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The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15

The old saying mo use to lock the
stable door after the horse has been
stolen" is quite applicable in the mat
ter of protecting young and no-longer-
young fruit trees against rodents.
Don't wait until some of your trees
are ruined before you adopt preven-
tive measures.
The soil or cinder mound as a pro-
lection against tree injury by rodents,
Is very effective. Mice rarely injure
trees except where grass, strawy
manure, boards or trash of some kind
about the base of the tree provide a
hiding place; they will not come out
in the open, but perform their depre-
dations under cover In mounding
trees, first, clear away the grass or
mulch from the base of the tree for a
foot or more in all directions. Second,
with a post tamper," thoroughly
firm the surface of the soil about the
base of the tree. Third, with few
shovelfuls Of fresh soil or cinders form
small mound az or II inches in
diameter at the base and from four to
six inches high about the stem OF the
tree, firming the soil well. The tops
of these small mounds are usually kept
quite bare by the winds and the mice
will not venture out on these exposures
to feed on the bark Of the tree. These
mounds may be left all the year, but
should be repaired and tamped hard
each autumn. Where cinders are avail
able they are most excellent for mice
will not burrow through cinders.
The wire screen is an ideal and COM
plete all-round protector. True, it is
more expensive than some others,
but it is lasting and more effective
against all kinds Of rodents which
prey upon young trees. Being light
and open, it presents the least obstruc-
ton to strong winds; the air and sun
light are freely admitted; no dark
places of concealment, such as invite
woody aphis and other forms Of insect
life. 1t is made Of galvanized wire
cloth of one-quarter-inch mesh -four
22-gauge wires to the inch) which may
be purchased from any large supply
house in rolls of 100 lineal feet and in
any width from "a to &c inches. In ad-
justing to the tree allow the edges to
lap about one inch.
Small meshed poultry netting pro-
tectors are made of ordinary weight
mesh. This is effective against rab-
bits, but will not keep the mice out.
In combination with a mound Of soil
about the base of the tree, mice will
rarely prove troublesome.
1t often happens that the farmer
has q quantity of old poultry netting
Of standard mesh which he could use.
Rabbits and woodchucks will not be
able to seriously injure trees protected
with this and if mound is made at
the tree base, mice may also be baf-
fed.
Spiral protectors of heavy wire,
while effective against rabbits, are of
no avail against mice except as the
trees are mounded.
Wood veneer protectors are effec-
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15

The blind Nine. de Deffand rejoiced
that her affiiction was not rheumatism;
Spurgeon's receipt for a contented
heart was never to chew pills, but to
swallow the disagreeable and have
done with it; Darwin's comfort was
that he had never consciously done
anything to gain applause; and Jeffer-
son never ceased affirming his belief
in the satisfying power of common
daylight, common pleasures, and all
the common relations of life. Essipoff,
when commiserated on the smallness
of her hands, insisted that longer ones
would be cumbersome. Robert Shauf-
fers specific for blue Monday is to
whistle all the Brahms tunes he can
remember. Doctor Cuyler, when very
Ill, replied to a relatives suggestion
of the glorious company waiting him
above, I've got all eternity to visit
with those old fellows. I am in no hur-
ry to co." and old Aunt Mandy when
asked why she was SO constantly
cheerful, replied, ''Lor' chile, jes'
wear this world like loose garment y
Lucy E. Keeler in the Atlantic.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Value of Talk,

Talk has the reputation Of being the
cheapest thing there is. AS supply
and demand have something If not all
to do with values, doubtless the sup
ply of talk is what gives it bargain
counter value.
Things that are cheap lack enduring
quality.
If talk were confined to the things
done more than to the thing said, it
would have greater value.
Some one asked Edison if he expert
enced much inconvenience on account
Of his deafness. He replied that he
thanked God for it every day, since it
protected him from the distracting ef-
feet of other peoples talk. He could
thus live his own life, think his own
thoughts, do his own work in his world
Of silence.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
FIRST DAWN OF CIVILIZATION
Workers of the "Stone Age" Brought
Their Products to High De-
gree of Perfection.

