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Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
BY F.. Fl. CHITTENDEN.

The potato-tuber moth, an insect
which. has become a serious pest in
many sections, Is a difficult insect to
control by any single method. 1t Is
not possible to reach the tuber worms
in their mines in the potatoes or in
the stalks or tubers while growing In
the field, which makes it necessary to
proceed against the pest by other
methods or these several must be
employed to insure success.
The first measure consists In the
maintenance of clean methods Of cul-
ttVation. This means that all infested
potato plants and weeds must be de-
stroyed. This can be done by prompt
burning as soon as insect infestation
Is manifest. The burning of these
weeds will destroy the breeding and
alternating places of the insects. Do-
nestle animals. such as sheep and
hogs are valuable for the destruction
of remnants and may be- utilized by
merely, turning them into the field.
+ As in 4 most other cases Of insect
injury, crop rotation Is desirable
where, possible, and the cooperation
Of all. potato growers Of the neighbor-
hood is practically a+necessity. There
are several alternate food crops which
do not suffer greatly from this insect
About the, best Of these are beans,
peas. Ncowpeas, alfalfa and clover.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11

the slate roof, to keep the snow from
falling off in great chunks that may
bury person, 1t Is safe guess that
you are In Lancaster or some adjacent
county. The great variety of majestic
oaks that have brooded for century
or more over these venerable houses
proclaim that eastern Pennsylvania 10
paradise for trees designed by Ma
ture to last through the centuries.
Even in the new State Of Oregon. the
up-to-date apple growers of Hood
River are laying the foundations OF .
State style of architecture and garden
ing with their low houses, screened
porches. and paths lined with sreA4
double garden roses blooming In .
profusion that Is impossible in the
East. Every State will eventually have
its own style of farm architecture and
gardening. Nothing can stop It, and
we can profit by building and planting
in the style that will become dominant
as the centuries roll BY
1t Is natural that we should like to
have near US the trees we love best,
but nearly all the most popular trees
are unfit for framing view Of tho
home. Take, for instance, those that
have snowy flowers. like the horse
chestnut, the locust, and the empress
tree. or paulownia; they are forever
making litter and should be at
distance from the house. So, too,
with the auick-srowers, like the box
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
? Possible lnfestation
of Green Bug

A serious infestation of Southwestern
grain fields by the spring grain aphis
or green bug. as it is popularity termed,
is possible the coming Spring, accord
ing to the United States Department
of Agriculture. The pest has appeared
in grain fields in Tennessee, Oklahoma
Kansas. and northeastern New Mexico,
and it Is probable that it Is also in
southern Missouri and Arkansas
The danger of the insects doing
serious damage in the Spring depends
largely upon temperature conditions
up to the middle Of April. II the
weather is warm enough to permit the
green bug to breed and at the same
time sufficiently low to prevent Its
principal natural enemy--a minute
black, four-winged tly--from develop
ing, a serious outbreak over large areas
may be expected
The circular advises grain growers
in all the States where the pest has
made it's appearance to watch their
fields closely. The first sign of an ap-
preaching outbreak Is the appearance
Of Spots, usually circular where the
color Of the growing grain has changed
from green to yellow. 1t is from these
spots that the green bug spreads over
the remainder of the field. The spots
should be plowed under deeply and the
ground narrowed and rolled, or the
pest may be effectively destroyed by
spreading straw over the infested
patches and burning 1t. is
Circular No. SIS, recently issued
THE Spring Grain Aphis or Green
Bug in the Southwest and the Pos
sibilities Of an Outbreak in 1915" may
be had free upon application to the
Division of Publications, United States
Department of Agriculture, which will
help farmers to get rid Of this pest.
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top Of the red-tiled roof. The yard
ia surrounded by hedge Of hawthorn
or OF holly The Englishman boasts
that he loves his home more than any
other man living. and points to the
fact that the English language Is the
only one that has separate words for
house and home"
Every old State in America tends
to have its own, style Of building and
planting Massachu Is famous for
her Colonial, or Georgian houses like
the one In which Longfellow lived,
with century-old elms sheltering the
stately roof like gigantic umbrellas.
Virginia Is celebrated for the farm
houses built by Washington. Jefferson.
Madison, and their frisnds--their hos
pitable roofs shaded by towering tulip
trees or ancient live-oaks hung with
moss. Long Island Is noted for the
homes of its caulitlower growers. with
every room open to the ocean breeze.
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"A SHAMEFUL way 10 1reaC Olu 1TScS.
few years ago it might have been saved by SO
worth of tree surgery.
and the white, wide-shingled walls set
Off by feathery locust trees, loaded in
June with wisteria-l clusters of fra
grant white flowers. Georgia Is re-
nowned for her houses in the Greek
style, which are genuinely adapted to
a hot climate by reason of their gal
leries." or second-story porches, where
the ia ily can enjoy every passing
breeze and feast their eyes upon the
grandest subtropical tree in the world,
Magnolia grandif1ora. Connecticut has
many a clapboarded farmhouse. shaded
by white oaks that were here when
the first white man came. while on the
lawn may be q rhododendron or noun
tain laurel, planted by the great
grandfather of the pres owner. In
Pennsylvania you can often tell what
county you are in by a single glance
out Of the car-window. If you see
everywhere massive farmhouses Of
local stone. laid up in Germantown
style, 1t Is fair wager that you are
in Bucks Chester. or Delaware Coun-
ty. If your eye meets ancient brick
houses. with porches extending the full
length Of each house, diamond
shaped stone bearing the date of its
erection. and odd little projections on
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
Used for Stored Products
Infested by Insects.
ADVICE TO BOYS. !,

