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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
CIV f H. HILLMAN.O

In the matter of seed buying the
best protection to the purchaser is be-
heved to be self-protection based on
the ability to judge the quality Of the
seed offered. This belief is supported
by the fact that it is both possible
and practicable for buyers or consum-
ers of seeds to determine very &C
curately their quality.
The impurities carried by farm
seeds have an important bearing on
quantity may be sufficient to unduly
increase the cost of the good seed and
their character may be that OF in
furious weeds.
Very few samples of forage-crop
seeds are found wholly free from weed
seeds The methods Of culture and
OF harvesting in vogue operate against
a pure seed crop. The proportion of
the weed seeds appearing incidentally
in the marketed seed is dependent on
the number and character of the weeds
in the seed-producing crop and the
extent to which the seed has been
cleaned before being marketed
Weed seeds occurring in farm seed
are of interest to the buyer of seed
in respect to their total quality and
in respect to their kinds. In many in
stances low-grade seed contains so
much weed seed that the quantity of
the crop seed is thereby greatly re-
duced in a given weight of seed. Of
the kinds of weed seeds 300 to 400 are
known to occur In the various kinds
of the common crop seeds. Occasion
ally from IS to 100 kinds of weed
seeds are to be found in a single sam
pie of red clover or alfalfa seed not
exceeding a few ounces in weight
In some instances one or more kinds
of weed seed are very abundant in
the sample. AS a rule, however, most
Of the kinds are represented by only
few seeds.
l. The important question in regard to
the kinds of weed seed found in crop
seed is whether the plants they pro-
duce are injurious or relatively unim-
portant Some of the weed seeds
commonly found in seed produce
plants which are very detrimental to
the crop or to the land. Everyone
making tests of seed should become
familiar with the seeds of injurious
weeds. Most of the weed seeds
found in making tests are seeds of
comparatively harmless plants, and
their recognition as to kind becomes
more matter of interest than one of
practical importance.
The seed of certain farm crops is
often mixed with seed of especially
noxious weeds, necessitating labor
and expense in preventing permanent
injury to the farm. Seed may have a
low terminating power due to age or
to unfavorab1e conditions of develop
ment or of harvesting. Seed of
clovers and of alfalfa found on the
market sometimes comes from foreign
regions possessing a less rigorous
climate than that under which the
seed would be grown in this country.
For this reason such seed is; undesir-
able. These results of tests made in
the laboratory are fully corroborated
by the experiences OF farmers engaged
in growing crops.
Seed testing on the farm involves
littfe expense, and considering the
little effort and time required. is more
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
Churches and TubercuIosis.

Statistics showing how serious a
problem tuberculosis is to the ordi-
nary church congregation have been
issued by the National Association for
the Study and Prevention of Tuber-
cu1Osis. From reports received from
over 725 churches, with q membership
of over 312. 900 communicates Of
twenty denominations. and from POS
cities and towns in u states in 7ari-
1000 deaths in 1910, over zoo or 10
per cent, were caused by tuberculosis
This means 2-24 deaths for every thou
sand members or communicates
While the percentage of deaths from
tuberculosis compared with other dis
eases is not higher in the churches,
according to these figures, than in the
country at large, the tuberculosis
death rate, as shown by the church
returns, is higher per thousand com
municants than that for the general
population in the registration area of
the United States, which the census
bureau gave as 1.67 in 1909
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than justified by the practical informa-
ton gained by it.
One of the first steps in testing
seeds of the forage crops is to deter
mine if the sample is true to name,
and it is necessary that these kinds
of seeds be recognized with certainty.
While most farmers, as a rule, can
recognize red clover seed, for example,
when they see it in bulk, it is not so
certain that they would recognize in
dividual seeds of red clover under all
conditions, as one must in making
tests of this seed. Again, alfalfa seed
in bulk is recognized by most farmers,
because they contrast 1t with red,
alsike, and white clover seed with
which they are familiar as these seeds
appear in bulk. 1t is a question, how
ever, If the average farmer would de-
tect yellow trefoil seed in bulk or
sweet clover seed in bulk were it not
for the characteristic odor of the lat
ter. But clover seed would be found
even more deceiving.
The chances for deception are even
greater with grass seeds than with
clover seeds, because of the striking
similarity between the seeds Of differ
ent kinds when seen in bulk This
similarity and the fact that mere cas-
ual examination is usually given seed
by purchasers making adulteration,
substitution and misbranding possible.
The remedy lies in familiarity with
the distinguishing characters of indi-
vidual seeds. By a careful study of
the different seeds one should be able
to distinguish the weed seed without
much difficulty
The most conspicuous of the various
noxious weed seeds are illustrated on
this page. The general form and
structure and the natural size of the
seeds are shown.
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tion.

