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Christian Science.

Services every Sunday at IL o'clock
and Wednesday evening at 1880
Sunday school at 10 o'clock.
Subject of lesson sermon April &c
Probation After Death"
Golden text, Ezekiel 1892, 81 have nc
pleasure in the death of him that
dieth, saith the Lord God; wherefore
turn yourselves, and live ye."
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st. Marks Episcopal Church.

Sunday April &c, 1914. Sunday
School, 10 a. M; morning prayer ant
sermon, IL a. m.
Tuesday, April %: Boys choir re.
hearsal, p. m.
Thursday, April 80: Regular meet
ing of ST. Marks Guild at p. M
Choir rehearsal at 1880 p. m.
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Americans had been killed, it would be
necessary to rush bluejackets inland
from Vera Cruz, but it was hoped that
the United States hand would not be
forced until General Funston and his
men arrived at Vera Cruz.
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W. S. C. WON TO-DAY.

The baseball game this afternoon be-
tween Idaho and w. S. c. resulted in
the defeat of Idaho in a score Of
= to 0.
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SALMON CITY SCHOOLS

Despite the fact that it is generally
thought that the school population of
Salmon has materially decreased dur
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Baptist Church.

Services for Sunday: Preaching at
II a. m. and 1880 p. M; B. Y. P. U. at
$50.
ALFRED B. PARRY, Minister.
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VILLA SENDS GREETINGS
STANDS WITH AMERICA

Continued from Page y
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WEATHER FORECAST.

LEWISTON, Apr. 25.-FOre-
case till p. m. Sunday: Fair
tonight and Sunday.
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College, Colgate, Penn State and Ohio
State.
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Between Ourselves
ON STABILITY

Like individuals there Is diff.
ference between stores that are
in a community for a few
months and those which have
come to stay among you for the
years to come.
The long time store must
make every transaction in an
honest way, on a small profit
and mutually satisfactory or
else the store cannot do business
very long.
On the other hand the store for
few months must make large
profits and has no reputation to
retain. These stores never con-
tribute to any Of the public en-
terprises and are not interested
in the Improvement or upbuild-
ing Of the town.
We have done business among
you for a Quarter Of a Century
and have grown from very
small store to our present large
concern. Our business Is grow
ing each day and month.
We have built on the solid
foundation of honest dealing.
How often the remark: you
know what you are getting at
Davids'."
During this time we have been
Interested in and supported every
public enterprise for the benefit
of our city.
1t pays to trade with the store
of stability store with repu-
tatiOn to retain.
DAYIDS'
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ford University, of England, meets
Harvard, Princeton, Pennsylvania,
Cornell, Chicago, Dartmouth, Boston
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Within the Law" at the Orpheum
last night was one of the best Warner
features that has yet bee produced
here and the management of the Orph-
cum feels highly gratified in being able
to give the public such splendid serv-
ice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-19
CHOOSING A HEN TO SET.

It is quite essential to choose a hen
Of quiet demeanor and steadfast pur-
pose to accomplish what she has I'M
dertaken One Of the wild. noisy.
Eighty kind should not be considered
for a moment for such a hen is almost
worse than none at all. Visit the
house at twilight. lift the hens that
are on the nest showing an inclination
to set by the feathers of the back.
One that flies from the nest and
squawks is not the kind you want. 1t
is possible, though. that she may tame
down a little in two or three days, so
give her another trial. The hen that,
after being lifted little above the
nest is quick to resume her place and
scolds you little for disturbing her,
even perhaps picks you in resentment,
is the one you want for the real bust
ness of setting. Remove her to the
box prepared for her and shut her in
until the next morning. when she
should be allowed to come of or be
taken off for food and drink. She viii
probably return to the nest herself.
and in case she does not, put her back
and try her for another twenty-four
hours If on the third trial she does
not return to her nest Of her own ac-
cord, discard her and try another.
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stock. The recorded losses in North
Am erica have been almost entirely In
the western section and in Canada,
although isolated instances Of poison
ing are known in the east. In the
cattle ranges of the west probab bly,
no poisonous plants, with the excep-
ton of the loco weeds, have caused
such heavy losses to the stockmen.
1t is difficult to estimate with any
degree of accuracy the extent Of these
losses. A conservative estimate based
on reports from a large number of
ranges indicates that the annual loss
Is from 8 to per cent A great many
Of the stockmen who have reported
upon this subject have given an esti-
mate Of per cent. Specific cases are
known where from 20 to so cattle
have died out of single herd within
few hours and other instances are
recorded In which individual stock
men have lost as many as 200 head in
season. These losses are attributed
to larkspurs, since they have occurred
on ranges where larkspurs are abun
dant.
Small quantities Of larkspurs can
be eaten with impunity. Experiment
al work shows that an animal must
eat about per cent Of its weight
before being affected. and that average
cases eat from to per cent OF their
weight Horses are not poisoned I'M
less they eat considerable quantity.
On the range horses never eat enough
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CEDAR RUST ON APPLES

