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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
KILLING WILD ONION PLANTS
Secret of Vitality Lies IN Bulb Which
terminates In Fail-Destroy
Pest by Flowing.

The secret of the vitality Of the wild
onion lies in the two sorts of under.
ground bulbs. Each plant produces
one large bulb which terminates in
the fall and four or five small ones
which start growth in the spring.
Late fall blowing, followed by early
spring blowing and planting the in
tested land to some clean cultivated
crop destroys the wild onion pest by
killing both sorts of bulbs as the
growth from them appears and before
they have had chance to multiply.
The fall blowing should be deep and
care should be taken to completely
bury all green tops of the onion. II
very much top growth has been made,
harrow run before the pillow will IA
cilltate the thorough covering of the
tops.
Another interesting and valuable
point about the wild onion is that the
spring bulbs rarely produce heads !;
consequently, if the infested land is
plowed in the fall, a spring oat crop
practically free of onions can always
be secured. But for complete eradi-
cation of the onion, both fall ard
spring blowing is necessary.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
HAY SUPPLY OF IMPORTANCE
Farm Animals Consume Enormous
Amount During Misunderstanding
in Cutting Small Areas.

On most farms there are "grnss
patches" or small meadows where by
careful work the manager may save
considerable hay. After the general
hay crop is taken core of usually
there will be demand for more.
Where one has considerable live stock
II will be rather hard to store and
save too much hay, for animals con
sumo an enormous amount during the
winter and ii Is m easy matter to I'M
derestImate what they will require.
1t will pay generally to find the hay
patches where there Is a small area
of fine grass and save II. II may be
little more expensive to save small
patches than IN the bayfield, proper,
but If the hay is needed, as II gen
orally will be, no complaint need be
made about the expense.
There Is another advantage in cut
ting and curing the small areas OF
hay. The grass is utilized for feed
and not left to produce seed to cause
you trouble next year. If the grass
be Johnson grass crab grass or other
thrifty growth that Is more or less
pest there will be all the more reason
for cutting and curing 1t for hay,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
CELERY OF HIGHEST QUALITY
Spraying to Prevent Blight and Rust
Is of Utmost mportance--Much
Work Required.

One acre of celery properly cared for
represents n lot of work, extending
from the time of planting the seed in
the greenhouses or hotbed, transplant
ing the plants, setting them in the
open field watering, cultivating, spray
Ing harvesting, punching and market
ing. But the returns from a bumper
crop Of, say 10000 head from the acre,
averaging 80 to 90 cents a dozen heads,
pays well for the labor and care be-
slowed on this crop.
spraying tn prevent blight and
rust Is of the utmost Importance to In
sure a good yield of best quality cell
cry" So says Samuel Beach, Cana
dian truck grower. He uses bordeaux
mixture whenever there is the slight
est indication of blight or rust. As
he cultivates the crop he watches for
indications of leaf injury, and finds his
One-hOrse power spraying outfit as nee
essary as his cultivatOr. The cost of
spraying materials Is considerably
higher since the war began, but Mr..
Beach finds that the spraying cannot
be omitted, even were the cost of spray.
ing materials several times as high as
they are at present.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
PROPER RIPENING OF CREAM
Quality Of Butte" Depends on Changes
Made From Time Of Separation
Until Added to Churn.

BY the ripenlng of cream is meant
the changes it undergoes from the
time of separation until 1t Is added to
the churn. Upon these changes de-
ponds very largely the quality of but
ter rs regards texture and flavor. The
temperature at which cream is held
determines the tirmness or texture.
while the flavor is dependent upon the
hy-products from the bacterial growth.
The purpose of ripening cream is
fundamentally that of giving the but
ter the desired flavor and aroma, but
In addition ii Increases the ease and
efficiency of Churning. Cream Is ripen.
ed In one Of two ways:
First, 1t sours or ripens as a result
Of the action of bacteria which are
normally present in milk and cream
or
Second, it ripens as a result of &C,
tion Of certain kinds of bacteria which
are added in what is termed start.
err"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
SPRING WHEAT YIELDS
Seventeen Different Stations
Give Returns.
Results Obtained by State AgrlcuItu.
raj Colleges, Untted States De-
partment Of Agriculture and
by Cooperation.