The earliest period of human in
dustry is called the Stone Age" be-
cause in digging about among the re-
mains Of the past archeologists find
relics made of stone always lower
down than relics made of metal
The ancient savages were marvellous
workers in stone. They knew in each
region what stone was best for their
purpose, They found out where the
material abounded under the best con-
ditions to be worked. They planned
apparatus for mining and quarrying
1t. They transported the material for
long distances, half-shaped to reduce
the weight, and made treaties with
hostile tribes to secure the right to
visit the coveted spot.
The prehistoric man could tell just
how each kind of stone ought to be
worked and how it would do its work
after it was shaped. To such a state
of perfection did they arrive that our
most skillful flint workers, aided by
the finest tools of today, are not able
to reproduce some of the perfect
specimens to be found in our mu-
seumS.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15

s. Crops can be put in the silo dur
ing weather that could not be utilized
in making hay or curing fodder.
6. More stock can be kept on a
given area of land when silage is the
basis of the ration.
7. There Is less waste in feeding
silage than in feeding fodder. Good
silage properly fed is all consumed.
8. Silage is very palatable.
8. Silage, like other succulent feeds,
has a beneficial effect upon the diges-
tive organs.
10. Silage Is the cheapest and best
form in which a succulent feed can be
provided for winter use.
II. Silage can be used for supple
meRting pastures more economically
than can sotling crops, because it re-
quires less labor, and silage is more
palatable.
IL. Converting the corn crop into
silage clears the land and leaves it
ready for another crop.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Armenian.

The commemoration of the fiftieth
centenary of the Armenian alphabet
will remind those who know their
"Romany Rye" of Bellies remark,
when the author tried to teach her
Armenian, that it sounded more like
the language of horses than of hui
man beings. Armenian piles up the
consonants terribly; thus, the word
for ito kindle" is "prrigthsnel." An
indeterminate vowel sound helps such
accumulations out: but even so Ar
menian is not a beautiful language.
Few, as Sir Charles Eliot says, will
think it pretty to call girl "aghchig,"
or ones parents "donoghkh"
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
One Per Gent Limitation.

1t is truth that everybody admits
that little can be done in the way Of
spending very much more money un-
der present conditions. There can ba
a good deal Of redistribution and
equalization Of funds. and the state
can give more a'd to the poorer dis
tricts, but as for increasing to a con-
siderable extent the total amount that
is spent annually for school purposes
now, that is an entirely different prop
osition. The / per cent tax limitation
law, for example, stands like a stone
wall against any general increase N
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
BEGAN Career ,as Rootblaek.

Otto M. Elzemann Of Cincinnati, ap-
pointed head of the important state
department for examination of sta
tionary engineers, succeeding Charles
H. Wirmel, resigned, began his work
ing career as bootblack and news
boy in Cincinnati He was nine years
old when he started, and for several
years he was familiar figure to citi-
zens at a place called Nasty Corner" :"
The lad had the right kind Of stuff In
him and got on well. He studied engi-
neering at.night, learned the trade and
Afterwards became one Of the best
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Women VIII Tackle G. o. p

Women suffragists of Ohio, although
infinitely pleased by the endorsement
given suffrage by the state Progress
sive party conference, are far from
willing to be satisfied. They are going
to make Just as hard fight to get the
Republican party to endorse their
principles, although they are willing
to confess that the prospects are not
as bright as they were with the Pro
gressives, The Republican state CEN
trail and executive committees will
meet in Columbus next Wednesday
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Corn Root Worm,

An abundance of corn beetles in a
corn field should be a distinct warn
ing that the field should not be plant
ed to corn the following year but that
1t should be devoted to wheat, oats,
barley, rye or to any crop other than
corn. Crop rotation as means of
eradicating the worm is advocated
1t is stated that not since the insect
was discovered has there been case
on record where corn has been in
jured when grown on land planted the
season before to such small grain
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
HeIped Capture Jeff Davis.

