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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10

improve the corn. they have develop
ed strains that have three good ears
on a stalk more often than ordinary
corn produces two, and seldom less
than two ears.
Ears should not as a rule be taken
from the tallest stalks, and the ears
should not be too high above the
ground or too near the ground. They
should be from four to five and hal
feet above ground, depending upon
the fertility of the soil and kind Of
corn.
Several points should be consider
ed as to the best ear for seed.
/. The ear should be of good length
But the longest ear is not always
the best, for 1t may be deficient in
other important particulars.
2. The ears should be well round
ed out at the tips with good kernels.
3. The ears should be large around
4. Care should be exercised to get
ears with small cobs and large kerr
nels. Right here is where we must
be on our guard. When you shell
few grains from the butts of two
ears, one with broad grains and the
ether with narrow ones, you are
almost sure to say the narrow grains
are the deepest. Take one of these
narrow grains and lay 1t on top Of
one of the broad ones from the other
ear and see II you guessed right.
5. There should be no deep grooves
between the rows of grains on the
ear, for IL there are, the grains will
be that much smaller than they
should be.
6. Comparatively smooth ears are
better than rough crease dented kerr
nelg.
Z. The grains should be firm on
the cob and so plump and well fill
ed out that they will not give when
one attempts to bend or twist the
ear.
The shanks that attach the ear
to the stalk should be rather short.
but Just long enough to let the ear
hang down so no water can get into
the ear from the tip end.
1t is a good thing to select about
one half more corn in the fall than
you expect to need, then a more
careful selection can be made at
planting time. In this selection a seed
testing box can be used to good ad-
vantage.
II your corn is unusually good this
fall, select several bushels more
than you will need next spring and
lots of your less provident neighbors
will pay you well for your trouble.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
Questions Answered

Working College, smnstsl
.
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SCHOOL FAMILY,
The and reputation of the people Our students from
College provides without
All live College buildings
boarding receiving valuable
.
coming
with different people Bersa clothing Our climate the best
regardless weather
and undeohng umbrellas ovehoss The cesps
toilet articles uniforms umbrellas
articles n
LIVING EXPENSES below
ding 10 so
SCHOOL FEES First "ooar Deposit"
library This
when student
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$500 Normal
the term board BY the half nsaments folowsi
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
"Critter" Wisdom.

The Merino eve and the mutton ram
make about as profitable sheep com
bination as II Is possible to get
When you buy a beef or dairy ami
NAL insist on getting an official certlfi
cate showing that II has been tuber-
culin tested with no reaction.
The farmer in New Zealand provides
his horses and cows with a heavy can.
vas cover during the winter and In wet
weather. the covers being generally
used for animals turned out TO pasture.
Nine parts OF corn and one part Of
tankage make the best and cheapest
ration for growing shotes and will op'
crate to reduce the amount OF corn
consumed for each pound OF grain
when compared with a ration OF corn
only.-Kansas Farmer.
You can make your harness last
twice AS long by giving II proper care.
and I. takes but a very little time TO
DO II. "a good set Of double harness.
says @. u. Chase. assistant In farm
mechanics at the Kansas Agricultural
college. ''if properly cared for should
last the working lifetime OF horse"
Accepting the average price OF com.
mercial feeding stufrs at $50 ton and
considering one pound Of dry matter
IN mangeis equal to one pound OF dry
matter In grains, msngels may be used
economically IN the ration TO replace
one-half the grain ordinarily fed when
they can be pDduced and stored ready
FOR feeding at n per ton.-New Hamp
shire Station
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
Orchard and Garden.

