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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
NOT PERPLEXsNG TO
GRAFT FRUIT TREES
Necessary Operation in Many In
stances Where Apples and
Pears Are Grown.

Grating fruit trees is an easy thing
to do where necessary. And it is neceS-
sary in manyinstanCes whenever apples
and pears are grown and the best va,
rieties are desired. In numerous in,
stances / have grated both apple and
pear trees from real small to large
ones and greatly improved the quality
of the fruit, says a writer in an cX
change. In most cases it is the seed,
lings that are improved for fruit bear
ing by grating. Some of our best
standard apples and pears, indeed
most of them, have come from seed.
lings, but ordinarily seedlings are not
to be depended upon for fine large
fruit. An entirely new top is at once
begun by grating a Seeding some
three years of age. The entire upper
portion is sawed off from two to three
feet above the ground or at the point
where the stock is just large enough
to receive two scions.
I always insert two Of the scions al
each place where q graft is made.
allow both to grow through the first
season so as to have perfect and
solid union. The spring following tie
one in which the CRAFTS are made
cut off one even with the small tree
| then form the head of the tree from
the one that is left. If both are left
to develop, there is too great an en-
largement Of the trunk at the point Of
the union and besides, both being al.
lowed to grow, makes a fOrked tree
and sometimes one or the other will
split off.
/ have grown many new tops to
fruit trees. Often they had grown
large enough to begin bearing fruit
when l found they were of inferior
quality. Some care must be taken in
doing such a thing to keep from in.
The way l graft such trees, and form
new heads for fruit bearing, and no
injury is done, is as follows:
The old top Is examined and some
half dozen limbs are selected of the
right size for inserting a pair of
scions. If they all take or start a
healthy growth, the following spring
l cut off the weakest one at each
union, and at the same time l cut
away about One-half of the remaining
small bushy limbs. Then after the
CRAFTS are we'll started for forming an
entirely new crown, l cut away the
remainder of the old top. Sometimes
l do not complete the cutting away of
an of the old crown until the third
spring 1t depends upon the size of
the tree at the timc Of inserting the
CRAFTS.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
To Extinquish Gasoline Fire.

Experiments recently carried out by
a British fire prevention committee
show that the best way to eXtinguish a
small gasoline fire is to spread over
the burning liquid mixture of ten
pounds of bicarbonate of soda and
twelve pounds of common sawduSt.
The sawdust need not be wet but must
be free from chips and shavings. The
theory is that the sawdust, by floating
on the burning liquid, excludes the oXy-
gen of the air, and the heat of the
flame generates cnrbonic acid gas,
which helps eXtinguish the fire. Saw
dust alone gives satisfactory results,
better than sand or similar materials.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
GLOVER AND ALFALFA BLOAT
Trouble Is Due to Fermentation Of
Sugar Contained in Blossoms
Formalin Is Favored.
(By DIR. c. C. LIPP.)

According to circular of the Ken
lucky experiment station, it has been
found that the cause of bloat in cat
tie following the eating of either
clover or alfalfa pasture is due to the
fermentation of the sugar contained
in the blossoms. Red clover blossoms
contain about 3.6 per cent sugar, al
falfa blossoms % per cent. Soon aft
err being eaten, fermentation begins,
resulting in the production of a consid-
cradle quantity of carbon dioxide. This
distends the first stomach or rumen
and produces the condition known as
blOat.
The authors of the Kentucky bulle-
tin strongly recommend the use of
formalin for this condition. One quart
OF p per cent solution is given as a
| drench. This 11a per cent solution is
made by adding three tablespoOnfuls OF
| fOrmalin to one quart of water. Gentle
exercises should be given the animal
| If possible after the medicine has been
given. This treatment is simple, safe
and inexpensive, and should be kept
on hand so that it may be used on 8
moments notice should necessity re
Quire.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22

Valuable experiments in apple spray
Ing extending over the last six years
have recently been concluded at the,
Highmoor orchards, Maine.
The orchards at HighmOOr original
ly consisted of 500 trees which were
planted about 80 years ago. During
the period of existence it had been in
the hands Of several owners and up to
six years ago had received very indif-
ferent treatment. For "a years appar-
emily the trees had been neither
sprayed nor pruned. The apples had
been picked, and the grass which COW
cred the ground cut, but nothing else
was done.
By the fall of 1909 the number of
trees had been increased to over 1000
most of which were of the Ben Davis
variety. Baldwins came next, fol-
lowed by limited number of other
varieties.
The experimental spraying work was
carried on In what was known as the
Ben Davis orchard No. 2. The trees
were well headed but owing to lack of
pruning were but q tangled mat of
limbs. The trunks were about seven
inches in diameter.
The primary object Of the expert
mentS centered around the efficient
and economical control of apple scab,
with a minimum amount of injury to
the fruit and foliage. This involved
the nature of the spray used, as well
as the time, number and manner Of the
applications.
Certain sprays, including bordeaux
mixture, proved very efficient in con-
trolling scab, If applied at the proper
time. This avails but little if, as some
times has been the case, the action of
the spray results in the removal of
from half to two-thirds of the foliage
from the tree. Also bordeaux mixture,
when used on the Ben Davis, although
it has given excellent scab control, has
rendered large part of the fruit in
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
PREPARATION OF BORDEAUX MIXTURE.

