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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1913-01-02
WILLHIDE.

WILLHIDE.
Mr.. Edward o. Willhide, aged n years,
10 months and IL days, died at his resi-
dence near Thurmont, Sunday morning,
Dec. 20, 1912. The deceased was one of
the old residents of this place. He was
a veteran of the civil war and has been
member of Jason Damuth Post No. 80,
G. A. R. of Thurmont since its organiza-
ton. He is survived by three sons,
Messrs Harvey, Joseph and Edward
Willhide, and also one brother, Martin,
who for some time past has been at the
home of the deceased, and is the last of
family of five brothers, all of them
having been in the war. Funeral ser
vices were held Tuesday afternoon at the
United Brethren church, Rev. w. l..
Martin officiating. The G. A. r. service
was read at the grave. M. l.. Creager
was funeral director.
WILLHIDE.
Mrs. Ella Willhide, widow of the late
Daniel Wilhide, died at her home at
1894 Elm Ave, Baltimore, Tuesday, De-
cember 81, 1912. Until several months
Mrs. Willhide and her daughter resided
in Thurmont.
The body will be brought to Thurmont
today, and funeral services held in the
United Brethren church about eleven
o clock.
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
DISEASES OF THE HOG
WHY ISPOULTRY VALUABLE?
FEED FOR THE CHICKS
LABOR INCOME ON. THE FARM
Farmers Should Keep sufrelent REQ
ords Of Their Business 70 Enable
Them 70 Know Standing.
Ry D. W rREAR, Colorado Agr.cul.
tural College)

CBy D. W. FREAR. Colorado Agr.cul.
tural college)
One measure of a farmers success
is the amount Of money which he has
left to pay him for his own labor after
he has met all other expenses OF run
ming his farm including interest on
his investment The legitimate run
ming expenses of the farm do not IN
elude personal, living or household ex-
penses This sum received by the
farmer for his own labor for the year
Is his labor income.
Some farmers are making labor In
comes about as large as their hired
men and some are making good yearly
salaries. Others are receiving little
or nothing for their labor. Their farm
income is largely or entirely from the
interest on their investment
Farmers who are not making labor
incomes equal to the wages Of a good
hired man would be better OF fnan-
cially II they would sell their farms,
put their money out at interest and
work for wages.
An example will make this plain.
Assume that a farmer has a farm in
come Of $1,000, and that his farm in
vestment is $4,000 Interest on this
at s per cent. is $1,000. The differ
ence between this amount and s1,500,
or $500, represents his labor income.
II his net income is only\S1 200, then
he has no labor income and is work.
ing for nothing.
Farmers should keep sufficient rec
ords OF their business to enable them
to determine their labor income. This
means taking an inventory at the
opening and closing Of the year and
keeping record of the expenses and
receipts.
II farmer isn't making ordinary
wages, in addition to a fair rate Of in
terest on his investment, he ought TO
know It and then take steps to learn
why and to correct the trouble.
On the other hand some farmers are
making more than good interest on
their investment and wages for the
time which they put In. II they are
not making as much money as they
would like to 1t may be because their
Investment is too small and the time
they actually work too limited.
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
zwGEMERAL
H4RMa5N0TES

Alfalfa surpasses all our farm crops
in feeding value.
The hen-pecked garden also is en-
titled to sympathy.
Dead trees need chopping and dead
land less cropping.
vitrihed blocks make a very good
silo when properly constructed.
Make your farm a good farm so that
It will have a chance TO make good.
Corn stalks are good fertilizer and
should be left on the held after cut
ting.
Farm yard manure and lime do not
furnish food in the best and most
available form for potatoes.
The best time to mulch Irish pota'
toes is just at the time the sprouts are
breaking through the surface.
In favorable years alfalfa may be
seeded in the corn at the last cultiva,
tion or in July. and reasonably good
stand obtained
Muriate OF potash should never be
used in a fertilizer for potatoes. The
sulphate OF potash is best because
free from chlorides
The amount OF limestone 10 use per
acre varies. When soil is acid II re-
Quires from one to three tons per acre
10 correct the acidity.
Green manures supplemented with
high grade commercial fertilizers Is
the very best sort OF manuring OF
plant food for potats~
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
OUTDOOR
THEATRICALS
ON CLUB LAWN

