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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
Substitutes for Hay.

During the year farmers should not
overlook the matter of growing those
well-known substitutes for hay that
mature quickly and yield we'll, such as
oats, fodder corn, millet and even peas
In mentioning oats it is not intended
TO suggest the sowing of the seed for
the purpose of securing yield OF
grass, but to cut the crop only when il
is in the milky state, or just previous
to ripening. OF course, some farmers
object to what they regard as meth
cd that entails the loss of the grain
but on fertile farms there will gener
ally be a fair crop of hay, while on
light soils the farmer must resort to
such substitutes as will give the best
results. Oats. if cut just before the
time of ripening, yield a crop of straw
r.ch in nutritious matter, being tender,
keeping green and which will be rel
ished by the cattle and horses. The
mode Of feeding is to take the bun
dies of oats Cor sheafS) and pass them
through a cutter, chopping straw and
heads together, the whole being mass
of immature grain and straw. A small
quantity of ground grain is added to
the cut oats and fed to the stock. The
advantage of thus harvesting and pre-
pairing oats is that the whole of the
straw can be utilized, while the time
required for growth is shortened. Even
on rich, heavy lands this mode of har-
vc<t'ng is a good one where difficulty
through the crop lodging is annually
encountered
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
Cacfus For Cattle.

The Department Of Agriculture for
some time has been making expert
ments in feeding prickly pear to stock
in Texas. In some parts of the South
west forage for stock is scarce, and
cactus is abundant. The cactus makes
a good green feed for cattle, but the
spines have been an obstacle to its use.
In the departments experiments the
prickly pear was singed on the range
and then collected and chopped, so as
to break up the spines. After it was
treated in this way cattle readily ate it
without injury Although low in nutri-
tive value, it forms an excellent sue
culent feed. When used in experiments
with both dairy COWS and beef steers
the pear gave good results in connec-
ton with other feeds, and the cost
was slight. The utilization of cactus
as stock feed will be of great advantage
in the Southwest.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
,TUr-HandIe Reciprocity.

The advocates of reciprocity who are
continually urging that it is necessary
for a nation to buy in order to sell
ought to pay some attention to the
shortcomings of Free-Trade England.
In 1905 that nation exported to Cuba
merchandise of all kinds to the value
Of S9,S13,995, aud only bought from the
Cubans SS14,915 worth of commodities.
Here is a chance for the Boston Herald
to do some missionary work. Accord
ing to the editor of that paper a nation
which refuses or neglects to buy as
much from as it sells to another coun-
try is hoggish. 1t so remarked in re-
cent article on the subject of reciproci-
ty. Is it ready to admit that Great
Britain displayed porcine propensites
in buying only one-twelfth as much
from Cuba as she sold to the Cubans p
San Francisco Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
Waste of Soil Material

A good German farmer was talking
about growing wheat at an Illinois in
stitute. In his odd, pointed way he
said in regard to tillage on wheat land,
I'VE are lazy too much in working land
for wheat" Many are lazy too much"
in making the most out of the straw,
says Practical Farmer. In this corn sec
ton, where there is no end of corn
stalks, it may not often be advisable to
try and feed straw to stock. 1t can be
fed, however, with proper grain to good
advantage. But there Is no business
sense in letting great piles of straw
lie and rot down, almost total loss,
when the land is hungry for the hui
mus this straw would make if it was
worked into manure or otherwise got
into the soil evenly. There is no sense
in burning straw, and still that Is not
much worse than letting it rot down in
great stacks. 1t may be best sometimes
TO burn stubbles, when insects are tax
ing crops, as the lesser of two evils
But otherwise do not burn straw or
Te2tIdDIc 4IdllSl any AOAIu JtI II
back into your soil. The land it grew
on needs ii. And don't sell straw for
a mere song. Nearly all this land is
short of humus now and getting more
su Better crops would be the result Of
rotting the straw evenly in the soil
instead of in huge piles. Lay cement
floors in all stables. Draw in the straw
and use it freely for bedding. Take it
out saturated with liquid manure
which now goes to waste, liquid worth,
pound for pound, much more than the
solid manure Get twice as many loads
of manure in a winter and worth about
twice as much per load if you want to
attain the highest success and are not
lazy too much"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
StrOu Entrenched.

