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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-31

cent OF the crib-selected seed germi.
mated. In many sections of Northern
Iowa and Illinois the percentage Of
good seed is much lower, even when
the seed was picked before frost and
properly dried, while seed picked from
the wagon at husking time, or from
the crib is practically worthless az
seed. One reason for this is that
many farmers in this section are rails
ing corn of a very large variety which
requires a full growing season, and
this corn did not ripen before the
early frosts.
Under these circumstances, testing
each ear is simply good insurance.
One ear of corn will produce about
five bushels-if all the grains grow
With corn at go cents a bushel, plant
ing dead ear or an ear that will
produce only weak unproductive
stalks, means loss of SO. II you
catch only one bad ear, your testing
has paid you good days wages. II
you catch the average number, you've
saved weeks pay in winters after
noon"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-31

cattle this year that he bought last
fall before the October slump. One
never knows what the market will do
This statement is illustrated, Mr.. Rus.
sell said, in his experience with the
cattle. He paid six cents for them
and month later could have bought
the same stuff for a nickel. 1t looked
during the early part of the winter
like losing game, but since the recent
advance he will make good profit.
What is the best profit you ever
made on bunch of steers?" asked
the reporter.
Lets see," answered Mr.. Russell
1T was $500 on thirty. That was q
pretty good feed bill, too, for I had
them considerably less than a year
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-31
OVER ONE HUNDRED
PER CENT PROFIT
ON BUNCH Of EWES
THAT Is THE EXPERIENCE OF
JUSTICE W. p. RUSSELL, OF
THE SECOND.
EWES BRING FIFTEEN DOLLARS

For Which An Average OF $40 Was
Paid Much Less Than a Year Ago
Interesting Experience in Feeding
Cattle.
Yes, there is no doubt about the
profit from sheep in recent years, If
properly handled" remarked Wash.
ington p Russell, one of the members
of the county court from the Second
district and one of the best farmers in
the county. Mr.. Russell was sitting in
The Herald Office and had just re-
marked that he had sold his sheep for
delivery this spring. And his expert
ence would seem to prove the accuracy
of his observation.
Mr. Russell sold eighty-one sheep
having eighty-two lambs, for SIS per
eve. He purchased one-half Of this
flock last summer for $525 per head
and the other half he purchased al
$3.50 per head. When he delivers the
ysheep he will have carried them lit
tie less than a year. He lost a few
head, only very few. Counting ou
the losses he will probably realize
close to SO per head more than he paiC
for the bunch. Figuring pasturage a
twenty-five cents per month per head
and that was the old rate, there woult
be a charge against each eve Of $2.5t
FOR the ten months. Adding fifty cent
for other expenses this would brini
the total cost to SO, leaving a net prof
of Sc per ewe That is aprroximatel
$500 on the bunch or considerably NOR
than 100 per cent.
Mr. Russell is feeding a nice load G
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-31

They went out in July. bought them
low and the market turned just right.
my selling price being about couple
of cents above what paid"
"How about the silO? Well, It is q
great thing, almost indispensable If
one is feeding for the June or July
market and that is always so much
better than the October market, when
frost cattle come in But l do not
believe that ensilage can be profitably
fed unless some concentrate like cot
ton seed meal is used. A little cotton
seed meal will go further than any
thing ever given cattle"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-31
ALL FARMERSWARAED
TO TEST OUT SEED
CONTEMPLATING
UNITED STATES ASSISTANT SEC
RETARY vRooMAN DECLARES
THIS TO BE NECESSARY.
URGES PRECAUTION THIS YEAR
Early Frosts In October Prevented
Much of the Corn From Maturing
As it Should Have, Especially In
the Northern Part of Corn Belt.

WASHINGTON, D. c., March 21.-
Farmers who take the advice OF Carl
Vrooman, the Assistant Secretary Of
the United States Department of Agri.
culture, will test every ear of corn
this year before they plant it, The
seed corn situation, Mr.. Vrooman
says, is probably more serious now
than it has been for years. On &C.
count of the late, cold season and the
heavy frosts in the early part of last
October, very little corn, especially in
the northern half of the corn belt,
ripened naturally and at the time OF
the first hard frosts much of it still
contained a large amount of moisture
Testing seed corn is always wise
precaution," said Mr., Vrooman, but
this year it is necessary one. Every
! farmer should test his seed this spring
by the individual ear test, No mat
ter how much confidence you have il
! the man you buy seed from, make I
test and know for yourself that tn,
seed is good. If the seed is not good
you can get some other that is.
"a number of seed men who hav'
we'll constructed seed houses repor
that they find the early picked see'
tests very satisfactorily, but the see
/. picked later, even if properly dried
is very unsatisfactory. One test i
Northeastern Nebraska showed 80 pc
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-31
TWELVE CALVES
IN NINE YEARS
REMARKABLE RECORD MADE BY
THE COW OF JOHN NJ.
HUNTER.

