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The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
By J. NJ. wESTGATE.)

Either alone or In mixtures with
grasses for hay or pasture, red clover
constitutes from one-eighth to one
third Of the total area OF cultivated
land on most successful farms
throughout the north central and
eastern states, as well as the western
states. 1t does not give Its best re-
turns In the extreme south, nor Is it
always quite able to Withstand the
more severe winters OF the extreme
north.
For centuries 1t has constituted one
of the Important factors In maintain.
Ing permanent system OF agriculture
In the old world. In this country for
q century and half 1t has assumed a
more and more important role in con.
serving the natural resources OF the
soil, thereby tending to maintain the
profitable yields OF the staple agri.
cultural products
Red clover Is utilized both as a hay
and AZ pasture crop and often as a
solling crop. It Is sometimes used as
I green.manure crop to be plowed un.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
RED CLOVER is CORNERSTONE
OF AGRICULTURE In SECTIONS
Constitutes From OneEighth One-Thrd
Cultivated Lands Most Successful Farms
Central Eastern Western States
Utilized Hay and Pasture

weeds. some Of which may become a
decided menace to his locality.
Some Of the weed seeds appearing
In red clover seed can be removed by
the farmer by the use OF wire-cloth
sieve containing 20 meshes TO the
linear inch. Most OF the clover seeds
Of medium size are held back by such
sieve and practically all the smaller
weed seeds pass through. The true
clover dodder, which is a very noxIous
pest In clover fields. is quite effective
ly removed in this way Most OF the
seeds OF the field dodder are also re.
moved. Seed or buckhorn, wild car.
rot, wild chicory, thistles, and others
OF similar size are mostly held back
by the sieve. The small.grained clover
seed imported from Europe largely
passes through such sieve An easy
method OF separating buckhorn seed
from clover has been devised. This
method consists Of mixing with the
seed containing the buckhorn thor.
oughly wetted sawdust. The buck
horn seed becomes sticky on being wet
and readily attaches itself to the saw.
dust. The entire mass Is then imme-
diately screened. when the larger par.
tlcles Of sawdust. with the buckhorn
attached. are readily separated from
the clover seed. This work should be
done Immediately before sowing the
clover seed, which, with the small
particles OF sawdust that pass the
screen, need to be dried only suffl.
ciently to enable the seeding to take
place readily. This is an effective
means Of removing practically all
buckhorn seeds and Is easily accom-.
plIshed by the farmer who handles a
comparatively small quantity OF seed
which Is not necessarily bulked i'm.
mediately afr the somewhat damp
seed has been screened out.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
Peas and Tomatoea.

Where there is a good market for
both peas and tomatoes these crops
may be grown together to good ad.
vantage. The peas should De planted
as soon as the ground can be prepared
and the tomatoes are set after danger
Of hard frost, which. In most sections
OF the north. will not be before the
fifteenth or twentieth Of May. II the
rows OF peas arc four feet apart, two
or three pea plants mus, be removed
at the required distances In the rows
to make place for each tomato plant
|. e., II the tomato plants are to stand
four feet apart each way the pta
plants will be removed at intervals NJ
four feet In the row. This plan has
been used with entire success In Penn
sylvania.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
Lambs Tenure Of Life No. Lonq.

A party OF privileged sightseers
we're admitted to a private view OF a
menagerie between performances,
and among other things were shown
what was called Happy Family"
that is to say, In one and the same
cage there was toothless lion, a
tiger, somewhat the worse for wear.
and half.famished wolf. Beside
these wild animals. curled up In one
corner, was dlminutive lamb which
shivered as 1t slumbered.
How long have the animals lived
together?" asked one of the party.
About twelve months" replied the
Snowman.
Why" exclaimed a lady, 81 am
sure that little lamb is not as old as
that"
oh" said the Snowman, quite un-
moved, "the lamb has to be renewed
occasionally"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
FEATURES OF THE DISK PLoW
Under Certain Circumstances Impls-
ment Can Be Probably used-
Not Heavy to Haul.

