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The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
HOLDING MOISTURE IN SOIL
Evaporation Can Be Prevented BY
Cultivation and Keeping Surface
In Fine, Loose Condition.

(By A. B. GRAHAM. Ohio State Uni.
versity)
II every farmer were compelled to
haul and pour over each acre Of his
farm over 200 barrels Of water per
day, he would gain some conception
OF the amount Of moisture evaporated
from an exposed, uncultivated soil. at
this season Of the year. This evapor-
alton varies according to the kind and
condition Of the soil, weather, loca,
ton. ETC., but under average condi.
tons the sun and wind are rapidly
drawing from the soil that will mois.
ture be needed later in the season
for crop growth. 1t is Just like draw.
Ing dollars from the farmers pockets.
Now Is the time to prevent this
loss. Soil moisture is valuable. Past
records show that an inch of rainfall
IN July means 35.0O0,O0O worth Of
corn to the state Of Ohio. While
farmers cannot make an inch Of rain
fall In July, they can carry an inch
OF soil moisture over from May until
July, and that means the same thing.
An inch Of rainfall means 113 tons
OF water per acre. II this is allowed
to escape at the rate of 200 barrels
per day, 1t will require only four
days to lose the entire inch. Every
farmer who falls to prevent this
evaporation is losing his share of that
$5,00O,000. Are you one of the losers!
How can this evaporation be pre-.
sented? BY cultivating the soil. Keep
the surface Of the soil in fine, loose
condition. Follow the plow with the
harrow. Harrow the cornfield before
the corn is up; after 1t is up. cult.
vate often enough to keep a good soil
mulch. Don't be stingy with the use
Of the cultivator.
The amount Of moisture in the soil
this spring is below normal. Mois.
ture is essential to maximum crop
production.
Conserve your soil moisture. Do It
now.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
DISFIGURED WITH CRUSTS

Some time ago was taken with
eczema from the top Of my head to
my waist. 1t began with scales on my
body. l suffered untold itching and
burning, and could not sleep. was
greatly disHgured with scales and
crusts. My ears looked as II they had
been most cut of with a razor. and
my neck was perfectly raw. suffered
untold agony and pain. tried two
doctors who said had eczema In It's
fullest stage. and that 1t could not
be cured. then tried other rem
edies to no avail. At last, tried set
Of the genuine Cuticura Remedies.
which cured me Of eczema when all
else had failed, therefore ! cannot
praise them too highly.
II suffered with eczema about ten
months. but am now entirely cured.
and l believe Cuticura Remedies are
the best skin cure there is." (Signed)
Miss Matte J. shafier. r. F, D. l. Box
s. Dancy, Miss, Oct. 81. 1910.
II had suffered from eczema about
four years when boils began to break
out on different parts Of my body. 1t
started with fine red rash. My
back was affected frst. when It also
spread over my face. The itching was
almost unbearable at times. l tried
different soaps and salves. but nothing
seemed to help me until l began to
use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
One box Of them cured me entirely.
recommended them to my sister for
her baby who was troubled with tooth
eczema. and they completely cured her
baby" (Signcd) Mrs. F. l.. Marber.
ger. Drehersville, Pa, Sept. 8, 1910.
Although Cuticura Soap and Oint.
ment are sold everywhere. sample
Of each. with 32.pagc book. will be
mailed free On application to Gut.
cura," Dept. 4 l., Boston.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
HeIpIna Out se,nt Moisture,

The best safeguard against drouth.
at this time or later on. Is to keep the
cultivator or harrow going. BY thus
stirring the surface soil the capillary
tubes are broken. mulch Is formed
the depth the culuvator goes, and thus
the moisture in the soil below is pre-
vented from evaporating. 1t is amaz.
Ing how much water can thus be re-
tanned In the soil. compared to ground
not so treated. It is important to fol.
low this practice at once to conserve
the present supplies Of soil moisture.
Moisture during the growing period
Of May and June is even more impor.
tant than during July and August
Crops well started can Withstand q
later drouth, whereas plants with a
feeble start have poor show against
the dry time In midsummer.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
slmpI. Road Drag for F.rmer.' Use.

