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Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
BOY, 10, CHURCH ORGANISE
Youno Musician Is Master. Of Difficult
Selections Plays All Sorts Of
High.CIass Music.

Centralia, Kan.-Centralia people de-
clare the town has the youngest
church organist in the state. and prob
ably the only boy organist. Edward Ev.
crett Is only thirteen years old. and
when in his knee-pant suit he walks
up into the choir gallery on Sunday
mornings. strangers might think he
was going to pump the church organ
or maybe sing in a. children's chorus
but would suspect he was the
church organist for a real grown.up
choir. including music supervisors and
teachers.
And when he gets on the bench at
the organ you cannot see even the
top of his head. sc the music gives
one the impression of coming from the
organ without any assistance. When
the services are over and Edward
walks out. strangers are astonished.
He shirks none OF the regular pro.
gram Of the services. but plays volun-
taries and anthems as we'll as the
hymns, and chooses difficult. high.class
music,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22

ply large restaurants, hotels, railway
dining cars and similar institutions. In
consequence, the market discriminates
against crates in which large and
small cantaloupes are packed together.
Central packing houses in which the
grading and packing Of the fruit could
be conducted according to a permanent
and fixed standard would greatly facilf-
tate the adoption of the desired re-
forms. In sections where melons are
now marketed through growers CO.
operative marketing organizations It
should not be difficult to extend the as
sociation's activities to the manage
ment Of such houses. Under these cir
cumstances 1t would probably be desfr-
able to have competent field men in
spect the members fields in order to
advise them in regard to the proper
time for harvesting the crop, and in
order to prevent fruit from diseased or
undesirable patches being mixed in
shipments to the central packing
houses. In these houses the grader
should do, much of the work that is
now commonly done by the packer
throwing out all fruit defective in any
way. As has already been said. this
system would leave the packer free to
devote his attention to securing a good
pack. If cantaloupe growers knew how
a loose, uneven pack hampers ready
sales, they would never allow a crate
to leave their packing houses in poor
condition.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
BEST ANIMALS FOR BREEDING
Get Boar Acquainted With Surround
ings Before Using Him-SeIeet
Sows From Spring Lttters.

Select the boar for use before you
are ready to use him. Get him &C.
climated to your surroundings and
method of feeding and care. Never
use q young boar until he is past ten
months Of age IL you want large.
strong litters. Some breeders claim
by using q young boar on mature
sow one can produce hogs Of greater
size when a year old.
Select the breeding sows from early
spring litters when they are six
months old. One a form an opin-
ion which ones are most likely to
prove long-bodied, good-formed, Of
quiet disposition. good feeders and
size rather than put on an excess Of
fat. Breed the gilt when about ten
months old and il she proves herself
a good breeder, raising uniform lit
ters of strong, healthy pigs. keep her
for several years, or as long As she
il profitable.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
FIGHT MOTHS WITH
AID OF PARASITES
Marked Progress Is Being Made
in Reducing Pests in Many
of Eastern States.

Over 100000 specimens of two
parasites which prey on the gypsy
moth and brown-tail moth were re-
leased in 201 towns in Maine, New
Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode
Island during the fall Of 1914 and
spring Of 1915, according to the an.
nual report of the bureau Of Entomol.
ogy, United States department Of ag.
riculture.
As q result Of the successful estab-
lishment Of colonies Of these and
other parasites which feed on the
gypsy and brown.tail moths, marked
progress is being made in reducing
these pests. Efficient cooperation is
being afforded by the states. which
carry on as much work as possible
within the infested areas. thus al.
lowing the federal authorities to carry
on field work along the outer border
Of i~nfestation, so as to retard the
gypsy moths spread.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
VALUE OF farm
LANDS GOES up
Increases Are General Through
out Country, Says Fed
eral Bureau.
ABOUT 81 per acre PER YEAR
Estimates Based Upon Reports From
Crop Reporters Show Few Elk.
ceptions in General Upward
Trend in Rural Districts.

