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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02
FERTILIzINc ORCHARDS.
". F. Massey Tells How This Work
Can Best Be Done-Fruit Trees
Need Enriching.

Farmers as a rule realize the i'm
portance Of fertilizers on their annual
crops, but when 1t comes to the or.
:hard they imagine that an apple or
peach tree or other fruit tree can
get all 1t needs from the natural soil.
And not only do this. but the orchard
Is often expected to furnish hay or
pasture for stock. The result Of such
treatment Is seen all over the coun-
try in dec.epit trees and poor crops
Of fruit, and the growers say that the
climate has changed. and they can
10 longer grow fruit as they formerly
did, when in fact soil exhaustion IL
at the root of the whole trouble.
When one considers the great amount
Of plant food that has been taken
from the soil to build up great appiA
tree, and that a crsp of apples takes
from the soil mineral matters to
thrice the extent that crop Of wheai
Of rs bushels per acre will take, thu
reason for the failure OF the frus,
becomes apparent In the earl,
growth of an orchard We want thu
trees to develop fast. and hence We
tertilize the soil with . complete fer.
tilizer and grow some truck crops
In 1t that need such feeding. But
after the tree has gotten into q bear
ing condition we can put the land In
grass and cut it several times during
the season. and let the cut grass rot
on the land. and can thus supply Ill
the nitrogen needed. especially II
clover is grown. Plenty Of white
clover among the grass. well supplied
with acid phosphate, and potash
mixed i've parts of the lrst to one Of
the last, win supply in 400 pounds Per
acre what the fruit needs for its per-
lection. Try this and see II the fruit
does not respond.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02
DOES FALL FLOWING PAY.
II Depends Very Largely Upon the
Land-Upon Some 1t Would
BE Labor Wasted.

This Is always a question before the
farmer. Fall blowing pays on some
land, and on others it does not
Stir, heavy lands that need Deepen
ing, and need improving in physical
conditions are helped by fall blowing.
In fact, fall blowing IS one of the eff
fective principles that play in the
bringing up old worn out lands. Ne
have made 1t practice to clear up
each year twenty-five to thirty acres
Of this old depleted, gray land, that
contains moro or less clay, but which
is stin and dead and lifeIess. After
we have gotten through with our fall
work we have gone into those fields
with two horse pillow and have given
then thoroughly good turning.
When the spring comes on we do not
simply harrow these fields and put In
our crops. but We replow them so as to
loosen up the top soil, and to put that
soil in as good physical and mechanical
condition as 1t is possible to make it.
II one Is rushed to do this spring
blowing the two horse pillow is more eff
fective. feel it necessary to replow
it because the constant thawing and
freezing has brought the particles to.
gether, and 1t is now tight and firm,
and for corn and cotton we really want
the soil at planting time in loose and
mellow condition.
With the majority Of our clay soils,
tillage is more needed than fertilizers,
but we have got to be at them con-
stantly; we must get them thoroughly
stirred up and thoroughly loosened up,
so as to admit the air. for it is the
great decomposer and changer of una
valuable plant food into available
forms. On stir clay soils, then, it Is
better to open them up. during the fall
or winter. so as to get the winter rains
into the soil, and to get free action of
the air and frost in making palatable
plant food.-C. w. Burkett, in Pro-
gressive Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

According to the Scientific American,
the cost of running an electric Furnaces
capable II producing the extraordinary
heat Of 5000 degrees is so cents min
ute, $4s an hour, or about $500 day.
At the recent Roentgen congress IN
Berlin q special committee adopted
the following Technology for the new
science: Rontgenology is the study of
Rontgen rays; Rontenography is pho
Biography by the rays; Rontgenoscopy il
observation by Rontgen rays; ortho-
rontgenography Ia place OF .orthodia-
graphy. Rontgonotherapy and the verb
to rontgenize in their obvious mean
ings.
The new quartz vessels 80 valuable
for their endurance Of temperature
changes, have disadvantages. They
leak at high temperatures and Berthelot,
using tubes with walls one-thirtieth of
an inch thick, lost q third of the oxygen
and sixth Of the nitrogen in one hour
at 1400 degrees Centigrade. The sealed
up gases were originally at about air
pressure. Permeability for hydrogen IL
quite marked at 800 degrees, but with
hydrogen chloride and carbon dioxide
It is scarcely appreciable below 1900 de-
grees.
The old idea that changes are taking
place on the moon has been carefully
Investigated by M. Puiseux, a French as
tronomer. Going over all records, from
the earliest observations to the latest, he
concludes that the reality of the sup
posed changes has not been proved, and
that the varying constituencies of the ret
ina for faint objects is suficient to &C
count for differences seen, while differ.
emit conditions Of exposure might ex-
plain al appearances in the photo
graph.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

