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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
SHORT-SIGHTED FARMING.
BY E. S. BRIGHAM, ST. ALBANs.

BY E. S. BRIGHAM, ST. ALBANS.
Prepared for the Vermont Commits
sion on the Conservation of Natural
Resources.
Since animal life can be sustained
directly or indirectly only by food pro-
duced from the soil, it is fortunate for
the welfare of the race that agriculture
differs from the other so called extrac-
tive industries in that by proper methods
of fertilization and rotation of crops
the fertility and, therefore, the crop
producing power of the soil may not
only be maintained but may be in
creased, whereas the mine can come to
but one ultimate end, namely, exhaus-
ton. AS evidence of this permanency
of the soil we may instance the example
of China and Japan which are today
producing large crops on land that has
been cultivated for more than three
thousand years. We may say, Their,
that from the standpoint of the general
welfare any system of farming which
does not at least maintain the food
producing power of the soil is short
sighted farming.
1t is no exaggeration to say that the
greater part of the farming in this
country has been shortsighted farming.
The natural fertility of our soil, the
immense acreage of which we were
possessed, and the policy of the Federal
Government of parceling out the public
domain to settlers who would live upon
it have tended to make US careless of
soil fertility. 1t mattered little to the
farmer that he exhausted his soil, if his
son could go West and get free of
charge 160 acres of virgin soil; and it
mattered little to the town that the soil
of its countryside declined so long as
its food could be transported from a
distance cheaper than it could be
produced at home. The result of this
policy has been that our people have
lived lavishly upon the bounty of new
land, taking no thought of the morrow
until now the price of food has increased
to such an extent that the high Amer
lean standard of living is threatened
and far-seeing public men point out the
danger of food shortage if our popu-
lation keeps increasing at the present
rate.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
Making Money Out of Turkeys

The following account of woman's
success in raising turkeys is taken from
the current issue of Farm and Fireside:
For a number of years have been
interested in raising turkeys. l began
operations on a small scale. Finding it
very profitable experiment and a pleas
ant pastime, have enlarged the num-
Der of my breeding stock each year.
Now get orders from almost every
State in the Union.
81 keep only the Bourbon Reds, and
consider them far ahead of any other
kind. AS to size, they run well up to
the Bronze. They are hardy and
healthy and are very gently and easy to
manage.
Until the turkeys are about month
or two weeks old, l yard the mother
with her poults. After that let them
have the run of the pasture through the
daytime, bringing them home each even
ing to roost. They soon become accus-
toned to coming home at evening, at
which time we give them a good feed
of small grain, such as wheat, Kafir-
corn or millet, with all the clabber
cheese that have to spare.
my westinghouse opens to the
south with wire front. l roost them
there until they are large enough to fly
upon large outdoors frame. like to
get them to ,roosting outdoors as early
as possible, for the outdoor life is the
natural life of the turkey. Plenty of
clear fresh water is necessary to the
turkey at all times. After the poults
have had their fill, the surplus water is
emptied and the pans cleaned for the
next watering time
."Since beginning to keep Bourbon
Reds, have had no serious trouble with
disease. know nothing of blackhead
from experience. The warding off of
disease is easier than the curing of it. /
do this by putting little crude carbolic
acid in the drinking water once week.
A large percentage of turkeys that die
are from two to three weeks old. They
need, at that age, careful handling,
good nourishing food and exercise. As
soon as they seem strong enough,
turn them out to rustic for themselves,
when they can get bugs and worms to
eat
my Westinghouse is long shed with
wire front. My turkeys all lay in
there, so have no trouble in gathering
the eggs.
Il try to have early Matching, SO that
by the first of November l begin ship
ping them and continue so long as my
supply lasts. Each year the number of
orders have exceeded the supply.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
uliooIeburY Register

