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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
CLEAN CORNFTELDs.

Once in great while one will sec a
good sized cornield which In October
will be entirely clean and free from
weeds. Many farmers leave their corn
clean in July, only to have wilderness
of weeds grow up later. How can
man secure clean cornfeld? We
think it can be best obtained by a
proper rotation of crops the corn fol
lowing a crop of clover or pasture
which has killed OUT the weed growth
Of the lands. We also think it would
pay to run one horse single cultivator
lightly through the fields along the last
of July. If it should be dry time,
such treatment would not only dispose
Of the second crop Of weeds, but also
be Of immense value to the growing
corn. Then, we believe that where
flock of sheep has the run of the differ
ent fields on the farm it SO discourages
the weeds that it Is much easier to Sc
cure clean cornfeld on sheep farm
than on one where they are not kept.
We have noticed that the big crops Of
corn are almost always grown on land
free from weeds, and we also notice
that such clean cornfelds invariably
produce a bigger and better crop Of
small grain the succeeding year. The
reason Of SO many weedy cornfelds IS
that the size of the fields is out of all
proportion to the ability of the owner
to care for it, and for some reason he
seems content to grow a half crop Of
corn where he might just as well grow
a full crop on half the acreage with
the same labor. Some day this will
change, and the sooner the better.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
THE OLD AND THE NEW way.

when the ground was new most
anybody could raise good corn" said
an old settler to US recently as he com
planned that his corn was not as good
as 1t used to be. In saying this he
touched upon very important thing.
When the soil was new 1t was full Of
humus and available plant food. Per
sistent cropping, scant If any rotation
Of crops and no return of any product
Of the field to the soil, even the straw
from the grain crops being for years
burned In big piles, were bound to tell
on the fertility of any good land, so
1t has come that thousands of acres are
no longer responding with good crops
even when good care Is given to them.
All through the vast western territory
where land is called worth hard on to
500 per acre something needs doing,
and that, In word, is to resolve to be-
gin to study the soil and its needs, to
grow more clover, to raise more stuff
on fewer acres - In fine, to begin a
moro intensive type OF agriculture, to
grow the thousand bushels of corn ON
twenty acres instead Of forty acres, to
feed the land, give better and more
thorough cultivation and grow fewer
weeds. 1t is time to abandon the old
way and take up with the new way,
and the sooner a man does it the better
it will be for him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
THE IMPROVEMENT OF CcRN.


In the state of Iowa, where three
years ago there were not half dozen
expert judges Of corn as to its quality,
breeding, ETC., there are now not less
than 500 young men who are experts
along this line, becoming so as. a result
Of the short courses at the agricultural
college at Ames and the numerous
corn schools which have been held all
through the state, a pleasing result
which Is sure to be later on reflected
In q greatly improved quality Of the
corn raised and certain increase in
the average yield per acre The more
there was learned about corn the more
1t was discovered there was to be
learned, and it is all clear now that
corn is susceptible of just as great
degree OF improvement in quality and
productiveness, and so a greater prof
it, as are the domestic animals on the
farm The corn Of the west has been
mostly OF scrub breeding of inferior
and errat1c types, while now it is
known to be possible to grow pedi-
greed corn true to type just as one can
raise Shorthorns or Polled Angus cat
tie or thoroughbred horses. This opens
UP wonderfully interesting field of
work What has been accomplished in
Iowa Is possible In all the corn grow
ing states.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
FEEDING OFF CROPS.