corn of his own growing, or from
elsewhere, and be pledged to exhibit
ten ears next fall at the county insti-
tute 1t is recommended that this
class be given as prizes free trips
to the state institute.
The Special class viii include
boys who have attended a state in
stitute or other corn-judging school
These boys are to follow all regula-
tons prescribed for Glass A, plant
ing an acre of corn or twelve ears
in an ear-to-row test, but competing
only against boys who have had some
drill in corn judging. One or more
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
WHEN The FARM BOYS DRILL At MANHATTAN

Agricultural College, Manhattan.I
the Seventh U. S. Cavalry, is the In
structor and colonel All other Of
ticers are chosen from the ranks OF
are upperclassmen of continued ex
perience. Edward Claeren, retired
commissary sergeant of the regular
army, is assisting Captain Boice.
The regimental band is an i'm
portant adjunct to the regiment
About forty men, under the direction
of G. A. Westphalinger, a retired chief
musician, compose this organization
Besides appearing in the dress pa
rades. the band attends the various
athletic contests and leads in the dis
play of college patriotism.
The regiment drills one hour a day,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

prize winners from this class should
be sent to the state institute
The extension department suggests
four sets OF prizes this year, that
every county determine promptly the
number of prizes to be given and the
amount Of money to be provided for
Class B and then to make plans to
send as many as possible Of the win
ners in Glass a to the state insti-
tute superintendent Miller likes the
idea of letting interested and public
spirited men send a boy. 1t creates
a closer interest, makes the givers
and the boys partners, in sense,
in future corn growing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

only a hasty notice to the boys to get
ready their seed corn and arrange
their land, if they have not already
done so.
Class B will be open to boys from
10 to 10 years old, whether they have
been in the contest heretofore or not.
Every boy. should plant a measured
acre of good seed corn and be pledged
to exhibit ten ears at the county in
stitute next fall, the winners to re-
ceive cash or merchandise prizes.
Glass A will be open to boys from
Is to 81 years old, whether in the
contest last year or not. Every boy
should plant one acre of good seed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

The treasure chamber beneath the
palace of Necessidades, Lisbon, Por-
tugal, has been opened and examined
by the minister of public works at the
request of King Manuel, who feared
for the safety of the crown jewels and
certain personal property of the royal
family. The Jewels and valuables
were found in the underground cham
Der intact. An inventory showed
them to be worth upward of 100000.
Among the jewels was the diadem of
ex-Queen Amelie and necklace given
her by her father, the Compile de
Parts, valued at 100000. There was
found also a table service of solid Ger
man silver, weighing over a ton, also
: as-crown and scepter of gold studded
with precious stones; also several
bricks Of gold, the largest weighing
As pounds. The minister of finance
announces that all va1uables which
are the private property of Manuel
and his mother will be returned to
them. Those belonging to the state,
such as the crown and scepter will
. be placed in the national museum.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

