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The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30
OUR WORST FRUIT TREE pI~r
tRS G.. NJ BfNTlfNl

Paramount et alI ihe insects causing
loss 81 the haflseultnrlsts and uur>afs-
men ln a small scale insect uo lar1er.
dlotus permcluS9s No lne~et ptst
received more attention aud has h8d
more written concerning tt NeA4}x
every experiment station IS the land
has published .ne p moEe oaHetns e~
TO its life history and rATaea@ and
remedies far lts control
Newspapers journals and ma~a1lnu-
have issued Volrme~ calling tbe efteu-
tion Of fruit growers tn the effects =
this scale pest and encouraging lee.s-
Iation for rs control Those Nho have
needed this aCnonitIoa of the tutn-
molo2lsts and followed their rocoa-
menGotions have satisfied themselves
that In spite OF the enormous damage
which. if properly pursued Will, re-
duce injury 10 the minimum The
careless, unhecdins grower who has
nothing tn way oI controlling the pest
scale-infested stock aaa haas done
suffers heavy laszee aud eventually is
r.. mpelled To So out of business tne
z eorticulturist or nuraeEs maut of
r pe, ised @ start anew.
IS 1pS the worst feature uf an at-
| tack san Jos8 scale is the difficulty
| OF recognizing the insect due to its
size and color, it is about l-16 of am
| inch in diameter y hem lat@Fe. and tu
| color it resembles the bark of tree 81
plant infested II there is very bad
infestation an ashy-eFay appearance lis
noticeable. again one may determine
| the presence OF scale by crushing
many of them. when an oils appear
ancc Is noticed.
# a female scale bc carefully turned
over with a knife or PIN there Will
De found underneath "a fiat yeHoWish
piece of rich butter. 1T has 10 legs.
10 wings no eyes. no antenuae jteel-
ers>. nor a distinct head. bat 1t doc
have . long. thread-like sucking pro-
boscis, with which il bores through
the bark of trees into the young, sroH-
ing wood and draws out the sap.
Early in the sDrin5 the adult female
begins to give birth to living youug
continuing to 40 - for about S.
weeks. after which she dies. Tht
younS scale has less. antennae an,
eyes, it moves about over the twig.
for some hours. teen settles down an,
begins to push its mouth parts slowl,
into the bark TO the sap beneath.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30

with any otner part Depth OF chest
should be balanced BY depth Of twist,
and width Of shoulders should be ac-
companied By width throughout.
In addition to the foregoing points.
the steer should have a pliable skin OF
reasonable thickness. covered by q
heavy mossy coat Of hair. Pliabnity
Of skin and nossiness of coat indicate
thrift and general well being. Thick
ness Of skin and hair indicates good
constitution.
Beef cattle on the market are
classed according to the commercial
use for which they are adapted.
Glass" designates The use to which
an animal is 10 be put. "Eirade" indi-
Gates the quality OF degree Of fitness
of the animal in that class. The same
grades. prime, choice, good medium.
fair, common, and poor or inferior,
run down through the classes from
the best to the poorest in the order
aboye named
The highest percentage Of good cuts
and the least waste in killing are the
| qualities desired in beef steers. In
| selecting feeders, however, a strong
| frame with plenty OF room Tor vital
| organs must be chosen fer the steer
| that would kill with least waste might
CUT dyp
side view OF steer, Mole ~Eaortsaess
oa iess. great depth ri chest, soil"
ramp and large thigh.
not lie strong enough to pat on the
greatest amount OF flesh economically.
\ wide, strong back, great heart girth
and smooth covering Of bones are es-
sertials in good feeder. The mead
| is an excellent index Of he power CT
| n steer to make economical gains. y
side view OF the bod5 from hooks and
knees to backbone should show Well
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30

ed flesh and make profit the diff
ference between the cost price per
hundred pounds Of the feeder and the
selling price per hundred pounds Of
the sanra steer When fat, Is called "the
feeding margin" There must always
be a sufficient margin to break even.
4 greater margin means q profit. The
necessary margin depends on the cost
Of feeds, the ability of the steer to
make gains, the initial cost and
weight, distance from market, season
Of year. the length Of the feeding sea-
son.
Cattle are usually fed sixty to nine
ty days, as a longer period often does
not pay. Ii is the best to select that
grade Of feeders which seems al the
time Of buying to offer the widest
margin, or the quickest gains in flesh
on q narrower margin. Il may some
| tirnes be better 10 fatten thin stockers
up to the butcher class than selected
| feeders up to prime beef. Selling t. a
| lccal buyer is usually the best policy
unless one has two CT more carloads TO
market However, shipping to the
market slas advantages as We'll as
risks The best time to market is
when prices are going up, for there
| is then ? keener demand.
| UNDER CUT
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30

