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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
Protection of Women.

indianapolis News--We may refine
as much as we like and philosophize
all we please but there is an instinct.
i've feeling In every healthy man that
insult and violence to women on the
part of men should be met by corporal
punishment. Privation of liberty as
by imprisonment does not meet the
case, nor do fines, which In the case
of wifc.boating the victim generally
pays Leave this sort of thing to wo-
men and what sort of punishment
would be awarded? Is there a We.
man who has suffered from mans
Insults or felt the weight of his fist
that would not say that whipping Is
deserSed9 Touching such outrages. IL
seems To us that men in making laws
forget the differences of sex which
make the victim practically helpless.
She can not resent II even as the
smallest man can against large one.
by her femininity She is not on an
equality for the protection that I'm.
stinet tells us is of the lasting kind.
We know by experience that the pun.
ishment that our laws have decreed II
not sufficient Fer ourselves we agree
with the president that the wife beat.
or ought 10 he whipped.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23

cent. acid phosphate. Other half had
no manure or fertilizer. Fertilized
half, so bushels of corn per acre; I'M
fortified half, 20 bushels per acre Of
inferior corn.
Case No. 2. Twelve acres of wheat,
southern Ohio, 1901; 10 acres, 100 TBS.
steamed bone per acre; 2 acres, no
manure or fertilizer. The 10 acres fer
| tilted at cost of SIG, produced a
! fraction over 10 bushels per acre,
while the unfertilized acres, the best
land in the field, produced but 8
bushels per acre.
Case No. 8: Fourteen acres of land,
Virginia; just over the fence IA acres
of the same grade of soil, 1900, both
fields in corn; first field, 200 pounds
acid phosphate per acre; second field,
no fertilizer; first field produced 40
bushels of corn per acre, second field
no fertilizer; first field produced 40
bushels of corn per acre, second field
not over Is. Same fields sown to
wheat; first field $50 pounds acid phos-
phate; second, nothing. Yield 1901,
first field, II bushels per acre; second
field, not cut.
Case No. 4: My own, 1898, IL acres
stuhble broken for wheat in July;
1900 pounds Is per cent. bone with 2
per cent. potassium applied by drill.
A strip of IA acre through center OF
field left unfertilized; result, 33 bush
els Der acre on fortified mart. infer
tilted, estimated by number of shocks,
IL bushels per acre.
Consult the teachers in your state
colleges of agriculture, and those of
your experiment station, as to the
neds of your soil. Do not ask them to
make analysis of your soil, as this is
very costly, and there are no funds
provided for doing it in a wholesale
way.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
Sheep Manure the Best

The manure from sheep is worth
more than that derived from any other
animal; next that from the hog, and
then from the horse. manure from cat
tie being less valuable than that from
other animals; but in quantity pro-
lation or of arbitrarily governing the
duced cattle come first; then horses.
next hogs, with sheep last. The value
of manure does not depend altogether
upon the animal producing it, how
ever, as the character of the food con.
sumed largely influences the manure.
and even the manure from the same
animal varies in quality and guam
tity daily.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23

