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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-05
rHREE.HORsE HIrcHEs

A Kansas correspondent writes: I'm
making three-hOrse evener for disk,
] would like to know where the hole
should be bored. Should twO-thirds Of
the evener be given to the single horse
to make an even distribution Of the
pull, or should 1t be measured from
the outside Of the singletree?"
You will experience but little din.
Guilty In dividing the load equally
among the horses II you take into
consideration the fact that the amount
Of work each horse does Is In proper
ton to the lever arm or the portion
Of the doubletree given to him. In
the case of three horses the third
horse, or one which works singly, i'm
order to do the same amount Of work
as the other two, should he given
twice the length of lever arm as the
team. The length of the evener and
also the length of the singletrees will
depend upon the size of the horses and
also whether you desire working them
close together or somewhat spread out.
For summer work the horses will
stand the heat a little better If given
plenty of room. This Is advisable
where conditions are such that more
room can be given and at the same
time not hinder accomplishing the
work satisfactorily.
You will note In illustration No. l,
that the third horse is given thirty
inches of the lever arm, while the
other two are given only fifteen. This
distance is satisfactory for medium
sized horses. Where larger teams are
to he used, it should be increased
accordingly.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-05
BALD KNOB.

Crops are looking fine since the rains
we have boon having lately. Also bush
es and weeds are growing very fast.
There will be singing at this place
next Saturday might Everybody oame.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Leach spent sew
eral days with their son. Supt. Henry
Leach and family. of Hartford, hast
week.
Mr.. S. It. Williams. who has bean
at Greensboro for several months, re-
turned home hast week.
Mr.. Chester Leach. wife and baby,
visited Mr. T. Davis and family SAT-
urday.
Little Miss Mary Smith spent sun
day night with her cousins, Misses
Comic and Mae Sandefur.
Mrs. Dora Leach spent saturday night
and Sunday with relatives at Crou.-
well.
Mrs. j. W. Taylor. who has been
ON the sick List for several days. Is
much better.
Miss Connie Sandefur spent Monday
night with Miss Marie Smith.
Miss Mary Ragland. of Banock. VINO
has been visiting her AUNT, Mrs. $. ii.
Taylor. Tor some time, returned home
Saturday.
Mr.. +. l.. Taylor and niece, Miss
Emulous Taylor. visited relatives and
friends at Banock Saturday night and
sunday.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-05
DISEASES OF CUCUMBERs
Reply to c. ". Fox

81 have trouble with my cucumbers
dying too early. They get some kind
of yellow spots in the leaves and the
vines die before they get done bearing.
l have been using Bordeaux mixture.
l used blue stone. Is this the same
rs copper sulphater When should
lime be added to the sOilF"
The disease attacking our CORE
spondent's cucumber vines Is known as
"dOwny mildew,"a parasitic fungus.
Bordeaux mixture Is the best remedy
you can use; but this will have no
effect II the fungus has gained con-
siderable Roadway. Bordeaux mixture
should be made as follows:
For young PLANTS lbs. copper sui
phate, 6lbs. lime to 5Ogallons of water.
When the plants get older, use 4 lbs.
copper sulphate, 8 lbs. lime to 50 gal
Ions of water.
Blue stone Is the commercial name
for copper sulphate.
The beneficial element In lime Is
calcium, and 1t should be applied on
soils that are acid In nature. On soils
UIldU arc uoU Al SAiio OoiutSiOis, ittuC
will be of little or no benefit. The
acidity of the soil may be determined
by the use Of litmus paper, which may
be obtained at almost any drug store.
Press the moist soil around the blue
litmus paper for ten or fifteen minutes.
II the paper Is now red or pink In color
1t will indicate that your soil Is acid.
There are eight or ten different kinds
of commercial lime, but where 1t Is
possible to obtain finely ground lime.
stone, this Is the most desirable form
to use. 1t supplies the necessary cal.
cium, and yet the action on the vege-
table matter Is not as severe as 1t Is
with other forms Of lime.
We regret to say that the Service
Bureau does not have Farmers Bulle.
tins for general distribution, but you
will he able to obtain these by writing
the u. s. Department Of Agriculture,
Division Of Publications, Washington,
ID. G.
Ii we can he of further service a
any time, we will be pleased to heal
from you.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-05
FEEDING CALVES
Reply 10 W. T. TURNER. Chic. o.

