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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11
By ]. M. wEsTGATE, ROLAND M'KEE
and M. w. EVANS, United States De-
nartmant of Agriculturel

(By J. M. WEsTGATE, ROLAND MKEE
and M. w. EVANS, United States De-
partment of Agriculture)
The factors of greatest Importance
in connection with the production OF
alfalfa seed are thickness of stand,
soil moisture and such climatic fac
tors as rainfall and temperature. The
local variation of one or more of these
factors accoUEts for the great fiuctua-
lions in seed yield often observed in
a given season in single locality and
even on the different parts of the
same farm.
Experiments and observations have
shown that thin stands of alfalfa tend
to make good yields of seed much
more certain. The reason for this lies
largely in the fact that the thin stand
permits a more complete development
of the individual plants. The greater
amount of sunlight received by each
plant in thin stands also tends to in
crease the production of seed. 1t is
q matter of common observation that
isolated plants along roadsides and in
fence rows ordinarily produce much
heavier crops Of seed than do the
plants in nearby fields. The illustra-
tion shows the appearance of a we'll
set cluster of seed pods.
That climatic conditions have an i'm
portant bearing in growing alfalfa for
seed is shown by the fact that sue
cessful seed crops are produced only
under certain climatic conditions. The
alfalfa plant requires a somewhat pro-
longed period of warm, dry weather to
mature crop Of seed.
The factor of rainfall is important
in that it affects directly not only the
soil-moisture conditions, but also the
temperature and humidity of the air.
It also has a direct effect upon the
flowers If the plants are in bloom. If
the period of rainfall is somewhat ex-
tended or the amount quite large, the
effect is detrimental to the seed crop.
An annual rainfall of at least eighteen
inches, properly distributed, is usually
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11
CONDITIONS FOR
GROWING CLOVER
Chief Obstacle That A Encoun.
tered in the Corn Belt AZ
the Lack of Essential
Phosphorus.

Whenever it is difficult to gro '
clover the conditions must be made
favorable. In the corn belt the chief
obstacle in the way of growing clover
is the lack of phosphorus. AS an aver
age of the last six years phosphorus
has increased the yield Of clover on
the university farm by more than a
ton per acre. This plowed. under
would provide enough nitrogen for 40
bushels of corn. Another cause Of
clover failure is the acid condition Of
many soils. Practically all of the soils
Of the southern third Of Illinois are
acid, and much of the older farmed
lands of other parts of the state are
also acid. The remedy for this trou-
BILE is the liberal use of limestone.
Limestone neutralizes the acids and
renders the soil sweet and wholesome.
On the prairie land Of southern Illinois
the growing of clover is almost lost
art With an application of two or
three tons of Limestone per acre every
four or five years clover can be grown
successfully on most of those soils.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11
An Implement for Renovatlns Alfalfa Stands.

certain extent be Offset by proper
methods of planting, cultivation, etc.
If heavy rains occur or If continued
cold, damp, rainy weather conditions
prevail when the plants are in full
bloom the prospects Of seed crop
are greatly fNduced.
The chances for seed are good If
the reverse of the above conditions
prevail and the plants have made a
medium stocky, well-branched growth
with an abundance of bloom, especial
ly if the warm, dry conditions con-
tinue. 1t is practically impossible,
however, to infallibly foretell the seed
crop. The crop is not assured until
the plants are well loaded with clus-
ters Of well-filled pods.
The vegetative vigor of alfalfa Is
usually increased by any cultivation
which loosens up and aerates the soil.
By this process a mulch is formed
which conserves the moisture. Wheth-
er this is beneficial to the seed crop
depends upon the vegetative vigor of
the plants at the time. Where past
experience or observation indicates
that the growth will be normally Wig
orous a light cultivation will be likely
to work positive injury to the seed
crop, in that it will unduly stimulate
the vegetative growth. However, on
soil that becomes dry and where the
plants promise to make but a light
growth, an intelligent use of some
such implement as disk harrow,
spring-tooth harrow, or alfalfa renova,
tor may be utilized to overcome this
condition. Such civilizations should
be done early in the spring, before
the plants start into vigorous growth.
1t is sometimes the practice to rum
heavily weighted disk three or four
times over the field early in the spring
in order to thin the stand for in.
creased seed yields When an ordinary
pillow is used it is necessary to have q
very sharp share and to pillow out
three narrow burrows for every eight
inch width left unplowed. In addi.
ton to this it is advisable to harrow
heavily later with a spike-tooth har-
row in order to level down the ridges.
1t is also best to give some subsequent
cultivation to prevent the alfalfa
which has been turned under from
again growing and thickening the
stand. This subsequent cultivation
will also serve to hold the weeds in
check.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11
VANISHING LIGHTNING ROD.