The President urged the passage of
the Philippine tariff bill, but the spe-
ciaI interests were too strongly en-
trenched to permit that to be passed,
and the majority of the Senators and
Representatives were more deeply con-
cerned in raising their salaries than
they were in doing justice to the strug
ling Filipinos. - Rochester Post-Ex-
press.
The special interests in this particu-
lar case were the American farmers
who raise sugar cane and sugar beets.
They could see no good reason why 10
cent labor in the Philippines should be
favored at the expense of labor in the
United States costing ten to fifteen
times as much Generally speaking,
the American farmer is strongly en-
trenched. When it comes to determin-
ing who shall be President and what
party shall control national legislation
he is pretty nearly the whole thing.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
WHERE THE DANGER LIES.
From Political Thinkers Who Must
NEEDLE with the Tariff.

NEEDLE with the Tariff.
The tariff question has always been
set aside for political Quibbling and
meddling. All kinds of tariff have been
tried, from the Mckinley protective TO
Mr.. Cleveland's tariff for revenue
only"
Free trade has also been tried-for
the very short time the country proved
able to stand the strain
But one of the different classes of
tariff so far tried in this country has
proven q success protective sys-
tenn of the present. The period of in
PRODUCTION of all other tariff policies
has been marked by panic and disaster
Still the tariff is as much a subject
of contention as ever among the politi-
clans who scheme to gain personal
ends.
The masses of the people are salts
fed. The great majority of the Ameri-
can people are by far too sensible not
to be willing to leave recognized good
thing alone.
The only danger apprehended to cur
present tariff policy and the world re-
cord of success it has established, is
from political tinkers. In their med
ding they evince willingness to make
of our industrial system a playthng.
The present system is efficient and
effective. Our miners to-day would
have a $3.50 price for lead IN place OF
Sc if it were not for the $3.50 prohibit
tive tariff, and its wise provisions have
held up and boosted every commercial,
manufacturing and industrial division
of the United States, until we have ad-
vanced, within single decade, from a
pauperiZed people with the most Won
derful wealth-producing resources at
their hand, to the greatest and richest
producing nation of the world-one to
which all other nations pay tribute.
The present tariff policy is not only
q distinctly Republican measure, but it
has also proven one of the greatest OF
the many great and enduring Republi-
can administrative successes. Republi-
cans in Congress should see that 1t be
guarded from harmful revision or too
much tinkering, the effect of either of
which would be on a line with giving
we'll man medicine.
From political tariff thinkers within
the party is the most danger to be fear
ed. Whenever one of this class of am
bilious political schemers makes a
speech favoring tariff revision, the unit
ed Democratic press, which is hoping
and praying for Republican blunders,
halls him as an ally by clapping and
bowling with delight.-Alma (Colo.)
Bulletin.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
Rest Possible Subsidy,

President Roosevelt will speak for
the Ship Subsidy bill in the West, al
though a subsidy for raising corn might
be more popular there.-Chicago News
If the News only knew it, western
corn raisers have the finest kind of
subsidies for raising corn" One is
farmers to compete with Canadian and
other grains. Another is the wonder
full soil in the western farming lands,
which produces the inexhaustible nutri-
ment that makes the American corn
fields the most productive in the world.
President Roosevelt could not suggest a
better subsidy for corn raising than
Hawk-Eye.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
Uncle Sans Balance Sheet.