Don't begin the tobacco habit. Ciga-
rettes are especially injurious. Every
Whit of tobacco has bad effect upon
the heart. The habit offers q grand
opportunity for moral and physical
downfall. g..A .-
Don't take chances with alcoholic
liquors in any form. Remember fire.
quent visits to the cider barrel sharp
ems the appetite for something
stronger Alcohol Is veritabl wolf
In sleeps clothing. ever ready to de-
YOUR good morals and all self respect.
Don't be a practical Joker, unless
you want to- lose the respect Of all
your friends. Only few mean tricks
will brand you as mean fellow.
There are plenty Of ways in which
you can have jolly good time with
out injuring the feeling Of someone
else.
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The kind of house that has sheltered ten
generations of farmers i'll the same family.
Surrounded by English oaks and English datfo-
dis. Let us learn from England to plant per.
manent trees. instead of temporary ones. like
soft naples and poplars.
The right way is to use permanent
plants. instead Of temporary ones; and
to place them where. they will meet
every practical need of the family, in
stead of scattering them for show.
And the illinois way" Is to meet all
the outdoor needs Of the family by
having ninety per cent Of the planting
composed of trees and shrubs that
grow wild in Illinois. Why Illinois
trees? Because they are hardy, and
therefore economical to maintain. We
do not have to- test their hardness,
since Nature has adapted them to our
conditions by experiments covering
tens of thousands Of years. Moreover,
we want Illinois to look different from
all the rest of the world. and to have
a noble character OF its own! The
highest ideal that. any farmer can
realize is to have a profitable farm
with permanent buildings and per-
manent planting, both of which are
utterly different from those of Europe,
and as full as possible of American
and even of State character.
European farm homes are 50 differ
emit that you can usually tell simply
from a picture whether they are Ger
man, French, Dutch. italian, or Span
ish. The English farmer often lives
in house of brick or stone which has
sheltered his family for generations.
In front of 1t stands pair Of oaks
that have defied the storms of 800 to
500 years. The house is covered with
Ivy or with roses. which climb to the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
STARTING AsPARAous BEna

Experiments OF IN 4snusyol
state college have nsos1d thaa o,6
year-old asparass,s.oroSRn ss2>4et
to two-year ones. o9o<sess GO saoS
produce crowns from sAAd dnhp
than they can buy a. food qbsaL t6nsA
over, they can seieH M lbse1 CO.
which the college hos proved VII ~
far better than sssond and third ~
In six years test on this pok ~
large sized crowns have prodsosd HQlG
an acre more year than ~ Asna
sized crowns, 30 1t win pay grpwsss IS
throw away the small ones when ptAA
ing. The slight difference In cose u
large above small crowns 10 s>ttand
many times over each year - &opG =
the bed lasts, which It should, foS HI
teen to thirty years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
GOOD LIGHTS NECESSARY.