hlled rectangle. The general form
should be compact and deep and
broad. Short legged animals are de-
sirable. Good balance or proportion
Of parts is very important. Feeders
are usually bought at the biz markets
or from local buyers. High priced
land cannot be profitably used to raise
steers. When To buy, depends large
IL on the buyers equipment the
amount ana time he intends To feed,
and on the condition of the steers.
1t costs more per pound to 1atten a
steer than the extra flesh viii sell for,
consequently the selling price for the
whole carcass must be enough greater
per pound to pay the loss on the add
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30
CHAR RACTERsSJICS NECESSARY
IN GOOD BEEF CATTLE

-.rar. Tor Feeding Must Have Beef
characteristics Fixed BY Beef An
c..-try-Thcse May BE Obtained |
Quite satisfactorily By Continually !
l.-ing Pure Bred Sires OF the Same |
YvgC and Breed.
THE block is the supreme and final
tast of the beef animal. The butcher |
desires an animal that Will deliver the |
hehcst percentage Of good cuts and |
Show refinement in parts that are not
edible i'm order to reduce waste. Fine
ness of bone, lack of paunchiness and
small head are thus desired by the
rurhor. but the steer with light bone
enaU pauuch and frail head would
he unable to go through the feeding
period and make economical gains.
Even though the strong, vigorous,
raracioue feeder may not turn out at
tna finish into the exact ideal of the
tuchcr, he is the one that puts on
UAe largest and steadiest gains, en-
Gurts heavy feeding for, the longest
Jme finally finishes out with the
greatest weight and yields the high
est percentage Of prime beef.
IN selecting feeders, there is per
LaDs no point more important than
the back. A wide. straight, strong
back with a well sprung rib. is es-
grugia. The girth of the steer should
ie lar1e-that is the distance around
tbp body back OF the shoulder should
be as large as I>.sible. This means
more room for Vital organs and in
aures "a better constitution than is
otherwise likely to prevail. Associ-
ated also with Il large girth is q well
sprung rib, making q wide back on
which there is room for the deposi-
t-an Of large quantity of high-priced
meat There is also greater depth of
chest and greater digestive capacity
with large girth.
The head is an excellent index to
trt caaracter of the feeder. because
there is a relationship between the
nWerent p1rts of an animals body.
Ihe steer with a wide head is usually
&uod feeder, for a wide head goes
WIN FOOD capacity for putting on a
large amount Of flesh. Usually the
steer with wide head will grow thick
through the body and wide across the
back. Width of muzzle is also inn
p"fiaut because it indicates capacity
for feed consumption aud for good
breathing. The neck. although not
choice meat is thick and short on q
good steer The shoulder should be
TFtnly covered, compact and wide al
the top. While width of shoulders al
me Top IS mark Of u good feeder
S,rtrs with extremely wide shoulder.
HHoutd not be selected, for they are
,3aaiI% coarse. The shoulder shoulc
hlrnd smoothly with the neck. leavin.
H' crease or definite line where tn,
neck and should meet. The rum1
'4At ne long, wide and level :
'taoptns rump is undesirable.
the coui ling, that is the distanc,
Io" th" Lust rib 10 the hook" o.
HlH point. should be short in accord
"Aeo with the general compactnes
o1"i'rd throughout. The steer shoul,
1850 he vide in his region and wei
m1sg'ed, with no Indication Of bain,
sway hacked. This is the region Of tn
non from which valuable cuts ar
select steers with short legs. 70
'''it ies# decrease the amount Of oifa
'h' increase the killing percentage
.N-' Short-legged animals do no
','fsi about much. They thus say
their energy and use their Feed 70
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30

gain.\ \ strong bone without coarse
ness is TO be desired. Too much re-
finement Is associated with ) eak
constitution.
Symmetry of outline. or balancing
OF parts is a very important point in
selecting steers. BY symmetry is
meant a general uniformity through
cut with no part out of proportion
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30