Marysville.-John Newlove, seven
ty-four, who was the first soldier in
Union county to enlist in the Civil
War, is dead of paralysis. Newlove was
one of the special detail from the First
Ohio cavalry which assisted in cap
curing Jefferson Davis. For assisting
in this Newlove received $402 as his
share of the 100000 reward which
congress offered.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Many Candidates Expected.

The lead having been taken by At
torney General Hogan, candidates for
United States senator are now ex-
pected in numbers. Many have been
waiting merely for the ice to be
broken, and now that this has been
accomplished, timidity and diffidence
are expected to disappear. Charles l..
Swain, speaker of the Ohio house of
representatives, may be the second
entry, according to the belief of his
friends. The Hogan precedent in an
nouncing general platform also prob
ably will be followed by the rest. .,S6a
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
FINGER Prints of Babies.

At Spokane, the finger prints of all
newly-born children are taken upon
the certificate of birth. By this
means, the identity of citizen can
be traced from the cradle to the
grave If that method were resort.
ed to at founding asylums, when un-
fortunate mothers leave their babies,
there would always remain means of
identification. AreCent case has called
attention to this class Of human
Rriefs.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Rockefeller Aids Y. M, C. A.

Columbus. - DR.. Andrew Timber
man of this city has just re-
ceived a cheek from John D. Rookie
feller for $36,24460 for Young Mems
Christian association work in Ohio.
The fund is to be applied towards re-
Mobilization Of association quarters in
Dayton, Hamilton and Marietta. They
were seriously damaged by the floods
last March.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15

crops as wheat, rye, barley or oats.
The worm is regarded as one OF
the easiest pests to control under
crop rotation methods provided the
farm is not subject to overflow, thus
necessitating the planting of corn con.
secutively.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Courts and Weds in Short Time.

Findlay. - All records for court
ship and marriage were broken
here when George A. Vogel of Chicago,
structural iron worker, proposed to
Miss Jeanette Bodkins, cigarmaker,
over the telephone on dare. The
entire proceedings just consumed "a
minutes. Vogel had known the young
woman for some time.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Mo Beer at Christeninus

Steubenville. - Officials have an
nounced that they will grant for
eigners no more permits to have
beer at christenings. They have
learned the same baby is used over
and over again as an excuse for beer
parties.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
WHY SILAGE GAINS
IN PUBLIC FAVOR
Cheapest and Best Form In
Which SuCcuIent Feed Is Pro-
vided for in Winter.
(By IT, f. WOODwARD.)

1. More feed can be stored in q
given space in the form of silage than
in the form of fodder or hay.
2. There is smaller loss of food
material when a crop is made into
silage than when cured as fodder or
hay.
8. Corn silage is more efficient
feed than corn fodder.
4. An acre of corn can be placed in
the silo at less cost than the same area
can be husked and shredded.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Shot to Death In Street.

Bucyrus. - Samuel Cassaro, twenty
four, was shot and instantly killed
on Main-st following a quarrel with
several of his countrymen. Several
foreigners were arrested pending an
:aYestigation.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15

Akron. = Charles Ross, ar Ital-
ian saloonkeeper, was sentenced
for the second time to five years in
the penitentiary for manslaughter.
Ross killed Harry Hanna with club
last january.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Rox RESCUED Mlth Neoktie.

BrinKhaven. - Carlos Parson, aged
sixteen, was saved from drowning
after he broke through the ice while
skating. Companions rescued him
with rope they made Of their neck
ties.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Rich Foundry Owner Dies.

Youngstown. - William B. Pollock,
aged eighty, one of the wealthiest men
in this part of the state, is dead here.
Pollock established foundry here so
years ago and retired three years ago
as its president.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Rich Farmers Wife Kills Self.

Akron. - Mrs. Aaron CASTOR, aged
sixty, wife of wealthy farmer at
Turkeyfoot Lake, committed suicide
by drinking poison. Dependency over
ill health prompted the act.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Retired Capitalist Dies.