By recent act of Congress which
will 60 into effect on July /, 1918, a
standard barrel of apples must be
twenty-six inches between the heads,
sixty-four inches in circumference, out
side measurement round the middle,
and the heads must be seventeen and
one-eighth inches in diameter. In &C.
cordance with this act, such barrel, if
the apples contained therein are hand
picked and free from blemishes, may be
labeled STANDARD. This law was
passed at the urgent solicitation of
those who believe a purchaser has a
right to known what he is getting when
he buys a barrel of apples, says a
writer in the Youths Companion. Any
violation of this law will be punishable
by fine of one dollar for every barrel
that does not comply with these re-
quirements.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18

Just thirty years ago this fall Thomas
A. Edison opened the first electric light
station in New York city. This initial
plant, which was the beginning of a
mighty industry, was located in an old
warehouse in New York city on Pearl
street. The single dynamo, now pre-
served as curio, was driven by a
steam engine and supplied current to
about four hundred lamps distributed
over territory about a mile square.
The wires were all laid underground.
The newspapers were dubious about the
success of the new lamps, although
they admitted that they gave plenty of
light, but Edison himself, coatless and
collarless as he watched the machinery,
was thrilled with success. The growth
of electric lighting since that eventful
day, thirty years ago. has been truly
wonderful until now the very world is
illuminated nightly with millions of
electric lights. The first electric motor
was.connected to the electric light wires
in 1884 and for six months, it is re-
corded, this same motor lay around
collecting dust before the company
could find anyone willing to try the new
power producer. Today, in New York
city alone, nearly 100000 horse power
is used in electric motors.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
A Successful Farmer Who Has
No leus.

In the current issue of Farm and
Fireside appears an interesting account
of Myron l.. Briggs, who lost both legs
and still operates successfully ninety
acre farm IN southern Michigan. Mr..
Briggs bought his farm eight years ago
and has now paid for it. At the time
he purchased his farm it was badly run
down.
About eleven years ago, Mr. Briggs
lost both legs in street car accident in
Grand Rapids. For fourteen months he
was in hospital. Both legs were ampu-
tated just below the hip joints. Follow
ing is an extract from the article:
when he finally recovered, he had
enough to partly pay for his farm. He
and his wife are both scientific farmers
and great workers. They hire very lit
tie help. Mr.. Briggs works all the time
and can do any and all kinds of farm
work, even to carrying out pals of swill
and feeding the pigs, shingling high
barn roof, climbing the windmill tower
W "a WV 6SoAih6j hoiilcoSluB luIcc
horse team and hitching up, etc. He is
the most practical and successful farmer
in the neighborhood. After he cuts his
own wheat, he goes over to his neigh
bors with his binder, all alone, and cuts
from twenty to forty acres more. His
farm is worth twice what it was when
he bought it number of years ago. He
recently finished fine new house with
modern improvements. He hauled all
the lumber and other material from the
city five miles away, doing the loading
and unloading himself. He is carpen-
ter and machinist. naturally, though he
never worked in the shops. He is stout
as an OK and wonder to everyone who
visits his farm. He has actually shamed
some other farmers who have long
grumbled because they could not make
farming pay. But he can. His cows
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18

are now producing more milk than any
other herd of the same number in that
section, and Mr.. Briggs takes care of
them all the time. He feeds them a
well-balanced ration with his own hands.
He climbs the hay-mow and silo-ladders
and throws down the hay and silage,
then carries it in and gives each cow
her proper ration according to her power
of assimilation and performance at the
pail. He milks his cows, cleans out the
stable and has more fun farming it.
than any man with two legs and feet.
He whistles and sings while at work
and is one of the most sensible, well-in-
formed and jolly of all the farmers
ever met"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
500 Reward, 500.

The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at least one
dreaded disease that science has been
able to cure in all its stages, and that is
Catarrh. Halls Catarrh Cure is the only
positive cure now known to the medical
fraternity. Catarrh being constitu-
tional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken
internally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system,
thereby destroying the foundation of the
disease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and as
sisting nature in doing It's work. The
proprietors have 80 much faith in its
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails TO cure. Send for list of testi.
monials.
Address; F. j. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
adv
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18

