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The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
ONIONS LIKE COOL WEATHER
Plant viii Stand Much Heat After
Making Good start-WiII Not Keep
Unless Properly Ripened.

Onions grow best In relatively cool
weather and require an abundance of
moisture during the early stages OF
growth. However, they will stand con-
siderable heat after they have made
good start. and ripen better II the
weather is relatively dry at the time
they mature.
This makes them an important crop
In central and northern ATTITUDES,
where the weather OF spring is cool
and moist, and a dry period normally
occurs in August or In early Septem-
Der. However, the season must be
sufficiently long for the onions to ma
ture before the autumn rains set In,
or they are likely never to ripen prop
erly.
Unless properly ripened, onions will
not keep. For northern localities Il
is sometimes necessary to use only
the earlier maturing varieties.
The above statements refer TO the
growing OF ripe onions. Green onisns
reach edible size in a comparatively
short time, and can be grown during
the normally cool and moist weather
or early spring in central and north
ern ATTITUDES. AS a commercial crop.
they are Of minor importance COM
pared with ripe onions.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
THREE GOOD POULTRY HINTS
Supply Of Grit 10 EssentIai-seIeet
wsiI-shaped Eggs for incubator
Hatch Chickens Early.

Unless the hens have access to a
free run on gravelly soil both oyster
shell and mica crystal grit should be
supplied where the hens may have
free access to II. II free range is
available the oyster shell will be sum.
cient.
In selecting eggs TO place in an In.
cubator only average-sized, well-shaped
eggs should be used as extremely
large or small eggs or eggs that do
not conform to normal shape will in
variably hatch a low percentage OF ir-
regular-sized chicks.
Early Matched chicks will make
more rapid growth than late Matched
ones. II one wishes 10 sell breeding
stock this Is a decided advantage.
Also II one wishes 10 market part OF
the chick crop as broilers and roast
ers the market is best for those
hatehed early In the season.-Fsrm.
sr's Review.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18

is the roosting poles in the winter
quarters.
q is the roosting poles in the sum.
mer roosting quarters.
III, II. the doors of poultry netting
!, the little door that leads from the
scratching shed to the end room.
j. cut straw scattered on the floor
OF the scratching shed in which to
scatter wheat. rye. oats and corn.
X, the dust box.
l.. the drinking fountain.
M, M, NJ, the floor which should be
OF sand and gravel.
N. the dropping board In winter
roosting department.
A house of these dimensions should
be nine feet in front and seven feet
tall In the rear. 1t may be made Of
any stun at hand. or to suit the
builder.
Many successful poultrymen prefer
dirt floors. but unless these are prop
erly constructed they will become
damp and muddy and a source OF
great annoyance to the person in
charge Of the flock and a danger to
the health Of the birds themselves. A
dirt floor should be filled in above the
level Of the ground at least four inches
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
Digging a Ditch In a Flash

Things move quickly nowadays. The
village OF yesterday is tomorrow
metropolis. Speed Is a requisite, and
newer methods that smack OF rapid
~ and labor and money saving are In
demand.
bitches that once consumed many
days OF hand or machine labor are now
being blasted out In almost the twin.
Killing OF an eye BY degrees man is
learning TO adopt some Of natures sim.
pie. but mighty forces. And the gul.
lies and valleys that old Mother Earth
has created by her natural upheavals
and eruptions are being duplicated In
a smaller way by some of the more
progressive and up to date farmers
Digging bitches with dynamite is
simply n newer and more improved
method OF trench building. The meth.
cd employed In wet work Is simply to
punch holes from eighteen to twenty.
four inches deep along the line desired
to ditch and then load each hole with
a charge Of 80 per cent straight dyna.
ute.
Long stretches Of ditch can be loaded
al fred at one time One cap placed
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
A Rothschild Arsenal,

The Austrian Rothschilds are the
only members Of the family to manu-
facture armaments. AS proprietor OF
the Wittkowitz iron works In Morayia,
Baron Louis de Rothschild, the head of
the Austrian branch, furnishes the
army with metal for its guns and the
navy with armor plates. These huge
works. the technical organization of
which is perfect In every detail. have
grown out OF small foundry pur-
chased by the late Baron Albert de
Rothschild. The development OF the
Austrian railway system il also closely
connected with the Rothschilds. They
financed the two largest lines In the
empire-the north and south lines-and
still hold good portion OF the shares.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
SQUASH INJURED By BORERS
Whole Patches Of Vegetable May Be
Destroyed by Insect IN Few Days
plan OF One Farmer.

