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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Wheat Soil

There is a quite common idea that
the difference in quality of wheat
grown in different localities is due
to the effect Of the different soil types
upon the composition. In order to
ascertain whether this be true the
writer, in an experiment conducted in
another state, shipped soil from each
OF two localities, where wheat of
widely different quality is grown, to
the other, and after carefully placing
the soil back into as nearly its natural
condition as possible, planted seed
wheat from each locality upon both
the native and the transferred soil at
both places This was repeated for
two years, and each year the wheat
was of one quality when grown at
one place, regardless Of the kind of
soil upon which it grew, and of Diff
ferent quality when grown at the
other place. Further, the wheat
which grew on the different soils, at
any two samples grown on adjacent
plots of the same soil were found to
be.
conducted by the United States Depart
nent Of Agriculture, in which soil has
been shipped from Virginia and CAL
ifornia to Kansas, and from Kansas
and California to Virginia, and seeded
to wheat in the same way, is giving
precisely similar results. It appears,
therefore. that the composition of the
soil has very little influence upon the
quality Of the wheat which grows on
1t. The moisture content Of soil, es-
pecially during the period when the
grain is filling, does have very
marked effect upon the quality of the
wheat.-R. w. Thatcher.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Flows and Harrows

The value of plow or other farm
implement consists of its doing the
thing we want it to do. The plow
with light draft simply turns and
cuts the furrow with the least resist
ance, resulting in very smooth work
to look upon, but its effect upon the
soil Is not nearly so valuable as that Of
the pillow that runs harder and gives
more resistance to the soil and breaks
1t up finer. The plow that has
harder draft goes through the soil and
not only breaks it up and turns fur
row, but In the process it grinds and
pulverizes 1t into smaller particles.
Z The more thoroughly the soil is
broken up, the more the plant food Ia
made available and plant food is what
we are after. In purchasing plows
we want to study their construction
with this in mind.
The same applies to the selection OF
the harrow. The harrow that has an
easy draft cannot do as good work as
one that moves more soil and runs
deeper. A harrow should do smooth
work and incorporate the vegetable
matter and fertilizers with the soil in
uniform manner.
The function Of the harrow is to
still further reduce and refine soil par
ticles, because in every process Of re-
flnement we are getting at the plant
food which is still so abundant in our
soil.
On the average farm where there
are various types Of soil. disk har-
row. spring tooth harrow and
smoothing harrow are practical neces-
sites. It is worse than folly for farm
ers to spend for commercial fertilizers
or chemical plant foods until they
have first made use Of that which is so
plentiful in their own soil At the pres.
ent time.
am firm friend Of fertilizers but
I do not believe in buying them until
we have made use of every method Of
getting at the plant food already con-
tanned in our soils.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

This FrhnP opunEv Home bLgeyCo 6ned the
t@ndheP MotInp

the ends of the cross pieces wires are
strung, one on each side. This Is a
simple method and serves to keep the
cane within bounds and this aids in
the cultivation. Black raspberries
have rather stiff. upright canes, so
that under ordinary conditions, no
wires or trellising are necessary. The
life of the raspberry plant Is usually
not more than ten years. but with good
care and rich soils it will last much
longer.
The berries should be handled care
fully and rapidly when marketing.
Picking should be done in the cool Of
the day and only few berries held in
the hand at one time. Never expose
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Byturus beetles.

Byturus beetles
Injury to young leaves by the beetles.
should be burned as soon as removed.
In spring, further pruning will be nee
essary. Black raspberries should be
pruned in summer, when the canes
have reached from two to four feet in
height, the ends should '>e pinched
off. Some summer primers make the
serious mistake Of allowing the canes
to grow to a height of six or eight
feet and then cut the canes back to
four feet. This kind of pruning re-
moves all the fruit.
The training Of the vines is very
simple. A common practise is to set
posts from 10 to 20 feet apart. accord
ing to size, and at height Of three or
four feet from the ground. Cross
pieces are nailed on the posts. From
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
BytUrus larvae.

the fruit to the hot sun. When pick
ing berries for drying, the berries are
often gathered by more or less me-
chanical means. The berries are beaten
from the bush with an instrument
much like small tennis racket. The
picker wears a sort Of canvas apron.
into which the fruit falls.
During the last few years quite a
number of growers Of red rasp berries
in various sections have experienced
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Part of an hour a day and a little
forethought will enable you to have
H. abundance those delicious vege-
tables and berries which you have al
ways wanted but never had except
when visiting some thrifty neighbor.
Don't give up reading your farm
papers just because you are busy. You
always need all the information you
can get.
If from your comfortable seat on
the riding pillow you have too good a
view Of the protruding bones Of your
horses, perhaps you'd better get down
and walk for a while.
If dollar was made square instead
Of round perhaps it would not roll
away so quickly.
The beauty Of the fireless cooker is
that it cooks everything but the cook.
Everything Is brought to The table
steaming hot while she remains as cool
as cucumber.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

