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The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13
PENCIL FOR BOMB.
Pittsburg Has New Mystery
to Solve.
NEW WEAPON IN POLITICS
Campaign In Allegheny Develops ;
Strange Method In Italian Districts
That Candidates Fear More Than
the Attacks of Opponents.

Pittsburg, Sept. 12.-Pittsburg has a
poisoned pencil mystery. The story
of the pencil has its picturesque
phases, as it marks the invasion OF
Italian vendetta spirit into American
politics. The Sicilian, whose desire
for revenge has reached the violent
stage, goes out and slashes the left
cheek of the man or woman who has
offended him.
In such a political campaign as Allie
pheny county has entered Upon the ap
pearance of assassins of character is
no surprise, but the Italian method of
Italian assassination, substituting a
poisoned pencil for a knife, was un'
looked for. Someone had been gazing
about on the hill, making the mark
with pencil upon the portraits of
candidates which so plentifully adorn
the fences and walls. The mark is
similar to the one used when the knife
is brought into play on the face of the
victim.
Those who have been warned of the
activity of the character damaging
pSllCll nave luclI lleuIeldlllS at WUIh
replacing the altered posters with new
ones, and Il close watch is being kept
in an effort to discover the identity of
the persons who are stabbing political
aspirants in the dark
Most of the candidates would not
know of the significance of the pencil
mark if their Italian allies had not
xD1I .N 1
upon those who have Italian enemies
that the placing of the pencil mark Is
ne tritiing mark to be laughed at, as it
is bound to have its effect upon the
minds of Italian voters.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13
PHYSICIANS OPPOSED TO HOS
PTTAT,

They would not fight a first
class private hospital, but they don't
believe that it would pay. A state
hospital they would fight, because
self-preservation is the first law of
human nature. We're only a little
county seat town. We physicians
are unanimously opposed to a State
Hospital in Honesdale."
Such, declared a prominent Maple
City physician, to a Citizen man, is
the stand taken by the medical fra
ternity of Honesdale.
The members of the Honesdale
Medical society met last Friday even
ing as the guests of DR.. e. w.
Burns, Eleventh street, when at the
request of the >Women's Auxiliary
for the Wayne County Hospital as
ISOLATION, they drew up a statement
of their position on the project, a
copy of which was sent to Miss Til
lie Weiss who is the active head OF
the hospital propaganda.
Those in attendance were: Drs.
R. w. Brady, P. B. Peterson, H. B.
Ely, p F. Griffin, L. B. Nielsen.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13
STATE CANDIDATE.

From Harrisburg comes the ofii-
cial list of candidates for judicial
honors in the various counties of the
state The complete list follows:
LACKAWANNA COUNTY.
Common Pleas Court-Republi-
can, Richard H. Holgate, Edward G.
Newcomb; Democratic and Key
stone, Edward C. Newcomb; Social
list, Charles H. Dennis
LUZERNE COUNTY.
Common Pleas Court (two to
elect George S. Fer
ris, Benjamin Jones, Paul j. Sher-
wood, Daniel A. Fell; Democratic,
William H. Hines, Seligman j..
Strauss, Peter A. O'Boyle, William
l. Hibbs, Paul j. Sherwood; Key
stone, Paul j. Sherwood, Seligman
]. Strauss, Peter A. O'Boyle, George
S. Ferris, Benjamin R. Jones, Will
liam l.. Hibbs, William H. Hines, D.
A. Fell; Prohibition, Agib Ricketts,.
Orphans Court Republican,
Frederick d. Vincent, George H.
Butler, Hubbard B. Payne, B. Frank
Myers, Frank G. Darte, George j..
Llewllyen, Andrew M. Freas, Ed
mund G. Butler, Charles E. Keck;
Democratic, Andrew NJ. Freas, Ed
Ill uHu VI. DuIl6I, It duh VI. odl IS,
Hubbard B. Payne, Michael F. Shan
non, Edmund G. Butler; Keystone,
Frederick D. Vincent, Andrew NJ
B. Payne, Frank G.. Darte, Edmund
G. Butler, Charles E. Keck; Pro-
hibition, Andrew M. Freas, George
H. Butler; Socialist, D. o. Coughlin.
BRADFORD COUNTY.
Common Pleas Court-Republi-
can, Adelbert c. Tanning, John c..
Ingham, William Maxwell; Demo-
cratic, Dewitt C. Dewitt, T. s..
Hickok; Keystone, Dewitt C. De-
Witt, T. S. Hickok.
MONROE COUNTY.
Associate Judge-Democratic, G..
H. Metzgar, Samuel d. Newhart.
PIKE COUNTY.
Associate Judge-Democratic G..
A. Knealing, G. T. Swartwood
SULLIVAN COUNTY.
Associate Judge (two to elect)-
Republican, A. B. Kilmer, James p.
Miller; Democratic, Joseph McDer-
mott, Henry Richlin, William B. Rit-
ter, Charles A. Starr.
WAYNE COUNTY.
Common Pleas Court-Republi-
can, E. C. Mumford, Alonzo 7.
Searle; Democratic, Frank P. Kim
BILE, Charles A. McCarty; keystone,
William H. Dimmick.
WYOMING COUNTY.
Associate Judge-Republican c..
B. Tinker, Robert e. Westlake; (;
Democratic NJ. L. Mcmillan.
RTHUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Common Pleas Court (two to
elect Republican, ]. w. Gillespie,
William H. Hackenberger, Fred B.
Moser, Lincoln s. Walker; Demo-
cratic, Voris Auten, Herbert w.
Cummings, Clinton R. Savidge; So
cialist, Elwood D. Fulton, Sidney A.
| Schwartz.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13
GOING TO SCHOOL

