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The Washington times., 1915-09-26
GAYETY.

The Golden Crook" Company. with
Billy Arlington at the head. a Jacobs 6
Jermon burlesque attraction. opens al
the Gayety Theater tomorrow afternoon
for a weeks engagement. Mr.. Airing
ton. who Is featured In the principal
role. will offer = new routine of mate.
rial. Among other principals IN the
company are Frank Dobson. comedian
Eleanor Cochran, soubrette; Alva Nc
Gill. prima donna: the Beau Brummc
Trio. and Hite and Rofiow. ballroom
and whirlwind dancers. An added fea.
ture to the production will be the first
appearance in burlesque Of Sam Raskir
and his Russian ballet troupe, present.
ing his own and original eccentric
dance.
Other specialties to be introduced
The Washington times., 1915-09-26
POLI'S.

= Grand Army week at Polls will be
inaugurated tomorrow with the most
timely play that the Poll Company has
ever presented. 1t is David Warfield's &
wonderful comedy drama of sentiment
and patriotism, The Grand Army
Man" In this play Mr.. Waraeld was
starred by David Belasco for several
seasons. and this will be the first pres
entation Of it in stock, for Mr.. Beiasco
has alwoys held it because he expects
to present Mr.. Warfield in It AGAIN.
VIXEN the famous star tours America in
repertoire.
The Grand Army Man" Is to be pre-
sented here this week as a result OF Mr.
Belasco's desire to Compliment the
Grand Army Veterans who are to be
the city's honored guests
{ The play tells a story Of absorbins
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curing the first and second acts are
Frank Dobson. assisted by Sadie Rich
ards In songs and dances; Wall. pobson
and Arlington. presenting "Burlesque
Opera:" and Alva McGil'e. billed as
the nightingale" Twenty big musical
numbers and ensembles are to be inter-
polnted: including "Ragtime Jublee."
Beautiful Land of Long Ago" "Heav-
enly Ball" The Kiss Waltz" Watch
the Finish" Save Up Your Pennies. -
and Go. Go. Co." During the second
act ballet of the seasons will be given,
showing scenes of spring. summer, au-
tumn. and winter. featuring Hitc and
Rotiow
The production carries a chorus of
twenty pretty showsirls, who are prom
ihed 10 DC seen before the footlights
curing the entire performance magnifi-
Gently gowned in a numerous variety of
costumes. costumes. For the rendering of the
Sieciaities and five scenes the Golden
Srook Company is carrying more than
an extra amount OF scenery seen at bur
ieSaue houses. and many novelties are
said to be introduced in the way of
e'ec'rical and mechanical devices.
The Washington times., 1915-09-26
BELASCO.

s5E. H. Sothern, with Charlotte Walker
% leading woman, will appear at the
Belasco tomorrow night in a modern
comedy. Alfred Sutros THE Two
Virtues under the joint direction Of
lee Shubert and Winthrop Ames.
LIN THE Two Virtues" Sutro has
dSiicately satirized the intolerance Of
woman toward the unfortunate ones
Of her kind. apropos of which he makes
woman Is of greater virtue than
Ar. sothern will play the role Of
Jeffery Panton. a rich. eccentric, mid
dleaged bachelor. who through an un-
fortunate love affair in which his
tEement In his study where. undis-
cries of his lost Isabel. Miss Walker
wdl be seen as Mrs. Guildford. After
I'VE years complacent life. Jeffrey is
Yuch disturbed by visit from Isabel,
whose husband. It seems. had sought
srPnathH se,p,raf1on for n his epic poem in the
woman Of questionable reputation. Isa-
bel pleads with Jefrery to save her
husband from this woman by visiting
er himself and persuading her to give
nm up. Jefrery. much against his WILL
visits the apartments of the Infamous
Mrs. Guildford. and to his astonish-
Hent finds her a woman Of noble quail
ties. Of exquisite culture, and. like
himself. a student Of history. He en-
eages her as his collaboration, and so
the play gathers momentum, due to
the efforts Of Isabel and the sister Of
Jefrery.
IProminent In the cast are Haidee
Wright. Blanche Yurka, Pauline Wit.
Bpn. Orlando DAILY, Albert HoWson. and
Elorence Phelps.
The Washington times., 1915-09-26

photodramaic starring vehicle. "Out of
the Darkness" which was written by
Hector Turnbull
The story Is founded on the fact that
large part of the injustice In the
world Is the result Of Ignorance or in
difference. Helen Scott>is the owner of
large cannertes throughout the South.
These are badly run. through no fault
Of the managers. but because Miss
Scott declines to take interest in her
property. She 10 hurt In a boat accident
The Washington times., 1915-09-26
in Comedy At Beasco French Farce Opens At National
Sutro's New Pay
:. The Two Virtues.
Begins American
Tour Here.
: H. soTHERN will be seen for