The disk pillow IL not very thorough
ly understood Although It is severe
ly criticized and many are skepticL
about Its value. II has It's advantages.
and In its place and under certain CIR
cumstances It is a profitable tool
1t is Of great service to the farmer
whose farm Is In part Of the country
subject to droughts where the soil Is
too dry to be plowed easily.
The disk is not at home In wet soil.
Nor should It be used In foul fields
which have to be well cut and com.
pletely turned over to cut up the
grasses and weeds and thoroughly an
initiate the pests. During wet
growing time the disk plow is OF no
use because 1t does no good to partly
cut the ground and cover II with q
little loose soil.
Just as with other tools. a great ad.
vantage is gained by knowing how to
use disk plow. Some farmers set
the disks too far apart, which is not
wise because one cannot count on q
disk turning furrow more than IL
inches across. 1t is more advisable to
use more disks and set them close to-
gether In this way the farmer can
get his soil pulverized better than he
can in any other way.
The disk plow is not expensive to
buy and is not heavy to haul. The
fact that It is Of no use In wet ground
is In some senses good thing. Some
farmers will. In order to hurry on the
work. plow with the mold board when
the soil Is too wet and unit to be
plowed.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06

dry farming is simply good tillage
and thorough cultivation Of the soil,
at the right time. In the right way. and
In systematic manner.
Scientific farming pays. everywhere.
'!e writer believes In the practicable.
ity OF thorough tillage and good culti-
walton on every farm. and the increase
In crops by such farming will more
than pay for the extra labor. But the
great problem In western agriculture
today Is not how to get larger crops
out OF the soil for few years. but
rather how to produce paying crops
every year and at the same time main.
tain the fertility and productlveness OF
the land.
Simple tillage will not maintain soil
fertility. 1t becomes necessary finally
to replace the plan, food. exhausted by
the continuous growing OF crops. with
the application Of manure. or chemical
fertilizers. and by green manuring and
the rotation OF crops. In which the 10.
gume crops. such as alfalfa or clover
or field peas or vetch. are introduced
In order to restore again the nitrogen
and organic matter. the supply Of
which has become more rapidly re-
duced BY intensive cultivation
The supply Of organic matter may be
In part maintained by blowing under
tii stubble and by carefully saving the
straw and manure and returning Il
again to the soil
A regular and systematic rotation Of
crops has not yet come into general
practice In the western plains coun.
try. Flax Il extensively grown IL the
northern states; the soryhums arc N
important crop in Kansas and thu
states further south: Alfalfa IL grown
successfully In the eastern edge Of the
dry farming belt and In the more r.
vorable locations farther west but
wheat is the great western crop. The
great plains region 10 particularly
adapted for growing hard red wheat
OF excellent quality. tho best bread
making wheat In the world. and n
must continue to be a. 1t Is today the
great wheat producing area Of our
country. Any general system Of crop
rotation. therefore. adapted to the
west must include wheat a. the grea,
crop.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06

Seeds of red clover and common I'm.
purities: I, red clover; 2, trefoil; 3,
curled dock; 4, lady's thumb; 5, lambs
quarters; 6, wild mustard; z, wild car.
rot; 8, cloved dodder; 9, field dodder;
10. rat.taiI plantain; II, buckhorn; IL,
plantain; 13, ragweed; IA, Canada
thistle; IS, wild chlcory.
der |: the ground Is poor in humus,
Even where It Is cut for hay and only
the roots and stubble turned under II
has marked influence In increasing
the yields OF succeeding crops. 1t
makes an ideal hay for cattle and in
the clover sections should constitute
from one-half to two-thlrds of the
roughage ration of milk cows. Sheep
and young stock OF all kinds make ex-
cellent gains on either the pasture or
the hay. In addition to Its usefulness
as n food for animals II has a most
important effect upon the land In
maintaining the supply Of nitrogen in
the soil. BY means OF the nitrogen.
fixing organism on Its roots the red
clover plant is able TO gather large
quantities OF nitrogen from the air
and leave It in the soil In form which
can readily be utilized for growing
crops. II not infrequently happens
that the yield OF grain crop can be
donbled by the growing and plow!ng
under OF crop Of clover.
The most serious problem at present
confronting the American farmer in
many OF the clover sections Is the In.
creaslng difficulty OF successfully
maintaining stands OF clover upon the
farm.
With continuous cropping and the
consequent depletion OF the soil OF
humus and plant food the difficulty OF
growing red clover Is greatly In.
creased. This condition must be met
and solved, since the loss OF clover or
Its equivalent from the rotation leads
rapidly to rundown farm and un.
profitable crop yield.
II should be emphasized, however,
that the mere introduction OF red
clover into the farm rotation Is not
In itself a sufficient procedure TO main.
tain Indefinitely the productivity OF
the farm. The clover plant adds only
tho nitrates 10 the soil. and removes
large quantities OF potash. phosphorus
and lime from the SOIL especially
when cut for hay and the manure re.
sultiny therefrom Is not returned to
the land The increased supply OF
nitrogen may In fact stimulate the
soil to increase yields, temporarily,
only to leave II. after few years, In
q condition worse than II no clover
Ind been grown.
II Is Important that considerable
care be taken in choosing the seed to
be sown. II poor seed is used, the ex.
pected crop may be q partial or total
failure.
Red clover seed may be poor and
undesirable from several points OF
view. Such seed Is constantly being
sold TO farmers and should bc recog.
nized and rejected. Il may be poorly
developed. many seeds being shriveled
md dull brown In color. Such seeds
will not produce plants, Often red
clover Is adulterated by the use Of yel
low trefoll, dead clover seed, cheap
imported seed or weedy screenings
Each OF these constituents reduces the
stand Of healthy plants and makes the
purchaser pay for what he does not
get. transportation included. lie "a
likely to get an uadesiroi crop o.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
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..g:lf{lGTES