The quickest growing tree for a
shelter belt Is the willow.
Strawy. stalky manure makes an
ideal mulching fertilizer for both young
and old apple trees. A great many are
literally dying from starvation. This
roarse manure will conserve moisture
and fertility
While sand. soils are probably good
for strawberries. any soil not too rich
will bring good results. The land
should be well manfred and thorough.
ly cultivated
Long Island gardeners have been
shipping hampers OF assorted vegeta-
bles to New York families A uniform
price OF $50 hamper (holding more
than a busheD is charged the year
round The plan is successful. al
though used on small scale.
Remember that the wood ashes that
come from the cook stove. fireplace or
furnace are the best kind OF fertilizer
for the orchard. lawn or garden.
u climbing cutworms bother orchard
or other crops by eating buds and foil
age scatter poisoned bait about This
Il made by mixing one pound paris
green with twenty pounds bran and
rddins one TO two pints molasses
>eep this sway from the chickens
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
From Farm and Fireslde.I


same time allow protection from a sc.
verely cold night. The third important
advantage lies In the fact that II Is
made 80 much In section ns 10 be
moved with ease. Every part is per
fectly accessible. 30 as 10 be easily
oiled or whitewashed. to prevent and
remove disease or lice. The founda.
ton In n bench. A. fifteen inches high
which allows the hens TO use the floor
space underneath. 80 that IN not vast
ed: twenty five inches wide and as
long rs desired. conforming to the
space available and fowls to use Il. Re
member the nests II should be fifteen
inches square. so the length should be
an equal multiple OF fifteen. The nest
boxes should have n door. Il. TO turn
down in front. with sufficient open
space In cracks to allow the hen a III.
courage them In hiding their eggs and
also 20 discourage the idle hens from
hunting after the newly laid eggs You
will not the hens enter an entrance. q,
ut back right Tor left hand corner. at
The end and into nm alley. ID. that runs
back OF the nests L and opens into
each. On top OF the nest Is a cheated
cover OF matched boards that carries
an open faced box without top or bot
tom. that sets on the cheated cover and
IN turn supports cleated cover In
this box Is placed roost OF two poles
nailed TO ] by inch strips. twenty.
four inches long. for supports. At the
front edge OF cover Is fastened piece
OF burlap or strip OF blanket TO turn
down on very cold nights after the
hens are at roost. Large fowls need a
cheated board set slanting. In order TO
walk up 10 the roost A small box
should be set at the entrance OF the
nest boxes.--Farm and Fireslde.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
The SMALL FRUIT SUPPLY.
Very Few Farms Have Enough TO Keep
Home Tables Filled.


Very few farms are supplied with
half enough small fruit. In the way OF
strawberries ! have had all we could
use for many years, but II In accom-.
plished by setting ont n new patch each
alternate spring. says n correspondent
OF Orange Judd Farmer.
Two hundred or 300 plants will be
enough to set bed that will supply
twice as many berries needed by the
largest family always set that many
because they ripen In busy time and
then we can get them picked on shares
and have plenty for our own use. Some
one not 30 fortunately situated has
enough by picking ours. and II costs
neither OF us an outlay OF cash. raise
the berries. the other fellow gathers
them have followed the same plan
with the raspberrles for the last few
years.
Currants are not often found on farm
fruit plots. They are n good fruit for
some purposes. and almost every farm
er's family could dispose OF few gal
Ions Of them in pies. jelly or even with
sugar and cream when dead ripe
] have n nice patch Of the seedless
blnckbcrries II Is of long bearing. aud
n some nurserymen were advertising
II they would call Il an ever bearing
fruit. for II stays IN fruit for long
time. ! like Il also on account OF the
lack OF seeds
or course grapes are standard
fruit and the old Concord Is found
everywhere. There are many varieties
that will grow In most localities. As
local conditions have much to do with
the problem. II Is best to consult your
nearest nurserymnn. Put out some
white ones. some OF the red ones, both
early and late. but do not fool with the
tender sorts. Busy farmers do not
have the time nor inclination to lay
down the vines and cover them with
dirt. as some do In order to fruit the
tender sorts.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
PICKED UP In
CHICKEN YARD
Several Little Hints That WAL
Prove of Much Assistance
60 Any One Keeping
Poultry.

