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The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15
SWEET POTATO WITH ONE END PARTIALLY DEcAYED.

Prepared by the United States Depart
 ment of Agriculture.)
 The profit to be received from grow ing sweet potatoes will be determined largely by the degree of care with which the crop is harvested and stored. Any bruising of the roots, either in the field or in the storehouse, or the mainten- ance of improper temperatures in the latter, will facilitate rot and so will greatly increase the percentage of loss.
 Sweet potatoes should not be dug until they are mature. Then care should be taken in blowing them out to avoid all bruising by contact be- tween the implements used and the roots. The soil should then be scratched away from the potatoes and they should be left exposed for sey- eral hours to dry. Picking should be in padded boxes, baskets, or crates. The roots should be carefully placed, not thrown into the picking recep- taeles. Although sweet potatoes do not have the appearance of being cas- fly injured, they require, in fact, as careful handling as oranges and ap- pies.
 Handling should be minimized to as great an extent as possible. This makes desirable a rough sorting in the field by placing the largest potatoes in one picking container, the smallest in another, and the bruised roots in a third. In no case should sacks be used either as temporary containers or for marketing purposes. Diseased potatoes should be placed in none of the assortments. Such roots should not be left permanently in the field, however, to contaminate the soil, but should be gathered and fed to pigs.
 Storage Facilities.
 Proper storage facilities are valu- able to the grower in that they do away with the necessity of selling the crop on digging, greatly lessen the heavy losses sustained when the primi-' tive storage method of burying the po- tatoes is employed and permit hold ing for good prices in winter or spring. A special storage house, such as many southern farmers have built, is advo- cated by the department specialists Such a structure with a capacity of 1000 to 2,500 bushels can be built at a cost of from S10O to $500, depend ing on the availability of lumber and other material. The storage house should have double walls to insulate against heat and cold and false floor to facilitate ventilation. A stove should be installed for supplying arti- ficial heat. If bins are used, they should have slated sides, further to facilitate a circulation of air,
 Sweet potatoes may be satisfactorily stored in bins, but where economically
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15

fed silage produced 3681 per cent more milk and 34.32 per cent more butterfat than when on dry feeds.
 There is less waste in feeding silage than in feeding fodder. Good silage, if properly fed, is all consumed.
 More stock can be kept on a given area of land when silage is the basis of the ration.
 There is a smaller loss of food ma- terial when crop is made into silage than when cured as fodder. The Colo rado experiment station shows that corn when shocked in large shocks, lost 31 per cent of it's feeding value {; when in~ small shocks, 1t lost 43 per cent, and when allowed to remain in the field unharvested, 5 per cent. When the crop is put in a silo the loss need not exceed per cent. It has been shown that 60 per cent of the feeding value of kafir is found in the heads and 40 per cent in the stalk. Put your kafir in a silo and save this 40 per cent.
 Remember that, although silage is a splendid feed, it is not a complete ra- ton. To get the best results, we must also feed some feeds which contain a large amount of protein, such as alfal- ia hay, peanut hay or cotton-seed meal.
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15
WHITEWASH FOR HEN HOUSES
Siaked Lime of Double Strength, Thoroughly Mixed With Salt and
 Water Will Stick.

Here is a formula for whitewash that will not rub off: Stake half a bushel of good, double-strength lime in boiling water, using just enough water to cover the lime and keep it from burning. When the slaking proc ess is completed add a little more wa ter, then strain the solution to re- move any sediment. Dissolve peck of salt in warm water and add this to the lime solution; mix thoroughly and allow it to stand couple of days. Thin and apply hot.
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15
ROAD : BULL DING
POOR ROADS DURING WINTER
Bad Condition in Majority of Cases Due to Improper Drainage
 Description of Log Drag.

