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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-26
SELMA ARRANGES Fer
A WATERMELON FAIR
Girls Tomato Clubs viii Figure
Also, and Cantaloupes Will Be
Admitted-Prominent Speakers.

Selma. March 23.-This to.n tal
all OF Johnston county are highly Re-
terested IN the "Wlternlelon Fatr.
which is assured to be pulled OFT lils
last Thursday in July.
It is believed that this vi -
such a success that annually tn ST
ma Melon Fair will be a legal hnft-
day and this banner pass from M
10 another. IN addition to cash sr"
NUNS Tor tomatoes, an effort vii -
made to have a canning outfit on -
grounds that day and to be gil. >
the young lady or Girls ma LID
having n best display Of toaa5t"'S.
al need not be ripe. bat matuiei
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-26
AFTER FORTY WARS.
,. Judge Locke Resigns irnh
Beach in IIorida.

10y lHe AssOCiated PrrSs-l
iafhpa, Fla, March 23.-Aft-r tory
years OF continuous service as Fed"rit
!oose Tor the southern district 81 iftnr-
lua' Judge James w. Locke has ten
uered his resignation to TAX -T-
iected.
Judge Locke is the oldest i'edert
Julist II the Union, IN point - 49,.
wee. Ills decisions in saivag. -
ae recognized IS authority. Il. >
oatd 70 nave adjudicated moro li-!st
lonS or this class than anv 1thrr
5drist in the country.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-26
tBy the Associated PreSS.)

II LIZ l. ,
New Orleans, La, March 23-The
cotton market this week finished al
most at last weeks closing level, the
trading months showing a net change
OF 2 points up to 4 points down. The
high prices were made on Saturday
and the low prices on Monday. At
the highest the trading months were
. to 8 points owe last weeks close
and at the last they were II to 10
points under
Tnfavorabl. weather news was the
chief support Of the market during
the week. While weather conditions
were not wholly untavorable enough
rain fell, especially toward the week
end to cause farm, work to be suso
pended in many sections and this
made nervous shorts cover on a large
scale. Longs, late in the week par
ticulariy, showed more desire for pro-
fits than to increase their commit
ments ard their offerings on the clos
ing session only too plainly held prices
down.
The earliest sections Of Texas and
Louisiana reported considerable young
cotton up and planting vas done on
q large scale in other parts of the
state. In the eastern portions . the
cotton region many sections com
planned that crop preparations were
still Very backward.
II the spot departments prices We're
lis lower. mid6ling closing at 10N.
against 10 I1-16 last week and II SIS
this week last year.
Sales on the spot amounted to $50
bales. against 6.ST0 last week. Sales
10 arrive to 2.i2s bales
against 3,t2o last week.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-26

iobbers are doing q better mouse
trade. Cotton yarns are very AtIi.
There is a moderate business !nosIns
in silks for spring. Learner - s0'
strong and higher.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-26
Not Today.

tolohius was a very wise nan.
Us. consider his advice to ;.ls son
reads all right. But would L
son an%ythiug-"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-03-26
Cotton Receipts.

New York, March 22.-The follow
ing are the total net receipts Of cot
ton at all ports since September 1st:
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
Feed Charcoal 60 Hous.

Nearly every hog feeder practicel
burning the corn cobs. knowing that
the hogs relish eating the charcoal
from their doing So A splendid way
10 dispose of the cobs and make an
excellent quality of charcoal Ia to dis
hole In the ground about i've feet
deep.
After the cobs are dry they can be
placed In this hole. starting fire in
tho bottom as they are placed in the
pit, and keep adding cobs. so that the
tame Is gradually drawn to the ton
until the pit is Allied with cobs: then
the pit should be covered with sheet.
iron cover. made so as to fit over the
entire hole. and close up the cobs that
are on fire.
The edge of the lid should be sealed
by throwing loose dirt over II Coba
will burn this way into fine quality
OF charcoal. and after standing about
twelve hours may be uncovered and
taken out.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
Gate Well Braced.

