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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-28
THE TURNIP AND ITS
ENEMIES.

from the first Of MAY until the *
OF une in the Northern latitudeS
in the South earlier Of course. 1t
IS not my intention 10 so into the
details Of cultivation Of this crop.
but to point out some OF the dan !
gers Of failure. These are: Poor
cultivation insect pests and dis
ease.
The most troublesome insects
are the tlv. the wireWorm and the
aphis; the diseases are club foot,
or finger and toe and the phoma
disease causing decay OF the bulbs
The turnip-hy is the most trout
b'esome in dry weather. 1t fre-
quently clears off the Young plants
! 50 e1ectually that a second grow
ing becomes necessary.
The steps that have been found
most useful to save the crop from
the f1y are good cultivation. thick
sowing, stimulating manure, mix
ing the seed, various dressings and
light rolling
Good cultivation, which reduces
the soil to a fine tllth, makes all
conditions favorable for rapid
growth, and retains moisture III
the soil for sustaining growth.
Stimula ting manure is very
great help against the Il as it hur-
ries the plant past tfe' dangerous
stage. Farmvard manure is not
active enough for this, but If II
addition to the farmyard manure
| cwt. per acre Of nitrate Of soda
and a suitable quantity Of super
phosphate Of basic Stag be applied
before sowing the seed the growth
will be rapid and danger of fail
, ure reduced.
t This artificial manure should no
' be scattered through the soil. bu
e should be laid IN a row along tn
i drills, after they are half closet
a over the farmyard manure
r The closing Of the drills is the'
y completed, leaving the artihcia
2 manure sufficiently covered not t.
e be too close to the seed. but clos
a enough to feed the young roo
a soon after sproutlng.
\ Thick sowing is advisable, part
II " for the same reason as the art1
S fetal manuring. to hurry the GRO
6 past the danger stage, as It IS we
Il known that plants placed thlckl
| always grow rapidly \ secon
Ie reason for thick sowing IS to hav
Turnip Flea Beetle.
Cowhorn Turnips, not very goo
:. yielders, and subject to rot.
enough plants for some to Surviv,
: If the fv should attack.
Mixing the seed Of white turnil
with the SWedes IS useful. as tt
hy finds the plant Of the white tn
D. nip more attractive than the Swed
ot When the time for thinning arrive
the less valuable white turnips th;
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-28

way could not be obtained Without
buying extra land, and farm land
and other real estate that has been
purchased .becauselt was seen the
company would some day need it
for one OF the variety OF uses to
which railroad can put vacant
spaces along its lines.
The reservation in PENNSYLVANIA
was one Of those vacant stretches.
and when the forestry department
took it III hand it required the ser
vices of small army Of workmen
to redeem the land from a state Of
Wlldernesslike confusion Now
everything on the plantation is in
scientific order and the fine land
Of the skilled foresters is evident in
every line Of Seeding rows.
While the railroads Of the United
States are doing excellent work IL
forestry for commercial purposes
tree planting for shade and tC
beautlfv our lands IS also golns
forward rapidly. But even so, i
is surprising how few shade trees
Of beautiful form one finds travel
ing over the country We some
/ times meet with magnificent speci
mems, but usually they are fount
growing along III some field, Wher
the Woodman spared them year
ago. very few shade trees Q
beautiful form are found anon;
those set BY man. Nature give
US the magnificent specimens.
Too many people get the ide
that shade trees should be set clos
together, SO as to give a dens
.. shade. Trees planted close to
gcther will give dense shade, br
they will not grow up fully deve
oped. or give the landscape effee
: that is obtained by having vel
formed trees properly spaced
do l.,
should therefore be set. not on1
! with the view of giving shade, b,
A we'll spaced, SO as to grow up full
: developed, thereby beautlfying tt
\ landscape. Well formed trees &C
n greatly to the attractlveness Of
farm, but trees set close togeth
Y are not only unslghtly, but the
: cut off view. thereby depreciatll
6 the value of the farm 4 sing
y great tree, growing alone IN
Y field. is worth more monev than
dozen trees set close together.
x place may be very unattractive
8 all other points, but if it is h
,, well-developed shade trees growi1
r promiscuously about, they W
S partially hide the unattractive fe
: lures and add greatly to the val
Il of the place.
An interesting scheme OF selt
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-28

\ hen 5 egg s 40 inches III cir-
cumference was on exhibition re-
Gently in Salt Lake City The hen
belonged to Elmer ipelgren of
Salt Lake City.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-28

The draft horse IS one farm pro
duct that bulls and bears can not
corner nor control
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-28