Washington.-The value Of farm
lands of the United States, without i'm.
provements, is estimated at $45 SIS per
acre. as compared with $40 IS a year
ago. s4O.31 two years ago. $3.50 three
years ago, and $36.23 four years ago
The census reported the value OF farm
lands in 1910 as $32.4O, and in 1900 as
$15.57 per acre.
In recent years the value OF farm
lands has been increasing at the ratio
of about . per cen a year.. or approx.
mately 81 per acre per year. The ex.
ceptional increase of the past year
may be explained partly by the reac-
ton in the Southern cotton states fol-
lowing a temporary depression last
year, and partly by the stimulus given
by the wal to prices. particularly OF
grain.
Increases have been general
throughout the United States. the only
noteworthy exceptions being orchard
lands and some irrigated lands in the
North west, which apparently had been
%overvalued before,
The percentage increases in value
Of farm lands in the past year by Sec
lions of the United States are: North
Atlantic states. 10 per cent; eastern
part of north central states, 8 per
cent; western part of north central
states. II per cent; South Atlantic
states. 10 per cent; south central
states. II per cent; far Western states.
II per cent: entire United States. lis
per cent.
The percentage increases in farm
land values in four years. that is.
| since 1912. are; North Atlantic states.
II per cent; eastern part of north cen
trail states. 20 per cent; western part
of north central states, % per cent;
South Atlantic states, % per cent;
| south central states, 25 per cent; far
Western states, "a per cent; entire
United States. 25.7 per cent.
These estimates are based upon re-
ports from crop reporters of the bu-
reau of crop estimates.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
TELEPHONE FOR
FOREST RANGERS
Half Pound Instru-
ment Part Of Their Regu-
lar Equipment.
IN REPORTING fires
Patrolmen Can Tap Forest Service
Telephone Lines and Quickly Get
In Touch With Headquarters
Of Supervisor.

Washington.-A portable telephone.
made of aluminium and weighing IN
pounds, the invention Of a forest
officer, R. B. Adams Of Missoula. Mont,
will be part Of the regular equipment
of patrolmen on the national forests
the coming field eason This instru-
ment is regarded as a great improve.
ment over the set formerly used, which
weighed ten pounds.
1t is said that a fieldman equipped
with this telephone, a few yards OF
light emergency wire, and a short
piece Of heavy wire to make the
ground connection a cut in any.
where along the more than 10000
miles of forest service telephone lines
and get in touch with the headquar.
tiers of a supervisor or district ranger.
To talk, one end of the emergency
wire is thrown over the telephone line.
the two ends are connected to p
portable instrument, and the instru.
ment is connected to the ground wire,
the end of which must be thrust into
the damp earth or in water. Contact
with the live wire Is made possible by
removal of the insulation from a few
inches of the emergency wire.
The Adams instrument does not
ring the bell of the receiving tele-
phone, but instead causes a screech'
ing sound from a small m~egaphone-
shaped apparatus descriptively known
as a "howler." This instrument is In.
stalled, at the ranger station telephone
and is said to give effective notice that
someone is on the wire. II the field.
man needs to talk with someone else.
where on the line, the ranger station
instrument can be used to ring up the
person wanted, when the conversation
can be carried on.
Forest officers say that these port
able phones are especially valuable in
reporting fires and other emergencies
with the least possible delay, and also
in sending instructions to f1eldmen
and keeping the district rangers in.
formed as to the progress of work go
ing on in the field, thus experimenting
the regular telephone sets installed
at lookout points, ranger stations, and
at convenient intervals along forest
service roads and trails.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22

had been murdered or kidnapped she
burst into tears and said she new
would have left home if she had real
lied how much grief her going would
have caused.
Mr. Myers said that his daughter
had explained fully to him the sud
den impulse which took her from her
home.
she was ervou ove the atten-
tons of a young ma she did not
know" said Mr.. Myers. "She obeyed
a sudden impulse to go away and
strike out for herself. She lad not
been away a day when she realized
her mistake and would have been glad
t. return had 1t not been for a little
pride and a little st%ubbornness. When
| went to her she was glad to see me,
as glad as | was to see her. She
couldn't get home soon enough to
please her, and she says that she will
be . satisfied to remain at home al.
ways"
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22

