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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
RYE is DROUGHT RESISTANT
About the only Crop Gophers viii
Not Attack-Mskes Good Grain
for Feeding Purposes.

The question is often asked. what
crop can be sown that the gophers will
not eat? Gophers are very trouble
some pests, especially on the dry
farm. They eat ravenously almost ev-
cry green thing that is planted. Rye
has been found to be about the only
gopher resistant crop. They do not
seem to trouble It as they do the other
grains. A number OF farmers in the
vicinity OF the Wyoming experiment
station have grown rye very success.
fully while their other crops were
completely destroyed by gophers.
Rye is a good pasture or hay crop
and also makes good grain for feeding
purposes. II will also produce a crop
OF grain with as little moisture as any
other plant Its drought and gopher
resistant qualities make II especially
valuable 10 the dry farmer and should
be more generally grown. on the ex.
pertinent farm rye has also been a
good crop. under irrigation. either for
hay or forage.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10

tering plants that can handle carloads
are within reach of all sections and II
a sufficient number of neighbors com
bine to have 100 lambs OF similar
breeding, size and condition to ship
Jointly the returns are assured. It
will also be possible to secure visits
and bids from buyers when such a
number is promised. The lamb clubs
OF Tennessee have proved very sue.
cessful in this work. The same organ.
ization can be used in disposing OF the
wool.
In the countries where economy in
farm management has been studied a
long time the sheep is considered to
be necessary in utilizing vegetation on
such waste lands as are not wet or
marshy. But the sheep can hold its
place on high.priced land as a meat
producer alone. Compared with
larger animals 1t has some important
advantages. First. the lambs mature
very rapidly, being marketable at four
months of age or later, according to
breeding and feeding. This is an
economy, because a larger proportion
of the total feed goes into increase
Of weight than in slower growing ami
mails. Second, the sheep consumes a
greater variety of plants than do other
animals. Many of such plants are
detrimental to pastures and would
otherwise require hard labor to hold
them in check. Third, grain waste in
harvesting can be entirely recovered
by sheep. These facts prompt some
farmers to claim that the summer food
of sheep costs nothing, because what
they consume would otherwise bring
no returns.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10

The consumption of mutton per cap.
ita in the United States is increasing
every year, though the amount used is
much less In proportion to other meat
than in Europe. There are good rea.
sons for expecting a continuation of
good prices for mutton aud lamb. and
the demand for wool also may be ex.
pected to increase more rapidly than
the production. These facts are
brought out In a recent letter from a
scientist OF the department Of agricul-
ture to a southern farmer who in
quired regarding the possibilities of
the sheep business.
The departments specialist called
attention to the fact that while farm
raised sheep have often not been prof.
liable. this has usually been because
OF lack of proper attention and man
agement. Variations in price of wool
and mutton have stood in the way of
such general interest in sheep as
would cause them to be regarded as
highly as they should be in the future.
Ranges all over the world are now
carrying about as many sheep as they
can support under strict range sys.
TEN. and an increase in the production
OF sheep products must come mainly
from farms. Here. then. Is the farm
er's opportunity to take advantage of
the increased consumption of these
products.
While mutton can be produced at
low cost and there is a growing de-
mand for 1t, difficulty in selling may
be experienced in sections where the
amount of live stock produced has not
been sufficient to make it worth while
for regular buyers to operate. Slaugh
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
"INTERvlEW" WITH THE HERO
Happening When Man From the Front
Explains Things to His
Fair charmer.

"oh, Mr. Hero, I'm so glad to see
you safely back from the war. Sit
right down and tell me all about it.
I'm awfully interested. Wasn't II sim
ply terrible over there? And did you
really live in the trenches for weeks
at a time with shot and shell scream
ing all around you? l don't see how
you could stand it. Were you ever hit
by one OF those forty-two centimeter
guns? / mean by the bullet, of course !;
not by the gun. But then, OF course,
you weren't, or you'd have your arm
In sling or something Who do you
think is going to win? | suppose I
shouldn't ask you that, though. You
soldiers are not allowed TO tell mill
tary secrets. are you? Did you ever
really kill man yourself, or don't you
know? My uncle, who was in the
Spanish war, says you never can tell
whether it's your bullet or somebody
else's that hits the enemy. should
think that would be awfully annoying.
Not that you want to know that you'd
killed a man. but still you'd like to
know whether you're wasting your am.
munition or not. Oh, must you go so
soon? ! wish you would stay longer.
I've been so interested in hearing your
adventures. Call again soon, won't
you? Good-by."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
A Ouihhle

