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The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
FORAGE CROPS FOR
WESTERN FARMERS
BY L. A. MERRILL, Director Exten
sion Division Utah Agricultural
College.
Oregon Short Line Railroad Dem
onstration Train Lecture.


onstration Train Lecture.
CONTINUED from last week.
The Selling System.
There are a great many people In
this country who have come to the
conclusion that the soiling system
offers many advantages over pas
lures. / have had considerable ex-
perience with soiling crops. and have
become entirely converted to the fact
that there Is a place in our western
agriculture for this system of hus
bandry. BY "soiling' we mean grow
Ing a constant succession OF crops,
cutting them and feeding to the ami
mails in an Enclosure. The advantages
claimed for this system over pastur
age are numerous. 1t Is claimed that
1t saves land; End, saves fences;
Bird, saves food; 4th. results in better
eQl IoJ lI0Jmoo '~om pup uopIpuoo
farm animals; 5th, a greater prOduc-
ton of beef, milk, wool or mutton; 9th,
barnyard manure. The disadvantages
are, that 1t requires increased labor
On our small irrigated farms, how
ever, there is no question but that
the increased profit more than com
pensates for the extra labor. Mr. H.
Stewart, who has had many years
OF experience in soiling says that
$1.00 spent in extra labor by this sys-
TEN, is replaced ten times over in. the
saving OF land, saving of feed and
saving of manure There is no rea-
SOD why the farmer should object to
the extra labor when there is found to
be = profit in it. II is rarely that a
man accumulates wealth from the la
Dor of his own hands.
Some OF our Western farmers have
tried this system and have found that
the soiling system gives even better
results here than in the Eastern sec
ton. This Is due to the fact that in
the East lack of moisture may at
critical times seriously retard the
growth Of plants, while here under ir-
rigation moisture can be applied at
any time desired.
Some years ago l made an expert
ment with the soiling system in Salt
Lake county. 1t may seem somewhat
surprising to say that the product of
two acres OF ground proved sufficient
b maintain ~ dairy cows from the
18th Of May until the 5th of October.
1t should be added, however, that
these COWS ate in addition to the
feeds suggested here, some alfalfa,
and each had daily grain ration
varying from four to eight pounds
The following soiling crops were used
and the time of sowing is shown,
as we'll as the time of cutting, the
daily feed per COW and the average
required for ~ cows:
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29

There are probably sounds in nature
90 acute to be distinguished by the
human ear which may, however, be
perfectly clear to the auditory sense of
'ther members of the animal kingdom.
Il has been claimed that ants have
he most perfect sound-producing or
Ians that have yet been discovered in
insects, says Harper's Weekly. These
are situated upon certain segments Of
he abdomen, the sounds being pro-
iuced by rubbing. But nobody has ever
heard these ant voices, although many
authorities are convinced of their ex-
etence. An attempt was made to hear
hem with the aid of the mlcrophone,
'ut the only sound detected was that
made by the crawling of the ants.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
NEED OF CONSERVING WATER
Necessity Of Storing Moisture In Soil
During Periods Of Wet Weather
to U0s During Orovth.

The Nebraska experiment station
Bulletin No. ia. on storing moisture
in the soil. is a report OF work done
at tho experimental station located at
North Platte. 1t takes up the neces-
sity of storing water in the soil dur
Ing periods Of wet weather, to be used
during periods Of drouth.
The charts show that water IL con-
served in the soil through cultivation
and that 1t is necessary to keep the
surface of the soil loose and in q re-
ceptive condition to get the water into
the soil. Almost as much water Is got
into the soil during the early part OF
the season where a cultivated crop II
being grown as is conserved by sum-
mer tillage. This Is due to the fact
that the surface soil Is kept loose
enough to hold the water that falls
until 1t can get down into the soil.
and the loose soil on the rurface
prevents evaporation. 1t is also due
to the fact that comparatively few
plants are being grown In cultivated
field, and these do not draw very
AS0'hy I'll LILO WALCI BuRQly
the early part OF their growth
In a small grain field more plants
are grown. with the result that the
water ID used moro rapidly and less
water is got into the soil. In fields
growing alfalfa or bronze grass, where
the number of growing plants are
large and the surface of the soil IL
smooth and hard, 1t is seldom that
enough water gets into the soil to
moisten 1t below two or three feet
By the method Of summer filling prac-
ticed from 40 to so per cent of the
seasons rainfall has been stored for
the use OF the subsequent crop. On
this type Of soil the water in the up
per six feet is available for the crop.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29