are carried to apple orchards where
the work of infection promptly begins.
attacking first the foliage. then the fruit
and so weakening the trees that they
become easily susceptible to other In
sect and fungeous diseases.
It will be seen this operation takes
on the aspect Of continuous perform
ance. The cedar tree is a harbor and
propagating ground or alternating
refuge, during the winter. The apple
tree plays the disastrous part Of host
to the swarming parasites in the sum-
mer, the net result being damaged
apples and probably the life Of the
tree in addition. The ravages OF cedar
rust cost apple growers in Virginia
100000 last year alone.
The agricultural experiment station
of Virginia has recently issued bull
letin covering certain detailed expert
ments concerning the control of cedar
rust on apple trees.
The spraying experiments carried
on by the Virginia station in gather
ing accurate information for the bulle-
tin proved first that 1t is cedar trees
which are responsible for the disease
which begins there. ana that the dis
ease can be very largely controlled. A
number of sprays We're used and the
number Of twig infections noted there,
after. With e-sulphur there were
fifty-five twig infections Of the sea-
sons growth with three sprayings.
With two sprayings there were ninety
four Three sprayings of atomic sui
phur. still left an average of eighty
two infections per tw!g, with copper
lime-sulphur three sprayings on two
trees, the number of twig infections
were two and three. respectively Bor-
deaux proved more effective than lime
sulphur as did iron bordeaux.
The most effective spray was cop
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The peach Is grown over wide range
Of country, but its really successful
commercial culture Is limited to COM
paratively few localities. The main
dificulty In growing the peach lies
IN the early swelling and poisoning
habit Of the flower buds. A week or
20 of mild weather in winter or early
spring may start the buds into
growth. only to be killed by subse-
Quent frost. The danger Is even
greater in the south than in the north,
since the winters are so much warmer
and the buds start into growth earlier.
One OF the main problems in peach
eulture is to select a location for the
orchard where the buds are least
likely to start into growth and bloom
before settled weather comes in the
spring. The rule is to avoid low
lands for peaches; late frosts are Sc
verest there. Orchards planted on
sunny southern slopes come into
bloom early. Avoid such locations
WhAn possible. A high situation.
whore the cool air will flow off down
% lower levels, and a northern or
western aspect IL generally the best
for a peach orchard.
There are several diseases Of peach
O0ss which also causes destruction
Il not promptly controlled. but as
proper spraying will accomplish this,
there 10 really no reason why a peach
orchard should show loss on account
~ diseases.
Tho brown rot Is a most destructive
disease Of the peach. It thrives best
IN warm, moist weather and under
favorable conditions may affect the
flowers. The disease may also affect
the twigs and Is often referred to as
''twig blight" Mummy peaches" are
caused by this disease. These should
alWGSs be removed. Bordeaux or
selfsboiled lime sulphur combined
withsarsenate Of lead controls the dis
ease. Spray just after the blossoms
fall with arsenate Of lead. Two weeks
later spray with Bordeaux and ar
senate Of lead Apply Bordeaux every
ten days or two weeks until fruit be-
gins to color.
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OF the plant to harm them. Sheen
are not injured by larkspurs and can
eat large quantities of them without
harm.
The low larkspur Is poisonous dur
ing the whole of its life, but the plant
disappears theslast of June or early in
July. Poisoning from it occurS
therefore, only in the months of May
and June. The tall larkspur grows
through the entire season, and as It
natures the leaves lose their poison
Gus properties, so that after the middle
of August they cease to be poisonous.
The seeds are more poisonous than
the leaves, and occasionally cattle die
rather late in the season from eating
them.
The first symptom Of larkspur pois-
oning is ordinarily the falling Of tho
animal. In the experiments poison
was preceded by a lack Of appetite
and general uneasiness. with a stiff
end staggering gait. When the ami
NAL falls it goes down suddenly. the
legs appearing to crumple up under
it. In the lighter cases the animal
will hold its head erect and after a
time will get upon it's feet. only to fall
again shortly. While the motions Of
the animal when down may be de-
scribed as convulsive, it can hardly
be said that the poison produces con-
vulsions. The kicking seems to be
due largely to attempts to rise rather
than to involuntary contractions Of
the muscles Of the legs. Poisoned
animals are always constipated and
usually recover if this condition can
be relieved. In all severe cases the
animals are nauseated and death FREE
quently results from the contents Of
the first stomach getting into the
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per cent interest on the money IN
| vested. The principal native grasses
which are Indigenous to these soiis
are bermuda, Johnson grass, lespedeza
and melilotus; but red clover, alslke
clover. bur clover and white clover
grow readily when planted in the
pastures, and the grazing season can
be extended greatly by their use. AL
falfa. soy beans, cowpeas. corn. sor-
ghum and other forage crops do well
on these lands and produce an album
dance of roughages and hays for win
tering and fattening the cattle. The
red clay soils produce crops very SINH
lar to those mentioned for the prairie
soils.
There are great areas Of "cut-over"
lands in the south that range in price
from 50 to $40 per acre, which could
be used for beef production. The soil
of such lands is usually sandy or post
oak. neither of which are as good for
grazing as the prairie or delta lands.
but which would furnish good grazing
if a little care was taken in getting
pasture plants started. On these soils
carpet grass, bermuda. lespedeza,
white clover, red top, Paspalum di-
latatum and bur clover do exceedingly
we'll. The carpet grass furnishes
abundant grazing on the sandy lands
while the, bermuda does better on the
soils which are a little stiff. The
paspalum, white clover. and red top
do we'll on the damp lands, and if
some lime is present alsike clover
will furnish fine grazing. The foun-
dalton of all pastures on sandy or
sandy loan lands should be carpet
grass. bermuda and lespedeza. The
variety Of forage crops which may be
raised on this type of soils is large.
and 1t Is an easy matter to grow all
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THE SOUTH AS A FIELD FOR BEEF PRODUCTION

