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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-26
FOR OAT-SNUT CONTROL
Eight Bushels Per Acre Average
Increase After Treatment.
REMEDY OF PROVEN VALUE
County Agents Demonstrating Value
of FOrmalin Treatment OF Seed
OatS-ReSultS Goods.

The treatment of seeds oats with
formaline to prevent smut is becom-
ing more and more general, accord
ing to reports of county agents in
the North and West In 1915, $40
county agents reported, and of these
146 succeeded in inducing farmers to
adopt this method. One hundred and
one of the agents had between them
1854 fields or plats in which they were
giving demonstrations of oat-smut con-
Ftrol.
Many of the agents made a practice
of counting the smutted heads in the
fields soWn with treated and untreated
seed in their respective counties. The
average percentage of smut in the I'M
treated fields reported by 30 men was
IA per cent. Where the seed had been
treated, most of the agents reported
that less than one-half of 1 per cent
was found smutted, and in some cases
none at all. The average increased
yields from the use of treated seed un-
der the direction of the agents was
reported by 80 men to be little more
than bushels per acre. This is prob
ably larger than the yields would have
actually been obtained if all farmers
treated their seed oats, since under
present conditions only those men do
so who have sufficient smut in their
fields to convince them of the import
ance of finding a remedy. 1t is diff
cult to convince the average farmer
that the loss from oat smut in his
field is likely to be as great as the
percentage of smutty heads in any
representative area.
An Instance Cited.
An interesting instance of the value
of the treatment is reported in Hi
nois. A farmer treated his seed oats
for Is acres and sOwed A acres with
untreated seed. The two plats, in
which the other conditions were the
same, were harvested and threshed
separately. The treated seed produced
50 bushels per acre; the untreated,
81 bushels. To secure this gain Of 20
bushels an acre all that was neces-
sary was an expenditure Of from to
10 cents an acre for the labor and ma
terial in treating the seed. In this
county in 1913 there were only two
farmers who treated their oats. In
1915 there were about 1900. In some
Illinois counties having county agents
from A to 60 percent of the total oats
acreage was treated last year.-Govt
Bulletin.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-26
(Oliver Oxen Kuhn.)


Before this article reaches the eye
of the reader one of the time-honored
annual institutions" of congress will
have transpired-the regular spring
distribution of free vegetable and flow
er seeds by members of both houses
of congress will have been cOmplet-
ed
The annual distribution of seeds be
gan back in the days when the Depart
ment of Agriculture, now perhaps the
largest and certainly one of the most
important departments of the federal
government. was nothing but an OBJ
scure little bureau, occupying couple
of rooms and with no more than 3
or A employees besides the chief. From
its beginning as a gratis distribution
Of a few hundred samples of seeds OF
various kinds, it has grown into one
Of the biggest things-in point of size,
remember and not OF actual import
ance. economic or otherwise-of an
nual recurrence.
Seeds Go All Over [. s.
This year Of grace, 1916, a grand
total of about eighty million Of small
packets of assorted vegetable and
flower seeds were sent out III the
names of senators and members OF the
house of representatives In pack
cts containing five small packages
each these seeds went to every con-
gressional district in the United
States. 100000 packages being the
, total number mailed on request OF
members of both houses of congress
! from the department of agriculture.
No Postage Charge on Seeds.
. Estimating the weight of eacf
! package containing it's five smaller
packets at two ounces when IN 1t:
a heavy envelope ready for mailing, tn
o seeds sent by members of congress II
S admiring constituents, this year weigl
n Just about 100000 pounds. If eacl
e package had borne 2-cent stamp IN
S stead of the frank of a member o
II congress the postage bill would hav
: been something like 100000. Blu
/ senators and representatives do nc
/ pay postage on free seeds any NOR
y than on copies of speeches, publ
IS documents and official mail, so tn
e postoffice department was not penn
better off for carrying this tremer
IS dous bulk of matter as first-clas
p mail.
IA Nearly All Voters Receive Seeds.
Extensive preparation and no sma
I outlay are required for this pleasal
:, little program of sending annually
- practically every voter in the Unite
/" States a package of garden and fioY
er seels. Each senator and each mel
Der of the house is allotted the san
n number of packages for the congre
10 sional distribution. This year the nun
he Der allotted to each member of co
~ gress was about 10000 packages.
cd frequently happens that represent
n tive or a senator whose constituent
no is almost entirely urban has little U
ali for his whole allotment, in which ca
* il is easy to arrange with anoth
en- senator or representative from an a
ricultural section to swap" exec
seeds for something else.
m Each member of congress suppI
the office of congressional seed d
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-26
Monthly Report of Fen1i-
more Cow Testing Ass n

and records OF the cows IN ne
than 40 pounds
daysen ding April ],
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1916-04-26
GUARANTEED SEED CORN