Squire John M. Hunter of the
Fourth district, has COW with rec
ord that would be hard to equal. This
Jersey will be nine years old on June
16 next She is now sucking her
twelfth calf. Eleven of the salves
have been heifers and all of them have
heen raised except the youngest, which
is a very lively specimen. This COW
has had four sets Of twins.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-03-31
FIVE HUNDRED
FOR FOUR STEERS
ALMOST RECORD PRICE IS RE.
cElVED BY WILL HoWSER,
OF WILLIAMSPoRT.

A check for s49S.60 for four steers
is some check, but that is just exactly
what Hagey & Son gave Will Howser,
of Williamsport, this morning, when
the latter brought in four big four
year-old shorthorn steers that he had
raised. The steers weighed in the
aggregate 6,17O pounds, an average OF
nearly 1850 pounds each. They were
four as fine ones as one would expect
to see in many days travel. Mr.
Hagey paid eight cents for them.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

farmer who is much concerned about the breed of his cattle and hogs has many times shown equal consistency about his own children. We say the boy is a chip of the old block, and have not been serious enough to see that the old block was of the right kind before the chip flew. The old lady was not so far wrong about the time to train children. We know that the power of environment is very strong, but both laws must be recog- nized."
 MT Cook then related the history of two New York state families from which had come 2,2O0 criminal and insane and paupers. He told how one child of a tenth generation of this family had been rescued through good environment, but how the bad strain cropped out again, showing the per- sstence of the power.
 MT. Cook cited horses hoofs in tho Peabody Museum at Yale to show how the three toed horse is born at times even yet. He also cited cases of negro blood lying dorment for seven generations and then creeping out to bring sorrow and distress to supposedly white parents.
 several years ago a girl was let out of a neighboring state asylum. In six months she was married. Today she is back in that asylum and three Of her children are in the same insti- tution
 MT. Cook made a plea for uniform divorce laws, but said what we need is not so much strengthened divorce laws as stronger marriage laws
 
 two people marry it is not they alone that are concerned, but society and a, future generation. Society has a right to say none shall marry but the fit
 Mother and fathers should give close heed before it is too late to spare their children from the dangers and sorrows that come from disregarding this law"
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

piece or Jewelry to be stamped its real qua1ty, thus protecting the pur- chaser rom fraud and the honest dealer rom unfair competition. MT. Dyson Is prepared to offer a number or exhibits to prove the need of such law. One is a ring brought to him to be repaired. The owner paid SIP for the ring, supposing it to be of high grade. In reality 1t is very cheap and sells for about SIP per dozen. Another exhibit is a Walde- mar chain purchased for SC and worth but $1.5O. A national stamp law would be to the jewelry business just what the pure food law Is to the food trade.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31
BERLIN AND PARIS
 CLAIMS CONFLICT
Regarding Outcome Of Fierce
 Fighting on Western Front

London, Jan. 31.-Berlin report that all of the ground the German gained in their latest offensive in thu vicinity of Neuville and south of th' Somme river remains in their hands despite strong French attacks. The position captured south of the Sommf says the Berlin communication, Is $500 yards in length and 1000 yards in depth. Seventeen officers and 1,2Io men, among them several Englishmen, were made prisoners.
 Paris says that in fresh attacks op- posite Dompierre, south of the Som me, the Germans were twice repulsed.
 Russian Attacks Repulsed.
 Little fighting has been going on in the Russian front except near Usciexcho, on the Bukowina frontier. where repeated attacks by the Rus sians against the Austro- -Hungarians are declared by Vienna to have been repulsed.
 In the Balkans the situation is quiet There have been the usual lombard ments on the Austro- Italian front.
 Turks Take i 900 CameIs.
 Constantinople asserts that the sit uation In the Caucasus and Mesopo- tamia, where the Turks are battling respectively with the Russians and British, is virtually unchanged. Near Felahie it was asserted the Turks cap- tured 1000 camels from the British.
 Petrograd, on the other hand, re- ports that to the north of Erzerum the Russians continue their advance, talk ing prisoners and capturing machine guns. The pursuit of the Turks south of Lake Urumiah continues.
 Colonel House Pleased Apparently pleased with his visit to Berlin, where he had conferences with German officials, Colonel Edward M. House, personal representative of President Wilson, has departed for Switzerland.
 Dispatches from the British front in France emphasize the remarkable progress that is being made by the army transport department which year ago began establishing huge motor workshops, which are as large and as well equipped as most automo- bile factories. Since last May it has not been necessary to ask for single motor truck to be replaced from Eng land Many of the vehicles at tho front have been virtually rebuilt. Inci- dentally valuable after-war work is being done in training thousands of men who are learning new trades alongside the regular filters, turner's, 1
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31
DISPENSE WITH QUARTET.
First Congregational Church Plans foi
 a Chorus Choir.