Created to Supply It's Needs for
Many Years to Come by An
Eastern Railway System.
The Pennsylvania railway COM !
pany is raising the timber for its
ties. a large piece of farm land
belonging to the company near
Mooresville, PENNSYLVANIA, has
been set apart for forest reserva-
ton and here. under the direction
Of the forestry department Of the
railroad, millions of seeding plants
are being nursed into a sufficiently
robust life to allow for their re-
moyal to other lands belonging TO
the company. where they can be
permitted to take their chance Of
growing to maturity.
The trees selected for this plan
talion are those which have proved
the most desirable for railroad ties.
There are acres of oak seedlings.
chestnuts, cata pa plants, black 10
Gust. Scotch pine, Austrian pine
Douglas fir and other trees that are
of the right material for cutting up
into railroad ties.
Besides these trees there are a
vast number of seedlings that have
never been tried for the purpose to
which it is intended to put these
trees when thev reach maturity
but which might prove even su-
perior for that purpose to the trees
that have always been selected
These seedlings are being grown
for the purpose OF providing The
railroad with a variety of trees sc
that experiments can be made II
the future to determine which par
tcular tree is actually the best TO
furnishing the all important raj
on the company's way.
Ii will be forty years or SO be
fore the trees that now are III
Seeding state will have attained
growth sufficient to justify the for
estry department III cutting ther
down for railroad ties The pla
is to nurse the seedlings along a
the forestry reservation until the
are sufficiently big to permit trans
plantation They will then b
taken up and replanted in some c
the many vacant lands owned b
the railroad.
The seedlings will be planted ST
feet apart and will then have t
take their chance Of surviving
The fostering care Of the foreste
cannot follow them further 4
they will be planted on ground b.
longing to the railroad, on whic
no one will have right to ire
pass, it is probable that most Of tt
trees will reach maturity and wi
eventually fulfill their destiny, b
coming railroad ties.
The railroad companies posse
immense stretches Of territo1
along the line of the permane
ways, ground that has been a
qulred perforce because right
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-05-28
TREES GROWING

BY The MILLIONS
Immense Plantation Ha- Been
Created to Supply It's Needs for
Many Years to Come by An
Eastern Railway System.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-10-29

$500 to $3.50. Eighty-five cars of quaran-
tine cattle are here today selling about
steady, the steers at S4.25 to $575. odd
heads of Colorado beef steers last week
brought $500, and top loads of beef
steers $3.50. Last year same week So
was paid for the best Colorado beef
steers here Colorado feeders sold up to
$500, stock steers S6.75. Panhandle two
year olds sold at Sis here last week, and
Panhandle feeders grazed in Kansas
brought $50 here today. Cows and heif-
ers are 10 to Is cents higher today, selling
largely at S4.00 to $3.50 Shippers have had
nothing but announcement up to date,
and the market horizon appears clear OF
clouds now.
Hogs took a big drop today, Is to Is
cents, which makes total losses about
SIG per cwt. in less than two weeks. A
big run today gave buyers chance to
knife the situation, already in a weak
state, properly. Run tomorrow is esti-
mated a IA, 900 here, which means another
decline, but dealers think the bottom is
close at hand for this week. Top today
S. 20 bulk $3.50 to ss-15
Sheep and lambs acted in a puzzled
way last week finally closing a square
quarter under the best time, Erratic sup
plies make the future uncertain, though
popular belief expects stronger prices,
based on expectation of smaller runs.
Receipts are 1900 today, market strong,
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GRAIN IS WEAK
Snow Northwest Checks Wheat
Selling by Farmers
And EXertS a BuIIiSh Effect on
the Market.
WET WEATHER BOOSTS CORN
Early Advance Is Lost and
Both Close Lower.
a Decline in Hogs.

