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permitted to go through because of the critical condition of the Japanese question in San Francisco. It should be amended by the coming Congress, partly because there are states that desire to foster immigration and part. ly because it was passed by and through and on misrepresentation of the grossest sort.
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The steamers that fly between Al. bany and New York city have gone into winter quarters, and this means that winter is almost here.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

Everybody who keeps a level head assists the financial storm to blow over without hurting anybody outside of Wall street
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

Any one of the nine balloons could have started from Spitzbergen and reached the North Pole In less than A hours.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

Edison may be able to build a cement house for 5000, but it is plain that sum does not include the plumb ing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

The Westinghouse brake could not hold the financial furry when 1t de- sired to break into Pittsburg.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

Secretary Taft would not permit wine to be served at the Manila ban quet, and he need not now declare his candidacy in a formal manner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

Japan has launched a new cruiser. and she had the audacity to do it in the Pacific ocean-our Pacific ocean.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

Wall street is wholly willing to stand pat but depositors will not as- sist them to carry on the game.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

The open season for hunting comes on November l, and then we will have something deadlier than football.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

It will be difficult for Nicholas Longworth to accept the German am- bassadorship in the line of civil serv- ice reform.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

The balloons scattered themselves over half dozen states for the pur- pose of minimizing the danger of a collision.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

Speculation and banking do not mix any better than oil and water.
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No American balloon won the cup, but all of them did well.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

The balloonists should be careful where they empty ballast as they float along. One recently dropped bag of ballast down chimney and ruined a tart.
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Gary proposes to chamber into the metropolitan class from the very out set.
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Ballooning is speedier than walk ing, but some still prefer the latter.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

The balloons did not collapse. but all previous records did.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

Travelling across the country in a balloon is all right except in the mat ter of berths for sleepers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

We will know tonight all about the county vote.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

The mosquito has been exterminat- ed in the canal zone, but not in New Jersey.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

President Roosevelt got in the south one bear and perhaps dozen dele gates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-10-28

Roosevelt, La, is now engaged in trying to live up to it's strenuous name.
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Worcester N1ass.) Dispatch to New York
 World

HILE on an extended tour of the old countries, Dr. Abraham K.
 Yoosuf, who has just returned
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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21
TREATMENT OF TOBACCO
PLANT SOIL FOR BED ROT
FaI of Hav an o
Keeping Disease.

few growers are so situated as to
practice the steaming without first Sc
curing a steam boiler and bed pipes
for that purpose.
1t is more convenient to apply the
formalin solution. since only a
sprinkling pot with rose) will be
needed IN addition to the chemical.
The formalin (4o per cent. formalde-
hy6e) may be obtained of local or
wholesale druggists. and in carboys OF
100 pounds, may be purchased at a
cost of 12 to 10 cents per pound,
T. o. b., with added charge for con-
tainer. In smaller lots the cost is
much higher. Growers may arrange
to purchase the carboys.
Before applying the solution the
beds should be fairly moist and fri
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21
HORTICULTURAL NOTES.

Look for the brown-tail's nest all
winter.
Don't dig the autumn leaves into
your garden now; make compost
heap.
Prune trees for fruit in spring as
soon as leaves are about full grown;
for wood growth in winter when dor
mant and wood is not frozen.
Do not delay in mulching the straw
berry beds, If not already done. Coarse
March hay is best, but use straw or
coarse litter rather thSn nothing.
Mice and rabbits sometimes burrow
into the snow and gnaw the bark OF
the fruit trees. Go around the orchard
and stamp the snow in around the
trees.
=. Pear cider, or perry, is made IN ex-
actly the same way as apple cider
But perry is much less palatable than
apple cider, and has never become
popular in America.
In laying down raspberries for win
ter, remove little soil from one side
of the plants, loosening the roots or
the other. Then lay down the plants
In the direction from which the sol
was removed, and cover the heads
lightly with earth.
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town. In one instance the differ
ence between the treated and untreat-
ed portions of the bed was very de-
cided, amounting to very great saw
ing in plants, estimated at about four
times as much bed rot in the un-
treated as in the treated part of these
old beds. Other instances gave APP
parent gains of q less marked char
acter. In treated beds at Wooster the
common damping off fungus of green
house plant beds (Pythium), occur
red to a limited extent but not the
bed rot (Rhizoctonia).
Owing to the water filed condition
Of the plant bed soil in early spring
the results are possibly as favorable
as could be expected, since the eff
cheney of the formalin drench, has
been thoroughly proved on green
house lettuce upon the rosette
(Rhizoctonia) infesting them. To
overcome the disadvantages of the
spring applications, is now the OBJ
ject 1t is believed that fall appli-
cations of stronger formalin solu-
tion will be desirable.
While steaming the soil will prob
ably be effective upon tobacco beds,
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21
Molasses as Feed
for Fattening Stock

