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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21

THE ordinary two horse pIow is the best
implement 10 use in orchard cultivation
in carly spring. II VIII stir the soil to a
good depth and put it In such condition that
tho rain Will sink down and not run off the
land IL also leaves the surface open and
free from trash and litter that would bc in
tho way OF the cultvator. The pIow can bc
run us close TO tho tree as tho team can
bc driven without danger of barking The
tree or limbs with the harness. II the plow
passes too close 10 tho tree it should no
turned out of the ground raised as 10
run very shallow A small plow six OF eight
inches wide is very good TO finish around
the trees and along the dead burrows. but
1t is not necessary. Some form OF pow
Is necessary and tho orchard cannot be well
cared for without 1t
The shallow summer cultivation can be
done with several different kinds OF tools.
The small shovel cultvator Is Il very good
tool ana can be used for great many pur-
poses The onc-horse five shovel cultivator
is one OF the best tools for a small place
II can be adjusted to do almost any kind
OF work and To work in narrow spaces. IT
destroys the weeds. breaks up the surface
soil and leaves 1t level There arc several
Kinds OF disk h1rrows and cut-away har-
rows that do good work and leave the soil
In an almost Ideal condition. The disk ha.-
row is one OF the best tools for summer cuI-
tivotion OF the orchard. 1t destroys the
weeds and leaves the soil level and we'll pull
verlzed thus forming a good mulch. The
cutaway horrows arc good for surface cu-
tiyation, but do not as rule work well II
there Is much trash or weeds and grass on
tho ground. The common straight and slant
toothed harrow is OF great value in smooth
Ing down the surface OF the soil after the
ploW and heavy cuItIvators. 1t is also OF
value TO break the crust OF the soil after a
rain There are several kinds OF spring
toothcd harrows that do good work aud are
valuable as surface cultivators. The roller
and drag are OF but little value In orchard
cultivation The roller can be used 10 ad-
vantage sometimes on very loose. gravclly
soils
Apple trees require pruning from the time
they are set in the orchard until they cease
TO be of value as orchard trees. Tho roots
necessarily receive severe pruning when the
trees arc lifted from the nursery row: tic
larger portion OF the roots remaining In
tho ground The roots that arc broken and
mashed should be removed and the ends OF
all roots cut clean and smooth up TO sound
bark. This viii put them IN much better
condition 10 heal over quickly II Is host 10
leave as much OF the roots on the tree "a
possible and not 10 pruno them any more
than Is necessary 10 put than In good con
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21

There are good many WAYS OF test
ing the seed such as plates OF sand
method. the box and blotter method and
the geneva or method of capillary at
traction. Tho writer has used the plates
oil sand successfully but prefers the fol-
lowing method: Partly ELL with soil
box three or four Inches deep and eighteen
inches wide by three feet in length Place
on Il table or on the floor in your seedroom
Il row OF corn. Takc a kernel two inches
from the tip. turn the ear e-quartcr around
and take a kernel near the center then turn
inc car onc-quartcr around again and take Il
kernel above the center, then giving tho ear
another one-quartcr turn to take one near
the butt; thus having all four sides OF tho
ear represented ReginninG in one corner of
The box. place these four kernels in "A row, I'm
thc order they were taken from the car Now
take the next ear In the row and continue as
pctore until tho row across the box Is nllcd
Lay another row OF cars on the first row and
from them MI another row across the box
as before, hrst taking from tip then middle
and lastly from tho butt Continue until the
box Is hllcd. then cover tightly and place in
~ moderately warm place for IA few days
When termination takes place you can at
once go TO the rows of ears and discard such
cars as have not gcrminatcd You VIII not
only be able TO do this but you will know
what part Of each ear failed to terminate
Although tho crop Of corn was very large last
year, yet II might havo been per cent larger
by the proper testing Of the seed before
planting
While tho Importance OF good seed Is a
potent factor in good corn crop. yot IT Is
not the only one. for upon the proper prepa-
ration OF the soil depends the more OF it,
part of the crop. and even the fertility of the
soil itself
Tho individuality of the soil particle
should never be lost by working the soil when
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21
Dairy Notes

