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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28

are wide. and strips B several inches
longer than the combined length Nail
strips A to the box ends. even with
the top edge. and with a saw trim of
their ends even with the box sides.
Nail strips B to the sides of the boxes
and saw of their ends even with the
surfaces of strips A. The vertical
strips shown IL Figs. and 4 are Of
the same widths as strips A and B.
They finish of the corners and con-
ceal the joint between the boxes
If the window sill is wide. the flow
er box will not require fastening. but
IL narrow 1t will be necessary to sup
port the box by chains fastened to
screw-hooks screwed into both the
window frame and the box ends figs.
3 and ~. Wedge-shaped blocks will
relieve the supporting chains of con-
siderable portion of the weight of the
filled boxes figs. and g..
The plant stand in Fig. Z is made
similar to the window box in Fig. 4.
with the corner strips extended for
legs, and a shelf fastened between to
brace them.
Nail strips A and in place first.
then cut and nail together each pair Of
corner strips C and d Zig 81, cut
ting d enough narrower than c to al
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
FOR THE MARKET
Cut Green Stalks When Eight to Ten
Nehes Table Careful to Have
Neat Bunch.

Cut green asparagus when stalks
are eight to ten inches tall, cutting the
stalks just 6hder the surface of the
soil. For white asparagus cut the
stalks as soon as tip breaks through
the soil. Use a long-bladed knife.
and cut the stalks about nine inches
below the surface. Carry the stalks
to the packing shed and grade them
into four piles; large. medium. small,
and culls, according to the diameter
of the stalk. The culls consist OF
the very small stalks and those stalks
that are not suitable for packing
should be thrown away. Use an as
paragus buncher to form the punches.
Be careful to lay all the stalks straight
80 as to have a neat bunch. Fill the
buncher full, and tie as tight as pos
sible without crushing the stalks. Use
red tape about one inch wide, as this
makes a very attractive bunch. Wash
the punches in clean water. Pack
them in a regular asparagus crate
which will hold one to two dozen
punches. The lunches should be
packed very tightly in the crates in or
der to prevent bruising while in trans
portation.
A stand bunch of asparagus Is one
that is inches long, Az inches In
diameter at the butt, and weighs 2A
to 2h pounds.-Clemson College Bull
letin.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
EXPENSE OF EGG PRODUCTION
Other Things to Take Into Account Be-
sides Cost Of Feed-cull Out
Nonprodueers.

II we count as the cost Of the eggs
only the cost of the food, it might
seem that we have cheap eggs; but
other items should be figured in II we
are to get a correct estimate. Interest
on the money invested in buildings.
labor in caring for the flock. deprecia-
ton of the plant, and the number OF
nonproducers. However. it is not fair
to charge as the cost Of egg produc-
ton the fat stored on the drones. and
their days food. The cost of egg pro-
duction should be based on the cost Of
feeding flock of layers. A woman who
has been faithfully trap nesting for six
months, says that after she had culled
out a third of her flock as nonproduc-
ers. the cost of egg production de-
creased, though the cost of food was
greatly increased.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
FIGHTING THE COTTON PEST
Judgment and Foresight Necessary to
Get Good Crop In BoII-WeeviI
Territory.

By H. A. BROWN. Mississippi Experi-
ment Station)
To grow cotton In spite of the bol,
weevil taxes the best judgment and
foresight OF the men on the farms.
The following timely suggestions are
onered concerning preparedness
against the cotton pest.
To make the best possible cotton
yields under boll-weevil conditions use
the medium-early big boiled varieties
of cotton for hill farms and the small.
earlier maturing varieties for low
lands.
Farmers living in weevil-free coun-
try will do well to plant locally grown
seed as far as possible, as seed i'm
ported from infested areas is likely
to bring weevils with it.
investigations conducted at the Mis-
sissippi experiment station recently
showed as many as so weevils to the
bushel found alternating In cotton
seed. Apparently the pest enters the
mature seed, eats out the soft parts
of the inside and makes himself COM
Portable for the winter. Where 1t is
necessary to use such seed much can
be done to control the weevil by fumi-
eating the seed before planting.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28

