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The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16

The social survey idea has been at
work III this school for two years.
a part Of the course of study in every
school in the country, then the teach
cr is forced to know her community
from end to end, home by home.
For the past two years every coun-
try school in Sauk county, Wis, has
been making an annual survey of it's
school district. The following report Of
the surveys will prove interesting
reading:
Survey reports received by the
county superintendent from the teach
ers OF the county for the year 1928
showed 440 silos, 27 creameries, 35
ganizations, and 75O acres Of alfalfa
being grown by $50 farmers. There
were 20 Babcock milk testers in
schools and 100 schools made ear tests
OF seed corn in connection with their
Work In agriculture. From socials
and entertainments $4,000 was raised
70 be used for the purchase of pic
sures. organs, and various other arti-
cles OF school equipment.
Inc surveys of the year 1913-14
snow "a creameries, 20 cheese fac
tories, 39 Babcock milk testers in
schools, $50 silos, $50 acres of alfalfa
on S25 farms, 391 rented farms, 92
nerds of pureb red cattle, 4O4O auto
mobiles owned by farmers, 32 rural
social organizations. 6S electric and rs
eas-ighted farm homes, 227 bath
rooms, 270 kitchens supplied with
running water, and 635 farm homes
with pianos
one township in the county in 1913
raised only one acre of alfalfa. Ir
AsIa 1T raised twelve acres. The town
snip that leads in the number of silos
ls low in the number of acres of al
,dtla In two townships having the
largest number of rented farms-3:
IN each-one has eight automobile.
ana the other has 66. These town
"hlpS differ in size, character of tht
SO suii and distance from the railroad
me township that stands first in tn,
number of rural organizations, alst
cHcels in acres of alfalfa, number O
pianos, herds of pure bred cattle, ant
'eads in the good roads movement.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16
SANFORD CIVIC LEAGUE.
Ladies Accomplishing Fine Things
for the Town

Sanford. March 13.-The Treble
Clef Club. composed OF four lady
singers of high quality. closed ly-
ceum course of six numbers here
Tuesday night, after a very success
ful season, under the management of
the Woman's Civic League of San
ford. The community feels gratef II
towards the ladies Of the Civic
League. under the active and ener-
getic presidency of Mrs. James Pardo
for bringing this high class form of
entertainment and culture to the
people Application cards for season
tickets for next season were passed
through the audience Tuesday night
and enough Signers secured to assure
a course.
The Civic League is one of the
most active organizations here, and
| is constantly doing things to make
| the town more pleasant and attrac-
| tive. Within the past few days,
| through the corporation of the
| Southern and Atlantic Coast Line
railroads, which they secured, they
| have plowed and rounded up the ugly
embankment along the railroad op-
poste the union station, in prepare /
| ton for turfing it over this summer
and making it a thing of beauty in
place Of an eye-Sore, which it has
been. The League was also recently
instrumental in getting the railroads
to make a fine crushed granite walls
along the track opposite the station
where passengers have been cOmpell
ed to alight in black mud and dirt
The flower bed planted and cared fol
by the League in front of the unioI
station has already attracted wide
and favorable attention, and has beer
still further improved for the comins
| season.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16
SINGING CLASS EN- TOUR,
Oxford Orphans Give Opening Enter
tainment at LOuiSburg.
Especial TO 'rhe News and Observer


Louisburg, March 13.-Louisburg
people enjoyed a genuine treat last
night in the entertainment given at
the opera house by the Oxford
.Orphanage Singing Glass. which is
under the direction Of their teacher,
Miss Myrtle Branch and Mr.. L. w.
Alderman, the field worker for the
institution.
There are ten girls and four boys
in the class, all Of whom are thorough
ly trained, and the program they
render is highly interesting frrm
first to last. A packed house heard
them here last night and were de-
lighted with their performance, as
was evidenced by frequent and liberal
applause.
This was their first engagement on
their eleven weeks tour throughout
| the northeastern section of this
State, winding up at Manteo in June.
Later in the summer they will tour
| the western part Of the State as far
as Murphy.
| This class has proven quite
| valuable asset to the institution, as
through its instrumentality a hun
dred children are maintained each
| year. There are now 345 children in
the Orphanage. The Baby Cottage
| which will accommodate 25 additional
| inmates, will be ready for occupancy
| during the next month.
| The class will give a performance
at Franklinton tonight.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16
AhE USE OF THE ROLLER is
BENEFICIAL ON SANDY SOILS
BY f.. S. SEWERS.

