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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

Hardwiek is trying to find suitable
name for its new lake, formed by the
storage reservoir. 1t was decided at a
meeting Of the committee to leave it
out until June |, until which time they
expect the public will contribute.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

Double ignorance is where man ia
ignorant that he Is ignorant.-Plato.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

Jesse Wilson is at his home in Hamp-
ton, n. Y, still suffering from an cleo
trical shock he seeiyed while working
at Poultney recently. Mr.. Wilson was
stating a roof when he began to slip
and, to save himself, grasped an electric
wire. He received severe E!sock and
Others also did when they attempted
to loosen his hold upon the wire. He
was taken to Hampton and did not re-
cover consciousness for some time.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21
Worsn.

"How would you like to have death
staring you in the face"
"Humph! Did you ever come home
late and have your wife stare at your
Satire,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.
FOR SALE

HOUSE on Franklin Street for sale. Up to
date in every particular. seven rooms; al
hard wood finish. Large lot. AS the owner is
about TO leave town, win sell at a sacrifice 81
HOUSE on North Seminary Street. Six
rooms porch on front and side Win sell for
$4,000. 81
HOUSE, BARN AND HEN HOUSE and II
acres OF land about two miles f. ON this city, on
the road to Williamstown. You can own this
right. 81
HOUSE BARN, HEN HOUSE, and about
one and one half acres Of good land on Mer-
chant Street, Very pleasantly situated and an
ideal place for party who wants an inexpensive
home with land. Five-room house in good
repair. Hen house is new. Plenty of fruit
You can make living on this place; but If
you want TO work in the sheds part of the
time, this is just what you have been looking
for. Price $4,000. 81
LARGE LOT on Sheridan Street, about two
minutes from Main street. Very choice loca-
tion and will be sold cheap. 90
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21
UNDERGROUND
WATER FLUNCTUATI0NS
A Test of Practical Conservation-Ne
Research Undertaken.

A new investigation of the supply of
underground waters in southern Califor-
mia has already been started by the Uni
ted States Geological Survey at the re-
quest of the California Conservation
commission, which will meet the larger
part OF the necessary expenses for field
and office work This work serves to
call public attention to the results at
tanned in the same region by the Fed
eral Survey through earlier work, which
was begun nine years ago under the spe-
eitic authority of the annual Congress
sional appropriation for the investiga-
ton of underground currents and artes-
ian wells" Five reports were issued
as a result of that earlier investigation.
Three Of these Supply Papers
1877, 1873, and 1870, related to the coastal
plain of southern California and fourth
No. l42, described the San Bernardino
valley. None of these publications are
now available for free distribution by
the Survey, but they may be purchased
from the Superintendent of Documents,
Government Printing Office, at 35, 25, 25,
and 25 cents, respectively.
OF the fifth report, Water-Supply pa
per 2l9, which describes the foothill belt
east of Los Angeles, a small supply re-
mains available for free distribution. and
a copy may be obtained by addressing
the Director of the United States Geo
logical Survey at Washington.
This series of papers, by w. G. Men
denhall, geologist, sets forth the obvious
relation between the maintenance OF the
supply of ground waters and the contin-
uance of agricultural life. To measure
the possible fluctuations in ground water
levels intensive studies were made and
exact measurements procured. As a re-
suit of the study of several thousand
wells and of the geologic conditions
which control the distribution Of the UNI
derground waters within the area OF H.
900 square miles covered by these re-
ports. it was recognized that some parts
of this area constituted separate and in
dependent water basins, so that local
conditions may cause local fluctuations
and not related to those of adjacent
areas.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21
Auction Sale
Household Goods I!

