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Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

fair. Two thoroughbred pigs were
also given.
MANY head Of thoroughbred stock
were purchased and interchanged
among the farmers of the county due
to the work, while 25 horses, cattle
and hogs were shipped in from dis
tance, all of excellent breeding.
"Much effort has been given for
better jacks and purchases are being
contemplated.
Natural Grasses Best.
1.-THE demonstrations In tame
grasses for pasture have so far been
generally unsatisfactory. The native
grass, where not overpastured and the
weeds kept moved, have been supe-
rior for permanent pasture.
Alfalfa grows In all sections of the
county and does not require inocula-
ton, yet marked improvement e
shown where inoculated. The val
leys are better adapted for It's growth,
but 1t Is being profitably raised on
most unexpected places such as hin
land and among shale. Fifteen hum
dred acres was the estimated acreage
last year. There is now $500 acres,
or three times last years acreage. This
was due largely to demonstration
work.
"Hay-loaders, hay barns, manure
spreaders and other modern farm ma
chinery and improvements are being
installed on many farms.
Twenty New Silos.
"Twenty new silos have been built.
Realizing one failure hurts the work
more than several successes, the agent
has deemed 1t best to advise mega
lively nearly as many times as af-
when consulted on these
questions Barnyards, fence corners
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03


SAN FRANcIsco Cal, jan 3"I extremely lucky looking
this spotted
said Miss Beatrice Moses daughter
Miss Moses
- ~ '0' 'N'''
I
balance Of the hunting including
aid = ' ~ wv ~ ~"" '"
The fell over
'----- - dead" - " - ~ "
o sehoo aatB a reputa-
rifle and revolver shot and Of
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-03

"The total area Of Tulsa county is
862,SS0 acres. The loss by rivers,
railroads and towns Is 1905 54S acres,
which gives an acreage of 232, 932.
Much of this has been rendered unfit
for agricultural purposes on account
Of drillings, tank farms and coal
mines. Much Of same will of neces-
sity remain pasture lands. This leaves
an estimate Of 175,000 acres of good
tillable land, 100000 acres of which
cannot be excelled for fertility and
productiveness.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
THE BANANA AS A GARDEN
PLANT.

Musas are handsome foliage plants
and are easy to grow In large pots
or tubs and are useful for sub-tropical
gardening out doors in summer. A
sheltered position should be given this
plant in the garden or on the lawn.
as the large leaves are torn by rough
wind.
Musss require a strong. loamy soil,
with plenty OF manure. and moisture
In the heat Of summer. In winter
a . resting season should be allowed.
water being almost entirely withheld.
Musa cavendishi, a dwarf variety.
seldom growing more than six feet
high, will produce and ripen its fruit
in a warm greenhouse.
Musa ensete produces a striking
effect when planted s!ng.y or in
groups. attaining gigantic proportions.
When literally fertilized and watercd
it makes a good centre plant for a
round or oval bed of cannas The
leaves are long, broad n massive.
Of beautiful green with a broad Grim
son midrib, growing from eight TO
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
WHITE ASEEL ONE OF
OLDEST FOWLS KNOWN
Historians Find Mention Of
Them in 1000 Il. Good
for Ornamental Use.
~tCOpN,H0ht. 1910

The White Aseel Is one OF the oldest
races OF fowls According 10 historians
this IL the fowl whose battles are al
luded TO in the institutes" OF Mens,
1900 Il. c. Asset Is an Arabic word
meaning high caste" The rulers OF
India bred his fowl for fighting. and 10
this day both sexes are extremely com-
bative.
Aseels are known in black. black red.
white. duokering, gray, spangles.
speckles and notifies. but the first three
are generally accepted as the distinct
varieties.
In 1850 or t~hereabout the people Of
Cornwall. England. using the black rcd
Aseel and some OF the local fowl. evolved
the now famous Dark Cornish. Others
using the White Aseel In like manner
produced the White Cornish fowls, The
latter. while partak!ng In a general way
Of the huge muscular formation OF Its
Aseel ~progenitor. proved 10 be a most
excellent table fowl, with fine grained,
soft flesh.
Aseel fowls in America are bred only
for ornamental purposes. The variety
has never become popular here because
the females are poor layers and both
sexes have hard muscles that make them
undesirable for IN. table Aseel fowls
weigh from hvs pounds for females to
six for males, ami IN this respect suffer
their descendants. which run from six
TO eight pounds for the females and
eight TO eleven for males. The latter
also are less ~pugnacious and make bet
ter market poultry, while they at the
same time possess about the same char
acteristics OF form and color AS the
Aseel.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