o-e reason Why the open-air pro-
duceons OF the Frank Lea Short Com
pany have net with such great sue
cess is Mr. shorts careful selection
O. the best players available for his
company Last season It was pro-
nounced one Of the finest and best ball
anced casts which had been seen in
doors OF for the open air The plays
are staged as for a Broadway pre-
sertation. The company will open
on the lawn Of the Knickerbocker
club on wednesday evening, June %.
For the present season the company
presenting Rostands comedy The
Romanoers." is an especially excel
lent one and the same company when
met with such great success with TINS
play in New York last summer
The well-known comedian, sydney
Green has the role Of the awash-
huckler brigand Straforel, the part
originally created by Coquelin III
Paris Mr. Greenstreet has been lot
khe past three winter seasons the
nrincipal comedian for Henry w. Saw
are-his work in Excuse Me- being
largely responsible for the great sue
cess Of that play In England Mr.
creenstreet was identified with many
classic roles-his Falstaf at the Lyric
Thoater in London, being especially
noteworthy
Miss Kathryne Vincent who has the
role OF svlvette. is the young actress
whose unusual charm and aoilN
caused many critics 70 pronounce her
the ofnd" Of the theatrical year Of
100 Several well-known interna-
tcnal critics said she played her part
npen better than II was acted IN the
oririnal Paris production. which ran
for whole year at the Theatre Com
edie Francois. In beauty and charm
and rapid rise 10 stardom she bids
foir 10 rival Miss Billie Burke ana
MISS Ethel Barrymore.
That sterling and versatile ACTOR
Harry Lcwellyn. Is the bergeman' MI
Tswellvn's work is vell-known IN
Nav York productions. He was the
king in E. H. Sothern's production OF
OF Were King" He then proved MS
vide versatility by creating the lead
,rp ronodv roles IN THE Merry
--.aown and "The Balkan Princess.
n wigney Percyval, famous Tor his
1,ork in "Pompsdour Walk, is the
perouin and Percinet is played 10y
Irsenh schildkraut. The other parts
are in equally competent hands,
better all around cast has not appear
ca in any play
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
WHY is POULTRY vALUABLE7
Professor Gilbert Of Canada elves
Eight Good Reasons In Answer
20 Pertinent Question.

Why is poultry valuable 70 the
tarmerf is q question asked by hun
dreds OF tillers OF the soil who usu-
ally keep but a few chickens, and
these a mixture OF all breeds. Profes-
sor Gilbert OF Ottawa. Canada, gives
the following reseons IN answer 30
this pertinent question:
l. Because he ought, by their means
TO convert a great deal Of the waste Of
his farm into money in the shape OF
eggs and chickens for market.
2. Because, with intelligent manage
ment, they ought 10 be all-year reve-
nue. producers, with the exception OF
possibly two months during the moult.
ing season.
3. Because the poultry will yield him
a quicker return for the capital in.
vested than any Of the other depart
ments Of agriculture.
4. Because the manure from the
poultry house will make a valuable
composite for use in either vegetable
garden or orchard The birds them.
selves, n allowed, will destroy all in.
furious insect life.
5. Because, while cereals and fruits
can only be successfully grown in Ger.
tain sections, poultry can be raised
for tnble use or layers OF eggs in any
and every part Of the country, and
at all seasons.
6 Because poultry raising is an EN-.
ployment IN which the farmers wife
can engage and leave him free to at.
tend to other departments Of farm
work.
T. Because It viii bring the best re
suits IN the shape Of new-laid eggs
during The winter season, when the
farmer has the most time on his
hands.
g. Because to start poultry on the
farm requires very little capital.
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
BIRDS DESTROY MANY WEEDS
Many Of Feathered Tribe Depend A.
most Exclusively on Weed Seed
for Their sustenanee.

Weeds, as well as insects, are enc
mics Of the farmer. Most weeds srs
short-lived and depend for their con.
tinuance on a prolific seed production.
There is a class Of birds that, in me.
turity, feeds almost exclusively or
weed seeds, among which the gros-
beaks, goldfnches, native sparrows,
quail and doves are the more impor.
tant Probably the greediest seed-eat
ing birds, according TO Mr.. Pratt, are
the native American tree sparrow and
the chipping sparrow. Their cousins,
the English sparrows, however, can by
no means be included in the list
Rats, mice and snakes are the prey
Of a numerous class Of birds, many Of
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
LIVE STOCK7
A0FES- So

