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The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Brookland Gard Club last Wednesday
evening The first lady's prize wa won
by Miss Mate Marean, the second by
Mrs. Mccarthy, and the gentlemen's
prize by'Dr. J. Henry Brooks.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Charles II. Randall. superintendent OF
the power press room is on a short
vacation.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Mrs Edith r. Tippett, OF the number
Ing division, returned to office last week
after an attack Of the grippe.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

The young ladies' OF the Columbia
Baptist Church VIII give an oyster sup
per at the church December p
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

+. y. Dudley has purchased two acres
OF land from Major y. w. Pond. and
viii erect a homo.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

a degree team from Washington Will
confer the initIatory degree on the can
dIdates December l..
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Miss Mia r. Allen, clerk at $3.50 per
annUm I'm the population division Of the
Bureau OF the Census, has rendered her
resignation in view Of a transfer 10
the Bureau Of Labor.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Mrs. J. King Pickett and little daugh,
ter, OF Washington. were guests Of Mrs
+. II. Caldwell last week.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

The members OF the Episcopal Church
gave an enjoyable social at the rectory
last week. A new heating plant. new
windows and other Improvements are
being made 10 the church.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

James L. Krigbaum, Of section four
OF the printing division, was able to
return TO his work Monday.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

J. s. Brand. Of the division OF irnm;
grafton OF the Bureau OF Immigration
and Naturalization, left Thursday for a
weeks vacation, which he Will spend at
his home IN Virginia.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Mrs Emily Cooking. Of washington,
have been visiting her sister, Mrs. L. L
Nicholson, of Rockville Park.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Frank McInturf. OF the Office OF the
chief clerk, returned to his desk Mon
day, after a weeks leave OF absence.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Edward Parsons. OF the machine di-
vision, is taking two weeks leave.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Mr. ,nd Mrs. Brawner Nicholson have
gone 20 Atlantic City for a stay OF two
weeks
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

The Teachers Annual Institute will
be held in Rockville. December 1920.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Ernest r. SappingtOn. OF Maryland.
has resigned his position as an assist
ant surgeon at $40 per month in the
Coast and GeOdetic Survey.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

At the last meeting of the Rockville
Women's Club Mrs. Frank A Spencer
and Miss Lillian Bennett read inter
esting papers, Miss Rose Henderson
gave a talk, and a book review was
given by Miss Anna Farquhar.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Mrs. l. B. Wall, OF Frederick. Nd.
was the guest Of Mrs j. R. Mcdaniel
last week
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Ernest G. Hilton, of this place, has
been given a desirable position by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company.
with headquarters at Parke-sburg. ".
Va
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Mrs Henry Clay Browning and her
daughter. Elsie. of Girard street. have
returned from Philadelphia, where they
were the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
X Smitn. OF Walnut street.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08
klISCh1lrch
APPLICATIONS FILED
WITH ODD FELLOWS

At the last meeting Of Falls Church
Lodge, No. II. Of ODD Fellows. the fot-
lowing applications for membership
,.-are- r..reF,-
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Henry T. Marshall. inspector in the
service at s. per day, has
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

The Rev. Thomas S. Duligg. Of Brook
lyn. IS visiting the Rev. Father Tearney
Of West End
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

The new eight-room school building
being erected at Harrison and Adams
streets. and known as the John II.
Ketcham school, IS almost completed.
The Washington times., 1907-12-08

Mrs. P. 3. Gardner, Of Round Hill
Va. spent several days with her sister
Mrs. c. K. Lupton, on washington
street, last week
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
PASTURE FOR SOW AND PIGS.
Half Acre Tracts and Movable Houses
Work to Good Advantaae.

l have found il a good practice 20
construct a number OF half-acre lots.
placing a portable house in every
other one and giving a sow and he-
pigs an individual house. says a writer
in Orange Judd Farmer. By the
time they will have eaten or stamped
down all the green stuff on this half
acre, the house can easily De lifted
over the fence to the next lot and the
hogs moved where they will have
plenty Of fresh, green pasture.
The lot from which they have been
taken can then be plowed I'D AMI
sowed in rye or forage crops that
grow comparatively fast BY the time
they have exhausted the second lot
they can be returned to the original
one. Thus the two lots will SUPPORT
the SOW and pigs until the pigs are
old enough to wean. II properly
cared for they will support the sows
the year round.
| have also found it good practice
to have a larger lot, If possible. Of
from five to ten acres, to turn all the
pigs into after they have been
weaned. I allow them to remain
there until they are four or five
months old. feed them in the mean.
time and allow them plenty of ground
and exercise so that they may develop
bone and muscle. They will then bs
in good, healthy condition 10 go into
the feed lot
In building these portable houses
there is one thing that must ever Ia
borne in mind, and that is, no matter
how or where they are built. thay
should provide good, clean, dry sleep
ing quarters, and, above everything
else, be sanitary.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
THE POLAND cHiNA.
Possibilities of This Breed AZ Seen by
w. 3. Gully.