the corner post, a double strand of
smooth No. 10 wire is put around both
posts from the top Of the stray post to
to the bottom of the corner post. or
approximately at right angles to the
brace. then twisted tight with short
stick.
The brace should not be less than
six inches in diameter. and squared at
the ends.
There is yet another way of bracing
corner posts, to be commended for its
simplicity and low cost where timber
Is scarce. 1t Is best suited for back
fences, where there is no passing
around the corners.
This is an anchor placed in line
with the fence for an end post, but
where there is corner 1t Is midway
between. or at an angle of 35 degrees
with either line.
A pit two feet deep and foot wide
and four inches long is dug back six
feet from the post to be braced. A
log or chunk three feet long is buried
in the hole, two strands Of No, wire
tied around the middle of it. then
secured to the top of the posts.
When this log or dead man." as 1t
ls called. is covered and we'll tamped,
the wire from It to the post should be
twisted till the post leans slightly,
then when the wire is stretched the
post will give sufficiently to put 1t
back straight.
One may think that this anchor
would pull up. but there is no danger
II 1t is put in two feet, and the wall
of the pit straight down. or little
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21


wire may be stretched to conform to
the surface.
The most important thing In the
construction of a fence is having posts
we'll set, for without this 1t is impos.
sible to stretch heavy woven wire.
Never try to stretch more than 40
rods at once, and II this is four-foot
wire 1t will require enormous tension.
A part Of the crimp should be
drawn out of the wires. Nail to every
post, but not to every wire. Staple a
part of them to one post, and the
alternate ones to the next post.
Make substantial gates. light though
strong. Our gates are 1 by 4 lumber,
and usually 10 or IL feet wide. In
order to save waste, get 16-foot lum-
ber.
Seven pieces Of that length, and one
ten will make the gate without any
waste. There should also be another
piece a foot wide and ten feet long,
which may be sawed In two and nail
ed. one piece on either side where
the hinges are bolted on.
The gate may be made II feet long
and five feet high by cutting the 16-
foot lumber this way, the short pieces
being used in pairs for the uprights,
one piece being sawed into two eight
foot pieces for the diagonal brace.
These short braces are better than
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
ROTATION OF GARDEN CROPS
FOO Much Of One Thing on the Same
Spot Robs the Soil and Lowers
YIeId-can Be Prevented

Many gardens fail because the same
rops are planted year after year. Tne
Ioil will not prosper under this treat
nent Certain elements used Dy tne
,lants grown become almost extinct
This calls for expensive fertilizers 10
reep up the production, or the soh
must be used for something eise'
This may be prevented by proper TO
alton of crops, gardeners at the han-
las Agricultural college say.
The land is treated differently un-
Ter rotation, the faults OF one year
,eing corrected by good management
n another year. By this method no
me element of plant food Is exnausteu'
Rotation tends to even up the SOIL.
one crop leaves the land in good phys
cal condition for another. 1t gives II
iLmus, which all crops must nave
IN some years green crops Will Dc
:urned under. This gives the SOIL
!lmost immediate available plant
God, and a larger supply OF nitrogen
The gardener should have a plan OF
citation mapped out which will repeat
very 9-11-13 or any other certain num-
er of years according to the extent
I the field and the time desired. In
Ding this the same amount of all vege-
,bles may be grown one year with
mother. The one requirement OF this
Ian would be to have the plots OF
round the same size.
AS an example Of rotation, potatoes
lay be followed by beans, peas, or
abbage. In general, one crop should
Q followed by another Of different
ature. 1t is not necessary to change
le plots every year. Put one plot IN
weet corn, say, for two years. fol-
owed by two years Of peas. This
hould be followed by two years OK
In this manner the weeds
hat become so obnoxious under same
cultivation will be checked or de-
troyed.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21

set will be more satisfactory, but this
plan is not always practicable.
We have used posts rod apart on
our farm, but have learned from ex-
perience that that is too far and now
am putting them IL feet apart.
Set the corner or end posts first,
then drive the others In line between
them by stretching wire on the
ground. This wire must be stretched
tight; and in driving do not let the
post touch the wire, as 1t would push
1t out Of line.
The work Of getting ready" is the
most important item In making this
kind Of fence, since a quarter Of a
mile may be stretched and stapled by
two men after everything is In place
and the posts set.
Set corner posts at least three feet
in the ground, and brace to overcome
the direct tension of the wire as well
as the tendency to pull up.
Eight or ten feet from the corner
posts set the stray post, against which
the corner post is to be braced. Cut a
big square notch in this post foot
from the ground, to receive the end of
the brace, and similar notch should
be cut In the corner post three feet
from the ground to receive the other
end.
This will throw large part Of the
strain on the stray post but in order
to make this more effective, and over
come the tendency to pull upward on
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
(By H. F. GRINsTEAD.)

