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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
Notes ON Orchard Culture.

Clover is the apple trees best friend.
A tree that is worth planting is
worth taking care Of.
A few days after pruning paint the
stubs with white lead.
Profit from fruit orchard is not
theory, but q demonstrated fact
Good. frst-class fruit is the aim Of
our efforts. Never be satisfied with
anything else.
Stable manure is without doubt the
best general fertilizer that can be ap-
piled to orchard soils.
Make the orchard business venture
and keep an account with everything
pertaining to it's interests.
When poor fruit is produced there
is a reason. Aim to find it by a care
full study of the trees and conditions.
Nature grows fruit for the seeds,
while man grows it for the pulp. We
want pulp with as few seeds as posi-
BILE.
In removing large limbs saw them
off about three feet from the trunk to
prevent splitting. Then saw off close
to the trunk, so as not to leave pro-
jecting stub.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
A Big lob on Hand.

From no quarter in New York has
come any definite information that the
gas companies contemplate immediate
opposition to the decision of the United
States supreme court, which holds the
SO-cent law constitutional, therefore it
was accepted generally that the $4,000
900 deposited with the companies by
United States Commissioner Shields in
the last two years will be distributed
among consumers as soon as the clerical
machinery for such distribution can be
established. On all hands it was admitted
that the task of Strengthening out the
100000 accounts Of individual consum-
ers, giving to each his proper share of
the rebate fund, was one that would
require considerable time, and i'll the
end it is believed that very large frac-
ton of the 100000 will remain I'M
claimed. What is to be done with that
is one of the several questions still to
be decided, probably in the. courts. Dur
ing the litigation Judge Alton B. Par
ker stated that probably not more than
one-half of all the consumers would ever
present claims. Commissioner Shields
said the payment of the $9,OOO,0O0
would begin as soon as the official man
date was given by the court. That, he
said, would be within month.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
WHAT AILS OUR FARMS?
Chiefly, Say the Experts, the Greed OF
the Farmers.

In the closing decade of the last cen
fury the land values Of Ohio shrank
$6O,OO0OOO. In Minnesota, the great
wheat state. the average yield an acre
has dropped one bushel in the last nve
years In Kansas the retrogresslon Is
even more marked.
The census report gives the average
annual product an acre OF all the tai1 nG
in the United States as worth Sll.oo.
Thi~ figure, poor as 1t is, must owe q
great deal TO the newly opened terri
forbes for the great agricultural states
of Minnesota and Illinois Tell consiuer-
ably below it. :,
With the most fertile land in the
world. saws the Craftsman, we are pro-
ducing much less than other peoples ex-
tract from lands of poorer quality and
longer subsection to filth. During the
ten years ending with 1906 we raised
thirteen and fve-tenths bushels of wheat
to the acre. In Austria and Hungary
the average was seventeen bushels; in
France it was nineteen and eight-tenths;
in Germany, twenty-Seven and SIX
tenths; and in the United Kingdom,
thirty-two and two-tenths bushels. The
figures for barley, oats and other crops
show the same contrast.
AS an illustration of what can be done
here under intensive farming, it may be
stated that in Yellowstone county, Mon
tana, the following yields an acre have
been secured: Wheat, SO bushels, oats.
| 1853 bushels, and potatoes, 1213 bushels,
| while 1920 tons Of alfalfa have been
grown on 200 acres.
The impoverishment Of our lands has
been brought about in the main by sin
gle cropping and the neglect of fertiliza-
ton. Almost everywhere in the country
it has been the practice of our farmers
| to select the crop which promised the
best immediate return and to plant their
| fields in it year after year without rest
or change, and in spite of the protests
of scientists and the demonstrations OF
agricultural colleges and experiment sta
lions.
Whereas arabic land should under
proper treatment grow richer and more
bountiful year by year, our agricultural
acres are deteriorating so fast that the
| owner derives from them an annual in
come equal to no more than what would
be a moderate rental if they were in
ordinary condition and properly cult
waited.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
Crop Rotation.

