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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01

ever. for the time and money expend-
ed in thinning.
Your cost of picking will be lessened
considerably by thinning. A man can
remove four apples at the proper sea-
son for thinning in the same time he
could pick a mature apple, and place
1T, with proper care, in the picking
basket. The saving in this one re-
spect is vouched for by one of the
best known growers in this state, who,
just after picking time last year made
the following statement: Il did not
know had such a heavy setting of
fruit until August. If l had only
thlnned my ten-acre block of Rome
Beauties, l would have been richer by
three hundred dollars, for the larger
apples brought from twenty to forty
cents more per bushel. My picking
came at a time wien labor was costly
and hard to get. Had there been few
er apples, my picking cost would have
been decreased, and the yield in bush
els would have been about the same"
Statistics from authentic sources
show that thinning increases the per-
centage of apples which grade as
hrsts from fifteen to sixty-five per
cent, according to variety ard cul-
tural conditions. The Ohio expert
ment station has run a series OF thin
ming experiments which show the
value Of thinning to the immediate
crop In dollars and cents. One grow
er averaged more from thinned than
unthinned trees. With forty-eight
trees to the acre his increased profits
from thinning amounted TO $40 an
acre. This figure takes into account
the cost Of thinning. which averaged
forty cents per tree, with labor valued
at 10 cents per hour. More thar fifty
per cent. of the fruit which set was
removed in thinning. Can you not at
ford TO thin?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01

mainly centering in the hills of corn.
Several adjacent hills so occupied by
1t being connected by underground
channels by way of which members
of the same family nay pass from hill
to hill. This is partly, no doubt, be-
cause in corn fields it is usually in
possession of plant-lice. which live on
the roots Of corn and which contribute
to the support of the ants the f1uid
surplus Of their own food, but partly
also because in the corn hills it is un-
disturbed by the c%ultivator, which is
likely to tear up it's nests if they are
established between the rows.
In the burrows Of this ant one may
lind a rather mixed and varied popu
lation. consisting Of the eggs, larvae,
pupae, males, females and workers of
the ants themselves, together with the
various species of root-lice harbored
by them and certain kinds of mites
which share its underground habita-
tons on terms Of mutual liberation. il
not active friendship. Ii clover fields
1t Is very likely to have in its nests
many m~ealy-bugs of a species which
infest the roots of the clover plant.
and these 1t treats as it does the root
lice OF the corn plant-seizing them
and carrying them away when its nest
is disturbed, just as it hurries out of
sight with its W. maggot-like larvae,
It's egg-like pupae. and it's minute,
spherical white eggs.
The contents Of the nest are not pre-
cisely the same at all times of the
year. In the winter one finds in it no
males or pupae Of the ants, as a rule,
but only workers and larvae. ompan
Ion mites and eggs Of the root-lice.
In some Of the larger mites nests one
or more wingless queens or mother
ants may be found, although We have
not been able to satisfy ourselves that
this is true OF all, or even most, of the
winter communities Of this species. A
careful search and exploration of all
the tunnels and chambers of large
nests have often failed to bring TO
light a single queen. Sometimes, how
ever, two or more queens may be seen
living ~contentedly in the same worker
family performing their proper func-
ton Of laying eggs for the increase
of the colony. Besides these large,
composite and evidently we'll estab-
lished communities one may often find
single females in the ground, some
times wholly alone and sometimes
with a few Of their W eggs a few
larvae and a small number of work
ers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
CARING FOR LITTLE CHICKS
Cleanliness is important TO 4 Degree
OF success or FaiIure-Furnish
Fresh, Clean Water.

