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BEST RESULTS With ALFALFA
Secured BY Early Spring Flowing
With Drill on Land Previously
Put In Good Condition.

The young alfalfa plant is as tender
and delicate as the well.established
plant is strong and hardy. SO that
while 1t is necessary to have the land
In excellent tilth and all other condi.
tons favorable for starting this crop.
well-established field may be har.
rowed and disked, and sometimes
even plowed without destroying or
even injurlng the plants, writes Carl
Schofeld In the Denver Field and
Farm. In fact, surface cultivation
when the plants are nearly or quite
dormant, as in the early spring, seems
to actually improve the stand and
invigorate the growth.
The best results with alfalfa on
dry lands are secured by early spring
sowing with drill on land that has
been previously put in excellent con.
dition Of tilth. The seed Is usually
sown without nurse crop and the
land should be as free from weeds as
possible, for wher the alfalfa plants
are young they may be easily injured
by weeds. During the first summer
the new alfalfa field needs no atten.
tton except possibly a clipping with
mower set high to cut any rank
weeds that may have started and to
cut back the taller alfalfa plants. This
moving is usually left on the ground
to form a mulch. The second sum-
mer the alfalfa field Is in full bear!us
and may be cut once for hay crop
and II conditions are favorable enough
second growth will be made to give
a light crop
When seed production Is the aim of
alfalfa growing, a light hay crop Is
usually cut very early, before the
plants are in bloom and the second
crop Is then the larger and sets seed
freely. With alfalfa seed at it's pres.
ent price, seed production on the dry
lands is much more profitable than
the hay crop unless hay is very scarce
and high priced. After the second
year a field may be disked and har.
rowed with impunity without injuring
the plants, SO that . is quite possible
to materially aid in the conservation
Of soil moisture and alfalfa fields even
II the ground is thickly covered with
plants. 1t has been found profitable
to SOW alfalfa in rows and cultivate
1t from time to time and even to grow
wheat crop in alternate years with.
out injnring the alfalfa, which would
yield fair crops Of hay during the al.
ternate years. 1t is reasonable to be.
lieve that good results will follow
attempts to grow alfalfa as an inter.
titled crop.
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Fig IA Seed Corn Partly Filled Showing Construction and
How Are Paced.

tBy T. L. WHEELER. College Of Agri-
culture. Ohio State University
II every ear Of corn planted this
spring were to produce four dollars in
actual money, It is very likely the peo-
pie who plant corn would make great
effort to have every ear grow. But
why should seed that Is to produce
corn be treated any differently from
what 1t would be were 1t to produce
actual money? A good corn crop, in
saleable condition, represents money
to the farmer.
One ear Of corn Of average size has
about 800 grains, each Of which should
produce stalk bearing an ear. This
would mean 800 ears, or about eight
bushels, which at so cents a bushel
would sell for "a. not counting the la.
Dor Of caring for the crop, that is what
each ear Of seed corn-is worth. 1t re.
quires just as much labor to plant a
poor ear Of corn as 1t does to plant a
good ear, and the poor one does not
give anything In return for the time
and work.
The Ohio experiment station has
been making an investigation Of the
seed corn In Ohio and finds that the
range OF termination is from As to sc
per cent. much seed which had been
handled with considerable care show
ing below 80 per cent. Such state
OF affairs will result In very poor and
uneven stands, unless every ear plant
ed is tested to determine whether 1t
will grow. The station warns corn
growers that the situation is without a
parallel In recent years, and should
cause no little concern. The agronomy
department Of the college Of agricul.
ture, Ohio State university. finds, In
its Investigations. that the termination
this spring runs from 40 to 100 per
cent, with an average Of from 10 to
rs per cent. Is your corn in the 100
per cent. class. in the average class,
or does 1t rank down in the 40 per
cent. class?
The man who follows the practice of
going to the crib and selecting his
iced corn just before planting will have
poor chance Of getting a good crop
this season, unless he tests every ear
and plants only that which will grow.
II you have not tested your seed
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IN THE GOOD oLD'suMMER TIME.