some instances 80 per cent unstable
on account of rusting. Where the
rainfall is slight bordeaux mixture
does little or no harm to the fruit.
In all cases arsenate of lead has
been added as an insecticide to the
various sO-called fungicidal sprays at
the rate of one pound of dry powder to
80 gallons of water. This has proved
efficient in the control of chewing in
sects. But one of the unexpected re-
suits obtained was the value possessed
by this chemical as a fungicide.
AS a result of this discovery the
system of spraying became somewhat
modified. A strong fungicide combined
with a small amount of arSenate of
lead was applied where the buds were
showing pink. For all other applica-
tons the latter chemical was entirely
depended upon for the control Of bath
scale and insects. Two pounds of pow
der were used with so gallons of wa
ter in this case. After this treatment
the crop was very free from scab.
Self-boiled lime-sulphur was used.
1t proved to be too weak to control
the apple scab, but it may be applied
to the peach and plum without injury
to the tenderest foliage.
COpper-lime-sulphu proved effective
in spraying apple trees for rust. In
some cases the margins of the leaves
| showed darker green than the nor
NAL leaves, but In no instance was
there any evidence of burning.
A suspension of flowers of sulphur
in water at the rate of ten pounds to
| so gallons was used for apple rust on
certain trees. 1t proved fairly effec-
tive, reducing the percentage of scabby
apples from u to 3. There seems
nothing gained by using the sulphur in
suspension. The dry powder applied
with a busting machine has decided
advantage both in effectiveness as a
fungicide and in facility of applica-
ton.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22

processes. While direct methods may
often be effective, the most successful
will be those having to do with the
conditions of agriculture and the meth
DDS of tillage and increase the pro-
ductiveness Of the soil.
Weeds grow where they can find
room to grow. Some crops then per-
nit certain weeds TO grow with them,
while another weed may find c0ngen-
ial conditions with another crop. Thus
cookie and cheat have grown with
wheat perhaps as long as wheat has
been cultivated.
Purslane and pigweeds are always
found in gardens, thistles and mulleins
in pastures, whitetop in meadows.
If the pea vine, horse nettle, crab
grass, foXtail, ragweed, etc, become
serious in the cornfield, SOW it down
to grass, one crop in the rotation de-
stroying these weeds gaining a foot
hold with the preceding crop. Thor
ough cropping of the land and judi
cious systematic rotation of the crops
are conditions against which no weeds
can stand and, inasmuch as these are
all vital conditions Of successful agri-
culture, it may be said that weeds are
never serious when the land Is well
farmed.
Purslane was cultivated for greens
in Massachusetts and later taken to
Michigan, where it was grown for the
same purpose. Wild carrot, morning.
glory, POPPY and others have ESCAPED
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
CARE OF CREAM IN SUMMER
Cleanliness Is First Rule to Observe
Dirty Surroundings Result in
Poor Milk.

During the hot days of summer the
farmer who is selling cream to the
creamery finds it problem to keep
his cream in the proper condition.
However, there are but few simple
rules which should be followed that
would result in better cream. First
of all these is cleanliness. Dirt, re-
member, carries bad flavors. If the
barn or Its surroundings and cows
are dirty 1t will result in poor milk /;
poor milk results in poor cream; poor
cream results In poor butter.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
Paw Knows everything.

Willie-Paw, are there any women
aviators?
Paw-Yes, my son. The married ones
are always going up in the air.
Maw-Willie, if you ask that old
fool another question I'll beat you
within an inch Of your life.-Pitts-
burgh ChrOnicle-Telegraph
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
AMPLE SHADE FOR HOGHOUSE
Easy to Arrange Attachment to Afforc
Shelter for Animals Running in
TreeIess Lot.

On any of the portable shed-roo1
Lighthouses that are now in common use
1t is easy to arrange an attachment tC
give outdoor shade for the hogs that
may be running in a treeless lot OF
pasture. By arranging the supporting
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
Too Refined.

