Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-01-23

There Is mighty little incentive for
the young man to fit himself for teach
Ing the country or town school at $50
or $40 per month when he can do bet
ter than this husking corn.
The value Of snow as a fertilizer
when deposited upon plowed fields lies
In the fact that a small quantity OF
nitrogen IS extracted from the air and
Is left Ia the soil when the snow melts.
The deer hunting season In most Of
the northern states closed Dec. !.
While the number OF deer that were
bagged Is not given, tab was kept on
the hunters that were shot. There
were seventy-nine fatalities and eighty
one seriously wounded. This Is stiff
price to pay for very short season
Of sport
In view Of the generally recognized
value Of good blue grass pasture, It
is shortsighted policy to allow 1t to
be run down with oyerfeeding, just as
1t Is to allow stock In fine condition
to get out Of condition for the opposite
reason. A good pasture resembles q
sum Of money out at interest which
yields q good and sure return just so
long as the principal Is left intact.
We were greatly interested in read
ing the other day Of the case Of Con-
necticut farmer who took an exhaust
ed, rundown farm In that state and
by growing alfalfa was able to realize
q return Of $40 per acre annually from
the land devoted to It's culture. We
believe herein lies the secret Of the res
tOration Of the lost fertility and de-
pleted value Of many New England
and southern farm.
Students who have made a careful
investigation into the habits Of the
mole, whose work Is SO often visible
but which we seldom see. have lately
come forward with the statement that
instead Of being an all around nui-
sance In ridging up the lawn the mole
more than compensateS the gardener
for the harm he does by destroying the
white grub, the larva Of the June
bug, which Is often very destructive
Of garden flowers and vegetables by
working among and devouring their
roots. While the mole also feeds on
angleworms and other grubs found
IN the soil, the white grub constitutes
It's chief bill Of fare.
There are other states that might
adopt with advantage the Town law
pertaining to the use Of wide tired
wagons on the public highways. In
brief, this provides that every taxpay-
er who uses wagon with tires Of
width Of three inches or more for haul
ing loads in excess Of 500 pounds on
the public highway may have a re-
fund Of one-fourth Of the amount Of
his highway tax by certifying to the
same before the trustees Of the town
ship In which he resides. However,
this rebate shall not exceed 50 to any
person in any one year. Generally
adopted, such a highway law would re-
suit in a decided improvement in all
country highways.
IF az a last resort-sOmetimeS neceS-
sary in case deep SHOWS come, which
cover up tree trunks and protectors-it
Is deemed best to resort to poison as p
means Of Kidding the orchard Of rab-
bits and mice this may be applied
by cutting apples In quarters or even
smaller pieces and putting small guam
titles Of powdered arsenic on the cut
surfaces. This may be handily done
by placing the arsenic on paper talk
ing an old fork and rolling the pieces
Of apples therein. In order to prevent
birds or larger animals from getting
the bait 1t should be placed under
pieces Of brush In their runways or
under an inverted trough high enough
to allow the rabbits to crawl under.
In the northern portion Of the corn
belt, where, one season with another.
the crop has nip and tuck to get
through DelNeel ITOStS, IL Nouiu SeehA
that more attention ought to be paid
to insisting on type as model which
will mature a reasonable amount
Of sound corn rather than type
which, while larger of ear and deeper
OF kernel and more attractive to tho
eye. will bring to maturity Il crop only
in the longest seasons and under the
most favorable conditions. A good
May corn growers who do not ut first
take this whole situation into account
learn after bitter experience that y
,1und small ear IS worth more than Il
much larger one which cannot he crib
ped or shipped to market