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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01
HEssAN FLY INJURIES WHEAT
Eaesffferous Little Insects Burrow In
10 Straw Weakening It and caus-
ing 1t to Fall Over.

In reply to a query as to the best
saethod OF Kidding a field infested
with the injurious little Hessian fly
the Wallaces' Farmer makes the fol-
lowing reply:
Tae Hessian fly severely damaged
much winter wheat late last fall, but
the pest is not yet done with its evil
work These brown objects which
our correspondent wrongfully calls
eggs viii turn into little black flies
about one-tenth of an inch long, re-
sembifng small mosquitoes. They
viii hay more eggs on the wheat, and
the maggots which come out OF these
eggs will by burrowing into the
straw. cause further damage They
weaken the straw and cause It to fall
over.
What can we do with a field in
tested with Hessian fly? II the infes-
lnkion is slight, and but few of the
riants are killed, we would let the
ground stay IN wheat, trusting that
lho wheat will stool out sufficiently
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01

% make a good stand, and that the
weather and parasitic enemies will
rRduce the number of flies and mag
gots OF the next brood. If the dam
ago Is heavy, however, and practical
" all the plants are infested and half
or tWothirds OF them are Killed, we
would probably pillow up the crop and
plant to oats or any crop other than
wheat Dry weather is nnfavorable
20 The development of the little brown
objects called flaxseeds, which later
develop into flies. 1t may be, there
tore. IL the spring continues dry, there
win not be much harm from the spring
hro0d On maggots In most cases of
very heavy infestation of wheat by the
NY. and where 1t is desired to get the
ground down to clover, we would be
inclined to disk at the earliest pos
sibln moment. and seed to oats and
clover.
IL our correspondent seeds to wheat
again in the fall he would very likely
be troubled again with Hessian fly IN
heza he plowed the stubble under OF
burned Il of Immediately after taking
OF the present wheat crop. Even
then he might be troubled with flies
coming in from adjacent fields. To
prevent Hessian fly damage. rotate
crops Hessian fly does not hurt any
small grain to any extent except
wheat Late fall seeding also helps
30 prevent injury.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01
sLoPINe SITE FOR ORCHARD
Frequently L0w-LyIng Groves Are
Less Fruitful Than Those Plant
ed on Higher Levels.

Every fruit grower, whether prac-
teal or theoretical man, should rea-
lie from the very beginning that to
succeed in fruit growing he must
work hard with both head and hands
in the planting of an orchard there
are many features to be considered.
all of which are equally important in
the success of fruit growing-site air.
drainage, soil, plan, selection Of vari-
cites, selection, source and care OF
trees, time of planting, cultivation, IT.
rigation, pruning, spraying and smudg-
ing Whatever the SIZE of the or
chare there are several points which
should be considered before the trees
are planted, writes Fabian Garcia in
the Denver Field and Farm. The first
of these is the site or location, and
this is of much Importance.
Whenever possible the orchardist
should select a gently sloping site. as
such a locality provides good air
drainage. This, while not generally
considered, IS very important in or
charding Cold air is heavier than
warm air, and for this reason it will
settle in the lower places. which are
most likely to be the frosty ones.
Frequently the lowlytHg orchards are
less fruitful than thOse planted on the
sloping or higher levels. In all other
irrigated di~tricts, the land must be
as level as possible in order to facili-
tate irrigation, and for this reason it
is almost impossible to secure an ideal
site so far as air drainage is con-
cerned.
Perhaps the best fruit belts, consid-
ering them from the air drainage
our mesa lands. II enough water
could be developed on these high lands
the damage caused by the spring
frosts would be largely mitigated. Old
time fruit growers and many writer's
lay great stress upon the soil and one
would think from their descriptions
concerning these requirements of the
different fruits that there would be no
hope of success unless a soil of exact
ly such and such character could be
found. 1t is true that while most
fruits are partial to certain kinds OF
soils. most of them viii do well on
many kinds. provided it is deeI
enough and care is taken of the trees
BY proper attention to tillage and
utilizing the many different methods
of changing the character of the soil
one need not be discouraged If it is
not typical in every way for this Of
that fruit. OF course better success
at less expense and labor may be hat
if the soil is adapted to the frui
planted. Oftentimes the greatest sue
cess depends more upon the individual
who cares for the trees than upon The
soil in which they are grown. Som'
men succeed in poor soil while Others
fail or have poor results on good soil
A very large percentage of the youn,
trees which die perish principally OF
account of not having had prope
care.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01
.NF2..N'ls: 8.
& 49, HasS -
EIjs.fzI.OTES;