The almost impasSable condition of dirt roads during the winter and spring months is in majority of cases due to improper drainage. If the surface of the road were once 1eveled by grad ing and the ditches properly opened up, then the roads dragged often enough to keep the ruts and horse tracks filled and the surface level the water would drain off and the road would be much better, writes R. k. Milligan of Lawrence county, H., in Farmers Re view. The water which accumulates upon the surface of a road that is not level and is improperly drained must stand until it evaporates or soaks into the soil. The part which soaks into the soil causes it to become soft and miry.
 It is a very good plan to drag dirt roads at least once each week during the winter months and oftener if need ed. I think it would be well for farm- CTS living on dirt roads to enter into an agreement by which each man is to drag the roads along land farmed by him once each week, or better still pass laws compelling farmers to drag the roads adjoining their farms. Dur ing the spring months the drag is the best as well as the cheapest tool to be had for assisting dirt roads to become dry and solid.
 There are many different types of road drags on the market, but most of these are rather expensive for the farmer to keep for his own use. A drag that will do the work practically as well as any of these may be made by small amount of labor and slight cost as follows: Take a log of any hard wood (white oak preferred), 6 to 8 feet in length and measuring 6 or inches at the top. Using and or- dinary maui and wedge, split it into two equal parts. Through each piece bore a hole 11a or inches in diane ter, 1 foot from each end. Then bore another half way between these two holes. Cut three round sticks, each feet long, and taper them at the ends so that they will fit the holes in tAS AOSSs 1siAEs AAA~iSS f'iSs~Sot JOtf1 lAAO two parts of the logs together, placing the round sides of the logs one way and the flat sides the other. Boards may then be placed on the logs for the driver to stand on or to place weights upon, if needed. The round sides of the logs should be used in front and the flat sides behind. It should be pulled by chain fastened to each end of the drag and the dou- bletrees fastened in the middle of the chain. Better results are obtained if the chain is made longer at one end so the drag will run ldiagonally on the road, allowing mud and water to run to one side.
 The road should be dragged once on each side with the driver standing on the outside of the drag.
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15
DRAGGING ROADS AFTER RAIN
Professor Etheridge of Florida Recom- mends Use of King SpIit-Log
 Drag-Made cheapIy.

Farmers living on sand-clay and dirt roads should take time after each rain to drag the road that runs along their property. This is done extensively in the northern states. It takes very little tune for any person and yet the roads are kept in good shape.
 Dr. c. W. Etheridge, professor of agronomy in the University of Florida, recommends the use of the King split log drag. This drag can be made at low cost and used by anyone who can drive team.
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15

the low-cost bulbs are just as good as their higher-prieed fellows. The best gauge is the weight of the bulb. The heavier the bulb the more likely it is to give proper reward for the pains of handling it.
 Ripening of bulbs to be ultimately placed in garden borders is often profitable. While bulbs grown in the greenhouse or in the home do not often make as good plants the first year after being forced as the new bulbs will produce, in another year or two they will do well in the garden border.
 The ripening process consists only in keeping the plants growing well after they flower until their leaves be- gin to turn yellow. Then they should be watered with care, taking pains not to use too much water. When the green has disappeared from the leaves the pots should be laid on their sides in a cool, shady place until the soil has become as dry as dust. Then the bulbs should be separated from the soil, the trash cleared away and you are ready to store them in a dry, airy place until autumn, when they may be planted out of doors. It is useless to try to grow them in the house a second time. They will not produce good flow CTS twice in succession.
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15
FARM PlIIRY
GULL OUT ALL NoNPRoDUCERS
Common and Serious Mistake in Over- crowding Quarters With Fowls
 Apparent in Winter.

One of the most common and seri- ous mistakes made by poultry men is that of overcrowding the quarters with birds. This is more apparent in the winter than in the summer, and is re- sponsible for greater losses at this season than during warm weather.
 In the summer months one rarely finds all the birds in their quarters at any one time, especially in the case of farm flocks. If the house is too crowded or for other reasons is not to the liking of the birds, they will find roasting quarters in the trees or on outbuildings. But during the winter the whole flock is forced to roost in the house, and from the condition of some farm poultry houses the marvel is that there is not more disease such as roup, colds and similar troubles. Most of these houses are tightly closed at night, and on opening in the morning one sees the birds packed on the in- adequate roosts, often almost to suffo- cation. The air is close and bad, due to lack of ventilation. The all-night breathing of the birds has loaded the air with moisture, and when the cold air strikes them they fairly steam. To turn them out into the cold in that condition means to invite the whole category of diseases affecting the res piratory organs.
 To obviate this difficulty in the case of the average farm flock the best plan would be not to build larger quarters, but to reduce the size of the flock, culling out the "boarders"
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15
HORSES AND MULES FAVORED
Heavy Draft Animals Were Never in Greater Demand Despite Many
 Uses for Automobile.

The ''horseless age" has not yet ar rived, in spite of the many uses to which the automobile has been put. While there is not as much of de- mand for driving horses as there used to be, medium and heavy draft horses were never in greater demand.
 In Mexico the army mule refused to be supplanted by the auto truck, and the government is calling for larger number of these patient, long-eared beasts.
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15
LIME OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
Application Means More Humus and Heavier Yield of Money Crop
 and Profit to Farmer.

