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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-22
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
News of the Town and Village Told Briefly
tsv Busy READER


Mrs. Earl Morse has returned to
Rutland after visit in town.
Ratine, terry cloth and duck hats
in all styles at the Surprise Store,
Library building. 89t2
Be sure and ask for Darn-Saver
hose, best guaranteed, tow for a
quarter hose on the market, sold at
the Surprise Store, Library building.
89t2
Mrs Samuel Stinard of Berkshire,
n. Y, who has been visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hosea Brooks,
expects to return home today
An important special meeting of
Bennington Council, Knights of Co.
lumbus will be held Friday evening,
All members are requested to be
present.
Mrs. John Campbell of School st.,
has sold two building lots adjoining
her home on School street to Il. N.
Hawkins and Grant Bronson OF
South SALISBURY.
Selections from the opera PA
tience" to be given next week as well
as the first recordings by Chauncey
Olcott, can be heard on the new list
of Columbia records at Griswold's.
The work of rebuilding the section
of state highway between the two
bridges on the North Bennington
road, is we'll on towards completion
and when finished will be an ex-
cellent piece of road.
An important meeting of the repre-
sentatives of the teams who will play
in the Bennington County Baseball
League will be held at North Ben
nington on Saturday afternoon OF
this week at 100 o'clock.
Christi Hall arrived this morning
from New York, where she just clos
ed an engagement at Keith's 5th-aye-
nue. theatre. She can be seen in
singing and costume changing act at
the library theatre today only.
There will be a regular meeting Of
Custer w. r. G. May 23rd. The
president requests full attendance
of officers and members to arrange
for Memorial Day and those intend
ing to attend the convention at Rut-
land, June 3, 10 and 18th.
Past Masters Night was observed
by Bennington Grange Wednesday
evening. The exercises were in
charge of Past Masters Charles E.
Knapp, William j. Hicks. II. e.
ID ,I~ fnN Lff-aY
Thompson and Henry F. Lyons.
A special sale on muslin under
wear at the Surprise Store, Library
building, $1.5O combinations 99c;
S1.OO combinations, 75c. ladies $500
muslin skirts, $1.4S, $3.50 skirts at
99c soc drawers, 39c; 39c drawers,
25c, 39c corset covers 25c. S9t2
Mrs. Edward j. Lashaway and
sons of River street have moved to
Batavia, n. Y, TO join Mr. Lasha.
way who has a position there. Mrs.
Lashways daughter. Mrs. Thomas
Enright has also gone there to re-
side, her husband having employ
ment there.
Gilbert +. Robinson, who for sew
eral years has been employed by f.
H. Putnam as coachman, has resign
ed his position and has accepted
position at the A. X Richie store to
succeed Richard F. Hurley who re.
signed that he might have more
time to put into his cigar store.
Dave" Shea, Florence. who is to
again captain the Bennington base
ball team, has arrived in town and is
putting the team together for the
opening game with Hoosick Falls at
Morgan Park on Saturday. He was
accompanied by Raymond Ruiter of
Northampton who is to try out for
position on the pitching staff.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-22
A MUCH NEEDED LAW.

A federal law which will protect all
migratory wild fowl and useful insect
eating birds. such as the robin. which
spend the summer in northern states
and winters in the south, is now a fact.
The government in the law referred to
assumes control over these birds on the
same ground that IL controls interstate
traffic and communication. The law
in question is one that has long been
needed to prevent the wanton slaugh-
ter OF our best song birds. and that II
Is to be enforced win be a matter Of
generalization on the part OF all who
have any adequate conception Of the
service which bird life renders to the
agricultural and horticultural interests
OF the country.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-05-22
THE WEATHER

Probabilities for this section for the
Next % Hours.
For eastern New York and western
Vermont, showers tonight, cooler in
terror. Friday cloudy.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
OATS AS HUMAN FOOD.
Cheapest and Best Of Cereal Foods
Protein Content Greater Than Any
Other Cereal Food, Says the
Iowa Agricultural Expert
ment Station.

