davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-03-01
FRUIT GROWERS
HOLD CONVENTION

The second annual meeting of the
Western Washington horticultural
Society, which met at Bellingham on
the 22nd and 23rd of last month, was
a hummer. The society organized a
year ago with a membership of about
fifty, but the attendance this year
exceeded two hundred, and interest
was intense from the first until the
close of the meeting.
Many of the principal fruit growers
of the state were in attendance and
strong addresses were made and strong
papers were read by practical men.
This enthusiastic meeting shows that
the fruit industry is receiving a good
deal of attention in Western Washing
ton. The best informed fruit growers
of the country are satisfied that out
side of the citrus fruit, peaches,
grapes and red apples, Western Wash
ington is destined to become one OF
the greatest fruit sections in the Unit
ed States. The Pacific Coast west of
the Cascade mountains of both Oregon
and Washington form an ideal cherry,
pear, plum, prune and berry district.
The climate is ideal for these fruits.
All kinds of apples can be grown sue
cessfully, but the red apple will not
color so we'll as in more sunny
climates and the valleys of Washing
ton and Oregon have monopoly on
these that they will always hold in
spite of anything that can be done.
However, the yellow varieties of apples
can be grown successfully on the
west isde. AS bush berry district
there is no comparison, and straw
berries are as successfully grown in
Western Washington as any part of
the world.
Among the splendid addresses and
papers read was one by Prof. Sparks,
of Pullman; one by f. A. Huntley,
State Commissioner OF fruits; an ad-
dress by e. S. Ridge. of Puyallup;
Prof. Stahl, of the Experiment. Sta
ton of Puyallup; President Paul
hamus. of the Pnyallup Fruit Grow
ers' Association; w. W. Ward of
the Northern Express Company; Dr.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-03-01

Thornton and g. K. Flint, successful
fruit growers OF Whatcom county;
Prof. Melander, of Pullman and S.
j. Harmaling.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The officers of the previous year
were all reelected to hold office dur
ing the coming year: G. j. Stewart,
of Monroe, president; G. e. Flint, of
Bellingham, first vice president;
John Stewart, of Christopher, treas
urer; G. A. Tonneson, of Tacoma,
secretary; Whalen Clark, of Belling-
ham, second vice president.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-03-01

Every farmer who has to save
every minute of time, but wants
to have his wagons and rigs in
good condition just the same,
should lay a Concrete Entrance
Floor in front of his wagon
house. 1t makes the most salts
factory and labor-saving place
for cleaning.
Another Concrete Entrance
Floor should be laid outside your
stock barn. Instead of the usual
muddy, untidy space outside
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-03-01
Good Roads Committees

TACOMA, Saturday, Feb, M.-S.
A. Perkins, president OF the Washing
ton Good Roads Association, this
afternoon appointed the following as
the association S committee on legisla
tion and codifying of laws: James
W. Gilbert of Spokane chairman;
James McNeeley of Tacoma; Frank
Torrance of Orillia; M. e. Olson of
North Yakima; G. b. Kegley, master
of the State Grange and John P. Hart
man of Seattle.
This is one of the most important
committees in the association. For
merly the work was handled by two
committees, one on legislation and
the other on codifcation; but it was
deemed more practical at this time
to have it placed in the charge of one
body.
The committee will look after all
matters before the Legislature in re-
gard to laws to give better roads. 1t
also will have charge of the good
roads bill originated by the associa-
ton and submit them to the Legislat-
ure. In general it will see that
proper good roads laws are passed.
The committee will begin at once
an investigation to determine what is
necessary to put the state in shape for
going ahead with road building.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-03-01
Law a Concrete Entrance Floor

your farm buildings you can
have solid, permanent floors.
There are but few simple
rules to follow to insure good
and lasting results with Con-
crete. A good, strong cement
of known quality is absolutely
essential to success. Superior"
and Washington" brands -
your home products stand
high in the estimate of hundreds
of large users of cement and
thousands of smaller ones for
all kinds of construction work.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1912-03-01

John Deere Plow Company has just
issued about the most ambitious book
for farmers of any implement dealer
we have ever seen. This is entitled,
"Better Farm Implements and How
to Care for Them" The books are
neatly bound, neatly printed and con-
tains about $50 pages with a thorough
description of the many machines
made by that company. There is also
a fund of information which IS val
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09
AD0RNMENTS FOR THE TABLE
Cloths, Luncheon Sets and Oo'''es
Should All Be Of the Finest
Possible Materials.

