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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22

Many poultrymen are complaining
of the varying winter weather and
its results on the egg production OF
their fowls. Other poultrymen seem
to get a uniform production through
1he winter months reEardlcss OF
weather conditions. This result rs
alWavs brought about by careful at
7ention To methods OF feeding and
Particularly the desire 10 keep the
birds active ON cold days While it
is not wise, because OF the extra
labor involved. to feed hens more
than twice or three times a day
under ordinary conditions, 1t Is
good investment of time when the
Temperature goes below 10 degrees
and the day is dark and gloomy 10
feed the hens twice as often with
material that can be scratched very
easily by the fowls. Rye straw -
most desirable because it is tough and
light and keeps clean longer than any
other kind of straw. but lacking rye
straw any of the other similar Narle-
lies may be used but they should be
fIeed in larger quantities. Leaves are
good while they last. but soon break
slp into fine dust and make the house
nnd floor very dirty. A mixture of
leaves and planer shaVings will last
longer and keep cleaner. Many poul-
trylnen llke 10 lIllA Hidilcl oiielNilt -
with their straw, believing that this
combination will take better care of
any excess moisture. Beginning in
$he fall with about four inches Of
clean litter, and more should be added
at least every two weeks. little at
time, always providing n clean sur
face in which the birds can scratch.
Poultry houses should be cleaned
5ust as often as they become foul.
Where birds are kept confined all the
time, or where they are crowded
closely it will be necessary to clean
much oftener than under ideal condi-
lions. Birds will not exercise as they
should If they have to work in dirty
litter and a great deal of feed is sure
To be wasted. A dirt floor provides
one more thing for the hens to do
that is, to wallow in the sun, but a
dirt floor is very unsanitary and 1t is
better to have a concrete or board
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22

/ things as lettuce, cabbage, cauliflow-
er and beets or pansies and the an
nuals, will come through Il straight
freezing all right, if you treat them
as follows: Give a good drenching
with ice-cold water and then keep
carefully shaded from the sunlight
and in as cool a place as possible,
above freezing. Tomatoes, peppers
or other warm -blooded things, will,
of course, not survive as much cold
as the above. They are, however,
not put outdoors until warmer
weather, and with reasonable pre-
caution there is little fear of losing
them. Your cold frame or window
sashes, if covered at night with old
bags, blankets or carpetlngS, Will
keep off a good many degrees of cold.
The tender" plants-tomatoes, pep
pers, egg-plants, etc.-all require a
second transplanting to get them into
really good shape to give quick re-
transplanting, if they are given the
proper degree of heat-50 to 60 degrees
at night and 65 to rs in the day-and
plenty of water and fresh air, they
will develop so rapidly that in a few
weeks they will begin to crowd one
another in the boxes, if they have
been set the same distance apart as
the lettuce and cabbage plants-two
! or three inches each way This is the
signal for a second shift, which
should not be at all delayed, as they
are now growing very rapidly and
will at once begin to run up" and
get weak and pale-colored if they are
not given more room.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22
Seed Bean Supply Short

1t has been known for some time
that the supply of seed beans is very
short for the season of 1916. This Is
especially true with the wax or string
of the bush varieties. Every seeds
man in the country is short unless he
has carried over old seed. Go slow
in purchasing beans which are Of
fered at low prices, and make sure
that they are good, sound, new seed.
Very few seedsmen will sell in large
quantities, as they plan to sell them
in small amounts in order 70 give a
few to all of their old customers.
Several have already signitied their
intention of turning down all orders
of beans alone.
All who need seed beans this com
ing year. especially of the wax and
string varieties, should make an effort
to get a supply from their regular
seedsmen or from their neighbors or
any others who may have a good
sound crop OF seeds. The black wax,
golden wax and Wardelrs are among
the varieties commonly in great de
mand and which are especially short
this coming year. IF any gardeners
have a supply of these seeds on hand
they would do we'll to get in touch
with some of the seedsmen and dis
pose of their surplus crop at nigh
prices.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22

