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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-10-01
FRUIT, TRUCK, VEGETABLES.

Kept them through the fall in a cool.
dry place, | like to put them in bar
reis or small boxes in the cellar where
they will not freeze. 1t is true that
an onion may be kept frozen, if not
disturbed, but repeated freezing and
thawings, such as our changeable
weather is sure to cause, will spoil
them. Onions keep best when kent
dry and at uniform temperature of
very low degree, say between 35 and
40 degrees.
A. M. LATHAM.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-10-01
Plant Lettuce With Onions.

Messrs. Editors: When planting
onions In fall or early spring, SOW
seed OF Big Boston or other winter
lettuce In drill with onion sets, and
you will have nice lettuce and onions
for early table use or local market.
White Pearl is the best onion for
early table use or punching green for
market, but Is poor keeper. The
Bermuda Is the sweetest onion, but
will not stand the winter II colder
than 20 above zero.
W. r. CRAIG.
Sanford, N. c.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-10-01
A FRUITFUL PLUM BRANCH.

This picture sent us by our friend,
Mr.. A. Jeffers. of Oceana, Va, shows
switch cut from a Burbank plum
tree last summer.
or II, Mr.. Jeffers says:
The switch is exactly 81 inches
long by actual measurement; 7-16ths
OF an inch through at the larger end,
and tapers to point at the smaller
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-10-01

end. on this switch, which is just
about the right size TO have in the
school-room for bad boys, there hung
il9 large. juicy plums. The switch
was cut little early. In order to let
the plums get as large as they would
without falling OF too much. Had
the switch been taken, say month
earlier. there would have been double
the number OF plums, at half the size.
The 119 plums measured | u inches
through on the average. They would
make just about 10 quarts, and II
laid down side by side closely, would
make plum line fully IL feet in
length. This is the third large crop
In succession from this tree, and
shows the wonderful productivity of
the plum In this climate. The tree
was set out in 1905. and for the
last three years has borne splendid
crops. Ii may not pay to grow the
plum commercially. but for home or
local consumption 1t should be found
on every farm"
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette., 1910-10-01
STORING VEGETABLES FOR WIN
TER USE.

:,
means a supply OF palatable vege-
tables throughout the winter, while
improper storing means poor flavor
and often total loss through decay.
II the farmer has a good cellar-and
no farm is complete without one-the
storing of the crop can be done with
but little difficulty. Care must be
exercised, however. to crate and
properly arrange the crops being
stored IL no loss is TO be experienced
through loss of flavor or decay.
know a good many farmers who have
good cellars. yet they say they can
not keep their vegetables saiisfac-
torily. This is caused by bad meth
DDS of arranging the products, caus-
ing them to dcteriorate In flavor.
The sweet potato crop is an i'm
portant one and delicacy fit to
adorn any table, and no Southern
grower should fail TO have IL all
through the winter. This crop ripens
up well In our climate. thus render
Ing IL an easy crop TO put In storage.
There are some points. however. that
must be looked TO or loss will follow.
One of the most important OF these
is TO have a dry cellar. II the cellar
is not made In very porous, we'll
drained soil II will be damp unless
the walls and fioor are covered with
cement. Ventilation is necessary.
but at times IL is not needed. Warm
air must be excluded from cool sweet
potatoes. unless the air Is dry. Damp
air should be regarded about the
tnbers. that are not cut or bruised.
are essential II good keeping Is TO be
expected. A careful grower is not
likely To put In storage many infect
ed or unsound specimens. III ones
crop shows marked signs of disease
at harvesting time. IL should be dis
posed OF In the fall. Where one is
storing potatoes in n small way.
think II best 10 fill in the spaces with
dry sand or road dust This dry
packing secures more uniform tenn
perature. prevents excessive eyapor-
alton. and tends to prevent the spread
of disease from nnsound tubers.
also find IL best not TO store in too
large "a bulk. IL Is better To have
two or three smaller bins than one
large one.
Perhaps the most OF us have a
quantity OF table beets canned for
winter use. but that is no reason
why We should not store any we may
have In the garden at the autumnal
harvest. They may be stored In dry
sand. as are potatoes. or put In small
boxes and placed In some corner
Second-crop Irish potatoes are su-
perior To the first crop In keeping
qualities. In our climate IL is some
what difficult TO keep spuds dug In
June or July for very long period.
while the second crop dug In Octo-
ber or November can be stored away
easily for winter keeping. In stor-
ing this crop a low temperature is
required. and they should be exposed
10 as little light as possible.
Turnips may be stored about the
same as sweet potatoes. The tops
should be cut of. When they are
covered with sand they will rarely
ever wither. but IL they get very
warm will start to grow and become
pithy. rendering them undesirable for
t.l t.t A. L..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Would Stop Gamblino