As we are leaving town, will sell
at public auction to the highest bidder
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21
The D. A. Perry Real Estate Agency
BARRE, VERMONT

FOR SALE-A new house Just completed,
situated in residential portion OF the city on
Nelson Street Best of birch finish with hard
wood floors. Steam heat bath. hot and cold
water, set tubs and electric lights 1t is a
thoroughly built house. Back plaster. 1t is
located on a large lot and on dry soil. within
tive minutes walk OF the car line. This is an
ideal proposition for one wanting home on
easy terms. Harry c. Patterson. s02tf
FOR SALE-Sewly finished house. absolutely
up to date, situated on the Barre and Mont
pelier road. Owner wishes to sell for business
reasons IL interested, telephone 24-W. or
inquire of David ID. Mercer. 991f
FOK SALE-0ne large building lot Pat
home. Inquire Of Richard Vsale lSOn
FOR SALE - Five tenement house, with
barn (eight stalls), three minutes walk from
the postofiice Earning capacity, sixteen per
cent. II interested, look it up. W. c. Good
win, 10 Prospect Street 49t!2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21
BOARD AND ROOMS

TG RENT - Two large front rooms with all
modern conveniences; also table beard, at 20
Averill Street soft
TABLE BOARD AND ROOMS = At The
Woodbine" 81 Jefferson street 223tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

FOR SALE--A modern granite plant, $50 feet
long by co feet wide, good for two gangs of
men; up 10 date in every way and is centrally
Sweeney Brothers Granite Company, Aont-
heller VT SCOTT
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

Ira H. LaFleur, Middlebury attorney,
has notified the farmers in that vicinity
who were patrons Of the milk concern
that went into the hands of receiver
last fall at Salisbury, that they would
receive about 80 per cent of what was
due them from the milk concern in about
two weeks. At the time of the fail
ure, it was estimated that patrons of the
concern in that vicinity lost about 10000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21
WANTED

WANTED a position in granite Office.
Inquire of Miss Eieansr T. Cole, - Richardson
street, city. 56tf
WANTED TO BUY-oNE HUNDRED PIGS
A. Tomasi Barre. 56tf
WANTED "A home in OF near some town
with graded school, for an INTELLIGENT, gentle
manly boy twelve years old. His father will
pay board, but would like him 10 have some
duties Oh res. or errands that will give HIM
an idea of work. Address sc. H." care OF
Times office. 56t6s
LAWN MOWERS sharpened aud repaired
James Ahern. II Blackwell Street 47tf
WANTED = Old geese feather beds. Best
cash prices paid. Address G. F. Dickinson
General Delivery, Montpelier. VT sites.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21
HELP WANTED

Z
wANTED-Good experienced man for livery
stable. Inquire OF Cutler Brothers. s6t2
WANTED-Giri to work in a granite office.
Must understand shorthand. Address in own
handwriting. "stenographer," care of Barre
Daily Times 56t3'
i'
WANTED - Members for Larkin Clubs Of
Ten. We introduce you to reputable secretary
nifty Of becoming regular member or Excess
order purchaser for as small or as large an
amount you NAV choose TO give. You can
thus secure many of the valuable premiums
now on exhibition at the Larkin showroom in
the Aldrich Building. Call any time before
SATURDAY evening May 10Th. 56t3
wANTED-A earetaker for Caledonia Park;
a olansman preferred. Apply to John s. Me-
Donald, % Bassett Street, or at Clan Gordon
'''"' n''''' ''O'N' any S'''1 55ts
wANTED-A reliable man. % years or over
to act as our local or travelling salesman. Fine
on at free aud the highest commissions paid
weekly. No experience necessary, Write at
once for sur terms and best territory. Strictly
high grade and fully guaranteed fruit and
ornamental nursery stock. The Chase Nur-
series Established 1900 Geneva, n. Y. 55t6
WANTED "A girl for general homework.
Apply at Sc Brook Street. 5St6'
C. NJ Hawes Plainhsld Hotel. T ainfeId 53sf
WANTED "A woman who can do good plain
cooking in family OF three. No washings and
good wages. Mrs. j. B. Estee, Montpelier, VI.
53t6
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21
REST AND HEALTH 10 MOTHER AND CHILD.

MRS. WIHsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP has beer
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF
MOTHERS for their CHILDREN Will Il
TRETHING, with PERFECT SUCCESS. It
SoOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS the GUMS,
lALLAYS all PAIN CURES WIND collie, and
Is the best remedy for DIARRHEA. II is abb
soiutely harmless. Be sure and ask for Mrs.
IWinslow's Soothing Syrup" and take no other
kind. Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21
FOR SALE.

