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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-18

The Republican party is officially dead /
Louisiana, II took it long while to admit
the obvious.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19
u the county fairs, and II they havr

ar the county fairs, anu II they have
kept careful records With their breed
ers, and marked their youlAg stock
they can furnish pedigree with thei:
birds offered for sale. The keeping or
these records on their part takes time
and they must ask fair price foi
their stock to compensate them. Foc
this reason one must often pay So fol
a good bird with pedigree, while one
without may be purchased for 81.
Pedigreed stock is standard bred
and of known production. If one is
buying stock for breeding purposes he
wishes to know how nearly it con-
forms to the standard for that breed
and variety, and so may require a
score card which indicates its com
parative excellence; but it is more i'm
portant to know the production record
of the strain that he may know that
he will not only improve his flock in
shape, size and color, but also in egg
production.
The Wyandottes are good layers. In
the egg laying contests that have been
field in the past, and in those being
conducted at present, they are near
the head of the list of high producers
of large brown eggs. For the colder
regions the low comb seem to be an
advantage, for they are good winter
layers, least affected by extremes of
temperature. They are well feathered
and can stand chilly winds and dis
agreeable conditions better than most
breeds. All these traits make Wyan-
dottes desirable fowls for the average
farmer. One who fancies their grace
full outlines can certainly find among
the different varieties color or colors
that will appeal to his eye. 1t will be
a source of constant pleasure and
profit if well bred, fed and housed.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19

that has been grown in the community
from one to several years. and has
been able to produce satisfactory
yields of ripe corn under existing con-
ditions. Seed corn secured from any
other source, no matter how carefully
bred or selected, is of unknown value,
and one planting it is taking a great
er risk than he can afford to take with
his whole corn crop.
The most reliable seed corn, for
the main part OF the crop on any farm,
is corn grown on the farm, selected
not later than the season at which
one can expect killing frosts in the
fall, and stored where it will be kept
dry and protected from freezing.
For the above reasons the Mime
sofa Agricultural College has urged
each year for several years the set
ting aside of a certain week or cer-
tain day, usually about the middle OF
September, for the purpose of select
ing seed corn for the following years
planting.
A very convenient way of selecting
seed corn is to drive to the field, hitch
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19

the team at the end of the field from
which corn is to be selected, ard sling
sack under the left arm by a string
fastened at either end of the sack and
extending over the right shoulder
This leaves one free to use both hands,
and with the open end of the sack
right in front of him he can easily put
in the seed ears as selected.
With this equipment he can pass
between the rowssof corn, selecting
ears that show the proper stage of
maturity and are suitable in form and
type One can carry from thirty to
fifty ears in this way without incon-
venience, and by planning to return
to the end of the field where the
wagon is about the time the sack is
filed, the selected ears may be
dumped into the wagon and the opera
tion repeated. In this way one can
select from 500 to 1000 ears of corn
in one day and make fairly careful
selection if he is working in field
Of average quality.
The ears of corn should then be
hung up by some method. which will
Keep them from touching each other,
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19
WINTER WHEAT CULTURE.
Good Seed Bed Necessary to Secure
Successful Crop.

y
Successful Crop.
The success of a winter wheat or
fall rye crop depends to large ex-
tent upon early preparation of the
soil when the preceding crop has been
removed. 1t has been learned by
farmers that the ground for winter
wheat and rye must be plowed as soon
as the previous crop has been re-
moved. This is necessary not only
to conserve moisture, but to prepare
compact seed bed.
The ground should be carefully
plowed from five to seven inches deep.
Ii should then be narrowed and disced
often enough to keep down the weeds
and to keep the upper layers pulver-
ized so as to prevent the escape of
soil moisture. The wheat or rye
should be planted early enough to
permit the plants to obtain sufficient
growth to Withstand the winter. The
planting season in Minnesota is gen-
orally in early September.
Sometimes the winter rye is sown
to afford early pasture in the fall. II
this is done the seed should be plant
ed early in August. 1t should be
grazed as soon as possible to prevent
it from becoming too rank. If the
plant is permitted to head out it will
not grow in the spring.-Ray p.
Speer, Minnesota Agricultural College.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19
SEND FOR YEARBOOK.

