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Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-08-01

man can't swear and whistle and
sing at the same time. 81 the mus
ical features are dropped. The
farm hand always is lame in the
morning. H. wears heavy COW
hide shoes OF necessity. and they
have a wonderful way Of gathering
iup pebbles and cookie burrs and
| all manner OF refuse, and every
once IN a while the mvrtvr has L.
take his sho-s off and shake the
lmacadam out OF them and pull a
lot If thi>tles and things out II his
ieet. These mistfortunes don I
bother him much in tibet heat oi
the day, but the following morning
The anguish i terrific.
His Shoes Torture Him.
His shoes feel lik. the IRON
boots Of the old-time torture
chamber, and every step Is an eN-
ecuron. Imagine a man singing
under such conditions, ! used 10
20 To- the field weeping like Rach-
/, who refused 10 be comiJrted
Then began the long, weary day u
Flooding back and forth across a
corn field, cultivating the young
and tender vegetation Vt that
time the riding cultivator was a
novelty. reserved for the idle rich
The hired man had 10 walk. and
there i no labor more eXhau,tinS
than walking on plowed ground.
Your feet sink several inches at
every step, and ii the soil happens
% be damp It sticks 10 your shoes
and keeps on accommodating until
each shoe weighs fifty pounds and
looks like a wash tub. and YOU
have TO sit down and clean the real
estate of with a trOwel every now
and then.
The man who has done much
farm labor has a heavy, stiff-leg-
ged gait possessed by no other
human being.
He lifts each foot with such
an effort that YOU can hear the sue
tion like the exhaust OF a pump.
W hen he stops for a minute. even
on a city street, he holds his foot
up sidewise 10 see how much
landscape is on il. \ man never
outgrows the habit Even now,
when seated Non luxurious
Oriental divan, | often absent
mindedly pick up my feet and try
TO white the mud off them with
a jack-kniie.
1t was lonesome work cultivat-
ing corn. Man, when he is young,
is OF a gregarious tendency, and
il Is a punishment 10 be alone all
day, communing with sorrel
mules. He naturally has lot OF
views concerning tariff and such
things, but there is no satisfaction
in having views unless you can
pass them along.
Along about 10 o'clock in the
morning, | began to get hungry
and by II ] would have eaten a
porcupine The fiercest thing in
the world is the appetite one &C
quires while doing real farm work.
The boss had an old cracked bell
suspended from a pole, and the
music OF the spheres was dis
cord as compared with the divine
harmony Of that bell when it was
rung at y o'clock. The mules,
which had pottered along all fore
noon in a cOmatose condition,
knew the bell as WILL Is | did, and
when it rang they put up their
proudly arched and glossy necks
and hotfooted it to the barn as
though going 10 fire.
No Rest After Dinner.
After putting the mules in their
separate bourdoirs in the barn,
and feeding them corn, FASTENED
To the house and did yeoman SER
vice at the table. Nobody wasted
time in idle discourse while eating.
The meal was disposed Of with
fiery zeal, as though some sort q
a prize was to be awarded 70 the
consumer who got done first. Al
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-08-01

