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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14
ALFALFA SEED.
4sst Seed ana Largest Crops Pro-
6aoed Under Irrigation.

6aoed Under Irrigation.
Professor 4. NJ TEN EYCK. Kansas.
The region lying west Of the Nilsson.
RI river grows most of the alfalfa seed
produced In the United States. A large
part of this seed is grown BY irriga ton
In the western part of the great plains
region, IL several OF the mountain
states and In CALIFORNIA; Much seed Is
also produced without irrigation In the
eastern part Of the great plains region.
The dry climatic conditions Of the west
make this section Of the country bet
ter adapted for the production of alfal-
IA seed than the more humid regions
Of the central and eastern states. The
best quality Of seed and the largest
crops are produced In an arid climate
by irrigation. The supply of water
and the weather conditions during the
growing period of the crop largely de-
termine which crop to save for seed.
Any one Of seasons crops may
produce good seed. provided the soil
and weather conditions are right for
growing and maturing the seed. About
the same time is required to produce
a crop Of seed as is required to produce
two crops of hay.
Which Crop to Cut.
In the irrigated districts Of Colorado
and western Kansas the first crop is
often saved for seed. the practice be
Ing not to irrigate this crop, thus caus.
ing medium but thrifty growth Of
plant which, with the favorable wea tn
er conditions prevailing in the arid
regions, usually seeds well. On the
whole. especially in the more humid re-
gions, the second or third crop IS more
often saved for seed than the first
crop, mainly because more favorable
weather conditions prevail in the late
summer and early fall for maturing
the seed; also the insects which may
help to fertihZe the blossoms are more
numerous in the latter part of the sea-
son. Only in the southern states IS It
possible to use later crop than the
third for seed.
Second or Third Crop.
In those ATTITUDES where the third
crop may mature seed before cool
weather and frost the choice between
the second and third crop for seed Is
decided mainly by weather conditions
AZ and before the blcssoming period
In the nonirriFnted area of the semi
arid portions Of Kansas and other
western states drought Is apt to pre-
vail in the latter part Of the season.
by which the growth Of the third crop
Is greatly reduced, causing only g
slight development of seed. In such
districts the second crop should be
saved for .ced or perhaps the first
crop. especially on dry uplands, which
may produce only one good crop (the
first crop IN 4 season. In northwest
ern Kansas and Nebraska 1t is doubt
less safest to use the second crop for
seed. as the third crop Is apt to be
caught immature by frost In central
northern Kansas a farmer must usual
~ decide early whether to save the
second or third crop. If the third crop
Is to be save1 for seed it is best to cut
the frat and second crops a little early
giving as much time rs possible for
the third crop to mature
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14
SPRAYING POTATOES.
Bugs and Blight May Be Combatted
In Combination.

In Combination.
Almost every one now finds that II
Is necessary to use paris green upon
potato vines, and most people put 1t on
by spraying. 1t is almost as impor.
tant to spray with the bordeaux mix.
ture to prevent blight, for the blight OF
the vine is often quickly followed by
rot of the tubers, and when they do not
rot their growth is so checked that the
yield is greatly reduced. When the
bordeaux mixture and the arsenical
poison are both put on at the same
time the cost and labor of spraying are
but Slightly increased, as the same
water can carry both.
In one seasons test at the Geneva
N. " experiment station the unspray.
ed rows Sprayed with poison to pro-
tect from bugs" only yielded at tho
rate of 1872 bushels per acre, those
sprayed with bordeaux mixture three
times during the season at the rate Of
3441a bushels and those sprayed five
times at the rate of 3S612 bushels.
Thus three sprayings gave a gain of
191 bushels an acre and FIVE sprayings
q gain of 233 bushels The prevention
of late blight of the vines heightened
the period of growth. At Geneva blight
was on the unsprayed rows the last
week in July and in four weeks had
killed three-fourths of the foliage. The
SPRAYED rows continued In luxuriant
foliage until Sept. &C. and some re-
NAMED green until killed by frost
Oct
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14
A WOOD SAVING FLY.
The Tool with which 1t Makes n
Cradle For Its Young.


