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The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-10-15

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS:
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS
Apple Orchards and Wages in Virginia-F'ine
Prospects for the Peach Man-surprise That
Was Unnecessary-Ke Your Hats On.
Real Business of the Ok.

pire State, that there will be no
peach crops in the Hudson River VAL
ley this year. The temperature in
January fell to eighteen degrees be-
low and as low MS twenty-four degrees
below in low places. There may be
Just few live buds left on the highest
hilltops, l per cent. or less"
This is a gloomy item to come from
the Hudson River Valley. and 1t is
nothing for anybody anywhere to
make merry over. but all the
same it is hint to the little
army of peach growers in Vir-
ginia that peaches is peaches"
this year There is no doubt of the
fact that the orchards OF the North
generally were blighted by the hard
winter, and the big markets of New
York City and other cities IN that
region and reachablc from Virginia,
VIII have to depend largely upon the
South for their peach supply the com
ing summer. SO far as I have been
able to learn there are as yet no flies
on the peach orchards OF Virginia this
year. and nil the orchardists with
whom l have conferred look for n
bumper crop The indications are that
they VIII get good money for the
fruit.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
GRAFTON OF THE
DRAINAGE LAWS
Virginia Lowlands and Swamp
Territory Can Be Reclaimed
and Made Valuable.
AMPLE LAWS ON THE SUBJECT
Norfolk County Making a Start
Pointed Address OF MIR.
Old at Nashville.
BY FRANZ s. wooDsoN.

william w Old. of Norfolk. writes
the Industrial Section as follows;
In your edition OF Sunday, May II.
lsl2. in th>article entitled Swamps
Can be Made Valuable noticed the
following"
The last Legislature Of Virginia did
not legislate on the drainage question:
anybody had requested action. the mem
bcrs would doubtless have wrangled
over the subject until all the iegis!a-
tive pay days had rolled by and then
left the matter in the pigeon-itoie.
"Seuator Lesner. Of Norfolk county
introduced in the General Assembly oil
Virginia Of 1910 bill (couied. to
large extent from an act of the Gen
cral Assembly OF North Carolina, which
became law in 1900. entitled. "A
bin to promota the public health. con
veniencc and welfare. by lcveeing
ditching and draining the wet, swamp
and overlooked ands in the state etc
This bill passed both Houses, and be-
came law on March Il, 1910.
The General Assembly of 1912
amended this act, and the act as
amended was approved by the Cover
nor on March IL, 1912"
Your statement is therefore an error
which does an injustice 10 the mem
bers of the General Assemblies of 1910
and 1912, They considered the bllis
well and carefully and the legislation
adopted is wise. complete and comp-e-
hansive."
find that Mr.. Old is quite right,
as lie always is, and for once the In
dustrial Editor must confess that he
did n little mapping on the job. Here
is an apology to the members of the
legislature.
The Law I'm the Case.
The act OF 1910 referred to by Mr..
Old is a lengthy document filling
twelve pages in the book OF Acts of
General Assembly and the amendment
of 1912 covers littl, over twenty one
pages, being the entire old act with
many additions and many new details.
and eXplana tions, making IT more COM
prehensive. Summed up in brief. the
law as 1t now stands. authorizes the
Judges of the circuit courts to lay off
counties ,or parts of counties IN their
circuits into drainage districts and ap-
point drainage commissions composed
Of three men to have the necessary
work done. and assess the owners of
the lands to be benefited for the money
to foot the bills etc. The districts
may extend into two or more counties
within the circuit of the Judge.
The assessments are to be made on
the owners OF the land according to
CONTINUED on Last Page)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
SMALL SAvINGS|N
THEPOSTAL BANKS
Governments New Savings Bank
System for Benefit OF the
Timid Depositors.
FOREIGNERS CHIEF PATRONS
Working OF the System in Rich
mond and Virginia .Abolislling
Stocking Depositors.