A poorly.nourished. stunted two
year-old Ally should not be bred.
Food plays an important part In the
growth and development Of the colt.
Failure to secure profits In hog rails
Ing are usually due to mismanage
ment.
Ewes that are In bad condition At
lambing time frequently disown their
lambs.
Many lambs are far from being ~
good individuals as either Of theii
parents.
Match horses with reference TO size
and motion particularly. to color. II
you can.
When you begin to train q young
horse. do It with mingled nrmness and
goodness.
When the hogs fall to gain at least
pound a day It 10 time to say good.
by to them.
Great care should be used In water
Ing the horses. A little and often 10
the best way.
II q hog seems to be ailing. separate
II from the herd at once and give
watchful care.
II you And II necessary to change
the horses feed. cut the amount
down for time.
It Is conducive to health and eco.
nomical pork production to have an
alfalfa swine pasture.
When ten days old. dock you,
and castrate those not kept for rams
at about two weeks old.
Sheep are timid. nervous creatures
and all excitement and roughnesa
should b. avoided In handling them
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06

A man may express opinions in his
wife's presence-but what's the use!
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
Easy TO Lick Russia,

A couple Of little newsies stood in
front Of the Youngstown (O) Tele-
gram bulletin recently reading the
printed lines and making comments on
the press reports.
Gee. 1t says here at there's liable
to be some O. troubles 'ith Russia on
account OBJ de treaty" said one.
What's de difference?'' said the
other. "Dis country don't need to
worry"
"Oh, ! don't know" said the first
speaker. at might bring on a war"
HUH" shifted the second boy. "Un-
Gle Sam could lick Russia wild de Sal.
vation Army"
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06

Which wins? Garfield Tea always wins
On Its meritsas the best ofherb ca athartics,
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06

Ing SO bad, l knew
there must be anoth.
er stone that would
have to be cut out. !
decided to try Doan's
Kidney Pills and the
kidney action I'm
proved right away.
Large quantities oil
sediment and stone
mn rttctns nos.oJ t,z-
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
GOT TO THE CAUSE.

And Then All Symptoms Of Kidney
Trouble Vanished.
c. J. Hammonds, 1115 E. First ST.,
Fort Scott. Kans., says: 81 was operat.
ed on for stone in the kidney but not
cured and some time after. was feel.
The Raymer enterprise., 1912-06-06
A Well.kent laMn.

No scene pleases the eye mta th-
beautiful and well.kept lawn W.
n comfortable farm home In II
center.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-01
RESCUED BY THE APACHE.
Many Vessels in Chesapeake Bay
Taken From the Ice Drift.

The drifting ice in Chesapeake bay has
given the revenue cutter Apache plenty of
work for the past week, and Capt. Car
mine and his men will have but little op-
portunity to rest until the ice is thing
of the past. In compliance with the re-
quest of Collector Dryden, the Apache
went in search of several vessels that had
been lying at anchor in the Little Anne
messex river near Crisfield, and which had
been carried out of that harbor into Tan
gier sound in the drift ice. The cutter
found the Maryland police schooner Mel
lie Jackson and the oyster boats Alice q
Annie, Curtis, Claude May and j. G..
Lake. They were broken loose from the
ice that held them prisoners, and ten
back to Crisfield. The crews of the boats
report having had most strenuous time
trying to break their vessels loose from
the big ice foe that was carrying them
into Chesapeake bay. The only person on
the Curtis was ten-year-old boy, the
son of the captain. When the vessel went
On her way to the rescue of these ves-
sells the Apache found the Russell o. o.
held fast in big ice foe that was carry
ing her on Tangier beach and which
would have wrecked the vessel. The
Apache broke her way into the imprisoned
ship and took her into harbor Capt
Charles Wharton, master of the schooner
states that he never was so glad in Ais
life as he was when he saw the Apache
coming to his assistance.
The Apache has gone to Hedges straits,
where a number of other oyster boats are
in trouble on account of the ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-01
OPPOSES SUNDAY LAWS
a. 7. Jones Says Compelling Men to
Be Idle Forces Them to Mischief.