The tablecloth rs becoming q thing
Of rare beauty and some Of the new
ones. are lovely enough, with their
wealth OF lace and hand embroidery,
to be used for a lingerie gown.
For the round table the linen covers
only the. top, a 14-inch border OF cluny
lace hanging below. This same lace
is inserted in the center of the cloth
and takes the place Of the usual CEN
ter-piece.
For the luncheon set color is being
introduced. Daisies embroidered In
natural tints upon heavy Irish linen
give a charming new touch. These
as a rule, include large centerpiece
and dozen doilies. 41g ~ . r.,
The petals OF the flowers are done
with very thick, fluffy floss and the
embroidery can be finished In a very
short time.
Other pretty luncheon sets are made
of finer linen, the doilies being cut IN
squares instead Of round. while the
new punch work and very little hne
French embroidery are introduced.
For breakfast the table linen IL
much palmer, and these sets Include
the cloth and dozen small napkins.
Damask embroidered in quaint little
flower designs in color are very attrac-
tive. while others are Of linen crash
embroidered in, cross-stitch.
All of these are rather expensive
when bought in the shops, but the
housewife who has several idle hours
during the day can with but slight
expense and little trouble give her "a
ble linen a distinctive air.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09
Discount for Rent.

When the bachelor maid wrote a
check for her rent she looked thought
full; What is the matter?" asked her
mother. I'm wondering why tenants
do not get discount for cash in ten
days. Merchants do. The usual rule
in business Is a discount of five per
cent. for cash in ten days. Tenants,
on the contrary, are asked to pay
their rent 80 days in advance Of the
time it really is due, and such a thing
as a discount never has been heard Of
so far as l know. Merchants do not
pay for goods until they receive them.
but we tenants are expected to pay
for something we have not had and
may never have, If, for instance, the
premises should burn. I am not much
of a political economist. wonder ii
some of the presidential candidates
could explain the situation to mel
mean an explanation that would really
explain"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09
TAKES PALS PLACE IN JAIL
Man Breaks Into Lookup and Frees
Chum, but Lands In latter's
Cell.

Altoona, Pa-Breaking into the Dor
ough lookup at Tyrone. William
Neugebauer liberated a comrade. Will
liam Davidson. but subsequently land
ed in the cell vacated by the lat
ter.
Davidson was arrested the other
day for disorderly conduct on train
between Altoona and Tyrone. and
was confined in the lookup to await a
hearing. Neugebauer went to the
lookup about midnight. picked the
lock on the door and walked In. found
the cell keys hanging on a peg
opened Davidson's cell, and the two
departed few hours later.
Hey, Billie! Let me out, too"
cried another inmate, but the request
was ignored, whereupon the unliber-
ated one "peached" on Billie to Chief
of Police Wands a few hours later.
Neugebauer was arrested, and when
arraigned before magistrate made
no defense, so he was held for court.
Meantime his pal, Davidson, has gone,
away on a vacation.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09
SEA LION SUPPLANTs DOG
Monster Of the Deep InstaiIs Himself
at Gateway Of California
Mansion.

70 Hillsboro, GAIA weird story to
the effect that real live sea lion had
found it's. way from the ocean beach
to Uplands, the Hillsboro home OF
Charles Templeton Croker, has been
going the rounds in San Mateo county.
Up till few nights ago the report
was received with considerable skep'
ticism, albeit many motorists are said
to have steered clear Of the Croker
gateway, at which the new watch
dog" was supposed to have installed
himself.
The monster of the deep may have
departed for regions where there Is
more congenlal society than that OF
Hillsboro millionaires, but that he
was there in spirit and in truth, even
IL more in spirit than in truth. Is no
longer doubted.
What greater confirmation of the re-
port is needed than that he was al
legged to have been seen by members
of a jovial stag party returning In
the cold, gray dawn from midnight
revel at polo club? AS rule pc.
loists do not run to sea lions, but
they are pleasing variation Of visions
of pink crocodiles and blue lizards
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09
DRAFT HORSESHOE FARMING
Experience Teaches Most Economical
and Satisfactory Motive Power
10 Heavy Mare.

