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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
Preserving Foods.

A new method has been discovered,
says nm English paper. for preserving
various food products especially milk
powder. the idea being based upon
placing the substance In sealed YES
sci or packing case with inert gas. so
that this latter prevents the usual
spelling Of contents by the action Of
the mir. In the French patented pro-
cess the milk powder Is packed In
metal boxes OF convenient size. which
are entirely sealed except for n PIN
hole that Is left ut the top. A number
Of such boxes are put In "A chamber
ind the air is exhausted by means or
an air pump. When this operation In
finished valves are opened which allow
nitrogen 10 enter the chamber and I'LL
up the several boxes. When opening
up the chamber the boxes are quickly
removed and the pinhole soldered be-
fore an appreciable amount OF air has
time to enter. In this way the CON
tents of the boxes are kept In an at
mosphere OF inert gas, and the process
IL thus practical from an Industrial
standpoint.
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only available from around May 1 I'M
til the first frost in the fall, whereas
the tame grasses come earlier and
continue later.
In the fall OF 1887. = neighboring
farmer who had bred q superior class
of grade Shorthorns made a draft sale
and included in the Offering a regis
tered Shorthorn cow which he had for
merly purchased with a bull calf at
foot at a Kansas City sale, with a
view to obtaining a cheap herd bull.
Mr.. Tomson purchased this cow at
slightly above the prevailing prices
for grade females and in this selec-
ton the foundation of one of the
best-known Shorthorn herds in the
middle West was laid. Her next calf,
a heifer, was of such attractive type
and quality that T. X. Tomson and
his sons definitely decided to purchase
more registered females. A number
were secured that year and later a
well-known sire, Imp. Thistletop, bred
by Amos Cruickshank in Scotland,
was placed in service. He was some
what advanced in years and was there
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07

Lydia r. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound and told my husband about IL.
said i know nothing will help me but
will try this / found myself improv-
ing from tho very first bottle, and in two
weeks time was able TO sit down and
eat . hearty breakfast with my hus-
band, which had not done for two years.
j am now In the best Of health and
did not have the operation" - Mrs.
JOHN A. KoEN1c, 502 Flushing Avenue,
Astoria, N. Y.
Every one breads the surgeons knife
and the operating table. Sometimes
nothing else will do; but many times
doctors say they are necessary when
they are not. Letter after letter comea
TO the Pinkham Laboratory, telling how
operations were advised and were not
performed; or, II performed, did no good,
but Lydia f. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
poundwas used and good health followed
II you want advice write to
Lydia II. Pinkham Medicine Co.
(cOnfidentiaD, Lynn, Mass.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07

the opening OF the season Leslie Mann
was favored, but Schultz soon showed
Tinker his mistake. and now is play
ing better than he has done for years.
Cub fans were not slow In observ-
ing that he had not gone back any
and that he really was playing better
ball for Tinker than he did for Chance.
Evers. O'Day or Bresnahan. Remarks
have been frequent this spring con-
corning his hustling. the form he
showed at the plate and the manner
In which he covered the outfield scien-
tifcally with Cy Williams. The fans
have cheered and encouraged him to
drive out the long hits that made him
popular on the West side for moro
than ten years. He has responded
nobly.
Schultz is SURPRISING all his former
early averages and IL he continues his
present gait he will finish the season
with the highest average he has ever
made In the National league. Last
year his batting figures for the first
&c games were only .22S. the year be-
fore 1863, and In 1913, .219. This and
his present mark of 1857 are conclu-
sive proof that although more than
30 years old he is still good enough
to be a regular and deserves to be on
the Cub team.
Cub fans are predicting that Schultz
will have an excellent year In home
run-making this season. They believe
the rightfieid wall at the Cub park
will be of assistance to him. Also they
contend that he is pulling the ball as
strongly as he did I'm 1911. when he
led the National league with II home
run swats to his credit. They are
hoping that he surpasses that and the
worlds record of rs, held by Buck
Freeman OF Washington.
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The general impression seems to be
that ball players have outlived their
usefulness when they pass the age
of thirty. This, of course. is disproved
by the baseball Hans Wagner has been
playing for the Pirates this year and
for the past IL years.
Frank Schultz of the Cubs also de-
MES that a players ability begins to
deteriorate when he passes the age
of thirty. and is proving 1t by the game
he has been playing this year. There
are others Of the same opinion. Gavvy
Cravath OF the Phillies says q man
should play satisfactorily until he is
forty. II he takes care OF himself.
Last season and the year before
Schultz did not play the brand OF ball
Cub fans liked to see. He appeared
more Indifferent than ever, and the
impression circulated that he was slid
ing. writes Oscar c. Reichow In Chi
cago Daily News. 1t was doubtful
whether he would be one Of the regu-
lars on Manager Tinker's team.
The fans, when they formed this
opinion, did not know that Schultz
was dissatisfied with his managers
and the environment and that he did
not care a great deal whether school
kept or not. Still, he played as well
as the average outfielder and closed
the season OF 1915 with IL homeruns
to his credit !.
Manager Tinker was somewhat dis
ktnrbed oyer Schultz when President
VeeRhmau took over the Cubs and
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learn whether the veteran outfielder
still! retained any of his skill or abil-
ity to hit. Tinker had his doubts and
was inclined to favor the younger play
ers. Besides he was not certain wheth-
er Frank would have the proper spirit
to make a winning combination. At
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07

