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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06

There are other troubles also like
cape worms, getting caught out in a
storm, being killed by other hens,
caught by crows or hawks, being
trampled on by mother hen, etc, but
even with each of these something
can be done as preventative. For
instance, use new or clean land each
year for the chicks or cultivate and
clean up the old each season after
brooding is done and there will not
be much trouble from gapes. Have
the shelter close by when the chicks
are young so they can get in out OF
storm If you let them roam all
over the place, having the shelter In
one field and then in another, of course
they will get soaked at the first storm
If you don't get them in. In order to
keep them from getting killed by other
hens you can and should wherever
possible keep the young chicks In
yards away from the general flock.
II crows or hawks get after them
III excuse you for calling it bad luck,
but even here there is much that can
be done If you will only stop to think.
If you can't protect them any other
way you can shut them up by them.
selves until they get good start
gun Is pretty good crow scarer, but
crows are certainly wise" and aim to
come around when the gun is in the
house. A couple of king birds or bee
martins have nestled in the orchard
where we brood our chicks and they
seem to be able to keep all bird enem-
les away from the chicks. If you don't
want the chicks trampled on by the
mother hen give her good roomy
coop with plenty of light.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
BROWN ROT WILL RUIN PEACH
CROP.
T. B. SYMONS,
Maryland Agricultural College.

Too much importance cannot be at
ton against insects and disease. Oft
en- the whole crop is lost through
injury by Curculio, followed by Brown
Rot. The Curculio winters in the
adult stage, appearing just as the foil.
age develops on peaches and plums.
1t feeds upon the foliage for little
while, then, the female beetle, laying
her eggs, does the principal injury to
the fruit by making a semi-circular
cut In which its eggs are laid. The
egg matches in a short time and the
small larva makes it's way into the
center Of the fruit and there develops.
The fruit rots and drops, the larva.
escaping into the ground and later de-
velopng into the adult beetle.
The beetle is controlled by spraying
with Arsenate of Lead at the rate of
pounds to so gallons of water. This
poison is usually combined with the
self-boiled lime sulphur wash, a fungi
eide which will control Brown Rot.
The self-boiled lime sulphur is made
by shaking pounds of lime in sulh.
cient amount of water, and adding 8
pounds of sulphur when the lime be-
gins to slack. The mixture must be
kept stirred and the water added as
needed, to keep pasty condition until
the lime is all slaked, The heat gen.
Grated by the shaking lime causes the
sulphur to mix physically with the lime
In a very fine state, but should not be
continued long enough to form much
of sulphide compound as shown by
the mixture taking on yellow or
brown color The mixture is then
strained into the spray barrel and the
arsenate of lead added.
CAUTION:-TheC Concentrated Lime
Sulphur Solution, such as is used in
dormant or early spring spraying
should not be used on peach or plum
foliage under any circumstances
Where Brown Rot has previously ap-
peared. the first application of the
above mixture should be made just
after the fruit sets and before the
shucks are off the peaches. A second
necessary and a third treatment
month before the fruit is ripe is very
desirable. Not only will this treat.
ment prevent injury from Curculio and
Brown Rot, but also from Peach Scab
and other diseases.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
nQr1E@|A
nTOWNpe
Is HELPS
SOUNDS A DIscORDANT NOTE
Plan for Civic Identification 10 Op-
posed by Leading Pittsburgh
journal.

At Atlantic City the United States
department of agriculture proposes 10
demonstrate for the country what can
be accomplished In civic beautificatlon
by Transforming bare lots, street ter
races, portions Of Fairgrounds and va
cant property into flower gardens
Alexander Weintrob, who last year
visited Europe to see what Is being
done there to spread the beautification
movement among the people has been
designated in charge Of the Atlantic
City plan. Substitution OF flowers LOT
vegetables in lot development Will Dc
urged generally, 1t is said, If 1t sue
ceeds there.
The project, says the Pittsburgh DIS
patch, recalls the free seed largess'
If the department of agriculture Is 60
ing to try to make those seeds grow,
something that few of the recipients
of congressional bounty have been
able to do, 1t may be all right, but II
seems as much waste OF government
tai effort as the seed distribution Is OF
public money.
Civic Identification, further OBJ
serves the Dispatch, might we'll be lett
to the various communities them
selves. II Atlantic City householders
or lot owners prefer vegetables 10
flowers in the hope Of cutting down
the cost Of living or making money
supplying the tables Of visitors. why
should Uncle Sam intervene? Just at
this time, with so many important
crop problems to be considered, the
department might be more profltably
employed on practical work.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
Most Helpful Slams,

