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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

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The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

plant, but part Of the old one II out
side conditions are the same the plant
will be the same and produce the same
kind Of crop There is much less
tendency TO vary In plants pronagated
In this way than In those raised from
seed.
Large Versus Small Potatoes.
Because of the fact that the potato
Is not seed II has been claimed that
small potatoes would produce just as
good crops as large ones. Growers
often sort out and plant the tubers
that are too small for market The
outcome Of four or five years OF such
selection almost always means de
creased yield II the potatoes planted
were small only because they did not
have chance to develop they would
produce nearly as good results as lar
ger ones from the same bill. Ii, how
,er, they were small because they
were naturally small they would pro
duce mostly small potatoes like them
selves. For this reason 1t is not safe
to plant the small tubers. Another i'm.
portant point Is that there is not
enough food material In small po
tato TO give the sprout the kind of
start that II needs to produce good
yield. It Is the stocky. vigorous hills
that are full Of large potatoes when
digging time comes. The start the
plant gets while II is first making its
way TO the surface Of the ground
largely determines the vigor with
which II will continue to grow through.
out the season.
The experience Of most potato grow
ers Is that II Is best to plant medium
sized tubers. about the size of hens
egg or larger. cutting each one into
four pieces. In experiments that were
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

FLO. xvI-PoTAToES LEFT IN PILE
as good a yield as drilling, provided
the drilled potatoes are kept free from
weeds. The checked potatoes can be
cultivated both ways and kept clean
with but little hand labor and will
yield more than weedy patch planted
twice as thick The feasibility Of the
plan depends entirely upon the rela-
tive cost Of land and labor.
A good narrowing after the plants
are two or three inches high will de-
stroy many weeds and loosen the dirt
In the row. Deep planted potatoes are
not injured by such narrowing A
few days after this the cultivator
should be started and the field culti-
waited once a week or oftener until the
blossoms appear II pays TO hoe or
pull any weeds that come up In the
rows. No one thing will reduce the
yield OF potatoes more than weeds
The ground should be left nearly level
at the Inst cultivation. Deep planting
makes billing unnecessary.
Spraying For Insects and Diseases.
The potato beetle Is the one serious
insect enemy Of the potato crop. The
most prevalent disease other than scab
Is blight This affects the leaves. caus-
ing them TO turn black and curl up.
Both blight and beetles can be readily
controlled by spraying with bordeaux
tsar ri mi Thia to mn N IN
follows: -Four pounds copper suiphate.
four pounds fresh lime, four ounces
paris green and fifty gallons OF water
Dissolve the copper sulphate In twen-
ty-1ve gallons Of the water and the
lime In the rest Then pour the two
solutions together. Make the paris
green into paste With little water
and stir II Into the mixture. II pays to
have good hand sprayer to apply this
solution or power machine II many
acres are grown A hand sprayer can
be bought for So or So II equipped
with two nozzIes so as TO take two
rows al once II viii not take more than
an hour 10 so over an acre. The en-
tire expense including the labor. Will
be repaid several times over by the In |
crease IN yield Three or four spray |
ings viii be- sufficient. starting about |
The time the plants are six inches high |
and continuing AT Intervals Of a week |
Or ten days uniil they are 10 bloom.
Digging the Crop.
Where large acreage Of potatoes Ia
grown or where several neigbbors each
raise few acres every year, digger /
is a paying Investment II leaves the
inbers on top Of the ground In good
shape 10 be picked up and gets prac-
ticnliy all OF them Where only few
are grown they can be forked out but
this is a slow job, The most common
practice IL 10 plow them out BY pick.
Ing them up after the piow. then har.
rowing twice and picking up after each
narrowing. few VIII be left II the
Geld Il No located that the hogs can be
turned IN on II. they get all that we're
missed As sooD as dug. which should
be before severe freezing weather. the
potatoes should be Piled up and COW
ared with straw and dirt Here they
may be left uptl the ground begins 70
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