knife, along the center. to provide for
telescoping one half into the other
as shown in Fig. 9. Stitch the tele-
scoped ends together, then cover the
outside of the box with tissue paper,
and attach a ribbon to the corners for
a handle
A berry box furnishes the material
for the pretty little hooded basket in
Fig. 10. The first thing to do is to cut
the bottom of the box in half, dag
onally, from corner to corner. as indi-
Gated by the dotted line in Fig. IL.
and remove one half Zig. 49,. Then
prepare a triangular piece of card
board like that shown in Fig. IL of
the same size as the remaining half
of the box bottom. with flaps along
the two short edges. and glue the piece
between the box sides opposite the
bottom half Zig. 49,. Instead of
cardboard, the triangular piece may
be cut out of berry-box wood. Cover
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28

By T. c. REED. Missouri Agricultural
Experiment Station.)
Dairy cows will produce more milk
and for a longer time when turned on
good grass pasture during the spring
months, though the cows have been
milking for several months. The
chief reason for this increase is that
good pasture grass provides an
abundance of succulent feed.
1t is a well-known fact that milk
production often decreases in many
dairy herds from a third to a half
when the pasture grass becomes short
during the hot summer months. Short
pasture in Missouri often lasts from
the last week in June to the middle
of September. One of the big prob
lens of the dairy farmer is to keep up
the milk flow during this trying time.
providing an abundance of succulent
feed. Under conditions at the Mis-
souri, agricultural experiment station
succulent feeds may be provided dur
ing the shortage Of pasture grass
either by growing green crops or hav-
ing silage available during this time.
Crops cut for green feed are called
soiling crops. On average lands one
acre of soiling crops is equal to three
or four acres of good pasture and i've
or six acres of short pasture. The
average acre will produce from six to
ten tons of green feed in a favorable
season. The average cow will eat
from fifty to sixty pounds of green
feed a day.
After trying various schemes OF
planting different crops in succession
in order that there may be a continu-
Gus supply of green feed for the dairy
herd, the Missouri college Of agricul-
ture follows the plan of planting oats
and Canada peas at the rate OF hve
pecks each per acre April rs, to be fed
June 25-July 10. Another sowing of
oats and Canada peas May provides
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
BASIS OF ALL Fertilization
sarnyard Manure 10 Best Humus-
Forming Substance to Be Found
on the Average Farm.

(By e. J. WATSON. Louisiana Expert
ment Station.)
The basis of all fertilization for the
vegetable garden is barnyard manure,
as it is the best transforming sub
stance we have on the average farm,
and 1t is also rich in plant food. The
manure should be hauled direct from
the lot and spread broadcast over the
garden during the winter or early fall
and plowed under The entire garden
should annually receive this dressing
of manure, which might be supple
mented with a good commercial fer
tilizer. There Is nothing better for
this purpose than high-grade acid phos-
plate, applied at the rate of 400 to 600
pounds per acre, when breaking, and
nitrate of soda applied as a dressing
after the crops are started. at the rate
Of 200 to 300 pounds per acre. With
stable manure as the basis, this kind
of fertilization would answer the needs
of every crop likely to be grown in q
garden or truck patch.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28

feed from July 1920. A good northern
variety of corn is planted at the rate
of six quarts an acre May 10 to sup
ply feed from July 20-3O. Soy beans
planted at the rate of 30 pounds per
acre May 80 to be fed August 10-2o.
Cowpeas, five pecks per acre July
to be used August 25 to September III.
Each of these crops is planted at the
rate of quarter of an acre for every
six or eight cows, except sudan grass,
which does not give so much feed, so
that a third of an acre is drilled In
stead of a quarter Of an acre.
II 1t is desirable to continue the
soiling until October or longer. some
of the plots may be reseeded to cow
peas. Sudan grass yields a second
crop, which may be cut by October.
Second growth clover and alfalfa may
be used for summer soiling. The Sec
ond crop of alfalfa is usually cut be-
tween July and July Is in central
Missouri. Field corn, If available, fur
nishes a large quantity of green feed
after August 1. Sorghum is a splen-
did crop for late soiling, and yields
heavily on average soils.
The summer silo is gaining favor
rapidly as supply source Of suffi-
cient amount of succulent feed Many
dairy farmers feed silage every day
in the year and especially when pas
ture is not to be had. A small silo
built and filed in the fall to be opened
in July is the most economical meth
cd of supplying a succulent ration dur
Ing short pastures. Silage left over
from winter feeding may be kept
with very little loss until midsummer.
Cows should be led from forty to fifty
pounds of silage each day. Silage
alone does not furnish a balanced ra-
ton, so some grain should be fed,
especially to the cows that give the
most milk. At least one pound OF
cottonseed meal should be included on
the daily grain ration.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28