In Matching chicks, either with hens
or the modern way, the incubator. first
OF all observe cleanliness everywhere;
this is important to a degree of sue
cess or failue; filth means the latter
always.
Don't feed the chicks at all until
they have been Matched twenty-four to
thirty-six hours; they don't need it.
Don't feed them any musty, sour or
unwholesome feed of any kind, grain
or otherwise, as it will cause bowel
trouble and death.
Don't lose sight of the drinking wa
ter, too; 1t is just as important that
it be furnished fresh and clean and
the drinking vessels kept clean.
Don't, if you use a brooder, allow it
to get too hot or too cold; either is a
fatal mistake. See to it also that the
chicks do not overcrowd and trample
each other to death; give them plenty
of brooder room, they will be more
healthy.
Don't place your brood cops or chick
runs at or near a wood pile, brush
heap, old clubhouse, ETC., as such places
make too good a harbor for rats, pole,
cats and other varmints that will prey
on your chicks at the least opportus
nifty.
Don't forget to provide shelter thar
the chicks can run under at any time,
either out of the rain or sun. Many a
promising lot of chicks have gone to
an early finish through the fact that
there was no shelter prepared for
them when a heavy shower came up.
The same is true of young turkeys.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
TASK OF DIGGING POTATOES
Maintained by Some Flavor and Pal.
liability Lost by Washing Cling
ing Dirt From Tubers.

Where potatoes are very dirty
when taken from the field, some grow.
ers wash all the soil off them. 9th
ers maintain that it ruins their flavor
and palatability. They are certainly
far more cleaner and more desirable
to handle when the hose has been
turned on them, and the clinging,
hardened dirt washed off.
If the ground is fairly dry when
they are dug, and if they are allowed
to take the air and the wind for q
while, they will usually be clean
enough to do without washing. There
is every reason for digging them dur
ing such weather conditions.
Potato digging should be made a
sort Of an odd job, one that can be
done at any time when there is moth
ing more pressing to do. The potato
crop should be an important one, and
any farmer who is forced to buy po-
tatoes for table use should look upon
himself as temporarily ~disgraced.
Enough potatoes are spoiled every
year by careless digging to feed a city
of the second class for twelve months.
Only in communities where the po-
tatO is the main and staple crop is
there any real care shown in digging
and handling this very important food
crop.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
THE RIGHT SOAP FOR BABY'S
SKIN

In the care OF baby's skin and hair,
Cuticura Soap Is the mothers IA
vorite. Not only is it ~unrivaled In
purity and refreshing fragrance. but
its gentle emollient properties are
usually sufficient TO allay minor irri-
t%ations, remove redness, roughness
and chafng. soothe sensitive condi-
tons, and promote skin and hair
health generally. Assisted by Cuti-
cura Ointment, it is most valuable in
the treatment OF eczemas, rashes and
itching, burning ~infantile eruptions.
Cuticura Soap wears to a wafer. often
~outlasting several cakes OF ordinary
soap and making its use most eco
nomical.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample OF each
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Address post
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston."-Adv.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01

In southwestern Illinois. in the coun-
ty OF Macoupin, hear the village OF
Chesterfield, there is located a small
CON munity which is made up almost
entirely OF live stock farmers. This
particular vicinity Is Of much interest
to the visitor chiefly because of the
comparisons which may be made be-
tween it and the immediate surround
ing localities.
First let US inquire as to how this
vicinity, SO we'll adapted to grain
farming, happens to be a live stock
center. Early in the settlement of
Illinois there came into this locality
several families from Yorkshire, Eng
land. The statement of this fact alone
should lie sufficient to solve the mys-
terry. The English farmer in general
is a lover of live stock, and the York
shire farmer proves no exception to
the rule. In fact, he dwells in that
part of England where the breeding
and Improvement of live stock, in the
past, has been most active. Conse-
Quently l. has been most natural for
these Chesterfield farmers, who are
descendants of the Did Yorkshire farm
ers, to breed, grow and feed live
stock.
Regarding the comparisons which
this community affords with the sur
rounding communities, one can brady
imagine the vast differences that are
displayed without having visited the
localities.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
Rates of

At the Kentucky station the results
OF a test OF rates Of seeding and
methods OF planting are regarded as
indicating that in a very favorable
season three stalks per hill will give
a higher yield than two stalks. n
that drilled corn yields better than
corn planted in hills, when the rates
OF seeding are equal. When the corn
was drilled, however. planting II
inches apart, equivalent TO four stalks
per hill, gave a still higher yield in
1910.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
HABITS OF BROWN ANT
Injurious Little Insect Found in
All Cultivated Lands.
Forms Rather Extensive Settlements
In Corn Fields, Mainly in HiIIs-
Cultivator Is Not Likely to
Tear Up Nests.
(By S. A. FORBES.)

