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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29

and the greatest care must be taken
to apply the spray at exactly the right
time to put him out Of business.
This insect varies somewhat in its
work, and 1t may be that for two or
three seasons in succ ession, damages
from it will not be large, but this
period Of relief may be succeeded by
one in which the damage caused by
this insect Is tremendous.
The whole secret of successful
spraying is to get the poison in the
place where the worms will naturally
go to eat it. If that Is done, the career
of the worm is ended, but If the
poison is applied to other parts Of the
tree. and the favorite hiding-places OF
the worm are not sprayed, 1t will go
on eating it's way into the heart Of
the apple. and the work Of spraying
will be lost
If we examine young apple when
it is first forming. it will be seen that
there Is little hollow called the
calyx-cup. This is covered over by
the circle of stamens, and this, in
turn, will be covered over soon after
the little apple forms by the five little
green lobes, which gradually close and
form the perfect roof over the cup
beneath.
The codling-motA lays its eggs on
the leaves surrou1ARg the clusters Of
little apples. The wQms do not hatch
out until several wesfs after the little
apple forms, but as coon as they are
out they hustle for Q f,iding-place. and
they find this in tho blossom end OF
the apple.
They crawl down Retween the little
lobes through the itamens. to the
very bottom of the calyx-cup, and
there. secure from tlolestation. they
proceed to eat thea way into the
tender seeds.
Now 1T follows, th[t If the sprayer
has done good job and injected the
poison down to the ht ttom of the cup.
Mr. C. Moth will meet his death with
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29
Testing Duck Eggs.

Duck eggs are very easy to test, be-
cause the shells are, as rule, very
thin. At a certain stage Of incuba-
ton, duck egg presents rather
strange appearance, especially to one
who Is not familiar with such mat
tiers. If the shells appear to be nearly
half empty, don't get excited. That 70
the way they should be. If they are
very dark at one end and very clear
at the other. rest assured that they
contain ducklings. It 10 during the
last stage, or rather. during the later
part Of the Matching period that a
duck egg appears as described above.
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suspended In solution. and Il d thsros
fore less troublesome than those
sprays which settle in the bottom a.
the barrel. and have to b oonstartl
agitated and stirred up, In or0sr -
get the best effects.
Arsenate Of lead precipitates slcWeyx
and II 1t is mixed with water su1fuA111
to dissolve, and then added to wa4e91
the rate Of about one pound to ~
gallon, it will do good work.
Commercial sprays of thas kfnd1so
never quite as strong a. they 1houbd
be. and many persons are Disappointed
at the results Of spraying. simply b.
cause they have been deceived IN ~
sprays they have bought
It 10 always advisable to n9he ouo0
own sprays where that u poss1asAA
and It u cheaper. However. Il b noe
. nice Job, and for that reason mary
prefer to take their chances with Q
commercial spray. Il.
Many Of these sprays arc a. eood
a. represented. and when ono can u
certain that they are gstt4n6 fun
strength. II Ia certainty much he4bsr
to buy sprays ready mixed e ont
feels able to afford the cost, x9thst
than suffer the inoonvenienoe. o. naka
Ing them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29

Grape Root-Worm: a, Adult or
Beetle; b, Eggs on Cane About Natural
Size; c, Eggs Enlarged; d, Full Grown
Larvae; e, Pupa; I, &, Roots of Grape
Showing Injury of Larvae; h, Grape
Leaf Showing Characteristic Chain
like Feeding Marks Made by Beetles
had unless the first spraying is fol-
lowed up, not only during the first
season. ut for every season.
For instance, in spraying for cod
ling-moth: The small apple grows
80 rapidly that unless the first spray
ing is followed by another in about 10
days, the larvae that escaped the first
spraying will turn into insects within
short time after the first apples
drop. and another spray should be
given to protect the fruit from the
second brood. This should be fol-
lowed by a third, or even a fourth
spraying.
In spraying for bitter-rot or scab,
good mixture to use 10 Bordeaux,
and this should be applied before the
buds open, to destroy the spores upon
the bark and twigs.
AuotHoT spraying, AEO1u IA1eo 70
i've weeks later, should be given In
order to cover such portions as have
escaped the first spraying. Careful
experiment shows that in orchards
where spraying has been done from
year to year, the accumulativ,' effects
are great: some Of these orchards,
which were % badly infested as to
entirely dishearten their owners, have
been free from both insect-pests and
disease. and have been brought up to
full bearing.
In spraying peach-trees to prevent
rot ana leaf-curl, the spray should be
applied Just before the leaf-buds open.
The foliage Of peach-trees Is delicate
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To KIN Elle Gophers.

