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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
PLANTS WITHOUT WATER.

The United States government is
working on the problem of securing a
large number of plants that will grow
almost without water. In this it is
being fairly successful. We have taken
it for granted that the semi-arid
wastes of the West must forever re-
main semi-arid. This is not necessar-
ly the case. We are learning from
other lands that it is possible for
plants to grow without any large
amount of water being applied to the
roots.
Plants differ greatly as to their abil-
ity to get moisture in some way from
the air. The air over the semi-arid
plains is not SO much devoid of mois-
ture as might seem to be the case.
The moisture is there, but it Is in the
form of gases that compose the air.
Even in the dryest place there is in, the
air enough elements of water to make
a layer of eight feet of water over the
soil. OF course but little of this can
be condensed at any one time.
If some plants are SO constituted
that they can take the carbonic acid
gas from the air and store it UP in
their leaves and make seed and fiber
out of it, why may not other plants
have the power Of in some way talk
ing the various elements that form
their own. This must be the case with
green, thick-leaved plants that grow
in the clefts of the rocks in dry places
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
LITTLE NUBB1Ns OF NEWS.

w. r. johnson, peach grower
near Rosedale, Kan, saved the crop
of a favorite rec by turning the light
from discarded engine headlight
upon the branches during the. frosty
nights of early May. Other peach
orchards were saved by burning
smudge. causing heavy clouds of
smoke to arise during the frosty
nights.
Every truck grower of Texas is
now required to stamp his name on
every crate containing his products
in order that the responsibility for
shipping goods below grade will be
placed where 1t belongs.
1t is stated that between 5000, 900
and 100000 acres of good agricul-
tural land lies idle in the northern
part of Michigan because the rail-
roads will not build into those sec
tons.
Merchants Of Alvin, Iowa, got up an
EGG carnival and offered prizes of vari-
Gus kinds. More than 1900 dozen
eggs We're brought in. The largest
goose egg weighed ten ounces, and a
single dozen hens eggs weighed
thirty-one and one-fourth ounces.
The farmers around Chippewa
Falls, Wis, who boycotted the bee,
sugar factories because they would
not pay Sc a ton for beets have raised
the boycott.
Secretary L. A. Goodman, of the
Missouri Valley Horticultural Asso-
citation, says the loss by frost to fruit
growers in Kansas and Missouri
amounts to millions of dollars.
| The seven-year-old son of VIM
Goodwin, a farmer near West Plains
Mo-, was killed while leading a COW
to water. The leading rope was twist.
| ed around the boys arm and the
lcow became frightened and ran away
dragging the child nearly half a mile
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
FOR INSTANCE.
J. TINDAI., of Clarendon coun-

We can all tell what the other fell
low ought to do. This is right if we
can back up our remarks with a few
examples. 1t is the age Of illustrated
works.
Every man has code of morals
with him. If he breaks one of his own
laws he condemns himself to certain
punishment. He cannot escape the
scrutiny of the soul.
It is astonishing with what fortitude
we bear our neighbours misfortunes.
Cheerfnlrass is the oil to use on do
nestle machinery.
Do not take life to seriously. God
set us in q little path to run a little
way. SO go your way and gather as
many flowers as possible. There will
be work to do-fear not to soil your
hands. A chance will $3.50 to rest by
and by, but in the meantime be happy
and make others so.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
RAISING TURKEYS NOT HARD