cause large percentage of the am
monia will pass off into the air even
If il is spread out on the frozen
ground in The winter. On this ae-
count il is necessary for IL to be
stored and so treated that a large
percentage of moisture shall be alb
sorbed which will prevent heating
and The escaping of ammonia gas
Because Of the excess of nitrogen in
this form of fertilizer there should be
added a considerable amount of acid
phosphate and in ordinary years some
potash. Because Of the high price Of
potash this year it is not practical
10 purchase ii for these purposes and
acid phosphate may be used in little
larger quantities. Even the later Is
too expensive 10 use in sufficient
amounts to take care of the excess
moisture, and in addition to it. there
should be a considerable amount OF
some dry material such as sawdust,
dry loam or peat which will act as
an absorbent. and which will help to
make a fertilizer which can be easily
handled. For example, a mixture of
thirty pounds poultry manure. ten
pounds Of sawdust, twenty pounds of
acid phosphate would carry about %
of ! per cent, per cent. phosphoric
acid and L of | per cent. potash.
manure SHOulQ be stored III DdTTelS
in the case of poultrymen who have
but few hens, or in open sheds or
especially constructed manure pits
where it is held in large quantities.
Ii should not be applied to the ground
until a few days before it is to be
used for cropping purposes and be
cause of its availability it is esre-
eially desirable for top dressing
meadow lands or lawns or for bring
ing about rapid growth in corn, pota-
toes or garden crops.
Any form of lime or wood ashes
should never be used in connection
with poultry manure because the cal
cium which both of these materials
contain sets free the ammonia almost
Immediately.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22
CONSERVE YOUR FERTILIZER

portant and should be utilized when
ever possible. All material of an Or
ganic nature. such as leaves and bed
ding of various sorts should be COM
posted and the compost applied to the
soil. Special attention should be given
also to the conservation of wood
ashes Depending on the character
of the wood. they contain potash In
quantities varying ordinarily from 3
to 10 per cent. All tree trimmings.
brush cuttings. etc. should be burn
ed and the ashes derived therefrom
utilized
The application of lime to many
soils is of undoubted benefit. Though
the availability of the fertilizing ele-
ments in the soil may not be greatly
increased by its use, the resulting i'm
provement in physical and bacterial
conditions may increase considerably
the productiveness of the soil.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22

In the unusual conditions existing
in the fertilizer trade, says state
ment Just issued by the secretary of
agriculture it is important that all
fertilizing materials on the farm,
especially those containing potash,
should be conserved. The fertilizer
j. gradients already existing in the
soil should be utilized and developed
to the fullest extent. A great deal
can be accomplished in this direction
by deep plowing. constant cultivation
and thorough tillage. There should
be proper system of rotation.
Especially where one crop has been
grown for several years a different
one should be planted this year.
Green manure and cover crops should
be used as much as possible in their
proper rotation.
OF the organic substances manure,
both solid and liquid, is the most i'm
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22
COUNTRY CALENDAR

n few eggs and fried chickens for the
table and q little pin money for
the women folk. But Missouri sta
tistics show that more than $4,000 900
worth of poultry and eggs are mar
ketGd i'm the State each year, twice
as much as the annual wheat crop
amounts to.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22

No part of farm work is so thor
kuehIv misunderstood and neglected
rs the raising and selling of frult.
That the fertilization of the second
season should be as ample as that OF
the first in the peach orchard has
been demonstrated by experiments
carried on in Delaware.
In storing away the farm tools for
the winter il is the best plan to re-
place any broken or missing parts
now, rather than to wait for the
spring rush.
If the pullets are well fed and made
comfortable they will lay much ear
lier than they otherwise would.
The auto ON the farm is great
asset both for its practical as wen
as it's social value.
This is the month when YOU should
plan how much better you are going
TO make the garden for the new year
than your last years garden.
Though there is a great and in
cfeaSlnB NUMBER OF laIIh optldtiollo
which can be performed while sit
ting, yet the sedentary farmer has
not yet arrived. There are, in fact.
very few occupations which require
so much muscular strength and en-
duranCe as farming.
Many OF the business and profess
Sional men and farmers, too, think
Of the poultry industry as insignif-
cant. as merely side line furnishing
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22