1t Is marvellous how many Of the tiny
creature. in the insect world conceal
and preserve their eggs. Some will
deposit them in extraordinary places
others will Insert them in the skins Of
living animals; others again. deposit
their eggs wi Gre the young grub, after
coming from the egg, finds food close
at hnnd.
Among these last mentioned are Ii.
scots who bsstow great labor in the
cradle Of their young. The place they
select is q hard part Of leaf or To ;
woody branch OF Il tree. In this they
saw out hole large enough to contain
tneir eggs. whence their name. saw
flies For tbs purpose they are pro
vided with an ovipositor of peculiar
construction. 1t consists Of two long
pieces closing like a sheath over 6
third.
In the ten'hreIo this third piece con
tains two little saws. each of which las
been compared to the tenon saw used
by tie cabiliet,nakers. Tie tenon go "
Is single, but that Of the tenthredo Is
double, consisting OF two distinct saws.
The insect in using them throws out
one saw oud while it is returning
pushes out the other.
This alternate motion is continued
until tie CIT is made. when the two
saws. receding from each other, &C
duct the egg between them into us
place. Not only is the edge of the Sc Y
notched int, teeth. but on every { III
a number CT smaller teeth appear.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14
FINE FRUIT.
Late Peaches and baldwin Apples
From the Same Orchard.

These fine peaches pictured by New
England Homestead We're. grown in
Holland county, Conn. and shown al
the last annual meeting of the Con
necticut Pathological society at Rock
vile. The variety is late Crawford,
Speaking of his method, the grower
says:
My orchard was planted on sod
ground in the spring Of 1855; the trees
placed 20 by 20 feet. every other tree
Of the alternate rows being a Baldwin
apple tree. y small quantity of bone
and potash was applied near the tree:
at time of planting. The first two
years potatoes were planted in the
orchard; since then the whole ground
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14
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FlEED5tp GRRpEN
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A FARM CONVENIENCE.
Substa ntinl Bushe1 Crate Useful In
Various Ways.

In potato digging, apple and root
harvests and various other farm op-
erations It is not only desirable, but
economical, to be provided with crates
to conveniently and easily care for this
work. The illustration shows a sub
stantial crate that may be made at
very little expense and which, once
we'll put together and properly cared
for, will last for a very considerable
length Of time, says a writer in Iowa
Homestead Tie side and end Stats,
If an especially substantial and lasting
crate Is desired. may be made of half
inch stuff, preferably of some light
wood. The bottom may be made Of
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14

Oh my friend, you may pirate Of
wasted lives and idleness and the para
sites of the church and all that sort OF
thing. but fear it is little you know
about the vital forces that are feeding
and sustaining and strengthening It
every hour of the four and twenty.
If could show You the letters tina,
ZANE to me from that frar in the south
of Europe. letters bubbling over with
health and happiness and the sweetest
resignation. and then show you photo
graph Of a young man in toQsure and
cowl. with the calmest. clearest eyes
that ever looked out from under q
placid brow: if You could have felt OF
his knotted bieeps and known the grasp
of his small but powerful hand and
heard the peal of his hearty laughter
for his spirit was bubbllng over even
there in his serene solitude-you would
nerbaps begin TO understand why the
monastic lie. in spite Of its tranquility
never stagnates and why the more you
contend against the spirit Of the re-
Iicious orders the more they live and
thrive.-From a Fin de Steele trlar
in Nauoua! Magazine.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14

A plan sometimes followed in the
training Of tomatoes is illustrated in
the fiC!rs. A faring frame about
eighteen inches square at the base and
twenty.four inches square at the top
ts placed over the plants before they
begin to spread. The shoots as they
becoms heavy with fruit fall over
against the sides Of the rack and are
prevented from coming in contact with
the earth. For a kitchen garden where
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14
TEIRTY-FoUR TO THE BUsHEL.

bridge Russet, which Mr. Burton says
be prefers. Recently writing the New
England Homestead, he stated that
from one bushel of seed be harvested
forty four bushels Of potatoes last sea-
son. The largest potato In the basket
weighed three pounds and seven
ounces.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14
LATE CRAWFORD PEACHES.

has been given up to the trees. The
grounds have been ploved in the spring
and kept narrowed until about August.
While the trees We're young thcprev-ous
years growth was cut back about one
third, and the branches were thinned
TO prevent the trees becoming too
dense. have picked five good crops
Of peaches. and the apples are begin
ming to bear.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14

Don't plant anything on cold. wet
heavy soil. Drain it and tighten it first
Avoid thin barked trees, like birch,
or wrap them with straw.
Mulch every tree for winter protec.
ton.
Insist on getting we'll ripened stock
Garden Magazine.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14

but few plants are grown this is q
very satisfactory plan. The plants
can be set somewhat closer than is
the case where no supports are pro
vided For commercial plantations
however. tie cost of the frames is pro-
hibitiye. The common commercial
practice is - place the plants about
four feet apart each way in check
rows. SO as . allow item - be cult.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14
Handsome Potatoes.