The 1911 Year Book, which chron-
icles the work of the United States
Department of Agriculture each year,
has just been issued. So many of the
articles in this book are of practical
interest to the farmer that it should
be secured by every person interested
in agriculture.
Aside from the report of Secretary
Wilson, which explains the work of
investigation conducted by the depart
ment, there are thirty-one special ar.
ticles dealing with present day prob
lens of special Importance 1t is
book of 1872 pages, bound in cloth, and
contains sixty-seven full page half
tone illustrations. This book may be
obtained by writing to your congress
man or to either of your United States
senators, who are given a number of
them for distribution. If ever a book
was worth a two-cent stamp it is the
1911 Year Book.-Ray P. Speer, Min
nesota College of Agriculture.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19
. + (. <. + + ! j ! + + 81
Save Your Grass
and Clover Seed.
BY ANDREW BOSS, Agricul-
turist, Minnesota College Of
Agriculture.

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Very little timothy and clover seed
has been grown in the Northwest dur
ing the past two years. Drouth and
severe winters have injured the grass
stands in many localities. For these
reasons the acreage in tame grass
meadows and pastures is considerably
below the normal and must be in
creased. Grass and clover seed will
be in strong demand. The old stocks
of seed have been closely picked up.
Glover seed sold as high as % cents
pound last spring and timothy sold
at IA to JIG cents per pound. Prices
probably will not remain at those fig
ures, but they are likely to be high.
Any one having good piece of Sec
Ond crop red clover will do well to
examine it for seed If the heads are
well filled with seed it undoubtedly
will pay we'll to save it for seed pur-
poses.
In saving timothy seed choose por.
tiun of the field free from weeds and
clover. 1t should have no plants that
arc likely to furnish noxious seeds or
extra bulk to handle. 1t should be cut
with binder, after the seed is fully
ripe but before it will shatter badly
with handling. If cut green the seed
is very hard to thresh out.
Glover should be we'll ripened be-
fore cutting for seed All of the
heads should be brown and the earli-
est ones may be blackened by wealth
ering. The clover can best be handled
by self-rake reaper where one is at
hand, or it can be cut with self.
binder, throwing the bundles off with.
out binding them. The mower may
be used, though driving the horses
over the cut swath will break off the
dry heads and shatter out some of the
seed. The clover should lie in the
gavel or windrow until thoroughly
cured and dry. The weathering loos-
ems UP the seed pods and makes the
hulling easier. Usually the clover is
allowed to lie on the ground until 1t is
hulled, or it may be cooked as for hay
making and allowed to stand till dry.
When it is well dried it may be best
to stack it if hulling is to be delayed
until late in the fall.
A clover huller is necessary to get
all of the seed out of the heads, and
where much seed is raised it is best
to get the use of one, if possible. It
is possible to get most of the seed out
with hulling attachments to the regu-
lar grain thresher, but difficulty is
experienced in cleaning and saving
the seed.
Red clover yields from one to three
bushels per acre, and in good seasons
may go even higher; and at even II
cents per pound is profitable crop
to raise.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19

