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The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-15
Took q Bath In Bees.

A bath in bees,' in which a Wash. lngton man. barred to the waist, heaped bees over his body to show carnival crowds they were harmless, kept doe. tors busy a whole night picking out the stlngs.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-15

The apportionment from the state school fund for this county was $16,- 362.16. The per capita apportion- ment for the entire state is $2.12 and in this district we have total of 1,144 pupils and this will give the district $2,4252S from the state. With a slight increase in the tax and prob ably some increase in tuition and the fact that expenses have been greatly reduced we should get along very nicely, financially, during the coming school period.
 Still cutting hair and shaving at the West Side Barber Shop.-you are next.-Cragan X Cummins Advt.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-15

A lion has toothache in Cadwalader park, Trenton, N. J., and no veterinary will take chance.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-15

Craving q rest from married life, a Yonkers (N. Y) man asked the judge to give him three months in jail He got three days
The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-15

Triplets were added to her family of fifteen children by Texas woman.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-15
Odd Happenings
 In the Days News

A census enumerator classified two New York men as pickpockets.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-15
Farmers, Bankers and Merchants Should Fight
 For l2.Cent Cotton
Continued from Page One.)

>~~-~-~~~~~~~->~~~~~>-> this year from 4,341 ,000 tons to g. 636,000 tons-almost in half-and the effect of this cut will probably make itself most evident from now on as closer scrutiny is given the fruiting of the crop.
 The reader can easily see for him self therefore, that if we have only a 10,000,000 bale crop, the factories of the world would utterly drain the market dry, leaving it subject to such conditions as occurred a few years ago when spectators carried prices to IT and 20 cents pound.
 And now having pointed out that twelve-cent prices are justified bcause the 1915 crop is certainly 3,0O0,00O and possibly 5,OOO,OOO bales short of the worlds demands, meaning that factories and munition factories will consume all the present yield with the greater part if not all the worlds visi- ble surplus, 1 also wish to call atten- ton to the fact that
The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-15

A twenty mile cruise in a bathtub in the Tar river has been completed at Grccnville, x. C., by Arthur Warren, who shipped his clothes by express, wore bathing suit and incidentally won a fifty dollar bet.
The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-15
U. s. CAPITOL STEPS SOLD

John R. Mclean to Use Them In His
 Sunken Gardens.
 John R. Mclean, the publisher, has bought the front steps of the capitol, which after long years of use are be-
The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-15

Balloons are barred from Nutley, N. J., on Sunday unless you go to church CT for a doctor in one. Too many dropped in from nearby pleasure park
The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-15
V.-The New Federal Reserve Act
 lnsures Better Prices.

PfeSldent HlrSch Ot the Texas Bank ers' Association told the big Cotton States Conference of Southern bankers in Galveston: For the first time in the history of the South, gentlemen, the Southern bankers have the fnan- cial ability to market gradually this crop. It would almost appear as if the Federal Reserve Act had been drafted for the benefit of Southern producers" Just because the reserve act doesn't give the farmers all the help they need-just because it doesn't take the place, nor profess to take the place of the much-needed rural ere dits legislatior-is no reason for de- nying or minimizing the great advan- tages it does offer
 The Federal reserve system does enable the banks in the South where money is needed, to draw upon the great reserves in other sections for making loans on the cotton crop; or as Mr. W. P. G. Harding of the Fed eral Reserve Board officially says:
 Banks have now ample fla
 cilities which they have never be-
 fore enjoyed for redscounting the
 notes taken against such loans,
 and it is for them more than for
 any other agency, to determine the
 policy of the South in regard to
 the marketing of the present cot
 ton crop"
 And President Woodrow Wilson in a letter to MT. Harding writes: "It is evident from what you tell me, that the country banks with whom the farmer and other producers directly deal can get money at from four to four and half per cent. | think that we can confidently expect that the banks in the cotton States and in the agricultural regions gener- ally will content themselves with a rate not more than one or two per cent above the rate which they them selves pay.' It is up to the banks to justify this faith expressed by the head of the Nation
 And the crop can be warehoused. MT. Harding points out that even last fall the South had facilities for stor ing 11,577, ,465 bales, and these faci
The Prescott daily news., 1915-09-15
U.-American Prosperity Justi-
 fies Twelve Cents.