The little brown art, notorious for
Its injuries to corn and called, conse-
quently, the corn-ield ant, is not by
any means limited to corn fields. but
is abundant in all cultivated lands, in
pastures and meadows, in dense for
ests. along hard pathways, and in the
sandy soil Of dry, sunny roads. One
sometimes finds it nesting in rotten
wood or under bark, logs or stones,
and even opening up it's underground
burrows to the surface between the
bricks and sidewalks and pavements.
1t is distributed over the whole OF
North America, except the extreme
southern and southwestern portions,
from the tree line of the highest noun
tains to the sands of the shore"
It's home and habits have been
chiefly studied in corn fields, and there
1t forms rather extensive settlements,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
True Business Instinct.

Topham's was the smartest empor
ium for miles around You had. to be
the last word in go" before a 3. situa.
ton vas obtained in that establish.
ment. Keen business men filled every
post.
One afternoon when trade was In
full swing an unfortunate customer
fell down the first floor stairs.
"Help!" he groaned in agony. 81 do
believe I've broken my legi"
A shopwalker Immediately flew to
his side.
Broken your leg. sir?" he inquired,
alphabetically. And then, in sharp,
clear tones: Cork legs Third coun-
ter to the right, sir. Forward, Miss
Davis!"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
Why She Was Timid.

They stood upon the crest of the
mountain and gazed off through the
purple distances.
Honey plum" he whispered, bend
ing closer, give me a kiss-just one?"
mo, Harold" h answered timid-
ly, some one will hear me. There
may be other ears around"
"Other ears? Why should you
think so, fairest fower?"
"Oh, because | have so often heard
OF mountain ears. l thought perhaps
there might be some around and"
But just then there was a mighty
crash.
A mountain goat had heard the aw.
full pun and jumped over the cliff.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
Nc Wonder He Was Anqry.

The previously accepted lover was
Infatuated when n evening he called
on the only girl" and was informed
by her that their engagement was at
an end.
If you insist, Grace Cheever. on
breaking off our engagement. 1 will
publish in the Oakdale Times the let
tiers you have written me-"
AS you please" she replied. indif-
ferently, toying with her bracelet.
There Is nothing about those letters
| need be ashamed of-except the adj
ess."-Lippincott's.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
GRAPE INSECTS
BY JAMES TROOP, Department of En-
%tomolosy, Purdue University School
of Agriculture,
Purdue University Agricultural Ex-
tension.

eNtiSfOfs
or the species OF insects which in
feet grapes n Of hte most destruc-
tive 10 the foliage is the R~ose-beetle
or ~rose-chafter, but fortunately this
insect does o make its appearance
in large numbers only OCCASIONALLY, but
when 1t does come. 1t usually strips
the vines Of their leaves In short or.
der. No ordinary insecticide has any
effect upon them, consequently the
only successful method OF holding
them In check is to spread sheets or
blankets under the vines and jar them
of. then gather them into a dish OF
kerosene.
The grape leaf-folder and the grape
borry moth are the next most impor-
tant species. the first feeding upon the
leaves and the second causing wormy
grapes. often destroying the whole
bunch. These species are easily man.
aged. however. as both pass the WIN
ter in the rubbish around the vines.
and may be gathered up and burned.
The grape ~phyloxera. which is so de-
structive 10 the European vineyards,
does not injure our native varieties
to any great extent. as they are more
hardy and better able TO overcome
the attacks OF these insects.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
APPLE GROWING
Horticultural Department, Purdue Uni
versity Experiment Station.
Purdue University Agricultural Ex-
tension.