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE FOR SALE
Two refrigerators, hall rack good extension
table, kstey organ, dining chairs. etc. Apply IL
q. e. Earle, Wiliiamstown VT 56t3s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

FOR SALE Early cabbage plants Copen-
hagen Market, Flat Dutch and Jersey Wake
field. Also early cauifowers Apply at No. 63
Park Street, or telephone 204-3. 54tGs
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

FOR SALE-Three acres of good land, and
buildings close in. Running water Seven
room house. Some fruit. five minutes walk
to stores and electric cars. Apply to the owner
on the premises. T. x. Markham, Beckley ST.,
Barre, VT. 42tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

FOR SALE-On account CT i'll health, l will
sell my express business from Barre to Gran
itevile, with three mules. Plenty to do and
good pay w. w. Belville, Granitevile Vt.
b5t!as
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

FOR SALE My home place on the West
Hin, Barre. one mile from the city. Good
seven-room house; two acres OF land; good
water; new barn and hen holse. Some fruit.
Address II. l. Fleetwood, X. \. D., Williams
town, VT. 46tl*
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

STRAWBERRY PLANTS FOR sALE-A.i
Vermont grown acclimated plants; the best
varieties for this locality. j. NJ Hutchinson.
Williamsrown, VT. 54tee
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

FOR sAIE-A yard Brussels carpet in
dark red ground with small figure. Telephone
Mr. A. T. A bbott. 55tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

The selectmen OF Brattleboro intend
that such surveys Of street, as may
be made under their administration shall
be permanently marked and will soon
order about 1000 granite posts averag-
ing six inches square and from 80 to
SO inches in length. These posts will
be set as fast as the engineers resuryey
the streets as directed to do by the
selectmen, who are acting under author
ity Of resolution passed at the annual
town meeting in March.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

FOR SALE-Brood sows. due to farrow in the
carly summer. Also one boar, ten months old.
Telephone 1904. 53ts
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

The March term of Rutland county
court, which closed recently, proved to
be the least expensive of any for many
years. The total cost to the state was
S2.97g0l, while for the four terms in the
two years preceding, the average aggre-
gated expenses have been nearly $1,000.
Notwithstanding the small outlay there
were more cases tried, more judgments
rendered and more criminals sent to the
state prison during the March, 1912,
term than in any other term for long
period. The expenses of the recent term
were divided as follows; Petit jurors,
81 ,s03.36; referees and special mas
tiers fees, Sl5o,43; witness fees in state
cases. S3s7.72; stenoHaphic reporters
1924; assistant judges salaries, S3l440.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

wANTED-Good experienced man for livery
stable. Inquire OF Cutler Brothers. 56t2
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

FOR SALE One low wheel solid ru bier
tired carriage. run less than 800 miles. Cost
Sl35.00; for $4,000 Henry W Knight 52tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

SINGLE MACHINE FOR sALE-New aud
cost $40. VIII sell for S201. Capacity about
1000 per day. Apply TO or address H. S. Clark.
West Topsham, VT 50tl6s
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

Andrew Hummer of Bennington is in
Troy hospital with his face badly cut
and one eye so badly burned with slack
ing lime it is feared he win lose his
sight. A Polander farm hand used 10
amuse the children Of the Hummer fam.
lily and Others by putting unslaeked
lime and water in bottles and letting
them explode and it was while young
Hummer was showing q neiahbor how
to do it that the bottle exploded before
he had time to throw it. A large por-
ton Of the Stacking lime struck him in
the face and the flying glass cut him
badly. About an hour after this acct
dent, an older brother fell from load
OF straw and broke a rib.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

FOR SALE - Grindstone arbors. including
all the fixtures, sharpener. etc; also stone ear
used in polishing mill and sixty feet of rail to
60 with the car. Apply to Eugene sullivan, old
Vermont Granite Co. shed. a4tf
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