Flowing takes more time than any
other farm operation.
Remember frequent sailing Of the
cattle in the back pasture.
Harrow as you pillow, and keep har-
rowing after the grain is up.
Don't neglect to plant sweet corn
at least three times-six is better.
Give the late-sown grain formalde
hyde bath, and raise better bushels and
more of them.
Clover seed is one of the most profit
able crops the farmer can grow If his
land is suitable for clover.
Potatoes should never be planted OF,
low, moist land. as the potatoes are
sure to be soggy when cooked.
If you want nice winter beets, plant
early beet seed in July and the roo'A
will mature before cold weather comes.
Dry, gravelly soil will produce well.
favored, thin-skinned, foury pota
toes. and rich clay loan the largest
yield
Cabbage does not begin to head up
until cool weather comes. and early
plants do not make as fine heads as
those set later.
Cabbage needs cultivating very otter
during the summer This causes it t
put out broad leaves. which win bring
big heads in the fail.
Most people set out their late cab
bage plants too early in the season
About the Fourth Of July is a goo,
time and early enough.
Plant radishes few at a time AM
often, say about FIVE days apart Thi
will give a succession all summer Rad
ishes are good for the stomach.
When you plant cantelonpes sow
bit OF radish or turnip seed In the hill
These will come up first and keep tn
bugs busy till the vines get a start.
Sow turnips in the row about Jul
u. sowing them in rows foot apal
and thinning TO four inches apai
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01

yielding rods Running forward from
this ring is a third and larger yield
ing rod which is connected to clip
which encircles the wagon tongue
near the middle. The advantage Of
this attachment will be readily seen.
Any strain on the wooden tongue is
shared ny the iron rods. which being
made yieldable by spring parts in
their centers give just enough lee
way without allowing the tongue to
snap in two.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01
| ELECTRICAL
NOTES y

Seventy square feet of belt sur
face a minute win transmit one horse
power.
Retaining devices have been in
vented to prevent telephone receivers
on shipboard from being swung out OF
place by a vessels motion.
French farmers are experimenting
with a prolific potato imported from
Uruguay which perpetuates itself from
broken roots left in the soil.
To Kansan has been grant
ed a patent for a shade provided with
spring fingers to grasp an incandes.
cent lamp globe in any desired posi-
ton.
A new automatic fire alarm consists
of series Of pipes filled with a fluid
that viii expand when heated, Great
ing a pressure on the pipes that oper
ates a danger signal
A portable wireless telegraph out
fit including engine and sectional 60
foot pole. which can be packed for car
rying on a horse, is being tried out
by the British army.
For the convenience Of travellers
there has been devised a pocket cleo
trio heater, which, attached to a hgh
socket by a cord. will boil a quart O
water IN three minutes
A tank to hold 175.000 gallons OF wa
ter. which win be whirled by an cleo
trio motor to simulate a whirlpool
will be a novelty for bathers at New
York the coming summer.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01

Peas in succession may be had In
two ways: First, by planting the early
kinds In installments from one to two
weeks apart until probably three plant
ings are made; second, by selecting
sorts that mature from week to ten
days apart and planting them on the
same day. For instance, plant on the
same day Alaska. Lightning Express
and American Wonder-in dinernt
parts Of the garden. if you raise your
own seed
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01
AMERICAN POTATO IS BARRED
Shortage Of French Crop Being Filled
BY Importatlons From other Euro
pean Countries.

