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The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11
The Time to Prune Trees

For years It has been disputed
question among fruit growers as to
the best time Of year to prune trees.
This dispute appears to have come
down from the age Of mythology
The herbalists of two hundred years
ago are very explicit In their direc-
tions as to consulting the signs Of The
zodiac. and the necessity for So do
ling in order 70 tell anything about
what the result would be from The
pruning operation
The development Of the science Of
plant physic!osy during the last hun
dred years has generally brought this
and all other horticultural operations
on to a more logical basis The sci
once Of plant growth. as we know II
today indicates very plainly that any
pruning operations, however, indi-
Gates what time during the winter
gives lhe best results for this pur-
pose. Many growers favor the early
part Of winter others with apparently
as good reasons prefer to do the work
In early spring In the larger com
mercial paintings, which have come
into existence in the more favored or
chard sections, il Is customary TO be.
gin pruning AZ soon AS tine leaves
have fallen and keep IL UP on all days
I when the weather permits through
our the entire winter u is with
them however, a question Of getting
i done ut all II they waited for any
particular time. spring would hnd
them with a large part of their prun-
ing undone / have asked many per-
sons who had orchards Of some size
ia their charge whether they found
any difference In results o. the prun-
Hg done a. different times during the
winter Their opinions are divided.
Tee more reliable apparently, think
there Is no difference that is due 20
ihe time Of winter alone
Most growers Of peaches prefer 70
pruna tate in the winter, after the
danger Of winter injury s past The
rcason FOR this IL because the prun-
ine viz be modified according to the
number Of fruit buds killed This.
however. has nothing 10 do with The
general question Of whether there Is
amy advantage attached 70 one por
tion of the winter over an others
The handling of the limbs while the
wood Is frozen appears 10 DO injegy
bm the amount 81 this injury N 4
matter If much dispute. Most or
ehardlsis q experience WIN not prune
trees 1T ans time when the ihermom
eier registers below freezing Il II
very doubtful If these rules IN regard
! 70 freezing apply unless the gloyed
bands come ln contact with .tnf
branches n Booth, Dept Of Fior
tirulture and Botany
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11
SHEEP RAISING


What kind OF sheep do you keep ~
the station? po you introduce new
blood often enough to supply demand
for rams not akin to noeks2 How
often should new rams be bought for
fock? Ia your Judgment, DO you think
sheep raising would pay in Oklahoma!
~. A. Mitchell K Son, Lincoln County
Oklahoma
We have at the station three breeds
of sheep, namely the Dorset, shrop
shire. and the Delaine Merino. These
are all pure-bred sheep, the first TWO
breeds above mentioned being imports
ed from England last year and the year
before The purpose Of keeping these
three breeds al me station is to carry
out longtime experiment for ths
purpose Of establishing q new breed
suitable to Oklahoma conditions. The
aim and purpose Of this experiment is
to combine the fine wool OF the Merino,
the good mutton qualities Of the
Shropshire. and the good grazing quail
ities Of the Dorset, together with its
lighting qualities, which protect Il
against wolves and dogs. The Dorset,
as you know, is a very mediocre breed
] both IN wool and mutton production.
but il has good constitution and is an
excellent rustler besides the Dorset
is known for its prolihcacs and sheep
raisers are able to get two litters Of
lambs per year from This strain We
hope 10 instil this trait into the new
breed,
We can supply breeders from tima
1 to time with young stock that is not
10 he kept for The purpose of the exper'
iment mentioned above 4 real good
individual may be kept far ap indea.
mite number Of years, and it is mis-
take to change breeding stock every
year the way some people do, n my
opinion. the sheep for OklSuoma u
one that combines wool and mutton
laying special stYess Oh the mutton
side The climate is unfaYorable here
and We have a fine combination Of up
land and valley which makes idea
Sheep county, A. Wilson. Director
Oklit Experiment Station.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11