water. The oat seeds which are
placed in gunny sacks are let down
into this barrel and allowed to soak
into the diluted chemical solution for
few moments. They are then taken
out and dried, after which they are
ready for sowing without any further
treatment. Thus the cost to the farm.
er Is scarcely more than a cent a
bushel; which is certainly very little
when compared with the destructive.
ness of the blight and the great loss
which 1t entails.
Science Applied to Agriculture.
These experiments in the prevention
of oat smut illustrate admirably the
application of scientific discovery and
experiments to the practical economic
and industrial problems. Had 1t not
been for the discovery by experiment
tai chemists in Germany of the wood
smoke product, formaldehyde, and the
to the chemist, the zoologist and bac-
teriologists that this hew chemical was
destructive of fungus and bacterial
life. the oat smut prevention would
have been impossible. Thus it is that
to the chemist, the ECO lSis. md bac-
teriolosst, working on the various
problems of pure science the Wtscon-
sin farmers are indirectly indebted
for the saving of over $5,000000 a
year. The college of agriculture and
the experiment stations are the indis-
pensable means OF applying these
scientific discoveries to the practical
problems. After the original applica.
ton by the North Dakota expert
mentor of the scientific discoveries Of
the relation of formaldehyde to fungus
growth, the efforts of the Wisconsin
College of Agriculture in conducting
these experiments on a large scale,
produced the great practical results.
1t was not, however, until the results
of these experiments of the college of
agriculture were given to the hundreds
of thousands of farmers of the state
by means of the experimental station
bulletins, that the experiments were
of much practical Importance to the
agricultural interests of the state; but
when once this information had been
spread broadcast and was used by the
farmers, the remarkable practical re-.
suit involving the saving of over $40,-
100000 was finally achieved.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
THE HARP.

The harp, forgotten, hung
Neglected by the wall,
For many a year unstrung,
No more it tuned the hall.
The hand it once had known,
That touched its sweetest chord,
Was long departed, gone,
Forgotten was the bard.
The bard returned, one day,
His stey no longer light,
His locks are scant and gray,
That once were dark as night.
With dull and listless eye
He glances round the hall
And breathes heavy sigh;
His gods are scattered, all.
Burt here one friend remains
One friend that's still his own;
The harp yields gentle strains,
There's welcome in it's tone.
With old and shaking hand,
The harp again he strings;
Obedient to command,
Its low, sweet music rings.
The haryer's young again,
His touch is nimble, strong;
Awakens now the strain
OF laughter, love, and song.
The harp seems strung with hair,
With strands of glancing gold,
That decked maiden fair;
Its songs of days of old.
Familiar strains recall
Stern deeds and heroes dread;
Once more the ancient hall
Stands peopled with the dead.
The harp resouds as strung
With bars of ringing steel,
1t voices mighty song,
1t rolls the thunder's peal.
The harp's beyond it's power,
It's joints asunder start,
The end has come, its song is DER,
The harp strings fly apart.
The harper pales turns ashen,
Now age reclaims its own,
No more his touch to passion
Shall rouse the harp's deep tone.
Charles T.. Milroy
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
kuRoPATKIN A FRIEND OF PEACE

| A. Maurice Low in Forum.-General
Kuropatkin, as minister of war op
posed the present war and exeIted all
or his influence in favor OF peace.
This is the second time Kuropatkin
has advocated peace when Russia
ciamored for war. The following his,
torical incident, the absolute accuracy
OF which | can youch for and which
has never before been published, is in
teresting at this time.
In 1885 the Penjdeh incdent-the at
tempt of Russia to encroach upon the
frontier of Afghanistan, which brought
the Afghans and the Russians into
armed collision-came perilously close
to involving Great Britain and Russia
in war. So imminent, apparently,
were hostilities that parliament grant
ed an emergency credit, the reserves
were called out, and the fleet was mo-,
bilized. After some weeks of intense
anxiety a diplomatic settlement was
effected.
Some years later General Kuropat-
kin said to high-priced British ofn
cial: you English accuse me of be-
ing Anglophobe and advocating war
with England. Do you know that
alone prevented war over the Penjdeh
incident? Well, it is a fact. The car
sent for me and informed me that, in q
few days, war would be declared, and
that | was to take command of the
force which was to invade Afghanistan.
| expressed my sense of the honor, but
urged him not to undertake the enter.
prise. He manifested surprise and
asked my reasons. l told him that the
force available ia Central Asia for
forward movement amounted only to
$4,000 men, and that we should have
to deal with from seven to ten millions
of Afghans, a warlike people trained
to fighting, and that back of them were
100000 British and native troops. At
first my statement was not believed,
but when | brought forward the facts
to prove it's accuracy, the impossibility
of the underta king was realized and
the thought of war was abandoned"
The statement is also interesting for
another reason. In 1885, Kuropatk'n
apparently was the only man in Rus
STA who knew the resources of his own
country and those of his enemy. Pre-.
c!sely the same conditions appear %
have existed twenty years later. The
Russian war party looked upon the IN
vasion of Afghanistan as military
promenade, much as the French did In
1870, who thronged the boulevards,
shouting "A Berlin!" and really ina
gined that nothing would impede their
progress. When Russia forced war
upon Japan, she did it with the conf
dent belief that she held her foe at her
mercy and that few months would
see the terms of peace dictated in To
kio. The resources of Japan, her fight
ing capacity, and her superior advant-
ages in waging war near her base were
either unknown or regarded with SUCH
utter contempt that they were ignored
kuropatkin alone realized the titanic
nature of the struggle and warned
against 1t; but the grand dukes were
bent upon war and would listen to
neither reason nor argument.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
That Nuisance smartweed.