extremely Fat. but have little lean
meat mixed with the fat. If, on the 9TH
er hand, we balance the rations, we
can marble the meat, and place streaks
OF lean all through the fat, thereby
making the pork choice and palatable.
and really delicious in every sense of
the word.
Now, how can we do this? We can
do 1t by feeding some other food stun
in connection with the corn. It Il
economy. for instance, to sell some Of
the corn that we would otherwise give
to the pigs. and in exchange get some
wheat middlings, that could be mixed
with dish water. and the scrapings
from the table. thus making a sIop.
and this slop could be fed at least once
daily. These wheat middlings would
cut down the quantity of corn the hogs
would otherwise consume. and they
will furnish muscle-making or lean
meat ingredients, thus providing bet
Ter grade Of pork when the animal is
slaughtered. Peanuts can be used
with economy, and pasture grass is al
SO excellent, because pasture grass con-
tains the protein or muscle-making ele-
ments. Dried blood, tankage, and
blood meal, all of these are rich in pro-
tein. and go web in connec-
ton with the corn ration With these
latter feeding stuffs you would need to
use but one part to every fifteen of
corn. Dried blood, tankage, and blood
meal are not usually available to our
southern farmers, so after all we think
that wheat mfddlings come nearer to
being the best all round food to 60
with corn in bringing your pigs up to
the fattening point Two or three
weeks OF exclusive corn feeding is al
ways sufficient for rounding out and
finishing the animaI.-C. w. Burkett,
In Progressive Farmer.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

If there Is one place above another
in which the gain upon the income Of
the farm can be increased, it is certain
ly in improving the farm stock.
Money invested In first-class COW
is a paying proposition. She may cost
$3.50, but If worth the money, she will
soon more than pay big interest on the
investment.
When q sheep loses flesh and be-
comes very thin without exhibiting any
other marked symptoms of disease, 1t
is probable that it Is suffering from
tuberculosis Of the intestines.
old King Corn shows signs Of
transcending himself this year. At
present the prospects are for bumper
crop exceeding anything in the coun-
try's history. Great is King Corn.
"A Carroll county kentucky far
mer has harvested, in good shape, his
fourth crop of alfalfa this season.
which averaged ton and half to the
acre, or six tons per acre this year.
"A prominent planter Of Lick Greek,
Tenn, recently exhibited well devel-
oped and grained ear of corn which
was taken from q field on which was
grown this season the ninety-eighth
successive crop of corn.
Tho remarkable thing this season
Is that not one or two. as usual. but all
the crops are good Wheat, oats. bar
ley. hay and corn are Joining together
to make the year 1905 memorable in
the history Of agriculture
lin the profession of farming it Is
especially necessary and desirable that
the head and hand work together.
When the hands work and the mind is
idle the machine is pounding air" and
when the head Is over-working '<ir
castles" viii result We need to ke -
we'll balanced
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

er, that underdrained soils can b
be plowed sooner. and then too when
warm rains come in the early spring
the water freely enters the soil by
virtue Of the high capacity for heat
It has, 1t warns the soil very per.
ceptibly. 1t has been found that the
seed bed can be brought into proper
condition for seeding from i've to
eight days earlier than il 1t had not
been undetermined. Evidently II
lengthens the season for the growing
and maturing of farm crops, 50 much
needed, especially in the northern por-
ton of the middle northwest.
The cut shows a section of land d.
vided into 4o-acre fields, also showing
portion of fields in need Of drainage.
1t will be observed that the fields
having fairly good natural drainage
gave far better yields than those that
become too wet in times Of frequent
and excessive rains.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

