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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
MULCH SMALL FRUIT VINES
Prevents Growth Of Weeds, Retains
Moisture and Adds Humus. One
Of Most Needed Elements.

A successful West Virginia rasp-
berry grower gives the following rea-
sons for mulching:
1t prevents the growth OF weeds.
1t retains moisture in the soil.
II adds humus. one of the necessary
elements.
1t keeps the fruit clean and pre-
vents mud at picking time.
1t saves labor and the cost OF
mulching an acre with forest leaves
or straw not exceeding SIS.
1t prevents deep freezing.
1t makes the fruit more solid for
cultivation and better for shipping
purposes.
1t prevents the banking Of the soil
caused by the tramping at picking
time.
1t has the disadvantage of encour
aging mice and establishing a surface
root system. However, we have not
noticed any serious damage from
either of these effects.
The cost OF growing raspberries by
natures method, as ! like to call It.
Is not very great. Picking Is a nice
Job where there Is no mud, no weeds
and where the canes have been prop
erly pruned
Don't leave any old canes standing
in the field.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
where APPLES CAME FROM
Two Varieties of Fruit Found W'o
in Europe, but flegion Near Cas-
plan Sea ls Birthplace.
(By e. p. POWELL)

By E. p. POWELL.)
There are two varieties Of apples
found wild in Europe. but the region
adjacent to the Caspian sea seems 10
have been the birthplace Of the apple
as known In the east. Charred pieces
of apples are found in the heaps OF
refuse left by the Lake Dwellers. who
occupied portions Of Europe before
any OF the present races. These PEG
pie lived on platforms laid over piles
driven into the water-probably 10
protect themselves from animals. III
AL era before meal weapons were
known These specimens OF apples
are generally carbonized by heat, but
they show perfectly the internal
structure of the fruit. These are hve
types OF native American apples. all
of them crabs. John Smith wrote
from Virginia that he had found
some new crabapples but they were
small and bitter" New Englanders
made the same report The Soulard
has the reputation of being the larg-
est and best OF these natives. Sprouts
OF this variety, like the Matthews, are
improved in size and quality. Selec'
tons might probably be made from
western thickets, OF even better sorts
than are now known. | believe the
blood of the wild crab Is in some or
our best orchard apples.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
DRAINAGE OF POULTRY YARD
Important Subject to Be Considered
In Locating Yard and House
Southern Slope Is Best.
(By f. s. MILLER. }


The drainage is a very important
subject to be considered, in locating
the house and yard for the poultry.
The ground should be we'll drained by
sloping to the south
A yard on a southern slope dries
off quickly after rain. and ii gets the
full benefit Of all the sunshine, conse
quently it is nearly always dry.
The direct rays of the sun are great
purifiers and destroyers of disease
germs, and this helps greatly in keep
ing disease out of the flock. When
hens are compelled to run about in a
muddy yard and so keep their feet
wet and muddy, their feathers become
wet too, and in cool weather they be.
come chilled Hens will not lay I'M
der such conditions.
Dampness Is also a direct cause of
roup and all its kindred ailments, as
we'll as rheumatism.
In warm weather wet yard soon
becomes filthy, and is good place TO"
the growth of all kinds Of disease
germs.
If your poultry yard is already built
In such. place, 1t will pay you to
move it to south slope. If this ID
not possible, then haul dirt and raise
the ground in the yard high enough.
so that it will be dry; clear away on
the south side to let the sun in, and
make some kind Of a windbreak on
the north.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
D DIR \ 7
REMODELING THE DAIRY BARN
Only RedeemIns Feature of Prosper
GUS Looking Red Building Is Big
lofts-Gutters Lacking.