Many time this summer you're go.
ing to be just about done out by the
heat-hot, and SO thirsty 1t just seems
nothing could quench 1t. When such
moments arrive or when You just
want delicious, palate tickling drink
step into the first place you can find
where they sell CoCA.CoLA. It's de.
licious, refreshing and completely
thirstquenching. At soda.fountains or
carbonated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Send to the COcA.coLA CO.. Atlanta,
Ca, for their free booklet THE Truth
About COCA.COLA.' Tells what
COCA-COLA is and why it is SO deli.
cious, cooling and wholesome.
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mel little further down. thus going
around the ear in spiral, 80 that the
sixth kernel is taken from near the
tip, about in line with the one re.
moved from the butt. Place these six
kernels. germ up, In the square In the
germinator corresponding with the
number Of the ear and lay the ear
away. Handle each ear In a similar
manner. After the kernels are placed
In the tester, spread two thickhesses
Of heavy white muslin, or any tightly
woven cloth. that has been dipped in
water, over the corn, and on top OF
this an inch Of moist sand. Then set
the tester where there will be good
growing temperature. care being ia.
ken not to have 1t too warm.
II the proper heat and moisture are
maintained, the corn will have sprout.
ed enough in five days to enable one
to pick out the good ears. II in any
square all the grains do not grow, or
they show low vitality, the correspond.
Ing ear should be discarded. The ears
that show perfect termination are
then ready for the field, except for
machine planting. the irregular sized
kernels at the tips and butts should
be graded out and discarded. Don't
plant dead seed corn, 1t will not grow.
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Splendid Late Strawberry,

] have grown Fremont Williams
three years. and It is the best late
strawberry that I know Of. says a
writer In an exchange. II is as late
as Candy, or even better. 1t was not
damaged by the late freeze last
spring. The fruit buds do not show
up until very late In the season. Ber.
ries average large. with bright, red
color. are smooth and nearly round
In shape. 1t stood the drouth OF last
season well. and was one Of the pay.
Ing varieties for the freak season Of
1910.
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Hair on Swine.

Abundant hair on swine. lively and
somewhat fine and soft. growing out
Of pliable skin, which is neither
thick nor papery. and free from NANCY
conditions. tells the story OF robust
health. vigor. thrift and active circu.
lation. The ideal hog should not be
sleepy and sluggish. nor, on the other
hand, restless and uneasy. Free &C.
tion and bright. sprightly manner
are signs Of good digestion and good
health. II he Is comfortable, good.
natured, friendly creature, wide awake.
disposed to visit with his owner, in.
stead Of running away from him. and
has the other points Of excellence men.
toned. he can scarcely fall to be a
Joy to bis possessor, and approximate.
In the eyes Of many, thing Of
beauty.
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Australia Rich In LIbrarles.

Victoria's (Australia) five hundredth
free library was opened lately. One
and all of the older. libraries are we'll
patronized. The gross revenue re.
ceivei by them In the aggregate from
halls, members subscriptions, and
grants is about $4,000. There are
about million books In these libra.
ries and 1t was claimed that some.
thing like 3.500,000 visits are paid to
them In year. While works OF tic.
tion are read to the greatest extent,
general literature and history receive
good deal Of attention.
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An A,tonIshed Bow.

In February Gf this year a Wiscon
sin farmer took his twelye-year-old boy
to village for the first time, and
there the lad saw a train OF cars. He
was so astonished at the sight that he
lost the power Of speech for three
weeks.
II that youngster is ever taken to
circus or geological garden he'll
surely be struck dumb for the rest OF
his life. His fathers farm must he
hidden away in hole in the ground
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Purpose Of Dry Farming Congress.

Purpose OF Dry Farming Congress.
1t is a fact tthat is fast being ac
cepted) that any excess of water is
Injurious to plant growth and that
field crops In order to give their
maximum yields and choicest quail.
ties should have neither a lack nor
excess Of water. This condition can
best be obtained In many sections
Of the dry farming area, in under
drained fields Of the humid area and
In the irrigated sections where great
care is exercised In the application
OF irrigating water. To teach the
farmers Of the world these principles
and how to apply them to get the
best results is the mission Of the Dry
Farming congress. which brings 10.
gether delegates from all parts Of the
world once year.
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Spraying Bushes.

currant bushes SHOULD be sprayed
with lime and sulphur II the San Jose
scale gets foothold. Use hellebore
for the currant worms and bordeaux
mixture as fungicide. Use consider.
able basic Stag and wood ashes on the
bushes each year. The amounts will
vary, and can be changed as the.
bushes show that they need It
The Raymer enterprise., 1911-06-08
Green Forage Crops.