We believe the average city girl
knows the rules Of hygiene better
than her country cousin does; but any
girl can learn. though she may be de-
prived OF many conveniences for best
putting them into practice.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Do not forget that the implements
and machines on the farm represent
an investment, and that when exposed
to the weather they deteriorate rap
idly. thus making the upkeep and
original cost heavier charge against
the equipment.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Every farmer should grow grapes, at
least enough For family use And let
this family supply be large one FOR
purely economical reasons. There is no
fruit more universally loved and rel
iShed tn. the grape
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Before starting the days work think
what can be left undone without in the
least disturbing anybody or anything
except your own sense of order. We
spend too much energy on things that
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Silage is very low in protein. In fact
it Is lower in protein than oat straw.
1t is valued because it Is succulent and
aids in the digestion of other foods.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

The Bronze turkey is the most popu-
lar turkey with the farmers in Amer
lea. 1t Is very hardy, and lays large
number of eggs. The standard
weights are: Gobbler SO lbs; hen, 20
lbs; cockerel. Is lbs; pullet. IL lbs
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
What Sort of Horses
Do You Expect to
Raise This Year?
BY j. M. BELL

Well, the main question is. what
sort of horses do you want to raise?
In the first place the difference in the
cost Of raising a scrub and a properly
bred horse is nothing like as great as
the price that you will get when the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

The largest consignment Of Chinese
eggs ever shipped from the orient to
America was received recently in Van
couver. The shipment contains $780,
$50 eggs.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Let nothing alright thee. All things
will pass away. God only Is he that is
Interchangeable. Patience will bring
about ALL He that hath God hath all
things. and he that hath Him not hath
nothing:-Molinos
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Earn your own spending money and
ask no favors Of father If he is stingy
or poor. Take the time to do it-no-
body can begrudge you that.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Naturally fruit of all kinds will be
high during the present season. but
that is no excuse for the producer to
become careless in his marketing. The
more attractively it is prepared for the
market the more money 1t will bring.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

There are more species of plum!
cultivated in large way In this coun
try than any other Of our common
fruits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Plant more berry-producing shrubs
about the home for ornamental pur-
poses Some are useful for both food
and ornamentation.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Cultivated orchards should be gone
over frequently and along in July there
should be sown broadcast a useful
nitrogen cover crop.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Green food fed the ducks a week
before killing for market is apt to pro-
duce a yellow appearance to the car
casses.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Both cowpeas and soybeans can be
grown on soils that are too acid for
clover production but for best results
acid soils should be lined.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

If the sun does not shine In the
kitchen give father and the boys no
rest until more windows are put in.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Seed Testing Apparatus
For termination
of Small Seeds
BY H. GARMAN.

For terminating bluegrass and
numerous other small seeds. excellent
results may be obtained by an ordi.
nary plain glass jelly tumbler. on the
top Of which is placed a candle-drlp
glass. This in turn u covered with .
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Mothers have memories of only the
good in their children-they always
forget the bad.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Plant radish seed every ten days
50 you will have frosh. tender ones
for long season.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Where breeding ducks have access
10 bathing water less number Of
A>>kAa ara REQUIRED.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Orchardists may learn much of
value by close and constant examina-
ton Of their trees.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Rye or barley should be sown in all
unused duck yards during the sum-
mer to purify them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Love enlarges our field of usefuln ess
but hate narrows 1t to the lowest
limits.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

1t Is a mistake to overfeed or un-
derfeed any stock
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Sweet alyssum is beautiful annual
or borders Of dowerbeds.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

The egg Of the duck is more rich In
fat than that of the hen.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

In using salt In the mash, allow an
ounce for every one hundred poultry.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09
Deep Burrows
BY GUM.

