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The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05
DR7f LAND FARMING -
TESTS IN NEBRASKA
State Experiment Station Proves
Arid Lands-By w. p. Snyder, Superintendent.

The important problem in. dry land
farming is to- conserve the moisture
in the soil-distributing it through
out the season of growth. The total
annual precipitation is usually suff1-
c1ent to grow large crop, but some
of it comes when not needed and in
larger quantities than can be used and
often fails to come when most needed
by the crop. The soil may be used
as a vast reservoir for storing the
water until it is used by the plant.
By keeping the soil loose on top, we
stop evaporation from the soil so that
all the water may be used by the
plant. In this way we save the water
in the soil until it is needed by the
crop.
Surface tillage is a means of trap
ping the rainfall The surface soil
is made loose and the capillary con-
nection between the loose surface and
the t1rmer and moister soil below is
broken, making it more difficult for
the water in the soil to reach the sur
face, where it is lost by evaporation.
The depth Of cultivation desirable in
the formation Of the soil mulch we'll
depend on the frequency of cultivation
and the amount of rainfall. During
long dry period a mulch three or
four inches thick is not too much. If
a crust forms on the surface, water is
lost rapidly by evaporation. If crust
forms under the mulch, it prevents
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05

Look for Lice.-n the plumage Of
the fowls of chicks looks rough and
the birds are continually busting them
selves in the earth or running their
bills about the plumage, it is time to
look for lice. Examine each specimen
carefully and even If no vermin is
found, it is safe to thoroughly dust
each bird with some like killing pow
der. If the growing chicks are free
from lice, have plenty Of good food,
yet don't seem to thrive and grow as
they should, it IL pretty likely that
they are crowding at night, or perhaps
are sleeping In a coop which is not
sufficiently ventilated. Attention to
this part OF the business will mean
better and more profitable chicks.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05

weeds are allowed to grow, the effects
of summer dlling are lost. The sur.
face should never be allowed to be.
come hard, for this gives the same
conditions as leaving a hole in the bot.
tom of water tank: it permits the
escape of the water To properly
summer-till land requires as much or
more labor and attention than raising
corn crop.
Subsurface packing is the firming OF
the soil beneath the mulch. This is
not done to hold the moisture but to
allow the moisture to come up with
in reach of the plant roots-to make a
road for the water to climb up, for
water cannot go upward without a
connected line along which to travel
When the soil is very loose and full
of air spaces the line is unjointed, but
when the soil has been packed, the
air spaces are squeezed out, the soil
grains brought together, and fine
roadbed is made for the upward
movement Of the water.
However, the tilling of the soil is
not the sum total Of dry-land farm.
ing. Drought-resistant varieties, ro-
tations, and fertility are also very
important factors. The durum varie.
ties of winter wheat are in turn out.
yielding the durum Kherson and 9th.
er early varieties of oats are fast re.
placing the common varieties. Alfal.
ia is destined to produce wonderful
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05

winter and summer. In winter a lit
tie cracked corn is added to the wheat
screenings, and beef scraps are &C.
cessible to the fowls at all times.
Our second large illustration shows
one of the winter laying houses at
H. J. Blanchard's farm, in New York
state. This building is 40 feet long
and 16 feet wide. the distance from
the floors to the caves being seven
feet. The walls are double, with a
four-inch space filled with straw. On
the south are six double-glazed sashes,
which make a warm house, for the
cold northern portions of the United
States. There is a loft with Slated
ceiling filled with straw, which alb
serbs. the moisture from below. AT
zach end Of the loft is door which
Is opened on warm days to allow the
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05

change in the west, both in it's effect
upon the soil and as a forage crop. Ro-
tations often give as great increase in
yield as tillage or varieties. All these
factors should be given equal atten.
ton in q, comprehensive system OF
crop production for western Nebraska.
There are several ways in which
plants may resist drought" Some
plants, such as durum wheat, seem to
have the faculty of maturing grain
with the use of less water than the
common varieties. Other grains, as
Kherson oats, evade in part rather
than resist drought by maturing be-
fore the drought comes. Some crops
Withstand drought because of An ex,
tensive root system that collects mois.
ture from large area Of soil, and
still others, as the Kafir corn, have the
power Of retarding their growth and
waiting over until moisture comes.
Plants having such characteristics
will prove valuable where the supply
Of moisture is uncertain.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05