I have supplemented green forage
crops very satisfactorily with the fol.
lowing: Dlstillery grains. 500; wheat
bran or malt sprouts. 200; linseed
meal or cottonseed meal. 100.
This mixture Is fed. varying from
2 to 10 pounds q COW a day In add.
tion to silage, corn fodder. alfalfa hay
and little beet pulp during winter,
and some silage to help out the forage
crops during bad weather and dry
seasons. says a writer In an exchange.
Dairymen should grow their major
feeds.
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wat almost paralyzed. l hobbled
around with cane as weak as child.
l WINS afflicted with bladder weak.
ness and was compelled to arise sew.
eral times during the night. Shortly
after l commenced to use Doan's Kid.
nelly Pills, ! could do work, that was
before impossible. am stronger and
better than in years."
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price soc.
Foster.Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
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Squirrel Hunt.

The hunt for squirrels and such 70.
dents as carry the deadly flea that
spreads the bubonic plague Is to be
carried into the Monterey national
forest, California. Since July $4,000
squirrels have been examined in the
suspected districts. The government
has spent 100000 on this work and
the state and counties Of California
100000 more.
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F.rtlIl.lne AppI. Trees.

The New York Experiments Indicate
no value from fertilizlng apple trees
either with chemicals or form manure.
Whether the trees be Just In bearing,
middle or old In years. In this New
York orchardists are most fortunate.
As for US. we shall continue to fer.
tilize.
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xsEF#E s =
Fig. 2-Three Kernels Removed.

corn. do 1t now. Make a tester, like
the one shown in the accompanying
illustration (Figure ~. 1t is easily
made, being simply box, 20 by 30
inches, and about two or three inches
deep. inside measurements. Fill this
box nearly full with moist sand and
then stretch cords over the top, each
way, SO as to form squares two inches
across. These cords can be fastened
to nails driven in the sides OF the box.
Small wires instead Of cords will make
the tester more permanent. These
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squares can be numbered, as shown in
the cut, snd the numbers made to cor.
respond with the ears to be tested.
To make the test, number the ears
consecutiyely, then remove six kernels
from each ear. as shown in Fig. 2. To
remove the kernels, use pocket
knife. Insert the knife blade at the
edge Of the kernel, and pry It out. (See
Fig. 81 Begin near the butt of the
ear. remove one kernel. then turn the
ear little and remove another ker.
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forerunners Of
dangerous kid.
ney illness and
should be treat
ed without de-
lay.
Obadiah B.
Crane, 1922 First
Av., Watertown,
8. OAK, says: Il
was taken with
rheumatic pains
and my left limb
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Enemies Of sweet Pe,,.o.,.

The sweet potato has plenty Of on.
emies. The principal ones are the cut.
worm, leaf miner, stem borer. leaf
roller and weevil.
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Your wife as well as your sins, will
find you out.
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DON'T NEGLECT YOUR KIDNEYS.

Kidney troubles are too serious to
neglect. Slight ailments are often
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glad did, for it has cured me.
II know of SO many cases where wo.
men have been cured by Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound that I can
say to every suffering woman If that
medicine does not help her, there is
nothing that will."-Nlrs. JANETzKL
2oos Arch St., Chicago, Ill.
This is the age of substitution, and
women who want a cure should insist
upon Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound just as this woman did, and
not accept something else on which the
druggist can make little more profit.
Women who are passing through this
critical period or who are suffering
from any Of those distressing ills pe,
culiar to their sex should not lose sight
Of the fact that for thirty years Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
which is made from roots and herbs.
has been the standard remedy for fe.
male ills. In almost every community
you will find women who have been
restored to health by Lydia E. PINK.
hams Vegetable Compound.
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Mrs. Winsiow's Soothing syrup for Children.
teethinR, sofiens the gums, reduces infamma.
ton. nllays pain. cures wind collie 1225c bottle
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Isn't 1t about time to bury the dead
languages?
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Garfield Tea regulates u lazy liver.
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Wrath and wine unveil the heart of
friend to friend.-Plutarch.
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SHE GOT !.
WHAT she
WANTED
This Woman Had to Insist
Strongly, but it Paid
Chicago, 1ll.-"I suffered from a fe.
male weakness and stomach trouble.

