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Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15

the State Fair, and helped to record
and care for the exhibits sent in by
club members. also gave canning
demonstration for the county teach
ers' meeting at Clarinda on the Goth
of September. The demonstration was
held in the Domestic Science rooms
at the High School building. took
my own Gamer, tomatoes and apples,
and most of the other necessities, be-
sides most of my collection to show
the different things one can conserve
by this method"
"As a summary will state that my
expenses were 1851 and my profit
$115.57, besides winning $23 in prizes
at the State Fair. / have enjoyed this
work, although it has been long and
sometimes bit lonesome. 1t has been
a way by which l could not only have
my own spending money and pay my
expenses at the Farm Camp, but |
also have bank account of $50"
Another member of the Garden and
Canning Clubs in the Northern States,
whose work is worthy of special men,
ton, is Miss Sara Dickinson Of
Sharpsville, Pennsylvania. She won
first prize in her state with record
of 1866 pounds on her tenth-acre. Her
costs were $12.33, her net profits,
1851. 1t is difficult to compare the
profits made by the various young
women in the grader and canning
clubs, as the market price of fresh
vegetables differs very widely in diff
ferent parts of the country, and
member with very good crop may
sometimes have to sell at very low
price, because of prevailing market
conditions.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15
about two and one-half times as great
:. Il a. L.. The roux.kru

about two and one-half times as great
as it is in this country.
The modern tendency toward the
development of potato-growing cen
tiers in widely separated sections Of
the United States, as, for example,
Aroostook County, Me-, the Norfolk
and eastern shore trucking regions of
Virginia and Maryland, the Red River
Valley of Minnesota and North Da-
kota, the Kaw Valley of Kansas, the
Greeley and Carbondale districts of
Colorado, and the San Joaquin and
Sacramento Valleys of California, has
created demand for varieties of po-
tatoes especially adapted to cultiva-
ton in those sections. This condition,
coupled with the presence of numer-
Gus diseases of the vines and tubers,
from which frequent and oftentimes
severe losses have resulted, has caused
many inquiries to be made regarding
the possibility of developing new varie-
ties or strains possessing certain spe-
ciic qualities not embodied, at least
to the same degree, in those varieties
now under cultivation.
This demand upon the plant breeder
has served to emphasize the desirable
ity of attempting to develop, either
through breeding or selection, new
varieties or strains of potatoes which
shall possess a greater degree of re-
sistance to the parasitic fungi which
now prey upon the plants and tubers.
Another fruitful field of investiga-
ton well worth the attention of the
plant breeder is the development of
potato varieties that are better
adapted to certain sections of our
country. Their characteristics may
be either earliness or lateness, drought
resistance or heat resistance, or an
ability to succeed in heavy or in light
soil; they may be productiveness,
shape of tuber, quality of tuber, starch
content, or, in fact, any distinct quail
ity which would make variety espe-
cially desirable for cultivation in a
given locality.
Methods for securing superior
strains in the business of potato
breeding and selection are recon-
mended in Circular 113 of the Bureau
of Plant Industry and in Farmers
Bulletin 533, both of which may be
obtained by addressing the Editor ant
Chief, Division of Publications, United
States Department of Agriculture
Washington, ID. c.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15

Much warmer weather is expected
to cross the country starting in the
west about Monday, the oath, cross
ing the Mississippi valley during the
18th and Goth and reaching the east
ern states about Thursday, the 9th.
The atmospheric disturbance follow
ing this wave of heat will appear upon
the western coast about Wednesday
the 10Th with very low barometric
area. In connection with this center
will be high winds, general rains,
heavy local downpours of rain and
hail and tornadoes in Illinois and Kan
sas and other states west of the Mis-
sissippi. This storm is expected to
move across the Mississippi valley
during the 9th, 18th and 10Th, at
tended with severe electrical storms
and the above characteristics. It is a
storm period that will be well TO
watch in all it's developments. Then
you cannot say you were not prepared
if it strikes your little patch.
About Saturday the 10Th, immedi-
ately in the rear of these storms Of
rain, cool wave will develop in the
west and move southeastward across
the country. Prepare for frosts early
next week.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15
Improving Our Potato Varieties
By Breeding and Selection
Greater Care Needed Selection of Seed and Development
of New Vigorous Seedlings Varieties

vious publications of the department
but the present pamphlet goes further
in presenting many important details
regarding potato breeding and selec-
ton which should help the growers
throughout the country.
A clear-cut distinction is made be-
tween breeding" and selection" in
the new bulletin, where breeding" is
employed to mean sexual reproduc-
ton, and selection" to mean the iso-
lation and so-called Sexual propaga-
ton" Of desirable strains and types.
Breeding can be successful only when
it goes hand in hand with selection,
but selection is not dependent upon
breeding for results.
Intelligent potato breeding deals
with seedlings produced from hand
-pollinated flowers protected from
insects and borne on plants possessing
characteristics which it seems desir-
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15

