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WATER USED BY MANY CROPS
Alfalfa, When Once Started, Can
Withstand Almost Any Degree Of
Drought for Long Periods.

Drought resistance In crops does not
seem to be SO much matter OF using
small amount OF water as OF ability
TO go after water in the soil or to wait
until moisture comes This conclusion
may be drawn from Investigations be-
ing made by the United States depart
ment OF agriculture In Colorado. TO de.
termine the water requirements of
different kinds OF plants.
Alfalfa is generally considered a
very drought-resistant crop: when
once started II can Withstand almost
any degree OF drought for long periods.
But TO produce the same quantity OF
dry matter alfalfa requires more than
twice as much water as does corn.
Alfalfa requires S3l pounds OF water
for each pound Of dry matter ii pro-
duces. On the other hand. corn. which
Is not considered very drought-re-
sistant, requires only 36s pounds Of
water to produce a pound OF dry mat
ter,
All OF the leguminous crops. includ-
ing peas. beans. vetches. alfalfa. sweet
clover. and other cloYers. require large
amounts OF water in proportion to the
dry matter they produce Some OF the
most common weeds, such as tumble
weeds, purslane and Russian thistles.
require very small amount OF water
In proportion to dry matter The
cereal crops come between the legumes
and the weeds named. Wheat uses
513 pounds of water for each pound
OF dry matter. and oats uses 597
pounds. Buffalo grass Is one OF the
most economical Of all plants In its
use OF water: ii requires only 30S
pounds OF water TO produce pound OF
dry matter.
In the Colorado experiments II was
necessary to protect the plants from
birds. winds and hailstorms by means
OF wire-covered Enclosures. The screen
reduced solar radiation to about so
per cent OF the normal. Under the
conditions OF the experiment the ay-
erage amount OF water required to
produce one pound OF dry matter with
each kind OF plant was as follows:
Millet. 3ls pounds; sorghum. 322
pounds; corn. S6s pounds. wheat. 5i3
pounds; barley. 53i pounds. buck
wheat, 57S pounds; oats. 597 pounds;
rye. ss5 pounds. fax. sO5 pounds. soy
beans. 74i pounds; sweet clover. 770
pounds; vetches. 19l pounds; ciovers,
1877 pounds, and alfalfa. S2l pounds.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-09-30
MOISTURE CAPACITY OF SOIL
Improved by Application Of Manure
Also Cheapest Means Of Return
ing Vegetable Matter.

The application of manure is the
cheapest means of returning organic
or vegetable matter to the soil and the
maintenance of good supply of de-
caying organic matter is the first and
most important step in the mainte-
nance OF the productive capacity OF
the soil. 1t gives the soil better tilth,
increases the availability of the min.
eral elements Of plant food and i'm.
proves the waterholding capacity Of
the soil. in addition to being a source
Of nitrogen as plant food.-North
Dakota Experiment Station.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-09-30

No one Goa fail to be impressed with
the trimness and neatness of the fall
and winter styles In footwear. They
are somewhat palmer than those Of
the past summer. Shoe men seem
to have concentrated attention on nov
city In the manner of cutting the new
footwear and to consider perfection
OF finish the most important Of items
in Its construction.
Here are three OF the allleather
styles that are presented for milady's
consideration this fall. Her attention
falls first upon the shoes in which
she In to walk when out of doors.
Any one Of these styles Is to be
commended for the promenade.
A graceful boot OF kid is shown
In which the tip is narrowed and ex.
tended up the front to the top. This
gives a long. shapely line calculated
to make the foot look slender. Per
feet machine stitching outlines all
the edges OF leather. and even In the
stay at the back lines have been care.
fully considered. The heel is both
sensible and graceful. and the buttons
with eyes-eontribute to the fine
finish OF this model.
A similar boot is shown which fas-
tens with . front lace. This neces-
sitates Q Little change In shaping the
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1t is long wasted and opens at the
front. where. like many others. II Is
laced with cord A wide band at the
bottom takes the place OF belt and
Is prettily finished with buttons set on
at each side. This is simple gar.
ment that slips over the head. and Is
very good style.
Quite like the MILDLY suit in appear
ance. there is a one piece design with
short trousers set on to plain blouse
with the waist little heightened. II
opens at the throat with lacing and
has a belt made OF the material that
fastens at the front with a single but
ton. II is supported by straps sewed
to the blouse This Is made OF dark
linen with lighter collar and cuffs, and
is furnished with a small handkerchief
pocket The youngster slips into 1t
feet first and is well equipped for
romping
There are good designs In short coats
and Eton jackets to be worn over the
short blouse. TO which the trousers are
buttoned. Besides these. there are the
long Russian blouse suits. and in these
the blouse reaches almost to the bot.
tom OF the pants. In these the belt Is
OF patent leather or suede and is worn
low. The opening is at the front and
is fastened with buttons and button.
holes. Good-looking little coats OF
serge are much like the Russian
blouse. but are open from neck to belt
and fasten with buttons down the
front
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Knew His Father.