Sweet clover is very coarse plant
rather closely related 10 alfalfa. but
not possessing the good qualities Of
alfalfa FOR hay or pasture Owing TO
lis hardy nature and Us ability 70
grow on poor soil and under anfav.
orahle conditions. It is grown where
alfalfa and other hay crops do not
succeed No one thinks Of growing
ii when other crops ran be grown
Il ia highly Recommended for soils
WITH i hardpan OF for soil 10 poor IN
fertility that they do not produce
other crops az well as they should
sweef clover would make e nay 50
coarse and nupalaiab'e that # would
be impossible 10 get stock to eat IT,
n stock were turned on In The spring
when tie plants are very Young and
there IS enough animals To keep it
paslured close an Of the time, sweet
clover gives fair results II wlll grow
ali right d amy part Or the state.
Chemical analysis shows thar the
feeding value is very high. bur pala-
liability Is just as important aa the
chemical composition We would not
recommend # where other crops are
successful. 20. o. Churchill, Dept Of
Agronomy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11

am of the opinion that the great.
ost difficulty with which you VIII have
to contend is that OF curing the crop
The rainfall which yor have there
win in ~ probability necessitste tho
construction OF curing sheds TO
produce The best quality Of straw e.
Is necessary 10 have sheds in any sec.
llan. in the western section oi tho
state. however. the broom corn ia
field cured This considerably re-.
duces the cost and perhaps more than
offsets The Srcreass IN price received
am sending under aepafaie cover
some published information on this
subject which I trust will be Of vslus
10 gon-.A. II Wright Department OF
Asfonomyi Oklahoma A. & II Col
lege. saltwater
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11

n our tests With frrtfizrrs az thi-
station ne have not secured rs valu.
able returns from the application Of
commercial fertilizers as We have from
the use of harn.yard manure Most af
The soils in this stale need vegetable
matter much more than they do an
application Of commercial fertilizer
We hnd that the use Of barr yard ma
nure has increased our wheat yields
100 per cent. which is much greater
than the increase from any Of the com.
mercial Fertilizers O. Churchill
Dent Of Astronomy.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11
kllllne loANsoN ohAss
what rs the best method Of killing
Johnson grass &C. &. Feathersion,
pitisburg County. Oklahoma

The best system Is 10 nlow your land
about four inches deep in August. thus
turning up the root system to the hot.
drying Influences Of The SIM Harrow
il frequently When the ground Is in
good condition. SOW e catch crop like
winter oats or rye thus keeping the
sfound covered and preventing tho
roots from getting 70 The light and
making any considerable growth dur
lng the fal md winier Yon may mo-
tire these oats OF simply use them Cor
winter grass and just as soon AZ the
crop is harvested or Toe rank Tor pas
ture. plow the land again in the spring
and fall to a crop like covpeas. which
NAV be either planted thick or drilled
IN. and culiiysie ike yon would a crop
81 sorghum. By this method yon not
nnls kin The Johnson grass. by stirring
The soil. bui YOU keep Il smoihered by
The use Of these other crops ln sea.
sons like the past tVo years. thousands
Of acres Of Johnson grass have been
s1lerminated hy the method described
above.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11
COMMERCIAL FERTILIZER

would like information concerning
The feriilizing Of wheat ground 10 in
crease weld Could Won give me data
aud results Of experiments made iu The
college as 10 fertilizers used and meth.
ods I'm detail. r G. Stephens, Gar.
field County, Okla.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11

haNe been talking 70 some of tbs
farmers here about the broom corn
industry and not a few are interested
and have asked me 10 write sou for
such Information as you can furnish
ns relative 10 tine kind Of sell most
suitable and the time Of planting, etc
al f spangle, Marshall County,
oklahoma.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11

Living s costly wbeu nature allows
us 70 put nothing in the meat barrel.
but IL is cfiminally costly when We our
selves Neglect 10 make our children
wisely selfreliapi and able 10 take a
worthy part IN the great upward
struggle Of humanity Home and
school training help
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11

Will you kindly inform mo under
shat conditions VIII sorghum cana
Kill cattle Is il caused by the cane
being cut before Il ls naiured, Or Is
# the second growth that causes ~
Will it be safe to feed it to horses
under any conditionsl / have heard
that frost is what causes II TO be
dangerous. but have known it to
kill stock when It was cnt aud cured
under most favorable conditions.
Fred Merkle, Comanehe County, Ok
lahoma
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11

A zeallhy man N New York com.
mllied suicide when his doctor told
him he had appendicitis. A pest mor'
tenn revealed that he did not have o.
His fear Of evil was worse than ihe
evil itself prov Il $50
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11
sMrEr cInNrR

would very much ne 10 lry some
sweet clover here on my farm but
before doing 50 ! would Ike to know
u YOU have amy Information concern.
ing this plant and lbs adaptabillty 10
our climate and soil--R. S. Steele.
Kay County oklahoma
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11

