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CARE OF SEED CORN.
The Drying Out Process Must Be
Managed Carefully.

Seed corn as brought in from the
field has high content of moisture.
Ii, in the attempt to dry 1T out quick
ly artificial heat is used, with little or
no attention given to ventilation, the
chances are that the germ will start
to grow. Artificial heat is dangerous
at this stage. The important things
are ventilation, dry atmosphere and
a moderate temperature. Corn sus-
pended from a wire in a well-venti
lated shed, granary or dwelling house
attic. in such way that there is free
circulation of air around each ear, is
very favorably situated. Windows
should be closed during nights and
rainy days, but open the rest of the
time.
If the fall be dry and hard freezing
weather does not come until seed is
well dried out, it will go through the
winter nicely, in such quarters. If the
weather be damp and winter sets in
early, it should have the benefit Of ar
tificial heat. A chamber or attic
through which stovepipe passes will
answer; furnace room in a dry cell
lar is very satisfactory. We have
found long bushel boxes about one
foot wide, with one-quarter inch wire
netting for sides and top, very desir-
able storage for corn which has first
been handled as above until it is fairly
dry. Such mouse proof boxes afford
much ventilation and may be stored
in dry furnace room, or in moder-
ately warm attic with safety, as win
ter sets in
Experiments have shown that corn
which is thoroughly dry will not be
Injured by any degree of cold. This,
While interesting, is not as comfort
ing as it would appear to be for the
reason that so1A confusion may re-
suit in deciding when corn is thor
! oughiy dry. and further, corn once dry
does not necessarily mean always
dry. If left subject to a moisture
laden atmosphere it will very likely
take up enough moisture to render it
liable to injury from severe freezing.
Ohio Station.
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Fig. 2-The Usual Position of the Co

Fig. 2-The Usual Position of the Co
coon.
and feed on the inside pulp. The
point of entrance into the grape is
surrounded by patch of reddened
skin. Some young worms of the first
brood were observed feeding outside
among the young grapes June 26th,
but all had entered into the pulp be-
fore July 18th. The opening made
through the skin furnishes a means
OF ingress for the spores of rots and
fungous diseases and at later time
these wormy grapes crack open and
decay. The caterpillars migrate to 9th
or grapes as soon as their original
food supply becomes too much de
-cayed to be healthful for them. They
invariably perish if compelled to re
main in a mass of fermenting grapes
without the possibility of reaching
fresh food. Sometimes a single Der
ry remains fresh and undecayed suf
ficiently long to mature worm, but
more often two or three are entered
and II worms are numerous by har
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| be found by the 18th Of October on
| leaves still on the vines and, since
| many wormy grapes had already fall
| len. carrying some of the worms with
| them, it seems probable that many of
] the worms, perhaps most of them.
fall to the ground with the grapes and
| then seek the fallen and partially an.
| chored leaves for winter shelter, rath-
er than trust themselves to the dry
and loose leaves clinging on the vines
which are soon to become the sport
of the winds. 1t seems probable that
dried bits Of grass and similar trash
as we'll as fallen leaves are utilized
for cococn-making around the sodded
borders of vineyards.
Experience has shown that remedial
measures are most effective when
they are directed against the earliest
or spring brood of this insect The
first brood must be practically ami
hilated SO as to insure the smallness
of subsequent ones. These measur es
may commence the preceding fall. AS
soon as possible after the worms have
agone into winter quarters, level all
weeds and grass around the borders
of the vineyard for several yards out
with moving machine. Set on fire
when the border trash is dry enough
to burn. If necessary, spray this bor-
der with crude oil so as to make GER
tain a hot and rapid fame. Cocoors.
even when protected by thin coat
of dirt, would. in all likelihood, be
consumed if slightly permeated with
oil. Collecting the decaying leaves
on the ground into piles. spraying with
oil and burning might be of some use
IL done the last week in October or
the first week in November, but the
cocoons soon fall away from the
leaves, and, unless burned early, it is
unlikely that such measure would
prove very successful. However, the
plan is deserving of thorough trial
over a few acres to test it's efficiency.
1t seems certain that nearly all the
good results obtainable by burning
can be secured equally well or better
by plowing Occasionally a border is
of such character that plowing it up
is impossible, while burning over it
is not inconvenient But where it is
possible to plow we recommend this
remedy rather than burning.
No method of combat against the
worm is sufficient when
used singly, but we must resort to a
combination of several remedies. We
think the most important measure of
all is spraying with poison. We have
demonstrated the past season that
the moth can be practically controlled
by the right kind of spraying in COM
bination with plowing and burning
However, the kind of spraying that is
necessary to control this pest will
prove revelation to many vineyard
lists who have fancied that they were
spraying thoroughly. Neither ex-
pense nor labor can be withheld in
this process and all who hesitate
long at either. may about as we'll
throw up their hands and surrender
before they begin. When the harvest
is in, it will be found that the extra
expense incurred has been repaid
many fold by the increased yield.
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Farm Lore.