The question now is, what are we
going to do about it? The answer
usually given is, "more education for
the farmer" which is good so far as it
goes. Good farming practice is based
upon certain laws of nature, with which
man must cooperate, since he cannot
change them. Jugglery brings no re-
ward in dealing with Dame Nature.
AS Prof. Carver aptly expresses it,
''Nether impudence, nor smooth
tongue, nor distinguished manner, nor
lurid rhetoric ever yet made an acre of
land yield larger crop of grain; but
they have frequently made an office, a
sanctum, a platform, and even pulpit
yield larger crop of dollars" Since
success in farming depends upon an
understanding of these laws, it is good
policy for the State to make it easy for
those who so desire to gain access to
this knowledge. The causes of soil
exhaustion, the elements of plant food
which are likely to become deficient in
the soil, the means of maintaining a
proper physical condition of the soil so
that its texture and its water holding
capacity may be preserved, should not
only be taught in our schools, but should
be made accessible to those too old to
go to school by means of college extern
sion courses. With better education we
might reasonably expect to see better
organization of the business of farming,
more careful saving of all manurial
wastes of the farm, more intelligent
purchase of fertilizing materials, and a
counting in the cost of production the
cost of putting back in the soil the
amount of fertility removed by the
crop, without which we cannot hope to
keep up the producing power of the
land.
But the problem of short-sighted
farming cannot be solved by farmers
alone. There are certain phases of
this question which should be considered
by all thoughtful people. Conservation
simply means saving, the denial of
some of the wants of today that the
needs of the future may be supplied.
During the last third of the past
century, farm products often sold for
barely enough to pay for the labor of
producing them. In that time of great
plenty a system of distributing farm
products was built up which has no.
where been equalled for expensiveness.
1t is estimated that the farmer re-
ceives only about one third of the money
paid by the consumer for his product.
Now that land is becoming more scarce
and more capital must be used in the
business of farming, if the cost of keep
ing good the fertility of the soil is added
to the cost of production, and if the
farmer receives the profit to which he
is entitled, we cannot expect to retain
our present expensive method of get
ting farm products from producer to
consumer without having the cost of
living burdensome to the people.
European countries have found relief in
parcels post and in cooperative societies
and among buyers. Why not we?
Our aim should be neither high prices
nor low prices regardless of future con-
sequences, but rather to secure an
abundance and permanent supply of
food for the people at fair price to
them and at the same time at a fair
price to the producers, for in this way
alone can the men be kept on the land
who will do away with the short-sighted
farming.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
Estate of
Samuel j. NOrthrup
of ShOrehan
Order Of Motherhood of WIN


STATE OF VERMONT,
oDISTRIcT OF ADDISON, IS. Frooate Court
Be it remembered. that at a session of the pro-
bate court. holden at Middlebury, within and for
the district Of Addison, on the 18th day of Octo-
Der, A. D. 1912
Present: Charles /. Button, Judge
Whereas, certain instrument of writing, un--
der seal purporting to be the last will and tesla
ment OF Samuel J. Northrup. late of Shoreham
in said district, deceased, having been this day
presented to said court for probate and duly filed
in the Registers Office Therefore. it is ordered
that all persons interested in the estate of said
deceased be notified to appear before said court
at the probate office in Middebury. in said dis
trict. on the 4th day of November. A. D. 1912, at
ten O'Clock a. me- by publication of this order
three weeks successfully previous thereto, in the
Middlebury Register, a newspaper printed at Mid
dlebury. Vt. to show cause, if any they may have
why said instrument in writing should not be
proved and allowed. as the last will and tesla
ment of the said deceased.
true record,
az Charles l. Button. Judge of Probate
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
K. MOORE,
George s. Walker, Trust
E OF VERMONT.

CTATE OF VERMONT.
NlDIsTRICT OF ADDISON, S.
The Honorable Probate Court for the district
aforesaid:
- 10 all persons interested in the trust estate of
George S. Walker, late of Whiting, in said dis
trict. deceased. GREETING.
Whereas, said court has assigned the 4th day of
November, 1912, next, at nine o. clock a. M, for
examining and allowing the annual account of
Carleton o. Church, trustee of the trust estate
created under the will of the said deceased. and
ordered that public notice thereof be given TO ali
persons interested in said trust estate by publish
ing this order three weeks auccessvely previous
to the day assigned. In the Hiddlebury Register a
newspaper published at Middlebury. in said dis
trict.
-. Therefore. you are hereby notified to appear at
the probate ONCE in Middlebury in said district,
on the day assigned. then end there to contest the
allowance Of said account IL you see cause.
Given under my hand. this 18th day of October
q Charles l. Button. Judge of Probate.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
Estate OF Carson w. Robbins
of Weybridge
Order of Notic.-Pro.f of win.