Some years the Hubbard squash
vine is badly injured by the squash
borer. The moth lays her eggs on
he outside OF the vine and IN a few
days the eggs hatch into small grubs.
These immediately bore their way
into the stalk where they live un-
seen and for a time unsupported
For a while the vines grow well;
then. as the borer continues feeding
on the inside of the stalk the vine
withers and dies. Whole patches of
squash may be destroyed By these
Dorers In a few days.
In 1914 one farmer made tests OF
early and late planting The early
paintings were begun in April and
continued into May Sweet corn was
used as a companion crop, with the
early paintings to furnish shade for
the squash vines, but every vine ex-
cept one was destroyed by the borers
In all the early paintings.
He made late paintings OF seed
from June to July 20, which was
the last planting of the season In
order to hasten the development OF
the plants as an offset to late plant
ing. separate hills we're prepared
Holes were dug from eight to ten
inches deep. which we're filled with
rich soil thoroughly mixed with chick
en- manure. but he left saucer-like
depressions as an aid to watering
the plants In dry weather This plan
proved very serviceable, as no rain
fell during six weeks of midsummer.
The plants had to be watered fire.
quently to keep them vigorous.
Notwithstanding the drawbacks of
late planting and dry season, this
crop OF Hubbards was among the best
he had ever raised. Hardly a vine
was attacked by the borers. The
period of squash-moth flying was over
before the plants were above ground.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18

In cartridge OF dynamite In the mid
die hole OF the line Of charged holes aud
bred will do the work
A single row Of holes cap usually BE-
depended upon TO excavate ditch from
seven to nine feet wide and about thir-
ty to forty inches deep. Where larger
ditcbes are required the holes can be
made deeper and loaded heavier, or
two or more lines OF holes. spaced from
three to -four feet apart. can be used.
incidentally the holes can be made In
the toughest kind OF swamp or in food
muck beds, where other methods Of
ditching are practically impossible.
When the soil Is dry or the weather
Is too cold to use the propagated meth
cd OF blasting described above low
freezing farm or stamping powder Ii
used In holes spread farther apart,
often in large bitches as far as four
or five feet In this case each hole
must be primed with an electric cap,
as the explosive shock will not props.
gate In dry ground.
The cheapest lineal foot Of small
ditch is obtained by using the electric
firing method and farm or stumpins
powder.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
cincinnati MARKETS

Corn-No. white Csc, No. 2 white
6iis a CSC. No. yellow 65Isc, No. :
yellow 65G65Isc. No. mixed 64nc
No. 2 mixed 64964ac,
llay-No. l timothy s1S50ml9, No
2 timothy $3.50. No. 3 sl4.50. No. l
clover mixed SIC, No. 2 Sl4. No. l clio.
yer $l3.50m14, No. 2 Sli.50ml2.
Mill Feed-Bran s2lq 21.50. mixed
feed 1913. middlings. coarse s24.50Q25.
middlings, fine s25,50@26.
Oats-No. 2 white 4lhQ42, stand
ard white 4lq4ihsc. No. white 37is
G3sc. No. white 36d36Isc. No.
mixed 3sG3shc. No. 3 mixed $40
37lsc. No. 4 mixed 35is G36c.
Rye-No. 2 90cQsl.Ol. No. 3 $50
99c. No. 4 90@94c.
Wheat-No. 2 red sl.14qII5, No. 3
slOsdi.l2, No. 4 slq1.05.
Eggs-Prime lirsts SAC. firsts 3lkc,
ordinary firsts 25c. seconds l9c.
Poultry-Broilers, 2 lbs and under,
lie; flyers. over 2 lbs, l5c; roasting
chickens, 4 lbs and over. 15c; fowls,
8 lbs and over. 13hc; under s lbs, lie;
under 3ls lbs. l0hc; roasters, Sc;
ducks, white. 3 lbs and over, l5c; un-
der lbs. l4c; colored, 1901 lac: hen
turkeys, 3 lbs and over, ice: tom tur-
keys, 10 lbs and over. l9c.
Butter-Whole milk creamery ex-
tras 33c, centralized creamery extras
30l5c, firsts &c, seconds 24c, dairy fan
cy zee, No. l packing stock l9c, No.
2 lie.
Cattle-Shippers seas. butcher
steers. extra s7.25G765. good to choice
SIS S5G7 common 10 fair 81 az Mh Tx.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18

