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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-11-12
ITEMS FROM ICLEHARTS.
That Ever-FruiIlul Topic The Wealth
er Dscussed-County Personals.

Very delightful weather, is IL mott
Vests rday was fin~ day for boating
and entirely toe cool for swimming
How very cold and uncomfortable
II does feel after such beautiful
week. bat why worry when there was
sucn a glorious victory on last Tues
day, when our favorite, Mr.. Benjamin
Watkins, Jr.. received such q large
number of votes He is certainly to
be congratulated, also Mr.. Henry
B. Myers and all the others included.
Why is il that nothing il said
about or against man by men. but
once let women start, they never
know when to stop, and want others
70 Join IN downing. when at time s,
thew are as hitter against q man they.
dislike as toward woman and ex-
prct everyone to DO IS they wish.
II is hoped that there will be quite
a large attendance st the oyster sup
per u be given st the Eagles Home
three nights this week and on Tuesday
evening the dew Ssnator.e.ect, Hon.
Benjamin Watkins, Jr., will be the
guest. II il the wish OF the lady
helpers for full house each night a.
they are collecting money for q large
heautiful banner for the gentle men.
There will be very fine music.
Mrs Louis Woytych was shopping
10 Baltimore last Monday.
Mrs. George Viking has returned
from a visit TO her mother, Mrs.
Heary c. Clauiice. of Baltimore.
Mr.. Walter 7. Startzman, of Ro-
land Park. spent the day on Tuesday
at his cottage at Winana Cliffs.
Mr.. Cecil Brown, who has farm
at Lusby's Cross Roads, was removed
to his mothers home in Baltimore
and is now quite Ill.
Miss Nellx Proctor has been sue
cessful in pessins the. ordeal. and is
now full Pledged nurse in a chill
dren's hospital 10 Washington
Mrs. j. A. Ward, of The Vineyard,
spent few days in Baltimore last
week visiting friends.
John Remillisux was in Baltimore
few days lsst week visiting his
aunt, Mrs. William DEWITT.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Hall, of Severn
Farm, were called to Washington last
week by the seri rus illness of Mrs.
HollingswoTth. the mother Of Mrs.
Hall, and the news has since been re-
ceived of the passing away of the
dear old lady, who will be greatly
missed.
MIR. Leonard Mather and sister,
Mrs. Julian Morton spent the weekend
at their beautiful bungalow on Little
Round Bay, they were accompanied
by their little nephews, the sons of
Mr.. Sydney Mather, who will be in
Baltimore during week Of November
II, with Jdlia MARROW and Sothern.
Mrs. Brice Worthington, of Sunny
Banks .pent the weekend with her
sister In Washington. She was ac-
companied home by friend.
DR.. and Mrs. HoIlifeld. Of Wash.
ington. spent the week. end at their
very beautiful bungalow on Little
Round Bay.
Miss Charlotte Hall, of Severn
Farm. and Mr.. King, we're in Wash
ington on Sunday.
Mr.. Lee Kries was the guest of his
friend, MIR. H. Henry Viking. Jr.,
&C Igleharts, last ", elk.
Ernest ven Schwerdtner, of Severn
Hall, attended the football game on
Saturday at College Park with his
class from st. Johns College.
L. NJ. W.
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HANOICRAFr EXHIBITION. !.
6sliimote School Of Art at csrveI Hall
Tea Served.

Tomorrow from 10 a. m. to p. 10.
there will be an exhibition Of Handi-
raft. well worth every body's inspec-
ton at Carvel Hall. Frpm 20 6 D.
N tea will be served all the visitors
BY girls Of the younger smart SET.
The exhibition is under the direction
of the baltimore Handicraft Club and
mere will be beautiful articles suitable
for prizes at card parties and Christ
mas gifts.
il is a splendid opportunity to buy
Christn as presents, both useful ard
ornamental. Everybody is invited to
visit the Handirraft exhibition at Car
vel Han tomorrow from 10 a. N, to 9
H. m
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THANKSGIVING DAY SERVICE
Union Service To be Held IN First
Methodist Church Thanksgiving

Following the custom which has ex-
isted for number Of years, The con-
greg atoms Of the First Presby terrain.
First Methodist. Maryland Ave. Metho-
ais, and College Ave. Baptist Church q
will unite 10 the observance of Thanks
giving lay.
Tais year the service will be held il
the First Methodist Church. State
Circle, and the preacher will be Kew.
& aries v. Ellis, Of the Baptist
Church. The hour of the union service
will be IL o'clock. The members OF
the several congregations ana the pub
lie 10 general will be welcome at the
service.
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HeIpers Leasue.