The average cockerel does not pay
for his keep and he should be sent to
the block as soon as he weighs four
pounds unless he Is to be kept for
breeding
Let a strange dog rush through the
poultry yard and the excitement will
affect the egg supply for that day.
While hens have no sentiment,
there is no doubt they are extremely
nervous at times-particularly during
the breeding season-and should be so
placed that they cannot be disturbed.
II does not matter 60 much about
the breed as 1t does about the kind of
treatment your hens receive.
OF course. II you are going in for
poultry to sell on the market you must
select the fowl that will produce the
most meat, and II for eggs the breed
that will produce more eggs than
meat. Then II is "up to you" to get
the most out Of them. as the slang
goes.
Once more. do not feed the young
chicks a particle OF anything for at
least SO hours after they are Matched.
Early feeding means disease and
death.
Do not wait q single day to order
your wire and put your enclosures for
the youngsters in good condition.
When q sick fowl is discovered, re-
move II at once. Maybe II you will
attend to II then and there you can
save II, whereas II allowed to wait
too long. It may die.
Throw an extra lot OF hay into the
poultry yards. The chickens will
scratch out every clover seed. There
Is no better way to make them work
for their food.
Damp houses are the greatest pro-
moters OF disease among fowls.
II 10 a good plan TO teach the young
generation of chickens to roost on
perches as soon as possible. For one
thing. this will keep them out OF reach
OF rats.
One Of our poultry folk advises put
ting a pint OF coal oil in each bucket
OF whitewash before going over the
inside OF the hen house. This for the
special benefit OF lice and mites.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
WANT FRUIT SPRAY.

Everybody likes fruit Fruit
can no longer be grown with
out spraying. Nobody likes to
spray. And so we are up against
IT, II IL spray or go without
fruit. Now il the time TO study
this matter and find what style
OF sprayer is needed for our own
circumstances. One thing Is es-
sential-no matter whether II be
a hand spraycr or a power spray
er. the force must be sufficient
and the nozzle OF the kind which
will deliver the spray In n fine
mist and send It with force
enough TO enter the calyx.-lowa
Homestead.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10

a n d one -eighth
inch thick. One
end Is cut mar
row and Is bent
into n hook large
en- ugh TO 1T
neatly the lar
gest wire TO be
spliced. At the
sides OF this two
notches are filed.
as shown In Fig.
]. In Fig. 2 the
splicer is seen in
position on the
wire. The arrow
indicates the d.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
BEREA
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FOR THE ASPIRING YOUNG PEOPLE OF
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What Are Your Talents7
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Berea Has the Training That 10 Best For YOU.

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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
Could Spare One.

One day Charlie. aged four, and his
baby sister were playing with some
small marbles when one OF them dis
appeared and could not be found.
Their mother assisted In the search
and was very much alarmed, fearing
the baby had swallowed II.
"Oh. well. don't worry about Il
mamma" said Charlie. We've got
enough marbles without It,"
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10

The greatest truths are the sim
plest; and 30 are the greatest men.
A friendship that makes the least
noise is very often the most useful.
sence OF fear. but the conquest OF II.
Heroism does not mean the abb
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
MAKING BIDDY HAPPY.
Try TO Please Your Hens With Com.
bined Roosts and Nests.

! think ! have studied out and made
. perfect combined nesting and roost.
ing box. says correspondent OF Farm
and Fireslde. The nesting boxes are
OF easy access and at the same time
40 secret Ms to please the hens and
make them very secure from the hens
learning that pernicious habit. so Of
ten learned In the winter. OF eating
their eggs. The roosis are In a posi-
ton TO allow all possible access OF
fresh air without draft and NJ the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
u.ina Nitrate Of Soda.