FOR SALE-Pigs and shoats. viii. also do
bntehering. Ben Batcheder Telephone call,
367 Nj. SLIT
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-05-21

A BARGAIN IN ONE HAYNES TOURING
IA CAR Fully equipped and In first class
condition. Left with us, and must be sold
at once. Price S650.00. The Drown Motor
Car Co.. jefferson Street. 48tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-17
The Scrub Cow

Our definition Of scrub COW is
the COW that doesn't earn her
board. That kind of hired man
we would call scrub hired man.
There are lots Of both.
The scrub hired man doesn't
stay very long on one farm but
the scrub COW does. Why? Simply
because the farmer knows that
the hired man is no good and
doesn't know that the scrub COW
is no good. He may have one such
COW and he may have a half dozen
such COWS in his herd.
Scrub COWS are both born and
made. There are COWS that are not
built for producing milk, that is,
in reasonable quantities. They
seem to have been built for Jump
ing fences and smashing down
corn stalks rather than for milk
They are built like
race horse and often with a dispo-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-17

drink should not only be pure but
it should be palatable. The COWS
should like it so that they will
drink lots of it. The COW that is
giving heavy flow of milk needs
lots of water. The more water she
drinks the more feed she can
handle and the more feed she can
handle the more milk she can give
providing she is a real dairy cow
Cows that must depend upon
the slough for their water will
not drink as much and cannot do
as well as they could if they had
plenty of cool. pure, we'll water.
The COW appreciates a drink Of
good, pure water as much as a
person does. The shallow barn
yard we'll is worse than the slough
If the water isn't fit for house
use it isn't fit for the cows use.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-17
The Dairy BARNARD

Some Of our barnyards are not
giving heavy flow of milk needs
lots of water. The more water she
drinks the more feed she can
handle and the more feed she can
handle the more milk she can give
providing she is a real dairy COW.
Cows that must depend upon
the slough for their water viii
not drink as much and cannot do
as well as they could if they had
much less than public scandal if
not public nuisance. If their
owners could now and then hear
some of the remarks made about
them it might lead to the barn
yards being cleaned up. Keeping
the yard looking decently is not
to great a task after all. 1t is
more habit than anything else.
clean barnyards help get clean
milk. The dirty barnyards always
lead to unclean milk. Manure is
carried into the barn on the feet
Of the cows and sometimes it is
more than on their feet.
Draining will help some barn
yards. In fact we have seen barn
yards located on the side Of hill
that were regular quagmires.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-17

less labor. The labor is also better
distributed through the season.
AS result sugar-beet production
is giving way i'm these localities to
alfalfa growing.
Relation OF Cropping Systems
Similar changes in CONDITIONS
over nearly all the country are
causing changes in farm methods
and in the types of farming fol-
lowed. Changes in cropping sys-
TENS bring about a different dis
tribution of labor during the sea-
son. 1t takes several years to
adapt new type OF farming to a
new environment and to work out
the many new problems in man
agement which new system pre-
sents. Hence it is that the Mich
igan farmer has seldom solved
the problem of distributing his
labor through the year in such
way as to have il proftably oc-
cupied at an seasons.
Failure of Glover and Timothy Seeding
Another reason why regular
systems are so seldom
found is the fact that clover and
timothy occupy SO important
place in agriculture OF large sec
ton of the country, and these
PROPS, with their minute seeds, are
very uncertain. The seeding fire.
quently fails and this breaks up
the rotation. Many farmers Who
have attempted to follow a rota-
ton have abandoned the effort be-
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-17