Every progressive potato grower
should have selection plat" in
which to grow his yearly selections;
and also an increase plat" where the
promising selections may be increased
for the field-crop planting, according
to a new professional paper on "Po-
tato Breeding and Selection" just
published as Bulletin 1875, of the
United States Department of Agri-
culture. The deterioration of our
cultivated varieties of potatoes
through lack of proper care and
through disease makes it necessary
that varieties be improved by greater
care IN the selection of the seed and
through the development of new seed
ling varieties possessing greater re-
sistance to disease or better CONNER
cial qualities. The necessity of i'm
proving our cultivated varieties of
potatoes has been emphasized in pre-
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15
ML.N.P2ITCHARD
IGRhNp RAPIpS, N1IeHlcAN

Ever since the beginning of time
weather students have looked to the
heavens for. the solution Of coming
weather events. Even in Rome dur
ing its early days, the college Of Au-
gurs was maintained to interpret ev-
cry little sign from peel Of thun-
der to flight of birds. Even today
there is saying that when one crow
flies alone it is sign of thunder, rain
or stormy weather. Two crows to-
gether would signify the opposite or
nice weather.
Any unnatural manifestation or
unexplained action Of nature has been
termed mysterious and sent as a
warning to mankind. Large luminous
rings around the moon as it shines at
night are considered a sure sign of a
rain storm and the number of stars
found within the circle represented
the number Of days before the storm
would break. These rings or halos
are caused by the light of the moon
shining upon moisture laden atmos-
phere much as the sun causes rain
bows upon falling rain.
May 23rd to May 10th.
The first part of this week will find
temperatures a little below the sea
sonal average for New England states
and the Lake region, but by the end
of the week it is expected that the
conditions in the eastern states will
be reversed-that is, temperatures
much above normal.
Sunday and Monday the 23rd and
oath promise to be days Of warm,
threatening weather with thunder
storms and showers in Ohio, middle
Mississippi and Missouri valleys, the
Lake region and along the Atlantic
coast
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15

ing: Plymouth Rocks, three varie-
ties; Wyandottes, eight varieties;
Javas, two varieties; Dominques, one
variety; Rhode Island Reds, two va
rieties; Buckeyes, one variety. There
are more poultry and eggs produced
from the American class than any
other class in America. 1t is the class
most adapted to this climate. The
Mediterranean class is close fol-
lower and is termed the egg-laying
class, and consists of the following
breeds:, Leghorns, eight varieties;
Minorcas, three varieties; one variety
each of Spanish, Andalusians and An
conas. The English class consists of
three breeds and are bred for meat
and eggs. They are Dorkings, three
varieties; Redcaps, one variety, and
Orpingtons, three varieties. There are
yet the Polish, French and Game
class, all of which could be termed
in the egg-laying class.
The question is often asked, (Which
is the best breed ?" To this we an
swer, "Any breed that best suits your
fancy. If you are an admirer of one
breed you will find that this particu-
lar breed will do better than any
other in your hands,
The difference in dollars and cents
in the various breeds is not much
For example, you may take the large
breeds from the Asiatic class that
weigh up to II pounds and compare
them to any from the Mediterranean
class weighing from four to nine
pounds and you will find the proceeds
are nearly the same. The fact is that
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15
Champion Tomato Raiser OF
Northern States Tells Her Story
Iowa Young Woman Encounter Difficulties i'm
Making Fine Record in Department
Of Agriculture's Club.
Of Agriculture's Club.

