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Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-07-15
Trouble in Nicaragua.

1t is thought another revolution is
threatened in Nicaragua unless the
$15,OOO,OO now being negotiated in this
country is secured and the convention
between Nicaragua and the United
States guaranteeing the paying of the
loan is ratified at this session of con-
gress.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-07-15
Leather strike Imminent.

New York.-A general strike of leath
er workers in the New York district, in
volving about 5000 men, is pending.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-07-15

Wooden cloth was woven in 1851
B. @.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-07-15
San Francisco.

San Francisco.
wheat-shipping, $1.421h@1.5a.
Barley-Feed, $1.25M1.27*.
Oats-Red, $1.2O@1.4O; black, $115@
MiiiIstuffs-Bran, $4,000; middlings,
2.50@35.
HayGWheat, $11@14; wheat and
oats, $9@11.5O; alfalfa, $s@11.
Liverpool.
Wheat - July, 6s Id; October, Is
9 SD; December, 6s 9 3-4d; weather
fine.
Available Grain Supplies.
Special cable and telegraphic com.
munications received by Bradstreet Is
show the following changes in available
supplies as compared with previous ac
count:
Available supplies:
Wheat-United States, east of the
Rockies, decreased 462, 900 bu.; Canada
increased $4,000 bu.
Total United States and Canada, de-
creased, 239, 900 bu.
Afoat for and in Europe, decreased
100000 blu.
Total American and European sup
plies, decreased 2,239,000 blu.
Pacific Northwest Grain.
Tacoma, July s.-Bluestem, 95@96ci
forty-fold, SIC; club, s5c; red Russian
s3@s4c.
Portland.-Track prices: Club, s2@
s3c; bluestem, 94@95c; red Russian, 81
@s2c; valley, s3c; forty-fold, s2@s3c
Prices to Producers at Spokane.
Fruits and Vegetables-Lettuce, 15'
h.; potatoes, 1925 cwt.; horseradish
ice h.; cabbage, sac h.; green beans
121ac h.; spinach, Use box; parsnips
&c h.; cueumbers, $3.50 doz.; endive
$3.50 doz.; wax beans, 1215c h.; Cali
fornia peppers, SOC h.; Bermuda onions
$2.35@2.6O a crate; asparagus, cas-
b.; rhubarb, 81 box; Snake rivre cher
ries, So 10-lb. box; Hood River straw
berries, So crate; string beans, 1215c Ii
Butter-Ranch, 25c ID.
Eggs-$7 case $50 dozen).
Hay-Baled oat hay, SIG ton; whea
hay, $15.5O@16 ton; alfalfa, $14 ton
timothy, No. 1, $20.5o@21 ton.
Grain-Oats, $1.35 cwt.; barley, $1.2
cwt.; wheat, $1.25 cwt.
Hay and feed prices are f. o. b. cars
Spokane.
Poultry-Live hens, 13c b.; dressed
15@22c b.; live springs, 13e ID.
dressed, zoe b.; OLD roosters, &c
dressed, lac; live geese, 13e; dressed
15c; live ducks, young, 13c; old, 13c
dressed, 1s@22c; fancy turkeys, zoe
dressed, use.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1911-07-15

Dispatches concerning market quota
tions, conditions and phases are as fol
lows.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26
Dairy Doings.

= What do you do when you discover
a leak in the milk pail? Stop it. of
course But do you ever think about
stopping the leak caused by poor
cows? The latter leak is the bigger
Of the two.
A cow so MIXED that she does not
enjoy the operation will gradually re-
tire from the business Of giving milk.
Do not milk her in a cold wind, or
hot stable. nor where flies torture her,
nor in a muddy barnyard.
A cow will do much better if always
cared for and MIXED by the same per-
son. Cows do not like strangers, so
when your visiting friend offers to
help milk say. No" or not quite so
much milk as usual win be the re-
suit
Midsummer often brings much suf
fering TO stock because the water sup
ply fails or becomes low. Pains should
be taken TO provide an ample sup
ply of pure water. not only because
it is humane so to do. but for the
more selfish reason that the animals
will thrive and produce much better.
Buttermilk cheese is a new product
obtained by curdling buttermilk with
heat. draining the curd and adding
salt Large amounts of buttermilk are
wasted every year, says Professor j.
l.. Sammis Of the Wisconsin expert
mental station. II this were made in
TO buttermilk cheese it would furnish
a larger supply of palatable food,
equal in food value, pound for pound.
to lean beefsteak. and which can be
sold probably at half the price Of meat.
To make this cheese the buttermilk
is curdled by heating to, so degrees,
and left undisturbed for AN hour. 1t
is then heated to $50 degrees. and
after standing quiet for about an hour
the clear whey is drawn off the curd,
and the latter is placed on a draining
rack, which is covered with cheese
cloth. Here it remains half day or
overnight, until as dry as desired,
when it is sailed with one and one
half pounds Of salt per 100 pounds
of curd, and is ready for use.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26
No More Thirsty PIoWmen.

