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Evening journal., 1913-04-28
GEIBEL CHORUS
READY TO SING

Epworth NJ Il. Church will no
doubt be packed to the doors tomor-
row night when the Geibol junior
chorus gives the first Of the two
spring concerts TO eb given under
their auspices. The second concert
Will be given the following Tuesday
evening, May 6. The singing of the
great chorus of children, consisting
of 100 voices. promises to surpass
anything OF the kind heard in wiz
mington IN recent years. Miss Irene
Fulton Will be the elocutionist, and
the assisting young talent from
Philadelphia arc perfect wonders for
artists of their age. Following will
be the program:
"All the Birds Are Singing
Adam Geibel
Geibel Junior Chorus.
Violin solo. HERR Katie, Hubay
Alexander zenker.
Soprano solo, April Morn" Batten
Miss Ethel Neithammer.
The Happy Miller. ."............
Geibel Junior Chorus.
Recitation
Miss Irene Fulton.
fiano solo-kammanOi OstrOw.
Rubenstein
Miss Dorothea Meebe.
THE Lost Chord" d".......... Sullivan
Geibel Junior Chorus.
Soprano solo. Ava Maria" Gounod
Miss Ethel Ncithammor
Recitation
Miss Irene Fulton.
by an Indian Campfire" Wathail
Geibel Junior Cho-us.
Violin solo. Hungarian Raphsof b,
Alexander Zenkcr.
"Night-cap Song" ........W Wathall
Geibcl ~horus.
Soprano solo. "Slumber Song.
Jocelyn
Miss Neithammer.
Songs of Our Country. y"........ Hall
Geibel Junior Chorus.
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
SHEEP REQUIRE MUCH SALT
Best Method Is to Keep Substance
Before Animals at All Times
Only Mineral Needed.

Sheep on pasture are often neglect
ed as far as sailing is concerned. They
are either salted irregularly OF not at
all When salt Is not supplied to
them in sufficient quantities they
crave II intensely, and. as has been
demonstrated by experiments, will not
make the gains nor grow the wool
they will II properly salted, says the
National Stockman. Salt is often con
sidered seasoning for the food Of
animals and not an essential II is
the only mineral which ordinarily
needs TO be supplied to livestock. No
sheep can do its best without enough
salt.
Sailing every few days is sufficient
for the needs OF the sheep. but II is
not as good a method-as keeping salt
before the sheep all the time. as
when rush of work comes or a Wis
iting time comes sailing the sheep is
one OF the things neglected. When
salt is given after a period OF neglect
the sheep are 80 eager for II that they
take too much and large quantities OF
water are needed to wash Il out OF
the system some OF this being drawn
from the tissues OF the body TO the
detriment OF the sheep
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
VALUE OF FARMYARD MANURE
There Are Various Losses In Guam
tlty Which Constituents Suffer
Before Reaching FisIds.
, By n q. WEATHERsToNU)

CRy r. q. WEATHERSTONW)
Remember that the constituents Of
animal excrepent are in the condi-
tion Of greatest value as manure at
the time when they leave the animals;
after mixing with litter and piled in
the barnyard their value is greatly
reduced.
During the fermentation OF the
manure with the straw and refuse OF
the stable and barnyard. the constitu-
ents enter into new combination the
ammonia produced. which contains the
nitrogen combines with the humio
acids formed from the decomposing
litter, forming insoluble compounds.
Thus they are not so quickly available
to the plants as the original excre-
ment.
There are also various losses in
quantity which the constituents may
suffer before they reach the land. In
the yard much urine may run 10
waste Ammonia will disappear as
gas in the stable during the decompo-
sition OF the urine. and further loss
OF nitrogen may occur in the barn.
yard.
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
WHISKY MEN
SAY HAZEL LAW
IS"O "OUTRACEOVIS''

