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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16

City Attorney Olsen points TO the
fact that the proceedings on the TWEEN
ty-first street improvement have been
ON file for two DAYS as evidence that
The Argus was premature in its judg
ment as to his intentions. If Mr.. Olsen
is well meaning, The Argus will be
among the first to don its cap to him
In the meantime. more power TO YOU
Oliver
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16
NEW SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY
I. & !. viii inaugurate More Frequent
Service Over Its Line.

The new schedule previously an
nounced in The Argus by which the
J. & l. will shorten its time and in
augurate a more frequent service be
tween Davenport and Clinton, will go
into force next Monday morning One
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16

Congress is said 10 be angry az the
express companies for standing in the
way of improvements in the postal
service. but just wait until Tom Plat
gets all the members in Washington
and smiles them into good humor. The
only sure thing about this postal serv
ice agitation is that Plat and the eX
press companies will have their way.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16

TERMS - Daily. 10 cents per week
Weekly, 81 per year in advance.
All communications OF argumentative
character, political or religious. must
nave real name attached for publica-
tion- No such articles will be printed
over fictitious signatures.
Correspondence solicited from every
township In Rock Island county.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16

Conductors on the German state rail
ways are TO be discharged unless they
can pass an examination in the Eng
lish and French languages. Some OF
them have been 20 years in the service.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16

The United States may build as
many battle ships as it is disposed "a
as long as it succeeds in getting in
first among the nations in promoting
peace
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16
THE HOTELS.

At the Rock Island (EurOpeanD-l
r. Pitney. Peoria: AIDA May Robin
son, Muscatjne: w. W. Gordon. PEG
ria: J. Jones. Kewanee; w q. Davis
Reynolds; James f. Dougherty. Chica
go; w. H. Pastor, Lincoln, Neb.; W
Kale. Chicago; Clarence Lefwell, Chi
cago; A NJ Moore, Bloomington; r
b. Judson, Danville; c. F.. Ames, Min
neapolis; Herman barrow, Chicago
b. F. Peek, Ottawa: c. 4. Michaels
Chicago: Will l.. Leonard Peoria !;
Carl +. Price, st. Paul: f. W. Ebey
St. Louis; c. l.. Boren, ST. Louis: r
NJ Swanson, Galeshurg: James II
Barrymore. New York; II. d. Wells
Chicago: J. B. Don. St. Paul; J. r
Morehouse. Detroit; NJ. Metzenberg
Chicago; W. r.. Eaton, Peoria: G. A.
jackson. Chicago; w. r. Carey, Car
bon Cliff: W. A. Sheahan, Chicago
j. NJ. Pershing, Glendale, y. D.; W. B
Wedener. Chicago; H. A. Strickland
Kansas City; J. w. Northcut, ST. Paul
]. w. Barclay, Winchester; J. l.. Scott
Macomb.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16

When President Roosevelt was look
ing around for a 100000 man to dig
the Panama ditch. he did not suspect
that he was harboring a $4,000 man
in his cabinet.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16
THE ARGUS.

Published Daily and Weekly at 1924
second avenue, Rock Island, III. IEn-
tered at the postofhce as second-cIass
matter.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16

For some reason the little king of
Spain did not include The United
States in his recent foreign jaunt. Per
haps Aiphonso knows about as much
about the United States as he cares to.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16
Friday, June 10. 1905.

Political contests are settled easily
in Cuba. A candidate for the presi-
dency has been challenged by an edi-
tor to fight duel
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16

They are going TO bury the remains
of Paul Jones whether they are those
of Paul Jones or not. Well, what does
Ii matter, so that Paul Jones has the
honor
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16