The scarcity Of help In much of the
corn growing section Of the west Is
bringing about. method Of feeding
the corn off in the field, many feeders
Of cattle and sheep having adopted this
method with very great satisfaction
and success. Near where the writer
now lives thousands Of acres Of corn
were harvested last fall by steers and
sheep, with minimum Of waste. The
most satisfactory results where this
plan Is followed is where about two
pounds Of rape seed are scattered over
the corDfield at the time Of the last cul-
tivatlon, this rape affording an excel
lent addition to the ration Of the stock
so fed. The appearance Of a field SO
fed off Is decidedly gratifying to the
owner He has been saved the labor
and bother Of husking the corn, the
field has been cleaned up in perfect
shape, and q valuable amount Of fer
tilizing has been given to the land for
the benefit Of future crops. It may be.
said that his method looks slovenly,
but the end justifies the means, every
farmer now being compelled to devise
ways and means Of getting along with
out the help which 1t is impossible for
him to secure. This method Of feed
ing crops off on the land is very COM
mon in England in fact, is the only
method used in feeding the enormous
crops Of turnips there raised. We look
to see this method grow in favor and
come into quite general use wherever
stock Is being fed and prepared for the
market
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
MEooNoPs1s 1NTEGR1FonIA.

way to the mountains of Tibet to OBJ
tain this plant and the collector, E.
II. Wilson, who found and got it safe
" home, are to be congratulated.
The correspondent writes: From It's
behavior under cultivation M. .ntegri-
folia is biennial, as indeed are all
the meconopsis we grow, notwithstand
ing the botanists' statement that they
are perennial. The plants are from
eighteen to twenty four inches high.
with stout stem, surrounded by nu-
merous narrow, hairy leaves and bear
ing large, drumstick-l like buds and open
flowers, which In size are as large as a
mans fist, their color being the softest,
most pleasing yellow.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
HoODoO MUsKMELoN.

orous, healthy and exceedingly produc-
tive, the melons from beginning to end
of season being as like as peas from the
same pod
1--WE have grown Hoodoo four sea-
sons, both in the field and under glass; .
continues w. Y. E. in notes from the
Rural Grounds. "Far from being bad
luck, it has given US ourabest melons
every year, holding off blight from a
week to ten days longer than Petosky,
Emerald Gem or Rocky Ford strain Of
Melted Gem. Mr.. Rose tells us he has
been many years selecting Hoodoo in
the endeavor to bring 1t to ideal ship
ping form and size, and at the same
time to retain the delicious quality,
vigor and productiveness Of Petosky
and it's ancestor, Miller's Cream"
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
Saving Baby,s Dresses.

Mothers who are making short
clothes for their little ones would do
well to remember that, once having be-
gun, the baby keeps on growing every
day. A box plat in the back Of the
little dress, to be let out as the dress
grows smaller, will be found great
convenience. Use only fine lace, like
valenciennes, for these little dresses
and no heavy lace or embroidery. In
dia or Victoria lawn and nainsook are
the best materials, and a very useful
garment is the creeping apron, made
Of dark colored bingham or denim.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
STRAY PETALS

Glendale new carnation originating
in Chicago, will challenge Fiancee for
honors this season. The blossom is of
unusual size, the color white with scar
let edging.
Instead of forcing Hoya carnosa, a
wax plant, as SO many do, give it a rest
In winter.
The best time to transplant dielytra,
or bleeding heart, is said to be in the
autumn after hard frost, but ftefore
the ground is frozen hard.
At a recent ship launching in Maine,
flowers instead Of wine were used by
Miss Cobb, daughter of Governor Cobb,
In christening the ship.
Decorative plants, particularly as
paragus sprengeri, require larger pots
than blooming plants.
Sunken gardens are an interesting
feature of modern home grounds.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

LOOKING TO EASTER.
Experience In Growing Two Popular
Plants ETrr. AE.x cvnrAr.ur EInT1Nnu