There lived a lad in Moscow,
Named Ivanitch Pacoskow,
Who went to school
And followed rule
OF old Professor Boskow.
His comrades were Wyzinkski,
And Feodor Duchinkaki,
And Scarrovitch,
And Polonitch,
And Paderew Polinkski.
1t took Professor Boskow
Full half a day in Moscow
To call the roll
And name each soul
Who came to him in Moscow.
To read and write did Boskow
Next teach the lads in Moscow,
But called to spell
They did rebel,
So queer were names in Moscow.
This reused the ire of Boskow,
Who shook the small Pacoskow,
With Scarrovitch,
And Polonitch,
And Gortachoff Penoskow.
He flogged them all and sent them
home,
Did old Professor Boskow,
Till they could we'll
Pronounce and spell
Each proper name in Moscow.
j. T. Greenleaf.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13
OCTOBER JURORS.

The panel of jurors, both grand
and traverse, for the October term
of Court, contains the names OF
these yeomen of Wayne county,
which were drawn from. the wheel
last Saturday by Jury Commission
ers w. H. Bullock, o. E. Miller and
Sheriff M. Lee Braman.
Traverse Jurors, Week of Oct. 23.
l. VIM. F. Schenck, preacher, Mt
Pleasant.
2. Frank Tully, farmer, Preston.
3. Gustave Liliquest, glass cutter
Texas.
A. c. L. Dunning, merchant, Homes.
dale.
5. Martin Snaverly, farmer, Da.
mascuS.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13

Being resident of one of the ex-
treme northern districts of Wayne
county, which has never been repre-
sented on the board of county COM
missioners, and being also a con-
tractor and builder, conversant with
concrete work and bridge building,
and further having a special interest
in a needed reduction of taxation, l
feel assured that ! could discharge
the duties of the office economically
and satisfactorily in every way to
the people. Farmers and real estate
owners bear the heaviest and most
unequal share of taxation and should
be relieved by the burdens being
more equally placed on all classes of
property owners. To this end, if
nominated and elected, l will direct
my best efforts.
FRED A. STODDARD.
Starrucca, Pa.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept 12,-Profess-
or Carl Cremer, leading German res
ident of northeastern Pennsylvania
and composer of masses and religious
music, is dead of apoplexy, aged sixty
seven years. He had been an organijt
and German teacher here in st. Nicho-
las German Catholic church thirty
four years, and prior to that filed II
like position for seven years at st.
Bonifaces Catholic church at Williams
port, Pa
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13
HOLD TWO AS SUSPECTS.
Police Believe They Have Slayers of
Lansford Contractor.


Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. PA report
from Mauch Chunk states that two
Italians were arrested at Slatington on
suspicion of being the persons who
murdered Contractor Joseph Zehner of
Lansford and Samuel G. Matthews of
Philadelphia near Nesquehoning on
Thursday.
The men denied the commission of
the crime and begged for mercy. A
large crowd gathered when the arrest
became known, but the men were
rushed to the Carbon county Jail. One
of the prisoners claims he is from Lit
tie Italy and the other from McAdoo.
The former was caught in the act of
washing his clothes. The officers strip
ped him and cOnfiscated the clothing,
which was covered with blood. The
officers feel confident that they have
one of the murderers, if not both.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13
STUDENT HELD FOR SHOOTING
Wounded Patrolman Identifies Would
Be Lawyer as Assailant.

Philadelphia, Sept. 12.-Jacob Podell,
twenty-four years old, who says he is
a law student and who has been living
with friends i'll Il tent at Edgemere,
was arrested there by detectives on
the charge of shooting Patrolman Pat
rick Hunt at Arverne Il week ago,
Hunt saw a man with violin under
his coat and was shot when he tried
to make an arrest. Edwin Caldwell
and Patrick Hesserman saw the shoot
ing They identified Podell as the
man who did it. So did Hunt in his
home
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13
Totals
.OREST CITY.

Two-base hits-Cavanaugh, W.
Miskell, Madden. Hits-Off Mis-
kell 8; off Male in innings, z; off
Brader in innings, 8. Left on
bases-Forest City, 10; Honesdale,
8. Struck out-By Miskell, 10; by
Male /; by Brader 8. Base on balls
of Miskell 1; off Male 2; off Bra
der 1. Stolen bases-Sandercock,
Schilling, Polt, Cavanaugh, helly,
Wodischek, Carpenter, Madden (O.
Passed ball-Miskell (2). Hit by
pitched ball-Mangan, Brader, ia
cobs, Polt, Bader, Madden. Umpire
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13
Wanderer pies on poorstsn.

Philadelphia, Sept. 12.-Robert My
ers, forty-one years old, was found
dead on the doorstep of Moore's pool
room, 1905 South Thirty-third street.
Pedestrians telephoned to the police
and a sergeant had the body sent to
the morgue. Heart disease is supposed
to have caused death. AS far as is
known he had no home.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT.
Ministers Object to Secretary Wilson's
Liquor Connections.

Liquor ConnectIons,
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Sept. 12.-At a
association of this city here it was de-
cided to send resolutions to President
Taft asking him to use his influence
to persuade Secretary of Agriculture
Wilson to resign as vice president of
the National Union of Brewers.
The ministers expressed the opinion
that they did not believe government
officers of such high rank as Secretary
Wilson should indorse and encourage
the liquor trade to the extent of allow
ing themselves to be elected high Off
GERS in an association for the interest
of the liquor traffic.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13
FOR PROTHONOTARY.
). III. HOWELL, WHITE Mills.

Kindly investigate my life, char
if possible, give me your vote. If
elected | will attend to the duties of
the office myself and will try to
made in my selection.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13