Findlay. The state legislature
was admonished to proceed with
its work slowly and cautiously in
resolutions adopted at the Independent
Farmers institute at Arlington.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
lest School board LAW.

Columbus. Quo warranto pro.
ceedings were filed in the supreme
court by the new school board of Gin
cinnati to test the validity of the
Jung small school board law.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Dirt Iniures PIo...

Dirt and filth taken into the stom.
ach along with feed impair digestion
and reduce the gain, also affecting the,
appetite and general health Of the
pig.
The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1914-01-15
Two Men Assault Woman.

Ravenna, - Martha Simpson, twen-
ty-five, wife of Harry Simpson, Ra-
VIENNA, was assaulted by two unknown
men in Courthouse park and dragged
200 feet, when her screams brought
assistance and the men fled. She
was found in fainting condition with
her hands tied and blood on her
mouth. Her assailants took her purse
and SO. They escaped.
Retired Capitalist Dies.
Cleveland. - Caleb E. Gowen, re-
tired capitalist. who was instrumen,
tai in the founding and growth of a
dozen of Cleveland's largest corpora
tions. is dead at his home here. He
had been i'll for five years, during
which time his heavy business inter-
ests have been gradually taken over
by his son, Albert Y. Gowen.
He was born in 1855 and had been a
resident of Cleveland 35 years. His
father, John E. Gowen of Boston, was
one of the widest known naval engi-
neers in the world.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-05-15

Congress made a very nice dlstlnc-
ton on moral grounds in passing the
agricultural bill last week. The
famous Rockefeller Research Society
had offered the government million
dollars for use in such Investigation
and experime nting as would eliminate
the boil worm, weevil, hog cholera
and other dangers which cost the
farmers SO many millions every year
in loss of crops and livestock. Con-
gress, however, refused to incorporate
this gift in the agricultural bill on
moral grounds. The Ranch has as
little regard for wealth accumulated
as the Rockefeller millions have been
as anybody can possibly have. still
we are inclined to believe that this
act of Congress partakes somewhat
of the old saying of. "straining at a
gnat. Great good could be ac-
complished by the use of this money.
The losses to farmers from pests
amounts to millions of dollars every
year and such a donation as mention
ed could have been the means of saw
ing at least part of this tremendous
loss. None will dispute the great
good which has been obtained from
the thousands of Carnegie Libraries
which have been established. If Mr..
Rockefeller money is too tainted for
use for agricultural investigation,
Mr. Carnegie's is also too tainted TO
use for public libraries.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-05-15

Under the new currency bill Coop
erative land banks may be organized
along lines which will be of great
value to farmers. 1t would seem that
under this law the improvement of
our logged off lands could properly
be provided for. A bank can be or
ganized with as low amount of capital
as 800 The organizers will be
compelled to take out charter, can
receive deposits up to 80 per cent of
their capital and make loans on farm
mortgages. Loans may be made for
three purposes only, to complete the
purchase price, to equip the farm,
or refund an old debt. Loans may
be made for term running over 80
years and so arranged that the prin-
cipal may be paid off in sem-annual
payments. Interest must be paid
semi annually. This plan is very
similar TO what is known as the
Amortization" system which is
used so successfully in Europe.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-05-15
CONSTRUCTIVE FARMING

Changing conditions in every line
of industry continually call for
changes in methods of production,
and there is no industry where con-
ditions have changed to greater de-
gree and where changes in methods
of production are more imperative
than in the business of farming.
Increase in land values is increasing
the cost of production of nearly all
farm crops. In, some lines foreign
competition is threatening to lower
the prices of our products. In other
lines inadequate facilities for market
ing the product have left the pro-
ducers heavy losers at the end Of the
season.
Conditions are changing and meth
DDS of production must change If
reasonable profit is to be realized in
the business of farming.
Guess work will give way to &C.
curate calculation; the soil will be
made to yield the maximum; live
stock will make returns that will
leave safe margin above the cost OF
maintenance; labor saving machinery
and equipment must be brought into
use; better methods of distribution
must be evolved.
The old order has changed and the
day of constructive farming is here
farming that builds up-farming that
develops better methods; farming
that incr eases efficiency and produc-
ton.
1t is along this line that The Ranch
desires to be of service to yOu-tO
carry our ideas and the reports of
your experience to others and to
bring to you their ideas.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-05-15
CROP PROSPECTS VERY BRIGHT