The sweet potato crop in North
Carolina and Virginia was never bet
ter nor gave promise of a more SUBJ
stantial returns to the grower. Pro-
duction this year will doubtless ex-
coed that Of any previous year by Is
per cent, and thus far the ruling prices
on the northern markets have been
very good indeed. Until recently the
sweet potato in North Carolina and
South Carolina and Virginia has never
cut much figure in the northern mar
kets, but they are rapidly growing in
favor wherever introduced, and con-
sumption is far greater than ever be-
fore. For the sweet potato each sue
ceeding year witnesses an increase
over the former. and the southern yam
is destined to figure quite conspicuous
ly in the consuming and distributing
markets hereafter.-Carolina Truckers
Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02
THE EARLY SEED BED.


In the early spring the water result.
ing from the melting of snow and cold
rains is nearly at its freezing point
Whenever soils are kept continually
wet, so that large amount OF wafer
evaporates from their surface. the
temperature of the soil is low. To
evaporate q pound of water, that Is,
convert 1t into the gaseous state. IN
der the mean atmospheric pressure.
requires the absorption by that pound
OF 1865 heat units. CA heat unit ID
he amount of heat energy which Il
required to raise the temperature Of
one pound of water from 30 degrees
2. to 80 degrees F. In a second Of
time.) The expenditure Of a given
amount Of heat affects the temperar
ture of different soils differently
II you dry given quantity OF clay
loan soil until 1t contains one-half Of
its maximum amount of water, you
will find that 1t requires the evapora-
ton Of two pounds Of water more
than in drying similar area of sandy
SOIL But 10 evap0rate an extra TWO
pounds of water requires 966.6x2 equal
to 1882 heat units, and this lowers
the temperature of the clay loan con-
siderably. This Is the reason why wet
clay loan soils are colder than wet
sandy soils. Every time evaporation
is going on In your field. there II as
ISOLATED with 1t cooling effect, just
as you would In the hot days of sum-
mer cool room by sprinkling water
on the floor A Northumberland
soil lessons evaporation and conse.
quent loss of heat; sometimes %
much so that 1t is from ave to ten
degrees warmer than 1t would b II II
was not underdrained.
1t follows, remarks the Ohio Farm
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02
is ALL CORN BEST ?
A Pertinent Question Now That the
Season For HOG Fattenins
II with u.

We are around to the season of fat
tening hogs again. ] wish we depend
ed upon the hog more than we do. We
should depend upon him not only for
the meat supply in the home, but we
ought to have one or two punches Of
hogs for sale each year. The hog Is
the real mortgage litter. and IL we
make his acquaintance in thoroughly
sincere and careful way. he will DEM
onstrate his ability to get rid of any
mortgage ON any piece of land.
But he can not do so IL we depend
on some little pen where he has linn
tied quarters and little care The hos
needs plenty Of grass. In other words,
he is protein feeder. like any other
animal. We would always bear in
mind that young animals are building
up flesh and muscle and need plenty
Of protein or muscie-making constitu-
euts.
Now corn won't supply that alone
Where we depend on corn almost
wholly Is food Tor pigs thsy 1t
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02
STRENGTHEN THE STOMACH


There are plenty Of remedies BY which
you can relieve for the time heartburn,
pain and gas on the stomach and can
smother nervous sensations and induce
artificial sleep. You can humor your
stomach by giving it predigested food.
But when you take your next meal al
your trouble begins afresh.
There il only one sensible thing to do.
Strengthen the stomach and do away
with the necessity for drugs and arti-
ficial foods The BEST remedy ever found
for this purpose Is the one that was used
BY 3. e. Strong. Of Oapleville, Shelby
county, Tenn.
"For yeaxs," he states, AT suffered
greatly from indigestion. I tried many
different remedies aud some Of them
would relieve me for = time. bnt the
trouble always came hack. About six
months ago I had an unusually severe
attack, aud while / tried everything I
had ever heard Of, found that mono Of
the ordinary remedies would reach tho
difaculty this time.
Zone day read In = Memphis paper
how Dr.. Williams Pink Pills had cured =
Michigan woman, . sufferer from chronic
dyspepsia Of most stubborn type. /
then tried the same remedy and it
proved just a. successful in my case. /
took only three boxes. and was cured. I
have not had tho slightest symptoms Of
indigestion since"
The tonic treatment has . sound prin-
ciple as its basis, and abundant successin
actual use. Multitudeso Of cases that had
f7ef3ed all other rA1ueifAa hava heon cured
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

Nan Of Learning Failed to Identity
Very Common Animal from
Description.

