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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16
SAVING THE PEACH CROP

The loss from the peach brown
rot will average many thousands
OF dollars yearly. Much work has
been done with view to diseoy-
erlng a satisfactory remedy for
this trouble. Spraying with di-
luted Bordeaux mixture has been
most commonly recommended. but
its injury to the foliage has made
it unsatisfactory. since the remedy
must be applied during the grow
ing season.
The peach scab (often called
black spot is another disease
which seriously affects the peach
crop in all sections east of the
Rocky mountains, although not
causing such serious losses as
ID own IOt.
As a result Of experimental work
bv the I. s. Department of Agri-
culture. a cheap and simple remedy
for this disease has been found in
the self-boiled lime sui phur wash
This can be applied during the
growing season with very little
danger Of injurlng the fruit or foli-
age and it is very effective Furtt
ermore by mixing arsenate Of leao
with the fungicide. the curculi car
be DESTROYED at the same time
The Department issued bulle
tin describing the preparation anC
use of the remedy. This publica
ton will be Of great interest te
peach growers III all sections
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16
HOLD ON to THE GOOD
BREEDERS.
BY J. w. Ingham.

by J. W. lnSnam.
onws should be retained for a
number of years until their places
can be filled with their equals.
Il is we'll known that the nro-
geny from mature parents are su-
perior to those descended from
young progenitors not fully devel-
opcd Bears and soWs for breed
me should be kept in a good thrift
ty condition but not fat.
The writer has always been
troubled to keep his breeding sows
from becoming too fat and conse-
queutly farrowing a small number
OF ,crawny pigs.
| once took large SOW to fatten
for onc-half the pork. | did not
know she was with pig and fed
htr all the corn meal and wheat
mddlingS she would eat.
Imagine my astOnshment and
vexation when she had three little
dwarttd plgS-not only smaller
than pigs usually are when first
farrowed. but emaciated
>Sow> for breeding should not be
allowed to run with the fattenine
hogs fed on corn. but kept III a
pasture by themselves and given 4
plentiful supply of slop made OF
equal parts of wheat shorts. corr
meal and wheat bran.
Most young sows will breeC
when three months old if allowed
to run with a boar but eight OF
twelve months is as young as is ju
dcious to breed them.
The pigs from large-bodied. ole
SOW, will be more in number an(
frequently double the size of pig;
from young sows when farrowed
and this with the same feed ant
care and will frequently weigh s.
per cent. more at a year old.
Not only this. but it stunts Q
dwarfs the growth of such youn!
things permanently and they neve
attain good size.
\ neighbor Of mine bought a
old SOW for $40. She had 10 fin
pigs the following spring whicl
were fattened and sold to butch
er IN the fall Of the same yea,
bringing him Sis and he still ha
the SOW for a breeder.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16

Different crops for different
wears on the same soil will pro-
ducc the variety of elements which
insure fertility.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16

We do not think much of the
watering pot i'll the garden. Bet
ter arrange for a hose and give
Tue ground a thorough soaking,
but only when it shows signs Of
needing it.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16

Not day too early to be max
ing plans for sending at least one
of the boys to an agricultural
school next fall Perhaps if he has
a few acres for his own use he
may be able to pay part Of his eN-
penses. At any rate he IS entitled
to an education and a fair start III
life
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16
APPLES SPRAYED
AND UNSPRAYED

