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The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-12-28

ed to finance an exhibit next year.
National Farm Loan Association
Previous to the hearing of the Ma
tional Farm Loan board at Spokane,
/ called some meetings Of farmers to
discuss the new rural credit law and
to urge them to attend the hearing of
the board. Since the hearing at Spo-
kane I have explained the organization
of National Farm Loan Associations
at five different meetings in as many
districts. In each case / assisted the
farmers in working out preliminary
agreement, under which they will or
ganize an association as soon as the
regular forms are available. There
are IS members in these five tempo
rary associations.
Securing Labor
Each year the harvesting of the
Observation-Disclosures strawberry crop
requires from 800 to 1000 outside la
borers. In previous years each berry
grower, fearing he would be short of
help to handle perishable crop, be-
gan advertising for laborers early. AS
result there has been a large influx
of laborers before the season opened
up, or before the heaviest of the crop
was ripe. This has necessitated the
farmers taking care of the laborers
before they were ready for them in
many cases. In others the laborers
became so dissatisfied that they left.
Each year, until 1916, when the
heavy part of the crop came on the
growers have not been able to get suf-
ficient help to handle it. Every year
there has been great deal of dissat-
isfaction and inconvenience because of
too much labor in the district early in
the season and not enough to handle
the bulk of the crop when it came on.
In January of this year / took up
the matter with the Federal Employ
ment service and after considerable
correspondence secured the. establish
ment of an employment agency in Ken
newick to handle the labor problem
during the strawberry season. The
growers, knowing that this agency
would be established here, did very
little individual advertising. The en-
ployment agent, being in touch with
the federal employment offices in the
larger towns and cities, secured the
necessary amount of labor at different
stages of development of the crop. AS
result of the agency being here to
handle the labor problem, there was
at no time thruout the season of 1916
a congestion Of labor or shortage of
help to handle the crop
Distributing Miscellaneous
| s....... Information
/ have requests to make calls al
farms on hand all the time. 1t has
been impossible to make all of then
promptly and Go all the work described
above. Each of the calls have beer
for definite purpose. Specific infor
nation has been given and much in
formation gathered. In. addition t.
this, each day has seen number O
definite and practical inquiries ans
wered by phone or letter and person
al interview. H. @@e
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-07-26
CLOTHING MAKERS RATTFY.

NEW YORK, July 25.-Forty-five.- thousand clothing makers ratify the settlement arrived at with their employers and have returned to work. Five hundred life insurance salesmen employed by the Pruden- tial company have gone on strike for higher wages and commission
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-07-26
NOW FOR THE LATEST STYLE

You can have it by having your Clothes cleaned, pressed and re- paired by us. We'll make them look like new. We make alterations. We clean hats, we make suits to order, we do steam and dry clean ing for ladies and gentlemen. Modern methods and prompt service We appreciate your patronage. Come and see us.
 NOME TAILORING co. Between Segerstrom & Hagen and
 Zehners Jewelry Stores. Let TT estimate on yOur Job Work
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-07-26
TOTAL TWENTY-THREE.

CLEVELAND. July 25.-It has, been ascertained that the electric machinery in the water works tun> nel, one hundred and twenty five feet below Lake Erie is total wreck. Twenty three employees ara dead in that plant alone.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-07-26
In the matter of the Estate of
 HERMAN c. ROEMER,

Deceased. By direction of an order duly entered and filed on June 30th,- 1916, by the Probate Judge, Cape Nome Precinct, Second Division. Territory of Alaska, notice is here by given of the appointment of the undersigned as Administrator ot the estate of Herman c. Roemer, deceased, and all presons having claims against the estate are re- quired to present same, verified as. required by law, to the undersigned, at Nome, Alaska, within six months, from date of this notice. Dated at Nome, Alaska this 26th- day of July, 1916.
 V. V. DICKINSON,
 Administrator. 4W.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-07-26

IN THE UNITED STATES COMMIS. SIONER'S COURT, FOR THE PRE- CINCT OF CAPE NOME, SECOND DIVISION, DISTRICT OF ALASKA.
 IN PROBATE.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-07-26
Good Goods For Men

MIR MAN! WE HAVE A FULL LINE OF MEMS OVERSHRTS OVERALLS UNDERSHIRTs DRAWERS SOCKS, JUMPERS AND MANY OTHER SUCH ARTICLES AS YOU USE, AND SELL YOU THIS LINE CAN BUY THEM FOR ELSEWHERE. LOOK THE LINE OVER, CONVINCED THAT WE
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1916-07-26