Have you been using the same old
sputtery lamps this winter to read by.
Then II is no wonder you are having
trouble with your eyes. 1t pays to
have good lights to work and read by.
Better pay out money for good lamps
than for spectacles. There are a num-
Der Of improved makes of kerosene
lamps that give a good. strong, steady
light and also some very brilliant and
economical gasoline lights. Some Of
these almost equal the briliancy Of
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11

~ bought and built here elk years ago be-
cause of the two street trees in front. paying
treeless lots block away which I bought for
investment. Last week ] sold one of these
treeless lots for 1900. If that lot were in
So 900. Hence. conclude that every pair OF
big elms on Oregon Street adds about $500 to
the value Of each lotor' let us say conserva-
lively $1,000. Fifty-hve years ago when
planted pair Of these elms was worth 81. II
that dollar had been put into a savings bank it
would have earned s4.4s in half century at
3 per cent compound interest. Put into thp
bank of earth it actually earned at the rate Of
20 per cent year. simple interest, or 1000
per cent in so years" {Signed) James w.
Garner, Urbana, H., June 30 1913. Plant
heirs will reap some of this great profit!
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TESTING NECESSARY TO DETERMINE VITALITY OF SEED

Many farmers knowing this always
select an extra amount Of seed from
any unusually good harvest
The following method Of testing
seed corn is taken from Farmers
Bulletin 704: The corn is placed on
drying racks made by driving wire
finishing nails about 4 inches apart on
four sides of a stick. A number is
placed over the nail and the butts Of
the ears are put on the nails. If wire
fencing or other seed racks are used.
the ears can be numbered in other
ways.
In single ear testing. two kernels
from opposite sides of the ear on the
top, two from the middle, and two
squares or portions of terminating
boxes or other testers The kernels
are kept moist at a room temperature
not above 90 degrees F., nor below SO
degrees F. After six or seven days the
seed should begin to sprout Only
those ears from which all the kernels
give strong sprouts should be re-
served for planting.
Under ordinary circumstances, 1t
may not be absolutely necessary to
test every individual ear. If large
number Of typical ear. show ger
minating tests as high as 81 per cent.
the seed in general may be considered
good. Under the unusual conditions
prevailing this year, especially in
neigh borhoods where the corns1id not
mature normally, 1t should well repay
corn grower to test every ear that
he intends to use for seed. II he has
any reason to doubt the quality OF his
individual stock. the eAr-by-ear test
ing Is simply form of labor and crop
insurance. E".
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11

"'Most every day of my life take off my
hat to this tree. This is my way Of tree wor
ship. When my ancestors bought this farm in
1912, this tree was officially called the great
oak 1t may be one thousand years old; ex-
perts say It is over eight hundred. It is IS
feet high, has q spread of 12l feet and is 10
feet inches In circumference. l would not
sS atte 1 how oa stands ono evase
property in front Of my office, close up 10 the
edge of Glastonbury's main highway. When in
the Legislature I drafted and helped passed a
our State. If this oak ever needs surgery it
will get It, but at present It is perfectly sound
and healthy in body and limb. Hats off, gentle.
men! Long life to the old Hale oak!' (Signed)
John H. Hale. fruit grower. South Glastonbury,
Conn. H..
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
ORIGIN OF POWDEFY
SCAB OF POTATO

Powdery scab has been traced to
the Andean region of Peru, and Is
believed to be endemic in the native
home of the potato. That 1t is a para
site of long standing is indicated by
it's manner of developing in the potato
with the growth Of the potato cells
which remain alive for some time after
infection
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
CAN SURPLUS BEETS.

II you want dark red beet of the
very finest quality for table use, either
direct from the garden or canned, or
der Detroit Dark Red. 1t is the finest
we have ever grown. The best way to
handle it so as to have first quality all
the year is to can the beets in July
or early August before they become
woody. The process Is a very simple
one. BY canning, all loss due to poor
storage during winter is avoided.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
REPORT OF POULTRY CLUB.