For the purpose of showing the
farmer and fruit grower how he
might save that part of the apple
crop which is usually sacrificed to
insects and fungi. most excellent
experiments we're made during one
entire season, by the Kansas Col
lege Of Agriculture, the college
men going into the field and per
sonally carrying on the work Of
spraying. The results Of the
spraying were uniformly good, and
the owners of the sprayed Or
chards were we'll pleased
The following splendid results
Of this work are valuable to far
merS and fruit growers in every
other State in the Union as we'll as
Kansas. for they demonstrate be
yond a doubt the heipfulne>s Of
spraying.
Commercial results from seven
widely separated orchards. includ-
ing both commercial and home
types and composed Of the varie-
ties Of apples recognized as stand
ard in Kansas. carefully SPRAYED
showed an average gain Of four
bushels III actual yield Of mer-
chantablc fruit per tree. or 81 per
cent compared with untreated parts
Of the same orchards.
Not only was the actual and
relative amount Of merchantable
fruit materially increased, but the
average percentage Of number 5
and number IS, which are the
high-priced grades, was also IN
creased by IS per cent and 60 pei
cent. respectively.
| The average net profit tron
spraying was shown to be SI.6z
per tree, or 07.2o per acre when the
fruit was sold as ''orchard run.
and to be almost doubled Whe1
properly graded and marketed.
All serious injurious insects ant
fungous diseases have been mark
edly reduced and most Of then
have been made almost negligible
Prepared lime sulphur plus ar
senate Of lead has produced th
best results on apples subject t
Bordeaux injury and nearly fre'
from apple blotch while Bordeau,
!, mixture plus arsenate Of lead CAV
best results on varieties attacked
t BY apple blotch.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16

\ border of naSturtluns or some
of the late foliage plans al around
the vegetable garden produces a
fine effect.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16
SUMNER CARE OF THE PIGS

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8 a = ou' '"S tue summer >c'>'i'
lhe pigs are allowed to SHIFT for
tbs eS in many instances and
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/, some sect;ons where there i
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are allowed 70 shift for them
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16

We cannot bring rain when it is
needed, but we can keep the cult
vators going during the worst
drought that ever happened
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16

Do not be afraid to apply ar
slaked lime to the cabbages with
a blow gun. 1t will destroy the
worms on the head of the cabbage.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16

Reading good farm papers will
Interest people in better farm con
ditions.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16

There are few people who
never wear out; but there are
plenty Of them who rust and rot
out
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-07-16

okImmed milk finds it's best mar
ket IN the pig per-.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13

Howard, wake upl confound you'll
You've got to get out-there's some
body coming"
He shook him roughly, but his old
classmate made no attempt to move
Quick. do you heart" exclaimed
Underwood impatiently wake up
some ones coming"
Howard sleepily half opened his
eyes. He had forgotten entirely
where he was and believed he was
on the train, for he answered.:
Sure, I'm sleepy. Say-porter
make up my bed"
His patience exhausted, Underwood
was about to pull him from the sofa
by force, when there was a ring al
the front door
Bending quickly over his compan
ion, Underwood saw that he was fast
asleep. There was no time to awaken
him and get him out of the way, So
quickly, he took a big screen and ar
ranged 1t around the divan so that
Howard could not be seen. Then he
hurried to the front door and
opened 1t.
Alicia entered.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13
CHAPTER VII.

For a few moments Underwood was
too much overcome by emotion to
speak. Alicia brushed by in naughty
silence. not deigning to look at him.
All he heard was the soft rustic of
her clinging silk gown as 1t swept
along the floor. She was incensed
with him, of course, but she had
come. That was all he asked. She
had come in time to save him. He
would talk to her and explain every
thing and she would understand.
she had in the past. Their long
friendship, all these years of intimacy,
could not end like this. There was
still hope for him. The situation was
not as desperate as he feared. He
might yet avert the shameful end of
the suicide. Advancing toward her.
he said in a hoarse whisper:
"Oh. this is good of you, you've
come-this is the answer to my let
ter"
Alicia ignored his extended hand
and took a seat. Then, turning on
him, she exclaimed Indignantly:
THE answer should be a horse
whip. How dare you send me such
a message?" Drawing from her bag
the letter received from him that
evening, she demanded:
What do you expect to gain by
this threat?"
Don't be angry, Alicia"
Underwood spoke soothingly, trying
TO conciliate her. Well he knew the
seductive power of his voice. often
he had used It and not in vain, but
tonight 1t fell on cold, Indifferent
ears.
Don't call me by that name" she
snapped.
Underwood made no answer. He
turned slightly paler and. folding his
arms, Just looked at her, in silence.
There was an awkward pause.
At last she said:
Il hope you understand that every
things over between US. Our &C
quaintance is at an end"
MY feelings toward you can never
change" replied Underwood earnest
ly. 81 love you'll shall always love
you"
Alicia gave little shrug OF her
shoulders, expressive OF utter indiffer-
ence.
"Lovsi" she exclaimed moclingly.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13