Muhelenberg's smartweed is one Of
the greatest pests on the farm. 1t
originates in ponds or low places and
has long roots that spread out in every
direction. These have joint every
inch or two, and run up tops. These
weeds resemble smartweed above
ground, but the roots may run several
feet deep and in opposite directions
thai far. Flowing sailing and moving
seem to have no effect on this plant.
Continued cultivation is the best rem
edy. If the land can be burned over
soon after the seed is ripe it often
helps to kill out the plant.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
Proper Mutton Form,

A dull stupid sheep will not lay on
fat as rapidly as one of nervous tenn
permanent. This is contrary to the gen
eral belief, but experience has proved
that it is true. The bright, clear eye
indicates good doer. The neck should
be compact, short and thick, and is in
dicative of the conformation Of the
rest of the body. 1t is also the cheap
est part Of the carcass, and we do not
want too much of it. The neck should
indicate strength and character, and
this applies also to the junction Of the
neck to the body. The body should be
strong through the shoulders and along
the top. There should be good length
of rib, we'll covered with thick layer
Of muscle.
The closeness of the rib also indi-
Gates the value of the sheep as a meat
producer When the ribs are close to-
gether there will be better layer OF
meat on the outside. The whole back
should be we'll covered, with great
width over the loins, as from the quar-.
ter to the first rib are the parts that
sell for the highest price in the mar.
kets. The quarter should be we'll de-
voloped on top and back over the pin
points, and it should also be we'll filed
up We must have good depth OF
body-not that it gives expensive meat
but 1t indicates the strength and de-
velopment of the whole animal. If we
have a good, long rib, we have good
development of the upper or valuable
part.
The eve should be more loosely
built and not so closely coupled. The
neck should be longer than the rams,
and the head should be clear-cut, and
the eye bright denoting nervous en-
ergy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23

suitable for any conditions and send
men to erect the plant to the satisfac-
ton of the buyer, and give all neces-
sary guarantees for the quality and
durability of the goods which are sold.
The creamery operator gets his money
and then it is no concern of his
whether the plant succeeds or fails;
but the manufacturer is responsible
and stands by his goods.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
erasped the Opportunity.

Tess-Mr. Saphead gave you cam
era for your birthday. didn't he?
Jess-Yes, and We took it with US on
our stroll through the country yester-
day. oh. what do you think? He
proposed to me-actually Topped down
on his knees and
Tess-What did yor say?
Jess-Why. said. Look pleasant,
please" and do hope the picture will
turn out well.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23

