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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29

Spreading Profits on tho FIELDS.
nure is both so common as to breed
Indifference, and SO silent as to escape
notice.
According to recent statistics there
are in the United States in round
numbers, 2S, 800, 900 horses and mules
10, 1000, 900 cattle. 4 100000 hogs, and
57,5e0.000 sheep. Experiments indi-
cate that il these animals were kept
In stalls or pens throughout the yaer
and the n carefully saved, the
approximate value of the fertiliZing
constituents Of the manu- produced
by each horse or mule annually would
be $27. by each head of cattle, $40,
by each hog 81, and by each sheep
81. The fertilizing value Of the ma
nure produced by the different class
es Of farm animals in the United
States, would, therefore, be FIR horses
and mules, $764,1O0,O 900; cattle,
$1,4O0, 600. 900; hogs, $1S8, 900, 900;
and sheep, lis, 900, 600; OF a total
Of S2.477. 100. 600.
These estimates are based on the
values usually assigned to phosphoric
acid, potash, and nitrogen in CONNER
Ella fertilizers, and are possibly some
Whatt too high from a practical stand
point. On the other hand, it must
be borne in mind that no account is
taken of the value of for i'm
proving the mechanical condition and
drainage of soils, a consideration
fully as important as the direct fer
tilizing value.
1t is fair to assume that at least
one-third OF the value of the manure
Is lost through careless
metnods or management; and his cs-
innate is conservative. Even at this
inquire we have the tremendous sum Of
sSZ5, 10000 as the annual loss in the
United States. This condition is the
more unfortunate, because practical.
iy all Of it could be prevented.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
THE JAPANESE ARE
RACE OF IMITATORS
At a Loss When Originality Is De-
manded-Hold Germany as Birth,
place OF Medical Science.
fR. II. NEWETLA
Or. II. NEWEIL3

One can hardly realize the efficiency
with which the Japanese operate h
South MaLchurian Railway into Moug-
den. A modern union station h a
would be a credit to a city OF 100.-
900 inhabitants in America is at
Mougden-it is up to date in every
way, having a hotel combined with
the union station, where a traveller
can get anything from a shave to ar.
excellent room. The service is the
best, and small japanese in lit
coats + or every hand to obey ones
slightest wish.
Not far from the station is the
South Manchuriean Railway Hospi-
tai which is quite a place Of interest.
Here We see a modern structure flying
the Red Cross Flag. The Japanese
doctors in this institution were all
educated in Germany Cthe Japanese
think the science Of medicine origin
ated and remained in Germany.
However the hospital has on its staff
a chenliSt who was educated in
! America.
The hospital Gems with people.
Little Japanese nurses trot 9TH Ja-
panese trot) around carrying out the
doctors orders, and there is quite q
dignified air about the whole place
The most modern German methods
are used Oh the chronic Asiatic dis
eases, and with the full equipment
tACy nave Iii6Ay OI1eAld1 diseases are
cured in a very short time.
The Japanese are quite proficient
IN Initiating their German medical
teachers but they are at a loss wAen
originality and initiative are required
in cases unknown to them. In other
words they do not know how to act
when the case is not in the book. In
an operation they are all right when
IT does not require inventiveness,
initiative and originality. They sad
~ fall behind in the latter qualities.
Just a. soon as the idea Of pa
triotism is established in the Chinese
people they will equal, if not s.rpass,
the japanese in progress. The China
man Is a better man morally than the
Japs II is fully equal to the Japs in
imitation, and at some future date we
will see the Chinese ace outstrip the
Japanese race
Aoukden. Manchuria. Oct. 1S.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29