The basket of fine potatoes here pic
tured was grown by ]. NJ. Burton OF
Hlllsboro county, n. H. 1t required
only thrtyfour potatoes to fill the
bushel basket. The variety Is the Cam.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14
-TarreI Roads.

Circular No. II Of the Office Of 7 .
lie roads. department of agr;cultl- q,
reports results from tie use of tar j
oil in road Improvement at jackson,
Tenn. Ii VII lie Of interest to thoso
c9rcerne1 IL gaaumanng % L gIres
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1906-12-14
URG. K1TT1TAs County, WASH, DEC. II, 1906

vnted IN both directions. Cnder IN
tensive cultivation IN a small garden,
however, the method of tying the vines
TO stakes will be found very satsfac-
tory.
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The Springdale news., 1906-10-05

CONSTANT READER.
The Springdale news., 1906-10-05

The worries of weak and sick mother are only begun with the birth of her child. By day her work is con- stantly interrupted and at night her rest is broken by the walling of the pevish, puny infant. Dr. Pierce's $ Favorite Prescription makes weak women strong and sick women we'll. It lightens all the burdens of mater nity, giving to mothers strength and yisor which they impart to their children. In over thirty years of practice pr. Pierce and his associate staff of nearly score of physicians have treated and cured more than half million suffering women. Sick women are invited to consult Dr. Pierce by letter free of charge. All correspondence is strictly private. Address pr. R. Y. Pierce, Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo. N. Y.
The Springdale news., 1906-10-05
From the Arizona Colony.

Clifton, Arizona, Sept. B. Editor News: Probably some of your readers would like to hear from the little bunch of Arkan- savers now located at this place. There are six of us here together, viz: 5. B. Brogdon, Lee Chris tian, P. Q. Slaughter, Lester and Horace Jones and Homer Line barger. Mir. Brogdon has been here about nine months, Christian and Slaughter about six weeks, Horace Jones and Homer Line barger about five weeks and Les ter Jones about four weeks. Mr, and Mrs. Taylor Dingle, also Roy Potter, are here from Arkansas.
 We are all very well and satis- fled and enjoy reading The News. We miss those big red apples that We read about, too. We have to pay ; cents apiece for apples here you sell for culls in Arkansas.
 Blue Bell. come along with a lot more of those items. They sound good to me. Goodbye.
 
 ONE OF THE SIX.
The Springdale news., 1906-10-05

book that tells all about it, both sent free by mail. Address Dr.
 kilnler & Co.,, Bing- llatr1to,I N Y When
The Springdale news., 1906-10-05
Doctors Said He Would Not Live.

Peter Fry, Woodruff, Pa, writes: "A fer doctaring for two years with the hest physicians in Waynesburg, and still getting worse, the doctors advised me fl bad any business to at tend to had better attend to IL at once. as l could not possibly live another month as there was no cure for me. Foley's Kidney Cure was recommended to me by friend, and I immediately sent my son to the store for it. and after taking three bottles began to get better and con tinued U improve until was entirely well
The Springdale news., 1906-10-05
Help! Help! Help!

Now, l have no apology for writing this. l simply want to state some truths which I think every Christian, or Ill fact par ents of children, should think about. Why is it the preacher will get up in the pulpit and draw down a long face and make such a pitiful cry for foreign mission money when he can see the boys
The Springdale news., 1906-10-05
WANTS A "GIRLD."
Washington County Man Appeals
 to Missouri for Aid.

to NllSSOurl Tor Ald.
 Left over from Johnson cor respondence last week.
 The following item was clipped from the Joplin, Mo, Daily Globe, and why George should take notion 10 overlook the girls at home and advertise in Joplin puzzles Mulkeepmo, to whom this item was mailed by q reader of The News and Daily Globe
 The postoffice force in thiSeity has been called upon many times to do peculiar things. but the lat est thing that has been asked 0f them k to act as q matrimonial bureau.
 yesterday d letter came to the Joplin office addressed to "AIr. Clerk, . and upon opening the let ter one of the most peculiar epis- ties was found that has ever come into the hands of Uncle Sam < employees.
 The letter came from man in Arkansas who has q desire to find trouble and he has taken this way to get the trouble started his way.
 The letter which is badly writ ten and badly spelled. ls as fol- Jews
 august the T 1go6 Mr. clerk Hdeare Sir please write and send me some good grid name I want te Marry and ii you Will do that four lie l will pave yoa #eH for Ii. Fhe letter i> signed george BolIanFen, johnson Arke, wash ineton Co. to Joplin City No.
 This letter immediately set tHe clerks of tie postothee to work looking Tor an eligible candidate. and here they have q scope that could not be surpassed. From the Way the letter reads t would seem that any woman, from those of sweet sixteen to any of the "forty-niners would just suit tthe love sick swain i'll Arkansas.
 The before mentioned woman maY have red hair, white hair. brown hair. black hair CT just mixture of all colors and there would be no objection on the part Of the Arkansau. She may have blue eyes or she may glory in twinkling black eyes, or she may have the sad gray eyes, nor would there be an objection raised if she lad one eye of sky blue and the other of coal black, and she may have a glass eye. Eyes in this case makes no difference. All the writer seems to want IS woman.
 The candidates may be tall and graceful. with the Gibson pose, or they may be medium sized with the Fisher pose, and none have been barred for car rying a large amount of avoir- dupols. She may have feet that will slip easily into a number two shoe or she may have a pair of trilbies that will make a number six look small She may have a perfect set of teeth that was giv- en her by nature, or she may have a perfect set of teeth that was given her by a dentist. It IS none of these things that Georgie Is looking for. He simply wants a grid
The Springdale news., 1906-10-05