If the pullets are well fcd and made
comfortable they will lay much ear
lier than they otherwise would.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22

No part of farm work Is so thor
pughly misunderstood and neglected
MS the raising and selling OF ffult'
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22

The auto on the farm is a great
asset both for its practical as wei
as it's social value.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22

This is the month when YOU should
plan how much better you are going
TO make the garden for the new year
than your last years garden.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-22

Many of the business and profess
Sional men and farmers, too, think
Of the poultry industry as insigniti-
cant. as merely q side line furnishing
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
WIRELESS STATION
PLANNED FOR U. OF N

A wireless system connecting the
University of Nevada and nearly eve-
ry high school In the state will be In
operation in a few weeks II the plans
of Henry Martin. the new assistant
professor In electrical engineering,
are carried out. Prof. Martin spent
several years In research laboratories
studying wireless ~telegraphy and will
hold classes on the subject at the un-
iversity. says the Reno Gazette.
Last year preliminary steps were
taken by Dean Scrugham to install a
wireless station at the university and
to have high schools In the state in
stall stations. Some of the high sch
oois secured money to build stations
and nearly all offered to cooperate.
The plant at the University Is nearly
completed and every effort Will be
made to get the high schools to In
stall plants.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
SHARKEY ACQUITTED AT
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION

George Sharkey, constable at Ha-
EN-. who was held on a charge oil
murder for the killing of a Mexican
laborer last week. was acquitted af-
ter a preliminary hearing held last
Friday and Saturday. The examin-
alton was held before Judge T. A,
Jones, District Attorney Cam ap.
pearing for the State and E. Il.
Winters for the accused.
The testimony at the preliminary
examination was practically the
same as that at the coroner's In
quest. The evidence was to the ef-
feet that Constable Sharkey, In the
performance OF his duties as a peace
officer had endeavored to quiet the
Mexicans. who were drinking and
c%arousing. One of them grew abus-
i've and threatened him with an OPP
ell knife. w%hereupon the officer shot
in self defence. There were no eye
witnesses to the actual shooting and
the evidence apparently bore out the
contentious OF the defense.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
LITTLE CHILD HAS NARROW
ESCAPE FROM MAD COYOTE

Last Saturday morning a coyote
attacked the little eighteen months
old child of Gotteib Frisch, who re-
sides on the Dudley ranch on Old
River about sixteen miles from Fall
lon, says the Churchill County Stand
ard.
The children were playing on the
porch with their doll babies when
the animal approached and attacked
the youngest child biting 1t several
times about the head. The older
child rushed into the house and In
formed the mother who was horrf-
fed on hurrying to the scene to n
the brute dragging her little one
away. So persistent was the crazed
animal that 1t submitted to being
kicked several times In the ribs be-
fore II would release it's hold on the
child. Even then 1t showed no fear
but squatted a few feet away wait
ing another chance to return to the
attack.
The animal was killed and the en-
tire body sent to the University lab
oratory for examination for rabies.
1t can hardly be doubted that the
animal was affected as its actions
we're entirely foreign to the we'll
known habits of the species.
The parents are awaiting the re-
suits of the examination and should
1t develop that the coyote was al
fected with rabies they will take the
child to Reno to take the Pasteur
treatment. Although the teeth
marks are plainly visible on the 1T
tie ones face and neck, unless rab-
les are present it will otherwise suf-
fer no inconvenience from Its hor-
rible experience.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
TIN IN LANDER COUNTY

Tin ore has recently been found
in the extreme northern part of Lam
der county, Nevada, in an unnamed
short range of hills twenty miles
north of Battle Mountain, a town on
the Southern Pacific. 1t was discoy-
cred by chance by an employe of the
Russell cattle ranch, ilfsYhieh the
range is situated, who had picked up
from the alluvial wash at the base
of the range a piece of curious-look-
ing rock What the substance
was, however. remained unknown
until a mining engineer who had been
in Mexico CHANGED to see it at Bat
tie Mountain and recognized ii as
wood tin" a name given to that
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
RAY BAKER VISITS
HIS OLD HAUNTS