tive cows are used. Ii such cows were
bred to beef or dual-purpn5e Dulis. the
calves would have considerable value
as stockers. This price would not be
warranted, however. unless there was
a nearby market for such stockers. 1t
must also be observed that this prac-
tice necessitates raising calves by
hand. largely on milk substitutes,
which adds to the expense, and calves
so fed are not so easily raised as
where they follow the COW until wean-
ed naturally. The labor item is like
wise important, a. this system de-
mands not only a considerable amount
Of labor but Of skill also. In England
skilled farm labor is cheaper than IN
the United States.
Another possible solution Of the
problem would be an increase III NUT
tn consumption in the United States.
! We consume annually per capita Z IL
! pounds of veal, which is 4 per cent OF
our total meat censumptiOn; the peo-
pie Of Great Britain eat 2 pounds OF
veal per capita annually. which is 3
per cen of their annual per capita
| meat consumption. We s 1-2
pounds Of mutton and lamb per capita,
which is abOut 4 per cent of our to-
tai, whereas the British people con-
sumo 26 pounds Of mutton and lamb
per capita, which is % per cent Of
their annual meat consumption.
An increase in our mutton cOnSumP-
ton at the xpens of the consumption
Of veal would, of course. ten to make
calves less valuable as veal and would
encourage a system Of breeding which
would bring them into demand as
| stockers. An increase in mutton O n
sumption WOuld also the
farm raising of sheep, and this could
be brought about on dairy farms with
out affecting the economy Of manage
ment from the dairy standpoint. A
small loo OF sheep on a farm will
increase the productiveness of the
farm, keep the farm clean Of weeds
and add to the family meat supply
without entailing serious additional
expense for feed, labor, or shelter.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
ORGANIC NATTER IN SOILS
Nature Of This Material Has Been
But Little Understood.

The following item on soil fertility
is taken from h nnual report of
the United States Bureau Of Soils:
Organic matter is essential to
make a soil Of what would otherwise
be pulverized and more or less hydro
lyZed rock, and while there are some
soils capable OF growing crops that
contain small quantities Of organic
matter. on the whole h quantity of
this material in average soils is con-
siderable. The average organic con
tent Of soils amounts to approx
mately so tons per acre, and yet the
nature of this material has been but
little understood. 1t has been be-
lieved for many years that it consist
ed chiefly Of some such body as
humic acid, differing perhaps in diff
ferent soils, but having the same gen
eral properties. One prominent
service which these Investigations
have rendered agriculture has been to
show the nonexistence OF humic acid
and it's hypothetical relatives and to
show instead the existence OF many
compounds with many relationships.
This line Of research has been
especially profitable during the year
just past, and the number Of CON-
pounds isolated n identified has
teen increased to more han 40. Some
of these compounds contain only car
bon and hydrogen; some carbon,
hydrogen, and oxygen; some carbon,
hydrogen, oxygen. and nitrogen;
others contain phosphorus or sui
phur. Isolation in a pure condition
OF these organic constituents of soils
has made possible the correct inter
probation of the changes tina organic
matter undergoes in soils. The com
pounds found are recognized as rep
~resenting decomposition products OF
fat, carbohydrates, proteins, and
other classes Of atuTa compounds
and a great real Of light is shed
thereby on the processes Of hulnus
formation and transformation in the
soil. These researches into the ma
ture and properties of soil organic
matter nave shown conclusiyely tina
the soil investigator must take into
consideration the presence Of orgarli,
compounds in the soil.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
comparison of English and American
Methods Sheds Some Light on
the Problem.

weekly News Letter, u. S. Depart
ment Of Agricultural
Inc of young calves is
one OF the serious phases of the prob
lem OF the maintenance Of our coun-
try's beef supply. Statistics indicate
that the slaughter OF such animals is
increasing raIpidly, due primarily to
an increase in the demand for veal. in
spite of the fact that veal is d
lily sold at an extremely high price
per pound.
These veal calves are largely drawn
from the dairy districts, but, with the
growth in h demand for veal. other
sections are marketing as yea, a con-
siderable number calves that, if kept
and ~fattened, would have made good
beef steers. The market for stockers
and feeders is therefore affected.
Various suggestions have been made
TO prevent this, ever such radical ones
as legislation to prohibit entirely the
slaughter of calves. The fact is not
always recognized. however, that this
practice is purely economic. In dairy
districts. milk production is the chief
business and calves are an incident.
valuable only to replenish the milking
stock or for such revenue as NAV be
obtained from their sale as veal AS
the average dairyman must keep the
number OF his mixers at q maximum.
tIlCl Ilc IelleSc HILL
self of his surplus calves as soon as
possible. As there is not ordinarily
n market for such calves except for
veal. veal .they become. The slaugh-
ter OF calves in districts which are not
exclusively devoted to dairying prob
ably has as its governing factor q
market near by which pays more fol
calves as a than as stockers.
A comparison Of English and Amer.
lean methods in this respect sheds
some light on this problem. In Eng.
land men make a business Of buying
young calves throughout thu
diary districts to be raised on mill
substitutes and subsequently fattenet
Tor beef. In England the dairy cow.
are largely Shorthorns whose calye.
are vaiuable for beef production. I,
the United States. on the other hand
the cows OF h dairy districts ar.
principally Of n strictly dairy breed
(pure breds or grades )or natives Wit
no breeding, and the calves from sue
cows nave, as q rule, little value a
feeders for beef, but make good vea
As the calves in a dairy herd o.
not OF paramount Importance. a sys
tenn Of breeding which would incress
their value for beef producticn wo1,1
not necessarily decrease the dair
value Of the herd when grade or r.:
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
WINTER WHEAT,
The Kinds Best Adapted to tho rafi-
OaIS States.

