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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
DEFINITION OF PERFECT SOIL
Sand, Clay, Lime and Organic Matter
Are Named ~ Necessary Insredl-
ents BY Ohio Expert.

Prof. Alfred Vivian, head of the de-
partment Of agricultural chemistry of
Ohio State university, defines q per
feet soil as zone which contains the
ingredients in perfect proportions;
sand. to enable It to absorb air and
moisture in proper amounts and to
render it warm and friable; clay, to
keep IT cool. and prevent a too rapid
teaching or evaporation of water;
lime, to assist in the decay of vege-
table matter. and organic matter to
retain the best amount of moisture
and to furnish material for the vari-
GUS chemical processes continually
going on in good SOILS"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16

based on the current prices for the
very similar imported bitter-almond
OIL. would be in the neighborhood Of
1884,
The press cake left after both fixed
and volatile oils have been removed,
IL believed to contain substances
which may make It desirable stock
food. Its most important constitu-
ents. as shown by analysis. are fat.
protein, including nitrogen compounds.
and sugar and other carbohydrates.
The protein amounts to 80 per cent
and in this the cake compares favor
ably with other stock foods. II cherry
kernel meal proves in practice to be
as good for feed as the laboratory
analysis would indicate, the annual
value of this product would be about
$4,000.
Much Juice 10 Wasted.
The 100000 gallons of cherry Juice
wasted each year in the canneries. the
experiments show, would, II collected
and treated, produce $4,000 gallons OF
desirable jelly or q large quantity OF
table strip, or could be made to fer
msnt and produce alcohol In the ex-
perl1i.en,s a cherry jelly. bright red in
color and with fruity odor. was
made by concentrating the cherry
Juice with cane sugar in q vacuum.
A small amount Of gelatin was then
added and the mixture allowed to
cool. Other processes in. which the
concentrated Juice e h~ated with
pectin or fruits rich Ia pectin. the
investigators believe might produce
even better results.
The Juice also could be made into
some $1,000 gallons of an agreeably
favored table strip by neutralizing
the acid in the filtered Juice with milk
of lime and concentrating it by evap-
Grafton and then settling or filtering
out the lime compounds.
The cherry juice, il fermented by
the addition of yeast and then dis
titled, can be made to yield SO per
cent of absolute alcohol or about
5000 gallons"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Red clover is commonly seeded with
small grain which is called the nurse
crop. This nurse crop serves two
functions, 1t keeps the weeds down and
It produces a money crop while the
clover is making its first years
growth. Whether 1t is wise to use q
nurse crop depends on so many things
that 1t cannot be discussed within the
limits of brief article; 1t has been
abundantly shown, however. that II
weeds are kept down by clipping. the
clover will make better growth when
sown alone than when with q nurse
crop. In dry seasons the nurse crop
is pretty certain to cause the death
of the clover by taking all the mois-
ture and then leaving the young plants
exposed to the heat of a July or Au-
gust sun when in q weakened condi-
ton by reason of the lack Of mois-
ture. II a nurse crop is used care
should be taken not to seed it too
thickly, since the thicker the grain
crop the more certain 1t is to smother
the clover or to take all the moisture
and leave the soil dry at harvest time.
OF the small grains rye shades the
ground the least and oats the most
and these crops represent both ex-
tremes of disturbances so far as red
clover Is concerned. The most fire.
quent causes of the death of young
clover are the drought and heat to
which the plants are subjected upon
the removal Of the grain crop. The
amount of injury caused will. Of
course, depend on the season.
Injury will also be worse on soils
deficient in humus since these run to-
gether and dry out more than soils
having plenty of organic matter. Top
dressing the fields with manure during
late winter is as good a preventive of
this danger as can be suggested. The
manure will not only prevent loss of
moisture but will furnish plant food
for the young clover, making stronger
plants. better able to Withstand
drought. It is also advisable to leave
the grain stubble as long as possible
80 as to afford shelter to the young
plants.
II there is a good stand Of clover on
q field in September and October
there is every reason to expect a good
stand in spring. barring. Of course,
most unusual weather conditions. II.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
BUILDING A POULTRY HOUSE
Extreme open-Front Structure Fur
nlshes Ideal conditions-Roost-
ina Closet Desirable.