anu 1 WenU 10 Ln6
store to get d bottle
Of Lydia Z. Pink
hams Vegetable.
Compound, but the
clerk did not want
to let mo haye it
he said 1t was no
good and wanted me
to try something
else, but knowing:
all about 1t l in-'
sisted and finally
got it, and I am so
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and my left limb
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-04

HEAD AND STEM OF WHITE CLUB BARLEY.
the seed. not only in the matter of
tanning out all dead and DEGENERATE
berries. so as to seed only good and
live grain and produce q good crop
where no grains will fail to sprout,
but also because there has been lack
of uniformity as TO variety or strain.
This Is perhaps OF more than ordinary
Importance In the case of barley and
Is one of the matters that will engage
the attention OF the barley and hop eX-
hibition Mt Chicago in October, 1911.
The barley which is used fer mailing
purposes is put through an artificial
process Of sprouting in mass. in which
necessarily nll grains are treated alike.
II stands to reason. however, that
where plump and thin grains. mellow
and finty ones. starchy and albuminous
grains nre all STEPPED and sprouted
under like conditions they will neces-
sarlly grow differently and cannot yield
n uniform malt. This causes serious
troubles to the consumer when DC
works UP the malt in the further proc
esses Of manufacture and makes 1t
difficult for him to finish or IL uniform
product 1t stands to reason that
where the different kinds OF grains are
nlI seeded In the same soil In like man.
ner Mt the same season and grow under
The same weather conditions the bcr-
ries Of different characters cannot pos
sibly develop alike. The result will be
an uneven stand, differences In the
time OF maturing, different action In
the stack, etc.
Pedigree Grain.
Different strains OF barley will grow
differently on different soils and I'm
different climates.
In order to produce the best crops
which will also be the most abundant
1t Is therefore necessary to use purc
strains. or, as the scientists call them.
| 'pedigree" grain. where all the berries
are Of the same variety or strain and
will behave alike under similar condi-
tions 1t is also necessary to find by
experiment what particular strain Is
best suited to certain soils and eli
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-04

STEMS OF WHITE CLuR AND MANcHURIA
BARLEYS.
based upon Personal experience, has
been the controlling factor. and rs the
individual Judgment Is often biased
by personal preference and even preju-
dice it has been difficult to define what
character of goods would best meet
the requirements Of the market.
Improvement Of Barley and Hops.
A movement Is under way to bring
about improvement In the growing of
barley and hops and to lay down GER
tain standards by which they can be
valued regardless OF the personal equa-
ton.
At the present stage this movement
Is crystallizing In an international bar
ley and hop exhibit. which will take
place Oct. IL to %, 1911. at Chicago.
in connection with the American Ex-
position of Brewing Machinery, Ma
terials and Products. For this exhibit
there will be available n prize fund
of over $1,000. which will be nppor-
toned to the different varieties and
strains of the crops with view ofEiv-
Ing the greatest possible encourage
mcnt TO the farmers Who raise them.
The growers who may wish to par
ticipntc in the exhibit should address
the committee on awards, 1903 Repub-
lie building. Chicago. anu ask for the
necessary application and entry blanks.
The committee on awards embraces
lot only number Of the most eminent
experts among scientific men, growers
dealers and consumers of these crops.
but also specialists from the agricul-
tural department of the United States
and the several barley and hop grow
ing states. Among those serving on
the committee on awards are the fol
lowing:
United States department OF agriculture.
bureau Of plant industry-Professor NJ. A.
Carleton Professor H v Harlan. Pro-
fessor w. W. Stockberger: bureau of
Chemstry-Professor J. A lie Clerc.
Agricultural experiment stations-Pro-
fessor G. w. Shaw Berkeley. Cal; Pro-
fessor Charles f. Saunders. Ottawa. Can
ada: Professor Alvin Keyser Fort Collins.
Colo. Professor F. d. Farrell. Boise. Ida.
Professor V. NJ. Shoesmith. East lansing
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-04
Tips and Topics of the Olympia National
Bank