The postal savings banks are not yet
beyond the experimental stage in this
country. but they are growing, and so
far there is reason TO believe that the
objects of the government in establish
ing them will in time be accomplish
ed. In a nutshell leading idea OF
postal savings is TO abolish the stock
ing" and the tin can us repositories
for the skeptical, the people who are
afraid of the State and national banks
and think their small savings are SAT-
er when stored away at home in an
old stocking in tin can or some
other receptacle. These skeptics are
composed of foreigners who know but
little of our business methods or our
banking systems, and old fashioned
natives, mostly in the country sections,
who once or twice in lifetime hear
OF the failure OF some small bank
somewhere. or the defalcation of a
bank official. and then rush to the err
roneous conclusion that all banks are
alike and none are COED enough 10 be
trusted with the care OF the contents
of their stockings and tin cans.
But They Trust Uncle sam.
When the United States government
comes forward and announces that the
postal savings system Is established
for the purpose of providing facilities
I IL
est with the security of this mighty
government for repayment on demand.
and the prompt payment of interest at
the end OF year, their timidity ana
| their skepticism disappear: they put
some money in Uncle SANS hands for
, safekeeping; Uncle Sam Immediately
places the money in designated State
or national banks. and thus the cash
that had been mid away in the stock
ings and tin cans get back into cir
culation and accompiishes the good
for which money was made. In this way
total of nearly sl9.00O.000 has gotten
into its proper channel since the cs-
ia blishment of the postal savings
banks but a little over a year ago.
Interesting Figures.
Postma ster- General Hitchcocks re-
port on the condition of postal saw
ings banks al the end Of the first quar-
ter OF this year shows 7,163 offices in
operation with deposits that totaled at
that time S16.ooo,ooo Bearing in mind
that the first few banks We're not es-
! tablished until January. 1911. and that
| the number has been increased slowly,
| this Is not bad showing. The total
of deposits is small, hut 1t represents
| the savings of poor persons who seek
security first of all and fer whom CHER
! ly the postal savings system was es-
, tablished.
| Chicago leads in the amount deposit
ed In the savings banks, the total on
! CONTINUED on Second Page5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
SHORT HORSE TALK,
MACS IN DEMAND
Combination Animals Bring Good
Money-Nirginia Is Place
to Grow Them.
VIRTUES REQUIRED OF HORSE
Best OF Markets Convenient to
Old Northumberland
Breeding Will Pay.
By j. NJ. BELL.

The demand for the square gait
ed saddle horse is very good these days.
People of wealth and fashion buy them,
but the farmer has TO raise them, and
from $3.50 up to a much higher figure
is within possibility for the right
kind.
What is meant in this instance by Il
combination horse is an animal that
although saddle horse and hunter
primarily, yet an animal that. broken
to harness. will do good service on
the road when hitched to IA vehicle
when occasion demands.
Required Virtues.
He must be wellbred, and his breed
ing must. or generally is. along
thoroughbred lines. He must have
good size, must be able to walk. trot
and cantcr and must also be able to
jump. His conformation counts for
much, good. strong, Snort back, mus
cular loins. slantinS shoulders, head
set on we'll; clean, strong limbs and
sound feet all go to make this class OF
horse what he is in perfection. y level
head or temperament, combined with
spirit. will in the first place make him
tractable. and the latter give him style
in action and probably staying quail
ties in the field or In the road for be
1t understood that at tines his strength
and spirit will be taxed to the utmost
when in the hunting field. Then 1t is
that his breeding will tell. for the
scrub cannot stand the pace but
for so long. soon firing out.
The Best Markets.
The writer has recently talked to 1,
number of men who love horse of
this class. who have owned them for
many years and who still own them.
These men are familiar with market
conditions. know what horses of this
class cost and also know that the sup
ply IS limited.
The large Northern and Eastern
cities offer tho best markets for this
high type of horse. The wealthy peo-
pie want them and will pay for them
but the animal must DE of the right
sort. meeting the requirements of the
trade. Such being the case. from $500
to $1,000 can be looked for when the
horse is worth the money.
Virginia's Good Horses.
In many counties of the State con-
certed efforts have been made by the
farmers to raise a high type of com
bination horse. That these farmers
have succeeded is evinced. by the fact
that n visit to the horse shows held
in various localities In the state Will
reward the visitor by n sight OF some
as gne specimens of the equine tribe
as ever wore a bride, and be ii said
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
By FRANK 6. WoODSoN.
Industrial Editor.

This column liz open to contributors
who have something 10 say of SUE
EcStiyc MIXTURE, and who IRE willing to
nike hints and suggestions looking 70
the nctter development Of the good old
sac II Eskn onnOdsE
states of NirEinin, West Virginia and
North Carolina, and who can hold their
suggestions down In any one issue to
from 15O to 200 words. such conn
munications, addressed to the Indus
trial Editor. Will receive prompt atten-
ion.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
Hints to orchardi.ts.