Keply 10 W. L. IURNfK, Snlo. VI
We have your let ~ of recent date In
which you ask for some information
on feeding calves, but you do not state
how old your calves are. Young calves
should be fed on whole milk for some
time, and changes In their feed should
be made gradually. After a week or
ten days the whole milk feed may be
changed to one of half skim and
half whole milk. Decrease the whole
milk iltil you are feeding the calf
entirely on skim milk. 1t is well to
have q quantity of grain convenient
SO that the calf will have an oppor-
tunity to learn to eat as early as
possible. 1t probably will not learn to
eat grain for some little time. This
may he FASTENED, however, by mixing
a small amount of bran with the milk,
or you may add . small quantity OF
low-grade -four.
Skim milk contains some more
protein and carbohydrate than whole
milk, so for feeding it Is best to pick
a grain that will not supply large
quantities of these materials. In some
instances calves may do very well on
highly concentrated feed, but these
feeds are usually very expensive, and
there are other substitutes that are
Just asgoOd. Usually no better results
can be obtained from high-priced con-
centrates than from feeding such grain
as corn, kaffir corn. sorghum, barley or
fAIlAxutnr hnUA
been found to give very good salts
faction:
. Whole oats and bran.
( Whole oats, corn, barley, and
/, bran.
A mixture of Is pounds OF whole
oats, 8 pounds Of bran, 3 pounds Of
corn meal, and pounds of linseed
meal Is also very good feed for calves.
Together with these concentrates
the young and growing calf should
have plenty of fresh water, and be
allowed to play In the sun. 1t should
also have free access to good clover or
alfalfa hay. III these are not avail
able, timothy hay and corn fodder are
perhaps the next best. Ii you have .
silo, small quantities of ensilage will
keep the calf in good condition during
the winter months.
IL the calf does not gain when taking
the whole milk, 1t should be weaned.
Try half skim and half whole milk for
a while. Sometimes the addition of a
spoonful of lime water to each feed
will correct the difficulty.
Calves may suffer from scours when
put ON grass but usually there will be
very little difficulty II they are allowed
to feed but short time at first, then
gradually increasing the period each
day until they become accustomed to
the change. Sudden changes of feed
are not good and should be avoided. =.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-05

Hay at the present market prices.
or even considerably lower, Is a very
good money crop. Farmers are now
planning on feeding corn fodder and
selling their hay. I believe this Is a
good plan. Don't your
GRASSES
Reply to Inquiry received from r. T.
Bostwick, Parshall, Colorado: "WilI
you he kind enough to furnish mo
with what Information you have avail
able on the subject Of grasses suitable
for this location; best methods Of seed.
ing; preparation of the soil, etc.p"
In the vicinity Of Parshall, Colorado,
the best grass for haying purposes is
timothy. A much better combination
Is made by using timothy and alsike.
About Is pounds of timothy and s or
pounds Of alsiks make . very good
mixture.
Besides these two crops, bronze grass,
or Brom,s Iperm,s, does we'll In your
locality. Upon the farm of Louis Flick,
situated within q short distance of
your farm, bronze grass has been doing
wonderfully we'll. Meadow Fescue
will do well also In your locality.
From our experience with the grasses
and from an observance of the native
vegetation, we would say that the
timothy and bronze grass are the two
best members of the grass family for
your locality. The bronze grass will
thrive With timothy and alsike under
good conditions Of irrigation which
usually prevail on the developed farms
Of that community.
A disk grain drill with grass seeder
attachment Is as good tool to be
used as any The soil should he pre-
pared by deep blowing. The blowing
should be followed with the disk and
peg tooth harrow, IL possible the same
half day, in order to work the furrow
slice down into good, well-mellowed
seed bed before il has time to dry out
or lose its filth. If seeded alone.
about 20 pounds of bronze grass should
he used. per acre. If seeded with the
other combination. the amount varies
with the proportion it is desired to
obtain. A very good combination is
bronze grass Is pounds and alsike 5
pounds. Another good combination
Is bronze grass II pounds, timothy 10
TO II pounds, and alsike to q pounds
1t is well to harrow lightly after the
drill.
The land should be we'll irrigated
but should not be kept flooded. There
Is a notion prevalent in the vicinity Of
Parshall that hay can only he grown
where it is kept flooded. This view Is
erroneous. The land should he well
irrigated, then the water should be
withdrawn until the crop is needing
moisture when IL should be irrigated
again. Although this is contrary to
the views of many ranchinen, it is
borne out by experience and expert
menk.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-05
A New Jersey Correspondent writes,

