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Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-11
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-11
Qualify and
Price

Meet at this
store. We never
sacrifice quality.
Whenever y 0 u
buy a piece OF
furniture. a rug
or in fact any
thing that we
sell. y o II buy
II with the dis
tinct understan d.
ing that It must
give satisfa elton,
or we will send
for II and return
you the amount
paid.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
ALFALFA AS MILK PRODUCER
Hay, With Proper Kind Of Grain and
Little SuccuIence, vii! Duplicate
June Pasture.

(By L r. WADRON Superintendent
Dickinson, n. D., satisfactory
Alfalfa is OF great value as a milk
producer, for 1t is we'll known fact
that an ample milk flow requires rich
feeds. Good June pasture produces
an abundance of milk. 1t has been
demonstrated that alfalfa hay, when
used with a proper kind of grain, and
with little succulence, such as en-
silage, will practically duplicate a
June pasture.
When COWS are properly fed, before
turning onto pasture, they show no
Increase OF milk dow upon the pas
ture. If dairy COW is properly fed,
she must have a ration that contains
a larger percentage Of protein than
Is found in common hays or in most
of the grains. Protein is supplied
through bran, lirseed meal or some
other concentrate To pay high prices
for these to increase the milk flow
means tina. the cost of milk produc-
ton is increased. and in many cases
10 such an extent that milk is pro.
duced at a loss, or at very nominal
margin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
A North Carolina Boy and His 100
Bushels Of Crib Dry Corn Grown
on One Acre Of Land.

work. Yet it does not require any
technical knowledge on the part of the
farmer to improve corn, for the meth
DDS Of selection are very simple.
Every farmer who is growing corn
should plant some standard variety
which he knows has been tested and
gives the most profitable yields in his
locality, and from this he should Sc
lect, each year, seed that comes near
est to his ideal. 1t is necessary to
make this selection each year because
If it is not done the corn will soon
revert to the original type and lose
those qualities which the farmer has
been striving to get.
In your selections, instead Of look
ing for an ideal ear only, look for an
ideal stalk made up OF an ideal stem,
of ideal foliage and of an ideal root
system bearing an ideal ear or ears
covered with ideal husks, and support
ed by an ideal shank. Possibly this
will be hard to find; but you can find
something which approaches it and
from this, with your ideal in view, you
can select continuously until you have
a plant very nearly approaching that
ideal.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
CHEAP HELP ON MANY FARMS
Besides Adding to Revenue Of Farmer
BY Wool and Mutton, sheep De-
YOUR Many NoxIous Plants.

(By w. A. LINKLATER. Oklahoma Ex-
pertinent Station.)
IL would add TO the revenue OF many
farms IL a flock OF sheep were kept.
Besides being profitable they are great
weed eaters. They will eat 1--WE out
OF six OF our known weeds. where q
COW or horse will eat only one out OF
every six.
Range-bred sheep are the right kind
for the average farmer to buy. Such
will be graded Merinos and IL they
carry a cross OF Shropshire. Lincoln
and other mutton blood, so much the
better. 1t would not be advisable to
buy Mexican sheep or low grade sheep
of any other kind.
The ewes purchased for the founda-
ton flock should be good. large ami
mails from one to four years old. and
weighing more than 100 pounds.
Where possible 1t would seldom be
practical to start with less than so
ewes, and q larger number would be
require almost as much care as 90 or
100. These range-bred grade Merinos
should be bred to a Dorset ram IL
possible.
The reason we recommend buying
range-bred grade Merino ewes is that
thousands of these are available.
while Dorests are not to be had in
large numbers.
These fall or early winter lambs,
by good feeding and care can be made
TO weigh 80 to 100 pounds by May J.,
when they will find a ready market
and will always be in demand. Such
lambs should bring from S. upward.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29

