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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1907-11-21
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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1907-11-21

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100 paar BON unferen eroten 500 0sdsu
fur Is Gents oas paar.
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emod1t perth $3.50, fur l4o
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go. O.. BnrruB 1lr11er @fore.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02
Weeds In Asparagus Bed.

"Ts there anything that can be put
on an asparagus bed to keep weeds and
grass from growing, yet not hurt the
growth of the asparagusY is a ques-
ton that is answered in Farm and Fire
side by T. Greiner. who says
"The best thing, believe. is the hoe
or other tools of tillage. prefer the
blanched stalks and hill up the rows
in spring and work the ridges down
again after the cutting season. This
disposes very thoroughly of the weeds
up to July. but afterward 1t requires
considerable effort to keep grass and
weeds down.
Heavy dressings of salt may do
some good in this respect, but | have
never been able To keep the weeds
down by tins means alone Salt will
not hurt asparagus. however. There is
no other chemical substance that
know of which will do the business and
can be used safely
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02
Eootnotes.

If horse has been overfed skip one
feeding, then give light feed for day
or two.
Lice on cattle while In the stable
cause discomfort and loss of flesh To
destroy them sprinkle Scotch snuff
along the backbone, on the top of the
neck and about the holus.
Spriuklng lime In a water tank Will
prevent scum from forming on the wa
ter. When the lime loses its strength
and scum begins TO gather. wash out
the tank and renew the lime. Twice in
q season will suffice to keep the water
pure and Wholesome.-Far Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02
EHKMsA1
lS72s sIELpa
sErAs,sseaSGHKPEN A,sea
GOOD GRAPES.
For Growing Large, Handsome and
we'll Favored Fruit.

For Growing Large, Handsome and
we'll Favored Fruit.
Grapes require a southern exposure
and good. sweet. well drained soil.
Loan and shaIe agree with them best.
Concurds can he grown sometimes
without spraying, fertilizer or clean
cultivation. hat To grow large. hand
some and weil favored grapes You
must give each vine every year Il
pound Of fertilizer. careful spraying,
pruning. trimming and clean cultiya-
ton
The care required for grapes is in
significant compared with that re-
quired for strawberries. and, unlike
small fruits. grapes yield every year
and continue 10 bear from the same
vines on the same soil for a hundred
years.
The -four varieties shown In the cut
are described by Julian Burroughs In
the Garden Magazine as follows:
Gaertner Is the handsomest and high
est bred of any of the red grapes, form
Ing enormous lunches of the most
brilliant ruby red The favor has a
suggestion of cologne and is liked by
every one 1t is unfortunately one OF
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02
SOME NEW POTATOES.
Three Varieties That Appear to Be of
Unusual Worth.


Originating new varieties of pota-
toes from the seed boil is a matter of
great Importance 10 the potato indus
try 1t frequently happens that not
one out of many thousands will prove
of any great value. All the labor Of
growing and proving these seedlings is
lost. and when the originator does get
a really valuable seeuling potato he
has to put the price high enough to
cover the cost of all expense Of the
thousands Of worthless oues he has
had to bring forth To lind one of rea!
value.
The Merrill is new Seeding that
has been grown long enough to prove
It's worth. 1t Is white potato Of the
Green Mountain type. strong. yigor
Gus grower. Il great yielder and of good
quality In 1906 il far outyielded that
immense cropper the NOrcross
The Star of the East is another new
Seeding Of the Hebron type. 1t is as
near being blight proof as any potato
| have ever seen II is medium late.
and the tubers are Of fine quality and
1t is a very heavy eropper. The vines
are dark green. strong and vigorous.
and this potato will grow a good
crop Of market tuhers when most 9th
ers fail aud on account Of its good
quality VIII be largely grown wher
ever it becomes known.
The Clyde Is another new potato
which those that know ii claim will
take The place of tiie 6feen Mountain
Ii produced fine. smooth tubers that
weighed nearly three pounds each the
second year from Tie seed boil. The
tubers are smooth and of nice SHAPE
and will stand forcing without grow
ing prongY, and the quality is excel
lent. The vines arr very dark green
with many blossoms A potato that
will not produce plenty OF blossoms is
OF scant yieor. Any one wishing to
get large yield must look for plenty
of blossoms and a long period of bloom.
The three potatoes described above
have been carefully bred, states a
grower in American Cultivator. As
paris green or arsenic in any form In.
jures the vitality of any potato on
which it is used to kill insects. none
has been used on these, and they are
full OF their natural vgor. which
means large crops and money made by
the grower.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02
Before a Tree ls Cut.
White Oak For Cooperaae.