Where one has wide range there
is perhaps more money in turkeys
than any other kind of poultry.
Though tender when small, after they
are half-grown about the only trouble
is that of keeping them located.
They thrive on grasshoppers and a
single flock will, in seasons when they
are plague do more good in keeping
them at bay upon the farm than the
entire cost of the food and care given
the flock.
But on small farm, with neigh
bors near, dissensions will be sure to
arise; and a large flock of turkeys In
q neighbours cabbage is a serious mat
ter. IF you have not the wide mead
ows, better confine attention to the
biddy
The mammoth Bronze is the most
profitable. attaining an immense size
and being quite hardy; the White Hol-
Hand is less inclined to roam.
While turkeys as rule make the
best mothers, being quite and not
dragging the tiny poults to death, fair
success may be had with hens for
Matching the first clutch. The second
clutch may be left with the turkey to
care 1OT. - f3ul II size matches LIlo III 81
1T will be very late before she is ready
| to lay gain. Thus the economical
way is to draft the hen mothers into
service and tempt her to increase the
| egg production.
Young poults require CO.. very sim
| liar to young chicks. only more of it.
Guard against chill and dampness.
Be shy If overlooking the first week.
Supply grit and water as for chicks.
Feed bread crumbs for the first
week or two, gradually working cot
tage cheese into the bill of fare. Let
them have the run of a good grass
plot in pleasant weather, where they
can get plenty of bugs and grasshop-
pers. AS they get older let the mother
run with them in the grass through
the day. A turkey mother we'll knows
how often to settle down and give the
poults a chance to rest; the hen may
have to be placed in a coop to avoid
firing them out.
BY Midsummer they will have
Learned where the best bugs and weed.
seeds are found and care very little
about the food you offer. But try tc
Induce them to roost at home by Civ.
ing a liberal feed at night.
4 No other class of fowls will forage
SO we'll through the summer and aut.
umn. No other will so rapidly ant
completely transform insects ant
weeds into the best of fesh.--Belle L
Putnam.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
LAYING LAND TO GRASS.

In travelling about the country, plots
of grass land practicall-' good for Moth
Ing frequently present themselves to
the eye. A farmer VI point with
pride to one piece of land. but he
will seldom admit that an area unfit
for grazing because of its ,hinness
and lack of nutriment. became in such
state owing to inferior seed being
sown. He is naturally sensitive upon
that point. He may make a mistake
in annual crops, which he can remedy
In the following year, but when he is
laying down permanent pastures a
mistake has far-reaching results.
1t is the ractice of many farmers
to obtain their seed mixture by now
ing half of a good grass field early
and the other half late. Others pre-
fer to place their confidence in a
trustworthy salesman, but failure in
this respect often occurs through the
farmer falling to state what particular
seed would be rest suited to his land.
The scotsman can supply reliable
seed, but he cannot guarantee that it
will grow well on every kind of land:
hence the Importance of acquainting
him of the nature of the ground it is
proposed to sow in order that he
can supply seed especially suited to
particular lands.
In other respects, farmers have
made great progress in scientific farm
ing, but there seems to be IN inherent
carelessness in forming permanent
pastures. Land is laid down to grass
and left to take care of itself. If it
turns. out poorly it is left idle, little
or no attempt being made at improve
NEXT. 1t is essential that farmer
should have a personal knowledge OF
pasture plants, but there is no de-
partment of farming where the ele-
ment of luck has played so prominent
a part.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13

peaches brought in over $4,000 they
changed their minds. Since that time
the thinning of peaches has been pop
ular with the most progressive Of fruit
growers.
The thinning of peaches or s.ny
fruit must be conducted with judg-
ment. 1t Is not by any means advis-
able to thin every tree regardless of
how much fruit 1t carries. Some trees
set so little fruit that all can be
ripened without overtaxing the tree
or without producing understood
fruit.
Some charge up the cost of thinning
as an extra expense on the orchard.
But anyone who has gathered fruit
knows that fruit gathering is slow
task. especially with fruit that has to
be handled as carefully as does the
peach. The picking of the small green
peaches at thinning time removes the
necessity of picking off many of these
same peaches later on.
When they are thinned they are
simply pinched off and allowed to
fall on the ground, while later If al
lowed to ripen they must be put care
fully in baskets. The expense of time
in pinching off a small fruit is only a
fraction of that required in gathering
the same peach when it is ripe enough
to market.
OF course, there is an offset In the
fact that some of the young peaches
would be switched off by the wind
later, but in the main it may be stat
ed that no more labor is required to
thin peaches and gather the remain
der when ripe than to gather the har-
vest that results without thinning.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
making. 1t is beings made from the
time the milk is draNe from the COW.