Old-fashioned "black jack" molasses,
literally fed, may have had consider
able to do with the success of Jacob
Funk, the veteran stockman Of Bloom
ington, H., in winning the grand prize
at the International stock show just
held in Chicago, and also in reaching
the record breaking price of SIT per
hundred on the hoof for this herd OF
Is black Angus.
Mr.. Funk has been trying for many
wears to reach the goal, which is the
ambition of every scientific stock
breeder and feeder. He won second
prize last year and in the year preced-
ing. This year he tried little differ
ent process in feeding and was grati-
fed over his remarkable success.
In addition to the regulation feed
ing of the pasture and of corn and
oats he introduced in the final month
and a half before the big show little
different diet. In the morning he
would feed oil meal and oats and in
the evening corn with sprinkling of
molasses.
Inc CdlllG 6lCCNiAy iShNA HP ehS
sweet stuff and it appeared to give an
added glossiness to the hides and i'm
nroye their appearance in every way.
Il is also held by Mr.. Funk that the
molasses makes the beef sweeter, Civ
ing it an added flavor that will appeal
to epieures.
In addition he confined the herd to
the acre lot near the barn during the
final week on the farm, not permitting
the usual run of the pasture. This
gave an opportunity to dress up the
animals and get them in the finest pos
sible condition externally as well as
| internally.
Mr.. Funk also found it an advantage
to soak in water all OF the corn FED
from Is to 20 hours before feeding
This softened the kernels and the
| grain was more easily digested. This
was only resorted to where the corr
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21
PLANTS THAT STORE WATER.
Product of Sonora Desert Which Sci
entists Have Gone to Study.

A gentleman connected with the
Carnegie institute will leave this coun-
try shortly on an extended exploration
of the deserts of central and southern
Mexico to study the storage of water
by certain plants growing in those re-
gions.
1t has developed that in places
where there is only slight. irregular
rainfall, plants peculiar to the district
have no special reservoirs for the stor-
age of water, while in regions where
the rainfall is confined to brief regu-
lar periods. plants are found which
are provided with various devices for
storing water for consumption during
dry spells.
An example of this provision of ma
ture has been discovered In "guare-
qui," a Relative of the squash and
pumpkin which fiourishes in the des-
ert of Sonora, locality in which all
the rain falls in period OF six weeks.
The base of the stem Of the plant is
swollen to form hard woody struc.
/ ture, in time reaching the size Of a
large squash.
The gray of the sands of the Sonora
Is initiated in the color of the cover
ing OF the mass, presenting the ap
pearance of worn gray boulder pro
jecting above the sand, while the
structure is as hard as stone. This
structure catches the rain and holds
It, doing out the precious drops to
the plant during the dry spell follow
ing.
At the close of the rainy season the
yineiike stems of the plant die down
the small roots dry up, and the plant
in the form of its tuber. lies dormant
on the burning sands throughout the
long hot months following.
When the rainy season again re
turns the plant reforms its roots
stems, leaves ard flowers, completes
Its short season of ac Lhty and ther
resumes It's inactive life through tn
. succeeding dry season, repeating th'
performance year aftetr year. Som
, of these plants have accomplished thi
, feat five years in succession.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21
Depth to Set Trees.