freeEc shcn they may be ru, IN the
celiar of hauicd 20 market N the pIie
Il ou . we'll drained place !, may be
eotcrd with a foot 70 eighteen inches
Of straw aud as much dirt aud safely
left Iill spring There are many potato
growers especially those ~ foreign ex
traction, who never keep their crop In
any other way While the dry indoor
method has numerous advantages such
ss readiness Tor use In all weather aud
convenience Of handling, there IN much
TO commend the outdoor storage plan.
There are even those who contend that
the nayor OF the tubcr Ia only TO be
maintained by storing Il Ia the pit.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

HN the preceding articles improved
methods OF growing few OF the
most widely grown farm crops
have been given, ny study and
careful attention to details Il is pos.
sible for farmer to make good
profit raising common produce for the
general market Much greater re,
turns, however. may be obtained by
specializing u some particular line
and selling the products on a special
market
One OF the most profitable special
lines that can be followed Is breeding
improved seed corn. This IL some
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

strings. one at each end OF the ear.
keeps II from warplng. ~ II will warp
II tied BY one string 10 the middle.
One of the chief requirements Of Z
seed corn house is adequate ventiis.
rfon. 10 the northern section where
severe cold weather comes early some
artificial heat Will be needed The
eorn may be hung Ia the seed house ~
soon M II is gathered Al this time II
'ontnins large amount Of moisture.
10 the windows should all b. opened
10 allow II 10 dry rapidly Artificial
heat should be applied gradually IT
first. as too much when the corn 10
full OF moisture wilt inJnre Il After
the corn Is well dried out less yentiIs.
lion with be needed. though some
should b. given st all times Heat viii
be needed from this time on only on
sery cold or damp days
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

ff the girl whose throat is delicsts
and who catches cold easily win baths
her throat and chest each morning
with cold water she will nnd II won,
derfui help. This simple treatment isI
a sort " hardening process and win
make Que LEES liable TO feel the harm.
fui effects of bad weather aud bleak,
Winds.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12
CASH FEED STORE
!. n. Dench, Manager.
Telephone. Tia.
Manchester Depot. VI.

Ia detasseling When the tassels begin
to appear no through the plot and
carefully pull them out from every
other row. This should be done every
day for week or more--as long as
tassels continue TO appear. Al the
same time any imperfect stalks In the
other rows should be detasseied. n
there are any rows that show a mark
cd tendency 10 sucker, carry the ears
too high or low or have any other
marked defect. they should be detas.
seled also.
Comparing the ylslds
As soon as the corn Ia all ripe the
ears from the twenty-five detnsseled
rows should be busked. keeping the
produce OF cnch row separate, The
corn from the tasseled rows, ns well ne
from the imperfect rows that we're do
tasseled and from tho border rows.
should bo discarded At the time OF
husking the detasseled corn any Pc
cularity OF the stalks IN Il row should
he noted The number Of stalks In each
row should also he counted The
weight Of the corn from a row divided
by the number OF stalks In that row
will give the weight per stalk, which
IN the proper basis for comparison. II
will be found that there IL very great
difference ln yielding ability. some
rows yielding twice or three times M
much MS others, This yield, togetb-
er with the number OF good seed
ears to the row. forms the basis for
determining from which row TO select
ears 10 plant next years breeding plot
The rest Of the ears worth saving
should be stored away to plant IN the
Increase 6eld
The increase field ls not for the pur.
pose OF improving the corn. but merely
to secure larger quantities Of that
which has been improved In the breed.
Ing plot Each year seed from the
highest quality and best yielding OF
the Individual rows Ia saved to plant
the next years breeding plot and the
remainder used In the increase 6eld.
In this way the standard keeps I'm
proving from year to year. Ten bush
els TO the acre increase Is by no means
The limit to which the Improvement
can be carried Indeed. almost the
only limit is the care and time be-
slowed upon the breeding plot
The Seed Corn House.
Where several hundred bushels Of
corn are TO be saved for seed. a. 10
he case where a speciality ls being
made Of well bred seed corn, II In nec-
,ssary TO have some sort Of special
,eed corn house. This may be Oiled
with Slated racks. on which the corn
$ laid. or the ears may be hung from
he ceiling with binder twine. The
after is the better method. an II per-
nits more thorough circulation Of
lir around the corn. The use Of two
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