Lime is as essential to the upbuild- ing of American farms as is the use of good seed and teams. Too many of our fields are yielding light crops simply because there is not enough lime to permit the growing of soil- building crops.
 Mors lime means better green ma nure crops, more humus, better stor- age of moisture, heavier yield of the money crop. and more profit for she farmer.
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15
STOCK RELISH sILAGE
Best and Cheapest Form of SuC-
 cuIent Feed in Winter.
Result of Experiments Conducted by Mississippi station-compIete the Ration With Feeds Contain
 ing Much Protein.

By T W. MOSTLY, Texas Agricultural
 Experiment Station.)
 Green feeds are more easily digest ed, keep the digestive system in better condition, and stimulate the appetite.
 Silage is the best and cheapest form in which suceulent feed can be proyid- ed for winter use. or in other words, it is canned pasture"
 A given amount of corn or kaffir in the form of silage will produce more milk than the same amount when shocked and dried. The Mississippi ex- pertinent station has shown that cows
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15

toes have become thoroughly chilled their quality is impaired and they are more susceptible to decay. In order to maintain the. proper temperatures, farmers should install accurate ther- mometers in their storage houses.
 Further information on this subject may be obtained from Farmers Bull letin No. 54S.
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15

and nonproducers. One of the best known authorities on scientific poultry raising says that if he were assigned the task of making the farm poultry flocks of this country double their re- turn in profits he would accomplish it by reducing the size of the average flock by one-half and putting purebred males with those left.
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15
Aerate After Mjykinn

Aerate the milk right away after milking and save the loss of the whole mess. A few turns of the elbow will do 1t, and it is well worth while.
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15

practicable 1t is advisable to store in crates or hampers, since such prac- tiee reduces pressure on the roots, per mits better ventilation, and confines such rotting as may start to a relative ly restricted space. In some sections the potatoes are stored in the hampers in which they are to be marketed be- ing removed just before shipment and
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15
Expensive to Build

Good roads, like all other good things, are too expensive to build and or too much value to be neglected.
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15
Disinfecting ReceptacIes.

Where storage is to be in bins or other receptacles these should if they have been used before, be thoroughly disinfected by spraying with solutions of formalin or copper sulphate. The former should be used in the propor- ton of one pint to 30 gallons of water. The copper sulphate should be used at the rate of one pound to 25 gal Ions of water. With either solution a second spraying should be given after o4 hourS
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15
Build Permanent Roads.

Let's build good, permanent roads when wes build, remembering the best Is always the cheapest,
The Pulaskian., 1916-12-15
Storage Temperature.

When first placed in the storage house sweet potatoes should be cured by being kept, by the use of a fire, in temperature of from 80 to 90 de- gress Fahrenheit. This curing tem- p.rature should be maintained for rom ten days to two weeks and should then be gradually reduced to about 55 degrees, and kept at as near this point as possible. After this, the ventilators should be left open dur ing the day in clear, warm weather, and kept closed during the nighta and in damp or rainy weather. Whsn the temperature in the house goes below 50 degrees Fahrenheit, the house should be opened if the outside tenn perature is higher, or a fire should be started to raise the temperature to the desired point, since once the pota-
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
Harvard Eight Finishes Two
Lengths Ahead of Cornell
In Cambridge Regatta.
MAKES A CLEAN SWEEP

Boston. Mass, May 2O.-Harvard's crew
made clean sweep OF the river today.
defeating COrnelrs varsity eight by two
lengths. also beating the Cornell fresh
men crew by ten feet and defeated
nale's championship class crew by four
lengths.
NJ. p. Darling. OF Harvard. won the
championship single scuIls.
owing 10 the heavy rain the varsity
eight was postponed until O'Clock. when
lteferee Lieut.. J. Ingram, L. s N called
the crews 10 the line. Cornell having The
position next TO the wall. Harvard sIXty
feet away from her on the Cambridge
side
As the word was given TO 20 Cornell
caught the water first but she splashed
badly IN the second. third and fourth
strokes. while on the other hand Har-
ward made beautiful start and inmA-
diately jumped in the lead In the rrsf
dozen strokes the Crimson eight gained 2
quarter OF a length on the Ithacans Both
crews got away rowing forty strokes pes
minute.
As they reached the ousrter-mile mark
Harvard was leading by half a length.
Harvard rowing thirty-six and Cornell
thirty-four From there on Harvard con-
unued to gain foot by foot on Cornell
and when they reached the bridge. which
Is the mile post. there was open water
between the two boats
The hot pace began 20 tell on Cornell
and her men began 20 swing from port 70
starboard and hardly any OF them v-.-a
swinging over the keel. Harvard was
much better in this respect. As thev
reached the finish Harvard spurted 2 IT.
lie and opened up the gap q few more
feet Cornell did not have a sDu-4 IN ber
and was I0wed out.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
EPISCOPAL HIGH
BEATS WOODBERRY