the edge of the paper as in Fig. 8.
then cover the outside with colored
tissue paper, gathering this into small
plaits at the bottom, and slashing 1t
to form fringe. Cut strip Of paper
2 inches wide, slash it as shown in
Fig. to form fringe, and paste 1t
around the top. allowing the fringe to
hang down. The basket handle is
made of strips of tissue paper 2
inches wide. rolled lengthwise into
slender tubes, then braided together
Zig. 81. Stitch the ends to the top
edge of the cornucopia-
Fig. 6 shows a unique form of bas-
ket made from a writing-paper box.
The dotted lines in Fig. indicate how
to cut the box ends at their centers.
and the dotted line in Fig. shows
how to score the box bottom with a
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
CONVERSATIONS

An officer in q western reserve bank
recently got package from a Japa-
nese firm and with 1t the following
terse information: I'VE sorry that
We cannot prepay the duty, for which
please accept. though II we could do
20 without very much trouble and
waste time on mutual part We did %"
al OF which may be somewhat politely
1umbled. though here's venture that
he had no trouble understanding that
phrase, for which please accept"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
Bibles on Watch Chains.

The devout in all lands have theiI
own particular way of giving outward
demonstration to their piety. In Rus
STA 1t frequently takes the form OF
wearing miniature Bibles as charms
on the watch chain. They are got VI
in attractive form about an inch square
and three-eighths of an inch In thick
ness and contain the first five books
of the Old Testament. The text of the
book is in Hebrew and the titles in
Latin. It is true that the book could
not be read without the aid of pow
erful magnifling glass. but that does
not trouble the Russian "unco' guild;
he places great reliance on the fact
that he carries the Word" on his per
son.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28

the box with tissue paper. or else
stain the wood green or brown. Tie
ribbon to the box corner for a handle.
The cover from q tin can, with q
band Of heavy paper or lightweight
cardboard wrapped about it, provides
the foundation for the cylindrical re-
ceptacle shown In Fig. IA. The dot
ted lines in Fig. Is show the position
Of the cover. Paste tissue paper over
the outside. and attach q ribbon
handle.
Keep your wild flowers in water un-
til you are ready to use them. 80 they
will remain fresh.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28

nail them diagonalfy across the ends.
The tops of these strips must be
trimmed off even with the corners of
the box ends. Screw a screw-eye into
each upright and connect a 30-inch
piece of iron jack-chain to it by which
to hang up the box.
Figures 8 and show how to Join
two grocery boxes end to end to make
long window box. These may be cut
down in length so the combined boxes
will exactly fit the window opening.
Nail the boxes end to end. Then cut
strips A and B Gig 50 ~ inches wide
strips A a trifle longer than the boxes
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28

low for the thickness of c when
nailed to 1t Twenty-six inches Is a
good length to make these legs When
you have nailed them to the box cor
ners, fasten the cross-strips E between.
and cut and fasten the shelf board F
between cross-strips e.
II the plant box Is to be used In
doors 1t must have a metal liner SO
water will not drain on to the floor. A
tinsmith will make a sheetiron box for
between so and IS cents. according to
size.
Paint your flower boxes with at least
two coats of paint. After the nrst coat
has dried putty all cracks. joints and
nail holes.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28

A New York Judge who refused a
man a divorce sought because his
wife was imperfect in everything. +"
said to the fellow: IF you are a
perfect human being. or think you are,
watch your step. A perfect human be-
ing" continued the Justice. still bruis-
ing the head Of the nail. would be
an intolerable nuisance"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
Maxine PROGRESS.