Two Exceptionally WeIl-Paeked Stand.
ard Crates Of neutrality-suspicious.
Crate Pictures the Standard 45.Pack
Lower Crate Shows the 36-Pack,
Known In Colorado as "speciaI"-
Note tho Heavy Netting on These
cantaloupes and the Uniformity In
Size and Shape. \
tive. The grader should have thrown
out beforehand all undesirable fruit
and also should have graded the canta-
loupes according to their ripeness.
The latter is IN important point, for
experience has shown that cantaloupes
produced in the West are often mar
keted in a green condition in nearby
cities, while other shipments reach
the large Eastern markets In an over
ripe condition. Fruit designed for
long journeys should be packed when
less mature thsn that intended for
marketing near at hand.
The packing Of cantaloupes would
be simplifed and the packages made
more attractive by the use of a much
smaller variety Of containers. The full.
sized standard crate and standard fiat
crate meet most Of the demands Of the
market and should be used whenever
practicable. The standard cantaloupe
crate is the one in which the bulk Of
the crop Is now shipped from Califor-
MIA. New Mexico. Florida, Utah. Colo.
RADIO, Texas, Georgia, the Carolinas,
Delaware, Maryland, and several other
states. It consists Of two ends, IL
inches square, connected by IL Stats
23M to "a inches long. Such q crate
should contain AZ melons. The stand.
ard fiat" crate used in Colorado meas.
ures Az by 10 by % inches.
Whatever type Of crate is used. 1t is
important that the melons in each con.
tainer should be Of the same size. This
is insisted upon by dealers who sup
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22

prepared by the United States Depart
-ment Of Agriculture.)
a Central packing houses In areas
where the production Of cantaloupes
Is an important industry are suggested
in a Farmers Bulletin, No. TOT, as q
promising means Of solving some of
the problems of the cantaloupe grower.
About one-half of the trouble in mar
keting cantaloupes, says this bulletin,
appears to arise from the difficulty of
securing a steady and properly pre-
pared output of uniform grade. quail.
ity, and appearance. This difficulty
would be overcome to a large extent
If individual growers in any commu-
nifty produced crops Of the same va
riety and quality, handled them in the
same way, and were both competent
and willing to grade and pack them
correctly. AS long, however, as each
grower packs and ships his own fruit,
a uniform standard Of quality and ap-
pearance is hardly possible.
In recent years the production Of
cantaloupes has increased greatly and
as a result competition on the market
has become much keener. ION the 9TH
er hand" states the bulletin, years Of
observation warrant the statement
that markets are rarely glutted with
fruits or vegetables of f1rst.class quail.
ity. Even when the market is over
stocked, well-graded and well.packed
products will be taken and the medic.
ere stock left on the dealers hands"
The individual c%antaloupe grower,
therefore, will profit by seeing that his
product is as attractive as that Of any
Of his competitors. Further, the en-
tire c%antaloupe industry will profit by
improving the quality and the appear.
ance Of the melons grown for market.
1t is always possible for the consumer
to turn from cantaloupes to some 9th
er fruits, and the demand is almost
certain to vary directly with the quail
ity Of the product.
A very important factor in securing
the desired attractiveness is uniform.
ity. Under the present system, grad.
ing and packing are frequently done
by the same man. This, in the opinion
of specialists in the department, is a
mistake, Whenever possible the pack.
er should be left free to give his atten.
ton to securing a pack of standard
count which is both tight and attrac.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22

THREE CLASSES OF HIGHWAYS
Classification is Prime Step In Fed.
eraI Aid to Good Roads, Says
Congressman BorIand.

With various bills before congress
for federal aid to road building the
classification of highways SO that
important through routes may be out
lined clearly from the country's maze
of thoroughfares of n kind or an
other, becomes a question Of moro
and more interest. Congressman w.
P. Borland of Missouri, a good.roads
advocate, has expressed himself on
this subject as follows:
1T will be necessary, in my judy
ment, to classify all existing high
ways into at least three c~lassifications.
The first class is that of the great
crossstate or interstate highways.
The second consists of the main
feeders or great country roads;
and third, the by.roads, local roads
or lanes. These various classes OF
roads should be built, improved and
maintained with a view to the
amount of traffic that they can bear
and must bear. The first class should
be of the most permanent and scien-
tilc construction. The second class
could be of a less expensive nature
and would need less maintenance.
The third class could be improved
only to the extent that the community
required. The expense Of building
and maintaining these roads should
be distributed upon the same basis.
1.-THE roads Of the first class should
be supported by the taxing power Of
a large area of country. The second
class of roads should also have a
wide taxing power at least co-exten-
sive with the county and possibly
with a group Of counties or with
some state aid. This would leave
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
BETTER ROADS ARE FAVORED
State Of Iowa 10 Lauded by Depart
ment Of Agriculture as Model In
Construction Of Roads.