with very coarse sand or gravel or
broken rock and on top of this three
or four inches OF light soil. the whole
covered with q heavy coating of dry
sand.
A floor Of this kind will resist
dampness unless the house is built
In low or swampy place. No matter
where located the ground should be
thoroughly drained on all sides of the
house on the outside. OF course the
ideal dry dirt floor is made by first
laying tiled drains at the depth Of
about six inches, Is inches apart the
entire length of the house, extending
out on each side from six to eight
feet. This will absolutely prevent
dampness.
The open-front houses may be
adapted to the small flock OF the farm
or to any number of birds by simply
multiplying the units. This form of
poultry house has been tried In all
climates and has proved more salts
factory than any other.
In the extreme northern states
where the thermometer falls to many
degrees below zero 1t is well to pro-
tect the birds at night by a thin mus
lin curtain attached to a roller which
may be rolled up during the day and
let down at night but In moderate
climates this protection Is not at all
necessary. A muslin curtain should
be OF such texture that the air may
pass through II. otherwise drafts
will be caused and drafts are posi-
lively the most harmful conditions
that can affect poultry.
The open-front curtained poultry
house has been thoroughly tried at the
experiment stations Of Maine, Mime
sofa. Montana and In other states
where the temperature falls to 20 de-
grees or more below zero, and with
excellent success.
In those localities where there Is
little sncwfall but excessive moisture
during the winter months. the cur
tains should be left OF for in these
cases they are sure to hold dampness
In the house.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
Corn

Corn
Statc.--Estimate this year 100000.
600 bu, final estimate last year 81,
250,Oo0; price November 10 produc-
ers 81 cts. per bu- year ago 70 cts
per bu.
United States Estimate this yeaI
3090000.0OO bu., final estimate last
year 2673,0OOOOO; November price
6i.9 cts, year ago 700.
Wheat
Statc.-Estimate this year 100000
bu, final estimate last year 1850
O0o. prize November 4 TO producers
li05 cts, per bu., year ago iO2 cts.
United States. - Estimate this
year i.002, 100000 bu., final estimate
last year s9i,0O0,OOO; November 1
price 93i cts, year ago 97.2 cts.
Oats
Statc.-Estimate this year 1853, 900
bu., final estimate last year 3,675,00O:
price November 1 10 producers IS
cts, year ago 80 cts.
United States.-Estimat this year
4 ,5i7,000,000 bu., final estimate last
year i,iii.OOOOOO; November 1 price
$40 cts year ago 1919 cts.
Potatoes
State.-Estimate this year $780,
900, final estimate last year 2.25O,OOO:
price November 1 TO produces 50 cts.
per bu., year ago 30 cts.
United States.-Estimate this year
359,OOO,OOO bu., final estimate last
year i05,92i 900; November 4 price
COS cts, year ago 52.s cts.
Apples
State.-Estimatc this year 100000
bills, final estimate last year 3,OO0,-
900 bbls.; price October IS TO pro-
iucers $40 per Dbl, year ago si95.
United States.-Estimate this year
bbls.. final estimate last
year sLi00O00 bills: price October
IS TO producers s2ii per Dbl, year
ago $40.
More detailed data concerning crop
production. quality and prices will
be published in the Monthly Crop
Report" Of the U. s. Department OF
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
The Scent OF Flowers.

AS rule the scent Of flowers does
not exist In them ms In store or gland.
but rather as breath an exhalation.
While the flower lives IL breathes out
its sweetness, but when Il dies the
fragrance usually ceases TO exist. The
method OF stealing from the flower its
fragrance while II Is still living Is no
new thing, aud II Is not known when
II was discovered that butter. animal
fat or oil would absorb the odor given
OF by living flowers placed near them
ana would themselves become fragrant
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
FEEDING THE YOUNG P0ULTS
coarseIy Ground Corn Mixed With
Milk Makes One Of Best Feeds
for Young Fowls.