When / started out in business"
said Mr.. Cumrox, Il made it q rule
never to work less than ten hours q
day"
You have succeeded wonderfully"
Yes. 1t wasn't long before l had
built up a business big enough to keep
me going Is or 20 hours q day."
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
Surprising the Master.

In his ..'Recollections" Bishop Wei
don tells an amusing story Of an Elton
boy. 1t was during q science class.
and the master was showing his class
the effect of heat upon two fluids In
two tubes, when q voice at the back
of the room audibly exclaimed. Three
to one on the red" The master. TAX
ing out of his pocket notebook. was
proceeding to enter In It an imposition
of two or three hundred lines against
the name Of the boy whom he sup
posed to have marred the effect Of his
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
PORCH AND WINDOW FLOWER
BOXES.

The hanging box in Fig. 1 must be
made of a box of equal width and
depth; IL you cannot get one Of these
proportions. take a wide box and saw
off enough to make the width and
depth the same, as indicated in Fig.
2. Reinforce the mailing of all boards
by driving in additional nails; then
cut the hanger uprights A Gig. ~ and
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
Chinese Said Il First,

We need optimism in business,
says an efficiency expert. Old stun,
brother. The Chinese q thousand years
ago were guided BY the proverb, "A
man without . smiling face must NOT
open q shop"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
Poultry Accounts.

The poultry man who fails to keep
an accurate account Of his transac-
tons is travelling over the road Of un-
Certainty that leads to failure.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
HANDICRAFT FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
A. Nicely HALL and DOROTHY PERKINS
by
FLOWER BASKETS.

The cornucopia basket in Fig. IL
q dainty holder for wood violets and
other small flowers. and its depth
makes it desirable shape for long
stem flowers also. Fig. 2 shows how
to roll up sheet Of heavy writing pa
per into a cornucopia. Lap and paste
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
Theory and Practice.

A young college debater win argue
for hours that the pursuit of happt
ness is better than the realization. and
then feels disappointed because hii
girl refuses for the fourth time to
marry him.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
Don't Hurry Geese.

Don't hurry the geese to lay early
eggs because goslins that hatch out
after the weather is warm grow much
better.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
Ditch OiQoinq.

Power machinery Is now available
which will dig drainage bitches of all
sizes at q lower cost than can be done
in any other way.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28

experiment by this sporting offer.
when the Same voice from the back Of
the room was heard to cry. He has
booked the bet"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
NorcommIttal.

Are you q presidential candidate!"
Il refuse to answer" replied Sena-
tor Sorghum. III ! say yes II might
be taken as . joke and II I say mo-
II might be taken seriously"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
Don't Neolect Stock.

A man may neglect his family and
apparently get away with It, but he
cannot neglect his stock without sui
fering loss.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28
Nobody Home,

Nobody Home.
You may have observed that when
some people speak their minds they
never have anything to say.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28

Don't Crowd Hens.
Don't keep too many hens together
In one house.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28

Georges
the "Fokker killer has
noted that the lieutenant tied
stocking Carpenter trained aviator skiful
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-07-28

Seed Corn In Attic.
Seed corn In the attic II worth mora
than the. whole crib full this year.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09