A school inspector asked class Of
small children: III had three glasses
OF beer on the table. and your father
came in and drank one. how many
would be left?"
None. sir" answered very small
boy.
But you don't understand my ques-
tion," said the inspector, and he re-
peated 1t again.
Still the boy gave the same reply.
"Ah, my boy" exclaimed the inspee-
tor at last. 1T is clear you don't know
mental arithmetic"
But know my father said the
boy, promptly.
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The little boy OF five or thereabout
spends his waking hours In suits made
OF heavy linen or cotton materials
made up in light or dark colors. or In
white. He is dressed up" In white,
but for play his suits are made OF the
various brown or blue shades or
of striped brown and white or blue and
white. Black belts of suede or patent
leather, and black silk ties, look well
with any OF these. Plain and striped
materials are combined in the same
suit The trousers, for example. are
made OF plain dark brown linen. and
the blouse OF brown and white stripe.
with collar and cuffs Of the plain linen,
Or both blouse and trousers are made
OF plain color, with striped collar
and cuffs.
The suit shown in the picture is one
OF many good designs in small boys
clothes. all OF them made OF washable
fabrics. Besides these, the little lad
may be fitted out with garments of
dark blue serge and. for the most for
NAL occasions. suit OF velvet Is lit.
tie extravaganza which excuses itself
because 1t is so pleasing and refined.
All the trousers in the wash suits
are straight and plain and are either
knee length or little longer. Some
OF them button on to short blouse
or shirtwaist. Others are buttoned TO
an underwaist and in others they are
gewn to the underwaist
In blouses the MILDLY" is a fayorite.
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FISH OIL MIXTURE
A GOOD REPELLENT
May Be Applied to Animals By
Cheap Brush or Sprayed on
With Small Machine.
(By c. C.. LIPP.)


Fish oil may usually be bought by
the barrel at about As cents per gallon
or in ten-gallon lots at 60 cents per
gallon. 1t is a good repellent for flies
and similar insects and may be used
in the following mixtures:
l. Fish oil. 8 parts; kerosene, 1 part.
2. Fish oil, 100 parts; oil Of tar SO
parts; crude carbolic acid, / part.
3. Fish oil, IL pints; kerosene, IN
pints; resin, ~ pounds; laundry soap.
2 cakes. Mix thoroughly and add
enough water to make three gallons.
4. Fish oil. linseed oil or kerosene,
/ pint; coal tar dip, pint; laundry
soap. one-fourth bar; hot water, Is
pints. Mix thoroughly SO as to form
an emulsion.
Any Of these mixtures may be ap
piled thinly to the animals with such
a brush as can be purchased for ten
or fifteen cents, or they may be
sprayed on with a small hand-sprayer
such as can be purchased for 40 or 50
cents.
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extension of the tip, and tn model
goes even farther than the buttoned
boot In adding to the appearance OF
slenderness in the foot.
The younger women are showing a
preference for walking shoes that re.
semble the boots which men wore a
generation or so ago. This resem.
blanee doesn't go much farther than
appearances as the shoes lace on the
inside, the laeing being made as in.
conspicuous as possible. These pret,
ty make-belieye boots are worn in
light tans. in tan and brown, in gray.
and in black. A pair OF them is
glimpsed here.
A real boot, called the cossack
boot, shows promise of developing In
to fad with the younger women
II has a short leg, turning back al
the top in band. usually finished
with a decorative pattern in cut.ou
work. II is a iaunty, saucy bit OF foot
wear which looks well with the Rus
sian styles In gowns or the snapp,
military modes that mlngle their dash
ing style with others OF the new sea
son.
JULIA BoTToMLEY.
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to apply 1t as top dressing on the
clover seeding; for the reason that
the plants will take up the fertilizing
elements and hold them in the soil
until such time as they are needed
for the crops that follow in the rota-
tion. instead of allowing them to leach
and wash away from the land. This
will also improve the texture and wa.
ter-holding capacity of the soil.
All OF the grain raised should be
fed out to live stock on the farm and
the manure returned to the soil, for
clover alone will not keep the soil up
forever unless 1t is supplemented by
the use Of other plant foods.
When we apply manure to the
clover We are getting the lever under
the very center of gravity Of the farm.
II we lift the clover crop the whole
farm comes up with 1t and produces
larger and more profitable crops.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-09-30
MAKE IMPROVEMENT
IN POULTRY FLOCK
OF lust as Much Importance to
Farmer as the Use Of Pure
and Improved Seeds.

