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USE OF LEGUMlNOUS CROPS


The soy beans. also known as Japan
H"a and SOFA bean. Is one OF the many
good things that have come 10 US from
Asia. The writer first grew II in 1872
but Its real worth and value have not
been appreciated by us until within
the last few yeara
AS forage crop. especially for hogs
II is exceptionally nne. For best re-
suits the hogs should be turned on
them about the time the bean in tho
pod has reached its FUN size, and be-
fore II begins to harden while the
!chEcS are still! green. The hogs will
hrst eat the leaves. then the remain
der Of the plant until there IL only the
hard stalk left.
SOY beans require good preparation
OF the soil. Slipshod methods usually
result In failure Of the crop. They
may either be sown broadcast at the
rate OF bushel per acre or planted
IN rows and cultivated. The latter
pan gives best results. In purchasing
seed buy only bright plump seed. the
vitality OF which is guaranteed
Soy bean hay is of the nneqt and
most nutritious quality. When cut at
~" proper stag" OF growth and we'll
cured. 1t is rclshcd by all Kinds or
be about half or three fourths grown
"h'n cut for hay. a, that time the
leaves ar" sun green and VIII not
readily fall Of ia handling the hav
'Ht after III" dew is of and let lie
NHti' IA" afternoon Rake into win
crows and remain until the next after
noon. Then put into tan cocks and
''i them alone until they get quite
warm Then spread for few hours
un'l cooi and stack or put into the
I barn. '''
! H. after growing SOY beans one sea
son. no nodulos appear on tho roots
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Poultry md Garden

At one OF the agricultural normal
schools short courses In agriculture, "a
student gave the following answers TO
the question: What objects are to be
obtained In the study of poultry and
garden?
Some OF the most essential points
necessary to raising and keep chickens
are:
!. Have good healthy fowls to be-
gin with.
2 OF Il suitable age, not too old
j. Keep the coops clean and free of
vermin.
g. Give plenty of dust for dust baths.
b: Have good food and measured
rations.
g. Dry mash must be given.
4. have two thirds of the food green
vegetables or grass
= Have plenty of room for the chick
ems.
{? Keep coops free OF cold drafts.
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trap crops by spraying early in the sea
son or late in the season when there
Is no tobacco In the neighborhood, with
the idea OF killing many insects which
are conGregated and feeding upon these
related host plants. Poison bats are
made by mixing n stomach poison such
as Paris green with freshly cut clover
or bran mash and scattering II about
tho fields for tho insects to feed upon
In the absence OF other food.
Probably the most common. If not
the mos, Injurious inscc; pest of to-
bacco is the horn or tobacco worm
When the worms occur only In small
numbers they are frequently held in
check. ~ hand picking during topping
and succering. Sometimes 1t is ncccs-
sary to resort to hand picking two or
three times TO save the crop. Flocks
OF turkeys and guinea hens IN the fields
sometimes serve TO hold the insects
in check Spraying with arsenate OF
lead, at the rate of four or five pounds
OF the poison to fifty gallons OF water,
is Il satisfactory method of control.
The cost Is not great. rs tho poison
can be bought At Ii TO 20 cents Il
pound. and cheaper in large Quantities.
ono man with a knapsaCk or COM
p!tSScu-htE SpEt!cr SNOu!O ne aDlc 10
apply tn. mixture to about two acres
Of tobacco a day.
Cutw"rms are frequently a. serious
pest to tobacco. as we'll as to n large
number az other plants. The work Of
transplautinc is sometimes doubled as
4 result oC this insect feeding upon
the newly set plants, besides causing
Il number az indirect Losses therefrom.
Tn Insect more usually Is injurious
by cutting OF tho plant just at the
surface %! the ground, but sometimes
climbs the stem uf the plant and feeds
upon the bud and young leaves.
tutwOf'OS are most likely to be In
furious 10 tobacco or other cultivated
crops when grown after sod or clover
For this reason special precautions
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SPECULATORS SHOW
REMAitSABLE CONFIDENCE