end. and the other two holes to CORE.
spond with the two in the front slab.
The slabs are then Joined together
with stout stakes so that the two
slabs are not closer than 30 inches.
Wedge the stakes in place. allowing
the ends to protrude behind. to make
handles for lifting the drag around.
To complete the drag place brace
as shown In the drawing and tack a
light platform on the top. The chain
should be attached as shown. Don't
build the drag too heavy; 1t can be
weighted II 1t is too light Follow
these directions in making and oper.
ating the drag and the results will be
entirely satisfactory.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27

II never saw two road drags that
were made the same way nor two men
who operated drag Just the same"
remarked a road supervisor the other
day. The statement comes close to
the truth. and therein is the explana.
tion for the difference in results OBJ.
tained from the use Of the drag and
the diversity Of opinion regarding Its
value. says the Prairie Farmer.
II you want to 5ecure the best re.
suits form the use Of the drag hitch
the team SO that the drag will follow
at an angle Of about As degrees Then
drive down the road with one horse
on each side of the wheel track so
that the loose earth will be moved to.
ward the center of the road. Come
back the same way on the other side
of the ruad. II one round is not
enough to smooth the surface and fill
the ruts, make another round. or as
many as are necessary to bring the de.
sired results.
1t does not matter 80 much what
time you work The road although the
most good is done right after rain,
say as soon as the surface begins to
dry. The object is to puddle the sur.
face. Roads that are treated In this
manner for a season become almost
impervious to water.
1t must not be expected that the
best results will be accomplished after
one or two draggings. The longer
the road is dragged the better 1t will
get. The ideal contour may not be OBJ.
tained until the fourth or fifth time
over the road. although a difference
can be noticed from the first in the
condition Of the road after rains.
When the travelled part Of the road
Is as good as can be made then you
are ready to widen the highway. Do
this by first plowing shallow furrow
down each side Of the road Just to the
edge Of the dragged portion, throwing
the soil Of course toward the center.
Now pass along with the drag and
spread this loose soil over the surface
to the road and at the same time move
1t toward the crown. Continue In this
way until the crown Of the road Is as
high as desired. The great advantage
Of building road in this manner Is
that the surface is packed as the road
Is made. There are never any soft
places to be found in such road,
and consequently ruts seldom form.
The best kind Of a drag is made as
follows: Split a cedar post or the
end Of telephone pole. at least ten
inches thick. 80 as to get two half
logs about I or 8 feet long. This is
better than to use a plank. Pick out
the best half for the front of the drag
and about four inches from the end
that ID intended to travel In the cen.
ter Of the road. bore q two.inch hole
At right angles to the face Of the slab.
Bore another hole 20 inches from the
other end and still another In the mid.
die Of the slab.
To prepare the rear slab bore q
twoinch hole 8 inches from the ditch
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
SWEET CLOVER
AS FERTILIZER
Until Past Few Years Crop Had
Been Classed as sTroublesome
Weed by Many-Now
Soil RestoreE.
CBy ]. w. GR1FF1N.A

By j. w. GRIFFIN.)
Sweet clover Is fast coming to the
front as a soil restorer Until the
past few years 1t has been classed as
troublesome weed by many. have
been experimenting with different
clovers for several years as to their
value as cured hay. grazing and as a
crop. to turn under as green manure.
AS cured hay. sweet clover comes
second to alfalfa.
As pasture sweet clover is way
ahead. On land that is very thin and
in which there is very little humus. II
sown to sweet clover and bluegrass
there will be a good stand Of pasture
the second season and II pastured
lightly heavy sod is formed rapidly.
then after the fourth season It may
be pastured regularly and 1t will con.
tinue to improve.
As green crop to turn under |
have not been able to find anything
near Its equal. Where sown thickly
1t makes very heavy growth to turn
under. and as this decays and is con.
verted into humus the nitrogen gath.
ering bacterias that live on the roots
Of the clover. releases the nitrogen
that was gathered while the crop was
growing
The bitter taste that sweet clover
makes against It some as most all
stock do not take to 1t readily, but
this bitterness. caused by a property
contained by the sweet clover known
as cumarin prevents the stock that
feed on the clover from being bloated.
Hence. anything that makes a good
food Is good fertilizer.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

