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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-14

The Glidden Graphic thinks the men
who contemplate building a brewery
in Des Moines are making an unwise
investment. Temperance elements
are going to control the state in the
future" predicts the Graphic. land
sooner or later the brewery will have
to go permanently
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-09-14

The Webster City Freeman Tri-
bune says that the pace set by Presi-
dent Roosevelt is so swift, his ideals
are so high and his accomplishment
so varied that his successor will need
to be a remarkable strong man to es-
cape appearing as pigmy by compar-
ison.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25

tSecn under n lens. much enlargedl
scale. In spring growth Is resumed. At
almost any time after midsummer an
infested tree will show moving larvae,
the almost snow white recent sets and
every stage from that point through II
gray to black scale.
Reproduction continues throughout
the summer, and n single pair. starting
In June, may become the ancestors OF
over a thousand million examples be
fore the season closes. Reproduction -
usually most active In September, and
throughout that month larvae occur In
abundance on infested trees. 1t Is the
season ut which spread Is most general.
The crawling LARVAE get upon any
thing, including the backs of beetles and
the feet Of birds, and are carried con
siderable distances. An insect that ut
tacks so many different kinds OF
plants, that breeds so abundantly and
that has 10 natural enemies to keep II
In real check Is of course pest Of the
first class, and so all gardeners have
found II.
Two sorts of campaign can be car
rlcd on against this insect-a summer
series, directed ut the larvae, and n
winter campaign, directed against the
alternating forms. None OF the ordi-
nary summer mixtures kills all stages
of the scale without endangerlng the
foliage Larvae may be killed by dl-
luted oil emulslons or by soap mix
tures-say for whale oil soap one
pound In two or three gallons of water.
depending upon the kind Of plant. or
the oils in n 8 or even n 10 per cent d.
luton, according to the manner In
which 1t Is put on and the plant on
which It Is to be used. In any case the
application will kill only crawling lar.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
Dehorning Calves.

1t Is much easier, to say nothing Of
being more humane, to dehorn calves
when they are young, preferably when
from three to four days old. Clip the
hair away from the button, take n
stick of caustlc potash wrapped In
some material to protect the fingers,
moisten one end with water and rub
gently over the button until the skin
becomes slightly raw and smarts lit
tie. In few days scab will form,
which will soon disappear, and, If the
work is properly done, will leave the
calf without horns. One application Is
usually enough, but In case the horns
start again the application can be re-
peated. Care should be taken that
none of the caustic potash runs down
over the hair to inJure the eyes ana
skin. In case the horns break through
the skin before the caustlc Is applied 1t
will probably be necessary to use n
knife to cut Off the button, after which
n little caustc potash can be rubbed
over the exposed surface.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
BINDER TWlNE.
Plenty of II In sight ana ut Fairly
Reasonable Prices.

Western farmers will In all llkell-
hood secure binder Irvine this season
at fairly reasonable prices, In COM
parlson with the past few years. Quo
tations announced by the International
Harvester company are about one
fourth cent per pound lower than last
spring on sisal and standard manila.
Prices f. o. b. Chicago on small lots of
slsal are 10 cents per pound and IL
cents for standard manila. Car lots
are given one-fourth cent discount and
half cars one-elghth cent.
Penitentlarles In several western
states have published prices at which
they will sell Irvine this season. As
many OF these institutions do not fur,
nlsh enough of the product TO meet
the demand In their own states, the
harvester company's figures are OF
chief Importance. The Kansas peni'
Tertiary, with an output Of 100000
third the needs of Suntlower State
farmers, has announced that Oklaho-
ma and Indian Territory may pur-
chase as In former years. In lots of
800 pounds or more, Irvine will be sold
Mt So cents per pound. in smaller lots
Mt to 9H cents. This range Is about
one.fourth cent higher than year ago
The Missouri penitentlary will have
about 100000 pounds to sell ut 81
cents. The penal institution OF Min.
nesota has announced prices the same
rs that of Kansas.
AS regards wholesale cost Of raw
materials, the Irvine situation Is little
If any changed from last year This
would indicate that United States man
ufacturers have anticipated good de-
mand for Irvine this season,-Amerlcan
AgriCulturist.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
COMBINATION nAYRACK.