NEW YORK. April 1s.-In the stock
market last week there was an unmis-
taxable Index OF wide sweep of spccu-
lat!ve confidence. The professional
trading element. skeptical after the
long inertia OF the market. sold on all
advances, but the larger public buying
absorbed all offerings Diligent inquiry
sought out long-dormant issues, and
circnmstantial stories OF war con,
tracts" followed in natural sequence
The unprofcssional character OF the
dealings was indicated In the uneven
and Irregular movements. Reactions on
realizing sales. which ran into enormous
proportions OH liberal foreign offerings
or violent spurts threatening disaster
to shorts, such as commonly halt an
upward movement were ovcrriddcn. \
rapid bidding up OF Stock Exchange
memberships proved the new mood Of
the market. Sudden realization of con-
ditions long forming set speculation
afiame. The first considerable demand
since carly last year discloscd an un-
expected scarcity OF stocks. Large
Withdrawals from tho market had been
going on quietly. prompted by tho
cheaper rates for money and the rela-
lively high return of securities.
Warnings that tho domestic trade
revival Ia not keeping pace with specu-
lation do not impair faith that events
arc shaping to recovery. Expanded
bank clearinss. reduced freight car
surplus. heavy absorption OF cotton
supplies. rising demand for copper and
increasing production OF iron and the
promising agricultural outlook are
seized upon to sustain confidence
Changing public sentiment towards big
business and the effective credit ma
chincry OF the Federal reserve banking
laws are also relied upon.
Underlying all this is the less rea-
soned impulse which was formulated
In the official phrase OF Stock Elk
change committee that "a period OF
great speculation comes after every
great war"
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why We Prune Trees.

The principal OBJECTS OF pruning
trees may be summed up briefly as
follows:
l. To modify the viRor of the tree.
2. To keep the tree shapely and with
in bounds.
3. To make the tree more stocky.
4. To open the tree top to admit air
and sunshine.
. To reduce the struggle for exist
ence in the tree top.
s. To remove dead or interfering
branches.
I To aid in stimulating tho devel.
opment of fruit buds
s. To thin the fruit.
O. To make thorough spraying pos
siblc
10. To facilitate the harvesting OF
the fruit
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Weekly Bureau of IN
formation for All Who
Till the Soil or Are In
tcrested in Making Homes
THE DUAL PURPOSE cow
Is VERY MUCH IN DEMAND

The combination beef and dairy COW
lnrgc, strong and vigorous, full OF en-
CrGy and Astounding In vitality: physi-
cal organization and digestive capacity
such that she is able TO turn to the
best advantage the roughaEc OF the
farm. converting II Into understandable
products: that she yields large guam
titles OF most excellent milk Mt for any
and all uses. that hercdity Is SO firmly
established that she Is able to perpct-
uNte herself through the production OF
strong. healthy calves; and thnt when
for any reason her usefulness in the
dairy Is at an end, she fattens readily
and makes excellent beef.
No one Will deny the need Of dual
purpose dairy breed In America--onc
that is primarily dairy breed. but
that Will also furnish desirable beef.
Tho old system of beef production rest
Ing on free range. cheap lands and
cheap feed is even now thing OF tho
past Meats OF all kinds are. year by
year, advancing In price, and II the
working people are to have beef at all
within their means. it must come from
the dairy herds OF the country. EN-
ccpt for beef for tho few who arc able
to pay very high prices. COWS can no
longer be kept merely for tho calves
produced: practically everywhere the
dairy COW must take the place OF the
beef COW. Since these facts are indis-
putable. fRrmer-dairymcn seeking 70
improve their herds for dairy purposes
should keep the item of meat produC-
tion constantly in mind.
How many COWS there arc In the
United States that are kept for milk
production. except for such figures as
are found In tho census tables, Is un-
known; but II may be safely stated that
the number exceeds 2o.oooooo. and that
tho average COW does not give n return
OF exceeding $40 per year for the labor
Invested and food consumed.
With increasing land values and cose
OF labor and feed, such n return gives
little or no pront; and 1t IL up TO the
fRrmer-datryman keeping average
COWS to look into the matter and to
try TO find out why he Is working
without compensation. If the average
Dairy herd In the United states pro-
ouces Just enough 10 induce its owner
TO keep on working. il Is evident that
many cows arc kept a "a loss. and that
jf tho average production could 10
raised Moo profit would result II
is also evident that the only way to
raise tho average is TO improve the
methods OF caring for tho cattle and
also the cattle themselves. BY i'm
proving the methods. II is quite likely.
that the better threc-fourths Of the
COWS would produce as much profit as
NIL now do. and tho one fourth now
kept nj n dead loss might h,. sent to
the block without decreasing the ont
put OF dairy products. The man who
milEs cows merely for the pleasure he
gets out Of II. provided he cal! afford
II, may confer favor on humanity.
but does not show good Judgment and
the sooner such men can bc induced
TO change their methods. tho better
Il will be for the whole dairy industry
Improvement III condition is ncces-
sari!y slow The greater part of the
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Observation-Disclosures co,rn,NAr1oN

that is an evidence that bacteria are
not present in the soil and that inocu-
latton Is needed. Soil from n field that
has the bacteria or culture for soy
beans can be used.
Tho velvet bean is an important crop
for the purpose of soil Improvement.
especially In cotton growing territory.
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DREAMED TOBACCO WORM
PEST CAN BE CONTROLLED