on man TO do two days work In
succession without meal between.
That corn crop Is going TO take nour-
ishment from the soil right up to the
time wheat Is seeded. Shortly after
wheat is seeded the weather will get
cool and nitrates will not be formed.
neither will other plant foods be so
readily availa BILE, SO ii would be wise
TO feed the crop.
The soils and crops department has
been fertilizing wheat for number
of years with good results. When
We spend one dollar for the right
kind of fertilizer we expect to get that
dollar back and two dollars extra.
Then IL not only helps the wheat but
also greatly improves the yield or
clover. Glover needs more phosphorus
when grown on the clay and clay loan
soils, and when grown on the sandy
and sandy loan soils 1t also needs
potash. If the wheat receives lib
eral application OF fertilizer there will
be some left for clover. Our best
results have been obtained by using
300 pounds OF fertilizer containing
about two per cent. nitrogen. eight TO
ten per cent. phosphoric acid and from
three to five per cent. potash. The
higher per cent. of potash is used on
the lighter sandy loan soils.
Where clover has been turned under
or the preceding corn crop has re-
ceived an application of ten or more
tons of manure. the nitrogen may be
left out, as It will do little good
where there Is fair supply Of or
ganic nitrogen In the SOIL
In case a farmer wishes, he can
usually save several dollars a ton by
buying the fertilizing materials and
mixing his own fertilizer. A good
wheat fertilizer may be made b. mix
ing 900 pounds bone meal, 900 pounds
acid phosphate. and 200 pounds OF
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29

muriate of potash. This fertilizer
should analyze about two per cent.
nitrogen, 16 per cent phosphoric acid
and five per cent. potash. This mix
ture is suitable for clay and clay
loan soils.
II the soh Is much deficient In
organic matter and nitrogen 1t would
be we'll 10 replace 100 TO $50 pounds
OF bone meal with the same amount
OF high-grade slaughterhouse tankage.
For sandy loan soil more potash
should be used In the above mixture
about so pounds more.
Those who have not been getting
good crops OF wheat end clover will.
do we'll TO try an application of ESQ
or 800 pounds 10 the acre OF fertilizer,
such as given above. On any but the
very best soil it will pay we'll
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
Before MaYonnalse.

In the days before the art Of may
onnaise dressing was known to every
good cook the English had a very fair
substitute for it which they used with
their salads. 1t was called IAN artful
mixture" and doubtless as much in
genuity was used in its mixing as the
modern cook uses in making mayon-
naise. It consisted of mustard, oil
and vinegar, 'artfully" mixed to a
smooth dressing. At her discretion the
cook might add the hard-boiled yolks
of new-laid eggs, if before adding them
she carefully rubbed them to pow
der. The recipe, though somewhat
vague, suggests a dressing with
claims OF attention to the lover Of
good salads.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29

Judging from the amount OF space
given 10 discuss ng the old hen In
agricultural and other papers, one
would think that she is holding up the
staff of life. but IL still requires about
ak bushels of wheat and only p peck
OF eggs TO satisfy the gastron rnical
proclivities of the average persun.
Wheat Is and always will be the
standard bread cereal. II requires
about nine TO ten months to seed.
grow. harvest and thresh crop of
wheat. IL costs the farmer on the
average between $12 and s13 an acre
to produce and market wheat From
1900 TO 1909 Inciana produced on an
average OF 14.2 bushels OF wheat to
the acre, which sold for an average OF
81 cents per bushel. In other words
the average acre OF wheat produced
during this ten-year-period was worth
$11.s3 or less than enough to cover
the cost OF production. This doesn't
look like the wheat growers are re-
sponsibIe for much OF the present high
cost OF living.
The problem OF growing more
wheat. like the problems I'm every
line of business, depends upon doing
the right things and doing them a
little better than the average.
BY far the largest part OF the wheat
acreage of Indiana is seeded either in
standing corn or just after the corn
has been cut. Another large portion
is seeded on fallowed oats stabble.
The wheat seeded under these con-
ditions constitutes about 90 per cent.
OF the total acreage OF the state and
are. therefore, the methods of seed
ing which need most attention.
When seeding wheat, most farmers
have two purposes I'm view. They
want a good wheat crop and at the
same time they want to get a good
catch OF clover In the wheat that will
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29