whose will they all bow. Probably OF
all the people of this nation only the
eldes statesmen have had the real op.
portunity to judge his capacity as a
man.
First and foremost of these stands
Marquis Ito. If to one man there be-
longs greater credit for creation of
New Japan than to any of the others,
it is to this truly great statesman. Ger
tainly to him, more than to any other
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05

scraps, and four or five soap boxes for
nests. In the rear Of the house are
placed three or four perches about
three feet from the ground. No
board for droppings is used
The great point at this plant is the
simplicity and economy of labor in
caring for the birds. Nature has great
ly aided the owner by providing not
only excellent drainage, but also a
fine stream, which furnishes plenty
Of water and serves as a natural fence.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05

The elevated ground abounds with
wild berries, and insects are usually
plentiful during the summer.
The supply of grain in summer con-
sists OF wheat screenings fed from
self-feeding hoppers, which are usual
ly filled but once week. A small
quantity of beef scraps is fed in the
afternoon, when the eggs are gath
cred. The fowls get their supply of
water by going to the creek in both
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05
TYPES OF HOUSES USED
BY BIG POULTRY FARMS
Success Of the Business Depends Much
Ing Enap1oyed-By G. Arthur Bell, Animal
Husbandry, Bureau Of Animal Industry

Herewith are shown the houses Of
Mr.. Tillinghest's plant in Connecticut
Each house is 10 by 20 feet, 4 feet
high at the caves, and 613 feet at the
center. The whole construction, in
Guiding the roof, is of Inch cypress
boards, matched. The floors consist
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05
Houses,

about six feet high at the center and IS
inches at the caves. The door is COW
cred with fine wire netting, so as to
provide for light and ventilation. If
desired, the door can be covered with
a muslin curtain, which can be swung
open during the day and on warm
nights. Such house will accommo-
date 10 to Is fowls according to
amount of yard room, breed, ETC. This
house is portable, and can be readily
moved from place to place. The chief
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05
Markings Of the Palate.

Dr.. Paul Prayer, an army surgeon
in Vienna, recommends that prisoners
should be identified by the shape OF
their palates. He says that the sys-
tenn would be much moro exact than
that of finger prints. He has taken
thousands of molds of the interior of
the human mouth but has so far failed
to find two which even slightly resem-
BILE each other. He says that though
the teeth change with time, tho mark
ings Of the palate remain UNCHANGED
through life.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05

Don't Take Chances.-Don't take
any chances with newly broken colts.
Even though they are acting like old
horses some little unforeseen thing
may frighten them and make runaway
horses out tof them. The first few
months after breaking is the time
when good habits or bad habits ara
formed. $50 rs<
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05

Collie Remedy for Horse.-1s there
any collie medicine in the house? Collie
usually occurs at night and a handy
remedy: often saves $50 horse. w.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05
Wants Snakes Protected.

Wants Snakes Protected.
At a meeting Of the Melon Growers
Association it was decided to adopt
resolutions for the preservation of all
snakes of the chicken and spreadhead
variety in the melon belt, and the
sense OF the meeting was that the in.
crease OF the reptiles should be vel.
coined.
The chicken and the spreadhead
snakes are the natural enemies of the
field mice, and destroy scores Of them
each day. r. :
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05
To Observe Sea Gardens

A glass tower resting on the bot.
tom of the ocean thirty feet below
the surface and extending up into the
open air is to be built at Long Beach,
Cal. The shaft will be constructed al
most entirely of heavy plate glass with
glass room twelve feet square at the
bottom reached by an elevator. This
will give visitors an opportunity to- OBJ
serve the wonderful sea gardens.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05
Concrete Smoke House

Concrete is an excellent material
with which to build smokehouses,
since the walls are cool and have a
tendency to prevent the heating Of the
meat by means Of the smoke arising.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05
Just a TIP.