Al the Harper-C. II. Gillette, Chica-
go: Louis Winchet, Chicago; +. A. En-
right, Kansas City; NJ. l.. BrOwnschild
Kansas City; T. l. Gregg. Kansas
City: ID. NJ Lipsy, Iowa City; T. l..
Murray. Chicago; r. c. Horn, Chi
.cago; F. F. Mac Kenzie, Bloomington /;
NJ. p. Macarthur. Pittsburg; c. B. Win
field. Springfield; p d. Babcock. Chi
Cago: l.. ID. Patterson, Chicago; J. O.
Tracy. Chicago; F. r. Won Geyso; y
o. Fleming Blackwell; o. ]. Veal
Blackwell; y. W. Kellogg. Kewanee;
c. Z Barr Clinton; NJ. Burke, Ster
ling; b. P. Horton. Chicago; J. B. Nor
ison. Fort Madison; +. w. Gerken
Rochester. y. Y; r. q. Kerr, Chicago
Mrs Aldrich. Galesburg; j. s. Allen
New York: G. H Hubbard. Chicago
Charles F. Whitcomb. Chicago; A
Kohler Chicago: A. W. Curtis, Cur
land.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16
McCAR|:l!EE5,S
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Specials
FOR
Saturday..

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no matter what they are worth,
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and while they last. S6c
u dozen ii gross) Swiss en-
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Saturday at ............ &c
Children's elastic ribbed 12c
hose. just half Sat
urday ...... ........... DC
$3.50 cravenette UNI
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Women's $1.35 kid OK
fords, patent tips ......-. 7Sc
Mems tennis shoes,
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day ... ........4Sc
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at ....... .........-....75c
Porch chairs, splint
N
Mrs. Potts sad irons, set of 8
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From 7 TO 9-Solid back Tam
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25c tinted pillow slips, COM
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yard ..... ............l 9c
75c and 81 Kayser double tipped
silk gloves, small sizes only, in
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small hands, pair ..... SOC
Best high grade palm leaf
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Music in the evening. Pro-
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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16

Unfinished-Miss 4. E. Robson, Mrs.
g. ID. Dunn.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16

ny THE J. w. POTTER co.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-06-16

All the news ali the time - THE
ARGUS.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-15
WESTMINSTER, MD, SATURDAY, APRIL 15, 1908.
Corn Culture and Breeding.
BY A. D. sHANEI., ILLINOIS EXPERIMENT STATION,
CRBANA, ILL.
The Impe,anee of Fertile Soil.

The important points under the farmers
control in the production of profitable CROP
of corn are fertile soil, improved seed. and
the best methods of culture. By farmers 5
control is meant that the corn grower can in
huence the above conditions so that they may
be made 10 produce the largest yield of corn
per acre most economically. The fertility of
the virgin soil seemed almost boundless TO the
pioneer farmer. He planted crop Of corn
after crop of corn, or crop OF wheat after crop
of wheat, or rotated corn with wheat, produc-
ing large yields of both crcps. Little attention
was given to the application of the principles
of plant growth to our farm crops. ln In
diana and Illinois such systems Of farming
have reduced the fertility of the soil to such
an extent that profitable crops can no longer
be produced by the old one crop system of
farming. The early settlers broke the prairie
sod or cleared the timber fields and cropped
them until they would no longer produce
profitable crops. These farmers then moved
into new spot, rlowed the new fields, or
cleared the timber, aud fsrmed as before.
Sooner or later in any state the new and nn-
broken fields will all be plowed and cultivated.
In Illinois the children of the pioneers are
being crowded back on to the exhausted fields,
and it is their problem to hnd some practical
way of restoring the fertility to the soils.
Any farming community which practices a
one crop system of farming is bound to eveniu'
ally become poverty stricken. The fertility
of the soul is like bank account; by continued
drafts without any deposits the balance will,
sooner or later, will be found on the wrong
side Of the ledger.
At the Illinois Experiment, Station corn has
been grown year after year on held of the
college farm without any application ct ma
nure or fertilizer of any kind. This expert
ment was begun "a years ago, and the best
kind Of cultivation and methods Of preparing
the seed bed have been used in the growing
of the crops The crop has been carefully
weighed from year TO year. The yields per
acre have been kept since lsss, but previous
to the establishment Of the experiment station
no authoritative records were kept. The record
since 1855 Is as follow iper acrel:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-15