ter eating several loaves and fish
es. me naturally wants To- sit uu-
der a tree and smoke or mediate
upon helpful things for a while
but that Solace isn't granted the
hired man. This TACT l. one OF
the chief causes ior the scarcity of
farm help. An hour rest after the
midday meal j. on, Of those in
alienable boonS for which our
fathers laid down their lives. $
long a, a hard-working man l.
denied this privilege It j. useles>
20 talk about Freedom On her
mountain height
The boss always had something
10 be done ilnm> diately after din
ner. Probably he spent most 81
the forenoon thinking up the job.
for. no matter how generous and
kind-hearted the employing farm
er may be IN a general way. he
can't endure the thought OF the
hired man being idle Tor ten min
utes.
There were skies t. grind. OF
4 log 10 be sawed into stove
lengths, Or peradventurc 1t wa
necessary O. crawl under TN. barn
70 see ii the mulley hen hadn't
Matched out a brood. | used To-
resent the noon chorc, more than
anything else. for they Away,
,eem-d To- have been planned Ie-
liberately Just 60 keep one busy
No Unions Possible.
The hired man i rescn,ng
thing, all the time. in hi, silent,
way. II L. useless 10 say anything.
He can't summon a walking dele
gat. % carry his grievances &, the
seats OF the mighty. for there are
no seats Of the mighty Tor him.
Farm laborevS are perhap, the
only workingmen who can't have
an effective organization. In order
- have an organization men must
hold me tings and elect otnccr,
and denounce the iron heel Of Up
preston. Farm hands can't hold
such meetings for obvious rea>. ms.
They are too widely separated. and
they never have the tins. More
over. when the days toll Is ended
they are too tired 10 care whether
the Tyrant rides in his crimson
chariot or not. Their highest am
bition is to get to bed and give
demonstration in ground and loi-
ty snoring.
With the farm laborers IT L. cv-
cry man for himself. They must
fight their own battles and gather
their own rewards. and, "a a con-
sequence. they are the hardest
worked and the poorest paid oi all
the toilers in the vineyard.-W alt
Mason in Golfers Weekly.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-08-01

"Were all medicines as meritorious
"a Chamberlain Collie, Colera, and
Diarrhoea Remedy the world would be
better of and the percentage of suffer
ing greatly decreased, "yrites Lindsey
Scott of Temple, Ind. For sale by all
dealers. a
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-08-01
Ne Guarantee Every Box

OF Or. Bells Antiseptic Salye 20 DO
what we claim. Try It for ulcers.
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eczema. salt rEesH.. l.N,r sores. r-'''
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ng the entire meeting.

ing the entire meeting.
IL not only pays but il adds
such pleasure TO the time you
spend on those sacred grounds
20 have them clean and attract
i've. T. Atchisan Frazer.
Health Officer.
Crittenden record-press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1909-191?, 1912-08-01

Mr.. W. 5. Gunsalus. a farmer living
near Fleming. Pa. says he has used
ChamberiAin's Coiic. Cholera and Diar.
rhoea Remedy in his family for four
teen years. and that he has found IL To
bee an excellent remedy. and takes
pleasure in recommending i, For sale
by all dealers
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-29
MANY DRIVEN FROM HOME.

Every year, in many parts Of the
country, thousands are driven from
their homes by coughs and lung d.
seaSes. Friends and business are left
behind for other climates, but this is
costly and not always sure. A bet
ter way-the way Of multitudeS-is to
Use DR.. Kings New Discovery and
cure yourself at home. Stay right
there with your friends and take this
safe medicine. Throat and lung trou-
bls find quick relief and health re-
turns It's help in coughs, colds, grip,
Group, whooping cough and sore lungs
make 1t a positive blessing. soc and
$1.OO. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by all druggists.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-29
On and About the Farm
CALL A WHEAT INSPECTOR.

Farmers who desire to raise seed
wheat this year can have their wheat
personally inspected by an expert
from the agricultural college. To all
fields reported soon to the college an
expert will be sent. He will tell the
owner when the wheat should be cut
to make good seed and how it best
should be cared for. Inspected wheat
will then have the recommendation
OF the agricultural college. There is
no fee for the inspection
For several years the agricultural
college has been aiding farmers in
getting better seed wheat. Last year
$50 fields we've inspected before har.
vest, and a list giving the names of
about 200 farmers offering seed wheat
for sale was supplied to those desir-
ing it. Nearly all this wheat was
grown from seed coming originally
from the Kansas Experiment Station.
About one-third Of the growers on the
list reported their seed wheat sales
From the crop Of 1910 more than 3d.
900 bushels has been reported from
the. 1911 crop. Practically all Of this
wheat brought a premium over regu-
lar market grades. And the farmer
who gets good, pure seed, and takes
care Of 1t, deserves a premium.
If you are growing pure variety
of wheat and desire to have it listed
for inspection, send in your request.
The fields viii be inspected between
the time of heading and harvesting.
In making requests farmers should
send In answers to the following
questions, to L. A. Fitz, Manhattan,
Kansas:
l. Name of variety.
2. When and where did you obtain
seed OF this variety?
3. How Dozs have you grown it?
4. What has been the average
yield per acre from it?
5. How does this yield compare
with that from your other wheat?
6. How many acres of this variety
will YOU harvest this year?
7. What yield do YOU expect?
s. What means have you used to
keep it pure in growing and threSh-
ing?
8. Location of farm. Give county,
with distance from nearest town or
post office. Example: 5 miles north
and 4 niles east of Wichita)
10. Give amy additional information
which you think would be beneficial
in the work.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-29
!. H MILLER
Director College Extension.
THE CORN ROOT WORMS.