Wishing for rain may be sufficient
occupation for some people, but it is
not much of a tax on the muscles.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Ten hens with one male is about the
proportion.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-09

Lettuce must be grown rapidly to
be good.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
The Passing of a Statesman

not Georgia alone that lost statesman and worthy
and well qualified public when Saturday Augustus oc
tavus Bacon United States Senator from this State
passed away Washington The South and the nation lost
really great
On the statue books and in the public records of Georgia
and the United States Bacon endurngy his constructive
craftsmanship HE WAS BUILDER
Whatever Bacon undertook do he put into the work Incl
dental thereto all of his heart all of his energy and all of his
splendid intellect.
He served Georgia in the Legislature for many years and
there eternal scattered throughout the entire
Commonwealth speaking eoquenty to-day in honor of the dis
ngushed dead served Georgia notably the broader
field of national endeavobut after he went to Washington he
became every of the words Senator of the United
States.
There nothing in Bacon life that not inspiring and
worthy of emulation He spectacular but he
He mixer any great degree, but he gen
timely constructive statesman
Now that he is dead Georgia must consider the mat
of his in the Senate This something to be
dered in due Just however through respect and
genuine affection for the dead Senator public generally
will defer discussion of his until he shall have been
laid to among the old red hills he loved so well
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
o.
DENOMINATIONS IN UNITED
STATES

NJ. NJ. E.-Dr n. *. Carroll,
late special agent OF the United
States Census Office, gives the
following figures for 1910: Roman
Catholics in United States, H.
.1S4,97S; Methodists, G,477.224;
Baptists, 5,51O,59O; Episcopalians,
9S1, 713; Presbyterians, 1,S40,046;
Lutherans, 2,1O7O47; Congrega-
tionalists. 7S2,5OO; Disciples of
Christ 1,43O,015; Friends, 119,o61;
ali other denominations, 29,6SS.
The Jewish Year Book for 1910
gives the Hebrew population Of
United States as 1,90S.926; and
Carroll gives the number of He
brew communicates as l43,000.
OF course. there are a great many
more Methodists, Baptists, Pres
byterians. etc, than the figures
would indicate, as only the actual,
and in many cases adult, mem
5ers are here reckoned.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
o Letters From the People o

should suffer and be made to pay
the penalty for his misdeeds.
But there is chance for every
human being, even though he be
the vilest criminal, to turn from
the error of his way and respect
and obey the laws of man and
also the divine Every man has
within him a soul, no matter what
some people think to the contrary.
And no matter how low the man
becomes, the souls of all are the
same.
Let the criminal see a star Of
hope. Let him hope for the day
when he will return to society and
his wife and the dear ones that
love him. Let him hope for the
time when prison life and the
narrow cell and the chains and
the striped suit will fall from him
as II by magic, Let him see upon
the storm clouds the bow of prom
Use.
The divine law gives a man,
though he be the vilest of crimi-
nails, chance to save his soul.
Why not the human? The goal
10 which all creation moves is
God. Give the criminal q, chance
to turn from the error of his way
Give the criminal chance once
more to walk in the paths Of rec
tiude and righteousness.
w. d. MARTIN.
Commerce. Ga
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

TABITS may be either good
II or bad, and often good
habits have bad results.
\ man with temperate habits,
refraining from extremes and
from anything that is likely to
stir him from an equilibrium, may
ultimately become superlatively
static, good 1T is true, but not
good for much.
Another may have Incorporate
habits. He may drink too much.
or dance too much. or work too
much. Some sensational episode.
such as religious conversion, a
swift and sudden twist into a
new path of activity, such as so
cial service. may transform the
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
CHINA.

J. H. R-Any figures for the
population of China must neces-
sarily. be more or less unreliable,
inasmuCh as the census man is
not much in evidence in the land
of the Celestials The estimate,
which is probably somewhere
near correct, is 4O2,70O,O00 AS
to whether the millions of China
win ever become thoroughly mod
ernlzed. in the sense that the
Japanese are, remains to be seen.
The Chinaman possesses a plenty
of good sense, and there seems to
he no valid reason why he should
not some time "catch on" to
things and forge ahead with the
rest of the folks.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
COST OF LIVING.

Editor The Georgian;
1t is stated authoritatively that
person is now able to live rea-
sonably well on a little more than
$1,000 year. win YOU please
show me how | can live decently
on $40 a week, which has been my
wages for the past two years?
Possibly It might help in the call
culation TO add that my daughter
helps some, as she has been work
ing for two years at 81 a week.
There are three of us. I receive
my pay on Tuesday and often our
Monday and Tuesday meals are
reduced TO bread. butter and cof-
fee. We are thankful that we are
not starving, but question wheth-
er the condition is just
RALPH ISLAND
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
d H061fS BY RABBI NATHAN KRASs

individual whose former habits
were bad into q power for real
good
Now, too much churchgoing
may become a good habit that
resolves itself into a state ot
static nullity. And thus II is
Just as harmful as too mu'h
dancing. For both here lead not
to salvation but to self-gratlh-
cation and indulgence.
Compulsory churchgoing Is ban
Voluntary churchgoing counts
Men need to be converted. nor
so much that they ought 70 go 10
church, a. that they need a great
and healthful stimulus for thelF
lives and that the only place 10
get 1t IA tue church, --.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
GIVE HIM A CHANCE"