There are many big red barns that
look well from a distance and that
give the farm an appearance OF pros
perity. but disgrace to dairying'
They have but a few small WlndoWs'
no cutters, no stalls, no feeding alleys
no ventilation. Their big lofts are
about the only redeeming feature they
have, No wonder the boys leave the
farm and hired men won't milk.
Cement is not expensive and any
man who is at all handy in building
can put in cement cutters and walks
with little study on the subject
Any of the cement companies adver'
Using in the agricultural papers Will
send a book of instructions upon re-
quest
Make the gutter feet 10 inches
from the Manager for medium sized
cows. Is inches wide and 10 inches
deep. 1t is not necessary to make the
whole floor of cement The forward
half of the stall may be left without
cement. although it is desirable to
make the whole floor and manger OF
cement when it can be afforded.
Make a feeding alley in front of the
managers where the feeding can be
done with the least work and time.
Make the barn convenient. Take a
day off, or week If necessary, and
visit places that have modern barns.
Convenience in barn Is the cheapest
part of the building and the most
important Ideas don't cost anything
if you look for them. To put them
into effect may take years. but it light
ems the work to know they are TO be.
To wait until you can afford new
barn before making any improve
ments is folly. Fix up the old barn
this fall so the work can be done bet.
ter and with less hardship this com.
ing winter.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12

made In addition. In 1910 there were
imported 1O,600,200 pounds of starch
and 4,424,200 pounds of potato dex-
trim.
The manufacture of starch from po-
tatoes in the United States is at pres
ent confined to the utilization of culls
and Of potatoes unfit for storage or
shipment because of partial infection
with tuber rot. The margin of profit
is not large, in spite of a protective
tariff Of one cent per pound. The fac
tories are able to run only six weeks
in the year. and the interest and other
overhead charges are therefore high.
nomic improvements in this system by
introducing new factory methods, and
the quantity of potatoes used could
be increased, especially in districts
remote from the markets, where a
more rigid sorting should be prac-
ticed before shipment and all inferior
potatoes kept at home. This would
not only tend to reduce freight
charges, but would give the consumer
in distant market a grade of pota-
toes which would waste much less in
preparation for the table and for
which relatively higher price could
be paid than for the present unsorted
shipments. There Is possibility also
that method may be worked out for
drying. culled and surplus potatoes on
the farm and the dried product later
used for starch making The total
quantity required would, nevertheless,
not make large Impression OH a sur.
plus potato crop.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
FEEDING TIE YOUNG CALVES
They Should Be Early Accustomed to
Eating Grain. Grass and Later
In Fall Alfalfa Hay.

Calves dropped in the spring and
early summer should be growing
nicely by the time they are in their
winter quarters. They should be
early accustomed to eating grain,
grass and later In the fall, alfalfa
or clover hay. 1t Is poor economy
to limit their supply of roughage, as
1t develops large frames and barrels
and give the appearance of vigor,
and nothing will aid this more than
clean, wellgrown hay,
The grain ration Is necessary for
steady growth. A ration that is be
ing recommended, and one that has
been found satisfactory in the north
west, is a mixture of barley three
parts, wheat bran one part, and al
falfa meal one part. When It can
be obtained an additional one part OF
oil meal or soy bean meal may be
used, as it gives tone and finish to
the calves, which are desirable. The
grain should be given in two feeds
morning and evening.
Regulate the an cunt Of grain to
the individual calf No grain should
be allowed to remain ir the managers
where 1t will become musty, as di
gestion disorders viii result. Ground
oats and bran are valuable supple
rnents to skim milk in ration, az
they contain large amount Of mineral
substance necessary for good bone.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
A Concrete Milk Cooler.

this floor or bottom at an equal dis,
lance from the outside form on all
four sides, and the concrete for the
walls placed and tamped down. At
center to provide for an overflow, az
shown The tank should be high
enough so that when filed with water
It will be within two or three inches
OF the top of milk can, and as the
water is constantly changing the milk
can be cooled in the shortest possible
time: it may also be built slightly
larger to allow for ice to be packed
around the milk cans when 1t is de
sired to hasten the cooling process
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
MILK COOLER OF CONCRETE
One Shown in Illustration Is Easily
Constructed and viii Pay for
Itself In Very Snort Time.

