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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01
THE NEVER-ENDING FIGHT AGAINST WEEDS
enmen

The fact that certain weeds are gem
orally. found as serious pests with Ger
ia in cultivated crops and are not gen
orally serious pests with others sug-
gests the most important of all ways
Of com batting the weeds, viz, by the
rotation of farm crops. If the thistles
and mu'leins overrun the pastures,
pillow them up and sow corn.
If the pea-vine, horse nettle, crab
grass, foxtail. ragweed, etc, become
serious in the corn field. sow 1t down
to grass, one crop in the rotation de-
stroying these weeds gaining a foot
hold with the preceding crop. Thor
.ough cropping of the land and judi
Tcious systematic rotation of the crops,
are conditions against which no weeds
can stand; and, inasmuch as these are
all vital conditions of successful agri-
culture, it may be said that weeds are
never serious when the land Is well
farmed.
Weeds are often introduced as orna-
mental plants. The seed Of the OK
eye daisy was brought to Rhode Island
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01

clean. coarse sand. Rice, when psop.
erly cooked. u very good for young
turkeys.
Overlooking is ono Of tho Things
which must be guarded against, W.
have always been inclined TO fs>d too
much and too often. A taEssAy - =
very greedy fowl and will ~ v4ssn-s
ever feed is offered even Il hi crop
is already full to busstin0A
When turkeys ha~e fReo Sqn0a.
which they ought always TO ha~o
when the weathsr IL Suitable. they 20
quire very little grain 0nass and INV
sects are their natural food.
Pinhead oats. or WHIST aSY bStte1
known as coarse seesl-oNt oatf1l =
good for turkeys. Corn IL too luess0s
ing for growing turkeys, and tbs curss
mercaal chick feed u TOO haRd % d.
sest Whole wheat 10 sod. slser Ns1
are six weeks old, bu< b bass4uT uo1
to feed too much OF T.
We have raised snupe Of xho dunGe
focks of Narraeaz,sets turlssy0 ~
seen in this country. Our tu1bsyAs4O
always provided with pisuky, Of upo
water, charcoal and sharn S5AA. No
combine ts ase used. q
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01

OF sugar beets some of the cane sugar
from non-contiguous territory would
have to seek another market. Or If
one farmer in four Of these States
would plant a three-acre patch and
give it the care that could readily be
bestowed upon so small a plot. it
would be unnecessary for us to buy
foreign sugar. Two-thirds of one per
cent of the improved land in the
States adapted to sugar beets would
accomplish this result, and more than
that acreage lies idle, absolutely I'M
used, every year. Any one Of the
States of Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Mis-
souri,, Minnesota, Nebraska or Ohio
could produce all this sugar and then
have the beets come only once in a
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01

Salt coal oil, sulphuric acid may
also be applied, but these are expen-
sive, and persistent cutting will usual
ly be found to be the cheapest and the
most effective method.
Some weeds are indicators of soil
conditions, and the remedy is to
change these n d It i o MS Sorrel
grows on. acid soils. When this weed
makes it's appearance, treat the soil
with lime and it will not only be I'M
proved but tho' weed will disappear.
No amount Of cutting or cultivating
would have eradicated it so thor
oughly. g.
Wet spots always have a particular
class of weeds, as swamp-grass.
sedges, cattails, etc. No amount Of
cutting will eradicate them but tile
drain will do so thoroughly and
quickly
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01

ten-year rotation and several Of the
others could do 1t alone on a five-year
rota ton The devotion Of the neces-
sary 100000 acres to the production
of the sugar required for our own con-
sumption would have an utterly in
significant effect in reducing the acre
age of other crops, and in fact, the
growing Of the beets would actually
increase the total yields of other crops
because of the effect of the beets upon
the soil. for the thorough working Of
the soil necessary to grow profitable
beet crop increases the yield of every
thing else grown on the same ground
in succeeding years. and the beets
need occupy the soil but one year out
'of ten.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01
A Popular Vegetable