In order that we may maintain the
supply of humus and thus preserve the
fertility of the soil, it is essential that
on all tillable lands that we adopt a
rotation of crops. A much larger pro
portion Of our land should be in perma-
nent pasture. 1t is easy for a farmer
to adopt a rotation on the portion Of
his land that is under tillage, but the
adoption Of a rotation necessarily in
wolves some branch of animal feeding
in order to utilize the clovers and
grasses which form so essential a part
of the rotation. Growing and feeding
live stock will avail but little unless
the manure is carefully saved, both liq-
uids and solids, and applied regularly
Where a general line of live stock
farming is being followed there need
be but little fear of a decline in the
productive capacity of the farm. There
are certain soils that may be deficient
in potash or phosphoric acid and on
such soils it will pay large returns to
use mineral fertilizers in connection
with the may3sre that is made on the
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
=, WHY NOT OWN LANDe

One of the Best Ways to Make
Money Is to Invest in Western
Canada.
Deep down in the nature Of every
properly constituted man is the desire
to own some land" A writer in the
Iowa State Register thus tersely ex-
presses a well-known truth The ques-
ton is, Where is the best land to be
had at the lowest prices? and this the
same writer points out in the same
article. The fact is not disguised that
the writer has a personal interest in
no hidden meaning when he refers to
Western Canada as presenting greater
possibilities than any other part OF the
American Continent to the man who
is inclined to till the soil for a liveli-
hood and possible competence. What
interests one are the arguments adj
vanced by this writer, and when fair
ly analysed the conclusion is reached
that no matter what personal interest
the writer may have had his reasons
appear to have the quality of great
soundness. The climatic conditions OF
Western Canada are fully as good as
those of Minnesota, the Dakotas or
Iowa the productiveness Of the soil is
as great. the social conditions are on
a parity, the laws are as we'll estab-
lished and as carefully observed. In
addition to these the price OF land Is
much less, easier to secure. So, with
these advantages, why shouldn't this
the offer Of Western Canada-be en-
braced? The hundreds of thousands
of settlers now there, whose homes
were originally in the United States,
appear to be-are satisfied. Once in
a while complaints are heard, but the
Canadians have never spoken of the
country as an Eldorado, no matter
what they may have thought. The
writer happened to have at hand
few letters, written by former residents
of the United States, from which one
or two extracts are submitted. These
go to prove that the writer in the Reg
lister has a good basis of fact in sup
port of his statements regarding the
excellency of the grain growing area
of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alber-
ia On the Doth of April of this year
w. r. Conley, Of Lougheed, Alberta,
wrote to friend in Detroit. He says:
1.-THE weather has been just fine ever
since I came here in March, and | be-
lieve one could find, if he wanted to,
some small punches of snow around the
edge of the lake. There is frost
nearly every morning at sunrise it be-
gins to fade away, then those blue
flowers open and look as fresh as If
there had been no frost for week
There is no reason why this
country should not become a garden
of Eden; the wealth is in the ground
and only needs little encouragement
from the government to induce capital
in here. There is everything here to
build with-good clay for brick, coal
underneath, plenty Of water in the
spring lakes, and good springs coming
out Of the banks"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
OrviIle Wright Goes to Paris.

Orville Wright left New York on the
KAISER Wilhelm der Crosse for Paris
Ito join his brother, Wilbur, who with
the Wright aeroplane has conquered the
air and aroused the wonder of France.
Miss Wright accompanied her brother.
Wright walked with perceptible limp.
Il haven't recovered from the effects
of that accident yet" he said. "This
cane is still of use, and the surgeons
tell me l may have to limp for two years
yet. l do not expect to make many
asCents in France. This will be sort
of family reunion, and there are certain
business matters that must be attended
to. l do not know whether we snail
remain in Paris, go TO lie Mans or to
the south of France, where the weather
may be more favorable for flying at this
time of year. Anyhow. probably shall
occupy myself with designing improve
ments for our aeroplane. Of course my
brother and l feel we can still improve
upon it,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
DREADFUL DANDRUFF.