Every spring-wheat grower wants
10 know whether To grow common or
durum wheat on his farm. A study
of the diagram shown will help to
answer the question.
The diagram shows wheat yields at
II experiment stations In the great
plains area. These results were OBJ
tanned partly by the state agricultu-
raj experiment stations, partly by the
United States department of agricul-
ture. and partly by the two In coop
Grafton.
For each station the figure shows
a series of vertical columns, shaded
In different ways. The number of
columns In each case shows the num-
Der of different groups of wheat
grown In these years. Each column
stands for the best varieties of its
group and the height shows the yield
In bushels per acre. The groups are
hard red winter twhIte), durum
(black), Fife (light slanting lincs),
Preston (heavy slantlng liaes), and
bluestem dotted lines).
The study of the Illustration tells
some things very plainly. Here they
are:
"a Where winter wheat (the
white column) can be grown safely 1t
Is a better yledcr, and In many parts
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
Double Gate for Farm.

that 16-foot gate Is to be built, and
to do 80 we build the gate, Gus shown),
all in one piece, 1t Is then set In place
and the four hinges are made fast, the
post well tamped, and the gate Is then
sawed In two In the center (as shown
at AZ.
This method will bring both gates
on n line. and they will be sure to
close evenly. II is good plan to place
the two center sldepieceS about one.
half inch apart. and make two saw
cuts, cutting out the extra half-inch
which Will prevent the rnla from swell
ing the gate, which may prevent its
closing evenly.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
EXCELLENT TONIC FOR STOCK
Money Saved by Buying ingredients
and Mixing on Farm-cost About
rs Cents Per Pound.

II the cattle are not thrifty and
need toGing NJ, buy the ingredients
and mix Your own medicine: this will
save money ana you will get better
tonic. The following is Il most excel.
tent tonic for all classes of stock In
rundown condition from whatever
cause:
Wheat bran, - pounds; fiaxSeed
meal, IL pounds; table salt, ; pounds
powdered charcoal. pounds; red pep
per, l pound; roSin, pounds; potas,
stun nitrate, , pounds; powdered sui,
phur, pounds; powdered gentian.
pounds: ground ginger, pounds, and
fcnugreck, = pounds.
Mix we'll sud give one tablespoon.
tul mixed In the feed once daily, for
ten days: omit for three days and
feed rs above for ten days more. This
will cost about - cents per pound.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
MOLES DEVoUR MANY GRUBS
Gill Of Fare Also includes Earth
worms, cutworms and other In
seets, but Not Potatoes.

Before you kill the mole let him
have big dinner OF grubs, II you
would follow the suggestion of j. T..
Guthrie OF Iowa state college, who has
found that ground moles viii eat more
than their weight OF grubs in one day
II they can fud them. The mule's bill
Of fare also includes earthworms, cut
worms and various insects. but not
potaroes which no is sometimes ac-
cuscd of eating. OF course. severe
measures are necessary and he humps
up the lawn, but unless he SO con.
ducts himself II is evidently better TO
leave him 10 his grub-consunlng aCtiv.
tiles. Rolling lawns will often dis.
courage the operations OF moles.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
SOIL FERTILITY IN GARDENS
Without II Farmer Cannot Expect to
Realize High Protits-orow Some
Lesuminous Crop.

A primary consideration in every
gardening project is 10 make and keep
the soil as fertile as possible. With
out high fertility We cannot hope TO
realize high profits. Use lime occasion
ally so that the clovers will thrive. See
that an ample supply of PHOSPHORUS
is furnished all crops. Grow green
manurial crops as much as possible.
Take care OF the stable manure pro-
duced on your own place and use 1t
where It will do the most good. Buy
stable manure when the price Is right
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
SENSIBLE RATION FOR HORSE
System Used by Lumberman Keeps
Animals in Hardy, Healthy and
Vigorous Condition.