Corn soaked e the following solu-
ton is good poison bait for the
gopher:
One ounce Of Qulphate Of strychnfne
dissolved in pint Of boiling water.
with an equal quantity Of sugar syrup
added and mixed thoroughly
After the corn has been soaked in
this solution. let 1t dry and then dis
tribute it over the infested areas.
If gophers have not disappeared at
corn planting time, seed corn itself
may be soaked In the same solution "a
hours without injury.
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When Il costs less than 10 cents a
tree to spray an apple orchard. the
wonder is that more are not sprayed:
apart.cularly the wonder grows when II
d !: nroven fact that the crop Is IN
erea II from SO to 800 per cent by
Intel igent spraying.
Che cost Of spraying is not easy TO
ASCERTAIN, or to make general aver
age, because Of the varying conditions
IN the orchard sprayed. An orchard
1T. who is supplied with all the mod
Urn machinery, and who has a large
number Of trees can naturally spray
his trees at smaller cost per tree
than the man who is handicapped by
lack Of equipment in a smaller or
chard.
Ten cents per tree is probably
Dery Jnw figure, but the average farm
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29
Sailing Butter.

Ono ounce Of pure, clean salt to the
pound of butter is the general rue and
NJ sets with the demands OF most con-
sumers Of butter. However, some peo-
pie prefer unsalted butter. The
farmer needs to inform himself az to
the wishes Of his patrons in this
matter.
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NOTES OF THE sHEEPEoLD.

Be careful about feeding corn, 1t Is
v>ry heating and too constipating for
the best sheep feed.
How about that ram? is he a pure
bred, or like Johnnie's pup, Just
dawg"? Remember. the best IS none
too good.
The poorer mans ewes are, the
more he needs a good ram and the
better one he needs.
Better get into line Runts never
did pay, and never will. The wise
farmer is buying the best-costs no
more to raise them.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29
Books on the Farm.

The farm library should be one of
the most interesting libraries since it
may embrace q wide range Of practical
subjects and still be within the scope
of actual benefits to its owner.
Works on birds and insects IN their
relation to agriculture and fruit grow
ing should be in every farm library.
A good work on the veterinary order,
treatise on fruit growing by some
recognized authority. and any other
scientific works the different tastes Of
a family may demand.
The value Of good home library
for the farmer can hardly be overesti-
mated.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29
Mus q F,ood.

Nuts form . very oonosnfzaesdoDuk,
Of food, IN many oasss more ~ tAAas
cheese. and when 1assooaiv assdaSAsls3
Of well-balanced ration. Nn3s. ~
plentiful in many localieisssnd shon1eis
not be allowed to 90 to waste. ~
pound Of walnuts VIII produce a1n1shs ]
three times % much sueeU - u
pound Of steak. Such being the qeS3;
would not the use OF q oonsldsE1kk0h
quantity Of walnuts, buttsGnutA GndaiI
hickory nuts be a valuable sddl3o9
to the households supply Of tno<
visions? !.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29
Fragrant Plants.

Tho pgtsA1s Of all sorts have q rich
odor which is stronger In the morn
ing and after sunset
Heliotrope, q sun lover, has an intox-
1cating perfume.
Sweet peas are as we'll known for
their scents as the violets.
Sweet alyssum and one sort Of blue
ageratum have delicate fragrance.
Candytuft L. In the same class. But
1rlnc1.
The verbenas, sweet scented geran-
1ums southern wood or old man, and
1smon verbena have q place on all
lists OF perfume plants for the garden.
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reach those blossoms which point
downward.
Most of these blossoms that point
downward may be reached from the
underside by turning the nozzle under
them and directing the spray upward.
The top of the spraying tower should
be Just high enough so that mans
head will come just about to the level
of the tops of the trees. This tower
may be placed on a wagon. and drawn
from tree to tree.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29
Feeding Young Calves.