One Of the best feeds for young
poults is coarsely ground corn mixed
with either sweet or sour milk. or the
corn might be baked in a cake and
then moistened with milk before feed
ing.
One should determine as to whether
he wishes to use sweet or sour milk
and then continue to use the kind de-
cided upon as 1t is not advisable to
change from one to the other.
This moistened ground corn 10
gradually mixed with corn meal until
they receive clear corn meal when
they are about eight weeks old.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
GOVERNMENT CROP REPORT

Washington, ID. c., November &,
1915. A summary OF preliminary es-
Inmates Of crop production and
prices for the State of Kentucky and
for the United States. compiled by
the Bureau Of Crop Estimates, and
transmitted through theWeather Blu
reau, u. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, is as follows.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
New Idea in SiIage Carriers.

Nebraska experiment station. The
arm must be well guyed and strong
ly pivoted. The feed hunks are placed
In the form of a semicircle so the
silage may be dumped directly into
them from the carrier. as the arm is
swung around. Either hay carrier or
litter carrier track may be utilized for
this purpose
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18

A good poultry house need not be
expensive. II can be made OF rough
boards OF any kind. II floor is used
II should be made OF q double thick.
ness OF planks with a sheet of build
ing paper between. The sides and
roof should be covered with heavy
tar paper. bat:ened down over all the
cracks. the essential thing being to
prevent any drafts whatever.
The roosting closet should be sep
arate from the laying room and
scratching shed. Hens should never
be fed in the roosting closet nor
should the floor OF the closet be GOV.
cred with straw, as this gathers
dampness. Many successful poultry.
men do not use dropping boards at
all but clean the floor every day,
which is, all things considered. prefer.
able. OF course. II the droppings are
allowed to accumulate on the floor
the conditions will be as bad as II
allowed to accumulate on the drop
ping boards. Cleanliness 10 always
essential and whether the dropping
boards are used or not the roosting
house should be kept perfectly clean
and dry at all times.
BY sprinkling q little dry earth or
sand on the floor the droppings may
be removed in q few moments and
the floor can be kept clean with very
little effort.
The laying nests should be ar
ranged in an apartment adjoining the
roosting closet and here the birds
may be fed. This laying and scratch.
ing shed should be entirely open to
the south. the front being covered
with wire to prevent the intrusion OF
rats and other rodents.
A box OF grit and a box OF dry road
dust should always be kept in the
scratching shed. No matter how care
full one may be fowls cannot be kept
entirely free from vermin without
having constant access to dry dust
II Is their natural way of protecting
themselves from vermin and II they
are confined without being allowed to
dust themselves they are sure to be
affected.
Nests should be placed at least two
feet above the floor with a board so
placed on an incline that the hens
can easily walk up to the nest instead
OF being compelled to fly up. Young
pullets heavy with egg are often in
tured by flying up to. and down from
nests placed too high.
Nests should be arranged with
bottoms 80 that the contents
may be frequently removed and the
nests kept perfectly clean. The nest
should not be less than II inches
square in size. particularly for the
larger breeds Of birds.
No attempt Is made here to 20 into
The scientific considerations of poultry
houses used by fanciers or very large
poultry breeders. but the information
given is intended for the benefit Of
The small flock raiser. the farmer or
dweller.
The ground plan Of the poultry
house shown here is 10 feet by 80
'eet, and is divided into parts each IL |
eet by 10 feet.
The compartment on the right is
ised as a winter roosting and laying
)lace.
The center as a scratching shed in
winter and a shelter from rain and |
Jun during the summer
The room at the left is used during
he winter as a place of exercise and
n which to feed mashes and to water
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18

Let the words OF my mouth and
the meditation Of my heart be al.
ways acceptable in Thy sight, o
Lord, my strength and my redeemer.
Psalm XIX. Covcrdale Translation.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18

large. you will find the silage dis
tributer illustrated herewith a very
useful and laborsaving device. This
overhead silage carrier is described
in bulletin No. 145 issued from the
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
Courage.

courage my boy, is what your IA
tner shows when he keeps his shoes ON
when he comes into the house several
hours later than he told your mother
No would be."-Detroit Free Press.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
SlLAGE CARRIER is USEFUL
Labor Saving Device Can Be Used to
Great Advantage by Farmer When
Feed 10 Not Too Large.