A house with q large area of glass
and no muslin has q high moisture
content and low temperature. accom-
panied with rapid changes. An ex-
treme open-front house furnishes ideal
conditions, providing the birds are pro-
tected from rain, snow and drafts.
A house, the front Of which contains
some muslin and glass is a very en-
cient type. Hollow tile construction
makes a very desirable house. but 1t Is
doubtful whether at. the present prices
of tile and mason labor the resulting
increased cost warrants its use. A
roosting closet with double walls Is
desirable in shed-roof laying houses.
The providing Of ample means Of
properly ventilating shed-roof. paper
covered houses adds greatly in reduc-
ing temperature during spring and
summer. Tongued and grooved boards
for the outside wall when covered
with q layer of building paper are
reasonable In cost and supply in .
great measure the nonradiating quail
ties of double wall.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16

however. the soil n deficient in lime
the plant. though appearing fair in
the fall, may lack the vigor to 80
through even q reasonably mild win
ter. Two mistakes are often made.
and these should be guarded against.
The young clover should not be pas
tured closely in the fall, nor should II
be- allowed to seed. Last fall. owing
to the favorable summer young clover
was found blossoming and seeding In
many fields. This IL bad because 1t
weakens the plants and increases the
number of clover-seed insects. the late
broods finding these flower heads Q
Ane place In which to lay eggs which
hatch into larvae, many Of which may
live over the next winter.
Provided there is lime and phos-
phorus enough in the land. second.
year clover should give little trouble
unless attacked by root borers or 9TH
er insects. There are leaf-eating In
sects that do damage locally and some
fungi have been known to kill whole
fields or to reduce yields. but the in
sects working on the roots probably
give more trouble than other insects
or than diseases. When q field b.
comes infested with root-eating In
sects there ID nothing to do but pillow
it up. The fact that insects and dis
eases of all kinds increase In clover
fields is one of the best reasons why
such field should not be kept longer
than two years.
The principles of successful clover
growing may be summarized as fol-
lows:
Give the clover q chance to make
healthy plant by adding lime, phos-
phorus and potash to soils that need
them. In some way add vegetable
matter to the soil and keep up the
supply by turning under clover often
enough. .
Give the seed q fair chance by blac.
ing It in mellow soil and covering It
from one-half to one inch deep.
II sown with q nurse crop, give the
young plants q chance by not seed
ing the grain crop too thickly. by top
dressing with manure II practicable.
and by cutting the stubble as high a.
possible.
For further information the reader
is referred to Farmers Bulletin No.
ass Of the United States department
of agriculture.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
TRY DARKENINc YOUR GRAY
HAIR WITHOUT DYES

Shampoo your hair and scalp each
morning for about q week with Q-Ban
Hair Color Restorer. II your hair il
gray, streaked with gray. prematurely
gray or faded. brittle. thin or falling,
all your hair will then be beautifully
darkened and to such natural, even
dark shade no one would suspect that
you had applied Q-Ban. Q-Ban is no
dye. perfectly harmless, but makes all
your hair soft, fluffy, thick, with that
lustrous dark simmer which makes
your hair so fascinating. Big bottle
cent prepaid or sold by druggists for
soc. Address Q-Ban Laboratories, Mem
phis, Tenn.-Adv.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
Cherry Pits, Now Source OF An
noyance, Can Be Made to
Yield Valuable Oils.
new INDUSTRY IS POSSIBLE
Specialists In u. S. Department Of A.
ricuIture Declare Also That 105.-
600 Gallons Of Juice Now
Thrown Away May Be
Converted Into jelly
and Sirup.