making. 1t is being made from the
time the milk is draw. from the cow
Never put off the work Of washing
the dairy utensils. Everything should
first be rinsed in cold water in order
to remove all milk before it has dried.
Then wash thoroughly with warm
water in which put some sal soda.
Never use cloth. Always use
good stiff brush.
More germs Turk in an old rag than
can be imagined. Lastly, scald thor
oughly with boiling water. Steam is
best If you have the appliances; If not
boiling water is effective.
Then place the utensiles where they
will be thoroughly aired and dried.
Never put the cover on the churn ex-
cept when you are churning.
The churn, and all articles, before
using should be first thorough, scald-
ed and then well rinsed and cooled
with cold water.
If the butter sticks to the butter
worker, scald again and scour with
salt and cold water. Repeat this unit
lit is in proper condition.
Some da1rymen recommend rlnsiHe
utensils occasionally in lime water.
| Remember that no amount of strain
ling or separating can take the soluble
| filth out of milk.
Keep dirt out if you value your rep
utation as the maker Of gilt-edget
butter.
If you make success of the dair!
business, you must not put pount
of butter on the market that is not o
the finest quality-perfect.
Let your stamp be guarantee o
excellence.
Let one person take charge o
the milk and attend to the butter
making. and let this be his or her frs
duty.
The delicate aroma which all well
made butter has is most eyanescen'
and when exposed to the air is 500
Host. especially when it is up, in print
or small packages.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
PLANTING VEGETABLES LATE.

As a rule, vegetable seed planted
during July and August makes more
and better "truck" than those planted
very early while the earth is yet wei
and cold
Some vegetables require longe,
season to get their full growth, and
some should be planted very early as
they do their best when planted in
cool, moist soil. Peas, onions. pars-
nips. satisfy early Irish potatoes and
cauliaower should be planted very
early, while the earth is cool. Those
requiring a short season, such al,
sweet corn, beans, egg plant, cucum-
bers, beets, turnips, winter radishei
and sweet potatoes, when planted
late in the season are hurried to re.
produce themselves, making a very
rapid growth, they are tender and Of
fine flavor. This is where the up-to-
date market gardeners make then
easiest money.
After an early crop of lotatoes,
peas or beans have been gathered, an
application of high grade vegetable
fertilizer is given at the rate of 1900
to 1900 pounds per acre.
The old plan of planting turnips
July 25th wet or dry is thing Of the
past with me.
I SOW turnip seed September is,
and raise turnips as large as large
coffee cup and as tender as could be
wished. Purple top White Globe and
Early Strap Leaf are two of the best
varieties.
The best beans for late planting
are stringless green pod. bush and
Kentucky Wonder. Pole. The pods o.
each are round and 1eshy and en-
tirely stringless, very desirable TO,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
THE HIRED MANS SIDE.

A friend of mine who is working for
a farmer near Dundee, ILL.,, complains
that he has to get up o'clock and
work until $3.50. He is thinking Of
throwing up his job. Well, those are
pretty long hours. but I never yet OBJ
jected to turning out at 5 o'clock
during the rush season, and I don't
think it is a good plan to watch the
sun too closely as it goes down. My
boss takes two hours off at noon dur
ing the heat of the day and we make
1t up in the cool of the evening. And
that suits me.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
UNCLE SAM UP TO DATE.

ed as harvest hand for a farmer in
South Dakota. The farmer was a
thrifty person and fed his men on
fat bacon and potatoes with wheat
coffee-a decoction made by pouring
hot water over wheat. This was a
new one on me. Although there We're
more than 100 fat chickens loafing
around the place. the family stuck
close to fat bacon and never chicken
appeared on the table. The boys all
left at the end of the week and I don't
blame them.
am now working for man whose
wife knows how to treat people in a
way to make them want to stay on
indefinitely. | am not asked to use
the family towel, but clean, individual
towels are supplied to me as we'll as
other toilet articles. My room is fur
nished simply, but the bed is good
and everything is as clean as soap
and water can make it. 1 do not find
these comforts In every farm home,
and 1t may be that is the reason that
/ have been with this family more than
| five years.
don't believe it is wise to take
every hired man that comes along too
much in the family life. Better try
him out few months and find out what
he is like before allowing the young
boys and girls to become too familiar
with him. I have known boys to be
led away from the home farm by the
influence Of evil minded farm laborers
The man who takes his family and
goes off to the picnic or the circus
leaving more work cit out for the
hired man than he can possibly dc
during the day is not wise. This sor
of thing cannot help but create lit.
tie bitterness in a mans heart, because
it stamps him as a chattel without the
right to enjoy the pleasures of life al
other people do.
JASPER.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13

VIM. H. Buesking. wealthy farm
er near TT Wayne, Ind started out
to blow up stumps, carrying stick
of dynamite in his hand. While
climbing fence he stumbled and fell
and his body was blown to fragments
Chas. Carter, who calls himself the
Peanut King of Oklahoma" solemn
~ declares that he raised a goober
seven inches long and four inches in
Charles imagination
is an extremely lively one, or else the
soil Of his neighbo hood is peculiarly
adapted to the raising of COOLERS.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
SUGAR BEET AS FARM CROP.