ANY farm is worth $40 per acre
more when 1t is well fenced and d.
vided into convenient fields and lots.
AS there is more or less work and ex-
pense entailed in getting good hog.
tight fence In place, one should get
only the best material, and spend
more time in setting and stretching
than when the common barbed wire
Ia used.
Woven wire, even Of the 26-inch
width, exerts several times the strain
as that of the three-strand barbed
wire, and the corner-posts must be OF
good size, and well braced.
Posts cut In the winter and allowed
to season till the summer before being
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
ADVANTAGES OF
IMPROVED SILO
Faxxner Equipped With Modern
Receptacle Ia independent
OF All Kinds OF
Weather.

A silo saves all the corn you grow
In the hill. from the roots to the tas-
sci. 1t saves the part OF the crop that
evaporates. dries up and blows away
when you shock the corn. 1t adds 10
per cent. to the value Of the crop
over the old way Of harvesting. When
corn is stored In a silo you can feed
Il at any time.
A silo should be filed at time
when the corn Is at It's best. and II
left in the field longer would lessen
It's value. You have your corn crop
where 1t can be fed this year, or next,
Or In three years from now. with no
oss by age.
The total cost Of filling a silo is
only one-half the cost Of shucking the
cora crop. None Of the silass is
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
DRY FARMING ALFALFA.
Prof. scudder Sees Big Possibilities In
Alfalfa Seed.

Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis.-The growing OF alfalfa on the
dry farming lands Of Oregon In culti-
waited rows for the production of seed
has been the special dry farming hob
by of Prof. H. d. Scudder of the Ore
gon Agricultural College. He has ad-
vocated this plan widely through East:
ern Oregon for the past five years, and
Is beginning to see practical results
on large scale. A prominent wheat
farmer at Arlington has planned to
put In 100 acres of alfalfa on his dry
land, and has asked the agronomy de-
partment of the college for special In
struction and for the best seed. An
other man, one of the largest wheat
farmers In Gillian county, Is to put in
| 900 acres of alfalfa this spring. The
great number of letters coming to Prof.
Scudder from all parts Of Eastern and
Central Oregon on this subject indi-
Gates the first great change for the
better in dry farming agriculture there.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
Poultry Farms.

Despite the handicap Of high-priced
grain, it appears that the highly spe.
cialized poultry farms are able to
stand present conditions fully as well
as the individual farms. At any rate.
the large producers are likely to study
the question more closely. and perhaps
they are able to figure out profit.
everything considered. where the far.
mer is scared by the high cost Of pro
duction.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
COST or KEEPING GOOD cows
Pertinent Question That No Two Writ.
ere Seem to Agree on--vIeWpolnt
ls Entirely Wrong.

This is always a pertinent question.
,ut unfortunately no two writer's agree
n their figures. Mr.. Robert Edkins
H Westtown, Pa. who has dairy OF
ITO cows whose average yield of milk
8 $500 pounds figures the cost Of
Keeping at s152.02 per COW. Prof. Fra
YER of the Illinois college Of agricul-
ure places the cost at $91 per COW.
Nearly all writer's figure In lot Of
TENS that the average farmer pays
40 attention to- But 1t is very evi.
lent that It Is costing farmers consid-
srably more than they are aware OF
70 keep their cows and that is one
,eason why they do not find more mon
BY in their pocket at the end of the
Year.
Right here steps in that everlasting
question of keeping only good cows
Back Of that question is the other Of Q
armer showing enterprise and couragt
in his determination to improve his
herd. 1t is simply amazing to men o.
tense and discernment, why there are
70 many farmers who seem bewitchet
20 stay by the poor COW. They are
beating themselves yearly out of good
profits, many suffering loss instead,
and yet they will not buy a good reg
stered bull and go at the work reso-
utely Of raising cows that 1t will pay
10 keep,
The sticking point with them in
many cases seems to be the price that
/ good bull costs. They are not at all
concerned over what they are losing
every year. They will pay $3.50 for
good farm horse and choke to suffoca-
lion over paying 5000 for bull that
Will earn every year twice what the
horse will. They look at things from
/ wrong viewpoint.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
no UirncuIsy.