Washington. d. C.-Sixteen hundred
tons of cherry pits. now a source of
annoyance and expense to canneries,
can be made to yield two valuable oils
and also a meal for feeding cattle. &C.
cording to specialists Of the United
States department of agriculture. In
addition, 100000 gallons of cherry
Juice now wasted In seeding cherries
can be turned into desirable jelly and
strip. or even into alcohol. A saving
of these valuable by-products from
cherry canning may make possible the
domestic manufacture of substitutes
for almond oil and bitter-almond oil,
now imported, and at the same time
establish a new industry in the cherry
packing districts of the North Allan
tic, North Central and Western states.
The specialists. however, have not
yet carried their work to point
where they can say that the convert
ing Of this Juice and the cherry pits
would be q profitable side industry for
the ordinary or smaller cannery. In
cases where q number Of Gamers are
operating within reasonable distance
Of one another. the specialists. how
ever, believe that the waste products
could be sent to a central cooperative
or other plant at small cost and there
utilized to advantage. Studies, how
ever, are being carried on to deter
mine whether means cannot be de-
vised for making these waste products
profitable also when handled on q
small scale.
Some time ago there was similar in
vestigation of the use OF peach and
apricot pits for making oils and
meal. and q commercial enterprise
has been established in California for
dealing with these products. The de-
partment has published bulletin on
this subject and also one dealing with
the utilization of raisin seed from
the seeded raisin industry. II was
found that many tons of raisin seed
had considerable fruit adhering to
them which could readily be turned
into Q very desirable raisin strip for
the use of confectioners and others.
After this pulp had been used It was
found that an oil useful in the arts
could profitably be pressed from the
seed, and experiments are under way
to determine whether the crushed
seed could not be used to advantage
IN feeding stock.
The following description of these
products. and methods which have
been developed for making them. are
taken from professional paper $50.
The Utilization of Cherry By-Prod-
ucts." by Frank Rabak. chemical
biologist, bureau of plant industry.
Fixed OIL From Cherry Pits.
The kernel of the pit. as long has
been known, contains q considerable
quantity of oil. Investigations re-
Gently conducted show that the oily
constituents of the kernel can be con-
verted into q fixed oil much like al
mond OIL. and volatile oil practically
identical with oil of bitter almonds.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16

The residue after these oils are sx-
tracted shows on analysis Ingredients
that may make It q practical cattle
feed similar to linseed cake.
The fixed oil lathe most important
by-product Of cherry pits. 1t has q
golden yellow color and . pleasant
nutlfke taste and odor. In character
1t Is SO closely related to imported al
mond oil that 1t 10 believed to pos
sess similar possibilities in the COM
mercial manufacture of drugs. oils
and soap.
III the pits Of all domestic cherries.
now thrown away at canneries, and
the pits extracted from imported cher
ries. were prccessed in this way it is
estimated that they would yield $780,
600 pounds Of fixed oil. worth in the
neighborhood Of twenty cents a
pound. The best quality of this fixed
oil is extracted from the kernels in
hydraulic presses. The shells of the
pits are first cracked in q mill and the
kernels separated out with
sleeves. The oil is then pressed out
from the meats. In q laboratory eK-
pertinent the kernels yielded Fl per
cent Of fixed oil under a pressure CT
1850 pounds to the square inch. On
a commercial scale. however. with
presses equipped for heating the kerr
nels under pressure. it is believed that
80 per cent or more can be obtained.
The oil also can be obtained by grind
ing the pits and extracting by means
of solvents.
Volatile Oil Second Product.
The volatile oil, the second product,
remains in the pressed cake after the
fixed oil has been extracted by pres
sure or by solvents. The volatile oil
is then secured by chemical means
and distillation. In the experiments
tie oil was obtained at the rate of
nearly one pound for every 100 pounds
of residue treated. 1t is estimated
that 5000 pounds of this volatile oil
could be obtained If all the cherry
pits handled at canneries could be
used. The value of this by-product,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
Careful St. 10. Mothers Treat
Children;s Colds Externally

writes: my druggist sent me q trial
Jar Of vap-O-Rub, which I soon had
occasion to try on my "croupy" baby.
Before putting her to sleep for the
night, applied the salve over her
chest and throat with my fingers. The
results proved very satisfactory. and
now would not be without It."
Mrs. M. A. Myers, 2s43 Sylvanie
Ave., says-"When our three year old
boy had q severe cold, about q month
ago, tried . jar Of VapO-Rub. I
rubbed 1t on his chest and let him
inhale It. and he was relieved almost
Immediately. and got better in Q few
days. think your remedy 10 the best
thing for colds We have ever used"
vick's vapO-Rub comes in salve
form. and when applied to the heat Of
the body the Ingredients are vaporized
by the body warmth. These vapors.
inhaled all night long. carry the medi-
cation with each breath, through the
air passages. to the lungs. Vick's will
be found better than internal medicine
for all forms of cold troubles-from
head colds, catarrh and asthmatic
troubles-down to deep chest colds.
bronchitis, sore throat or incipient
pneumonia. Three sizes-25c. soc and
800.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16

