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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-21

There is a remedy for almost ever%
human misunderstanding even a
swelled head.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
COSTLY LESSON
IN HAY BALING
Farmer Who Had Fifty Acres In
GEas. Gut 1. Too Soon
Better to Feed to
Animals.
RY 4 A. OI.MSTFADl

One OF my neiBhbOrs learned a les.
SOL In hay baling this year. He had
never been hay farmer until last
year when he put in a crop OF timothy
red top mixed. He cut Il prltty fair
crop In July but he was so eager to
get at the new work that he cut II
little too soon. He has about 50
acres In grass and concluded to baie
the crop ana sell It. I suggested tha.
he ought to stack It and let Il stand
n: least six weeks for cutting before
balinS It, but the hay looked pretty
dry and he concluded 10 haul 1t direct
from tho cocks to the baler. It looked
very nice as It came out uf the baler
ana our nelghbor stacked 1t all up
three tiers deep
Of course the bulk Of the hay spoiled
aud It will be total loss. never
think of bal!ng timothy hay on my
place until It has gone through a
sweat and Is practically cured. there
fore. ] stopped selling baled hay sey.
cral years ago because | discovered
that It paid much better to Feed the
hay to make beef and obtain manure
TO put back On the land to raise more
hay. This season cut an average
OF three tons OF timothy on 40 acres
and 1t was ns fine hay as ever saw.
Some OF the neighbors who are hay
sellers got only on an average OF two
tons and they do not seem to under.
stand where the trouble is. Origin.
ally their land was as good as mine
but they have yet TO learn that they
cannot keep on selling OF their hay
crops without putting anything back
on the land.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Prize Winning Seed Ears.

kernels to the hill and thin to leave
the two best stalks standing In the
hill. Give the plots the best cul,!va
tion you can.
In the breeding plot should be
planted the selected ears. Each eal
should be planted In one row by II
self. (Thls IS called the ear.torou
systemD The rows should be giyer
the number borne by the ear planted
In It, Careful observation should b4
made throughout the season. Each
row should be harvested separately
It's yield determined and the ears from
II kept separate from the ears from
all other rows.
The seed from the best ross. those
showing greatest earliness and high
est Yield of good quality corn and sto
YER should be used to plant the propa
cation plot the third year. Reject al
nubbins and poor ears.
In the propagation plot OF this year
plant the, good ears from the previous
year selection which were not used
In the breeding plot. Il is desirable
though not absolutely necessary In
the propagation plot TO detHssel ,yery
alternate. Detasscllng Is done by pull
Ing out and throwing away the tcsse
(sp!ndle) as soon as It appears. The
cars from the detasselsd rows are tC
be regarded as the best seed, and
those from the rows where The tassels
were not removed as second beat. The
two classes should be harvested aud
cured separately. Seed from the de
tasselei rows viii probably De found
TO yield better than that from sAa 9th
ers.
Just as In tie previous year the Oest
individual plants from both the breed
Ing and propagation plots should be
marked with clothes and saved sepa,
rately TO furnish seed for the follow.
Ing Years ear.torow breeding plot.
Third and Succeeding Years Work.
Plant on the ear-torow system. the
individual ears selected the previous
year In the breeding plot. In the pro.
pagation plot plant seed from the
best rows Of the preceding year In
the propagation plot detassel every
alternate row. The seed from the de-
tasseled row will be the best seed
From your individual plant selections
take the seed for the following years
breeding plot.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
zWGEMERAL
|EARM'1N0TES

Place the roosts for poultry on q
level
Always approach strange horse
al the shoulder.
A good gardener will not be content
with raising one crop year.
Wheat and wheat screenings have
both been used to iatten lambs.
Corn easily heads the list as the
best single grain for fattening lambs.
Pinch of the end Of the squash and
melon vines. so the fruit will get more
nourishment.
Where the dropping boards are
made OF matched lumber the job OF
cleaning them is easier.
One pound Of cotton seed meal may
be fed daily to horse. but It should
be mixed with other feeds.
Wild strawberries have the most
delicious flavor They are easily
transplanted to the garden.
This Is a good time to put square
Of tar paper In the bottom OF each
nest box for the benefit Of lice.
II your horse Is troubled with In.
digestion have the animal clipped and
Its teeth attended to by a veterinar.
Ian.
Thin the vegetables just as soon as
they come up. Why give room to
plants not needed any more than the
weeds?
Keep the poultry buildings and
yards properly disinfected. One pin,
Of carbolic acid In eight gallons OF
water makes an excellent disinfect.
ant.
A garden should have perfect drain
age. for there are depressions which
will hold water; the ground occupied
by them will be almost entirely
wasted.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Bacteria for Alfalfa Soil.