Make the school your children a.
tend 80 attractive they will take POSI-
tive pleasure in eolne therto The
building should ha attractive: the
studies eltraellYs; and the teachers
attractive.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11

Did YOU ever lake the trouble to tsll
the editor Of this paper whether YOU
appreciate THIS expert farm advice?
Probably he would be glad to know
# YOU appreciate It.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11

cossip is a sort Of smoke that comes
from ihe dirty tobacco pipes Of those
whe diffuse lt Z proves nothing but
The bad taste OF The smoker George
Ellnl
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11


II you are growing coNneas With tho
expectation Of securing a crop of seed.
Il Nil be necessary tA grow them as 4
primary crop and not - a catch cfop.
Seed them ln rnNa thirty to forty
inches apart with the plants four 10
sls inches apart IN The rows and culf
tieate as long AZ the work ean be done
satisfactorily The greatest dlfhculiN
nill be met IN harvesting the cropi
There seems 10 be no satisfactory
method. except ihat Of picking ths
seed by hand they can then be-
hulled with a cheap 0r5ipafv psn
huiier They should be picked ahout
thrso times. as THE pods rlpen IA ORE
der % Eei the best ra7alls iIndsr
fayoyahle circumstances hey should
WELD about eight 10 fourteen bushela
per acre The chief use Of corpeat
la This state nill be IS catch crar
after crop Of grain ef seeded AZ thu
last cultivation Of eofa IL ordsr to
Improve the soil conditions p. q.
Churchill Dept o. Asrnnomy
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11

Regarding conditions Of cane which
kills cattle, must say that 1t is
somewhat difficult to answer your
question. as there are several diff
ferent theories. no one Of which has
been accepted. This station has been
working on the problem for s6me
time. but has reached no definite con-
elusion. Some of the plaEts which
We have examined have shown the
presence. according to The we'll known
standard tests. OF prussie acid, and
Of course In these cases ee nave al
tributed the deaths Of animals to this
substance.
The progress OF our work is suf-
fclent to be reasonably sure on the
following points First. the animals
do not die from bloat Of Indigestion.
Second. death is not caused By stran-
gulstion. Third, the symptoms are
similar 10 those OF prussic acid pois-
oning: this is likely due 70 enzyme.
The plants are most dangerous in
the following conditions Of growth:
Young plants about fifteen % twentv
inches high. second growth plantEf
mamred planta that have been fp0sts
ID plants that are stunted as re-
suit o. drouth
| have heard Of no cases wheve
horses we're killed By cane poisoning.
/ they do not seem to be Affected Ia
he same way as esttle.-Chas. X.
Francis, Department Of Chemistry
Oklahoma Experiment station. still
I water
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11

e.Dwarlinu FFseeas
The isaanese process e dHeffirF
pine tree lasts about Iea sas
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-01-11
RAISING cowPEAa FoR sEED

What is the best way 10 raise. hars
rest and thresh covpeas a. caina
Kinghsher County. Oklahoma.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03
JOHNSON LICENSED
TO WE'D WHITE GIRL

Chicago. nrc. 3.-Jack johnson.
negro pug!list, today procured . lic-
cnsc to wed Miss Lucille Cameron. the
white girl who has been identified
with Johnson's recent trouble In the
federal court. The ceremony 10 set
Tor tonight. Il was said.
When Johnson first made his ap-
plicatiou N!ss Cameron vas not with
him and the clerk declined TO issue
the permit unless she was present to
swear to her age. n
Johason then appealed 70 Robert
". Sweitser. county clerk. who over
ruled the clerk and johnson went
away grinning. with the document
safely slowed In his pocket.
johnson explained to the county
clerk that the records in the court
show that the Cameron girl 10 over
Is years old. johnson gave his owu
age a. - years.
The chief OF police declared he
would try to prevent the exhibition
Of the proposed moving pictures oi
the wedding.
The affair Is against public pol.
icy and morals" be said.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03
CUBS SECURED MOST
PASSES IN 1912