In reply to a query as to whether a
land roller could be made from a log
two feet In diameter, with q wooden
frame. the following reply Is made:
A frame for roller as per illustration
can be made of ali wood. with a few
bolts to hold same together. The log
saWn IN two. put shaft or gudgeon
can be left in one piece, or can b
Al the way through. Make frame out
Of about by 6-inch hardwood. Braces
each side of tongue can be made by
4-inehes; braces on ends, 2 by inches.
Have the doubletrees fastened On I'M
der side of tongue. and there viii not
be so much down-draft on horses
nec6s. Seat can be arranged on back.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

Cement viii save decaying trees
that appear to be dying. Take a
hammer and sharp chisel. and cut out
Al the dead wood Then make a so
luton of corrosive sublimate, 1 part
to 1000 parts of water and disinfect
thoroughly all the parts which are
decaying The cementing is simple
Mix enough cement and sand with the
proportion OF or 6 to one II the ce-
ment is good and III the hole even
with the inner part of the bark SO
that the bark may grow over.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

by 0. W. Weaver, Kansas State
If there is one duty at the agricul-
tural college at Manhattan more dis
tasteful than another to the average
boy from the farm it is the military
drill And still it is the one thing
needed to straighten backs and shout
ders too prone to lean forward or too
much to one side. It is the surest
way to get boy out OF the habit of
walking as if the whole of life was TO
be reached through a furrow or over
plowed ground
The young men who take the six
terms of drill as required of all
freshmen and sophomores at the col
lege, are likely to walk a little
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

.sAeman in New Jersey was lately ar
rested for assaulting neighbor. But
it developed Later that the assailant
had been run over by his own auto
mobile, driven by the neighbor. AS it
would have been clearly superhuman
. se1f-controI which would have checked
an attack under the circumstances,
the assault was condoned by a law
recognizing the limitations of human
nature
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
Subject to Restrictions.

81 was cleanin' 70 q new lady las
week an de dirt in her kitchen was
sight, po' thing" said Rose. Mrs Fra
zer's dark-skinned chaTwOman
But why did she let it ger Ike
that2" asked the lady
4 dunno, ma'am- Guess she never
seen It Some cooks, you know. is
mighty parti'Iar bout loWin' de
madam in de kitchen Dey jes' take
dere orders from her upstairs an she
don't have no call to go into de kiteh-
en-af all"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
PREPARATIONS ALREADY UNDER WAY
FOR THE BOYS ANNUAL CORN CONTEST
The Yield Per Acre Added Years Conest-Vauabf
Silver Cup Offered Prize by the Corn
Breeders Assoca-
toD
IN every one of 1O5 counties OF

IN every one of 105 counties OF
Kansas boys are getting ready
for the yearly corn contests.
There were five thousand boys in the
list last year, proof enough that real,
live interest existed. A new feature
is added this year-a yield contest in
which certain sections of the state
will be required to produce certain
amounts to the acre to get on the roll
of honor or win a prize
Three classes, A and B and a Spe-
cial, are to try this year in the Gus
tomary way. The requirements DIFF
fer, of course, in each class; this is
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
windows In the Horse Barn.

Many horses eyes are ruined by
having the stable windows so that the
light comes either from the side or the
rear Of the horse. If possible, have
the windows In the east, west or
south side, as the light viii be strong
er and the stable will also be warmer
in winter. The windows should be as
near the ceiling as possible, as not
only do they give more light when so
placed, but they will not be broken by
the stock. When the building is OF
stone or brick the windows should
be larger than in a frame barn.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
A Herford Bon Mot.

Oliver Herford and a friend were
stTolling through q section of town
that was plentifuIly strung with pull
ley lines on which many a family
wash" was waving in the wind Mr.
Herford's companion called attention
to the manner in which these gar
ments shut out the sky and otherwise
disfgured the landscape. Mr.. HeTford
gazed at them thoughtfuIly and then
gently murmured: The short and
nd simple fanneis Of the poor"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

= Some peculiar rights are being set
tied in New York. A man recovered
nearly 81. 900 damages from police
: man for clubbing him because the
man in question kicked in his own
: door. AS the mans wife had request
led the policeman's interference, she
having locked the kicked-in door,
kthisc decision for damages looks like
asdesperate stand on the part of mere
man to avoid being kicked out OF do
nestle supremacy.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
somebodY Va Interested.