THE ncrvc system OF tho COW is worry
closely associated with the milk-secrctlne
glands and in order to got best results she
must he very gently handled She must also
he cared Tor In wen-ventilatcd barns with
plenty OF sunlight
Flies arc a torment TO the dairy COW.
Mako plans right away to eradicate the evil
thc coming season,
Many formers object TO dalryInG because,
as they say IL Us too combining. II IS not
more 80 Lan the occupation OF a business
man IN tho city. The day has passed when
the farmct can pile up money and work only
six months in a year
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21

y hfiilllE rs ulStlnCtly an
art, and nc who feels he
has all the knowledge
necessary for his busi-
ness is camping on dam
gcrous ground.
Genesis l.. &c. says:
And God said. Let US
make man I'm our imnge:
after our likeness: and
let them have dominion
over the flesh OF the sen
and over tho fowl Of the
air and over the cattle
and over all the earth
and over every creeping
thing that crcepeth upon
the earth"
Are we. as farmers,
exercising this dominion
or power along the lines
of progress as thorough
lY ns we should? The
time is past for brawn
without brain, or brain
Without Drawn. both are
necessary. but brain ever
Is In the lead.
Eternal vigilance Is
the price OF success. and
he who plants seed corn
that is of doubtful ger
mination is running the
risk oil the failure OF his
most important crop.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21
Garden Notes

A BARREL placed over the rhubard Will
n tend 10 make that delicious plcpIant grow
tall, something to be desired, as it Is the
stalks which arc used
Vegetables that grow fast are tender. a
fertile soil assists in rapid growth. Draw
your own conclusions
A weed is plant out OF place In Oregon
ferns grow so rank In the orchard they arc
regarded as weeds.
Onions should be sown as soon as possible
in the sprlnS-that Is as soon as the ground
can be worked: they cannot fight against
weeds any more successfully than can other
garden crops.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21


tankago when we can grow these valuable
feed elements more cheaply by a system OF
careful selection of seed? Protein is tho hal
OF nll animal tissue. and Is absolutely Deces-
sary in building the bone, hair. tendons, liga-
mcnts, nerves and lean meat The carbohy-
dratcs arc heat and fat producers. The mcrlt
OF oiimca consists in the fact that the manu-
facturers guarantee II TO contain not over a
certain per cent OF fat We buy concentrates
for the protein they contain. Tbirty-three
and one-third per cent of oilmeal is protein:
then in ton OF oilmeal VIC would have Sos
pounds of protein. and il II costs $50 per ton
our protein viii cost us AZ cents per pound.
Tonkoge is guaranteed to contain so per
cent protein. and In ono ton VIC would havo
200 pounds OF the food clements which We
buy the ton to get Tnnkagc at $3S per ton
would make it's protein content cost 3 l-6
cents per pound.
Ordinary corn contains about 10 per cent
protein. Some cars may be found to contain
twice as mucl. protein others Somo cars
contain thirteen times as much carbohydrates
protein. BY tho careful selecting OF these
cars and planting them by themselves VIC
can soon raise the protein content of our
corn. IL We can Increase the protein content
of our corn to the extent OF ono pound per
bushel We have increased tho feeding value
cents per bushel If you VIII hold several
kernels of corn I'm front Of strong light YOU
VIII discover some arc much moro OPAQUE
than others IL the corn has matured prop
crly those OF less cloudy appearance will
be found to contain more protein than the
others. The safest way Is To lay the kernels
on table, germ side up. and with a sharp
knife cut on the tips just below the germ.
Attcr you have cut and examined several
you Will notice some have less starcl. sur
rounding the germ al the tips. You will also
discover that those having tho least starch
have the most OF tho horny part OF the kcr-
mel and vice versa.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21

Wcll-CoNcred up, Win
wcll-roundcd butt and
small. deep cavity. Hav-
Ing secured tho nearest
10 your ideal. see how
many you can ind by
comparing each car with
your Ideal. Continue this
through all your seed
corn. Shell and plant on
the south or west side OF
your corn field. Select
your seed from these
rows and continue from
year 10 year. and you
can wonderfully improve
any seed YOU may now
have on hand.
The height Of the stalk.
tho shape and size OF the
ear. the shape and size
OF the cob and kernel
can be changed to your
fancy by selection. Even
the food elements OF tho
kernel can be changed
from low protein To high
protein. from high oil 10
low oil. from high TO low
in carbohydrates, and
vice versa why should
We. as farmers buy our
concentrates. such as OIL
meal. cotton seed meal.
gluten meal. dried blood
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21