One Of the professors at great university
IN Scotland recently wrote to IN eastern
university to the following effect:
Walking in the dusk through the grounds
of the university the other evening, my at
tention was arrested by low murmuring
sound near me, watch was neither hi0 nor
. whistle. On looking saw creature lying
ON the ground. larger than cricket. Two
antenna-like .protuberanees projected above
the eyes. 1t had NO wings; and the covering
of its body ~ varieeated, though certainly
not like down.
Mindful Of the danger to myself, did not
venture TO turn il on is back, 70 a. to count
the legs. On the ground lay small quantity
of snow-white substance. which had evil
IDENTIFY exuded from the body. Can any Of
your professors identify the creature from
this imperfect description"
The naturalist connected with the eastern
university fell into the trap-baited, prob
ably. especially for him. He wrote learn
eddy about various insects, and concluded
that the one observed must be one of two
whose long Latin names he rave
The entenna-like protuberancee are
used for burfowing in the ground" he
wrote, "and these insects secrete 4 fluid
which they have the power Of ejecting to
protect themselves in case of attack.
The tutor wrote again to thank tie nat
uralist for his information, and to say be
need not trouble him further, a. he had for.
tunately observed the creature again more
closely under exactly similar circumstances,
and was able now to identify il himself a.
the Vacca vulearis. or common COW.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

Bradford, Tenn, Oct. 23rd Especially -
to Be the father Of 80 many diseases that
news Of discovery of sure cure for it can
not fan to be welcomed ali over the coun-
try. And according to Mr.. J. "A. Davis, of
this place, Just such cure il found in Dodd'
Kidney Pi1ls. Mr.. Davis says:
"Dodd'S Kidney Pills are al that is
claimed them. They have done me more
good than anything have ever taken. L
ing few 6oxea Of Dodd's Kidney Pils / am
completely cured. cannot praise them too
much"
Kidney Complaint develops into Bright's
Dissase, Dropey, Diabetes, Rheumstism
and other painful and fatal diseases. The
sefeguard 4 to cure your kidneys with
Dodd's Kidney Pills when thsy show the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02
THE SECRET OF YOUTH.

Dc Soto looked for the secret Of
youth in q spring Of gushing. life
giving waters. which he was sure he
would find In the New World. Al
chemists and sages thousands Of
them), have spent their lives in quest
Tor It, but Il Is only found by those
happy people who can digest and as
simulate the right food which keeps
the physical body perfect that peace
and comfort are the sure results.
A remarkable man Of 81 says:
"For many long years I suffered more
or less with chronic costiveness and
painful indigestion. This condition
made life . great burden to me, as
you may well imagine.
Two years ago I began to use
Grape-Nuts as food, and am thankful
that did. It has been . blessing to
me in every way. I frst noticed that
It had restored my digestion. This
was . great gain but was nothing to
compare in importance with the fact
that in Q short time my bowels were
restored to free and normal action.
ssThe cure seemed to be complete:
for two years I have had none OF the
old trouble. / use the Grape-Nuts food
every morning for breakfast and fire.
ouentiy eat nothing else. The use has
made me comfortable and happy. and
although / viii be - years old next
fail, have become strong and sup
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

