois produced an excellent crop OF
kids.
Now, to be fair with the readers OF
the Farmers Review, will say after
having seen hundreds-yes, thousands
of Angoras that were raised In the
West and Southwest, Illinois can pro-
duce just as fine mohair, just as many
pounds of mohair for every twelve
months, and heavier carcass at one
year old, than many Of the Southwest
ranges. 1 would like to hear from 9TH
ers that are in the Angora goat busi'
ness.-Jno. w. Coghill, Jr., Warren
Co., Ill.
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TALES OF PRECIOUS STONES.
Diamonds Were Not Known to Us
Until the Discovery of India.

Until the Discovery OF India.
Not until India was discovered were
diamonds known to the Western
world The Indians called rock crys-
tai an "unripe diamond" and up to
the eighteenth century India was sup
posed to be the only country where
that precious stone could be found.
Yet as far back as 500 B. c. "didactic
history" of precious stones was writ
ten, and in Pliny's time the supply
must have been plentiful, as he wrote:
I'VE drink out of a mass of gems and
our drinking vessels are formed of
emeralds."
1t is difficult to determine whence
all the gems came, as discoveries took
care to leave no record. The nations
which traded in them were afraid of
their whereabouts being known, and
even the most ancient merchants
would not disclose any definite locale.
"Diamon" was the name given to a
youth who was turned into the hard
est and most brilliant of substance to
preserve him from ''the ills that flesh
is heir to-" Amethyst was beautiful
nymph beloved by Bacchus, but saved
from him by Diana, who changed
Amethyst into a gem, whereupon
Bacchus turned the gem into wine col
or and endowed the wearer with the
gift of preservation from intoxication.
The pearl was thought to be dew
drop the shell had opened to receive.
Amber was said to be honey melted
by the sun, dropped into the sea and
CONCEALED.
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Visits from MS LonooH tdIio''
daughter. and she told herself that
Cornelia was an American, and that
she had made for her, with her own
hands and brain. a lovely home
wherein her memory must always
dwell. Indeed she let her thoughts
go far forward to see, and to listen
to the happy boys and girls who
might run and shout gleefully
through the fair large rooms, and the
sweet shady gardens her skill and
taste had ordered and planted. Thus
her generosity made her partaker
OF her children's happiness, and who
ever partakes of a pleasure has his
share of IL. and comes into contact
not only with the happiness-but
with the other partakers of that hep
piuess-a divine kind of interest for
generous deeds. which we may all
appropriate.
The next morning Mary Damer
called. She knew that a letter from
Cornelia was possible. and she knew
also that it would really be as fate
,nl 10 herself as to Hyde. II, as she
suspected. It was Rem Van Ariens
who had detained the misdirected
letter. there was only one conceivable
result as regarded herself She, an
upright honorable English girl. low
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CHAPTER xIv.-(continued.)


my dear father! How wise and
kind you are."
1T is my desire to be so, George
You cannot, after this unfortunate ue-
lay, go to Doctor Moran without the
proofs of your ability to take care oi
his daughters future
How soon can this business De
accomplished"
"In about three weeks, shoulu
think But wait your full time ana
do not go without the credentials Oh
your position. This three OF lour
weeks is necessary to bring to per
lection the waiting of two years
Il will take your advice, sir.
thank you for your generosity.
"All that have is yours, George.
And you can write to this dear CIR,
every day in the interim. Go now anu
tell her what l say. had other
dreams for you, as you know-they
are over now-I have awakened
Dear Annie!" calculated George.
Dear Annie!" replied the Earl with
a sigh. "She Is one of the daughters
of God, I am not worthy to call hel
mine. but have sat at her feet' anu
learned how to love, and how 10 lot
give. and how to bear dlsappolht
ment. | will tell you, that when Col
Save insulted me last year and 1elt
for my sword and would nave SEM
him a letter on it's point-Anhle
stepped before him. Forget, ana ~
on. dear uncle she said, and did Sc
with a proud sore heart at hrst' pu'
quite cheerfully in week or l"o'
and at the last Hunt dinner he came
TO me with open hand and we ate ano
drank together, and are now nrh
friends. Yet, but for Annie, one OF us
might be dead, and the other hylne
like Cain eXiled and miserable. lhihh
OF these things, George. The good OF
being a son is to be able to proflt from
your fathers mistakes.
They parted with handclasp tha'
went to both hearts and as Hyue
passed his mothers room, he wen'
in. and told her all that happened to
him. She listened with smile ahc
a heartache. She knew now that the
time had come to say farewell to
the boy who had made her lie Ioi
twenty-seven years. he must mar
~ like the rest of the world, and &C
away from her." and only mothers
know what supreme self-sacrihce
nleasant acauiescence in this event
implies. But she bravely put down
all the clamoring selfshness OF mel
long sweet care and affection, anc
said cheerfully:
VERY much to my liking is Cor
nelia Moran. A loving wife and NOBLE
mother she will make, and II l mus
lose thee. my Joris, there is no CIR
in America that l like better to have
thee
"Never will you lose me, mother
"Ah then! that is what all sons
saw. The common lot; | look 1oi
nothing better But see now, l give
thee IN cheerfully. If God please,
shall see thy sons and daughters; ant
thy father has been anxious abou
the Hydes. He would not have &
stranger here-nor would /. Our hope
IS in thee and thy sweet wife, ant
very glad am I that thy wife is to bt
Cornelia Moran"
And even after Joris had left hel
she smiled, though the tears dropped
down upon her work. She though
of the presents she would send hel
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He Was Satisfied.

Life" said the parson. lis made up
of trials"
Yes. and I'm glad Of IT," replied the
lawyer.
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Adventitious buds are produced by
some trees irregularly anywhere on
the surface of the wood, especially
where It has been mutilatei or in
jured.
The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1903-07-24

A woman doesn't care anything
about the silver Innings Of clouds II
her gown is only silk-lined.