The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-01-11

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Cali prunes no longer plebeian fare,
or they are retailing ut 20 cents a
,ound 1t will be entirely proper for
nilady TO serve them with angels food |
md accessories of cut glass, silver aud
lamask.
One Of the most valuable carloads Of |
timothy seed ever shipped was receiv-
II the other day by an Illinois seed
louse. being valued ut $1,000. The ex-
eptionally high price Of the seed is d.
ectly responsible for the great value
II the shipment.
In view Of the number OF folks that |
get caught on the great variety OF
quick schemes. whose seduc-
iveness lies In the fact that outland
sh returns are promised on the money
invested, 1t must be conceded that q
tucker Is born every minute and some
twins.
Not in twenty years has the writer
Ieen the cornf1elds so free from weeds
Is this fall. This seems to be due to
wo unusually dry summers and to
he necessity which every corn raiser
las been under of giving the growing
'rop enough tillage to conserve the lit
lie moisture that the soil contained.
That type of farming Is to be strong
y recommended-and this applies with
special force in all sections where the
,oil has been robbed for years past
where the maximum amount of home |
made manures are produced and util
zed. on each farm. 1t Is for this rea-
ION that dairying and the raising and
selling of cattle. hogs and sheep have
10 much to commend them as types OF
agriculture.
Professor Dyche, fish and game ward !
IN Of Missouri. recommends shooting
roman candles into the trees where
Dlackbirds are wont to roost as an
means of driving them away.
The job is most effectively done just
rs they are gathering to roost and
before 1t gets dark. He states that
his roman candle stunt, repeated
about three nights In succession, Will
drive the birds away for good.
The rabbits that have made their
homes on the islands along the Missis-
,ippi river during the past two years
nave been having rough time Of 1t
since the rainy weather set In In the
upper watershed of the big valley
Owing to the low stage of water the
-abbits occupied these islands and
multiplied there prodigiously unmo-
ested. The high water drove them to
The highest points of the many Islands.
where they have been killed or drown
ed by thousands.
The shipment to America within the
past few months of tons and tons or
Chinese cues for the manufacture or
switches, rats and sundry other crea-
tons is made plain In the light Of
The present rebellion. 1t appears that
q cueless crown Is the mark OF the
new movement and that as new terri
tory is invaded the conquered are Civ
en- the opportunity of parting with
their rattails or their heads, and of
course they yield to the minor opera
ton.
w. s. Keeline of Council Bluffs, Ia,
president of the National Hordcultur'
al association, recently sold the prod
uct of his f1fty-three acre orchard for
$4,000. The price named was for the
crop on the trees. Two dollars and
forty-five cents was paid for Jonathan
and Grimes Golden, S1.90 for Genitan
and $1.0O for Ben Davis and varieties
of equal grade. On the above basis
the orchard tract gave a revenue OF
1925 per acre, which seems to demon
strate quite conclusiyely that scientific
fruit growing pays.
More than $4,000 people made the
trip to South Dakota and registered
for the big government land drawing.
A casual glance at the list Of winners
shows that virtually all reside In ad-
joining or nearby states This seems
to verify a claim made in an article In
this department a short time ago
namely, that the method OF registering
and allotting these lands practically
prohibited the people most In need OF
free land from taking or having any
part whatever in the disbursement 1t
Is conceded that the system ought to
be overhauled.
A farmer living near Powhattan,
Kan, has lately been quarantined for
chambers. which II is evident he con
tracted as a result of caring for sew
eral of bis horses that were afflicted
with the disease last winter. The first
symptom of the disease noticed In
the case of the owner Of the horses
was what was at first thought to be
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