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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04
HOW TO SELECT SEED CORN,
Care Will Produce Larger Ears and
Much Create Yield.

The farmer can improve his corn
crop in both quality and quantity il
three ways:
First. by selecting ears Of proper
type of kernel and planting them by
themselves. from which To select his
seed. This requires but very little time
and does away with the necessity Of
purchasing a seed corn grader
Second, if there is more time. make
selections for protein content.
Third by planting from individual
ears to prevent inbreeding. This re
quires considerable time, but will am
ply repay any one who will do it care
fully. 1t consists in planting prefer
ably 100 rows from 100 ears, each row
from separate ear. When the tas-
sells are well out and before the pollen
has begun to fall go through the field
from every other row
There are three ways by which corn
may be pollenizcd namely, self pollen
ization. close pollcnization and cross
polarization. Self polarization con
sists OF the pollen of the tassel. which
is the male. falling upon its own silk
which is the female part Of the plant,
both Of which are the outgrowth Of
the same kernel, thus producing direct
inbreeding.
Close polarization consists of the pol
len of one stalk falling upon the silk
Of another stalk. both Of which grew
from the same mother ear. Cross pol
lenization consists Of the pollen of one
stalk falling upon the silk Of another
stalk which grew from a separate ear
and no relation to 1t.
The seed selected for next years
breeding plat should be taken from the
detasseled rows only. BY weighing
each rows yield you will be enabled
to know which ears have prepotency
to high productiveness. and seed from
only such rows should be saved. Corn
planted from such seed will not only
produce much higher yields both In
quantity and quality. but owing to its
strengthened constitution from being
pure bred will terminate under Sc
we're adverse conditions when ordinary
corn would fail to terminate.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04
PROTECTION FOR COLLAR.
How to Avoid Selling It When Coat
Must Be Worn.


One of the torments of winter is the
soiled collar that results from wearing
n coat on top of light waist. Not
even white lining entirely overcomes
the difficulty, and various methods are
resorted to for protection.
There are shaped bands of pique.
white and ecru that can be bought to
button inside the coat collar. The chief
objection is in sewing the buttons so 1t
will fit exactly.
PiQue banding in bias folds is also
sold by the piece. This is basted in
side the coat collar, so it just shows a
line of white on the right side.
Some girls wear band Of black rib
bon around base Of collar Of blouse.
The coat rests on this and protects the
dress from soiling The ends are
crossed in front and fastened at each
side with small cuff pins.
Newest of all are the gay stoles.
These are made in straight bands Of
lowered satins in rich all over effects.
Use five inch ribbon and turn over
edges ON Il lining Of white satin.
Make the stole half yard and fin
ish the ends with black silk knotted
fringe three and half inches deep.
Worn inside the coat these stoles are
a protection to delicate frocks and If
artistic silk is chosen they add smart
touch under dark furs.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04
ASPHALT FOR ROADS.
Will Make Excellent Binding, Says
London Engineer.

Cecil Nathan, an engineer Of Lon
don who gives especial attention to
roadmaking. expresses the belief that
of tar as a binder Of macadam roads
He defines the essential desiderata"
OF satisfactory road as smooth APP
pearance and even surface following
the Gambler Of the road, which must
be sanitary, dustless. noiseless and
nOnslippery." Mr.. Nathan also stipu.
lates that the ideal road must not only
have these qualities, but be reasonable
in initial cost and above all in main
tenance.
MANY of the present generation will
remember the phrase, Electricity is
only in its infancy" says Mr.. Nathan.
"Well, today the road board is in its
infancy, and l have no doubt that 1t
will grow into as fine and healthy Il
child as electricity did. Like other in
fants, the road board is just beginning
to speak, and the first word that it has
been taught is tar Now. l hope it
will very soon grow up and learn
words of two syllables. such as AS
phalt.' and then be able to expound
to road engineers the real meaning of
this much misunderstood word.
This is the tar age, and as an in
different palliative tar is serving its
purpose today as temporary eXpedi-
ent, but something much more perma-
nent than the primitive methods of tar
spraying or even tar macadam is re
quired for the future, and | maintain
that permanency will be obtained only
from the adoption as waterproof road
crust binders of either Lake Trinidad
asphalt or Cuban asphalt. but prefer
ably Cuban asphalt. owing to its hav-
ing Il higher melting point and its abil-
ity to withstand the rotting effects OF
water"
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04
JUST IN TIME
Some Aberdeen People May Wait Till
It's Too Late