Alfalfa needs a certain kind OF bac.
terra In the soil TO give the best re.
suits. These bacteria live on the
roots OF the plants, and give off as a
by'product the nitrogen which the
plant needs. This is an example of
cooperation In nature.
In the soils where sweet clover has
grown these bacteria are usually pres.
ent. II they are not, II Is sometimes
necessary TO get soil from some field
where alfalfa is growing. or some
sweet clover soil, and scatter II over
the alfalfa patch. This is called "in.
oculating the soil"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
CBy CHARLES d. wooDsJ

tBy CHARLES ID. WOODS.)
General observation shows beyond
any question that the farmers who
are most successful with sweet corn.
are those who employ the following
rules: Plant early, use plenty OF ma.
nure and high grade commercial fer
ti'izer. keep the corn clean from weeds
and we'll cultivated. do not plant too
thick. use seed Well adjusted to tho
locality In which It ls to be grown.
The following detailed plan Is drawn
up for the guidance OF farmers who
desire to improve their sweet corn
seed.
First Years Work.
In the first years work towards an
Improved strain Of seed. only the field
selections Of plants from which ears
are later to be used for planting can be
made. These selections should be made
OF the growing plants In the field In
choosing plants to be saved for seed
look out for the following points In
the order named. In going over the
field one should provide himself with
some strips OF cheap bright colored
cloth. about 2 feet long and to 3
Inches wide. When stalk Is select
ed to be saved for seed one Of these
cloths should be tied around It Just
below the tassel. This marks the
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Rack for Drying Sweet Corn.

This may be made rat and mouse
proof by covering top, bottom and
sides with wire screen.
plant so that 1t will be saved when
tho rest Of the crop Is cut.
!. Whatever other good points a
stalk may have do not save 1t for seed
unless It is conspcuously earlier than
the others around It. This is most
important
2, Take only stocky plants with
broad leaves bearing good sized, and
80 far as can be judged at this stage,
uell-shaped ears.
3. Take only stalks which show
the characters which are typical for
the variety you are working with.
Avoid freaks.
The field In which selections are
made must obviously be cut BY hand.
80 that the marked plants may bo
left standing to mature their ears.
Save about twice as many plants in
the field as you expect TO want ears
for planting the breeding plot OF next
year.
When the selected plants are we'll.
matured tstalks and husks dead and
drying they should be harvested. and
the ears should be husked and cared
for In the following manner. In tho
winter, after tho ears from these
plants are we'll dried on the racas.
the best uf them should be picked on,
for shcl!Ing and planting. Special al.
tention should be paid 10 the follow
Ing points
/. Take only ears having small We'll
packed grains In straight rows. and
with the grains set firmly or tho cob.
Select no ears with fewer than IA rows
DIETER I6)
2. Aim TO select ears OF medium
slze. nearly cylindrical In shape. and
with butt and tip fairly well covered
with grain.
3. Test the termination OF each ear
by taking 20 kernels from the middle
of tho ear. Reject all ears from
which more than two kernels out Of
the 25 fail to germlnate within ten
days.
Having selected the ears for plant.
ing shell them. keeping the grain from
each ear by Itself In a paper bag. Do
not save the kernels from the butt
and tip. say for about .. inch from
each end. Each ear selected, should
DO given a number This number may
be written on slip OF paper and put
In the bag with the sheled seed.
Seconds Years Work.
The corn should be planted each
year in two plots. one the breeding
plot and the other the propagation
plot. In planting the corn for seed.
use the best corn land you have. and
manure and fertilize It well. Plant
the rows feet apart and the hills
10 inches apart In the row. Plant I
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Water for Plants,

Tho Nebraska station. In studies OF
the water requirements OF plants by
a new method perfected by the sta.
ton. has found In two dry years that
there was distinct economy in wa.
ter with narrow'leaved corn rs com.
pared with broadleaved. The strains
with high.leaf area yielded 4s.6 bush.
els pers acre, while those with low
leaf area produced 52.l bushels.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Hunger Of a Prince.