the hays, silage crops and forage nee
| essary for feeding the stock which
! may be kept son the farm.
One of the greatest drawbacks to
the cattle industry of the south has
been the presence of the cattle tick
that transmits Texas fever, which kills
many of the cattle and stunts others
| in growth. The tick is rapidly being
eradicated, and it is only a question
of time until the south is freed of
this pest
| The native cattle of the south are
cold FLOODED scrubs carrying a varia-
BILE percentage of Jersey blood. They
are small in size and inferior In quail
ity, but they have stamina and the
cows produce good calves when bred
to1sa beef bull. Some of these cows
weighing not over 500 pounds, have
given birth to half breed calves which
have developed into 500 to 500 pound
animals at II to 13 months Of age.
They usually weigh about 500 to
$50 pounds at two years Of age when
raised under average southern farm
conditions. The half breed calves do
not fatten out as we'll as calves Of a
higher grade but if permitted to grow
until two or three years of age they
finish out as very good beef animals.
The half breed heifers when bred to
beef bulls usually produce excellent
calves. - N
No section Of the country can raise
cattle as cheaply as the south, and
the variety and prices of feeds are
such that the animals can be economi-
cally finished for the market. The
forage plants, especially sorghum
and corn, make such a lux
uriant growth in the southern lati-
tudes that large yields of silage can
be produced per acre
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Deep Burrows
BY GUM