While corn will put fat on turkeys.
a much finer quality of flesh is OBJ
tanned If they are given a ration OF
ground oats, barley, buckwheat and
wheat middlings mixed into moist
hash and skim milk or buttermilk
A half ounce Of tallow to each bird as
a substitute for corn gives excellent
results.
This ration should be fed from a
trough and should be supplemented
by a succulent ration Of apples. beets
or turnips. Shells, grit, and fresh wa
ter should be kept before the birds
constantly. II they are In good grow
ing condition to start with about
three weeks OF this special feeding
will be needed to fit them for the
table.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29

1t IL not In It's reasonable and legiti-
mate use that the aeroplane is an ex-
remely dangerous vehicle. The flight
Of Rodgers across the continent shows
this, just as the lesser fight OF At
wood from Chicago to New York show
I'd 1t and as other distance flying in
this country and Europe has shown 1t.
It IL the performing of circus '"stunts"
1t exhibitions that has caused the long
Heath roll Of aeroplaning. It's victims
have been for the most part out for
Altitude records or have been fitting
heir machines almost edgewise up
Aloft before gaping multitudes. where
zach aviator goes into the air with
he determination to Guido the one
who has Just descended In the per-
ormance Of thrilling feats. Those who
have done simple flying with the OBJ.
lect OF getting somewhere, making
'afety and not sensationalism a prime
consideration, are not generally mum.
oered among aviation's dead
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29

Tho list Of fatalities attendant on
the pleasure OF the nation is referred
to as proof that I'VE still take our
pleasures sadly" The verbal state
ment Is far from accurate, the exact
showing being that we take our pleas
ures with such reckless absorption as
to present very gloomy results. even
after allowing for the fact that the sta
tstics Of the year exhibited decided
improvement In some OF the leading
items Of management We celebrated
the Fourth of July at the cost Of rs
lives, expended 81 to carry through
the season of baseball and 10 In the
brief football season, 10 ostensibly to
decide which automobile 10 the fast
est, but really to show which driver
can be most reckless and escape tho
penalty; "A In the joys Of motorcy-
cling, 40 In the pleasures OF hunting.
13 Of whom were shot under the sup
position that they were deer. says the
Pittsburgh Dispatch. twenty-five lost
their lives In pleasure garden joys;
- did not know 1t was loaded. and
70 were the victims of the fools who
rock tho boats. This certainly sur
rounds the after aspect Of our sports
with a gloomy atmosphere. though per
haps not so utterly sordid az the
vaster totals of lives sacrificed for
gain In industry.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
lYAETssl
[..l&::..;:ENflTES

1t pays In dollars and cents to make
the stock comfortable.
Try to protect all stock from cold
winds and rains. 1t pays.
The cattle shortage is with us and
is likely to stay for years.
Kafr fodder is better in quantity
and quality In Kansas this fall than
for ten years.
Two parts oats and one OF bran
make a well-balanced grain ration for
pregnant ewes.
Sheep, like men, can endure great
severity If conditions are maintained
favorable to the body.
Many times plenty Of salt for stock
saves medicine later on. Hogs should
have II as well as the rest.
The man with the cattle Is now con-
sidered the lucky man. and the better
bred his cattle sre the luckier he is
In the long run 1t is live stock
raiser who gets ahead. Look around
your neighborhood and see If 1t is
not SO.
A hog fed on corn alone from the
time It is weaned from the SOW until
butchered at Is months old seldom
pays expenses.
AS good a conditioner as we know
of is oil meal fed in connection with
oue-tenth salt. There is nothing bet
ter for winter conditioning.
For straight hog fence We have
found that 26 inches Is not high
enough. II there are to be no barb
wires on top, the hog fence should be
not less than 30 inches high.
A vicious old horse In a herd Of
horses in the pasture is likely to do
great harm by biting and kicking
She should either be hobbled or kept
entirely away from other horses.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
Crops for Sage Brush Land.