Let U, estimate on your Job Work,
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09

Good Method for a Small Patch.
For a small patch of two or three
acres perhaps the second most salts
factory method is to manure piece
of ground near the barn where it can
be most conveniently used for hog pas
ture. The ground should be plOwed,
fitted and sOwed to rape, early in the
spring. This should be used for hog
pasture during May and June. During
the first week of July the rape stubble
should be moved down and the ground
thoroughly disked, then plOwed and
again disked and narrowed.
Any time during the last week of
July or the first week of August, the
ground should be thoroughly disked
and worked down so that it is firm and
solid. If there should come rain dur
ing the latter part Of July or the first
of August, it is a good plan to prepare
the ground and SOW the seed at once
while there is sufficient moisture in
the ground to sprout the seed and give
the young alfalfa a good start.
Alfalfa After Barley or Early Oats.
A third method, and one with some
advantages over the others, where the
season is not too dry, is to grow crop
Of winter wheat, barley, early oats, or
early potatoes, and follow that crop
with alfalfa.
AS soon as the grain is ripe it should
be cut and removed from the field. Ap-
ply ten or fifteen loads of manure to
the acre. Disk the ground to mix the
manure and stubble with the soil, and
plow and again disk and harrow and
work down to give firm, solid seed
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09

to keep in health, increasing grain un-
til they have all they will eat, twice
q day, never forgetting plenty Of wa
ter and box of grit. BY the time the
goose market is on, say from Thanks
giving to New Years, the birds will be
in prime condition and bring top mar
ket price To dress them, kill same as
other poultry. Commence to pick the
coarser feathers and most of the down
off as soon as the fatal stab to brain
is given and bleeding commences.
Then sprinkle and rub well with pow
dpred rosin. Scald and rub down off
quickly, plunge body in hot water then
cold, wipe. and hang up or lay on table
to cool before packing.
Mrs. NJ Swartsley. Columbus, Neb.:
To give size and flesh, 1 feed half corn
meal, One-fourth ground oats, the bal
ance barley meal and wheat middlings,
all mixed together with scalding water
or milk, and feed as much as they
will eat four or five times daily, at
all times providing plenty of water.
NJ. B. Caldwell, BrOughtOn, Kan:
AS soon as our gOslings are grown up
we turn them in the hog pasture-ten
acres Of alfalfa-and tLey feed on al
falfa and eat after the hogs, and get
very fat and heavy.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09

The following were among the re-
plies received by the United States
Department of Agriculture to the
question, what is your method Of
feeding and preparing geese for mar
ket:
Vincent NJ. Couch, Moravia, N. Y:
To fatten gOslings, cOnfine. and after
five to six weeks make cornmeal the
principal feed; add some beef scraps
and allow them to have some grass.
OF the large breeds, they should weigh
from 10 to 20 pounds at ten weeks old !;
and market at this age. Reserve the
smaller breeds until holidays.
F. d. Fowler, Carlinville, H.:
Market geese are kept closely confined
and fed three times a day by measure: ::
Bran parts, shorts 1 part, oilmeal
and beef scraps 1 part, cOrnmeal
l part, dampened with water so it
will crumble. Whole corn is some
times given. Green food, grit, and wa
ter are always before them.
B. F. HislOp, Milford, ILL.,: To pre-
pare for market, as soon as weather
becomes cool, cOnfine in small lots.
Commence to feed gradually mash
composed largely of cornmeal, mixed
with milk if convenient, otherwise wa
Ter, giving enough forage or vegetables
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
ROAD ENGINEER IS ESSENTIAL
Expert Points Out Reasons Why High
way Improvement Work Is In
efficient in Many Places.