Lots Of men walk miles TO hear
political speech who wouldn't walk
q block TO hear q sermon
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-06-30

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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28

LONDON Oct. 2S.-The great battle for the posses
sion of the English channel coast is claimed by the French
today to be slowly swinging in favor Of the allies The
French however, do not the places where their al
legged advance has been made and therefore the infer
ence here is that the battle is still deadlocked
German reinforcements still rolling up today.
Flushing reports that the Germans rushing defense
preparations near Ostend and are hurrying forward
their artillery there preparing for airshp hangars and
harbOr mining.
Reports continue that the Germans have weakened
their center and left to get Belgian renforements The
French officially reported today advance about Ar
gonne supposed to be result of this weakened German
line.
The rebellion in British South Africa, of the famous
General DeWet indicates that the situation there is quite
serious The Portuguese and Belgian colonies in Africa
are now reported as fighting the German Coloniss.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28
MULE MEAT
5OLDFOR BEEF
IN LOUISVILLE
AFFIDAVlTS DECLARE SPECIAL
CUTS HAVE ADORNED THE
MEAT COUNTERS - DOGS SOLD
AS YOUNG PIGS.

Louisville, KY, Oct. 27.-The first
steps in an inquiry to determine
whether horse and mule meat is
being sold in Louisville under the
guisc of beef were taken today by
,,,or,IA ,IAiftrson county grand jury and
III e'i Society "' health. The grand
jury indicted Icher on the
technical charge of unlawfully SELL
ing a n;sbranded article, and the
beard of health, behind closed doors
heard the testimony of twelve butch
ers and dealers in an effort to learn
how widespread the practice has
been.
Affidavits have been placed before
the board declaring that horses and
mules have been slaughtered and
widely sold for beef. At least one
affidavit alleges carcasses of dogs
have been dressed to resemble young
pigs and sold.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28
GERMAN TROOPS
ORDERED To
KILL WOUNDED
PROVEN BY GERMAN PRISONERS
THAT THEY WERE ORDERED
TO GIVE NO QUARTER TO PRIs.
ONERS.

Washington, Oct. 27.-The French
embassy today issued the following
statement:
AN official statement from Ber.
lin via Sayville was issued to the
effect that this was an impudent lie.
"The atrocious order had, never
theless, really been given and carried
out and proof of it is in the hands
of the French government. Over
twenty German prisoners of the
l12th and 142nd regiments Of in
fantry forming the Stenger brigade)
are now held in France at Mont
Brison and st. Etiene. They have
declared, under oath, before the mag
istrate, that this order was actually
issued on August 26 and that in ac-
cordance with it, all French wound
ed found on that day were dispatched
at once. Officers, notably Captain
Curtins, personally of 10th regiment
superintended the execution"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28
AUTO DRIVERS
ARE GOING To
MEET TROUBLE
CITY DADS PASS AN ORDINANCE
AGAINST HORN, WHISTLES
AND MUFFLERS LAST NIGHT.
PENALTY FROM SIS to $25.

Last night the city commissioners
passed an ordinance prohibiting the
excessive blowing of auto horns and
whistles and the cut out mufflers,
which, if enforced, will add materially
to the city's wealth, until the drivers
learn that the decree of the mayor and
city dads is not a joke, For a long
time it has been practically impos-
sible for persons to indulge in con-
versation on the main streets of the
city unless they were versed in the
sign language, on account of the tre-
mendous exhaust of automobile en-
gines ranged along the curb or ex-
ceeding the speed limit down the main
street. Then, too, some of the one
cylinder cars were equipped with a
six-cylinder horn or sirens, with string
attached, and a half-crazed driver at
tached to the string, whose sole de-
light was attracting attention his own
beaming personality and making the
welkin ring with the hideous tones of
his danger signal. All this will be
thing of the past if the police enforce
the letter of the ordinance passed last
night, and it is extremely probable
that Chief Booker and his men will
not overlook a bet of this kind.
Aside from the ordinance passed
the city attorney was instructed to
bring suit against the county for the
penalty of taxes collected from city
property since statehood which here
tofore has been appropriated to the
use of the county. The regular bills
were allowed and the men of the
street cleaning department were given
raise of five dollars month in sala-
ry.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28
RELIEF FUND
RCOTTON| IN
THE SOUTH
PLANS OF SECURING LOANS ON
COTTON GIVEN TO THE PUBLIC
STAPLE is sEcURlTY-MUST
BE WAREHOUSED.