Tn" tobacco plant is attacked to an
injurious extent Ivy large number
OF different kinds of insects. The in
scc,s which ordinarily cause tho grow
ers IN" greatest concern are the horn
worms tobacco worms), GU; worms and
grasshonpcrs OF minor Importance. in
that they occur only rarely and do los :.
damare. ar" the flea beetles. white
pruhS and wircworms These insects
arc not limited to tobacco. but may
occur upon number of other plants,
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Note. of the sheepfo,a.

Sheep fit nicely into modern meth
ods of farming
Ewes should be carried over to wean-
Ing time, II possible. in small f1ocks.
Ihere Will be very little trouble with
lamb handled In this way.
During the lambing period tho ewes
should be provided with tho best of
clover or alfalfa hay and from ono to
TWO quarts OF bran and oats each day,
with pure water to which they can
havo access at all times.
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should ho taken when preparing sod
or clover land for tobacco. Fall plow-
Ing should, OF course. be practiced.
being careful TO cover up all vcgcta-
ton. Many growers prefer late plant
ing when cutworms are suspected to
AN injurious extent, and this precautions
together with the poisoned bats are
recommended for this purpose.
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To produce clean milk the dniryman
does not need costly apparatus. out
he does have to use more time and
labor. AS result IL costs more to
produce clean milk than II does to pro-
duce dirty milk. It is cheapest in the
end to pay little more for milk that
- known to be- produced under proper
conditions. for dirty milk is very likely
to cause sickness. especially In chill
dren. and so Is expensive Mt any price,
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A peach tree. after 1t has been winter
killed. may be cut back to stubs n foot
or two long. and II the ends are paint
ed and If tho roots are In good con-
dition new top will grow to take the
place OF the one that was killed.
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There are now over fifty bird reser-
fatons In various parts Of the coun-
try. Every farmer should mako his
farm bird reservation. allowing no
ono to slaughter. modest or mako
AFRAID his bird friends SO far as his
jurisdiction goes; that Ia to the extent
of land no occupies.
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Don't Lenyr the Form

Professor Il. G. Holden, the agricul-
iural expert OF the International Har-
rester Company. who has been occurring
In the West on crop topics. particularly
alf&lfa. in addition to his lecture on
itl!a'fa. gives some good advice TO his
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conditions. The seed can be broad
castcd or planted In rows. but best
results viii be obtained when planted
In rows and cultivated. The rows
should be four or five feet apart and
the hills two to three feet apart in the
rows Plant about three beans TO the
hill
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the leaves and cause moro harm than
1t will do good.

me great superiority OF tho mule
consists OF his greater endurance Of
heat and severe labor and ability TO
subsist on less food. He is, without
uouot. tho most economical machine
Tor the production OF power
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Don't throw poultry food of any
kinu upon the ground, Or. In fact. any
where else where Ii is not clean II
Is surprising the amount of Nth the
hons {and nil poultry Will pick I'm
and swallow with their food IL Il Ia
not placed in troughs or upon clean
floors.
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The ease with which chicken rails
ing can be combined with other lines
Of farming, the quick returns that
come from poultry. makes it an In
dustry that appeals to every one
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One Of the most important things to
observe in starting an orchard, and in
handling trees. is to keep the roots
from drying out.
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Prepare to spray the orchard vel
this spring. Good fruit Ia not likely 4
result from an unsprayed orchard
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BRIEF NOTES THOUGHT
OUT BY THE WAYSiDE

Go over the plum trees and cut out
all black knot.
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Begin the cultivation OF transplanted
plants Immediately after they are set
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Do not use concentrated lime-sul
phur on peach trees after the buds
have opened. 1t Will seriously damage
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RAILROADS
sEABoARD AIR LINE RAILWAY.
Richmond { CHESAPEAKE, Bay Railxa, eom,,,,