"To-night will be the night Of my
life, old man, I am going to propose to
Katharine'
"That so? Parlor going to be dark?"
ooh, yes.''
Better strike light"
"Why?"
Because negatives are always de-
veloped in a dark room"
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05

Where it is possible the smoke pit
should be little distance away and
the smoke allowed to enter through a
little tunnel, which may be made of An
eight or ten-inch tile. The concrete
walls need not be more than six
inches thick, and If desired the top
may be formed cheaply OF one slab Of
concrete, laid with a very ntfle slant
to carry of the drip. In this slab
should be Embedded wires six inches
apart, running In both directions,
which will prevent: its cracking. The
hooks to hang the meat should then
be inserted in the concrete when it ID
formed. The meat bench should b Of
concrete also. = 49,.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05

OF earth, and are not found damp, ow-
ing, no doubt, to the excellent natural
drainage. The only fixture in each of
these houses is a hopper having ca
acity of about III bushels for wheat
screenings, a small hopper for beef
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-10-05

Chasing dirty linen up and down a
washboard is hard on wedding rings.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04

fly to be in any way related to the
Platts, but as they advertised it in
a disagreeable way there seems to be
nothing left for me to do but eSht It
out. At any rate, do not seem to
know enough to do anything else"
Miss Wood goes little in society. She
has Oecasioned great deal OF COM
ment in Colon by the sensational de-
velopments in herflife, Regarding the
alleged marriage with Senator Plat a
confidential friend and adviser said:
"From what Miss Wood told me in
confidence I infer the marriage on the
part OF Senator Plat was purely for
political reasons. -insomuch that at that
time she kept him constantly Informed
by reading to him newspaper reports
concerning the political situation and
otherwise acted as a valuable assist
ant to- him. On the other hand. the
alleged marriage on Miss Woods part
was ono largely of ambition and for
position,
Among the rumors and stories afloat
Is an amusing incident that Indicates
the shrewdness of the woman who has
matched her wits with those of Senator
Plat, Last summer bright lawyer
from New York came to Colon and
made a .hutter by his charming manner
and evident wide experience. He made
himself generally agreeable. but was
particularly attentive to Miss Wood
What he wanted was her life history
told by herself. Aware of his purpose
Miss Wood estrung him along" only ir
the end to let him drop, after telIinn
him that she had known his dcsigr
| all along, 3if
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
Church Hill News,

The movement for a Church Hin baseball
league, which has been on foot for the past
week or two. now begins 10 assume definite
shape AZ soon as practicable meeting OF
the projectors Of the movement VIII be held.
at which time the teams to compose thu
league will be selected, schedule adopted
and other arrangements perfected. All
teams now being organized desiring repre-
sentation in the Church Hin tosehall league
should communicate with the Church. lin
correspondent of The Times-Dlspatch, No.
2436 Venabe Street
Tho prospect for one of the most SUCCESS
full seasons in the baAaball world 10 parti-
cularly bright on Church Hill this year. A
number OF teams are now being organized.
and 1t is safe to predict that the East End
will be heard from before the season of
1907 closes There is some talk OF reorganiz-
ing the old Church Hill Stars. THIS team
several years ago was considered the strong
est aggregation Of ballologists In the city,
Tho home OF Mr., and Mrs, William NJ
Harmon, on Oakwood Avenue, was the scene
Thursday evening of delightful surprise
party, rendered Mr.. and Mrs. Harmon by 9
number of their friends. Those present Were
Misses Rosa Baker Alma Baker, Mary
Johnston, Fannie Johnston. Dora Starke
Jennie Starke. Matte Terry, Mary Rritton
Clara Dew, Sarah Harris. Clare CAlmes
I Messrs. Charles Hilliard. William Hammock
william Wright, Wilbur Mallory. JOSEPH
Beaugard Samuel Clements, Herher
Vaughan Joseph Robertson, William Baker
| MI. and Mrs, Charles N. Chidress and MI
and Mrs. William NJ Harmon.
| Rev. Kepneth Mears pastor Of Haskal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
$1,000 FIRE AT BLACKSTONE
Mr.. Cradles Stables, Stored With
Furniture. All DESTROYED.