President Taft will meet tomorrow
with Attorney General Wickersbam
Commissioner of Corporations Herbert
Knox Smith, Representative Scott
Lowering and Burleson, Secretary of
Agricultural Wilson, for the purpose of
discussing ways and means to prevent
gambling in farm products such as
corn. wheat. and cotton. President
Taft has expressed his disgust at the
nigh handed manner in which these
commodities have been juggled by
stock gamblers and has placed himself
squarely against a continuance of the
practice. He believes that something
should be done and has given his as
surance that he will do all in his powe,
t" stop it. This is not the first time
that the subject has come up but it is
the first committee that there has been
any chance that definite action would
De taken. Two years ago a bill was
introduced which provided that
heavy penalty be eXacted from tple
graph companies or their employees
who transmit from state to state mes
sages recording transactions in corn
wheat and cotton futures Another
provision of the same bill bars the
same sort of communications from the
United States mails. In fact, the bill!
which was introduced by Representa-
tive Scott, places this in the same cat
cgory with the Louisiana lottery. The
bill never came out of committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
sUNFLoWER PHILOSOPHY.

We never had much interest in a
dream a man had last night
We'd rather go out and get an arm
full Of wood than drive a boy to do it.
1t is always said of a mean man:
His wife is a particularly good wom-
an"
Every man thinks that as he is
passing through the world he does a
whole lot of good he gets no credit
for
Haven't YOU remarked that as soon
as you get out of one trouble you at
once get into another?
has a list somewhere about her per-
son, but she never can find it.
The man we admire most is the man
who never makes us unnecessary
trouble. If our house is on fire, we
don't blame the man who troubles us
by running over and telling us. but we
very much dislike the neighbor who
disturbs us when it is unnecessary.
The first month that mans en-
arged picture is hung on the wall he
finds himself being constantly drawn
toward it until the carpet in front of ii
begins to look like that in front of a
girls mirror After he is dead his
wife looks at it often: then she quits
looking. and. in a year or two. she be-
gins looking again. this time in a
speculative way She is wondering il
the neighbors will notice it if she takes
it down. -Atchison (kan.) Globe
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
A New Gold Rush.

The news has finally reached this
country that gold has been discovered
$50 miles North of Cobalt in Canada
and that there is now in progress a
rush very similar to that which char
acterized the opening of the Klondike.
The discovery of gold in this region
will develop a rich country and will
doubtless give Canada additional in
dustrial impetus. The discovery of
gold in itself would be of compare
tivelv little value We're it not for the
great results which are certain to fol-
low. The discovery of any consider
able amount Of the precious metal will
lead to the building of railroads and
of towns, the clearing of farms, the
cutting of lumber and the general de-
yelopment of a country which is con-
coded to be rich in natural resources
but isolated because far from the path
of the transcontinental railroad lines
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
The Fire Loss,

A recent bulletin, of the United
states Census Bureau. which treats Of
the fire department in 15S citiesof the
United states estimated toy contain
10000 or more inhabitant in 1907,
shows that there are 29,O55 individuals
employed as fire fighters, exclusive Of
the large number of voluntary organi-
cations. The bulletin reveals also that
the tendency to employ more perma-
nent men has reached down into cities
of less than 100000 inhabitants 1t
cost sSS,529.636 to maintain this fire
fighting force in 1907, some s3,64SS56
more than the previous year. OF
course a portion of this was for the
purchase of land, the construction of
buildings and for new apparatus. The
per capita appropriation for the 15S
cities was $1.65. The per capita cost
of maintenance of fire departments in
foreign cities is not so large. The eX-
pense in Berlin is about &c cents per
individual, in London 10 cents, in St.
Petersburg - cents, in Paris y cents.
in Milan l. cents, in Stockholm q
cents. This is attributed to the more
strict building regulations and to the
| greater precautions to prevent fire.
Further statistics show that but 59.s
kper cent or the alarms of fire were ac-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Eastern Apples.