TO what constitutes necessity. what
might be necessity, however, for one
person would not be for another For
instance. ono family might have an in
rama child and the delivery Of milk
Wojid naturally be a necessity. on
tn" other hand the delivery OF milk 10
me would not he necessity. Tho
WORD necessity according to diction-
HElcs' means Indispensable
An official Of one Of the large dairy
companies was IN here 70 see me this
morning. the Mayor continued. and
asked II his place would be allowed
|" MAKE sunday deliveries. i told him
tnat II he did, the police would make
an me arrests they could. There 10
nothing else Tor us TO do. The Lcgis-
azure hHS plainly said that 1t does
not want us TO construc the laws, and
mat II only intends us TO enforce what
II mas enacted. There is no reason
why we should place our official heads
in jeopardy.
There was another man in my Of
nee to-day. He conducts q small ice
cream store in the East End. This
man said that he sold many persons
ice cream on Sunday in small lots.
These people bought their cream in
tcn-and- twcnty-ccnt lots. and were
not able financially to purchase more
which. Of course made IL impossible
Tor them TO make their purchases on
saturday. The enforcement of the law
VIII work a hardship on these people
and this man will be forced to give
up his business. There arc many
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
To ANNOUNCE RESULT
ON CAMPAIGN FOR LINE
Day on Work to Raise Funds
for Urbanna Road.
MEET AT RUEGER'S HOTEL
Expect to Raise 100000 by Addi-
tional Stock Subscriptions to As.
sure Opening of Fertile Territory
to Richmond Market.

Reports of the success of the sub
scription campaign, on which the con-
struction OF the Richmond. Rappahan-
mock and Northern Railway is large
ly dependent, will be made this after
noon at a meeting at Rueger's Hotel
Fifty business men have been actively
at work since Wednesday, in an effort
to raise the required $4,000 in Rich
mond through the sale OF preferred
stock. The proposed road will connect
Richmond. by way of West Point, with
Urbanna.
The proposed,lino will traverse seven
counties In what is said to he one Of
the richest agricultural sections in tho
State, and from which many thousands
OF dollars Of produce Is shipped annu-
any. The majority of these products,
through the absence of rail tranSpor-
tation facilities. is shipped by water
10 baltimore, in which city these pco-
pie spend their money. which amounts
to nearly s1.00o,000 annually
Contractors have agreed to start the
work on the new line just AS soon rs
100000 in cash Is raised. accepting the
remaining S2G2,50n in bonds OF the
company OF the required cash, $4,000
was raised in the section through which
the line VIII run. and land has been
dedicated at Urbanna for terminals.
property owners along the line gave
practically all or the rights of-way free
az charge. and in this matter the CO.
operation Of the counties was also Sc
cured.
Henry w. Wood. II prominent bust
ness man of Richmond and n former
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
nresiden. of the Chamber of Com

president of the Chamber OF Com
incrcc. thinks the completion of the
proposed line between West Point and
trhanna almost Indispensable to the
larger commercial life of tho city.
1T is very important" nc said yes
."rday, for every interest OF Rich
mond that this undertaking he sue
ccssful. The connection OF those two
points by railroad would mean tho
opening UP OF a vast section OF almost
unreasonable wealth to the markets
u this city No farming land In Vir-
sinia is richer and more productive
than that In the peninsula counties,
md that part OF the State IL naturally
tributary 10 Richmond
Much of the trade that OF right
should come to our market is. on ac-
count Of inadequate railroad facilities
diverted elsewhere. Much Of II goes 10
Baltimore. Some Of II goes to smaller
markets AS result of this con-
dition. small towns TO the south OF us
are extending their jobbinC trade and
taking from Richmond much that her
position entities her to"
Mr.. Wood is In favor also Of the
completion of the Northern Neck Rail
road, proposed some time ago.
Both of these lines" he said. would
he very desirable feeders and mean
much to commercial Richmond"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-09
Captain Emmett Ruslnnd.

ESPECIAL 10 The Times Disnntch1
PETERSBURG, VA, June 8.-C;ap-
tain Emmett Ragland. aged sixty-two
years and for forty years an employee
or the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad.
died suddenly this evening at his res
idence on High Street Captain Rag
iand hah bcen in poor health for some
timc. He is survived by four sons
and ono daughter. They are; Reuben
Ragland, of Jacksonville, Fla: j. Cal
vim RaIland. Of New York City: stan
ley and Emmett Ragland. Of this
city, Mrs. l.. NJ. Cavanaugh, Of Flint
stone. Md. He also leaves two broth
crs. John ID. Rngland and Chief of
Police X. r. RaEland.