Complete reports from $50 poultry
club members in Massachusetts show
the following results Of the past sea-
sons work: Total number Of hens
entered 1857; total number of eggs
secured, Sill $50, an average of 53.15
eggs per hen; total receipts s7,709.4s;
total cost, s4,057.66: total net profit,
s3,651.s2; average net profit per men,
Der, ss.e1; net profit per hen, 62H
cents.
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The orchard trees shsaa1d be psvnsd
before the buds begin to swell. Trees
can be put into fa4riy sood shape by
careful work. but thts must not be
done all at onos II It means ~ -
moval sof considerable quaoNty OF
wood. n properly done thsrs vaal be
no evil results and ne work at spsAys
ing, tanning, and hsyvsselns Van -
made sAStse.
Make all outs oloSe - % th9A no
stubs are LETT TO d. sud STAN dscav
in the hsASt Of NJ tsA Aase thS
wosnd y imads, n h y snoso taan
three qaasssss ol an Anah e0en1 -
SURF 70 ssvs Il ? Oood eoa4 q pn1nA 30
Of msissd 0sa19 WR
CNe an AsaA ~ htossd Woo4 m .
stA1t and tAaA fs6vD> spOa u -
tsosssA o,osuan1 SeaAs6~s q ~ sSn.
ter. Ths wt1 op>n - ~ osntsS ed
gave fsaiA a bse1a0 enAps "a ~ 0h1y
side q ~ tssA eusnA A9AdA
may 10 nasa ~ i IN - SoA "
leave thak ~ apokaR ysAR i ason6
wood has ha1n tsmospd 1o1DpwAag
this plan Nh ~ rno4A1e pUVQAnG,
wAlpi VA IDsS - - Is
'HsssDssR ~
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If the farmer happens to have
stock CT seed left over from year be-
fore last and doubts the seed from
last years crop, he would do we'll to
test the older seed also and then use
whichever shows the greater vitality.
Seed corn II properly cared for will
retain it's vitality for several years.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11

eeder, ths sEsvs1 usaUA 90 - CO
Ma or .LomhArdy pop1AS9 n.y. 20 u
wreck IA 6tosuss An1 t1a6 hao0h
fall on the hoass. 1vAAps ~ naoee
inappzoprlsAs y NE 1ofw1v apeScs,
Many ho~s> AHs sssfeyd oaoesGs
tion AZ hundreds o< dntaaso oW1nQ u
dismal Norway apsossA fos tnsv Q9psA
hasten the dsoat q q s9ok ~ QMaQ
too msoh Shade ssd tsoisen1A - ~
nothiaS o( n&Atns / home looa uaR
ansholy, instead o3 toV0uA 9hs spo4P
and Norway rnspiss ~ ono tfaeA 6A4
like all round -Nsadsd t1esA NV tau1
to hide the Nsw q 4 hoos> Vn0
q,stekfy thIan ~ co2zhonay Ssaa1ao6
The ideal tESa Hps fSasfng tA9 vlDw
of your house b oAp sha> wa saSe
enough sun4tsha aad enough aAAdA
enough shelter sMd enough pco4p9
breeze, to keep . family hsaltA M
only tree that does al thass than1n ~
perfection Ii the American eau1-00t
the European. Moreover, 8 pear q
elms will make q pointed or 0othto
arch, suggesting haxh-soofed cathsdzeas
and Gods first Temples. unfortusaAeR
the enemies Of the elm AFs nsat4ts
ing, and If you plant sln1s ron nnnse
be willing to stand the s1psne1 -
yearly spraying when tho time coEna4
Be sure to specify vass-4osned sagsA
They are tho only ones that make ~
Gothic arch, and arc more ya,uet
than the other types Of st1a8Bng
kinds. 3.
A pair Of oaks wiM last lonsss 1)san
elms and cost less 10 naaubaiu. 91ba;
oaks excel all other tRsss n n1aQ
close to q ho,ass and nnslsan9 u look
snug and comfortable. 1aas coan4
idea that oaks are slow gsowsga aUd
hard to transplant - tsus only - ~
white oak. The PIN. ths soazlsA 19A
the red oaks are costly moved, cd "a
soon overtake naples and o<hsS Rs9
that are quicker at the seazA 49,
will last for centuSies afess ~
growers" are desd. PsasA ira 49,
that you know win make yoO
erty more valuable every |saR 81
(The illustrations n 1nas ss1
nv courtesy Of the Laa4scsDs .f<ssA9lQR
vision Of University Of 1NtaoiA useask ~ u
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should take steps at once to meet the
difficulty. The purchase Of seed should
not be delayed It'll spring. especially
when SO much corn in various sections
has been damaged. The farmer should
secure his seed from we'll known
sources, buy it upon "A terminating
guaranty basis, and get his seed or
typical samples early enough to make
his own terminating tests. ...,
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11
Sunshine a Gernicide