chicago, Oct. 29.-WHEAT-Snow north
west tending to check selling by farmers
nag az buIilsh effect today on wheat.
me opening here was the same as last
night to 1sc to Nc up. December started
a. a. Szz2c 10 Sz9se, gain of a shade to 1h1
&c up December started at s215c to
&c 9ossc, gain or shade to 1s6DAc, touched
Sz7sq921zc and then rose to 9224c
Later reaction took place owing to
reports that the blizzard would not re-
tara the crop movement. The close was
a %@ak with December 14Q3sc net lower at
CORN-Wet weather locally helped
make corn firm. December opened a
shade to &c off at 531kc to 531k65S5sc but
advanced to 535s G53&4 c.
The market afterward suffered a set
PACK due to attempts of a local specuIat tor
to unload. The close was weak with De
cenber 1Q11sc down at 521Ad525kc. Cash
corn-No. ?, 6112Q631ac; No. 2 white 61K0
&c; No. yellow, 611R063S4c. No. g. 6i0
&c; No. 3 white, 611k063c: No 8 yellow
COS Q663Ac. No. 4, new. 5oG5O14c; old $50
&c; No. white. 61Ge3c; No. 4 yellow
new SIC; old, 6O0S215c.
OATS-Oats although nearly Hfeless;
hardened with other grains. December
started unchanged at 323sc and ascend ed
to 321hc.
VISIONS-Provisions weakened as
a result of a decline at the yards First
sales were a shade to 100121%c off with
January $3.50 to S13.45 for pork. s10571b
to $1,000 for lard and 50. S716 to 50 so for
ribs.
RYE-No. 2. CSC.
BARLEY-50G74c.
CLOVER-$1S. Oo01S00
TIMOTHY-$3.O 0d4.00.
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Topeka WAS ASLEEP.
Too Many People Missed Great Opfsta
Last Night at Auditorium.

Tonelxa sleeps. When it can have
WoIf-Ferrari at popular prices, why
doesn't it realize the fact and III the
auditorium to the brim The Ad Men S
o11h Intended to give French opera,
not a benefit concert. ThOse VINO
heard the Secret of Susanna" enjoyed
it thoroughly, but the audience was
small.
The opera, by the way, is as dainty,
as full of color, as scarlet poppy. 1t
is sipoDIv a oIre-act duet, admlra bly,
performed. Alice zeppili made a de-
Iicious Susanna; Alfredo Costa, as the
count, was good. His jealousy is Ilred
bv the fragrance of cigarette smoke IN
his drawing room; he leaves the
house in disgust, and naughty Susanna
produces her cigarette case. "A knock
at the door: "Qui est la ?" gaspS the
countess; her husband enters, shifts
susDiciousIv. raves melodiously, and
dashes most of the furniture to the
floor In the end Susanna contesses,
is forgiven; she, the count, and the
dumb butler each select cigarette
and the play is done.
The program was given weight by
a delightful concert preceding the
opera Raffs Gavotte, performed by
the orchestra, each one an artist, was
perfect Henry HOfmeeSder, 'cell1St,
played Topper's "Andacht," and Nc
Dowell's fragrant wild Rose
Aurele Boriss, baritone. pleased Bizet
lovers with the ''TOreador' song; all
needed was a Turing tCarmenclta
with crimson rose in her hair.
Albin Steindel is a young violinist,
with a big future-wins from his in
strument the warm tones of the viol
and the silver songs of the flute. His
encore was Tor Aulin's "Berceuse."
Agnes Berry, soprano, gave dramatic
selection from Puccini and Wood
mans lifting pussy willow song for
encore.
The whole program was well bal
H.,
STAYED away missed a rare musical
treat A. L. H.
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The Low5nan Hill football team defeated
the Lecompton team Saturday by the
score of 10 to 0. The game was played at
Lecompton and every player was at his
best The locals went through their OPP
ponents' line time after time and they
also made good gains on end runs. The
forward pass was used to some extent and
gains were made this way many times.
t will be remembered tat the Lowman
Hill squad has not been scored upon this
season and they say that they shall keep
up their reputation all through the sea-
son. The Lowman Hill lineup was:
c., Willard.
r. f., Campbell, Irwin
R. T. F. Wilson.
r. G., r. Wilson, o. GODDARD.
L. E, D. GODDARD Lortz
L. T., Euwer. Jasperson.
L. G., Shaffer.
O., Baker.
R H. Baker, Campbell.
l.. H, Colvin.
T. b, Knoll.
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Notes and Personal.