Look for the ewes that show good
breeding.
The SOW cannot produce something
out Of nothing.
No animal on the farm will try
harder to keep clean than the hog.
Hogs greatly relish mixtures Of
charcoal. wood ashes, salt and the
like.
II q horse must be kept in the barn
In hot weather keep all the windows
open.
The importance Of plenty Of shade
during the hot days Of summer can
not be overestimated.
Pens and pastures through which
the drainage from swine Enclosures
higher up runs should not be used.
Old hog wallows are frequently
breeding holes for cholera, hence they
should be filled and clean places made
for them.
Reduction Of feed so that the sows
show loss Of flesh has marked effect
Of the litters and Is the cause Of
heavy losses.
A good pair Of draft mares will per.
form more work on the farm than .
light team and at the same time grow
a good pair Of colts.
Where many horses arc kept In q
barn II IL well TO whitewash the In.
terror Of the stables frequently to kill
disease germs affecting horses.
A little rape may be sown on the
out.of the-way places on the farm for
the hogs. and It will pay better than
tho weeds which usually grow on such
places.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27

A boom stacker may be built any
size to suit the height Of the stack.
The framework at the bottom Is made
Of planks and may be IA feet by feet.
Strong braces run up to the smaller
platform (1) with cross braces to
make them secure. In the center Of
the platform there Is ! circular open.
fng for the mast inches wider than
the mast This will allow the mast
to lean to the further corner Of the
stack from the unloading point and
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
The Berry Crops.

Keep the fruit Of strawberries cool
until the time to use or market them.
Never pick berries for market when
they are wet.
Beware Of red rust In blackberry or
blackcap bushes. When seen. prompt
ly dig up and burn the infected plant,
being careful not to scatter the fun.
gous dust over healthy bushes.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27

at the same time be held by the guy
ropes (h.h.) The mast or central pole
may be IS feet long and sets In a
pivot In the lower platform. The
boom (c) is "a Ia feet long. and held
In place to the mast by the seml.cir.
cular piece (e) and by an iron rod
that goes over the three e-cornered piece
td.) The boom 10 raised as the stack
is built and Its position when stack
10 finished 10 shown by dotted lines
TO 0.)
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
Marketing Butter.

A good way to market butter when
one has no ice, 10 to pack the rolls
In q box lined with white paper, hav.
Ing tight cover. Wrap the box in
several thicknesses Of newspaper and
enclose It in q larger box. Packed
in this way butter can be taken
several miles to market In warm
weather without showing any signs
Of melting.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
Save Soil Moisture.

Remember that this may be a very
dry year. consequently save all the
soil moisture you can. As soon as
the plowed land Is fit give It a good
narrowing. Double disk the corn
ground and harrow 1t afterward.
Should heavy rains come in early
spring harrow after these rains a.
soon as the soil is flt.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
TurpsntIns for Worms.

Turpentine is highly recommended
40 . remedy to free pigs from intes.
unal worms. The dose IL one tea.
spoonful for each so to 100 pounds Of
pig, given once . day for three days
In succession, preferably In milk.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
Use Of Nutrients.

Protein, fat, nitrogen. free extract
and ash are termed nutrients on &C.
count Of their mission in building up
new and restoring old tissues. Each
Of these nutrients has a certain work
to do In promoting the growth and
maintaining the animal body.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
sheep Have Few AIImsn...

Some farmers raise the objection
to raising sheep on the ground that
they are subject to disease. This Is
q great mistake. because when prop.
erly cared for, sheep have fewer all.
ments than any other farm animal.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
Remedy for Scours,

Remedy Tor Scours.
The following remedy Is suggested
by Canadian swine breeder for
scours in young pigs: Take half q
gallon Of oats and boil for an hour
and . half. Allow to cool. and feed
to the SOW. giving nothing else for
tventy.four hours.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27
In the Office,

II am afraid to hear that report"
"Why so?"
ut is likely to mean some firing 90.
ing on"
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27

Keeping Down insect Increase.
Remove and feed to the pigs and
poultry all wormy vegetables and
fruits from the garden and orchard
to destroy the insects. Keeping the
grounds clean will aid in reducing
insect pests.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27

SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES
AllenS Foot Kase, tho Antlseptio powder for 1rrd,
aching, swollen. nervous fect. Gives rest and
comfort. AaksAwslkinx delight. Bold everywhsrs,
bc. Don't accept any substitute for rRnn
sAmpls, sddrcss Allen D. olmsted. L. Roy, N.Y.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27

Telling Fertile Eeg.
There 10 only one way Of telling .
fertile egg and that is by incubating
1t for at least four days, and then
testing It with q good egg tester.
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-07-27

For a trainwreckcr no punishment
can bo too severe.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-16
Oiling the Motor
From Lipnincott's

t'Giles," said De Whizz to his
chauffeur, before he started on
his run across the state, ''have
you oiled the machine thorough
ly?"
Eyes, SIR"
care you sure, Giles%
eyes, sir. | have filled the
spring cups and the engine res.
ervoir, and l have creased the
cornet-a-piston, the pluribus
unum, the exhaust pipe, the
muffled tread, the thingumbob,
the rigam,asjig, and both the
hot-boxes."
care you sure those are all
the parts you have oiled, Giles. y
eyes, sir"
You have forgotten the
most important place of all.
Take the can and squirt a few
drops of oil on the license num-
Der, so that the dust will collect
on it and make it hard to read
Always remember to lubricat !
the license number, Giles
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-16
To the Old Soldiers of 1851

In this city and vicinity, there
are quite a number of Old Sol
disrs of 81 IS VINO are not en-
rolled in the G A. R. We are
often called upon to assist some
needy veteran, or their families,
who are not members of the G..
"a. R, yet we have no authority
to grant such aid to those not
members of our order. Neither
can we attend as a Post at bur-
RAILS of Old Soldiers not enroll
lied in the G. A. r. We have
but a few years more to travel
his rough road, then Why not
G ome in and be enrolled with
your old comrades, and stand
shoulder to shoulder with them
before to- late? We will meet
you and we will greet you as
comrades. appeal to you as
an old comrade in arms to think
this over seriously and decide
to enroll your name on our Roll
|of Honor before too late. Will
you come with us?
j. D. Brown
Commander Balden Post No SO
Dept, of Iowa q. A. r.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-16
Sensible Editor.

All newspaper men will APP.
preciate this from an exchange:
''The lady C?) who yesterday
called the attention OF another.
to our patched breaches, where
at they both laughed so heartily,
is informed that a new pair will
be purchased when her husband
pays his bill. 1t has been due
nearly a year. Don't criticise
a printers dress too closely
while you are wearing silk, with
money due US. Tell your hus-
band to send us SIT and save
the cost of a law suit. We need
another pair of pants"
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-16

DR.. DeYore informs us that
his home is crowded with cam
Ger patients and he has found
it necessary to procure rooms
outside of his hospital for some
of the cases in order to proper.
ly care for them. Among the
number who ere under trea..
ment there is one man eighty
three years old who has a can.
Ger of the nose, from Mapleton,
Ia. A man eighty years old from
Polk City. la, who has cance'
of the forehead and eye. A
gentleman from Dss Moines, |
seven y years old who has can
Ger ofthe ear and head A young
m a N a ge thirty-t W
from Hamburg, Ia, who has
cancer of the lower lip and
mouth. Another young ma
age twenty-eight who has cam
Ger of the nose and upper lip
from Des Moines. Another
party from Missouri, age fifty
six who has cancer of the lower
lip and our townsman, and old
friend John Boyd, eighty years
old who has cancer of the lower
lip.
To any one interested in the
work the DR.. would be pleased
to have them call and visit the
patients, and if they are pre-
sent morning or evening, the
nurse will let them inspect the
wounds and witness the dress
Iings and mode of treatment.
G. A. Harder, of Waneta, N.
M. is visiting relatives and
friends in this vicinity for sew
eral days. He says New Mex
leo is a good country.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-16
Needed 1t

In the Yakima valley, Wash
ington, where the big apples
are grown, and bearing or
chards sell at $1,000 an acre,
rain is scarce. Irrigation is
practiced everywhere. But now
and then during the growing
season a light rain will fall for
"a few minutes. These rains
are highly priced, for irrigat-
ing water is measured closely,
and served to each user in pro
portion to his acreage.
Last summer a fruit grower
who owns forty acres of or
chard was rejoicing in one of
these precipitations If moisture
when one of his hired men
entered the house.
"Why don't you stay in out
Of the rain?" inquired the fruit
grower.
ooh, that's all right. replied
the man. "a little dew like
that doesn't bother me a bit. 1
can work right along just the
same"
chat isn't the pointw ex-
claimed the rancher "Naxr
time it rains you come into the
ouse. wont that water On
the lans Youths Compan-
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-16
'Es.''t-~ =
Party