= H. SOTHERN will be seen 70,
L> the first time on Monday
night in an English comedy
eptitled "The Two Virtues" by
Sgtro, at the Belasco Theater, with
Charlotte Walker as his leading
WDman. .. "
The national Theater opens this
EEK with a French farce entitled
Zoo Near Paris" Lame Carrere,
TIE daughter of Anna Held, plays
the leading role.
sThe play made famous by David
Marfeld, SThe Grand Army Man"
yMl be presented by the Poll Play
srs.
/, keith's, vaudeville, offers two
timely acts entitled "A Regular
Army Man" and "Veterans."
I. Charlotte Walker will appear in
the film play entitled "Out of Dark
nsss" at the Columbia.
The Golden Crook" Burlesque
Company will be at the Gayety.
The Washington times., 1915-09-26

memory. When she RECEIVERS she Is un-
able to recall any of the past incidents
OF her life, and at last secures work in
the cannery. While there she falls in
love with young Brooks. How she
breaks down his hatred for the former
Helen Scott and helps him to better the
labor conditions are but few of the
thrilling incidents OF this strong play.
Peer Gynt" by Hendrick Ibsen, which
caused such an artistic furore on it's
first American production by the late
Richard Mansfield. will be presented by
Oliver Morosco in films at the Columbia
Theater the last three days of this week.
Cyril Maude. the celebrated London
actor manager and star of the interna-
tional success, Grumpy" will be seen
in the title role.
A special musical score has been ar
ranged for this production taken from
the immortal music Of Edward Grieg.
The Washington times., 1915-09-26

human interest. the central figure being
veteran of the cival war whose whole
life Is wrapped up in Il youth. who
threatens to bring sorrow and shame to
the old mans gray hairs. Through the
love and tenderness of the Grand Army
man and his devoted wife. however. the
boy is redeemed, and in the closing
scenes Of the play the old people are
made happy. and the youth is started
on career Of honor and success. There
Is charming little love story inter-
woven In the play.
The Washington times., 1915-09-26

disunctively refined way. Other men,
bers will be Horace Wright and Rene
Dietrich in operate and popular songs;
Harry Setback. worlds champion bag
puncEer. with the Seebacks in an arenic
and amusing act: the pipe ogan recitals,
and the bi-weekly Pathe news pictorial
The Washington times., 1915-09-26
COLUMBIA

Cnarlotte walker will be seen on the
screen of the Columbia Theater the first
four days of this week in her second
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-06-17

cost to the members usually Is about
81 so a COW year when the herds con-
tain 10 cows or over, or SIS for the
herd of fewer than ten COWS.
The tester arrives in the afternoon
at the farm at which he Is to work
for the next "a hours. When the milk
ing is done he weighs the milk given
by each COW and takes sample to
test of butterfat. At feeding time
he weighs the feed given each COW,
whether she is milking or dry, and
also weighs the roughage that several
cows get, in order to know the aver
age weight given to each. This is re-
peated in the morning. 1t is as i'm
portant to have the records of the feed
given dry cows as of those that are
In milk, as the total cost of feed for
the year should be balanced against
the total value of the product to show
the profit or loss on feeding.
Each cows milk is again weighed in
the morning and sample taken, to
be mixed with the sample taken at the
nights milking; later in the day the
samples of milk are tested for butter
fat by the Babcock test. Thus the
tester is fortified with the complete
| data of the production OF milk ana
butterfat by each COW in "a hours. as
we'll as the record of all feed con-
sumed On this one days average he
calculates the amount of production
| Of
month. 1t may be seen that an estl-
mate made in this way is not exact;
! careful studies have shown, however,
that this method gives results that
are within per cent of the actual pro-
duction of the COW. The findings are
piled to each member by the state ex.
pertinent station or by the United
States department of agriculture.
The tester is expected to follow the
local feed market and work out the
most economical ration for the dairy
men When the record books are COM
pleted, the tester loads his outfit in
his wagon and drives to the next farm
where he is to work. arriving there in
time for the evening milking.
Thus, at the small cost Of $3.50
COW, dairymen have learned that they
have kept many COWS that did not pay
| for the feed they consumed They
| have also learned that many cows In
| their herds were capable of paying
| for much more feed than they were In
the habit of allowing them, that there
is great difference in the feeding
values of feed mixtures, and thai
| equally good mixtures can often be
| purchased on the market at different
| prices.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-06-17