Girls Head Encrusted-Feared Loss
of All Her Hair-Baby Had Milk
Crust-MissiOnary's Wife Made
Perfect Cures by Cuticura.
For several years my husband was
a missionary in the Southwest. Every
one in that high and dry atmosphere
has more or less trouble with dandruff
and my daughters scalp became so en-
crusted with it that l was alarmed for
fear she would lose all her hair. After
trying various remedies, in desperation
I bought a cake Of Cuticura Soap and
a box of Cuticura Ointment. They left
the scalp beautifully clean and free
from dandruff and 1 am happy to say
that the Cuticura Remedies were a
complete success. 1 have also used
successfully the Cuticura Remedies for
so-called 'milk-crust' on baby's head.
Cuticura is a blessing. Mrs. J. A. OAR
ling, 80 Fifth ST., Carthage, Ohio,
Jan. 20, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props Of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
SlOO Reward. SlOO.

The readers of this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been abe TO cure cure
in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. nan
Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure 10y
being a constitutional disease, requires q
constitutional treatment. Halls CatarIn
Cure is taken internally, acting dlrecIly
upon the blood and mucous surfaces OF inc
system, thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and assist
ing nature in doing its work. The proprle-
tors have so much faith in its curative pow
ers that they offer One Hundred Doiiars ;.or
of testimonials
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
Live Stock and Fertility.

AS a rule, the best farming is done
where some form of live stock grow
ing and feeding is being practiced /;
however, it is not correct to say that
fertility can not be maintained without
live stock. The matter of maintaining
soil fertility by the use of legume crops,
aided by mineral fertilizers used to in
crease the growth of these crops, is
possible, although as general propo-
sition it is not profitable.
1t is not the fertility alone which
live stock brings to the farm, but the
organic matter which their presence
brings to the soil. In addition to the
humus and plant food contained in
stable manure there are present GER
tain bacteria that assist in the work of
making the plant food contained in the
manure available to the growing plants.
after completing their work Of max
ing the plant food in the manure avail
able to the plants, they seize and con-
tinue their work of nitrifcatiOn as long
as conditions are favorable.
Captains WHY a oppliSd-
ton of manure to certain soils will
produce results far beyond the actual
fertilizing value Of the manure that is
used Another point in favor of live
stock growing and feeding is the fact
that all rational plans of maintaining
soil fertility depend upon growing
crops in the rotation that are adapted
for animal feeding.
There are many live stock growers
and feeders who are not keeping the
productive qualities of their soils with
all Of the manure they are making. as
well as the crop growers. By proper
cultivation and care a small amount of
manure goes long ways.-Agricultural
Epitomist.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
A UNIQUE Farm.

Near the town of Jasper a settler has
a farm which probably is unlike any 9th
err in the world. This farm occupies the
tableland on the summit of ridge and
is inclosed with a fence which no animal
has ever broken through. 1t does not
rise above the surface of the farm, but
falls sheer from the edge distance of
many feet. The man who homesteaded
the tableland had hard climb up the
face of the cliff to reach the comparative
" level summit. By blasting and drilling
the discoverer made a path by which
stock could be brought up, and now has
horses, cattle and hogs in his fertile lit
tie kingdom, but no wheeled vehicle has
ever been taken there.-kansas City
Star
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
Feeding Poultry.

Poultry feeding experiments at the
Massachusetts Experiment Station in
clude rice, feed which has very little
fibre, compared with wheat or oats. It
results in a larger production of eggs,
but was not advised for feeding pur-
poses on account Of the cost. However
it is often possible to buy slightly
damaged rice at less even than the cost
Of corn and wheat, and in such cases
it is a desirable food for variety for
either the laying hens or the young
stock
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
The Goose-Liyer Trade.

In Strasburg this month the canning
of the famous goose livers begins and
will keep several thousand people busy
fiji next April. The finest livers come
from geese that have never laid all egg.
Johann Clauss in 1890 began to make
goose-liver pates in a small shop. He
succeeded, but a competitor named
Doyen, adding truffies to the goose-live1r
nastry' soon outdistanced him. Now all
nates de foie gras contain trut1ies; ali
are made according to the recipe com
posed by the talented Doyen over a
hundred years ago.-Philadelphia Bulle-
fin
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
Steel Bands Instead of Betting.