The demand for more lean meat ia
an acknowledgment the Poland China
will get fat. This is one of the foun-
dation stones upon whish the breed
has been established. For his easy
feeding qualities his popularity hes.
for over so years, held sway wher-
ever corn is king Some have VEN
tured to suggest the bacon hog as the
solution, but that suggestion has died
in its utterance. In the first place the
pork producers Of the corn belt are
not struck with his shape; secondly,
time is too precious to produce him.
and, lastly, the market demand would
be limited, because it demands both
meat and lard, two articles equally
valuable.
The trend of the market demand in
the last few years has caused the eyo-
luton of the Poland China to the pres
ent type. A type that because of its
time-saving tendency in pork produc-
ton has added thousands OF dollars
annually to our agricultural wealth.
To retain this profitable carcass and
still acquire more lean meat is prob.
lem that will admit of much expert
mental research. Lean meat is the
muscular flesh of the carcass, the
growth of which is greatly encour-
aged by abundant exercise and food
stuff rich in protein and mineral mat
ters, foods that are within the reach
of all pork producers, but of which so
few avail themselves in sufficient
quantities to balance starchy corn
in the feeding ration.
Until our markets offer greater IL
ducements for more lean meat, We are
certain our pork producers cannot
profit by its production. But when
they do, use of more feeds rich in
protein will bring about the desired
results, and as delicious meat will be
produced from the Poland China in
the corn belt as is produced with any
breed in the agricultural world. AS
in the race suicide of the Poland
China to a great extent the breed
has been unjustly accused by both
rival breeds and by those who have
overlooked the fact that the Poland
emma SOW IS great flesh carrier,
and have failed to guard against tia
over-production OF flesh during preg.
nancy.
An exclusive corn diet during the
winter months, especially, can result
in nothing but failure to produce large
healthy filters. With the successful
pork-raiser the diet Of the brood SOW
is even more important before, than
after, narrowing.
To those who have mastered this
the most important branch Of hog.
raising, the proficiency of the Poland
China has not been the question.
Given the same conditions under
which other breeds have proven profit
able, we believe the Poland China
with his early maturity, prepotency
and uniform excellence viii. prove
even more profitable.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
PIGS AND CLOVER.
A Little Grain Should Be Fed During
the Summer.

Pigs should not be carried through
the summer on clover alone A little
grain will be required to balance the
green clover. 1t is claimed by some
that pigs can make just as good growth
on Alfalfa or clover alone as they
would if little corn were given with
the green forage.
While it may be true that the pigs
Will make a profitable growth on al
falfa or clover, it is not true that they
will do as we'll on these green feeds
alone as they will if given a little
grain in addition. The grain is needed
to increase the number of pounds of
food elements without corresponding
ly increasing the amount of dry mat
ter.
Several years ago the Nebraska sta
ton made an experiment to learn what
proportion of grain to alfalfa was
needed TO make the most economical
ration for growing pigs. 1t was found
that the cost Of producing 100 pounds
of grain on alfalfa pasture alone, was
about $3.50 On Alfalfa pasture with
an addition of one and one-third
pounds of grain the cost of 100 pounds
OF grain was lowered to $2.74 per 100.
When the grain ration was increased
to two and a half pounds per day, the
cost was lowered to S245. 1t can be
seen by feeding only one and a third
pounds OF grain ration per day. the
cost of producing the 100 pounds of
gain was lowered naarly onobo1f
While one single test should not be
taken as reliable, it certainly shows
that pigs should not be expected to
pass the summer without little grain
ration.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10

that now the once laborious practice
of hand-pulling individual plants can
be done away with by the use OF a
bean harvester.
This implement is built on the prin-
ciple of pair of shears and consists
of two long steel blades mounted
upon a strong framework carried
upon wheels, as shown in one of our
illustrations. The long shear-like
blades are set to cut the roots of the
plants just beneath the surface of the
ground. Above these blades guard
rods Or guide rods are so arranged as
to move from their original positions
the plants whose roots have been sew
cred. and, since the implement is de-
signed to cut two rows of beans across
the field, the plants of two rows are
This clears a space for the passage of
one of the animals in the team, so
that it is necessary for only one to
pass through the standing crop, thus
decreasing the amount of loss by
Smelling which would result from
both animals being driven through the
standing crop.
After the plants are thrown to-
gether by the harvester, as shown in
our second illustration, it is customary
for men with ordinary pitchforks,
either two or three tined, to follow
the harvester and place the beans in
small heaps, as shown in our last il
lustration, to cure for several days be-
fore storing them in barns or sheds
for threshing. In some instances,
where the work is done upon a very
extensive scale and where the loss
from Smelling is not considered suffi-
Gent to justify the employment of
hand labor for punching the beans
with forks, an ordinary horserake is
employed for the purpose.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10

