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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01
GOOD PREPARATION.

Believing that early preparation
counts for much in Anal results. !
began to prepare for this seasons corn
crop last winter. Having selected the
fields for the crop, infertile spots In
these fields were enriched with clean
ings from the COW stables and poultry
houses. -.a\
Long before the season opened. seed
corn, white. was purchased from the
man who took first premium on white
corn at the state fair. This seed corn
had been carefully selected by the
grower and was the most beautiful lot
Of white corr that one could hope
to see. .. .s.Ea us ~,
I selected our of the most perfect
ears for planting about one-ffth Of
an acre Of a chosen spot Of very fertile
soil for special experiment and for
probable future seed.
Two of the three fields which we're
planted were rented land and hence
I had no previous hand In making
the soil. All l did was to fertilize the
poor places In each field with the
small amount of available material on
the place. which consisted of a part
of two old straw stacks and eight or
ten loads Of refuse from an old barn
and stables. ..e ,
The third field, my own land, was
fertilized heavily with a variety of
rich fertilizers of home making. No
commercial fertilizers were used on
any Of the fields. -
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

No man who Is without experience
as a farmer could possibly make a
success Of farming as a business from
the beginning, but II a man Is a
student and Is willing to undergo some
~privation at the beginning there Is q
SAance for him to succeed il he has
the necessary capital.
The amount of capital required for
the beginning of the business of farm
ing is a most variable factor-so
variable, In fact, that we can do no
more than indicate what the extremes
are and let Zach individual decide for
himself whether he has the necessary
capital; that Ia, whether he shall
undertake to farm with only. a part
of the full equipment required for
the highest success and depend upon
getting the remainder Of this equip
ment from the further proceeds Of the
farm, or whether he shall undertake
the business only when he has the
capital necessary to start the business
IN a satisfactory manner.
We can, at least, indicate what is
satisfactory equipment and thus save
the beginner some useless expendi-
lures. Since the amount Of equipment
required depends upon the type of
farming chosen. we shall have to treat
separately the. main types we are
considering, namely, fruit and truck
growing, dairying and hay growing.
Much will depend upon the amount
OF risk the farmer Is willing to take.
Generally speaking. where land prices
are normal. a full equipment Just
about equals the value of the land.
One car usually get hold Of q piece
OF land by paying about one-fourth
OF n purchase price in cash, giving
his notes for the balance on the land
for security. Hence, speaking in a
general way. the amount Of capital re-
quired as a minimum for a fully
equipped farm would be about one
and a fourth times the cost price OF
the land.
This would involve going in debt
an amount equal to about three
fourths the cost of the land. In these
figures I am assuming that land for
trucking INT fruit growing will cost
500 per acre. land for dairying $50,
and for hay growing $40 per acre.
In the irrigated regions Of the west.
generally speaking, more capital is re-
CURED for beginning farming than
elsewhere on account Of the high cost
of the land, but where there is plenty
OF irrigation water available the yields
to be obtained can generally be made
to compensate for the higher land
values.
The farmer whose family is able to
do all the labor on the farm can
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01
BY Elmer