had been in the hands OF tenants for
years. The land was foul, the soil de-
pleted. One field had grown corn for
period Of nearly thirty consecutive
years and the maximum yield rarely
exceeded thirty-five bushels per acre.
Mr.. Tomson being a stockman by in
stinct and practice, began plan of
crop rotation and since then all of
the crops grown on the farm and a
considerable amount purchased from
the neighbors, were fed chiefly to cat
tie on the farm and the fertilizer
spread on the fields.
Success With Grasses.
Tame grasses, timothy and alfalfa
were introduced with increasing sue
cess. The field just referred to pro-
duced alfalfa for a period Of ten years
and was then broken Jup and planted
again to corn. The first crop aver
aged between 90 and 100 bushels per
acre. Another field sowed to clover.
timothy and blue grass remained un-
broken for 81 years. when it was
again planted to corn. The flrst and
second crops that followed made a
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
WORK DONE By TWO SUCCESSFUL
BREEDERS IS MOST INTERESTING
Result Gained Is Result Of Practical Nearconseate Methods
and Continuous Faith in Livestock Husbandry-Slos Are
important Feature Of improvements Meatness and
Order in Farms Appearance Is Valuable
Asset-Shorthorn Is Favored.

much given to experimenting. Pos
sibly the results would have been bet
ter II they had. but the point is that
only such methods were used as could
be readily applied on any farm, by
any average man.
Best Of All Grasses.
In Kansas, particularly in the sec
tions more or less broke. ae native
prairie grass. largely blue stem, is
prevalent and is regarded as the best
OF all grasses in season. It has been
the practice to feed more or less tame
hay in these native pastures where
the grass had become thin and in this
way the seed OF the several tame va
rieties was scattered and many thin
spots were set to tame grass, blue
grass naturally predominating. This
plan resulted In frightening out the
pasture season. for prairie grass is
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The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07

Tommy wanted to go TO the movies.
but his mother objected.
Jaw. you never let me go no place."
he whlmpored.
"Why Tommy" exclaimed his moth
err; "what shocking bad grammar you
use! Can't you speak more correct
ly?"
''Surc can" said the boy, III you'll
only give me n chance. You ought 90
hear me say: Yes, mother, you let mo
go wherever 1 want to-"
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07

(By g. H. Afford. State Farm Demon
stration Agent, Maryland)
A study of the methods OF any sue
cessful man or firm has more than a
passing interest. The career OF
Tomson Brothers, Shorthorn cattle
breeders, Dover and Carbonate.
Kan, offers an instructive illustration
of success attained along purely prac-
tical lines. Spectacular features such
as attach to blooded stock breeding
operations occasionally. have been few
and far between. This has been a
steady, even course, for the most part.
but continuously In the forward direc-
ton.
In 1883, their father, T. X. Tomson.
a Kansas pioneer Of modest means.
purchased a farm in the Mission
Creek valley, a few miles out from
Topeka, the capital city. The farm
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07