BY report just received on exper-
iments in some forty places carried
out last season, fully confirmed the
result of previous trials in showing
that sugar beets can be grown most
successfully in this country. The aver
age yield last year was eighteen tons
per acre and the percentage of sugar
superior to the average in German
roots. The only question is as to
whether the manufacture of beet
sugar in this country would be pro-
fitable.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13

A HANDY FRUIT PICKING BASKET,
This basket is made from an ordi.
nary Delaware fruit basket. A strap
goes over the shoulder of the pickle,
and leaves both hands free for gather
ing the fruit. 1t is bad practice ia
shake any kind of fruit from the tree,
1t should always be picked by hand
and carefully placed in the ckags
in which it is sent to market. Gsy this
method injury to the extent of 10 to
Is per cent may be avoided.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
THE DESTRUCTIVE CHINcH BUG
heat thereafter.

THE DESTRUCTIVE CHINCH BUG.
Some time ago Professor Snow, of
Kansas, who had been experimenting
with fungi in the determination Of the
chinch bug believed that he had found
means of exterm1nating this pest,
but recent experiments in Kansas and
other states prove that the deadly eff
feet of the fungi on chinch bugs has
not been definitely ascertained. 1t is
not believed that chinch bugs do very
much harm to corn.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13

stowelrs Evergreen and Country
Gentlemen sugar corn are the favorite.
here for roasting ears and drying and
canning and nay be planted as late as
August 1st.
Egg plant does best in very hoi
weather; when once stunted by the
cold the plant never rocovers vitality
enough to produce fine fruit
The egg plant fruit, like that of the
tomato, may be kept until Christmas
If carefully gathered and put in q
dry cellar. More farmers should
grow them. The sruit is very palats
able.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
GOOD SHIPPING wATERMELoNs.

Some of the choicest melons grown
in the South are such poor shippers
that they never reach the Northern
markets. The melons shown in the
picture are (A) Rattlesnake (B)
Kolbgem They are inferior in quality
to many other varieties but they have
tough, thick rinds which enable them
to reach market in better condition
than the choicer thin rinds.
In selecting melons for cultivation
these facts should be borne in mind.
the thick rinds will stand shipment,
but the thin rinds are sweeter and
more delicious in every way
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
THIN OUT THE FRUIT.

J. H. Hale. the most noted peach
grower in this country. tells how his
Connecticut neighbors wondered when
they saw him picking off the major
portion of his first peach crop. They
shook their heads and wondered at
the absurd proceeding of the man
who had peculiar views about peach
growing. But that season when bis
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13

The Milwaukee Jewish Association
is colonizing INDECENT Jews on farms
in the northern part of Wisconsin.
The first year each applicant for a
farm is paid weekly wage. If the
men prove competent they are given
a chance to own their homes, but If
not are saint back to the city.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13
WoNfAN's DAIRY WORK IN SUM
MER.
Keep the Milk Cool from the Moment
1t Leaves the Cow.

Never put off churning when the
cream is ripe. Gilt-edged butter can
not be made from over-ripe cream.
The minute it is over-ripe all delicate
aroma is destroyed.
No amount of fussing will reclaim
butter that is off flayor-poor quality
The churning is not all of the butter
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13

An Ohio farmer while returning
home recently was seized with vertigo
and fell from his horse on a railroad
track. The intelligent animal hearing
a train approaching seized his masters
clothing in his teeth and dragged him
from the train Just in time.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13

A cotton compress with $4,000
bales of cotton at Chickasha, I. T.,
was burned early in May, causing a
loss Of about s700.02n.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-07-13

A friend told me that he once work
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-12-21
Here's a Fine Christmas Gift.
nd Two Letters That Explain II a. Well A. Thcrns'ls"~@I" u !"
Likewise.