One of the most helpful signs OF
the present time is the attitude of the
farmer and the business man towards
greater permanency in building and
improvements. This is seen in road
building, in the very widespread use
Of concrete on the farm and in the
tendency towards fireproof buildings
in all of the small cities. Truly there
are some places where concrete can
be used to good advantage on your
farm.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
Improving the Little Red School.


At its recent annual meeting IN
Springfield the Illinois State Teachers
association passed resolutions, OF
which this was one:
1--WE favor law requiring the erec-
ton of schoolhouses on plans provid-
ing for proper heating, lighting, venti-
lation, seating and other sanitary ar
rangements, as provided by the de.
partment Of public instruction"
Improvement Of the facilities, ac-
commodations AMI surroundings of
country schools is highly important
development. Better rural schools
will aid materially in checking the
drift Of the population from the coun-
try to the city.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
Maintenance Of Sows,

In the maintenance of the brood.
sows we have our best opportunity to
make use of pasturage, waste feeds,
fallen fruits, etc. Not that these
things are sufficient, but because
roughage, range, bulk, succulence and
variety are good for the sows.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
No Desire to See the Late Lanented

No Desire 70 sec the Late Larnented.
my nephew, Wendell H. Pettifer. is
going to be married next week to a
widow over In the western part of the
state, who comes OF fine old family
and Is blessed with six interesting
children, auburn hair and a very su.
perior manner" stated Grout p.
Smith, the unpopular pessimist. al
though am invited to the wedding l
shall not attend; prefer to remem-
Der poor Wendell as he was In lifs."--
Kansas City Star.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
Profits In Stock FEEDING.

Much of the profits of stock feeding
will depend upon the kinds of feed
you have at hand and the quality of
the animals kept through the winter.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
Classified.

is that dog a pointer" asked the
ticket agent at the village station.
NO., replied the weary hunter who
was returning to the city with an
empty game bag, hes disap'
pointer
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
Straw for BEDDING,

Straw for bedding animals should
be safely housed in the barn and not
allowed to go to waste in the stack
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
Arrangement Of Cow Stable for Two
Rows Of Cows Tailed Together
The Barn Is Cleaned by Driving
Around Behind the Cows.

fore, in comparing round dairy barn
with q rectangular dairy barn, silo
should be included.
The smaller surface on the outside
wall of the round barn requires less
paint and makes a proportional saw
ing in keeping the round barn paint
ed in after years.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
Good Road Benefits.

Good roads broaden our sympathy,
lessen distance and increase our use
fitness.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
FoleyS
Kidney
Pills
What They Will Do for You

They will cure your backache,
strengthen your kidneys, COR
rect urinary irregularities, build
up the worn out tissues, and
eliminate the excess urie acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre-
vent Bright's Disease and Dia-
.ates, and restore health and
strength. Refuse substitutes.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06
Brings Market Nearer.

The good road brings the market
nearer to you.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06

Showing How This 6o-Foot Barn May
Be Arranged to Accommodate 40
Cows In stalls-To Supply This
Sized Herd and the Necessary
Young Stock With siIaoe for Eight
Months Would Require a 370-Ton
Siio, or One 18 Feet In Diameter and
Sc Feet Deep; With a Seven-Foot
Feed Alley and a 2Ia-Foot Man.
ger, the Circle at the Sanctions
Would Be SO Feet In Diameter, or
1913 Feet In Circumference; Al.
lowing 4Ia feet for Two Passage
Ways, the Stalls Would Be 2 Feet
1oTa Inches Wide at the Stanchion,
and 8 Feet 6 Inches at the Drop.
foot barn, with two three-foot passage
ways across it for convenience in feed.
~ will accommodate AZ cows. While
rectangular barn has stab ro"
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1915-05-06

contains space In the center for silo
18 feet in diameter.
Owing to the fact that silo is
necessity for the most economical pro-
duction of milk barn is not COM
plete for dairyman's purpose I'M
b less 1t includes silo with capacity to
store sufficient silage for the herd
In the case of the round barn, the
silo is the most economically built in
side, but in the rectangular form would
cause a waste of space, and for that
reason 10 best erected outside. There.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-03
observation-disclosures.

