Putnam patriot., 1910-03-18

fellows farsightei self interest ought to serve him well
 The average cost of hauling ton of freIght q mile hy railroad lS sS mills. while the eoSt ef moving t the same distance bx wagou is 2S cents In the difference hetwrea these figures lie the chief argument and motive fer bet ter reae.S aee question is vital one that all wbo haul pro3Ase to market should the interested in
 Amber. which is merely fessilixed resin. the sapny product of certain eoniferoas trees. Is found in but few places. Among them are q portiSn of the Baltic sea coast. near kcenigs burg, and the island of Sante nomin- go. The amber Is usually found in fattened. egg shaped humps. varying in size from pea to mans fist These are dull on the exterior and are covered with a sort of brownish crust.
 
 method of testing seed corn, in which the corn is shelled first and tested aft erward. will spell disaster for good many the coming season. Under this system there Is DO way of eliminating the dead or weak germed kernels, which can only iueumher the planter boxes and decrease the stand If ali of ! ia fzf.. q. z4ts.s spring that has heen saved regardless of it's germinatng quality, plates with heles large enough to accommodate the end of breomstiek will have to be used in the planter boxes.
 Scientists who are making thor. ongh investigation of nellagra, the dis. ease which has lately made It's ap= pearanee in this country and owes its origin to the eating of lnnldy corn and corn products. seem To think il has It's counterpart in the hllnd stagEers which afiiiet horses and similar all ments of some other domestic animals. diseases which they hope te prove are superinduced by eating moldy corn Whether the connection between the diseases can be established or not. an interesting field for investigation has certainly been or ed.
 case of q breeder of bleeded hogs and cattle who. it is said. does him self positive injustice financially be cause he does not have his animals in even fair condition at sale time. We heartily commend in any breeder the practice of not pampering or over feeding animals that are to be offered for sale. but there Is happy and en- tireIy commendable medium that lies between these two-namely. the giv. ing of the blooded stock that care from day to day which will enable them to make a, good showing at sale time and which will at the same time give their owner the return to which he is justly entitled.
 At a sale of Polled Angus cattle of which we read an account the other day. where the animals disposed of were brought across the state line without proper inspection. about a dozen of the animals were seized by in which the sale was held and sub jected to the tubercular test. Of this number ten animals were found more or less affected with tuberculosis. some so seriously that no portions of their carcasses were it for food. This case Is cited for the purpose of indicating the risk that the purchaser of full blooded stock ruus and the wisdom there Is in hls insisting on . health certificate from q reliable veterinary authority before he pays the long price usually asked for such animals.
 The North Dakota experiment sta tion has been making q study of clo yer growing and in report recently issued states that clover can be grown over the greater part of that state provided the land is prepared for the purpose by soil inoculafion with clover bacteria. The land should be prepared as it would be for garden purposes. and
 
 on this there should be scattered from a field where clover bacteria are known to be present soil at the rate of from 100 to 200 pounds per acre. either after sunset or on | cloudy day. as the direct rays Of the sun quickly kill the bacteria This inoculated soil should be narrowed in as soon as possible and the clover seed sewn at the desired number of quarts per acre The station offers tO send th~ in eculafed soil to residents of the state frer. beyord the cost of freight and packing Where one cannot get the snii from an established field the ni src en culture. which comes in a small .esl .ei tube and Is diluted in q solution in which tlie clover seed Is moisfened i;st before sowing. may be had by sending 10 the department of agricul- ture at Washington. D. Q.
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