An English actor was member OF a
company snowbound in the Sierras
while en- route from California to the
East, so that they all had a magnifi.
cent hunger when the train reached a
small station at which there was
restaurant, and the Englishman was
the first to find seat at a table.
Bring me In hurry" he said to the
landlord. burly Western man, "a
porterhouse steak, some deviled kid.
neys, a brace Of chops, plenty OF veg.
etables and two bottles Of Bass's bit.
ter beer"
The landlord stuck his head out OF
the dining room and yelled to some.
body In the rear apartment:
Say, Bill tell the band to play
Rule. Britannia the Prince OF Wales
has come
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Too Easy.

Parson Whites precautionary meas.
ure OF protecting his chicken coop with
chilled steel bars was futile, for that
very night four more OF his choice
Leghorns disappeared. leaving the sev.
cred bars as the only visible evidence
OF the theft. However. his suspicious
pointed toward his next.door neighbor,
whom he had seen prowling around In
his yard that day. and accordingly he
had his suspect up In the police court
the next morning.
III the prisoner can file an alibl ri
let him off with a suspended sen.
tence." announced the Judge at the end
Of the evidence. "Can you file an alibi,
Ham,"
+" guess can eagerly rejoined
the suspect. III It amt any harder den
Pahson Whites chicken coop bars"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
LATE PLANTING OF ALFALFA
No Record Of Failure to Obtain Stand
Where Sowing Was Done Early In
the Season.
tBy F.. r. PARSONS,

(By E. r. PARSOSS.)
Last year many Of my friends re-
quested an opinion from me as to the
late planting OF alfalfa. At that time
! had only my own experience to profit
by, which is that early planting is
much the best.
In the meantime. however, have
been able to accumulate some data
from all over the dry states. and find
that the percentage Of successful
planting after July is only about rs.
while that Of early planting-about
April and Mays about rs or so.
and with deep plowing probably 100
per cent; in fact, have no record OF
any failure to obtain a stand where
the plowing was eight inches or more
and the alfalfa sowed before June.
The best average date for the plant
Ing OF this legume seems to center
around the Goth Of April, and when the
ground is wet down to depth of two
feet or more and plowed deep. there Is
little or no risk OF failure. Alfalfa Is
peculiar In this respect; It requires
plenty OF moisture at the start, but
once established. no drought can kill
1t out. The top may dry. but 1t will
bud again from the root
II the ground is r!owed deeply
enough, the roots go down very quick.
ly. and as soon as It has acquired a
ten-inch root, 1t Is practically out OF
danger.
When planted In the fall on summer
fallowed land. 1t will sometimes sue
ceed II the season Is right. but 1t is
very easily exterminated by cold and
drought when young and not thor
oughly established. A stand OF alfal.
ia secured by shallow plowing and q
wet season for some reason or other
often peters out after year or two.
The young plants In the seed leaf
will stand temperature Of about 20
Fahrenheit II they are covered with
snow. Without snow, the danger
point is about 26 degrees. The lower
the altitude the more cold they will
stand, and since we find that lack Of
air pressure increases the bursting
power Of frozen sap, this rule applies
not only to alfalfa. but TO all vegeta.
ton.
As far as the different varieties OF
alfalfa are concerned. 1t is a good idea
to try them all. On my ranch find
the ordinary variety does as well as
any. and usually costs less.
Some farmers are afraid TO plant
alfalfa because they think their soil
Is not right, but there is absolutely no
way Of testing this. except to try It
1t can. with the help Of little ma.
nure. be raised even on sand bar.
and will ultimately convert 1t into
good soil. For this reason, We need
never have any abandoned farms In
the west. II We plant them to alfalfa
before it is too late.
In fertilizing weak or sandy land
for this crop, the manure should be
narrowed In on the surface. after
blowing and before planting. This
darkens the color OF the surface and
diminishes the glare from the sun.
which will sometimes dry up the young
plants on very Hight colored soil by
scalding the leaves, even when there
is plenty OF moisture down below.
Alfalfa will often do better In rich
hill soil than on a weak sandy bot
tom. 1t will sometimes reach water
at 20 feet In three or four years. and
then. OF course, will yield as much
per acre as irrigated alfalfa.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Rotation Of Cropa.

II We use but one crop on the land
and cultivate II clean all the time the
soil will quickly be robbed Of It's hu.
mus: therefore we must follow n
proper rotation In order to supply
humus. without which We can do III.
tie. Some men have never discovered
this fact, however.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08

urrection made our
preaching vain. .
our faith vain. and
left us still In our
sins. We now pro.
ceed to set forth
some further re-
suits of such de-
NAL.
w. If Christ be
not risen from
the dead then
we are found
false witness
es.
T b e W or d
found" means to
be detected or dis.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
His Good Mama.