INli constitutes the frame or fOunda-
1t Is frequently used separately to
haul rails, boards, stones, manure, etc,
and Is n convenient, strong and handy
arrangement for the purpose. In the
first cut Is shown the rigging COM
plete, OF which Its four crosspieces or
arms, =, are seven and one-half feet
in length, five inches wide and two
and one.half inches thick.
If designed for sectional rigging
and to prevent side movement half
Inch groove is cut into the lower sides
Of the cross arms, +. so that they fit
closely upon the bed pieces. To pre-.
vent n forward or backward move
mcnt eight strong iron hooks are at
tached by staples to the sides of the
cross arms and when placed upon the
bed pieces are readily hooked into the
staples. \. Thus arranged one mai.
can easily place the rigging upon or
take 1t from the wagon; or, II desired,
bolts may be used to fasten all to-
gether by passing them through the
cross arms and bed pieces. There Is not
% cents difference in the expense.
Standards, u, can be either station.
nry or hinged so as to be quickly low
cred. raised or removed by a small
bolt, as shown ut Y. The standards
should be six and One-half feet high
and quite strong to withstand the
pressure Of the load as well as to serve
IA ladder. The boards. y, should be
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
For Heavy Truck Horses.
CULTlVATlNG CORN.
Prompt Use of the wecder "a Mig
Point In Corn Growing.

fotnt III TORN 'rO"tnH'
The chief purpose of cultlyating corn,
with most farmers, Is to kill weeds.
Yet II very important object may be
TO warm and dry the SOIL or, on the
contrary, to stop evaporation and save
the moisture for the corn The best
time to XII! weeds Is rs soon as they
have sproutcd and before they come
UP. At this time the ground will often
seem filed with the fine threadlikc
rootlcts, and II they are stirred and
brought to the surface they will soon
die. This can be most easily done by
use Of harrow or wCedcr
The cornhcld should be gone over
with wccdcr three or four days after
planting and at about the same inter
val thereafter. There Is temptation
to let II 20 until the weeds begin to
show and the field looks green. This Is
n mistake, for after the weeds begin
to show the wcedcr will not do nearly
so good work. If the use of the weed
or Is well followed up the weeds may
be kept down with 1t alone at great
saving, for it will cover twice the space
and In half the time, saving three
fourths of the time required by the
cultivator.
a great mistake Is often made at this
point In neSlecting the corn to pillow
and plant more ground, when often
the actual yield would be greater If
the time and work were given to the
crop already planted Neglect OF the
corn leads to loss In the crop that Is
not counterbalanced by the gain on
the additional area planted.
Sometimes 1t Is necessary to cult
vate corn while 1t Is wet for the pur-
pose of drying the soil and, by expos
Ing 1t to the air, warming 1t. This can
be done In cloudy weather. The ground
should not be worked deep and should
be rldged as much as possible. Then,
If stirred at the right time again, the
work will be found great benefit
Ohio GARNER
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
Peanut Culture.

grow two varieties, the Spanish and
the fancy Jumbo, n large light colored
nut. The Spanish plant In three foot
rows. one hull which almost uniformly
has two nuts, every sixteen to eighteen
inches. Planted in this way 1t takes
one TO one and n half bushels per acre.
1t Is best to soak nuts before planting,
as they will come quicker. Soak from
three to six days. First cultivate close
to the young vine, but shallow. Guilt
vate level; never hill up, as the vine
should drop to the ground rs soon as
possible. In this way the vines will
run along, sending down their small
fruit bearing stems almost TO the end
of the vines and will mat In the mid
die, making an immense amount Of
good hay.
The Jumbos are planted and cutvat-
ed the same as the Spanish except that
they require wider rows and more dis,
lance in the row. OF these l make 100
bushels per acre. For them l find q
market with the wholesale grocery
trade at from 81 to $1.4O per bushel
says Texas Farm and Ranch CORE.
spondent.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25

The preparation Of soil for cowpeas
depends upon the season ut which they
are planted. II planted early IN the
spring and 1t Is desired that they
should occupy the land the entire sum-
mer, the soil should be we'll prepared
and fertlllzed with 200 to 400 pounds Of
acid phosphate and 100 to 200 pounds
kainlt per acre. If planted In corn,
they may be planted in the siding fur
rows late In the season and covered in
the operation Of cultlvating the mid
dies. or they may be sowed broadcast
before the last cultivation and worked
in. IF sowed after grain, the most eco
nomical method Is to SOW the peas on
the stubble and cross disk them In. l
have harvested as good crops Of hay
after the later method rs when the
land was plowed.-H. Benton, South
Carolina.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
POtntO Blight In Florida.