II you have a hard time 20 make the
farm pay. what win tho boys do with ite Let
them go 10 college md learn HON 10 maintain
aud increase tho fertility II Tho soil That
Is the only solution for a run down farm
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21

Of Cor % See CO b my Determined by EuondA Aptuuuu
Gp pwnfno
a ar tB tho io Itum COL
h kne nd dodan My ct sbe
kernel d consider 1tn1n fmcrd nnu Of he hInhen ub
I p bb nd he onyhe h u1o
an n W taking and po
N o is early y qple sand other desirable drr~tua
o ca Q sec dr he d for henetyc homd,S d,Sycrsuo /,
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21

car-ono whose rows run str sht and whose
measurement is nearly larGc two inches
from tho tip as IL is two inches from Tic
butt whose kernels uniform in size and
shape and color. IL should have fairly
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21

The Iowa agricultural experiment. station
has learned that the feeding OF mangels and
sugar bcets 10 breeding stock is dangerous
as they form gall stones and bladder stones.
FatteniDg animals are not affected owing 10
the short time on feed before being sent TO
market
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21
Raise More Corn Of Better Quality

TINE timc WAS when II was thought any
body having made n failure In other
lines OF business could take up the art
of farming and make n success or It. That
time has about II not altogether passed
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21

p''eosed plants cannot thrlye any better than
healthy animals Sprays act - medcipe
garden crops and tholr should be eucournEcd;
bigger crops would result II more usc werc made
81 p9l~ens used In form of srrays. Fungi
not 1--we on notbins; they must ic FED for tbat
reason rotation of crops IL slw3ys good In the
retGen. 10 not plaot tbe suulo vegetable on thc
.1me plseo OF gr0urd many years In succession.
the recent frcezc VIII neccssitate tho re-
planting OF many gardens
II helped to Kill lots OF bugs. too. so the
financial end is pretty well evened up.
Novelties arc poor things TO plant. Be sure
inc vegetables YOU put in tho garden will de-
velop Into the kinds you had in mind when
you planted the seed
Asparagus has long season II you cut
out all the sprouts
Not enough attention Is paid TO grow
ing OF vegetables at horticultural society
meetings Vegetable gardening Is called oler-
iculture.
Excluding the growing citrus fruits. or
sneeS ana lemons, the income from market
hardening la almost great as that from
frult growing.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-05-21
nAnlock MILk ~ cnrAM Trsrrn.

EAGCoch NILk AND CREAM TESTER
Th- Eroiaatcd nccs- Of tho te.t bottle. sboUa.
When ihc crsuk b. turced tlrc Batter fst. lOos-
fooJ fn'm tho otnrr solids ~ tho milk by The
'ulPhure acid used. is forrrd Into tb- graduated
sruce sud the pr ceet u f5i rccoCJei quito
tnnue'ny. Tho neck ot orcam bottle j. lar=cF
Than Tho inlfk tcst bottss shown In The pletor-.
lveV farmer should know bow much batter f5t
bis cows az. producing. To, Blbcock tester 70
The key TO that Information.
Highs grade mitch cows arc high priced
these days. The most profitable way Of
making money is 10 raiso cows 10 sell.
Tho up -to-date d1ity'mnn must realize hc
Is tho foundation OF the dairy business and
must he nrst improved. Don't be afraid to
visit your neighbor; possibly he has some
thing new worthy Of your thoUghtful con-
siderouon.
Don't be Ia too much OF hurry in turn
ing cows on pasture. You cannot hurry ma
turc- She rsycnts hurrylng by reducing the
amount of growth of forage later in the sea-
son.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-02-17
Ready Wit.


Many good stories are told OF the
"Poet" Craig, for so many years 81
familiar figure OH the London cricket
and football grounds. On one occa.
sion Craig began at the Oval, Gem
tlemen. this is my favorite ground"
when some one interrupted:
Craig, you said that at Leyton last
week
Yes, SIR" returned the unabashed
poet. "and shall say it ut Canter.
bury next week. The ground on
which the noble game is being played
before an assembly of Intelligent aud
enlightened purchasers of my poetry
is always my favorite ground for the
time being"
But Craig knew how to keep an i'm.
pertinent interrupter in his place.
Once stout. red faced man broke in
on one Of his speeches with: Craig,
you're making lot of money out OF
fools. When are you going to set up
'pub?'"
when you come and live next door
to me. sir!' was the answer and the
red faced man turned crimson.
Another man at the Oval once said:
Now. Craig, tell us how much
you've made out of bad poetry
More, venture to say. sir. than
you've made out of bad manners.-
London Scraps.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-02-17
WHITEWAsHING COAL.
Not Done For the Sake of Neasness,
but to Prevent Thefts.