A special meeting of the Helpers
League Of st. Msrtin's Church will be
hesn this v ednesdsy es enine. Nov. II.
at : o'clock. rs the meeting is one
Of great importance. all members are
urged TO attend.
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Averas. moisture percentage for 1895.
lead to each pailful of the wash.
handful of salt added to the wash wi

lead to each pailful of the wash. A
handful Of salt added to the wash wilt
make It stick better to the trunk Of
the tree. Apply this wash In the same
manner as in No. I.
Formula No. g. Take equal parts Of
unslaked lime and COW manure and
add enough water to make q thick
wash, and apply with brush This,
makes cheap and effective remedy,
to keep rabbits from gnawing young
trees.
Formula No. 1. Make q wash of
equal proportions Of sulphur, stove
SCOT, and unslaked lime. Put in enough
water with these ingredients to make
thick paint. Apply with brush in
the ordinary manner.
II takes no extraordinary skill or
practice to make and use any of these
washes. All tho care that will be-
necessary will be to mix them care
fully and apply In workmanlike, man
ner. In formulas and }. two ounces
Of strychnine may be added instead Of
the paris green or arsenate Of lead.
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EXPERIMENTS WITH MANURE
Large Increase in Yields Of Corn and
Wheat Found In Tests at North
Dakota College,

(By w. c. PALMER, Agricultural Editor,
North Dakota Agricultural College)
Experiments have been carried on
at the North Dakota experiment sta
ton In the use of manure 1t was
found that when it was applied to land
that was to be planted to corn and
plowed under that the manure (six
loads to the acre. increased the corn
crop by six bushels. and the following
three wheat crops eight bushels. With
corn at SO cents and wheat 80 cents a
bushel the return for the manure will
be $40. or $1.57h a load. The ma
nure can be hauled in the winter or
at times when the horses and the
labor couldn't be doing anything else.
90 that the returns for the manure will
be practically clear gain.
The meadow is a good place to put
manure, but when that is not avail.
able the corn crop is the next best
place to put the manure.
The increase In the crop is not the
only value Of the manure. The or.
ganic matter that it adds to the soil
binds the soil grains SO that the soil
VIII not drift as easy.
The application Of manure does a
great deal to keep the soil in good
condition and especially is this true
when the land has been in continuous
grain, or grain and cultivated crop.
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SUCCESS WITH TREES
Not Hard to Raise Where Rain
fall Is Small.
Cultivation 10 Most satisfactory Meth.
Cd, Though Muiehlns Can %
Used to Advantage 70 Keep
Moisture In Coll.

eBy w. C. PALMER, Agricultural Editor.
North Dakota agricultural Collsgs.)
Trees will succeed even where the
rainfall 10 quite small. The condition
necessary In such locations 10 that the
tree have complete possession Of, the
ground it, roots occupy. II there are
grass or weeds growing over these
roots, the grass and weeds, having
their roots nearer the surface. will get
the moisture before it gets to the tree
roots, and consequently the tree 10 the
one that suffers first.
The roots of trees extend further
than one is apt to imagine. The for.
estry service has found that the roots
extend at least as far horizontally as
the stem does vertically, and this
means, then, that in cultivating or
mulching, the space that needs to be
gone over should be at least as wide
% the tree is high. in order to give
the tree the best possible conditions.
Cultivation Is the most satisfactory
method, though mulching can be used
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MANY PLANTS TERMED WEEDS
Number That Are Serious Menace to-
Farming In One Locality % not
Number More Than Dozen.