The death of John Cole, authority
on electrical phenomena and pioneer
In the lightning-rod business, calls at
tention to the undoubted fact chat hui
mainly is not SO fearful OF lightning
as It was generation ago. The light
ming rod is vanishing. These detec-
tors OF electrical current are practical
" unknown In the cities, says the st.
Louis Republic. Once in long while
you see a farmhouse with few rusty
streaks of iron running down from
the rooftree to ground under the
caves. Inquiry usually develops the
fact that these have been In place for
20 years or more. The lightning-rod
agent has vanished with his wares.
He is no longer subject for the Joke
smith dealing with rural themes. That
clause In the insurance policies that
protects against fire, lightning. Wind
storms and tornadoes" seems to nave
taken the place Of the platinum-dpped
rod that used to stud the roofs Of the
fearful and the prudent. There are
thousands of farmers and business
men who never met a lightning-rod
agent. Certainly the electrical cur
rents are just as dangerous to life
and property as they were when the
lightning rod was a staple article of
commerce. More lives are lost, more
live stock is killed and more buildings
are burned by these discharges now
than In the past. as the country is
more thickly populated and the
chances are greater.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11
Too Much Repetition.

"In America" says a contempt
rary, 1--WE need more things. Be it
ever so homely, Smiths pond, If the
original name, is better than Fairy
Glen lake, or any other fanciful APP
pellation. The difficulty is, there may
be a dozen Smiths ponds or Smith
villes in the same state. Even good
name may be used too often. For in-
stance, there are said to be ten Lin,
coin streets and avenues in the newly
amalgamated city of Pittsburg. 1t is
the confusing repetition of names,
quite as much as the lack of invention
shown in bestowing them, that often
causes dissatisfaction with familiar
names"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11
ONCE MORE WORLDS G7ANARI
Turkish Government INDUCES in Am
bilious Schemes for Development
of Mesopotamia.

In spite of its external troubles, the
Turkish government is engaged in adj
vancing the big schemes for the de-
velopment of Mesopotamia, which,
when completed, will result in the
transformation of an arid desert re-
gion as extensive as the Nile valley
into smiling cornfields.
The sum involved in the huge ir-
rigation works which will be neces-
sary to accomplish this transformation
is put at some $150000,000, and the
immediate concern Of the Turkish au-
thorities is to place contract for the
initial stage of the schemes, which
provides for irrigation works in con-
nection with the barrage which con-
trolls the flood water of the River Eu-
pirates, at present under construc-
ton.
Some Idea of the vast importance OF
these schemes may be gathered from
the fact that their accomplishment
will enable sufficient grain to be
grown to affect the wheat markets of
the whole world. In the olden days
the whole of the Euphrates delta was
irrigated, and the luxurious growth Of
grain excited the wonder of Greek
travellers, who visited the East. Ac-
cording to Herodotus, the soil yielded
three hundred-fold, and there is no
doubt that these alluvial flats were
one of the chief granaries of the world.
The whole story Of these regions is
a romance. 1t is still the popular be-
lief that the Garden of Eden was sit
uated here. In any event, in Chaldean
times the delta was one vast garden;
the whole plain was studded with
prosperous and populous cities, set in
the midst of engirdling areas Of wheat.
Indeed, it was from this very region
that wheat, at first found in wild
and uncultivated state, was taken and
gradually transplanted all over the
world.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11