ne capillary water that rises from
ne subsurface reaches the highest
mark in soils that are fine grained
Ina consequently we find that, in the
ny part of the summer when plants
are dependent upon capillarity for
ehelr water supply. coarse grained
sands become very dry. If these
aoils could be pressed together so that
the air space between the separate
sralnS would become smaller, the
capillary water would rise higher.
here the roller may be used to ad-
vantage. 1t should follow the seeding
81 small grain and especially clover,
20 get the soil in closer contact with
me seed az well as to supply moisture
from below.
There is another factor that enters
ana tends to counteract the good ef-
tects OF rolling The smooth surface
Sroduced will offer less resistance to
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16
A Corrugated Roller.

surface lessons the blowing of sand,
and also forms a dust mulch which
retardS evaporation as we'll
IL the corrugated roller or clod
crusher is used, the harrow is not
needed because this roller itself
leaves the surface in decidedly
rldged condition. The effect of COM
pactlng sand soils can best be seen
by the increase in termination of
grain, wherefore wagon was driven
over the field after seeding If used
properly. the roller is one of the most
important of all farm tillage imple-
mentS.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16
F'ERTILIZINO STRAWBERRIES
PROFITABLE
Ey w. II. Chandler


The strawberry plant, in practice, |
propogates from runners that form |
new paints at the nodes. Normally |
after the plant sends up flower stems, |
in the spring, runners do not begin
TO form to any great extent before
the end Of the fruiting season. How
ever, by removing the fruit stems
early IN the season, runners will be-
gin to form earlier. Some growers
remove the fruit stems in this way
from young plants that have been set
in the spring in order to hasten the
beginning of runner formation. The
results indicate that the practice is q
SOOd one.
The fruit is borne on stems that
come out of buds from the crown OF
the strawberry plant. 1t is the opin-
Fertilized With Acid Phosphate.
ION OF a great many growers that these
buds are formed the season before,
just as the buds of peaches, apples,
etc, are formed. Experience at the
agricultural experiment station of
Missouri, indicates that the number
of fruit stems sent up from any crown
can be Influenced by spring treatment
Of the strawberry planting. Thus
where Strawberries were fertilized
with nitrogen, throwing the plants
into vigorous growth, runner forma-
ton began earlier, and certainly fewer
fruits were borne. Whether this was
because Of poor pollination or because
! fewer blooms were set, it is not posi-
BILE to say.
Normally there is one crown to each
plant. However, if the runners are
kept removed, a number Of crowns
will be formed on each plant; some
| times a large number. Growers in
some sections practice removing the
| runners and causing the formation Of
| a large number of crowns on one
| plane. This is known as the hill sys-
| tenn of culture. This system makes
it possible to cultivate the plans both
| ways. thus reducing the expenses OF
hoeing. In Missouri. however. the
plants are grown in what is known
as the matted row system; that is
the runners are permitted to form
new plants until row fourteen tc
twenty inches wide is formed with the
plants covering the entire row.
| The question of fertiliZing straw
berries is receiving considerable at
tention at the present time. The re.
suits of several years Of careful study
and extensive experiments at the
Missouri station are herewith given
Acid phosphate used alone at the
rate Of from $50 to 44O pounds to the
acre, has, in five trials out Of six
given profitable increase in the crop
The one soil in which it was no
profitably applied was much richer
one than is generally used for straw
berries.
In six trials out of seven, acid phOs
| phate used in combination with either
: sodium nitrate or dried blood has in
, creased the yield over that obtaine,
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16
GREENE COUNTY NEEDED.
ktnston Lawyer Thinks Republicans
Might Get Judge.
Especial 10 The News and Observer. /,

kinston, March 13.-The failure TO
incorporate Greene county in the sixth
judicial district when the agitation
was on some time ago vas a mistake,
7. c. Wooten, prominent local law
yer said today. Mr.. Wooten makes
the assertion that there is a Re-
publican majority in the district now
comprised by the counties of L~noir,
OnslOW, Duplin and Sampson, and
that if the Republicans had known
enough before the last election to put
out candidates there might have been
some surprises. Simpsons big Re-
publican ma ajOrity Of from a thousand
to 1900 more than does the trick for
the @. 0. 7. he says. Greene. normal
ly Democratic by 600 or more, would
have turned the scales, he believes
Lenoirs majority in the last election
was slightful reduced, Onslow's and
Duplin's consdera bly, off. and the last
two counties are never overwhelming
ly Democratic.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16

when either of these latter substances
We're used alone, In the one case
where 1t did not increase the yield
are fertilizer was applied in the spring
and the nitrogen caused an exceed
lnly rank plant and weed growth so
that little could be told as 10 the eff
feet of the phosphorus.
Acid phosphate used in any prac-
tical quantities has no injurious effect
on the plants, even when it is spread
on the foliage
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16
GROWING WILSON FAMILY.
Fourteenth Child Is Also Father OF
Fourteen.
fSuecial to The News and Ohaeryer. \