There ought to be rejoicing among
the heads of the financial department
Of the government. Day by day the
treasury returns make better showing
when compared with those of recent
times. Along to this date the govern
ment's income for March has been
about 100000 in excess of its Outgo.
For the almost nine months which have
elapsed since the beginning of the fis-
cal year 1907 the government has taken
in about $46,OOO,0OO more than it has
paid out. At this time in the fiscal year
1906 the excess of revenue over expen-
ditures was only $425,00o yet in the
three months and one week separating
this date from the end of the year on
June 80, 1906, the surplus was run up
to $26,000,00O.
It is evident now that the surplus
for the fiscal year 1907 will be con-
siderably over $60,0OO,OOO. If the re-
mainder of the present fiscal year
should make as good a showing as the
corresponding time did a year ago the
surplus for the current twelvemOnth
will be S7O,O00,000. This is so much
better than the showing of any recent
year that the government and the peO-
pie are to be congratulated on the stu
alton. Not since 1902 has the surplus
for any year been greater than that for
1907 will be. The cut in war taxes
about that time reduced the revenue
largely. While there was a surplus Of
SJ4.OOO.O00 in 1903 there was a deficit
of S41 100000 in 1904. and of $685.
100000 in 1905. The upward swing
brought a surplus of $26,00000O for
1906, and the S6O,OOO,C0O mark will be
left behind in 1907
+ For several reasons this favorable
treasury situation ought to please the
country. 1t will serve to head off any
scares regarding the financial situation
will stop all calamity bowling in 1908
will give the government a chance to
make the needed appropriations for the
improvement of the country's water
ways, and will encourage business men
to go right OH with their enterprises
incidentally, too, this growing surplus
Is a triumph for republican financier-
| ing, and affords reasonable assurance
| that the American people in 1908 will
give the Republican party a new man
| date to run the government for at least
| four years more.-St. Louis Globe Dem
| ocrat.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
POIiCQ| Comment.
The Fifty-ninth Congress.

While the newspapers are talking to-
day of the two billion dollar" con-
gress in describing the fifty-ninth con-
gress which closed its existence yes
terday, that is not its chief claim to
distinction. True, it made new rec
cord for finding ways of spending the
peoples money. but, generally speak
ing, they are intelligent ways, ways
that make for the progress and devel-
opment Of the country. And although
we may feel pars:monious at times, we
are growing to realize that it isn't so
important how much money is spent by
the government as it is that the people
get their moneys worth for the expen-
ditures
Looking back over the record of this
congress, the American people will find
a great deal to commend, for no other
congress has legislated quite as lavish
ly for their benefit The railroad rate
bill, the pure food bill. the meat inspec-
ton bill, the law forbidding contribu-
tons to campaign funds and the bill re-
stricting the hours of labor for railway
employees are all Of a remedial nature,
calculated to correct existing abuses,
adjust commercial and industrial in
CAPABILITIES and to safeguard the public
interests in ccntradistinction to pri
vate gain This gigantic work was not
readily accomplished, for powerful
forces were resisting whenever a foot
hold could be found. But congress was
guided and aided by a wise and patri-
otto executive who felt he knew what
the people needed and wished, and in
all the period of legislative activity he
was pleading the cause of the people.
Not all the legislation passed by con-
greSs was perfected as it should have
been. There are defects in the railway
rate bill, in the pure food bill and in
the meat inspection bill, but they are
the application of the laws, and a sue
ceeding congress can take up the work
in the light of an experience which
was denied the fifty-ninth. That the
new immigration law was not wholly
satisfactory is manifest in the fact that
congress made provision for a commits
sion to investigate the subject.
1t is to be depIored that the mem
bers could not agree on a satisfactory
tariff bill for the Philippines. In a
measure we have violated our pledge
to our wards of the Pacific and con-
tinued burden which is oppressive
and unjust The President urged this
legislation with characteristic energy,
but "stand patters'' who tremble when
ever tariff revision is suggested, and
sugar interests that seem to regard the
monopoly as one Of divine origin form
ed a combination powerful enough to
keep the bill off the calendar. In this
case as in other neglected Opportuni-
ties, the next congress will find mate
rial for a definite program to prosecute
the work so we'll begun under the guild
ance Of Theodore Roosevelt-Toledo
Blade
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
CORTELYOU RELIEVES MARKET.
Uses Three Methods to Pour Money
Into New York Repositories.