Washington, Oct. 27.-The compile
ted plan for the s135,000,000 loan
fund to take care of the surplus
cotton crop differs only in detail
from the previous announcement of
the federal reserve board.
The boards outline of the plan
was made public Tuesday night at
the same time that it was sent to
clearing house associations through
out the country. Responses are ex-
pected to reach the board before the
end of the week, and officials were
hopeful that the plan would meet
with sufficient banking support to
make its adoption certain.
The outline differs only in detail
from the previous announcements of
the board The fund, it shows, is
to be administered under the direc-
tion of a committee to be known as
the central committee to be COM
posed of the individual members of
the reserve board. Actual admins
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28
KATY R. R.
IN SUIT FOR
MILLIONS
CASE WILL BE ARGUED BEFORE
SUPREME COURT TOMORROW
- SUIT is BASED ON LAND
GRANT OF JULY 25, 1866.

Washington, Oct. 27-The Katy
land grant suit involving 100000
acres Of land in the former Indian
Territory, lying on both sides of the
Missouri, Kansas & Texas right OF
way and valued at approximately
S6O,000,000, Is involved in a suit
which will be argued before the
supreme court tomorsow. The Katy
Is asking the government for over
$61,0OO,OOO, as the value of the prop
erty at $40 per acre, which 1t failed
to obtain under the grant in the
act of July 20, 1866, and which is
claimed as a bonus for construction
of its line from Junction City, Kan,
to Red river.
The case hinges upon whether the
Indian title to the land in question
made one of the conditions of the
grant. Suit was originally brought
in the name of the state of Kansas,
as the authority granting the charter
for construction of the line, and this
went to court for the reason the
state of Kansas was not the claim
ant. Suit then followed by the Mis-
souri, Kansas & Texas railroad com
pany in the Court of claims against
the United States. There a demur-
rer was sustained to the company's
petition, the court holding that the
Indian title had not been extinguish-
ed within the meaning of section 8
of the act of 1866, and from this
decision the company appealed to
the supreme court Of the United
States.
Joseph M. Bryson, general coun-
sci for the railroad company, and
Judge II. s. Priest, both Of st. Louis,
will present the case for the claim
ant.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28

B0D|ESA ARE
RECOVERED
DEAD AS RESULT OF MINE Ex-
PLOSlON WILL NOT EXCEED
FIFTY ACCORDING TO LATEST
ESTIMATE.

Royalton, H., Oct. 2S.-Forty-seven
bodies have been recovered from the
Mitchell mine. The dead will not eX-
coed fifty.
The heavy decrease in the number
of dead estimated yesterday was ac-
counted for by the registration OF
scores of miners who had escaped
yesterday, but who were too busy as
sisting in the rescue work to answer
to the roll call of rescued.
1t was conceded early today by Of
ficials of the mine that thirtyseven
are still entombed and would never
be brought out alive.
The fire followed a gas explosion
that occurred five minutes before the
miners were to begin work. About fif-
ty men had not entered the shaft, but
the others had gone down and begun
to scatter to the various workings.
The sound of the explosion was
heard in Royalton and every az 70
person in the town, except the teIe
phone operator hurried to the mine
Rescue parties quickly were organic
ed and help was summoned from sur
rounding towns. Gas in the mine,
however, prevented the rescuers from
penetrating more than 1900 feet into
the workings and they were unable
to reach the 105 men trapped on low
er level, which was in flames. One
hundred and fifty men, however, were
taken from the mine unharmed, but
more than eighty of these had been
overcome by gas. Two died at the sur
face.
A mine rescue car from Benton, Ill.
arrived nearly four hours after the ex-
plosion with supply of oxygen, he'll
NETS. The work of rescue then was
pushed with vigor, and soon twenty
four bodies had been recovered.
Companies were organized to battle
the flames in the lower level, but ex-
perts feared it would be impossible to
subdue the fire unless the burning sec
tions were sealed. 1t was announced
that this would not be done until all
hope of saving the entrapped men was
abandoned.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28
BELG|ANS
ARE FACING
STARVATION
SEVEN MILLION PERSONS
FACE FAMINE UNLESS HELP
REACHES THE SOON.