The American Bankers Association Washington, and what was the mes sage that President of this greatest organization of financiers brought the country? He predicted says a press dispatch, that an almost unbelieve- able prosperity is rushing on the na- tion," or to quote his exact words
 "When bank reserves, which are
 greater now than they have ever
 been in the history of the coun-
 try, are distributed, the nation
 will enjoy almost unbelievable
 prosperity. The volume of
 money on hand is so great that
 1t cannot find a natural outlet.
 The movement of the tremendous
 crops, with the attendant finan-
 cial activity, will still further in-
 crease the bank reserves"
 And manufacturers are no less op- timistic than bankers. The Factory Magazine of Chicago recently took poll of 163 Eastern and Middle West ern manufacturers as to the prospects for business in the fall Forty, or practically one fourth of the total number, declared conditions "excep- tional," 23 fine, or "above normal" ," 50 "good" IS fair and fairly good' only seven dull and poor" and only one much below normal and very poor"
 Another point not to be overlooked
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
Feather Eating

| have II pen Of White Orpington
chickens and they have started to
pulling out feathers and eating them.
Could anybody tell me what to do for
theml The ration they get is oats,
corn, wheat and meat ~crackllngs. 1
have green wheat and oyster shells
before them all the time.-M. n. c.,
Yukon, Okla.
The ration you are feeding IL pretty
good. | rather think this trouble IL
In the form VI a habit. Doping the
feathers with something NJ II disagree
able odor and taste Is often practlced
by p%Oultrymen. Something that con
tains the odOr and taste Of tar IL
recommended would take advantage
Of this and put a little oil Of tar
In the liquid louise killer and spray
the hens each night or 80 after they
have gone to rOOst. | would also add
some green fresh ground bone to The
ration. This may help satisfy thelt
acquired animal appetite for raw mat
ter and blood.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

them, and on the tenth day test them
out with the COMMON lamp egg tester.
II the fertility runs low, | would not
use the home eggs for Matching. l
would 20 to several ueighbors aud
get them to save the eggs Of One day
only. Mark them 10 tell where they
come from. Set them and test on the
tenth day. The neighbur whose eggs
test out best should be p~atronized. |
recently put In II trial setting Of eggs
from several farmers. They filled II
small incubator. The eggs from one
farm tested out w per cent good
from another, 10 per cent good from
another, 81 per cent good, and from
another, 20 per cent good. The value
Of this trial test IL readily seen when
looking at these figures. Suppose |
had bought eggs from the farmer
whose eggs were only 70 per cent good,
as | started to do. My hatch would
have been IA failure, wouldn't tn
1t is nothing but right for a breeder
to thus test out his w eggs before
selling them to his customers. II you
have several breeding pens you can
determine just how good the eggs from
each pen, are, and you can do 1t In ten
days. When you furnish strong fer.
tile eggs to a customer It il a great
advertisement for you, and then II
your stock IL bred to what you claim
1t IL you are sure to build up n good
business In eggs for Matching. When
the eggs Of a pen are found to be bad
the trouble should be sought and the
remedy npnlIed.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