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-03

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The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-03

"a xAHp no ~ CAP NO. 80
~ az hamilton. 3 orau< river plat et the sub Of . Is
W. efags sub Of pert q rrae sec 2 r = X IL E'.,'.'
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Mr. chope Eat Chopes sub part
of rse 8. r.
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o "a. lying adjoining Grand
M River ave- W. OF and adjoining Roosevelt ave. -,
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and fracL the the
'f being frscL
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-03

p.s,a barry w Twenty fourth. las, named - n
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divided into John Muiet ls3s
"a 81. -. -. e. les IT. Of =. % g. % n az -
~ osrood = twenty part
az Geo ~ Porter farm. which lies the line
Of Twenty ntth sts-.s't.s-.
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fortsf divided into lots BY John Mue July Is 1879
(. WARD NO IL CAP no a.
AZ w.
being half 81 -. G
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@ 81 7-f2 % lying Chica
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tik tis bao Bss 5s7 w johnston's sub OF
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III
NJ. Utfnen Twentyhfh last named sub.
ths< Kekl q Tho. McSrsws OF lots
And 10 o ~
81 the farm. and OF 7. q.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-03

5as Purcell Twsnty-fourth, last named sub -. -
% 3 nd
OF Of % =
arres % 80 sub. 90 Porter farm OF Dix road
M ~ CAP NO
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4, = so,., ~ fourth ,,, rsn.s ,ns lo q, Of =
n
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W.
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49, $500, -, IT Of {,
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-05-03

WARD 40 ~ CAP NO "a
C. schultz Mack plat Of the part rs on
az George Hunt farm :.
r shook Mack. August Myilus OF the sly part
-
WARE 20 ia ~ "''"'" car NO 90
C. NJ Puford. 90 the sly
is IL ana rs sub Of ths Leb farm, Pl g Is also
and 81 sub. the Hunt farm. y. q. is
lying between Gratct and Loddsn st.............
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-31

disease, or the ravages of such pests
as flea BEETLES, cut worms, or wire
worms.
The greatest single source of loss
i'm the stands, however, was found to
be improper thinning. In this coun-
try this work is usually done by a
poor class of hired labor or else by
contract. 1t is seldom efficiently sup
elviscd and the laborers receive the
same pay whether it is properly or
improperly done. The Investigators
found that almost invariably the space
left between the plants was greater
than the farmer intended ii TO be,
although this fact was not apparent
after the plants attained a moderate
growth The average loss from this
source was estimated to be approx
mately % per cent.
After thinning there was further
loss in the field before the harvest
Some plants were destroyed by the
hand hoe, some by the horses, or by
carclcssncss with the cutivator. The
total loss from these sources was es-
timated at an average of approx
mately : per cent. Thus, in the ex-
perimental plots, which furnished the
data for the Investigations, there was
q total deficiency of over 30 per cent
in the stand, with corresponding de
crease in the yield.
The remedy for this loss appears
to be greater care. In particular, the
elimination of contract work is recon-
mended, since it is hardly possible TO
expect contract laborers to exercise
the proper amount of care and dis
erection. On one European farm which
is worked on scientific principles, 40
cents additional per acre is paid the
men if $4,000 beet plants remain in
the field after the second cultivation.
The beets must be IL inches apart in
the row.
The significance of this investiga-
ton in the United States is increased
by the fact that it was carried on in
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-31