experience In Growing Two Popular
Plants For the Spring Holiday.
A writer in Gardening has related
MS experience in starting and growing
Deutzia gracilis and hydrangea for
Easter, as follows
Deutzia gracilis should now be in
pots. Plunge outside in some loose ma
terlal, such as long manure, straw or
leaves, to prevent pots from bursting
Dy freezing. About Jan. 10 remove
them into a greenhouse with a tempera-
ture Of about 80 degrees for few
weeks. Then If they are little back
ward for Easter raise the temperature
10 90 or go degrees, bat do not allow
the temperature to go any higher If
possible, for there is no plant that can
be spoiled IN a shorter time by too
much heat when just coming into
bloom.
Forcing the Hydrangea.
All the Hortensis hydrangeas want
ABOUT the same treatment They should
be in a greenhouse as cold as possible,
SO they do not freeze, until the list of
January. Then place them in tenn
perature Of so or 80 degrees for three
or four weeks. Then raise gradually
to 20 degrees or possibly little higher
II they are behind. That Is a question
each grower must judge for himself
Plants to be in bloom by Easter
should have their cluster Of buds about
the size of a twenty-five cent piece five
or six weeks before Easter Give plen-
ty OF water when you begin to give
more heat and look out for red spider,
a pest that thrives in a temperature
that will flower hydrangeas by Easter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
Protecting the Hybrid Perpetuals.

Hybrid perpetual roses should have a
good mulch Of manure placed over the
roots. Whether or not to cover the tops
is a mooted question. The labor of COW
ering forty or fifty plants Is consider
able, and the benefits, except in very
severe seasons, are not always appar-
ent OF the five varieties of ramblers
on our porches only one, the yellow,
winter kills to any extent Every
spring the strong shoots are dead half
way to the ground, and we only get a
little bloom about the base, A friend
who hasa fine plant saves it by laying
it fat on the ground, but this is no
easy task when the shoots are fifteen
feet in length. Country Gentleman.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
First publication. Jan. q. 1905.

First publication, Jan. 4, 1906.
THE STATE OF wIsCoNSIN-In Circuit
L Court Tor Kenosha County.
Malyina Ti1tiuis, Plaintiff, against John
Tiltinis, Defendant.
The State of Wisconsin:-to the said De-
fendant:
Yon are hereby summoned to appear within
twenty days after service of this summons, ex-
above entitled action in the court aforesaid;
and III case of your failure so to do, Judgment
will be rendered against you according to the
demand OF the complaint; of which a copy is
herewith served upon you.
CHESTER ID. BARNES,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
P.O. Address, Kenosha, Kenosha County,
Wis. Wal
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
Loose Knife Handles.

Loose knife handles are quite easily
mended. Take the handle off, mix to-
gether three parts resin and one of
bath brick Nearly fill the handle with
this, heat the steel beyond the blade
till nearly redhot, insert in the handle
and press down into place. It will be
as firm as when new.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
The Oven.

Have the inside of the oven kept
scrupulously clean. Wash the entire
inside Of the oven, not forgetting the
roof, at least once a week. Remove
the shelves and door before commenc-
ing and scrape off any burned sub
stance with an old knife. Let the oven
be kept open till quite dry and all
smell Of soap passed off. A spoke
brush kept for this purpose is very
useful.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

More and more men are finding out
the intrinsic value Of a small piece Of
land intensively cultivated as an aid
to the support Of family. It Is really
surprising what little piece Of land
can be made TO produce under an In
telligent cultivation.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

Greater miracles in agricultural de-
velopment are being wrought out by ir-
rigation than have ever been accom-
pIished by drainage. Irrigation under
government control is literally making
the desert to blossom as the rose.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

In no line Of farm work Is the mat
ter Of cooperation SO Indispensable as
among fruit growers. 1t is almost i'm
possible for man to go it alone in this
business and find profitable market
for his fruit.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
Nothing Better For Late use.

The Catawba is one Of the Oldest and
best known Of native varieties Of the
grape. 1t is very late grape and Of
recent years has succeeded we'll in only
a few favored localities. Where it still
succeeds nothing better can be planted
for late use.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

The state Of Iowa has recently COM
pleted what is said to be the very finest
dairy building In the world at It's state
agricultural college at Ames. A herd
Of a hundred cows will be used In con-
nection with this building and labora-
tory and experimental work will be
carried on which will be of the great
est benefit to the dairy interests of the
country at large.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
A HoODOO TO HAVE.
Kuskmelon OF Exquisite Quality Good
For Field or Forcing.