Wilson, March 13.-There seems to
be no fear of race extinction in this
neck Of the woods as the following
shows: Mr.. w. r. Dixon, buying
agent and organizern of the Wilso
county Farmers Union, in speaking
of his fathers and his own family,
says: ''In fathers family there were
fourteen children-eight girls and six
boyS-of which number I am the
fourteenth, and not until my birth
were either of the boys named for
father. In my own family there are
fourteen, divided as above. and the
last one born was named for his
grandfather and myself-William
Richard III. AS to the number of
offspring from my parents and their
children who have married, I haven't
the time to ennumerate them, and if
/ had it would take up too much
space" said Mr.. Dixon.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16
CALDWELL COMMENCE
Superintendent Expects Every School
in the County.

Lenoir, March 13.-The annual
commencement for Caldwell will be
held in Lenoir on Friday, April the
I'd, and prominent educational speak
ers will be secured as one among the
drawing cards.
Superintendent Moore says that he
is expecting every school in the coun-
ty to be represented this year, and
SO great is the interest becoming in
these annual occasions that both
teachers and children regard it as a
reflection on their community not to
attend.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16
uocIAI, SURVEYS OF
RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS
,hat They Are. and Some of the Re-
.nl;s Of School District Surveys


after Two Years Of Experimenting.
Very few rural school teachers, and
,barefore, rural school pupils, really
t'nnw very much about the districts
H. which they teach or live. They do
not begin to realize how many inter-
nsfing and important things there are
ta be known about their own sup
,,..sedly little communities. A survey,
rarefully made. would acQuaint them
not only with the many interesting
features of their neighborhood. but
also would tell them of the resources,
fba advantages. and the opportunities
for profitable and enjoyable employ
rneut i'm their districts.
The survey idea interests teacher
and pupils in the land and geography
of heir school district. in it's local his
cory and government. in the present
tyre Of farming and in the social
forces at work among the people.
This local study is good for the
teacher. for frequently. in fact all too
frequently, the teacher is a stranger
~ 4 strange land, and in order to do
her very best for the school, she ought
80 he acquainted with local conditions.
y .',. school district sprvey is made
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16

the wind and consequently the sand
VIII olow and evaporation will go on
ilofe rapidly This may be prevented
by following the roller immeaiatelr
with light harrow. The roughened
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16

The free ends of a new English de-
tachable rim for automobile wheels
,verlap and acn be drawn together
with a jack to permit a tire to be
easily removed.
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16

About three minutes after starting
an argument with a woman man
realizes that he is up against 1t
The farmer and mechanic., 1915-03-16

In the rst five months Of 1914 Ger
many produced 1912, ,0O0 tons of
coal.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05
calfs.feet Blanc Manoe.

Clean and wash thoroughly. Put on
to boil In four quarts of water (if all
four feet are used) and reduce by
boiling to one quart. Strain and stir
in a cool place to become cold. When
cold take OF all the fat, remove all
the settings at the bottom. Put with
the jellied meat one quart OF good,
fresh, sweet milk, sweeten with sugar
to taste and flavor. If lemon peel,
grated, or cinnamon is used for flavor
ing add 1t before boiling with milk,
but If peach water, rose water or es-
sence of lemon is to be used, add 1t
(favoring) after boiling with milk. Let
the ingredients to be boiled do so for
about ten minutes, then strain through
a fine sieve into pitcher and stir
until it cools. While blood warm put
into molds that have been previously
wet with cold water to harden.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05
PIES OF RARE MERIT.
SOME RECIPES THAT HAVE Es
TA6LIsHED WORTH.
What Is Known as the "Pie Of Five.
Is Exceilent-Good One Made
With Brown sugar-DeIi-
cious Spice Pie.