Pennsylvania has become interested
in apple growing and at the present
time the farmers are earnestly dis
cussing the outlook. They have come
to the conclusion that the farmers of
the East have a tremendous advantage
over the farmers of the West in apple
raising, on account of the superior
flavor of the Eastern product and on
ket 1t costs 81 barrel or $500 a car
to ship Western apples to Eastern tide
water, while it costs about 20 cents to
ship apples from Adams county,
Penn, to New York, a difference of
$3.50 per barrel. 1t is figured that this
$3.50 can be pocketed by the Eastern
grower il he will but make his apples
as attractive in appearance as those of
the West
1t is admitted that the Western man
sells his apples because they are what
is called fancy fruit. They do please
the eye but their flavor is far inferior
to apples raised in this part of the
country. Fancy apples bring S. per
barrel in New York and it is not a
difficult matter to figure that the East
ern grower can make larger profit at
that figure than can the Western, if he
can sell as many apples. Men who
are versed in horticulture told the
Pennsylvania farmers that the climatic
conditions of the West are such that
the apples can not have the same
flavor as those possessed by the al
most totally neglected Pennsylvania
crop. The same is also true of New
England and Maine apples.
One Pennsylvania grower who has
raised apples on scientific principles
for several years had the following to
say of his methods:
BY intelligent intercropage with
cabbage and potatoes expenses can be
made out of planting until the or
chard comes into bearing about the
tenth year. Then the proper yearly
caring for the trees will include one
spraying for scale and two for the
fruit. fertilization, cultivation, prun-
ing and of course the picking. All
those costs will not be more than 500
an acre and 1 know many instances
where they have not totaled half that
amount York Imperials are generally
planted thirty feet apart. fifty trees to
the acre and | know of a 9-year- old
orchard of that variety of apples which
yielded 1915 worth of apples to an
acre and this year, when II years old, |
returned $425 to the acre
Il know of another forty-acre plant |
ing near the sighted one, which was
operated at cost of $40 to the acre
and returned over $3.50 an acre. / also
nave in mind a 12-year- old orchard
which returned $500 an acre with q
hundred dollar acreage expense, and
can show you an old orchard, made
over by cutting out the tops of the old
trees four years ago, from which two
years ago 1920 worth of apples were
taken to the acre"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

companied by loss. Disregardins the
cities which did not send IN complete
reports, the total loss from fire was
$49,O0O0OO, on which an
insurance was paid of s4S,O0O,oOO, leav-
ing a net loss of s6,OOO,O0 The loss
per capita was s2.2S and the net loss
per capita was IS cents.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

n The new ambassador to Austria was
once Il mule whackcr in Kansas.
man who could makev mules work
steadily ought to understand the gem
tle art of persuasion we'll enough to
be a firSt-clasS diplomat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

u Kentucky has man who is bidding
!. Tor the reputation OF being the mean
st on earth. He has attached the
Ebony and cart of two children, whose
Gather owes him money. The children
spurchased the outfit a short time ago
with the savings of several years.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

DR.. cook must be having a lot OF iun
reading the fake reports of mis- visits
to various cities and resorts. He can
appreciate a good fake.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
SUNNY SOL: Jingelologist.
AN ARCTIC IDYLL

fake, friends they his
buzzed the Lieut. and give old
the with knowing SMILE Me?
itallt
is he bane foolish
him the frigid and
al his Peary, mayhap
will he hedge and humble: Nix!
That's Cook fix! You wait till
them
here Ill tell
= the coin, wait Bit"
SIMPSON,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
VOICES OF THE PRESS.
Wouid Have Made the Sacrifice.

(CharIeStOn News and COurler.J
Carnegie is said to have offered $40
100000 for peace in Nicaragua. IT he
had only made this offer in time doubt
less Estrada and the others could have
been persuaded to exile themselves to
Paris.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
LIGHT AND AIRY.
Economic Time.

"Why do you stop here?'
"J know an artist on the fifth floor
nf these apartments. If we walk UP,
we can get drink.
"Oh. whistle up for him to pour 1T
down the tube."-Kansas City Jour
nal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Ugly.

Il have a terrible pain in the back
of my head
THAT is a strange place for you to
have a pain
How so?"
Il should think it would be on the
same side Of your head that your face
is on.''-Houston Post
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

IA That British draughtsman who was
etealing wireless apparatus plans
: shouad have known that he would be
1eld up as horrible example. in case
She was caught. The German war
bcare artists needed such as he, in
their business.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

"A The Missouri independent telephone
Stockholders have come to" just in
time to see the big combine walking.
off with the control. quietly acquired,
Eternal vigilance is the price of safety
IN business as well as other things.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

-t A PENNSYLVANIA daughter has
naiucd a lap on every other known
record Her father opposed her mar
rage 50 she had him put in Jail until
aftcr the wedding,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

- Out i'm ST. Louis divorce was
Thought hearing had and decree grant
sdispatches. Unfortunately it was not
stated how long it took the petitioner
no get from the court to minister's
Hxn N.Y. fsssiaarer rw,e.S. sssss
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Mutual Admiration.