MuSKmeIOn OF EXQu1S1te Quality Good
For Field or Forcing.
Hoodoo Is not the name we should
have chosen for the melon shown here
when its exquisite quality is consider
ed, yet the originator, Michigan man,
has SO christened 1t. The cut is Of a
fruit picked so late In the season that
the flesh is not Of average thickness,
yet its crystalline texture, always an
index of high quality, Is plainly shown.
The melons are round, heavily netted
and just the right size to pack well in
baskets or crates. The vines are Wig
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
white silk handkerchief.

To clean white silk handkerchiefs
wash with lather made of boiled soap
and warm water and rinse thoroughly,
adding little methylated spirit to the
last rinsing water. This will give
brightnerr to the silk, which should be
ironed vile it is slightly damp.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25
FLOWER NOVELTY.

Magnificent Hardy Plant From Noun
tains of Tibet.
Horticulture is greatly enriched by
the introduction of this magnificent
poppy wort, which, according to a cor
respondent Of Gardening, is now estab-
lished in one Of the English nurseries,
and plants Of it in flower have received
a first class certificate Of the Royal
Horticultural society and have been
acclaimed by experts far the most at
tractive Of all the hardy plants Of re-
cent Introduction. The enterprising
firm who dispatched collector all the
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

A friend who planted two acres Of
soft maple on a good piece Of land
twenty-five years ago cleared the TIM
Der off last winter and secured 100
cords Of wood. While this was not a
very large return upon his investment,
it proves that there are millions Of
acres of land which should be planted
with timber, because as such land is
now used it does not pay as well as the
timber would.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

When taking water for drinking from
the pipes always let it run for few
minutes before filling the carafe. Wa
ter which has remained for some time
in a pipe is often injurious to the
health
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

We know Of several farmers who,
finding that they had poor seN corn
and worthless stand, and some who
lost their corn by the worms, replanted
their fields as late as the middle Of
June with early types Of corn and Sc
cured crops running from forty to fifty
bushels per acre. Their experience has
convinced them that it will pay to
plant some of this early corn as early
in the spring as possible and thus Sc
cure plenty of good feed for their hogs
long before the ordinary field corn is
matured. This is good plan.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

Latitude makes a great difference In
the keeping quality Of apples. Thus, If
Wealthy apple is raised in Missouri it
becomes simply late summer or early
fall fruit, while if it is grown In cen
trail Minnesota it may be kept through
the winter without trouble as a winter
fruit
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

Some Of the largest salaries paid to
experts in this country are paid to the
men who know how to buy stock on the
hoof and others who know how to cure
such meat for the market. There are
several $4,000 men engaged in this
business, and none of them ever had a
college education either
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

Should chimney refuse to draw and
the stove smoke, tie a rope to {. fat
iron and drop it down the chimney. It
makes a hole through the SCOT.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

The great Kankakee marsh In Indi-
ana is being drained and converted in
to some Of the most valuable and pro
ductive farms in the state.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

A darby down in Oklahoma claims to
have made the interesting discovery
that If cotton is topped or pruned back
in the dark Of the moon in August it
will increase the yield Of the staple
from one-half bale to one bale per
acre, and he has found some people
who believe what he says.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

Irrigation brings about the same con-
flict with individual and private rights
that drainage does They are neither
one possible save as result of CO.
operative effort and merging Of pri-
vate interests for the public good.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

The uniform irregularity Of the sea-
sons is the only regular thing there is
about the weather. No two seasons are
just alike, either as to rainfall,
droughts, frosts or hours Of sunshine.
1t is this uncertain factor In al. farm
operations which upsets all caicula-
tons and makes farming more or less
Of a lottery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

To remove pimples from the face
dissolve in the juice OF half lemon a
little common salt end apply the mix
turs on piece of linen.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