Lecturing at Flynns Hall last night
on Enforced Sabbath Observance, and
What 1t Means" Alonzo T. Jones quoted
Neander, the German historian, as say
ing that the dark history of church and
state union in Europe had its beginning
in Sunday observance laws. He said
that the church organizations of the coun-
try are endeavoring to bring about a
union of church and state by means OF
Sunday observance legislation. and that
this is the reason for the activity on the
part of church people in working for
Sunday observance laws for the District
of Columbia Sabbath observance, he
said, is spiritual, and for that reason can
not be enforced, but must be voluntary.
as the law cannot compel people, to
worship, and to compel them to be idle
without worship merely drives them into
mischief. The next lecture. tomorrow
night at Flynns Hall, will be on The
Liberty Guaranteed by the Fourteenth
Amendment to the Constitution The
public is invited to these lectures. which
are not, as has been reported. given I'M
der the auspices of the Secular League.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-01
". E. CURTIS PRAISED.
rresides. Thwing and Senator Bur.
ION Address W. R. u. Alumni.

The Washington Alumni Association OF
the Western Reserve University of Cleve-
land, Ohio. gave its annual banquet last
night at the University Club. President
Charles +. Thwing of the university was
the guest of honor and made the principal
address. dealing with the progress of the
institution. President Thwing spoke of
his great affection for the late William E.
Curtis, graduate and trustee of the uni
versity. He used the life and career of
MIR. Curtis to illustrate certain advan-
tages of a college education
THE college helps man to make
friends. The graduate of good college
finds friends in all parts of the world,
and. also, friends of the best type. The
college also promotes a noble order of
efficiency. The college is practical. 1t
does educate for usefulness. but the use
fulness is not of the narrow type. but of
the largest and greatest. It represents
principles and not details judgment and
not the rule of thumb
Senator Theodore f. Burton also spoke
in eulogistic terms of Mr.. Curtis. Repre-
sentative Paul Rowland made an ad-
dress.
Among those present were Frederick c..
Bryan, Herbert Cox. a. w. Davidson,
John III. Dynes, DIR. n. F.. Graham, Nor
ris j. Hole. Dr. j. w Kerr, Ernst Nc
Kelvey. Roscoe NJ Packard, DR.. L. A.
Sadler. Albert B. Bushnell. Paul Fox,
Thomas l.. Mead, jr., and Frank Stahl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-01
COMPANY'S RIGHT SUSTAINED.
Complaint Dismissed Against South
WASHINGTON Railroad Bridge,

Chief Justice Clabaugh has sustain
ed the right of the Philadelphia. Bal
timore and Washington Railroad Com
pany to maintain the bridge across AZ
street, i'm South Washington. the build
ing of which caused a protest from
citizens of the neighborhood, who brought
suit for Injunction against the company.
The court sustained the demurrer filed
by Attorneys Mckinney & Flannery for
the railway company to the bill of COM
plant on the ground that the law pro-
viding for switches and sidings gives
TO the railway the right to lay tracks
from tine main tracks of the company
and the mere fact that the siding first
crossed the freight yard of the company
did not constitute al violation of the law.
The plans with the bridge were approved
by the Commissioners, the court pointed
out. and this seemed to be the only re-
puirement of the statute. The bill was
dismissed.
Attorney w. f. johnson for the plain
tiffs intimated appeal would be
prosecuted from the order of dismissal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-01
WILL GREET NATIONAL BODY,
Officials of Junior Order of American
Mechanics Meeting Here.