Some Aberdeen People May Wait Till
It's Too Late
Don't wait until TOO late
Be sure to be in time.
Just in time with kidney ills.
Means curing the back
Before backache becomes chronic:
Before serious urinary troubles set
in
Doan's Kidney Pills will do this.
Here is testimony to prove it.
S. G. Smons. Broad ST.. Montesano,
Wash. says: II have known of Doan )
Kidney PILLS for over three years
and during that time have taken
them on several occasions when suf-
fering from kidney complaint. When
the attacks were In the a ute stage,
mad great deal of pain over my
hips and often it was difficult for me
to move. An advertisement in the
newspapers induced me to get Doan's
Kidney Pills and give them a trial
They acted promptly and soon remov-
ed the pain in my back. About three
years ago when having a recurrence
of the trouble | took Doans Kidney
Pills and they had the desired effect.
| have recommended this remedy to
number of people and all who have
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04
How to Make Paper Stick.

In papering n room which has hith-
erto been whitewashcd it is not easy
to make the paper adhere satisfacto-
rily. The experiment should be made
of forming the paste with skimmilk
instead Of water The milk must how
ever be carefully skinned so that ev-
cry drop of the cream has been re-
moved, the whey of separated milk be-
ing the best for the purpose. The paste
must be scalded we'll and should on
no account be too thick.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04
Mjssouri's Oldest Road.

Twelve miles Of the Old liking $
highway" near SikestOn, Mo-, the old
est road in Missouri. is being rebuilt
with rock macadam. Curtis Hill. the
state highway engineer, has organized
a special benefit assessment road dis
srict to carry on the work. Later the
road will be extended to New Madrid.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04
How to Clean Old Ivory,

Antique ivory requires a good deal
of care before it can be made TO regain
it's original luster and lose the dingy
yellow tint which disfigures it. Pre-
pared chalk sal volatile and olive oil
made into a paste should be rubbed on
the ivory figure or carving with piece
Of wash leather, a little more being
then rubbed over it and left to dry on
When dry the powder will brush off
easily.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04
How to Renovate Velvet.

The velvet should first Of all be
steam from Il kettle of boiling water
AS the steam begins to rise get some
one to brush up the pile brisllly with
a stiff brush. Then spread out fiat to
dry and afterward brush lightly again
When the material has been worn a
great deal and is very soiled sponge
it lightly with benzine.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04
A ROAD WASTE.

Tho appropriations made by
the different states for improved
roads have been wasted to q
very large sxtent. New York
has built about $50 miles Of inn
proved hishways, Pennsylvania
perhaps ons-third a. much. And
neither state nor any other 80
far ~ We know has made proper
provision for their maintenance.
here 10 whore the waste comes
In. More millions will b vast.
ID unless some plan Of keeping
state roads in repair 10 put into
operation soon. No sense in
building costly roads and then
letting them 90 to pieces for the
want Of attention At the right
time.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04

have been free from kidney complaint
during the past two years
For sale by all dealers Price 80
cents. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo,
New York. sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan sand
take no other. (2S).
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04
How to Save Plumbers Bill.

Do not send for plumber when the
water freezes. Just unscrew the fau
Get so as to turn it upside down. put
in a tablespoonful of salt and then
keep adding hot water until the salt
is washed down the pipe. A little
patience saves plumbers bill.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04
A Lasting Effect

On Jan. IA. 1910 Mr.. Simmons ad-
ded to the above: The public state
ment l gave in praise of Doans Kid
ney Pills in 1908 still holds good. |
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04
How to Keen Roast Juicv.