and allow a free circulation of air. 4
very convenient way Of accomplishing
this is the double strong method, il
lustrated herewith. Seed corn should
be stored in pace well ventilated
and where it will dry out as quickly
as possible and keep dry. 1t is bet
ter for corn to dry naturally than to
use artificial heat if it has time enough
to dry before freezing weather Usual
ly the most suitable place on the farm
is an attic over the kitchen, if the at
SIC is supplied with couple of win
dows so that good ventilation can be
secured.
From fifteen to twenty ears of corn
are required to plant an acre. 1t is
advisable, however, to select at least
fifty ears of corn for each acre one
contemplates planting, SO that more
careful selection can be made the fol-
lowing spring at planting time.
1t is sometimes very difficult at this
season of the year to find time to Sc
lect seed corn as indicated above, but
there is absolutely no other method
known that is SO sure to bring good
results as this; and when one can
select corn enough to plant from ten
to forty acres in one day, and be sure
of getting seed that is desirable, it is
plainly matter that cannot be neg
lected, and one might better pay SO
or even $40 per day for a man to re-
lieve him from other work at that
time than neglect this important fea-
ture of his farm work.
The advantages to be derived from
the early selection of seed corn in
clude: U Assurance of good seed
for the next crop; (2) opportunity to
select corn that will mature where
grown, which is quality which can
not be assured at any price in seed
purchased from another locality; CO
early selection, which allows ample
time for thorough drying and avoids
danger that frost will injure the vital
ity; (4) selection from the standing
stalk. In selecting one should seek
not only good ear, but an ear from
plant of the type that is likely to
produce good yields. A good ear may
owe it's excellence to the fact that
adjoining hills are missing; so that
it had an extra amount of sunshine
and plant food. One should select
corn that is good under adverse con-
ditions instead of very favorable con-
ditions. Ears should not be selected
from the neighborhood of earless or
barren stalks, as barren stalk is
likely to be one of the parents of this
ear and may result in tendency to
produce barren stalks.
By official proclamation Governor
Eberhart has designated the week be-
ginning Sept. 16 as Seed Corn week.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19
BROOD S0WS AFTER STEERS
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Minnesota Feeder Adopts Practice Of
Feeding That Is Successful.
There are few breeders who be-
lieve that brood sows can be run suo-
cessfully behind feeding lot steers and
produce large. healthy litters. The
chances of injury are thought to be
too great.
There is a practical feeder of cat
tie and hogs in the southern part OF
Minnesota, however, who for many
years has raised big Htters OF strong
pigs from sows kept in this way. His
sows have never suffered any injury
from the steers, and they have raised
litters averaging 8.S5 pigs. This
feeder would not feed anything but
sows, because he has made a success
of it.
The chances of injury have been re-
duced to a minimum by careful hous-
ing of the sows in pens set aside In
the shed used by the feeders. and
here the sows sleep and rest when not
busy running about the yard. There
is little danger of the steers hurting
the sows. All that these sows recsive
in addition to the droppings is one
and one-haf pounds of shorts and one
pound of oil meal in slop each day.
Though this is very cheap ration
nothing more has been needed.-Ray
P. Speer, Minnesota College Of ASF1p
culture.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19
Wyandottes
for the Farm.
BY NJ. e. CHAPMAN, Poultry
Specialist, Extension OiVi-
sion, University Farm.


Among the general purpose breeds
for the farmers family or fancier's
fock the Wyandottes stand second u
popularity. The Plymouth Rocks
seem to be in the lead, with The
"Dctties" close second To attain
such popularity they must have proved
their usefulness. They are of Amer
lean origin, but with mingling Of
Asiatic and Mediterranean blood. This
gives size, color and laying qualities,
which are most desirable They were
admitted to the American standard OF
perfection in 1888, and for three dec.
AIDES have been growing in popular
ity with the American people. The
original Wyandotte was the silver
laced, now known as the silver; but
varieties have been developed from
time to time until now there are eight
kinds recognized and admitted to the
standard. They differ only in color
Of the feathers on various parts of the
body, all having the same general out
lile.
Shape.
The Wyandottes have a distinctive
shape. The type is one of decided
curves in all outlines. This is mani!
fest from birth to maturity, and has
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19
RIPPER S!LAGE BETTER.
Corn Should Not Be Cut Until Kernels
Have Glazed.