The choice Of crops for sage-brush
land will depend on soil, location and
altitude. The grains almost always
do we'll. On the proper soils and In
adapted locations, potatoes thrive
Garden stuff nearly always does we'll
For the most part sage brush lands
are deficient in organic matter and
will not reach their best production
until after they have been in alfalfa
or other legumes. In the higher alti-
tudes field peas and alsike clover will
often be used as the rotation crop to
increase the productive capacity of
the lands. Thus land which has been
in peas. clover or alfalfa will produce
larger crops than virgin soil
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
Remedy for Lice on Cows.

A good remedy for lice on cows is
to pour a little kerosene oil into a
shallow dish and stir In little salt
Then take wire-tooth cattle comb.
dip the ends Of the teeth in the mix
ture. and. shaking OF the surplus.
draw the comb down through the
cows hair where the lice are found.
Comb the cows once a week In this
way. taking care not to apply enough
OF the oil to loosen the hair. and the
lice will soon be exterminated.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
STUDY SHORTHAND
Perhaps He Walked.

Pat, being brought before the re-
corder for the first time, the following
conversation ensued:
Recorder-What is your name?
Pat-Patrick Casey.
Recorder-What is your occupa-
ton?
Palm a sailor, sir.
Recorder-A sailor! | don't believe
you were ever on a ship in your life.
Pat-Sure, an doz your honor think
| came from Ireland in an automo-
bile?
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
Youth and Ace.

The difference between youth and
age was never so we'll put" said Rev.
I. w. Penlow. in an address at an
Ocean Grove beach meeting, "as by a
playwright who wrote:
Youth. which is forgiven every
thing. forgives itself nothing Age,
which forgives itself everything, is
forgiven nothing"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29

An Epglishman has invented a safe
" match whose superior merit he in
iicates by saying that children can
play with 1t without peril. The time
which has elapsed since Christmas
has been insufficient to enable the
children to break everything that was
given to them on that glad anniver-
Iary, and while children have other
things to keep them occupied. who
wants them to play with matchesf
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29

In one of the cantons of Switzerland
here is law which makes 1t neces-
'ary to address an elderly unmarried
woman as madame" and efforts are
being made to have similar law
passed in Sweden. But they can't
PASS law that will keep people from
thinking of the single state OF an ell
ierly unmarried woman.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29

Boston has the highest death rate
Of any American city with a popula-
ton In excess of 100000. The Stats
hcians do not explain whether the
blame is raceable to the culture or
he cults.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29

New York is to have women deputy
sheriffs. This will be a great innova-
lion and ought to change many things.
for in the list of pretty and popular
women named for the place any man
would naturally feel pleased and proud
to think of their having an attach
ment for him.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29

A justice OF the peace In Pittsburgh
offers to marry free every couple In
which the bride did the proposing. He
has already married twenty. and is
looking for more. The male OF the
species must be losing his native cour-
age when he relies on leap year for
he popping of the question.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
Best He Could Do.

Yes, I'm just back from a Euro
pean trip"
I'm going over soon. Can you
give me list Of hotels to go tor"
Il can give you a list of hotels to
keep away from. old chap"
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29

We are told that the best way to OBJ
ain change OF air is to rido in an au-
omobile. but think Of the odoriferous
air the POOR pedestrian is forced to
breathe when the automobile has
passed.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
Maude's Rake-off.

Maud Muller, on a winters eve,
Raked in more coin than you'd be-
lieve.
Maud had booth at our church fair.
And was the prettiest maiden there
Judges Library.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
Saving Steps.

Gibson-But the house is over a
mile from the station, you admit.
Agent-Yes; but the rooms are so
small you will only have to walk the
baby eight feet from his little crib.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29

Mrs. Smith-My husband loves to
hear himself talk.
Mrs. Jones-Indeed.
Mrs. Smith-And he'd be greatly
grieved, l know. IL he knew how
much he talked in his sleep.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
Jack Up to Date.