In connection with the use of de-
natured alcohol for various purposes
the following in regard to tight cooper
age is of interest:
An industry more completely depend
ent upon one species of timber than is
tight cooperage would be hard to find
Tight cooperage depends upon white
oak and white oak of good quality
A single defect in n stave or head may
cause the loss of the contents of the en-
tire package. For alcoholic liquors only
the best white oak will serve Stock of
this grade is always in demand and
commands the highest price In guam
tity oil and tierce cooperage ranks first
but since this grade is very largely
made from timber which will not make
alcoholic stock il can in one sense be
termed second grade. though this re
fers to the sawed slaves. II NJ Hale.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02

II, Gaertner; 2, Mills. 3, Worden: L.
Campbell
the most difficult of all grapes to grow
Unless you have good soil and expect
to give your grapes good care you
should never set out Gaertner. When
grown to perfection, it creates sensa-
ton whenever shown.
The Mills is the latest and longest
keeping and highest bred black grape
we have In New York state 1t will
keep until Christmas. Many people do
praise II above all other grapes, 1t Is
an American descendant of the Black
Hamburg and has a very compact.
meaty and delicious berry. 1t is an
after dinner fruit. being essentially IL
luxury. The vines require careful
protection. The 30 degrees below zero
In 1904 froze my Mills to the ground,
the first time in twelve years
Worden. Seeding of the Concord.
is the next standard black grape to
rlpen. II Is a heavy bearer, large. very
sweet, tender and juicy. Compared
with the high spiced Campbell 1t Is
rather tastrlcss, but when one is hot
and thirsty il is one of the most re-
freshing Of grapes.
The first good black grape to ripen
is Campbell tor Campbelfs EarlY),
which Is fully as early as the Moore
and a wonderful variety for home use.
II is a heavy bearer, large handsome.
tastes like an Emerald Gem muskmel-
on and can he left to hang on the vine
until frost No other early grape can
do this The berry Is large, with n
tough skin. and young vines have a
tendency to produce straggly lunches.
As the flavor is very rich, spicy and
aromatic some people do not like It,
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02
Ed. 1907

Skowhegan Electric
Light Co.
Second Nat Bank. a.
Sam'l " Gould.
George Weymouth. IA
Knowlton & Thompson.
Frances Lord.
Katie Mari Dry.
Somerset Reporter. IA
Court House Ia
Chas. Murphy store. (7)
John O. Haines, 80
Helen NJ. Doran "
Benz. F Dodge. (2)
F F FairhIother. "a
Morrison & Mcclellan 80
l.. / Morrison. (3)
Milburn Block
Hon A. K. Bixby.
Aug. |. Sawyer.
James Lumsden. (2)
Mrs. Ed W Wilson. (7)
Oliver Walker.
Robert ! uttle
George " Gray.
apt Enos Field.
Mr. & Mrs 6. 5. Hill (2)
Levi Butler,
Mrs d. NJ. Bacon.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02
Picking Strawberries.

Never pick strawberries when wet or
when the dew is on them II they are TO
be shipped or held for any length of
time before being used. Berries picked
when perfectly dry will hold up and
keep their natural color much longer
than if picked when dew is ON them
n. f. Homestead
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02
THE FARM WOOD LOT.
Lumber Sure to Become More Valuable
as lime Passes.