Edmond Fontaine. of Charlottesville.
submits the following suggestions
which speak for themselves:
You spoke OF pruning and heading
fruit trees last Sunday. 1t is a sub
ject of great Importance to Virginia,
or skilled labor i'll Virginia than can
do WORK of this kind--not even among
the owners of orchards.
Furthermore. the whole plan and
system of orchard work has been
changed and improved in recent years
by the Introduction OF spraying APP
paratus, and also by the coming of
new diseases into the Virginia or
chards. such as the San Jose scale. etc.
I'VE must have competent men to do
this work. and the only way to get
them Cor better still To keep the ones
now learning the workl, is TO pay
suitable wages. Virginia seems to be
in the business of raising men and wo-
men just to build up other sections
that have cut loose from the old ante
bcllum standards of living and are
willing to pay for skilled labor.
Apples cannot be produced now
without spraying. and therefore all
trees have to bc headed down to
about eighteen feet in height. so that
they can be promptly sprayed with a
ten-foot reed. and also the trees are
planted closer together than formerly
when it was the custom ito crop the
orchard.
Cutting back the trees and close
planting means economy in many
ways, such as less cost In spraying
and gathering; you can feed the trees
better: less danger from storms. and
the trees will bear more even and re-
sular crops every yeaf.
Man is expected 10 use his reason
to Improve on nature. and we Nir
gnians can build UP great industry
in fruit growing. Though the price
of fruit Is good there are many or
chards lying idle and neglected.
The owners say they can't get
labor ca (meanng they that can't
get labor at Old Virginia wages)
"Now, this issue must be met In a
busincsslke way. We must cut loose
from old ideas and realize the dan
ger we are in from loss OF population
on account of low wages
virginia Peaches 10 the Front.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19

Virginia Peaches 10 the Front.
Speaking about fruit trees and fruits.
am reminded by an item found in q
New York paper an item furnished
that paper Shy Il. o. Muescr, promin.
ent peach orchard owDer OF the En-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19

<continued on Second Page.).
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-19
Bnd or Good Custcm-which,

prominent business man OF Rich
mond submits a suggestion. or rat her
n question, which seems to have two
sides 10 IL, He says why should IA
whole bunch OF business, men in an
elevator In the American Bank build
Continued on Second Page.)
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12

piece OF blue litmus paper on 1t and
cover with the mud. Be careful not
to handle the papers with the fingers.
After about ten minutes remove the
paper, washing it II necessary to show
the color. II 1t has turned red. the
soil Is sour and needs an application
of lime. Practically all druggists
keep litmus paper.
The most certain evidence Of all
as to whether lime win prove bene-
fetal is afforded by q simple expert
ment which may be carried out as
follows: Lay OF two square rods in
a part of the field TO be tested which
seems to be fairly representative and
even In quality. To one Of these ap
ply twenty pounds Of freshly slsked
lime. After applying at once vorl
It IN deeply and thoroughly. A few
days later apply to each plot liberal
quantity Of either manure or fertilizer
precisely the same amount to each
Plant table beets. n the soil IL much
In need of lime these win make I
better growth upon the lined plot
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12

II It would have been good, sound
grain. might have made better
showing. The difference in price of
about seven cents per bushel between
barley and corn must also be taken
into consideration.
The Wisconsin station, which has a
fine reputation for careful feeding In
vestigations, some years ago made a
test between corn and barley and re-
ported that the value Of corn was only
eight per cent greater than that OF
barley. The barley was figured at 4s
cents a bushel, corn at IS cents and
shorts at $14 per ton. The hogs in
this test sold at $500 per hundred.
the barley fed hogs netting profit
Of s1.00 per hundred pounds and the
corn fed hogs netted s1.s9.
In this test the price OF barley at
As cents was too high as that was the
regular price for best grade mailing
barley while the average price Of
common barley was 81 cents per BUSH
ell Taking these figures 1t would
have been cheaper to feed barley and
sell corn.
Investigations that these two sta
tons have made shows that barley
makes more lean meat than corn. OF
course corn Is the greatest fattener
in the world when fed to hogs, but a
better grade Of bacon can be produced
by feeding barley than corn.
When hogs are fed for weight alone
there is no doubt that corn has the
slightest advantage. but where bacon
is produced for the best special mar
kets barley will turn out the best
| product. The result of the two ex'
periments show:
| That 1t required is per cent more
barley by weight than corn to produce
the same gain in feeding pigs when
both grains we're fed in the proportion
Of four parts Of grain to one Of shorts
by weight.
That It is profitable to feed barley
to hogs II pork Is selling at an aver
age price.
That the carcasses Of the pigs fec
barley and shorts showed a greater
distribution Of lean and firmer fiesf
than the carcasses Of pigs fed corr
! and shorts.
. That pigs fed on corn and shorts
viii dress higher per cent than pig
fed on barley and shorts.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
MILK DISHES.