the farm Experiments at the Mime.
sofa station showed an increase Of 90
per cent. or seven bushels to the acre,
In wheat following cultivated crops
over wheat grown continuously,
Dairying fits IN very well with wheat
farming especially In localities so far
north that corn cannot be successfully
grown as grain crop. In such districts
the flint varieties can be raised for
silage and fodder The wheat follow
ing this corn will be freer from rust.
scab and weeds and will yield much
more. The cows viii yield good
profit for all the feed they consume.
Snd the work will be more evenly dis
tributed throughout the year.
When wheat Is grown to be sold to
the four mills the price will depend
directly upon the quality. To get the
best quality wheat should not be cut
until II is fully ripe. II should not be
allowed to stand too long after It Is
ripe or II win shell out badly. Wheat
should be well shocked and capped.
II not well capped the bran will be-
come stained and cracked. injuring
the appearance and lowering the price.
Stacking is more advisable than shock
thrashing since Il means better quail
" and more fall blowing.
So much depends on the quality Of
the grain and the quality Is so depend.
mt on cultivation and harvesting that
il behooves him who is after satisfac.
tory results to make close study OF
The situation II does not pay to cult.
rate wheat Intelligently and harvest
I 10 manner that makes all previous
are and labor of little avail
YVYHETHER grown for market
" or for home use only, II Is
w important that the potato
crop be made to yieI1 as
much as possible With the right kind
Of care yields OF 200 to 800 bushels to
the acre can be obtained. making this
one OF the most profitable crops that
can be grown Even with the most
careless treatment the tuber frequent
ly yields most generously.
The potato is very particular In Its
sol requirements. A rich sandy loan
Is the best soil Not all farms have
such soil but almost any soil can be
so prepared as TO make a fairly good
potato patch. Two things are essen
tiai, meilowness and plenty Of mois
ture. Clay IL too heavy. aud sand dries
out too rapidly Soils which contain
too much clay or too much sand can
be greatly improved for the production
OF potatoes by the addition ~ humus
The ideal way 10 prepare held for
potatoes IL 10 seed II 10 clover for al |
least a year. manure II heavily. plow
II up and plant II to corn. In the fan |
the corn caD be cut for silage or fod. |
der. so that IL can be plowed before
winter. The plowing should be fairy
deep Two diskings and narrowing
or two the following spring make an
ideal seed ted for potatoes
Potatoes are noi raised from seed.
but from the swollen underground
stems that We call tuiers or potatoes
Any pieee " tuber fhai contains an
''eye" VIII grow and produce more Of
rs KIDD A potato vipe grown from
piece cf tuber Is really not new
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

FIG. xI- GOOD TYPE or KERNEL
thing that must be done for every 10
calIty. since corn shipped IN from any
distance cannot be relied on II IL
entirely possible to incrense the yield
Ing ability OF strain OF corn ten
bushels to the acre or more by very
few years breeding Seed from such
an improved strain viii find ready
market at satisfactory figures.
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12
Making Money
On the Farm
Wheat Raising
BY c. v. 6RtG0Rl.
Auihu of Home Course h Modern
Agriculture"
Css,nsht 1909 b, Amsoesr rfsa
Association