| thought my wife was extravagant
when she bought one of those new
tangled bottles for keeping liquids hot.
but 1t has proved very convenient in
the house. and now that / have found
a new use for it on the farm / am as
enthusiastic over it as she is. Before
going out into the hot sun to work
fill my double bottle with ice cold I'll
tered water and leave it in the refrig-
orator so that the whole thing becomes
thoroughly chilled. l then carry 1t out
to work with me, put it in the shade
or preferably under bit Of sod. The
water keeps almost ice cold all day
long, even in the hottest weather.
This device is about the cutest thing
for cold comfort and cool refreshment
that / have found yet.-Rural New
Yorker.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26
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Garden
GR0SBEAK Is OUR FRIEND.
Much Maliened Little Bird Is Active

Much Malgned Little Bird Is Active
Enemy of Destructive Insects.
The grosbeak is very much malign-
ed bird and instead of being destruc-
tive TO crops he is, on the contrary. Of
great benefit. according to farmers
bulletin 456, just issued by Secretary
Wilson. The bulletin states that seven
kinds of finches. commonly known as
the grosbeak. summer within our
boundaries. A majority of these are
good friends of the farmer and de
serve to be widely known in order
that their services may be appreciated.
The grossbeaks are easily distinguish
ed from other finches by their stout
form. bright plumage. massive bills
and melodious voices. They live
largely in agricultural regions and Sc
cure most of their food about cult
waited lands. They perform invalua-
BILE service in destroying many of our
worst insect pests.
The rose breasted species is q great
destroyer of the potato bug. He
breeds over Kansas and the mountains
of Tennessee. The Investigations of
the department show that the bird is
fond of green peas. but invariably con-
sumes enough injurious insects TO
more than offset the damage. He has
become famous for his preying on the
Colorado potato beetle, and no less
than one-tenth of the total food it con-
sumes has been proved to be the pota-
to beetle. 1t attacks the cucumber bee
tie 1t has proved an active enemy of
the Rocky mountain locust during that
insects ruinous invasions, and among
the other pest it consumes are the
spring and fall cankerworms, orchard
and forest tent caterpillars, tussock.
gypsy and brown tail moths, plum cur
culio, army worm and cinch bug. In
fact, 1t attacks the worst enemies Of
agriculture.
The cardinal or redbird species
ranges from southern Mexico, Lower
California and Arizona north to Iowa
and Ontario and east to the Atlantic
coast. They are permanent residents,
spending the summer and winter in
the same locality. 1t has been claim
ed that they pull sprouting grain. but
! no evidence of damage to either grain
or other crops is shown from over 500
examinations On the contrary, they
do much good They feed on locusts,
periodical cicada, the Colorado potato
beetle. the rose chafer, cotton worm,
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26
Escaped win His Liz

''Twenty-one years ago faced an aw-
full death, +" writed, H. B. Martin, Port
Haerelson. 5. c. doctors said had
consumption aud the dreadful cough I
cad looked like it,sure enough. I tried
everything, could hear of. for my cough
and was undenthe treatment of the best
doctor in Georgetown, S. C. for a year
but could get no relief. A frienp advised
me to try DIR. Kings New Discovery. /
did so.and was completely cured. feel
that owe my life to this great throat
and lung cure. 'ItsIpostively guaranteed
for coughs, colds, and all bronchial af-
fectiogs SOC & sl.OO Trial bottle free a,
Paul Drug Co. g
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26
Grain Spectator is a Curse.