Inbreeding will quickly invite fail
ure.
Don't give a hen more eggs than
she can cover we'll
Breeding turkeys can be profitably
kept up to the fifth year.
Young poults are delicate. Protect
them from storms and wet grasses.
The use of quicklime on soils helps
to set loose the mineral plant food
locked up in the soil.
Ground phosphate rock is a good
material to add to barnyard manure,
as the manure helps to make the
phosphorus in the rock available for
plants.
Lime Is very beneficial to many
soils. The fact that lime is exceed
ingly abundant makes it impossible
for 1t ever to be high in price. 1t is
one thing that nature supplies us in
superabundance.
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THE DESTRUCTIVE WORK OF
THE GRAPEBERRY WORM
Methods OF Fighting by the Ohio
Experiment

During the past two or three years
the grapeberry worm. Polychrosis Wit
cana, has done more injury to the
grape crop than all other pests com
bined, especially in Ohio.
The purplish-brown moth which pro-
duces the worm Is of small size,
measuring less than one-half inch
across the outspread wings. In Nor
fhern Ohio the first brood does not
appear until sometime in June.
Professor Slingerland of the Cor
nell Station says there are three
broods in New York vineyards, the
moths of the first coming about the
first of June, Of the second about the
middle of July, and of the third about
the middle of August.
The eggs are minute, translucent
iridescent specks found on the skins
of the grapes in midsummer and sup
posed to be found on the stems of the
clusters in case of the first brood.
They sometimes so nearly resemble
small films or spots of dried Bordeaux
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THE COST OF
Z. FILLING SILOS
BY Lyman Carrier, Department
OF Agriculture.

Why can some farmers fill their
silos at a cost of 46 cents a ton,
while it costs others S6 cents? Quite
often the higher cost is due to un-
avoidable causes, such as long hauls,
lodged and tangled corn and accidents
to machinery. In many cases, how
ever. poor arrangement of the help
is responsible for the extra expense.
The best method is that in which the
working force is most evenly bal
anced; that is, where all are working
continually. 1t is not necessary that
men and teams should be rushed to
their fullest extent in order to get
the work done cheaply. Some of the
most expensive work was conducted
with the greatest furore and hurry.
The scheme where all are working
and no one is hindered by the others
is the most economical. Too many
men in the field for the number at
the cutter, or vice versa, and too large
crew for the size of the silage cut
ter are common sources Of loss. Two
or three men and teams with loaded
wagons waiting their turn to unload
similar condition in the field where
they are waiting to be loaded. or a de.
lay owing to lack of teams repre
sents a decided loss of valuable time
The factors that control the size al
the crew is the capacity OF the silage
cutter
At one farm visited, if there had
been only two men instead of fou,
pitching in the field, three mar
instead OF four with teams hanling
and one man instead of two IN the
silo. just as much silage would bav.
been cut in the same length of time
The cutter was of medium size-tot
small for the number of men snn
posed to be at work. Deducting tn.
wages of the four men and one te.n
that were not needed would lower IN.
cost of filling at this place from 3,
cents to "a cents q ton. A smap cut
ter may be used almost as econom
icaily as a large one, but most farm
ers wish to get the silo filling don,
as quickly as possible, and 80 pre,fs
the larger machines.
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Profit on a Cow.