James Leland Stamford, highway
engineer who made a nationwide in
vestigation of road work for the ma
tional committee on prisons, which
is interested in promoting road build
ing by convicts, says in regard to the
lack of efficient supervision of road
work generally:
"In a states county road work is
carried on under the supervision OF
county commissioners; in other states
it is under the control of the sheriff.
These authorities are not trained fer
their work and the road work is cost
ly and inefficient. All counties carry
ing on road work should obtain the
services Of a county road engineer who
is acceptable to the state road authOri-
ties and able to work in cooperation
with them"
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
GET A START WITH ALFALFA

There are few farmers whose profits
would not be increased greatly by rails
aag alfalfa.
There is no combination of feed SO
economical for production Of beef,
aOrk, milk, butter and eggs, and for
growing animals, as corn and alfalfa.
We need alfalfa, because it balances
me corn ration and saves a large waste
& starch which always takes place
where corn is fed alone. We need al
EaIfa because we can, in this way,
grow on our farms the protein more
3rOfitably than we can buy it in manu-
saetured feedstuffs. We need alfalfa
because it enriches the soil and en-
abieS us to grow larger crops of corn,
eats and other grain; because it pro-
iGuces on an average double the feed
value per acre that red clover or any
Sther forage crop will produce. Al
aalfa is no harder to grow than any Of
the other forage crops. 1t adapts itself
readily to all kinds of conditions of soil
and climate and produces three and
sometimes four crops a year in the
norm belt; in the cotton belt states,
sometimes seven and eight crops.
When a good stand is once assured it
aRsts four or five years in humid re-
gIOns, and much longer in states west
of the Mississippi river. Alfalfa can
be fed to all kinds of farm animals and
has no superior as a hog pasture. It
adds humus to the soil and resists
drought better than any other crop.
GNO pIcSO u 6TUUI1VI 0tA t4+S Ae=iiHA =-AAA
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09

kept failowed unrh the last Of June
when the seed is sOwn. This enables
us to get crop the first year either
for hog pasture or for hay.
Advantages of this method are:
1. We do not lose the use of the land
for one year.
2. There is less damage from injury
by grasshoppers than in the case of
late summer seeding.
3. 1t insures q strong root system
and less chance of winter killing. The
only disadvantage of this method is
that, if the ground is foul the alfalfa
may be smothered by weeds.
Spring Seeding Without Nurse Crop.
In the West and North it has been
a common practice to SOW in the spring
without a nurse crop, keeping the
weeds moved down during the sum-
mer to prevent smothering the alfalfa.
Ground that is manured and fall
plowed is best for spring seeding. The
next best is corn stalk ground, either
manured the year before or in the
winter or early spring, thoroughly
disked and narrowed and seeded about
the middle of April.
It is important that the weeds be
moved two or three times during the
summer or they will choke out the al
falfa.
The disadvantages of spring sowing
are:
1. The loss of one seasons crop
where no nurse crop is used.
2. The extra labor required to keep
down the weeds.
8. The danger of neglecting the
weeds and the consequent loss Of a
stand or securing only a "patchy
stand"
4. 1t is the most crowded time of the
year, and we either fail to put in the
alfalfa at all or slight the work.
There is no one thing that will do
more to insure success In getting q
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09

.tiOn and assimilation of the most nour.
iShing food. And since the blood car.
rieS the asSimllated food for the
growth of the different parts of the
body, there can be little or no growth
so long as such condition continues.
The time and the labor of the poul-
tryman, as well as the feed consumed.
are thus practically wasted in the pres
ence of chicken mites.
During the summer every precau.
ton should be taken to keep the pens
and rOOsting places free from mites
This is not a difficult matter. The
mite is very small parasite, bare
ly perceptible with the unaided eye.
When not gorged with chicken blood
it is light-coIOred. 1t becomes red
when it has gOrged itself with chicken
blood For this reason it is sometimes
called the "red" mite. But this pest
is so delicately constructed that it can
be easily destroyed by spraying with
kerosene or whitewash.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09

Aring greater profits than five or
Zen acres put into alfalfa, provided the
work is done properly and a good
stand is secured.
Alfalfa a Poor Weed Fighter.
Alfalfa, when small, grows slowly
and is not good weed fghter-that is,
Il cannot compete with weeds, and es-
pecially with crab grass and foxtail
during the dry weather of July and Au-
gust.
The following methods of seeding al
EAlfa are among those that have been
most successful in the United States:
Late Summer Seeding.
Probably no method will more GER
aainly assure a good stand than to ma
1nre a piece of stubble ground and
EaM plow it, or manure the ground in
winter or spring, disk it thoroughly as
aeon as possible in the spring (first
part Of ApriD, plow the latter part of
april, and again disk. 1t should be
summer fallOwed, that is, disked or
narrowed, often enough during May,
June, and the first part of July, to kill
she weeds and to prevent the ground
from becoming hard. Sometime during
sAe last part Of July or the early part
sf August the ground should be disked
and narrowed and the seed sowL at
Once with drill, or broadcast aE6 har-
sOwed in.
Oat or wheat stub5le ground ma
Anred and fall plowed is especially
good for alfalfa. Disk the ground the
following spring as soon as dry enough
30 work, summer faIlow and seed as
8eScribed above.
This method has the advantage Of
/. Clearing the ground of weeds, the
greatest enemy Of alfalfa.
2. Seeding comes at a slack time,
Ehen the work can be done without
neglecting other crops.
8. 1t insures a firm, solid seedbed
With sufficient moisture to germinate
ne seed.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
MALE TOULOUSE GOOSE.