Lower the temperature of an oven
considerably after n roast has been in
for twenty minutes and the juices will
be retained
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04
FREE ROAD DRAGS.

To encourage road work Roy
Williams, highway engineer OF
Macon county, Mo-. gives road
draa free to every farmer who
makes application for one. II
tho farmer does not use his
draa it is taken from him and
oiven to some one moro indus
trious. The roads Of the county
have been much improved by
the arrangement.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-04

used it seem we'll pleased with the re-
suits. Statement given Jan ,.
190S)
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-06-15
CARE FOR INCUBATOR CHICKS
Should Be Penned In Brooder for Two
or Three pays-Feed Often but
Only What They Eat Clean.

Keep the chicks penned In the
brooder for two or three days. and
see to It that they know how to get
under the hover; they will soon learn
where to 20 when they get little
cold. See that they all 90 under the
hover the first night, and that they
are warm enough. Always have lit.
tie ventilation. as they must have
fresh air. Feed them often. but give
them only what they will eat up clean
each time. After they are about three
days old they may be let out OF the
brooder II tha weather Is favorable.
After they are three weeks old they
may be fed larger grains. such as
wheat. cracked corn. buckwheat, etc.
Always bear In mind to keep them
well supplied with clean, fresh water
at all times, for this will save q lot Of
disease. II they do not have free
range. supply them with green and
animal food. And grit should not be
forgotten. as II Is very essential In
rearing chicks successfully.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-06-15
FORMULA FOR GRATING WAX
Six Pounds Of Resin, Two Pounds Of
Beeswax and One Pint Of lInseed
oil Found Satisfactory.

The old formula for grating wax
was four pounds Of resin. two pounds
beeswax and one pound of tallow. A
better formula Is six pounds Of resin.
two pounds Of beeswax and one pint
Of linseed oil. This 10 less likely to
cause the bark to peel from the stock
around the graft than that made with
tallow. To make either melt the resin
and let II simmer a few minutes.
Trim of dark colored surface Of the
beeswax. shave the rest and put into
the resin. allowing It to work few
minutes. Add tallow or oil and stir
for few minutes, then pour It into
cold water. Grease the hands. pull
and work II until II Is a light.yellow
color. Then make into rolls and wrap
In oiled paper. II too cold when
grating is done soften II In warm
water. The liquid grating wax may
be made from one pound white resin
and one ounce Of beef tallow. melt to.
gether. and take It far away from fire.
then add slowly eight ounces Of al.
cohol, stirring steadily until II is
smooth. Put In bottles and keep
corked when not In use. Apply with
brush. Waxed cloth to bind around
gratis are made by dipping the cloths
In melted or liquid grating wax.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-06-15
ECONOMY IN USE OF WATER
Conservation for irrigation Purposes
10 Essential In Order to Ex.
pand Available Acres.