Growing pigs always pay their
board bill.
A little tankage and oil meal makes
excellent feed for young pigs.
A few choice lambs make suitable
farm companions for the children.
In the manger is the place 20 feed
everything, and not out on the
ground.
Even the law that like produces like
turns hip-hops" when cross breeding
is practiced.
One Of the causes for weak lambs is
the result Of compelling the ewes 70
live on coarse foods.
Il viii be a long time before there
will be an oversupply OF beef, pork
and mutt6n in this country.
Packers are still talking lower
prices for hogs, but In spite Of this
talk the market continues healthy.
Proper rearing and iudicious man
agement will result in few bulls be
coming vicious after they have grown
old.
II one is obliged to feed timothy hay
good ration OF bran and oats VIII
help 20 maintain the ewes in good
condition.
Much lameness IN horses is due to
improper shoeing. Horses should be
shod by competent blaoksmiths. Is
yours one?
Fix lamb creep to exclude the
ewes, sprinkle a little bran IN the
troughs and you win very soon have
the lambs eating
A flock of sheep will get more sub
stance on poor land and at the same
time do II more good than any other
stock on the farm.
There are too few good colts raised
on the farms This should not be.
Don't leave this important industry to
ths horse hreederA alana
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
HILLY PASTURES FOR SHEEP
Low Wet Ground ls Conductive 70
Foot Rot-Feet Should Be Ex-
amlned and Hoof Trimmed.

The sheep is a highland animal by
nature. Low wet ground is Injurious
TO its feet. The Sleeps toes are very
flexible. Between the toes OF each
foot is an oil duct, which pours oil
between the toes so as 70 reduce frio-
tion. In low. soft ground the mud
squeezes between the toes and clogs
this duct. The toes will spread quite
far apart and so easily that the plate
OF mud accumulates and hardens and
Irritation is set up which results in
pus formation that finally sloughs of
the hoofs II not cured. OF course this
does not happen every time a sheep
gets muddy feet But if compelled to
live IN mud, there comes a time when
the mud lodges with injurious results.
We are not sure that foot rot is a
bacterial disease. Il may be so Sure
" a bacterial infection could readily
enter after the Inflammation becomes
chronic sheep have little resisting
power over their enemies so a little
ailment does great damage.
When your sheep get to imping or
walking stiff, examine the feet. Il
may be they only need their hoofs
trimmed. II dry mud is between the
toes, clean Il out and rub little
grease between the toes. Then see
that they have a clean dry place
where no mud exists. Give your
sheep the hnly pastures and not the
low land
Evening journal., 1913-06-21

underground stems as well as seeds,
and these stems are often scattered
on the hoofs Of horses or by ma
chinery used in cultivation. The weed
grows in many kinds of soil, but
thrives best in rich soil It's seeds
occur in wheat, rye. barley, clover,
and timothy and bronze grass.
Smothering by blowing and thor
ough bare culture is the best means
OF eradicating quaok grass. The best
results will follow when the treatment
is given in hot, dry weather after the
root systems have been somewhat ex-
haused by the growth OF plants. The
seed should not be allowed to mature,
however, or II mature, the grass
should be cut and burned
Where a field Is badly infested, II
should be plowed deeply from FIVE
TO eight or more inches, as soon as the
hay or grain crop is removed. The
blowing must be we'll done and all
portions Of the plants turned under
completely. A jointer on the plow
will aid in turning the grass under
perfectly. The plow should be fol
lowed within a very few days by a
disc harrow, with discs set nearly
straight to avoid inverting the sod
The purpose is 70 fill the spaces be-
tween the furrow slices, thus stopping
the free circulation OF air Following
the first discing the land should be
double disced frequently enough to
prevent the appearance above the
surface OF any quack grass leaves.
This will be twice a week in warm,
moist seasons and once a week when
the weather is dryer. The discing
should be continued until growth
ceases, usually from six to eight
weeks The following spring cultiva-
tion should begin very early.
Short crop rotations are useful IN
keeping quack grass under control,
and, when arranged so as to provide
an opportunity to attack the quack
grass at seasonable times, they will
permit eradication Of the weed with.
out losing the use Of the land.
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
SOME DISEASES OF THE HOG
Garbage Poisoning ie One Trouble
Sometimes Mistaken tor Cholera
Serum often Blamed.