Careful mothers everywhere realize
that internal medicines are injurious
to the delicate stomachs Of the little
folks. Still Group and cold troubles
must have some form Of treatment.
The answer to this problem IL the
Southern external" treatment VapO-
Rub. This was introduced In St.
10, Mo-, for the FIRST time last winter,
and q number Of ladies were presented
with complimentary Jars by their
druggists on condition that they give
Vap-O-Rub Q thorough test. Here are
the reports from several Of these Ia
dies
Mrs. Sam House, 1906 Prospect Ave-.
writes-"My little daughter had Diph-
iberia last fall, and. now every little
cold she takes settles In her throat.
We have thought twice she was going
to have Dphtheria again, but during
one Of her bad spells my druggist sent
me . jar of vap-O-Rub. I used It for
four nights on her throat with such
good results that now / don't like to
be without II. have used It on my
self and my husband for bad colds
and have found It Just fne."
Mn. John Psynter. 3431 8. 18th d,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
PULLING POWER OF TRACTOR
Prospective Purchaser Should Insist
Upon Knowing Pounds Engine 10
Capable Of ExertIne.

Before buying q tractor It is impor.
tant to know its pulling power. An
eminent authority says rated drawbar
horsepower is not q satisfactory way
Of stating tractors pulling capacity.
The prospective customer should in
sist upon knowing how many pounds
of drawbar pull an engine is capable
OF exerting. and also the correspond
ing speed.
Drawbar pull in pounds means moth.
Ing unless speed is also given. Also II
you know the normal pulling capacity
Of your tractor in pounds, you can
figure to better advantage on how to
avoid overlooking 1t.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
QUIT WASTING GOOD MANURE
Every ForkfuI Of Fertilizer Should Be
Returned to soII-Don't
Throw Il Away.

Z Every forkful of manure should 70
back to the soil. Farmers back East
are paying out at the rate of s2.5o for
the sacked condensed plant food equal
to that contained in one ton of manure
and are getting no transforming
material, either.
We are heading for their tx fast un.
less we quit wasting the manure. The
manure from one COW IL worth anyway
$50 year. Why throw 1t away; It
would be just a. logical to dump the
cream into the creek.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
GIRL RIDES BLIND BAGGAGE
June Giemen Says Woman Will Do
Anything for tho Man She
Loves.

San Jose.-June Giemen. held here
on a charge of grand larceny. told
Deputy Sheriff Burlington that with
Louis Long, who is also here, and
seven other men, she had ridden the
blind baggage from Salinas to San
Luis Obispo. peddling stolen goods
as opportunity offered. Her explana-
ton Of her implication in the rob-
berry was, You will do anything for
the man you love-"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
VALUABLE FEED FOR SWINE
Pigs Receiving Rape Pasture In Addl-
ton to Corn Make Big Daily
Average Gains.

The animal husbandry department
Of South Dakota Agricultural college
conducted an interesting experiment
to determine the comparative value Of
hogging on corn with and without
rape. 1t was learned that the pigs re-
ceiving rape pasture in addition to
corn made a daily average gain Of 1.2S
pounds, while those receiving corn
only, gained but LOG pounds.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
For RarhWlre cufs.

A veterinarian recommends for
barbwire cuts and similar injuries an
ointment composed Of the following:
Pure carbolic acid. one part; iodine,
one part; siycerin. so parts. and al
cohol. sufficient to make 100 parts.
Paint this onto the raw surface and
keep It good and clean.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
Alfalfa Enemies,

The determination of ground squir-
rels. pocket gophers and prairie dogs
and other rodents that gnaw the roots
of alfalfa and other crops and throw
up mounds in the meadow. field and
garden 10 q timely subject. Some be-
lieve 1t IL best to trap them; others
prefer poisoning them. It makes no
difference what method IL used. Just
% you get them.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
Improved.

We're getting better service on
this line than we used to-" remarked
the commuter. This train has been
on time every day for nearly a month.
Before that she was always from twen-
ty to thirty minutes late"
"Yes," answered the conductor
THAT was when the engineer was
counting that pretty girl at the lunch
counter up the line. They're married
now, and 1t doesn't take him SO long
to say good-by as 1t used to-"
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
Illicit Dispensers of Liquor Busy
in Dry Territory Along Mexi-
can Border.
pEGLEG WALKING BARR00M
Cook With Troopers at Columbus Ped
dies Refreshments From His Oaken
Limb Until Officers Discovered
Source Of Supply.