make q good crop OF hay the following
year. This Is Just what should be
desired. bat a greater effort must be
put forth IL this desire is to be fully
accomplished.
This station has repeatedly warned
.he farmers against practicing sys-
TENS of farming and adopting rota-
tions which do not maintain the or
ganic matter supply OF the soil. One
Of the greatest needs of Indiana soils
Is more decaying vegetable matter.
This soil constituent has more TO do
with the yield per acre than any 9th
or. The physical, bacterial and mois-
ture conditions are very LARGELY con-
trolled by the supply OF organic mat.
ter and The aim OF every successful
farmer should fully be to provide some
means of keeping up the supply of
this constituent. There is no substi
tute for IL. There is none needed.
The supply depends upon the farmers
ability 10 keep stock and return ma
nure TO the soil or his ability TO plan
n rotation that will furnish sufficient
crop residues to turn under or TO grow
crops and turn under that will main
tain the supply. And there rs no wis
dom In waiting until the life has been
farmed out OF the soil before begin
ring such practice. No farm
should ever be allowed TO get badly in
iced of H. IL Is needed for every
crop, everywhere. at all times. And
there are no exceptions TO the rule
There Is no way OF adding a supply
row for future generations. so pro-
vide a system OF manuring or turning
Under clover that will be permanent
ty keeping everlastingly at IL. 1t will
Increase the wheat crop the corn
crop. the clover crop and provide
more money for the farm family.
Wheat after corn and after oats:
We must not forget that. That wheat
which will be seeded after corn and
oats II likely TO need some nourish.
ment. like the man who has worked
hard all day. II would be very hard
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29

are constantly coming and going, and
II It can find suitable place 1t will
build directly over the walk This
makes a number Of interesting facts
easy OF observation.
Let the nozzle of the hydrant drip
until the ground below 1t holds
little pool of water or by some other
means provide pool somewhere In
the yard. To this pool the robin will
come for mud to build the walls o.
her nest. Into 1t she will souse bill
fulls Of dried grass before mixing it
with the mud. In 1t she will wet
herself before flying to her nest to
mould the mortar wall Of mud and
grass to fit her body.
When the young fill the nest every
child in the family will want to climb
up to see them, and the older chill
dren will be tempted to lift them out
Of the nest, hold them in the hand.
and possibly take them into the house
moment to show mother what bird
babies are like. But to do this is all
but sure to result in the death of the
young. A young bird once lifted from
the nest has found his legs" and
will never be satisfied in the nest
again. He will climb upon its edge
and go humping down on the lawn
long before he is able to fly, and the
neighbours cat is sure to get him.
Young birds should never be handled
until they leave the nest of their own
accord.
AS the parent-robins search the
lawn for worms to feed their young,
hopping a little way and then stop
ping to look and listen, you will often
see an English sparrow following
close behind and a little to right or
left. He is expecting the robin to
pull worm from the ground, when
he will dive boldly for it, snatch it
away, and make off with it, In this
piratical enterprise the sparrow is not
infrequently successful.
Note your robins carefully. Dis
cover upon them if possible some dis
tinguishing mark, and see whether
they return to you another year. A
male with left wing dropping almost
to the ground as it hoped, returned
three successive years to the same
yard. 1t has doubtless been injured
in fight, which is not an infrequent
occurrence. One may not be certain
that plumage markings Of exceptional
character will recur year after year,
as plumage may vary with moultings.
But any malformation, resulting usual
~ from injury, renders Identification
all but certain.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
DA1PY NOTES
f-TPA ssNS)