New York, Dec. 3.-Among the
National League clubs, Chicago prof
lied most by lack OF control Of oppos-
ing pitchers during the l9l: season.
according TO the official records OF
bases on balls ard strikeouts issued
today at National League hcadquar-
ters. The Chicaso team received $50
bases ON balls. an average Of 3.Ss
per game. Cincinnati had the leas,
number Of stSJke outs. tS2. an aver
age OF Sit psr game. New Yora
finished second In both items. receiv.
ing 6l4 passes and having is7 stS!ke
outs.
sheckard tops the list in receiving
walks, outguess' the pitcher lc:
times In LAG &: 'ucs. Higgins with
81 passes in l.O games, also stands
prominently.
Other good walters were Paskert
Beschcr, Titus. Evers. Carey and
Leach. Pitcher Benton did not re
ceive q pass In the fifty games he
played.
Evers is the leader In the leas,
number OF strike outs. Is In 143
sames. an average Of one in eight
games. Doyle Is . close second with
90 in l43 games
E. Mcdonald Of Boston had the
greatest number-9l in l2l games
Marxans. Tinker. Knabe. Meyers
CutshAw. Mclean. Gibson and KILL
fer have low figures. Zimmerman
who led the league In batting, struck
out so times and received IS bases or
balls.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03

deadened" and that he had ''prosti-
tuted his high office for personal pro-
tit" The principal charge grew out
OF the Kadydid Culm bank deal. In
this charge II was asserted that while
the Erie railroad company had pend
ing before the commerce court Awo
suits. Judge Archibald. corruptiy TAX
Ing advantage OF his official posi-
ton. induced the officials Of the Hill
side Coal 4 Iron company and Of the
Erie railroad which owned that COM
pany. to agree TO sell the coal CON-
pany's interest In the Katydid dump
to Judge Archibald and Edward J.
Williams.
In his answer Judge Archibald de-
MED that he had acted corrupty. or
had taken advantage OF his position.
His attorneys took the position that
II was not . crime for federal judge
to become Interested In an attempt
to purchase property from one who
was or might become litiEhnt be-
fore his court. They declared that
no attempt was made to get the prop
erty for less than its fair value.
Another prominent charge was
that Judge Archibald undertook for a
consideration to assls, George NJ.
Watson. an attorney OF Scranton. Pa.
to settle reparatlon suit brought by
the Marion Coal company against the
Delaware. Lackawanna & Western
Railroad company. and to sell for c.
G. Boland and W. r. Boland. n large
portion OF the stock OF the Marion
Coal company to the railroad. In his
answer Judge Archibald declared he
acted In this matter merely rs q
friend OF Watson and G. G. Boland
without ever having received sug.
kestion OF compensation.
In response TO every charge nttor'
ncys for Judge Archibald replied that
the acts charged did not constitute
an impeachablc offense. or n high
crime or misdemcanor. az defined In
the constitution.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03
THE EDUCATED POLICEMAN
from the London World.

The policemen OF Paris. who. | be-
lieve. took lessons in English not 80
very long ago, and proved them
selves quite adept at it q speak more
particularly Of the variety known as
tourists English"), are to become
much further advanced in worldly
knowledge. NJ. Lepine and his col
league. the head of the criminal in
vestigations department. have organ
lied number OF classes. dealing with
the very latest methods OF detecting
crime. Locks will be scientifically
picked. burglars tools will be exam
ined and explained, burnt documents
will bescrutinized. and reconstructed
from the ashes. cryptography will be
and last. but by no means
least, psychology and law.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03
WILL WE'D WHITE GIRL
TONIGHT. SAYS JOHNSON

Chicago. Dec. 3.-Jack johnson.
negro pusilist. declared today that
he planned to marry tonight Lucille
Cameron. the - year old Minneapolis
girl whose mother caused bis arrest
on serious charges.
The prise fighter said 4 moving
picture concern had agreed to pay
him $4,000 to make q film of the
wedding. which IL scheduled to take
place at the home Of his aged mother
on the south side.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03
LOS ANGELES VOTING FOR
SIXTH the IN YEAR

Los AnSeIes, CaI1., Dec. 3.-1n
voting on new charter providing
for municipal government By COM
mission and on those two collaterals
OF the saloon problem. free lunch and
the cashing OF pay checks by saloon
keepers. the people Of Los Angeles
participated today in the sixth and
final ballot of record year of cleo
tions. The new charter provides for
but eight elective officers. the mayor
and seven commissioners. These Of
ficers have the appointment under
civil service regulations OF about
5000 salaried municipal employees.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03
N. Y. FEDERAL GRAND JURY