| am prompted to do thi. not sole
" from my desire tn make YOU a
present and thereby show my friend
ship. but ! feel that with tho pro
grcssivc ideas YOU have in farming.
and your willingness to Try and
make your farm . home. hat II viii
help YOU considerably in your efforts.
and 1t may possibly lead tn others
taking II in our noiEhhorhood
down there. which ! assure YOU will
sooner or later make better farmers
Of all who will taxi" &; and study II
When this Is done. our u"ighhorhood
there will be stronger. and II 40.
why not to my advantage "a weI! as
yours
| have" been taking 1t thiR year
and feel like | would not b" with"ut
II FOR nfty times the price.
With sor, hes, regards. | am.
J THOMAS
Tupclo. Miss Dec II. 1901
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-12-21
A Cotton Former on the Mourners'
Bench.
Neglected Every thing for Cotton. nd is Now lat a. a ~hnIIc for
Something to Ea,-Wnu Farm pn-r~nl, >-,t ,~ar.

corn and peas aud eraaa. ~iil 90"
hereafter hsY" ALI mY attention
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-12-21
Admirc~ the ILpil Wrsvil.

! cannot help being a aileut ad
taiycr 81 III" hnll w~ccsii. not that
| los" him. bat / believe that his
advent atll prove ono u thono I'm.
IfrHb|Sc schools ~ misfortune III
which ~~ will learn la live nv the
sweat Of ouT fAcrR In tho ncnhr that
God intended / e. Ia pyoduc" our
oan living When wo ahail hare
acquired this important l"asou. Sir
boil W""sil ~iIl cut but little ngufc
in our Independence aa farmers In
Tact. as II nation. Tho State OF
! "lah 'lo~ IN worth moro monc>
than II NAB ah"n II produced from
three Ia fuur million bales of cotton,
and IT "otu all her ~hint-rh must
30 through the Same soothing caul-
drnn Why cannot ar profit hy her
shadow. in8toad OF tho natno ~
perl"nco' We have the iutrllisrur.
aud labor sufficient tuotwlthaiand
Ing the cfy of labort Ia produce.
"t"rythin. "" need. aud then pro
due" cotton enough for luautivn.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-12-21

are omens. indeed. and to your hum
bic scribe the brightest outlook for
the Southern farmer.
like The gazette in It's ne" gaTh.
We could not get along without II.
an%dIthink 1t will be douhly prottahl"
now In It's weekly visits aud extend
I'd form : thing of beauty IS =
joy forever. but a thing "f us" prot
ttc;h the soul Long may ali" nay"
JTn ROLLS
Poyt Gibson. MtsR
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1907-12-21
CuHIN. HAMS t>p Htto<
iirin" and Liquid ~m"Lr ar"
sod.

Editors Gsg"tf" Their" ~aplseaves!
in The t.ayrtt" r~eccutly an inquiry
from, THE parish for q good method 81
curing hams and bacon hnusht
would civ" YOU nav experience.
though III" same 10 limited IN curing
ANAL amounts 81 meat for family
think the secret 81 having meat
ia tn" arr" "a for milk viz ~ get
the animal hcat out Of Il aujchje
Ckosrae q cold. dry daY. with ~" theg-
mom"t"r ~ - degrees ar loser
have everything read, 30 that shc
carca&s MAY be srFas~rd- openrei and
cleaned au'ehi, after Killing 1ians
II tn a shady. dtatty place nnt3l n.tt
aat. ,hen cut up and pas IN awc~t
pickle ma 10 ~ tntlnws
rfeki" fer TOO Pounds 81 Fork,
Ta1o st, pounds - eat.. two
pounds al sugar 'mo ouncsa aatt.
peter. and a3t gallons % %~asos. or
cnnuEh 80 coses ;hn meat
J nee aot: mater. boil IL and cool
n tti&a.,lsc the aaittprt"r IN small
au4oupt ~ ~af"s. ssia sugar and sals
and atir until AsRaoiy"3 Ala 20 hal.
arr~ ot ma&ot
Iut pseAlr 3n n clean. sweet barrel
seea hour barrel that has been
a~meliei APP t'ut hams and shout.
ders In th" g~-sttnts al tho barrel. ehia
asd" do~n. and bacon pieces on top
Of fhcm N#r"n ~ill cure In three
or tnar wr~hs. hams and shoulders
In ais 10 etEht pc@ks. according 40
aise whoa cured take meat from
barred and dft thoroughly ana apply
ksauacr 3 Liquid Fstvsrt az SNAKE
according 10 directions | ata mot aa
verifying atunAr but recommend Il,
At q Labor aAsrY " VAIL
Nc~ elton la