better quality of product than
other soils. In such cases it may be
advantageous to devote the land
exclusively TO single crop. or as
nearly SO as the exigencies Of good
soil management will permit.
Under such circumstances the high
profit from the crop may enable
the farmer to pay wages that will
secure labor when he needs it.
Again, farmer may own only an
area which he and his family can
work in the crop which is most
profitable in the locality, even
when most of the labor on this
crop comes during a short period
Of the year. In such eases he is
justified in following system
that permits the largest use of
the one or two most profitable
crops consistent with good soil
management, seeking outside en-
ployment at other seasons.
DesirabiIity of Steady Employment.
Conditions such as those just re-
ferred to, when we consider the
of the country as a
whole, are exceptional, so that
speaking in general way, asys-
tenn of farm management which
calls for approximately the same
OF labor at all seasons Of
the year not only greatly increases
the area which a given force can
farm, but, in many cases at least,
increases the income Of the far
mer in Approximately the same
Hence, under most /
it is wise for the far
mer to follow a system that will \
give his labor permanent employ /
ment. There are instances where /
farmers deliberately grow crops .
that are not profitable in order
TO keep their labor employed so .
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-17

cause Of the long winter season,
the problem Of finding employ
ment for labor the year around
has led 20 the extensive develop
ment of winter feeding and winter
dairying. The winter feeding Of
beef cattle and sheep is particular
ly adapted TO this purpose. Dairy
ing solves the problem Us far as
the winter season is concerned,
but it also consumes time in sum-
mer when field work is abundant
and therefore does not balance up
the work OF the year quite as well
as winter feeding does, though in
many cases it may be more profit
able.
Filling Gaps in the Labor Schedule
Many farmers have developed
some form of employment as an
adjunct to their farming opera
lions in order to give regular en-
ployment to their labor and thus
be able to keep on hand depend
able men when they are needed ON
the farm. One farmer has a stone
quarry which is worked only when
he labor on the farm is not suffi-
,lent to give employment to the
men. OTTER farmers make brooms
n the winter and At odd times at
other seasons.
1t has been observed in our sur
.eys that, ether things being
DUAL, th1s farms which have the
argest variety of products to sell
ire the most profitable. The main
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-17

sition like that of broncho.
Their owners put up with them
year after year through force Of
habit. They keep cows by count
rather than by reason. They get
in the habit of keeping about SO
many cows and the individuality
of the animals doesn't count for
very much. The heifer calf is kept
simply because it is heifer calf
and grows into full cowhood with
out the owner giving any particu-
lar thought to whether the calf
is promising one or whether it
gets the right kind Of care. When
it becomes a milk producer he
milks her because she gives milk
and that is all there is to it. She
stays in the herd until she is too
old to chew her cud and then she
is fatted for the butcher. If she
brings 80 or 40 dollars for beef
the owner feels that he has done
well.
And this is what some people
call dairying.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-17
Exceptional Conditions

There are certain conditions
which justify the farmer in disre-
gardlng the distribution Of labor
in planning system Of manage
ment Some Of the more important
Of these are here briefly discussed.
When the farmer conducts some
other industry in which the labor
may we'll be Intermittent, such IS
quarrying, making boxes, mixing
fertilizers, grinding agricultural
lime, making brooms, clearing
land, cutting railroad lies, and Ne
like he may we'll devote his land
to those crops which are most prof
table, with little or no regard to
the labor requirements of these
crops at different seasons Of e.
year. In planning such a system
he must, however, take into a.
count the cost of keeping idle
horses. He must also plan system
Of soil management that takes a.
count Of the future productivity
of his land.
There are also a few localities
where labor is easily obtained
when wanted. In such cases it is
wise to devote the land simply to
those crops that pay the best prof
it, provided proper system Of
soil management is adopted.
In certain localities it happens
that a particular crop is enor-
mously more profitable than an
other. This may happen when the
area of land adapted TO this crop
is less than sufficient to meet the
demand or it may be that par
ticular soil type produces vastly
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-10-17
BIG DISPLAYS WILL INTEREST MANY GROWERS

in the different classes named in
the prize list.
Dozens of Michigan's wide
awake growers have contracted
for space for individual displays.
There Will be strong educational
exhibits and displays of sprayers,
nursery stock, canned goods and
other fruit products. There will be
daily institute features on horti-
cultural and agricultural subjects.
Courses of lectures by men of
state and national reputation
have been arranged for by the as
ISOLATION under which the show is
to be given. There will be an
abundance of entertainment and
musical features, which will make
the show the biggest to be held
in the central west this fall.