The North Carolina plan OF using nj
trate Of soda in growing Geld corn or
other corn il TO cover IL in near the
roots. but not on them. as soon as the
stalks are eighteen TO twenty inches In
height The paying value OF nitrate
Of soda when used as directed Is great
underestimated.-Fa and Fire
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
The Useful Radish.

When sowing onion seed mix In some
radish seed. II terminates more quick
ly than onions, and the rows can be
cultivated before the weeds are fairly
started without radishes the rows
cannot be seen for several weeks.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
ADVICE TO AMATEUR FARM
Frs.

Never set a fried egg with the
expectation OF Matching fried
chicken. In excessively hot
weather place canvas over the
potato patch in order TO shield
the eyes OF the potatoes from the
binding sun. Investigations OF
modern science have disclosed
the fact that there II no essential
connection between duck raising
and quack grass Farm Journal
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
AID AFFORDED TO SWIMMER
Mitt Slipped Closely over Fingers
Prevents Flow Of Water and
Facilitates Stroke.

A swimming mitt. having a body OF
a length and width to slip fairly
closely over the four fingers OF the
hand. is shown in the illustration.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
Berea College
REV. cHAs. F. HUBBARD, o. D., Dean

Ihe College itself stands apart from all the other schools under its
TO conform to the Carnegie standards have diminished
cenae particular lines Largest college library Kentucky Labor
A b " S. r. L. and r. Ped.
MUSIC (snsIns Organ Culture Piano. rnso
Band q
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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
Swimming Mitt.

The purpose of the mitt is to make
possible a more effective stroke in
swimming by preventing any flow of
water between the fingers.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
Excellent Wire splieer.

The neatest and strongest splice can
be made with this little instrument 1t
is made OF strip Of iron one inch wide
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-10-10
Play and Display.

Tsschsr-what 10 the difference be-
tween play" and display"
Bright Boy-Boys love to play and
girls love to display.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-25
POULTRY AND EGGS

For Sale-White Wyandottes. There
are none better. Prize winners every
where. Eggs for Matching; a few
good cockerels for sale. Write or call
for catalog. Prem Moore, Moscow.
Idaho. 1880
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-25

a few years ago and the result is that
one must spend a half-hour every
morning cleaning shoes and skirts OF
come to school with them muddy.
Paved streets could be swept clean
every night and thus, during the dry
season, drygood and groceries would
not be blown full of dust, dirt and
iilth
Again is may be argued that it
would cost too much. While the in
itial or first cost must, of course, be
paid by the property owners and tax
payers of the city, these payments
would all come back in the profits on
the increased amount of business and
this the 1000 people of Moscow would
have to pay only their share of the
amount paved by the 10000 people who
do their trading here, or only about
one-tenth of it.
The negative may say, if all these
benefits are going to come, why not
pave all. If they want to l am with
them for paving the whole town.
Honorable judges, let us pave Main
street and Third street and this small
business section and when the people ,
see the cleanliness, the beauty and the
effect of this work they will rise and |
say, with one voice: Pave the whole |
town." | thank you
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-25

thence running east one hundred
fifty-five (155) feet to the place of be-
ginning.
You are hereby directed to appear
and answer to said complaint within
twenty days after the service hereof,
if served within this district, and with
in forty days if served elsewhere lex
elusive of the day of service.) And I'M
less you so appear and answer, the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in the complaint.
Given under my hand and the seal
of the District Court of the Second Ju-
dicial District of the State of Idaho,
in and for the County of Latah, this
28th day of February, A. D. 1912.
HOMER E. ESTES,
Clerk.
By ADRIAN NELSON,
Deputy.
(SEAL)
VIM. M. MORGAN,
Attorney for Plaintiff, Resi-
dence and Post Office Address,
Moscow, Idaho. Feb29-Apr4
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-25