A nock Of ewes Just weaving lambs
and In thin flesh at the time of con-
ceptton are apt to be very poor sub
jects for maternity In the spring. Nc
matter how we'll the W may be FED
just previous to the time of lambing
she will not be in her best condition
to nourish her Offspring unless n IL
in fair condition at the time of mating
The reason Is at once apparent. II
a eve Is thin when she is bred the
burden Of growing the young Is too
much Of a strain upon her to allow
of her gaining much flesh. This brings
us to what fs known as flushing
among old shepherds.
Flushing may be defined as putting
the eve upon highly s~ucculent and
nutritious feeds just previous to
mating.
I have said before that it was neces-
sary to have the eve in good flesh at
the mating season. This is just the
object Of flushing.
It has been found by all practical
shepherds that a pint Of grain in Sep
TENDER is worth a '.uart at Landing
time. The reason is that the W
fed grain in the fall has very little
burden to bear in the shape Of the
growing young while in the cas- o.
the w heavy with lamb all the food
eaten goes mostly to nourish the
foetus. It will be inferred that If
grain will make the difference in the
condition of the eve, grass will do
the same thing-and this is just what
happens. The eve that has plenty Of
good nutritious grasses in the fall IL
almost sure to come to Landing time
In good heart and raise a good. lusty
lamb, while the reverse Is true of the
eve that is not given a good chance.
Flushing Is especially desirable in
large focks where 1t is desirable to
have the ewes all lamb at nearly the
same time.
With many f1ockmasters 1t is con-
sfdered desirable to have the ewes
bred as early Is possible so as to have
the lambs ready for the early and
therefore best market.
It has been found that by flushing
the ewes they may be made to breed
earlier than they would otherwise,
and most of them will lamb In a COM
paratively short period. ..-.
It is we'll known that ewes come in
heat with the coming Of cool weather,
and it is probably true that the fresh.
palatable grass, by cooling the system
and invigorating the eve by a fresh
flow of blood infuses into her new
vigor which puts her In much the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01
The POTATO WORM
BY S. B. Doten.

The rejection Of several carloads Of
potatoes on account Of the presence
Of the potato eel-worm is cause for
considerable concern among growers
In some of the western states.
The surface of a badly diseased po-
tato is more or less wrinkled and
dotted with circular or oval pimples
somewhat smaller than a pinhead, or
with more irregular and larger
dulles. The nodules are Of a a
(sh or brownish color, more or less
depressed In the center, and sometimes
surrounded by a slight furrow.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01
A GOOD MANURE SHED

of stacks will absorb the liquid manure
as we'll az will the oat straw.
Taken In the aggregate. there can
be no question that Thousands of dol-
lars worth Of valuable fertilizer u
wasted each ear through loss OF
liquid manur and through the lesch-
ing Of manure piles that are stored
in the barn yards without sheltsr.
The question Of the best method In
which to preserve the liquid manure
Is we'll worthy Of study.
The Agricultural College at Manhat.
tan, Kansas, has its large barn yard
paved with stone which drains TO .
central cistern where all the liquid
n is collected and later pumped
out for distribution on the grass and
other crops.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

About twenty acres were selected. A
part of the land was In wheat last
ear and this wheat stubble land
worked up best.
Thus, before the last was planted
the first was up and ready for the
first cultivation which was given in
the form of narrowing.
All Of the planting was done with
a t~wo-horse corn-planter, making rows
Of standard width apart, and set to
drop single grains eighteen inches
apart in the row, which I found re-
suited in too thick a stand since the
vitality of the seed was good and a
high percentage sprouted and grew.
No difference in the termination
and early growth Of the white and
yellow corn could be seen. Both were
good and non had to be replanted,
although some Of the farmers Of tho
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

smaller size.
me disease is spread b. planting
INFESTED seed potatoes. It is not def
lnltely known to what extent the
worms may live and multiply In the
SOIL itself or how long a soil NAV re-
a infected. This important point
can be settled only by careful obser-
walton and experiment.
Only a few carloads of potatoes
were rejected, SO that it does not an
pear that the disease is as vet wide
spread. The efforts Of some dishonest
Shippers to dispose Of potatoes known
to be diseased, either for food or seed,
should be guarded against by every
grower. shipper and all who deal in
potatoes, making themselves familiar
with h appearance Of the disease,
and combining in an honest effort to
stamp 1t out. Some sort Of inspection
service should be Immediately estab-
l1shed In the sections where potatoes
are grown for shipment purposes.
Care should be exercised in the pur-
chase of seed potatoes, to insure that
the disease Is not introduced into
regions as yet free from 1t. It will
probably be necessary to- quarantine
against infected localities. in case the
disease becomes widespread.
How to free infected soil from the
parasite Is a question which the
knowledge at present at our command
will not permit us to answer salts
factorily. The best advice for the
present. it seems, to us, is to plant
fields with some other kind
of crop, preferably grain or alfalfa
rather than a root crop, such as sugar
beets, which might be attacked by the
same pest.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