Brussels, Oct. 81 by way of Lon
don.-About 100000 persons in Bel
gium face famine unless they receive
help from the outside at once.
The American minister of Bel
GUM, Grand Whitlock, says that less
than two weeks supply of food re-
mains in the city, while conditions
in the country districts are worse.
Though Germany has seized the food
in some cities for her soldiers, she
still disclaims responsibility for feed
ing the Belgians.
Mr.. Whitlock has had on hand
only peasants black bread and the
supply of that is short. One hun
dred soup kitchens are feeding over
100000 of the needy in Brussels.
Families formerly rich are dis
charging their servants because they
are bankrupt. Noblemen may be
seen slipping into the soup kitch-
ems.
The factories are closed. Many
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28
PARKER HERE THURSDAY

Gabe Parker, register Of the treas.
ury, appointed by President Wilson
will be in the city Thursday night and
will speak at the court house in be-
half of democracy.
Mr.. Parker has reputation as a
public speaker and is amply qualified
to discuss the questions before the
people of Oklahoma today. He was
induced by the state committee to
come from Washington and assist in
the state campaign, but owing to the
fact that his time is limited, he can
fill but few dates in the state. Every
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28
ENGLAND BUYS 600
HOUSES IN MICHIGAN

Bay City, Mich, Oct. PA local
manufacturing concern today closed
negotiations with the British Govern
ment for the manufacture of 600
houses, each 2Ox6O feet, which, it is
presumed here, are to be used in hous-
ing war refugees in England. The or
der calls for the houses complete and
ready for erection. To fill the order
will require about seven million feet
of lumber and large quantities of other
building material. 1t is said the 600
houses will accommodate $4,000 per-
sons.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28
GOVERNMENT FARMERS HERE.

Mrs. V. A. Nibiack and Mrs. DR..
Tucker of the A. & NJ. College, who
are organizing agricultural clubs in
the county visited Mary Niblack Tues
day night, they will be at Prairie Val
ley Wednesday night, at Loan Thurs
day night, at Oil City Friday night,
and at Woodford Saturday night. 1t
is important that all persons interest
ed in the uplift of agriculture in the
county meet with these organizers at
the places named. This work is being
done under the supervision of the fed
eral government
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28
No Quarter Was Given

LONDON, Oct 2S-No quarter was given by either
side in the BritishGe1man fight at the User Canal Fri
day night says the Times correspondent.
The British had captured the village and entrenched
it. That night bushes soaked in petroleum suddenly light
ed the country and the Germans sprang from the beet
fields by to attack the British trenches The advanc
ing Germans fell by hundreds. They were within thirty
yards Of the trenches when three whistles sounded order
ing their retreat The British pursued them with bayo
nets, many throwing down their and pleading for
mercy but were bayoneted
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28
German Attack Less Violent.

PARIS, Oct 28.-An official statement this afternoon
says that the German attacks less violent yesterday
between Neuport and Arras that all the French positions
maintained and that the French advances north and
east of Ypres.
The German losses in dead, wounded and prisoners
were heavy The Germans attempted violent night at
tacks about the Craonne district and repulsed In
Woevre the French continued to advance in the forests
between Aprimont and st. Mihel
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28
FRENCH CLAIM TIDE Of BATTLE
BECOMING FAVORABLE To ALLIES

Though the Germans are Still Rushing ReinfOrcements
Into Battle for Possession of the English Channel
French Claim Advances and that the Great Battle is
Swinging in Favor of Allies TOday-Germans Hurry
ing Defense Preparations Near Ostend and are Hur-
rying Artillery there-IndicatOns that the Germans
Have Weakened their Center and Left to Get Belgian
Reinforcements- German Night Attacks about Cra
onne District RepuIsed with Heavy Loss French
Claim Material Advance in the Forest Between April
mont and ST. Mehel.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-10-28
American Steamer Detained.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-The Ameri
can steamer KroonlaPd, bound for
Naples, has been detained by the
British at Gibraltar. The Kroonland
carries copper, which is conditional
contraband.