A balky team and lazy hired man
is a combination that makes for
light crop.
To thoroughly test your fences try
turning out your lot Of young hogs.
If they stay in the fences are all right.
The warm, sunshiny days are fine
for automobiling. They are also fine
for farming. Which are you doing?
For your quick trips to town a
gallon of gasoline is better than a ton
Of horsehesh.
After a hard days work your wife
may be too tired to play. but just the
same she is glad to have the piano
YOU bought her for Christmas.
We once knew farmer who utilized
the rainy days to pick the ducks. A
wet season was very trying on these
poor fowls.
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Making the
Dairy Profitable

with good cows there must also
be good feeding. The dairy COW cannot
produce milk without a good supply
Of nourishing food from which to
produce the milk. Also the food
given might be very rich in feeding
value but often not enough Of it is
fed to the cow.
Thus the cows get only food enough
TO maintain their bodies and very
little Of it goes to the production of
milk.
This. Of course. would be feeding
ct q loss when little more food
added to this would all be turned to
milk as the other food has already
supplied the wants Of the body and
this extra food Is the paying food.
The milk it produces pays for all the
food and leaves a clear profit beside.
Therefore. can we afford to with
hold this extra food and feed only
enough to maintain the body? Such
feeding would certainly not be profit
able.
So. In place of economizing with
the feed 1t would be better to give
the cows a rich supply and get the
milk which. after ALL Is what we are
feeding for.
But there comes the question of
what Is good supply Of food? We
might supply the cows with an I'M
limited amount of food. in fact we
might supply them with all they can
consume and still get no milk flow
Of worth II such food does not con-
tain the proper nutrim ents
1t Is not only a bulk Of food that
Is necessary, but 1t is the nutritive
value Of the food given that counts.
AS concentrated foods are the rich
est in food value the cows should be
supplied with such food as wheat,
bran and ground corn at least twice
a day with their ration.
This gives them a high per cent Of
protein and fat which they cannot get
from the hay. So careful studying Of
the rations and using good judgm ent
in feeding will bring about the de-
sired results.
the food that the cows eat and the
time and labor Of caring for them,
while the good feeding will pay for
the feed and the labor and leaves a
clean profit. Can we then afford to
withhold the necessary food?
If the dairy is not paying there is
something wrong. Either the cows
are poor or the management Is poor.
There is a way to make 1t pay. Let
us study our business and seek the
way to make 1t pay.-G. H. G.
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Hen Manure

The poultryman or farmer can ma
terially add to the profits of his bust
ness by properly caring for the drop
pings OF his fowls. For example, it is
shown that the droppings from 1000
fowls II preserved without needless
loss are worth at least $500 per an
mum, and this estimate is based on
the assumption that less than half of
the droppings, or only 80 pounds per
hen per year, can be collected.
According to the Maine station, the
droppings should be collected daily.
and mixed with substances which will
CD prevent loss Of nitrogen, CD add
sufficient potash and phosphoric acid
to make a better balanced fertilizer.
and CD improve the mechanical con-
dition of the manure SO that 1t can
be applied to the land with manure
spreader.
This can be done as follows: To
each 80 pounds Of the manure add 10
pounds of sawdust, good dried loan.
or peat, 16 pounds Of acid phosphate,
and s pounds of kainit. Such a mix
ture will contain about 1.25 per cent
of nitrogen, AS per cent of phosphoric
acid, and per cent Of potash. which.
used at the rate Of 2 tons per acre
would furnish so pounds Of nitrogen,
1876 pounds of phosphoric acid, and so
pounds Of potash and at the present
price of fertilizing ingredients is
worth about $40 per ton. The mix
ture would furnish we'll balanced
stable fertilizer, which. although not
fine enough to work well in drills, can
be successfully applied with a manure
spreader. The treated manure should
be we'll sheltered until time to apply
to the land--this is, shortly before
blowing.
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THE DAIRYMAN'S
RESPONSIBILITY,

The eradication Of tuberculosis is
the task of the dairynans with the
assistance Of the State. The respon-
sibility for the existence of tuberculo-
sis and it continuance rests with the
owners of the infected cattle. Re-
markable progress has been made in
graduating tuberculosis without great
loss in several dairy sections. The
men above all others who should reg
ularly test their cows are the ones
whose herds are free from the disease.
Constant vigilance is necessary to keep
a herd of dairy cows free from tuber-
culosis.
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P1ow1NG.