II. Evans. Time of game, 1893
Attendance, 600.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13

s. Lafayette Nelson, farmer, Leb-
anon.
Z. o. F. Bowen, farmer, Scott.
s. Arthur Akers, farmer, Sterling.
8. Chas. Marshall, laborer, Hawley.
10. Geo. Lobb, bookkeeper, Hawley
IL. L. A. Gregg, farmer, Manches-
IL. James Noble, farmer, Salem.
10. VIM. Hortle, Jr., glass worker,
Palmyra.
IA. I. j. Roucke, farmer, Bucking-
ham.
10. Albert Fitze, farmer, Clinton.
IS. c. S. Van Sickle, blacksmith.
South Canaan.
II. w. H. Rose. farmer, Damascus.
1S. Chester Maloney farmer, Berlin.
~. John Mengen, farmer, Scott.
90. Jos. Morgan, farmer, Cherry
Ridge.
21. S. B. Curtis, farmer, Lake.
22. Chester Holgate, farmer, Damas-
Gus.
23. Frank Bender, farmer, Lehigh.
"a. Matt Schmidt, farmer, Berlin.
%. A. NJ. Sandercock, farmer, Cher
ry Ridge.
26. Chas. Jacobs, farmer, Starrucca.
27. Walter Miller, farmer, Dyberry.
%. Geo. Ehrhardt, butcher, Dreher.
29. G. H. Wilmarth, farmer, Clinton.
80. R. c. Arthur, farmer, Lebanon.
81. Arthur Parsons, farmer, Man
chester.
80. NJ. j. Monaghan, farmer, Pres
ton.
33. Clarence Purdy, laborer, Texas.
"a. Samuel E. Morrison, plumber,
Honesdale.
35. John Doyle, blacksmith, Way
mart.
96. Erwin H. Valentine, clerk, Da-
mascus.
81. John Rickert, merchant, Homes
dale.
SO. VIM. Quinn. merchant, Hawley.
80. Elbert w. Howe, laborer, Sterl-
ing.
40. j. w. Mosher, farmer, Damascus.
Al. Henry Smith, clerk, Texas.
AZ. Geo. A. Smith, blacksmith, Lake.
43. Depew Teeple, farmer, Man
chester.
A. Cecil Glanville, lineman, Mt.
Pleasant.
As. VIM. Buddenhagen, teamster,
Berlin.
46. Marvin Denney, farmer, Man
chester.
Az Christian Blockberger, farmer,
Lebanan.
As. Michael Murphy, laborer, Texas.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13

The employees of the Gurney
Electric Elevator company are work.
ing on full time.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13

Grand Jurors, Week of Oct. 10.
/. C. F. Smalley, minister, Pal
myra.
2. F. Calkins, farmer, Damascus.
8. c. w. Gracer, farmer, Dreher.
a. A. B. Langendorfer, shoemaker,
Texas.
5. Kevin O'Brien, musician, Homes
dale
6. B. w. Raymond, farmer, Scott.
Z. George G. Abrahams, undertake
er, Damascus.
s. Ferris Fuller, farmer, Preston.
8. Cyrus Ishan, farmer, Dyberry.
10. Christian Apple, farmer, Leban-
on.
II. j. E. Lockwood, farmer, Ca
naan.
i2. Max Bregstein, merchant, Texas.
13. L. H. Clune, farmer, Bucking-
ham.
IA. George Everetts, farmer, Lake.
Is. Albert L. Whitaker, clergyman,
Honesdale.
16. John L. Walker, farmer, Damas-
Gus.
IT. Henry w. Drake, laborer, Pal
myra.
1S. ]. G. Williams, farmer, Salem.
10. j. w. Sandercock, gentleman,
Lake.
20. Walter e. Luke, laborer, Mt
Pleasant.
81. Martin Bauman, farmer, South
Canaan.
%. Jos. Beilman, laborer, Texas.
90. John Quinn, farmer, Manches-
ter.
"a. VIM. Ballas, clerk, Texas.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13

Misses Lillian G. and Eleanor
Wilkins, Woodbury., N. j., are guests
at the Baptist parsonage.
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1911-09-13
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

N. B. Spencer is on a business
trip in southern Wayne county.
The Dickinson press., 1911-02-25

Of formaldehyde to each 20 gallons Of
water and approximately one-half gal.
Ion for each bushel Of dry clean seed.
II the grain is thoroughly shoveled
and raked while the spraying Ia being
done the grain will be found to be
evenly damp all over. II left piled
for from n to two hours It will be
found fit to pass through the drill
without difficulty.
Those who do not properly treat
their seed not only spoil their own
chances for good crops but spread
these destructive soil diseases to
neighboring lands.
Sow not to exceed one.half bushel
Of good flax seed per acre. If 1t all
sprouts there will be plenty Of young
plants. 1t is not wise to SOW any fax
seed which will not sprout at once.
Study Crop Rotation. Any rotation
Of five or more years will do wonders
for flax cropping, but it will be wise
to introduce at least me grass and one
cultivated crop in the series.
Remember that uneven depths OF
planting gives eve ripening and
The Dickinson press., 1911-02-25
SEVERAL IMPORTANT FACTORS
FOR SUCCESSFUL FLAX CROP
It Is History Of Plant That on New Lands It Is at First Success,
but After Few CropsTeld Rapidly Decreases Until It Is No
Longer Proftable-Farmers Must Make Every Effort
to Prevent Disease.