The illustration shows a milk cooler
one and will repay its cost many times
over in a seasons use. says the indie
pendent Farmer. A box form Is con.
structed Of the size You wish the out.
side of the cooler to be; the inside
about eight inches smaller, 80 as to
allow for a fourinch wall to the tank
or cooler on all sides. The concrete
is mixed one part Portland cement
to five parts OF sand and gravel, and
the bottom OF cooler laid first; this
may be three and one-half or four
inches thick, as you desire; the box
form for the inside is then set upon
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
Popular Pack for Apples.

be packed with the stem end up, says
the Farm and Home. The illustration
shows the method.
In packing the second and following
layers, place the apples fiat over the
pocket in the preceding layer. The
stem then drops into a pocket, avoid
ing punctures and bruises on the low.
er layers. The method shown in the
illustration is called the 1855 meth
cd, the numbers referring to the num-
Der Of apples packed in each dimen-
sion of the box. Such box holds 1SO
apples.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
BOX APPLES FOR BEST TRADE
OF Importance In Packing That Stem
10 Not Pulled Out-Illustration
Shows Packing Method.

In packing apples for market great
care should be taken not to pull out
the stem. An apple without a stem Is
not perfect. In packing apples In
boxes. as Is the custom in the fruit
growing districts of the west and
northwest, the disgonal pack 10
used.
The face OF the box should be nall
ed on first and all the apples packed
with the stem end towards the cover
except the last layer which should
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
PeahaY for Eattenina Lamb.

Peahay made by cutting Canada
field peas after the bloom and before
the pods were formed, was fed to fat
tening lambs at the South Dakota sta
ton. 1t was a very palatable rough
age and highly relished by the lambs.
With the exception of the two lots
that received alfalfa, and the lot that
received sweet clover, more uniform
gains were made than with either of
the other lots. 1t is an advantage to
secure uniform gains as the lambs
are in better condition for the mar
ket. This trial also emphasizes the
Importance of feeding a legume as
roughage.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
Don't Market capons too EARLY.

An expert says that the one great
mistake in raising capons is in mar
keting them too early, and not having
enough fat on them. After caponiz-
ing. keep them growing until they
reach full size, which will take from
ten to twelve months, then fat them.
This can be done in two weeks by
shutting in a small, dark coop and
feeding three times day all they
will eat of cornmeal and middlings,
mixed with milk
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
Cheapenino the Rations.

The Iowa station has found that a
small amount of oil meal or cotton
seed meal added to corn and oats i'm
proves and cheapens the ration for
work horses. A mixture Of n
pounds of shelled corn, Is pounds Of
oats and eight pounds of oil meal
gave somewhat better results than
oil meal. and the ration was a little
cheaper in the proportion Of 70
pounds Of corn, IL pounds oats and
pounds oil meal.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
IMPROVING WITH FERTILIZER
Proper Fertilization Obtained
With Apple Crop.

The Illustration shows two rows OF
Rome Beauty apple trees on thin land.
The barrels contain the respective
crops of fortified and unfertilized
rows. The row to the left was ferti'
liked in 1911 with five pounds each OF
nitrate of soda and acid phosphate per
tree. The row to the right is unfert-
lzed. Mulching. spraying and culture
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
Guard AGAINST Vermin.

Hens should be busted with insect
powder occasionally, but the presence
Of good dust bath will make these
necessary occasions far fewer. Mix
about one pound of powdered sulphur
with each bushel of dust for the best
results.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
Loss In EQus.

Two-thirds of the total loss in fer
tile and infertile egg takes place
on the farm. The basic factors re-
sponsible for this condition are the
hap-hazard methods of poultry manag-
meut on the farm
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12

The prisoner has been guilty OF
an infamous crime. There are NO ex-
tenuating circumstances. intend to
give him the maximum sentence"
MAY interrupt" qusried the
counsel for the defense.
What have you to say?"
only this" answered the attorney
in q whisper. my client 10 boss OF
the 'steenth ward and collected $685.
900 for the last campaign, and
Evidently he 10 the victim OF Q
conspiracy. Discharged"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
Apple Crop Increased 900 Per Cent. In
Eighteen Months by Proper
Fertilization.

we're exactly the same on both rows.
An increase of 900 per cent. was the
result and this is due alone to fertili'
cation and was obtained within eigh'
teen months of the first application,
the barrel crop being that Of 1912.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
Try a Eew ReeG.

II your small fruit did not bear this
year as you hoped, try raising few
stands of bees next year Their value
In colonization Is rarely understood.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
Neutected Orchard,

Good orchardists say that an or
chard neglected for one year. that Is,
without spraying or pruning and cul-
tivation, puts 1t back fully three
years.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12
Mater for Stock.