There is an insistent market de.
mand for high-class horses, especially
for draft horses, that cannot be sup
piled. On the other hand, says the
Farmers Home Journal, the country
IL flooded with common ordinary
plug" horses. They do not I'LL any
particular requirement or demand,
hence the very low and prof1tkilling
prices for which they must sell. This
insistent demand for high-class draft
horses does not come from the mar
ket alone.
There also comes a demand from
the farm, for this is day Of heavy
machinery demanding an increased
amount of motive power. Experience
has proven that the most satisfactory
and economical form of motive power
on the average farm is the heavy,
sound draft mare. Besides doing most
of the farm work she will raise val
liable colt each year, II properly han
died.. Thus she ia constantly produ.
cling profit other than by means OF
the work she does.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09
Chickens In Summer.

Don't crowd the chickens In warm
weather, and don't put those OF Diff
ferent ages together. The smaller
ones will not have a fair chance, and
where they are crowded are apt to be
smothered.
Pullets Matched in May can be
brought to laying by November, If
they are properly fed and cared for,
and crowded as fast as possible.
1t cannot be done, however, II they
are half fed, tormented with lice,
short of fresh water, or allowed to
become >stunted for any other reason.
You will be to the expense of rails
ing them anyway, and the sooner
you begin to get returns for that ex-
pense the better, so give them the
best chance to make good.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09
RIGHT Time TO PLANT TREE
Work Should Be Done Just az Soon
as New Growth Is About to
6egln-Start With Season.

It may be said that the right time to
plant any tree, root or shrub is Just as
the new growth is about to begin. 1t
follows from this that the planting
season may be prolonged II the tree
or plant can be kept in dormant con,
dition. This is constantly done by
keeping trees in a low temperature
until two weeks after the natural
planting time.
But there are other considerations,
besides the convenience Of the plan
ter. A tree will make better, heal
thier growth, If 1t starts with the sea.
son. The condition OF the soil is
more likely to be right then, than
later. We are more certain Of suffl-
cient moisture. and just the proper
amount of heat. Later there may be
lack Of rain. and too much heat.
And yet we sometimes have in the
early part of the season too much
rain, 80 that the soil Is really not fit
to work. It is too much like mortar.
So 1t 10 sometimes necessary to hold
trees waiting for the proper condition
OF SOIL So 1t can be seen that the
best general rule is to plant just be-
fore the. new growth starts.
There Is no harm done II the buds
swell and open. and the leaves begin
to expand, provided the weather is not
too hot and dry. But 1t is preferable,
because little safer, to set them out
say twenty-four hours before the buds
open.
1t goes without saying that trees
may be successfully transplanted both
earlier and later than the ideal time.
It Is done often.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09
FREEDOM IS SPURNED
MINNESOTA CONVICT DECLINES
ALL PRoFFERs OF RELEASE.
Hs 10 q Man OF Good Habits and I'm
pulses, Has consldsrahls Money
eaved, and Could Have Been
Free Long Ago.