Late blight of the potato is attracting
much attention in Florida and Is be-
lleved to have been introduced In seed
potatoes. III. III. Hume suggests for
its control the exercise of care in Sc
curing seed potatoes, and thorough
spraying with bordeaux mixture, five
or six applications to be given. Mr.,
Hume also finds the rhizoctonia dis
ease very prevalent. In experiments
for combating this disease he has
found that the largest yields were OBJ
tanned when the potatoes had been eX-
posed to the light and mir until they
became quite green and then planted,
while plat receiving lime ut the rate
of one ton per acre and the seed treat
ed with formalin was freest from dis
ease. AS this is a soil fungus, rotation
of crops should be urged,
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
FRAME OF BED PIECES.

Of the same length as the bed pieces
and one inch thick and six inches wide,
OF straight grained light wood. Wood
on pins or stakes, y, are inserted as
shown and should be only slightly
shnrpcned. Should the hind wheels
project above the boards, y, bridge
over them, as shown at S. Wash with
petroleum and keep under shelter when
not in use.-Country Gentleman.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
lamb md Pens.

The Colorado press bureau speaks of
new industry for that state. One of
Its circulars says: "Colorado's sage
brush and cactus have given way to
peas. A few years ago several farmers
in this locality, generally regarded as
one of the most arid and worthless Sec
lions Of the state sowed part Of their
land to peas. When the crop neared
maturity they turned in their lambs to
Craze. The results were marvellous.
Other farmers did likewise, and the
business Increased until last year more
than 100000 lambs were fattened In
this country for shipment to tho east
ern markets. They netted an average
profit Of $3.50 each on an investment of
$2.-Exchange.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25

vac and very recent sets. Applications
must, therefore, be renewed ut short
intervals throughout the summer to
obtain really effective result.
This sort Of work Is feasible in gar
dens that are under constant supervl-
sion, and in such places the insect can
be almost completely cleaned out In Il
troleum made soluble In water will be
most effective aids in this sort Of cam
paign.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
A HANDY HAYRACK.
A strong Combination Rack, Useful
For NnriOnA Purposes.

The combination hayrack shown in
the first illustration is convenient
one. TT are bed pieces Of pine or other
straight grained light wood fourteen or
sixteen feet In length, eight inches
wide and three inches thick; If Of oak
or other hard wood, two and onehalf
inches thick will give sufficient
strength. Four crosspleces, y, Of
hard wood one and one.quarter inches
thick and six inches wide, are mortlsed
and firmly secured to the bed pieces.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
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SAN JOSE SCALE.

A Pest of the First Glass aud How
Ia Fight II.
BY DR.. JOHN T.. SMITH New Jersey eK-
pertinent station.
The San Jose scale lnfcstS nearly ev-
cry shrub and tree ordinarily grown In
the garden, although 1t Is not equally
blackbcrrics and raspberrlcs 80 as to
be Injurious. On all fruit trees except
cherry and ounce II Is destructive.
The winter Is passed In the half
grown condition, covered by black
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
The Loco Weed.

The statement Of some of the In
yestlgators of the department Of ag.
rlculture that loco weed does not hurt
sheep is receiving -avere criticism from
practical sheep'
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25

1t will be seen that the skim milk
calves made the best gains. The feed
record shows that the skim milk calves
produced 100 pounds of gain for 400
pounds of grain, while the whole milk
calves required 40 pounds of grain
per 100 pounds of gain, and the calves
running with the dams required 40
pounds of grain per 100 pounds of
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
In the Feed Lots.