New York. Dec. 3.-The Decem-
ber grand jury sworn in here today
formally began an investigation in
to the traffic sreement between the
New York. New Haven and Hartford
railroad and the Grand Trunk
railway OF Canada with view to
determining whether 1t Is violation
of the Sherman antitrust law. AS
sistant Attorney General Adkins is
the case for the govern
ment.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03

elsewhere. as well as the Turkish
populations In the various parts OF
the theatre OF war.
For reyictualling she may use the
Adriatic and lonian seas In addition
to the ordinary available routes. The
allied Balkan nations are TO furnish
safe conduct for. the revictuallinE
parties and Ottoman conveys are TO
be permitted to pass. II necessary.
through the forces Of the allies.
The blockade OF tho Aagesn and
Adriatic costs Of Europe In Turkey
Is TO be raised.
The terms are generally regarded
as genrous but In view Of the great
difficulty which Turkey necessarily
will find In revictuailying her scat.
tered forces their practical effect
probably will not be very important.
Sofia, Dec. 3.-An armistice will
be signed today At BaEtche ona the
lines Of TchatalJa. with or without
Greece being y party to II. according
to Information received from authors
ative sources here. Greece will be
left alone In the war with Turkey II
she desires.
II 10 stated here that the repre-
sentatives OF the allied Balkan ma
tions have accedcd to the request OF
the Turks that the peace negotiations
take place In London.
Athens, Dec. 3.-Surprise aud an
noyanee are expressed by the Greek
newspapers NJ what they term the
compla issnce shown by Bulgaria In
accepting the Turkish proposals
which are 70 advantageous to the o..
toman empire.
II Is contended by many writers
tina, the complete and definitive lib.
Grafton of the Christians In the
Orient Is obtainable only by com.
bined land and sea action OF the al.
lies against Conxtantinople.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03
CASH REGISTER TRIAL REsu1ED

Cincinnati. O.. Dec. 3.-The cross
examination OF Henry F. James, a
Detroit automobile salesman, was
again taken up when the trial Of
John H. Patterson and twenty.nine
other officers OF the National Cash
Register company. who are charged
with violating the Sherman anti
trust law. was resumed in the United
States district court here today.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03
PACIFIC ROADS HAVE NOT
PERFECTED DIS0OL LUT1ON PLAN

New York, Dec. 3.-After two
hours conference today Of the execu-
tive committee OF the Union Pacific
Railroad company Judge R. H. Low
EFT, the chairman, said that not even
a tentative plan of separation from
the Southern Pacific railroad COM
pany has been evolved. He added
that no definite action would be TAX
en- for several weeks.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03
TOllDS OFFICIALS FACE
CHARGES OF FAvORlTlsN

New York. Dec. 3.-Warden Fall
lon. Deputy Warden Hanley. and all
keepers, turnkeys and TRUSTEES in
the Tombs prison, were served with
subpoenas today to appear before the
grand Jury and tell what they knew
about the reported favoritism shown
Charles H. Hyde. former city cham
berlain. who last week was convict
ed Of bribery.
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03
GOLF BALL EXPLODEs:
BOY NAY LOSE SIGHT

Pueblo. Colo. Dec. 3.-Curiosity
to discover what made golf ball
bounce may cost William Platt. aged
years. the loss OF his eyesisht. The
boy found a golf ball and while
cutting 1t open with an axe, the acid
center Of the ball exploded. the acid
hitting the boy in the eyes.
Doctors are hopeful Of partially
restoring the lost sight
The chronicle=news., 1912-12-03
NOT DISCRIMINATING
From National Monthly.

The old negro nanny had pur-
chased lavishiy OF the things which
delight the feminine mind and was
on the point of departing from the
store when her young son. who had
accompanied her. asked:
Ain yo' gwinc ter buy no plates
an folks, nanny
The old nanny. with arms akin
DO. looked scornfuily down upon her
offspring as she replied:
George Wash 'n;on Brown. md
lax L know how comes you wants /
put on 50 much agony. III low We all
kin cat outcn the pot with our fin
gers for 4 while y!t.''
Chrouicle.Eews. SOC per month.