Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-07-06

Some thoughtful hen man has hit on
the idea of putting Il light of glass in
cheerful when the chicks have to be
shut up on rainy days.
Rape. which belongs to the cabbage
family. seldom seeds much north of
southern Missouri, as it produces no
seed the first season. while north Of
the latitude mentioned the root kills
during the winter.
1t Is little short Of cruel to give
poultry that is confined no outdoor
shelter from the heat of the summer
sun. If there are no trees In the
yard this shade may be had by SOW
ing sunflowers, giving the young
plants protection during the period
when the poultry would be likely to
destroy them.
The average yield Of potatoes for the
United States Is about eighty-1ve
bushels per acre, yet there are growers
that average from 200 to 300 bushels
per acre on large acreage. 1t is
these last named growers that find pc
tato raising interesting and profitable.
The eighty-flve bushel chaps simply
skim along on bare bones.
While a justice Of the peace can tie
a marital knot just as tight as a min
lister. 1t is conducive to more satisfac-
ton in after years II dignity and
meaning have been given to the mar
riage ceremony by having a dominic
officiate. 1t will contribute not little
to the, peace Of mind of the bride and
groom In the after years also If ia
Their and mother were standing near
when the fateful words were spoken.
1t is enough Of trial for the hens
to be shut up with green grass and
inviting garden patches just through
the fence without their being denied
the pleasure Of a capaciOus dust bath.
This may contain a good quantity Of
road dust. some wood ashes and two
or three pounds Of powdered sulphur.
A pint or two of kerosene thoroughly
worked into the mixture will make it
all The more effective as louise and
mite killer.
Perhaps no other fire Of human ex-
perience Is more likely to crack the
veneer of etiquette. good breeding
and supposed culture than the heat
growing out Of disposition Of the
and moneys OF Il rich relative.
deceased. Often folks that are classed
as pretty respectable and we'll behaved
will conduct themselves in such man
ner on these occasions as to become
the object Of the bitterest kind of
reproach and criticism.
For a piece Of land that Is pretty foul
with weeds and needs a rest from the
production Of exhaustive crops beans
are an excellent crop. They may be
planted as late as June Is, prior to
which time the surface soil may be
given a thorough working and most
of the weed seeds destroyed. More
than this. the beans, being a legume,
are soil enrichers. The writer has
found it good plan to plant the
beans with corn planter and strad-
ding the rows. which puts the rows
about twenty-five inches apart. Such
a field may be cultivated nicely with
single horse and five or seven tooth
adjustable cultivator.
There is growing conviction, cou-
pied with justifiable warmth under
the collar. on the part of the potato
growers Of the country that If ever
the market was manipulated by the
commission men and jobbers 1t has
been since digging time last fall. Nat
urally it is to the interest Of the mid
dleman to buy at the lowest possible
figures at the opening of the season in
the fall. and 1t is plain that prices
were battered down to the lowest
notch through circulation of the report
of bumper crop of potatoes. a claim
that the present situation does not
seem to be bearing out. AS rule it is
not advisable to hold for higher prices
when a remunerative price can be got
at digging time. but 90 to % cents can
hardly be called such price.
With land values gradually increas-
ing. areas Of wet and low land are
being reclaimed. Many Of these tracts
are sour. and to put them into the
proper condition for growing crops ap-
plication Of lime Is necessary. For
light soils containing small amount
Of humus ground limestone has been
found to give most satisfactory results,
while for heavy and very sour soils
turned lime should be used. For quick
results a combination of two parts of
ground stone to one of the burned
lime has been found good The ad-
dition of lime seems to be especially
beneficial to hay crops and wheat and
to most Of the garden crops except po-