The middle Of May never found
Pacific Northwest farmers quite as
enthusiastic over crop prospects as
May, 1914. There is scarcely cloud
on the bright horizon of crop pros
poets. In the big wheat belt of East
ern Washington and Oregon the acre
age of winter wheat has increased
until it is now the leading crop. Both
winter and spring have been ideal for
very heavy crop and $4,000, 600
bushels of wheat is predicted from
Eastern Washington alone. The
wheat is stooling out in splendid
manner with strong and deep roots.
Unless a very early drought season
should appear nothing can prevent a
record breaking winter wheat crop.
But wheat alone is not making
fine promise. In the fruit centers
like Walla Walla, Wenatchee and
Yakima as equally glowing reports
are SEM. Late spring frosts have
passed without serious damage except
in limited areas and the early season
is responsible for remarkable setting
of fruit. In Western Washington
the same story can be told in advance
vegetation. In fact crops are nearly
a month in advance of usual seasons
Perhaps the berries never looked as
fine as they do this season, Grass
has made a wonderful growth and
dairy COWS are in unusually fine con-
dition.
Oregon reports that her fruit crop
is also unusually heavy. A few
prune and cherry orchards we're hurt
by fros' but we're not seriously dam
aged. The spirit OF pessimism which
has been noticeable in business dur
ing the past spring is not in much
evidence in the farming community.
From appearances now 1914 is going
to be the banner crop year.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-05-15

The Oregon & Washington Railway
Company has perhaps done more
than any single individual or corpora
ton in the state to boost corn grow
ing. They keep Mr.. Smith. one of
the most enthusiastic corn boosters
in the west, on their payroll, and he
has done world of good in establish
ing this great cereal in the Pacific
Northwest. He has shown in the past
three years that corn can be made
one OF the staple crops of this cOun-
try, though 10 years ago it was not
believed corn could be grown success
fully anywhere west of the Rocky
mountains. Last year nder the di-
rection of this railway company a
corn show was given at Colfax which
proved to be one of the biggest boosts
for corn growing ever held in the
West. The same show will be held
again this year in December under
the auspices of this railway. Special
prizes will be gwen for boys under
18 years of age. Several hund
dollars in prizes have been arranged
for to be given tie contestants in
this show. The Oregon 81 Washing
ton Railway should have the en-
enlargement and support of all the
people of the state.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1914-05-15
SOME GOOD THINGS COMING

The editor of The Ranch desires
to announce to his readers that
we have in preparation some
splendid articles which will be
published in the near future. In
our June 18th issue it is our pur-
pose to give some splendid articles
on farm buildings, especially farm
homes and farm barns. These ar
ticles will be prepared by special
lists and the information given
will be absolutely the best obtain
able. On July 18th we purpose
to have some special articles on
dairying. Matters important to
the great dairy industry will be
discussed by we'll known writer's
and practical dairymen.
We also have promised us some
articles of special interest to the
wheat growers and fruit growers
regarding warehouse facilities,
cold storage at shipping points
and the handling of these great
products. These will be espe-
cially interesting to the farmers
of Eastern Washington and Ore
gon. The Seattle Port Commits
sion, which is making especial
effort to assist the farmers OF the
state, will give us authoritative
articles on the work they have
done, are doing, and expect to do.
We hope to have one of these ar
ticles in our June LIST issue and
one in our June 10Th number.
We also have in preparation some
articles on some successful CO.
operative enterprises among
farmers of the Pacific Northwest.
The first will appear in our issue
of June 1st
There will be no effort made to
sky rocket any of these numbers
for special advertising purposes.
They are going to be valuable and
every advertiser will get more
value than he pays for. The arti-
cles mentioned above are only a
part of the articles we have in
view.