Uses Three Methods to Pour Money
Into New York Repositories.
Secretary of the Treasury Cortelyou
again came to the rescue of the financial
situation in New York by triple appli-
alton of the resources of the Treasury
Department to prevent a dangerous panic.
He enlarged his recent instelctions for
the deposit of customs receipts in regular
repositories to embrace the so-called sub
treasury cities so that the public deposits
in national banks III New York City will
be at once increased by about $15,OOO,
600 from customs receipts alone. This
action was taken to facilitate the redemp-
ton of per cent bonds of 1907 and also
to render available additional funds for
the usual disbursements of the first of the
coming month
Secretary Cortelyou also ordered the
anticipation of the quarter payments on
registered bonds of the per cent consols
of 1880 and the 4 per cent funded loan
of 1907, and instructed subtreasury Off
Gals to cash the checks sent out We'd
nesday on presentation, or to cash on pre-
sentation any April coupons belonging to
the bonds of these two loans. This inter-
est was not due until April and the or
der released approximately 100000 in
addition to the S15,0O0OO0 released by
the deposit of customs receipts.
Secretary Cortelyou's action with ref
erence to the deposits of customs receipts
and the anticipation of April interest re-
suited in Immediately relieving the money
market to the extent of abou> $4,000, 900.
OF this amount $15,OOO,O0O was deposited
in the depository banks in New York
City, for which government, State, NUM-
cipal, approved railroad, Hawaiian, Phil
ippine and Porto Rican bonds were ac-
cepted as security. About $1,9O0,0OO has
been paid in interest to April on regis
tered and coupon bonds.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
A troublesome Insect.

The peach borer is Wasp-llke in
sect, with transparent wings and a
richly striped ornamented body, band
eI and striped with gold, and deposits
its eggs about the base OF the trunk OF
the tree. The eggs hatch out, the lar
vac bore into the gummy matter, which
appears in masses about the base OF
the tree. The larvae seem partly to
live in this gummy substance and part
ly in the sap wood Of the tree. Some
times three or four are found on the
same tree, occasionally girdling and de-
stroying it, but always inducing more
or less of a diseased condition and in
pairing it's vigor. Altogether it is a
very Objectionable and destructive in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
What Was Promised.

The Republican party promised in
1896 to restore the reciprocity policy
Philadelphia Record.
But the promise was not of reciproci-
ty in competing products. 1t was dis
tinctly specified that articles received
from other countries under reciprocity
arrangements should be articles
which we DO not ourselves produce"
The Republican party has never prom
ised reciprocity ON any other basis. It
never will, never can promise reclproci-
ty in competing products until it shall
first decide to abandon the policy Of
protection.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
PROFIT IN NEW LAWS.
Roads Win Millions by AboIishing
Deadheads and Freight Rebates

Deadheads and Freight Rebates.
How much have the railroads saved in
revenue by abolishing deadheads? No
body knows exactly, not even the rail-
roads. All the same. it is certain that
the passenger revenues. have been won
derfully stimulated by doing away with
passes. On the southwestern lines. for
instance, it was admitted by Mr.. Stubs
that 10000 passengers formerly rode free
every year as land agents."
An official of the Pennsylvania road adj
mits that 10000 trip passes were former
~ issued at Philadelphia every year, COW
ering merely the eastern division of that
system. The deadheads on other lines
have included thousands of politicians,
most of whom travel as much as former
~, but are now paying fare.
The latest official figures secured by the
interstate commerce commission show the
passenger revenues of all the roads in the
United States as S472, 694, 1872. One Of
the most important scalpers of the coun-
try once told the interstate commerce
commission that the deadhead and half
fare business of the railroads, if done on
4 paying basis, would add % per cent
20 the passenger revenues. This is prob
ably an excessive estimate. On the other
hand, Charles Francis Adams, when
president of the Union Pacific road, said
that he could add 10 per cent to the pas
senger revenues if he could do away with
passes.
Taking the latter estimate as a basis
for calculation, the abolishing of dead
heads should add S4,726,947 to the pas
senger revenues of American roads. IL
the scalper's estimate was nearer the
truth, the revenues may easily have been
increased by S8,OOOOOO to $10,O00,0o0.
By far the greater increase in railroad
revenues, however, during the current
year will be from freight, which are no
longer affected by rebates. The gain is
somewhere between $25,000,0O0 and $780,
600 600
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
Interest in Agriculture.