crops of hay are short. The seeded
required is in every respect the same
as that for corn. 1t should be firm
and well-worked on the surface.
At the experiment station seedlings
have been made every two weeks from
April 18th to August LIST. The results
and experience thus obtained indicate
that Sudan grass may be safely seed
ed any time between May 18th and
July 18th, the best time lying between
June LIST and July 1st A good guide
is to wait until after corn planting
time. II seeded before this, there
will be slow growth for the first few
weeks, thus greatly helping weeds to
get the start When sown after July
LIST, not more than one cutting can be
expected.
For hay production, Sudan grass
should be seeded broadcast. The best
implement for seeding II Is the grain
drill. Good, clean seed feeds evenly
through the wheat compartments OF
the drill at about the same rate wheat
does that Is, il the drill is set to sow
two pecks of wheat 1t will also SOW
approximately two pecks of Sudan
grass. If the seed IL not clean 1t Is
difficult to determine at what rate the
drill should be set to seed the desired
amount; in this case it may even be
necessary to use the Oat cOmpart-
ments. The seeding may also be done
by hand or with one OF the numer-
Gus broadcasting seeders on the mar.
ket, and the seed then worked In.
The best depth, everything considered.
lies between one-half and one and
one-half inches, depending upon the
soil and the danger of baking after a
heavy rain. Where baking is certain.
planting between one-half and one
inch is the best depth, but where the
land does not become packed easily
the seed readily forces Its way
through three inches of soil
When seeding broadcast, 10 to rs
pounds of good seed Is sufficient
Where the seeded is Arm, moist. and
otherwise in good condition. and the
soil is fairly fertile, Is pounds Is a
plenty, If the land Is rather poor and
the seeded is poorly prepared, then
rs pounds is better. For seeding IN
rows to be cultivated for seed. produc-
ton, four to six pounds of seed will
be sufficient.
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CULTIVATE THE STRAWBERRY
Plants Should Be Secured From MUIR
seryman Who Makes Speciality OF
Them-keep Weeds Out.

Some good points in the commercial
growing of strawberries that should be
emphasized are:
Buy your plants from some nursery
man who makes specially OF han
ding them. BY doing this you are not
so likely to get mixed plants, or old
brown-rooted ones. Pick the small
crowned plants and prune the roots
back to about three or four inches.
Commence cultivation as soon as the
plants are set and keep 1t up till
autumn. The soil must be loosened and
no weeds allowed to grow If the
plants have done we'll during their
first summer there should be less
than six inches between the runners
Of adjacent plants.
They will bear the first year, but it
is better to pinch off all the blossoms
and wait for the SECOND year crop.
Mulch with straw for the winter, put
ting it over them to a depth of about
three inches. This ST. aw is raked back
from the plants in spring, but left be-
tween the rows to he Id moisture dur
ing dry weather.
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BUILDING UP THE COMMUNITY
WILL BE DISCUSSED AT coUN.
TRY LIFE CONFERENCE.

Ways and means OF arousing their
people to deeper sense Of obligation
to build up community life and make
their neighborhoods still more desin
able places in which to live, will be the
keynote of much of the discussion at
the Country Life Conference for Rural
Ministers, to be held at College Park.
Aug. 8. and S. One OF the most
striking papers delivered at last years
Conference was on this very subject.
of how the country might keep Its own
people, particularly the prosperous re.
tired farmer and his family, who ought
to be the most influential factors in
building up a permanent community
life. Dr.. Carver said:
so long as the original farmer is
on the ground, the man who himself
built the farm, used the energy Of his
own muscles with which to improve II.
watered it with the sweat Of his own
brow, he will not forget the old neigh
borhood. But when
the third generation comes along, hav.
ing none of these memories, and none
of those interests, then the real tend
ency begins to show itself in Its full
measure. The farm becomes merely
the place from which the money comes
to be spent in town There Is no in
terest in the farm at all, except as a
source of income. The life is lived
elsewhere, and the money Is spent
elsewhere, and the schools and the
churches in the town are built up with
the money that comes from the farm"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-06-17