Hundreds of persons in Minnesota
will be ready in the next few weeks 20
fill their silos with corn In view of the
fact that some of this corn will be
cut at different stages of growth, it is
interesting to sum up the results of
Investigations concerning this impor-
tant step in the storing of silage. G..
P. Hartley, in Farmers Bulletin 313.
United States department of agricul-
ture, says:
when the silo first came into use,
it was thought necessary to fill it with
very green succulent growth. This is
now known to be an erroneous idea,
and the silo is regarded as store
room or food preserver, the value OF
the ensilage depending to a great ex-
tent upon the nutritive value of the
crop with which the silo is filled. 1t
is advisable, therefore, that the corn
shall have reached degree of ripe
ness indicated by rather hard, well
glazed kernels, and partially dried
husks before it is placed in the silo.
There is week or ten days when the
ears are in this condition, and the
stalks still contain enough sap to
cause the silage to pack well in the
silo. 1t is even better to add a little
water to accomplish the latter pur-
pose, than to cut the crop before it
has attained its full feeding value"
From careful studies of changes in
the composition Of the corn plant as it
approaches maturity. it has been
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19
SEED CO1N WEEK.
BY A. D. WILSON, Superin-
tendent Agricultural Exten-
sion Division.

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Prices Of from $5 to sS per bushel
Tor seed corn, as were quite commonly
paid in 1912, should, we believe, serve
as stimulus to al corn growers to
save seed corn early this year. Five
dollars per bushel is not an exhorbi-
tant price to pay for seed corn. In
fact, carefully selected seed corn is
well worth S. per bushel any year, in
comparison with seed corn indiffer-
emily selected; but the difficulty
comes, as many know from last
springs experience, from the fact that
it is very difficult to get at any price
seed corn on which one can rely un-
less one knows that the corn has been
grown in the community.
The best and safest seed corn that
can be secured at any price is corn
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19
Photo by Mimi. Agricultural College.
PLAN OF TRAP.

twenty-four inches long, twelve inches
high and eight inches wide The
screen used is ordinary wire mosqui-
to screen. The screen and small
amount of lumber required cost about
Al cents.
A skillful carpenter can make trap
in accordance with these plans in
three hours or less. Fuller informa-
ton is contained in Circular No. "a,
which will be supplied by the under
signed on application. The trap has
three parts, (D a Dashboard, upon
which two bait pans rest; (2) mid
die or roof-shaped part, with an open
ing at the top through which the flies
rise after feeding in the feed pans,
and (3) large upper receptacle in
which they are held until killed with
boiling water. The ingenuity of the
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19

user of the trap may suggest more
convenient means of killing the flies.
Bread and milk is perhaps the best
bait that can be used. but it should
be frequently renewed, as it is much
less effective if il becomes dry.
One of these traps, while being test
I'd by the experiment station authori-
ties, captured LOO flies in day while
set near dairy barn, $4,000 in five
days when placed at the rear of a
dining hall, and $4,000 in day and
a half when placed on the back porch
of a dwelling house not far from
stable In which few horses were
kept. L. Washburn, chronological
Division, Minnesota Experiment Sta
uon.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19

been perhaps the chief factor in the
popularity of the breed. While the
word short" is the first word used in
describing the ideal shape for all the
different parts of the body, yet this
term does not imply that the bird is
small, but it results in a plumpness
that makes the breed very attractive
whether alive or dressed for the table.
They are very popular as "broilers"
and "rOasters," as well as mature
table stock.
The Wyandottes may be described
as medium in size. They are not tall
and rangy as some breeds, for the re-
quirements of short" thighs and
shanks result in what we might call
a "stocky" bird All parts are SYM
metrical and compact, resulting in out
lines very pleasing to the eye.
Weight.
The standard requirements for the
Wyandottes are eight and one-half
pounds for cocks and six and one-half
pounds for hens; or one pound less
than for Plymouth Rocks of the same
age For cockerel and pullet, the
standard requirements are only one
half pound less than Plymouth Rocks,
being seven and one-half and five ano
one-half pounds, respectively. One
advantage breeders of "Dotties" have
is early maturity of stock. This gives
quick returns from a commercial point
of view The "plumpness" which is
characteristic of the breed makes il
marketable at all ages.
Color.
All Wyandottes, whatever the vari-
ETY., may be recognized by the low
rosecorb, bright red wattles and ear
iobes, and bright yellow shanks and
toes. There is one exception as re-
CARDS the color of the shanks and toes
Of the black variety, which must
shade into yellow.
he most popular varieties of the
eight are the silver, white and buff
While fancierS take delight in the del
icate tracings and color of feather
the farmer must give attention to the
vigor of his stock, and the shape and
breeding, with an eye to production
Of eggs and marketable poultry
The Males of the Flock.
'The sire is half of the herd" in
dairy parlance, and in poultrydom may
be said to be even more than that. It
has been demonstrated that the dam
or mother often passes on her leading
traits to her son, who in turn imparts
them to his daughter. If, then, we de-
sire pullets of high egg production,
we must give attention to the breed
ing of the males along the line of pro-
Efficacy. We might have pen of lay
ers of high record, but if we mate
them with a male from mother of
low production the offspring will prob
ably be inferior in egg production.
The farmer should use males from
high producing mothers, whether for
the dairy or for the poultry yard Only
by this method can he hope to in
crease the yield and consequent profit
of his flock.
1t is the custom to buy new roosters
for the flock, or at least to change
each springtime, so as to improve the
flock and not inbreed. 1t is none too
early now to look up a breeder for
next year. You will meet exhibitors
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19