The science Of irrigation is as yet
hardly out Of its baby shoes, and It
goes without saying that the next ten
years will witness a tremendous de-
velopment in this direction. AS the
principles Of irrigation are better un.
derstood and practiced. the benefit Of
them will become apparent more and
more. AS matter OF fact irrigation
should by no means be confined to
arid or semi-arid countries. but can be
and should be applied judiciously
everywhere, where farmers are rails
ing vegetation. Even countries hav.
ing an annual rainfall Of 40 inches or
more will experience at times the ef.
feet OF drouth which will cause a
complete or partial failure Of crops;
this could be relieved or entirely pre-
vented where partial system Of irri-
cation is maintained SO that in case
Of a failure Of rains to arrive at the
right time the farmer can turn his
water into his land and supply the de.
ficiency. says the Irrigation Age.
AS the irrigated areas are constant.
ly increasing the matter Of economic
use of water is receiving attention.
This is very important subject and
should be followed up with the most
persistent efforts. II conservation OF
natural resources means anything 1t
means that there should be no waste !;
1t does not mean that our forests or
waterfalls should be fenced IN and
kent from being used; this would be
utterly foolish and keep the people
from their heritage; but 1t means that
our national resources should be SO
handled that they will serve the pres
ent generation as well as succeeding
generations and hence economy In
their use is an imperative necessity.
Economy in the use Of water for ir'
rigation purposes is necessary In or
der to expand the number Of acres
available for irrigation. II is easily
understood that when the pioneers In
irrigation took hold and developed
projects 1t was done on lines Of the
least resistance and least cost. Thus
water was led along rough bitches te
the nearest land and the tracts thus
irrigated produced splendid results
No one made inquiries as to the quan
tity Of water which actually leaked
away from the ditch and was thus
wasted. AS the value OF irrigated
land Is constantly rising the value o
the water thus wasted becomes ap
parent and means are discussed ant
adopted to conserve this wasted wa
ter; how to accomplish this result II
the best advantage is one Of the prin
cipal problems In irrigation at thu
present time.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-06-15
DOCTOR PREscRIBEs
CUTlCURA REMEDIES

"I wish to let you know Of a couple
Of recent cures which I have made
by the use Of the Cuticura Remedies.
Last August. Mr.. Of this city
came. to my ofilce, troubled with a
severe skin eruption. 1t was dermatitis
in its worst form. It started with q
slight eruption and would affect most
parts Of his body. thighs. elbows.
chest. back and abdomen-and would
terminate in little pustules. The itch
ing and burning was dreadful and he
would almost tear his skin apart, try
ing to get relief. recommended all
the various treatments could think
Of and he spent about fifteen dollars
on prescriptions. but nothing seemed
to help him.
I'm the meantime my wife, who
was continually suffering with slight
skin trouble and who ha6 been try
ing different prescriptions and meth
DDS with my assistance, told me she
was going to get some Of the Cuticura
Remedies and give them fair trial.
But as l did not know much about
Cuticura at that time was doubtful
whether 1t would help her. Her skin
would thicken, break and bleed, es-
pecially on the fingers, wrists and
arms. ! could do nothing to relieve
her permanently. When she first ap.
piled the warm baths Of Cuticura
Soap and applications Of Cuticura
Ointment she saw decided improve.
ment and in a few days she was com.
pletely cured. p
II lost no time in recommending
the Cuticura Remedies to Mr..
and this was two months ago. I told
him to wash with warm baths Of the
Cuticura Soap and to apply the Cuti
cura Ointment generously. Believe
me, from the very first days use ol
the Cuticura Remedies he was greatly
relieved and today he is completely
cured through their use. have great
faith in the Cuticura Remedies and
shall always have a good word fol-
them now that I am convinced Of
their wonderful merits" (Signed) B
l.. Whitehead, M. D., 1OS Dartmouth
St.. Boston. Mass, July %, 1910.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-06-15
r. - ~ . -

for the bows. In other words. tho
centers Of the bows should be eight
inches at top and nine inches at bot
tom. Bore from the top with two
inch auger far enough to pass the half
circle. Now you are ready to block
out the yoke. Block square and round
over the neck and down to the staple.
This rounding 10 important, and
should be done right The ball Of the
thumb Is the shape Of the rounding
portion where It rests on the necks
Have staple made with parallel por.
tion Just far enough apart to let ring
pass. and large enough at bottom so
chain will easily pass through. Pass
six three-eighths.inch bolts At points
indicated BY dots. Staple should be
n.sixteenth.inch iron and ring
three-quarter inch. One can buy q
nice looking straight yoke cheaper
than he can make ono. but 1t 10 not
easy to md one In which an OK can
work easily. h't
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-06-15
EXPERT GIVES
TIMELY HINTS
Manure Is Worth More Thar
Labor Involved An Fesdins-Si.
lase Makes Cheaper Beef
Than Anything Else.
cny PROF. MuMFoRD. Illinois,