Useful information in regard TO the
of winter wheat best fitted
to various States in the eastern half
of the Union is contained in a bClle-
tin Of the Observation-Disclosures Bull
letin No. 616, "Winter-Wheat varieties
for the eastern United States"
Since the introduction OF hardy va
retieS of winter wheat from south
eastern Europc the Winter-wheat area
in this country has expanded steadily
northward. 1t has beer found by ex-
perience that winter wheat in general
gives larger yields n spring wheat
because OF its greater drought resist
lance and its earlier maturity. which
enables it to sea hail. winds, dis
ease, etc. In Iowa. for example. the
average yields for five years show ar
advantage Of 4.8 bushels in favor OF
winter wheat over spring wheat. and
a four-year test in Minnesota was
ven more favorable. showing an al
vantage Of SIS bushels. A great mum.
Der of varieties, however, nf winte,
wheat make a careful selection CT
the part Of the farmer advisable.
Copies OF this bulletin will be sanI
free on application to the Enitet
states Department Of Agriculture a
washington as long as the suppl]
lasts
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
SHE SCORES DRINK BAN.
Militant Defends Right OF British
Women To Imbibe-Says Soldiers
Throng Inns-DeclearS This COM
pcls Persons Of Her Sex to be Sery-
ed Outside, Making Them Con
SD3f.aOuS

Sp1cuOuS.
London Cor. Washington Post.
The matter Of drinking among
women, as we'll as the custom of
treating recruits by the admiring pub
lie, is strongly engaging the attention
of the authorities in London and the
provinces.
While the closing hours Of public
houses have been made earlier
throughout England, other measures
are discussed. One is that women
be barred from them altogether,
since a have more money to spend
while their husbands are away at the
war Another proposal is to exclude
women from he drinking places in
the morning.
Nina Boyle, who is at the head Of
the political and militan department
Of the Women's Freedom League,
makes an indignan: protest in a let
ter to the Prime Minister'S secretary.
cit is my duly to warn you that
these repeated attacks ca our liberties
! are provoking the deepest indignation
among men and Uomen alike says
her letter. MAY ] point out to you
/ that the allowances paid to women
are their own money, and they have
| the same right TO spend their money
as they like as men have; that no at
| tempt, apparently. is being engineered
to regulate allowances Of soldiers and
sailors, many Of whom according to
information supplied me-, are spend
ms the money paid them by the gov
eminent on drink and immoral wo-
men without restraint; that there has
been TO increase in drinking among
women since the outbreak Of the Wal
at all proportionate 10 the increase
Of drinking among lnen.
The probable reason for the state
n:nt that more women are drinking
nov is that at the present time public
houses are 50 t.1ronged with male Gus.
tomers-cf whom an eE.ormou mum.
Der sre men in unifcrnl-thet Nume1
cannot gain acceSs TO the premise.
ord are served outside, where, natur
ally. they are more conspicuous"
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29

II Is said that there is an Ole man
IN North Adams. Mass, named Bur-
dick. who was drafted in the Civil
war, was never discharged from the
service, and Is now entitled from the
government to so years pay, which,
including ~rations, would amourt to
$4,000.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29

Try equal parts O.: soft putty, finely
SifIcd coai-aEhes AMI sitted table salt.
inixed. and packed into the holes OF
enane! ware. Place pan on stove
with a little water on il, until cement
hardct.s
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29
DO YOU MAKE THE MOST
OF FARM MANURE?
BY T.. Il. Hart.

OF all fertilizers. farm fertilizerS-
farm manur is the Oldest and still
the most popular. 1t consists of the
liquid and solid eXcreta of farm stock,
and the litter on which the excrement
is dropped.
A weil-kept mi heap may be
safely taken as one of the surest indi-
cations of thrift and success in farm
ing. Neglect Of this cause
losses. which. though little appreciat-
ed, are vast ir "Xtent. Waste of ma
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-12-29

We neyer owned a cow THAI was \
large milker that Was not big
dtlnkcf ana any COW will drink much
more in q warm stable han she vii,
liz = cold one.
The state herald., 1914-02-06
HENAHEN BAREs DEAL.
Declares Physician Put up 100000 to
Acquire seao.oo Product.