Maybe she meant II as a compliment.
maybe she didn't He likes TO believe
that she did At dinner he said.
L saw DR.. Parkhurst on Madison
avenue today"
avenue today"
Wen and Huh" being the only
comments on that remark, he went
on:
Now, wonder if Dr. Parkhurst is
telling anybody at this time that he
saw me on Madison avenue today?''
Then said the woman sweetly:
'f he is, 1 am sure he is telling
them something more interesting than
what you are telling us-"-New York
Times
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
THE TRUTH ABOUT RLUINe.
Talk No. I.

ak NO. l.
Avoid liquid bluing. Every drop Of
water is adulteTation- Half q cents
worth OF blue in a large bottle flied
with water is sold for 8 cents or 10
cents in many places.
Always use RED CROSS BALL
BLUE, the blue that's all blue A
large two-oz. package, all blue, sells
for 5 cents or 4-oz. for 10 cents. De-
lights the laundress. AT ALL GOOD
GROCFRS
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Doubfe-Edqed.

The man whose daughter had just
been united to the husband OF her
choice looked a little sad
''I tell you, squire" he said to one Of
the wedding guests, a man Of his own
age, and himself the father OF a num-
Der Of unmarried girls, q tell you
it is a solemn thing for US when our
daughters marry and go away"
The squire assented not altogether
heartily.
q suppose it is" he conceded, but
1 tell you 1t is more solemn when they
don't"@Youth's Companion
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

Proper crop rotation, good seed bed
and good seed viii, do much towards
bringing about improvement IN quality
as well as yield Of wheat, but proper
care OF the crop during harvest. thresn-
ing and storage viii dc even more 10
cause hetternent IN the quality and
condition Of orr Hhant
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

The extraordinary popularity Of fine
white goods this summer makes the
choice OF Starch a matter of great i'm
poTtance. Defiance Starch, being free
from all injurious chemicals. IS the
only one which is safe TO use on fine
fabrics Its great strength as a stiFen-
er makes half the usual quantity OF
Starch necessary, with the result OF
perfect finish, equal TO that when the
goods were new.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

Kansas is a great fruit state, but
it could be made much greater. Many.
farmers buy their apples because
they fear the pests such as tent cater
pillar. Goblin moth, and wood Borers.
The entomology department of the
Kansas State Agricultural college has
worked ont various methods for com
batting these pests.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

Kidney secretions con-
tanned heavy sediment
and burned awfuIly in
passage. Everything
seemed 10 be gadu-
ally giving way; my
limbs ached, sight be
came poor and blood
circulation was so i'm
haired that 7 reeIed
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
-conee In unLted statea-

The first pound of coffee ever grown
in the United States was produced
near Bradentown, Fla, In 1880, by
Nine. Julia Azeroth. The seed came
from Mexico. For this pound the
grower received SO in addition to
three medals.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

Glubwomen in New Jersey are to
establish schools for the training OF
maids. When they get the girls per-
feet in. 1.-The, arts of Housekeeping and
cooking they viii doubtless discover
that it is wives they have been train
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

One Of the constituents that a soil
often lacks for growing alfalfa is lime
This lime should be applied In the
form of crushed limestone, not burned
limestone. This lime should be broad
casted early in the season 50 that part
OF 1t viii be In the form OF soluble
plant food when the crop is soEn
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

and had to clutch something to keep
from falling. I grew worse and fer
weeks was unable to work One thing
after another 1 tried without relief
and then I began with Doan's Kidney
Pills 1 now feel like q different per
son"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. so cents a
box Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, Ny
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

System must be used in rearing
these hogs. From the time the pigs
are two months to i've and one-half
months old you must DO two things;
develop strong bones and muscles and
healthful digestive organs, so the pigs
viii be big enough when they 90 into
the fattening pen TO turn the Iargesf
possible amount OF corn into pork.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

Are yegetarians as strong as meat
eaters?" queries a contemporary.
.IgsI, the elephant, the OK, and the
horse are vegetarians.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
II MIGHT Help.