rars ears nf the variety 10 be Improved. tals
SEED should b. secured from some breeder ei
,his variety. because be has accomplished
shat Woald take The beginner HaAny years 60
develop Ia other words. the corn grover
car begin where she breeder leit OF Aay
cat ihis acsa wlth marker. she'll Oa the tips
aad bots of the ears 30 be- used for seed. and
plant three kerueis 10 every bill hy hsnd, coz
srias With the hoe. Plant ooe roS liz bills
long tog zach ear. Saw ca'fivaic ordinarily.
As soon a. the ccru begins "a tAsssl. 20
through the sela ihrce Iiases, once every day.
and eut Of or pat cut The tAssels o. III stalks
that have produced no shoots, all seaS stalks.
and at suckers These barren and poor
stalks pr,sdHce morr pollen than the stalk
beAFias rArs, and u IS important that tbs poi'
lea does nos feSt,iise the fs,nre seed. The
seed kernels -iil prodace plants mere Ike the
parents. and i one oi tbr parents e week, the
chaacrs are thai this SeNknsSs ziii crop cuf
ia some Of the progcuy 10 llliu15s lhts per
cent 81 barren sialks has been reduced !roA
sixty.iEa per- csui. 10 t~eive pcr ceut. iu ave
sears. FROM such attention.. 10 The fat. the
saHst,-r Of good ears sboald b. ca8nted in
every r9w The seed for the pexi seet he4d
shculd b. selected from the ten ross prutuc
tnR the largvs; uGlab-s 81 good Ears The
prepal*ary ia thr -s.d for tae production Of
shs Improved type eaa thRs he 'akru siyan-
iAFs Vi aHd the undesirable iypsa seeded ont
81 ghs variety. The rrsl Of the held can BE-
assa ior general plaoiing. Following {, an
ouisine Df the ahogr described 6eid. the hg
ares al h. is.l arr the ausnbcTs;
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-15

In seven days ninety.iive per ceat. should
have terminated. Ii less, the seed should be
discarded and better seed secured.
Selection And storing of seed Corn.
The seed should be thoroughly dry, in or.
der to keep the vitality unimpaiFed. 4 simple
and effective plan in ordinary seed selection
il to selec; the good seed corn IN the field.
Tie box to the rear of the wagon box aud
when a particularly ine ear Is found on we'll
developed stalk throw the ear into the box.
A second selection can be made AT the corn
crib and the ears finally chosen for seed stored
in boxes. These boxes should be thoroughly
lined with screen wire drawn over the open
top. This will prevent mice and rats from
eating the seed. and will permit of free yenti,
lation. Now set these boxes in an attic or
other room provided with stove, and keep
up fire or beat until the ears are thoroughly
dried out. The old fashioned plan OF hanging
up the seed ears by huSks over the open fire
was an admirable plan for etfecting this re-
suit. After once dry, the seed will not be
affected by the extremes OF temperature. In
moist aud immature kernels the cold freezes
the moisture in the young plant and swells the
cell, bursting the delicate tissue. If the seed
is to be stored on an extensive scale, a special
building should be prepared, set on tile, to
prevent mice getting into the seed room. The
ears should then be rieked up in regular or
der. A good plan is to lay them between two.
by-six uprighls and set the ricks several inches
apart so that the dry air may circulate freely
on all sides of the ear A small stove will dry
ont the seed in two or three weeks continuous
drying
Selection of Ears of Seed Corn.
10 selecting the seed ears, the object is to
select such ears us will produce the largest
amount of shelled corn. The grower is after
corn and it is with this idea in view that the
seed must be selected. In the first place,
rough ears of medium size, with large mum
Der of rows of kernels, weigh out the most
shelled corn. The rough kernel is the deep
kernel. and with large number of rows on
the cob the greatest amount of corn can be
crowded on an ear. This can best be illus
trated by an actual weighing test of two differ
ent types of corn. In one instance, an unim-
proved ear seventeen and one half inches long,
with broad, smooth kernels, weighed fourteen
ounces; an improved ear of Boone County
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-15
LET us TAKE YOUR ORDER
FOR SPRING SUITS.
SHARRER &c GORSUCH,
Westminster, Md.