Columbus, N. M.-EVoryWnere tnat
the broad trail of the army leads. the
trail of the "bootlegger" parallels. Par
ticularly If the route of the troop
'ers lies through dry territory, the IL
licit dispenser of the draft that
sometimes cheers Ia q hanger-on.
And he has Q million and one ways
to evade the regulations.
The bootlegger arrived in Columbus
about ten seconds after Uncle Sans
soldier boys. He did a profitable
business. especially around pay day.
Some of the troopers. disgruntled be-
cause they were forced to remain here
inactive while their mates were play.
ing hide-and-seek with Villa in the
sand dunes. were intent on drowning
their sorrows. Others celebrated their
good fortune when they were ordered
to cross the line.
"Pegleg" Is, or was, cook for the
civilian employees of the quartermas-
ter's department. The name comes
from his portside limb. which is of
sturdy oak. After the troops arrived,
Pegleg seemed always to be in the
mood that can come only from looking
on the wine when 1t Is red. And he
became surprisingly prosperous. His
condition drew the suspicion Of the
army authorities.
Lieut. Austin M. Pardee OF the
Twentieth infantry, detailed as a pro-
vost marshal. decided that Pegleg
would bear watching.
After several hours Of watchful
waiting he saw two troopers slide up
to Peglegs tent and in distinctly audi
BILE tones bid Pegleg to set out the
Joy Juice" Pegleg was complying
when Lieutenant Pardee arrested the
three.
Il won't go!" declared Pegleg. and
promptly lay down.
Get two men to carry him." sug-
gested a sergeant
Get nothing" decided Lieutenant
Pardee. You fellows take on his
pants and his leg, and let him lie
there. He won't escape on one leg.
that is certain"
Pegleg protested vigorously. but 1t
awaited him nothing. The pants came
on, likewise the leg, and with the lat
ter came the secret of Pegleg's sue
cess at dispensing.
The leg was hollow, lined with tin,
and held at least half q gallon OF
liquor.
Pegleg, his stores conflscated and
poured into a dry but unappreciative
desert, was landed on an eastbound
freight.
Half an hour later Lieutenant Par
dee saw q white-haired, venerable
looking old gentleman alight from an
eastern passenger train. He carried a
suitcase.
Two soldiers greeted the old man
affectionately.
Got anything good?" queried Lieu
tenant Pardee.
"S-s-s-h-h: it's six bits bottle. l
got to get big money because its
risky business here" replied the aged
one.
so 1t is" commented the ieuten-
ant as he took the suitcase and start
ed leading the procession for the jail.
Since the troops have been here.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
interviewing q Humorist.

interviewing . Humorist.
Good morning, Wagge. What's ON
the carpet today?" asked Bingleton.
Dust" said Wagge.
Clever boy! But mean what have
you on foot?"
Shoes" said Wagge. solemnly.
20, come OF, Wagge. What are you
up to these days"
Date" sighed Wagge.
"I'll give you just one more chance,
you poor Frivol, you. What are you
doing now?"
Everybody" said Wagge.
"As usual, eh?" said Bingleton, as
he showed the remains down the near
est available coalhole. y New York
Times.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
Rate Lower for stepmosher..

Rate Lower for stepmothers.
Harrison. N. J.-Joseph Gendiski,
arrested for kicking his mother" was
fined $40. The woman said she was
not Johns mother, but his stepmother.
Then make the fine &c." decreed
the court.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
SIL0 SAVES MUCH FEED COST
Begin Planning for Place to Store
Green Fodder Necessary for Cat
tie During Winter.

It's none too soon to begin to plan
on that silo for next fall. II you
have not a silo now you should be
planning to see II you couldn't make
good use Of one this year.
A silo or two on every farm last
year would have meant the saving Of
Q lot Of feed that was more or less Of
. loss without the silo.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
EaIIs Four storles: unhurt.

New York.-Samuel Wandruff. aged
two. fell four stories to the yard of
his home. breaking several clothes
lines in his descent. His mother faint.
cd. but neighbors found Samuel suck.
ing his thumb. He was not even
bruised.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-16
army IS MAGNET FOR BOOTLEGGERS

fiscated in a like manner. Columbus
is strewn with broken bottles-their
contents having wetted an arid des-
ert.