Saltwater, Minn.-The man whom
Dickens wrote about when he visited
America. who refused to leave prison.
has a counterpart in the Minnesota
state prison. Frank Johnson. "lifer
in the pen!tentiary here. declines all
proffers Of freedom thrust upon him;
has declined them for ten years i
will not 60 from here; intend to die
in prison." he said when offered dis
charge.
johnson 10 81 years old; has served
longer than any other "lifer" now IN
the prison, his term having begun be-
fore the sentences OF the famous
Younger brothers. He has been indif'
ferent and contented while other Hfers
clamored for release. The law passed
in the interest of the Younger broth
ers. which made thirty.five. years the
limit for life prisoner. brought no
consolation to Johnson.
Johnson came from Sweden and
worked In brick yard in Minneapolis.
Thirty'six years ago, while drinking,
he shot to death one Of his close
friends, and for that crime was SEN
fenced on March II, 1876, for murder
in the second degree to life imprison-
ment, having pleaded guilty. The pris'
on record does not reveal the name OF
the man he killed.
johnson has been a model prisoner
ever since he entered the prisons
doors, and he Is in the trusty class. He
Is not required to do heavy work, but
now assists about the engine house az
wiper. His intellect has declined un.
der long incarceration.
That the prisoner is man OF good
impulses and probably the victim OF
mere circumstance is the belief Of the
prison authorities. Warden Wolfer
says that years ago Johnson loaned to
q friend fund o send for the friends
sweetheart in the old country. The
young woman came. and was married
to the friend located on a homestead
near Graceville, MINI. She and her
husband have prospered and are now
possessed Of considerable property.
Under the law passed in the interest
Of the Younger brothers few years
ago, thirty.fve years was made the
minimum sentence for a life.term per
son. Under that law person serving
twenty-three years, seven months and
eighteen days, with good time allow
ance. may be paroled. upon the action
of the state board Of parole with the
unanimous consent Of the state board
Of pardons. Johnson has persistentlJ
objected to any movement for his re
lease. .',.- a-l-.....
Johnson has more than $1.22s to his
credit in the state treasury. earnings
for overtime, and the money is accu
| mulating. He has refused the offer o.
bosom friend near Graceville u
make his home with him and rest thu
remainder Of his days, an offer made
from gratitude.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09
GOOD CULTURE OF POTATOES
Dsslrability Of Planting Seed Ossp IN
Soll-New Land Planted TO
Glover 10 Best.

In growing potatoes, my pet idea 10
to plant the seed deep. 80 the crop
will get all the moisture possible. Let
the seed be at least or inches
below the level Of the soil In which
the potatoes are planted, says a writ
or In the American Cultivator.
BY all means set the seed In deep.
We need not cover them full depth
when planted. but leave the burrows
to be filed In gradually during the
subsequent civilizations. Do not hill
the potatoes much: just round the
earth about the vines sufficiently to
keep the tubers we'll covered over.
Soil suitable for potato growing must
be well drained and when this has
been done, either naturally or arti-
ficially. it Is very important, this
planting deeply SO the roots will form
we'll down deep in the moist. cool
soil. which makes ideal conditions for
the production Of large tubers IN
abundance. This IL the principle OF
so-called trench culture of potatoes.
Happily. We can perform now nearly
oil the work OF cultivation and har.
vesting by machines run by horse
power, thus doing away with the
costly and tedious hand labor. In
growing all crops We must cut down
the expense of culture to the lowest
possible mark.
In selecting soil for potato culture.
new land or land recently in grass
and clover affords ideal conditions for
the growth Of the potato. The second
season after blowing up the grass or
| clover sod is much more suitable for
potato culture than the first, as OBJ
viously We cannot plant the seed
deep on a new tough sod, but year
or two. first in corn culture, will
tame the sod SO as to fit 1t admirably
for the potato.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09
Spiders Disturb Scientists.

In describing in knowledge simple
device for recording atmospheric cleo
trlcity, Charles E. Benham points out
that perhaps the chief difficulty in the
whole science and art of collecting the
latter is circumvenitng the spiders. for
a single thread Of gossamer is suffi-
cient to earth the outdoor part Of the
collector and stop all signs Of cleo
tricity. 1t matters not how high the
collecting point may be, for it is never
out Of reach Of making their webs at
night, when thes automatic recorder
should be of the greatest value. Even
a coat of bird-lime on the pole does not
stop the creatures. It is only by max
ing radioactive collector in the form
Of windmill, where the web Is broken
BY its revolutions, that It can be
hoped to surmount the dimculty at al
satisfactorily. .a.-s:5@
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09
OF PREHISTORIC DAYS
MUMMY DECLARED TO BE SEW,
ERAI MILLION YEARS OLD.
Relic Of the ReptlIlan, Sea Discovered
by Scientist, Who Hopes to Find
Also the cosxistent Hu. "
man Species.

