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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31
The Elberta Peach,

The reason why the liberia peach Is
planted more than all others is about
the same reason why Baldwin and
Ben Davis apples, Concord grapes and
Bartlett pears are more generally
planted than most all others. The
tree is vigorous and hardy, thrives on
about every variety OF soil; fruit buds
are a little more hardy than the aver
age. 1t IS an early and profuse bearer,
and, whether the fruit be thinned or
not. it is always of large size. 1t is OF
bright yellow. with red on the sunny
side. which r7akes it always attractive
In appearance. II has thick. tough
skin and Is a long keeper, and, as the
majority Of the buyers never ask what
is under the skin OF fruit. It is a good
seller. but Is not a peach that peop'
who appreciate high quality or ere
catering for he best markets for table
fruit think OF planting. II. Hale in
Rural New Yorker.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

1t is not one single thing that makes
q cooperative creamery successful, but
It Is the combined work of many essen.
tlal things. says State Dairy Inspector
Winkjer of Minnesota. The butter
maker Is generally considered the most
important factor for successful
creamery. but his Importance is mainly
that he is in a position TO bring togeth-
er and harmonic the forces to bear on
the important place. The buttermaker
has an unlimited amount OF pressure
behind his creamery business If he
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

The green bug. little insect be-
longing TO the aphid or plant louise
family. which has done the crops In
southern states considerable damage
IN some years during the past twelve
or fifteen. is this year proving very
serious menace 10 the wheat, oat and
other small grain crops In several OF
the southern states, especially Texas.
Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Kan
sas. The eggs of this insect are laid
In the fall, which hatch IN few days
as females. some winged and some
wingess. They are vivlparous, or
produce their young alive. which ac-
counts for their remarkable repu-
ductive power and capacity for de
structiyeness. In ordinary seasons
the pest Is held In check by It's natural
seasonably cold weather which has
prevailed this spring the propagation
of these parasites has been held I'm
check. with the result that the green
bug. so called, has multiplied without
restraint. In some grain growing sec
tons OF the south as high as 80 per
cent damage has been reported I'm
wheat and oat fields. and even greater
damage Will result Sunless the para
sites develop very soon. The agricul-
tural department at Washington. to
which a great many inquiries have
been sent reports that practically
nothing can he done 10 hold the pest
In check, but that II fields OF small
grain have been seriously damaged
the only thing to do is to plow them
up and plant corn, potatoes or other
later field crops. AS the warm weather
comes on the parasites referred TO will
get busy and put the green bugs out OF
business
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

II Is trite saying that no man II
stronger than his stomach. DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery strengthens
the stomach-puts II In shape To make
pure, rich blood-helps the liver and
kidneys 10 expel the poisons from the
body and thus cures both liver and kid
ney troubles. IL you take this natural
blood purifier and tonic, you will assist
your system In manufacturing each day
pint OF rich, red blood, that is invigo-
rating 10 the brain and nerves. The
weak, nervous, run down, debilitated
condition which so many people suffer
from, Is usually the effect Of poisons in
the blood; IL is often indicated 6y pimples
or boils appearing on the skin, the face
becomes thin and the feelings ~blue.s
Dr. Pierce's Discovery cures all blood
humors as well as being tonic that
makes one vigorous, strong and forceful.
~ is the only medicine put up for sale
through druggists for like purposes that
contains neither alcohol nor harmful
habitforming- drugs, and the only one,
every ingredient of which has the profess
slOnal endorsement of the leading medical
WRITER'S OF this country. Some OF these
endorsements are published in a little
Dook OF EXTRACTS from standard medical
works and viii be sent TO any address
{rce, on receipt OF request therefor by
,etter or postal card, addressed TO DIR. X.
V: Pierce, Buffalo, N Y. 1t tells lust
what DIR. Pierce's medicines are made of.
The Words OF Praise for the several
ingredients OF which DIR. Pierce's medi-
cines are composed, by leaders in all the
several schools OF medical practice, and
recommending them for the cure OF the
diseases for which the vGoden Medical
Discovery is advised. should have far
more weight with the sick and afflicted
than any amount OF the so-called vtesti-
monials SO conspicuously Haunted before
He hxry la..as
the ingredients OF which their medicines
are composed be known. Bear In mind
that the Golden Medical Discovery has
THE BADGE OF HONESTY on every bottle
wrapper, in full list OF its ingredients.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con-
stipation, invigorate the liver and repu-
late stomach and bowels.
DIR. Pierce's great thousand-page illus
trated Common Sense Medical Adviser
VIII be sent free. paper-bound. for 81 one
cent stamps, or cloth-bound for 81 stampa
Address Or. Pierce as above.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31
LINES TO SIR PUMPKIN.
Lieutenant General of the Aufuma
and Thanksgiving Day Hero.
DIV sYDNEY PORTIR-