At the close of the foregoing expert
mcnt the calves running with the dams
were placed In the feed lots in cOmpar-
lson with those raised on skim milk
and whole milk. The results In the
feed lots are shown In the following:
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
SKIM MILK CA F AHEAD.
Rendy to Make Economical Gains In
the Feed Lot.

the Feed Lot.
With the advent of the hand sep
arator the question Is often asked as
to the relative merits of skim milk
from the creamery and from the hand
separator. a test comparing the two
was made Mt the Kansas agricultural
station with thirteen calves. At first
the calves showed dislike to the odOr
of the stcrilized skim milk, but they
soon became accustomed to 1t and
drank It readily. There was practical.
~ no difference In the gain made by
the calves between the two classes Of
milk. The creamery, however, took
pains to thoroughly sterllize the milk
and was careful not to receive sour
milk that would give II "A tendency
to clabbcr. The hand separator skim
milk was fed Immediately after sep
aratlon. The calves receiving skim
milk were less subject to scours.
Results with skim milk show the pos
slbllitics In raising calves on 1t and
also the variations In these results.
with young calves 1t requires a very
small amount OF feed to produce Il
pound Of gain.
Three Forms of Feeding MIX.
Results Of three different ways Of
feeding milk, as to cost, are tabulated
rs follows:
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
MoLAssEs FOR LIVE STOCK.
A New Trade Product nnd side Line
For ReHncrieH.

A New Trade Product and side Line
For ReHncrieH.
In regions where sugar Is manufac-
to feed moasses to stock. In feeding
1t Is usually mixed with some other ma
terial which absorbs 1t and thus allows
It to be readily handled An article In
the Louisiana Planter and Sugar Manu-.
facturer describes a new feed patented
recently In England and made from
molasscs and bagasse Che dried refuse
Of the sugar cane after the Juice has
been expressed), which has been called
mOlascut. The cellular matter of the
bagasse having the juice expressed
from 1t by the ordinary mill process
springs back into n spongy mass and
In condition to absorb liquids up to
nearly It's original capacity. Molascuit
Is made as II comparatively dry, granu-
lar mass, readily capable Of shipment
An Adjunct 10 sugar Making.
The article also expresses the belief
that the sugar cane world will find in
LlOIlSS'S ltt'lllS W lN' oND'h an hi
| junct to sugar manufacture as essen
| tlal to It's success as Is the feeding Of
cattle and horses to the manufacturing
dlstlllcries In the great west; that those
who do not desire to feed live stock at
the sugar factories will find by the
moascuit process Il method Of cheaply
producing II marketable live stock feed
which will nj once give to their mo
lasscs possible value of about cent
n pound.
For Heavy Truck Horses.
In this connection the publication
above noted quotes an article from
New York paper relative to the feeding
Of molasses to the truck horses used by
large sugar refining firm in Brooklyn.
The molasscs Is mixed with their feed.
and the cost Of feeding Is said to be
but "a cents day for each Of these
fine horses, ranging from LOO to 1900
pounds In weight, reduction OF 20 to
25 per cent In cost from the old system
Of maintaining them on oats and hay
| exclusively.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25

This experiment shows that the feed
cost Of raising n good skim milk calf
need not exceed S5.27, In contrast to
$10.13 for whole milk, and $12 for one
raised by the dam. A skim milk calf
becomes accustomed to eating grain
and roughness early In life, becomes
gentle, and when transferred to the
feed lot Is ready to make economical
palns
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
How to Cut AnpnrnRus.

1t Is not advisable to cut the aspara-
gus bed TIL the plants have been three
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25
GARDEN SNAP SHOTS
Look for borers In the fruit trees.
Keen the grass out of the strawbel