passed. Taking up the first point. their
vitality and great muscular power
enables them to carry weight and reach
market with a minimum shrinkage.
Their activity" causes them 10 be
ideal furagers AMI feeders for the cat
tie lot. A prominent Illinois cattle
feeder who annually fattens hundreds
of hogs following steers, says Il pre-
fer the Berk' to any other hog for my
purpose because they are active and
sure footed at any weight; | have
never known n to go down under a
heavy steers hOof while | annually
lose a number from other breeds In
that way" The sOws farrow from
seven to ten pigs and raise them all.
We have never found Il Berkshire SOW
that was not quiet and dOclle at far
rowing time. The Berkshire ham was
the original Ham What Am" and
butcher shops I'm eastern cities adver.
tise It az a speciality.
Packers pay a premium for carlOt
shipments OF Berkshlres. At Chicago
and st. Louis where such are coca
s%ionally received they invariably top
the market they would do the same
at Oklahoma CITY aud Fort Worth n
shipped there. The power Of the boar
to transmit the valuable qualities OF
his breed to his progeny when crossed
on other breeds IL very marked since
the Berkshire has been n Berkshire for
five hundred years In England where
our parent stock came from. Uniform
lty Of color and markings IL worth
money on the market and always
brings II.
Speaking In a general way from prac-
teal experience we prefer the Berk.
shire because he il a hustling, hardy
pig that can be fattened at any age
from the profitable six months two
hundred and fifty FOUNDER TO the nam
moth five to seven hundred pound hog
and right under ordinary farm cOndi.
lions az farm conditions can easily be
made on any farm raising hogs for the
market. They farrow and raise the
most profitable sized filters and are
the most easily restrained Of any breed
we believe, AZ on Il place a twenty
six inch woven wire alone Ia sufn-
Client.
In the show ring the Berkshire more
than holds his own In competition with
other breeds, especially In carlot compe.
titlon has II proven the champion. -
A Breeder OF "Berks."
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
FiRht the XnrmIn

Not long ago | was on a poultry
farm that wis thought to be strictly
sanitary. The owner prlded in clean
llness and freeness from vermin. l
was asked to examine an incubator
and remedy II a little. When | got
to examining the machine my hands
began itching, aud on taking a close
look at them | found little mites
crawling In every direction. The in
cubatOr had been operated In the hen.
house and there II became infested
with the bOthersome little creatures.
Never give up. Never become salts.
fled and careless regarding vermin.
Keep up the fight from day to day,
Watch your mother hens and baby
chicks. Use insect powder and provide
n mixture NJ dust. ashes and sulphur
for them to dust themselves In.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

The true wolf and dog NJ the sheep
Industry ARE the wool dealer and
commission man and the meat lnspec
ton laws. Why should the most
hcolthul meat that Is raised pay the
largest inspection fees? Also. in mar
keting 500 lambs IN Oklahoma City
recently, 100 pounds Of hay WAS
charged against them. And I have
shipped wool to 81. Louis which lost
20 per cent In weight between the
rnilraod company and the dealer.
Study these figures over and think
you win find the dog and wolf.
have made some money In sheen.
lint the marketing has been very IN.
satisfactory TO me, although | have
done better than several other sheep
men, TO my knowledge, and expect
to continue with sheep In a small
way hoping the market conditions
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

100 pounds In Boston, pOultrymen n
Ing II necessary 10 obtain best res
10 feed the grain even at such a b
price. The grain Is uUt listed on
Boston BOurd OF Trade. In fact
consuming trade In Boston proper
dropped to half what II was 80
or eight years ago. This Is not
cause there Is less demand for II
aud milo as feed, but because co.
lions have changed with reference
the pOultrymen. Formerly there "
thousands OF small chicken farms y
tered through the suburban district
Boston and all along the Alta.
coast. The success OF these ~
farms encouraged the operation
others throughout entire New i
land, many Of them with investm'
running into six figures. BY far
greater amount Of kafir consumed
the East goes eventually TO these y
try farms.-VictOr ii. SchOffelme
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