II wonder if Mrs. Jones could make
this kind Of tart answer for the
church supper purposes?"
MY dear man, Mrs. Jones is too
much of lady to make a tart an
swer for anything"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22

Garfield Tea was your Grandmother's;
Remedy for every stomach and intes-
final Ill. This good old-fashioned herb
home remedy for constipation, stomach
ills and other arrangements of the sys-
TEN so prevalent these days is in even
greater favor as family medicine
than in your grandmothers day.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22

from the old vegetable and flower gar
dens and in many cases have become
serious pests.
Black mustard is tall, coarse,
much-branched annual, two to five
feet high; leaves variously divided, or
only deeply cut, the terminal lobe the
largest, sharply toothed. The upper
leaves small, simple, as rule linear.
Leaves generally not smooth, but
somewhat bristly, at least on the
veins. Flowers yellow, smaller than
in charlock. Pods smooth, about one
half inch long, four-cornered, tipped
with slender beak. Seeds black or
yOddIsh-brown, smaller than charlock
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
Shade for Hogs.

timber along the ends of the house
as shown in the illustration, the shade
may be easily put in place. This
shade attachment is separate from the
house itself and may be easily moved
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
Consolation.

II am sorry to hear of the loss Of
your husband, Mrs. Maggs."
ooh, twas no loss, ma'am. He was
insured for one thousand dollars"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
loo Slow.

Does Billy get much pleasure out
of his new motor carp
81 don't see how he can. He's had
it six months and hasn't been arrest
ed for speeding once"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22

The buildings of Amsterdam are
built largely on pilings. The town
hall stands on 1900 such supports,
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
Save the Babies.

hardly realize that
children born civilized countries twenty-five
before reach hrtyseven
than onethrd before they ve and oneha before
they ffeeni
We do hesitate that timely Of Caoa would
of lives Neither
nfante deaths occaoned by the of narcotic
nces soothing sold for hdrens complaints contain
less opium morphine They in considerable quantities.
to concessions death Castoa operates exactly the reverse but
the blood circulate properly, the ~
of the skin and allays fever. ~ .IGZ-N-
signature Of C$za/ZTEEG<N<
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22

Balloons possess a remarkable ina
stinct for finding water and have been
used for that purpose in South Africa.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22

knows just how much the dear people
will stand for.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22

Taking Garfield Tea keeps the sys-
TEN clean, the blood pure and the gen.
eral health good. Buy from your
druggist.-Adv.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22

China yearly imports 2OO,OOO,OOO gal
Ions of kerosene.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
Depends.

The Cynic-Women never get a good
grasp of anything.
The HuSband-Well, that may be if
you get your hair cut short enough.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22
Equally Industrious.

"See the spider spinning his web
eyes, and see the summer girl hang
ing out her hammock"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1916-09-22

Canada has 1882 miles Of railway.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05
CURRENT COMMENT
New England Prosperity.

The news of higher wages in many OF
the textile factories of New England is
good news for the operatives. 1t is also
good news for the business houses OF
New England. When, by strike or a
shutdown, wages are cut of, all business
suffers. Those who have no income can
not buy. The opposite is true; those
whose wages are increased are in a bet
ter position to satisfy their needs and
do so. 1t is this happy condition which
Will mark the new year in many of the
textile towns of the state.
To the prophets of evil, who have been
predicting decline in the industrial
eminence OF New England, the news of
the increases must be shock. But they
are confuted, for the increase rests upon
so solid foundation that some firms
granted increases more than month
ago. The mills have had good year
and are expecting better or they would
not have thought a wage increase pos
sible
Not small item in the prosperity Of
this typically New England industry il
the consideration that wage disputes
should be scarce in textiles during the
year 1916. Such disputes are expensive.
The chances are always that a good
many persons viii emerge from them
with loss rather than gain.
There is no doubt that the wage policy
OF the mill owners is an insurance Of
peace and prosperity for this part Of the
country Globe
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05

We Americans may continue to chafe
and fume against the present policy Of
the United States in foreign relations
and may demand some drastic punish
ment of recalcitrant European states;
yet in calm. lucid moments let every
American consider whether he is willing
personally to "go the limit meaning
enlistment in the great army that would
be necessary in the last resort. When
we talk in generalities there is apt to be
great deal of buster and bravado;
when we come down to talk of service
on the field Of battle there is a different
attitude. Therefore let careful adj
ministration carry out a policy mapped
out and closely adhered to through
months of trying situations.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05
FULFILLING CITIZENSHIP
OBLIGATION.