(By H. L. BOLLEY. North Dakota Az
ricultural College.)
Essentials Of Flax Cropping: ~
The first essential In max cropping is
to clearly appreciate that the diseases
which bring about deterioration Of the
crop + transferred from field to field
primarily by the seed. but often BY
the blowing Of dust from infected fax
lands. by drainage waters, by plows.
harrows, threshing equipments. in
feoted manures. etc. It 10. therefore,
Of first importance that careful meth
DDS Of preventing soil infection should
be followed every year by all grow.
ers. Unless farmers are willing to
persistently make every effort to pre-
vent the Introduction Of the root kill.
ing diseases into the soil. there can
be very slight hopes Of retaining the
fax crop as a permanent element Of
agriculture In any community.
~ The next essential rests in
proper crop rotation and proper seed
bed formation.
II the seed is to be placed on new
breaking, best results usually follow
spring blowing. The seeding should
The Dickinson press., 1911-02-25

be done Rs soon az possible after tho
p1ow. The moist earth and compact
seedbed gives a rapid first growth
and the crop Is usually comparatively
free from weeds. II the land IL broken
in the fall, 1t is apt to be filled with
any of those weed seeds which may be
blown and tumbled by the winter
winds, and these plants make strong
competitors with the fax on newly
broken areas, unless special provision
is made for destroying them before
seed time.
How to Proceed in Spring Breaking:
Break the sod as deeply al a be
done and yet have the .urrow slices
lie fiat. The pillow should be followed
Immediately by a heavy roller or some
similar soil packing tool. The large
corrugated type Of metal rollers or
olod crushers do a splendid sort Of
work on new breaking. tending to
loosen the dirt from the masses of
grass roots. A good roller for such
work can be made at home by the
use Of concrete. The roller should be
followed by a peg toothed harrow,
The Dickinson press., 1911-02-25

and narrowed, forming a mulch three
inches deep as nearly as possible, If
the crust Is hard a sharp residuary
moisture in the subsoil for the next
crop and put the land in shape to &C.
oumulate more moisture as Don as
the rains begin again, five months
later. The fact that the surface Is
dry and hard does not demonstrate
that there is no moisture down be-
low, and even 8 per cent of free mois-
ture may make all the difference be-
tween profit and loss. Our soils
should be repeatedly tested for mois-
ture, for this is the only way to find
out how we stand and to what extent
different operations affect our reserve.
In the hill farming districts of Cali
fornia and in every other state, the
cultivation should always be across
the slope and not mp and down the
slope.
AS o on as tho rains have pene-
trated sufficiently to put the land in
proper condition. I would pillow, but
not before; the depth should be at
least eight inches and the disc or har-
row should follow Immediately behind
the pillow. Loose, sandy loan, If
planked Immediately after blowing,
can be rolled or stabbed or packed.
but no packing should be done on clay
loan. The press drill will do all the
packing necessary for seed germina-
ton, and I agree with Professor Tins
ley who says use the split wheel
press drill If possible, for then, If the
seed row happens to crust oyer. there
is a narrow unpacked space In the
center for the shoots to come through,
The trouble with 3-inch blowing is
this: If the subsoil under the furrow
,is at all hard and does not contain
the requisite percentage of moisture,
the roots will not go into it and all
the crop has to exist upon is this
wretchsed three inches Of loose dirt
which is hardly sufficient for a sur
face mulch. No sane man could ex
pect q crop under such conditions
Farmers are misled by the fact that
onoe in q while even with shallow
blowing the subsoil In q wet year be
comes moist enough to allow the
roots to 60 down and q fair crop II
The result, and then everyone says
what is the use ofadeep plowing7'
Hight to 10-inch blowing provides
enough dirt to raise q 30-bushel crol
whether the roots 30 into the .subsoi
or not, hut Il they do. q 80 or even
60ebushel crop may result, and deel
plowinE - tho most important facto,
The Dickinson press., 1911-02-25