same condition that she 10 in the "a.
vent of cool weather.
Whether this Ia the reason or NOT
does not matter to the farmer n no
knows whether this or some Other
reason applies, he gets tho results
looked for which 10 OF vastly more
importance.
Oftentimes the means neare at
hand are the best and this 10 true IN
our particular case. The meadow n
always at hand and could easily be
used for fall feed for the swss. Tho
aftermath that springs UP in the fall
makes good growth and furnishes 1
very nutritious and highly palatabls
food. II there is some clover In Il 20
much the better. a. there II no food
better for sheep.
Rape makes a very excellent food
and I am very partial to It. A small
patch of rape sown In the summer,
by this time 10 large enough to make
a lot of good feed. Another way u
to SOW rape In the corn at the last
cultivation and urn the sheep In the
corn. If a few sheep are turned into
a lot OF rape and corr they may be
allowed to run there for some time
before they will in any way damage
the corn
Then. too. this furnishes jnne Feed
for the lambs after the ewes are taken
out. They may be allowed to run here
all fall and will live on the rape and
lower blades of corn. and II the corn
is not down too much they will not
bother the ear.
, Where 1t is intended t make rape
and corn serve this double purpose Of
%pasturing the ewes and the weansd
lambs It Is well to plant . lot Of
pumpkins for feed for the lambs later
in the fall. They will do their own
gathering and they are the best pos
sible vermifuges.
However we'll your fall pasture - Il
is always we'll to remember that =
little grain will not come amiss, ana
I believe 1t would pay every sheep
owner to feed q half pound Of oats
to his sheep evsry day during the fail
and winter, even though they are On
luxuriant pasture.
There. are many other ways Of Q
ing for the owes than the ones Mon
toned. The only point OF great Inn
portance Is to give good, green food
and lots Of It. What tho kind OF food
will be, every farmer best decide
for himself. but this much 10 certain:
All extra labor with the eve flock ct
mating reason will be repaid many
times over at the lambing period.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

Plat OF prize corn six old.
The boy is nine years old, and the
rake he is holding to show compar-
alive height Of corn, Is a common
steel garden rake. a..
BY the last Of July the other corn
was about a foot taller than 1t, and
evidently thriving better in other
ways. ("
When the other corn wa cultivated
for the last time I gave this piece
two thorough extra civilizations, and.
the later rains helping, this corn Is
now caring nicely and Is apparently
as good as the rest that was planted
IN we'll prepared soil.
The final result will be known at
gathering time. I believe that with
corn, a cultivated crop, planting may
be made under certain conditions on
plowed ground with only one harrow
ing and good results follow II extra
cultivation can be given during the
growing season. ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

that crude sugar beet syrup sprinkled
over dirt roads that were dusty makes
the surface iapervtous to rain and
two coats q year will keep the Tosd
in first class condition and at very
low cost.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

A steamship arriving at Seattle from
China brought 1000, 900 -carcasses Of
noes which found immediate favor in
the local markets at from 8 to
0 cents per pound below the American
packed product. 1t is said to be the
nnest pork ever sold on the Pacific
coast, and 1t is believed that a large
trade with China will result.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

Ross Masnus, q man 30 years Of
age rode from Virginia TO Colorado on
horseback to locate = farm on Gov
eminent land. He carried . roll Of
) s 1000 in currency In his bootleg and
after selecting his farm paid all OF the
fees at one time. His trip lasted
three months and at the end OF II Nj.
Magnus said he felt like q boy.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01
BY X. A. Grimes.

spoonful Of salt and 1 tablespoonful
Of pepper. .t
A good way to give green food for a
change is to hang a head of cabbage
by a string so the fowls a just reach
it. The exercise is good for them,
and they will thoroughly enjoy the
feast. Or a large beet, carrot. or
turnip may be stuck On a nail driven
about a foot from the ground. for
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

Irish experts have invented . pro-
cess by which dairy waste IN combina-
ton with coarssly ground phosphate
Of lime and yeast makes . ferdlissf
which will return to the soil all Of
tho phosphate removed BY milk. Scion.
lists claim that this fertilizer ID worth
about $26 per ton while 1t costs only
about half that amount to make t.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01
Some Germans have established q