osy CONSUL GENERAL T.. II. MAsON.)
The shortage In the French potato
crop has created a deficit which is
being filled by large importations
from other European countries. no
labiy Great Britain Austria, Germany
and Belgium.
kmp0rtations of potatoes from the
United States to France had been pro-
hEhited since the decree of 1875. which
WAS inspired by fear of the Colorado
potato bug. until that decree was an
sailed On October Is, 1910, opening
the French markets to potatoes from
The United States, provided they are
elean. free from the soil in which
they were grown, and the packages
in which they are shipped contain NO
staEas or leaves Of the potato plant.
AS a result Of this long prohibition
American potatoes are practically un
anoWn in France, and French i'm
pnrtars have no acquaintance or es
tnhlished relations with American ex
porters which would enable the trad,
b be promptly taken up since the
uithdrawal of the prohibitory decree
Partly for this reason, and partly be
eanse many French people have still
q lingering dread of some possibl
disease in American potatoes and d.
ngt even know that the prohibition
ngnfnst them has been withdrawn
usey have not yet appeared in an
uupreciable quantity on the Pari
mzrket
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01
EASY TO CREASE TROUSERS
Electric Pressing Iron Adapted &c
Slide on Vertical Rod Needn't
Remove Garment.

In order to enable man to crease
his trousers conveniently and without
removing them, an ingenious inventor
has constructed an electric pressing
iron adapted to slide on a vertical
guide rod, says the Scientific Amer
lean. The latter is fitted with stir.
rup at the lower end for the operators
foot, and a handle at the upper end
by which it may be held steady. The
pressing iron consists of two spring
pressed, electrically-heated plates; be-
tween which the material to be creased
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01
RaIse More Market Poultry.

II has been asked will the fancy
eventually be driven to the wall by
the progress made in growing market
poultry? Certainly not. We need
fancies-real fancies. We want men
to create breeds and to perfect the
old ones. But the Spectator and
huckster is fast seeing his finish.
The man with string Of breeds is
not a fancier. He is a Spectator. It
would be next to impossible for him
to give each OF these breeds his best
attention. To thoroughly know a
breed. and to get out OF Il all that Is
coed In It would require an ordinary
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01
SUPPORT FOR WAGON TONGUE
Iron Rods Arranged TO Strengthen
Downward and Side Movements
to Prevent Accidents.

Wagon tongues are often subjected
to great strain and It is no uncom-
mon thing for them to break under
it. A Kansas genius has devised a
means to support them in both down
ward and sideways movement and to
a great extent guard against such ac-
cident A rod is run through the
front end Of the wagon body and
furnishes a grip for two hooks, each
of which is connected to a ring by
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01
Wireless on Austrian Vessels.

The Austrian minister of commerce
has just issued the first maritime or
der enforcing the use of wireless
telegraphy on all seagoing passenger
ships Any Austrian ship going be-
yond the portals of Gibraltar or Alden
with passengers aboard must be
equipped with the wireless apparatus
as a measure Of safety and protection.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01

Crop rotation. in which the legumes,
uurh as COW peas, SOY beans, vetch
un4 the clovers. have prominent
g1asa. will build up the soil and place
"a Improbable farm upon a paying
haasR Plan rotation that viii i'm
pswse the fertility Of the soil. and at
- same tine keep up the income
hzm the farm. This is progressive ag-
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01
Emeraent wlreIess PIants.

The Northern California Power
company maintains wireless plants at
each OF it's hydro-electric power
plants to communicate with one an
other and with the home Office in Red
ding. In case the telephone lines are
down OF when storms make sthem
dangerous.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01

tenths of cent, says the Popular Me
chanics When not in use it can be
instantly detached from the socket.
AS the diagram shows. it is a small
cylinder of perforated metal, only five
inches long, by one and one-fourth
Inch in diameter. 1t has capacity of
six amperes. 1T alternating current
maximum.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01

made Of a piece of steel of about the
thickness of a garden trowel and one
inch wide Bend it and attach a han
die, then file or grind in the sharp
teeth as shown.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01
| THE
ELECTRICAL
| WORLD
HANDY LITTLE WATER HEATER
Made so Small It May Be Carried Con-
venientIy in Pocket-Attached to
Ordinary Socket.

One of the most convenient Of wa
ter heaters yet invented is so small
that it can be conveniently carried in
pocket, yet 1t will boil quart of
water in three minutes when attached
to an ordinary electric light socket.
The cost of bringing a quart of water
to the boiling point is only three
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01
HOMEMADE GARDEN WEEDER
Handy Little implement for Work
About the Farm Can Be Made
Of Piece Of Steel.