Cauliflower is closely related to the
cabbage tribe, but much more refined
in its habits, and more difficult to Gull
tivate. It requires very rich soil and
the most particular treatment, and no
farmer or gardener would be justified
in attempting its cultivation on a large
crop without first having thoroughly
studied It's peculiarities and require
ments. ..-..
The market desires snowy white
heads, SO that protection is universally
practised to accomplish this purpose.
Three methods are used: CD tho
breaking of half dozen or more
leaves over the tor of the cauliaower
head. The stems Of the leaves are
not severed entirely, so that the leaves
remain green. y Breaking or bend
ing over the leaves as just explained.
and pinning with toothpicks or, small
pins. This is a very satisfactory
method for all sections, (3) Bringing
the leaves together over the head: and
tying This is an excellen plan, but re-
quires more time than securing with the
toothpicks. The protection should be-
gin when the heads are about an inch
and a half. In diameter. Cauli1ower
is considered a delicacy on most.
tables, and it pays to exercise special
care in the mark citing. Although bar
rels are often used, crates or baskets
are better. A package which will not
hold more than a dozen or at most
two dozen heads certainly has an ad-
vantage over the barrels.
If the heads are of good size, snowy
white, wrapped in fancy PAPER. and
marketed in new, clean packages they
cannot fail to attract attention. and
command good prices.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01

ALI nursery trees succeed bsttBusrazV
more sure to~live, are moro Nsosou4
and make handsomer trees v1ssn ~
out when quite young, or at hot mor3
than two years from the bud or g1aat.
Three or four side-shoots on the uu,
formed tree should be selected to Aorn3
the main branches and to CONSTITUTES
the foundation or framework Of thSI
future top. These shoots must be frs.I
quently watched through the first
summer of growth, and If any Of them
are disposed to take the lead of thsE
others, they should be pinched and
checked, to maintain an equality. AZ
Two buds will be enough to grow
each Of these. shoots, making eigh
the end of the season, taking care thai
all are distributed at equal distances.
All other shoots should be rubbed of
with the thumb and finger as soon all
they appear. The second year thes
same process is repeated on the new
shoots.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01

cautions, to preserve milk in its nat
urally sweet condition for a number
of additional hours.
Milk onttins a sugar, known as
milk sugar, whic h Is changed by the
action of the smallest of plant forms,
called bacteria, into Tactic acid. When
about one -half of one per cent of this
acid has been produced. the milk-curd
separates and forms a solid mass with
clear acid whey about it. This acid
preserves the curd by preventing the
action of bacteria which would rot the
curd and produce offensive odors.
Two classes of bacteria begin to
grow and multiply in milk shortly
after milking: the Tactic which sours
the milk, and the digesting which rots
the curd The latter class is like the
oat-plant, in that it is able to grow at
a low tenn erature. while the Tactic,
like the compliant, grows best at the
higher tenn peratures.
Milk which Is held at well-water
temperature will remain sweet for one
or zmore days, depending upon the
cleanliness of milking and handling,
because the temperature is low enough
to prevent rapid growth of Tactic bac-
terra. 80
This ,tempera ture. however, is more
favorable for the digesting class Of
bacte: ia, which imparts an old, stale
odor to the milk, and renders the milk
partly unfit for use. If milk Is kept
s on ice almost from the time of milk
ing, there will be but very little devel-
opment of either class of bacteria. and
the milk, will be in prime condition
after several days.
For the most rapid cooling Of milk,
the following points should be OBJ
served: @s
/. That cold air IS better than no
attempt at cooling.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01

with litter. 1t il impossible TO keep
floors clean unless they are we'll COW
cred with chan or litter of some kind.
1t should be changed frequently. We
find 1t good plan, to scatter a little
dry sulphur among the litter.
In good weather all the doors
should be left wide open to admit the
sunshine and fresh air. Turkeys need
the fresh air both day and night. In
very warm weather we leave tho win
dows open also. We find it very oon-
venient to leave the doors and win
dows open and fasten the screens at
night in hot weather.
The first feed Is usually hard boiled
eggs, crushed, mixed with dry bread
crumbled fine and spSinkled with
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01
DAMAGE By ''TERMITES."