Steel bands are now used in Germany
in place of leather betting. On account
of their solidity, these bands are much
narrower than leather belts used for
the same loads, being about one-sixth of
the usual leather belt The steel band
is not so heavy as leather, and it can
be very tightly adjusted, the distance
between the engine and the machine be-
Ing matter of little Importance. Care
full and repeated experiments have re-
vealed the fact that the entire loss of
power does not exceed 1 per cent. Ow-
ing to the lightness of the belt, the in
fuence of centrifugal force is small and
allows of a much increased velocity.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28

1 would never get more than temper
airy relief. A dragging pain and lame
ness in my back almost disabled me-
Dizzy spells came and went and the
kidney secretions were Irregular
Doan's Kidney Pills rid me of these
troubles and l feel better than for
years past"
Sold by all dealers. soc q box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
VaIue of Corn FOdder.

While it is a well known fact that
the fodder of corn has feeding value
almost equal to the corn ITSELF 1t Is
not practicable to utilize 1t fully. The
best that we can Go Is to save about
three-f ourths of its actual feeding
value. It is true that one may save
fully 80 per cent of the bulk OF It's
value, but at that he may De able 10
save only 70 per cent OF Its FEEDING
value.
The corn harvester is absolutely es-
sential in the economy OF the FODDER
saving. The scarcity or farm labor
makes the cost Of saving fodder in
the old way entirely too expensive,
and this Is where the corn harvester
shows it's value.
1t is a simple effective machine and
can easily be handled by the ordinary
farm hand. 1t is quite the equal of
the modern self-binder for grain and
there is no machine on the farm that
will prove to be a better investment
1t is a great mistake to allow any
of the corn crop to go to waste. After
all the work Of planting and cultiva-
ton the crop it is poor business to al
low any Of the fodder to escape. BY
the use Of the corn harvester, the husk-
err and shredder fully 80 per :ent Of
the bulk of the fodder can be saved,
and it will pay to the proportion Of
labor expended as well as any crop
on the farm.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
Fisherman's Luck.

There was once a comedian who went
out with a fishing party, and began to
suffer from thirst. One of the crowd
took pity on the sufferer and fastened a
bottle of beer to his fishing line while he
was on a voyage of exploration.
When the actor returned he found his
line heavy, and started to haul in what
he thought was the biggest fish OF the
day.
Gleeful over his changed luck, he
shouted to the captain:
Hey, captain, this is the place. An
Choir right here; we're sailing over
brewerV'- Bits.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28

How to Make a Windmill.

HOW ~ uIAAAc - w
The odd looking air engine is not
a flying machine, it is windmill, and
when properly constructed, has been
known to develop from 2 to horse
power, with 6 foot wheel. A small
er wheel, say with foot blades, will
easily run a churn, small grinder, corn
shelter, wood saw, etc. The height OF
the frame work, size Of tfmbers, eetc.,
will depend on the location, and size
of mill. 1t should have clear space
with no buildings or nearby trees to
obstruct the wind. The structure may
set in any position, as it will run with
the wind in any direction. The two
blades Of the wheel are half circles,
as shown, and may be made OF any
wood handy, they are set in the wood
pieces that are bolted around the iron
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
His Deficiency.

A certain Chicago merchant died, leav-
ing to his only son the conduct of an
extensive business, and great doubt was
expressed in some quarters whether the
young man possessed the ability to carry
out the fathers policies.
WELL" said one kindly disposed
friend, ''for my part, I think Harry is
very bright and capable. I'm sure he
will succeed"
Perhaps you're right" said another
friend. Henry is undoubtedly clever
fellow; but ia Ike it from me, old man,
he hasn't got the head to fill his fathers
shoes" -Harper's Weekly.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
Horse Stable Stalls.