so as to prevent the loss OF moisture
The surface of the seed bed should
be made smooth and fine, so that the
drill or planter can be economically
used upon it. If dry weather follows
at this season OF the year, good
practice is, Immediately preceding the
planting Of the crop, to run a heavy
land roller over the area, particularly
II the planting is done with an ordi-
nary grain drill. If the planting is
done with planter similar to the
ordinary corn planter and the land has
been rolled previously, it is advisable
to go over it with a spike-tooth har-
row or some other type of smoothing
harrow after the crop has been plant
ed, IN order that the land may not
possess a compacted condition from
the substratum to the surface. The
surface mulch which is produced by
the use ofsthe smoothing harrow after
rolling and planting leaves the soil in
the most desirable condition.
In planting the field crop the dis
lance between the rows varies from
% to So inches, according to the i'm
plements used in harvesting the crop,
80 inches being a very satisfactory
and not an unusual distance for plac-
ing the rows. The seeds are so scat
tered as to fall from two TO four inches
apart in the row. The ideal distance
would be undoubtedly six inches. if it
were possible to obtain perfect stand
OF plants at this distance Expert
ments conducted by the writer and by
other Investigators have clearly dem
onstrated that beans planted singly in
the row at intervals of from four to
six inches apart produce a much more
abundant crop than the same uuan.
tity of seed planted in hills from IS
inches to three feet apart
Like all other hoe crops field beans
require frequent, shallow cultivation.
The stirring Of the soil for the pur-
pose of holding the weeds In check
and preserving soil mulch over the
area occupied by the growing crop is
the important factor to be considered
in culture. Implements with narrow
blades which stir the soil to a depth
Of between two and three inches are
most desirable. Those designed for
the culture of corn, which are provid-
ed with narrow blades such as accom-
pany all implements provided with
spring teeth attachments, will be
found satisfactory for the cultivation
I OF beans.
For many years the handling of hoe
crops, such as field beans, upon an
extensive scale was impossible be-
cause OF the great amount of hand la
Dor necessary 70 gather the crop.
| Within recent years. however, labor
saving devices have been invented n
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10

curing process in any case is carried
far enough to prevent the vines mold
ing after storing them in the barn
prior to threshing If the vines are
thoroughly ripened in the field before
harvesting, they can be stored In
from two to three days if the weather
is satisfactory. If, however, the vines
have some green leaves upon them
and the pods are not thoroughly dry,
the period for curing in the field Is
of necessity much longer than with
thoroughly ripened plants.
After the crop has been properly
cured in the field it is customary to
store the beans in barn lofts or in
sheds until the weather has become
quite cool before the work of threshing
is done. In some instances, however,
If the beans are thoroughly field cured
they may be threshed in the field; but
ordinarily. in those regions where
beans are extensively grown, weather
conditions will not permit of their be-
ing cured and left in the field a suffi-
Gent period to enable the entire work
OF harvesting and threshing to be car
rfed on in the open.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou-
Bile can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great.
er strength than other makes.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
DOCKING LAM BS.
1t Should Be Done Early. So Wounds
r.I~ Will Heal Quickly.

The lamb is locked when it is from
ten days 10 two weeks old. If left I'M
I'll older the blood vessels are better
developed and there is a chance of
the lambs bleeding to death. says the
Criterion, At this stage the wound
heals quickly and growth is not inter-
rupted. The simplest tools to use
is a sharp, clean butcher knife. If an
attendant can be had he holds the
lamb in his arms, feet up. With one
hand he holds the legs and with the
other he draws the skin around the
tail within one inch of the body TO.
ward the body, so that when the tail
is cut off the skin will slip back and
partially cover the stub of the tail.
The tail is cut off with a butcher
Knife while it lies on a small block
or wood, and within one and one-balf
inches OF the body.
After the docking the lambs are
closely watched for an hour or two
sometimes one bleeds more than be
should and string is tied about the
stub to stop the bleeding, after which
the string is removed.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
THE VARIOUS PHASES
OF BEAN CULTURE
WIKI Diqaern Work Of Harvesting Easy
ny L. =. Corbett, HorticuIturist In Char of
Arlington Experiment