Not all COW keepers are dairy farm
ers.
Warm and cold cream ought not to
be mixed.
Good dairy stock show their posi-
bilities early.
Many eastern farmers feed grain to
milk COWS on pasture.
Quiet and comfort are what count in
dairying. and more especially in hot
weather dairying.
Successful dairying depends entire
ly on right methods in breeding, feed
ing and management
II there is no silo on your farm, do
not let another winter catch you un-
prepared. Make your plans right now
for one.
Oftentimes the one who has dairy
butter for sale must take his pay In
trade, while those who sell cream get
nothing but cash.
In selecting cows, all signs may fail,
but the Babcock test is absolutely re-
liable. It will tell you whether the
cows are good or not
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
FROM THE PINEAPPLE
May Be Utilized In Preparations for
immediate use or for Preserves
That VIII BE Welcome In
the Winter.

The pineapple should be joyfully vel.
come. for Ii Is cheap. has good keep
ing qualities and a clean. delicious
flavor. Here are some good pineapple
dishes, as given by the Delineator:
Pineapple Omelet-Beat three eggs
thoroughly with n tablespoonful or
sugar, adding at the last pinch OF
salt and teaspoonful each OF lemon
and pineapple juice. Have the omelet
pan hot and we'll creased. sides and
bottom. with teaspoonful OF melted
butter OF oil. Turn In the beaten
eggs, and as they cook, break the
omelet once in while with silver
fork When still moist. sprinkle on
top half OF the oatmeal, cupful OF
chopped or grated pineapple, canned
or fresh, fold over the other half,
sprinkle with sugar and serve immedi-
ately.
Pineapple Sirup.-Slice, peel and
dice enough pineapple to make about
three pounds. Place In preserving
kettle with a pound OF sugar and a
quart of water and cook until very
soft Mash and strain. Return TO the
kettle, and to each pint of juice allow
pound of sugar. Cook TO a rich sir
up and bottle while hot. Use patent
shoppers or sealing wax to make air.
tight This will be ready for use at
any time for sauces or cooling drinks.
Pineapple Sauce for Ice Cream
Put a cupful of fresh pineapple juice
in a saucepan with a cupful of granu-
lated sugar and cook ten minutes.
Add the beaten yolks of two eggs, and
whip with an egg-beater over boiling
water until foamy Take from the
fire, add the whipped whites of eggs
and serve hot with Ice cream. II the
pineapple strip is used, omit the
sugar.
Preserved Pineapple Uncooked-
If one has a good cold cellar or store
room the fresh pineapple may be
grated and preserved uncooked. Allow
a pound Of sugar to each pound OF
grated fruit and let stand in the re-
frigerator for twelve hours. Then pack
into sterilized jars, screw tight. and
DIS du duulJlOudi pItCdullOu CONSl thO
top with sterilized cotton batting and
tie down firmly. Keep in cold. dark
place
Pineapple Jelly-Pineapple jelly is
worth while preparing for winter use.
To make it, pare ripe pines and crate
them and to each cupful Of grated
pulp measure out a cupful OF sugar.
Add half the sugar TO the fruit and let
it stand in a covered earthen dish for
three hours. Then boil 1t, very slow
ly, in a granite or porcelain saucepan
until the pulp Is soft. Do not use tin.
as the pineapple juice sometimes in
lures the surface of this metal. Let
the pulp drip through jelly bog over
night The next day heat the rest OF
the sugar on shallow platters in the
oven, and in the meantime boil for Ia
minutes the juice which has dripped
through the jelly bag. Then add the
| hot sugar, let 1t melt in the liquid
but do not let it boil any longer, and
pour it into glasses.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
Pump EnoIne,

When We consider how the pump
engine furnishes the stock with wa
ter, whether the wind Is blowing or
not. costs less for repairs, never
blows down and ruins Itself or kills
valuable animals. always supplies wa.
ter at the proper temperature, sum
mer or winter-and a dozen other ad-
vantages over the windmill-we won
der why any intelligent farmer will
be without one OF those money-making
machines
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
SELECTING CORN FOR SEED
Technical knowledge on Part Of Farm
er Not Necessary for Improve
ment Of His Crop.
OBy ]. M. GRAY.)