A homemade hand weeder for use
about the garden is shown in the ac-
companying sketch Grass and weeds
can be quickly and easily cut or
combed from about small plants by
means of the sharp saw teeth. The
end can be used as an individual
weeder trowel, or transplanter 1t is
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01

Flowers should have friable, very
fertile soil in which to grow. They
often make a brave display in rather
poor soil. but they appreciate good
care.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1911-06-01

stretched sufficiently to bring the two
open contacts inside together. clos
ing the circuit and sending on the
charge.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-18
Fire Almost DESTROYS Town.

1t is reported at Muskogee, Okla,
that Haskell, Okla, twenty miles to
the west, has been almost totally de
stYoyed by FIRE.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-18
THREE NEGROES LYNCHED
Kentucky Mob Battered Down Cell
Doors to Get Prisoner.

A mob numbering only twenty peo-
ole visited the Jail at Shelbyville, KY,
demanded the keys of Jailer Thomp-
son and proceeded to hang Eugene
Marshall, Wade Patterson and James
West, three negroes who were incar-
Cerated in the jail.
Two of the colored men were held
on the charge of OBTAINING white wo-
men and the third was convicted of
numbering an old negro woman. The
mob was an orderly one, but deter
mined. All were masked.
Before visiting the Jail the mob had
raided blacksmith shop and secured
sledge hammer, a bolt cutter and
various other tools. They vert to the
jail and demanded the keys. ! jailer
foresaw trouble if he didn't comply
and surrendered the keys.
Within a moment the big doors had
been broken down with the sledge
hammer and the men were inside the
jail. They then proceeded to cut the
bolts which held the doors of the
cage in which the prisoners were. De
| spite the pleadlngs OF the negroes they
were dragged through the streets and
hung from a bridge.
AS they we're being strung up the
rope which held Patterson and West
broke and the two ran through the
woods nearby to escape Drawing
their guns the mob literally riddleC
the body of Patterson, which was
found lying by the side of the stream
He had been shot at least a dozeI
times.
The body of West has not been 10
Gated, but it is certain, however, tina
he is dead
The body of Marshall was fount
hanging beneath the bridge, swayin
in the breezes, but there was not
sign of a bruise on the body.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-18
FOREIGN TRADE OF
1910 BREAKS RECORD
Total Exports and Imports Were
S3,5OO,OOO,OOO.

With the enormous. total of almost
S3,500, 100000 the value of the foreign
trade of the United States for the year
ended Dec. 81, 1910, was greater than
that of any year before.
This great sum left favorable bal
ance of more than $300,000,000, exceed
ing the former high record of 1907 by
about $SO,OOO,0OO.
This great total is the value of the
combined exports and imports of the
country, as compiled by the bureau of
statistics of the department of COM
merce and labor
Besides this new record, another
record was broken in 1910 in the value
of imports from abroad, which amount
ed to $1.562, ,S07,622, as compared with
$1,475, ,52O,724 in 1909, $1,116,S74,0S7 in
1908, and $1,423, ,169,S2O in 1907.
The exports for the year were larg-
er than in any year except those of
1907, the total being $1,S64, ,27O, as
compared with $1,72S,19S,645 in 1909
$1,752, 2,S35. 447 in 1908, and $1923,426
1872 in 1907.
The balance of trade in favor of the
United States in it's dealings with for
eign nations increased almost $4,000,
900 over the 1909 balance. The ex
cess of exports over imports for the
year was 1901, ,6O3,6 ,64S. as compare
with $252,677, ,921 in 1909.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-18
FREE MAN Who
SLEW FRIEND
COrOn9r'S Jury kCQuitS Slayer
After Hearing,
VERDICT AROUSES PEOPLE
Friends of Dead Man Declare He Was
Murdered In Cold Blood by Former
Friend Because of Quarrel.