The corn root worms are undoubt-
eddy the most serious insect pests
with which the corn grower has to
contend.
The presence of root worms in a
field is generally indicated by the
whitening of the young plants, the
failure to produce well developed ears
or a general retarding of the growth
without any visible cause. A search
among the roots of such stalks may
bring to notice the tiny root worms.
The root worms themselves are
small, slender, white grubs about half
an inch long when they are full
grown. Infested stalks of corn may
be pulled out easily and will break
off at the place where the root worms
are at work, leaving the greater part
Of the roots in the soil.
frequently stalks infested by the
root worm are blown to the ground
by the wind, the root system having
been so cut off that the stalks can
not stand the strain.
A continuous cropping Of corn on
the same ground win very soon In
crease the number Of root worms to
an alarming extent and consequently
decrease the yield.
Rotation of crops is the most effec-
tual preventative of root worms. The
beetles of the root worm usually de-
post their eggs in the old infested
fields. By changing the corn from
such a field to another which was not
in corn the preceding year, these
eggs are left behind.-R. L. Webster
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-29
HYDRoPHoBlA WARNING.

A warning to the people of Kansas
calling attention to the rapid increase
of hydTOphObia in this state has been
sent out from the University of Kan
sas hospital, operated by the school
of medicine. DR.. NJ. T. SudDer, associ-
ate dean of the school says that CON
ditionS are so grave as to call for
legislation providing the most strin-
gent quarantine"
Fffty-one cases, of hydrophobia have
been treated at the RoSedale hospital
this winter. Unless Treatment can
be given before the development of
the disease begins, there is no power
in medical science that can avert
death. Moreover, the loss in human
life is only a part of what the state
suffers by the prevalence Of rabies.
The economical loss through the
death Of stock runs into large figures.
One man treated recently in the hos
pital recovered, but all of his stock,
bitten at the same time, died.
That a large part of the relatively
great number Of cases of this disease
could be prevented by proper care
and watchfuness is the belief of the
University authorities, backed up by
the experiences of other states and CT
such a country as England, where ny
drophObia is almost unknown, as a
result of strict quarantine of all dogs
entering the country.
By giving the treatment at actual
cost, the University hospital saves tht
people Of the state many thousands
of dollars in a year; but the purpose
of the hospital authorities is to make
a complete saving not only Of money
but OF life and suffering, by getting
the state to realize that laws can be
framed to nemove this menace.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-29

single ear Of corn until wen twice
by the same producer. The fact that
the kellogg product is made only
from selected white corn, while the
winning ear was of pronounced yell
low type. was a peculiar feature
The Kellogg trophy YVES won i'm
1910 at Columbus, Ohio, by R. A.
James, Of Charleston, ILL.,, with a mag
nificent ear Of Reds yellow Dent.
but not 50 perfect an ear as that
which originally won the trophy and
which has become known as the best
ear Of corn ever grown"
The next award Of this trophy will
be made at the next National Corn
Exposition, which win be held in-Esh
ruary, 1913, at Columbia, S. C. 1t is
PLANNED to make this exposition much
broader IN scope than any held In
the past, and consequently a longer
time viii be required for preparation.
Special buildings are being erected
for the exposition, the main building
to be 400 by 1877 feet, ground meas
urements. The show will last ten
days. The state Of South Carolina
has Appropriated $4,000 for the ex-
penses Of the exposition and the pros
pect is that Dixie will do herself
proud" in an effort to make this ex-
position the greatest of its kind ever
Geld
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-29
HOW ABOUT YOUR SEED coRNp