Golden brown friend OF my youth.
thrice welcomed From between the
rustling corn rows at last you have
come In your field uniform OF khaki.
one OF the grand old heroes OF Thanks
giving day.
Waiter. remove the insipid concoc-
lions Of culinary art-the goose liver
pie. the canvasback duck. the trulfies
and champagne. Place Sir Pumpkin
upon a golden platter and withdraw.
/ would commune with my friend from
the country. Let the orchestra play
softly. would hear the cawing OF
the crow. the pipe OF bobwhite from
the stubble, the rasp Of the fodder as
the hired man thrusts upon the shock
each salient stalk OF corn. Play me no
strains from List or Beethoven Ny
old friend here has set melody going
In my heart-a pastoral symphony that
shall not be marred.
Place your stem In my hand, old
brown faced comrade, and shake.
wonder why the world has seen prop
er TO assign you a comedy part on the
bill OF fare. Why should we smile at
the mention OF your name? What a
singular thing is that gamut or the
fruits and vegetables, running from
farce TO tragedy. Why do we look ar
rogant at mushrooms, dignified at as
paragus. serious at grapes, calm at po-
tatoes, smiling at pumpkins. jolly at
spinach and break into roars of laugh
ter at turnips?
Women, Friend Pumpkin. should
cherish kindly feeling toward you on
account OF tslat very generous act OF
yours in the affair of Cinderella. Men
should revere and uphold you always
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31
THE MISSION OF AReoR DAY.

With the gradual consumption Of the
forests OF the country In the manufac-
ture OF lumber and paper products and
use as fuel increasing interest may be
looked for In the matter OF Arbor day
observation and the Importance at
taching thereto. While IL seems TO
have been quite largely commercial
greed that has been to blame for the
ruthless and careless destruction Of
the forest areas Of the country, It
seems likely that pure patriotism and
sentiment VIII have TO be invoked to
right the wrong and bring about
change for the better 1t may be
charitable view TO say that II Is in
difference and n failure 70 realize the
importance Of pcrpetuatlon Of our
forest resources that are most largely
responsible for the deplorable con-
dltion in which matters have been al
lowed TO get President Roosevelt Is
entitled 10 the thanks OF all good peo-
pie for the stand he has taken on the
question Of preserving our forest areas
and for the public sentiment which he
has been able to arouse on the matter
This sentiment must be kept alive and
deepened II possible. In no way can
this be done more effectively than by
investing Arbor day observances With
increased interest and meaning and
a still further development Of the
thought that trees are IN a very true
sense friends Of man and are not to
be valued merely from the standpoint
OF their conveDtibllity into dollars and
cents. The children OF today VIII be
confronted with the forestry problem
Of tomorrow. The teachings of Arbor
day viii help them 70 realize their re-
sponsibility.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31
The Gift of Glen
Iris by
Hai-wa-ye-is-tah.
BY EDWARD HALE BRUSH.