It is time now to thin apples from
trees too heavily set with fruit. Thin
ming willihelp you to produce winning
fruit at the apple show: thinning.
when consistently followed up, will do
more than any other single thing to
make your trees peal crops annually.
Thinning will lessen your picking
costs, make easier our packing prob
slems. and. by increasing the number
OF apples which grade as figsts, will
fatten o u purse with profits Thin
ming presents every indication that it
will become one ofsthe most profitable
orchard operations, and, as was the
case with spraying, the pioneers in
adopting the new custom, will receive
the pre-competition profits. The mar
ket today gives first recognition and
highest prices to fruit uniform in size
and uniformity may be obtained by
thinning. 1t pays to thin.
The practice of thinning fruit is as
logical as that OF thinning corn.
What good corn grower will allow an
overstand of stalks In the hills to
menace his crop? Natures prodigal-
ity provides we'll for reproduction, but
not for mans pecunfary profits. hence
artificial methods must be employed
to make nature obey mans demands.
We demand annual crops of good
sized apples. but in order to get them
We must not allow the trees to carry
in some seasons burdens so heavy as
20 exhaust them for the succeeding
years work. A tree can bring to the
highest perfection only a certain num-
Der of apples. All above this number
are surplus. or weed apples" and
should be dealt with accordingly.
Profitable apple growing demands
thinning now. when years ago it did
not. The "June-drop." due largely to
insect and fungus infestation, and TO
imperfect ~pollination. was formerly
looked forward 10. and depended upon
TO remove some of the surplus apples.
However. when the Goblin moth. cur
culio and fungous troubles increased
so rapidly that too many apples
dropped In June. or were rendered un-
fit for market later. means had to be
devised to control these pests. Mod
ern spraying not only successfully
controls the pests. but also causes an
over-abundant setting of fruit. There
fore a new problem has been brought
about. and n which is compelling
more attention each year as the value
OF thinning fruit becomes more appar-
ent.
All fruit trees are subject 10 fertile
and barren years. Some years an ex-
ceedingly heavy setting of fruit will
come 20 maturity. These C~yer-abund-
ant crops usually prevent the forma-
lion OF fruit buds 10 make a crop for
the following year. Annual bearing
OF profitable crops is the end every
fruit grower wishes 10 attain. and
consistent thinning VIII do more than
anything else 10 bring this about. OF
course there are some varieties which
seem 10 have a tendency 10 bear every
other year. but no one knows vet that
thinning Will not correct this ten
dency. h value Of thinning. then
ae q cheap Insurance for future crops.
Is evident. The current seasons
arois show handsome returns, how
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
Taking IL OF. Of Clients.

A well known Milwaukee attorney
had just returned from a northern
Wisconsin city where he tried a case.
His partner was just closing a minor
legal affair as the attorney entered
the office.
There had been a long night ride
to Milwaukee and the attorney was
greatly exercised over the poor rail-
road accommodations on the train
We'll, l Just cleaned this little mat
ter up today" said the partner.
How long did 1t take your"
About two hours. What shall we
charge our client?"
- these railroads, anyway.
Charge him 81, 900"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01

Extending east from Chesterfield
for miles lies the broad prairie, adapt
ed primarily to the growing of corn
and oats. Here the farmers grow,
reap, and haul their crops to market.
The fences surrounding their farms
and fields are either missing or in a
dilapidated condition. Their barns
are small, insignificant, and cheaply
constructed. Even the residences
show the result of the same neglect
which prevails over the farm in gen.
eral. Going back to the Chesterfield
neighborhood one sees immense barns,
numerous silos. modern residences,
well-kept hedge fences, fields thickiy
set with clover, and the evidences of
thrift and life prevailing at every
corner.
Two hundred and fifty acres is the
average size of the farms in this COM
munity. Sixty bushels per acre is the
average yield of corn. Five carloads
OF cattle per year is the average num-
Der fed and $50 to 200 tons of manur
are placed on these farms annually.
Is 1t any wonder then, considering
these activities, combined with the
natural pride of these Yorkshire bred
farmers, that this is a country beauti-
full? And again, is it impossible for
any farmer in the corn-belt to accom-
plish the same thing if he is willing tc
expend his energy, exert his pride and
develop his knowledge along lines of
live stock production? We, who have
it tried, think not.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
How 20 Stop Pen LEAKING.