We RECENTLY sent average identical sample of Northern
Iowa latitude grown and Central Minnesota redwood ~
crown Seed Corn to the Agricultural College OF @
Country and have Just received their official report as fol
lOWS:-
NOR LATITUDE GROWN CEN MIMI (kedWOOd COJ sio"
Wimpes Yellow Dent 81 cent Northwestern nent --O pei
lowe Cold Mine 96 pe cent Wis Sill King 50 cent
Silver King 81 cent Minnesota hmg -O
poids yaIov Ii SIS cent
No nor cent Ea. Den--73 cent
The above prove that stocks OF genuine
GROWN Seed Corn the highest QUANTITIES you can guy
regardless of price g., O.
grown. IL, r,o,+ro1 a.
We not handle any dent corn from either CentrI Oh
Southern Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri Illinois, such
seed atho good termination cannot rpen and mature IN
he north Look at your map Don't buy seed corn that is
grown south of you. =.
WE GUARANTEE every bushel of Seed Corn we shl to be
exactly as represented in particular or money reIe
Get Free Cataog at and send your order promptly
| if you want any of the above lots
THE ADAMS SEED COMPANY
Box 9O6. DecOfan' iowa
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-15
ITALIAN BATTLESHIP SUNK-3oo
OF CREW DEAD

Paris, Aug. 15.-The Italian bat
tleship Leonardo Da Vinci caught
fire and after several explosions
turned over and sank in harbor at
laramie. About 300 of her crew
drowned.
Naval experts believe she can be
relocated. -~ gn. s.nus
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-15

. TO REINSTATE POSTAL MEN
NOW ON BORDER
One hundred and thirty employees
of the Chicago postof1ce, on duty
with the national guard in Texas,
have been suspended from service.
eve discharged these men Aug.
TO-" said Postmaster Campbell to-
day. Until that time they were I'M
der leave of absence without pay.
When they return they will get their
positions back at their old salary"
Campbell said he did not know
what effect the absence Of the men
on the border would have on pro-
motions about due, some Of them
when they were called away.
A postoff1ce employee starts at a
salary Of $500 a year and gets an in
crease of 500 for each year Of serv-
ice for four years.
can $500 man who had been on
duty for, say eight months, would
soon have been entitled to a raise in
salary" said Campbell. 81 am I'M
able to say whether or not the time
he spends on the border will be con-
sidered> as time in service, whether
he will be credited with the time he
had worked toward an increase
when called away or whether he will
have to start the year all over again.
1.-THE question of paying postal
employees while in the army rests
with congress-; we have no such
power here"
Wachintnn AIIn IL -pnnitinrr &c
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-15
GERMANY FEARS CAMPAIGN
TO DESTROY FOOD

Berlin, Aug. IS. - Allied military
chieftains have attempted to aid the
"starve out Germany campaign by
setting fire to German harvest fields,
according to reports received here.
The recent raids by Anglo-French
aviators over the Black Forest and
farm lands near Karlsruhe are said
to have been experimental trips. In
cendiary bombs were dropped in sew
er1 fields with the evident object of
starting great fires, but did only
slight damage.
Adolph Won Batocd, German food
dictator" said there is little chance
that the plan will succeed.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-15
ON 3O0-YARD FRONT

Paris.-French grenade attack on
northeastern front of Verdun last
night resulted in capture of German
trenches on 30O-yard front to depth
of 100 yards. Gain was made in vi
cinity of Sainte Fine Chapel at in
tersection of Fleury and Vaux roads.
Petrograd. - New Austro-German
line along Zlota Lipa river, to which
Gen. Bothmer retreated from river
StTipa, is already giving way under
heavy Russian pressure.
Russian forces have crossed Zlota
Lipa at several points in north and
are attacking Bothmer's army. Aus
tro-Germans are making desperate
efforts to throw cars troops back to
east bank.
Austrians have almost entirely
ceased their attacks in the extreme
southeast, near Carpathians.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-08-15

Washington, Aug. 15.-Positions of
men employed in the postal service
who went to the border with the mi
Htia will be given them on their re-
turn, without loss of rank or pay, &C
cording to announcement of Post
master General Burleson, in denying
report that miitiamen were being
dropped permanently because of
service on the border. The men will
be reinstated in their former posi-
tons and grades in accordance with
civil service rules and regulations.
One hundred feminine rockies left
today for Lake Geneva military
training camp for women.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-19
TWO DALLAS MEN HAVE
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE


DALLAS, Texas, juno 10. -
r. l.. Banford and Harold Baker
were injured shortly after noon yes
terday when small automobile in
which they were riding was crush
ed to splinters between two street
cars at Commerce and Murphy streets
in front of the Santa Fe station. The
machine was caught and rolled be-
tween street cars on opposite tracks.
Mr.. Banford was trapped between
the cars in the wreckage and remain
ed there forty-five minutes before
being released
Banford received crushed right
ankle, puncture of the right leg
bone between the knee and ankle, q
sprained left ankle and cuts and
bruises all over the body. He was
carried to the Baptist sanitarium,
where he was in highly nervous
state last night. Mr.. Baker reeeiv-
ed broken right ankle and a Sc
yerely bruised hip. His, right foot
was paining him greatly last night.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-19
AWARD So, 700 PRIZES IN
ELECTRICAL POSTER CONTEST

NEW YORK, June -Electri-
cal posters by artists of the highest
standing and by art students and
high school pupils from nearly ev-
cry leading city in the United States
were on display in the Engineers
building here yesterday and judges
are deciding the winners of the ST.
200 in prizes offered for the best
poster for American Electrical week.
December 2 to 3.
All the posters entered will be
placed on public exhibit during the
week beginning June 18th. Today
the decision of the judges annonuc-
ing the winners of the $1,000 prize
and the $500 prize will be made.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-19
MERRY POLITICAL ROW ON
IN MINNESOTA TODAY

ST. PAUL, Mimi. June 19.-
Minnesota's state primary today
concluded a lively fight. 1t was a
state affair. with congressional seats
in the offing.
Gov. J. A. A. Burnquist, who is
filling out the unexpired term OF w
Hammond, deceased, is the repub-
lican candidate for denomination
who probably will get his name ON
the ballot at the election.
S. G.. Lvers0n, former state audi
tor. is opposing Burnquist.
+. b. Kellogg. who gained nation
al fame as trust buster; Senator
NJ. h. Clanp. A. c. Fberhart. former
governor. and Congressman c. A.
ljndberg are after Clapp's togo.
Their fight has been a merry one
NOT entirely free from aud. Lind
hers got a lot OF scandinavian and
progressive votes today.
In the democratic gobernateriai
FRAY three cornered fight has
aroused much interest
:. d Works. G. NJ King and T.
= Dwyer were the candidates.
Works has been identified with the
reactionary democrats n the state
legislature. Dwyer q Minneapolis
hsllormnker. poiled a largo iHhnf
vote. Kinr b q good roads ah'o-
cate.
lian i.awlor. democratic oanai-
ta,a far tfnltel states ssnafnr, Vas
ths only Fred Lsuea faction dena.
rrnt in she field BE sas "eposed
- Davis u Mianespalis
socialists rnd prohibition teAeis
eera nnf filled
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-19
URIC ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
"Anurie, will Not r all to Stop Your 6ackaehe.

discovery. the standard hefhal ssH
tenn tonic. lboih Of which now so'.' 's
in tablet form for convenience. -
r,rrvinr and taking. Anuiit
ga,f beInr introduced here. ana
.ns,v local people are daily TESTIFY
iue 10 ifs pcrfeetness a,...
when you have hackashe. ~
smells ar rheumatism. he'ti nAtei' I
..-s.tnr II means that sou tt" "
sirttm rs urie arld peiseninrs 2 ~,
a.s eonr drugeist for "AnnFic '' 4,
snn sin serf soon hs.riisie 49, =
hgrar...is aho daily sise ihrif t't- l...,
f,t inaurs~snent fa tha
0ngmF ta nnr acid. .-.-,-ost
n Sou have faaf tired. "nih 80.
sfInr haekache. rssHnaii.'''. ~
rafria. ar e your sieFl Y ~
- s..a f uant uf aattans ~
.s..r.... tuarfa rahi.ls af afnE s'''
r,lf ,r..fr'sut 81 ~. ar ssaa ~ ...i
.~.4 reaas4 m nr t1Ffne i-+~
has nosrl naffsis. s. k-s -
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-19
$50 MEXICAN TROOPS
IN NuEVO LAREDO