A gentleman engaged extensively in
the lumber business in the North has
large number of horses which he
feeds by system which makes and
keeps them healthy, hardy and vigor
Gus.
In feeding them he cuts the hay and
grinds the oats; the hay being well
soaked with water II hours before II
Is fed: A little bran is added to the
ground oats and this mixed meal is
then mixed with the hay.
The feed IS given morning and night,
oats alone being fed at noon.
The ration per head a day is ten
pounds of the hay, ten pounds ground
oats and one pound of bran, with eight
pounds of dry oats fed at noon. Dur
ing seven years of such feeding the
lumberman has not lost a single horse,
while previous to that he often lost
one from some digestive disorder.
Horses on the farm would not re
quire such heavy feeding, but the com
blnation Of food and manner of feed
ing could be followed by farmers with
profit.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
FALSE CABBAGE APHIS
Found in Injurious Numbers in
Fall of the Year.
Possibility =: It's Importance as Green
house Pest Sooner or Later Is
EVident-lnsect Injuries by
Sucking Plant Juices.
BY ]. j DAYISl

The false cabbage aphis, which
closely resembles the cabbage aphis,
Is to be found In injurious numbers
more often In the fall of the year and
in large colonies on the undersides
of the leaves Of such crops as turnips
and radisheS. In addition, 1t occurs
in greater or less abundance on cab
bage, kale, mustard and rape, as well
as on such wild plants as black mus
tard and shepherds purse. While 1t
seems To be primarily pest of gar
rlen and field crops, the fact that it
occurs on tcn-week stock and rad
lshcs In greenhouses makes the pos
sibility of It's Importance as Il green
house pest sooner or later evident.
This insect Injuries by sucking the
plant juices, usually weakening the
plant and causing the leaves to be
dWarfed or deformed 1t is more pro-
life than any other species of plant
louise that has been sufficiently studied
for comparison, giving rise to an ay-
crage of II or Is generations annu-
ally, each mature aphid giving birth to
Ru average of 30 young.
The natural enemies of this aphid
include the well-known lady-bird
beetles, the larvae of certain syrphid
flies, and various internal parasites
Climatic conditions have little effect
upon the aphids. The usual in.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24

sectlcides applicable to plant lice may
be used against this species. Any APP
pllcatlOn to be efficient, however, must
come In contact with the aphids, and
since the false cabbage aphis ordl-
narily feeds on the under surface Of
the leaves, it Is necessary to spray
from beneath. When practicable, n
rotation of crops is desirable, and care
should be taken to keep down the
weeds. Fail blowing of the old tur-
nip field should be adopted.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
SERVICE FROM DOUBLE GATE
Farm Task, That for Some Reason or
Other 10 NeaIected-Easy Plan
Described Herewith.

The making of the double gate on
the farm is task that for some rea-
son or other Is usually neglected. The
double gate gives much better service
than the large single gate for the rea-
son that the hinges have only half the
weight to bear that the single gate
does.
An easy way to make the double
gate Is here described. 1t Is presumed
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
SAVING ALL MANURE VALUES
Whenever Possible Fertilizer Should
Be Hauled to Field and Spread
Soon as II ls Made.

Whenever possible. manure should
be spread as soon as made. A wagon.
or better, manure spreader, should
be placed where the manure can De
shoveled from the cutters directly IN
to 1t to save handling twice. As soon
as filled, II should be hauled to the
field and the manure scattered, DOT
piled in little heaps for later scatter
Ing.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
CLOVER AND ALFALFA HINTS
Crops XIII Weeds and Plant Diseases,
Produce Most Valuable Hay
and Seed Crops.

Glover and alfalfa kill weeds and
plant diseases.
Clover and alfalfa produce a most
'Rluahlc hay.
Gloves and alfalfa produce very val
6ablC seed crops.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
HEALTH OF CHICKEN FLOCK
Much Depends on How Fowls Are
Housed-Ventilation Is Most
Difficult Problem.

The health Of the chickens depends
largely on how they are housed. The
problem is to secure plenty OF ventila-
ton with sufficient warmth in winter
to encourage laying.
Houses are often built nowadays
with the warm side entirely open for
greater part of the year. which
makes the birds hardy and immune
to colds and r0Hp.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
MACHINES IN PUBLIC FAVOR
MARI ed Increase Noted In Certain
Farm Implements-corn Ausksrs
and Shredders Gain.