STATE OF ~ VERMONT BlaSG Probate Court.
BE it remembered. that at q session of the Pro-
bate court. holden at Middlebury. within and for
the District Of Addison. on the sth day of Octo-
Der, A. d. 1912.
Present: Charles |. Button, Judge
Whereas, a certain instrument Of writing I'M
der seal purporting TO be the last will and tesla
ment of Carson W. Robbins. late of Weybrid ge
in said district, deceased. having been this day
presented 10 said court for probate. and duly filed
in the Registers Office Therefore. it is ordered,
that all persons interested in the estate of said
deceased be notified to appear before said court
at the Probate office in Middebury. in said dis
trict, on the 18th day of October. A D. 1912 at
$3.50 O'Clock n. M, by publication of this order
three weeks successfully previou. thereto in the
M!ddlebury Register. newspaper printed at
Middebury TO show cause. if any they may have
why said instrument in writing should not be
proved and allowed, as the last will and testament
of the said deceased.
A true record,
al Charles l. Button, Judge of Probate
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
Order to Show Cause on Applica-
ton for DISCHARGE,

In the District Court of the United States for
the District of Vermont. In Bankruptcy.
In the matter of
Benton & Son, - 49,
W. S. Benton e. H. w. III bankruptcy NO z5o@.
Benton, Bankrupts.
Whereas, application has been made by the
above named bankrupt for discharge, as provid-
ed by paragraph l4-a of the bankruptcy laws of
1898; now, on motion of George w. Stone ESQ
attorney for such bankrupt.
1t is ordered That all creditors of Benton & Son
W. S. Benton II. W. Benton. bankrupts as we'll
as all other parties in interest, show cause at a
hearing to be held on such application before the
District Court of the United States for the Dis
trict of Vermont, at my Office in Middlebury, in
said District, on the goth day of October. A. D.
1912, at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon. why such ap-
plication should not be granted.
Middlebury. VT. October 16, 1912
ALBERT W. DICKENS,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
Estate of George HI Burt OF
Orwell,
Order of Notice-Frsef Of WIN.

OIL NOtlce-Hr0oI OF W
SppiAsT1iE1o99 OF o, VERNON ERaIsHS Probate Court
Be Il remembered. that ut . ssssies of the Pro-
bate Court, holden at Middlebury. within. and for
the District Of Addison on the 9TH day Of Octo-
Der. A. d. 1912.
Present: Charles L Batton, Judge.
Whereas. a certain instrument Of writing un-
der seal. purporting to be the last will and tesla
ment Of George II. Burt. Late If Orwell in said
district deceased. having been this day presen ted
to said court for probate. asA duly filed in the
Registers office: Therefore. II 10 ordered that ais
persons interested in the setses Of said deceased
be notified to appear before said sosrt at the
Probate office in Aiddlebury. in said district on
the 2sth day Of October. A d. 1912. at lI:3s
o'clock u m. by publicatios Of this order. three
weeks excessively previous thereto, in the Mid
dlebury Register. newspaper printed at Middle
bury, VT. TO show cause, il any they may have
why said instrument in writing should not be
proved and allowed. the last will and tesla
ment of the said deceased
A true record.
Al Charles /. Button. Judge of Probate
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18
Estate of Marv A. Mills OF
Middlebury.
Order of Motherhood of win