twelve feet high. Plants can be started
from seeds sown any time during the
summer. from now until the first Of
July. the sooner the better. so the
plants will become of sufficient size
to keep over well in pots or tubs.
stored over winter in a cellar safe from
frost. A furnace cellar. not too warm,
Is a good place. keeping the plants
away from the furnace.
The seeds should be soaked in tepid
water for twelve hours before plant
ing. the pots in which they are sown
kept in a warm place and the soil
not allowed to dry out. Seeds Of this
variety can be purchased OF seedsmen
at about Is cents a packet of Ave
seeds.
Pants raised from seeds this sea-
son should make good Plants for bed
ding u by the first Of June next
year. Plants for this seasons
use can he purchased for 80 cents
each; strong plants from 7 inch
pots. 81.
Just before the first autumn frost
the leaves will scar and some of them
can be cut off. the plants taken up
and ported in large pots or tubs and
stored away, as directed, until the
following season.
There are many varieties OF musa
and a florist in Florida makes a spe-
cialty Of them, offering the largest
list OF varieties to be obtained In this
country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
UCCESTIONS FOR THE GARDENER
IMPORTANCE OF BERRIES ON FARMS

Berrcs are good medicine" 10 tone
nm the system and every farm should
have berries enough vi all kinds to
simply the family throughout the
year-frcsh fruit in season. and
canned fruit all the balance Of the
year. until fresh fruit is harvested
again. Many town dwellers and sub
urhanites can grow berries on small
ulo,s Of ground, IL they will. On "A
:, only ~ by 1925 feet. with much OF
he plot devoted to lawn in front OF
tho house. a suburbanite raises an
assortment Of flowers. roses. gladio-
lus. dahiits, many ANNALS and per-
ANNALS. and besides strawberries and
,sspberrics in abundance. Decide
now 10 plant strawberries and rasp-
berries this autumn. so n crop Of the
former viii he ready next season and
the latter the season following.
Watch Young trees and rub Off all
.ho,s not needed in the formation
OF the new head.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

flower seeds and were unable to COM
pletely nll lists Of any considerable
length.
Millions OF tin cans have been sold in
the South the past W or three years
and thousands Of small canning out
fits. Southern farmers now a their
W vegetables. corn, peas. beans. to-
matoes and other vegetables, and
peaches. pears. cherries, berries and
other fruits. Southern farmers are
enjoying better meals at less cost than
formerly. From the appearance OF the
farms the money saved by home can
ming is put into farm improvements.
Northern and Western farmers can
pront by following this example set by
Southern farmers.
Try lime water for aphides troubling
roots of asters.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

experiment station at Geneva; Boothe
C. Davis. president of Alfred Univer-
sity at Alfred; Charles W. Burkett,
editor American Agricultural; George
w. Sisson. Jr.. Of Potedam; Charles
NJ. Dow Of jamestown End r. w. Ses-
sions OF Utica.
Or. p. T. Galloway Of Cornell was
elected chairman Of the committee,
and June 81 was fixed as a definite
date for the next meeting Of the COM
mittee and OF the members OF the on
ference.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
POTATOES FOR STOCK FEED.