Look for borers In the fruit trees.
Keep the grass out of the strawber-
rles.
Privet Is valuable for hedges in
southern Florida and Texas.
For good climbing ANIMALS try Cobaea
scandeus, moon flower and japanese
morning glory.
South Of ST. Louis and Richmond,
Va, Bermuda grass and st. Augustine
grass are chiefly relied upon for lawn
making, although It is said that alfalfa
has been used with good results in
some places.
Cultivate around the plum trees.
They require even more water than
the peach, and frequent shallow cult
walton Will help to retain soil moisture.
Good wholesome beer is
healthy, Eddie Maier sells that
kind. 1S-tf
Go to H. II. Sigman & Co, with
your hides and tors.
The San Angelo press. (San Angelo, Tex.) 1897-1907, 1905-05-25

years set, and the cutting should al
ways cease In June or by the LIST of
July.
In cutting asparagus the knife should
be inserted vertically Gig. AZ, so that
the crowns will not be cut or injured,
In the position B the knife may do
much mlschief.-Bailey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-18
SPANISH-AMERICAN
 VETERANS TO MEET
OFFICERS WHO SERVED IN ALA BAMA REGIMENTS DURING THE WAR WILL -~c.AEGE TO TAKE PART IN ROOSEVELT PARADE.

A meeting of the officers of the Spanish American war who are in the Brming-
 ham district will be held tonight at 7.SO o'clock in the armory in the city hall for
 the purpose of making arrangements to take part in the Roosevelt parade Tues day afternoon.
 There are a large number of tho off,
 cers in the county, probabyl 90, and it is thought that there are at least 1000 vet
 erans. Three regiments were practically
 enlisted in Birmingham.
 Col E. L. Higdon, who commanded one of the Alabama regiments during the war, has been assigned the duty of arranging for this feature of the parade, and .ha following letter has been sent to all the officers who could be reached: Gen. L. V. Clark, who has been ap- pointed by the Commercial club as mar
 sha of the day for the Roosevelt parade.
 has assigned the task of getting the
 veterans to participate in this event to
 Col. E. L. Higdon.
 1 "Col Higdon desires all ex-offcers of
 the Spanish American veterans to meet
 him Wednesday evening at ! 30 o'clock in
 the armory in the city hall to discuss and 1 arrange details for this parade. 'If 1t is possible for you to attend this
 meeting, please do so. And if you cannot attend, but will participate in the parade 1 please let Col. Hgdon know. 'If you know of any officer who served l in the Spanish-American army, whether
 of your regiment or not please invite him l to attend this meeting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-18
YOUNG MAN HURT
 AT GAR CROSSING
EDWARD STONE WAS STRUCK BY A TRAIN AT EAST BIRMINGHAM CROSSING YaNERDAY MORN IN0-SERIOUSLY INJURED.

Failing to hear the warning of num- Der of perrons at what is known as the Louisville and Nashville crossing. Ed ward See sustained serious if not fatal injuries yesterday morning. He was struck by a freight train in East Bir- minghar1, where the Gate City car line crosses the railroad, and knocked from the tracks. Examination at St. Vincents s hos pi;aI to which institution he was carried by Shaw x Son, showed that one leg was broken and his body badly bruised. An injury in the back gave him considerable worry last night and he complained of his head, which contains a deep gash.
 From what could be learned Stone was looking at a street car and failed to see the string of cars approaching on the track on which he stood. He is em- ployed hy the American Bolt Works, and lives with a widowed mother on Forty eighth street, between Ninth and Tenth streets. lie is 20 years of age.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-10-18
MANY COMPL ANTS MADE
 ABOUT THE COUNTY ROADS

work the roads within the city limits or any town.
 AS soon as practical the board ex- poets to increase the number of road dis tricts and the road overseers. We also expect to purchase additional stock and road implements
 q have lived in Jefferson county all of my life and am sure that every one else who has lived here for any length of time will agree with me that the roads are in much better shape than they have ever been. A trip in other counties or Alabama will convince anyone that our roads, as a whole are much better than any in the state.
 The greatest sum ever expended in one year on the roads was last year | when, according to the books of Auditor Morris, $liJ,S75O9 were spent in building and improving the highways. Last year the Board of Revenue not only expended all the allowance appropriated for this work but drew over s33,OOo from the gen eral fund"
 During the present fiscal year. which ended September 90. about $76.000 had been expended on the public roads. This was great uecfease over the former year, but the Board of Revenue claims that the curtailment was made necessary by the big expenditure of the year be- fore.
 A large amount of money spent on the roads goes to the bridge funds. A spe- cial tax Is collected for the bridge and public building fund and this is used in l the construction of bridges and the re- pairing and erection of buildings.