II is often advised to set the trees
in the orchard two or more inches
deeper than they were in the nursery
row. So far as our knowledge of ex-
periments goes, this practice is not
fraowed by results either good or bad.
and this would indicate that the mat
tetr is of little or no Importance. In
an English experiment the expert
menters report that planting trees
four inches too high or too low has
not made any difference In the results
obtained, the trees having readily ad-
justed themselves to their normal
level. Trees appear to sink into the
ground as they grow" This appear
ance is doubtless due to the pushing
up Of the earth by the enlarging of
roots.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21

was dry and hard during the recent
summer.
While the cattle were given all the
corn and oats they could eat they were
not gorged and the feeder carefully
watched their diet, gauging their ra-
tions by the weather. On certain days
the cattle were more hungry than on
others. Every day had to be studied
and the feeding governed accordingly.
There is danger OF laundering the ami
mails by overfeeding and this had to
be guarded against.
Mr.. Funk believes that the black
Angus breed is preferable to all 9th.
ers. He has found that Herefords and
Shorthorns when fattened are in
clined to become lumpy, while the An
gus are free from this fault. The herd
of Is head was sold to a New York
city butcher, who will exhibit them in
the east as the champion herd of the
west, bringing more money than any
other herd in the records Of the stock
business.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21
RIossoms on YOUNG Trees.

In the fifth report Of the Woburn ex-
perimental fruit farm OF England, 1t
is stated that the removal OF apple
blossoms was found to be very bene-
fetal in the growth and future pro
ductiyeness of early-bearmg trees.
Trees thus treated appeared to bear
heavier crops for several years after
wards and not only the year when
they were first allowed TO bear. With
varieties that came into bearing
later, 1t was not of so much adyan-
tage.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21

able, or made so by watering, and
spaded up to the usual depth with the
incorporation of any fertilizer OF the
nature of manure, before drenching.
Mineral fertilizers may be applied in
spring.
The bed thus prepared and raked
over is idrenched with the solution at
the rate~1of one gallon to each foot
of surface; bed so feet long and
six feet wide would accordingly re-
quire 200 gallons of the solution and
use IL to Is pounds of formalin in Its
preparation. So heavy an applica-
ton will need to be applied at inter
walls of few hours so that the liquid
is equally absorbed by all parts of the
bed soil. After treatment which
should be made before freezing wealth.
er begins, the beds are to be left
without disturbance until spring, when
prepared for seeding.
thorough trial OF this method OF
treating old and badly disased tobac
CO beds. is recommended. 1t should
result in keeping down bed rot and
damping off as well as black root In
the plant beds.
A. d. SELBY, Wooster. o.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21

Last spring the writer inaugurated
some small experiments to test the
effect of solutions Of formalin Gao per
cent. formaldehyde) in water, as a
french upon old tobacco beds to de-
stroy the bed rot Rhizocotonia. In
this work a strength of one and one
half pints formalin to so gallons of
water was employed. and the appli-
cations were made just before sowing
the seed. This caused delay in seed
Ing the plant beds, as the formalin
must be allowed to evaporate before
the seed is sown, and was somewhat
disadvantageous.
The results we're doubtful in some
cases, and decidedly favorable in GER
tain old, infested beds at German.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21
The Drain in the Orchard.

ing sketch. This plan Is said to have
worked very satisfactorily when 1t has
been adopted. On account OF the
natural fall of the land. 1t Is some
times impossible to follow out this
idea literally, but Mr.. Thomas early
experience seems TO coincide with the
observation of the practical fruit
growers of latter days, says Farm and
Home, that is. If the orchard is To-
Gated upon soil in need of draining,
1t will be necessary to lay tile to re-
move surplus water before satisfac-
tory results will be secured.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21
GRASS IN THE ORCHARD.
A Discussion as to the Hen.Ht Of the
System.