Little Jack Horner sat In corner,
But he was not eating pie.
He put out his thumb, raked in quite
sum,
And said, What great boy am 2"
Judges Library.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29
A Mean Retort.

Il want you TO know that our peo
Pile used to have money!"
Il accept that as an indication that
some OF them also used to have
brains. Detroit Free Press.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-29

1t will be seen that some OF the land
produced as much as two, and even
three crops. Plat A, for instance,
sown to fall rye on Sept. 10th. had
the crop entirely removed by June L.
This plat was Immediately MANFRED,
irrigated, plowed and seeded to peas
and barley. Plat b, produced three
crops of alfalfa. Plat c, seeded to
peas and oats on April /, had the
crop removed by June rs. and on
June 80, after having been MANFRED
and irrigated. was again seeded to
peas and barley. These crops were
cut every other morning and a rack
in the corral filled, there being suf-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-29
GIRL ASKS. WAY TO
LAKE TO END LIFE
Man of Whom She inquiries Di-
rection to Death Becomes
Rescuer.

NEW YORK, Aug. ga girl in a
brown dress and wearing a picture
hat came up to Nathan r. Lepren,
a member of the Twelfth Regiment,
who lives at 1853 East Sixty-first street,
as he paused in the rain early today
al Fifty-ninth street and Fifth ave-
nue.. -
Can you tell me the way to the
lake, she asked, nodding her head
toward the Central Park entrance.
why, What do you want to go TO
the lake for at this hour of the
night" demanded Lepren.
ITO commit suicide" said the girl
The girl'turned her back and en-
tered the park. Lepren, disturbed,
hailed Michael J.. Hussey, of pol East
Sixty-first street, and followed her.
They stopped her as she was climbing
over the iron railing around the swan
lake, and turned her over to Police
mar Grace.
At the East Sixty-seventh street
station the girl said she was Daisy
Way, IS, a Georgia orphan. She said
a mar had brought her to New York
after a pretended marriage and had
deserted her. As she would not admit
having attempted suicide, she was
arraigned today. in YorkviIle Court
or a charge of disorderly conduct.
She refused to give her city address
and said she had been living with
gypsies.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-29
MILLER HEIRS BREAK
WILL OF MILLIONAIRE

JERSEY CITY, Aug. ga copy
of the will of Alexander Miller. mill
lionaire manufacturer and former
resident of this city, was filed with
the surrogate of Hudson county yes
terday. The will cut off Mrs. Mary
Ella Miller, the testator's wife, with
only a s12. 500 share in the estate.
Mrs. Miller contested the will and
the Ease was fought out through the
courts of New York. The courts
finally held the will to be valid as
drawn by Mr.. Miller.
Mrs. Miller commended thai her hus-
band was of unsound mind and that
in making up his will had been in
fiuenced by his brothers and sisters.
to whom was left the bulk of his
estate.
The brothers and sisters who in
herit the bulk of the estate are Cor
don D. Miller. William S. Miller,
Thomas B. Miller. Sarah B.. Miller,
Helen j. NJ. Robinson and Mary Eliza
Miller. The testator died May 6. 1909.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-29
Hay Fever Convention in Tears
as Bandanna Contingent
Come to Blows.

BETHLEHEM, n. H., Aug. 20
More than 400 delegates assembled
in the meeting of the thirty-ninth
annual convention of the hay fever
ties of the United States. Hay fever
Is said to be the most highly organ
ICED disease known.
The convention suggests a combi-
nation of college professors, suffra-
gettes and chauffeurs, giving the
Chautauqua salute with the Progress
sive bandanna. Many are wearing
goggles shading their intellectual
highbrows; others, more practical,
wear r~aincoats.
Everywhere the bandanna is in evil
dence. Sneezes in solo, s%taccato duet.
and chorus do not interrupt the pro-
ceedings, but are regarded as indi-
eating appreciation of the subjects
discussed.
President Guy Roberts, of Bethle-
hem, started the sneezefest. Secre-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-29
DEPOSED SULTAN SHAKES
OFF BURDEN OF WIVES
Sends $50 inmates of Harem
ON Sailing Vessel.