Just row the agricultural press and
the country publications, too. for that
matter, are calling everybodys at
tention to the importance Of pure and
improved seeds. Poultry raisers. why
not take the hint and pay special at
tention to improving your flock Of
fowls. This is equally as important
as seed grain. II not more so, for
there is a mighty difference between
the dunghill kind kept by too many
and the graded-up kind kept by too
few.
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allow the ground to be put into wheat
which Is seeded with clover. II the
clover crop can be pastrred with
swine or cattle and their droppings be
allowed to return to the soil It will be
more beneficial than to allow 1t to be
cut and removed for hay.
The clover sod may be plowed un-
der in the fall and the following sum-
mer a crop OF corn be cultivated end
when replowed for wheat after the
corn. 1t will require but little clover
seed to insure vigorous stand. for
much Of the clover seed from the year
before will remain in the soil and
grow.
In applying manure to the rotation
on sandy soil. we have found 1t best
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-09-30
Protect Against Cholera.

The only means of protecting the
hog against cholera is by incubation
with hog cholera serum. or with hog
cholera serum and virus.
The serum alone confers an i'm
munity lasting from six to eight weeks,
while the double treatment (inocula.
tion of the hog on one side with
serum and on the other side with
virusl shows lasting or permanent
immunity to hog cholera.
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WAS miserable
COULDN'T STAND
Testifies She Was Restored
to Health BY Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound. & ,
Lackswanna, N. Y.-"After my firA
child was born ! felt very miserable and

could not stand on
my feet. My sister
in-law wished me to
try Lydia E. Pink
hams We egetable
Compound and my
nerves became firm,
appetite good. step
elastic, and ! 10 st
that weak tired
feeling. That was
six years ago and |
have had three fine
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-09-30
ESTABLISHING Alfalfa.

The sowing Of alfalfa in wide rows
and giving cultivation between the
rows has proved to be the most Ger.
tain way Of establishing this great
crop In all the different areas.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-09-30
Retain Moisture In Soil.

The moisture that falls from the sky
is likely to be sucked up again unless
prevented. Frequent. shallow cuftiva.
tion means that II will be retained In
the soil.
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-09-30

important 10 Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle oi
CASTORIA. safe and sure remedy for
infants and children. and see that II
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-09-30

Grass Criticism.
Hubby, dear, is my gown CONNIE il
faut?" asked Mrs. Gadders.
How do ! know" growled Mr.. Cad.
ders. If you mean is it the kind OF
dress 1t ought to be against the law
to wear, why. yes
Be happy. Use Red Cross Bag Blue;
much better than liquid blue. Delights
the laundress. All grocers. Adv.
Fame is bubble, but il is just as
well to allow someone else to blow
yours for you,
The Raymer enterprise., 1915-09-30
JULIA BoTToMLeY.

Don't hurrah for anybody. There
Ia too much AaAse as II IL
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1915-12-17

The rotogravure section Of the
Pittsburgh (Pa.) Times contained a
full page portrait Of the Rev. J.
Leonard Levy.
The American Jewish world. [volume] (Minneapolis ;) 1915-current, 1915-12-17
SOCIAL NEWS