further, we do favor the building ade-
quate vaults in what is now the pres
ent jailroom for the protection of our
county records.
Resolved, That we oppose any more
bonding of Latah county, and
Resolved, That the expense of said
Improvements, favored in the above
resolution, shall not exceed $4,000 and
shall be met by special tax levy made
by the county commissioners who shall
have been empowered by the vote of
the people, who according to an opin-
ion of the county attorney, have the
right to empower the county commits
sicners to levy such tax.
This opinion was sustained by a
of the supreme court de-
some of which went up from
Latah county, as was read at the mass
meeting in Moscow, February Is, 1912,
by Attorney G. G. Pickett
A. A. ANDERSON,
President. |
L. E. KEGLEY,
Secretary. |
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-25

be given power to appoint the secre-
tary of state, auditor, treasurer, at
torney general and state engineer.
An excellent amendment. Why
should these offices be elective? Echo
answers, Why?
A similar amendment should be Of
fered in Illinois. Chicago does not
elect the comptroller, corporation coun-
sci and other members of the mayors
cabinet Who would propose to make
their offices elective?
Shorten the ballot in every possible
way. There is no sense in electing
minor or administrative
officials. There is no sense in electing
court clerks and chief bailiffs. The
next legislature should be urged and
to shorten our absurdly long
and ridiculous ballots.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-25

The paving sentiment is not con
fined alone to the men and womel
of Moscow The young people ar
also interested and at the high schoo
last week. a most interesting debate
upon the subject was decided by {
unanimous vote in favor of the af
firmative. The opening argument, by
Miss Gladys Moore, offers an interest
ing view of the question, and affords
some valuable side lights. 1t is as
follows:
The question to be discussed is:
Resolved, That Main and Third STREETS
shall be paved their entire length and
the business section bounded by
Washington street on the east, Fifth
street on the south, Jackson on the
west and A street on the north shall
be paved.
You must readily see that there
would be no argument at all ii the
negative is permitted to stand up here
and say, I'VE are in favor of paving,
also, but we don't want to pave all of
Main street nor do we want to pave
all of Third street, nor do we want to
pave as large a business district as
the affirmative do. We want to pave
one-half of Main street, three-fourths
of Third street and no business dis
trict at all"
Nor should they be allowed to say
that they want to pave more than the
district we are discussing, because
this would necessarily lead us into a
discussion of the costs or expense OF
paving. AS l never owned to exceed So
at once in my life and you must show
me that our friends upon the negative
have ever been better off financially,
and, as knowledge of finance belongs
to him that haveth or hath had, our
on such an issue would be
nothing but guess or nothing great
er than the outgrowth of dreamy i'm
agination. We therefore contend that |
lit quantity vi paving 10 ~ AiOi "
question here than the quality or kind |
If paving is question.
Moscow, for a long time, has been
he busy center of very rich and
section of the Palouse
country. She is the largest town in
he Palouse country. Here we find
he largest stores and the largest
lumber of business enterprises in the
'alouse country and this is not due to
central location or to any natural
dvantages. We can truthfully say
hat Moscow, as a city has no natural
esources other than her beauty as
town and the beauty of the surround
lg scenery. Everything she pos {
esses as a city is man made. Her
landing as a banking center, COM ,
lercial center and as an educational '
enter is due to the grit, push and per- i
stence of her citizens, from her {
dest resident pioneer to the most re- 6
INT arrival here. We have here a cit
enship that includes the man who /
lme across the plains in a covered I
agon before the days of the electric b
sht, telephone, telegraph, the auto il
even before the roar of
C great rushing trains of cars was p
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1912-03-25
Would Repair Court House.

The following resolution was adopted
by Kennedy Ford Farmers Union at
their regular meeting, March 20, 1912:
Resolved by Idaho Union, No. l,
that we concur in the resolution passed
by Fix Ridge Farmers Union, No. 81,
and ask the Star-Mirror to print the
same
Resolved, That we, the members of
Idaho Union are unalterably opposed
to building a new court house for La
tab county at this time, but that we
do favor building a new and commod-
ious jail on the present site, but de-