Denver.-Dr Howard A. Kelly OF
Baltimore and an associate physician
viii secure $4,000 worth OF rndIum
for 100000 by their arrangement with
the United States Bureau OF Mines to
secure the first seven grams OF the
rare element produced Mt the Denver
government, radium mill. according to
Thomas II. iicnaon. state commits
sioner OF mines. who returned to Den
YER from Washington,
Henahen SAYS Kelly and partner
supplied s3ooosO TO the bsreau for III.
erection OF the mill under contract
that the first seven grams shall be
their property. and ha puts the price
OF radlum ai $4,000 gram.
Commissioner iienchan believes
Secretary Lane of tho Department OF
tho Interior desires to be AZ fair ar
he possibly eau bc 10 the West. but
that he has been minlcd rs to condi.
tons.
The state herald., 1914-02-06
Got the Wrong pIsh.

Jones seldom gets homo In time To
eat dinner with his family because tho
press OF his work keeps him at his
desk until long after everybody else
has left the building Mrs. Jones al.
ways puts his dinner In the oven.
where he inds II when he arrives.
One night he reached homo after
the family had gone TO bed. and found
his dinner on top OF the stove. Next
morning his wife opened the oven and
discovered that the food she had left
for him had not been touched
why. Johni Didn't you eat your
dinner last night7" shc asked
My dear" he replied. II did. and
enjoyed Il very much. but you made
n mistake and left II on top OF tho
stove"
Good heayensl" she cried THAT
was the dogs support"
The state herald., 1914-02-06
CHAPTER v.-contInued.

And found wealth. Seems there's
some sort of wealth. I've had few
at times by way of samples, the things
which you're apt to be selfish with.
or give away to buy self-righteousness
Reckoning with them produces the
feeling called poverty. They're the
very stuff and substance of meanness,
and no man walks STRAIGHTFORWARD.
Dollars gets lost. or throwed away
or left to your next of kin. but they're
not a good and lasting possession. |
like 'em, too.
| found peace, found wealth. yes,
and found something more thar in the
wilderness. Sweet as the cactus for
est in blossom down Salt River is
that big memory.
II was after I'd found the things
of happy solitude. I'd gone to work
then for the Bar Y outfit, breaking
the Lightning colts. We was out a
few weeks from home. taking an out
fit of ponies as far as the Mesa Abaho.
and one night camped at the very rim
rock of the Grand Canyon. The Ma.
vajo Indians was peevish. the camp
dry. grass scant. herd In ratilsh
mood. and night come sudden.
I'd just relieved a man to get his
supper. and rode herd wide alert |
scented the camp smoke. saw the
spark OF fire glow on the boys at rest.
and heard their peaceful talk hushed
In the big night They seemed such
trifiin' critters full OF fuss since dawn.
80 small as insects at the edge OF
nothin. while for miles beneath US
that old. old wolfy Colorado River was
playing the Grand Canyon like I'D.
dler. But the river In the canyon
seemed no more than trickle In a
crack, hushed by the night, while over.
head the mighty blazing stars-point.
swing. and drive. rode herd on the
milky way. And that seemed no more
than cowboys driving stock. Would
God turn His head to see His star
herds pass. or notice our earth like
some lame calf halting in the rearl
And what am |. then?
That was my great lesson. more
gain 10 me than peace and wealth OF
mind. for | was humbled TO the dust
Of earth. below that dust OF stars So
very humble thing. not worth pray.
Ing for. at least | could be master OF
myself. rode no more for wages. bu,
cut out my ponies from the Lightning
herd. mounted my stud horse William
told the boys goodby at Monticello
and then rode slowly north into the
British possessions. So come at las,
to this place. an old abandoned ranch
There's none 80 poor in dollars as to
envy ragged Jcese. or rich enough 10
want TO rob my home. They say
there's hidden wealth whar the rain,
bow goes to earth-that's whar live
The state herald., 1914-02-06