Editor The Georgian:
Your editorial Of February If.
entitled THE Indeterminate Sen
tence and the Hope That II Holds
Out to the Criminal" strikes
keynote on vital question Of the
age, and one over which all fair
minded, honest thinking people
should ponder And heartily
concur in the statement made by
you that the sentence Of the Jaw
in all cases less than death
should be indeterminate. OF
course, the violator Of the law
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16

mandng free tolls he sought speaking favor of that
issue Once elected he repudiate his platform retracs his
words violates his implied contract with the voters.
The President says that there is AN honest difference of
opinion the meaning of the Hay Pauncefoe treaty
That honest difference of opinion freely and fully dis
cussed during the campaign of 1912 Mr. Wilson then advocated
the American side of the controveryhe anti British the anti
monopoly the anraioad side He approved the unanimous
declaration of National Convention subject
hon voters approved his position then the Progressive par
position President Tafts position taken after due consideration
of the law and the existing treaties.
President Wilson has not yet given the why he
repudiate his former adopts of the
ansconnental railroads and of the British
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
Never Praises Her.

He never pays her a compli-
ment, or does or says a senti-
mental thing to her, and he shook
off all love making with the rice
and old shoes after the wedding.
He expects her to understand that
he admires her from the fact that
he picked her out for his wife;
that he is pleased with her be-
cause he doesn't criticise her,
and that she will infer that he
loves her from the evidence adj
duced by his working to support
her.
OF course, if the woman had a
calmly judicial mind this would
be sufficient, but she isn't judi
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
THE U. S. CAPITAL.

l. C.-The capital of the United
States has been located at diff
ferent times at the following
places: At Philadelphia from
September .. 1774, to December,
1875; at Baltimore December 20.
1916, to March, 1777; Philadel-
phia. March 4. 1777, to Septem-
Der, 1777; Lancaster. Pa, Sep
TENDER %, 1777. to September,
so. 1777; York, Pa. September 30,
1777, to July, IT'S; Philadelphia,
July ., ITS. to June 30, 1888;
Princeton, n. j., June 80. 1888. to
November 20, 1888 Annapolis
Md, November 26, 1888, to No
vember so. 1884: Trenton. n. j.,
from November, 1884. TO January.
1855; New York. January II, 1855,
to 1920.
Then the seat of government
was removed TO Philadelphia,
where II remained until 1900.
since which time It has been in
Washangt0n-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-16
A Question of Honor, National
and Personal

President Wilson is said have determined not to send
message Congress urging the repeal of the law exmpg
American coawe ships from Panama Canal tolls His deter
mnaton is wise Such from President Wilson would
look curious indeed alongside the speech of Candidate Wilson
warmly appaudng the enactment of the very laws he
would repeal To preach surrender of American rights
enough-to embody such policy Pres
Dental message would be
President bases his present opposition the law he
appauded upon the broad principle of national honor
Every little politician who his from the President
every newspaper that finds aspiration in offices where the
prices of railway and the maintenance of railroad rates
amporan public questions is harpng this ques
ton of national honor
One would the national honor special Will
SON scoveryand regrets that his socitude for it did
become acute in time to it in Mexico,
The Wilson anxiety for the national honor however not
stirred by the blood of American citizens poured the soil of
Mexico by the tears of American exposed to the ban
Villa aroused very agony of acuteness by
the proposition enforce national law the dement the
transoontinenta railroads.
nations honor after all the summing the of
personal honor of all its citizens Its first citizen its President
should express his actions the honor of the people
Let consider this question of personal honor.
Woodrow Wilson nominated for the Presidency by
convention which adopted platform including the following
olutons:
toll Of American ships
trade through the canal"
Mr. Wilson accepted the nomination of that
accepted its platform without reservation August 49, 1912 al
most months after the convention held he made
speech urging his him. platform
and referred to this particular subject thus
bills pending jus. BY
fhsd
American ships
o. We
themselves,
of We
going by the canal
the
That speech made after the subject had been fully
bated in Congress The plank appauded had been inserted
the platform after the fullest consideration The beated
of the special peade for the railroads APP
pear Struggled in has failed majority of the platform
committee which considered have testified the regularity
its adoption. =
What the nation wants to know what unheard
by people large has whispered to the President
the arguments which changed commendable policy
August 1912 national dishonor this February What
him abandon the effort to get better rates around by
the Canal than you would across the continent"
The candidate for President sought votes platform