(By j. M. GRAY)
The possibilities of improvement Of
corn by judicious selection, are very
great Ever since man has been till
ing the soil, he has changed the char
acter of plants by consciously or un-
consciously making selections. The
Improvement of any plant is consider
ed by most farmers a very difficult op.
Grafton and one to be undertaken only
by those who are qualified by natural
ability and special training, to such
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
To Whiten Clothes.

White clothes that have become yei-
low may be whitened in the following
simple manner: After washing them
In the usual way, lay them to soak
over night in clear water into which
a teaspoonful of cream OF tartar to a
quart of water has been put When
ironed they are as white as snow.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
Remedy for lumpy Salt.

There is nothing better than rice
for keeping salt from packing in the
shakers and refusing to come out. Heat
a teaspoonful of the rice and put it
into the shaker. IL will absorb the
moisture, and the salt will come out
dry as the sands Of the desert, and the
rice will keep it moving when shaken
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29

The fertility OF the soil can best be
maintained by the liberal use of barn
yard manure, and the dairy herd not
only makes this possible. but dairying
is also moro remunerative than almost
any other branch of farming when 1t
vs. properly carried on.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
Hard Sauce.

A good hard sauce for any pudding
is made with half cupful of butter.
beaten to a cream and thickened with
a cupful of powdered sugar. Whip
an egg white. light and stiff, season
1t with a grain or two of salt, and a
good deal Of nutmeg and fold 1t light
ly into the butter and sugar.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
Work for Low Heads.

Prune and trim the peach tire for
low heads. IL possible have the lower
branches not over Is to 20 inches from
the ground. This gives protection to
the trunk and makes picking easy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
Remove Old Canes.

Remove and burn the old raspberry
canes Immediately after fruiting. This
is the best means to control anthrac-
nose. which Is the most destructive
disease OF the raspberry.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
Potato Soup.

Heat one pint or more OF milk. Put
through vegetable squeezer any pota-
To left from dinner. Stir into milk
until OF proper thickness. Bring to
a boil and season with pepper. salt
and onion juice. Nice for supper on
n cool evening.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
Separate the Cockerels.

AS soon as the breeding season Is
over 1t will be best TO separate the
male birds from the rest OF the flock.
The eggs will keep longer IL they are
not fortified and in q great many
markets they command a much better
price.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
Inferior Lambs.

Lambs of low vitality and ewes de-
ficient in milk flow at lambing time
are usually the result of improper
management during the pregnant
period.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
DRESSING for Cold slaw.

Two tablespoons whipped cream.
two tablespoons vinegar and one
tablespoon OF sugar. Delicious on let
tuce as well as cold slav.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
HABITS OF THE ROBIN
Bird Prefers to Build Its Nest
Near the House.
Young sonssters Should Not BE
Handled Until They Leave Nest OF
Their Own Aecord-sparrows
Rob Them OF Worms.
fRv cpAIG 8 TUoMAsA

CBy CRAIG s. THoMAs)
or all the birds that build In trees
the robin brings its nest nearest the
house. II prefers to be at the front
door, where the members OF the family
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-29
PROPER METHOD OF FERTILIzING FOR WHEAT

BY BEAVERS Soils
Connecticut western news., 1913-04-24
Mantell was Great,

Canaan was represen ted at Manager Howltt's Mahaiwe Theatre by A dis eliminating and appreciative Shakes pereans, Friday evening, when Robert B. Mantell produced "The Merchant of Venice," before large and responsive audience. It was rare treat for thea tregoers of this section. Seldom is an opportunity brought so close to the dwellers so far removed from the big cities, to enjoy performance by one of the greatest actors on the stage, and the attendance at the Mahaiwe proved the opportunity was prized at its full value. Mantell was at his best which is saying much-and his support ing cast of high grade of excellence i; Florence Rockwell as Portia, of course being, as she always is, perfect in her role. Manager Hewitt is again to be congratulated on making hit in the of his play house.