as Time Passes.
Since wood for every purpose ls sure
to become more valuable rs time pass
es. ii is worth while for the farsighted
farmer to see to it now that his wood
lot is so handled as 10 yield the largest
possible supply of this slow growing
crop
The following suggestions regarding
the management of the farm wood lot
have been compiled from the puhlica.
tons of the experiment stations and Of
the forest service The farmer should
aim to maintain and II possible i'm
prove the value of his wood lot while
using It, Too often 1t detcrlorates I'M
der use. If he cuts the best trees or
those which are easiest to work up, he
leaves the weed trees. as foreSterS call
them-that is. the useless trees. which
crowd out and dsplace good trees-to
reproduce.
one aim should be kept up. and that
IS TO increase the supply Of the kinds
of trees which il pays best To grow.
While large part Of the product of
the wood lot will generally be frewood
1t will pay the farmer better to grow rs
large product as possible OF railroad
ties. telegraph and telephone poles and
saw logs.
A High Quality of Product.
a high quality of product will de
pend not only upon the kinds of trees.
but on the size of the trees A large
tree is worth much more proportOnate.
ly than n small tree because of the bet
ter quality of its product.
The farmer should always see to II
that his land is fully stocked.
Before a Tree Is Cut.
The farmer should cut his trees so as
to benefit the forest The branchy.
wide spreading tree. the crooked tree
or the tree of kind which is not likely
to prove salable Is the best for him to
cut when he is getting out his supply
OF firewood This gives room for the
better trees near by to grow, as well AZ
opening the ground for reproduction.
Before a tree is cut 1t should be noted
what trees will take advantage of the
cut. Care should he taken in cutting
to do as little harm to young growth
(often regarded rs brush) as possible.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02
A Narrow Escape.

G. w Cloyd, merchant, of PUNK. Mo-,
had a narrow escape four years ago. when he
ran jimson bur into his thumb. He saws -
The doctor wanted me to am utate it but
would not consent. bought box of Buck
lens Arnica Salve and that cured the danger
Gus wound" 2sc at Sampson & Avores,
G. h. Fogg's; druggists.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02

The office that seeks the man isn't
nearly so persistent as the creditor on
the same mission.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02
Sowing Cabbaae Seed.

Cabbage seed should be sown at fire..
quent intervals so that we have a con
tinuous supply of just the right sized
plants for some weeks. says a writer
in Farm and Fireside. l SOW Danish
Ballhead late in April and all through
May. Surehead or others of the Flat
Dutch type somewhat later and Early
June
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02
More News from he New England state.

IT any one has any doubt as to the
virtue Foley's Kidney Cure, they need
only to refer to Mr.. Alvin H. Stimp-
son, of Willimantic, Conn, who, after
almost losing hope of recovery, on ac-
count of the failure of SO many reme
dies, finally tried Foley's Kidney
Cure which he says was lust the
thing" for him, as four bottles cured
him completely. He is now entirely
well and free from all the suffering
r. Fogg and F. w. Bucknam.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02

The woman who looks as though she had a
secret sorrow is always interesting till she
tries to tell it to you.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02
Solid Indemnity.
The Skill of Experience.
Fair Treatment for 42 years.

d. a. & w. f. Porter,
VIM. G. Heselton.
VIM. A. Pitts
John K Philbrick.
Peter Lessor
Frank s. Gage.
Frank A. Noln.
Mrs L. + McIntire.
Mrs. Eliza Turtle
Julia A. Trask
SomeTse, Argus.
Frank Mitchell, j..
Wash n. B Bragg
Hotel Coburn.
Hotel fIeselton
Turner House, $4,000.
A. II. Fletcher, $sooo.
Doran Furnace Co
K. = Hillman.
J. u Rawles & Co.
Estate I c. Ross
Mrs Mark II Hilton.
A. K. Perkins.
Mrs. Jos. n Smith
Estate Natl Malbon.
Daniel ) Webb
~mith Whittier.
George II Palmer IA
Dow x Carter
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02

ID DAMAGES FOR PAST TwENrY-sEyEN sKowHEGAN

Thomas Butler. (a)
Joseph G. Cover.
Samuel f. Morrill,.
Nelson W. Richardson.
Alvah kimball Farm.
A. w. Gatchell.
c. A. Ross ct al. (2)
Walter Pierce.
w. r. Trask.
Jos P. Oak.
Chas. b. Dodge.
W. p. Ordway. (a)
Blunt Hdw. Co.
Clara J. Williams.
Ed. P. Page.
Skowhegan Pulp Co.
Lila Dagge,t
Rose E. Estes (7)
VIM. l. Walker.
Frank P. Moore.
Kate M. Kendall.
John R. Mcclellan.
|. Palmer Merrill.
Olive Dealey.
Chas F. Ward.
Mrs NJ. II Bailey. (a)
DR.. F o. Sawyer.
The Somerset reporter., 1907-05-02