Because the termites are found
chiefly in recently~cleared ground, this
should be avoided in planting nursery
stock. Rotation of crops will prevent
serious damage on the farm. In green
houses, iron frames and concrete
work should replace wood as much as
possible, and what woodwork Is used
should be impregnated With bichlo-
rid Of mercury.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01
NUTS IN pq.AUN or 1dNAE

Nuts are becoming .nora popular -
meat substitutes, although many kfade
Of nuts are not oheapsT than xn0sk &
bought on the market al peuns
prices. On many fesznA bowesss' y
is merely a n1skte~ OF picking UP hcn
ory-nuts, haxalnats or wAhe AR1eaD
of letting the hogs st tf,&En. nd "a i
great many others Il i Z yeY go
matter to rstss psausts 4e4po4 NJ
the family ana hass patdty -. 1tAeo
a few hogs .Iss;,H
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01
KEEPING THE MILK SWEET IN SUMMER
There Are Many Ways Of Doing This But Absolute Cleanliness
Is the First Essential
BY w. r.. WRIGHT.

It Is a we'll known fact that milk
!. does sour, but not everyone is &C
i quainted with the changes which take
place during the souring process, the
cause of these changes, and how to
prevent them. A knowledge Of the
changes which take place during the
period of souring, and their causes,
enables one. taking reasonable pre-
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01

The average American consumes 81
pounds of sugar each year-and only
10 pounds of that ration is now pro-
duced in this country. The farmers
of the country should keep that mon
ey at home, in other words, put 1t In
their own pockets. and the Depart
ment of Agriculture has been trying
for 1e years to show them how and
induce them to do so.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01
A Filter for 500. A, spouting; B,
Thing; G, Charcoal; D, Cement
Foundation; E. Pipe Leading from
Filter to Cistern; II, Cistern.

Fill the thing within aiicouple OF
inches of the top with charcoal, place
q lid on it to prevent the mice, rats,
bugs and dirt, and all other foreign
substances from entering the cistern
by that route.
If piece of heavy wire screen Is
placed over the charcoal, so much the
better.
Have the filter rest on a foundation
of clean stones or cement from three
to four inches deep, into which two
inch pipe should be arranged for car
rying the water to the cistern.
A piece Of heavy screening should
be placed over that end of the pipe
protruding into the filter, and another
piece of fine screen wire should be
fastened across the opening into the
cistern; both of which are for the pur-
pose of allowing nothing Of any size to
get into the water supply.-M. Cover
dell.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01
SKIM MEX p01s ua1pn1,

Skim milk contains AZ No. ~
Of whole milk esospt tn bytaoe II
This, too, can be repa.ost W oAeep6
SUBSTITUTES. One Of the bepe b.nseis
tutes is flazseed boiled puel uduo
to Jelly and small quaD43fy Nave4
each meal stirred In with No tu
OIL meal may be used IN psaov ~
flaxsesd. Corn meal II oeoeaH <eedsA
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01
Filter the Cistern Water

The water In the cistern may be
rendered clean and free from impuri-
ties at q very small cost by putting in
{ filter made as follows: ...
Sink Joint Of common thing into
the ground near the wall of the house.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01