1t costs on an average Of about
$500 to keep cow 8 year. The
average good COW on the farm is cap
able of yielding her owner as high as
$4,000 year. and the average poor
COW $1,000 Which are you keeping
MIR. Dairyman? The COW that yields
you about $500 profit or the one
that costs you $500 for the priv.
ilege Of keeping and caring for her!
It's a good thing to engage in dairy.
ing. ii your bank account needs q
"bracer." but be careful to have the
right kind OF COWS. Therein lies the
secret of the whole thing IN being q
successful dairyman.
Barbour County index., 1907-11-13
WIDE TIRES.
The Pros and Cons Concerning Their
Utility on Country Roads.

This is question which has re-
ceived great deal of attention and
about which there has been much dis
cussion. Whether or not wide tires
are the most satisfactory depends
| upon a number of things. For ex-
ample. on hard roads, wide tires do
not pull any heavier than narrow
tires. but on some country roads. and
especially where the dirt rolls up."
1t is difficult to use wide-tired
wagon. Many states have legislated
on this subject, but the question is
still unsettled. Let us look for mo-
ment at some of the problems.
One of the most convincing tests,
which has been referred to often, was
that made at the Missouri agricul
tural college several years ago. A
load weighing 1865 pounds was used
in the test. The tires OF the wheels
were IA inches and three iches, re-
spectively. The draft of the narrow
tires was 439 pounds, or 41.6 per cent.
more than the wide tires. Estimat-
ing the wagons to weigh 1000 pounds,
thus on broad tires 3,24S-pound load
would be drawn as easily as 1000
pounds on narrow tires. The broad
wheels do not injure the turf. willie
the narrow wheels go through.
Under some circumstances. the mar
row tires evidently draw easier. This
is true on a dirt road which is muddy
Then. too, as rule, broad tires have
been used on low wheels. Generally
speaking, low wheels pull heavier
than high wheels, particularly where
the road is rough. In a recent inquiry
sent out to users of low-whee1ed, wide
tired wagons, the consensus of opin-
ion was that wide tires were much
more satisfactory; first, because it
was easier to put on the roads; Sec
ond. because the reads were injured
less by these wide tires. Where mar
row tires tended to cut up the surface
of farm roads, wide tires tended to
pack the surface and make it hard.
few years ago some very COM
plete tests were made at South Bend,
Ind. The conclusions were as fol-
lows: On hard roads, block pave
ments and other permanent and SUBJ
stantial roads, there was no argu.
ment, 30 far as actual draft is con-
cerned. the effect being rather against
the wide tire and in favor of the mar
row tire. In the effect on hard roads,
wide tires have the advantage, and
this benefit should be appreciated by
turnpike and macadam companies.
In soft mud, slush and other similar
circumstances the advantage is
against the wide tire and in favor of
the narrow. On the other hand, on
sod and soft ground, where the wide
tire does not cut in and the narrow
one does, the advantage is on the
side of the wide tire.
A test was made at the Ohio state
university and the results were SINH
lar to those In Missouri. Two horses
could easily draw a heavy load on
grass sod where the tires used were
used.
1t will thus be seen, says Orange
Judd Farmer, that the matter of wide
tires is very important from the
standpoint of the man who is inter-
ested in better highways. There are.
however, two sides to the question,
and every state must fully discuss and
investigate before attempting rules
and regulations.
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Farm Figures.

These figures are large, but inter
esting: There are 10.4sS.219 farmers
In the United States. with 5.739. .657
farms, worth s20.514, ,001 1888. the pro
ducts of which are worth $3.764,I IT,.
zoe, and who feed not only them
selves and the rest of the eighty-four
million Americans. but send 1I7,71S..
657 bushels of wheat. to say nothing
Of ls.919,04S barrels of Hour. to for
eigners. The foreigners pay $62.06l,
SIS for the corn and $zs.757.5l7 and
81. los. .86s tor the wheat and nour. s
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rl9s @&ocoonS SomeumeS founu
Thus.
vest time. many Of the grapes upon a
cluster are merely empty skins, 9TH
ers are partially decayed and of q
mushy consistency, while others are
freshly entered. Large clusters, con-
sisting of 80 to 100 berries. win some
times have every berry rcined.
When the caterpillars of the sum-
mer brood are grown. they cut small
rounded flaps In the leaves, which are
folded back and fastened to the uncut
side figs. 2 and - thus forming a
little pocket or tube within which the
caterpillar spins over itself a thin
whitish cocoon. In a few days 1t
changes to a light greenish-brown pu-
pa and remains in this chrysalis state
for about two weeks, when 1t emerg-
es as q moth. The worms OF the fall
brood hibernate over the winter in
similar daps or folds on the fallen
and decaging leaves. No cocoons could
Barbour County index., 1907-11-13

