The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1916-11-10
State Agricultural College In.
structor Gives Some Timely
Suggestions.
MUST USE CARE IN STORING
Free Circulation Of Air for Drying
Purposes Is Neoessary-Ths
Things to Consider.

saatarl college.
The seed may be placed in a boz
O the ode OF the wagon" said Mr.
BsaAa1k. -snl thus be kept separate
frsa ne otlssr earn. The main things
to ssani1er n choosing an ear for
seed are lenssh, diameter. depth OF
kernel. saAar, and conformity to type
Ears sAsuld be uniformly large and
well proportioned. The color should
be uniform and the indentation typi-
cal Of the variety, The cob should be
as small as possible and still permit
q maximum growth of the kernel.
Corn for seed should not be CHOSEN
from stalks advantageously located,
and about twice as many ears as are
needed for planting should be select
ed. 1t requires Is ears to plant an
acre."
The corn for seed should be stored
In such manner that it permits Of
free circulation Of air around the ears
so as to dry them readily, points out
Mr.. Bennett. II they are not well
dried before being subjected to freez-
ing temperatures, the termination
may be injured. A vacant room in
the house that allows free circulation
Of air is an ideal place to store seed
corn, but an attic, il we'll ventilated
and dry, will serve the purpose al
most as well. Seed houses have regu-
lar drying rooms but for the farmer
this is not practical.
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Railroad Conductor Died.-R. ].
Hardness, Union Pacific conductor,
2S years old, died recently at Els
worth from injuries received between
cars at Ellis. He was a son-in-law
Of DR.. A. Kidd of Ellis, and had been
only recently promoted to conduc-
tor.
Troop Train Wrecked.-A troop
train carrying members Of the First
Kansas Infantry was wrecked near
Emporia recently and four were hurt.
Fireman A. M. Burge Of Garrett suf-
fered a wrenched back; Sergeant w.
d. Thompson of Garrett, ankle brok-
en-; Private Omar Dillman, Yates Gen.
ter, broken leg; Private Robert Adams,
Garrett, broken leg The soldiers
were in a baggage car where they had
been detailed to watch machine guns
and ammunition.
X X 4
Electricity for Two cents-The city
commissioners Of Wellington have
put into effect rate Of two cents a
kilowatt for electric current for cook
ing and heating. The rate for lighting
remains at eight cents and for motors
at five cents. The city plant is max
ing money and is in fine condition.
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Greeted 4. v. Enthusiastically
Of Kansas students and faculty mobi-
lized at Lawrence to greet Company
M, First Kansas Infantry, mustered
out of the federal service at Fort Ri
ley. Company M is composed of Uni
versity of Kansas students. Chancel-
III ann otlohG ioouCu tudl oil
classes be dismissed at the Sound of
the whistle" The university band led
long procession of X. U. men, goods
and "profs" to the train to greet the
student soldier boys.
X X X
Bishop Griswold Honored.-Bishoo
Sheldon F. Griswold of the Salina do
cese of the Episcopal church has re-
ceived formal notification of his ap-
pointment as suffragan bishop of the
Chicago diocese. Friends of the bishop
believe that he will accept the offer.
X X X
Sues for Gas Shortage
proceedings have been started in dis
trict court at lola by the lola Port
land Cement Company against the
Wichita Pipeline Company, as a re-
suit of a shortage of gas in the recent
cold wave.
The pipeline company supplies lola
with gas, as we'll as the cement plant,
and when citizens began complaining
Of the shortage the plants supply of
gas was cut off for several hours in
order more might be turned into the
city's mains. The cement company i'm
mediately went into court and asked
for temporary restraining order, pro-
hibiting the pipeline company from
cutting off their gas supply, under the
contract they have with them calling
for four months notice before the con-
tract can be terminated. The order
was granted.
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Shriners Meet at Saiina.-Hundred
Of Shriners from all over Kansas gath
cred recently at Salina for their semi
annual ceremonial. Forty-seven nov
ices were initiated at Isis Temple in
the afternoon. At night there was a
Shrine show" banquet and grand
ball.
4 X 4
Hutchinson Man Electrocuted.-Lee
Norris, an employee at the soda ash
works at Hutchinson, short circuited
an electric wire the other afternoon.
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