Not Done For the Sake Of Neatness,
but to Prevent Thefss.
Persons who have been somewhat
astonished by having whitewashed
coal delivered to them will be inter
ested to Know that the whitewashing
is not done to improve the appearance
or to increase the burning qualities.
The treatment neither improves nor
harms the fuel.
1t is detective scheme on the pnrr
of the railroads to locate and to pre-
vent theft of the coal as 1t Is hauled
from the mines to the consumer
These deprcdations amount to thou
sands of tons annually. and the rail
roads are the sufferers. as it is UP To
them to deliver as many tons at theii
destination. often n thousand miles
away. as were weighed in when the
car was turned over for transportation.
Two or three tons may lie removed
from a carload containing forty tons
without attracting attention 10 its de-
creased quantity until the car is again
placed on the scales. To locate the
loss. says Popular Mechanics. Lmewa-
ter is sprayed over a carload Of conl
In q short time the water has evnlc-
rated. leaving load of white co:i
Then removal of any coal leaves q lpi.s
black spot, which is quickly noticed hv
inspectors and station agents and The
leak found and stopped.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-02-17
The Wall Street Game.

The burning question on Wall street
is always whether stocks will go up or
down. II any man were able to an-
swer 1t correctly he could make him.
self a millionaire in a day, but specu-
lation is neither fortune telling nor
gambling game. and the man who be-
lieves otherwise is bound to lose his
money and to join the ranks of the dis
consulate, disgusted and depleted who
make the outcry against the evils OF
Wall street, says Ieslie's Weekly.
The winner in Wall street is gifted
with the same business characteristics
that bring success in any line of enter.
prise. He utilizes them in buying and
selling stocks. just as he would If lie
were engaged In merchandising. He
knows. for instance, that prosperous
conditions are reflected by what are
called the bank exchanges. by railway
earnings, the record of failures, the
condition Of the iron market, the bal
ancc of trade and especially the out
look for the crops.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-02-17
DlMlNUTiVE FARMS.
Tho Way Real Estate Is Divided Up Ii
Portugal.

Portugal.
The Portuguese are an extremely
conservative people. Every man fol.
lows rigidly the methods employed by
his father and forcfathers. In very
many parts of the country the old
wooden plows are still used.
When Il man dies, instead Of one OF
the heirs taking the whole property
and paying the remaining heirs for
tllcr parts the whole property is di
videl into as many parts as there are
heirs More than this, each separate
part Of the property is thus divided
Thus. ii the property consists Of ten
acres of pasture land. eighty of vine
yard and ten of grain land and there
are ten heirs, each heir will receive
one acre each OF grain and pasture land
aud eight acres of vineyard. This proc
ess has been going OH for very long
time. so that now in the most fertile
part of Portugal the land is divided
into incredibly small portions.
The immediate result of this. accord
ing to the United States consular re-
ports. is that the product of the land
is barely sufficient at best to sustain
its owners. South Of the river Tagus,
on the other hand. there are enormous
tracts of excellent land lying unused.
but it has been found impossible to in-
duce the farmers of the north to movs
into this region and take up large IA ~
ings.-Philadelphi Inquirer.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-02-17
A Nation Of Borrowers.

Zanzibar appears. from consular
report, to be a place of universal bor-
rowing. "Neilhcr the Arab nor the
Swahili,' says the report. "llas the
slightest idea of thrift. The former
when llc has sold his cloves. imMedi-
iitrly spends the proceeds In enlrrt;,in
ing or in the purchase of European
arlicles for which he has little nl. ris
use. He then mortgages his property
ut II ruinous rate Of interest or sells
his next year, crsa n advance at IL
price which We ~ pay for it's
harvesting. With ;.v Inevitable result
that he * a'%.;!ys up to his eyes il,
debt. The Hwahili. il he happens 4,
be out OF debt at the beginning of the
month. spends all his pay within Il
few days i'm food or native dances and
has to beg, borrow or steal sufficient
to maintain himself for the rest Of tho
month The money lender is in both
case: lie ildian, and the interest
which lie charges varies from 30 up TO
300 per cent"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-02-17
Baked Cheese omeIets.