There are those that believe In
keeping the orchard covered with
grass and there are those that believe
in the absolute abolishment OF grass
from the orchard. The people that be-
lieve in keeping the orchard grassed
say that IL saves a great deal of labor
to keep the land covered with sod and
that the fruit when 1t falls on the
ground does not become soiled. The
sentimental side of ofchardlng favors
the grassy carpet under the trees, for
who could have sentiment toward
the orchard area kept so thoroughly,
worked that there would be dust
mulch over II in dry time and q.
mud carpet over il in wet time! so
far, the experiments have seemed to,
show very much in favor OF clean cul-l
ture of the orchard area as against
the grass covering.
In England some orchardists under
direction of an experiment station
have besvs the investigation OF the
effects OF halt covering of grass.
The experiments have not been con-
Quoted for enough years to be con-
elusive, but some remarkable results
have been obtained, which are not
easily explained. The old New Eng
land plan of digging up the ground
for a distance OF about six feet from
each tree was followed. In some OF
the experiments this circle OF grass
came to within five and half feet OK
the trees. II was a surprise to the ex-
perimenters that the fruit on the
orchards so treated was double that
on the trees not so treated. Fruit
which normally was green streaked
with red became deep red In color
and In storage kept much better than
II had kept before. One variety kept
three months longer than 1t had been
in the habit of keeping and another
variety was still sound In June.
The same experimenters, says
Farmers Review, in some previous
tests had shown that the trees and
fruit were greatly injured by having
the whole orchard area in grass. and
they were greatly surprised to find
that the results of partial covering
of grass was beneficial. IL was shown
by investigation that little of the roots
OF the trees entered the grassy area
but that they obtained some kind oi
material that they did not find in the
soil that had no grass. In a report the
experimenters, referring to this fact
say: "Yet the roots that reached into
the grass ground must have conveyed
to the trees something that had thu
power to modify the whole character
of the crop. This points strongly Il
the view that the action OF the grasi
, Is due to some active poison,
This is a new phase OF tho subJec
that should have further study OF
: both sides OF the Atlantic. 1t requires
thousands OF experiments to thorough
: ly demonstrate fact Of this kind, ant
| we caution our readers against leap
ing to the conclusion that the genera
! quality OF our apples can te great,
: improved by at once partially grassin
L over the orchards, A single series Q
experiments should not be taken a
/ an index OF what is profitable. 10
: there are many unknown quantitie
= entering into such experiments.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21
TILE DRAIN IN THE ORCHARD.
Removal of Surplus OF Water VII
Make Trees Profitable.

Frequently an orchard which might
otherwise be profitable one is seri-
ously handicapped by the presence OF
two much water in the soil. Several
years ago the late John J. Thomas,
formerly vice president OF the Fruit
Growers Society of Western New
York. and for 80 years a practical
nurseryman. presented the idea oi
laying of tile between each row oi
trees. as illustrated in the accompany
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21
Varieties Of Fruit.

Varieties OF fruit are constantly
changing. Many Of the new varieties
are no improvement on the old and
are widely sold simply because widely
advertised. A farmer should hold 30
the old and tried varieties till he is
sure he can put something better in
their places.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21
Wagon Support for Apple Picker.

side to serve as walk. Across these.
as shown in the cut, he placed two
other planks, extending out from the
wagon. With a quiet team the cor
respondent reports that 1t is compare
lively easy to reach large per cent.
of the apples on trees.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21
AGE Of Apple Trees.

Experiments in WESTERN New York
have shown that apple trees OF the
long-lived varieties, such as Baldwin.
KING, Twenty-ounce and Spy, give the
largest yield of fruit when 40 years
old, and trees 65 years old yield more
largely than trees of 20.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21
PICKING APPLES FROM WAGON.
A Plan Which Can Be Tried During
the Next Harvest.

A correspondent OF Prairie Farmer.
in Bureau county, Illinois. reports that
he has been successful this year in
picking apples from wagon. He used
a double box with two planks on each
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21

Keep swill Barrel clean.-Clean out
the swill barrel once in awhile and
give 1t a thorough scalding. Old.
sour, decayed milk is not conducive
TO the health of hogs.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21

A farm for boarding horses is re-
munerauve If one has good stables
and skillful attendants. You must
De able to return the horse to its
owner in a condition that will speak
wei of the feed and care he has re-
ceived.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21

Farmers institutes should make il
point to have a Babcock milk test.
er demonstrated at their sessions. as
lhere are many dairymen who do not
know how to use them. A good plan
is to invite farmers to bring samples
OF their milk and have them tested
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1907-03-21

Look out for dirty wheat screen,
ings. Only the use of microscope
Will detect the dodder and other nox
ious wheat seeds. Clean mill seed
can be used with profit by farmers
but they should be sure Of the quail.
ity of wheat they are buying.