and girls of his own work going down to hell as fast as the days pass by : Don't We need mission work right here in our midst : Look around you as soon as the songs close Ill meeting or Sunday School, The boys grab their hats and out doors they go, to stay and whittle, "gass, and drink until another song starts up at the close of service. And the girls, what dc they do Well, they accommodate the back part of the house or some of them do and there they laugh, talk and comment on well every thing they can think ot Now, preachers, l don't lay this blame all on you, oh 10 Bless your hearts you have trouble enough getting along III this world.
 Why can't parents wake up to their responsibility and go to Sunday School and church with their sweet little chernbs while they are young and tender, and raise them 10 be gentlemen and ladies, instead of iettlng them run the gauntlet in this world alone. You wouldn't stay back and see your dear children ready for some wild beast to grab and derour them, or some vile reptile to sink their poisonous fangS into their flesh, and yet you are doing d worse thing than that in let ting your children go where they please. If they want 10 go to services thev can. and if they do % do you know what they are doing Perhaps they are out doors taking their first lesson i'll profanity, or in drinking. Why Is 1t you can load them up and take them all to some of those vulgar little one-horse shows, take them to a picnic and start the night before and stay until the fire works are over, or any of them big "doins' and can't take them to meeting or Sunday School, which would be very much better for them. It will certainly do them no harm, and Is much better than letting them see and hear everything that comes along. They will learn there is treacherY and sin soon enough. Why not keep them innocent and pure as long as you can. instead of fitting them for a drunkard. a murderer, or felon's l cell, or mayhap soul in hell.
 Now, Mir. Editor, If you think this worth the trouble, why pub fish 1t; If not throw in the waste basket.
 CoNSTANtr RFADER
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q Sedir1entOr set ting indicatesan unhealthy con- 6titioli of the kid neys ii itstains vour linen it is
 evidence of kid nev trouble {: toe frequent desire to pass it or pain -. f fi-a lsaf ie
The Springdale news., 1906-10-05

also convincing proof that the kidneys and bladder are out of order.
 What To Do.
 There is comfort il thc knowledge so often expressed, that Dr. kilmers $ Swamp Root, the great kidney remedy, fulhlls every wish in curing rheumatism, pain in the back, kidneys, liver, bladder and every part of the urinary passage. It corrects inability 10 hold water and scaiding pain i'll passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne cessity of being compelled to go ofter during the day, and to get up many times during the night. The mild and the extraordinary effect of Swamp-Root Is soon realized. IL stands the highes, for it's wonderful cures of the most dl-- tressing cases. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by drug gists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes.
 You may have sample bottle and a book that tells all EE
 aboutit, both sent free by mail Address Dr. Kilmer & Go, Bing- slei..ss3 .sa:..sslt1z9e hamton, N Y When Home of swamp-Roo;- writing mention this paper and don't make any mistake, but remember the name. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. \.
The Springdale news., 1906-10-05

Richard Fourthy a United States employee was in Fayette- vile this week inspecting the public square which has been of fered as location for a post of flee building and he reported very favorable, which will mean much toward the early erection of such a structure. Fayette- vile Review.
 A reunion of some o1 the rela- lives was held Friday at the home of Wm. Smiley. out beyond Elm Springs, on account of the departure of Dr. J. L. Smiley for Nashville, Tenn, to make his home. Those present were Mir. and Mrs. w. H. Holconlb, Mir. and Mrs. J. P. Denver, Joe Smiley and family, Geo. Harris and family, Dr. J. L. Smiley and