Time Sometimes Flies So.
Mabel, asked the dear girls moth
er. what time did that young man
leave last nightr'
why" replied Mabel. 'T believe It
was nearly IL o'clock"
What? am sure It was later than
that" said the mother.
"How strangei" remarked Mabel
dreamily. I'VE both thought it could
MT possibly be that late."-The Catho-
lie Standard and Times.
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bling Together of Berries in Center
of Cluster.
mixture that 1t is often necessary to
examine them with a magnifying
lens to determine their true nature
When the young caterpillars of the
first brood issue fran the eggs they
commence feeding among the grape
blossoms, webbing the flowers togeth-
er and devouring the newly set fruit
Gig. -. When the eggs of the late
broods, which are laid on the skins of
the grapes, hatch, the young larvae
burrow through the skin into the pulp,
usually at the spots where they is
sued, though they occasionally mi
crate short distance from the site
of Matching before they penetrate the
skin, or at least this seems to be the
case. The grapes will have attained
less than half their mature size before
caterpillars burrow through the skins
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For Summer and Winter.

have two log houses. each 26x32
feet on the ground. These are used
for both summer and winter protec-
tion. One has a board floor and one
cement floor. The cement floor Is
laid level. and / find that this is mis-
take. as 1t should be laid sloping to
the cutters. to give 1t good drainage.
One of these houses faces the south.
The other house does not / think
hog houses should be built to admit
al the sunlight possible, especially In
the winter, and for raising early pigs.
~. G.. Hines.
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PLAN FOR A coRNcRIs.
Build It High So as to Make Handling
of Grain Easy.

The modern way to build corn
crib and oat bin is to build 1t high.
high. The building may be 25 feet by
4S feet with a square pitch roof. AID !
would use an elevator or grain dump
outside of building over the roof. dis
charging the grain through the mid
die of the roof. and spouting, it In
the inside to either side or the mid
die, says correspondent of the Breed
ers' Gazette.
| have such an outfit and I can fill
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Handlino Manure.

Barn cellars for the storing Of
manure are not much In use In this
country. The easiest plan for handling
..e manure Is to haul It out onto the
land az soon as load has accumu-
lated. unless II contains conrstalks
and other materials that nesa time Cor
dtsintegration.
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the entire building by one setting of
elevator. The enclosed plan of crib
will hold 5000 bushels of corn and g.
600 bushels of oats, and has neat
appearance. By building high you
save work in shelling, as corn will roll
down and does not need to be shov-
eled.
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rie Farmer. 1t would add to the
strength of the box to bend 1t to ex-
tend from the top Of the outer side OF
the box, under and around to the in
ner top, terminating in the hooks. as
shown in the accompanying illustra-
ton.
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FOR SAVING SEED CORN.
TaiLEnd Box Which Will Prove Handy
at Husking Time.

At husking time make a box one
foot wide. as long as the width of the
wagon box and few inches shallow
er. Fasten hooks on one side to hook
over the end-gate. If WORKOUT
buggy tire is available, suggests Prai.
Barbour County index., 1907-11-13

There's no advantage in making
men weary with. a. sermon inviting
them to rest.
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DON'T SPOIL YOUR CLOTHES.
Use Red Cross Ball Blue and keep them
white as snow. All grocers. Sc. package
Barbour County index., 1907-11-13

Sheer white goods, "a fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textnie beau
y. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to- stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance Of your work.
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siuns Of Ionn Life.