The heavy production and the low
price of potatoes has directed atten-
ton to their value for stock feed.
Hitherto this subject has not received
much attention In this country be-
cause under ordinary conditions other
feeds are undoubtedly much cheaper
and better. Some estimate that even
at Is cents a bushel 1t Is more expen-
sive TO feed potatoes to stock than II
Is to feed silage. while on the other
hand 1t is scarcely probable that the
farmer can raise potatoes for much
less than 80 cents a bushel. Their
actual value for feed depends upon
many factors, but 1t is better to make
some use Of the potatoes on hand
rather than let them rot,
In Germany. where the potato crop
10 proportionAtely far greater than In
this country. the question has been
more thoroughly studied. The tubers
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
TENT ~CATERPILLARS.

" owners Of trees infested with
,he tent caterpillar will apply %creosote
10 the nest with a broom Dr. brush.
they will find 1t the best remedy.
Burning with a torch Immediately
opens the nest and many c%aterpillars
drop ont before being burned. later
climbing up the trunk again. My
method does not open the nest but
hurns them all. II the nest cannot he
reached. better saw off the limb than
lose It from defoliage.
JOHN CANNELL.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
ORGANIZING THE FARMERS.

Farmers are advised to be slow In
support to outside organizations
promoted by apostles from distant
towns. who approach farmers with a
declaration to benefit humanity. Look
for the interests Of the promoters and
usually II will be found that they are
operating for concerns that pay their
expenses and salaries.
Community cooperation IL all right
for farmers when they deal with men
they know. neighbors and friends and
storekeepers Of nearby towns. The
motives Of unknown people who come
to benefit people they do not know
are to be viewed with suspicion.
In southeastern Oklahoma harvest
ing begins about June s: in northern
and central counties about June 3. and
in the northwestern part of the State
about June s. Sixteen to eighteen
thousand men. with wages running
from 81 to SO a day and board. will be
needed. so II IL reported, to harvest
the crop.
An army Of 100000 men. II is said
annually cross the Missouri River 70
assist in gathering the wheat crop N
Nebraska. Kansas. Oklahoma AND
other Western wheat growing States
Last year Nebraska and Kansas com
bined produced about one-uuarter oi
all the wheat raised In this country.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
Girl Travels 5000 Miles Attending
school.

ST. C%LArRsvILIE Ohio, June Miss
lrma Pratt OF Barton was graduated
from the local high school after COM
plotting a remarkable record, She COM
muted on the Baltimore and ohio Rail-
road between Barton and this place and
during her Ave years In high school was
never tardy and never missed a session
of school.
She travelled 5000 miles on the traly
to and from school.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
YOUNG STOCK MUST
CONTINUE GROWING
Steady Development Needed in
summer Months to Get
Desirable Results.
SHOULD SEPARATE SEXES
nv PROF. HARRY n. LEWIS,
Head Of the Department OF PouI-
try Husbandry. New ersey Ag-
ricuIturaI Experiment stations


Copyright. 1850
During the summer months the sue
cessful poultryman makes every effort
to keep the young stock growing rapidly
From the time they leave the brooder
the chicks should not be subjected TO
any check in their growth, for such a
check retards development and makes
them OF small size and possessed OF less
vigor.
There are three factors necessary to
their satisfactory development First,
the early separation OF sexes second,
providing proper environment. and third.
supplying sufficient nourishment.
Az soon as the pullets and cockerels
can be distinguished Il Is essential that
they be kept by themselves. for the re-
mainder of tho growing period.
The pullets when running by them
selves make a better growth. and fur
thermore can be fed to secure a normal
slow development at smaller cost than
would be necessary II they were TO be
put into condition for market The cock
erels, on tho other hand. must be fed
special fattening rations in order to put
on a high quality OF flesh In a minimum
Of time.
In the case Of Leghons the surplus
cockercls should be disposed of as broil-
ers, in most cases at about twelve weeks
of age. or when they weigh about one
and one halt pounds. With the heavier
breeds, such as Plymouth Rocks and
W~yandottes. most OF the cockerels can
be kept to the rooster age and marketed
In the fall when six to eight months old
The male birds cannot be put into
| proper condition economically II they are
| allowed TO run with the pullets. They
not only require different methods OF
feeding but the presence OF each other
acts as ar irritation and serves TO check
the proper growth OF each.
The following ration has proved very
desirable for finishing cockerels which
are TO be sold as brollers. II should be
fed mike with skim milk and In n crum-
bly,. not sloppy. condition. II is best fed
IN trough, only enough being given at a
time 50 that the chicks will clean II NJ
after each feeding. One feed OF the
mash a day Is sufficient. Equal parts Of
cracked corn and wheat should be fed
morning and night In addition. The
racine
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