By L. r. WALDRON. North Dakota
Agricultural College.)
What is q weed? Plainly 1t is q
plant GU, Of place and one which per
sists in remaining SO. Thus. some Of
our most valuable forage plants may
be considered weeds If they persist in
growing where they are not desired.
There are 4 certain number Of plants,
however that because of their non
economical value, their aggressiveness,
their great seed-bearing power and
their hardness become known IS
weeds" The number Of kinds Of
weeds IL manifestly large, but the
number that are serious menace to
farming in one locality do not number
more than ten or dozen. The hab-
its of these vary among themselves.
but certain ones present certain SINH
larities Of habits. The habits Of one
mustard may be enough like the hab-
it's of another mustard so that the two
may be treated as one plant when the
farmer desires to learn methods Of
determination.
All weeds may be divided into three
classes: (a) one-year weeds or an
nuals, (b) two-year weeds or bi-enni-
ais, and (c) many-year weeds or per-
ennials. (The bi-ennials are Of COM
paratively little importance.) The
weeds belonging to class (a). known
as ANNALS, include the most of our
common weeds. such as wild buck
wheat, yellow mustard, pigeon grass,
etc. These plants start from the seed
each spring, grow very rapidly and
soon put forth flowers and fruit. Most
Of the annual weeds produce seeds I'M
til the fall frost. The whole plant
then dies. The next spring new plants
start only from the seed.
Our bad perennial or many-year
seeds are not SO numerous as our an
nual weeds. The worst perennial
weeds in North Dakota are the Canada
thistle and the quack grass. Like the
annual weeds these weeds start first
from the seed, but they do not make
much growth the first year. When the
fall frosts come these weeds are killed
to the ground, but portion of the
plant under ground Is not killed. but
lives over winter. In the spring, they
start to grow from the underground
portion Of the plant, and 1t takes only
few warm days in spring to cover
tie ground with the green leaves Of
quack grass or Canada thistle. 1t IL
well known that cutting the plant
during its growing season seems only
to stimulate it to increased growth.
The most important things for the
farmer to know about weeds are
these: First, learn that weeds are
doing the farming industry an i'm
mense amount Of damage; second,
learn to know the weeds themselves,
their habits, their names and the ap.
pearance Of their seed; third, learn
the most approved methods Of getting
rid of them.
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HARm TO TREES BY RABBITS
Protection Of Some Kind Must Be Civ
On to Prevent GirdIing-Four
: Good Formulas Given.
(By J. T. MUNDELL New Mexico Exps-
riment StAtion.)

<By J. q. NUNDELL New Mexico Expo
: riment station.)
/, The time of year Is at hand when
the rabbits will begin to do damage to
young shade and fruit trees where
they are not protected by some means.
considerable loss occurs each year by
rabbits gridling the trees. Painting
the trunk Of the trees with either Of
the washes mentioned in the follow
ing formulas will prevent the injury,
II properly done and in time: Formu-
u No. /. Slack in water over night
the quantity Of unslaked lime needed
for tho work. In the morning add
enough water to make good thick
wash. Stir the mixture we'll, and to
each ~ gallons Of wash add two table
spoonfuls Of paris green. Take care to
lnix we'll in the wash. Apply to the
trunk Of the tree with an ordinary
paint brush: keep the wash stirred up
10 the ingredients will not settle to the
bottom of the pail.
Formula No. Z. Slack the lime AZ
above and stir in just before using in
place Of the paris green from one-nalf
pound to one pound Of arsenate Of
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|wh&T sd nt|
ANS6W'ER
QUESTIONS ANSWERED ~ MEM,
eERo OF the FACULTY o.
THE NORTH DAKOTA AoNo.
CULTURAL COLLEGE,.

Q.-How deep must weed sssd b
buried to keep 1t from germinating1
All. L. Bolley, dean botany det
partment. I
The depth which weed sesd must
bs buried in order to keep It from
terminating depends upon . numbet
Of things. First. the kind Of soil. Sec1
ond, the drainage. Third. the physical
compactness Of the soil. Fourth, final.
". the kind of seed. A mustard seed
in our kind Of soil will terminate dur;
ing the growing season If it does not
much exceed one inch in depth. In
the less sandy soil around Hunter it
would terminate one and one-half, two
or possibly even three inches. A wild
soat seed will terminate In our soil if
mot too compact. at depth Of from
Az to inches during the growing
season. In the same soil, poorly
drained. 1t will 60 from one to two
years. Kinghead will work In about
the same manner, but both Of these
beeds viii live indefinitely In dry soil
compacted and we'll drained. The ques4
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USEFUL BIRCH TREE
OF Value in Mixed Plantations
and as a Nurse.
Found Scattered All Over ManItoba)
Saskatchewan and Other Western
Canadian rerrltories-Sov
the Seed In Fall.