vineyards, particularly around our
part of the country, are Concords,
writes j. p. Hess of Iowa in Orange
Judd Farmer. This is the great com
mercial grape. The sturdiness and
hardness of its vines, which resist
both drought and freezing, and its I'M
failing production, make it of great
value. The fact that its picking sea
son extends over three weeks is also
an important item.
The grapes in our country are very
free from disease and insect pests.
Leaf hopper Is pest only where lack
of cultivation allows the weeds to
grow under and about the vines,
Borers can be kept out by careful
pruning and cutting away all canes
where they appear and burning them.
Black rot appears only where rows
are too close together or on level
ground and in a wet season. These
are the only diseases or pests which
amount to anything with us. We do
not spray. In some places, however,
the requirements might be different
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-06-17
PRACTICE OF CREAM GRADING
Better Material Is Secured for Cream
cries and lnsures Better Product
for the Consumer.

(By r. MCANN, State Dairy Inspector
of Colorado)
The old system Of spelling gooc
cream with bad by mixing the two
is a practice to be RELOCATED to the
past Consumers, manufacturers and
producers alike should demand and eX
pect that progress or lead be made
in products and manufactures of thelI
respective community and state.
While cream grading is a compare
lively new measure in many OF ouI
bordering states, it has apparently
proved beyond doubt its value in many
respects, the foremost of which are;
Securing better material for cream
cries; placing an incentive and reward
for the production Of good cream by
difference In price received for first
grade cream over that for second
grade, and insuring better product
for the consumer, thereby increasing
consumption and demand for products
manufactured.
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may be that II they were accustomed
to a temperature of so degrees OF
lower they would do fully as well.
1t may be said that cattle under or
fetal and semiofiicial test, where they
are invariably fed large amount OF
feed, may be kept at a much lower
temperature than SO degrees Fahren
heit and seem to appreciate 1t. II
should be remembered, however, that
the feeding at this period Is far be
yond the amount the animal can
handle to the best advantage. and she
would not be capable Of eating sc
much year after year. In other words
she Is full of fuel.
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COST OF SPRAYING PER TREE
Difference In Profit on Sprayed and
Unsprayed Trees Given Out by
Nebraska Station.

In an orchard sprayed by the Ne
braska experiment station, the total
cost of spraying per tree was twenty
four cents; the net income per tree
from the sprayed trees was $2.35, from
unsprayed trees, 81 cents, leaving an
income of $3.50 more from the sprayed
than from unsprayed trees, or net
income above the cost of spraying Of
$3.50 more on the sprayed than on the
unsprayed trees. In other cases the
difference between the profit on
sprayed and unsprayed trees has been
very much greater than this. The diff
ference, of course, will depend on the
prevalence of disease and insects
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-06-17
CUT UP LONG CORN STALKS
Much Waste May Be Avoided and
Cows viii Eat Them Up Clean
Bit of Grain Is Relished.

Don't try to make your COWS eat
long corn stalks. They will surely
waste lot of good feed. Cut the stalks
and they will eat them all up clean.
Let them lie in box or even in the
alleyway for a day or two after they
have been cut and they will heat and
soften up good deal. If too dry lit
tie water poured over the pile Will
help to moisten them up. A bit of
grain sprinkled over each ration will
make its licking good.
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FIND POOR MILK PRODUCERS
Many Fine Appearing Animals Found
to Be Quite Improbable by
Work Of Testing.

The work Of testing the dairy herd
is most interesting and produces
many surprises. Many of the finest
appearing cattle will be found to be
the poorest producers, while some of
the animals thought to be scrubs will
be worthy of place in the construct
ed herd.
No time should be lost in disposing
Of the unproductive cows. A market
can readily be had for those in good
condition, while the money received
for their sale can be most wisely eX-
pended by purchasing a sire and two
or more dams of dairy breed These
new animals should not be purchased
without first knowing their record OF
production.
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ORCHARD
GLEANINGS
PROPER SITE FOR VINEYARD
hjIly Ground Should Be Preferred,
With Slope Towards South-Fre-
quent Cultivation Needed.