From the frst they Recognised ~
importance of the sire. tnd their -
lections have been no With diD-
elimination In severaA cases, bulls
that had Demonstrated their prepo-
tency In other hande were secured.
among them BramptCh Knight, whose
get In Tomson Brothers' hands were
champion winners 1t the Information
Al, American Royal and other promi-
nent shows Tomson-bred cattle, both
In the breeding and fat classes. have
been champion winners ut the Inter-
national. American Royal. at st. Jo-
seph. Oklahoma City and various
state fairs. These facts are men,
from the use Of good blood and intel
| ligent breeding methods.
While the course Of economy fol-
lowed was . safe one, controlled
largely by limited finances. yet Tom
SON Brothers are Of the opinion now
that they would have made large prof
, its had they invested several thou
| sand dollars in fashionably bred
females for breeding purposes earlier
in their operations. They did acquire
them eventually. but they feel that
they lost considerable time by not
launching out earlier. They recog.
nize. however, that the best successes
in cattle breeding are made by men
who grow with the business from a
small beginning and learn each step
by actual experience.
Basis Of Improvement.
During these years constant atten-
ton has been paid to farming meth
DDS. The use of tame grasses and
barnyard manure is the basis Of their
soil improvement. The profits from
year to year were invested in land
and such improvements as were neces-
sary. The original holdings of 255
acres have increased to LOO acres,
and the improvements have been
greatly enlarged and mcdernized. The
farms have long since been nominally
free from weeds. Alfalfa, blue grass
clover and timothy now abound in
their stead The soil has steadily in
creased in producing power.
The Shorthorn herd numbers over
200 head OF the richest lines of breed
ing and is recognized among beef cat
tie authorities as one of the best in
dividual herds in the entire country.
This is the direct result Of careful.
patient, intelligent management and
not any considerable expenditure of
money.
While the breeding herd IL Of the
beef type. the good milking females
are given preference, for experience
has shown that they are usually more
reliable and useful producers. 1t is
generally regarded that hogs should
be a part Of the farms live stock The
Tomson farms are not exactly an ex-
ception. for a few are raised each
year. but the number is small and ex-
perience does not encourage them to
increase the number. The farms are
devoted almost wholly to Shorthorns.
for it has been observed that II there
is room for more stock, that more
Shorthorns best fit into the working
plan.
On one Of the Tomson farms. the
main buildings are in the center OF Z
520-acre tract. Eight pastures open
out from the barnyards, = most con-
venient arrangement. The herd = a.
vided chiefly as to ages II the several
pastures, most ot which A. = yye1v 4
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from the highway. This plan has
proven an effective means OF advertis-
ing and lends an attractiveness to the
The pastures are skirted by native
timber, providing ample shade and
adding to the beauty Of the landscape.
Valuable Asset.
Neatness and order in the farms
appearance is regarded as valuable
asset. Silos are an important fea-
ture of the improvements. Automo-
biles are a necessary part of the
equipment. The whole achievement
is based upon safe, practical methods
and the intelligent use of good blood,
good seed and crop rotation. The
farms today have more than doubled
the producing power they had twenty
years ago. With these methods con-
tinued what will the producing value
of their acres be in the next twenty
years?
The accomplishment Of Tomson
Brothers is one of the most interest
ing and instructive within our knowl-
edge, considering it is the result of
practical, near-conservative methods
and = continuous faith in livestock
husbandry. With the Improvement of
the farm and herd. Tomscn Brothers
have grown In influence. John R.. the
senior member. is director and vice.
president Of the American Shorthorn
Breeders association, the strongest or
ganfzation OF its kind in America
Both he and the junior member,
James G.. are recognized as expert
cattle judges and their services In this
capacity are In demand In leading
shows from Chicago to the Pacific
coast. The third member, Frank D..
has been conspicuously identified with
the agricultural press for q decade and
more.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07

