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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-08
Illustration shows method of
banking celery for blanching after
1t has attained height of about a
foot

If desired, radishes, lettuce or another
early crop may be grown before plant
ing celery.
To water the bed a row of three or
four inch tile is embedded about an
inch in the surface soil, running
lengthwise of the bed and placed foot
from the outer edge Of the bed, the
two rows of tile being two feet apart.
One end Of the tile is stopped with
clay or mortar and the other end ele-
waited a little, so that garden hose
may be inserted to water the bed. No
watering is done except by filling these
two rows Of tile.
Early in July celery plants once
transplanted are set crosswise Of the
bed, six inches apart in rows foot
apart. Golden Self Blanching and
Giant Pascal have proved good varie-
ties, according to the experiment sta
ton specialists. The plants are wa
tered and the soil is stirred at least
once a week. When the plants are
nearly foot high they are banked
with soil to the tops, and in late No
vember they are covered completely
with dirt and then with several inches
Of straw. The celery may be used as
soon as blanched, but it keeps till mid
winter In this condition.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-08
Killing Cabbage Worms.

The green worms on cabbage plants
are the larvae Of the white and yellow
butterflies that hover over the fields.
These butterflies lay their eggs on the
cabbages; the eggs hatch out, and the
result is the green worm. When the
cabbage plants are young they should
be busted with paris green or arsenate
Of lead. The dust spray should be APP
piled at time when 1t will adhere
best. If spray is used it must be in
the form of very fine mist, as drops
of water will not adhere to cabbage
leaves. The same mixture that is used
for spraying for potato bugs is recon-
mended. If the cabbages are nearly
ready for use then white hellebore at
the rate of four ounces to eight gallons
of water is preferred. This is effective
and with some folks finds less objec-
tion.-American Agriculturist.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-08
Making the
Farm Pay
.INsURING POTATO CROPS.
Provision Should Be Made For Con-
trolling Disease and Pests.

Provision Should Be Made For Con-
trolling Disease and Pests.
Potatoes should follow a clover sod
rather than timothy or other grass sod.
If the fields are not plowed in the fall
or winter blowing should be done as
early in the spring as possible. Pre-
pare good mellow seed bed, says
Pennsylvania Agricultural college.
If manure is used the well rotted is
preferable. Fresh horse manure should
not be used. Manure should be sup
plemented with acid phosphate at the
rate Of 400 to 600 pounds per acre.
This may be applied in the row and
mixed with the soil. or half Of it may
be broadcast and half applied in the
row.
The best remedy for common scab is
to dlsinfect the tubers by soaking them
for two hours before they are cut In
solution Of one pint Of formalin to thir-
ty gallons Of water. Such disinfection
is Of little avail when potatoes are
planted In a field which grew scabby
potatoes the previous year since the
disease organism lives over in the soil.
Cut the tubers to the same size Of
piece, planting the small ones whole.
The rate of planting should be fifteen
to twenty bushels when seed is at a
normal price. With seed very high In
price cut the pieces smaller and reduce
the rate per acre to ten bushels.
Early varieties cannot be recon-
mended except for home use. The most
commonly grown of these are Irish
Cobbler and Early Ohio. For the main
crop grow late or medium late varie-
ties. Standard main crop varieties rec
commended for Pennsylvania by the
Pennsylvania State college are Green
Mountain, Carman No. 3 and Sir Wal
ter Raleigh. Good, locally grown seed
of adapted varieties should be planted.
Until the vines are large the surface
soil should be kept loose by frequent
civilizations. The field should be har-
rowed once or twice with spike tooth
harrow before the potatoes are up.
When the stalks are small the cultiva-
lions may be fairly deep, but the later
ones should be shallow.
| Provision must be made for control
ling the common potato beetles. Paris
green, three-fourths of a pound to fifty
gallons of water or of bordeaux mix
ture; arsenate of lead paste at the rate
of three pounds or arsenate of lead
powder at the rate of one and one-hal1
pounds should be used for this purpose
Early and late blight may be prevented
by spraying with bordeaux mixture.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-08
TRIM THE COLTS FEET.
Unsoundness Often Caused by Neglect
of Horses Hoofs.

Unsoundness Often Caused by Neglect
of Horses Hoofs.
Trimming feet of horses is one of
the important factors in profitable
horse production, according to DR.. G.
w. McCampbell. Kansas State Agricul-
tural college.
The colts hoofs must be given con-
slant attention from the time the colt
Is foaled until it reaches maturity.
Even then they need considerable at
tention. Often during colthood the feet
are left to care for themselves. This
neglect results in later life in many of
the unsoundnesses common to horses
feet and legs.
Unsoundness that may be caused by
lack Of care when the horse is young
are sidebones, ringbones, splints, bone
spavins, bog spavins, corns and crack
ed hoofs. All the unsoundnesses tend
to lower the value of the horse. The
time to prevent any of them is when
the colt is young and his bones and
tendons are yet plastic.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-08
Fumisats For Bean wesviI..

Farmers frequently complain that
bean seed stored apparently in good
condition are found to be full Of
holes at seeding time. These holes
are caused by the common bean wee
vii, which attacks the bean pods in
the field and is also able to breed in
the stored seed. Weevily seed should
never be planted. because the beans
usually fail to terminate. Those that
terminate do not grow satisfactorily.
A temperature of 145 degrees will kill
the weevils in all stages of develop
ment, provided they are subjected to
the heat for six hours. The heat does
not injure the termination of the seed.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-08
SELECTING Dairy Bulls.