The agricultural college believes
that the seed corn situation in Kan
sas rs critical. Realizing this the
agronomy department has formulated
a plan which, II carried ont now, be-
fore planting time, should prevent q
poor crop this year. A cooperative
germinator in every town is the sug-
geStion Of the crop experts. The cam
paign for more seed testing, as out
lined at the college, is this:
To have some Individual or local
Organization in every town take the
responsibility for obtaining a germi-
nator and conducting a general ger
mination test for AID the farmers Of
the community. In many places the
bankers Of the town already are do
ing this work. When the test is COM
pleted crop expert from the col
lege will visit the town, open the ger
minator in the presence of farmers
and explain the results. II neces-
sary the agronOmy department will
use its entire force in this work. Cir
cults are being arranged now for
these seed corn testing demonstra-
tions.
Although we have been, for the
last two months, urging farmers to
make termination tests, comparative
ly little has been DONE" said W. VI.
Jardine, professor Of agrOnomy. In
some parts Of the state more than
one-half Of the corn saved for seed
will not grow. This is because Of the
dry season last summer and the i'm
mature condition of the com last fall.
We have investigated the situation
thoroughly by making termination
tests Of corn from various parts of
the state. With a germinatOr in
every town | believe we can, within
the next few weeks, determine what
seed in the community II fit for
planting and what seed will not
grow"
Whoever undertakes to conduct the
test should buy a germinatOr or make
one, and begin to collect seed sam
Piles at once. The agrOnomy depart
ment will furnish complete infOrma-
ton about making the test but here
are some Of the essential points to
be followed: Get large shallow
box for the germinator. The box
should be filled with sand and divid-
ed into squares by driving small mills
along the edge two to four inches
apart mad fasten cords both ways a
cross the top Of the box, dividing it
into squares. Number the samples
and place several kernels, taken from
different parts Of each ear, in a cor
responding square Moisten the sand
well and keep the tester in a warm
room. In five to ten days an exami-
nation may be made.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-29

So much so that when LETT for 0ma
ha to exhibit the ear, took it Out
OF my grip and showed it to the sta.
ton agent with the words, That's the
ear I'm going to win the $1,000 tro.
ply with"
So there's the story Of the cham,
pion ear as Pain told It himself. And
on the strength Of it who viii say
that Fred C. Pain doesn't Justly merit
the title, The Man Who Knows
Corn?
But that's not all OF Palms story.
He tells it willingly, though modestly
for he knows that his story whenever
told is a source Of great encourage
ment OF the thousands Of farmers wht
never had a better chance than he
had himself. Palm was born and
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-29
D TheWorldS Champion Ear

full study and painstaking selection
of seed and breeding than the eXper-
iences of this same Palm The farm
er who thinks he stands q chance to
go into his corn field and by a piece
of luck pick out an ear which Nature
has fashioned even more perfectly
and with it wrest the honors from
this Indiana man, cannot do better
to disabuSe his mind Of this fallaciOu
notion than to read the story of Pa
lin and his champion ear.
In the first place Palm knows corn.
If there were no more proof of this
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-29
THE MEN WHO SUCCEED

as heads Of large enterprises are
men Of great energy. Success today
demands health. To all Is to fail.
It's utter folly for a man to endure a
weak. rundown, half alive condition
when Electric Bitters win put him
right ON his feet In short order. ''Fou
bottles did me more good than any
other medicine l ever took" writes
Chas. B. Allen, Sylvania. Ga After
years Of suffering with rheumatism,
liver trouble, stomach disorders and
deranged kidneys, l am again, thanks
to Electric Bitters, sound and well"
Try them. Only so cents at ali drug
gists.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-29
GOOD ROADS DAY.
Saturday, April 10, 1912, 2 to $3.50,
Afternoon.