Charactorizing the Hazel anti
liquor shipment Law as drastic and
outrageous. distilIing firm Of Baiti-
more has sent broadcast through the
two lower counties OF Delaware the
following letter:
THE late act OF your legislature
and governor passing a most drastic
and outrageous liquor law prevents
you from having liquor of any kind
for either family use or sickness
shipped TO you into Delaware.
"ln order to overcome this OBJ
stacle we address you stating that you
can order goods in gallon or four
quart lots by mail from us. directing
that Same be shipped to the nearest
town in Maryland that borders on or
near the Delaware line, or anywhere
in New Castle county, Delaware.
For instance. those in the neigh
borhood OF Seaford can have goods
shipped TO Hurts Wharf. Sbarptown,
fredericksburg, Md, and other places
along the line of the railroad or
water routes. while those residing in
other parts of the state convenient to
Marydel Mardella Springs, Md, and
many other points. OF course Il will
be inconvenient for you to have goods
so shipped, but it is the best that can
be done under existing conditions and
there is no law preventing you from
going or sending after your goods
and hauling them home for your own
use.
"The law. W. think. will be declar-
ed unconstitutional shortly"
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
DAIlNOTES

A COW has peculiarly sensitive
and delicate organization.
Regularity should be the keynote
OF every successful dairy system.
Make study OF foods, and feed a
balanced ration. This will save waste.
When cut in the milk and cured, the
oat and pea hay Ia most palatable and
nutritious.
A good dairy COW should have all
the feed she will eat and digest, and
keep in good health.
Successful dairying depends entire
ly on right methods in breeding. feed.
ing and management
The dairymen who are not success.
tul do not apply ordinary business
principles to their calling.
Success In dairy farming depends
not only on good stock. but also on
good common sense work.
Stir the cream twice a day. using
a long-handled spoon which will reach
to the bottom OF the cream jar.
With good COWS, good food, good
stables. all profits can be wiped out by
an ignorant or cruel stable man.
There may be occasional bad luck
In the dairy business. but II almost in.
variably follows bad management
An exposed or an abused COW will
give less milk. and that milk OF a
poorer quality. than one well cared
for.
II is a we'll known fact that the
COW that makes the largest profit Ia
given the best care and most com.
Portable shelter
Heifers require larger amount OF
feed for the production OF certain
amount OF milk than do older COWS.
They have to grow
The man with the hammer really
Is engaged in process OF slow sui.
eide And 81 isn't a happy death he
Ia treating himself to. either.
The demands OF COW are impera.
tive. The dalryman who consults hia
own convenience. and disregards tho
comfort OF his dairy herd. suffers
loss.
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
Where Files Propaoats.

The manure heap is where flies
propagate The female fly lays about
13o eggs, and these eggs hatch in
about one-third OF day. The larval
stage is three days, the pupa stage five
days, and the ny rounds to the full
adult fly in about ten days. There
may be twelve broods in a summer.
The first thing to do Is to see that the
manure is well screened, and for this
purpose the best material is light
cheesecloth. A shovelful of chic
mated lime should be thickly busted.
quite often, over the manure every
day.
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
P0[llVYNlTES

Be sure the eggs for Matching are
never chilled.
Keep the house free Of draughts and
keep a good clean litter to scratch in.
There is no need of a male bird II
you are keeping hens for eggs alone.
Take good care OF the stock you
have and you can develop It into good
hardy stock.
Il is a good plan TO occasionally
seaid the dropping boards and roosts
with boiling water.
Give the hens a chopped sHien 90.
easieRally In the mash. 1t is excellent
as a disease preventative.
If the rooster is old do net have too
many hens in the breeding pen if
you expect the eggs to hatch,
Study your birds closely and learn
their habits. The better you know
them the better success you will have,
Soft-sheiled eggs are often caused
by fowls being confined, becoming
overfat, and from lack of mineral mat
ter.
The incubator should be located in
a room where the temperature does
net vary much during the day or
night.
A restless hen will never answer to
use as hatcher early In the season,
when steady warmth is an imperative
condition of success.
Dust the hen with insect powder
before sitting, and twice more while
Matching, then chicks will not be full
of lice to begin with
For early matches it is best to give
not more than eleven eggs to a hen,
or those on ID outer edge may be-
come exposed and chilled.
Clean and sweeten up the poultry
house the first warm day. Use a good
disinfectant and lice killer about the
roosts and dropping boards.
In operating brooders remember
that uniform heat should always be
maintained II is better to have a
little too much heat than too little
Fowls should be as humanely treat.
ed as possible and should never be
unnecessarily frightened. Content
uent materially aids egg production
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
NO COMPLAINT OF
SUNDAY LIQUOR SALES