"My doctor has ordered me to Palm
Beach for my health"
your"
1--WE been worrying too much about
money matters"
"Well, you won't have anything or
that sort TO worry you II you stay
down there long enough"
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yield similar to that just mentioned.
The practice on this meadow, chiefly
from necessity. was to allow the
stock to pasture it until near the first
of May and again during the fall.
This late season pasturing had the ef-
feet of scattering the seed from the
second growth clover more evenly and
tramping it in, insuring reseeding
each year and uniform distribution
OF the fertilizer.
II q field. or a portion Of 1t. did not
show satisfactory yield. the ground
was fortified and grasses sown and
tested until the proper grass or Va
riety was found. In this way all Of
the farming land was brought to =
higher state Of production. No nm
usual means were employed to bring
this about, for the Tomsons arc not
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
DIAMOND
NOTES

George Sisler was born in Akron.
Ohio. and he is not fat tire. either.
Ivy" wingo has struck his hitting
stride, and ought to be big help to
the Reds.
Joe" Judge, the Washington first
baseman, seems at last to have hit
his stride.
Dell, Pfeffer and Smith have to date
shown the best pitching form for
Brooklyn.
Barney, the Pittsburgh outfielder.
was once a United States sailor. Now
he's a Pirate.
High living will get an athlete. Bull
let Joe Bush consumed hot dog
and was on the sick list ten days.
Lee Fohl's system of play is said to
be built on the principle of scoring at
least one more run than your oppo-
nent.
Another Cy Young has passed out,
Evansville releasing the veteran
pitcher. who could not get started this
year.
A pitcher entitled Worm has Just
bobbed up in collegiate circles. His
forte is crawling out of tight holes,
and he never bats the umpire.
Babe Adams is no longer q hero in
Pittsburgh. because Of the poor show
ing he has made. and there are clam
ors that he be disposed of by the club.
The Cincinnati Reds are anxious to
secure Vincent Campbell. Campbell
played with the Pittsburgh Feds last
season and was one Of the stars OF the
outlaws.
Manager Jimmy Callahan is quoted
a. complimenting Hans Wagner highly
IS . player. That's interesting. Won
der what Hans thinks OF Jimmy - .
manager?
Harry (Moose) Mccormick. former
pinch hitter for the Giants. manager
Of Chattanooga, steel salesman. etc,
f. now handling IN independent team
ct Montclair. N. J.
Fritz Maisel's brother has been
canned BY The Detroit clpb. which indi-
entes Ft1ts's brother didn't Get an
a---~a. a. fh~->n.~na n~a~-H
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
Advocate o. Clean Sport.

Manager Donovan of the New Yorka
Is an advocate Of clean sport. As q
player. he behaved himself on the dia.
mond and Is q manager he believes in
gentlemanly conduct. The New Yorks,
therefore. viii not be permitted to
browbeat umpires or to indulge in
quarrels with their opponents. Dono.
van wants to win fairlx and squarely
or not at all
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
ScHALK is LEADING CATCHER
Has Made Rapid Strides TO Front
Rank Since Comiskey Secured
Him From Milwaukee.

Ray Schalk OF the White Sox standp
out as the leading catcher in the big
show. Schalk has made rapid strides
to the front rank since Comiskey took
him out of the American Association.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07

There IL . new rule In force In
tho National league which bars the
players from throwing an extra ball
around between innings. but the play
ers. by = tacit agreement get around
It. The pitcher hands his teammates
the ball In play.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07

tonics. i was get
ing worse every day.
j had chills, my head
would ache, / was
always tired. / could
not walk straight
because Of the pain
In myback and | had
pains In my stom-
ach. i went 70 n
doctor and he said /
must go under an
operation, but ] did
not 60. / read In
49, aA a l. - a.. A.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07

Benny Kauff says his name IL not
pronounced that way at all. II IL
Govt" OF the barnyard or dairy farm
variety. Some people thought II could
be pronounced to rhyme with laugh.
and the news from Benny will be q
disappointment to poets who were
framing up q few things on him.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
oUTFIELDER FLAcK TO STAR
Combines Desired smuggling Faculty
With the Willie keeier style
Of Hitting Bunts.