National Crop Improvement service.l
Oat meal is one of the cheapest and
best of cereal foods.
In the United States the manu-
facture and consumption of oat meal
have greatly increased in recent
years. Most of the oat meal now man
ufactured is more properly termed
rolled oats"
Thorough cooking not only makes
oats more palatable, but greatly in
creases it's digestibility. The Iowa ag-
ricultural experiment station found
that the average price per pound of
three brands Of cat meal was slightly
less than that of seven uncooked
foods made from other cereals and
little more than half that Of II brands
of prepared cereals. Ten cents pur-
chased a greater fuel value in the
form of oat meal than in the average
of the other uncooked cereals, and
nearly double that which could be OBJ
tanned in the prepared cereals. The
protein content of the oatmeal was
greater than that Of any of the other
cereal foods. Similar results showing
the high food value and comparatively
low cost Of oat meal are reported by
several other agricultural experiment
stations. 1t Is generally recognized
that most of the protein in oat meal
is readily digestible and that oatmeal
lie valuable addition to the diet.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
experimenting WITH OATS.
Only Psump, Heavy Seed Should Be
Chosen for Large Yields.

National Crop Improvement Service.l
BY sowing only plump seed definite
increases in yield may be expected.
At the Ontario station (annual re-
port 1909 an experiment was con-
Quoted to determine the difference In
yield to be secured by sowing the
heavy and light seed Of given varie-
ty. For the first three years Of the
experiment the difference was 10.4
bushels per acre in favor Of the
heavy seed and for the last three
years the difference in yield was ga
bushels per acre in favor Of the heavy
seed.
Furthermore the difference in
weight per bushel increased from 3.2
pounds the first three years to 9.5
pounds the last three years OF the ex-
pertinent This shows q decided ad-
vantage to be secured by thorough
grading and sowing only heavy seed
oats
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
GRADES OF OATS.
Market Prices Range From Three to
Four Cents Higher Per BusheI
for the Better Grades Of
White Oats,

B National Crop Improvement service.l
There is no reason, except lack Of
care on the part of the growers. why
the major portion of the oats shipped
should not grade No. 2 at least. Sow
ing, harvesting and threshing at the
proper times will cause many oats
that now grade No. 4 to grade No. O..
The market prices generally range
from three to five cents higher per
bushel for No. than for No. 4 white
oats. Thus 8 field of so acres produc.
ing SO bushels to the acre should
yield 5000 bushels of oats. A differ
ence of five cents a bushel would in.
crease the value of the crop $500, an
amount which would pay for the extra
care and labor involved and leave q
fair profit besides.
In spite of the magnitude Of the oat
crop in the United States and the i'm
mense increase in production in the
last few years, the expectation Of the
grain has steadily decreased and the
importation increased. 1t is evident,
therefore, that there will be good
market for years to come. 1t should
be the aim of the farmers of the Unit
ed States, by more scientific growing
and care of the crop, to supply the
home demand.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
SOILS ADAPTED TO OATS.
Oats Should Not Be Grown on Very
Rich Soil or on Low UNFRAMED
Lands on Account Of Their
Liability to Lodge.
(By Raymond Oiney.)

National Crop Improvement Service.1
In the production Of oats proper
climatic and cultural conditions are of
as much Importance as the character
or even the fertility of the soil. Ow-
ing to their greater waterholding ca
pacity loan and clay soils usually pro-
duce better crops than sandy soils.
Sandy land with plenty Of plant food
and moderately stiff subsoil will
grow good oats, but heavy, undrained
clays are too wet and cold for the
best growth of the crop. More water
is required to produce q pound of dry
matter in oats than In any other
cereal. hence the necessity for grow
ing this crop on land which naturally
retains moisture or which is well filled
with humus. On account Of their liza
bility to lodge, oats should not be
grown on very rich soh or on low, I'm.
drained lands. Good drainage is es-
sential also in the prevention of in
jury from plant diseases.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
MIXING AND CHANGING SEED.
Il 10 Advisable to Select the Best Va
riety Adapted to Soil and Climate
and Keep It Up to Standard
Running Out 10 Due to
Carelessness.