(Richmond Times-DispatchD
Begins to look like a bull movement.
Sharkey says Jeffries is tie best man
that ever beat him, and JeffrieS says
Sharkey is the best man he ever beat.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

Baseball maSnatcs want to stop the
nublication of news concerning the re-
lease of players. Publicity plays 100
important a part in baseball TO permit
Of censorship.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

If winters visit to the South enables
the Inhabitants to taste the joys of a
real sleigh ride, what do a few orange
groves matter?
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

About the only certainty in connec-
ton with the demise of Earle Percy in
Paris is the undisputed assertion that
the man is dead.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

I'VE are assured by a learned profes-
sor that the end of the world is still a
glong way oft. Hope his productions
Ytlon't go iii uppositcs like the other
as.cnd of the world" prophets.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

The Canadian northwest reports the
thermometer fitting around A. degrees
below zero. though in the spring wei
hear that the climate is just like
Names.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

We must insist on atfidavts from the
New Yorker who claims to nave seen
Halley's comet without the aid Of a
telescopr
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
A Mean Thinu.

First Suffrag ette-HoW was it that
the hunger strike of the last number
of our band sent to Jail failed so?
Second Ditto-The horrid old jailer
put chocolate caramels in the cells
Baltimore American.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
The War Play Today,

This is very exciting scene. That
orderly with dispatches has just drop
ped from war balloon"
What is that fieecy stuff he's
brushing OFF,"
Bits of cloud. kansas City Jour-
nal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

Charles =. Taft has bought base
ball field in Philadelphia. The Presi-
dent ought to be able 20 go to a game
any time he wants to, now.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Better Understood.
LOS Angeles Times

CLOS Angeles Times)
DR.. Eliot says that the direct prim-
ary is too expensive and Ineffective"
More people will agree with him on
that than on his new religion.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

In New York women teachers are de-
maEdina equal pay for equal work. Is
there any good reason why they
shouldn't get it,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
No, Indeed.

Il call that new maid of your wife:
mighty pretty, don't you?"
Not while my wife is around"
Houston Post. X"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

Pa is now tired of playing with the
mechanical toys Santa brought the
little folks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Hasn't Missed a One.


Whereas Alexander sighed for more
worlds to conquer, Mr.. WI goes back
to China discouraged because there
are no more questions to ask.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

The Central American pot continues
to bubble, though the worst trouble
maker is conducting d long range cam
paign.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
ESTABLISHED 1925

No notice whatever will be taken Of
unsigned communications.
The journal cannot be held RESPONSE.
BILE for the preservation or return OF
rejected communications.
address all communications relating
to subscriptions and advertisements
to BURLEIGH & FLYNT, Publish
ers, Augusta, Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Beyond His Strength.

Mr. Jeffres says he will soon leave
the stage. Perhaps feels that he is
not strong enough to elevate it any
further.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

Since 1899 we have developed 100000
new farms in this country. Somebody
is taking that back to the farm" slo-
gan seriously
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

How could Maryland be so unkind.
Peary, who went to the Pole and back
state
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Hasn't Learned From Experience

DenVer RepubliCan.)
One would think. after having been
mixed up in a controversy of his own.
Admiral Schley would keep out of the
y. p. fight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Fine For Brainstorm Artists.

IDtINtT
Maybe this dispute as to Poet Wat
sons insanity is going to give the
alienists the first chance at expert
testimony they have had in long
time.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

Now England would cnthuse more III
during the mild weather.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Rather.

How did that housekeeper's way Of
Plum.
She Jared me- answered the
Peach-Baltimore American.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Washington Is Used to Them.
(WaShinptnn Post \

1t is nearly time for Washington to
wake up. All other cities are seeing
aeroplanes pass in the night.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

Football is believed to have sufficient
vitality to survive the ministratiOnS of
Ats friends.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03

II Wasningtonians don't stop propos-
ing to Carrie Nation she'll stay there
all winter.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Nothjnu,

what was your husband saying to
YOU last nisht?:"
Nothing"
WHY. I was sure | heard him talk
ing to you for over an hour
You did. Post.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Got Short End of 1t Herself.

w Gould Brokaw says that he got
the worst of the bargain; his wife ad-
mits she was no David Harum her
self.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-03
Pennington Correspondent in Maine

Pennington Correspondent in Maine
Woods: The oldest inhabitants de-
light in recalling stories of Nordicas
Great grandmother Allen, whose life
history read like a romance. as does
much the history of the Norton fam
lily Greatgrandmother Allen was q
fair Nantucket belle. and when. a few
years after her marriage she and her
husband lost their property in the war
of the Revolution, she courageously
accompanied him to the wilderness of
Maine to face the trials of a pioneer
life. There were hostile Indians,
bears. privations and hardships of all
kinds. but despite all drawbacks she
reared her children, ten of them, in
health and sturdy morals. if not al
ways in comfort. and educated them
as well. Books could not then be OBJ
tanned, yet from her Well stored mind
| she taught them long passages from
Shakespeare and Milton, historical
facts, and old, classical tales so that
they started in life with an amount
of knowledge of a general character
, quite unusual for the youth of the
1 times.