NNE of the most Important grain
crpps grown IN ghis country "
WRIST u = 94,uAa ~ value
ai.l rrasr p'i li rlrp Not
wiilislandiNs ihi snwi aasriahoe OF
ibe . hras cfup hm illfls iitetiion has
been paid 10 improved usfbDds of cui-
ture Wheat is largely h,sikeo upon as
AN extensive crop ,iosi farms In the
wheat belt are iar.e This Is especial
~ true OF the spring wheat belt In
northwestern United States and south.
ern Canada II Il no uncommon sight
there 10 see o section or more In one
beld Wheat follows wheat year after
year Little live stock IN kept. and no
manure Is applied to the land Under
this treatment the seemingly exhaust
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

FIG xv-wKLL SHAPED SEED POTATO.
conducted along this line quarters
gave yield Of seven bushels to the
acre more than two eye pieces aud ff
teen bushels more than one eye pieces
The seed potatoes should be kept In
a dark place until planting time to
keep them from sprouting as much as
possible. New sprouts will grow II
the old ones are broken of. but they
viii not be as strong. II the seed Is
at all scabby II should be treated be
fore planting This is done by soak
Ing the tubers for two hours In solu.
ton Of one pound OF formalin TO forty
gallons Of water. Afterward the po.
tatoes should be spread out TO dry
snd then cut. The cutting should not
he done until Just before planting, as
otherwise they will shrlyel and lose
some Of their vitality. The plan of
getting the seed potatoes cut several
weeks or even days before planting Is
not TO be commended Even II the seed
thus prepared is kept IN dark cellar
the starchy part Of The tuber is Ger
tain to lose much OF its freshness, and
the vitality Of the seed may be I'm
paired
Planting.
Early potatoes should be planted as
soon as the ground can be worked
The later varieties. which comprise
the bulk Of the crop. should be planted
about corn planting time or little
later In the corn belt II Is most con.
venient 10 mark of the rows with the
rorn planter Where land IL high and
Il ~ desired 20 work II 10 its fullest
capacity the rows may be as close as
three feet Where ten or more acres
are grown q potato planter viii soon
pay for itself. Where the acreage T.
smaller than this two or three neigh
bors can often combine 10 purchase
such machine
Where hand planting II prnctieed
the rows should be- opened with
stirring plow 70 a depth u four 10 sIA
Inches. The practice Of dropping the
tubcrs ln q cnltigator track and cover
Ing them lightly Ia responsible for
many of the low yields. Potatoes
send up strong spfoui that is able /
10 penetrate six inches Of soil easlif
and the roots need 10 be well down iD
the moist earth, After the tubers are
iropped the stirring plow may again
,e brought into use 20 cover fhem, o. 4
! disk cuitiyator may be used. The
main thing Ia TO get them covered
ieeply. After covering two Or three
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12
VOLUME XIX.
We arc
Headquarters
For

zeal Oats Hay
Foncy Feed. Linsccd, Climax
Cattle Salt. Seed Oats, Calf Meal
Oyster Shells kow Kure
praits Poultry Food
United Horse Food
Nails, Wire. Staples, Grass Seed
Straw, Bran. Barley. ixcd Feed
Wheat, Plllsbury's Best, Ccrcso,s
Supreme. Snow Flake
Electric Light
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

XVYHETHER grown for market
wv or for home use only, II Is
important that the potato
crnn be made To yleI1 AZ
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-08-12

ICE BOXES aud REFRIGERAToRs s. 90 10 5000. Th,
Baldwin Dry Air kind that and keeps cold
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-19
SOLONS meet AGAIN
THE OHIO LEGISLATURE RE-
suMEs ITS SESSIONS.
The General Appropriation Bill Is In
troduced in the House-Also
Many other Measures.