DON'T DO YOUR POCKET BOOK AN INJUSTICE by
buying ready Suit for yourself or boy before see
ing Our Line of Handsome Stylish Suits and Low
Prices When you the things in Collars Shirts
and Ties here.
We want you to handsome showing of SOC
Shirts We always have latest in Shirts Ties and Col
lars.
1t will pay you to buy these things and lay aside
for next season.
4 pair Updegraffs Fine Fur Gloves. One $3.50 Fur
Collar, S165. pair $50 genuine lined Buck
Gloves, S1OO IL Elegant Sl5 and $40 Suits, now
So Handsome Sl5 and Sl8 Fancy Overcoats now 80.
lot of size 35, 81 and 90 Overcoats Sd Big bar
gain in Winter Pants, Boys Suits, Duck Coats Knee
Pants &c. We sell Sweet Orr's Overalls.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-15
ference.

The circumference will vary with the vari-
ETY.. 1t should he measured at about one-third
the distance from butt to tip of ear. In ordi-
nary corn, seven and one half to eight inches
is the circumference proportional to the ordi-
nary length of ear.
Per Cent. Corn.
The corn. grower produces the corn for the
actual amount of sheled corn produced. With
the rough, deep kernel type, with large
number of rows of kernels on the ear, all
available space being taken up with corn, the
per cent. is greatest; hence, such corn is the
most profitable to grow. To find per cent,
weigh the ear, shell the corn, and weigh the
shelled corn. Divide the weight of the shelled
corn by the total weight of ear, and the result
will be the per cent. of shelled corn. This
per cent. will vary with the variety, but in
general it is about eighty.eight per cent. A
large enough cob to support the rows of corn
is needed, and this per cent. of corn repre-
sents about the proportion which will give the
best results.
Selection for Quality.
The composition of the corn kernel is of
great importance TO the feeders, stockmen
and glucose factories. If the per cent of
protein can be increased by breeding, the corn
becomes more valuable feed for live stock
Ii IS brought nearer q balanced ration, in
other words, aud is of great importance to
stockmen. The composition of the kernel can
can be varied by breeding through selection
Of seed, as proved by experiments of the Illi-
noiS station since 1896. The variation in the
crop is shown by the following table, quoted
from the work of the station. The table
further shows that the proportion of oil may
be increased at the will of the breeder This
will be of tremendous importance to the glu-
cose factories
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-15

The third important feature 10 the produe-
ton OF corn crop is the culture; that is, the
preparing of seed bed, kind of planting and
cultivation. The preparation of the seed bed
should be Of such nature as to furnish the
requirements for termination Of the seed corn;
moisture. warmth and air. The depth and
time of plowing, the floating, disking and
narrowing OF the seed bed must vary with the
soil and climate. However, the general prin-
cipIes of thorough fitting Of the soil, des-
troying the weeds before the corn is planted,
and the securing OF a mulch TO prevent the
escape of soil moisture, are the foundations of
successful corn culture
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-15

The second important feature Of the grow
ing of 8 corn crop is seed corn. II has been
found that corn can be bred like cattle. From
the fact that We secure a complete crop in a
single season, the results from corn breeding
are secured more quickly than from animal
breeding. IL costs no more to grow 8 large
crop upon the field than small crop. The
expense of cultivation, interest on investment
and labor are the same in both cases. II by
breeding the yield can be increased FIVE
bushels per acre, this increase is pure profit to
the grower. Therefore any advantage from
breeding is of great importance TO the farmer.
naxeIanxnen af Cnru RHeAainn-
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-15