Miss Bessie Campbell has returned
from visit in Kansas City.
Fred Voiland went to St. Joe on
business today.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Simms went to
Atchison today in their auto to visit
their son Earl, who is attending ST.
Benedict's academy.
D. Y. Gilmore, who has been in
Wichita. has returned home
David Bowie spend Monday in Ere
donia.
The cup which was awarded the
Quincy school by the Commercial club
to the school having the best home
garden products has been received at
the school and will be presented to the
pupils by c. H. Wilmington, super
visor of home gardening, Wednesday
morning.
Mrs. Sarah Meade will leave in the
near future for Colorado where she
Will spend the winter.
James Kinnard of Fall River is
visiting his brother, Henry Kinnard.
Mrs. Gus Lutchey of Silver Lake R
visiting North side friends today.
D H Dudley, who has been making
an extended visit with his daughter,
Mrs. Anna Bernard. four miles north
east of Topeka, will leave in the near
future for his home in Polo, Ill.
Ed Martin of Kiro is visiting on the
North side today.
A. M. Petro druggist.-Adv
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Chicago, Oct. 29.-CATTLE-Receip
1900 Market slow. Beeves So. 3O6D11 90
Texas steers, s4.35@S.65; western steers
$5.500S.90; stockers and feeders, 81. 25GD7. 40
cows and heifers, s2.70g7.25; calves, S650Q
1000
HOGS-Receipts 1900. Market dull
Light, $7.35q7.90; mixed, $7.55QS.0 5; heavy
40; bulk of sales, 1850. IS.
SHEEP-Receipts Is, 900. Market steady
Native, $3.40G4.50; western, $4,000. 80;
yearlings, $45005.65; lambs, antive, IS. Goa
100; western, $5.25G7.0O.
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at the auditorium, have chosen the fol-
lowing well balanced program:
In bel di INSTRUMENTATION Butterfly.
..--.---..--.- OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Pucc1ni
Miss Kaiser
Gypsy Airs. Sarcastic
Miss De Vol.
The Lass With the Delicate Air .Arne
willamette ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Del Acqua
Miss Kaiser
caro- Nome V ext
Miss Kaiser.
Ave Northumberland Schulz ert- w ilhel1ny
Minuet in BeeIhONen
Miss De Vol.
La Chanson des Baisers- -Bemberg
II Re PaStOre.- = e = I1OZdIl
Miss Kaiser Violin Obhgato by Miss de
Vol.
Nine nellie Troutman at the piano.
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ChIcago Prod,.ce afar.er.

Chicago. Oct. 29.-BUTTER-Mar
steady. Creameries. 241zQ29c; dairies, 221k
@27c.
EGGS-Market steady. Receipts, $3.50
cases; at mark, cases included, $4,000;
ordinary firsts, PIC firsts, 24c.
CHEESE-Market steady. Daisies, 1715
@1lszc; Twins. 1494 G17c; Young Americas,
17A91714c; Long Horns, 17Q17Ac.
POTATOES-Market steady. Receipts so
cars.
POULTRY-Alive, steady; turkeys. 17c;
chickens, 1015c; springs, 121zc.
VEAL-Market steady, 9d14c.
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Ncw Yorlz Protl,.cs. AInrLet

New York. Oct 2e.-BUTTER-Marke
firm.
CHEESE-Market steady; unchanged
EGGS-Market irregular.
POULTRY-Dressed poultry, steady;
fresh killed western chickens, 12619c;
fowls, 15q1Sc; turkeys, springs, 16Q1Sc;
old, 16G17c.
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Now YorIr ATonev Hran,ra.

New York, Oct. 29.-MONEY-Money on
call strong, 4s4@5a4 per cent; ruling rate,
81 per cent; closing bid 4A per cent; Of
fered at per cent Time loans strong;
6 0days 5%Q6 per cent; 80 days, per
cent; s months, 515@6 per cent
CLOSE: Prime mercantile paper 6 per
cent.
Sterling exchange firm with actual bus
mess in bankers bills al $481, 70 for 60 day
bills and at S4.s59O for demand Com
mercial bills, $4.S1.
SILVER-Bar silver, 631lc; Mexican dol
lars, 4SAc.
BONDS--Governmen bonds steady, rail-
road bonds easy.
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Wall St, New York Oct. 29-STOCKS-
European again was the cause of unsettle-
ment in this market today. Increased
tension in the Balkan situation " as re-
Elected in the heayinesS of London'S mar
ket. Canadian Pacific, which sold off
points abroad, declined here, Reading
selling ex-dividend and Lehigh Valley
and other speculative faVorites, including
Steel and Union Pacific were off 1 to 2
points CopperS were heavy in conse-
quence of the reactionary tendency in the
trade. American Car and Corn products
were weakest of the specialtieS. Money
was Increasingly firm.
Bonds were easy.
Heaviness which later verged on ex-
IRENE weakness, was shown in the early
dealings the stock exchange today.
Canadian Pacific soon fell points, with
one point losses in Amalgamated, Read
ing and Sugar. Steel also showed signs
of liquidation, 1000 shares being offered
at the outset at a loss of over a point.
Fractional rallies followed the opening
but these were surrendered when the
CoalerS weakened again.
A more severe drive in the afternoon
directed chiefly against Reading and
Amalgamated sent prices lower than the
entire list developing acute weakness.
The market closed weak There were
some feeble rallies in the final hour but
they proved ineffective against the con-
tinued selling, some active issues going
lower. United States Express on passing
fits dividend fell points.
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City. Oct. 9.-wHEAT-Cash:
Market unchanged to &c higher. No. ?
hard, 90a91c; No. 3, S6156S9c; No 2 red.
81. 0SG1.o6; No. g. 9S1kc0$1. 0315.
CORN-Market slow and unchanged.
No mixed old, 5705714c; new, SIC; No.
old, &c., new, 54d55c; No. 2 white, old,
57Q5sc; new, 56G57c; No. 8, 56G56Ac; new,
54@55c.
OATS-Market unchanged. No 2 white.
34Ad34$4c; No. 2 mixed, 330331Ac:
RYE-Market unchanged.
HAY-Market unchanged.
BUTTER-Creamery, CSC; firsts, 26c !;
seconds, 24c; packing stock 22@23c.
EGS-Extras, 2515c; firsts, 247zc; seconds,
1Sc.
POULTRY-Hens, lie; roosters, &c.;
springs, 1Sc; young turkeys, 14615c.
WHEAT-Receipts, 106 cars.
CLOSE: WHEAT-December, SSAc;
May, 91sz0911kc.
CoRN-December, 1850; May. 4s@491sc;
July, 1850
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THE MARIE KAISER PROCLAIM.
Recital to Be Given at the Auditorium
October 81.