The dissemination of this very valu.
Wisconsin farmers. Professor Il. A.,
Moore of the department OF agronomy
later took charge OF the work and at
once began expensive Investigations as
to the amount of damage and the pos.
slbility OF extending the preventive
treatment rapidly to the farmers of the
whole state.
Tests In Cat Fields.
The first step was to estimate the
area and extent OF tho damage caused
by the oat smut. Professor Moore
visited hundreds of farms in the va
rlous counties of the state In order to
conduct his tests In as wide an area
as possible. In carrying out these
tests he carried hoop about the size
entering the field, he cast out into
the midst of tho growing grain so
that as 1t fell to the ground, 1t drop.
ped over number of oat plants
Then separating carefully the stalks of
grain, he would count the number OF
stems enclosed by the hoop and also
the number of smutted and sound oat
heads on these stems, BY conducting
Il very large number of these tests In
all parts of the state, he was able to
determine with very considerable de.
gree of accuracy the percentage OF
damage done. Professor Moore's
examination showed that on the aver
lge. the loss to Wisconsin farmers in
their oat crop during series of years
equalled Is per cent Estimating the
maximum yield of the whole state at
100,000,000 bushels, he found that
this meant loss of 100000 bushels
OF oats, valued In round numbers at
nearly $5,000,000 annually. which was
lost to the farmers of the state as n
result of this blight. All damage by
Dat smut must be regarded practically
as loss to the farmer, for he prepar.
ed the ground for II full oat crop, sows
the seed In It, and harvosts the stand
ing grain. The smutted worthless
stems have cost him just as much as
the good ones, and hence every smut
ted oat head is so much seed and work
lost
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23

1t is better for farmer to keep one
pure breed of poultry. Keeping more
than one breed requires fencing them
in to keep them separate. Good au-
thorities have declared, and the actual
experience of many have proven, that
success in poultry keeping depends
more on the caretaker than the breed.
One man will make a wonderful sue
cess with, say, Plymouth Rocks. A
neighbor will try a lot of the mans
stock and make complete failure
Man and his methods in one instance
make the success, and the man with
out methods, and perhaps, also not
having an oyerabundance of ambition,
fails.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
Killing Cabbage Worms.

To those who are troubled with cab
bage worms | would say: On wash
days save your suds and when cool
throw pint cup full on each plant.
and it will kill every worm. Once in
two weeks is sufficient. Save all your
old cans of every description, and
when you are afraid the frost will take
your tomato plants have the children
turn the cans over and press them
down a little, and they will stand
quite a hard frost.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
GOODIES
Oyster Toast.


Allow six Blue Points for each per-
son; mince them fine and heat with
a teaspoonful of butter, salt, pepper
and nutmeg; when hot add the beaten
yolk of an egg and two tablespoon
tuls of rich cream; stir, and when the
egg Is set pour on buttered toast.
Planned oysters.
Put in chatting dish a teaspoonful
of butter, and when it is melted add
dozen and half Connecticut
Counts. Scatter over the oysters
some finely-chopped celery, salt and
cayenne pepper. Cover the dish and
cook until the oysters are plump and
the edges rutlled. Then pour over
them two tablespoonfuls of lemon
juice and serve on toasted crackers.
Oysters on Crackers.
Toast one doz N crackers after
splitting them open; butter and lay on
a deep platter; take one cupful of
rich cream, put into a stewpan, also
scalding hot add one pint of Blue
Points; season with pepper and salt,
and thiclien with one tablespoonful Of
cracker crumbs; let it just come to a
toll then pour over the crackers.
Oysters in Jelly.
This odd relish is nice to serve
w 10
Make number of small mounds Of
jelly-wlth gelatine-rather stiff, and
favored only with pepper sauce;
scoop out a part from the center. put
In two or three Blue Points well sea
soned with salt, pepper, Worcester.
shire sauce, and few drops of vine
gar. Chill before serving and place
II mound of the jelly for each person,
with slice of lemon on the plate.
Oysters with Cheese.
Procure some cream puff cases the
larger size, curt off the tops and fill
the cases with Blue Points seasoned
to taste with only salt and cayenne
pepper; cover with thick layer of
rich grated cheese and bake just long
enough to lightly cook the oysters.
Good to serve with cold fowl.
oyster Salad.
Cook for one minute in sailed boil
ing water three Blue Points apiece for
the persons to be served drain and
sprinkle with lemon juice; upon each
salad plate arrange lettuce leaf;
place on this a layer of hard boiled
yolk of egg pressed through a sieve,
and upon this three oysters seasoned
with a few grains of mace: finish
with spoonful of good mayonnaise
dressing.
Building up the Soil.
Farmers speak of commercial ferti-
lizers as If there was something mys-
terious about them. not few being so
preiudiced against them as to declare
their use an admission of the poverty
of the soil and ignorance oil true
methods of husbandry. Prof. c. G,
Hopkins notes something of this state
of affairs.
We want to note few examples in
the use of so-called commercial ferti-
lizers that have come under our no
tice in the past few years, assuring the
reader that on our own farm we use
about two tons year on something
like - acres of cultivated crops and
is acres or wheat
Case No /: Ten acres in southeast.
ern Missouri, 1892: crop corn: me
dunn land somewhat worn. One-half OF
the field has ESQ fhs. per acre IA per
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23