BLACKSTONE. VA, March 3--About
Q o'clock this afternoon, with the wind
bowling and whistling mighty March
gale. the fire bells began to ring, ana
Blackstone was In a hustle to locate
the fire. Tt was discovered to be In
the west end of the town, and the
harms and stables of Mr.. Truly Cralla
were in full blaze when the first
alarm was given in. The stables being
very near the dwelling, made the sit
yation very dangerous, and caused
considerable alarm for the safety of
n large mart of the residential section
of the town
The fact that the wpa was blowing
the fire away from the dwelling house
of Mr.. cralle and the prompt arrlval
and efficient service of the Blackstone
fire department., In short time made
IL certain that beyond tho destruction
Of the bulldings already afire there
would be no further damage Slack
stone may we'll be proud of the valiant
lnnd heroic service rendered by the
young men of the town. who are mem,
bers of the fire department.
In the buildings which We're de-
stroyed was large quantity of pro-
yender, and, in addition, u very large
| quantity of furniture belonging to MIR
Gillian Andersen, was destroyed, MI
| Anderson has until durinG the pas
week baen running the Central Hotn
here, hut owing to the fact that Mr.
1 r.. b. Spencer, the owner OF that prop
crty, has been pulling the building
down, preparatory to erecting a hard
! some brick nui'ding IN its place, Mr.
Anderson was compelled To move ont
and had stored u larga part of his hote
furnitnre in the barns Of Mr. Cralie
which We're destroyed. The loss In al
is estimated abNhout one thousand dol
/ lars, With no insurance.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
Notice.
WN~A1NNANNN,
NOTICE,

In accoordance with resolution Of
the Board of Directors al The State
Bank of Virginia made on the 21st day
of February. 1907, and pursuant to q
Bank made the 12th day of February,
1907. call is hereby made and notice
Is hereby given for a general meeting
of the shareholders of The State Bank
of Virginia to be held on Tuesday, tho
Cd day of April, 1907. In its banking
house, No: lii East Main Street. in
the City of Richmond. Va, Mt ~ O'clock
NJ, to consider and act upon the sub
feet OF the. conversion of this Bank
into National Banking Association.
and II deemed expedlent and for the
best interests of the Rank and of the
shareholders, to authorize the Board
of Directors to take all proper steps
for that purpose. and for the consid :
GRAFTON of any other matters that may
come before said meeting.
BY order OF the BOARD OF Directors.
H. JNO. S, ELLETT,
president.
VIM, M. HILL,
Cashier
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
mae WOOD sHR|NKs
FROM THE SLEUTHs
In Seclusion OF Colon, Mich, Till
Case Against Senator Plat
Is Settled,

KALAMAZOO, MICH, March a.
why do i make Colon, Mich, my
home?" said Miss Mae c, Wood to-day,
because for the last five years nave
been bounded by detectives and secret
service people, and consider myself SAFER
in q small country town than ! would
be in city. intend to remain here
until my suit for divorce from unlted
States Senator Thomas G, Plat mas
been settled, and then VIII so west
probably to some poin5, y N0r.h PA q
the practice of law"
Colon is typical OF many Villages in
picturesque Southern Michigan. Quiet
and dead in winter, 1t Ia teeming with
centre OF a district in which are seven
beautiful lakes, all OF them popular
as resorts and fishing places, During
the vacation period hundreds OF people
e other i large MIddle West eltieY gather
the people and tradesmen say.
The events OF Miss WOODS life that
have received so much attention tol,
marriage with Senator Platt tn the
fifth Avenue Hotel on November o.
| 1901, the sensational breach Of promise
scandal in 1908, and last. but not least
e usr Il. 1905. After what she forms
strenuous Ave years Miss Wood IL
| hack In the quiet and secluision Of hel
native town. She lives AT the country
!, Ing riding In her automobile and II
Other forms OF anusement,
Mas Wood said to-dav; IT feel tina
| have been misrepresonted. abused ant
badly treated In this affair.", and my
only p,,rnose In fighting Mr., Plat I.
the vindication OF my character,
= nQnsidar 1t ma hAnar ia ma or my fan,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
DR.. J. STILLS DANIEL
BUYS PROPERTY

PALM BEACH. FLA. March s-Dr.
J. sills Daniel, of Richmond, has
bought properly in TitusWlle. on COR
ner of Julia and Palm Streets. long
owned py Mt NJ. a, ana MIS-; William NJ.
houses In centre OF town, with extern
sive grounds. stable, orange and shade
trees, Both houses, one os which Ia
large, have all modern conyeniences
including electric light and are part
ly furnished, The doctor will make
extensive improvements on the prop
erty, He has leased both houses fol
tho summer, Daniel is now at Palm
Beach. and will stop at Miami, Nassau
Key West, Havana and Tampa be-
oere starting home.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
Meetings.

ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHoI4D--
ERS.--Noticc Is hereby given that
there will be special meeting of
the Stockholders Of the VIRGINIA
PORATED, on MARCH ID, 1907. at 8
Richmond, Va. for the purpose or
electing officers for the ensuing
year, and for the transaction of any
and all other business that might
properly be considered at an annual
meeting of the stockholders.
This meeting is held In accordance
with the bylaws of the Association,
and In pursuance of a resolution 81
the Board of Directors, dated Feb
ruary %, 1907.
NJ A, CHAMBERS. Secretary,
Richmond, Va, February az, 1907.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
PRFsInrMr's SIM ARCHIE
STRICKEN WITH DlPHTHERIA

WASHINGTON, n. c., March a.
President Rooseyelt's young son Archia
has diphtheria, but 1T is said that he
is not seriously i'll, The patient has
been Isolated In the southeast room
Ct the White House, and strict quar-
nntlne is being maintained,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
Railroads.
| r. lN. - FREDERfCKsHtfR(S
- 80 - VIZ =. a. POTOMAC II. n

r. F. CO p. s5 SSasSsSss 4, 4
TRAINS LEAVE RICHMOND = NORTH
WARD
GAO A. M--Daiiy--MaIn 81. Through.
s.5S A. Daily--Main st. Through. All
7:o5 4. M.--Except Monday BYRD 81
Through. ALI Pullman cars E
1880 4 M,--week Days-Elba- Ashland
$40 A, M.--Daiy-Byrd st. through. Lo.
cal Stops.
i1. o. 1 2, pass-Byrd ST. Through.
400 r M.-Week Days-Byrd st. Fredcrsf
icksburg Acoorranodation.
$50 T. M.--Daily---Main st. Through.
$50 r. M--Week Days--Eiba. Ashland
Accommodation
500 r. M--Daily--Byrd st. Through.
TRAINS ARRIVE RICHMOND - SOUTH.
WARD
$40 A. M.---Wecls Days-Elba. Ashland
Accommodation.
500 A. M.-Daly-Byrd St Through
S:25 A. M.--Week Days--Byrd st. Freder.
icksburg Accommodation.
1850 a. M.--Week Deys---Byrd ST. Through.
Local stops n x
2:12 r. M.-Daily---Nrain st. Through
$40 +. M.-Weeh Days lba Ashland
Accommodation.
a.IS 2. n --Daily--Byrd st. Through.
chi Stops.
$40 r. M.--Daily-- ST. Through. All
Pullman Cars.
1o:4o T. M.--Daily--Mnin ST. Through.
1880 r. M.-Wcek Days--Byrd st. Through
All Pullman Cars
NOTE.--Pullman Sleeping or Parior Care
on all above tralns. except trains arriving
Richmond 1880 a. NJ. week days. and local
accommodations.
Time of arrivals and departures and COM
w. D. DUKE. c. w. GULF. w. p. TAYLOR.
Asst. to Prest GenI Supt. Traf. Mgr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
R ,ichnond and Petersburg
Electric Railway

Cars leave corner Of Seventh and Pcrry
Streets, Manchester. every hour ton tho
Bhour) from A. NJ to 10 p. NJ. Last car
~ midnight Limited car. 5:45 p. n, daily.
except Sunday,
Cars lcaYo Petersburg. foot Of Sycamore
Street, every hour from 1896 Al. NJ. to 10:as
r NJ. Last car, 11:Ao r, NJ; Limited car,
7:16 A. NJ. daily. except Sunday
All cars from Petersburg connecting R.ch-
mond cars.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
People Want Large Dividends
and Are Selling High Priced
Securities.
HARTMAN LET CAT OUT OF BAG
Says He Disposed Of His High
Securities SO That He Could
Get More Interest.

NEW YORK, March s.-plain EVIL
dehce that the stock market is being
liduidated was again given last week.
Prices have fallen Is points since jan
uary, and IL shrinkagc III values, mount
Ing up in the hundreds OF millions, has
taken place. The ceiling comes mainly
from well-to-do people who are now ac-
cepting quotations the lowest since last
May, and many under those that have
ruled in several years. This means, of
course, that securities are being offered
at loss. The second class of sellers
includes the so-caled insiders who are
still able to liquidate at profit. though
q very much smaller one than they
might have had II few months ago.
Compared with fairly recent prices,
stocks look cheap. On this basis there
Is a very good voltsne of investment
money flowing into the market. But a
different standard of values has beer
established since the first Of the year
which has to be taken into account b.
both the investor and Spectator.