Baked cheese omelets are most appc.
tizing and may be prepared in several
ways. A good recipe calls for pint
of milk, four large eggs, one heaping
tablespoonful of -four. one of butter
md teaspoonful of salt. Let the
milk heat on the stove until it reaches
the boiling point. Beat the butter and
flour to a cream and gradually mix It
With the hot milk. taking care that no
Jumps form. Cook the mixture for five
minutes. Let 1t cool and add the egg
after beating the yolks and the whites
separately. The whites should be beat
ell to MS stiff Il froth as possible. Pour
the omelet into Il buttered dish. sprin-
kle the top with grated cheese and fold
some OF the cheese through the omelet.
The more cheese used the better. Let
the omelet bake for half an hour or
until 1t Is solid. SO that it will no!
"run'' when dipped out with a spoon.
1t should bake in hot oven.-New
York Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-02-17
Manaoino a Servant.

One housewife declares; that at last
she has solved the servant problem.
Formerly had untold trouble with
my maids she said. "'Ihey'd do We'll
for awhile, and then they'd deteriorate
so that simply couldn't keep them
So hit on this plan: When l noticed
falling off in the last maids work
l went into the Kitchen and told her
that. in addition to her fixed wages.
she should have so cents extra every
week that she did we'll When sh;,
was only fairly good I'd give her Il
quarter, but on the weeks when she
iispleased me she'd get nothing. Nine
weeks out of ten she gets her half dol
lar. 1t pleases her immensely, and
find the plan we'll worth while in the
better service 1t secures me."-New
York Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-02-17
The Day Of Rest.

"And now" said Mr.. Eishbnck OF
Billvi!le. "let us be thankful for one
day of rest and get ready for church"
Yes" said his wife: run out and
chop some wood and milk the cows
and light the fire and make the COFFEE.
and wash the children while bar !.
my hair!"-A Atlanta Constitution.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-02-17
Poser For the Husband.

Returning home from Atlantic City.
a Frankford man drew a photograph
carefully from his pocket and showed
IL to his wife. Said he. There's Il
man who's in love with you"
1t was not I: good picture, one OF
those cheap pingpong photographs.
The husband had not been in a condi-
tion to be we'll "taken." and there was
little likeness. His wife looked Mt the
picture for several minutes. very much
puzzled. Finally she spoke up:
why, it's Jim. Where did you see
him? And where did you get this!
And what did he tell you?"- Philadel-
pllia Times.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-02-17
Corn, Oats and Wheat as "secds.r

School children in the .rowded part
of New York do not speak of corn and
oats and wheat by those names. but al
ways refer to them as Seeds The
other day in one of the big schools the
teacher was talking to her pupils about
gardening. She ended with request
for each pupil TO bring few seeds the
next day to be planted in the window
boxes. The following morning the chill
dren appeared mostly with either oats,
wheat or corn. While putting a few
grains of each in the earth the teacher
referred to them by their familiar
names. One Of the girls in the class
took courage to "set the teacher right"
ard said: Some one must "a told you
wrong. teacher That" pointing to the
wheat. sis bread seed. an that yellow
stuff amt corn: it's pigeon seed. We
always call them that in the block
where we live. .Sew York Sun.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-02-17
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given to all
persons interested: That on
the 1lth day of February A. d.
1910, che undersigned was ap-
pointed by the district court of
Harrison county, Iowa, Admin
istor Of the estate of Emma D..
Schwertly decease ], late of said
county. All persons indebted
to said estate will make pay
ment to the Undersigned, and
those having claims against
the same will present them,
legally au thanticated, to said
court for allowance.
Dated Febr. IL 1910
Salome Schwertly, Administra-
tor. m3
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1910-02-17
The r,,et's We.

81 have always been !. reader of
your poetry" began Mrs. Gushe.
II am glad" replied Alsernon
Charles Mystic, that some one under
stands me-"
"Oh, but that is what have been
hoping to meet you for. l wanted y,,u
to explain. philadelphia North Amer
tcan