2. That cold water is more rapid
than cold air.
8. That an occasional stirring hast
ems the cooling process.
4. That ice-water is much more
rapid than air of the same tempera-
ture.
8. That a mixture Of water and
salt is the most efficient cooling agent.
To insure pure milk, free from i'm
purites the utmost care must be
taken in every part OF the dairy from
the barnyard and stables to the bot
Ting of the milk Absolute cleanliness
Is essential. Iron milking stools are
recommended and they should be. kept
scrupulously clean.
No. l Is a good type Of sanitary
stool made Of metal. The ends of the
pipes used for the legs are filled with
lead, and there are no corners to col
lect dirt.
Nos 2 and are similar to No. 1,
except that caps are screwed on the
ends of the legs, making them slight
ly more difficult to keep clean.
No. 8 serves for both pail and milk
stool. The cover, hoops, bail. etc,
make it more difficult to keep clean
than the simpler styles.
No. 5 Is devised so that one end
serves as receptacle to hold the pail
while the mixer sits on the other end.
As in the case of No. 8, this style is
more difficult to keep in a sanitary
condition than the simpler forms
No. is constructed entirely of iron,
galvanized after being put together.
1t Is simply constructed having only
a single leg. The base, however. fur
nishes larger surface to. keep clean.
OF the several stools Shown herewith,
No is the easiest to keep clean,
therefore the most desirable.
The three "C's" for the proper care
of milk in the home, according to
dairy specialists, are:
Keep milk $ $;:s:,
Milk Is a highly perisha BILE food,
and the length of time it will remain
sweet and safe, especially for children.
depends, specialists say, almost entire
ly upon the constant care it receives
from COW to consumer Milk passes
through three agencies-the producer,
the dealer, and the consumer If the
first two have done their part, clean,
safe milk will be delivered, thoroughly
chilled, to the consumer. The con-
sumer's responsibility begins the mo-
ment the milk is delivered at his door
step.
Because milk poured from vessel to
vessel on the street is very liza BILE to
contamination from dust, manure par
ticles and germs, milk is best deliv-
cred In capped bottles. If bottled milk
cannot be obtained, the housewife
should try to have some one in the
family receive the milk in a clean,
scalded utensil cover it instantly. and
put 1t without delay into the refrger-
ator, or the coolest available place.
Under no circumstance should an I'M
covered pitcher, bowl or pan be left
out on the porch to receive bulk milk.
The vessel, both before and after the
milk is poured into it, Is accessible 20
flies and collects particles of dust and
dirt
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01

Results Of Investigations conducted
by the Department of Agriculture in
dictate that under average conditions
In eastern Pennsylvania a dairy farm
of 100 to 100 acres is about the proper
size for a good two-man farm.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF CREAM

Immediately after separating, the
cream should be cooled down to at
least 500 F. Warm cream should
never be poured upon cold, as the
temperature of the lot is raised and
bad favors may result 1t is essential
that the cream be stirred frequently,
to insure uniform ripening. If the
cream is left undisturbed, the fat rises
the same way as it does In milk. AS
a result the cream is full of curd par
ticles or 1t becomes "lumpy."
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01

Sugar is a product Of manufacture
mainly from the farmers sugar cane
and sugar beets. incidentally some
sugar is produced from the sap Of the
sugar maple-the entire value of that
product, both sugar and sirup, ana
the sorghum sirup, being only about
s15,00O,0Oo annually, while the total
value of the sugar beet and sugar cane
industries of this country totaled
s117,000.O00. ...s
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01
Training the Pear Tres

The future Of the young paoRa4ro6
depends upon its pruning and hnr4.
ing. The tree should never b go
trusted to careless individually .Aaihp
ferent hands, those who take n1sHstd4
in trying to do the thing S1gh
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-08-01

Heavy pruning brings too many wa
tor sprouts on apple trees.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-17
KILLS ARMED SHIP MEASURE
House Backs Up President Wilson On
No Warning to Americans BY a
vote Of 2I6 10 f43,

Washington. President Wilson has
completely and decisiyely won his
hong and sensational fight TO compel
Congress to acknowledge that II
stands behind him in the submarine
negotiations with Germany
To the rallying cries of STAND by
the president" and rs II Lansing and
Wilson. or Won Bcrnstorff and the
kaiser" a big Democratic majority and
nearly half OF the Republicans in the
House three times rolled up over
whelming votes against the move
nent to warn Americans OFF the arm.
cd merchantmen of the European bel
ligerents.
The celebrated McLemore resoiu'
ton, around which the anti admins,
trat!on forces conferred their fight, was
tabled-in other words, killed just as
was the Gore resolution for a similar
purpose in the senate last week.
From the very outset OF the fight
the presidents supporters, without re
gard 10 party, swep, over the oPaosi
ton.
On the,tirst vosai which was par
liamentary proposition TO prevent
opening the McLemcrc resolution TO
amendment and unlimited debate, the
administration forces carried the day
256 TO 100. The final vote 10 table
the resolution was carried by vote
OF 2Ts TO i4s.
In seven hours OF tense turbulent
session. In which the administration
opponents charged that the president
was contending for a doubtful legal
right ard was shifting the responsible
,ty Of diplomatic negotiations 10 con
gress. the House swayed back and
forth In the most sensational congress
rional spectacle OF decade, proahblt
rot equaled since the eve OF the dec
iaration ot war on Spain.
President Wilson. calm and conf.
dent. heard the early results OF the
voting in the cabinet room at The
White House with some Of the cabinet
grouped about him He told them he
was much gra;ified with the support
OF Congress.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-17
VILLA slAYs AMERICANS
unconfirmed Report Declares That
Two Mormon Rsrchers Were
Victims