WoodbeTry Forest Va. May 2O.-WOod-
berry Forest lost ten-inning game OF
baseball TO her old rivals, the Episcopal
High School, here this afternoon by the
score Of to >. In the first half Of the
tenth Strubbing, Of Episcopal High
School. hit a long fly down the left-feld
foul line. and in trying to make the catch
the Woodberry Forest fielder ran into an
automobile and dropped the ball. Auto
mobiles surrounded the field on the sides.
The game was a pitchers battle be-
tween Sullivan of Woodberry and Spruill
of Episcopal High School. Sullivan struck
out fifteen OF the visitors. DOCket's three
bagger scored one run in the first for
WOodberry. WoOdberry scored another
in the fourth Episcopal High School tied
the count in the seventh on hits and
errors
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
STANDING of THE CLUBS.
AMERICAN.
St. Alban Athletes Are
First In Tome Track Meet

Port Deposit, Md, May 2o.-St. Adams
School won the meet with 80 points.
Tome being second with q points. and
Wilmington High School third. with u 1-3
points. The individual cup was won by
Wallace, of st. Albans, with 13 points.
Some new marks were established this
afternoon at the annual track and field
meet of the Tome Institute.
Shields, of Mercersberg. set a new
worlds record for the mile in the scho-
lastic world. His time was % 3-5.
The contests in which Washingtonians
figured prominently were: Hammer throw
won by ToIson. Tome second Wallace,
St Alban, third, Wooster, Tome. Dis
tance. l3l feet 10 inchees.
Shot put, senior. won by Wallace. St
Alban; distance, IS feet IL inches
second, Wooster, Tome; distance. 90 feet
third. Jacoby, Haverford distance, Al
feet inches.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
G. W. u. TENNIS TEAM
BEATS. CATHOLIC u,

The Catholic University tennis team
proved no match for the George Wash
inSton University tennis team yesterday
at the courts at Sixth and c streets
northwest. when the downtowners romped
in with the entire six matches. McCon-
VliIe' Of the BrOoklanders, was the only
player to make any showing whatever,
he pushing Finley in the final single in
the last set, Is. The results:
Singles-Graves, of G. w u, defeated
Jayce, of c. L.. 60. 60; Karrick, of a
w. T., defeated Simpson, of c. u, 6-1
60; Howard, of G. w. L.. defeated
OConnor, of c. T., -, 81 Finley. of q.
w. L. defeated McConville, of c. u,
6--3, 10.
Doubles-Howard and Karrick. Of G w.
L., defeated Joyce and Simpson, of c. u.
81. e.; Graves and Finley, of G. w. u,
defeated O'Connor and McConville, of C.
L., e., 81
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
NATIONAL.

Pole vault, senior-Won by Mcdonnell
Wilmington High School; height, 10 fee,
5 inches; second, Robertson. Emerson In
stitute, of Washington; height, 10 feet
inches; third, Sullivan, Baltimore Poly.
technic; height. 10 feet.
1OO-yaTd dash-senior finals: First
Brewer, st. AIban; second, Maxam. St
Alban; third, Hahn, HaverfOrd Time
10 % seconds. 75-yard country school
finals. won by w. Barrall. Towson High
School; second. Jones Chevy Chase High
School off Washington; third. Krastel
Chesapeake CITY High School Time, S >;
seconds
T5-yard novice finals-Won by Hardesty
Tome; second. Silver, Wilmington High
School, third Brock, St Alban, time
5 - seconds
HO-yard dash. senior-Won by Hough
George School, second. Carter. st. AIban;
third, Smith, Baltimore city College
Time 81 - seconds
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
to TWirI Today
Against Cleveland Club,
Griffmen Expect to Win