II you have put up a good strong
silo and your feed yard Is not too
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18

Cooperate with your Count,
Agent in all your Agricultural prob
lens.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
MOUNTAIN AGRICULTURE

Conducted by Mr. Robert Spence Farm
Investigator
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18

Notice your hogs-Cholera i
abroad i'm the land.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1915-11-18
NOTES

Whitewash with lime the chick
en- house inside and out.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-11
CHAIRMAN CALLS OFF
INVESTIGATORS MEET


After having called the Special Com
Tittee on Investigation Of the Police
Department 10 meet tonight. Chair
imam Grundy last night was compelled
to call the meeting of. because OF the
absence from the city of several OF
the members Of the committee.
Chairman Grundy will go TO Atlantic
City to recuperate, and 1t Is likely the
committee may not be called until
about July l.
Messrs. Rogers. Melton and workmen
will be out of the city. Messrs English
and Ferguson are members Of the
Ordinance Committee which meets to-
night.
Chairman Grundy stated yesterday
that he was very sorry the meeting
could not be held, as he liz anxious to
close up the matter. Mr.. Rogers, who
goes to Omaha as a delegate to the
national convention of the 7. p. A. re-
GREETED the meeting could not have
been held prior to his departure. He
will be away about two weeks. .
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-11
CAMERON ESTATE
HELD FOR OLD TAXES

Examiner of Records William II.
Sands has reported to the office of Au-
ditor of Public Accounts that the es-
tate of the late Alexander Cameron is
liable for taxes on $4,000 worth of
property for ten years. the same hav-
ing been omitted In the lifetime of the
decedent.
It, is understood that the property in
question Is intangible, consisting of in
eress held in foreign concers. The re-
port shows that the taxes were omitted
for years beginning with 1905.
Added to this Is the assessment of
the property for this year. which Is
placed at iutangfbles to the value of
$1.0s5.000; cash In bank, $4,000; In
come, s74.s76. At the home of Colonel
Cameron for several years had been In
Orange County. the taxes will have TO
be paid on a large part OF the property
In that county.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-11
Mr.. COINS NIECE DIES
IN MARYLAND CITY

Miss illdA Gchneebsrger. Of haiti
more. Nd. niece 0f Henry ]. Cohn,
superintendent OF tho City Street
Cleaning. Department. died Wednesday
afternoon shortly after four o'clock
In the Maryland city.
Miss 0chneahNrger. who had Iarge
circle OF friends IN Richmond. was III
for but five days and but little hope
WAS entertained BY her relatives and
friends after Monday.
Miss 6chneeberrer made many
friends In Richmond on former va
cation trips spent In this city. She
was preparing to visit Richmond this
week before her Illness.
Besides her parents. Afiss Sehnes-
herRer leaves on0 brother. Mr..
ei9mund A. 6chneeberger. OF Balti-
more. Her father b. one OF Balti-
nnore's prominent businass men. whila
her mother WAS formerly Miss Bella
Cohn. 81 this city. A sister Of Mina
Schneeberger died here several yeaFa
ago.
made II Iatsr date.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-11
QUEST OF GIAADHEART''
DELIGHTFULLY."- RENDERED

THE Quest OF Gladhear.," the
senior class play of the John Mar
shall High School. was produced last
night I'm the auditorium of the school
before . crowd that packed the audi
torium. The production was one
worthy Of professionals, the play hav-
ing been written by two members Of
the graduating class.
1t was cieveriy written and COM
bined with the talent shown by those
taking part. rendered the play an
entire success. 1t proved to be one
Of the best productions ever staged
by the students at the high school.
Members Of the graduating class
compose the cast, many of them
showing exceptional talent as actors.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-11
WILL TELL. OF
RICHMOND ON TRIP

Plans we're made yesterday TO adver-
tise Richmond on the Blues transcon-
tinentAi trip In July at meeting held
yAsterday afternoon in Governor stu
arts officA- Among those present were
President RAed. OF the Chamber of
Commsrce: Major Bowies, of the Blues
battalion, and members of the two or
ganisationH
i Governor Stuart and the Blues will
leave Richmond for San Francisco July
a., being away from home twenty two
days. Along the route $4,000 copies Of
the Chamber of Commerce Journal will
be Distributed In order 10 show the peo-
pie out west Just how good a city
Richmond really In.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-11
NEWS LEADER TO BE
OWNED BY ROTARIANS

The Richmond Rotary Club will &c
to the office of the News Leader at
$50 o'clock this afternoon and will
take possession of the Offices and plant
OF that paper long enough to get out
a Rotaredition.
The club will not depend upon the
staff of the Leader for anything,
Rotarians having declared themselves
thoroughly competent to handle any
proposition, even a newspaper, and
having elected and appointed from
among themselves a staff that will
make the regular producers of the
paper look like amateurs.