By Y P HOPKINS Assistant veter-l
marian. University Farm, st. Pasl
MIMI
disease among hogs are due to choI-
era, but other diseases are often mis-.
taken for It. This sometimes leads
owners to blame serum because thay
bave used it without benefit.
Garbage poisoning is one trouble
sometimes mistaken for cholera. Il
results from feeding hotel and restau-
rant table refuse containing large
quantities Of soap. The soap causes
severe Inflammation and It or other ir-
ritating substances produce symptoms
much like those Of cholera.
Worms cause troubles mistaken tcs
cholera by multiplying in the lungs,
causing irritation, stopping the air
passages and giving rise to a cough
and pneumonia. The animal becomes
unthrifty and loses flesh but does nos
die quickly or show the other charac-
teristic symptoms Of true cholera.
Worms in the intestines cause diars
rhea, dullness and lack of thrift but
their presence can usually be detected
In the droppings. Cholera is not pres
ent II the animal does not show the
other symptoms, including fever, red
ness Of the skin and sudden death.
When worms are present the appetite
remains good. Loss of appetite is usr-
ally an early symptom of cholera.
tuberculosis rarely runs a rapid
course in hogs and should not be mis-
taken for cholera. II occurs most fre-
quently among hogs fed on slaughter
house refuse, creamery or other skim
milk containing tubercle bacilli, or
those following cattle.
II IN doubt as to the presence OF
cholera have a competent veterinarian
examine one or more OF the dead hogs,
but do not expect serum to protect
against any Of these other diseases.
Hogs entirely immune to cholera may
die from one OF these other troubles.
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
SUITABLE FEED FOR CHICKS
Warning on Practice Of Giving Soak.
ed Hresd-Bollsd Rice With
Oatmeal ls Excellent.

A poultry lecturer in Scotland some
years ago in an address on the rearing
and general management of chickens,
said on the subject OF food, he would
give a wrinkle worth It's weight in
gold. At three days old the chickens
are qualified 70 eat pretty nearly ev-
erything, but he warned them against
the practice Of feeding the chickens
on soaked bread. They should adopt
the following plan: FIJI a little linen
bag half full Of rice, put II into water
and let II boil Ave minutes. They
should then withdraw the bag and let
the water drain away and they would
find the rice whole and separated. A
handful OF oatmeal should be mixed
with the rice and II would absorb all
the moisture. This the chickens
should be allowed to pick up for them
selves, but they should not have too
much.
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
GETTING BIG SQUASH
Successful Method for Raising
Vegetable for Family Use.
Excellent and old-Fsshloned Way of
Raising cuoumbers and Melons In
Kitchen Gardsn-Molsture Sup
piled In Dry Season.

For q number Of years I success
fully followed this method in raising
squash for family use. Make a com
post cheap I'm a corner Of the garden
with mixture Of rich loan, we'll
rotted manure from stable and hog
pen. and a generous percentage Of
hen manure There should be sew
eral large wagon loads OF the compost,
and Il should be raked over and over
until all parts are thoroughly pulver-
lied and blended
Level the heap 70 a circular mound,
say two feet deep and ten or twelve
fet IN diameter, the top fat Cover
with two inches OF loan, and plant the
seed rather more quickly than in the
ordinary hill or drill There should
be plenty OF space around the bed for
the vines to spread freely.
never failed 10 secure a healthy
growth Of plants. which. when we'll
started we're thinned so as 10 leave
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
DliA!IIEgYNO!TS

Never buy COW whose milk teste
below three per cent
II you wet your hands before milk,
ing, you flavor the milk
A good brush is necessary for thor
ough cleansing OF strainers.
Rinse all milk vessels with cold
water before scalding them.
For udder Inflammation or similar
troubles try camphorated oil.
Dairy farming should be made the
means Of improving the land.
II the sire is to count for one-halt %
the herd he must be a good one.
Fresh clean grass, pure water and
some grain is what the COWS want
now.
It pays In more ways than one te
be friendly with the young dairy
stock.
Too often the profits from the best
cows go to defray the losses on the
others.
A good point in a dairy COW is 70
have the milking habit well estab
lished
The large udder is a good indication
but not proof that COW is a good
milker
Good rich cream with large per
cent. Of butter fat will keep sweet the
longest
Care should be taken never to over
work butter or the grain will be
spoiled
Butter and cream may be hauled q
market at less expense than any othes
ta-= croD.
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
Boston Marrow Squash.