had made my behavior Of the morning
seem that of silly schoolgirl; but
still did not feel quite up to social
introduction. said vss sure that
Eph and would havN no interests IN
common.
so you'll go home and face the mu-
sic?" said Jesse's wise old eyes
my husband" saie !. "Hill be get
ting quite anxious about me-"
Without word he brought my
horse and saddled him.
And l, with a sinking heart. con-
trasted the loneliness and the horror
which was called my home" with all
the glamour of this mans happy soil
tude.
He held the etirrup for me to mount.
offered his hand.
DO you never get hungry" asked,
"for what's beyond the horizon?"
He sighed with sheer relief. then
turned. his eyes seeing infinite dis
tances. why, yes! That country
beyond the sky-line's always calling.
Thar's something want away of. and
don't know what want"
That land beyond the sky-line's
called romance"
He clenched his teeth. What does
a ship want when she strains at an
Choir? What she wants is drift. And
I'm at anchor because I've sworn of
drift"
At that we parted, and went slow
ly homeward. up to my anchor. Dear
God! II might drift!
The state herald., 1914-02-06
CHAPTER n.
The Trevor Accident.

inc ITcvor Rccioent-
N. B.-Mr. Smith, while living alone,
had habit of writing long letters to
his mother. After his mothers death
the habit continued. but as the let
ters could not be sent by mail, and
TO post them In the stove seemed TO
suggest unpleasant ideas. they were
slowed In his saddle wallets.
Dear Mother in Heaven:
There's been good money In this
here packing contract. and the wad in
my belt.pouch has been growing till
Doctor MCGEE suspecks a tumor. He
thinks I'll let him operate, and sure
enough that would reduce the SWELL
ing.
Once a week | take my little pack
outfit up to the Skyline claim Cor
load Of peacock copper. 1t runs three
hundred dollars to the ton In horn
silver. and looks more like jewels than
mineral. Iron Dale's cook. Mrs. Jub-
bin. runs to more species OF pies and
cake than even Hundred Mile house.
and after dinner get rim-fire cigar
which pops like a cracker. while sit
In front OF the scenery and taste the
breath Of the snow mountains. Then
load the ponies. collects Mick out
OF the cook house. which he's partial
TO for bones. Iron slings me the mail
pouch. and hits the trail. aim to
make good bush grass la the yellow
pines by dusk. and the second day
brings me down to Browns Ferry.
three miles short OF my home. From
the ferry there's good road in win
ter to Hundred Mile House. SO tote
the cargoes over there by sleigh.
There my contract ends. because Tear
full George takes on with his string
team down TO the railroad. I'd have
that contract. too. only fearful is II
low.lived sort OF a person. which can
feed for dollar n week, whereas
when ! get down to the railroad I'm
more expensive.
Your afrectionate son. JESSE
Rain-storm coming.
p. S.-Yes. it's a good life. and |
don't envy no man. Still II made me
sort OF thoughtful last time as swung
along with that Jones mare smuggling
at my wrist. little Mick swapping rear
heels astern. and the sun Just scorch
ing down among the pines. Women is
The state herald., 1914-02-06
GOT HIS "THINK.TANK GOING
Mexican Farmer Proved He Was Ca.
: psbIe Of Invention When Object
Was to Save Labor.

That the Mexican farmer is not tho
siow.thinking. lazy person the average
stranger imagines is illustrated by an
ingcniously devised well constructed
by farmer living near n little town
Just across the boundary line. The
natives seldom 20 far away from their
homes and they have very primitive
ideas and customs This well In about
so feet deep and the owner has built
curious device for hauling water
from Il. II this Mexican had been an
educated man ho might have been an
inventor
A tree 'iourirhcd near the well
which had two branches growing out
OF the TRUNK These boughs separated
into -four branches higher up. The
Mexican cut the branches In such n
way that they formed n perfect rest
for n long well sweep iic fastened
the sweep to crossbnr laid across
the Two upper branches In tho middle,
using stout thongs for the purpose. I
Then he fastened a weight on ono
end OF tho sweep and a Ions rope TO
the other end. The bucket is fastened
to the end OF this long rope. and all ho
has to do In to lower the buckets into
the we'll, Tho weight Of the stone pulls
II up again. brimminE full
The state herald., 1914-02-06
Children OF psl..,In. a. Play.

In Palestine, an always. children's
play 10 mostly making bcsic"e" that
they are grown up. You may rec =
mite Of nve or siT paying n visit Of
ceremony to a pasha or equally tender
years. exchanging such compliments
with him ~ Rest, ! pray you'" May.
he who sees you IL rested" and nm.
ally backing out Of his presence whiic
he gathers up handfuis OF dust and
sprinkies II on his head, Holding q
Law court with mslon sssds 10 reprs