| ~ NE OF the most beautiful and
historic regions In the United
states Is the far famed Gene.
see valley OF New York. The
hame OF the valley is Indian and signi-
/ ties beautiful" and IL has always
been agreed that the red men chose
well when they selected IT, In this val
ley is the large private estate known
as Glen Iris. which has recently been
presented by its owner, William l..
Letchworth, TO the state OF New York
for use as a public park. II embraces
about thousand acres and extends
for three miles along both sides
Of the Genesee river. Mere men
ton of the gorge and valley of the
Genesee calls to mind the deeds and
fame OF the Indian chiefs Red Jacket
and Cornplanter and Joseph Brant; OF
Robert Morris. that great Revolution
AIRY financier who, with Hamilton. had
so much to do with placing the fiscal
system of the young republic on a
sound and enduring basis; OF the Hol-
land Land company, the big real estate
syndicate OF a century ago, which de
veloped" western New York. and OF
the Wadsworths. who generation after
generation have served In legislative
halls and on the battlefield
IL recalls, too, the strange story OF
''the old white woman Of the Gene
see" Mary Jamison, who once owned
$4,000 acres OF the beautiful valley"
and might have been richer than Hetty
Green had she survived to the present
day. 1t was at the big tree council" Of
1877, when Norris Negotiated the ipur-
chase OF great portion of the lands
OF the Genesee valley from the Indians
OF the SIX Nations. that Mary Jami-
sons claim was presented, and. though
Red Jacket opposed the action. Il was
agreed " reserve for her those 1900
-ef~s ~ rfch hand. with the Genesee
river running through II. whish was
long known as the Gardeau reservation.
THE old white woman was born in
midocean about 1742 and was captured
as child by party Of ShawneeS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31
LEGAL NOTICES
STATE OF MICHIGAN.

STATE OF MICHIGAN.
The Probate Court for the County
Of Gratiot:
AT a session of said court, held at
tie probate office in the village OF
Ithaca in said county, on the cath
day OF June, A. d. 1907,
Present, Hon. Isaac s. Seaver,
Judge of Probate.
In the matter of the estate of
George p. Blanchard, deceased.
Mary A. Blanchard, widow of said
deceased, having filed in said court
her petition praying that a certain
instrument in writing, purporting to
be the last will and testament of
said deceased, now on file in said
court be admitted to probate, and
that the administration of said estate
be granted to Mary A. Blanchard,
executrix named in said will, or to
some other suitable person.
1t is ordered, That the 22nd day
of July, A. d. 1907, at ten o'clock in
the forenoon, at said probate office,
be and is hereby appointed for hear
ing said petition. 1t is further order
ed, That public notice hereof be given
Republication of copy of this ord
er, for three successive weeks pre-
vious to said day of hearing, in the
Alma Record, a newspaper printed
and circulated in said county.
ISAAC S. SEAVER,
Judge of Probate.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

Provided soil conditions are at all
favorable there is no tool on the farm
that is as good as the harrow for the
killing OF weeds in the corn. bean or
potato field in the few days immedl-
ately after the seed IS sown. 4 lapse
of three or four days VIII allow the
weed seed TO get nicely terminated.
and If the harrow is then put on and
kept going until time for the seed to
come through the ground an amount
OF weed killing VIII have been done
that it would take weeks 10 do with the
shovel cultivator.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31
Gar,Inn vIinlIhr.aLr

The garden plat for early vegetables
needs slight southern exposure and
protection from north and west winds,
a site sclcc ed just south OF grove
or buildings. says Iowa Homestead.
Where such protection cannot be had
the farmer can grow I'm three years a
sufficient willow hedge In those days
Of high priced lumber 1t is perhaps p
practical suggestion 20 say build high
board fence
The win1hrea'.. once rs advantages
are noticed, VIII not be readily aban-
dored IT'S ealue in securing early ma
tur.ty IS considerable
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

r. longer hose than mounted In a
that SHOWN IS needed galvanized iron
'' bucket. but usu-
ally the pump IS inserted into a wood
en- bucket containing the spray, as
here shown. To do good work the
bucket pump is usually more easily
operated by two persons than by one
With the bucket pump good pressure
can be secured. and If suitable hose
and nozzles are used results entirely
satisfactory are possible.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

Careful tests prove beyond question
that as feed alfalfa is superior to
wheat bran for milk cows. brood sows
and young pigs. 1t Is to be hoped that
the variety Of Siberian alfalfa brought
TO this country by Professor Hansen OF
the South Dakota experiment station
may prove to be adapted to the north
ern states. where the common variety.
which is such boon ia the warmer
and semiarld portions Of the country.
does not seem to do well.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