The sea is getting to be farmed just
as is the land, especially in the raising
Of oysters An acre Of well kept oyster
water will bring in gross return Of
$500 per year, which beats most crops
which the land can produce.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

Every load of manure put on the land
to be In corn next year means at least
two bushels more corn, and it will add
that much to the crop the second year.
In other words, when man hauls out
a load Of manure on to his cornfeld he
has earned dollar, and we know of
many men who cannot make dollar
any easier.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

Men engaged in working. for other
men on a fixed salary very often find
themselves in position where the
work forced upon them is too much for
one man and not enough for two. With
most men so situated the natural tend
ency is to do only so much work as
they think is a fair stunt and let the
rest go, while here and there will be
found man who will cheerfully shout
der the additional burden and for
awhile uncomplainingly do two mems
work. 1t is worth noting in this con-
nection that when a promotion Is to be
made in the force some way it is these
men who usually secure it.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

We noticed a row Of catalpa trees
Ately which man had planted adjoin-
Ing the line fence of his farm about ten
years ago. He had planted them thick
~ and not more than two feet apart
The trees today would furnish one good
fence post each, worth about 90 cents,
and on the eighty rods so planted he
had $40 fence posts at small trouble
and expense, as one-half Of the root
system Of the trees was In the public
highway. In five years more these
trees will give him three fence posts
each, and we commend this method to
men in all ATTITUDES where the catalpa
Is hardy.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

The state of Kansas produced last
year 100000 pounds OF good butter
and 100000 pounds Of poor butter
which had to be renovated.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

Some babies are partial to warm wa
ter and others to cold; If one is refused,
try the other.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

First publication, Jan. II, 1905
OTATE OF WISCONSIN-Cou Court for
10 Kenosha County-In Probate.
Notice is hereby given that at general term
of the County court to be held in and for said
county, at the County court room, in the city of
Kenosha, in said county, % the first Tues
1906, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, the following matters
will be heard and considered:
In the matter of the estate of Elizabeth Price,
deceased
The application of Frank Hawkins for the
appointment of an administrators of the estate
OF Elizabeth Price, late of the town of Pleasant
Prairie, i'll said county, deceased.
By the Court,
RUSSELL H. SLOSSON,
w39 County Judge.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

A friend wants to know what he had
better do with balky horse. He says
that if he tries to trade him off and tells
the truth about the horse nobody will
take him, and that If he sells him and
says nothing he IS sure to hear Of it
afterward to his sorrow. This is true,
however-some horses are balky with
some men and not with others, the fact
being that it is the man and not the
horse which is balky. We have at off
ferent times owned two balky horses.
One we cured by wrapping a piece Of
plug tobacco around his bit when the
fit took him; the other we let a neighbor
have who bought him knowing his bad
habits. In Germany the best thing to
do with such a horse would be to con
vert him into sausage.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

We have never known a season when
it was easieT to secure perfect quail
ty of seed corn than the present one.
All corn everywhere, no matter when
planted, ripened perfectly and natural
w. Because it is so good the tempta-
ton will be very great for men to de-
pend upon their cribs for seed corn
next year and run the risk of the de-
structive action Of the frost upon the
vitality Of the corn. Millions of acres
Of corn land were this year cultivated
only to grow so per cent stand Of
corn, when with proper care 1t should
have been 80 per cent This difference
OF one-third represents the difference
between profit and loss in the growing
of this crop.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-01-25

A boy shot hawk and thought he
had done smart thing. He Dragged
about 1t, and his father praised him for
doing it. Had he known just what
composed the food Of this hawk he
probably would not have done It. These
hawks very rarely visit the poultry
yard-in fact, in spite Of their name,
not in forty years have we ever known
a hen hawk to modest the hens. It's
food consists almost entirely Of rab-
bits and gophers, two Of the worst
pests with which the farmer has to
contend. When hungry we have known
them to catch snakes three feet in
length. The hawk should be let alone