A Frenchman has invented syl-
Liable keyboard for typewriters. 1t il
claimed for his arrangement that with
It an operator whose speed on an or
binary typewriter Ia fifty words min
ute can accomplish one hundred and
seventy-five words minute. OF course
the arrangement that suffces for the
French language would not be adapt
ed to German or to English. The
problem must be worked out separate
ly for each. But II the economy of
the syllable keyboard is anything like
what is claimed for It, the syllable
keyboard undoubtedly will come into
universal use. and speed will gain an
other victory.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11

This is gem Of English descrip-
ton dug out of an English newspaper
by Richard v. Oulahan, the chief for
eign correspondent of the New York
Sun: "Just as the sun rose to flood
England with glorious. life giving
light, giving cheer to thousands OF
workers who rose in the cold, gray
dawn, James Hackett-42-a laborer,
for the murder of his wife. Jane Hack
EFT, ga barmaid at the Rose and
Crown, on the twenty-seventh Of last
month, under particularly distressing
circumstances-towit in which the I'M
fortunate woman was strangled by
her drunken husband-paid the ex-
.reme penalty for his crime. namely
DEATH"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11
Ones
First
Duty
i'm Life
to Self
BY CHARLES GARD

your family great Lee fosook the Union he loved SO
much for the blood kin he loved better But how can yo with
povershed body good parent breed the seeing
themselves they constant patrons of the
drug walking hospitals and too early for the
undertaken?
employer properly that during business hours first
duty to the your body oxygenaed by living
right small which to live and sleep the air. and all
instead of dudg You will get to work on
few minutes a is the custom with canned air
eepe followed by inevitable promotion in salary and
in life
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11

The colony OF lepers on the Island
Of Molokai in the Hawaiian group is
again called to the attention OF the
outside world by the sad report that
Brother Ira Dutton has been stricken
with leprosy. Ira Barnes Dutton was
born at Stowe, VT, In 1843, and is.
therefore, in his sixty-ninth year. He
went west before the Civil War. and
when that broke out he enlisted in
the Douave cadets OF GAINESVILLE. Wis.
Before the war ended he became a
captain, and was known as Captain
Dutton until he became a member Of
the Dominican order. Brother Dutton
II the last of the pioneer nurses who
volunteered to care for the lepers at
Molokai, where they were segregated
by Father Damien. He has done his
duty we'll, and now that he has been
stricken with the dread disease, It
can easily be believed that the report
II true that he Is facing death with
the same bravery that was shown by
his predecessor, the more widely
known Father Damien. To be brave
In battle. as Captain Dutton proved
himself to be, Is one thing; to face
death from exposure to an insidious
and lingering disease, and that. too,
for the good of ones fellow-men, ID
quite another thing, says the Man
chester Union. Brother Dutton has
shown himself capable OF both.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11
Kill the Rats.

Every farmer should make 1t a
point to kill every rat about the place
as far as possible, not only for his
own good, but for the good Of the
neighbors. Do not attempt to drive
your pest to the next farm, but de-
stroy it on the spot. 1t will require
wholesale, united and persistent eff
fort on the part of farmers to keep
down the race of devastating rats to
level where their injury will not be
felt.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11

The goody-goody schoolma'am, the
mandarin-schoolmast the philistine-ped-
agogue, the Observation-Disclosures with his
business capacities, have proved themselves
incompetent to deal with the education of
the young.
They stihe talent, they stupefy the in
tellect, they paralyze the will, they sup
press genius, they benumb the faculties of
our children.
The educator, with his pseudo-scien-
tifc, pseudo-psychological, pseudagogics,
can only bring up set of philistineS with
firm. set habits-marionettes dolls
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11

The deadly hatpin is in evidence
again. In a crowd. or even in ordi.
nary close quarters, this stiletto-lika
toilet adjunct threatens manning eye
sight and even life. 1t is getting quite
As much in need of regulation as the
reckless automobile. There is no good
reason why the carelessness of any
class should be allowed to put the
community in peril.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11

In spite of all that may be said to the
contrary ones first duty in life is to ones
self. You should see to it that your men
tai and physical affairs are at all times in
prime condition.
The patriot somewhat correctly tells
you that your first duty in life is to your
country; to be patriotic, to yell yourself
hoarse when the flag is raised on the
Fourth of July, But your yell will be the
squeak of mouse if you have frittered
away your lungs by living and sleeping in
canned air.
Again, truthfully said, your first duty
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11