Rations quite rich in protein should
be fed because the calves are growing
very fast during the first siSs months
Of their lives and in order to keep
them thrifty and healthy and supply
their systems what is needed to pros
duce a well rounded. smooth. thick
fieshed animal they must be fed an
abundance OF the very best kind Of
food. ,.
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barrel-pump. operated by man
with good muscle, will do the busi-
ness thoroughly, and the two or three
hours necessary to spray a good-sised
orchard, even when repeated three
times during the growing season, 10
time that will bring Its reward from
four to ten-fold.
In some cases very good results
have been obtained by single appn-
cation, but perfect results cannot be
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The effectiveness of spraying is the

The effectiveness Of spraying Is the
great thing II 1t is we'll done, the
results will be certain, but If poorly
done, they will be uncertain. 1t will
not do to spray half the buds, or
three-quarters, or even nine-tenths,
and leave any portion unsprayed. II
perfect success Is to be attained.
The codling- moth, which probably
does more harm to apple orchards
than any other insect, is hard to reach.
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his first meal; but If the poison has
not reached the inside Of the little
cup, the worm Will go on destroying
the apple.
If the sprayer waits until the little
lobes close over the calyx-cup, natur-
ally the poison cannot get inside, and
this is the point of the whole matter.
1t is necessary to spray before the
cup closes.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29
"Greens' for the Hens.

A good substitute ior greens can
be made by cutting up clover leaves
and tops. Pour over these enough
boiling water to moisten thoroughly.
Cover closely and let stand till nearly
cold, then add some bran and corn
meal: stir we'll before feeding. Feed
this several times week when green
food is scarce.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29
Care of the Lawn.

Cut the edges Of the drives and
walks. Remember the damage done
by wheels that have encroached on the
lawns. during the winter.
II the lawn was not enriched In the
fall be SIRE 10 fertiiize It the middle
or the last Of this month. Wood ashes,
bone meal, nitrate Of soda. and pull
verlzed sheep manu-e-espe cially the
first two-are good on tho lawn.
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orchard should be sprayed three times
q year. the total cost not exceeding
Is cents per tree, and at this cost the
operation will pay big.
A Kansas orchardlst writes: II
cannot tell exactly the spraying cost
on our orchard Of 80 acres. but I
know that the first year we sprayed
our 10-year-old orchard we made
three times as much money as ever
before.
Last year we sprayed three times,
and did good job. From these
sprayed trees there were practically
no wind-falls. and no apples were
even picked. or even sold from the
ground. About half Of our fruit from
this orchard sold as "fancies," packed
In boxes We would spray our or
chard II 1t cost 81 per tree
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29

Corn, barley and bucAwhsae ~
very fattening grains. tho latts. ha$4
ing e tendency to whiten the desn u
poultry. Sweet potatoes are anoile
and as such are fattenfng. but -
give q yellow ttnge to tho flesh.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29

Sow smooth peas, onions. and rad
ishes as soon as the ground can be
worked easily.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29
BY E. E. BROOKS

Diagram Showing Burrows Used BY
Short Tailed Shrews In Searching for
Insect Food. The Burrows Occurred
Under Chestnut Tree In the Woods.
there remained only very small per
cent Of the number that was known
to have entered the ground IN the
fall, the missing ones having evidently
been devoured by some small animal
whose burrows traversed the ground
beneath the trees in every direction.
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Children should early be tangfztts44ne
power and comfort Of cleanliness and
neatness, as the earlier In Tito such
habits are formed the better for b
is always more difficult to Overcome
a bad habit and substitute q food
one as the years advance.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29

Overseeing the dairy COW is worse
tbsn undertaking.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-04-29

To grow good crop Of onions re-
qutres rich soil, free from weeds, and
thorough cultivation.
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fighting the last naened disease. Pub
lie and private sa4&ariums for Its pre-
vention. Treatment or cure exist in
many places. The contagious charac-
ter Of the disease rs now we'll known
and patients are p8Dperly isolated. but
1t is a fact that Hnany thousands of
victims having t0kerculosis in more
Or less advanced Etage still live with
their families aRR do business with
their associates q they did before the
disease attacked Gem.
With many sp&A the splitting habit
is common and q atinual. With Grim
inal carelessnsq0 they pursue this
habit and LODI ordinances seem
powerless to pe3went the DANGEROUS
practice. Between such diseased per-
sons and the otA4rwise healthy world.
the fly is an {lble and persistent
spreader of tubsCe ulosis germs. Feed
ing as it does On liquid and semi
liquid. detected epatter, in which the
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If you do not like sheep. never ~
to keep them. It is like marrying q
wife to spite somebody elsa rs
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The silo stands for Improvement
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We need more thinking dairymen.
, 1915-09-02
Saratoga Chips