The Oldest mummy In the world
has been found. It is the body Of a
reptile said to be several million years
old, relic of the reptilian sea. The
skin OF this creature shows a marked
resemblance to the skin Of the pres.
ent-day lizard. 1t has wonderfully
sheeny surface, decorated with tiny
Fuckers and fine lines running through
1t. This suggests color pattern III
life, which may have been q shagreen.
displayed in color design. 1t Is not
unlikely that when seen from in front
these reptiles presented larger ap-
pearance than when viewed from be-
hind. "a d.. .s.
The skeleton Is equally well pre-
served and shows that the animal was
between flgteen and sixteen feet In
height and some thirty feet long. Be.
sides being in an excellent state OF
preservation, the skin Is stretched
over the skeleton in much the same
way as it was in life. This reptile
belongs to the dinosaurs" and was
designated duck beaked" because OF
its form Of toothless muzzle. This
mummy was found by Mr.. Sternberg,
a collector who has worked for many
years for the American Museum OF
Natural History. He says that 1t Is q
mummy of one of those giant reptiles
which at. that time took the place
Of elephants, rhinoceri, giraffes and
other animals common today. 1t has
been sent to the American Museum OF
Natural History in New York.
Prof. H. F. Osborn, the president OF
the museum. says that after the death
Of the reptile the carcass lay for some
time on the bank of river, where 1t
was exposed to the sun until 1t was
mummif1ed; then it was washed down
stream by flood and buried in some
deep pool. where it was covered up
with clayey sand which was fine
enough to preserve the outline OF the
animal.
Prof. Osborn says that this IL a
most important discovery for num-
Der of reasons. It is the Oldest mum
my in the world and shows what ter
rfying looking animals were associ-
ated with man and closely related to
him in those early prehistoric days.
Most important Of ALL Professor Os-
born, Mr. Sternberg and other scien'
lists interested in this mummy hope
to find in the same region mummy
Of man or woman, which will prove
that early man was as large and
strong as those terrible sea mon
sters they met and combated. >
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09

Care Given Animals Aftsr calvlng %.
tsrmlnss MIX Productlon--0ood
Method Given.

The care given the COW just before
and for the first few weeks after calv-
ing determines very largely the pro-
duction for that period Of lactation. I'M
proper treatment will have q more al.
rect and lasting effect than at any 9th.
er time, and 1t means dollars and cents
that she be handled to give the maxi
mum production.
The following 10 a method that has
given good results: Dry up the COW
from four to six weeks before the calf
Is due. and feed literally, getting her
to gain in flesh. Three or four days
before her time. place her in box stall
and feed dry feed. II any constipation 10
noticed. mix little linseed oil with
the grain. Those cows liable to be
affected with milk fever feed very lit
tie the last couple Of days. II the
udder tends to cake milk out and rub
we'll.
After the calf IL born and has taken
It's first feed, milk the COW and manip-
ulate the udder thoroughly. Allow the
calf to remain with the COW the first
day and then put in pen out Of sight
of the cow. Very little trouble, will
be experienced with caked udder, but
in bad cases milk three times day,
and after each milking battle for some
time in hot water and then rub we'll
with turpentine and lard. 1t Is the
rubbing tibet counts more than the lin
iment.
Take care to see that the afterbirth
Is passed properly. and do not allow
improper cases to 90 more than "a
hours without treatment. The first day
after calving feed the COW very spar
ingly, then gradually increase. With
in three or four days, If doing proper
ly, TT back with the rest Of the herd
From then on increase feed slowly I'M
til full feed is reached. Determine this
when the milk record fails to rise with
any further increase Of feed.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09
Rape for Hogs.

Rape may be sown as late as the
first of August and still make lot of
good pasture for hogs, says a writer
in the National Stockman. It is a
good thing to SOW in the corn at the
last cultivation, but owing to the fact
that it winter-kills should like to
SOW something else with It. I expect
to seed down five acres Of corn with
the following mixture per aero: One
bushel soy beans, four pounds Of rape
seed and one and one-half gallons Of
crimson clover. If for any reason I
fail to get stand I will drill in rye
after the corn is sliced.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-08-09
Sulphur 40 4 Fertilizer.

Experiments by M. Boulanger have
determined that sulphur lin the form OF
the familiar flowers Of sulphur") is
a valuable fertilizer Of the soil, tend
ing materially to increase the harvest.
It's action Is not direct, as in the case
of other mineral fertilizers. however.
It operates as modi1er Of the bac-
terial fora contained in ordinary soil.
It acts as destroyer of noxious mi
crobes on the one hand, while on the
other it is favorable to the useful bac-
terial fora. This is proved by the cir
cumstances that its influence Is ex-
erted only on normal earth. When
the soil has been sterilized by heat
the sulphur becomes impotent.