In giving any kind of live stock
water in the winter that causes them
to SILVER, is loss. A little shivering
prevents a days growth.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-03-12

Timothy Is q very expensive milk
builder.
Get the pigs that are At OF to the
early market.
II your hogs have cholera put UP
sing. Hog Cholera Here"
Burying IL a satisfactory means OF
protecting winter cabbage.
II hogs bring $40 a hundred the feed
su will come out even on 81 corn.
Alfalfa pasture and hogs make
combination that Is hard to beat
Beef cattle supplies at all the big
northern markets are running light.
Better grow truck crops for work
ingmen than to ship grain to Europe.
A dairy properly managed brings in
. steady 'ineeme throughout the year.
II dry weather helps the soil we all
ought to raise good gardens next year.
A pound Of mutton can be produced
1t. less cost than any other kind OF
meat.
A sheep will take cold In spite Of
its fleece Of warm wool. II obliged to
lie in . draft.
Barnyard manure Is like the trigger
Of q gun-it releases forces far great.
Or than its own.
When you pick fruit. be careful not
to pull It from the stem. The stem pre-.
vents quick decay.
DO not keep cows for side issue.
make 1t business like any other
branch Of farm work.
A bruised apple, II put into bar
rel with sound fruit. will eventually
destroy all of them.
Put-off habits and success In han.
ding anything connected with the
dairy do not 60 together.
Use we'll matured sows for breed
ing purposes and keep them as long
rs they are good breeders.
Handle the brood sows SO that the
young pigs WIFI begin to grow from
the time OF their birth.
Quality In dairy products Is Of ex-
treme importance. 1t Is always val
liable. but here It is essential.
There should be no of years in ap
pie orchards II the trees are prop
erly cared for and cultivated.
Select seed corn early and thus
avoid getting the late maturing ears.
These ears are not safe for seed.
Be sure the so~s have plenty" Of
pure water to drink, aside from the
slop they have. Stop is not drink
/ for no other reason a definite crop
rotation should be followed for its sys.
tematizing effect OH the farm opera
tions.
A man can never tell the quality OF
his soil until he digs into It
and watches its action with different
crops.
Early and careful selection OF seed
corn will easily increase the prospec.
tive yields for next year five bushels
per acre.
A eve in good flesh almost invari.
ably Is a good breeder and a good
sucker, things that thin eve cannot
very well do.
even fertile lands may be readily
counterbalanced by the distance
from market.
In most localities the building
should face the south, as this insures
the greatest amount of sun light dur.
ing the winter.
: The Indian Runner grows. very
rapidly and begin laying early. They
hay large white egg. These eggs
have a very nne flavor.
Can you afford coat Of paint for
the buildings this fall! There 10
really nothing like 1t for frightening
things up around the premises.
Feed small grain In plenty Of clean
litter 80 that the hens have to scratch
for IT, They need the exercise since,
there are not so many grasshoppers
to chase.
In New York.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-02
WILSON SILENT ABOUT
SECOND TERM QUESTION
Refuses Co Comment on Story About
Regulating Clause in Balti-
more Platform.

SPRINGFIELD. Mass. Sept. O.
Pres. Wilson stopping here Tuesday
night enroute from summer capital
near Cornish. y. H, TO Washington.
would make no comment upon pub
lished statement attributed to GER
tain OF his friends that ne has de-
cided TO repudiate the inhibition of
the Baltimore platform and be a can
didate for a second term. The story
was shown 70 the president, and
after reading IL he remarked that he
had nothing 10 say. The president
left Windsor late in the afternoon.
He will be in Washington early We'd
Desday.
His daughters. Mrs. Sayre and Miss
Margaret Wilson. accompanied him
10 the station, where all the village
had gathered 10 see him off They
will remain at the summer white
house with Mrs. Howe. the presidents
sister. and her daughter. Mrs. Cath
ern. Mr.. Sayre will return 10 Cornish
IN a few days where he and his wife
will probably remain until about oct.
90.
When the presidents train reached
Greenfield. Mass. Mr.. Wilson shook
hands with a crowd that had col
lecsed. Among them was Miss Mabel
Donovan. young newspaper woman.
lis Germany going 20 win" she
asked Pres Wilson
You will have 10 ask a seer" re-
piled the president
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-02