George w. Wilson was rehearsing
with Edwin Booth at the Boston mu-
scum. Wilson, in one scene. asked
the star where he should stand.
"Where do you usually standf" asked
Booth. "Mr. Barrett had me over
there" answered Wilson. sYes,"
unused Barrett, II usually have him
the other side Of
the stage. "suit yourself-I'1l find you
wherever you are" said Booth.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
Manure May Prevent Heavlna.

Work over the manure In the yard
and barn cellars and lay It up in rect
angular piles. Frequent handling will
prevent heating. Have the manure
we'll rotted for early crops.
A light dressing of decomposed ma
nure will prevent late sown grain
and grass plants from heaving by the
spring frosts. Cart out the manure
when the snow is of. but while the
ground ia still frozen. Spread from
heaps and not from wagon.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
Raft of coooanusa.

In the Philippine islands one frA
nusntly sees q raft Of cocoanuts be-
ing fioated down the river to market
The buoyant nuts are closely packed
into q circle. braced across With bam-
hoos. and tied with Hber; and the
queer craft, with Its native paddler. is
then ready for the trip down stream
TO point where the raft will be
broken up and tho cocoanuts Sold
Wide World Magazine
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
Protaot sheep Erom DOGS.

A Minnesota farmer says that he
keeps dogs away from his flock by
putting up in his pasture the dummy
Of man holding stick for q gun.
This dummy is taken down every
morning and put UP again in the even.
ing at different places from night to
night. He says sheep killing dog
will not go near enough to the dummy
70 discover that It 10 bogus man.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
Household Remedy
Taken in the Spring for Years.

Ralph Rust. Willis. Mich, writes:
Hoods Sarsaparilla has been a house,
hold remedy in our home as long as I
can remember. have taken 1t in the
spring for several years. 1t has no
equal for cleansing the blood and ex-
pelling the humors that accumulate
during the winter. Being a farmer
and exposed to bad weather, my sys-
tenn is often affected, and I often take
Hoods Sarsaparilla with good results"
Hoods Sarsaparilla is Peculiar to
Itself. There is no "just as good"
Get 1t today In usual liquid form or
tablets called Sarsatabs.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
FENCES INCREASE VALUATION
OF FARM LANDS CONSIDERABLY
Fenced Divided Fields and
Lots $40 Per Acre Is Added to Value Of Property
Nothing the Very o Material
Should be Used
.1.ez:.s&s

caved, with notch cut in the hank
for the wire to make straight pull
toward the top Of the post. This form
Of brace tends to pull the post down
rather than up, as Is the case with
the other braces.
For yard fence where appearances
count for more than In other places,
the brace may be hidden. A hole is
dug to the desired depth, being as
long as the distance between the posts
the stay post being set in one end.
and the corner post in the other.
A brace is fitted In tight between
them In the bottom Of the hole. and
the dirt filled in. then another is put
in the same way at the surface of the
ground.
A modification OF the anchor brace
is made by running the wire from the
top Of the second or stay post to the
bottom Of the corner post. then set
ting horizontal brace between the
posts near the top.
For a good fence I prefer to have
the posts set In the early spring and
stretch the wire month later, after
the posts have settled. and the wealth
er becomes warm.
There Is considerable contraction
and expansion due to heat and cold.
so fence stretched in midsummer Is
more likely to remain tight In
stretching the wire, always fasten the
stretcher to the end or corner post,
and not to some object beyond. just
because It Is more convenient.
have tried this and know that
unless the end posts receive the ten.
sion when stretching. they will give as
soon as the stretcher is removed. A
stretcher with two levers, one at the
top and another at the bottom is the
hast fvno cfnca 0n lJnavan ground the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
Monarch's Fine Library.

Tho library Of Philip the Good Of
Burgundy, in the fifteenth century,
surpassed all other European book
collections of the time. It contained
uearly 10000 volumes, ell richly illumt
mated on vellum. with bindings OF
iamask satin and velvet incrusted by
iewels. with clasps Of gold and gems,
Bruges. where the ducal court was
held. was filled with literary crafts
men. and certain of their splendid pro,
ductions are still to be seen In the
Belgian royal library.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
Sheep Are Nervous.