Since the bean is a warm-season
crop and cannot safely be planted
until after danger from killing frost
has passed. the preparation of the
soil for field beans should be deferred
until the vegetation covering the area
has made considerable growth, so that
1t may be as completely destroyed as
possible during the operations of plow.
Ing. narrowing, and fitting the land for
the reception of the seed The short
season character of the bean crop en-
aoles the land to be occupied during
the winter months by some cover
crop. such as wheat or rye, and if the
same land is used year after year for
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
New in Wall PAPER,

A new design in fancy wall paper
patterns comes from Kansas City;
also a way to utilize cancelled checks.
A firm has had all its offices papered
with old checks. placed neatly edge
to edge. The face figures of the
checks vary from $4,000 to $1,000,
and the total for one room is $S,O0O,-
900. AS a gilt moulding runs around
the edges Of each check-panel. the
general effect is rather pleasing.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10

Where the beans are to remain for
longer period and to become more
thoroughly cured in the field and
where the work of harvesting is done
entirely by hand, the crop is fire.
quently placed in shocks which are
built about pole four or five feet in
height, both ends of which have been
sharpened and one end firmly placed
IN the ground. A small quantity of
straw, grass, or other material is
placed around the base of the stake.
and the beans as they are pulled are
piled around the pole until a compact
miniature stack about four or five feet
high is formed. This operation is
very similar to the common practice
followed by the growers of peanuts in
stacking and curing this vine. The
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10

the production Of beans, the turning
under of winter crops furnishes an
important means by which the store of
organic matter in the soil can be main
tanned, consideration of great mo-
ment in sections chiefly dependent
upon commercial fertilizers as a
source for available plant food
After the land has attained dryness
in the spring it should be plowed
from six to eight inches in depth, and
Immediately compacted and narrowed,
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
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CONTROLLING VICIOUS RAMS.
Simple Plan of Shield to Be Placed
Over Animals Eyes.

Anyone who has a vicious buck I'M
derstands without further comment
what he is apt to do when cross, and
is often at loss to know what to do
with him. He may be perfectly sat
isfactory as breeder and as wool
producer so that the shepherd is loath
to part with him, says the Farmer,
and at the same time his vicious hab-
its make it necessary to fix up some
continuance to control him Here is
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10

a little diagram Of a hood that can
be made out of a leather boot leg.
1t is provided with loops to fit around
his horns If he has them, or his ears
If he has not, and can be tied with
pieces Of rawhide or stout cord. This
fits down over the eyes and will soon
be the means of calming his naughty
spirits
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
Remove Harness from swea.y Horse.

When the work-horse returns
sweaty from the field his harness
should be removed, If he is to rest
for an hour or so. The sweat under
the collar becomes means of irritat-
ing the skin and causing rawness I'm.
derneath.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10

there seemed no hope. Doan's Kid
ney Pills brought my first relief and
SIX boxes have so thoroughly cured
and regulated my kidneys that there
has been no return of my old trouble"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, n. Y.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
Quality Of Meat of Reeu.s

The quality of meat of beef animals
mas enormously improved under con.
ditions OF high breeding and high
feeding. This has been in part due
to the lack of exercise which has
made the muscles softer and it has
been in part due to the selection for
breeding of those animals having the
right conformation to insure the best
kind OF meat.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10

That an article may be good as we'll
as cheap, and give entire satisfaction,
Is proven by the extraordinary sale of
Defiance Starch, each package con-
tanning one-third more Starch than
can be had Of any other brand for the
same money.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
Premier Writes for Papers.

Premier Campbell-Bannerma OF
England, is the exact opposite of his
predecessor, Balfour, in one thing.
The latter said that while he was in
office he never read the newspapers.
The present prime minister not only
reads them but writes for them.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
To Tell of Royal Scandal.

A book is soon to appear in Ores
den, entitled "A Fight for a Royal
Child" The author is Ida Kremer
She tells OF her experiences as gov
erness in the house of the Countess
Montignoso until she was obliged to
depart by order of the court marshal
OF the king of Saxony
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10

using Doan'5 Kid
ney Pills I was so
run down and mis-
cradle that I could
hardly endure it.
Terrible pains in
the back attacked
me frequently and
the kidney secre-
tons were much
disordered. l was a
~ 4
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10

Mules VS.. Steers.-A western mule
raiser says that two mules can be
raised till they are three years of age
on the same feed needed by one steer.
The steer will be worth about $40 to
$50. and the mules from $3.50 to $30s.
Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1907-07-10
Use Kindness.

In the educating of the colt to the
harness and to the various wagons
and farm implements. only kindness
should be used. Harsh measures at
this time have spoiled many a colt.