Often times milk Is the only food
which an invalid and child can take.
and when, they tire of it the great
question is how can they be nour-
ishedl
There are SO many ways Of disguis-
ing milk In other forms and combin-
ing with different foods to make
wholesome and nutritious dishes. that
every one who has family to feed
should make study of these things.
Milk that an infant cannot digest
IL worse than food A baby should
be carefully weighed each week. tor 1t
Is not always possible to detect a
slight falling or. When the child
shows a decrease In weight the first
thing to do is to consult good ply
stefan. and carefully follow his direc-
tons In regard to feeding. The milk
may be too rich In fat there may be
too much casein, or it may be too
hard to digest. so that the milk may
have to be modified.
One method of modifying milk Is to
use the whey. which is made from
using rennin tablets. Add this whey tc
the milk and the casein content is de
creased with an addition Of salts
sugar of milk and minerals. which are
necessary for the growth of the child
Many babies die each year because
OF ignorance on the part of the moth
or In regard to their food.
Milk treated with rennin tablets
sweetened and favored. Is often rel
ished by invalids who absolutely re
fuse to take pure milk as food.
Milk is not a beverage. and SHOULD
never be taken as such, for large
quantities of milk entering the stom
ach at once form hard mass which
is almost impossible to break up. Mill
should be taken slowly in sips. so tina
the gastric juice curdles 1t in small
amounts at time
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
Ideas Of the LARGEST Farmer.


When David Rankin, the worlds
largest farmer. was asked to tell the
secret Of his success Che began by
borrowing So and died worth s5.00e.-
600. all made in farming) he answer
ed promptly: Success In farming
consists in making every minute, every
cent and every seed count. A good
workman is cheap at any price and 9
shiftless, careless man is dear II he
works for nothing"
Not long before he died Mr.. Rankin
amplified his view. ITO make profit
the farmer. Just as any other manu-
facturer, must reduce the cost Of pro
duction," he said.
I'VE farmers must not only keer
eternally at reducing the cost of pro
duction, but plan way to get the
most out Of our product. Use your
head as well as your hands. for II Il
the little savings that make up the
profits at the end Of the year. Il
takes sharpening Of wits all the
time"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12

A Chicago man who hardly knew
one tune from another made the mis-.
take of taking knowing woman to q
concert at Orchestra hall. The Sc
lections were apparently unfamiliar to
him, but when the Wedding March
of Mendelssohn was being played ne
began to evince some interest.
"That sounds familiar" he said. II
am not strong on these classical
things, but that's good one. What
Is it,"
That" gravely replied the woman
SIS the 'Maiden's Prayer"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
LANDS USUALLY
NEEDING LIME
When Soil rs Sour Il WAL Turn
Blue Latmus Paper Placed
An Contact With
IL Red.
New Kind Of Plow.

by DR. W. p. BROOKS. Massachusetts,
These soils on which. when seed
"a timothy and clovers fail. and
Were sorrel comes in largely togeth-
q with red top. usually need lining.
should be pointed out. however.
nal the presence OF sorrel is not q
ploof that lime Is needed. This weed
WI flourish even In soils which have
oeer heavily lined; but on such soils
oe srssses and cloyers are likely to
'ovd Il out while on soils which are
Z heed Of lime. they are unable to do
When soil Is sour II win turn blue
MINUS paper placed in contact with
reo To carry out the test make
scout q tablespoonful Of the son into
koln mud with pure water and after
ess stood for short time lay .
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
Mo- Wonder She sIushed.

Two Of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania track runners passed learned
and preoccupied professor showing a
young woman visitor through ohc
Gardens"
With dainty SILVER, the girl re
marked:
"It's dreadfully cold--isn't ito Be
without stockings?"
The professors mind turned for 9
moment from contemplation of the
fourth dimension.
Then why did you leave them off?'
he asked.-Lppincott's Magazine.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1912-04-12
WAYS THAT ARE NEW or sERv'
ING MEATS.

Take four to eight outlets of lamb
or mutton, trim OF the superfuous
fat, scrape the bone neatly and dust
with nutmeg. celery salt. salt and pep
per, and sprinkle with little chopped
onion, add half pint Of peas. an
ounce of bacon cut small. few new
potatoes and cup Of stock. The po-
tatoes must be parboiled before add
ing to the dish. Cook in hot oven
and serve the chops with garnish OF
the potatoes and peas.
Outlets a Ia EspagnoI.-Take four
to six outlets prepared as above, dust
them with salt and pepper, Have
ready a cup Of boiled rice, mix 1t with
plenty of tomato catsup. Put the
rice In a creased paper bag and place
the outlets on top; place in the oven
and cook for thirty minutes In a mod
erately hot oven.
II one is using gas and have only q
hot plate. paper bag cookery Is not
prohibitive, for with little ingenuity
one may arrange a fine oven. A deeI
skillet with good tight cover and
trivet of a wire dishcloth or an,
metal which will keep the bag from
touching the bottom, may be used
Light the gas and put In the bag ant
roast as If 1t were an oven
Get pound of lean. chopped veal
less two ounces. which supply will
two ounces of suet; season well ant
make into a cake. Put into a but
tered bag with slices Of onion and to
mato laid over the meat and a few
pieces of well-floured butter. Bak'
on the trivet in the skillet