LAREDO, Texas, June 19.--Five
hundred infantrymen and ESQ artil-
lerymen of the Mexican army ar
rived in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, OPP
posite here, yesterday and paraded
through the streets OF that town.
The parade of the troops was wit
messed by large, but orderly
crowd.
An anti-American demonstration
Is reported to have been prevented
in Nuevo Laredo Saturday night by
General Reynoldo de la Cara, who,
after Eusibo Gonzales. mayor of that
city, had addressed crowd, stating
that Mexico was on the verge of
war and urging ell to show their
patriotism to fight the United States,
informed the crowd that Gonzales
statements were premature and dis
persed .them under threat Of punish
ment it they congregated In the
streets.
In dispensing the crowd General
de la Garza said patriotism would
not be lacking when the proper
time arrived.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-19

SEQ no objection 10 continued fed
Grafton. into which they predict
Austria will be drawn. What Will
be the outcome nobody knows.
All this Is taking Il for granted
the allies will be victorious.- II the
central powers should win, It IS ac-
ccpted as forogone conclusion that:
Germany will keep Belgium, per-
haps take enough Of Holland to give
the kaiser control OF the acheldt,
gather In enough OF northern France
to secure Calais. regain all lost Ger
man colonies. annex Courlalld from
Russia. wrest Singapore from Eng-
land, as the gateway to the Orienss
seize Indo-C China from the Frencn
and establish Poland as a nominalIys
self-governing Kingdom under Ger
man domination.
1t Is taken for granted further
that Old Serbia and Montenegro will
become Austrian, that Bulgaria will
get Macedonia and big monthful of
the territory Greece took from Tur-
key. that Germany will become para
mount In Rumania, Albania and
Persia and that. through his over
lortship OF Austria, Bulgaria and
Turkey. tho kaiser's rule will OK
tend. in effect, as far as the Persian
gulf.
From Italy. Austria Is expected to
get the province Of Venice.
Earlier In the war there was much
talk OF big money indemnities Up be
paid by the losing to the winning
side. There lent much Of this talk
now. Each side is convinced that
it can't get what the other won't
have for long time after peace ~is
restored III
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-19
KATY HOSPITAL COMMITTEE
MEETING WAS POSTPONED

Judge G. C. Groce and Carl Schus-
ter were in Dallas Saturday after
noon to attend meeting of the
Katy hospital committee for the
purpose of presenting Waxahachie's
claims as the place for locating the
new hospital to be established along
that line in Texas during the next
few weeks. A quorum of the COM
mittee was not present and the
meeting was postponed until some
time in August.
Waxahachie is going to make q
strong pull for this hospital and
there is no good reason why we
should not have it. We are pretty
we'll located and have cooperative
Spirit that should count much in the
contest.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-19

three children and could not raise any Of
them. hut since have taken tho Com
pound ! have bright baby boy.
adxise every suffering woman Ia try IL
ard get relief II has done wonders for
ms. Mrs. CArHARrsE Goout.lsG. i3a
L. King Street. York. Pa.
When medicine has been successful
IN bringing health 10 20 many. no
woman has right ia say withouf try
ing "a. Z" DO not believe Il viii help
ms There musths mDrc than hun
df a thaGsali wunen IN this country
WIZ. iiEe Mr.. Ccoiiine. have proven
wtaf wonders Lydia r finkhnn' S Veg
etaiAe Compound can 20 for weak arB
alisns wosnan. Try it Anl sge for
EugFeHt
u tasre are any complications
sou don't understand. write
LYDIA o. Pink ham Ncsiisine "a.
essssfs.ientinll. EsBn. Mas
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-19

- 'ple are realizing more and
: ~ every day that the Kidneys. Just
y - tue bowels. need 10 be flush
aa.ssssasionaily. The kidneys arc an
aatise organ and arr constant
- oskinE. separating the polsons
- NC blood. Under this contin-
s -. - perpetual action they are apr
- as'st. and then trouble starts.
*sia backs up into the system.
3 ~. rheumatism. neuralgia. drop
-. many other serious disturb
Doctor Pierce 81 buffalo.
49,, ora. ads 1rats-s that EVERY one
-. aFlnk plenty ~ pure water
s.r... meals. Erery aay SHOULD
- r. the outdoor air sufficient
eai prpfuseiy. ana frem time
sNmnlafe fhe kIansv arfsor
- ~ anmrsr THIS rr.fs.
a. heen Thoroughly tried cue
eiiaFium. iu fhe same was
- fANuEite fars#rFlnfl son. fnr
''eea ant Gnfasn m..sN a.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-19
DIPLOMATS Will HAVE AWFUL
TINE REMAPP|NG EUROPE