Some Germans have established a
farm in the mountain region Of Penn
~sylvania for the breeding of offers,
foxes, sables and other fur-bearing
animals. The farm contains 1900
acres, but it is necessary to build a
sheet metal fence all around it. Now
1t has been found necessary to sink
the fence three feet below ground to
keep the animals from burrowing out.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

In Cleveland. O.. all vegetables and
other farm produce Is sold by the
pound, eggs being the only exception.
Customers are so we'll pleased that
grocers say they will never 80 back
to the old style Of measurement.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

At Stage, California, a runs
a frog farm and sells, every year, from
80, 900 to $4,000 frogs legs. She work.
hard Inc manages to make about
$4,000 a rear. Another frog farm n
New Jersey is run by . woman.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

New Jersey was the pioneer IN de
good road snt, but New York
has 1000 miles OF road with . greater
mileage OF improved highways than
all the other Eastern states put to-
gethsr. New York will this year
spend 81, 900, 900 on roads.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01
Potato Damaged by the Eelworm.

II a portion Of the PUPPY center of
Of the burrows is scraped out and
examined with the microscope, it will
be found to contain numerous g
larvae, young Inc adult worms. The
adults are at most one twenty-ffth of
an inch long. The potato cells have
broken walls and the starch grains
..> awe In number than in healthy
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

"A good way to sort potatoes Is to
MAKE an inclined box with stats far
enough apart to allow the small ones
to drop through ~
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

Good time to set out gooseberries-
that ID. II YOU like this fruit
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

a renter can do in the way OF buying
his own home II he makes MP hia
mind that he simply must have ooe.
An Illinois Farmer.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01
FALL CARE OF the EWES

A LITTLE T LABOR AND CARE AT THIS SEASON
WILL BE REPAID MANY TIMES OVER
AT GAMBLING TIME.
&. nv Elmer nder>n #E
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

One shipment Of 600 young pleas
ants were sent from the Missouri State
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-10-01

game farm to be liberated in the farm expects to tent out from 1000
various sections o. the atatA- The Ito 5000 birds next year
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-10
SOUTH RIVER

David Armstrong has been elected
business manager of the Sterling
Athletic Club.
Miss Alice Fee has returned home
from New York, where she was the
weekend guest of Miss Alice Rad
ciiffe.
Mrs. Emeline Roller is Ill at her
home in Washington street.
Fred Quad, proprietor of the Van
Norden House. and William Gaggin
have just returned home from a
hunting expedition at Barnegat.
They report a most enjoyable trip
which would have been indeed bet
ter were 1t not for the extreme cold
weather. Game was plentiful but
the intense cold daunte1 the hunt
ers. However, they succeeded in
bringing home twenty-five ducks and
a number of geese and now their
friends are wondering what they will
do with them.
The large vacant store of Charles
Hermann has been rented to Rengel
&c Messeriek furniture dealers, who
will nov their stock to that place
about February 1. AS stated In the
NEWS several NIGHTS ago, the vacat-
ed store in the Klauser building will
be occupied by Asher Bissett's groc-
cry business, an old established
firm. who will move from the corner
of Main and Ferry streets.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-10
METuCHEN

Professor Scott will give an Illus
trated lecture In the Presbyterian
lecture room Friday evening to the
Boy Scouts and their friends.
Miss Quint has gone to the West
to spend the remainder of the win
ter.
A rehearsal for Pinafore was held
Monday evening at the home of Mr..
Ayers. The operetta will be given
some time next month.
The Quiet Hour Club will meet
tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. How
ard Bloomfield.
The Rev. j. w. Meyers preached
in the Methodist church Sunday
morning. BY some mistake of the
presiding elder two clergymen walk
ed In church Sunday morning to take
charge of the services. Mr.. Meyers
will probably receive the call.
Mrs. Emery returned Monday
from Livingston Manor, where she
has been visiting her son for the
past week.
The Auction Bridge Club Will
meet with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Williams Saturday evening.
Miss Altha Greaves entertained
her young friends Saturday after
Enoon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-10
TREATS CHICKS
AT SPOTSWO0D
lnstaIIs Gas Light and Heat
Chicken House.
spooial to the EVENING NEWS.