Chief Of Police George Black. in
commenting today on the action of
the clubs in the city in adhering to the
law prohibiting the sale Of liquors, as
laid down by Judge Churchman n
City Court last week and the clamp
ing Of the lid on sideboards in this
city yesterday, said:
Although the weather was bad
and people rema ned indoors more
than usual. l was over the entire city
and in my opinion it was the quiet
est Sunday observed here for years.
During the day there was not one ar
rest made except those in the raid in
Market street, and no drunken men
we're to be ieen on the streets.
The conditions about the various
club houses were quiet and through
out the day J did not have one com
plant over the telephone. which is
unusual
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
GOOD SEED CORN TEST
"Rag Doll Baby Pronounced as
Greatest Of Infants.
Cheapest Tester, Which Can Be Made
All That is Needed Is Few Yards
Of sheeting Of Good oaullty,
Torn Into Strips.

The Rag Doll Baby. scientifically
known as the rag doll seed corn tes-
ter has been pronounced the greatest
infant Of recent years Also the most
popular because II has been nursed
by a majority OF the school children
OF the United States.
Not only did this pet in its first
year make two blades OF grass grow
for one. but It claims credit for last
years banner corn crop. IL Is said
20 have added millions to the crops
value
This is merely an inexpensive ar
rangement whereby progressive farm
ers and their children test seed corn
before planting. Half a dozen ker-
nels Of corn are taken from each ear
OF seed corn. the kernels are laid on
numbered squares Of cloth, the cloth
dampened and rolled together and
loosely tied. A score or more OF
babies" are placed in g pail or tub
OF lukewarm water and left there for
about 10 to IS hours Five to eight
days later the cloths are carefully
unrolled and the kernels examined
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
REPLANTING THE CORN CROP
Objection ls That Young Plant Is so
Far Behind In Size to Interfere
With Cultivation.
By WALTER B. LEurz.)

can recall as many as ten seasons
In which | have replanted corn, and
In only two instances have found that
It paid me to replant really be.
lieve l would have made moro corn
without the replanting in several In
stances.
My success during the two years
mentioned was due to using an early
variety from the north in replanting.
Usually all the corn that is coming
up will be up IN two weeks, and If one
uses an extra early variety for re-
planting, the crop and replant will
silk and tassel, at the same time IN
suring proper fertilization OF both
II one waits three weeks or longer
as is often the case. and then uses the
same variety Of seed for replanting
as was used for the first planting he
will likely have fodder, but no corn
for his pains.
Some Nof the greatest objections to
replanting are that the young corn is
so far behind in size at the second
and third cultivation that Il not only
does not have the proper culture, but
interferes with the work of cultivat-
ing the larger stalks.
Probably most farmers put too
much seed on the ground to begin
with. and If one has as much as
three-fourths Of a stand, II will In
many instances make as much as a
full stand; II the season should be dry
or the land thin, the salks next these
missing hills will always be larger
and stronger.
AS a rule don't believe replanting.
as generally followed. pays, and the
farmer should be sure that his seed
is good and the land in as good con-
dition as possible before planting;
then there will be less complaint OF
poor stands.
have replanted corn after the sec
ond plowing, but used field peas to
supply the missing hills. Planted this
way the vines will make a large
growth. several bushels OF seed may
be harvested and the land and corn
benefited.
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
START OF STRAWBERRY
Mostly StamInate or Perfect
Blossom Sorts Are Liked.
Several Good Kinds and Every Man
Has Hls Favorlte Among Them
Splendid and Senator Dunlap
Are Sure to Bear.
az HENRY FIELDN

Remember / told you last summer
that the time to set strawberries was
early In the spring April is my
choice. Just after the leaves start and
before the blossoms appear the plants
will live with half a show. You can
hardly kill them. A month later you
can hardly get them to live. Now get
ready to set a good bed. For family
use at least 300 plants. II you get
too many berries It won't do bit Of
harm
l like mostly staminate or perfect
blossom sorts. You can set a solid
block OF one kind OF them and they
will all bear. II you set pistillate or
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
FEEDING AND CARE OF GEESE
One Of the Cheapest and Easiest Of
All Domestic Fowls TO Ralso--
Method of Management