reason
# her system is in a deranged condi-
ton, or she is predisposed to apoplexy
or congestion of any organ, it IS at this
time likely to become active al d, with
. host Of nervous irritations, make life
. burden.
At this time. also. cancers and tumors
are more liable TO begin their destruc-
tive work. Such warning symp' oms as
. sense of suffocation, hot flashes, dig.
siness, headache, dread of impending
svti, sounds in the ears, timidity, pal.
pitation OF the heart, sparks before
the eyes, irregularities, consultation,
variable appetite, weakness an inqui-
etude are promptly needed b, intelli-
gent women who are approaching the
period of life when woman's great
change may be expected.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the worlds greatest remedy
for women at this trying period. and
may be relied upon to overcome all dis.
tressing symptoms and carry them
safely through to healthy and happy
old age.
Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable CON-
pound invigorates and strengthens the
female organism, and builds MP the
weakened nervous system as no other
medicine can.
Mrs A. E. G. Hyland, of Chester
town, Nd, in letter to Mrs. Pink
ham, says:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:--
~ had been suffering with falling of the
womb for years and was passing through the
change Of life. Ny womb was badly swollen.
I had good deal Of soreness, dizzy spells,
I.<>~1 AS>l
you for advice and commenced treatment
with Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound as you directed. and am happy to say
that all those distressing symptoms left me,
and have passed safely through the changi
of life q well woman
For special advice regarding this inn
portant period women are invited to
write to Mrs. Pinkham for advice. II
b free and always helpful.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

do they treat you well herer asked
the good woman who was trying to do Lit.
tie missionary work behind the bars.
Fairly well, ma'am," answered the bur-
eIar, who was enjoying three years vaca-
ton. Il have only one fault = find with
the treatment they hand out"
"What is that!" queried the lady visitor:
They refuse to let me carry night keyl"
replied the prisoner. Chicago Daily News.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

Mr.. Feathertop-Just a moment.
Miss Tartum. Let me tell y3u what
think
Miss Tartum- Certainly: ! can wait
long enough for Chicago Trib.
une.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

Life" remarked the man who com
ments on things, SIS Just what we make i. =
with possibly one exception" replied
Senator Badger.
And that isw
"The assistance the jsnitor gives ~ now
and then. "-Louisville Courier journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

"A Kansas City druggist tells that q
wealthy man came into his store one Sun
day morning, and, throwing 4 dime on the
showcase, said: "Give me two nickels for
that, pIease!" "Going to try slot ma
chine" asked the druggist, pleasantly.
NO." replied the wealthy man, "I'm GO
ing to church."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

Noties carefully, and yeu win ind that
the man you ike to talk with bset al.
ways talks with you about your Affairs,
and not about his own-Somerville Jour
~.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

THAT was 4 terrible explosion in your
city. Two hundred men killed, you say 2"
Two hundred and fifty"
"Hard! Hard!"
"Well, I should remark. And election
only month Of, too. "-Chicago Sun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

Some men are % slow that when they get
almost up to an opportunity some one else
grabs it.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

DO the sparrows annoy You, roost
ing and chattering about your DWELL
ing and eating your grain ont OF
stack and NOW? Get out the gun
about roosting time and shoot Hit
rs many as you can II won't be long
before they will give you wide berth.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

The Policy Holder Committee at M.
n Jackson Blvd, Chicago, viii give. com
plete information about the expenditure
Of 500, 10000 Of company funds ~ com
missions to Mr.. Roseufeld for the purchase
o. V.n Inc Su.ns.s msde On o. about F6Ty
10th, 1908, and the expenditure Of }20o, 600. 90
company funds ON September 10Th, 1905, TO
purchase 1000 shares of stock in the Security
Life and Annuity Company (par value $40. %
per share). Mr.. Noulton, Mr.. Rosenfeld
and Mr.. Moore, the Executive Committee,
are now cited BY Judge Kohlsaat to show
cause why they should not be punished for
contempt in making the last transaction.
Make inquiry 1t once.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

Lewis Single Binder" straight s. cigar.
Price to dealers $500 per n. They cost
some more than other brands, but NO more
than good Sc cigar should cost. Lewis
factory, Peoria. III.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

A horse of quality should have en-
iurance and in addition t. q fsir gait
should have fast walk and b sursI
looted.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02

A man who i hunting for work doesn',
aeed to carry gun.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-12-02
THE CHANGE OF LIFE


How many wo
men realize that
the most critical
period in q wo-
mans existence
Is the change o!
life. and that the
anxiety felt by
women as this
time draws near
is not without
2