Flowing. though seemingly simple
process, is easily the most important
operation in the tillage of the soil.
Upon 1t depend to great degree the
nature Of later operations and the fire.
quency with which they will be re-
quired. In fact, unless land is plowed
in the best manner possible, and at
the right time. the preparation Of the
land for growing crop will require
additional labor and cost It may
even be impossible to. prepare a good
seed-bed when plowed under certain
conditions.
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The geographical location and the
climatic conditions of the south are
such as to make it a good section Tor
cattle raising. The soils are so varied
that what may be said in general
way will not hold true for all places
or sections of this large area. Ihey
vary from light sand to heavy ciay'
or to the black prairie soils. or the
stiff post-oak. AS rule the stiler
the soil and the greater the content OF
lime in the soils, the more nutritious
the grasses are, and the greater IS
the variety of clovers which will grow
The Piedmont section of Virginia.
West Virginia. western North Caro-
lima Tennessee and northern Ala
bama is a fine grazing country, and
thousands Of good beef cattle are
found there. The shorthorn is more
popular than any other breed In this
region. and they do exceedingly Well
The grazing plants are chiefly blue
grass, white clover, red clover, red top
and orchard grass. The cattle fatten
very rapidly during the grazing season
and raise excellent calves. Most OF
this region is free O. ticks and the
losses from death are relatively small.
The black prairie section of Ala
bama, Mississippi and Texas, and the
delta lands of Mississippi and Louis
lana, are extremely favorable sec
titns for raising and finishing beef
cattle Experiments conducted by the
Bureau of Animal Industry and the
Alabama Experiment Station show
that cattle when kept free of the cattle
tick. can be raised at a cost of to
4 cents a pound. This cost includes
the keep of the cows for one year
charges for pasture and all feeds
at market prices, deprecia-
49,. In tho ua l11a Of tho hard and 6
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HIGH COST OF MARKETING.

Improve the roads first by which
farmers must market their produce,
then look to the betterment of the
cross country roads. That is the adj
vice of DR.. II. J. Waters. president
of the Kansas Agricultural college.
President Waters addressed a meeting
of farmers recently on 1.-THE Farmers
Part in the Good Roads Program"
Ten per cent of the Kansas public
highways carry seventy-five per cent
OF the total traffic. the president said.
Figures in the Office of the state high
way engineer show that it costs eleven
million dollars every year to get the
surplus products from the Kansas
farm to the railway station. II this
ten per cent of road were improved
a saving of three million dollars a
year to Kansas farmers easily would
be effected.
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VIII. SOME FAIL.

These are some reasons advanced
on why so many people have made
failures in their attempts at poultry
keeping: ,- a@t
They are untitled by their tastes
to succeed in an enterprise Of that
sort"
They have attempted too much be-
fore acquiring experience
They have invested too much capt.
tai at the start
They lacked business training In
dispos!ng Of their products"
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per-line-sulphur, new spray. in that
copper sulphate or blue-stone is added
to the well-known lime-sulphur solu-
ton. The effect Of spray on the ger
mination of spores showed the high
est percentage Of effectiveness to be
with pyrox sulfocide and bordeaux
mixture. The first two showed no
termination Of spores after spraying.
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Cedar rust is a fungous disease of
the red cedar tree, the spores Of which
infect apple orchards and destroy the
crop. and the spores produced on the
apple tree are blown back by the
winds to the cedar trees, which are
again infected.
The fungus remains on the cedar
during the winter. enclosed in gall