Il Is no uncommon thing TO find one
farmer hauling 20 tons OF beetS from
each acre TO the factory when his
neighbor can barely muster seven or
eight.
The Department of Agriculture
Investigations into this problem were
carried ON i'm Utah for a period of
three years. The Investigators reached
the conclusion that the variations in
Yield were due to deficiencies of stand.
Previous Investigations had shown
that the ideal stand for sugar beets
may be taken as $4,000 plarts per
acre-the result Of leaving beets
eight inches apart in rows 20 inches
apart A larger stard than this un-
der ordinary conditions causes over
crowding, a smaller stand means
waste Of land. 1t was found, however,
that without actually counting the
plants. il was impossible to distinguish
between stands Of 80, 90 or so per
cent Of this standard.
The loss occurred in the geImina-
ton stand before thinning, during the
process Of thinning and blocking, and
during the cultural operations be-
tween thinning and harvesting. In
the Departments experiment, it was
found that the termination stand sus-
tanned an average loss of close TO 20
per cent. The causes for this may be
found in poor preparation of the
seed bed imperfect operation of seed
drills, late frosts, the damping off
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-31

Lansing General Fellows
has handed down an opinion in which
he holds that person who runs into
and Injuries another while driving an
automobile i'm careless and reckless
manner on the public highway, may
be charged with assault and battery.
Escanaba - Archie Nantelle. %
years old, section foreman, is dead.
his wife is badly bruised and a friend
whose name is not known here has
a broken arm and internal injuries as
result of gasoline speeder on the
Beaver branch road, north Of here,
being struck by a heavy ore train.
The speeder was carried a half mile
on the pilot Of the engine before the
.ccidcrt became known.
Alpcna-Fourtcen hundred cherry
and 45O apple trees have been planted
ON the farm of Charles X. Henry Of
Alpena county. The farm now has an
orchard of as acres.
Lansing The state railroad COM
mission has issued an order directing
the Grand frank railroad TO erect
new depot at Gregory.
Hillsdalc-The annual report of the
Mitchell public library shows l2004
books in the library, 425 Of which
were bought in the last year.
Ypsilanti - Mrs. Kate Thompson
Westfall, wife of Dr. +. f. Westfall.
well known in this city, died at the
home of her parents in Grand Rapids,
She was formerly a teacher at the
Normal college here.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-31
MICHIGAN NEWS BREVITIES
SHORT NEWS STORIES. FROM ALL OVER OUR STATE

psilanti-Henry c. Rankin. COM
mander-in-chief Of the Michigan
Grand Army of the Republic. died at
his home here after brief illness
of pneumonia. Mr. Rankin was
elected head of the state G. A. X. less
than a month ago at the convention
held at Kalamazoo.
Ann Arbor-Univcrsity of Michi-
gan alumni the country over-35, 900
in number-are to be asked between
now and October 81 to subscribe "A
grand total of just one million dollars
for the Michigan Union building that
has been talked Of more or less during
the past decade The strength of the
organization that has been built up to
do the work is a very strong one, and
while the task will not be easy, its full
tilmcnt is already as good as assured.
Lansing-George Wills Of Grand
Haven has the highest numbered auto
license plate of legal issue in the
world 1t is 1.000,420. Ii was sup
posed to be 1O0.42O.
Lansing board of state audi
tors by the passage Of resolution
ha, authorized the erection of a monu-
mcnt to the regiment of Michigan
sharpshooters in the Civil war at the
southeast corner of TIE capitol
grounds.
Ann Arbor-Mystery surrounds the
death of Arthur Miller, whose de-
capitated body was found on the Ann
Arbor railroad tracks at Whitmore
lake. The body was found by hoy.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-31
A BIT OF ADVICE
First-Don't Delay. SecOnd-DOn't
Experiment.

II you suffer from backache; head
aches or dizzy spells; if you rest poor
ly and are languid in the morning; II
the kidney secretions are Irregular
and unnatural in appearance, do not
delay. In such cases the kidneys often
need help,
Doan's Kidney Pills are especially
prepared for kidney trOuble-they are
recommended by thousands. Can res
idents desire more convincing proof
than the statement Of this grateful
user?
Percy Humm, farmer, R. R. No. a,
st. Louis, Mich, says Il had a great
deal of trouble from bad pains in the
small of my back and often got
lame. used Doan's Kidney Pills and
they cured me- That was two years
ago and ! haven't had any signs Of
kidney complaint since, We always
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills when
ever we know Of anyone having kid
ney trouble
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
SIMPLY ask for a kidney remedy-Cct
Doan's kidney Plls-tho same that
Mr.. Humm had. Foster Milburn Co.,
Props. Buffalo, y. y.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-31
TOO
MODEST?