One Chicago critic is of the belief
that Max Flack, Cub outfielder, late of
the Chifeds, will outshine Kauff F1ack,
it appears. combines the desired slug
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07
Nevv Piaver for chamoIone.

Capt Frank O'COnnor. pitcher Of
the Manhattan college baseball team.
probably viii sign with the Boston
American league club q the cloue e
oohoo1 -. Junek
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07

The fatter Il woman gets the cnsier
II is for her TO believe other women
are unable 10 notice II.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07

a woman gets n lot Of satisfaction
out of her belief that other women
envy her.
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ging faculty with the Willie Keller
style OF hitting.
He may rattle the boards in one bat
effort. then, with the opposition set
for another slam, he Is likely to drop
q tap along the base lines and race
ahead of the ball to first base. His
booster says he can run exceptionally
fast. field a la Carey. bat 800 and
throw with the best.
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07

He Is able to catch all kinds OF pitch
ing, Is deadly thrower, and can hit
the ball. Schang OF the Athletics
comes next. in the opinion OF many
students of baseball.
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fore available at q nominal price. He
was kept in service several years. His
daughters retained In the breeding
herd were large, roomy. welldeshed
cows. q trifie prominent at the hips,
but useful breeders. A small adver-
tisement was placed In q standard
agricultural publication in the hope
OF interesting prospective buyers from
outside the local community, . hope
that was readily realized
The firm Of r. X. Tomscn & Sons
became widely known under the ac-
tive management Of the junior MEM
bers, who, in later years, succeeded to
the ownership. They added well-bred
females from time to time at modest
prices. and from the first continually
weeded out such - did not prove
satisfactory breeders, or that repre-
The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1916-07-07

Corn silage is better and far
cheaper feed for fattenipg beef cattle
than cottonseed meal and milk.
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saeep Arc Neglected

Sheep MI mans stomach and warm
his back. and yet good many farm
ers win have nothing to do with
them.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-08-09
ESTIMATE MADE
Of OREGON'S CROPS
Total For All Crops viii Be
Well Above $35,OOO,OOO,
Excluding Stock

Labor Commissioner Hoff has issued
statement estimating the value of
Oregon s crops for 1916. He places the
total value of the 10 principal products
at $31 1888, 500, as follows:
Corn, $1,00S,000; wheat, $13,097, ,230 I;
oats, $5,412,0O0; barley, $2,447, 800; po-
tatoes, $5,000,O00; peaches, $272,000;
pears, $4,000; ounces, $4,000; rye,
$41s,O0O; apples, $3,2l6,OOO; total, $751;
3sS,50
Crop conditions, August l, with esti-
mates of yield, are thus given by the
commissioner:
Corn, SO per cent, forecast, 100000
bushels from 1900 acres.
Winter wheat, SO per cent; forecast,
11,7S1, 900 bushels.
Spring wheat. S6.2 per cent; forecast,
100000 bushels.
Total wheat yield, 1871 900 bushels
a, SO cents; value, $13,097 $50.
Stocks of wheat on farms, S73, 200
bushels.
Oats, 90.3 per cent; forecast, 13,200,.
600 bushels; value, $5,412,000.
Barley, 80 per cent; forecast, 4,450,-
600 bushels at 55 cents; value, $2,447,-
500.
Hay, ss per cent; forecast, 81 tons
per acre at $11.43 per ton.
Potatoes, 90 per cent; forecast, g.
100000 bushels from 50,500 acres; price
so cents per bushel, value $5,000,000.
Rye, 81 per cent; forecast, 41S,000
bushels at 81 per bushel; value, $41S,-
900.
Apples, 72 per cent; forecast, 1916.
600 boxes at 81 per box; value, $3,216,-
900.
Peaches, so per cent; forecast, 272,-
600 bushels at 81 per bushel; value,
$272,000.
Pears, 6S per cent; forecast, $4,000
bushels at 81 per bushel; value, $510,.
900.
Grapes, so per cent crop.
Blackberries, loganberries, etc, "a
per cent crop.