It's the business of the farmer to
raise the grain: it's the business OF the
grain dealer to receive, clean and
market the grain; it's the business of
the miller to grind the grain, and it's
the function OF the Spectator to buy
the surplusage of the 5000, DOC, 900
bushels of grain produced in this
country as speculation, and any
farmer, grain dealer. miller, artisan or
professional who attempts to reap a
livelihood from fuctuating grain prices
is a quack Spectator, a counterfeit
and a curse.-J. Ralph Pickell. Secre-
tary Council of North American Grain
Exchange.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26
KENTUCKY FAIR DATES.

The following are the dates fixed for
holding the Kentucky Fairs for 1911 as
far as reported. Officers of fairs are
TO report to US any Omis-
sions or correction of dates:
Versailles, August 2-3 days.
Lexington, August IS days.
Russell Springs August 81 days
Uniontown, August SIS days.
Vanceburg, August 81 days.
Lawrenceburg, August l5-4 days
Leitchfeld, August l5-4 days.
Burkesville, August 15-4 days.
Broahead, August l6-3 days.
Fern Creek, August, 16-fdays.
Columbia, August "a days,
Shepherdsville, August 22-4 days.
London. August 22-4.days.
Erlanger, August pa days.
Germantown, August 24-3 days
NichOlasville, August 29-3 days.
Somerset, August 29-3 days.
BardstoWn, August 3d. days.
Monticello, September 81 days.
Alexandria, September SIS days.
Mount Olivet, September 81 days.
Hodgenville, September 5-3 days.
Sanders. September Cd days
Kentucky StatesFair Louisville, Sep
TENDER liz days
Horse Cave. September 90 days.
Mayfeld, September 27-4 days
Liberty August PA days.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26
COLUMBIA DISTRICT, FOURTH
ROUND.

Bear creek, Rose of Sharon
July $50.
Burkesville, Aliens Chapel
July 1871.
Renox, Terrys Chapel-Aug 1.
Glensfork, Sparksville Aug 2.
Thurlow, Ladys Chapel-Aug.
5-6.
Greensburg, Quis en- b erry
Aug. 12-13.
Spurlington & Early Union
Ridge-Aug. 1870.
Campbellsville Sta. Aug. 20
81.
Campbellsville Cir, Souls
Chapel-Aug %.
Mannsville, Mount Zion-Aug.
26-27.
Casey Greek, Christies Chap.
Aug. 27-28.
Temple Hill-Sept. 2--3.
West Tompkinsville- s.
6.
Tompkinsville Sept. go.
Cane Valley-Sept IL.
Gradyville-Sept. 16-H.
Columbia & Tabor, Tabor
Sept. 23-24.
T. L. Hulse, P. E.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26
Always Have Plenty of Herbs.

Always nave FientJ OF TISFDSs
No garden can be considered COM
plete that does not include a goodly
variety of herbs, for nothing can quite
fill their place in the household.
The seeds of annual sorts should be
sown early. but the perennial varieties
(and many of the best are that the
seeds sown in midsummer will pro-
duce strong plants that may be freely
cut from the following year.
Make the soil rich. mellow and fine
before sowing the SEED When the seed
ing plants are large enough they may
be transpIanted to the border beds or
the fence row. where they can grow
undisturbed year after year.
The leaves should be cut when fully
grown and before the plant blooms,
choosing a clear dry day for the work.
Spread in a cool shady room TO dry,
as drying in the sun or by the fire
spoils both color and flavor.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

-FOUR FINE SPECIMENS OF PROLIFIC SOR-
GHUM.
and in time of ripening, and hence are
easy to harvest The grain is of much
greater value for seed purposes and
also obtains a higher grade and COM
mands a better price on the grain mar
ket 1t is also better as a feeding
grain because more uniform in quail
ity.
''The formation Of various boys and
girls clubs, especially those for the
growing of corn, is helping to create
interest in the things of the farm
They are real steps in the right direc-
ton and should be extended to cover
all farm crops. poultry and live stock
But it is not necessary to await the
formation of a neighborhOod club i'll
order to interest the boy in selecting
better seed Help him to make selec-
tons from the years crops. Let him
prepare it for storing over winter Set
aside a field on which he can plant it
the following spring. Plant alongside
it some unsolicited seed Assist him in
comparing the TWO fields Encourage
him if striking results are not obtained
the first year Give him fair share
of the profit when profit results fraan
his labors. The best result will be the
increase of interest and knowledge in
the boy"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