The Pie of Five.-One large. iuicv
lemon. one cupful of sugar. one egg
one good-sized potato and one cupfuI
OF water Crate the rind of the lemon
and add the lemon juice and egg. Beat
well. Crate the potato or put through
food chopper. Stir we'll with the 9TH
er ingredients and then add the water
Place in double boiler or saucepan
and let thicken, and bake in two
crusts.
Brown Sugar Pie.-Two-thirds of a
cupful of brown sugar, one tablespoon
full of butter and two tablespoonfuls
of milk. Cook until waxy looking.
then take the yolks of two eggs. one
heaping tablespoonful of flour and one
and one-half cupfuls of milk. Mix all
together smooth, add to the above in.
gradients, cook until thick, and add
vanilla. Have baked crust, use the
whites beaten stir for the top. and
return to the oven for a minute or
two.
Grapefruit Pie.-First bake a shell
as for lemon pie, then make a filling
as follows: Mix one tablespoonful of
cornstarch in little cold water, and
over this pour one cupful of boiling
water. To this add the juice of two
grapefruits, the grated rind and juice
of one orange, the beaten yolks of two
eggs, and the white OF one, and a
small piece of butter. Put all in the
double boiler and cook until thick,
stirring all the time. When done, put
In the she'll. Now beat up the white
Of the second egg with one-half cup
full of sugar until thick, and spread
with knife over the pie. Put in the
oven and let brown lightly. Serve
cold. This makes delicious pie.
Delicious Spice Pie.-The yolks of
three eggs, one and one-half cupfuls of
sugar, one cupful of cream, two table
spoonfuls of -four, two-thirds of a cup
full of butter. one teaspoonful of spice,
cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix
the flour and sugar together, then
cream with the butter. Add the yolks
of the eggs, beating thoroughly. Next
add cream and spices. Use the whites
for the frosting.
Turnip Pie.-Put two cupfuls OF
mashed cooked turnips into basin,
add three-quarters of a cupful of brown
sugar, three well-beaten eggs, two
tablespoonfuls of molasses, one table
spoonful of melted butter, one table
spoonful of powdered ginger, one
teaspoonful of powdered cinnamon,
and one-quarter of a teaspoonful OF
salt. Mix and bake in one crust like
a pumpkin pie.
Sweet Potato Pie.-Bake the sweet
potatoes and cut them in balf-inch
slices, put them in a pie plate on the
lower crust, fill the pate, and sprin-
kle with butter and sugar and little
water. Put on the upper crust and
bake.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05
JOKE WAS ON INVESTIGATOR
He Had An Idea 1t Was on Restau-
rant Proprietor, but 1t Turned
Out Otherwise.

The late Norman B. Ream, the or
ganizer of the steel trust and many
other important corporations. once
said to New York reporter about a
trust investigation:
Maybe these Investigations will
have the same luck as the game
warden.
"A game warden heard that res
taurant was serving game out OF sea-
son. He disguised himself with false
beard, visited the place and ordered
pheasant.
THE pheasant. delicately high like
roquefort cheese, as well as all good
pheasant should be, was served to
the game warden, and he devoured 1t
to the last morsel, at the same time in
flicting severe punishment on bottle
of rare old Burgundy-for the state,
of course, paid for all.
"At the end of his repast the game
warden summoned the proprietor and
said:
az arrest you. sir, in the name of
the law!'
1.-The proprietor's mouth opened in
establishment. He swallowed two or
three times, then he gasped:
'Wh-what for?'
For serving me a pheasant out OF
season. said the game warden.
"A look of relief appeared on the
proprietor's face.
"'Oh,' he said, that wasn't pleas
ant. 1t was crow
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05
Indian Curry Of Mutton.

Fry four chopped onions in hutter,
add a teaspoonful of curry powder, a
Ueaspoonful of salt and one cupful OF
chopped apples. Stir in cupful OF
cich milk and tablespoonful OF flour
rubbed smooth with little cold water.
Simmer till thick and add two pounds
of breast of mutton cut in squares,
Toured and Drowned in little butter.
Simmer till meat is well done; 1t may
be found necessary to add little
more milk or water from time to time.
Serve very hot.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05
TNAUKEE SUFFERER ER6R
'1F0 JUST ONE DOSE
cave Up Hope Before He
s'1I s.msdy-Happy Now.

o.,ling of $50 Louis avenue,
5s uas a sufferer from mala-
ass'e' , Sr, and digestive tract
% time lime He gave up hope.
- discovered Mayr's Won
~ - He took a dose just
|. uS The results were remark
. :, such bad condition that ]
=, ., I'D hope of ever getting well
gI;l . W to you for one dose OF
..1s sR-s and took it the same day
II has worked wonder
t y, five more bottles, one
.E | am now a new man
'I' thank you a thousand times
I, nod you did me"
y = Wonderful Remedy gives per-
..srIts for stomach, liver and
", oiIments. Eat as much and
y. r M like. No more distress
',' ti.g Dressure of gas in the
z :a' .1i around the heart. Get one
Z, " :, WI Tonr druggist now and try it
. \, guarantee-if not salts
', nonpy will be returned.-Adv.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05
Plan Humane Sunday in May.