In order to break the monotony of a
poorly arranged schedule. according to
the way the Cleveland baseball writers
view things, the Nationals and Indians
packed their duds Immediately after yes
terday's game and departed for the Sixth
City. where a combat will be staged this
afternoon.
Such a jump, necessitating twenty-four
hours train travel will hardly do either
club any good, but the Cleveland fans
are all "het" up over the wonderful
showing of their team, and demand
chance to see them in action. 1t was to
accommodate the Cleveland fans more
than anything else that todays game
was arranged by the schedule makers,
for the Indians have been on the road
continuously since April Is. with only one
day sandwiChed in for home game.
Reports from the Forest City are to
the effect that every seat has been sold
for today's game, insuring a crowd of
900 persons, the seating capacity of
Somers Park.
The only thing to mar an otherwise
perfect day Is rain and, according to the
weather forecasted for the Ohio city,
showers are promised for this afternoon.
Rain or no rain, both clubs left the
Capital on the 6:15 express for the Forest
City. and hopes are entertained Of pull
Ing off the ball game. -...
For the Griffmen Walter johnson Is
slated to pitch. while young Stanley
CoveleskI will more than likely oppose
the speed king.
The Nationals are counting on winning
todays contest. johnson is eager to
show that the victory the league leaders
obtained off mis- smoke" ball last Thurs
day was in one sense a fluke, and an
nOunCed before boarding the train that
he was confident of coming back with
an alright game Of ball, asking for good
support and only a run or so from his
teammates.
During the week just closed the Griff-
men played six games losing two Of
them to Cleveland. Saturdays victory
made up some Of the lost ground and
by winning today the Nationals can start
the week tomorrow just one half a game
behind the leaders
For the next six days we have with
US the Chicago White Sox and Connie
Mack's Athletics. The White Sox open
a four-Eame series starting tomorrow
and then come the White Elephants for
three games, opening here Friday.
The White -SoX twirlers are not in sha pc
right now. and there is a good chance
to grab of the majority OF the games
scheduled with Rowlands' team, conse-
quently prospects for another successful
week loom up unusually bright and
promising.
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
CARROLL CAPTURES
0UT-0F-TOWN CUP

New York. MAY D.-WiIue Kvroncr. Of
the Mirose Athletic Club OF New York
Citl. showed his heels to sixteen hundred
athletes here today in the Evening Mail
modified marathon, covering the thirteen
mile course in one hour. ten minutes and
ten seconds Hans KOhlemainen was sec
ond. finishing five yards behind the win
ner. The Carroll Institute team. Of Wash
lnEton. n. c.. captured the Out-of-town
team trophy Shaley was the first Capital
City younGster to cross the board. finish
Ing in sixty NTH position while Capt.
Danny Healy was the only other one to
finish in the first hundred The other
Washington athletes finished in the or
der named. Blumm"r -. Dillon. .F:
Schmidt. 81: DOhcrty, IS
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21
EIGHT LEFT In THE
HOME CLUB SINGLES

Eight players remain in the fourth
round OF the singles in the Home Club
tennis tournament now in progress on
the courts at Sixth and Q streets north
west. SiNty-eight players started in the
tourney. and OF this number the following
remain: Aten. Brown. Bidle. Green. Nor
gan, Padgett. Msnock and Clayton.
The third round in the tourney was
completed yesterday. Aten winning from
Jarvis. g.. -, -: Morgan beating
Connolly. G-3, 6-3, and Padgett trimming
Stose, 81. g.
The match between Aten and Jarvis was
the best of the day. it taking over two
hours TO decide the issue
The Washington herald., 1916-05-21

-Batted for COumbs in eighth
tBstted for Dss Jardisn in ninth
:BAited for nInsr in eighth.
Earned runs-Wsshinz1on. u; Clersiand J. First
ossr By srrocs-vashingtSn, J.; CleTeland 2 Left
On hGSes-Washingtau. 2: Cleveland 6 Inning
etchsd-By klepSer. l-5: b. Coumbe IS: b.
pes Jfrdhen, / Hits made-oh Klepssr. IS: cf
De- Jardien. ; Struck out-By Galia 4. nv
Klepfsr. Three-hase hits-McBrids. wamby
Morgan Fvo-ease hts-Howsrd O'Nein. Double
ray-JudEe to Mcbride 10 Judge Hit by ritcher-
Fy Gala Howard. Passed baIl-o'Neiu I'm
Isres-Messrs. Chill and O'Loushlin. Tine Of uam.
- hour and . nal1ltss