The Grata Club was organized last
Saturday evening at the Talmud Torah,
under the direction of Miss Eleanor
Bresky. Officers were elected as fol-
lows: Abe Shapiro, president; Marshall
Cohen, vice-president; William Abra
mowitz, secretary; Benjamin Frendell,
assistant secretary; Emil Silverman,
seargent-at-arms.
The Ladies of the Moshev Zkenim
(Home for the Aged will give dance
Sunday, January 2, 1916 at the Royal
Arcanum Hail.
The Ner Tamid Club is giving "a
Safety First Matinee, Sunday afternoon
December 10, at the Talmud Torah Au-
ditorium. Cards and dancing constitute
the program for the afternoon.
The Hatikwoh Club announces Tues
day, January 18th, 1916, as the date
chosen for it's Leap Year Dance to take
place at the Royal Arcanum Hall.
The Shaarei Tefilah Club entertained
at whist party, Tuesday evening, Dec
IA, at the home of the Misses Blumen-
son, 2O17 Emerson Ave. S. Cards were
played at seven tables.
The Deborah Society will hold a regu
lar meeting on Monday evening, Deem
Der goth, in the vestry rooms OF the
Adath Yeshurun Synagogue. All mem
bers are requested to be present and
settle for their tickets at this meeting.
The Adath Yeshurun and Deborah Ba-
zaar enlisted the cooperation and assist
ance of an unusually large number OF
people:
Auctioneers-Max Shalett, Moses Ros-
enstein, Louis Rosenstein, Samuel
Schein, Paul Pink. Men Assistants-Jo-
seph Schanfield David Pink, M. H. Har-
ris, Leo Brill, Harold Mirviss, Geo. Sus-
kind, M. Dockman. In Charge of Bazaar
Mines. M. D. Dockman, A. M. Gross,
Geo. Suskind. Treasurers- S. Zal-
kind, Evelyn Shore, Esther Woolpy.
Those assisting at paddle Wheel booths,
flowers and candy Were-Mesdames M.
H. Harris, S. Zimmerman, A. Zekman,
Goodman, J. Harris, M. Grais, H. Miller,
Poison, Shupert, B. H. Harris, M. u.
Wolk, NJ Cohen, Deckter, J. B. Kaso-
wits, Ed. Gutenberg, l. Kulberg, and the
Misses Jennie Harris, Sophie Sternberg,
Rose Rosen, Jennie Shapiro, Nettie Brill,
Esther Brill, Evelyn Woolpy, Betty
Klein, Ethel Figen, Francis Cohen, Ruth
Phillips Ruth Nelson, Ethel Miller Lena
Barron, Resa Cohen, Clara Ginsberg,
Kate Kahner, Fannie Silverman, Eva
Sachs, Inez Hynes, Rose Ginsberg Clara
Kahner, Bessie Gluckman, Sarah Shere.
Those of the Herzl Literary Club who
assisted-Sylvia Goldberg, Esther Schan-
field, Eta Goldberg, Pearl Kleckner,
Sophie Sachs, Minnie Wolfson, Hannah
Ravitch. The features were-Folitune
Telling by Miss Anna Litowitz Esther
Wolfson and Mrs. Gutenberg, in charge
of Sadye Goldberg and Kate Kitzler,
and a parcel post conducted by Ethel
Abrahams and Tessa Woolpy costumed
as postmen
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GOOD FOR LONG WARM SPELL
Widow Teeter's Opinion of Her De-
parted Husband Evidently Was
Not an Exalted One.

The Widow Teeter's husband had
been dead only few weeks when
there were surface indications that
she was about to marry again.
The late Mr.. Teeter had not been
exactly model husband, and it was
the general opinion that his death was
stroke of good fortune for Mrs.
Teeter. but still the relatives of the
deceased thought that his memory re-
CURED a widowhood of at least year.
When the indications of the approach
ing marriage became apparent, some
of her late husbands friends waited
on Mrs. Teeter. and one of them said:
I'VE hear that you are about to
marry again. Lucy Ann
Well. | don't know that it is any
of your business" replied Lucy Ann.
but If it will give you any satisfac-
ton to know the facts. | don't mind
telling you that shall be a married
woman again In about two weeks
but Tom has been dead less than
three months" protested another.
We'll, suppose he's dead as he
ever will be, isn't he?"
But" said a third you ought In
common decency to wait until he is
cold
wait until Tom Teeter is cold"
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is .trong in what he achieves. not
throug.., the gifts he receives or the
goods he steals. Indemnity will not
raise another blade of wheat in our
land. To take ii from a beaten man
will foster in him the desire to beat
his adversary in turn and recover the
amount and more. Then we shall have
the apprehension of war always in the
air, and soon another war and more
destruction. Remove the danger of a
European cataclysm, and any sum ex-
torted from the Grays becomes paltry
beside the wealth that peace will ere
ate. An indemnity makes the purpose
of the courage of the Grays in their
assaults and of the Browns in their re-
sistance that of the burglar and the
looter. There is no money value to a
human life when it is your own; and
our soldiers gave their lives. Do not
cheaper their service"
considering the part that we played
at The Hague" observed tho foreign
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kept thoroughly cold at all times, this
method is not advisable.
The shipping of cream compels the
farmer to have separator. The cost
of the separator is often discouraging
to the man who has only two or three
COWS, and who, but for this expense,
could sell q small amount of cream.
This, however, need not prevent the
purchase of a separator, as some COM
panies sell their machines for small
cash payment, the remainder to be
paid in monthly or bimonthly INSTALL
ments. This enables the farmer to let
the COWS pay for the separator
Again, in the case of several farm
ers living near one another, one sepa-
by all The central separator offers
splendid opportunity for land
owners to encourage their tenants
to keep COWS. Even if the tenants
have only small quantities of milk, it
will bring more money in the form of
cream than if the milk were churned
and the butter sold. Carrying the
milk to the separator is also less trou-
BILE than making the butter
In sections where cream can be m IT.
keted, routes operated in some such
way as described are to be commend
ed provided the cream is produced
and handled properly, as they enable
the farmer to procure steady cash
income from Ais COWS by providing a
market at his door
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prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
Most of the surplus butter from the
farm COW in the South is exchanged
for groceries at the country store. On
account of poor quality, unattractlVe
packages, and irregular supply, the
prices received for this butter are very
low. Bulletins explaining how the
housewife can make good butter ana
how to put it into attractive packages
may be obtained without cost by APP
plying to the department of agricul-
ture, Washington. D. C.
Purchasers of butter like to buy
from persons who can furnish 1t the
year round Usually the market for
farm butter is oversupplied during the
summer season. This is because COWS
generally freshen in the spring and
thus furnish a greater supply of butter
throughout the summer, when grass
and green feed are abundant, than at
any other time of the year. For this
reason the price of butter is lowest in
summer and highest in winter. To
take advantage of these conditions
farmers should have their COWS fresh
en- in the fall; this would tend to
equalize the supply of butter through
out the year.
In many cases no great effort is
made to find a good market for the
farm butter. Too often nearby gro
Gerry stores are regarded as the only
market possibility. Boarding houses,
women's clubs, hotels and restau-
rants, and private families, not only
in the home towns but in surrounding
towns. should be canvassed and sam
pie of the butter exhibited. In this
way a good market for farm butter
may be secured if the butter is of
good quality and can be supplied reg
ularly.
The frequency of delivery will de-
pend upon the demand of the trade
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lcopyright. lgl4. by Charles seribner,s sons