Tips and Topics of the Olympia National
Bank.
This bank is under Government inspection and
supervision.
The chief function OF this bank il to receive
deposits and to loan money. These things We
are prepared to do III manner occeptaDie 10
patrons
Every transaction between the bank and it,
customers we rcs,nrd as Of private nature, not
to be dNulscd by IL.
With ample and experienced manaEenenl
this bank must commend itseIi To all who nave
need of the services OF u bank.
The management of this bank has endcavoreG
To pursue n riusrcssIve Iollcy, 10 be liberal III
it's treatment, ana 10 adncre strictly To The ieSt
innate ilnt- oI uauKlug
In directing the affairs OF this BANK. the ONO
er- iu.ist upon u strict compliance with every
rule having ior its object the safety ana secnfts
of the insitnlion. By closely and carefuii!
studying the causes that lead to failures. we
have avoided the rocks upoL which others have
been wrecked.
We are not unmiu udfui Of our Obligation to the
mnIy friends from whom We are deriving liat
ronuge and support. Having one; secured yonr
patronage II will be our eai nest endeaVor To re-
tain II.
r
Among the many patrons of this bank are
found the most careful and conservative people
in the community.
4
Should anything ever 90 wrong with yonr rela
lions WIKI thi- bank We should esteem II iaVoi
If you Will frankly tell us where the trouble is,
AMI thus allow us 10 remedy the difficulty.
4 4
The question frequently arise; Where
shall d., mv bank ~ bushes. :" onr reply is
this. At The olympia National Bai%.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-04
Source OF the Amazon.

At last the source of the river Am
azon has been definitely revealed The
glaciers that gave birth to the Rhine.
and the literature on the source of
the Nile and the Congo is very large.
Perhaps the greatest of all rivers
was neglected in this respect because
South American exploration was
rather out of fashion while explorers
were gridironing Africa with l,4O0
pioneer routes.
But DR.. Wilhelm Sievers according,
10 the v. y. SIM, has solved the prob
lem. and we now have the story of
his search and a map of his discover
les He is one of the authorities on
South American geography, and his
latest explorations were among the
Peruvian Andes in the neighbor-
hood of the hcadwaters of the Mara
non, us the upper / mazon is called.
Sievers has discovered the facts
about the water parting between the
streams that broke through the west
ern mountains to the Pacific ard those
that swell the floods of the upper
sources of the Maranon. He found
that the great Italian explorer Raj
mOndi was mistaken when he de
clared that the Nupe was the most
important of these sources, for the
Lauricocha carries much more water,
extends farther south, and is the
greatest of the Amazon sources.
DR.. Sievers traced this river TO its
head in a snow mountain called San
Lorenzo, in the Cordillera de Huay =
huash. Here the waters from some
glacier fronts are gathered into Il
stream that forms the little Lake Ca
ballo Coca, 1J,5SJ feet above the
Sea Out of this lake flows the pure
blue water that forms the most ilD-
portant source of the Maranon. 1t
is farther from the sea than any
other water that joins the Amazon.
and according to common usage
among geographers the little stream
among the SHOWS of San Lorenzo is
entitled to the distinction of being the
ultimate source of the Amazon.
The Peruvian maps are wrong in
calling Lake Lauricocha the head
source of the mighty river. 1t is
about 100 miles to the northeast of the
real source. 1t is not probable that
ever again will there be any contro-
versy as to the !ountainhead of the
greatest river in the world. a river
that has nearly Is, 900 miles of navi-
gable highways and development
of deep channels at least twice as eX-
tensive as that of the Mississippi ba-
sin.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1911-08-04
Little Helps.

Heat your knife before cutting hard
soap.
Wet cloth with bit OF soda on it
and clean up the grease spots on your
kitchen floor.
Jelly from berries picked wet is al
most sure to mold and doesn't jell right.
Try to pick them dry.
Glue pieces of felt or old rubbers to
the bottom of chair legs and there will
be no scratched floors and less noise.
An emergency glue may be made Of
rice Boil handful of rice in water un-
til it is thick fine paste. Very good
for pasting white paper.
In making cake with fruit in it, beef
suet and butter, half and half, is better
than all butter.