In the control OF soil moisture /
desired to accomplish M OF
things, to increase the soil water
to decrease It. We are lntere,
principally In the saving OF the m
ture, and good drainage on low ]
will be Of assistance. Most crops
likely to suffer from a deficiency
water, or from conditions assOcit
with a deficiency OF water, someti.
during their period Of growth.
average water content Of the soil
be- Increased In three ways: l., BY
~creasing the losses from percola
and evaporation 2, by increasing
capacity Of the soil for water by n
iflcation OF structure and texture
by increasing the humus content
by direct addition Of water TO the
or irrigation.
The amount Of moisture lost by
collation. In very great II IL most
Id In coarse grained, loose soils Of I
texture. When the rainfall IL '
heavy, as high a. 30 per cent may
Lost In this manner. During
growth Of plants large quantities
water are lost by evaporation. !
Of this loss In direct from the soil
part is evaporated directly from
tissues OF the plants. II the Pill
which eyaporate the soil water al
desirable crop, the loss In proper
not to be avoided. Three hundred
900 tons Of water are given off In
manner for every ton OF dry ma
produced. The most fertile soils
Quirs less water for this work. w,
and other crops are frequently allo
TO grow and are plowed under or
allowed 10 develop among the pla
II will be e from the above
the loss OF water IL exceedingly z
when the growth Of weeds is
large.
The evaporation Of the water I
the surface Of the soil IL a loss WI
cannot be entirely prevented, but
be largely overcome by maintain
some kind OF a surface mulch. ,
may he a soil mulch produced by
face cultivation, or Il may be a IN
Of some foreign material, such
straw or manure. II will he seen I
these statements that the proper d
TO do Is to produce a reservoir an
hold the water which falls and |
to produce a mulch which will
vent as much evaporation AZ poss
Hdmus is one OF the most imI
ant factors in increasing the capa
OF the soil for water. This a be
creased by the application Of maj
or the addition OF any kind OF Y
table matter, Deep blowing will n
ly Increase the holding capacity
will prevent a good deal OF the W
from flowing away The work
slsts, first, In deep blowing,
firming the soil, and later In sha
and frequent cultivation, besides
the organic matter In the soil I
be kept to a very high standard.
fertility must be maintained
drouth resistant crops grown v
necessary Department OF Agron,
Oklahoma A. and NJ, College, {
water.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
Knflr OutseIls Corn In Roaion

Boston records show that kafir on
several occasions has commanded from
ten to twenty cents a 100 pounds more
than corn OF the same grade. Despite
this the demand remained steady.
"kafir has come to stay" n. ].
Ludwig, manager for the U. NJ. Cox
Grain company Of Boston told the
writer. "Kahr occupies the unique
position In New England Of being u
special crop for special feeding pur.
poses. II has won Its spurs fairly and
strictly on Its merits. II has given
large impetus 10 the Increased manu-
facture Of poultry feeds. During the
dozen years II has been used In Bos-
ton II has given entire satisfaction.
barring some heating trouble, due
largely TO dirt and foreign matter con
talned In the cargOes. All this can
be remedied, Last year kafir was
almost u|nobtalnable In Boston. We
even had to import RangOon millet at
$l.@ a 100 pounds TO take Its place
In part. No distinction Ia made be-
tNttl hhiAl hllu hillu Ol AHt bOhNON
market. There might be a slight
premium on one or the other because
OF others scarcity. They are regarded
by grain men and manufacturers as
interchangeable TO a great extent
Feterita il almost unknown in Boston.
Its larger berry il not Objectionable.
In times OF low or average price OF
kafir and milo Boston may handle
from 1000 to 1900 cars OF q 0,0OO
pounds each. When the price IL above
corn or very near 10 II, shipments
may drop to 800 cars"
The O. NJ. Cox Grain Company are
makers Of Wlrthmore poultry feeds
They have plants at st. Adams, VI.
Maiden and Bridgewater, Masa They
have been established thirty years and
their business ove all the New Eng.
land states,
Kaflr has sold as high az s2.26 q
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
Sheep Raising

l have seen articles published In
papers which, while they read very
well, showed that the writer had but
but little practical knowledge VI the
subject about which he wrote And
! have often thought that, n the man
who has the practical knowledge wal
Just able to write In Il way to make
himself understood, It would be- bet
ter for all concerned.
In the journal Of March tst Is this
sentence: "Sheep will also pay n In
n section where they viii not be mo-
Tested by wolves and dogs" The
person who wrote the above sentence
doesn't know the practical part "
sheep raising. Sheep can be protected
from dogs and wolves cheaper than
hogs from cholera or cattle from
blackleg, 30 why this howl about dogs
and w0lyes1
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