National Crop Improvement Service.l
Mixing varieties Of oats is bad pol.
icy. 1t is also bad policy for farmers
in the same neighborhood to sow diff
ferent kinds of seed. 1t pays the
grain grower to use one "pedigreed'
variety of wheat, oats, barley. corn or
other grain, and to keep it pure. Yields
increase and improve in quality year
after year, If the seed is carefully
cleaned and graded each year; and the
variety establishes for the locality a
reputation which Is felt on the market.
Running out" is due to careless selec-
ton and poor tillage. Care in these
particulars will not only prevent 1t,
but will, as said, improve the quality
Of the grain. Buying seed every few
years. from regions having a different
soil and climate. is unwise, even II the
variety IL the same.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
Crop Improvement
Not more acres but more
from each acre.
HOW TO STACK OATS.
Stacks Should Be Built SO they viii
Shed Watersheds Should Be
Set Up From the Ground.

Where grain is stacked it is impor-
tant that the stacks be well built. If
the stacks are so carelessly put up
that they will not shed water the
grain might much better be allowed to
stand in the shock. The bottom Of the
stack should be set up from the
ground slightly by laying down old
rails or other material to keep the
grain from coming in contact with the
earth. This will prevent the absorb
ton of moisture from below. The
shape of the stack is less important
than the manner in which the bundles
are laid. They should be so placed
that only the butts are exposed, and
so that water will readily run off the
sides of the stack and not penetrate
enough to wet the grain. The round
form of stack probably sheds water
better than the long rick sometimes
constructed. II the rick is built the
top should be covered with straw or
wild hay to keep out water.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
ESTABLISHING BEST VARIETIES

The crop improvement committee Is
advocating the establishment Of seed
centers in various localities in each
county in order that the grain grow
ers may be induced to grow one type
of corn, wheat, oats or other grain
best adapted to soil and climate, SO
that q single variety free from mix.
lures may be obtained in carload lots.
Efforts are being made by the com.
mittee to arrange for meetings to
which shall be invited the farmers and
business men Of each locality. At this
meeting the best types of seed will be
introduced upon recommendation OF
the college of agriculture and each
farmer will be asked to try the new
variety on small acreage. so that
comparisons may be made with his
home varieties, as to yield, adaptable
ity. etc.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
EERr,LIz,nc OATS.
BY A. L. Stone, Experiment Station
Wisconsin Agricultural College.

National Crop Improvement sefv4e4},-
Oats do best on soils that are mol
too fertile and the direct application
of fertilizers is generally inadvisabls
as liable to produce lodging of the
grain and consequent loss. Wheru
oats are grown in rotation following
corn which has been well MANFRED
there is no need of manuring the oats
themselves as enough plant food win
be available for the oats after the
corn has been removed. Rotation
alone will not add fertility. On soils
too poor to raise good crops Of Data
the application of barnyard manure
at the rate of ten to twenty-five loads
per acre should be used, or where ma
nure Is not available, whate ele
ments the soil lacks should be fur
nished.
Commercial fertilizers may best be
applied with fertilizer attachment
to the grain drill and at the time %
sowing the grain.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
Test Your Seed Oats.

National Crop Improvement Service.1
Every grower of oats should test his
seed before sowing. A very simple
way to test seed for termination Is
to take two tin plates, one slightly
smaller than the other, cut cotton fan
mel pads to fit the inner side OF the
plate. soak pads in water and squeeze
out surplus moisture; put the pad
upon the larger plate and count 100
oat seeds and scatter over the pad:
place another wet pad over the seed
and invert the smaller plate as =
cover to prevent evaporation. Add a
little water when the pad becomes
somewhat dry, but be careful not to
use too much water. Keep in tenn
perature of from "A to SO degrees Y.
At the end of six or seven days. count
your sprouted seeds.
II doesn't pay to SOW oats which VIII
not test 95 per cent
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
THE ENEMIES OF OATS.