Previous to 1897 little was done in the way
Of Systematically breeding corn. Some few
men, early in the past century, realized the
far.reaching importance from well bred seed,
and began crude attempts at improving their
strains Of corn. One of these men, j. 5.
Leaning. of Wilmington, Ohio, through selec-
ton, so changed and improved the type of
corn grown on his farm that other farmers
began to secure his seed corn for their use.
This work was begun, according to his sons
account, about 1926. AS result this type of
corn was brought West to Illinois and rapidly
became popular with Western corn growers.
In Ohio, the corn was a tsperiug, short cared
type, with particularly large butts. When the
cora was brought West, the ear was lengthen.
ed by careful selection, the shape changed
from the undesirable tsperlng type TO q cyl.
indrical shape, and the enlarged butt bred out
of the ears The improved Leaning bears
little or no resemblance to the original Lean
ing, the smooth kernels have been replaced
by rough, deep kernels, and the whole type
Of the variety has been changed through less
than 10 years selection by Western breeders.
The valuable results from such a long period
OF attention TO selection are found in the fact
that in the comparative test of varieties at the
Illinois station, since IFS establishment IN 1883,
the Leaning variety stands at the head of the
list of the many varieties tested in yield per
acre.
Another pioneer in this work was James
Riley, of Thorntown, Ind. Mr.. Riley was a
live stock breeder of high standing, audi ap.
plying the same principles to the production
of corn that he used SO successfully in the
improvement of his breeds of live stock, de-
veloped an improved variety of white corn.
He began selecting seed from the ordinary
white corn grown in Indiana at that time, and,
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-15

In seven days ninety.iive per ceat. should
have terminated. Ii less, the seed should be
discarded and better seed secured.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-15
stanaarxi ynrIe,ies OF Corn.

At present there are seven recognized ysrl-
cites Of corn, (whitel Boone County White,
Silver Mine. and White Superior; and (yel-
low) Leaning. Riley's FaVorite. Reid's Vel
low Dent. and Golden Eagle. The varieties
will doubtless be added TO in the near future
as the types are grown under different eondi-
tions of soil and climate.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1905-04-15

The vitality 0g al seed corn shouid be Ies'ed.
4 good profitable stand caa only be secured
ifpa vigorous seed. This vitality ca" b.
tested by every corn grow-y by this simple aud
practical method Take three kernels OUT oI
every seed ear, ono from near the tip,une from
the middle. aad the other from n-ssr the buit Of
the ear Fiil ~ ordinary china dinner plate
aeariy fnIl al sand and pnur water on uutII
thoroughly saturated Nov plant 100 kernels,
point down, in the sand Place = sscnui.
someuhat smaller. plate over the trss, 10 pre-
yeHt the too rapid evaporation Of the mofs
ture, and set In a WaFm room. Keep a record
of the time and number Of kernels Sproatsd %
this Kind Of table:
Name OF variety
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-06-23
BRIEF DISPATCHES.

Alpheus Davis, hardware me-
chant OF Watertown, n. Y, aged AZ
years was found dead in his gardea
Death was due to sunstroke.
One hundred delegates from thirty
two states are attending the twenty.
seventh annual meeting OF the musi9
teachers national association in New
York this week.
Brig. Gen. Benjamin X. Roberts
chief of artillery, after one days ser
vice in the war department has been
placed on the retired list on his own
application, after forty-two years SER
vice in the army.
Major Edgar Russell, on duty in the
Office of the chief signal officer OF the
army at Washington, has been ordered
TO report to the isthmian canal COM
mission to go to the isthmus and In
stall a complete system OF telephone
and telegraphic communication in tie
canal zone.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1905-06-23
Crawford Case Goes to Jury.

Washington June 2l.-The case OF
VIM. G. Crawford. accused OF conspir
mig with August w Machen and Geo
f. Lorenz, to defraud the United
States in connection with contract
for supplying the post office depart
ment with letter carriers satchels and
and straps, was given to the jury late
Tuesday afternoon. 1t had not been
able to agree upon verdict at halt
past eight o'clock last evening, and
was then locked up for the night.