TWO nundre1 soldiers nave deserted
the provisional regiment since it
started on the trial march from
Dubuque, Iowa.
In going over the books of Sapulpa
county, Ok, state inspectors have un-
covered shortage of $4,000.
The war department rescinded the
order dispatching $4,000 troops to
Cuba, and put out of commission the
four big transports that were TO carry
them.
Armed guards fired on steel mill
strikers near Dobbs' Ferry, N Y.
~ounding several.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11

A recent article in prominent maya
zine dwelt upon the necessity of disinfect-
ing books given out in the public Libraries
This is indeed necessary, for many dis
eases, such as scarlet fever, typhoid fever,
diphtheria, consumption and many other
affections can be distributed by the books.
Many times the volumes are read by
sick persons, and the very handling Of
the books by the patients is conducive to
spread of contagion, not taking into con-
sideration that patients wet their fingers
to turn the pages, as many do. Therefore
all books in the libraries should be disin-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11

Jonn e.. Erwin, the Santa Fe ticket
agent who mysteriously disappeared
from Winfield, Kan, was arrested tor
embezzling $69S from the company.
Mrs. vina Hayes, on trial at Gin
ton, Mo-, for the murder of her hus-
band, shot herself while in Jail, thus
ending the trial.
Col. Pledra, who recently took a
battalion of volunteers from Havana
to Oriente, has returned and reports
the Cuban uprising about over.
The body of Fred Hoefer was found
in his buggy near Mcpherson, Kan.
Poison is suspected.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11

A Brooklyn boy obtained license for
nimself and his companions to play
baseball on vacant city lots by COM
planning to the mayor that the police
broke up their games. The spirit Of
the Boston boys of '7e is still extaAt
b the land.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11
quite Too Much for Used Words.

The value of advertising was point
ed out to man with budding busi-
ness, and he agreed to give writer
$50 for full page. The copy was
submitted and the merchant looked 1t
over coldly. Fifty dollars Is too
much" he commented you've used
a lot of words I've seen before"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11

A Chicago Judge ruled that a wife
" entitled to a salary. Without en-
tering into the merits or dement's Of
the proposition. the fact remains thai
ordinarily she gets 1t
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11

Plenty of water and shade are essen
tial in the pastures where young
horses feed during warm weather.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11
The One Thing That Matters.

When you come down to the very
bedrock of affairs nothing matters to
a nation excepting the health and
number of its babies.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11
Coal Used to Drive ocean Ships.

Estimates place the coal consumed
on the oceans of the world at approx
mately 100000 tons per annum, val
ued at over S2500O0.000
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11
Public
Books
Spread
Many
Diseases
BY DIR. W. EVAN BAKER
Baltimore. Md.

fec To the health department should cooperate by sending
the libraries lists of houses contagious diseases reported
As to methods dsnecng the books that could best be done
haps under supervision of the health department
The magazine which published the article dn1on said that
steam had been found very satisfactory.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11

Prune the rosebushes. You want
blossoms. not wood er leaves
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1912-07-11
School
System
STILES
Minds
of Young
By Prof. Boris Sides. Harvard Univsr'ity

school and drill children and youth in schOomaam manner
m mndankos schoouperintendent ion
monialsm, factory regulations and Office discipline
Originality suppressed individuality crushed MediOcrity
mium
The Harrison times., 1912-09-28
INDIANS IN FLORIDA
Seminole Red Men Have Nation
of Their Own.
Natives Who Refused to Go West 70
Years Ago Are Virtually Independ.
ent and Recognize No Law
But Their Own.