Liquid Ia a stimulant and
not a substitute for manure Of a more
solid character. Solid Is a
food.
Solid manure on heavy soils should
be applied literally In the autumn and
turned under. Liquid IL
beneficial when applied while the
plants are making growth or In early
stages OF Towering or fruiting. Flow
ering plants receive the greatest bene-
ft from liquid manure before the buds
show color: vegetables when about
half grown; foliage plants when new
growth has become we'll advanced and
fruit trees when the fruit Is half de-
veloped. Plants that are to receive
treatment with liquid MANURE should
first receive an application OF pure
water.
Liquid m II prepared from the
excrement OF horses, cows, sheep, pig
ons or chickens or from commercial
fertilizers. The first two are generally
used. For use in the garden a sup
ply Of this useful liquid can be had by
arranging a barrel as shown in the
illustration.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

may be used for feeding cows, horses,
sheep and pigs. but they are best
adapted for pigs. To secure the best
results with swine the potatoes should
first be cooked and then made into a
thick mush mixed with the corn meal
or other grain. If skim milk Is
added the value Of the feed Is much
increased.
In feeding potatoes TO dairy lows
from one-half peck to one peck should
he fed to start with. They should be
given raw and should he run through
n root cutter to prevent choking the
cows. An excessive feed of potatoes
to a dairy cow Is liable to cause
scours. but as much as one-half
bushel a COW a day has been fed
without bad results. In addition to
the nutrients contained potatoes give
succulence to n ration. a factor OF
Importance in feeding dairy cows.
Strawberries should be mulched
now with hay. straw or clippings
from the lawn to keep the berries
clean and TO keep the soil damp about
the plants.
Cucumbers for pickles should be
planted the last Of June.
Eggplants planted now will DO as
we'll or better than plants that were
set out earlier. Elephants thrive only
in warm soil and warm weather.
Don't ship fruits and vegetables to
every commission house that solicits
Consignments. Get q good. reliable
c and stick TO II or sell direct
to Norekeepers or consumers.
File the hoe to keep It sharp. Sharp
hoes tighten labor.
Ants do no harm in the garden,
When found on plants or trees they
are probably after plant lice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06

The feed for pullets differs from mat
given the cOckerels IN the fac, that i -
not forcing and not Designed primarily
tor flesh growth 1t Is intended rather
10 maintain a uniform development over
a considerable period of time. with the
idea of getting the birds into ma uritN
before cold Weather sets IN. The pullets
ON range can best he fed a combination
of cracked grains and dry mash, The
cracked grains are fed broadcast twice
a day about the range, and consist or
equal parts Of whole wheat and cracked
corn. \ dry mash which experience has
shown to be- very valuable for rearing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
GOVERNMENT ADVOCATES
GARDENING FOR HEALTH.