SpecaGt to the NHWH*
Spotswood, Jan. 10:-It remained
for a Spotswood chicken fancier to
introduce the latest style In chicken
houses in this sec. lion. William
Granger. Jr., we'll known for his ex-
tensive dealings in chickens. has
equipped his chicken house with gas.
both for heating and lighting par-
poses. Mr.. Granger expects no bet
ter results, of course, but declares
the little birds have been God to
him and now feels in a position to
reciprocate. At the present time,
with eggs out of financial reach of
every one except millionaires. the
Granger chicken farm has yielded
o eggs in proportion, perhaps,
than any farm In this section.
When the gas mains were laid
through the borough. Mr.. Granger
conceived the idea Of installing the
improvement in the dwelling and at
the same time extend the line to
he chicken house In the rear.
Work began on the latter improve
ment yesterday and before Febru-
airy Mr.. Granger expects to have
the most modern and best equipped
chicken house in the county. When
asked If be would turn the gas light
on at night, and thus deceive the
chickens into believing is 1t day, he
replied that he had not thought OF
the idea. although the yield may be
---A 49,
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-10
SOUTH AMBOY

-
The installation of the newly
elected officers OF General William
s. Truck Post No. lis. G.. A. R.. vii,
take place at their post room in
Protection Hall OF Monday night,
January 10.
Edward Skimmons, of Asbury
Park, spent Monday night and yes
terday forenoon with his father. j.
r. Simmons, who is seriously Ill at
the residence Of his son. George
Simmons, of Second street.
The regular meeting of the Girls
Friendly Society was held in Christ
church parish house Monday even
ing.
Rev. Father Healy, formerly cur
ate at st. Mary's church In this city,
was In town yesterday afternoon.
Miss Mary Hardy, of Broadway,
was an out-of-town visitor yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. George Brown, OF Newark.
spent Monday afternoon with friends
in South Amhoy.
Mrs. 1. T. Turner, of Broadway,
was a New York visitor Monday.
The regular meeting of the w. G.
T. u. WIS held at the home OF Mrs.
T. s. beats in Main street. On ac-
count of the state OF the weather the
attendance was not as large as on
IN other occasions.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-10

Robert Etults. about eighty years
cid, an uncle OF Mrs. John Fl. Dill,
OF this place, has been removed from
the Wells Memorial Hospital, New
B~runa6Ffcks TO the Old Soldiers
Home Kearny. Mr.. StuIts. who re-
-s1e1 G. .hc sr1mS. g.ss road asaT
this place, has failed rapidly In
health during the past few months.
HIS genial manner and hearty good
Fellowship will be remembered by all
who have heard him relate war
stories and re2fght the many battles
In which he took part. Z
District Deputy Grand Master
Peter Jort. of New Brunswick. ex-
pected here Monday night to install
the recently elected officers Of Whit
ney Lodge No. 1871. L. o. o. F.. fail
ed to appear. Indictment weather
was given as the cause. 1t IL expect
ed that the installation Will be- held
In February.
j. Randolph Appleby. ST.. of ret.
~tenville, Staten Island, spent The
weekend ut hss snmmer hoaae hers
9so 60 4 c. $50
Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-10
WOODBRIDGE

The Ladies' Missionary Society of
the Congregational church met at
the home of Mrs. Walker, in Sewar-
en-, Tuesday afternoon
Miss Robinson, OF Railway, was
the guest of Miss e 18th Whitney at
dinner Tuesday evening.
One Of TIE large show windows In
Sfricker's tea store was blown out by
the wind yesterday morning.
There will be a dance In the w. A.
A. Club house Friday night, given
by the younger set.
Miss Messenger. of Est Orange,
is the guest Of her amt, Miss Viola
Durham, of upper Main street.
Percy Brown, who has been spend-
ing the holidays. with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. ] Edgar Brown. of
East Woodbridge. has returned to
his duties in Iowa University at
Ames,