Iowa Is lauded by the department OF
agriculture as a model road builder. In
Iowa a measu Of control over high.
way construction has been given to
the state, and a comparison with the
results obtained when the supervision
rested entirely with the counties
shows that state control is the best.
Indiana needs some form Of central
lied power over highway construction
and maintenance. In isolated cases It
is excellent. Wayne county, for In
stance, has a capable superintendent
of roads, and its highways are models.
But this does not obtain over the
whole straightforward Palladium.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
TO HAVE NEW COURSE
English University to Add Research
Chemistry to its List Of
Studies.

Oxford. Eng.-With a view to aid
ing the nation in the development OF
chemical industry q course In research
chemistry Is to be introduced in OK.
ford university.
Hereafter 1t will be necessary for
the student to pass an examination In
a piece of research in the form Of ex-
perimental Investigations upon which
he will have been engaged for one
year.
In announcing the change the fac.
ulty say that It Is Of particular impor'
lance at this time because Of the great
demand for research chemists in Eng.
land. .-., e.,
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
CORN NARROWING AT
THE CORRECT time
Effective Way Of Eradicating
Weeds lust terminating
Avoid Covering Plants.

CBy L. E. CALL, Kansas Experiment
Station.)
A cornfield can be covered more
rapidly with q harrow than with any
other type of %cultivating implement,
and il the narrowing is done at the
right time it is an effective way of
killing weeds. Weeds that are just
terminating or that have not obtained
a good root hold can be easily killed
with the harrow. The harrow can
also be used to advantage in breaking
up a crust caused by a heavy, dashing
rain.
Surface.planted corn may be safely
narrowed before it is up, but it is not
best to harrow after the shoots are out
Of the ground until the plants are two
or three inches high, when a light
harrow or weeder can again be usede
It is a good practice in handling sur
face-planted corn to harrow the field
at least twice. once five or six days
after the corn is planted or just be-
fore the corn comes up, and again a
week or'ten days later, after the corn
is big enough not to be easily broken
off or covered.
Corn planted with a disk furrow
opener can be narrowed safely at any
stage Of its early growth, as the shall
low burrows usually furnish sufficient
protection to the small plants to Ioe-
vent their being broken of. II the
seeded is well prepared, there is lit
tie danger of the corn being COW
cred.
I. Listed corn Is sometimes narrowed.
AS q rule, however, little is gained by
narrowing listed corn, for the lister
cultivator can ordinarily be used as
soon as the corn needs attention.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22

SWINE REQUIRES SOME GRAIN
Expert at University Farm Gives Re-
suits Of Three Tests Of Feeding
Corn to Hogs.

Can you afford to feed grain to your
nogs this summer?
R. c. Ashby, in charge Of swine at
University farm, st. Paul, says you.
cannot afford to grow them without
grain. He gives the results of three.
tests Of feeding corn to hogs on rape
pasture to prove his claim.
Six 5O-pound pigs were put in each
Of three lots, about q quarter Of an
acre in size, on rape pasture. The pigs
in the first lot were fed a half ration.
. per cent of corn; that is, two
pounds of corn for every one hundred,
pounds Of live weight. Those in the
second lot were fed three pounds OF
o for every one hundred pounds OF
pig; that is 8 per cent. The pigs IN.
the third lot were fed a full ration, 4
per cent Of corn. The pigs were on
good rape pasture eleven weeks-from
July 10 to September 26. Their gains
were counted as worth Z cents a pound
and corn was charged at SIS cents a
bushel.
The returns paid for the rape pas
ture an acre were: Lot No. 1, $3.50;
lot No. 2, $66.72; lot No. 3. $3.50. II
the corr is figured at rs cents a BUSH
ell, the balance for the pasture on the
three lots would be $43.16, $51.36 and
$3.50, respectively.
Without the feeding Of grain, the
pigs would have gained little, Mr..
Ashby says. Rape may be expected to
pay $50 an acre as pasture only with
the proper feeding of grain.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
IS SORRY SHE RAN AWAY
Alma Myers Weeps When Father Tells
Her Of Grief Of Parents Over
Disappearance.