and little care in the construction
of the nest even though it is made from
IN old soap or shoe box. will accom-
pliSh much.
In addition to having our nests as
free from cracks and creviceS as pos
sible, we also want the boxes of the
right size for our particular breed of
fowls. Small nests will cramp the
hen and may drive her to drop her eggs
on the floor or in the yards; on The
other hand, if the nests are too large,
the eggs will roll around and get
broken. or too many hens will try to
crowd in the same nest.
Have one side of the nest box COM
paratively low, so that the hens may
enter from that side by merely STEP
ping in.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
CONTROL OF CHICKEN MITES
Unsatisfactory Growth in Summer May
Be Caused by Vermin-Destrue-
tive Work at Night.

When well fed and otherwise prop
erly managed, chickens do not always
make satisfactory growth In summer.
There is a cause for this which may
be wholly unsusp eted. 1t is likely to
he due to the presence Of chicken
mites.
This pest is a blood-sucking para
site. It harbocs under the percheS. in
cracks, and N other places. Its de
structive work is done at night. When
the chickens are at roOst the mites
crawl from their hiding places on to
the birds. They gorge themselves with
blood much the same as a mosquito
does, and then crawl buck to their mid
ing places.
If this pest is not discovered 1t
multipIies into millions in a few weeks
of hot weather.
If the mites become numerous. they
will suck more blood from chicken
In q single night than the chicken can
DreGuce the next day from the diges-
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09

bed. About the first week in August
seed the alfalfa as described above.
Spring Seeding With Nurse Crop.
A fourth method is to seed in the
spring with a light nurse crop of early
oats or barley. In case oats are used,
it is best to SOW not more than bushel
to the acre, cutting them when in
bloom for hay. The advantages of
this method and also Of the second and
third methods mentioned above are
that we secure a crop and do not lose
the use Of the ground for one year.
Some of our best alfalfa growers have
used the beardless barley as a nurse
crop with good results in spring seed
ing.
Good Results From June Seeding.
Some of the best stands of alfalfa
have been secured by seeding ia the
middle or last of June. For June seed
ing, the ground is manured and plowed
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
IMPROVE ROADS TO SCHOOLS
Massachusetts, Ohio and Indiana Lead
in Number of Schools and in
-

There are about 1000 consolidated
rural schools in the United States,
with Massachusetts, Ohio and Indiana
In the van. It is significant to note
that about one-third of the roads in
these states have been improved. The
boy or girl, who formerly stayed away
from school because the road was
sea of mud, is transported in school
wagons, which are sent out every day
to gather up the children and to take
them home again in the evening. All
the children within a radius of several
miles are thus provided with modern
school facilities.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
RELIABLE REMEDY FOR LICE
Any Good, Mild Grease, Either Lard
or Meat Fryinas Mixed With
Kerosene, Is Favored.

For chicken lice one of the most
reliable remedies is any good, mild
grease, either lard or meat fryings, or
a mixture of any with a little kero-
sene. 1t won't hurt the chicks or large
fowls as long as you don't get it too
strong. Rub the grease in the feath-
ers for lice on the body, while for
mites put kerosene On the roosts once
4 week.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
Road Drag.

sponsible for the awakening in the ru-
raj districts. The split-log drag vas
the first, cheapest and easiest made,
that appeared in the central West, and
it is still popular. Various patent
types have appeared on the market,
the latest patent being granted On the
drag shown here. The angle of the
cutting blade may be varied by means
of lever.-Farming Business.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
AID FOR YELLOWSTONE TRAIL
Item of $4,000 in Government Appro-
prlation Bill to Assist in ImproV-
ing That Highway.