II you are doubtful as to the fer,
tility NJ the Eggs Of your flock make
n trial test before setting the majority
NJ the eggs, or before selling eggs
Tor Matching. OF course the most Of
Ms have already set what we desire for
ourselves, but there are always some
who come I'm with the late Matching.
This may give q good Idea, also, for
you next year.
Gather the eggs for one day, Set
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
Sell the Old Hens

I would sell all the old hens now
while the price is good. II win prob
ably hold up a while longer, but l
would make a careful examination OF
the flock and Gull the hens out un-
III only the thrifty, laying young ones
are left. Keep nothing over two years
old The old hens may lay you a
few eggs this spring, hut directly the
price will drop and overbalance her
egg receipts.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

Why the BerkshireI Because, for
vitality, activity, prolificacy, quality Of
meat, prepotency and uniformity Of
color and markings they are unsur-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

Clothing can be made resistanI
fire by dipping in q solntion 3
pound OF ammonium phosphate |
gallon Of water,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

Many a man who would steer clear
OF n graveyard after dark II not
afraid Of q tank full Of spirits,
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03

will improve w O, Eyler, Noble
Co, Cen. Okla.
The Crop Of Chicken Feed
Rcgiu making preparations for rails
INK suitable stuff for the chickens this
ear, You ha 70 tie land aud eli
mate adapted for chicken feed crops.
Put In some early kafir and maize
DO not wait until you fail to get Il
stand Of cotton or corn aud then plant
kafirs. See how quick YOU can ma
ture some grains for feeding the grow
ing pullcts and turkeys you viii have
by that time. Plant lots Of s%unflowprg.
saw turnips and raise anything YOU
can think " for the chicken feed. II
will cost you very little and yet Dring
In good returns.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-05-03
The Crop Of Chicken Feed

win improve W o. Eyler, Noble
-. ~. Allu
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-27
LAST U. S. NOTE TO GERMANY
EVOKES AUSTRIAN CRITICISM
VIENNA. July

VIENNA, July "a,
Austrian and Hungarian newepa pers
criticise sharply President wilson's third
note on Germany's submarine warfare
They unanimously declare It HARSH and
mot even IN aooordapce with the most
elementary demands OF neutrality" and
assert that America openly supports the
purposes Of the Entente Powers 10 starye
the population OF Germany and its allies
by cutting on their overseas supplies.
1T is plain" said the Poster journal,
OF budapest that America, regardless
OF her official neutrality openly sides with
the enemies Of Germany BY toleratine
what Is profitable TO England and her
alies and ~ the same time finding lntol-
erable every thing Germany does under
the pressure Of her desperate hght for
existence"
The Neue Freie Presse, Of Vienna. ana
the Azutsas. Of Budapest comment in
similar strain The latter concludes thus:
I'VE had expected something quite dif-
ferent from a nation grown powerful in
the spirit OF international law ana free
DOM" -
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-07-27
cap" WOOD ON VACATION
Firemen Send Away Leader Who
Scorns Pension.

Members of Engine Company No. 2s,
10th and Buttonwocd streets, gave Cap
tain Elmer J. Wood a rouslng send-off
to-day when he left with his family for
Fairview, Conn. TO spend a short vaca-
tion after 20 years of service in the Fire
Department. Captain Wood Is eligible 10
a pension being so years OF age, but ne
hasn't the slightest idea OF quitting His
has been a career OF activity seldom, IL
ever, edualed, and 20 stop work now
would be like lying down TO die, accord
ing to Captain Woods own words.
Many say Captain Wood has a charmed
life. 80 often has he been given up for
dead only 70 make his appearance al the
TOP OF some burning structure ana then
lead his men IN their efforts TO quench
the flames Many times has he suffered
minor INJURIES. but they never kept him
away from his work very long He mar
rowly escaped death In the great BaIti-
more fire OF 1904, when he was buried
beneath a falling wall Gap" Wood
as he IS familiariy known, was appointed
a hogeman In 1885 He was promoted 10
assistant foreman IN 1903 ana advanced
70 a captainey IN 1910 His home is at
1895 WIT street.