By NORMAN NJ. ROSS, Chief Of Tired
Planting Division, Canada.)
This tree, known as the canoe OF
white birch, has the widest range Of
any northern tree. In western Canada
1t il found scattered all over Mantle
ba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and thA
territories, extending as far north a !
the limit of deciduous tree growth. III
habit it is an upright tree, reaching
often 60 or 70 feet in height and a
trunk diameter Of over two feet. It is
found growing amongst other hard
wood and coniferous trees, especiallt
on the moister and richer soils, al.
though 1t adapts itself to much drier
conditions. When transplanted, it
seems to be rapid grower in mixed
plantations. AS it has very open
crown and is very light demanding, ii
should never be planted alone in
large numbers. |
The white birch will probably
prove of value in mixed plantations
and as nurse for other broad-leaved
trees or conifers. It 10 an exception!
ally pretty tree and largely used for
ornamental planting. The wood. when
green, makes excellent fuel, but If left
lying in the open very quickly decays.
The birch is grown from seed. The
oatkins ripens about the middle Of
August, but will often hang on the
trees for some months, il not exposed
to violent winds. The seed is excep-
uonally small and light, there being
over 100000 grains to the pound.
From our experience in raising birch.
1t woule seem that the best time to
SOW tlrs seed 10 in the fall of the year.
The seed should be sown in beds. as
described for conifers, as the young
plants require shading during the first
season. In the first summer they will
probably grow about three or four
inches. In the fall they may be taken
up and heeled In ready for transplant
ing next spring, or they may be left
in the beds over winter. In the spring
they should be planted out in nursery
rows about two or three inches apart
in the row, the distance apart Of ~
rows depending upon tho method q
cultivation to b used. After one y0ar
in the nursery the seedlings wm b
ready to transplant into the permar
nsut plantation. - tlsy mako . grovn
pf from eighteen inches . to ~
b IL second year.
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with good advantage. The mulch
really keeps more moisture in the soil,
but brings the roots nearer the surf
ace, which is in some cases detrt
ment.
The growing Of trees on lawns
where water is not to be had necessiI
tates keeping the grass away from
over the tree roots 1t Is usually not
desirable to have the ground cultii
waited and for such a place short straw
or chaff can be used for mulching, put
on quite thinly. This will keep down
the weeds somewhat. will prevent
evaporation Of moisture and Is not uni
slightly.
The thing to be kept in mind all the
time in growing trees on the prairie is
to keep the ground cultivated OF
mulched so that the treo roots will
have full possession Of the soil they
occupy.
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by w. c. PALMER, Agricultural Editor.
North Dakota Agricultural Collegeo
Corn Is very valuable crop for In
creasing the yields Of grain. The
average yield of wheat on corn
ground l906-1912 on the North Dakota
demonstration farms has been 20
bushels, while the average of wheat
After wheat was l2A. This means
: gain of ~ bushels, or 81 per cent.
due to the corn crop.
The cultivation given the corn
saves moisture. kills weeds, and kills
grain diseases. This In . measure
explains the increase in yield.
The corn crop produces more feed
per acre than any other crop except
alfalfa. The ear corn is the best fat
teninE food. The fodder IL . splendid
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roughage. When the corn is put into
the silo it becomes the most valuable
succulent feed that can be produced
on the farm except roots. It has the
advantage over roots that the work
can all be done by machinery and It
can be stored cheaper. The roots
have to be kept where they can not
freeze
The ensilage can be used to good
advantage In the summer, when pas
lures are poor. One of the best ways
to guard against short pastures is to
have some ensilage on hand.
For fattening the hogs there 10 moth
Ing better than Squaw corn. Let the
hogs do their own husking. They pre-
fer to and It has been found that they
make the best gains In this way.
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N q, q. CHURCHILL, North Dakota
Agricultural Collega)
!. Thsy rob cultivated plants OF
unh1ment
!. they injurs crops By providing
and shading.
1, They retard the work Of harvest
- srain BY increasing the draft and
- eutra wear on the machinery.
Z They retard the drying Of grain
- hay.
n TSsy increase the labor Of thrssh-
- and mahng the cleaning OF SEED
O0cult.
{. They damage the quality Of hour.
(Leeks, wild peasO
I. Most weeds arc Of little value .
q feed.
I Some weeds injure stock by
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Soy Beans.