Howard Jeffries. bankers son, under
the evil influence Of Robert Underwood,
a fellow-student at Yale. leads a life. OF
dissipation. marries the. daughter, OF
gambler who died in prison, and Is dis
owned by his father He tries to get work
and fails. A former college chum makes
q business proposition to Howard which
requires 81, 900 cash, and Howard is broke.
Robert Underwood, who. had been re-
pulsed by Towards wife, Annie, In his
college days, and had once been engaged
to Alicia, Howard's stepmother, has
apartments at the Astruria, and is ap-
parently in prosperous circumstances.
Howard recalls q $3.50 loan to Underwood,
that remains unpaid, and decides to ask
him for the 5000 he needs Underwood.
taking advantage of his intimacy with
Mrs Jeffries Sr., becomes a sort of social
highwayman. Discovering his true char
acter she denies him the house. Alicia
receives a note from Underwood, threat
ening suicide She decides to go and see
him. He Is in desperate financial straits.
Art dealers for whom he has been acting
as commissioner. demand an accounting.
He cannot make good. Howard Jeffries
calls In an intoxicated condition. He asks
Underwood for 81 COO.
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13
Sanneness.

There is a certain sameness about
natural scenery" said the man who
looks bored.
do you mean to compare a mag
nifcent mountain with the broad sx-
panse Of the scar"
YES. Wherever you find a spot of
exceptional beauty somebody is sure
to decorate It with sardine tins and
Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1912-04-13

, you love no one but yourself"
Underwood advanced nearer to her
and there was a tremor In his voice
as he said:
you have no right to say that You
remember what we once were. Whose
fault is It that l am where l am to-
day? When you broke our engage
ment and married old Jeffries to graft
fly your social ambition. you ruined my
life. You didn't destroy my love-you
couldn't kill that. You may forbid me
everything-to see you-to speak to
you-even to think of you, but l can
never forget that you are the only
woman | ever cared for. II you had
married me, might have been a diff
ferent man. And now, just when l
want you most, you deny me even your
friendship. What have 1 done to de-
serve such treatment? Is it fair? Is
1t just?"
Alicia had listened with growing I'M
patience. 1t was only with difficulty
that she contained herself Now she
interrupted him hotly:
Il broke my engagement with you
because found that you were deceiv-
ing me-just as you deceived others"
TITS liel" broke in Underwood. II
may have trified with others, but l
never deceived you"
Alicia rose and, crossing the room,
carelessly inspected one of the pic
lures on the wall, study OF the nude
by Bouguereau.
I'VE need not go into that" she said
haughtily. THAT is all over now. l
came to ask you what this letter-this
threat-means. What do you expect
to gain by taking your life unless 1
continue to be your friend? How can
be friend to man like your You
know what your friendship for a wom-
an means. 1t means that you would
drag her down to your own level and
disgrace her as well as yourself.
Thank God, my eyes are now opened
to your true character. No self-re-
specting woman could afford to allow
her name to be associated with yours.
You are as incapable OF disinterested
friendship as you are of common hon
esty." Coldly she added: 81 hope you
quite understand that henceforth my
house is closed to you. If we happen
to meet in public. 1t must be as stran-
gers"
Underwood did not speak. Words
seemed to fail him. His face was set
and white. A nervous twitching about
the mouth showed the terrible mental
strain which the man was under. In
the excitement he had forgotten about
Towards presence on the divan be-
hind the screen. A listener might have
detected the heavy breathing Of the
sleeper, but even Alicia herself was
too preoccupied to notice It, Under
wood extended his arms pleadingly:
ALLIGATOR the sake Of auld lang
synel"
Aud lang syne." she retorted. II
want to forget the past. The old men,
cries are distasteful. My only object
in coming here tonight was to make
the situation plain to you and to ask
you to promise me not to-carry out
your threat to kill yourself. Why
should you kill yourself? Only towards
do that. Because you are in trouble2
That is the towards way out Leave
New York. Go where you are not
known. You are still young. Begin
life over again, somewhere else" Ad-
vancing toward him, she went on:
IF you will do this will help you.
never want to see you again, but I'll
try not to think Of you unkindly. But
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-05