John B. Stanchfield, the lawyer. was
discussing in an interview in New
York the case of his client, Harry
Thaw.
But objections like that" said Mr..
Stanchfield. ARE mere bubbles. They
have no real bearing on the case. Like
the farmers wife, they only confuse
and embroil matters.
"A sickly farmer said to his husky
wife one spring morning:
81 see by the papers that a woman
down Paint Rock way goes out every
morning and hoes with her husband
well, what of it?' the wife an
swered. She could do 1t easily enough
II he's as thin as you are. I've often
thought of using you to peel potatoes
with"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
Boudolr Scenes.

Had l a young daughter, and did !
wish to pick out those pieces which |
deemed eminently safe, proper and
fitt!nS for her to see, should make 1t
a regular practice to recommend to
her only such plays as had at least
one OF their acts laid in a bedroom.
When the curtain goes up on an Amer
lean play or on foreign play adapted
for the American stage. and reveals a
lady's boudoir, one may be quite GER
tain that nothing will happen that a
very young girl should not see-par-
ticularly II the time OF the action is
night. On the American stage lady's
bedroom may be described as room
In which the audience sleeps.-George
Jean Nathan. in Smart Set.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
MULCH FOR POTATOES
Farmers Are Beginning to Realize
Importance Of Practice.
Where Abundant Yield Of Large,
Mesly Tubers Is Desired, Some
Other Means Than That Of Ma.
ture Must Be Resorted To.
CBy f. GITsKE3

Wy f. bllbhE III
The farmers OF the great West are
beginning to realize the great impor.
tance OF mulching potatoes. Years
ago when the soil was new this man
ner OF treatment was unnecessary be-
cause the soil was so rich in food
elements that the potatoes took an
early and rapid start and made such
excellent growth that the vines shaded
the ground, thus preserving the
moisture in the soil.
II would have been queer indeed
for these early farmers to mulch their
potatoes under such conditions and
when also. hay and straw we're scarce
articles.
But now the fact must gradually
dawn upon them that II they wish to
keep up the abundant yield OF large
mealy potatoes they must resort to
some other means than merely letting
nature attend to the matter to get
results
Perhaps II we understand the pres.
ent conditions of the soil It would
help us to understand more clearly
the necessity OF mulching The soil
through continued cropping has be-
come deficient in food elements andS
humus. Nearly every crop we raise
is taken entirely from the field and
no return is made in the form OF
manure, fertilizer or humus.
Under these conditions the potatoes
make a slow growth and before the
vines get the ground shaded the sea
son is 80 far advanced that the hot
winds and suns heat have taken up
most OF the moisture of the soil. with
the result that the crop is materially
decreased.
One should choose such time for
mulching when the first potatoes show
above ground. II mulched before this
time II has a tendency to make the
plants soft and puny. but II left until
the first potatoes appear above the
ground the plants will be stronger and
better able to push through the
mulching.
fairly light mulch is to be pre-
ferred to a heavy one. for two rea-
sons. First. there will be less trash
TO be removed from the fields in the
fall; and, second. a light mulch will
allow the vines to become low set and
therefore less liable to danger from
drought.
A light mulching need not be
removed from the field at all, but
should remain there and thus add
more humus to the soil
The mulching should be about two
or three inches deep when fairly well
settled. Hay is to be preferred to
straw for mulching az the latter has
a tendency to become hot during the
day, while the former will keep cooler
under the same conditions.
After the potatoes are mulched they
should not be molested except to pull
the weeds that might come through
the mulching
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
BEST RESULTS OF SPRAYING
Essential to Spray Thoroughly From
Both Sides Of Tree--Positlvely
Not Against Wind.