Census figures between 1909 and
1914 show marked lacrosse In GER
tain farm implements Corn huskers
and shredders aud corn and bean har-
yestcrs show the greatest amount Of
increu >ed popularity.
Other ir3alcncats showing gain
ia public favor are grain drills, spring
tooth LarrowS and grain haryeSters.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
Plan Of 5atten Door.

factory door: Two wooden clamps are
made and the boards placed inside of
the clamps. Wedges are then driven
in on the sides of the doors in each
clamp Gas shown at A AZ. When the
cracks are all closed the battens are
nailed in place and the door released.
This idea will be found useful for
other purposes as well as for making
doors.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
MAKE A SATISFACTORY DOOR
Idea Shown in Illustration Will Be
Found Useful for Other Purposes-
Boards Are Tight.

To make batten doors so that all
the boards can be brought up tight
together, Is not always easy. OrdI-
narily such doors have cracks in them,
as 1t is hardly possible to nail the
pieces close. The following plan,
though simple, makes possible salts
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
CLEANLINESS IS BIG FACTOR
Plenty Of Fresh Air and Liberal Use
OF oiSinfeetants Are Of Greatest
Importance.

Cleanliness is the most important
factor In the successful raising of
poultry and 1t doesn't consist alto
gether in the removal OF dirt from
the henhOuse. 1t includes also plenty
Of fresh air and the liberal use of dis
nfectants.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
Filth md chnInra

There is an ever-increasing convic-
ton that there is a close relation be-
tween filthy quarters and hog cholera,
And this conviction is sound.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
Warfare Analnst chnl.r.

Serum and sanitation make the best
preparation for the warfare against
hog cholera.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24
Horse Has Small Stomach.

Always remember that horse has
a very small stomach in proportion .
his size.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24

4 Mr.. NJ
her dat
BONE "
by kid
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1916-11-24


weighs 14O pounds. Other samples
are crushed, making a -four sulphur
All this stuff analyses 99.5 per cent
pure. 1t brings in carload lots SAY
ton for the birthstone and SAT ton
for the -four sulphur.
The magnitude of the mining indus
try of the United States was shown
by C. A. Upper of Chicago in an ad-
dress before the Mining Congress III
which he said that the amount con-
tributed to the wealth of the nation
by its mines totalled ,79S,92S,99''
IN the last ten years, and that the re-
turns of $1,623, 644,7S5 in 1905 In
creased to $2,244,O33,S3 in 1912, Since
The beginning of the European var
ne said, the business has reached 'ne
approximate sum of $4,000, OOO,oov.
The mining industry of Utah VIII
pay its greatest dividends this year
Ray Cons quarter ending Seplem,
Der 80 shows a total of $5,Es''f0V
profits, an increase of $2,5lS,l2S owe.
the same period in 1915. This is SA'u
10 show a surplus OF $2,1l6,5lO' anu
an increase of $1,SSS,045.
The old Maxfield in Big COTTONWOOD
canyon is said to be giving goou az
count of itself. Its monthly earniAs2
amount to about $1,000. Right no"
it is shipping from the l,S0o-Iooa,
level, where the ore is averaging F'o
a ton. This ore is now being sen,
10 the Murray smelters at the rate %
seventy tons a week.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-05
ALETTER FROM DICK

What do you think, little book. I
have a letter from Dick! In all the
years I have been married to him,
this is the third l have ever received.
He sent back my story of ANY
Girl" and wrote me that he was glad
l had something to take up my time.
GO ahead" he said, "and let Pa
start to print it, then it viii keep y =
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-05

ANY GlRL-AS TOLD TO MARI
''The lawyer came that very after
noon and after all the legal phrases
were taken out of his papers it mar
rowed down to this: If gave up the
house and everything it contained,
every dollar of fathers Indebtedness
could be paid.
His life insurance had clause in
it that made it nOn-payable if he
committed suicide.
81 stood out in the world alone. I
must earn my own living!
81 told the lawyer to make out the
necessary papers and I would sign
them.
aunt Rachel was Mortified What
are you going to do?' she asked.
Surely you know that it will be al
most impossible to have you with US
the whole winter.
"G know it will be impossible to
stay with you a day, Aunt Rachel
Ungrateful girlp she said, and
left the room with her handkerchief
pressed ostentatiously to her eyes.
81 was so glad when she left.
turned to the dear old lawyer who
had been my fathers friend so many
years. How soon can this all me
settled up?' asked.
In about a week, my child, but
l want you to understand that if you
give up the house you. give it up of
your own accord. It is worth with
its furnishings at least a half million
dollars. On the other hand, if the
bank cannot recoUp itself in some
way it will have to close its doors and
all the savings of many poor wom-
an and girl will have to go
No, dear Mr.. Smith, make out
the papers Immediately and I will
sign them
1.-THE lawyer looked up rather pity |
ingly.
Have you thought what you will |
do, my child?'
"Not vet. Things have come so |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-07-05