MY wife used to meet me at the
door every night when got home
from work"
aDesn't she do so any mOre2"
No, never"
why not try taking home a little
check to her two or three times a
weeks"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

Deep cultivation during the summer
wastes large amounts Of moisture It
causes feeding roots to become dry.
IS they do not 20 down very deep In
thu farm crop
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right, too.

We are told that the convocation
of Canterbury proposes to abridge the
ten commandments Evidently the
commandments have been broken so
often that they need repairing.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
Amerlean Frults In chlna.

American fruits, fresh and dried. are
featured in the displays of the large
grocers and produce dealers in the
large cities of China. These bring
good prices, too.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

n Bloomington. Pa, man celebrate d
his eighty-th1rd birthday by saving
wood continuously from a. m. tc 7
sp.a The moral is to saw wood
early In life, and when you are So
perhaps You won't have to do so.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

You are not responsible for the dis
position you were born with. but you
are responsible for the enc you die
with.-BabeOck-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
To XII Squash BUGS

It is claimed that squash bugs and
onion maggots may be driven away by
the use Of moth balls distributed at
frequent intervals among the plants.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06
Cranberry cuiture

Successful cranberry culture neces-
states such a situation and control of
the water supply that the entire bog
may be easily and quickly flooded
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

The alienation Of suffering is one
Of the means by which the advance
ment of our race is secured-Sir
James Crichton-Browne.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

A serum cure for insanity is report.
ed, to be successful What viii the
frenzied finance bankers do for a de
tense now?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

That London hotel where no tipping
is:permitted has proved such a success
that another like it, the largest in
London, is to be erected at once. And
they say the service is perfectly all
right, too.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

fcs noes as large as islands are ap-
pearing in the North Atlantic. but
Uncle Sam wiz not annex any Of
them
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

A man is seldom arrested for strik-
ing an attitude.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

In view ct AeTecent activity of the
hen We Suggest That 1tsbe allowed to
replace the eagle As our national bird.
Iz.-assszz.,s 81.
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ALL RUN DOWN.
A Typical Case of Kidney Trouble and
How 1t Was Cured.

A. J.. Adams, 242 Rose St, Roseburg.
Ore, says: My back ached fercely
for hours and then eased up only to
leave me so weak I could hardly move.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

DR.. Pierce's Pellets, small. sugar-eozted
easy to take as candy, regulate and Invig-
crate stomach, liver and bowels aud cure
constipation
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

4 New Jersey man suggests an am
davft with. eggs But who viii guar.
antee that the eggs Will not BE-
switched?
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

our faith in mankind remains un.
shaken. We have not essn anybody
wearing 8 corset coae
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

Oats ana barley appear TO make the
most favorable mixture and are least
injured By insects
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

Ambition is a longing that makes
some men near-great.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

Kansas Farm Boys Resting After
straighter, with heads up and chests
expanded, than the young men who
receive no such training. 1t is their
work and they profit by it Just as
they do any other study.
The college regiment is divided
into two battalions of three companies
each. Captain Charles H Boice, of
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

which viii help balance load, and an
old mower seat makes a good roller
seat
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1911-05-06

&c for GosIIHss.
Give gorging goslfngs green grass
generously.
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COW cookie; n, pennycress; o. field pepper
grass; p. Iarge-fruited false fax: q. small
fruited false fax; T, ball mustard; g.
black mustard; [, English charlock-