William Dean Howells, the famous
novelist, enjoys the public conf.
dence In an unusual degree. 1t was
doubtless on this account that a
New York promoter recently offered
Mr.. Howells the presidency of new
mining company at salary OF $685.
600 a year
but SIR" Mr. Howells protested.
II know nothing about mining or
finances"
"Oh. that makes no difference,
the promoter replied. I'VE won't
expect you to do any work. We only
want to use your name, you know"
But Mr.. Howells shook his head.
NO" he said, mo. | must decline.
II my name is so well worth using
1t must be equally well worth protect.
ing"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Appearances Deceptive.

The sign on Farmer Jones place.
mo hunting or fishing allowed
here" didn't keep little Tommy
Lewis from crawling under the fence.
Tommy sneaked along the ravine.
fishing pole in one hand an a can OF
bait In another. Finally he came to
a place where large cottonwood
Tree was growing. After casting an
eye In every direction and satisfy
ing himself that the farmer was not
In sight. he began to unravel his
line. He was Just batting his hook
when the farmer appeared.
Didn't you read that sign on the
tence?' the farmer asked.
Sure, did" said Tommy, land
amt fishin'; I'm just learning this
little worm to swim"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Getting Back at Him.

Getting Back at Him.
This one is told about an East end
dancing class. There was young
woman who taught good deal about
ancestry and descent. and there was
a young man who thought that all
such stuff was snobbish. The two
sat out a dance together, and the
girl mounted her hobby almost at
once.
What was your father?' inter
rupted the young man.
Father was gentleman"
But what did he do for living?"
The young man thought that smart
but the girl came right back.
What was your father?" she
asked.
my father raised hogs"
81 see he did. But what did he do
for living?"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
subtIety Does II.

]. Ogden Armour, apropos OF leap
year, said at luncheon at the Audi.
torium in Chicago:
"A girl can take advantage Of leap
year without being at all unmaiden-
ly. There are subtle and delicate
ways of doing things, and such ways
are Just as efficacious as brutal,
knock-me-down ones.
There's girl named Jones. who,
having been engaged altogether too
long. took advantage Of leap year to
hurry Oh her wedding. But she &C.
complished this delicately. She just
signed letter to her fIance, AS al
ways. Edith Jones. and she under
scored always and Jones very
heavily.
"The marriage in consequence
was celebrated next MONTH"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
OependabIe Cow.

It is the COW that is always ready
and eager for food at each feeding
time that can be depended upon to
give like amount Of milk each day
for a long period Of time.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08

TEXT Cor. I5:I4-1s. e9-s2-"And IL
Christ be not risen, then is our preaching
vain. and your faith Is also vain. Yea,
and We are found false witnesses OF Goo: :
because We have testified OF God that he
raised up Christ: whom he raised not up
II so be that the dead rise not For IL
the dead rise not then is not Christ
raised: And II Christ be not raised. your
faith is vain: ye are yet in your sins
In the last address on this subject
We saw that the denial OF Christ's res
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Disease Of Hoos,
wasted,

According to estimates Of the de-
pnrtment Of agriculture 5,S3i. .460 hogs
were lost by disease last year. valued
at 3t6.675.000.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Eesdlno cowa

Feed the COW too little and she will
not be profitable. Feed her too much
and she will lay on fat and waste the
iced.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Peanut n hoa Eaad.

The peanut. Is coming to it, own %
3 hog feed. It has been given = good
fair trial and II has stood the test
most satisfactorily.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08

Stag and Doe.
why do so many of the fellows
go TO the big dances stag?"
'on account OF the scarcity of doe,
perhaps"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Paw Knew.

Paw Knew.
Willie-Paw, what is telling stu
alton?
Paw-Any occasion when two or
more women meet.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
:AaA&4s.auc&E<

snt and valuable book, How Ia Rscnms
a's' sueess'fal" to all who write this week.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Growing Dearer.

He says he loves his wife better
every year"
'And / believe him. That woman
has received three inheritances since
he married her."
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-08-08
Not to Us.

| Not to Us.
Mrs. Exc with paper)-l see the
market report says that money IS
easier.
Mr.. Exe-That must refer to its
going; I'm blamed If it comes any
easier.
Milford chronicle., 1912-02-09
IOWA WOMAN
WELL AGAIN
Freed From Shooting Pains,
Spinal Weakness, Dizziness,
by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound.