Hon. George T. Marye. former am
hassdor to Russia from the United
States, accompanied by his wife.
Senator jeremiah Lynch, formerly
owner of the Hale & Norcross mine
at Virginia City; Miss Lulu O'Connell
and his secretary, Raymond T. Baker,
motored into town last evening In
Rays large twin six automobile.
They left this morning for Goldfield
and will return via Nina, Rawhide
and Tahoe. says the Tonopah Bonon-
"a.
Baker is a Tonopah boy. having
left camp In the early days with a
caravan of burros, returning some
time later with a certificate of loca-
ton to the Ubehebe district.
Mr.. Marye stated that the party
was simply touring for pleasure and
had no definite business matter In
mind. He said: II am really a
Nevadan. My father had a bank and
brokerage house In Virginia City In
the early boom times. He probably
executed half the financial business
of the camp in those days. The &C
tivity was something like that Gold
field must have experienced when 1t
was in its wonderful period of specu-
lation. My fathers office was busted
"a hours In the day. the clerks work.
ing in shifts.
Our trip, as | stated before. is
really for relaxation. Yesterday We
went to Virginia City, where the
senator and | had great pleasure in
meeting the friends of our boyhood,
many of whom are still on the old
lode.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
MEXICAN KILLS INDIAN GIRL

Helen Pascal, a fi~ve-year-old Ind
ian girl, was shot and killed and Ned
Oppenheimer, Indian. probably fatal
~ wounded by a Mexican, whose
name could not be asc~ertained. about
$50 Tuesday evening. says the Win
nemueca Star.
The tragedy occurred in the Ind
ian village on the eastern outskirts OF
town and no very clear account OF
the anair oea be obtained as nearly
all the Indian witnesses were at the
time in various stages of intoxica-
ton. According to the story told by
Nora Pascal, mother of the murdered
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
HATCHERY Is TO BE
MOVED FROM CARSON

The small fish hatchery that has
SO long been retained at Carson by
the former fish commission and has
been q source of great interest to
Carson people and visitors. is to be
removed. This was decided upon
by the new board a short time ago.
The work of dismantling and re-
moving II to Verdi will begin at
once.
1t Is also said that the offices of
the fab commission will, after the
first of the month, be located In
Reno. Economy, 1t is stated, is the
motive that has prompted the re-
moval of the hatchery and offices.-
Carson Appeal
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
MEXICAN SLABS INDIAN

Charles Austin, a Battle Mountain
S%hoshone. while carousing on the riv-
err bank with a strange MEXICAN,
was robbed and stabbed almost
to death by the Montezuman. The
Indian said he had $50 when the
carouse began. The Mexican escaped
The knife narrowly missed the Jug
lar and there we're two other wounds
on the head. The Indian fed to town
and thought himself dying. After be-
ing treasured by DIR. Hood the md
ian stoically endured the torture OF
the operations which were necessary
to save his life.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
PROHIBS ARE EARNEST

The members of the Prohibition
party In Nevada are circulating q
petition to place their candidate for
the Presidency on the official ballot
at the next election. This will be
the first time that a Prohibition can
didate has ever be~a voted for y
this state. While admitting that
they have no hope of political sue
cess. the adherants of the party
want 1t known that they are In earn
est In their campaign.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
PLANTING TROUT

Two thousand eastern brook trout
we're planted Thursday in the stream
In Little valley back of Bowers man
sion. neal Reno. by the Nevada fish
commission. Plans are being made
by the commissioners to plant q
large number OF catfsh In streams
of White Pine and Mineral counties.
This will be the first time in three
years that catfish have been avail
able for streams in the State. The
shipment of loo. 900 lingering east
ern trout which we're given to Ne
vada by the government are expect
ed TO arrive here In about three
weeks.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03