Tho United States Public Health
Service says II you want to he well
and live long have a garden and work
IN Il. \ garden sustains life in two
csvs--by producing food for the gar
Gener and others. and the exercise
keeps the gardener in good physical
condition.
Here Is the rather startling report
OF the Public Health Service:
The death rate after the age OF
a. : increasing in spite of more
sanitary modes of living and greater
protection against communicable dis
ease. The expectation of life after 40
&, less than II was thirty years ago.
This is due largely TO increased prev
slence Of the diseases of ~degenera-
ton.
THE muscles. arteries and other or
cans OF those who. as n result of sed-
entary occupation or Indulgence. take
too little exercise degenerate. Heart
disease. kidney disease and other ills
follow
Take exercise. Take daily exer-
elsa Have a hobby that gets you out
NJ doors. Walk to your business, to
your dressmaker's, walk for the sake
Of walking. Join a walking club and
keep your weekly score Of mics.
Keep chickens. make a garden or
wheel the baby. but take two hours
outdoor exercise every day"
A j. s. Brooklyn. y. Y.-Andrew
8 Fuller died at his home at Ridge
wood. y. j.. May 4, 1895. He was the
author of the "Stra wberry CulturiSt,'
the Grape Culturist." the Small
Fruit Culturist.' practical Forestry
Propagation of Plants" and the Nut
culturist." He was agricultural edi-
Tor Of THE SUN for twenty-six years.
7 II. Wilson. the celebrated hortl-
cultira' explorer, says those who have
ro' seen the wistaria growing In
japan do not know the possibilities
Of the plant. He measured a racems
o. wiStaria multijuga in Japan tina
Was ~siXty-four inches long, as wide ir
Proportion and deeply colored. The
vistaria delights along water courses
o. In cool places near streams.
Japan has a heavy rainfall and II
vel covered with trees: pines, BAN
hoos, cherries, naples, ginkgos ant
other trees. Waterfalls are numer'
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The broilers which are being fed these
~rations should be given plenty OF green
food and plenty OF water TO drink. and
should have rather restricted range. thus
keeping down the exercise and hasten
ing the formation OF fat.
Where the heavier cockerels are 10 be
crown to rooster age they should be
given during the summer plenty OF green
grass range with shade. When they are
from six to eight months old and two
10 three weeks before they are to he
killed IL will he found desirable to con-
fine them In crates or small yards and
feed them a special f%attening ration.
For such purposes tho following ration
will he found very useful. II should he
mixed very moist. with skim milk II
possible II not. water will answer. Il
should be fell In pans or watertight
troughs. No water should he given the
birds to drink during the finishing pc
Rod other than what they get from the
mash. the mash being mixed very wet.
The fattening mash
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-06
The HOpprrdOser

Various mechanical devices have
been used with considerable success
to catch the grasshoppers. especially
in the middle West. They are most
useful on level ground and where the
use Of poison mixtures Is not advis-
able. One of the most successful OF
these is the hopperdozer. This is
SIMPLY a shallow fiat pan made Of gal
vanized iron, about 4 inches deep, 2
feet wide and 3 feet or more long.
This pan Is mounted on runners
varying in height according to the
crop To be protected and the age of
the grasshoppers; for young grass
hoppers about two or three inches
above the ground is a suitable height.
on the sides and back of the pan
there should he shields Of tin or cloth
stretched on a frame about . feet
high, to prevent the grasshoppers
from jumping or flying over, The pan
IL partly filled with water and kero-
senc oil and drawn across the in
tested fields. Pans M to 6 or 9 feet
long can be dragged by hand; longer
mes will need horses. In the larger
pans cross partitions should be placed
at intervals of 2 or 8 feet to keep
the liquid from running al 70 one
side on eve ground.
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Three feelings a day OF the above
mash. II only small quantities are given,
so that the birds are allowed to get hun
CRY between feelings, viii result In "A
profitable increase IN weight.
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The barrel is placed on a platform
or table high enough TO permit a
pail or watering can to be set under
the spigot. A metal pail Is pierced
on the side and bottom. and the ferti-
lizer placed in the pail, which is sus-
pended in the barrel with rope or wire
and the barrel is then filled with
water. A bag can be used in place Of
the pail and will permit Of stirring
somewhat by turning the bag and
raising and lowering II until the water
has extracted the fertilizer material,
when it will be ready for use, first
diluting the liquid with water until it
is of the color Of weak tea. Chicken
and pigeon anu Is very strong
and only a peck should he used to
thirty-two gallons of water.
Always apply liquid manure directly
to the roots of the plants, being care
full not to wet the foliage or flowers
Pot plants should not be treated
oftener than once a week.
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College OF Agriculture AZ Cornell. New
York experiment station at Geneva,
.ocoraory a~0r,cu,,ural .chools the
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anything that In ancient. Most of the
dwarf trees sold in small crooks and
represented to be very old are really
only a few years old and dwarfed by
art. Some. however, are really very
old.