With the object of having the con- gregation take a more active part in the musical services, a change of im- portance has been decided upon at the First Congregational church. It is planned to dispense with the church quartet and substitute a chorus choir Howard E. Brewer, organist and choir is to be succeeded by Theron w. Hart, a popular New Britain boy, who is a graduate of the Institute of Musical Art of the city of New York class of IS. He has been organist for the past two years at the Forest avenue Con- gregational church, New York, and substituted the past summer at the South Congregational church
 Professor George B. Matthews, music instructor in the public schools of the city for many years, IS to De the new chorus choir director. TWO of the members of the present quar- tet will leave. They are Mrs. J. Ralph in the choir of the South church in Hartford, and B. F. Grant, the tenor singer Mrs. Ruth Goodrich Horton, the soprano member of the quartet, will remain as one of the leaders in the chorus choir, and Benjamin M. Knox, the bosso, will also be retained.
 Strictly fresh native eggs, 33c doz. Russell Bros, 301 Main St.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31
ASSASSINATION SCARE.
Man Near Wilson in Cleveland H
 Razor in Pocket.

Cleveland, Jan. 31.-Cleveland vi startled last night by newsboys cryiA "Extra Attempt to assassinate PreH dent Wilsonw The extra issued by "A Cleveland Leader contained nothi 4 more sensational than a routine stoI of the presidents day, including tll paragraph in dark type:
 '"The president did not notice as \ followed Mrs. Wilson into the aut| mobile that there was sudden cor| motion on the sidewalk near by. D| tective Riley, one of the score of al tectives and patrolmen cattere through the crowd, had bounced upc a man whose suspicious fumbling his overcoat pocket had attracted a tention.
 "He was Charles Kalcestian, 8 Armenian, and was placed under a, rest. A razor was found in h pocket, but he maintained he did nj know the president was in town"
 Police officials said last night tn; they were convinced the man had T designs upon the president. As a prs caution he is being held on bon fide charge of carrying a conceale weapon.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31
WOMAN'S CLUB EVENTS,
Music and Literature Features of
 Weeks Program.

The literary department of the Woman's club will meet with Mrs. Ernest w. Pe1ton, 77 Vine street, to- morrow afternoon at o'clock. Mrs. William P. Felt will have a paper on "The History of the Early Literature of Poland"
 Members of the Woman's club arc invited to attend a recital at the home of Mrs. W. c. Hungerford on Russell street Thursday morning at 10:30 o'clock, when Miss Mary Bingham will read a paper on Liszt, the great musf- cal composer, and Professor M. Perl mutter of Hartford will render piano selections chosen from the works of Liszt. As previously stated, the meet ing will be open to all members of the club and Is not a group gathering, as some have thought.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31
Events Tonight

Seven Keys to Baldpate" Lyceum theater.
 High class photo plays, Fox's the ater
 Moving pictures and vaudeville, Keeney's theater.
 Gerstaecker lodge, I. O. o. F. meets in Turner hall.
 Matta bessett Tribe, I. O. R. M meets in Judd's hall.
 New Britain Circle, c. of F. meets at 34 Church street.
 A. w. Harvey lodge, A. o. U. w., meets at 1S7 Arch street.
 Star of Good Will lodge, S. of B., meets in Jr. O. U. A. M. hall
 Native eggs, every one strictly fresh, 33c dog. Russell Bros.-advt
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

Britain today to talk on the need municipal slaughter house here. was to speak at o'clock this af noon in the hearing room of the be of public works.
 Superintendent Reeks of the hel department was instrumental bringing MT. Ingram to this city, he wished to impress on the meml @f the council, who were invited to tend the meeting, New Britain's n of a slaughter house controlled by city.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31
City HenS

T. A. B. fair, Kensington, Jan. 29, 31. Feb. and 2.-advt.
 Mrs. Carl J. Anderson of 25 Wa field court is i'll at the New Brit General hospital.
 John Wallin is undergoing tre ment at the local hospital.
 Sherrod Skinner of Chestnut stl is home from RenselIaer Polytech Institute for few days.
 The Milo Octet, under the lead ship of rofessor Gehard Alexis, | a rehearsal yesterday afternoon preparation for the concert it is give in Cromwell Friday evening. February 25 the octet will go Springfield where it has an enga ment.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31
Germans Hold Trenches.