girl, the killing was cold-blooded,
with no known motive. Evidently the
Mexican intended to kill Oppenheim
and the woman and the shooting of
the girl was not intentional.
Sheriff Lamb and Coroner Dunn
were on the scene a few minutes az
ter the shooting, the latter taking
charge of the body and impanelling a
jury, the inquest being in progress
today. A search for the assassin
was fruitless. Indians round
the track of two men leading away
from the scene and into town, where
they were lost.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03

form of the natural oxide of tin that
Is characterized by a %concentrie band
Ing resembling the annual growth
rings of wood. Search was immedi-
ately made for the bedrock source
of the ore, which had already been
found at several places In a belt two
miles long. At the request of Senator
| Pittman these occurrences we're re-
Gently examined by Adolph Knopf, a
geologist of the U. 8. Geological Sur
vey, Department of the Interior.
The ore occurs in narrow yeinlets
In rhyolite lavas, which erupt-
ed in middle Tertiary time. In plac-
es the veinlets are sufficiently num-
| erous to form low-grade lodes. but
because of the small development
work 40 far done not much Is known
as to the size, extent, and richness
of these lodes. The indications OF
the stronger lodes, taken In connec-
ton with their geology, are, In the
opinion of Government biologists
such as to warrant further explora-
ton.
The deposits resemble closely those
of the Mexican States of Durango,
Z~aeatecas. and Guanajuato, but are
wholly unlike all other tin deposits,
most of which are associated with
intrusive GRANTEES. Not only has the
tin ore been found in place at a num-
Der of localities over a considerable
area, but placer tin ore has been
found in all the gulches heading in
this area, and also in some of those
at the north end of Shoshone Mesa,
the prominent basalt-capped table
land north of Battle Mountain. The
known tin bearing belt is a small
fraction of a great area-15OO square
miles or more-in this part of Neva-
da that is underlain by rhyolltes
similar TO those associated with the
tin ore In northern Lander county.
This rhyolitic area extends at least
as far north as the Nevada-Idaho
State line. Clearly this area merits
attention from the prospector
such parts of 1t as have
been but specifically examined be-
ranse they are barren of deposits of
precious metals.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
LID on IN RENO

The Reno city council has taken
steps to put the lid on certain or
the night activities OF her city. By
unanimous vote II has put the Cam
pus cafe out of business, declaring
1t to be detrimental to the morals
of the city. A new ordinance has
been introduced which provides that
music and entertainment in cafes.
saloons and restaurants must cease
between the hours of one a. IN i. and
10 a. m No liqour a be sold In
places frequented BY women be-
tween / a. IN. and 8 a. m.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
NYE COUNTY MURDERER,
SHOT, REFUSES To DIE

Victor Barron. who was sentenced
to the penitentiary for a long term
for killing two Mexicans near Bon
ME Clare. and who. since his incar-
ceration. killed one man and badly
injured another. was thought to
have been fatally shot last week
when he attempted to escape.
The Carson News. speaking of
Barron, Sunday said:
The man Barron. who was shot
the other day while trying to escape
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03
VIEWS OF INTEREST FROM Ill PARTS OF THE STATE

from the prison. seems inclined TO
fool everybody. 1t was thought at
first that his wound was fatal, but
yesterday he was able to eat, smoke
cigarettes and put on his clothes. It
Is almost universally considered q
misfortune In Carson that he will re-
cover. for he Is a very dangerous
man, and 1t Is feared that he may
live to kill some one else before he
gives another occasion to be shot"
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03

j. n. Tedford, Fallon's biggest
f~reighting contractor is preparing for
the heavy seaso this fall by the pur-
mules in Honey Lake valley last
week.-Standard.
White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-03

fast ELY is the central point of this district and here the genera
II. offices and shops of the Nevada Northern railroad are located. Al
trains to and from all parts of the district arrive at and leave East Ely
giving it unexceled suburban service.
Il The homes are equipped with all of the modern convenences to be ha
in any city--telephones electric lights, modern plumbing and water IS pur
a any in the world.
q Those who desire to buy will be given the privilege of securing one o
these homes on very easy terms, or you an rent at very reasonable prices
We have good hotel accommodation, with dining room in the building an'
all the conveniences including steam heat, electric light, hot and cold waite
and modern plumbing.