81 find that my potatoes are badly
infested with what seems to me to
answer the description Of potato scab. "
In treating potatoes for scab 1t Is
best to use one pound Of formalin to
thirty gallons Of water. This treat
ment should be given the seed before
the potatoes are cut, and after treat
ing they should he scattered out and
allowed to dry unless you are ready to
plant them Immediately. After using
the solution for two or three hours IL
should be replenished, because when
left open 1t loses its strength very
rapidly.
We can see no reason why the kero-
lsene barrels would in any way hinder
this treatment. We believe it will be
all right To Use them in treating your
potatoes. As far as disinfecting the
lplanter isconcerned. we do not believe
this will be necessary If you treat the
seed properly.
The fungus disease called scab has
been known to live for at least six
Years In the soil, even though no
potatoes were grown in that field.
Because Of this, it is good plan to
rotate your crops and To plant your
treated seed In fields where potatoes
have not been grown for at least four
lor five years.
The soil that contains an acid Is
Injurious to the growth OF potato
scah. hence the application of sui
'phate Of ammonia, sulphate of potash,
KANT, or acid phosphate will tend to
free the soil OF the scab fungus. On
1.-THE other hand, the presence Of lime,
wood ashes. or large quantities Of
stable manure, will aid or encourage
the growth Of potato scab.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-05

Hay at the present market prices
or even considerably lower, Is a very
good money crop. Farmers are now
planning on feeding corn fodder and
selling their hay. | believe this Is a
good plan. Don't your
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-05

something really worth while. or some.
thing which il costing you almost AZ
much a. the better article, buy she
best. But at the same time Il is not
a good policy to get along without
something that will help you In your
work just because you cannot buy the
most expensive made.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-05
LITTLE THINGS ABOUT THE HOUSE
BY GrAcs MARIAN SMITH OF the II c Service
Bureau


Bureau
Time was when people who could
not afford expensive jewelry and real
lace. owned no jewelry and wore their
garments untrimmed. Our ancestors,
with foolish pride supposed to indi.
cate birth and breeding, eschewed
limitations. This was protest against
pretenss, but the medicine became
worse than the disease. Gaudy, cheap,
shoddy material is an offense against
good taste, but inexpensive things
need not he inartistic. Because you
cannot take trip to Europe is no
reason for refusing a days outing.
VA cannot afford the original Ange.
lus, but you can have good print OF
1t, and most Of us with unframed
eyes will see quite as much In the
print as We would in the original.
There Is a difference between the
inexpensive and cheap, SO don't let US
dsride thing simply because it didn't
! rnf,t a mint of money.
How many things are you going with.
out that you could buy for very
modest sunni Suppose 1t Is nothing
more than a sharp knife for pairing
yspet a bles and you have wasted time,
wasted vegetables, spoiled your own
temper, and annoyed the men folks
BY trying TO get an edge on q knife
that was worn out years ago. Yet for
ten cents-ten cents-yOu can buy a
paring knife that will last at least a
year
You have spent hours beating up
eggs with q fork. A Dover egg-beater
costs a quarter, and a whip ten cents.
You are short of pans, Of crooks, OF
kettles, which can be purchased for
from ten to thirty-fve cents. You
Are going without spoons enough to
set the table when there are guests,
because you can't afford to pay eight
dellars for them, but you can buy
artistic spoons Of white metal which
mo one unless accustomed to seeing
them would distinguish from real
silver. Sometimes 1t is china towels.
you are using worn, linty rags; you
can get all the towels you need for ten
gents apiece. Or, you are wearing All
old dress, too heavy and warm, instsal
bf the cool, fresh-looking one you
could buy ready-made for from sixty
cents to ONT dollar.
No, l am not advising cheap, shoddy
things. Always buy the best you can
afford. II your means are limited buy
the Inexpensive yet most satisfactory
articles that you can. Only don't
make the mistake of complaining be-
cause thes' inexpensive things don't
hast As well as the more costly ones
"The first thing you forget about al
article is what you paid for It," SO Il
II Is Something you arr. going 70. keep
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1912-07-05
Methodist Church.