only the most vigorous, and these al.
ways produced good crop writes
Clinton Vannah in the Orange Judd
Farmer
An excellent old.fashioned way to
raise cucumbers and melons IN the
kitchen garden "a to dig a circular
hole in the ground from six 70 ten
inches deep and three feet across. In
the center Of the excavation place on
end nail cask with both ends
knocked out. Then an the space
around the outside Of the cask with
a compost OF good loan and rotted
stable manure, or droppings from the
hennely well puverzed and thorough
~ mixed with the earth. Cover the
compost with two or three inches OF
loam. and plant the seed near the
cask
Fill tho cask with muck, or light
manure from the horse stable, that
will hold moisture like a sponge. In
case of drouth. water may be poured
into the oask freely it viii not evap.
crate readily, and gives a gradual
supply to the plants as they require.
Small holes should be bored through
the staves Of the cask TO allow out
ward seepage OF water.
II the ground is naturally inclined
to dampness no excavation below the
level should be made. Place the cask
on the surface and build a mound Of
compost around It. To give the vines
freedom Of growth the casks should
be set eight or nine feet apart eaon
way.
Evening journal., 1913-06-21

tured in the drawing. These arms
should be slotted. A board a little
larger than the ordinary plane iron is
cut and bored with a one-quarter inch
hole, running from edge to edge. The
board is fastened TO the grindstone
with hinge. A bolt is put through
the slots in the arms and the hole in
the board. The bolt may be tight
ened up 10 hold the board at any de-
sired adjustment. The tool 70 be
sharpened is placed on the board and
held nrmly. This arrangement will al
low tools TO be set at any cutting
angle.
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
MILK COOLER OF CONCRETE
AZ Water ls Constantly Changing
MIX Can 30 Cooled In the
Shortest Possible Time.

The illustration shows a milk cooler
that is very easily constructed by
anyone and will repay It's cost many
times over IN a seasons use. A box
form is constructed OF the size you
wish the outside Of the cooler 70 be;
the inside is made in the same man.
ner only about eight inches smaller so
as 70 allow for a four.inch wall to the
tank or cooler on all sides. The con-
crete Is mixed, one part cement to FIVE
parts Of sand and gravel, and the bot
tom Of cooler laid first; this NAV go
three and one-half or four inches
thick. as you desire: the box form for
the inside is then set upon this floor
or bottom Al an equal distance from
the outside form on all four sides. and
the concrete for the walls placed and
tamped down. At one end the wall is
slightly lower in center to provide for
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
GROWING SUGAR BEETS
Practically All Kinds Of Soil Are
Adapted to Plant.
Clay and clay-Losnns Require Much
More Work Than Lighter sols
and Are Much More Difficult
TO Keep In Tllth.
NV 2. w. RoEnrNaN

Soils suitable for the culture OF the
sugar beet under irrigation comprise
practically all classes, from the heavy
black soils Of California and Montana
TO the sandy loans and silts Of river
bottoms and mesas. The clay and
clay-loam soils require much more
work than lighter soils, and are more
difficult to put into proper tilth. The
forming Of a crust after rains or after
being irrigated is also a disadvantage.
These soils, however, contain a much
larger percentage Of available plant
food than the lighter soils and under
favorable conditions will produce
heavier yields and are not so easily
exhausted by continuous cropping.
Intensive tillage, which is 80 inn
portant in the cultivation of this crop,
has a marked tendency to render
these heavy soils more friable, and It
has been found that the yields in.
Evening journal., 1913-06-21
ONE OF WORST WEEDS
Quack Grass is Propagated BY
Stems and Seeds.
emotherine by Plowlne and Thour-
oush Bare Cultivation ls Best
Mean. Of Graduating Pest
Thrlves In Rich Soil.

Farmers should study weeds, learn
how they should grow, when they ma
ture seed, whether they come from
the seeds or from roots each year, in
what soil they thrive best, and many
similar feature OF weeds. Then the
question Of eradication would be more
easily solved. A weed is most com
monty known when it is in flower OF
In fruit. Very few persons know
weeds when they first come up. Know
the weeds at every stage and condi-
tion. Start with a few OF the worst
kind and gradually extend your &C.
quaintance. When you know the
weeds, learn the methods of eradicA.
ton.
Quack grass. which is one Of the
worst seed pests, flowers during the
latter part Of June and ripens it's
seeds in July. It is propagated by