Tt is a confession which does not re
feet creditably on the maker Of it wher
Henry Ford admits that in 81 years he
has voted but six times and then he
probably would not have voted had il
not been for the urging made by his
wife. Non voting is dereliction to the
common duties Of citizenship which, if
practiced by the mass, would result in
terrible reversion of good government
and complete surrender of the elections
to small coterie of men who would be
able to manipulate things to meet their
own ends. Every good citizen of this
republic is supposed to go to the polls on
every occasion and render his choice of
men and measures. To be sure, some
men feel above the duty of voting and
they refrain from going to the polls,
conscious of the idea that they would
demean themselves by mingling with the
common horde of people who are wont to
go there. For those there is nothing but
pity and contempt; they are not worthy
of citizenship in great. free democracy
such as ours is. There is another class
of citizens which is too slothful to make
the effort go to the polls and the mem
bers thereof would rather allow misrule,
or rule by a majority than to put out
the slight effort called for to reach the
polling places Those voters oftentimes
get what they deserve-careless, perhaps
dishonest, administration of their own
affairs. There is a third class which
supposes itself too busy to engage in the
ordinary duties of citizen; their bust
ness demands are such, they claim, that
they haven't time to enter into such
petty performances as casting a ballot.
So they almost never go to the polls. In
such class, we suppose, Henry Ford
must be placed. He has indeed been a
busy man turning out vast numbers of
motor vehicles; he has. too. been deeply
engrossed in the realms of finance, figur-
ing to strike balance between accounts
which run into the tens and hundreds of
millions. Yet, by his own admission. his
factory is so well administered that he
could go of on a several weeks peace
mission to Europe and leave the direc-
tion of the factory to his subordinates
and we feel sure that things al the auto.
mobile factory have been running along
with the same regularity as the condi- /
tons would have been had the head Of 4
the concern been sitting in his Office
chair. Those weeks spent in the wild
goose chase to Europe and back would
embrace time enough to have permitted |
Ford to take few minutes Oh for each
election Of the past 81 wears and Of every |
year to come in his life. and stiIl there
would b. a decided balance Of minutes in
favor Of the European trip. In other
words, Ford spent many times more min
utes on this single Withdrawing excur.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05
Could FIJI the Bill

He told her the age-old story, and, torn
with emotion, waited for a few short
words that would decide his fate.
George she answered, "before give
my answer you must tell me something.
Do you drink anythingf"
A smile Of relief lighted his handsome
countenance. Was that all she wanted
to know Proudly. triumphantly he
clasped her in his arms and whispered
in her shell-hke ear.
Anything be said.-The Medicine
Man.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05

sion than he would have spent through
an entire lifetime Of fulfilling the ordi-
nary, reasonable duties of citizenship.
However, Ford admits that he sees
things in somewhat different light than
he saw them before quitting the shores
of New York for Europe last month.
Perhaps he, too, sees his citizenship du-
ties differently. 1t is to be hoped so at
any rate,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05

Undoubtedly it is fact that much OF
the terror of the influenza epidemic lies
in the publicity which has been given to
it. The same sort of an epidemic has
prevailed before, but it has not been
given such big headlines in the news
papers.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05
JINGLES md JESTS
Had Part of 1t Already.

Had Part of 1t Already.
40i, Oil" chortled Casey, IAN did Ma
loney give yez tn black oye2"
"He did not" retorted Murphy, with
dignity. He give me only tn black. Oh
nod tn oye all tn time" Medley.
Life.
Chapter |.
"Glad to meet YOU"
Chapter H.
isn't the moon beautiful2"
Chapter Ill
"Oozum love wuzum1"
Chapter ".
"Do YOU"
81 do
Chapter V.
"Ds-- da--da-da-"
Chapter VI.
"Where the hell's dinner -Chaparall.
Infringing.
One morning little Mary hung about
the kitchen continually bothering the
busy cook to death. The cook lost pa.
thence finally.
"Clear out o. here, We sassy little
brat" she shouted humping the table
with rolling-pin.
The little girl gave the cook haugh.
ty look.
Il never allow anyone but my mother
TO speak to me like that" She said
Pittsburg Chronical-Telegraph.
The inevitable is what men call the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05

The October issue of The Vermonter,
received this morning, is a pleasant Whit
from the good old summer time and a
promise of next summer Coming III the
off season, too, it is decided novelty.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05

We haven't been hearing so much
about Secretary Lochner OF the Ford
pieces party. Perhaps he has found his
right level.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05

A 81 per cent decrease in homicides by
pistols in New York City during the
past year may induce the more timld
souls to pay visit now and then to the
metropolis.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05

The closed garage door season OF ia
talities is at hand. Running an automo-
bile motor in small, almost hermetl-
cally sealed building is a very dangerous
practice.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05

Some prominent Englishrnan said the
allies could break through the German
line on the west front any time they
wanted to. The whole world is from
Missouri.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05

The continued rise in the value OF cop
per ought to make dividends for those
Vermont copper mines.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05

Bank President How did you enter
that $4,000 that the cashier absconded
WITH
Bookkeeper-I charged it to running
expenses.-Judge.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05

Those national assemblies called
"diets9 must mean a poor digestion OF
laws.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05

Every ship carrying a pea-shootor ~
it seems, subject to attack.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-05
Hot Air.

"Have you hot air in your apart
ments?"
Have wei You just ought to hear
the landlord telling what he is going to
do for Baltimore American.