The diagram shows the best plan
for laying out stalls Of horse stable.
as all are fed from the center passage,
and stables cleaned from the rear. This
plan will accommodate IA horses, and
two spare stalls for extras, or for
stairway and passage A stable 1Sx32
feet will hold six horses with one row
and feed passage in front. Stalls
should be feet long and 5 feet wide
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28

shaft. and braced and held in place
by the iron rods, A. A. and the strops,
e. E.; the blades are set at an angle
of 45 degrees from the shaft, as shown
in the right hand figure In the illus
tration. Small wheels may be built of
three-quarter inch lumber, and larger
wheels, of corresponding thickness.
The frame work should be AKA inch
lumber, for a small wheel, and larger
stuff used for larger wheels.
The four guy wires shown at Z. Z.
C. serve to hold the frame upright, and
it is not necessary to set the two
outer posts over 2 or feet In the
ground The iron shaft will usually
be found in almost any old scrap pile,
and should have several holes through
it for boiling the two wood timbers
in place, the shaft is shown at b. and
the pump or working rod at ID. This
rod may of course be connected to
any machine. If the two gear wheels
from an old moving machine, be con-
nected at point B you will then have
d back geared mill, that will run with
much less wind, but will of course not
do the work quite so fast; however, it
is to be preferred to the direct stroke,
that you would have without the gear
ing, and you will do away with the
humping, and pounding. If neces-
sary, in building a large wheel, two
straight trees could be used for the
two outer posts of frame work. The
boxing, in the uprights. in which the
iron shaft revolves, should be kept
well lubricated-J. E. Bridgman, in
Farm and Home.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
Keepip. EGGS In Winter.

From the many methods advocated
for keeping eggs the water glass test
Is undoubtedly the most satisfactory
one part water glass added to nine
parts soft water, previously boiled and
cooled.
Place in clean jar and add eggs
that you are confident are strictly
fresh and not Clipped or cracked.
could tell you a whole chapter
about one spoiled egg in a jar con-
tanning thirty dozen good eggs
Don't crowd them and leave at least
three inches of liquid at the top of
the vessel.
We have found to pack only a linn
tied number, that if placed in oats,
small end down, layer Of oats and
layer Of eggs, and when the box
is full lid placed on and the box
turned every day, the eggs keep well.
They are not fresh eggs, Of course,
nor should they be sold as such.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
Post Cards for Sale.

We have series of sixteen post cards
which we offer for sale for Is cents in
stamps-S cards illustrating views in
the Washington Park zoo and the bal
ance taken of animals in the Ringing
Brothers menagerie. This is a very in
teresting lot of cards. If you do not
wish the entire series, send 5 cents in
stamps for samples. THE EVENING
WISCONSIN Co. Milwaukee, Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
Misleading at Bridge.

A superstition very prevalent among
women players is that misdeal changes
ones luck. When the cards are going
badly, 1 have recently seen some players
misdeal on purpose This may not ac
tually be bridge felony, but it comes
perilously near cheating.-Throne and
Country.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
PLAN FOR STALLS.

for farm horses. Lay down the ce-
ment floor and put blocks 2 inches
deep where you want posts, when ce-
ment is soft and thin, and then dig
them out for to receive the foot of all
posts. It will not be necessary to floor
the feed passage Ceiling should be 8
feet high.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28

farm. Do not use commercial fertiliz-
ers unless you have reason TO believe
that your soil is deficient in the ele-
ments that you are buying, 1t is a
waste of money to supply elements that
are not needed by the soil.-Agricultur-
al EDitOmiSt
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28

A municipal pasteur institute, where
victims of dogs or other animals whose
bites produce rabies can be cared for at
cost or at city's expense, is proposed
nv a Chicago alderman.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28

ney disease. There
is a way to end these
troubles qui C K l y.
NJ RS. 10 b N H.
Wright, COG East
First ST., Mitchell,
S. D., says: Il suf-
fered ten years with
kid ey complaint,
and q doctor told me
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1909-01-28
Could Only Guess.

GLOW many ribs have you, Johnny? p
asked the teacher of physiology.
81 don't know, ma'am,' giggled John
nv, squirming around on one foot. ''I'm
so awful ticklish l never could count
'em. '-Philadelphia Record.