To receive the most beneficial re.
suits from spraying and to save the
mixture as much as possible It is es.
sential to spray thoroughly from both
sides OF the trees and positively not
against the wind. even though the
wind may seem light. It is evident
that II part of the foliage is not
sprayed the unsprayed parts are as
open to the attack Of fungous spores
and the stings Of the curculio as
though there had been no spray with.
in a mile of the tree.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
COMPACT SEED BED
FOR SMALL GRAINS
Soil viii Not Become Too Solid
or Firm II Narrowed as Fast
as 1t Is PIoWed.

For small, spring grain crops com.
pact seed bed is essential, especially
II grass seed is sown with the grain.
Soil win not be made too compact II
kept narrowed as fast as ii is plowed.
Every time It is narrowed you will
be doubly repaid in the yield Of the
grain,
In preparing corn ground, much Of
the work OF cultivation viii be avoid.
ed II the soil is brought to the best
possible condition physically before
planting
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
GREATEST OF SPORTS
GOOD REASONS FOR THE PoPu.
LARITY OF BASEBALL.
Men Love II for the Opportunities u
Gives Them to Disport In the
LlmeIight, and Young Women
Just Dote on II.

Baseball is the most dangerous
game known to history. When IL
comes to mortality lists, baseball
leaves football lap behind in a six.
furlong race on a mile track. Statis-
ticians have figured IL out that IL is
430 times as destructive to human life
as a Mexican revolution, and almost
as deadly as Mexican chilli Annual
ly II kills OF so many aunts. uncles
and grandparents that thinking peo-
pie wonder how the undertakers can
stand the steady work. For example.
in the course of one thrilling pennant
race, our Office boy lost seven grand
mothers.
For all that. we love baseball. Even
in spite of the grand-stand humorist,
we love 1t. II is our national game.
We feel that. since this country was
to give rs baseball, our Revolutionary
sires did not bleed and die in vain.
Men have much reason to love base
ball. II gives them the chance to ad.
mire skill, speed. strength, nerve,
courage and determination, and to
learn the latest slang and most pep
full repartee. 1t gives them the
cnance to boldly abuse and insult
other men without fear of conse.
quences and to exhibit their wit be-
fore large crowds. II gives them the
chance to set up real heroes and bow
down to them. Statesmen are cor
rupt, generals fight from their tents,
literary lions are pale, weak bodies.
But baseball heroes are real heroes.
And it-baseball-also gives men the
opportunity TO be as loud and silly
and joyously unrepressed as they
want to be. without being laughed at.
Young women like baseball, too, and
some of them understand II remark
ably well Some of them are said to
know the difference between the
pitcher and the umpire. There is a
legend that once there was a young
woman who could watch whole
game without asking: What are
they doing now?" and tell which side
won at the end. But that is believed
to have been written by Grimm.
Young women do not care so much
for baseball If they have to buy their
own tickets. But II you suggest TAX
ing one, she Just dotes on the game.
A woman always gets some enjoy
ment out of seeing her escort spend
money for her. no matter what 1t Is
for.
II is not always wise to take a
young woman to the ball game, no
matter how she dotes on II. She may
not notice the difference when they
stop batting up flies and begin the
game. She may think the pitcher
and catcher are playing against each
other, and complain because one of
them does not quit and give that cute
fellow with such jaunty air a turn
She may mistake the catcher breast
protector for a porous plaster. But
she will notice, with an ever-growing
admiration, the grace. sureness and
swiftness of the well-condltioned men
on the field. After which she is like
ly to size you up and decide you
won't do.
A lot of fine points about health,
happiness and success might be
gained from baseball-if most of us
weren't so good at mufiing them
Igdge
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
COMPARISONS.

"My income" said the boastful the
atrical star, lis much larger than that
of the president of the United States"
Yes replied the conservative per
son. But you can't judge by incomes.
Jack Johnson's income used to b.
larger than yours
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
How 70 Use Old Hay.

The old hay around the stack yards
will make good filling for checking
the washes about the meadow and
pasture lands, but If left where ii is it
will kin out the meadow growth. The
fencing surrounding these yards aisN
ought to be cleaned up, else it win
prove great nuisance when harvest
time comes
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
Horse With a Cold.