Sheep are nervous animals and OF
rather delicate constitution. and suffer
more from bad ventilation and over
crowding than any other animal on the
farm; it Is q mistake therefore to con.
ens sheep during the winter In close
quarters. II kept dry their Heeces
will keep them warm. Who ever
heard of sheep freezing to deathf
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21

wasted or refused by the stock-they
relish 1t every day in the year.
A man with a silo Is Independent
of wet and dry weather, poor pasture
and late springs. And he will have
an abundance Of food. succulent feed
for the entire year.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
MAKING hiena Lay.

To make them lay keep them com
Portable and busy. but don't overfeed.
More pullets refuse to lay from being
overfed than underfed. Our pullets
get two regular feeds day. q hot
mash In the morning. grain for sao
per. witA,a scratch at noon
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
Careless.

AT the mixed court recently a charge
Of arson was preferred against a shop.
keeper whose premises are situated in
Woosung road. After evidence had
been adduced the accused was dis
charged. says the North China Daily
News. His assistant, who was also
before the court, received six weeks
imprisonment for carelessness In con-
nectton with the outbreak.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
Slight Misunderstanding

Bridget, didn't hear you quarrel.
ing with the milkman this morning?"
"Sure not. His hired girls sick, an /
was inQuirin' afther her. But he's an
impolite divil." "How's that?" "Says
]. How's your milkmaid7' An he
looked mad an says, That's thrade
secret Kansas Citv Journal
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
REAL ESTATE

FOR 9ALE--s0 ACRES ALL QUILT. OASSIA co.,
IDA. house. outbulldIngs, commercial fruit orchard.
90 40. IN LINCOLN CO., WASH 6S AO. CULT,
near lrby' house, barn, a9solno engine machinery,
WILL sA0RlFI0E 90 A. IN MARION CO., OR; 10 40
cult 10 room house; outbudngs, lG acre orchprd eto
near Brooks; ON. from Salem. JONES ls, W0 Chicago
FOR sALE-ABOUT ss ACRES, ALL IN BEARING
fruit Trees Near Kennewiok. Wash. Two 4
room Houses Barn, Outbldgs., etc, VIII sacrifice.
Address MAYER, Box $40, Chicago, Ill,
30 ACRES IN SAN BERNARpINo CO., CAL. All
planted to Grapes, Peaches, Aprcots Alfalfa, eto,
House, Barn, ETC. l5 miles from Riverside ~ miles
fron Los Angeles. All conyeniences WIN saoTihce.
Address BLAKE, Boa $40, Chicago, Ill.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
RED CROSS BALL BLUE.

The blue that is all blue. Best for
washing because it makes the clothes
clear and white, lasts longer than
liquid blue and produces better re.
suits.
Avoid liquid bluing because 1t Is
only a weak solution of blue in an
expensive package. RED CROSS
BALL BLUE Is sold everywhere.
Price, 10c. ASK YOUR GROCER.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
Too Ready With Hla Excuaa.

TOO Ready With HE Excuse.
A man wrote to friend In Greece
begging him to purchase books. From
negligence or avarice, he neglected TO
execute the commission; but fearing
that his correspondent might be of
Tended, he exclaimed when next they
met: my friend. never got the let-
ter you wrote to me about the books.A
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
Woman Of Many Names.

The public examination was con.
cluded at the London (Eng.) bank
ruptcy court recently, Of q woman
who was sworn as Alice Mabel Fran
ces Emily Paola Blanca Mary Cath
crime Stewart. which, she said, was
her full name.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21
LYaYI1N sosI aSs H31a Isls sda EEIl1a
Not Good Testimony.

Patient (feebly)-"Doctor. my wife
says that you have charged too much
for operating on me-" The Doctor
"But, my dear sir. you don't mean to
tell me that you would take your
wife's opinion as to your yaluef"--
T,ifa A
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21

Four Companies Conquered Empire4
In the sixteenth century whole
empire was conquered with four hum
-dred soldiers and sixteen horses. This
was the extent Of Cortes' strength
when he conquered Mexico.