Bacon took a deep interest in lon
gevity and its earmarks," said physi
clan, "and Bacon's signs of long life
and of short life are as true to-day
as they ever We're
You won't live long, Bacon point
ed out. If you have soft, fine hair, a
fine skin, quick growth, large head
early corpulence, short neck, small
mouth, brittle and separated teeth and
fat ears.
Your life, barring accidents, win be
very lengthy if you have slow growth
coarse hair. rough skin, deep wrin
kles in the forehead, firm flesh, a
large mouth. wide nostrils, strong
teeth set close together, and hard
gristly ear."-MinneapeIis Journal.
Barbour County index., 1907-11-13

By nature God is worthy of every
pains 70 be acquainted with.-Plato.
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No Decoration Required.

It was Mr.. Hobart's first experience
with waff1es, and he liked the taste of
them When he had been served
twice, he called the waiter to him and
spoke confidentially.
I'm from PoEeville," he said, "and
were plain folks there;. don't care
much for style, but We know good
food when we get it. I want another
plateful O. those cakes, but you tell
the cook she needn't stop to put that
fancy printing On 'em;. just send 'em
along plain."-Youth's Companion.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-09-04
Local Markets
MIXED IN THE THUNDER.
a Scene In Macbeth" That Was Not
on the PlaybiIJ.

1t is related of Cooke, the actor. that
when a youth, being without the neces-
Bary cash to pay for q seat Gin front, .
he got behind the scenes one night and
hid himself in a barrel. He had for
companions two large cannon balls,
but the youth, not being initiated into
the mysteries of the place, did not
suspect that cannon balls helped to
make thunder in a barrel as well as in
q twenty-four FOUNDER.
The play was Macbeth" and in the
first scene the thunder was required to
give due effect to the situation of the
crouching witches. 1t was not long ere
the Jupiter Tonans Of the theater, alias
the property men, approached and
seized the barrel, and the horror Of the
concealed boy may be imag ined as the
man proceeded to cover the open end
with a piece Of old carpet and tie it
carefully to prevent the thunder from
being split. u. =
Cooke was profoundly and heroically
silent. The machine was lifted by the
brawny stage servitor and carried care
fully to the side scene lest in rolling
the thunder should rumble before it's
cue. 0 r"
1 AL was made ready, the witches
took their places amid flames of
resin, the thunder bell rang, the barrel
received its impetus with young Cooke
and the cannon balls, the stage strick
en- lad roaring Justify, to the amuse-
ment Of the thunderer, who neglected
to stop the rolling machine, which en-
tered on the stage, and Cooke, burst
ing off the carpet head of the barrel.
appeared before the audience, to the
horror Of the weird sisters and to the
thilarity Of the spectators. London
Mail 1859
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CITATION AND NOTICE OF HEARING
PROOF oF FoREIGN WILL Ill. !,
leigh. .S
n county court before Hon. NJ, Nc
In the matter Of the estate: Of Lucy Nugent,
William F. Cochrane, petitioner, vs. Pat
rick Nugent, Catherine Nugent, Frank
&Streeter Michael Nugent, John ]. Nugent,
Thomas Nugent and Daniel Nugent, respond
,aents. #8..s III 5553 353zsf&5
The State of North Dakota to the Above
named Respondents and All Persons Inter
ested in the Estate of Lucy Nugent De
ceased iN$ sss4 sssEs
ss. You and each Of you are hereby notified
that William +. Cochrane, the petitioner here
will and testament of Lucy Nugent late of
the city of Chicago, in the county of Cook
and state Of Illinois deceased, and the pro-
bate thereof in the state of Illinois, duly
authenticated, with his petition, praying for
of said deceased, and for the issuance to the
executors named in the will of letters tesla.
nentary thereon, and that the said petition
and proofs of said purportcd will will be
Saturday, the 5th day Of October, a.. b.
1907 at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon of that
1 day, at the court rooms of this court in the
city OF Bismarck, county of Burleigh and
state of North Dakota; and
s# You and each of you are hereby cited to
be and appear before this court at said time
and place and answer said petition and show
cause, if any there be. why the prayer of
said petition should not be granted
fSeal1 M. MCKENZIE,
Judge Of the County Court.
& Dated the e7th day Of August, A. D. 1907.
Cochrane & Taylor, Attorneys. III
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