When a horse has cold with run
ming at the nose see to the ventilation.
Give steamed hay, soft foods and
liberal allowance OF linseed The
main consideration is to give the horse
time, and not send it to work until II
has quite recovered.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
Stitchl Stltchl

81 have just read an interesting
article about the sewers OF Paris"
said hubby. closing the book on his
thumb.
yes" replied wife, they're busy
night and day making shirts for SOL
diers."
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
Too Much for Them

Corpulent Individuality you can't
give me any reason why should not
enlist.
Spouse-Well, / should miss you,
dear, but the Germans couldn't-Lon-
don Mail.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
Sow Before Farrowina.

Just before farrowing the SOW needs
tut little corn. A succulent feed is
better The SOW needs lots of exers
else, 30 It is not wise 10 confine her
in close pen with her brood
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
Confident Prediction.

so you honestly think you have
the smartest boy on earth"
Maybe he isn't yet; but he will
be II he keeps on making me answer
all the questions he can think up
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10
But Not One Of Them.

Does he belong to the moneyed
class?"
Heart and soul. There's nothing he
wouldn't do for them"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10

Only thirty-third degree artist can
make a soft drink of hard water.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1915-06-10

Strawberry 5ed ls Essential.
Every home needs a strawberry bed
as much as a garden.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
A PUBLICITY LEAGUE.

Representatives OF Boise and seven
towns in the southern part Of the
state met at the rooms of he Com
mercial club at Boise Saturday af-
ternoon and discussed plans for per-
fecting the permanent organization
Of the Idaho Publicity league. There
we're present members of the tempor-
airy organization from Weiser, Pay
cite. Caldwell, Nampa, Meridian,
Knna and Glenns Ferry. Letters
were read from Idaho Falls but the
representative of that city was not
able to be present.
At the next meeting, called for
Friday. April 16, it is expected that
the permanent organization will be
formed with membership in 26 towns
and cities in southern Idaho. A
committee of d. r. Hubbard Of
Kuna, E. G. S. Brafnard of Payette
and G. G. Hubener of Boise were
appointed by President Sinsel to take
the necessary preliminary steps to-
ward organization
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
TO ADJUST WATER RATES

Unless the unforeseen intervenes
hearing of a suit which should result
IN adjudication of the duty of water
problem which has harrassed irriga-
ton districts up and down the Boise
valley for several years. will start at
Caldwell this week, says the States
man. This suit, which is entitled
Farmers Cooperative Ditch COMPANY
vs.. Riverside Irrigation district ct al.
is set for trial before Judge Bryan
in the Seventh judicial district. II
IS said that practically every irriga-
ton district taking water from the
Boise river is an interested party.
In previous suit the question Of
priority of rights was determined. AT
ina lme, however, the matter OF he
amount or water each district should
pc entitled to was not adiudicated. 1t
is stated that he various districts
We're given practically the full
amount they asked for. AS a result.
1t is claimed, some districts have
more water than they can use while
others suffer for lack of enough.
Trial of this suit was started in
January, 1914, but after two weeks
work was not completed and has
been postponed from time to time
since. Most of the interested parties
are now eager to have the matter
finally settled.
The present suit is supposed to be
OF friendly nature and costs of the
trial are to be borne by all the dis
tricts interested. Among the districts
which will have legal talent at the
trial to prosecute the suit are the
Nampa- New York, Pioneer.
Settlers and Middleton, in addition
to the Farmers Cooperative and
Riverside companies, named in the
title.
Government experts have spent
months in making a careful study of
the duty of water problem, Don Bark
having this work in charge. II the
matter can be successfully adjudfeat-
ed in the lower court it is said the
government will take no hand in the
affair. However. if no satisfactory
arrangement results from the suit.
It is understood to be the intention
Of the federal experts to assist in
solving the problem equitably.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
PeeYs on His Kind.