plum or cherry scale. the zebra cater
pillar of the cabbage, the cucumber
beetles. billbugs. locust flea beetle.
corn ear worm. cotton cutworm. south
ern fig eater. cooling moth and boil
weevil and. in addition, are great con-
sumers of injurious weed seeds.
The black headed grosbeak halls
from southern Mexico and invades
North Dakota and Nebraska. 1t fills
the same place in the west that the
grosbeak does in the east. 1t is foe
to the worst pests of horticulture, the
scale insect composing a fourth of its
food.
The blue grosbeak breeds over the
southern two-thirds Of the United
States and is greatly destructive TO
weevils. grasshoppers. locusts. caterpil-
lars and worms.
The gray grosbeak inhabits Texas,
Arizona and New Mexico. 1t is con-
sistent enemy of the boil weevil and
cotton worm. 1t also consumes great
quantities of harmful weed seeds.
The bulletin in its plea for the pro-
lection of the grosbeak says: Present
Investigations prove that the services
Of the grosbeak in destroying insect
pests are invaluable. Each kind pays
especial attention 10 certain pests
which if unchecked would cause enor-
nous loss. Few OF our birds are to
be credited with more good and with
fewer evils than the grosbeak. and
none more clearly deserves protection
! by the practical farmer"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26
Z arm ano
Garden
TRY A CROP OF SORGHUM.
1t Is Hardy, Prolific. Wonderful Cat
tile Food and Good For Humans.

tile Food and Good For Humans.
In one of the most interesting of
the always instructive bulletins sent
out by the United States department
of agriculture the extension of sorghum
growing is urged by Carleton r. Ball.
one of Uncle Sans first agronomists.
1t is only thirty-five years." he says,
"since the first grain sorghums were
introduced into the United States. 1t
is only twenty years since any of them
have become crops of recognized i'm
pOrtance Although grain producing
varieties had probably been introduced
colonial days. none had remained in
cultivation
The first permanent intrOducti0ns
were the two durras. brown durra and
white durra. which reached CalifOr-
MIA in 1874 under the names brown
Egyptian corn and white Egyptian
corn On account of its earliness and
drought resistance the white variety
became popular in the central plains
region during two different series of
dry years. The first was from 1880 to
1884. when il was known as rice corn.
Meal made from the grain sOr-
ghums, ground locally, is not infre-
quently used in the making of batter
cakes and similar articles on the farm.
The general testimony is that these
are delicious in quality. Some expert
ments are now being conducted in a
small way to determine the value of
the meal for more extended use.
There seems little reason why when
properly milled it should not be used
in much the same manner as corn
meal Throughout Africa, India and
the other parts of southern and east
ern Asia, where these crops are large
ly grown. they are not only common
ly used as human food, but in many
countries they furnish the chief arti-
Gle of diet.
"The advantages of pure crops are
many and easily seen. Pure varieties
are most likely to be uniform in height
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26
THE pAIRYMAN WHO READS.

The most successful dairyman
at the present time is the one
who reads and keeps abreast
with the most modern methods.
Information by word of mouth is
too slow, and any one following
the ways of his ancestors in
dairying will be distanced in the
chase. The dairyman who reads
gets out of the ruts; he uses bet
ter sires and as a result has
cows that will make nearly
double the butter; he also feeds
more inteIlieentIy, and the sani-
tary conditions about his prem
Uses are better. If money is to
be made in dairyins we must
cut loose from the old hack
neyed ways.-Farn and Stock.
:
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

If the herd bull has not been or can
not be broken to do some of the work
on the farm he should be given the
run of a good sized paddock and an
other bovine of the same gender or
two or three big stumps to tousle
around to give him needed exercise.
If be has this exercise his offspring
will be stronger and he will also be
better uaTured.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

A spray which is excellent in the
killing of the several kinds of lice that
infest plum. apple and some other
fruit trees is the kerosene emulsion
To make shave a one pound bar of
laundry soap into a gallon Of soft wa
ter, which should be heated to boiling.
so the soap will be completely dissolv-
ed. Remove from stove and pour In
slowly one pint Of kerosene, stirring
the while vigorously. The stirring
should be continued until the oil COM
bines with the suds and forms a
creamy solution. Stir into this two
gallons Of cold soft water, and the so
luton is ready for use. Another prep
aration is made by sleeping tobacco
stems or leaves in water at the rate of
about a pound and half to five gal
Ions Of water. The latter spray is
preferable where one has large trees
or considerable area to cover.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26
This Cow Knew Finance.