LONDON. June Shy mai) -
Re-mapping Europe after the war fl
going to be as colossal diplomatic
task as the war has been a military
undertaking.
European statesmen believe 1t will
take several years. Some say things
will begin to adjust themselves grad
ually while the fighting still pro
crosses and that the struggle will
subside by degrees as these read
justments are affected in spots.
To show how complicated the situ-
alton will be, the following is sum-
mary. from good diplomatic authori-
ties, of the changes the allies un-
questinably will demand If they win
decisively over the central powers:
Belgium restored and possibly
given possession of Holland as far
as the river WAL: Holland. in this
case, being compensated by a gift
OF German territory to and includ-
ing Oldenbnrg.
The French frontier extended To
the Rhine from the Swiss to the Bel
gian or Dutch frontier.
The Tyrol. coritz and Iatria. In
Guiding Plume. transferred from
Austria t. Italy.
Varariberg possibly transferred
from Austria % Switzerland.
East Prussia transferred from
Germany 60 Russia. and Russian.
German and Austrian Poland re-es-
tahiishod as SELF governing nation
under Russian domination.
sehloawie EIolsfein returned b.
Germany Ca Denmark.
HUNGARY pFnhahiy masis sepa-
rats. independent Kingdom.
hukuNina tuFnesi over 20 Russia
sUumauia masie present II
Trans, fsnia aud possibly of a part
this territory. aith his capital. pre-
rit from Russia Another hik slice
- northern bulgaria also trans
ferfed rs Roamania
Serbia ana Aontsnegro unifesi.
elih aH "a sunqHerat Serbia re-
STORED asst. b. aHlltiaa. liesnia. Her
4taoviae lalWafis and part - Fu-
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-19

ropean Turkey coded to the pair.
Another fraction of Turkey hand
ed to Greece. except In the now un-
likely event that the Greeks should
join tho central powers.
Turky, according to the gtnerally
accepted program, Will be expelled
completely from Europe.
Some diplomats favor q partition
of the Sultan's Asiatic possessions
also among the allies. Others are
disposed to leave him remnant OF
this territory, with his capital. pre-
sumably, at Brussa.
There Is no suggestion OF any ter
ritorial allowance to Sweden or Nor
way. despite the fact that the former
Is exceedingly anxious for Finland.
Her pro-German sympathies I'M
doubtedly will prevent this but the
assumption is that the Firms will be
given the measure of self-govern-
ment which they have claimed all
along.
Luxembourg presumably will be
permitted to maintain degree OF
semi under French
protection and domination.
Constantinople's fate Is hard to de-
termine. Russia wants and seems
pretty likely to get It. This will
give the ear his long-desired warm
water port.
1t is not much Of secret that
England is not very happy over the
prospect. The British would rather
see Constantinople internationalized
Ia neutral city.
1t will be hard. however, to deny
their allies tho one thing they are
most particularly anxious to secure.
The issue may conceivably become
the subject OF discord between the
two big powers.
This, however. only disposes OF
Europe.
Russia will get a big chunk of
Turkeys Asiatic territory, perhaps
as far south as Bagdad.
The czar will dominate Persia al
so, If he does not actually annex It.
England will hold similar POSI-
tlon In southern Persia and will get
Mesopotamia and the sultan's pos
sessions south from Bagdad to the
Persian gulf. Greece. If she is good,
will get Smyrna. and little terrific
ry surrounding the city. In Africa.
the Cameroons will go to France.
Belgium will get part OF German
East Africa. England will take the
rest OF the kaiser's African posses
sions.
Germany's islands will be kept by
the power which has taken them
Japan, England, Australia and New
Zealand. japan will retain Kiao
Chau.
Some of the allied diplomats hold
that war should continue until Ger
many and Austria are broken up in
to their competent states. Others
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-06-19
DALLAS Man ARRESTED
FOR GARRETT BURGLARY
CLAIM Is MADE THAT DETEC.
TivES RECOVER 5000 WORTH
OF PROPERTY.
Is Held mt Dallas Pending the Filing
Of Federal Charges-Store Was
Robbed on Thursday.

Arrested for robbing the postof-
flee at Garrett, Ellis county, a Dali
las man is locked up in the Dallas
Jail pending the filing of federal
charges.
The postofiice and general store
of Garrett were broken into and
looted on the night of June Is. An
automobile was used by the robbers.
Detectives Ed Erwin and Baird made
the arrest Saturday evening. Cloth
ing mostly silk goods-worth $500
was recovered as well as some pos
tage stamps.