Ottumwa, Iowa. -"For years was
almost a constant sufferer from female
Milford chronicle., 1912-02-09
BEAR TRACK SEEN
NEAR GREENWOOD
Toms Dam People See Them. Corn
Thieves At Work at Toms
DAN.

Suel McIlvaine and wife entertained
a party of friends last Thursday even
ing. Those present were Charles Will
ley, wife and daughter Bessie, Thomas
Healy and wife, Mr.. Slaw and others.
The time was very pleasantly spent and
music was played throughout the even
ing. Ice cream and cake were served.
Several persons in this vicinity have
noticed the bear tracks which was re-
ferred to in my last weeks letter.
Many are wondering whether some tame
bear which has escaped from some show
is loose in this vicinity, or whether there
really is a wild bear hereabouts.
Large numbers of wild ducks are seen
flying over daily.
We have been enjoying very nice wea-
ther this week, although it has been
very cold.
The peach crop in this vicinity has
been injured by the prolonged cold of
this month.
A checker playing tournment was
played recently by Morris Stayton and
Charles Wiley. Both have won a series,
and another series will be played to see
who is the professional.
Charles Wiley and wife visited her
AotASA1 q eAlAASS oiiAiSAAS WIZ 10 ILL., last
Friday.
Burt Weber is slowly improving, after
having suffered for several weeks with
a bone felon.
While out hunting some weeks back,
Frank Smith crippled a wild goose and
brought it home alive. The fowl is now
walking around as well as ever, and
seems to be contented.
Abe Ricards killed twenty-four hogs
this week, which took two days work.
He still has thirteen more to slaughter.
This is, indeed, some hogs.
The whole family of William Hatfield
has been sick. At this time, however,
they are much improved.
While cutting down trees for wood
Girls Slaw cut a tree which
had been used by bees. The place was
full of honey
Owing to the continued cold weather,
the game birds are getting very tame
and come almost up to the house hunt
ing for crumbs and other things to eat.
Hawks are also numerous, and are kill
ing many of these birds.
NFOr several weeks past Charles Will
ley has been missing corn from his bins.
One night recently while Charles was
away the thieves again visited him, but
were surprised by Joe Russell, who with
his gun crept up on them. A load of
buck shot speeded them on their way,
and it is hoped that it at least stung
them good.
Milford chronicle., 1912-02-09
$4,000 IN TWO YEARS
FROM CANTALOUPES

An unexpected development of the
Farmers Institute held at Selbyvlle was
the fever for cantalOupe growing that fol-
lowed talk on the subject by w. + Al
len, of Salisbury. Mr. Allen outlined the
methods followed in the production Of
the finest cantalOupes, or musk MELONS,
that went into the eastern markets last
year, for all reports agree that the famous
Rocky Ford melons were out OF the race
in 1911 for fine favored melons. When
pressed as 10 the profits of the business,
Mr.. Allen confessed to selling about $22,
600 worth of the melons from fifty acres
in two years, or about S22O worth per acre
each year. These melons were produced
at a cost of about $40, 600, or 500 per acre.
Many of the farmers present expressed a
determination to start in the business
this year, and Mr.. Allen explained why
they should get the best seed, and just
how to proceed with the cultivation and
marketing. The great interest was shown
by the fact that the hall was packed to
overhOwing notwithstanding the heavy
downpOur of rain, which continued with
out interruption all dav, the attendance
being fully 300.
The other speakers we're Eugene II.
800 acres of land, or half of the large
farms OF his fathers, the late James T.
Shalleross. Mr. Shallcross has been very
successful with soy beans, both for forage
and as a grain crop, getting about two
thirds as many bushels of soy beans per
acre as he could out OF wheat, the beans
selling for 81 so to So 90 per bushel, the
wheat for dollar or less. Besides the
soy beans require but little fertilizer, the
crop actually making the land better.
good crop of soy beans will draw from the
air nitrogen to the value of $25 per acre,
and leaving it in the soil or in stable ma
Dure for the benefit Of the corn crop that
follows the soy beans.
Mrs. Frederick @. Snyder, of Newport,
DEL, delighted the women present by
giving them points on how to can almost
every kind of fruit and vegetable that
grows in Delaware.
D. N. Kern, of Allentown, Pa, spoke
on po9oto culture, and also on the Loss
and Wastes" on the farm.