Free for Catarrh, just to prove merit.
trial SIZE box Of DR. Shops Catairh
Remedy. Let me send il now IL is
srow-white, creamy. healing antiseptic
balm Containing such healing ingre.
di1nis as oil Eucalipius. Thymol. Men
ihoi. etc. 1t gives instant and lasting re-
lief 10 catarrh OF The nose and throat.
Make the free test and see for yourself
what This preparation can and viii ac-
complish Address DR. shoop. Racine,
Wis Large Jars. SOC Sold by Geo. =.
Sharrar.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31
>au4 R3sszsS
sfARN% CARDEN
eaSzs>~'
SPRAY OUTFITS.
For Small Operations Managed BY One

For Small Operations Managed BY One
or Two Persons.
BY M. Il. WAITE. bureau OF plant In
dustry.
The knapsack spray outfit consists OF
a tank which may be strapped TO the
operators back like a knapsack. as
shown In the cut. This contains
3mall pump, which may be operated
With one hand while the nozzle or ex-
tension rod is held In the other. II is
nsed on vineyards situated where a
horse cannot go and In thickly planted
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31
STATE OF MICHIGAN.
The Probate Court for the County
Of Gratiot:

In the matter of the estate of Mary
Ann Jason late of Sumner township,
deceased.
Notice is hereby given that four
months from the 18th day of June,
A. D. 1907, have been allowed for
creditors TO present their claims
against said deceased TO said court
for examination and adjustment, and
that all creditors OF said deceased are
required to present their claims to
said court, at the probate office, in
the village Of Ithaca in said county,
on or before the 18th day Of October,
A. D. 1907, and that said claims will
be heard by said court on Thursday
the 18th day Of October, A. d. 1907,
at ten o'clock in the forenoon.
Dated June 18th, A. d 1907.
ISAAC s. SEAVER.
77v Judge OF Probate
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

There is no better purifier disinfect
ara ana germicide for use iu The dairy
than ordinary lime lt is SO cheap as
10 De within the means Of every dairy
man. while no ne same time it is Thor
ouehly efficient ard easy of applica-
ton. whether q a wash for the walls
or as an addition TO wafer used for
cleansing vessels which contain milk
or cream.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

If your fields were pretty weedy last
year go and have a talk with your
neighbor and find out how he likes the
knife or surface cultlvator. While it
does not do good work If the soil is
wet. 1t IS by all odds the most effective
and satisfactory tool when the soil Is
mellow. killing lots of morning
glories, wild roses, milkweeds. etc
that the shovel cultivator will hardly
touch.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31
Bucket Pumps.

ed 10y the bucket
pump, W hich
meets the re-
Quire ments Of
the garden and
other small oper-
ations. Several
different forms
are on the mar
ket. made by
different manu-
factprers, and
some of them
are very eff
cient. In q few
c q S g s ne Sc
pumps are sup
plfed already
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

or low growing crops. The end OF the
hose should be attached TO extension
rods Of suitable length for the work OF
underspraying. With the knapsack
sprayer 1t is desirable TO have a short
rod-sixteen or eighteen inch0H long is
sufficient II should be light and Of
brass. For certain work II is desirable
to have a three foot rod. As rule
the low pressure obtained by the KNAPP
sack pump results IN an inferior jep OF
spraying, though with a strictly first
class vermorel nozzle this Is not ncces-
sarily So.
Bucket Pumps.
1t IS possible TO apply small quantl
ties of spray on n few plants-in
small garden, FOR instance-wit gar
den syringe Most Of these syringes
however, do not give sufficiently fine
spray 20 be satisfactory. These ex-
pedients, however. are now supplant-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

FOR SAIE-Two secondhand RIB
Dor trimmed single harnesses carriage
pole and a road wagon. Inquire of c..
+ Brown l4iSt2
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

AS a--eneral rule sorghum should
be sowu later than corn IN the cen
trail part OF the country or the great
corn belt seeding viii mostly be done
By May -. ard two cuttings arc some
times secured IN favorable seasons.
Sowing may be continued during May
or. for a catch crop. well through
June.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

Now. rather than next August is-.1e.
time 10 be tiHhklng about that field OF
sweet corn which VIII come IN handy
as substitute for the short aj.1
parched pastures Of the coming sum.
mer. While one cannot abate the fly
pest materially. he can at least see to
it that his dairy herd does not have tn
fight flies on an empty stomach.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