in their stares and grasping at straw
only panic, as | said. If" his
voice rising hoarsely and catching in
rage.
I'VE have new government, new
premier!" Tureas repeated. with firm
methodical politeness. Westerling
looking from one fact to another with
filmy eyes. lowered them before Bou
chard. There's a room ready for
Your Excelleney upstairs" Turcas con
tinued The orderly will show you
the way"
Now Westeriing grasped the fact
that he was no longer chief of staff
He drew himself up in a desperate
attempt at dignity; the staff saluted
again, and, uncertainty, he followed
the orderly, with the aide and valet
still in loyal attendance.
Tive figures were in the doorway:
heavy-set market woman with a
fringe of down on her lip and a cadav.
erous. tidily dressed old man, who
might have been superannuated
schoolmaster. with bronze cross won
In the war of forty years ago on his
breast and his eyes burning with the
youthful fire of Grandfather Fragini's.
They got the premier in the CAPT
tai. We've come for Westerlingl We
want to know what he did with our
sons! We want to know why he was
beaten!" cried the market woman.
YES" said the veteran. we want
him to explain his lies Why did he
keep the truth from us? We were
ready to fight, but not to be treated
like babies. This is the twentieth
century,"
I'VE want Westerlingl Tell Yves.
terling to come OUT" rose impatient
shouts behind the two figures In the
doorway.
You are sure that he has one?''
whispered Turcas to Westerlings aide
Yes" was the choking answer
yes. 1t is better than that"-with a
glance toward the mob. Il left my
own on the table,
I'VE can't save him! We shall have
to let them"
Turcas's voice was drowned by q
great roar of cries. with no word ex
cept "Westerling" distinguishable
that pierced every crack of the house
A wave of movement starting from
the rear drove the veteran and the
market woman and dozen others
through the doorway toward the
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Activities of Women.

Charwomen in England number 1885,
061.
In some German towns women are
acting as scavengers.
There are over 800 woman doctors
in England and Wales.
England now has million and a
half surplus women.
Maori women, formerly eannibals,
now vote in New Zealand.
The German textile industries en-
ploy more women than men.
Female laundry workers in Topeka.
Kan, have formed a union and have
already made an agreement with the
laundries for a 54-hour week and a.
minimum wage of 81 per week.
The Womens Tax Resistance league
OF London, composed mainly of suf
fragettes and whose motto is No
votes no tax" has decided to pay taxes
this year on account of the war.
To induce American women to wear
cotton clothing number of Washing
ton society women have arranged to
hold a national cotton fashion show In
the capital city this month.