Geo. Allen was over from Pass
creek Saturday.
L. g. Sterrett was in town Saturday
from his river ranch.
L. L. Ruyle was in town Friday
from his Spring creek ranch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Grippe were in
town Friday from Spring creek.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Sowder were
in town Saturday from the ranch.
Len Kingman was in town yester-
day from his place on Spring creek.
MI. and Mrs. Sears and Mrs. Stew
art McPhail were in Friday from Cow
creek.
Mrs. Geo. Meason and Miss Nor
ma Meason we're in town shopping
Friday.
w. E. and A. w. Broadhurst were
in town Saturday from the upper
country.
MI. and Mrs. Geo. Edwards and
children we're in from Lake creek
Tuesday.
MIR. and Mrs II. G. Mowry and
Otis Mowry were in town Saturday
from Spring creek.
Mr.. and Mrs W. G. Condict and
Winthrop Condict were all down from
Brush creek Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Purvis who
have been visiting DR.. and Mrs. Price,
left for their home in Nebraska Mon
day.
Miss Dorothy Davis left yesterday
afternoon for her home in California
after having spent u month at the
Davis ranch.
Ed, Nelson says he has his Ford
broke to drive single, double and to
ride. He has mastered all OF its Sc
crets and his troubles are at an end,
Bert Laughlin received the sad in.
telligence last week by telegram OF
the death of his mother in Illinois.
Mr.. Laughlin is, himself, just begin
ming to get around, after having a
bad sprained ankle and was unable to
go home.
Mrs. Ekdahl, Miss Taylor, Nora
Doggett, Irene and Dee billiard,
Mary Kidding, Anna Hunter, Mary
Want, Susie Forney, Harriet Lee,
Florence Peck, Miss Myers and Prof.
Hasch are all in Rawlins this week
from this locality attending Teachers
Institute.
, 1915-09-02
Notice
OF Hearing Return of Sale of Real
Estate.

Notice
OF Hearing Return of Sale of Real
Estate.
In the District Court:
State of Wyoming
County of Carbon So
In the Matter of the Estate of F.
H. Kelsey, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that George
W. Sisson, as administrator of the es-
tate of F. 81. Kelsey, deceased, has
made to the said court, and filed in
the Office of the clerk thereof, a return
of sale of real estate of the said de-
ceased, made by him on the 21st day
of August, 1916, under a previous or
der of said court ; and that Tuesday,
the 2lst day of September, 1915, at
10 o'clock in the forenoon of said day,
and the courtroom of said court, at
Rawlins in said county aud state,
have been fixed by the said court as
the time and place for hearing said
return, when and where any person
interested in the said estate may ap-
pear and file written objections to the
confirmation of said sale, and may be
heard and may produce witnesses in
support of such objections. Said real
estate was sold to Isaac Wagner for
the sum of $4,000, and the following
is a description of the land sold:
Lots Nos. Nine, Ten, Fifteen, Six
teen, Seventeen and Eighteen in
Block No. Three in Riverside Addi-
ton to the Town Of Saratoga, Carbon
County, Wyoming, as said lots and
block are laid down, designated and
described on the plat of said town Of
Saratoga, on file in the Office of the
county ex-oficio register of deeds Of
said Carbon county, Wyoming. For
further particulars, reference is here
by made to the return on file with
the clerk of said court.
George w. Sisson,
Administrator of the Estate of r. FL.
Kelsey, Deceased.
N. R. Greenfield, Attorney. S-26-9-2
, 1915-09-02
Mrs. John Allen Dead.