Berlin, Jan. 31, via London, 3:3O D. m-The French have been making repeated attempts to regain the ground recently lost by them near Neuvile, army headquarters an- nounced today, but all their attacks have been beaten off, the Germans still holding their newly won trench
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

blacksmiths wheelrights and electric ians.
 At home the trades unions would render such Q thing impossible, but military discipline is more practical and when the war is over there will be an immense body of trained work CTS ready to take their place in the industrial ranks. There are now $50 different types of motor vehicles in the British service in France.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31
CRYSTAL HERNE HERE.

Miss Crystal Herne, the popular New York actress, is visiting her sis ter, Miss Julie Herne, leading woman with the Alfred Cross Players at the Russwin Lyceum
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

E. B. Wood intends to erect a one- family house on Jerome avenue. A. Meinhaut has had plans drawn for a two-family house on Allen street.
 Native eggs, every one strictly fresh, 33c doz. Russell Bros.-advt.
 THE SLAUGHTER HOUSE. Authority Speaks on Subject This
 Afternoon at City Hall.
 Deputy Ingram of the state cattle commission expected to come to New
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31
German Attacks Fail.

Paris, Jan. 31.-German forces last night delivered two attacks with hand grenades near Hill No. 40, both of which resulted in failure, according to the French official announcement given out this afternoon.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31
DYSON LEAVES ID
 ATTEND CONVENTION
Local JeWeler to Represent State
 at National Gathering

George H. Dyson, of the jewelry firm of Porter &, Dyson, left today { for Chicago where he will attend a 1 three days convention of the Nation al Jewellers association as the only representative from the Connecticut | State Jewellers association. The con-
 vention will be held at the sherman 1 House and will open "Wednesday and
 conclude Friday.
 Representing this state, MT. Dyson
 has four big items which state jew
 elers are particularly interested. One is the passage of a law limiting the
 time that jewellers shall be respon- sible for repair work left in their shops; another is the Stevens Bill; the third is opposition to free engrav- ing; and the fourth is the passage of
 a national stamp law.
 Would Limit Responsibility. At the present time the law holds jeWeler responsible for articles left with him to be repaired until they
 are claimed by the owners. Even
 though they are not claimed for a
 year or more, the jeweler is respon- sible. Connecticut jewellers feel that
 this is wrong and that a time limit should be set after which their re- sponsibility ends.
 The Stevens Bill deals with the sale of established goods at an established price and this will effect the Jewellers in reference to many makes of watch
 es, clocks, silverware, fountain pens etc.
 Free engraving is another thing which state jewellers feel is unfair to them 1t costs a first class jeweIry store from 1000 to S1,500 a year for a good engraver and most of his work brings in no recompense as it Is chiefly on rings, watches, silver ware, etc., that are purchased and l engraved free. Formerly people had to pay extra for engraving, but since the rise of the department stores which introduced free engraving, the jewellers have had to fall into line. FavOrs National Stamp Law. Possibly the most important meas ure advocated by the state jewellers is the national stamp law. At pres ent jeweler may sell a customer any article, tell him it is of any quality and charge high price when in re- ality he may be selling an inferior article. This hurts the trade of the
 bill would make it necessary for every
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

Strictly fresh native eggs, 33c doz. Russell Bros, 301 Main St.-advt.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

Native eggs, every one stricl fresh, 33c dog. Russell Bros.-advI
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31
TELLS QUEER STORY.

James Quinlan of Elm street told the police queer story Saturday night in which he declared that early in the afternoon he had been lured to a house on Hartford avenue where ne had been separated from roll of bills and then thrown bodily from a win dow into the street. His story was incoherent and he was advised to take a nap and then tell his tale to the prosecuting attorney. He did not re- turn.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

Native eggs, 33c dog. Russell Bros
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

Native eggs, every one strictly fresh, 33c dog. Russell Bros-advt
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

Native eggs, 33c dog. Russell B
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

Native eggs. 33c dog. Russell Broi
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

Native eggs, 33o dog. Russell Bros.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

Native eggs, 33c doz. Russell Bros.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31

Seven Keys to Baldpate," Lyceum theater.
New Britain herald., 1916-01-31
BUILDING NEWS.
Permits for New Structures Here Las
 Week Total $14,65O.

The following are the values of buildings represented by permits is
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