9 TATE OF VERMONT
~ DISTRICT OF ADDISON. S. rrooate court
Be 1t remembered. that at a session of the Pro
bate court. holden at Middlebury, within and 70
the District Of Addison. ON the Sth day of Oct
Der. A. d. 1912.
49,, Present: Charles l. Button, Judge
whereas, certain instrument of writing IN
der seal. purporting to be the last will and test
ment OF Mary A. Mills. late Of Middlebury. in sa
District deceased. having been this day present,
10 said court for probate, and duly filed in -
registers office: Therefore, II is ordered Thy
all persons interested in the estat of said az
ceased be notified to appear before said court al
on the 2Sth day of October, A. D. 1912. AT ter
O'Clock a. m. by publication of this order. thru.
weeks successfully previous thereto, in the Mid I
dlebury Register. a newspaper printed at Middle
bury. TO show cause. II any they may have whyI
said instrument in writing should not be proved
and allowed. as the last will and testament OF the
said deceased.
A true record,
ii Charles l. Button. Judge of Probate
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18

The reason for the shallow cultiva-
ton of corn is the more fully appre-
ciated after one has seen the diagram
or picture of the root system of corn
plant at the time of its later growth
and maturity. Not only do the roots
and rootlets penetrate the soil to the
depth of three feet or more. but the
spread of the roots literally is such
that they pass and intertwine with
the roots from adjacent hills. And
added to this and the chief reason for
the type of cultivation referred to is
the fact that at depth of from three
to four inches there is a perfect net
work of feeding roots. Disturbing
these by deep cultivation simply re-
duces by SO much the ability Of the
plant to develop.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-10-18

Now and then in going through the
country one sees q farmstead 30 I'M
kempt. unattractive and Lonesome tina,
1t IL no wonder boys and girls reared
there have desire to see things in
the great interesting outside world as
soon as they reach an age when they
are able to realize the contrast Of outel
conditions with their own immediate
environment Moreover. 1t is a safe
assumption that these same places
which have such doleful and forlorn
appearance on the exterior. are just as
unattractive on the inside and in re
spect to the atmosphere which prevails
there.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-18
G|bSONS CASE IS
TO CONE Up TO-DAY
HE THINKS 1T WILL NOT BE
NECESSARY FOR HIM TO
GO ON STAMP.

MIDDLETowN. N. Y. Nov. IL
Burton w. Gibson. whose trial on
the charge of causing the death OF
Mrs Rose Menschik Szabo. at Green
wood Lake. last July, begins at
Goshen tomorrow. was disappointed
tonight when his wife failed to ar
rive. She paid her husband only one
call last week. He inquired OF the
sherifrs men on the arrival OF each
train II Mrs, Gibson had not ar
rived. Finally he was given permits
sion to telephone her. and she as
sured him she would reach Goshen
in the morning. When Gibson was
asked If ne intended to take the stand
in his own defense, he said, with a
laugh: I'VE don't think ii will be
necessary" .,o
The attorneys for both sides reach
ed Goshen during the afternoon.
During the selection OF the jury
no one will be permitted In the court
room after Judge Tompkins takes the
bench save the panel of Jurors. and
the witnesses District Attorney
Rogers said tonight that the State
would conclude Its case by Thursday
night. He will present about fifty
witnesses.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-18
RIGID DIET WILL
MAKE CHRISTIANS
BREAD AND WATER, SAYS CHAIs-
ONE.R, MAKES MEN PERFECT
PHYSICALLY AND SPIRIT
UALLY.

That a diet of bread and water
not only brings the rudy glow OF
health to the cheeks and strength TO
the muscles. but is also recipe for
perfect personal christianity was the
theory advanced by John Armstrong
Chaloner last night TO an audience
of about two hundred people gather
ed to hear his fortnightly lecture at
the Rex Theater.
The master Of the Merry Mills
squared himself under the glow OF
the electric light on the platform TO
exemplify his physical perfection now
In comparison with a report in the
New York Herald fifteen years ago
when he was ''entrapped into Bloom
ingdale," which described him as a
"sallow young man." and called upon
his auditors to bear witness as to
what he claimed as his discovery
had done for him?
Applying the discovery" as a re-
cfpe for personal christianity. Mr..
Chaloner declared that any man who
could subsist on a diet OF bread and
water indefinitely had the will power
TO resist any temptation that was
thrust upon him, and therefore could
become a sinless man.