The three great.enemies Of oats are
smut. rust and heat. Smut can be
positively prevented by the Tornado
hyde treatment. Rust may be les
sened by choice Of land, early sowing
and early varieties of seed
Oats should not be sown on newly
broken land, especially when highly
nitrified by the use Of clover. or rich
In humus through heavy manuring, as
the growth will be too luxuriant: the
grain apt to lodge and more suscep-
tible to rust. The land can scarcely
be too rich in mineral matter
Avoid sowing oats where the land is
sheltered on the west or south, as
an oat field needs what the orchard
list calls 'air drainage"
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
VARIETIES OF OATS.
Some Hardy Types Recommended by
the Department Of Agriculture.

&c. w. Warburton, Asronomlst In
Charge Of Dat Investigations for
the Department Of Agriculture.
National Crop Improvement service.]
A brief list Of the varieties which
are most likely to lend themselves to
efforts toward their improvement fol-
lows. Many others might be men
toned .t..... ...
For fall sowing in the south: Vfr.
ginia Gray and hardy strains of Rust.
proof.
For spring sowing in the south:
Burt, Rust proof.
For the central states (from Penn
sylvania westward to Colorado: Six
ty-Day, Kherson, Silvermine, Joan
nette, Early Champion, Siberian.
For northern states (including the
intermountain area and Pacific north
vest: Swedish Select, Early Goth
land, American Banner, Lincoln, Prog
ress, Sixty-Day, White Russian, Lig
owo, Big Four
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
OATS IN ROTATION.
Why 4 Proper System Of Rotation
Should Be Practiced-Oats Follows
4. Corn In Corn Belt.
(ny n. G. Bell, Aaronomist.)

4 (By n. g. Bell, AQronomlst.)
rNationa! Crop Improvement Service.]
A crop Of rs bushels will remove
from the soil rs pounds Of nitrogen,
% pounds Of phosphorus and 81
pounds of potash. to use the common
terms Without sufficient nitrogen
oats will be short in straw. stunted
in growth and get such slow start
that they will not fill ahead of the
rust Without sufficient phosphoric
acid oats will not fill plump and will
be weak in termination. Without suf-
fcient potassium they will have weak
straw and poor yield Of poor quality.
A proper rotation must be followed or
these plant food elements will be
drawn from the soil and the quality OF
the grain will be inferior
Oats In Rotation.
Oats naturally follow corn in rota-
ton. The season, the ease with which
they can be gotten in and the way in
which they At in after corn all make
the seeding of this crop desirable at
that time. In states where corn is not
grown oats should follow wheat or
barley, allowing these two crops to
subdue any sod that may be plowed
under. This is necessary, because
oats require a great deal Of moisture
to bring good crop to maturity. The
moisture is more apt to be held in
land previously worked for other
crops than in sod of any description.
Experiments in many states have
proved beyond doubt that a good sys-
tenn of crop rotation aids In holding
and increasing the yield of oats as
well as corn and wheat. In some
states, particularly on the southern
edge of the corn belt, many farmers
are dropping out the oat crop. This
should not be done, as they fit we'll
into many schemes of cropping and
can be made to pay good money re-
turn If good seed is used and the seed
bed properly prepared.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
oAT CROP OF WORLD
Some interesting Facts Con-
corning 1t.
Nearly Four Billion Bushels Produo
ton in Europe and America-1,42oc
100000 Bushels Produced In
United States.