Miss Eloise Parsons of Clarinda,
Iowa, is the young woman whose rec
ord in the Department of Agricul-
lures garden and canning clubs was
the best of the thousands made by
members in the 33 Northern states.
Miss Parsons obtained yield of 1913
pounds of tomatoes from her tenth
acre plat. Her costs were 1851, and
her net profits were S115.57. Her costs
cover every item of expense in raising
the crop, including rent of land, her
own time ESTIMATED at 10 cents an
hour), fertilizers and sprays. She de-
scribes some of her difficulties in OBJ
tanning this result as follows:
81 decided would try and have ripe
tomatoes very early and so obtain
good prices for them. So in the lat
ter part of February l planted the
early variety in three boxes which ]
placed on a shelf in front of the south
windows in the dining room. In a
short time they came through and
grew rapidly. But they began to
grow tall and spindly, so in the latter
part of March tranplanted part OF
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15

much rainy weather that l could not
gather the tomatoes, and after the
rains they began to ripen so rapidly
that many of them split. On the 18th
and 18th of October / had to gather
the green tomatoes. l gathered 1888
pounds. There was no sale for those.
We used all we could and gave some
to the neighbors, and still a great
many went to waste, as they were wet
when they were gathered, and as it
turned warm again, they rotted very
fast. AS we had great deal of COM
pany this summer, and because our
other garden vegetables were not as
good as usual, we used more tomatoes
fresh"
II made collection of canned fruit,
vegetables and meats, which consisted
Of the following: Tomatoes, beets,
white wax beans, green podded beans,
celery, carrots, picked onions, beet
greens, pumpkin, shelled beans, pears,
apples, plums, peaches, cherries,
Strawberries, raspberries, white and
purple grapes, sausage, chicken, corn,
watermelon pickles, and gooseberries.
| exhibited this collection at the State
Fair and won a first, second, and a
fourth on it and my other club work.
| did all this canning by the cold
packed, hot-water bath process. i
also canned, alone, 30 quarts of wind
fall apples, ten quarts of gooseberries,
six pints of beans. 100 quarts of to-
matoes. | also helped with the can
ming of strawberries, cherries, peach
es, tomato, butter and catsup, apple
jellies and gooseberry JAM"
"As to my other club work, will
say that l was at Des Moines during
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15

them into small pasteboard boxes, one
plant in each. BY doing this / could
move them to the open without dis
turbing the roots, and hindering the
development of the plants. Then as
soon as it was warm enough / set the
rest in cold frame, four inches apart
each way. In the first of April
planted the late variety in the hot
bed. Those in the cold frame and in
the pasteboard boxes developed a
great amount of roots and were very
strong, some in bloom, when l trans
planted them to the open on the 22nd
of May. The plants in the hot bed did
not develop such strong roots, and be-
cause of this fact, and also that it
was very dry, I lost quite few of
them when l transplanted them. After
filling in for the fourth time few va
cant places still remained, as it was
almost impossible to get them started
because of the early drought. In all
l had over 600 plants.
81 hoed them after each rain and
whenever I thought it necessary. AS
we moved to this place this spring and
the garden was not plowed in the fall,
many weed seeds were not destroyed,
and had very hard time keeping
the weeds down. The plants did not
grow very large, and as it continued
very dry, I decided it not best to stake
the plants. The plants did not make a
great growth and very few needed
pruning. 1 ,hoed them until the toma-
toes began to ripen and the plants
were too large.
81 picked my first ripe tomatoes on
the 9th of July. From then on the
pickings every two or three days grew
larger. At first I received ten cents
pound, but soon the price began to
fall so that after the LIST of September
| received only two cents a pound. AS
my father runs dairy, he took the
tomatoes with him and sold them very
easily to the hotels, restaurants, and
milk customers. He was able to sell
almost all Of them until the greer
ones were gathered. AS long as we
could get dollar a bushel for the to-
matoes fresh and as we were so very
busy with the work of the dairy,
thought it best not to can them.
"After school began was kept
very busy in picking the tomatoes
For several weeks it took me three
evenings Of the week to get over the
entire patch and often gathered ovel
ten bushels. During the second ant
third weeks Of September we had q
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15
Cheese Fingers.