Rev. T. v. Joiner. PASTOR. Services nj
the courthouse Sunday morning at II
O'Clock and sunday evening at 7:45.
Dpworth League meeting at 7:l5 sun
day evening.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-11
TWENTY-ONE YEARS OLD.

TWenty-one years ago this month
the first issue of The Bamberg Her
aid was printed, and the same hand
that writes these lines set up the type
for the first ISSUE The paper has
gone through several hands since it
was first established, but the con-
nection of the present owner was
only for the first year of its exist
ence, until July, 1899, when he
bought the paper, coming here from
Sumter, where we had been halt
owner of The Sumter Herald. The
paper has made some progress in the
thirteen years we have owned it, and
we are naturally gratifed at its
growth. In alluding to its twenty
first birthday, we take occasion to
thank those who have been kind to
us through all these years. Per-
sonally and as a newspaper we
have made many strong frlends
who have been as true as steel.
We sincerely appreciate these
friends. We have made many mis-
takes no doubt and have possibly
given offence in many instances
where none was intended. However,
we have never used the paper as
personal organ to punish enemies or
reward friends but have advocated
those measures which we believed
for the best interests of our town,
county, and State. To this policy
we are irrevocably committed, and
with malice toward none we shall
continue in the future to follow the
same course. Some of our friends
tell us we are a little too independ-
ent and outspoken. Maybe so, but
that is not likely to be changed. The
policy of the paper has never been
dictated by the receipts from the busi-
ness office and never will be. 1t is
now and always has been our purpose
to serve the whole people. This we
cannot do except in plain, straight
forward manner. We may be par
doned for saying that The Herald
is on a solid financial basis, and ex-
poets to enlarge it's usefulness as
the years roll on.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-11
Negro Lynched at Shreveport.

Shreveport, La, April 9.-Thom-
as Miles, "a negro, 29 years old, was,
lynched in the outskirts of Shreve-
port early to-day. He was tried In
police court yesterday on the charge
of having sent to young white Wo-
man insulting notes, but was releas-
ed because positive proof was lack
ing.
His body was found about day.
light by small colored boy. He had
been hanged and shot. The mob
worked so secretly that the authori-
ties were not apprised of the lynch
ing until the young negro found the
body. An investigation is in prog
ress. No arrests have been made.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-11
Conveying to- the citizen taxpayers

Conveying to- the citizen taxpayers
of Bamberg county my appreciation
of the confidence shown in me by re-
peatedly electing me to the respon-
sible position of County Treasurer,
and believing that can be OF greater
service to you, l am retiring from
that position and hereby announce
myself a candidate for State Sena-
tor from Bambe-g county, to which
position, if elected, 1 pledge you my
best efforts in the protection of your
interests and the upbuilding of our
county and State, and I hereby pledge
myself to abide the result of the
Democratic primary and support the
nominees thereof.
JOHN F. FOLK.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-11
Nine COnyicts Break Out.