The roads are public property. The
condition Of the roads affect every
body in economic, social and moral
ways. 1t costs fourfifths of one cent
per mile per ton for railroad ship
ment and on an average, twenty-five
cents per mile to haul a ton OF farm
produce. Why not put road making
on a business basis and get results?
May We not have a half million Kan
sas people discuss this question on
April 9, or some other day in April.
The following program is submitted
by the Kansas State Agricultural Col
lege and any organization is welcome
to use the outline.
Problems Of Road Improvement.
A.-Methods.
l. Right and wrong grading season
tools, width Of road, ETC., 10 mi. }
2. Fair average cost Of grading,
perfectly, one mile of road in this
township. Is nil
3. Right and wrong methods of
draining road. Is nil
f. Dragging-when, how, by whom,
fair cost, etc. 90 nil
.. Why not contract both grading
and dragging? 90 nil
8. Advantages Of concrete or stone
bridges and culverts, durability,
use Of home labor, etc. 90 mil
B-Daws and Policies.
l. Why not separate office Of as
SCISSOR from that of road trustee,
and elect road trustees on score
OF fitness to supervise the build
ing OF roads, and keep them busy
at least from March | to October.
40 nil
2. Advantage Of classifying roads
into country and township roads,
etc., according to law. 10 mil
3. Why not build each year a few
miles Of permanent earth roads,
instead of patching" all the
roads, building first the roads
with greatest travel? 90 mil
4. Reports of funds available this
year for township roads. 90 mi. }
Why not have a county road and
bridge engineer?
Why not have the State Engineer
approve all plans for bridges and cul-
verts costing $500 or more?
Does our county use bridge plans
offered free by the State Highway
Engineer at the Agricultural College?
If not, why not?
Please report the meeting to Kan
sas State Agricultural College. Man
haitian.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-29

fact than the bare story of the devel-
opment and discovery Of the cham
pion ear, it would be enough. And
in proof Of this fact here is the story
as he told it himself:
1T was in November, 1910, and we
were Just harvesting our crop. The
weather had been good, but we we've
little late with the harvest. The
men were going through the fields
with the wagon in the usual way
gathering the corn, and the harvest
was a promising one.
I'VE have a sort Of corn show at
my farm an the time, and there is
always an award for exceptionally
good cans Of corn-ears sufficiently
true to type to permit Of their being
exhibited. There is a small box on
every corn wagon in which the most
perfect ears are thrown These when
properly selected, constitute the seed
corn, and among these more perfect
ears we occasionally find an ear that
we are willing to exhibit in a contest.
"On the day the champion ear was
found, was at the house and at din
ner time one Of the men brought 1t
in and laid II, with a number Of other
ears, upon the window Sin in the well
room for me to take and put away In
the seed house.
well 1 said, do you think you
We got a good ear there?
at looks to me Ike a good ear,
he said. What do you think Of I'll?
At picked 1t up and booked It over.
Well / said finally. I think it is the
most perfect ear Of corn ever saw.
It's good enough to win the W. K.
Kellogg $1,000 trophy this year at
Omaha
And I was confident the moment
l saw 1t, and looked 1t over, that /
neld the trophy winner IN my hand.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-29

brought up on a farm near Newtown,
Ind. He has never owned a foot Of
farm land in his life, and the 36O-acre
farm on which the champion ear of
corn which won the Kellogg Trophy
was grown is a rented farm.
Mr.. Palms real experience as a
farmer began about sixteen years ago
He had been ON the road as a gro
Gerry speciality salesman, when he
took notion that he would rather be
ar agriculturist, so he took a few
short courses at Purdue University
and rented a portion of the farm he
now occupies. Nine years ago he be-
gan carefully breeding this new var
iety of corn. For two years he plant
ed two rows of Reds Yellow Dent,
then two of Alexander's Gold Stan
dard, detasseling the Gold Standard.
From the detasSeled rows he picked
for seed only, the cans carrying the
characteristics he wanted to repro
duce, planting these in breeding plots
and maintaining careful selection, so
that in nine years time he had devel-
Oped a weILsettled type.
The Palm champion ear was the
first winner OF the W. X. Kellogg
National Corn Trophy, a handsome