That reminds me Of the story OF
the advertisement which said that for
the small sum OF % cents, anyone
could receive the information on how
to keep a fountain pen from dripping
ink" said City Attorney Daniel w.
Hoan in illustrating a point.
"A young man whose pen bothered
the life out OF him, sent a quarter for
the desired information. The reply
was:
DOM put any Ink IN II. =
waukee Wisconsin.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01

Should your chicks urn out to be
mostly ROSTERS and not happen to be
early TO capture the high prices for
spring chicks turn them into capons,
The price is good and the market il
never supplied.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
USEFUL DEVICE FOR APlARY
Plan illustrated for Capturing Swarms
of Bees at Height of Twenty to
Thirty Feet.

Gleanings in Bee Culture gives the
accompanying plan for reaching
swarms at a height of 90 to 80 feet,
The hook is placed in the loose hole in
one end of the pole, so that by extend
ing this end of the pole up near the
swarm, the hook can be easily placed
over the limb containing the swarm.
The pole is then withdrawn, leaving
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
Ace of Usefulness.

The average hen outlives her use
fulness in two years. and is more
probably sent TO market. There are
at times good hens in the third and
evSn the fourth year, but the aver
age limit is two years Old hens are
more likely 10 contract disease than
younger ones.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
a Swarm Catcher.

the hook over the limb with a light
rope leading to the ground. BY re-
versing the pole one a now bring
the swarm-catcher directly under the
cluster, and. by pulling on the rope,
shake the bees out into it. Use mus
lin supported by the wire, as shown.
10 make the basket for che bees.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
Garden WORK

The garden that is properly man.
aged is just now in its prime. Some
of the small fruits have come and
gone, but many of the vegetables are
just at their best, and there are yet at
least three crops OF sweet corn TO be
gathered.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
Do They Eat Them7

Yeast-I see exports OF American
horses are increasing. Last year the
value OF our horseflesh sent to for
eign countries was nearly $4,000. 600.
Crimsonbeak-Mercyi What eaters
those foreigners are. to be sure!
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
Don't Poison Babv.

EORTY YEARS AGO almost every mother thought her child ms thavs
PAREGORlC Or audanum to make it sleep. These drugs will rodnc
b sleep, and a FEW DROPS TOO MANY will proiuce te SLEEP
FROM WHICH THERE IS NO WAKING. MANY are the children who
hav been killed o whose health has been ruined for life v arepori Iauda-
u and morphine, each of which is narcotic product of opium Drugciss
are prohibited from selling either of the narcotics named to Children at All or
to anybody without labelling them =" poison" The definition of narcotic
Is: "A medicine ahlch reieCes pain and produces sLep, but uhch I'm poison
~ doses produces Supor, comd, commissions and death" The taste and
smell Off medicines containing opium are disguised, and sold under the names
of Drops" =" Cordiah" Soothing syrups,S etc. You should not permit any
medicine to be given to your children without You or Won physician NOW
Of what it is composed. CASTORIA DOES NOT
CONTAIN NARCOTICS, if it bears the signature
of Chas. II. Fletcher LCZ-7
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
Brutel

MY husband is n Of the most
stubborn men in the world"
He can't be n more stubborn
than mine"
"Oh, yes, I'm sure he must be. Yes
terday l had an engagement to meet
him at three o'clock"
"Yes?"
We'll, 1t was nearly 40 when /
got there, and he won't admit yet that
the rest he got while he was waiting
did him good"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
So Far.

Bill hear he is preparing for one
of those trips to the north or south
pole.
Jill-How far has he got?
Bill-Oh, he's written all the press
agent stuff
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
Benefit Of Tile

A string of tile may be the means
OF producing so bushel corn on that
Old wet spot in the field.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01

Ever Think of This?
Why don't women dress sensibly7"
If they did, half the industries OF
the world would go to smash
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1913-08-01
Swells Milk Checks

Human sympathy added TO animal
swells the milk checka