FL Paso, Texas Accredited but un
confirmed InportS received by Gen
Gabriel GayLA at Iuarex state that
two Americans named Franklin and
Wright, were killed by villa bandits
recently at Pacheco between Casas
Grandes ard IauoS, Chihuahua
The adyEes contained nothing as Ia
the fate OF the wife and small son Of
Mr. Wright. who were reported with
the men a. Pacaeoo, Gavira declared
the men, said TO be Mormon ranchers
residing west OF Casas Grandes. dis
regarded warnings he had sent 10 all
American residents Of Northwest Chi
huabna when he frs, learned OF VII
las movements ID that section.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-17
ASK FORMATION
OF GREAT BRITAIN
UNITED STATES WouLi, LEARN
~ ARMED MERCHANT SHIPS
ARE. OFFENSIVE.
GERMAN CHARGES DENIED
England Declares That Many Of Gar
nnanys Acts Were Committee De-
fore Order In Council
Was issued.

Washington. The United States
has asked Great Britain for q copy Of
the confidential instructions 20 com.
man6ers OF British merchant vessels,
which Germany claims prove that mer-
chantmen armed ostensibly for de,
fensiye purposes have orders to act
extensively against German and Aus
trian submarines. The request is un.
derstood TO have been made through
Sir Cecil Spring. Rice. the British am
bassador
This is the first step the United
States has taken since administration
officials began studying the complete
memoranda on the subject submitted
by Count Won BernstorfI, the German
ambassador.
There are strong limitations that
the British government would later
be given an opportunity to answer all
the German charges and TO comment
upon the 20 incidents where Germany
clalms defensive armed ships have
acted Extensively toward submarines
OF the central European powers.
The British embassy has made pub
tic statement challenging every sub
s1antial statement In Count Won Bern
storfts memorandum. and setting forth
thai while Germany contends that her
submarine warfare IL in retaliation for
British violations OF international law,
many OF the German acts we're com.
NIT nd before the first order In coun.
ell complained of was issued.
The inquiry to Great Britain was
determined upon AZ Eleans OF gain
ing an accurate understanding Of the
British position The state depart.
ment wants to know definitely under
what Instructions British sea captains
are operating, so that Il will be in a
position to carry on future diplomatic
negotiations.
The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1916-03-17
GIRLS! GIRLS! TRY IT,
BEAUIlFY YOUR. HAIR
Make u Thick. Glossy, Wavy, Luxur-
liant and Remove Dandruff--Reai
Surprise for You.

Tour hair becomes light. wavy, fuf.
~. abundant and appears as soft, lus-
txous and beautiful as a young girls
after "Danderine hair cleanse" Just
Try this moisten cloth with little
Danderine. and carefully draw Il
through your hair. taking one small
strand at time. This will cleanse
The hair OF dust. dirt and excessive oil
and In Just few moments you have
doubled the beauty OF your hair
Besides identifying the hair at once,
panderine dissolves every particle Of
aandruif; cleanses, puriees and inyig.
0rates the scalp. forever stopping Itch.
ing and falling hair.
But what will please you most viii
DO after q few weeks use when you
will actually see new hair--tlne and
downy at first--yes-bu really new
Aair--growing all over the scalp. II
you care for pretty. soft hair and lots
OF II. surely get 90 cent bottle OF
Knowiton's Danderine from any store
and Just try II. Adv.