State Chairman C. G. Heifner The
organization starts of with a member
ship of 100.
A telegram to the Cacramento, Cal,
Bee from Ely, New, reports that steps
have been taken to organize Nevada
democrats in the interest of Governor
Wilson. The movement is headed by
Judge Benjamin Coleman of Ely, who
will later make a trip over the state
lin the interest of Wilson's candidacy.
Friends of Wilson in Sioux City la,
.are preparing to organize according
to the Sioux City Journal Judge A.
Van Wagenen and w. A. Winston are
heading the movement
Senator H. II. Seldomridge of Colo.
RADIO Springs, Col, is at the head of a
movement for a Wilson for President
Club in that city The Lawton Okla
homan reports club in that city with
the following officers: President, A..
J. Burton; vice president, II. NJ. Jope;
secretary, J. w. Perry; treasurer, w.
H. Osman. Arrangements were made
for banquet A telegram to the Ok
lahoma City Oklahoman reports the
organization of club at Kingfisher,
Okla.
Georgetown, s. c., has new Will
son club according to the Georgetown
Daily Item, with Hon. LeGrand G..
Walker as president, Laury Steele,
secretary, and Iredell Billiard record
ing secretary.
The Nashville, Tenn, Democrat an
nounces that Gates p. Thurston, Jr.,
is organizing club in that city
A telegram to the Atlanta Georgian
from Meridian, Miss, says clubs are
being formed all over the state as
well as in Meridian, and adds: 1T
can safely be asserted that this state
as a whole will go for Wilson"
The Lexington, KY, club has affect
ed permanent organization with the
following officers Samuel L. Wilson,
president; c. NJ HARRISON, secretary;
S. L. Van Eter, treasurer.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-05
Starving in the Panhandle.

Dallas. Tex. Jan. a. ~ Information
from Guymon, Okla. is to the effect
that snow which first fell throughout
the Oklahoma and Texas Panhandle
region to the depth of fifteen inches
has not melted to any appreciable ex-
tent to this date and travel over the
roads by ordinary methods has been
well night impossible Sleds Of all
kinds have been built 10 meet the emer.
gency by the farmers throughout the
region and skis for travelling on foot
have come into general use, these be.
ing introduced by persons from the
northwestern states who so largely
compromise the population of the Pan
handle counties, the skis never hav-
ing been used there before.
Jack rabbits, coyotes and even the
big gray "lobo" or timber wolf, are
starving by the hundreds and many OF
the first two mentioned animals have
DGcu ollOl Oli lllS ollSSlS VI 1uy uiOh Va
caught by the hundreds when the wild
creatures ventured to civilization in
search of food and water.
Prairie chickens, the shiest of crea.
lures, have frequently approaches the
settlements in search of food
Ranchmen having very heavily stock
ed up with feed preparatory for win
ter, there has been little suffering
among cattle so far, but supplies are
beginning to be depleted and fears
are entertained that loss win follow
unless the severe cold moderates soon
The temperature on the Panhandle
plains has been at or below zero fol
two weeks. Guymon is in what was
once known as "bad-man's," or nc
mans land"
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-05
COUNTY SEAT WAR
IN DELAWARE
DIDN'T PAN OUT

Grove, okla. Jan. 4. - There will
probably be no county seat war in
Delaware county. Because the county
records were removed from Grove,
which has heretofore been the county
seat, to New Jay, n Suburb" of Jay,
the new seat of government, the war
threatened
Jay is brand new town It was
made to order for county seat pur-
poses, being situated in the very cen
ter of the county There were two To-
cations for the court house one Of
which is a mile and a half from the
present town. Lots sold fast when the
agitation for new county seat began
and when the matter came to a vote
Grove, which is situated on a railroad,
lost out AS is usual in county seat
matters, the case went to the supreme
court which decided that Jay was the
county seat
Then Governor Cruce issued a proc
lamation ordering the county records
removed to the new capital Instead
they were taken to New Jay, the "su-
burb." The people of the real town
objected and tried to take the records
away and then the. trouble commenced.
Governor Cruce heard of the diff
Guilty and ordered Adjutant General
Canton to proceed to jay and there
find out whether or not troops would
be required to enforce the terms of
his proclamation. The adiutant gen.
eral arrived there yesterday and the
trouble is all over The people who
live in Creekmore or the suburb"
have agreed to relinduish their guard
over the records and these will be
taken to the original townsite of Jay.
Company A, Of Tulsa, was held in
readiness to go to Jay in case of trou-
| BILE but these orders have been re-
scinded.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-05