Instead of viewing the production OF
manure and the putting OF It on the
land as a necessary evil where oper-
atoms IN both respects should be re-
stricted 10 the smallest possible scope
view held 10y many In days gone by
the intelligent farmer now aims to pro
duce just rs much fertilizer on his
premises az possible. A plan which
would greatly facilitate this would
seem 10 be that OF covering the barn.
yard ana field lots with fifteen to
twenty inch layer Of the straw produc-
ed on the farm wheat. oat or other
kind This would not only serve TO
keep the ground from getting miry In
wet times. bnt would tend TO absorb
and retain the droppings and liquid
manure. furnishing very large quan-
tity OF 1rst class manure thar could he
cleaned up with little trouble In the
spring and put upon the pillow land
whore It would 90 some good. The
losses IN This country annually through
the improper handling Of manures Is
estimated at s7oo00O0QO. a loss which
the plan suggested would do good
deal 70 reduce
Daily Records E-sentisi.
The dairy record Of the herd is a
mattor OF thc utmost Importance. says
Professor G.. p Lane of the United
States department Of agriculture. The
highest degree OF success cannot be
attained unless dairymen know The
productive capacity Of eacl individual
cow. The record should Indicate not
only The dairy performance. but con
else history and description Of each
animal Tire former requires a daily
record or thc milk yield OF every cow
ana u Cat test of several consecutive
miRlga. IN accurate records are TO
be secured. Samples OF this test may
be mixed and this composite sample
tested. thus obtaining tie average
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

Soil fertility Is n good deal Ike the
milking capacity Of a good dairy COW
IN that it Is p good deal easier 10 main
tain It than IL is 10 restore It after IL Is
lost
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

II IS more often scrub care than
scrub stock that IS responsible for the
rough financial shedding that good
many farmers encounter.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

So mueh That IS bogus in the line %
oltmcti fertilizers Is being put on
the market that it would be wise to
use only the output Of those concerns
who can get satisfactory rccom-
mendau0u from the directors % your
state experiment. station. If they viii
not recommend firm II would be well
10 get your fertilizer somewhere else.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

The pile OF horse manure Is the chief
breeding PLACE Of the common house
~. Keeping the pile sprlnkled with
lime VIII tend to reduce the fly pest
materially.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

When the poultry spends consldera-
BILE time in trying 10 get out Of the yard
in which they are confined, 1t is safe
TO assume that their food ration Is
lacking In either green or animal food
or that there is insufficient lime or
grits accessible. Provide these things
in abundance and see II It does not
make a difference.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

We have known folks who seldom in.
duigcd their early rising inciinations
beyond the point of setting the alarm
at an early hour on the evening be.
fore.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31
NERVOUS DEBILITY,

Vital Weakness and Prostra-
ton from overwork and other
causes. Humphreys Homeo-
pathic Specific No. %, in use
over 40 years, the only success
full remedy. 81 per vial, or spec
ial package for serious cases, SIS.
Fold by Druggists prepaid on receipt Of price
Humohreys Med. Co., William & John Ste, NY.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

The old time county fair, which In
many states used to be the gala event
Of the season. but which of late years
has been overshadowed and overlook
ed because of greater interest mani
tested In the state fairs. cannot be eff
fectively resuscitated until 1t ceases to
be run by a small coterie Of SPECTATORS
and is reoreanized so as to secure the
hearty cooperation of farmers In every
township in the county with view to
emphasizing its practical and benef-
cial rather than its purely amusement
features. When this is done, something
may be expected from the county fair,
but not much until then, -s~--t
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

All too many farmers do not seem to
realize that after they have once got
start In some variety of thoroughbred
poultry Il costs no more TO raise them
than II does scrubs. while the satisfac-
ton to be got from handling the for
mer Is n matter that It IS worth while
to take into account.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

Since. as a rule. quite per cent OF
sweet pea seed from even the best
Ing in vigor 1t Is well to SOW the seed
rather generously. This may be done
just as soon as the frost Is out OF the
ground. The seed should be planted at
n depth of five or six inches. the soil
being enriched with a sprinkling Of
wood ashes or we'll rotted manure.
Just before the plants break through
the ground il is well to rake the sur
face thoroughly. so as to break any
crust that may have formed.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

Method OF applying underspray is here
shown. The handles can be removed
from this pump and the tank carried In
the hand instead OF on the back. IL de-
eired.l
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1907-07-31

some OF our advertisers could
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