National Crop Improvement Servfce.l
The oat crop of the world Ia nearly
1000, 900, 900 bushels annually, most OF
which is produced in Europe and
North America. The principal oat-pro-
ducing countries are the United States,
European Russia, Germany, France,
and Canada. In the United States the
greater portion of the crop is grown
in the upper Mississippi valley. Mt
nois, Iowa. Wisconsin, Minnesota and
Nebraska are the leading states In
the production of oats. The annual
crop, in 1912, of the United States was
about 1,420,000,000.
The market grades of oats depend
on the color of the grain and It's free
dom from mixture and from dirt.
The legal weight of q bushel Of
oats in most Of the states IL 81
pounds.
About two pounds of straw are usul
ally produced to one pound of grain,
The proportion of straw may be ma
terially reduced, however, in some va
rieties and in some seasons, or 1t may
be materially increased. The hull
usually comprises 30 to IS per cent. of
the grain, though the range IL from
little more than 20 per cent to about
As per cent.
Analyses shows oats are higher IN
protein than corn and about equal to
wheat and barley. They are higher
In ash than any of the other grains,
and considerably higher In fat than
either barley or wheat. On account
OF the bulls, oats contain the highest
percentage of crude fiber, an undesir
able element Dat straw contains more
protein and more fat than corn slower
or the straw Of any other small
grain. ... ....- ~
Feed Value Of Dat Straw.
Dat straw is more palatable and
more nutritious than the straw Of any
other grain and is nearly equal To
corn slower. In addition to its use a.
q feed it is largely used for bedding
and for the formation of manure. it,
fertilizing value Is about So ton
Hay made from oats or from oats
and peas, is both palatable and nutrh
tious, being higher in feeding value
than timothy hay. These crops can
also be used as pasture or cut green
for feeding to stock Sheep do par
ticularly well on oats and peas, either
when cut for hay or when used ~
pasture.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
CLEANING AND GRADING OATS.

Seed oats should be carefully
screened and graded before sowing.
This work is ordinarily done with the
mill. the light oats and some Of the
trash being taken out by current Of
air, while the small oats and most OF
the weed seeds are removed by means
of screens. The process should take
out one-third or one-fourth Of the oats,
but II the seed is very light much
larger proportion should be removed.
Many OF the small. light oats will not
terminate at all. while others produce
weak plants, which materially reduce
the yield. Screening also greatly re.
duces the proportion of weed seed,
thus preventing the spread of weeds
and further favoring the growth of
the cat crop.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
GREATEST DAT CROP.
Largest Yield In the History Of the
United States by 5o0,oo0,0oo
Bushels.

National Crop Improvement service.l
The production of oats for the year
1912 Is in excess OF 100000. 900
bushels, or nearly 500,000,000 bushels
greater than in 1911. The average
production per acre is nearly SSR
bushels, or about four bushels to the
acre greater than the highest acre
yield in As years. There were 81
$4,000 acres planted to oats in United
States in 1912. This is the greatest
oat crop in the history of the United
States.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
Storina the Oats crop.

National Crop Improvement Service.l
Oats, like other grains. should be
stored in bins that are protected from
the weather and well set up from the
ground. so that the grain will not alb
sorb moisture. The grain should be
dry when it is put in the bin, and
should be kept dry, as otherwise there
is considerable danger that 1t will! be-
come musty and discolored.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
RUST PROOF OATS.

National Crop Improvement Service.1
The principal diseases which affect
oats are rust and smut. There are two
kinds OF rust--"crown" or orange
leaf" which affects only the leaves of
the plant: the other Is known as the
"black STEM" which does the serious
damage. BLACK stem" saps the life
Of the plant. preventing the filling of
the grains, If not total failure
Varieties may be obtained which are
rust proof, having shown their power
TO produce well under the very worst
rust conditions.
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04
DRILLING OATS BEST.
fBy r. II. Demaree, Asronomist.)

(By r. n. Demaree, Agronomist.)
National Crop Improvement Service.l
I'm experiments conducted at vari-
GUS experiment stations to determine
the effect of drilling compared with
broadcasting on the yield of oats 1t
has been found that definite increase
in yield can be secured by drilling in
the oats instead Of broadcasting
them. The Illinois station found as
general average on these separate
fields for three years, an increase OF
3.9 bushels per acre in favor of drill
ing over broadcasting.
kansas reports one OF the longest
continued experiments on this method
of seeding oats. The station at Man
haitian found a yearly increase Of 5.S
as an average for seven years in favor
of drilling over broadcasting. At the
Ontario Agricultural college the yields
Of six plots each for three years for
the two methods Of seeding showed
four bushels per acre increase in favor
~ drilling
Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1913-02-04

around the grain and Il comes ous
bright in color and crisp in texture.
There is usually at least one grade
difference between stacked and shock
threshed oats.
Do not be afraid of little wind
when threshing; the light, half-f1lled
berries are worth Just as much in the
straw pile as in the Bin. in addition
to the fact that they are eliminated
from the threshing bill