Miss Hazel Marie Kaiser and Miss de
Vol, who will give a recital October 81
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Kansas City Live Stock Market.

Kansas City, Oct. 29.-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts $4,000, including 1000 southerns.
Market steady to weak. Native steers,
$6.50910-75; southern steers, $4.25Q6.15;
southern COWS and heifers, s3.40d5.10; ma
tive cows and heifers. So. 4OQI50; stockers
and feeders, $4.50d7.5o; bulls, $3.75G5 %;
calves, $5O0aS.75; western steers, 5000
HOGS-Receipts 1900. Market 15c to zoe
lower. Bulk of sales, $7.70Q7.90; heavy,
81. $685.; packers and butchers, $3.50
100: light, s760QLs5; pigs, $6O0Q7Oo.
SHEEP-Receipts Il, COO. Market strong.
Muttons $5.50G4.50; lambs, S6.250110;
range wethers and yearlings, $4O005.50;
range ewes, $2.50Q4.O0
Kansas City Stock Yards. Oct. Is
Buyers failed to make any great dent in
the cattle market last week, though they
had plenty of ammunition in the shape
of a big run, "A, 200 cattle and 1900 calves
Country buying for the week amounted
to So coo head, one of the big weeks of
the season in that trade. Kansas pastures
fell off in their offerings, the quarantine
districts had about the usual number,
but the Panhandle. New Mexico and
Colorado came to the front with augment
ed supplies. Butcher cattle, particularly
cows and heifers, and veal calves, finish
ed the week a little higher, and medium
to common stock steers quit a shade low
some fewer than last Monday, but more
than q year ago same day. Kansas ex-
erted herself with a home stretch burst
today and heavy receipts are here from
the range country. No prime fed cattle
are coming short fed steers selling at
81 50 to 5000, not including pasture steers
that have had a little feed which bring
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I New York. Oct. 2e--SUGAR-Raw,
/ quiet; Muscova6o SO test, 3.55c; centri-
| fugal IS test 405c; molasses, SO test,
| So3oc. Refined, quiet
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St. Joe Live Stock Market.

st. Joe. Oct. 2e.-CATTLE-Receipt
$500. Market slow. Steers, Sc. 7501O5O:
COWS and heifers, So. 25@S 70; calves, $4,000
800
HOGs-Receipts 1000. Market CSC low
er. Top $500; bulk of sales, $7.75@7. 95.
SHEEP-Receipts $500 Market slow.
Lambs, $6.0467.S5.
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1.-THE following sales were made this
morning at the Stock Yards. Kansas
City. and reported over long distance
telephone direct to the State Journal ty
Clay, Robinson & Co. live stock COM
mission merchants. with offices at all
markets.l
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Kansas City, Oct. 29-CATTLE-Re-
eipts 1900 head. Market steady.
HOGS-Receipts 1900 head. Market 15c
to 90c lower Bulk of sales, $7.6047.90; top,
81. 50.
sHEEP-Receipts 1900 head. Marget
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best lambs SOD feeding lambs ss1o 70
s6-s5. WV 70