Geese are one OF the cheapest and
easiest OF all domestic fowls to raise.
says the Farm and Ffreside. They re-
oulre little shelter at any time, and
II given plenty OF pasture. win gather
the largest portion OF their food from
the nelds. They are very easily and
quickly fattened for market and bring
very good prices. This is the meth.
cd for managing breeding and market
geese: Never mate over two females
to each gander. Never use females
less than two or ganders over four
years OF age They are allowed to
run In a pasture where they have
plenty OF grass to eat and water to
swim In. In winter and during the
laying season feed them lightly the
following ration: Bran. four parts
shorts. two parts; cornmeal. one part;
and In winter cut clover, steamed,
four parts. ls added A goose will lay
80 to 40 eggs in a season. II she Is
allowed to sit. The eggs require 30
days for incubation. and invariably
match well.
Goslings are removed from the In
cubators as soon as dry. and placed
In brooders where the heat for the
first "a hours is 90 degrees After the
first "A hours the heat is reduced
daily until the goslings are ten to M.
teen days old. Beginning the third
morning after Matching the goslings
are fed as follows. four times daily.
by measure. Bran. ono part: rolled
oats, one part: cornmeal shorts, one
part. This mixture Is dampened with
skim milk until II will crumble. Grass.
grit, and drinking water arc always
before them.
Water Is given in fountains, 20 they
cannot get into II. They are fed as
mentioned until they are eight weeks
old. when those for market are
closely confined to be fattened. and
fed a. follows, three timca daily, all
they will eat: Bran. two parts.
shorts. one part; oil meal and beef
scraps, one part; cornmeai, one part.
dampened until IL will crumble.
Whole corn is frequently given.
Green food, grit and water are always
before them.
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
'SISSON IS
FOR WAR If
JAPS INSIST
Tells House Country Should
Oppose Foreign DiCtatIOn
Of Land Laws
SAYS AMERICA SHOULD
Be FOR THE AMERICAN
By The unIted Preaa.

ny Inc united Press.
WASHINGTON, April 2s-Dra.
matically declaring that no alien
should be permitted 70 hold land IN
the United States. Representative sis.
son, OF Mississippi, today brought the
Caliiornia-Japanese anif-aiien land
dispute into the House in iery
speech at the opening of the session.
III we have the alternative of war
and submission to Japan's arrogant
claims, then ! am for war;" he said
The treaties OF a nation should
not Interfere with the rights OF
State, because the destruction of
States rights by treaty means the de-
struction of the federated nation.
am with the good people Of California
In their fight for the control of their
soil. "
1.-THE President and Secretary OF
state should only assure the allen
government that it's people be dealt
with fairly In accordance with the
laws of the state" he asserted.
The Mississippi congressman do
clared that II the treaty making pow
er was greate- than that OF states
rights, the aliens position would be
superior TO that OF the native.
California has the unqucstioned
right to pass laws restricting the right
To lease and own land within lis bor-
dors, providing such laws apply alike
to all aliens" Sisson continued;
mo greater misfortune could be-
fall California or any other state
that to have our land pass into alien
hands We should preserve every foot
Of n.ar land for American. ...s..4e-l4--
Sisson declared that II the United
states yielded to Japan It would have
TO yield TO every other government.
China would have the right" he
shouted ito send her hordes here, If
this country Is humiliatcd into ac-
ceding to the Japanese governments
demands And God knows that will
happen to America II we permit the
hordcs Of Chinese to invade the
country. They would force the wage
earners and farmers out, for China
man can live on what the farmer
throws away"
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
Zw(5EsMsIERAL
EARM55N0FES

When the small weeds are killed
there will be no big ones.
Give the team many breathing spells
during the first weeks OF spring work.
Whenever a farmer gets the auto
fever he at once becomes a good-road
preacher
That producer is most successful
who keeps himself best in the line OF
the works.
The ground for sweet clover seed
should be prepared the same as for
alfalfa or clover.
Go slow with the first few days
plowing; the horses are soft, and must
be worked in carefully.
In a corn-growing territory cowpeas
are mostly grown with corn. sowing
broadcast or otherwise.
The clover seed crop depends very
largely upon the condition OF the
ground and the weather.
To kill Canadian thistle in field
put the field in some cultivated crop
and keep the weeds down.
Many growers say that weeds are
as valuable as fertilizers as clover
and cowpeas If they are turned under
every year.
Soil taken from a well-established
alfalfa field and spread on land to
be sown to alfalfa is a very good way
to inoculate it.
Rotation OF crops is one of the sim
ple practical methods of Increasing
/ productivity of the farm and dis
tributing labor
The farmer often makes a mistake
by trying to do too much Till less
ground and cultivate it better ana
there will be more profit in II
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
Grain Scoop Easily Made.