Tampa, Fla, March 9.-Nine ne
gro convicts, six of whom were serv-
ing life terms for murder, broke, out
of a convict camp stockade at Gross
Bayou, 80 miles from here last
night and are at large, according to
reports received here to-day. The
men hacked their way through the
bars of window in the stockade.
Twenty-seven other convicts were
in the building but they failed to
escape.
Six of the men were seen five
hours later trying to cross the bay in
a small boat, headed for the main
land, but the water being rough they
turned back. Deputies with track
dogs are in pursuit.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-11
BARBARoUs CRIME CHARGED.
Blind Tiger and Wife Accused Of
Trying to Burn Boy to Death.

Chattanooga, April "a special
from Gadsden, Ala, says: Wheeler
Beasley and his wife, Della, are un-
der arrest here charged with assault
with intent to murder. They op-
Grated blind tiger near Gadsden
and yesterday sold whisky to Ezra
Busby, a 16-year-old boy, who be-
came badly intoxicated.
Fearing the drunken boy would
attract attention, it is alleged they
placed him under a brush heap and
set it on. fire after saturatlng the
wood with oil. His screams attracted
attention and he was dragged out
with his clothing burning. He may
die
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-11
J. T. DAVIS FOUND DEAD.
Farmer of Bordeaux Took His Own
Life.

Mccormick, April 81. T. Davis,
a farmer living in the Fork section
near Bordeaux, was found dead Sun
day night, locked in his room. Those
who forced an entrance to the room
found the body lying upon the floor
with an ugly gun-shot wound in the
back of the head. Close to him
man lay singlebarreled shotgun
containing an empty hull. Evidence
brought out at the inquest that pro-
nounced the death a suicide, showed
that the deceased had threatened to
take his life. Mr.. Davis leaves a
wife and five children.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-11
PROBING BAMBERG KILLING.
John Virgins Dies at Hands OF
George Rivers. .

Bamberg, April 3.-Coroner Zelg-
Ter was called upon yesterday after
noon to go to Hunters Chapel and
hold an inquest over the body of Jno.
Virgins, colored, who died about
noon yesterday from the effects OF
pistol shot wounds inflicted by Geo.
Rivers, also colored, on last Monday
morning.
The details of the killing are very
meagre. Rivers came to town this
morning and surrendered to Sheriff
Hunter. He says that Virgins has
been mad with him for some months
about some cotton, and during the
last few days had told several par
ties, among them being his mother,
that he intended to kill him (Riv-
ers.) On Sunday morning about
sunrise, it seems that Virgins and
his son went to Rivers's cottage and
called him out, Virgins saying he
1QC0QQ0Q 10 Kill ullu. AsA'SAo' e~AA~ASN
pating trouble, said he had prepared
himself and as Virgins reached to
his hip pocket to draw his pistol
Rivers shot three times, inficting
wounds in the abdomen and thigh.
Virgins was taken to his home near
by. where he fingered until yesterday
and died. This version of the affair
was given by Rivers. The coroner's
inquest may bring out other matters
more damaging to the defence, but
it appears that Virgins went to the
home of Rivers for a fuss, got into
one and was mortally wounded
there.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-11
Why She Blushed.

A very pretty but extremely slen-
der girl entered a street car and
managed to seat herself in very
narrow space between two men.
Presently a portly colored nanny
entered the car, and the pretty miss,
thinking to humiliate the men for
their lack of gallantry, arose.
"Aunty," she said, with a wave OF
her hand towards the place she had
just vacated, take my seat"
THANK you, Missy replied the
colored woman, smiling broadly,
"but which gen mans lap was you
sittin' on?"
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-11
HAD NARROW ESCAPE.
Governor of Mississippi Came Near
Being Drowned.

Jackson, Miss, April 9.-Advices
from Greenville state that Gov.
Brewer, who is assisting in directing
the forces fighting the Mississippi
floods, had a narrow escape from
death by drowning yesterday. A
launch in which the governor was
riding through the backwaters cap
sized in an eddy and the governor
was thrown on to the water. He
clung to a telegraph pole until DR.. ].
T. Atterbury, member of the levee
board, tossed a life preserver.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1912-04-11
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