The American Humane association,
a federation of societies and individu-
ais for the prevention of cruelty, re-
quests clergymen of all denominations
throughout the country to observe
Sunday, May %, as Humane Sunday,
calling attention to the need for pro-
lection for suffering and helpless chill
dren, and also for unfortunate ami
mails.
DIR. VIM. o. Stillman, president of
the association, Albany, N. Y, will
send literature to all persons interest
ed in the work of humane societies.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05
Knew Where He Was Headed.

The story is told of very crusty,
equity old gentleman who lost his pa
thence with his doctor, because he did
not make enough fuss over the pan
he suffered.
Doctor" he cried out, twisting and
turning because of the agony, you
don't understand! You don't seem to
grasp the case! You talk as though
there were nothing the matter with
me. whereas, assure you, / am en-
during the torrents of the lost"
what. already?" replied the doctor
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05
Rolled Dat Waters.

Tablespoonful butter, one cupfui
sugar, two eggs beaten separately,
two cups rolled oats, one-half tea
spoonful bitter almonds, two teaspoon
fuls baking powder. Melt butter, pour
over sugar, then add yolks, beaten
whites. fiavoring, meal and baking
powder. Drop in teaspoonfuls on but
tered pans.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05
Rocks.

Two-thirds of cupful of butter or
shortening; one cupful of sugar, two
eggs, 11k cupfuls Of flour, teaspoon
full each of cinnamon and cloves and a
cupful of chopped yalnuts and dates
mixed. Bake as drop cakes. These
improve with age. if you are success
full in hiding them!-Good Housekeep-
ing Magazine.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05
How ."samn Reaistered.

Not far from Lexington lives a
young farmer, Sam" Woodbridge, who
found occasion to stop at the Phoenix,
in Lexington. Just before Mr.. Wool
ridge registered, James B. Haggin of
New York, owner of the beautiful
Elmendorf stock farm, walked to the
desk and wrote. James B. Hagin and
Valet, New York"
Mr. Woodbridge was the next to reg
lister, and this is what he wrote: Sam
Woodbridge and Valise, Versailles"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05
Goldfish a IA Mode.

One cupful salt Goldfish picked fine.
two cupfuls mashed potato, one-hait
cupful butter, one pint cream or milk,
two eggs well beaten. salt and pepper
TO taste. Mix well bake twenty to
twenty-five minutes in the dish ID
which it 10 to be served.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05

20, / cannot praise Lydia E.
40 'Vegetable Compound enough
nov never would have been as
sd not taken it and l recon.
INTO suffering women"
laughter Helped Also.
save 1t to my daughter when she
'n years old. She was in
alu was a nervous wreck, and
~ ~ Seep nights. Now she looks
Wy mat even the doctor speaks
/ 40 can publish this letter if YOU
\, Its, RENA BOWMAN, l61 S. 10th
YIN Y W. women continue to suffer
Is -1osy out and drag out a sickly,
n y a existence, missing three
Ia \ S. NE Joy Of living, when they
|ss5i .sSlh IN Lydia E. Pinkham's
~'s compound?
|tITrdEiaa y the slightest doubt
lon T,S Z. ) itnkham's Vegeta-
ldiagPS ma VIII help yOu,W write
8dentiireIIi1 4kham Medicine Co.
ToolaD Lynn, Mass. for adj
and yar letter win be opened,
I helS answered by a woman
!" strict confidence.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05

A Roland for an oliver.

Manager say, can we get any
thing like real doctor in this jay
town to attend a sick actor?
Village Inhabitant-Sure. Just go
to that corner grocery. You'll find
a man there who's all right at curing
hams
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-05-05

years. When / be-
gan to take Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta.
bic Compound I
could not sit up. I
had female troubles
and was very ner-
vous. ] used the
remedies a year and
/ can do my work
and for the last eight
m this / ave
work ed for other