CBy PROF. MuMFoRD. 1llinois.)
I think the manure is worth con.
siderably more than the labor In.
volved in feeding cattle.
Practically half the corn grown In
Illinois is shipped out Of the state.
enough to fatten two million steers.
II the manure from these were
properly preserved and properly ap'
piled to the land, It would increase
the producing capacity Of the farms
Of this state $12.0O0,000.
do not advise dry lot feeding In
the summer, but am not sure but we
are coming to It. 1t must be demon
strated before we know about 1t.
Pasture Is the most expensive cat
tie feed.
Silage makes cheaper beef than
anything else. 1t can be kept through
out the year or two or three years.
have never found a man who fed
silage to beef cattle that has aban'
doned 1t.
At the university the beef breeding
COWS were wintered cheaper on silage
and hay than they could be kept in
the summer.
A silo 1896 feet is ample to supply
silage six months for so steers.
A good ration Of cotton seed meal
or linseed meal is three pounds per
day per 1000 pounds Of live weight oi
the animal.
We get more out Of the corn by
feeding the meal; the corn is digested
better.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-06-15
CARING FOR LITTLE CHICKS
Cooked, Chopped Eggs Are Good for
Them at start-Glve Free Access
to Sand or Grit.

In regard to the feeding Of chicks
and this, Of course, applies to chicks
with the hen as well as those In the
brooder-permit me to say that the
first day or two. when they are old
enough to eat. cooked chopped egg
are about the best thing for them
But before feeding this to them
suggest that you feed the old hen
well, or else she will gobble it up
before the chicks get look at 1t.
After that time give them a good
chick feed, writes Harry Raven in the
Chicago Daily News. After the first
week give them ground oats or crack
ed oats, cracked wheat and sifted
cracked corn and boiled broken rice
with white bread and graham bread
Also give them meat scraps which con
tain both dry and fresh cut bone.
A chick can be perhaps kept alive
on cracked corn, as half the farmers
do. But that Is not what should be
done by the man or woman who wants
them TO weigh fully three or three and
half pounds at ten weeks or. al
least, IL weeks old. To accomplish
this you must work them for all they
are worth; but do not advise you tc
feed cracked corn alone. as they &c,
tired Of It the same as we would oi
bread.
Let them have free access to coarse
sand or any kind Of grit.
Do not leave any holes open al
night In your house or brooders for
rats to crawl through, as they are very
dangerous around your chicks.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-06-15
DOUBLING PRESENT AVERAGE
PRODUCTION OF CORN CROP
Object Is to Produce Smaller
Number Of Acres and With Less Labor Con.
ssQuently Making Business More Profit
able-Average In United States
2,5OO.OOOOOO Yearly.

present production per acre are i'm
provement In the quality Of seed
planted: improvement in the condi
ton Of the soil; improvement 10
methods OF cultivation.
The methods Of cultivation in gen
eral use in one section Of the country
differ greatly from those in another
section. The implements and meth
DDS employed In Iowa are as different
from those Of Connecticut as these
In turn are different from those Of
Georgia; and while these differences
are to some extent due to the nature
OF the farm land or to class Of labor
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-06-15

The stick from which an OK yoke
10 made should be Of light wood, such
as Eastwood. and measure 6x12
inches. says the Rural New Yorker.
Draw line one inch from and paral.
lei with one edge. Lay OF eight inches
and square. Open compass eight
inches and describe q half circle
around the point where the two lines
iptersect, which will leave three
inches at the top Of circle. Turn the
compass along base line. which will
Iay Of, eight inches and square. This
will be the exact center Of yoke.
The other half Is drawn the same
vay. Now lay OF two inches on each
aide Of center line. from which points
draw lines that will intersect with the
half circle. Lay of four inches on
each side Of the line that passes
through tho center Of the half circle.
making eight inches at the top Of
yoke and nine inches at the bottom.
This v the line for boring the holes