Michigan people are apt to think
that when a manufacturer says,
MY product is best" he means it,
but maybe his enthusiasm makes
the statement trifle exaggerated.
Therefore, it is interesting to find
that one manufacturer is accused
Of being too modest in regard TO
his 68-year-old liniment. Messrs.
Nicholson & Stuhr of Cheyenne,
Wyo., says: I'VE know from per-
sonal experience that Hanford's
Balsam Of Myrrh will do all and
more than the Hanford Company
claim FOR il"
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-31
Current Events
By Paul Leake

Chas. Page of Tulsa, Oklahoma, has
100 adopted children in his home.
An Italian professor claims to have
found radmm in dew.
Dogs have been trained to carry
rescue ropes to wounded soldiers in
the trenches in France,
Cucumbers picked in Vodka Ca fiery
liquor are an important feature Of
diet in Russia.
The Labor Bureau Of the London
board Of trade reports that in the
nine months of the war from August,
1914, 10 May, 1915, there were 305
strikes in England affecting 1924
persons and entailing a loss Of 1,754,-
500 working days
The pupils Of the Philadelphia pub
lie schools are 70 he taught the art OF
winning.
Prof. Baliod of Berlin University IS
reported as saying that the shortage
in GeImany's food supply amounts to
only - per cent and that the attempt
70 starve out Germany has been
failure.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-31

For shingles alone 750,000,000 feet
OF timber is cut from that part Of the
state of Washington lying west Of the
Cascade mountains.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-31

OF timber is cut from that part Of the
state of Washington lying west of the
Cascade mountains.
Mrs. +. +. Cronkhite Of Denver is
suing her husband for divorce, alleg-
ing he is entirely too fond of kissing
her five attractive single sisters.
I'm Philadelphia fathers who neglect
their families are sentenced to work
on the stone pile.
The production of cheese in the
United States has grown until il now
exceeds 32OOOO,OOO pounds a year.
At d unique dinner given in Toledo
recently, each guest cooked his or her
own food with electricity.
During 1914 Harvard college re
ceivcd in gifts the sum Of $995O0O.
American tourists viii this year
save one hundred million dollars, the
sum they annually spent abroad be
fore the war started
The people of the United States
yearly spend $50O,OOOOOO for medi-
cine.
Frank Page, of Dodge City, Kansas,
got lost by trying to take a short cut
through a 1900 acre field Of wheat
and after three days wandering was
rescued by searching party.
Although the climate of Brazil is
favorable to poultry raising but few
chickens are raised in that country.
Salem, Mass, almost wiped out by
fire year ago, has rebuilt 5l4
structures, costing $4,800,O00.
A Toledo woman recently ducked a
man in a tub of water for beating his
wife
1t is reported that T. 7. Sevan of
Mendoza, H., has successfully raised
puppy i'm an Incubator.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-31

a district where the average yield per
acre is II tons as compared with an
average of the entire country of only
1917. If losses of such size can be
found i'm a region where beet culture
is obviously more advanced than in
most other regions, the total loss
throughout the entire United States
must be enormous. This total is 10
. great extent preventable, for, as has
been shown, il is due less to natural
than to defects i'm cultural
methods. The experiments arc con-
tanned in Department Bulletin No. 23S,
which is now ready for mailing.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-31

Mrs. +. f. Cronkhite Of Denver is
suing her husband for divorce, alleg-
ing he is entirely too fond Of kissing
her five attractive single sisters.
Charlevoix county herald. (East Jordan, Mich.) 189?-1953, 1915-07-31

Grand Rapids-William +. Blake is
recovering very nicely from his recent
operation in the L. B. A. hospital.
Mr.. Blake is one of the prominent
wholesale grocers of the city. He has
been connected for many years with
the Judson Grocer company. He was
operated on for ulcer Of the stomach.