The cheese fingers are quickly made
and very savory. Nix one cupfuI Of
flour, quarter teaspoonful of salt a
dash Of cayenne, half teaspoonful
of baking powder; rub into this two
tablespoonful Of butter, add a half
cupful Of grated cheese, and mix to a
dough with ice water. Roll out in a
thin sheet, cut in half-inch strips with
a tagging iron and bake pale brown
in q moderate oven.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15
lRAND RAPIDS, MICH.

while the heavier breeds bring in more
money for meat, the other breeds will
counter-balance the amount in the
production of eggs.
In the Asiatic. class breeding pen
to produce eggs for Matching should
consist of six to eight females to one
male. The Mediterranean class 10 to
10 females to one male is about right.
There are number of new breeds not
yet entered in the standard of these
classes.
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15

able to combine in a newly bred po-
tato. The up-to-date animal breeder
displays the same careful considera-
ton in the selection of male and fe-
male as does the potato breeder in
picking the parent plants. Selection
plays very important role in this
kind of breeding.
Clergyman Gives Impetus to Potato
Breeding i'm United States.
One of the first serious attempts at
potato breeding in the United States
was made by clergyman of Utica,
N. Y, who introduced the progenitor
of the world-famous potato, Early
Rose. This gentleman, the Rev. c. E..
Goodrich, was furnished incentive for
his effort by widespread potato
blight both in this country and abroad
in the early forties. Mr.. Goodrich
secured a number of promising South
American varieties by which he hoped
to restore the vigor to the North AM
erican potato whose vines and tubers
had become very susceptible to the
disease. The Importance of this
clergyman's work lies not so much
in the new varieties introduced as in
the impetus impaired to plant breed
ing, and the efforts of those who fol-
lowed him-one of whom eventually
produced the Early Rose. Other in
teresting facts about the development
of potato breeding are outlined in the
new bulletin.
Our Annual Production One fifth that
of Germany.
Our present average annual produc-
ton of potatoes is only about one-fifth
that of Germany. Although the po-
tato crop ranks sixth in agricultural
Importance in the United States, it
has by no means reached the position
that it's wide use as table food would
seem to justify. The wide variation
in production between Germany and
the United States may be partially
accounted for by the fact that so per
cent or more of the German crop is
used either for stock food or for con-
version into starch, alcohol, or other
industrial by-products. The Ameri-
can potato crop, on the other hand
has no such outlet for its surplus
tubers, since less than 1 per cent OF
the crop is used for industrial pur-
poses. Moreover, the per capita con.
sumption of potatoes in Germany is
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15

for us to answer.
If you desire meat,
capons and roasters,
select the Asiatic
class, which includes
the Brahmas, two va
RE tie s; Langshans,
two varieties; Coch-
ms. four varieties.
For combined meat
and eggs, select the
American class, which
includes the follow
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15

MlCHlGANS GkAPE
During the years from 1900 to 1870 Michigan ad
vanced from fifth to third place grape producing
state passing Ohio and Pennsylvania. 1t produces
nearly three times grapes Ohio and is sur
passed only by New York and California During the ten
years question it's annual yield increased nearly three
fold. The above view shows Dr. ]. c. Branch of White
Cloud, who harvested 500 baskets from half
Charlevoix county herald., 1915-05-15
SELECTING A BREED OF FOWLS.

Nearly every day the question is
asked, "What breed shall / start
with ?" Without some knowledge as to
purpose, you have in mind and your
desires, it would be a hard question
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-29
BULGARS AGREE
To INVESTIGATE
RED CROSS CHARGE

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STRONG AND WELL AS EVER.

Fred Smith, 325 Main ST., Green
Bay, Wis, says u suffered a long
time with very weak back Foley
Kidney pills completely relieved me
Of all soreness and pain and now am
strong and well as ever" Winter
aggravates symptoms Of kidney trou-
ble cold weather makes aching joints,
sore muscles. and irregular bladder
action more unhearable. Foley Kid
ney Pills help the kidneys eliminate
pain-oauBug poisons. Sold every
where
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-29
C0LFAX COUNTY
SCHOOLS AMONG
BEST IN STATE
of Mis-. 'os.e Lockard
MAKES Splendid Showing;
Ten Women On Boards;
Fine Progress Made

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When War Is Over Americana
Statesman Believes Inter-
national Tribunal VIII Be
Forned 10 Keep Peace
AGGRESSIVE NATIONS
MUST BE PUNISHED
FI9adenC0S Through Which
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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-12-29
Intcrnatlonal Law Fails.

while the war has exhibited the
madpquacy of international law so
far as it has yet developed to curb
these governmental policies which
aim to extend power at all costs. nj
has shown cvon more clearly that
UuIc reliance can be placed upon
mresrained human nature, subject
to specific temptations, to commit
torciblo agHcssions iu the pursuit
Of power ana wealth