In selecting site for a vineyard
billy ground should be preferred and
the slope should be toward the south
This will give the necessary air venti-
lation and the hot sun for ripening.
Any soil that is not too poor will do,
but it should be free from hardpan,
as the deep roots protect the vines
during a drought The first few years
after planting give the young vines
chance to make healthy growth.
Keep the weeds down with the fire.
quent cultivation. This ought to be
kept up during the entire life of the
plant, for without it there can be no
great success in grape growing.
l believe l am safe in saying that
95 per cent of the vines in commercial
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prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
In popularity, cow-testing associa-
lions have grown rapidly in late years,
increasing about 60 per cent in the
United States in 1914. The prime pur-
pose of an association is to put dairy
ing on better basis and to eliminate
unproductive cows. The average an
nual production of the cows OF the
United States is approximately 4,0OO
pounds of milk, containing 100 pounds
of butterfat, though there are many
herds with records of production av-
eraging more than 10000 pounds and
$50 pounds of fat 1t is the low aver
age production which increases the
dairyman's troubles Chief among the
causes of small milk flow are the fol-
lowing: The cows are not properly
fed; many of them are not capable
of making a large productions; the
farmer has no records and has little
Idea of which cows are making him
profit and which are failing to pay for
the feeds they consume. Farmers are
often prone to believe the COWS pay in
some mysterious way, mainly through
the manure they produce, and thus
bring ultimate success.
The first cow-testing association in
this country was organized at Ere
mont, Mich, in 1905. These assocla.
lions are now to be found in 80 states
and in 1914 totaled 1885, of these New
York had 20, Vermont %, and Wis
consin "a, other states following with
much smaller numbers. Cooperative
cow-testing did not originate in this
country; indeed, the movement is still
In its infancy when compared with the
number of associations in Europe,
where there are between $500 and
5000.
There is nothing especially difficult
In the work of keeping records OF
cows, but it is usually more advan-
tageous to the farmer to hire the test
Ing done than to devote so much time
to the work himself The tester hired
by the association usually has special
training in an agricultural college, his
experience running all the way from
a short winter course to full four
years work. A knowledge of feeding,
breeding, and her management is es-
sential.
The expense Of hiring a man to act
as tester varies, but it not far from
$3.50 a year, which is divided among
the members in proportion to the num-
Der of cows they own. The member
ship is necessarily limited to the own
ers of about twenty-six herds of ten
or more cows each, or one herd for
sacb working day in the month. The
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DAIRY Profit and Loss.

People are not careful enough about
feeding their stock. They take 1t fol
granted that when they have thrown
an allowance Of grain in front of the
cows their duties are finished. On the
other hand the COW that is rightly fed
ie carefully studied with each ration
She is watched to see If she will re-
spond to little more feed or If she
is getting more than she can use
These little wastes are what make the
profit and loss In dairying.
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favorable time of the year to study
agriculture and allied subjects at the
Maryland Agricultural College. The
College Farm with its experimental
gardens, orchards, field crops, and
fertilizer plots is at its best These
opportunities for first hand study in
addition to the outdoor life and the
freedom from the care Of the school
room will make few weeks spent at
your Agricultural College delightful
and profitable.
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Cow Paws for Attention.

A good cow, no matter what breed,
is worth all the care and kindness the
owner can give her, and all the good
feed she can use. No doubt there are
very many cows that would give a
much better showing if they received
the necessary attention.
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PROPER DISTANCE TO PLANT
Apple Trees Should Be Thirty Feet
Apart Each Way-Dwarfs Occupy
About Half OF Space.
Standard apples, 80 feet apart each

Standard apples 80 feet apart each
way.
Standard pears and strong grow
ing cherries, 20 feet apart each way.
Duke and Morello cherries, IS feet
apart.
Prunes, plums, aprieOts, peaches,
nectarines, 16 to 20 fee. apart.
Dwarf pears, 10 to II feet apart,
Dwarf apples, 10 to IL feet each
way.
Grapes, rows 10 to Is feet apart.
to 16 feet in rows.