found that the fat forming substances
increase much faster than do the
flesh forming substances. The plant
stores up food very rapidly and this
increase continues until the crop ha.
nearly matured. In order to obtair
ensilage which contains a maximum
amount of stored up food, it is advs-
able, therefore, to delay cutting it un-
til it has nearly ripened.
1t has been proved SO conclusively
that corn should be cut for ensilage
when the ears are glazed that it has
become a recognized principle. The
very best grade of silage will be Sc
cured if the corn is cut at that stage.
Ray p. Speer, Minnesota College of
Agriculture.
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19
THE MINNESOTA FLY TRAP

Rids Home, Hotel or Barn of Thou
sands of Flies.
A trap planned and built at the Min
nesota Experiment Station has proved
so successful that the station authori-
ties call it "The Minnesota Fly Trap"
and advocate it's use wherever flies
swarm in large numbers. The trap is
The Sauk Centre herald., 1912-09-19

The value of one hen in compari-
son with another is it's capacity for
making money. The 200-egg hen is
no longer fancy to talk about but
not seen. 1t is a living reality, but
if you are after that kind you must
drop that scrub and take up in its
place some one of the best laying
breeds, for they are the only ones
that can be depended upon to give
anything like uniform results.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-07-11
Scarcity of Cattle.

A scarcity of cattle prevails in
Kentucky. This condition is at
tributed by traders to the search
ty of feed and severity of the
winter. Most of the cattle in
the country was shipped last
fall, after the failure of crops, in
order to avoid the expense of
feeding through the winter. Far
mers who are Engaged In the bus
mess of raising export cattle
have made big monev this season
and have received top prices for
their stock. -''s'''
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-07-11
NO.. Is
Darlingsville.

A. &. Barnes sold to a Mr..
Lowry a heifer COW for $50.
Miss Lille Boone began the
public school here Monday with
good Attendance.
Mrs. Ellen Mckinney spent
Sunday with Mrs. Maud Mckln.
ney at Spout Spring.
Mr.. AID Mrs. Asa Snowden
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. SnOwden's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. "A. j. Barnett near Spout
Spring.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1912-07-11
CLAY CITY KY fHURsDAY. july u. 1872
i.argesr Salaries for Teachers.

Fly the provisions of the new
school law teachers salaries are
classified according to size of
school districts and the percent.
age of attendance. Information
from Frankfort Indicate that
these salaries will be larger this
year than at any time previous.
Teachers holding third-class GER
tificates will teach third class
schools and receive S35 a month !:
teachers holding second-class
certificates will teach second
class schools and receive $40
month, and teachers with first
class certificates, normal or State
University certificates will teach
first class schools and receive 500
a month and teachers holding
higher grade certificates, such as
a State certificate, State diplo-
ma, or is a principal of a school
will receive 500 month.