one made OF two-gallon can cut in
the same shape The dotted lines next
TO the handle show the position OF an
inch board that should At the bottom
OF the can real tight, so that the can
may be tackled TO this piece OF wood
and the handle is fastened to the
scoop by large wood screw running
through the bottom OF the can into
the end OF the handle. Do not use
these scoops in the salt barrel. as the
salt will soon rust them so they will
be unfit for use. For the salt barrel
a scoop may be made OF wood by nail
ing four pieces OF boards together and
cutting TO a shape similar to the
scoop shown in the drawing.
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
NEGLECTED ArtIohokn.

This plant which can be grown in
almost any garden makes a delicious
change in the vegetable dishes for the
table. The plant is perennial but de-
clines rapidly and should be reset
every three years.
II is propagated from seed and the
suckers are set out producing edible
heads the second year. The heads are
from three TO four inches in diameter
and are ready to cut for the table just
before they open.
For picking the heads are often
taken when about half grown. The
leaves are sometimes blanched snd
eaten and these form the salad plants
which are seen on the market
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
PLATING rrses.

1t is not advisable to plant solid
block of 100 trees of one variety un.
less there are other trees in the i'm
mediate vicinity. Some varieties are
selffertile. and will give satisfactory
results If planted alone; but It is al.
ways safer to provide for cross fertili-
zation. In large orchards every
third or fourth row should be of a
different variety Two or three vari
cites are enough for a commercial
orchard. however and it is seldom ad.
visable to plant more.
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
CHARLES X. LLOYD STRICKEN
IN THE DUPONT BUILDING

Charles r. Lloyd, connected with
the engineering department of the
DUPONT Powder Company was
stricken with what was thought TO be
a slight stroke Of aIoplexy while in
the company's offices at noon today.
Major W. G.. Ramsay chief of the
engineering department had medical
aid summoned. and after Mr.. Lloyd
was given treatment he was removed
to his home. No. 722 East Twenty
second street. in the Phoenix ambul-
ance Mr.. Lloyd was secretary to
Mayor Spruance and has been active
for many years in the organized mill
tia
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
BEATEN, THEN
ROBBED, HE SAYS

r. G. Ingersoll, an electrician of
the Wilmington and Philadelphia
Traction Company was found wander
ing al Ninth and Market streets
about 3 o'clock Saturday morning. In
a dazed condition. The mans head
and face were bleeding from a beat
ing he said he received from two
strangers who robbed him. Inger-
soil was taken to the Delaware Hos
pital for treatment Ingersoll said
he met the men earlier in the even
ing and that they went around town
together Later in the evening one Of
them asked him what time il was
and as he pulled out his watch they
both jumped on him aud beat him..
After having knocked him down three
times they took his valuables and ran
away.
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
POPULAR BREEDS OF POULTRY
Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks Head
the List, With Rhode Island Reds
Closely Following.

OF the entire list OF breeds, none
meet the demands of Americans 30
much as do our American varieties.
and in this class the most popular are
the Wyandottes and the Plymouth
Rocks, with Rhode Island Reds closely
following. Also our American strain of
Light Brahmas and the Leghozns. The
Brahmas belong to the Asiatic class as
breed, but the Light Brahma as bred
Evening journal., 1913-04-28

by our people is so different from tha
bred In England. that one would hard
ly suppose them to be OF the samt
family. 1t is also so OF the White Leg
horns. The Leghorns belong to the
Mediterranean class, but there is such
a change in the present day Leghorn
TO the bird introduced years ago, that
we feel we own the breed.
Evening journal., 1913-04-28
HusInes. Methodal N.eded.

Few owners Of the smaller poultry
plant know what percentage of profits
their fiocks do yield. Many OF these
may know how much they spend for
feed during the year, and how many
eggs the hens laid within the twelve
months. but further than that they
cannot give any figures Of the cost OF
production or the actual profits from
the sales. Adopt business methods in
your poultry plant.