Tampa, Fla.-Within the boundaries
of the United States exists an inde-
pendent nation that recognizes no de-
partment Of our government and has
its own rulers, laws, customs and Ian
guage. The United States is as much
a foreign country to it as England or
France. This nation, numbering
about five hundred persons, is confined
to the Everglades in the most southern
part Of Florida. 1t Is all that remains
intact of the Seminole Indians, formerly
one Of the most powerful tribes, numer-
ically in North America, The nation
as at present organized is compare
lively recent, but as a relic Of the past,
1t dates back to the pre.Columbian
period.
Just seventy years ago peace
agreement was declared which ended
seven years was between the Semi
noles and the United States govern
ment The Seminole tribe was made
up Of two bands Of Creeks who with
drew from the main body in 1850 and
moved to Florida, where they were
Joined by remnants of tribes that had
come in contact with the Spaniards.
They were hostile to the white settlers,
and caused the Americans a great deal
Of trouble during the Revolutionary
war. They affiliated with the Span
iards in 1893, and again showed their
enmity to the United States In the
War Of 1912. A few years later the
Seminoles, together with large mum.
ber Of runaway negroes, began ma
king raids and massacres throughout
the frontier settlements Of Georgia
and Alabama. In little less than a
year they were completely subdued by
Gen. Andrew Jackson,
The Indians signed a treaty In 1928
In which they agreed to give up nearly
all of their Florida land for a certain
consideration. Some, however, object
ed to these conditions and were al
lowed to remain with the understand
ing that they were to live peaceably
and surrender all fugitive slaves
This was unsatisfactory to tho Geor'
glanS @So demanded that tho Indians
The Harrison times., 1912-09-28

be removed by force, An attompt to
do this In 1886 preolpltoted tho second
Seminole war; which lasted seven
years and which IL said to have been
the bl0odlest Indian war In American
history,
Under tho leadership Of O8ceola,
who combined both cunning and hero
Ism, the Indians wero remarkably sue
eessful, In one Of the masgacres Gen,
Thomson was avenged by Oseoolas
own hand for having once imprisoned
tho chief for u day, Several treaties
were no sooner made than they were
violated, usually through O6eeola'e ih'
iluenGe,
The war continued year after year
many troops perishing In the swamps
either from poisonous insect and snake
bites or from feyors, In October, 1887,
Oaceola, with several Of hls chiefs, ap'
peared In the camp Of General JeBup,
who at that time was IN chief com
mand In Florida, Although the Indians
carried nag OF truce jesup ordered
them seized, OBooola was sent to
Charleston, whero he was confined In
Fort Moultrie, lie died In n little moro
than year, Jegup was severely erltl'
eIsed for violating tho flag OF truce,
but ho explained 0seeola'e troaehery,
declaring that II was tho only way TO
end tho war,
The Harrison times., 1912-09-28
DETECTIVE ARNOLD TELLS IT,

"It Ia very difficult thing" said
Operator Arnold, formerly Of the
United States secret service, ito get
get rid Of largo amount Of counter
felt money In this country without de-
lection, because Of tho safeguards
which are thrown around the genuine
noteB,
~ was put to work upon gang OF
counterfeltcrB, however, which beat
the government at ils own gamo. The
treasury department received notice
Of counterfeit from Boston OF 500
bill on tho First National bank Of that
city The bin IN question aroused
suspIclon because tho serial number
was duplicated There was nothing
else about the bin that would excite
suspicion In the ylgnette Of Lincoln
on the bank note Rn Intentional de-
feet had been made In one OF the lines
In the forehead and II was reproduced
In the counterfeit, and n warning
was sent out calling attention TO II,
"Wlthln two weeks We had plenty
Of work on our hands, for the banks,
IN aeFutinizIng bills after receiving
notice, discovered several other eoun'
terfeits Of different banks, Reports
came 10 Washington from New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia Boston g.
Louis and other places Of tho flndlng
Of eounterielts II became very ovi'
dent that the country had been
flooded with the bogus money by n
very shrewd gang Of counlorfeltors, A
comparison Of Nil tho bogus bills indl
oatod that they had oil been made by
tho same hand, for they we're Just M
good as the genuine bills, with the en-
eeption Of the duplicate serial number
aud letter,
"The fact that the bogus money had
appeared IN different parts OF the
country NJ about the same time show
cd that there had been concerted ae'
ton IN getting rid Of them IN large
patches by the gang, but this alone
ala not give amy elew to the opera
tors or their headquarters, SO far a.