East Orange, N. J.-Alma Fuller
Myers. the young girl whose disappear.
ance from the home of her parents re-
Gently caused a sensation that babe fair
to rival the case of Dorothy Arnold.
has returned to her home. She was
located after a weeks search at Port
Jervis. N. Y.
Mr.. Myers went to the home Of Mrs.
Anna Wicl1ham in Port Jervis, where
Miss Myers had taken a room while
seeking employment as a stenograph.
er. and greeted his daughter affection.
ately. When Alma heard from her ia
Their how distressed he and her mother
had been and how they had feared she
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
SHEEP WITH COWS
Great Objection 10 That Former Nib.
BILE Grass So Closely That the
Latter Are Starved. ,

The great objection to pasturing
sheep with COW is the fact that the
sheep nibble the grass so close that
the cows cannot get a bite.
This would not be very troublesome
il there was plenty of grass and the
pastures were abundant.
In dry weather where pastures are
thin and overstocked the sheep would
nearly starve the, cattle out. and pre-
vent their getting a fair share Of the
grass.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
FINDS BAG OF GOLD ON ROAD
Owner Sought for Treasure Picked Up
on Wisconsin Highway BY a
Farmer.

Sheyboygan. Wis.-Richard Lutte, a
farmer of Centerville, this county.
while coming to Sheyboygan found a
large bag of gold on the road to Pigeon
Hill, one mile south of Sheyboygan.
Fearing the money had been stolen
and that he might be accused of taking
some, he took the bag to a local bank
without opening it. When opened 1t
was found to contain several hundred
dollars in gold. No such amount has
been obtained from the local banks
and 1t is believed the money was
boarded by a farmer who lost it while
coming to the city or that it had been
stolen and was lost by the thief.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
Light Trough for Hogs.

circles 10 inches in diameter. Nail
these pieces together, using the SEMI
circles for the form of the trough.
The sheet iron is then bent into these
forms to make the body Of the trough.
A 1 by Pinch strip nailed between
the ends close to the outside edge Of
the iron, to which it may be tackled.
adds greatly to the strength of the
trough. The above makes a very con-
venient, light and economical trough
for narrowing time and has given the
writer very satisfactory results.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22

A recent photograph of Mr.. John
Hays Hammond and his son taken In
the office of the elder Hammond. John
Hays, Jr., has invented many wireless
c~ontrivances. Several Of them'are be-
fore the wal department waiting to be
passed upon. He has invented a wire.
less torpedo that a be controlled by
wireless from the coast Notifications.
He has applied for more than one hun
dred patents covering the system in
the United States and foreign coun.
tries. Hammond is only twenty.eight
years old and has achieved o reputa.
ton In the inventive world. MIR. Ham
mond, Sr., has had along and varied
career.
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
FEED TROUGH IS CONVENIENT
Piece Of Galvanized Iron and Few
Boards Make Handy Device for
Use at narrowing Time.

BY securing a piece Of galvanized
iron, 10 by % inches. at the hardware
store at q cost Of not to exceed 20
cents, and a piece Of board 1 by 6
inches and S feet long, a trough can
be made that will prove very conven-
lent at narrowing time, says a North
Dakota writer in the Farmer. Cut
the 5-foot board into four parts, two
10 inches long, each, for the ends,
and the remaining two cut into semi
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
FINDS SELF AFTER BIG TRIP
Hos Detroit MllIonalre's Son, Says
Strange Wanderer Who Discovers
Himself In New Orleans.

New Orleans.-A story Of loss Of
memory and identity and Of wan.
behring's from place to place for
two weeks, until he found himself here
was told here by Earl q. Devlin, TWEEN.
ty.eight years old, who said he was .
son of q millionaire automobile manu-.
facturcr OF Detroit
Mansfield mirror. (Mansfield, Wright County, Mo.) 1908-1957, 1916-06-22
Pat Mouse saxes Nine.

Minneapolis. Minn.-A pet white
mouse saved the lives of nine persons
the other day when the home Of Thorn.
as Dromecks caught fire. The mouse
ran across the baby's face; 1t cried
and awakened the mother. who
alarmed the household. =.