Ing the crop Of fax, and destroying
the usefulness Of the land for future
fax purposes. scaley and shriveled
seeds are mostly caused by the wilt
and canker diseases, and are usually
sure signs Of the presence Of such
diseases.
No matter how plump and brightly
colored the seed, there are apt to be
wilt spores present. This is due to
tho fact that the disease IL very gen.
eral. and only q few sick plants pro-
duce an enormous number of spores
which rattle of Of the dead straws at
threshing time and stick to the seeds.
Clean all seed thoroughly 90 az to
remove all sticks, dirt, chaff and soaly
seeds. Than treat the seed with for,
maldehyde be described In our press
bulletins Mo-. 8. II. and 10. It II ab.
solutely essential in raising da1 to dis.
infect the seed. It is not dincult to
do. II the man who does 1t is provided
with q proper compressed air sprayer
so that he can throw q hne misty
spray upon the grain while 1t II being
shoveled and raked over. Use ! pound
The Dickinson press., 1911-02-25
RETAINING MOISTURE IS +.
MOST IMPORTANT POINT
Preparation for Coming Crop Should Commence Soon q Old 10 on-Land
Is Should Be Diced and Narrowed.

in accommodating this moisture In the
subsoil.
In Canada It IL not 30 imperatively
necessary to plow deeply al It 10
here, for the frost stays in the sub.
soil late in tho season; while the
ground is frozen there Is no loss by
evaporation and, as the frost goes
out in May and June, 1t leaves the sub
soil moist and pliable, in the best
possible condition for the roots to 60
down, and they 60 down sometimes
three or four feet. This is n reason
for the Yields they get up there.
George l.. Farrell, one Of the most
successful wheat raisers Of Utah.
plows eight to ten inches and sub
soils every few years to a total depth
Of fifteen inches. He often averages
As bushels to the acre on 200 or more
acres by his dry farm methods. Fal.
lowing a be used, and, I am inform.
ed, is now being successfully applied
to wheat raising in the San Joaquin
Valley. By maintaining a good
mulch, moisture can be carried over
from one rainy season to another and
in the coast districts with q saturated
atmosphere the loss by evaporation
should be slight, but In those parts
where the precipitation runs to 20
inches fine crops should be raised ev-
cry year by careful attention to tho
accumulation and conservation Of
moisture.
The Dickinson press., 1911-02-25
(By q. R. PARsoNs.)

(By 81. n. PARsoNs.)
In response to an inquiry from Cali.
fornia, requesting my method of rails.
ing wheat, I would say that I attach
most Importance in this as in all 9th
or branches Of dry farming to the
depth Of blowing.
For spring wheat we plow in the
fall eight to ten inches deep, for win
ter wheat We plow in the spring the
same depth, when the weeds are up
about four inches high. During the
interval the ground settles and packs
Itself, therefore we use no packer. We
harrow both spring or winter wheat
as often as possible to break the
crust, but I find that even If we have
to neglect a cultivation through stress
Of work, the deep blowing brings the
crop through.
In California conditions are alto
gether different from what they are
on this side (east) Of the mountains,
the rains come in the winter months,
and at maturing time in May and
June the weather is usually dry and
the crop is made by what moisture
remains in the ground and the sap
that is carried in the stalk. This is
the critical period in California and I
have e many q crop fail at the
last minute, when one more cultiva-
ton Just before heading would have
saved 1t. The average farmer Is
afraid to harrow his wheat for fear
Of damaging it, but the fact is, the
more it Ia narrowed and tramped the
better It seems to grow.
In order to break the crust at the
last moment when the rains have
ceased and the wheat is almost head
Ing out, I would use the spring tooth
weeder, which Is built on the principle
Of q steel hayrake. This implement
10 being used with great success on
small grains when nearly three feet
high.
The writer Of the inquiry states
that the usual method Of raising
wheat in his neighborhood Is to pillow
three inches, plant the wheat and let
nature do the rest. This is a favor
tie method Of gambling with nature in
oil the dry farm states. Preparations
Tor the coming crop should commence
% soon as the old one is. of; the
ground should be thoroughly disced