An English commission which has
been studying the agricultural condi-
lions of England ascribes a large part
of the falling off in the production Of
agricultural products to the failure of
1.-The board of agriculture" to aid the
British farmer as his foreign competi-
tor is aided.
Evidently the commission had in
Md the work of the department of
agriculture of this country, which has
become world-famous, and the publica-
tons of the several bureaus of the de-
partment, which are read with great
interest. not alone by the agriculturist.
but by the layman as well, as is at
tested by their wide publication in
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
Heart1eSs.

Boss" said the fat beggar, 'aint
had no food for more'n twenty -four
hours"
We'll. WELL" remarked Kidder.
Oats de truth. boss, an when l
tink how we'll fixed l wuZ once it
makes a lump come in me t'roat dat"
why don't you swallow the lump?
That might help ome."-Catholic
Standard and Times.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
Three of n Kind.

willard, you may define nuisance"
New cents is like other coppers.
teacher, only they is brighter"
MARY Ellen. let me hear you define
nuisance"
New scents is fancy kinds oe per-
f1me what amt like Floridey water or
Jockey Club
Now, Charron, let me see If you c;:n
define nuisance
New sense. teacher. is where you
learn lot moren you knowed before. ~
San Francisco Chronicle.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04
CHAPTER Xxx.

Audrey waited moment. Now that
she had come. she felt slightly nervous
but it was only for an instant. Away
in the dim light she saw a mans form;
she raised her voice.
Mr. Rochfort :" she called in her clear,
silvery tones, and at the sound Jack
started, and cold beads of perspiration
burst out on his brow. In his agony
groan had all but escaped him, but he
Clinched his hands and forced it back.
Once again rang out the sweet, clear
voice calling the name that was the
most detestable to her miserable hus-
bands ears.
There was a pause. then n form drew
nearer, and Jacks aching eyes discovered
the slender, graceful figure of Beverley
Rochfort.
WHO is there?" Beverley called, sharp
Iy; then he drew n step nearer. Lady
Iverne. can l believe my eyes. is it really
YOU? To what good fairy do | owe this
great happiness. this unexpected delight?"
Audrey shivered. She began to speak
hurriedly.
Mr.. Rochfort," she said, and against
herself her voice would culver, this af-
ternoon l was with your aunt, Mrs.
Thorngate. l found her in great distress
of mind about you. 1t panied me TO see
one who is my true friend suffering so
much. | urged her to let me help her,
and at last she gave way, and told me
nll that was on her mind-how you are
in trouble and how she finds it impossi-
bic to help YOU
"Impossible?" Beveciey's voice sound
- II, no
''Dr. Thorngate has forbidden your
aunt to assist you in the very smallest
degree" Audrey added, feeling she longed
for some one she knew to be near her.
Otherwise Mrs. Thorngate would have
been here with the money you require
that you know better than l can tell
YOU"
But as i. IL, she sends her iadyship
the beautiful Warehouses of 1verne, to
make her excuses" broke in Beverley
bitterly. Your ladyship is too kind
My aunt will be a happier woman when
she reads of my death in the papers
for | warn you sooner than suffer the
degradation and horror of prison life
will kill myself! And this is Christian
charity"
lou are most UNJUST TO ArS. IuoL II
gate" Audrey answered, as calmly a:
she could. IF you had seen her as
have seen her this afternoon you would
not dare to speak like this"
You are a generous friend, Lad!
Iverne; but you see, the thought of m,
aunt's great mental distress does not al
together help me just now"
Audrey drew out the envelope from
her muff.
'But these bank notes may" she said
with a contempt in her voice Jack ha'
never heard before. Beverley graspe
the envelope. In an instant he had tor
it open and held them close to his eye
to scan them in the dim light.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-04-04

newspapers and popular magazines.
Interest of the public has now reach
ed such a pitch that nearly all maya
zines are compelled to devote some at
tention 10 the remarkable developments
in agricultural science, and many of
them maintain special departments
which follow the enormous amount of
work on allied subjects that is being
done under federal and state supervi-