The government appropriation bill
contains an item of $1,000 for the bene-
fit of the Yellowstone trail, to assist
in improving that transcOntinental
highway across the Standing Rock In
dian reservation in South Dakota. This
item is there because of the recognized
value of the Yellowstone trail as a
transcontinental rcNd, and the money
that counties and states and individ-
uals are putting into the improvement
OF the road.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09

stand of alfalfa than lime and barn.
yard manure.
Well Prepared Seed Bed Essential.
A well prepared, firm, solid seed bed,
plenty Of good barnyard manure and
summer fallOw to kill the weeds, are
most important.
Alfalfa seed may be either drilled, or
sowed, broadcast and narrowed in, or
even disked in, especially if the sur
face of the ground is dry.
Sow ten to twelve pounds Of seed
per acre. If evenly distributed this
will give fifty to sixty seeds for every
square foot, while one thrifty plant to
the square foot is sufficient
Cut alfalfa before it is in full bloom
or as soon as the young sprouts or
shoots start to grow at the base of the
plant. Cut late in the afternoon or
evening.
When alfalfa is left too long the
leaves, which are the most valuable
part of the plant, fall off and the stems
become woody and the yield Of the
next crop is greatly reduced.
Alfalfa can be placed in the barn or
in stacks much greener than any other
kind of hay. Twenty pounds of salt
sprinlzled over each load of hay will
help to prevent heating and also add to
the palatability of the hay.
Where alfalfa Is used for pasture,
care should be taken to avoid pastur-
ing it too closely. Don't turn stock on
it too early in the spring.
Make a Beginning-Start Now.
would advise every farmer to try
at least small piece Of alfalfa and If
he does not succeed at first, try again
and keep ON trying until he does sue
ceed. 1t is worth the while.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
ROUNDED ROAD SHEDS WATER
Big Essential Is Disposition of Sur
face Water-Proper Drainage
Is Solution of Problem.

Good roads means mainly dispos.
ing of the water. Nearly always a
good dirt road can be made by proper
drainage. The King-dragged road is
easily made and sustained by running
a split log or plank drag over it when
1t is wet from a previous rain. The
surface of this dragged road bakes and
makes rounded roadway that sheds
water, stays smooth and solid, and
makes the best all-round highway on
earth.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
ARRANGING NESTS FOR HENS
Construction Should Be So That Fowls
Can Get On and Off EasiIy-ouard
Against Mites.

The nests for our hens are not neces-
sarily expensive, but they are con-
structed so that the layers can get on
and off handily and are arranged for
easy and frequent cleaning and disin-
fecting, says a writer in an exchange.
Nests are great harbOring places for
mites, which naturally gather where
make Biddy fretful and ill-tempered
and sap her vitality, should be al
lowed as few hiding places as possible
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

mend your Compound to other les"
Mrs. MARY RIDGwAY, Duran, Wis.
A Massachusetts, Woman Writes:
Blackstone, Mass. -" "Ey troubles
were from my age, and I felt awfully'
sick for three years. ! had hot flashes
often and frequently suffered from
pains. 1 took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and now am we'll"
Mrs. PIERRE CoURNoYER, Box 239,
Blackstone, Mass.
Such warning symptoms as sense of
suffocation, hot flashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation Of the
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larities, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness, should beheeded
middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through this crisis.
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
Cautious.

1--WE discovered Il system by which
my employer could get all the work
in his office done with half the force
he employs now"
"Why don't you tell him about it
and earn his undying gratitude?"
Il don't dare to- He might decide
that 1 am one of the men he could
do without"
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
SWindIed.

"Ny uncle from Kansas was II
town last week"
'HOw did he enjoy his visit?"
"He didn't. When he found out
that the Eden Musee was closed he
was so mad he threatened to sue the
railroad company if they didn't re-
fund the price of his ticket"
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
Expensive.

you've got fine collection of
paintings here" remarked the visitor
to a man who had advertently made
u lot of money on war brides. '"They
must have cost you lots of dough-"
"They sure did" admitted the con-
noiseur. "Why, some of them pitch
ers- cost more than the frames that
around them"
Middletown transcript., 1916-09-09
Disk is Useful implement.

The disk is one of the best imple-
ments farmer can use. Furthermore,
the double disk Zone set throwing the
dirt out and the other in) is more than
twice as good as the single disk. Land
that needs one disking generally needs
two,