In every cline, from Lapland to
Japan, this truths confessed, that
mans worst foe is man. The
raying tribes, that crowd the sui
try zone. prey on all kinds an
colors but their own. Lion with
lion herds, and pard with pard.
Instincts tirst law their covenant
and guard, but man alone the lord
of every cline, whose post is God,
like, and whose powers sublime.
Man, at whose birth the Almighty
hand stood still, pleased, with the
last great effort of His will. Man.
man alone. no tenant of the woods
Prey on his kind, and laps his
brothers blood. His fellows lead
where hidden pitfalls lie, aud
drink with ecstasy his dying sigh.
W. j. Hoyne.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
BIG WIRELESS NEAR MERIDIAN

The biggest wireless telegraph
station in the state has just been
completed by H. E. Rawson on his
fine ranch, six miles south of Meri-
dian, says the Capital News. Mr..
Rawson is said to be a man of
wealth, formerly of Des Moines,
Iowa. 1t is understood he put up
this powerful wireless plant as
hobby. From here he is able TO car
ry on wireless communication with
practically any point on the western
coast He just completed setting up
two big towers for this station. One
is 155 feet high, is six feet at the
base and tapers to eight inches at
the top. The other tower is eos feet
high, is eight feet at the base and
tapers to eight inches at the top. The
wo towers stand 500 feet apart.
Clarence Scott OF Meridian built the
two towers and completed painting
them last Saturday.
Mr.. Rawson built this wireless
plant on his 160-acre ranch which
he has very finely improved with a
$4,000 bungalow, up-to-date barns.
etc. Mr.. Rawson has his own cleo
tric light plant on the ranch, has
storage batteries. dynamos, etc.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
THIRTY-FIvE CENT WOOL.

This is the prediction of woolmen
no win touch with the market. They
claim there are many instances where
wool has been sold the past two
weeks at 80 cents; that the top price
reached will probably be 35 cents and
that the clip for Idaho. Utah and wy
oming is better this year than it has
been for several years.
While local sheepmen claim that
the expense of growing wool is in
creasing the high prices promised
for this year means that growers in
Idaho are now clipping cleaner wool
than for some years past and that
many of them are holding out for
top-notch prices which it appears
they are going to get.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate Of Norman Melville Ruiek
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given BY the uader.
signed Administrative Of the estate
OF Norman Melville Ruick, deceased
70 the creditors Of and all persons hay-
ing claims against the said deceased. Ia
exhibit them with the necessary yolch-
ers, within ten months after the first
publication Of this notice, to the said
administrative at Room sos, Idaho
BuIididg, Boise. County Of Ada, state
Of Idaho.
Dated April 18th. 1915.
LUCINDA II. RUIcK,
Of the Estate of Nor
man Melville Ruick, deceased.
Oppenheim & Hodgin, Attorneys for
Lucinda H. Ruick. 4e-5t
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16

Fifty cars of tomatoes and peas
will be put up this year at Payette.
according TO L. V. Patch. former
adjutant general, who operates the
cannery at that city. I'VE have set
GUS goo acres of peas and so acres
of tomatoes, said Mr.. Patch. Some
of the product has already been sold
on basis of futures and indications
are that market conditions will be
good,
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16

As the concluding number OF the
lecture course at the Roosevelt school
west Of this place, Miss Margaret
Roberts, state librarian, gave a talk
Friday evening. The course, which
was arranged under the supervision
OF Miss Tyer. of the Community Cen
ter Lyceum Supply of Boise, has been
much appreciated by the people OF
the Roosevelt district.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16

W. g Smetherman. deputy for
Sheriff Pfost. returned to his
former position at South Boise
this week, and this leaves the
Sheriff with one less man than for
many years. Sheriff Pfost is run
ming the Office in an economical
manner.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16

Wilbert Fl. Tyer gave very inter-
esting and instructive lecture on
Civilization and the Present War;
as the final number Of the Meridian
lycenm course. last evening. Mr..
Fyer was secured. as were all the
other entertainers OF the course,
through the Community Center Ly-
ceum Supply Of Boise.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1915-04-16
All. The Invigorating Whiff of the
Pine Forest.

How it clears the throat and head
of its mucous ailments. 1t is this
spirit of newness and yigor from the
health-giving piney forests brought
back by DR.. Bells Pine Tar Honey.
Antiseptic and healing. Buy bot
tie to-day. All druggists. zoe.
Electric bitters a strong tonic.