HuperssdtnE Schedule Of Apru IL, 1914
schedule Subject to Change WIth.ut
Notice
Trains leaves Richmond O-s:H A NJ. = A.
ID. bs A NJ. A. NJ $40 A. NJ II A ~
r. ID T. H.. p. ~. bt r. N S:A
"a. s;W +. M: 1;n r. NJ. bS r. ~. - ,.
~. Has p. NJ
Trains leave Ashland 5:L A NJ s.7 A. r..
. Al. D. A. H.. 70 ~. ''n A. n. II
SSs;9 81; S;S NJ .n r M. r N
eCnrries baggage Daily sxcept aunaa,
"Sundass only.
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ACCOMMODATION TRAINS wEEKDArs.
Leave Byrd 81. Eta. 400 p n. fer Freterleksburg
Arrive Byrd 81. Bta. s.26 AN. frem Frederieksb's
Leave Eiba Sta. 100 An, Is p. H.. 80 ID. FOL,
ASHLAND.
Arrive Elba Sta. $50 An, 1i.asA A. ID. s.aif. n
from Ashland.
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sDaily. U All trains to or from Byrd Stree
Station stop At Elba. Time o arrivals and d .
parturss aot guaranteed. Resd the sixns.
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Sunday aeeemmo daiioa trains leave Elbs <.ll
Z. a. for FrsderlctsburSI arrive Eiba 1915 A. d
from freAertcksburg.
Evening star., 1915-10-27
TO ADDRESS HOME CLUB.
Inventor of Phototelegraphy Will
Tell of Marvels of Illustration

Some Marvels of Illustration" is to
De the subject of an illustrated lecture
by n. S. Amstutz of Valparaiso, Ind. at
S:15 o'clock tonight at the Home Club
The slides illustrating the lecture will
snow the successive stages through
which the production of illustrations
passes. and will review prehistoric art.
natures own methods, half-tone en-
craving, color printing. color photog-
raphy, photogravure, phototelegraphy,
etc.
Mr: Amstutz is the inventor of the
method of phototelegraphy He is a
member of the Royal Photographic So
ciety. the Royal Society of Arts, Lon
don; the American Association for the
Advancement of Science and an honor
airy member of the International AS
sociation of Photoengravers He re-
celved an honor prize at the interna-
tional Photographic exhibition in Dres
den, Germany, in 1909.
Employees of the Interior Department
"showered" the club library with books
last night. more than 500 volumes
ranging from Shakespeare to Walt
Whitman, being added to the club
library.
Evening star., 1915-10-27

pointing Anna ]. At Lee guardian
bond, $500; attorney, Henry Alden.
Estate of Charlotte T. Daley: rule on
collector issued; attorneys. Hamilton
Yerkes & Hamilton.
In re Fannie Barber; order appoint
ing Charles NJ. Hasselbach guardian:
bond. sso0;- attorney. Octave Bigoness
Estate of Edward Taylor; petition
for probate of will filed; attorney,
Thomas l.. Jones.
Estate of Clara J. Clarey: petition for
probate of will filed; attorney, H. ..
Matthews.
Estate of Cossie Larker; petition for
ancillary letters of administration
filed; attorneys, w. G. Gardiner and E.
B. Hutchison.
Estate of Harry A. Brinckley: petit
ton for letters of administration filed;
attorney, I. H. Linton.
Estate of Ann Quill; order to sell
real estate: attorney, E. S. Quinlan.
Estate of Adolp4aus d. Wilcox; will
dated May 80. 1910. filed.
Estate of J. William A. Snyder: will
dated October IS, 1915, filed.
Estate of Mary f. Wynne: will dated
May 9. 1914, filed.
Evening star., 1915-10-27
DISPLAY MEN ELECT HEAD
James N. Carroll New Chairman of
Organization,

James NJ. Carroll was elected chair
man of the display mems section of
the Retail Merchants Association. at
an organization meeting held last
night. George l. Draeger was elected
treasurer. and Charles J. Columbus,
secretary of the Retail Merchants AS
sociation. was elected secretary of the
section. About twenty-five display men
and window dressers employed in de-
partment and other stores of the city
attended the meeting.
Chairman Carroll was directed to
name a committee to obtain promi-
nent artist or architect to address the
next meeting Of the display men, which
will be held Wednesday evening, No
vember 10. 1t is likely that there will
be a joint meeting this fall Of the ad-
vertising men and display men, at
which plans will be developed for pro-
noting the retail interests of Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1915-10-27
ARMY NAVY.
Army Orders.