OF A WIFE
lARET WAVERLY-coNTlNUED
But after the lawyer left began
to take stock.
81 was a splendid dancer. was
a fine tennis and basketball player.
81 could wear my clothes well.
81 could play a harp beautifully.
81 could sing a little.
Il was the best amateur actress in
college.
81 could speak French like a Paris
ienne.
81 felt rather discouraged as
looked over the list. You see, every
thing was in the nature of an ac-
complishment' - there was nothing
that would bring me immediate re-
suits unless could get a place as a
nursery gOverness.
''Margie, I could not help thinking
how everything in this world could
be changed in a twinkling of an eye.
I'VE are queer creatures, we NOR
tails. We think we are looking out
for the future and yet we are always
living quite as though the world was
going to be always a place of happi-
ness in which we we're going to live
forever.
after all our great talk about
temperament and imagination 1 do
not thing we, any Of US, have much
realization of what can possibly
come to US or much recollection Of
what is past.
"Of course, dear Margie, that last
observation has come to me from nv
experiences which were so terrible
at the time. Yet now 1 look back on
them as adventures.
thine has sOftened all the pangs"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-17

we want to pass on to others who
long to go adventuring. Many thanks
for the tip.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-17

hard thing it is to want to go adven-
turing and not to be able. And whis-
per! I'll tell you of the greatest long
ing had when was II and used to
ride without a saddle and only bit
to guide horse that had been a
racer and hadn't forgotten his stride.
wanted to be a cowboy and ride and
break bronchos and be captain of the
roundup, and herd cattle at night
when there is no sound but the
scream of the coyotes.
But you and have learned les
son it is good to learn. That is, if we
cannot go adventuring in reality, we
can make imaginary adventures out
of our everyday lives.
That's what you are doing, boy,
and it's what Pm doing. And it's what
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-17
MURDERED ON KNEES BEFORE
ST. LOUIS CHAPEL

ST. Louis, Mo-, Jan. 17.-Police
working without semblance of clew,
unable to establish motive for muir
der of Edw. B. Dodge, Boston, who
was shot to death in front of st.
Georges Episcopal chapel today.
Efforts of police being directed on
two theories. Because of nature of
wound it is thought he was shot
while on his knees begging for mercy
or that he was shot from a passing
automobile.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-08-17

Unique In local wrestling history,
the match tn Broad-Street Park to-
night in which Ed. Lewis, one of the
greatest heavyweight wrestlers of all
time. will endeavor to throw both Tom
Draak and Ivan Linow heavyweights
of recognized ability, promises to at
tract such a crowd as has not wit
messed graphing mill In this city
this season. The affair has been the
talk OF the town for more than q
week. and the unprecedented advance
sale of reserved seats indicates the
interest being manifested In the event.
Promoters predict r crowd close TO
1000.
Because of the nature Of the match
and the bitter feeling exising between
the principals, especially between
Linow and Lewis, who have been "on
the outs" for years, promoters have
instructed Referee McDonough to keep
sharp eve out for possible fouls and
have asked for special detail of
police to preserve order in the event
OF disturbance. Linow bears the rep
utation of being quick tempered, and
he has been known to resort to his
fists. In which he packs K o. blow.
when he feels he Is getting the worst
OF II or when subjected to severe pun
iShment- Aware OF the Iossack tenn
permanent and knowing the bitterness
between the two. promoters are TAX
ing every precaution to guard against
any incident that might mar what
otherwise should be thrilling match.
Although the point has not been
definitely settled. II Is understood that
Lewis will nrst take on Draak, though
the "Strangler" much prefers dispos-
ing Of Linow before taokling the Bel
gian. He realizes that his most diff
cult task will be to throw Linow. and
wants all of his strength for the giant
Cossack.
All three principals were last night
reported as being mentally ana ply