Willliah S. Chelton, of Tull's Cor
ner, about ten miles north of Crisfield,
Md, was shot by William w. Green at
the latter's home in the same neigh
borhoOd.
The wounded man died in the Gen
eral and Marine hospital in Crisield
four hours later from the effects of
the wound, which was in the lower
part of the stomach.
Coroner Mortimer A. Ward held an
inquest. Green, who did the shooting,
his wife and several other witnesses
testified. The cOroner's jury rendered
a verdict acquitting Green and max.
ing his act justifiable.
Chelton's friends are greatly arous-
ed over the affair, and it is alleged in
many quarters that Green laid in wait
for ChetCn, who was passing down
the county road, and shot him in cold
blood.
1t is alleged that Chelton and Green
had experienced a break in friendship
over money matters about three years
ago, and it is alleged that Green had
threatened the man, although the ver-
dict of the coroner's jury leaves Chel-
ton free for the present. Despite the
verdict the authorities say they will!
collect as much evidence as possible,
and will present the case to the next
term of court.
Green's testimony at the inquest was
to the effect that three years ago, al
ter he had heard something about
Chelton he warned Chelton, who was
his former friend, to keep away from
his house. He went home Saturday
night, and in a few minutes declared
he saw Chelton enter his yard and
| look into the window. When Green
went out into the yard to accost Chel
ton, he carried his shotgun with him,
and, finding Chelton under the corner
of the house, shot, then ran back into
the house, got more shells for his gun
and came out again.
BY this time Chelton had managed
to crawl to the side of the house and
pleaded for his life. Green said he
refused to give the man assistance
and kept him on the ground under the
cover of a gun until neighbors, who
heard the shots, came to the scene
The wounded man was brought to the
hospital in Crisfield, and died shortly
after his arrival
CheltOn was fOrty-eight years of age
and married. He is survived by a wild
ow and five children. He was promi
nent in politics, and was formerly {
deputy sher if of Somerset county.
While attempting to arrest Fredericl
Long, an escaped prisoner, about fou
years ago. Chelton shot the man, anC
it is alleged that the bad feeling be
tween him and Green dates back tt
that event, which resulted in the dealt
of Long.
When interviewed by a reporter
: Green said he did not know the man
reason for being at his residence Of
Saturday night.
Members of the two families an
their friends are very bitter over th
: tragedy, and it is predicted that NOR
blood will be shed.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-18
Reliable Cough Medicine

Is a Vauable familyfriend. Fo-
ley's Honey and Tar fulfllls this
condition exactly. Mrs. Charles
Kline N. 9Th St., Easton Pa. states !:
Several members of my family
have been cured of bad coughs and
colds by the use of Foley's Honey
and Tar and i am never without a
bottle in the house. 1t soothes and
relieves the irritation in the throat
and loosens up the cold. have
always found 1t a reliable cough
J cure. Sold by Benton N. Weldon,
Smyrna; W. R. Keys 4 Co, Clayton
Smyrna times., 1911-01-18
HOW TO CURE RHEUMATISM
1t Is An Internal Disease And Re-
quires An Internal Remedy.

The cause of rheumatism and kindred
diseases is an excess of uric acid in the
blood. To cure this terrible disease this
acid must be expelled and the system so
regulated that no more acid will be
formed in excessive quantities Rheuma-
tism is an internal disease and requires
an internal remedy. RUBBING with
Oils and Liniments WILL NOT CURE,
affords only temporary relief at best,
causes you to delay the proper treat
ment, and allows the malady to get a
firmer hold on you. Liniments may ease
the pain, but they will no more cure
rheumatism than paint will change the
fiber of rotten wood.
Science has at last discovered a per-
feet and complete cure, which is called
Rheumacide. Tested in hundreds of cases,
it has effected the most marvellous cures;
we believe it will cure you. Rheumacide
gets at the joints from the inside, sweeps
the poisons out of the system, tones up
the stomach, regulates the liver and
kidneys and makes you well all over.
Rheumacide strikes the root of the dis
ease and removes it's cause. This splen-
did remedy is sold by druggists and
dealers generally at SOC. and 81 a bottle.
| In Tablet form at 25c. and SOC. package.
| Write to Bobbitt Chemical Co., BaltI-
more, Md. Booklet free. Tablets sent
| by mail.
For sale IN Smyrna by
B. N. WELDON, Druggist.
Smyrna times., 1911-01-18
$89 IN POCKET, BUT STARVES
Friends of Pittsburg Miser Dig Fer
Gold PROT ahIv Hidden.

On an old cot seton the earth floor
Of dark cellar in Mulberry alley, in
the down town section of Pittsburg,
Pa, the body of Mickey McCann, a
widower, fifty yea old, was found
Medical examination established the
fact that he had died, probably several
days ago, from starvation, and a search
of his clothes disclosed eighty-nine 81
bills.
His habitation had but one small
window and the only furniture was the
cot on which he was found In the be-
lief that he may have accumulated a
still larger fortune by his miserly hab-
its, neighbors have begun digging in
the cellar.