Columbus, O.-After their three
weeks recess, members Of the
general assembly yesterday resumed
work in earnest and besides introduc-
ing large number of new bills, took
steps toward making laws of some of
those introduced in January. Inter-
est centered in the report of the
codes committee recommending the
passage of the Woods bill, which is
one of the most far-reaching pro-
posed in Ohio for many years. 1t
creates state taxation board, which
will do away with number of
boards, now comprised of state Off
cials, and which look after corpora
tion and other state taxes, and also
creates a state commission to regu-
late companies having to do with pub
lie utilities.
Mr.. Woods as a committee of one
reported to the house favorably his
bill providing an appropriation of
$4,000 for a probe of state institu-
tions and departments.
Representative Schurr of Madison
county, at the instance of the finance
committee, introduced a bill to sup.
ply the state treasury with funds to
offset the loss due to counties voting
dry. The measure proposes that the
state receive five-tenths, instead OF
three-tenths as at present of the rev.
enues from the Akin saloon tax. The
plan. however, is not to take the ex
ira two-tenths from the cities por
ton, but to take one-tenth from that
division of the total tax in each coun
ty, and to take another tenth from
the county poor fund portion. In
some counties, including Franklin
where the infirmaries are on a good
financial basis, it has been found that
the share from the Akin tax given tc
the poor fund has been larger than
necessary.
Judge Winters of Erie county intro
duced bill permitting groceries and
other stores, save saloons, to sell
Ohio fruit wines in pint and quart
bottles, the storekeeper to pay &
license annually. This would author
ize the sale of wine in dry counties.
The house received from the
finance committee the appropriation
bill, authorizing the expenditure Of
S7,607,927. The senate finance com
mittee has done practically nothing
with the appropriations, waiting fol
action by the house.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-19
SHIPS COLLIDED; BOTH SANK
1t Is Believed that 46 Sailors Were
Drowned-The Survivors are
Rescued by Passing Ship.

Algiers. - An unknown sailing
vessel rammed the Belgian steamer
Australia during a storm Febru.
ary II near Alboran Island, in
the Mediterranean, 100 miles from
Gibraltar. Both vessels foundered.
The loss of life was large. Ten men,
bers of the crew of the Australia who
had put off from that steamer in a
small boat were picked up by the Ger
man steamer Liberia and brought in
here yesterday
Capt. Norman of the Australia, who
was the last to leave his ship, states
that he left Oran on Wednesday in
heavy weather. On Friday morning
the fog was so dense that it made
navigation almost impossible. Sud
denly a large sailing vessel loomed
up and struck the Australia on the
port bow. The steamer Immediately
settled and sank within three min
utes. The crew had just time to
scramble into the boats, without food
or clothes, They were tossed about
for two days, during which time the
boats became separated from each
other.
When the men in the captains boat
were about giving up, the steamer
Liberia was sighted and she respond.
ed to their frenZied signals. Capt
Norman estimates the total number
of victims as 46 So far as is known,
only ten of the crew of the Australia,
which numbered 26, were saved and
the sailing vessel was of the class
usually manned by 30, all of which ii
Is believed, perished.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-19
Our Earthquake Sufferers.

81 am sorry for the Italian suffer.
ers," said the woman. 81 am sorry for
any sufferers, having suffered much
myself, but we have had an earth.
quake ourselves, haven't we? That
panic! And did any of the nations
of the earth come to our rescue? I
should think not. On the contrary,
they deserted us, Italy particularly.
don't know how Ellis island is now,
but do know that the panic rem.
dered it for a time a deserted village.
We were like a sinking ship forsaken
by the rats. l don't say we shouldn't
help Italy all we can, but l do say
that We should think little of our poor
of the East side and elsewhere. of the
pitiful spectacle of our breadlines, OF
our own dark nights and our hollow
streets through which our own poof
wander from twilight till dawn."-New
York Press.
Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1909-02-19
Mad Dog Attacked a Woman.

Fremont, o. - Attacked in her
room by mad dog, Mrs. Arthur
Binder saved herself yesterday by
jumping into bed and diving under
the covers. Screaming, she covered
there while the dog vainly attempted
to claw his way through the bed
clothes, all the time growing with
rage. The woman was deserted by
the other members of the family, who
had locked themselves in other rooms
when the dog first rushed in. Still
unable to reach it's victim, the dog
finally fed. 1t was killed later.