Second Lieut.. Earl l.. Canady. 18th
Cavalry, detailed in the aviation sec
ton of the Signal Corps, and rated as a
junior military aviator with the rank
of first lieutenant
Leave for two months, to take effect
upon arrival in the United States, is
granted Second Lieut.. Thomas H. Jones.
Coast Artillery Corps
Second Lieut.. George f. A. Reinburg,
9Th Cavalry, will proceed to Fort sam
Houston. Tex. for examination to de-
termine fitness for detail in the avia-
tion section of the Signal Corps.
Leave granted First Lieut.. Simon 3.
Buckner, jr., 27th Infantry, is extended
to and including November 80.
First Lieut.. Robert E. Kimball, ord
nance department. will make not to
exceed two visits to Eliza bethport, n. j.,
on official business pertaining to ma
teriel being procured for the ordnance
department
Capt. Marlborough Churchill, Field
Artillery, will make not to exceed two
visits prior to December 81, from Wash
ington, D. c.. to New Haven and Bran
ford, Conn.,, for instructng batteries of
field artillery of the organized militia.
Naval Movements.
The Wake arrived at New York yard
October 20; the Reid. Preston and Flusser
at GARDENERS bay October 26: the
Paulding at Boston October &c; the
Patterson at Boston October 81; the
New Orleans at Guaymas October g.
the Nicholson at Newport October &c;
the New Hampshire at Norfolk October
20: the Mccall and Drayton at Rose
bank October 90; the Marietta at Puerto
CorteZ October &c: the Mackenzie at
Key West October &c; the Cyclops at
Norfolk October 20; the Cummings and
Cassln at New York yard October %;
the burrows at Boston October 20; the
Benham at New York yard October 26.
Ihe Whipple sailed from Mare Island
october 26 for San Pedro: the O'Brien
from New York October 26 for New
port; the Nero from La Paz October 26
Tor San Diego; the Lamson from Bos-
ton october 26 for GARDENERS bay; the
Kansas from Philadelphia October 26
Tor sea; the Chattanooga from Guaymas
october 25 for La Paz the Brooklyn
from New York October ~ for Bar
celona; the Balch from Newport October
70 FOR New York, and the Abarenda
from Guam October 81 for Manila.
Evening star., 1915-10-27
COAST GUARD CUTTERS
ARE TO Be 0VERHAU[ED
Vessels Will Be Put in Shape for
Winter Cruising Service Of
Four Months.
The Itasca Ordered to Porto Rico.
Notes of Service-Orders
for the Week.

The coast guard cutter Itasca, now at
the depot at Arundel Cove, Nd. receiv-
ing a general overhauliIg, will sail for
San Juan, Porto Rico. about November
to take station there until the cutter
Algonquin is again ready for duty. Be
fore sailing she will go to Philadelphia.
where the officials of the public health
service will give her an interior bath
of carbonic acid gas to kill the water
bugs that infest her as they do most
vessels. Usually sulphur is used in the
determination of the pests, but 1t dis
colors paints, and as the Itasca has
just been redecorated the gas will be
used.
When the cutter Seminole returns
from Porto Rico, on being relieved by
the Irasca, she will relieve the cutter
Yanlacraw. on the Savannah station, SO
that the latter vessel can go to Arun-
del Cove to be overhauled in prepara-
ton for winter work. The machinery
of the Yamacraw will receive needed
attention and the ship will be cleaned
and painted before she returns to her
station on the south Atlantic coast.
This will be the first overhauling the
Yamacraw has received since being
built several years ago.
Repair Time for Cutters.
This is repair time for the cutters.
which in little over six weeks will
take up winter cruising service and
will be kept busy for four months in
looking after vessels in trouble from
winter gales or other causes The cut
ter Pamlico. from the North Carolina
sounds station. is at Arundel Cove for
work that will require month to
complete. The cutter Gresham has gone
to the Boston navy yard for general re-
pairs, while the cutter Androscoggin
is doing temporary duty on her sta
ton. The little cutter Wissahickon,
stationed at Philadelphia, is to go to
Arundel Cove for machinery repairs and
for other work that will require sew
cral weeks to complete.
Under orders from the department.
the cutter Unalga has gone from San
Francisco to Seattle and will take
permanent station there. Her cruising
grounds will be Puget sound, the
Straits of San Juan de Fuca, with an
occa sional visit to southeastern Alaska
as far as Yakutap. The southeastern
coast of Alaska is free of ice in a
great mea sure and the cutter can visit
it almost at pleasure throughout the
winter. The cruising grounds of the
Unalga embrace the section of the