A telegram was received here
Friday evening of the death Of
Mrs. John A. Allen, in Higgins.
vile, Mo, where she has spent
most of her time the past year
and a half under the care of a
doctor. She was suffering with
cancer, which was the cause OF
her death. Mr.. Allen, who is a
Pass creek ranchman, left immed-
lately for Missouri, and the body
was layed to rest at that place.
Mrs. Allen came here a few
years ago and taught school on
Pass creek at which place she
married John Allen. She was a
quiet, modest little lady, and we'll
respected by all who knew her,
and the sympathy goes out to the
husband and two little girls, left
to mourn her passing. Mrs. AL
len was a young woman and a ma
tive of Missouri.
, 1915-09-02
A Pleasant Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. D. F. Crout and
Mrs. Strand paid the Record Of
fee a pleasant and agreeable visit
last Saturday. Mr.. and Mrs. Crout
have just recently returned from
an overland trip in their car to
Denver and stated they had a
very enjoyable trip. Mrs. E. 81.
Bostwick, Mrs. CIRCUITS sister, who
had been visiting here some time,
accompanied them to Denver. AT
ter a visit there, she went to Fort
Scott, Kansas, for a visit with her
brother, George E. Brown, former
ly of Encampment, and then re-
turned to her home in New York
City.-Encampment Record.
, 1915-09-02
Natica for Publication.

Department Of the Interior,
U.S.Land Office at Cheyenne, Wyo.
August 9, 1916.
Notice is hereby given that Hattie
Nj. Kryder, of Saratoga, Wyo., who,
on May %, 1911, made desert land
application, Serial No. 07467, for
SRSE4, E1SW4, Lots 6 and z, Sec. .,
NE4NW4 and Lot l, Section 2, TIP.
II N, Range 50 W., 9Th Prin. Merid.
ian, has filed notice of intention to
make final proof, to establish claim to
the land above described before d. s.
Crawford, u. S. Commissioner, at Sar-
atoga, Wyoming, on the 18th day OF
September, 1915.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Matthew Watt, Samuel q. Hunter,
George W. Edwards and James G.
Brunett, ell of Saratoga, Wyoming.
S.12-9-14 W.E.C Chaplin, Register.
, 1915-09-02
Biz Mining Deal.

The Cheyenne State Leader ia
responsible for the information
that a deal is now pending for the
purchase of the Penn Wyoming
properties here by Salt Lake par.
ties, who will resume work in the
mines if the deal is consummated,
which is very likely.
Everyone knows that it is only
a matter of time until this prop.
erty is sold and the sooner it ia
done the better it will be for all
concerned, as it is depreciating in
value every year. The famous
Ferris Haggarty mine is known to
still contain an unlimited quantity
of very valuable ore, but on &C.
count of being idle for several
years, has eaved in considerable
and is said to be in a condition
where it will take q good deal of
labor and expense to again place
it on a shipping basis.
Besides the Penny Wyoming
properties, there are numerous
smaller concerns in the vicinity
of Encampment that will again be
opened just as soon as the Ferris
Haggarty resumes work.
Should this deal go through, we
understand work will be started at
once to repair the property and
place it in a position to begin
mining and shipping operations
again.-Encampment Record.
, 1915-09-02

Miss Martha Burnett and Chas.
Plummerlof this city were married in
Rawlins last Friday evening. They
returned here and will make this their
home.
81. Bailey of the Hat ranch was in
town Friday accompanied by Mrs.
Newell and daughter, Miss Blanche
Newell. Mr.. Bailey is the manager
of the Hat ranch for W. r. Ruffcorn,
a brother of Mrs. Newell who is a
large owner in the ranch. They will
exhibit two of the finest stations i n
the valley at the Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. NJ. Langtord of
Craig, Nebr., arrived here Thursday
on a visit to their uncle, John May
den Of this city. They were well
pleased with our little city and may
come back again in the near future.
They left here Monday for California
where they &C to take in the EXPOSE
tions and Mr.. Langford will also at
tend the meeting Of the Sunday
school associations, as sdelegate from
Nebraska.
, 1915-09-02

DR.. h. Talpers will make his quar-
terly stay in Saratoga for several
weeks beginning Monday, Sept. 8,
Those desiring work done by the la.
test approved methods can do no bet
ter than consult him Immediately and
get his prices, which are as low, con-
sidering high-class work, as can be
proeured any where in the west.