NEW YORK, Aug. 2~9.-Arriving
with a troupe of fifteen acrobats
on board the steamship Carpathia, OF
the Cunard line, ST Hassen Ali told q
most interesting story of how Mulai
Hafd, the deposed sultan of Morocco.
disposed of his 3S0-odd wives at the
time of his overthrow by Mulai Yous-
SET, his brother. 81 Hassen Ali says
he was in Morocco at the time and
can vouch for the story.
The aged sultan" he said, was in
a quandary as to what to do with his
wives. The new sultan declared he
had a 'harem of his own so why
should he be burdeped with so many
extra wives? Then Mulai Hafid hit
upon the scheme of sending his wives
to a distant African port. One and
all declared hat wherever their mas
ter went there they would go also.
So Mulai Hafd chartered a big
sailing vessel lying in the harbor OF
Tangier and told his wives to pre-
pare for the journey. Ben Ali Quik-
ley, boss boatman, was hired to bring
all his small boats to the royal land
ing and take the wives of the sultan
on board the sailing vessel anchored
in the ofting.
When the time came for the trans
fer Mulai Hafid stood on the pier
to bid his wives goodby. Half a
dozen women got into each boat and
the boats had to make many trips
back and forth to transport them all.
THE old sultan's favorite wife re-
manned with him until the last boat.
Then Mulai Hafid helped her into the
boat and promised to join her in a
short time on board the sailing yes
sci for the trip to Africa.
".As the last boat put off the sultan
leaped into a fast motorboat waiting
for him and almost before any of his
wives realized what had happened he
was well on his way to Vichy,
France, where he landed, free from
the encumbrances of his numerous
family"
81 Hassen Ali said that after much
delay and some parleying the sailing
vessel started on her voyage and nc
word was received after that of what
had been the of the voyage.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-29
LONDON OPINION
HOSTILE TO TAFT
Leading British Newspapers
criticise Presidents Atti-
tude ON Panama.

LONDON, aug. 29.-Several of the
London newspapers this morning
print editorials expressing satisfac-
ton with the action of the British
charge ~de'affaires at Washington, A.
Mitchell Innes, ia presenting The
British note protesting against the
Panama canal act and threatening to
appeal to The Hague tribunal for
arbitration in the matter.
The Chronical greatly regrets that
such a difficulty has sprung up SO
near to the occasion of celebrating
the hundred years peace between
Great Britain and America, and the
newspaper hopes that nothing will
happen to mai that event.
The Daily Mail says it is one of
the tragi-comedies of public life that
President Taft, who a year ago
seemed destined to become a universal
peace-maker, be known even in his
own country as a treaty-breaker.
The Daily News ard some of the
other newspapers after examining
the text of the Panama canal bill
point out thai the provision authoriz-
ing the President to grant to Ameri-
can ships of all kinds lower tolls than
those granted to foreign ships I'M
qu~estionably proclaim Americas riglt
to discriminate between American
and foreign shipping. and, therefore,
the dispate undoubtedly ought to go
to The Hague for arbitration.
The Times. whichspI b1ishes the text
of President Taft's recent MESA ge
to Congress, says:
THE course taken by Mitchell In
mes was inevitable and it must meet
With strong approval, even that of
the influential body of American opin-
ion. That Mr.. Taft should not eager
ly welcome a practical application be-
tween the two great English-speak-
ing nations of the principle with
which his own name is so closely and
honorably associated seems to us al
most uncomfortable"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-08-29
Says AnDa Queen Beat Hin; She
SAYS His Ache Is Due TO a Boil

whom DR.. WI Ting Fang once said;
Surely this is the most remarkable
woman in America"
This comment was made after ne
had asked why she was the only
woman at a Waldorf dinner attended
by 800 men. Some one explained THAI
it was the dinner of the National
Manufacturers Association, and that
she was its only woman member
She is the only representative of her
sex in the Trenton Chamber of COM
merce. They have called her "The
Iron Woman"
Mrs. Andrew, when her first hus-
band. Clark Fisher, was taken IL,
took upon her WI inexperienced
shoulders the burden of managing
the huge anvil works that had been
in the Fisher family for many years.
She became expert in every step OF
the industry, and after his death
ruled the business with her own
hand.