ing farmers everywher in the state are
now protecting their oat crops from
the fungus. The results are that at
present over two-thirds of the 18 per
cent loss of the entire crop has been
prevented. Not satisfied, however
until the blight is practically extermi
mated, the college of agriculture is still
carrying on the work steadily, and in.
formation is still being disseminated
as widely as possible among those who
do not as yet realize the Importance
of the formaldehyde prevention. In
a few years more, it is the hope OF
Dean Henry and his staff that practi.
cally all the farmers of Wisconsin
will be growing seed treated with for
maldehyde or using seed from crop
which has been SO treated, and that
thereby the oat fields Of the state will
practically be freed from the destruct.
i've smut
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
Method Of Prevention.

The method of treating the seed
grain is very simple, so simple in fact
that there is no reason why it SHOULD
not be universally employed. A
pint of formaldehyde which costs
about fifty cents is poured into bar
rel containing some 400 gallons OF
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
FARMERS SAVED
SOME S4O,OOO,OOO
EXPERIMENTS IN PREVENTION
OF DAT SMUT.
A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT

Important Investigations by College
Of Wisconsin Agriculture Add Vast
iy to States WeaIth-Annual Saw
Ing to Farmers on Dat and Barley
Crops Alone Nearly $5,oooooo.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
Bulletins Sent to Farmers.

Tho extent of the damage and the
simple method of preventing 1t having
been found, the next step was to give
the widest of dissemination to this
valuable information, 1t was no easy
problem to reach the hundreds of thou.
sands of farmers In the state who are
raising oats. and give them the neces-
sary Information for the successful
application Of the formaldehyde treat.
ment The first method adopted was
to prepare bulletin giving the re-
suits Of the experiments and methods
OF treating the oat seed Up to the
present time over quarter of mil,
lion OF copies of this oat smut bulletin
have been sent broadcast over the
whole state, SO that every farmer in.
terested might set this valuable infor.
nation free OF cost Members of the
faculty of the College of Agriculture
also explained fully the means OF pre-.
vention by the formaldehyGe solution
to hundreds of farmers at meetings OF
the farmers institute, agricultural so
cietes, and similar gatherings Of those
interested in agricultural enterprises.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
Results.

As result OF the broadcast distri
button " literature on the subject In
tho form OF experiment station bur
'etins and the papers read and discuss
ed at agricultural meetings. enterprls
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
How Prevention was Effected.

The history of the experiments
which led to the prevention OF this
costly blight upon the oat crop Is an
interesting one, as It illustrates how
the results OF pure science may be ap.
piled to the practical problems. such
as those of agriculture. Many years
ago number of scientists devoted
much time to the study OF many OF
the products found In common weed
smoke, In the course OF these studies
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-02-23
Oysters with Cheese.

Procure some cream puff cases, the
larger size, curt off the tops and fl
the cases with Blue Points seasoned
to taste with only salt and cayenne
pepper; cover with thick layer of
rich grated cheese and bake just long
enough to lightly cook the oysters.
Good to serve with cold fowl.