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomas are
the proud parents of son. born Aug.
% He has been named Theodore
John
Mrs. Julia Harsh and daughter are
visiting in Plymouth on their way
home 10 South Bend after a visit in
Missouri and Chicago.
Frank Lacoix and family leave on
Monday for a weeks visit at st. Jo-
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Beck of
LOgansport who have been visiting
with Mr.. Beck's aunt Mrs. Charles
Wilcox, have returned home
Lloyd Greimer will leave Monday
for Winchester. Ill. where he will
teach in the high school
Supt. Mcdowell and family left for
Bunker Hill for few days visit with
friends
Mrs. c. NJ Slayter and her sister.
Mrs. Jacob Lavender, arS visiting at
South Bend
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Yark left Fri
day for Detroit TO attend the national
encampment Of the G. A r.
A marriage license was issued to
Harry Wernette and Miss Lyndell
Brosius OF TppecanOe township Sat
urday afternoon.
Mrs. Amanda Semler OF Fort
Wayne spent Friday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Lawrence near Twin lakes
The Marshall county teachers in
stitute was in session this week IL
is considered one of the most success
full ever held. This is the only coun-
~ Of the state which has a reunion
day. when a general invitation is ex-
tended 10 all the eX-teachers 10 at
tend on Thursday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-02
PIYMOTTH-

Mrs. Fred Slough and son OF Wich-
ita. kas.. are visiting at the home OF
George Winall
Mrs. Fannie Jilson OF Chicago is in
the city visiting Mrs. James Delomey.
Miss Helen Armstrong returned
Saturday from Angola. She has fin
ished two years course in music.
Mrs. r. r. Duncan and daughter
are here from Hammond and will
spend week with friends.
Leonard Hiss. who fell Thursday
from telephone pole TO the brick
pavement, is improving slowly
Miss Edna Capron returned to
Washington. ID. c. Saturday morning
where she is employed in the depart
ment OF the interior, in the pension
bureau.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
society OF the NJ. + church will meet
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Har-
~ kilmer.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-02
STATE LETS CONTRACTS
New Administration Building For
Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. Sept Con
tracts for new buildings to be erected
on the site for the Alton state hos
pital at Alton were let Tuesday by
the state board OF administration.
The contract for the administration
building, two receiving cottages and
one cottage for untidy females was
let 10 \. w. Stoolman OF Champaign
for $229,274. The general contract
for the nurses home also was let
TO StOolman for S57.395.
The contract for the heating of
the administration building was let
10 u. +. Edwards OF st. Louis for
$3.50. The contract for all the other
plumbing and heating in the buildings
was let TO the Jacksonville Plumbing
< Heating Co, for S36.354.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-02
WRONG STEP COSTS LIFE
Girl Killed at Niles by Train at Cross
ing.

NILES. Mich. Sept. Mrs. Flor
ence Edwards. Is years old. was
struck BY a Michigan Central train
Monday evening and died 5 minutes
later as the result OF injuries The
young wOman's home was In Dowag-
lac and she was employed in a hotel
at Three oaks She was crossing the
tracks when she saw the train APP
preaching and started back while by
ISLANDERS declare a step forward
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-02

& HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain Tea is
Natures own tonic. because it's pure
ly vegetable and its use is not follow
ed by devitalizing after results. Moth
ing like il for debility. anaemia, mall
nutrition or poor appetite. Tea or
Tablets. Csc. Coonley's Drug Store.
Advt
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-02

would have saved her. The body
passed through Niles enroute 10 Do
wagiac Tuesday. the parents of the
young woman being residents of that
place.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-09-02
NIarriaoPs

John NJ. Holderread and Delete De-
inert
Floyd NJ. Annis and Lila Ethel
Slayter.
The Glenwood post., 1914-07-04

Moore's at Ninth and Bennett and hs
has determined to remain all Of this
summer and will return early next
year and may locate permanently. He
has been writing letters to various
sections Of the country where he is
wen known and has also given C. C.
Canedy, secretary of the Business
Nen's league the names of sufferers
whom he is sure the Glenwood Springs
hot mineral waters will greatly benefit.