Ira A. Norton.
James II. Lord.
Sarah Vigue,
Charles Green.
Richard w. Brown. (2)
H. c. Ormsby.
Albert G Blunt.
Leora NJ Withee.
Thomas Doogan
Chas. f. Cleaveland.
Island Ave. Church
Rev X. b Mathews.
Morrill, & Whiting.
Mrs c. 4. Whiting
Mrs r F. Eaton.
Frank Thompson. (2)
Daniel Thompson.
+ 5 Allen.
NJ f L. Walker "a
A Anna NJ. Parks.
Elmer f. Virgins
Sarah Berry
Joseph Groder.
N. Weston { lark.
Chandler ]. Dow.
Joseph Lessard
Mrs. S. II. Wyman.
Mrs. Eugene S. Steward.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-15
Report from kennewick Section.

Editor The Ranch: In answer to
your request for report of crops and
weather in this vicinity, will say that
the alfalfa crop is excellent, two cut
tings already and some have cut their
third. Farmers seem anxious to have
exceptionally wet winter. H. B. Ha-
ney, of Finley, had nine stacks burn,
estimated at $50 tons, supposedly
through spontaneous combustion.
All berries coming to my notice
have been a short crop and not very
good quality, although others report
good crops and good quality. The
weather for the last two weeks has
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-15
In the Horse Heaven.

Editor The Ranch: The farmers are
now harvesting one of the best wheat
crops on Horse Heaven and Rattle
snake Mountains that has been raised
for the last seven years, and they are
feeling very jubilant over the same.
The apple crop will be very light;
there will not be fourth of crop
of peaches, and only about one-half
crop of pears. There will be an aver
age crop of prunes. The grape crop
is very promising. There will not be
as much hay raised owing to so much
hay stubble being plowed under and
fruit trees set in it's place.
G. A. WARNER.
Prosser, August 10, 1907.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-15

been very hot, gaining in temperature
from "a, on the 18th, to LOT, on the
31st of July. August I'd was the hot
test, when the young, tender shoots
on the blackcaps and grapes were
burned. During the night we had a
thunder storm and short heavy rain
which has cooled the atmosphere.
A treatise on the fall care of grapes
and berries, regarding pruning and
preparation for winter, would be much
appreciated in this section, as a large
acreage has been planted to berries,
all kinds, and all kinds of grapes.
J. w. MOORE.
Kennewick, Wash, August 5.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1907-08-15

the best that can be made and it COM
mands higher price than almost any
other make.
Although stock raising is the prin-
cipal business here, grain does fine, as
far as it has been tried. The gardens
around here look fine. Timothy does
we'll in this valley, but most of the
hay used is wild grass. Irrigation is
practiced in this valley and the water
does not cost anything as the ranchers
own their own bitches. The weather
in this section has been very fine the
past two weeks, and we had a nice
rain a few days ago. Haying here is
in full swing now.
S. G. FLETCHER.
Fort klamath, Ore, July 80.
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Fletcher in Klamath Valley.

Editor The Ranch: This is some
what of a new country. 1t is known
as the upper klamath Lake valley, and
is situated in the southeastern part
of Oregon. 1t is a level prairie coun-
try of about 1000 feet elevation. The
principal business of this valley is
stock raising, and there are some of
the incest beef cattle to be seen any
where in the valley. The writer has
been living in Auburn, King county,
Wash, but has moved to this place
and is starting in the dairy business.
Dairying is in it's infancy here, but
there is a creamery in town where
they make butter in winter and cheese
in summer. The cheese they make is
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It is frequently asserted that the re-
duction of postage on parcels in the
United States would injure country
stores. Such has not been the result
in England and Germany where the
postage on parcels with house to house
collection and delivery is only one
sixteenth of the rate imposed in the
United States. Rural stores in those
countries are more numerous and
profitable than in former years and
find all improvements in the public
service of advantage. One of the
heaviest items of expense for a rural
storekeeper is freight transportation.
The idea that this can be too low for
his interests is a delusion, for he
shares in the benefits of every reduc-
ton and is in position to turn them
to the best account. Legitimate profits
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1t is an old maxim among those
who raise calves that any milk not
fit for the farmers table is unfit for
the calf. Sour or very cold milk will
cause scours and any filth in the milk
will invariably show it's effects on the
condition of the calf