Sunshine ~ an amazingly potent
eeRmIosds for the farm housekeeper
4 and In tho dairy and stables. The
practice of exposing cooking and other
utensils used in connection with food
TO direct sunlight makes use Of this
fact, although comparatively few ap-
prociats exactly the work done by the
sun In TINS regard. Probably only
those VINO are acquainted with tests
which have actually been made realize
how quickly sunshine kills disease
germs exposed to It. Hence the fol-
lowing tests may be generally instruc-
tive and interesting: g
A pasty, creamy mass Of tubercul-
GUS material which was proved to
contain uncountable numbers Of viru-
lent tubercle bacilli, was obtained from
a tuberculous COW and spread in thin
smooth translucent layers on sheets
of glass, pieces of wood, and strips OF
muslin Some Of the sheets of glass,
pieces Of wood. and strips Of muslin
were then placed outdoors on a mod
erately warm, clear, calm day where
the sun could shine on them, and an
equal number were placed In a dark
room. After Is minutes exposure to
the sun, the tuberculous material on
the glass, wood. and muslin still con-
tanned large numbers Of living, vru-
lent tuhercle bacilli which were
proved to be fully capable Of causing
tuberculosis. but after 80 minutes ex-
roaGre to the sun no living tubercle
hacill could be found: every test that
could ha made, proved that they were
Al load
sinliIar tests with quite large Opaque
Sr5a} gcs of tuberculous material larger
and 'estser than any tuberculous per-
ssosl Is apttto expect rate, proved that
6f,'e h@cilli in such masses on glass are
sti'l n I've after 4. but entirely dead in
jsss thnn hours and still alive in
to rsafcfial on wood and muslin after
4. 1nt decd in less than 6 hours. i
'l,,e tuhe"culous material in thin
lEsr's on glass, wood. and muslin,
l-a.t IA dark room, was, proved to
I. fr|tsfi,s fuHy v:rulent. living t,lbercle
after 80 days. The contrast is
BE tuhercle hacilli of the
s.gp. & Iii, on The same kind of mate
ri IN q smaller number Of
$ l., tee sunshine than-the num-
ms they remained alive In
...,,.-.ass-s.-
Ast' varieties If disease germs
;s @aSilr destroyed by germi-
nan tuhercle Eaciili, s. and as
4 fatilli. in the thin LAYERS IL
they are, likely to adhere to
S = blankets, rugs. draperies,
.t.' '1e walls, floors. etc. are killed
~ = rays of the sun in less than
a3ff., hour. though they remain alive
II ~ r, places month and longer. it
sn7able to draw the. following
Ta',sI}'%s iens:
Y GA as Il general sanitary principle
fasirabe that all dwellings, sta
Sc, should be so constructed
abundance Of sunshine can
cir interiors. .<s
general protective measure
L disease germs, it Is an-ex-
practice to expose utensil for
lard ing milk, and milk cans after
tss ave been cleaned. 70 direct sun
a.ld TO hang or spread wearing
~ blankets, bedding rugs, horse
4 is, etc, periodically where the
Sssn tsn shine on all parts Of them.
Successful handling Of poultry in
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11

Sheep manure II one Of tpa 4sut
farm manures. It contains / l5SS
percentage of nitrogen and q poft6a
Of raosphoric acid ana potash.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11

Successful handling of poultry in
TIC Writer depends upon feed and care
Sc amennb Der this swhen looking after
tire chickens.
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everybody's good taste, 80 that you
will waste no precious years, and your
place will grow lovslief and moro
val,la ble every year?
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11

Birds and bees are the combination
that go far toward the success Of the
fruit grower
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11

Many market gardeners are growing
geraniums and other bedding plants
q q side line.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11

Counting the chickens before they
ire Matched" is not limited to the arts
If the poultryman.
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These possess dual value, as they
all act as soil restorers. Care In dig
ging potatoes is advisable in order not
to cut into the tuber or leave the dug
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11

Nobody can beat experience as an
adviser in the poultry business.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1916-03-11

The time to ship poultry is when the
demand is good and the market steady.
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