The members of the Catholic
Ladies sewing circle were en-
joyably entertained yesterday
by Mrs. Joseph Deur at her
home on Third street. The af-
ternoon was spent in sewing
linen for the parsonage and q
very pleasant as we'll as profit
able afternoon was the result
of the afternoons entertainment
Miss Nellie Rourke assisted
Mrs. Deur in serving delicious
refreshments at the close of
the afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-16
Dancing Party

IA very delightful party oc-
v.red last evening when Mrs.
shine Kelsey entertained sew
al, friends.
1.-THE first part Of the evening
as spent in dancing at the 4.
hall and at ten thirty, the
,|rry crowd adjourned to the
= ers home on north Fourth
Yet. Mr.. Cook and Miss
toen contributed greatly to
m)pleasure of the evening by
rIging several good songs.
Il elaborate supper in three
}lrses was served by Misses
mabel Bisbee and Idabelle
Eggs. The guests were seat
at the dining room table and
rec smaller tables. Pink and
white carnations made attract
i've decorations for each table
The place cards, which were
very unique, furnished a great
deal of amusement as they were
labeled "bad manners correct
ed"
The neighbors say, it was a
very late hour when the COM
pany dispersed and from the
the noise they made, everybody
had a glorious time. The fol
lowing guests enjoyed the oc.
cas- on: Misses Sayde Briggs,
W Johnson, R4ss Roden,
n Graham, Psarl Myers,
$nma Graen, Rass Bishee, Mrs.
~,rrest Z.lnpher, If Omaha
8 ssrs. Donald Graham, Har-
Cook, Hpofd Culavin, Tom
err, Fred Fersler. Car
4ilkinson, George johnson,
Au'ger and Parsons.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-16

John w. Sicklesmith, Green's
jboro, Pa, has three children,
AMI like most children they
Frequently take cold. 1--WE
! have tried several kinds of
,ugh medicine" he says, "but
have never found any yet that
did them as much good as
lCh amberlain's Cough Remedy.
(For sale by all dealers. m30
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-16
Birthday Party

Is Yesterday being Mrs. M. r.
Y'"yant's 47ch birthday, her
u us, w. A. and B. F., planned
n u-urprise on her by causing
her to receive a Postal shower,
4 he :eiving between so and SO
|p,,t cards during the day. In
ha evening several friends
|hropped in and enjoyed a very
pleasant evening, at the close
pf which light refreshments
bware served. -
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1911-03-16
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Newton
were Omaha passengers today.
kensington

The beautiful home of T..
Foss on Fourth street was
thrown open yesterday after
noon, when Mrs. Foss presided
over a very cozy Kensington,
which was enjoyed by about
thirty of her lady friends. The
various rooms were very pretti.
ly decorated in pink and white
carnations and green ferns. A
large boquet Of the same flow.
ers on a table mirror formed
the centerpiece on the dining
table. Each guest had been
warned beforehand that she
should bring her work and it
was astonishing to find over
half of the Kensington bags
that were present, filled with
tissue paper for appearances
sake. Another guest sat with
some beautiful tatting work in
her lap, which of course every
one supposed was her own, but
when she was invited to call on
a certain lady some day and
show her how to TAFT, she had
to own up that the work be-
longed to the hostess and she
didn't even know how to do 1T,
all of which GOES to show that
appearances are sometimes
aeceitfu'." At five thirty, Mrs.
Foss, assisted by Mesdames d.
j. Album, Harvey Foss and
Robert Harvey, served a splen-
did supper in two courses, ali
of which served to keep up her
reputation as an elegant cook.
Mrs. j. B Lyon of Denison was
the out of town guest. After
supper the ladies tarried awhile
and spent an hour informally
and when time for departure
came, Mrs. Foss was the recip
lent of many compliments, botF
on her successful party ane
beautiful new home.