Preparations have been completed by
the local councils of the Junior Order of
American Mechanics for the entertain
ment of the National Council of the
order, which opened special executive
session at Congress Hall Hotel this morn
ing at 10 o'clock. The session will con-
tinue throughout the week. The object
of the meeting is announced to be the
general welfare of the order. but it is also
explained that special consideration is to
be given the subject of immigration in
the hope of securing the passage of the
immigration bill introduced in the House
of Representatives by Representative
Burnett of Alabama. which provides for
an illiteracy test.
National Councillor John ]. Weitzel of
Cincinnati and National Secretary Mar
tin N. Wood. with state councillors from
the various states in the Union, arrived
today
The visitation of the local grand Of
ficers to Star Spangled Banner Council,
No. 8, at it's hall at 7th and d streets
northwest. tomorrow night, will be made
the occasion for a reception to the ma
tional and visiting state officers. All the
local councils will be represented at the
meeting, which will be opened with prayer
by Rev. w. l. Mckinney of Mount Ver-
non Council, No. 10, pastor of the Wesley
NJ. E. Church.
Invitations to attend have been sent to
Senators Penrose of Pennsylvania and
Overman of North Carolina and to Rep
resentatfves Anderson of Ohio, Austin OF
Tennessee, Barchfield of Pennsylvania,
Blackmon of Alabama, Dalzell of Penn
sylvania, Finley of South Carolina
Gudger of North Carolina, Howard OF
Georgia, Lever of South Carolina, Little
page of West Virginia and others, all
of whom are members of the order.
John Fl. Noyes. chairman of the legis-
lative committee of the National Council
has his headquarters for the present al
Congress Hall Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-01
MUST TAKE OUT LICENSES.
Secondhand Dealers Will No Long
er Be Granted Extensions.

Extensions of time in which to pay
their license fees hereafter will not be
granted to secondhand dealers in the
District. On recommendation of Maj.
Sylvester. superintendent of police, the
Commissioners have ordered that deal
ers of this class must take out their Ii
censes at the beginning of each license
year. November 1.
On the ground that they did not have
the necessary license fee of $40 at the
beginning of the license year many deal
ers have been permitted to continue in
business pending payment. The atten-
ton of the Commissioners was directed
by Maj. Sylvester to a decision of the
courts that in case the law and police
regulations governing secondhand deal
ers are violated during such extensions
no prosecutions can be instituted for
the reason that the person complained of,
although secondhand ealer in fact,
Is not such in law, and is therefore not a
violator of the law.
Last year 315 licenses were issued to
secondhand dealers. The number issued
so far this year is 100 Secondhand mer-
chants will be notified by the police OF
the Commissioners order, and in the
event of their failure to obtain licenses
prosecutions will be ordered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-01
RUN DOWN AT ANCHOR.
Schooner Helen H. Benedict Dam
aged in Collision.

The schooner Helen H. Benedict, one
of the old ice traders to this city, while
lying at anchor in Hampton roads earl!
in the week, was run into by tow OF
barges bound to Norfolk. The schooner
lost her jib-boom and all headgear, ant
was otherwise injured. The bargeS ant
the tug having them in tow, it is stated
escaped unframed.
The schooner Bayard Hopkins, which
put into Lookout cove in crippled con
dition. the result of encounters will
heavy gales on the coast. has repaired
damages and been supplied with anchor
chain and stores. She will resume hel
voyage as soon as the weather is suit
able.
The five-masted schooner Rebecca
Palmer was yesterday reported at anchor
near Cross Rip lighthouse. Vineyard
sound, with all her headgear gone, the
result of a collision with a passing YES
sci. The name of the vessel with which
she collided is not known. The Palmer
was on her way from Portland for the
Chesapeake to load coal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-01
OYSTER SUPPLY LARGE.
Owing to Lessened Demand Whole.
sale Price Drops zoe a Bushel

The demand for oysters at the 18th
street wharf has become very light, and
as consequence wholesale prices have
dropped from 81 bushel to so cents
since the arrival of the four oyster boats
Sunday. 1t is stated that the dealers up
town are not using home-shucked stock,
but are getting their supplies already
shucked from the packing houses at Nor
folk. Baltimore and Annapolis. and the
bringing in Of this shocked stock has
killed the demand for oysters in the shell.
Aboard the four vessels lying at the
wharf with oysters aboard there are
about 5000 bushels. supply large enough
to last for two weeks or longer at the
present rate of sale.
The receipts of fresh fish from the coast
fisheries is on the increase, but the sup
ply is not heavy enough to meet the de-
mand and many frozen fish are being
sold. A carload Of Writings from Mas
sachusetts and another of haddock from
the Pacific coast were received yesterday
by the dealers at the wharf. Both fish
are selling at low prices, the Writings
bringing cents pound, and the had
dock at from 219 to 3 cents pound.