Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1911-11-30

Rockies made the propagation or
worms and to quite m extent the
spread Of fungous pests impossible.
II illustrates nicely the well known
truth isfOrtunes. like blessings. are
seldom unmixed.
A new theory IL seldom advanced but
straight way sSme one comes along ana
overturns IT, Not long ago enterpris'
ing poultry keepers attnrhed great
merit to the forced melting Of dock
of hens to induce early and Ions con-
tinued laying More recently the dec
laratiop has been made that this
forced mOlting In an injury rather than
a benefit The truth probably lies he
tween these extremrs-that such feed.
ing ut molting time ~ will put the
flock in the ~nlOSt vigorous and active
condition possible Is u benefit.
1t is a bit hard to understand JUST
why 1t is no. but the grape does best
on soil which at surface ut least
would be called thin One OF the lar
gest vineyards ip the country lies along
the railroad right Of way between Pas
adena and Redlands. and the SURFACE
soil Is as nearly pure white sand as
It could we'll be Yet 1t IL Il marvellous
" thrifty vineyard through the entire
tract of $500 acres Similarly the
most profitable vineyards In Michigan.
New York and other grape producing
states are. rs II rule. situated GU this
same light and thin soil.
Many dog-and this applies to both
town and country canines-hPcomes an
all around nuisance by being allowed
to form the habit Of rushing out and
barking and biting at every animate
object that passes the place. Natural
" this habit enrages passersby. who
to use common phrase. lay for the
brute After he h,fs been whipped ana
stoned about 80 much he naturally
looks upon every traveller as his enemy
and u foe to the premises he has un
dertaken to protect. The time to take
the kinks out Of Il dog Of this kind Is
ing u good whipping every time he
tries II II won't take him long to
catch on. aud he will stay near the
house. where he belongs
Two farmers In eastern Kansas have
had an object lesson OH the benefits OF
filing that should be Of practical help
to other tillers Of the soil The soil IN
the section where these men I've II
stiff clay and does not have adequate
natural drainage One Of these men. II
sort Of agricultural progressive. derid
ed hp would tile part of his land
this some FIVE years ago, Every year
since the land was drained II has pro
duced bumper crops. whether the sea
son was wei or dry Thr sea-
son Just past withstand nR the So
we're drought. yielded seventy bush
els Of corn per acre. \ patch belong
Ing to his neiphhur who had no faith
In thing produced Just th."y i've huSa
els and that in II dry season while /
the season had been a> we, rs some
have raised no crop nj all filing Is
boon to heavy soil in II wet season ana
also benefits 1t in II dry. The man who
can add two and two L. u" longer DE-
batting whether tiling pays
The Pennsylvania experiment statl"n
has been making some Investigations
along the line OF the hundln" Of ma
nures thai have practical value. In
the course. OF these II was found thar
where the manure was thrown on ns
fast as made and kept In II covered
shed II lost one.lhird Of its nitro-
gen. one-fifth Of its potash and one
seventh Of its phoSphoric acid. by
second met bod In which tn" manure
was left to be tramped down with bed
ding Of straw nS fast as made du, Ing Il
period Of six months il WAS found THAI
there was very little loss Of fArt .lizing
elements owing I" the fact that the
manure WAS In so compact n mass thai
very little mir got to IL The nuvanta",'
In dollars and cents In favor OF this
latter method was found to bc $40
Tor each steer fed for n period Of SiA
months. Hut better han her nf hes
methods WAS thai OF spread M n" MI
nure rs fast AS made directly upon III,
land This plan Is followed bH man
OF the best farmers TODAY and Is large
" the result Of un introduction Of III
manure spreader.