Boy beans have a wide adaptae1er
- regards soil and climato. In gea
saal, the northern limit Of thsa
adaptation comedies with that ID
corn, says Prof. G. g. Williams In Z
recent bulletin OF the Ohio experiment
station. at Wooster They are growE
chiefly for hay, grain. silage, soilins|
pasture and rs soil renovator. Soy
beans should not be seeded until IN
llngef Of frost Is past and the ground
= thoroughly warmed through.
Three pecks to the acre, drnjsd 81
sOws IS inches apart, gave the hiaA
- y1eld Of seed and the most Oouna
oDal yield Of forage for the silA
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SIZE OF sIL0 is IMPORTANT
In North Dakota Average Length Of
Time sIIase May Be Fed Is Two
Hundred and Forty Days.

By q. L. MARTIN. Professor Of Dairy
ing. North Dakota Agricultural Cob
lege.)
In planning the silo it is important
70 have the capacity which is gov.
erned largely by the diameter Of the
silo. in proportion to the size of the
herd, for when silage is fed from the
surface at the rate of two or more
inches per day very little loss will oc-
cur by fermentation even in hot
weather. It is advantageous, frequent
~, to build two silos, one for winter
and another for summer. The deem
narrow silo gives the best grade Of
silage, since more inches will be fed
daily with less exposure.
n North Dakota the average length
OF time that silage may be fed profit
ably to cattle, ordinarily is from Sep
tember until May or $40 days. II u
IN excellent plan to supplement tho
pastures during the summer with corn
silage, especially in dry seasons. For
this purpose. 1t 10 well either to build
the silo large enough to furnish silage
during the entire year or to have .
large one for winter and a smaller for
summer.
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PreMtlna BY Experience.

II you have ever found yourself
compelled to plant corn that was not
at for seed, do not be caught that way
again. It is too Encouraging to be-
gin the season with poor prospects Of
Q good crop.
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I Q.-What Is the hardest willow? :.
\ A.-C. B. Waldron, professor Of hory
dculture. 7
The common gray or white Willow
and the diamond willow are both per,
foctly hardy in all parts Of the north
west The diamond willow growd
rather rapidly while young. but dosd
not develop into large tree, its chic
product being fence posts. The gray
Or white willow grows 80 or so feet n
height and is valuable for fuel, poles
md posts. i
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with plots given
being GA but go hs acre
the spring
standing time The
throwing Of the trial
Szed results:
narrowing Flowing W. Ordinary Flowing.
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ton is unanswerable except by q long
article.

article.
Q.-Can the butterfat content q
milk be changed by feeding?
A.-G. L. Martin, professor of dairy
ing.
1t Is impossible to change the guam
tity of butter fat in milk for any length
of time. As cow Is very fat at TINS
of calving 1t Is claimed that her milk
Will test somewhat higher for q few
weeks until the body fat has been rel
duced to good working condition and
then the test will be normal again
This condition lasts but short time1
usually, for good dairy cows seldom,
carry much natural body fat. How
ever, it Is quite possible to change the
character Of the butter fat in the milk
feeding. In case COW is fed grass or
other succulent feed like roots or si1
lage the butter will be quite soft and
the cream will churn easier as in sum-
mer, but fed upon cottonseed neal
gluten or the dry grains more of the
hard fats will appear in the butter fat
which make the cream harder to churnl
as is the case In the winter
Q.-How does agriculture compard
with other subjects from the educa1
tional standpoint, aside from any fu]
ture value that it may have?
"A. D. Weeks, professor of educai
ton.
Agriculture, aside from it's utility
valVe, Is desirable school subject IL
is science and has the same ad,,
vantage from an educational stand
point as other sciences. 1t deals WITH
nature and therefore requires observal
ton and reasoning-in fact, as a scieni
tific subject it has distinct advantages
in that it appeals to SO many interestsI
Comparing agriculture with mathei
mates, physics or chemistry, one does
not need to argue its valuable featuress
Agriculture Is usually taught perhaps
for bread-and-butter purposes, but any
subject may be taught for this same
purpose. For example, il one studies
Latin in order to teach Latin, he Id
studying the subject for a bread-andf
butter purpose. Inasmuch as agricull
ture includes tn beginnings of laSga
number Of different sciences as geolct
Gy, botany, physics and chemistry, its
appeal is unusually comprehensive.
The day has passed when any apollo,
gies are needed for the inclusion Of
this science in any modern curriculum,
There are few studies which are
capable of producing a more general
development Of interests, observations
and reasoning
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Sheep Need Water.

Bear in mind that sheep need W
sheep grow poor and thin.
~. Some folks forget that and thsi1