Cow-Oh, but I've a thirst Wish !
belonged to a syndicate instead of a
farmer.
Rooster-Why so?
Cow-Cause they never forget to wa
ter the stock-Judge.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

That piece of ground which failed to
give a stand of corn because of cut
worms or which was too wet in the
spring may he made to do duty yet
by putting it to millet or buckwheat.
Either will yield paying crop and.
besides this. will keep the weeds in
subsection
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26
A Polite Request.

Dear teacher" wrote little John
ny's mother. ''kindly excuse Johns
absence from school yesterday after
noon, as he fell in the mud By doing
the same you will greatly oblige bis
mother"
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

1t is estimated that a circular barn
can be built at from 80 to 40 per cent
less than the common rectangular barn
of like capacity. More than this, the
circular barn is stronger and can he
more conveniently arranged on the
interior. About the only drawback
with the circular structure is that not
one man in ten knows how to put one
up nor relishes the job even if he doe,
know how.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26
An Absolute Cinch,

1t is said that only about thirty days
stand between the average city wage
Garner and starvation. Most farmers
could keep the wolf from the door"
quite bit longer than that.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

With mosquito netting and wire
screens as cheap as they are. there is
no good reason why either country or
town folks should sleep with windows
down or spend the hour before getting
up paving the pesky pests.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

Ffom Rev. b. Stubenvoll, Allison, la,
IN praise of DIR. Kings New Life Pills.
They're such health necessity,
In every home these pills should be,
If other kinds you've tried in vain,
USE DIR. KINGS
And be wellsgain ~ 25c at Puall
Drug Co.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

Experience which seems to be quite
general points to the truth of the fact
that. while silo built of cement blacks
or common brick without REINFORCE
ment with steel Orders may hold tH
gether for year or so. in the end they
are quite likely to go to pieces. Not
long ago big cement block silo at one
of the Illinois state farms collapsed
and not only came close TO killing sew
eral persons who were working near II,
but all of the silage which it contained
was dead loss. 1t costs more in the
beginning to reinforce silos with rods
of steel placed in courses of material
Of which the silo is built, but it is
economy of most commendable sort
in the long run.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

There are a good many sections this
year in which the only farmers who
will harvest a crop of corn worth
speaking of will be those who persist
in frequent cultivation even after the
time when the field is usually laid by
If the drought persists the cultivation
should be continued with single horse
cultivators or. what gives just as sat
isfactory results. an old mower wheel
hauled between the rows of corn just
as it lies on the ground. This levels
and pulverizes the soil and gives the
desired dust mulch
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

lever at that point. The method of
using is clearly shown in illustration,
and as the lever is drawn around the
post the wire can be brought up tight
ly for stapling with slight effort.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

1t is the same with quack grass and
Canada thistles as with bad habits
let them get a foothOld than TO root
them out afterward The secret of
eradication is the same with all-vigi-
lance. persistence and perseverance.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

There seems to be considera bic rival
~ among Texas cotton growers as to
who shall be first in getting a bale of
the new seasons cotton on the mar
ket. This season a bale was market
ed at Houston on June u. which is
said to beat the best previous record
by eleven days. This bale weighed
1913 pounds and brought S1.015, or
approximately S2.05 per pound.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

A York state miser had no faith in
banks and so put SAT 600 which he haC
boarded during many years in what HI
thought a safe nook in his house. BIZ,
the structure caught fire the other day
and the savings of many years wen,
up in smoke. Notwithstanding tn"
fact that instances like the above are
of almost daily occurrence there are
that an old trunk. tin can or stove
is a better place of safety than a bank
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

The latest arguments put forward
in favor of the skunk is that he is
one of the best of rat catchers and a
voracious consumer of cutworms, army
worms, tobacco worms, white grubs
and May beetles. as well as grasshop-
pers and crickets. Investigations
which have been made as to the eco
nomic value of the skunk class it as
an animal entitled to mans prOtec
ton.
The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1911-07-26

A question that naturally comes to
the Ohio or Illinois farmer who goes
to the southwest is whether listing
as a method OF planting corn is pref
cradle to blowing and. planting by the
check row method. This matter has
been given a pretty thorough test al
several experiment stations in states
where listing is practiced, and if there
is any difference at all in the yield
Of corn secured by the two methods
it is slightly in favor of the latter
method.