A Good Show Coming Next Week at
The Grand.
The DeArmond Sisters Stock com
pany who open a weeks engagement
at the Grand Monday night, January s,
are making long jump to Vinita, as
the company is playing at Sherman,
Tex, this week Theatrically speaking
Oklahoma is not particularly good for
shows this season and in breaking
their jump north, the DeArmond COM
pany has selected Vinita, as the only
town in Oklahoma that they will play,
as the manager of the company know
ing this city expresses himself that
without question Vinita, is the best
town of its size in the state and even
better than many of the larger ones.
The opening play Monday night will
be For Her Husbands Sake" with
six vaudeville artists between the acts
including the DeArmond Sisters, Irene
and Lillian, who are clever singers
and dancers. Mack & Bennett, a
comedy duo, Edward Tannehill, late
of one of the big musical comedies
and Jack Vinson, who sings Casey
Jones in his own inimatable way. The
vaudeville with the DeArmond Sisters
company is a feature in itself. Prices
will be 10, 20 and 80 cents, with ladies
free tickets which can be secured at
the theatre box Office until Monday
at 6 p. M Seat sale opens 10 a. m.
Monday
OF course being Leap Year, the
ladies can buy tickets and take a
gentleman with each paid ticket, as
the man on the door has no way of
distinguishing whether the lady or the
gentleman bought to ticket, unless she
is doing the honors she should present
the tickets herself, and at that IL
would be permissible as Leap Year
comes only once every four years and
the ladies' should have an Q casional
opportunity to do the gallant.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-05
POULTRY SHOW
COMES TO AN END
Poultry Association Elected Officials
For The Coming Year Last
Night.

Tulsa, Okla, Jan. 5.-Tulsa poultry
raisers took the majority of the best
prizes in the Eastern Oklahoma Poul-
Try show, which is being held here
this week with great success, and
which is the biggest show of its kind
ever held in the state, with birds en-
tered from several different states. j.
L. Beaucamp of Tulsa took the $50
gold sweepstakes prize for the best
ten birds in the show. M. A. Younk-
man. also Tulsa man and superin-
tendent o. The show, got second prize
in this class, which was $25 in gold.
Mr.. Beauchamp also won two yalua-
BILE cups and numerous smaller prizes
Hackendorf Scores High.
William Hackendorf, of the College
Hill poultry farm, near Kendall col
lege, took a special prize of S. in gold
on his famous Single Comb Rhode Is
land Red cockerel, Sensation" which
has the honor of being the highest
scoring cockerel in the show, with a
mark of SO.
H. P. Langworthy of Tulsa took first
prize with his white Wyandotte cock
a bird valued at $780,
S. B. Wright, an officer of the E.
o. P. A., took first on cockerel, first
on pullet, first on pen and two specials
with his pen of white Wyandottes.
Many other Tulsans. including Jose
phine Rothammer, took important
prizes with their entries.
The show will be open to the public
each day this week until 10 o'clock
every night. The attendance is in
creasing daily and today and tomor-
row will probably see several hundred
tulsa county farmers in attendance at
the interesting and instructive exhibit.
Officers Were Elected.
The annual election of officers of
the Eastern Oklahoma Poultry Asso-
citation occurred last night. Joel G..
Smith was reelected president for the
second time. Ward Allen was made
first vice-president and W. G. William
son second vice-president. ]. w. Bind
; ing was reelected treasurer and DR..
w. A. Goodman was elected treasurer
to succeed S. B. Wright.
Secretary j. w. Binding last night
announced the principal prize winners.
The remainder of the awards will be
given out tonight.