In selecting dairy bull it is best to
consider his pedigree for several gen.
erations rather than to base judgment
on the wonderful record of his dam,
which, though a good COW, may Just be
freak. Such a COW will generally
transmit only the average qualities Of
her family. Wen bred bulls nine years
of age are considered still young enough
for valuable herd improvement, and If
they are vigorous and of good DISPOSE
ton there is no basis for discrimina-
ton against even older animals.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-08
Use Pure Bred sires.

The man is wise who always uses a
pure bred registered male in breeding
any class of farm stock. Experience
teaches that this is especially true in
improving the farm dairy. A good COW,
bred to a pure bred bull of known
heavy milk and butter producing stock,
is sure to bring progeny as good or
better than the mother. Constantly fol-
lowing this method of procedure Is
bound to improve the herd.-Farm and
Fireside.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-08
HOW. TO GROW CELERY.

Method Of Culture Suggested by the
Ohio Experiment. Station.
Growing celery for family use by the
bed method cannot be excelled for at
tanning crispness and delicacy of ia
vor, according to horticulturists Of the
Ohio experiment station, after testing
various schemes Of intensive garden
culture for this crop. According to their
plan, celery may be obtained in the
small garden from November till mid
winter.
For this crop level bed four feet
wide and as long as desired is selected.
A ditch is dug six inches deep full
width of the bed, smoothed on the bot
tom, covered with three inches Of sta
BILE manure and then with three inches
Of the best soil saved for the purpose.
Soaking the ground causes it to settle,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-08
Keep Breeders Clean.

In raising chicks we must not lose
sight Of the fact that the breeders and
drinking fountains must be kept sani-
tary. They require great deal of wa
ter, and when 1t can be had feed lots
OF milk also. Sour milk is best, but
sweet milk is good, but do not change
from sour to sweet, or vice versa, be-
cause it will bring bad results II con-
tinued long.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-08
currant Norma.

Currant worms may be controlled
by spraying with arsenate of lead.
usual strength Spray the bushes soon
after the leaves appear even though
no worms are apparent. Pay especial
attention to the leaves on the lower
parts Of the plants, as 1t is here that
the small worms begin their work.
Two or three sprayings at intervals
Of two or three weeks should control
them.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1917-06-08
DAIRY AND LIVE STOCK.

= A bleating calf within sound Of
the mother will worry more milk
+ out of her than you can feed in.
+ 1t is a hard tug on ewes to
y suckle lambs almost as big as
Y themselves. Separate them be-
= fore the lambs are too big.
Y Many hogpens harbor more
Y rats than they do hogs. Clean
y 'em out-the rats-and give the
Y hogs a better chance.
y The strainer has never been
y made that would take a bad
y smell out Of milk.
y There is lot Of money in the
= early lambs If they are kept
y growing from the start. Oats
y and wheat bran will keep them
y growing fast.
4. L 4. 4, =,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-20
EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK.

Now when thousands and perhaps
hundreds of thousands of women are
to be thrown upon their own resources
and must support themselves while
their husbands and breadwinners fight
the battles Of the country the slogan
raised by the working women Equal
Paw for Equal Work" becomes especial
ly significant.
Setting aside the point in equity
which argues that a specified service
deserves and earns the same renunera-
ton whether il be performed by one
or another person the question OF equa!
paw for equal work injects itself into
the situation as war measure. Those
women are TO support themselves or to
be supported by funds either contrib
uted by the people or raised by taxa
ton. The war widow has given her
husband or her husband has been tax
en-which to all purposes amounts TO
ne one and the same thing and from
position Of theoretical dependency
mas been forced into the place Of the
breadvinner. If she does the same
work as q man and does it equally we'll
she is entitled 20 the same pay. 1t is
patriotic conclusion and is simple jus
tice to her and the soldier she has sent
TO serve the common Interests.
Moreover, the male worker is as vi
tally interested in this matter as the
female. It is settled much Of mems
work will be done by women. If We are
10 take two millions Of men from their
employment when labor is scarce and
demand is vast women will take on the
lighter and more delicate work Of men
which they can do as well and often
better than men. II they are TO do equal
work for less pay the male workman
will find himself against a deadly COM
petition. He is interested very directly
in the question of equal pay for equal
work. He can not hold a so cent an
hour JOB against 80 cent an hour wo-
man who must have employment and
who can DO the work as well as he.
Equal pay for equal work is not
merely justice but good business-a
combination not always considered self
evident by employers or people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-20
Billy Bunny and His Friends

you my castle" And, Oh. dear mABuly
hopped in and the big Giant Rabbit
closed the door with bang, ana All
the pictures on the walls almost feA
down and the chandelier ratified like
milk wagon full of empty cans. But
the little rabbit wasn't frightenedAnd
could you guess what he did II let
you guess until tomorrow night?
Well, sir, that brave little bunny took
his pop-gun out OF his knapsack ana
shot It off, and It made dreadful loud
pop. and the big Ragged Rabbit Rabbit
said. ''Oh. my! Was that cannon!
And then he laughed 80 loud No ofoKe
window pane and had to telephone
right away to the plumber to have ono
put in.
That's my pop-gun. Mr.. Giant.
said Billy Bunny, and Il you Try 70
hurt me III shoot YOU" And then Sns
Ragged Giant Rabbit laughed again
and this time the picture OF his grand
father fell down and made oig dent
in the floor.
II you don't stop laughing" said tho
little rabbit, you'll deafen me, Piesso
only eiggle." So the Giant Rabbit grew
very polite indeed and only smiled. ano
then of course nothing was broken
Tell me who you are and where you
are going and what time It Is ne said'
"and then nj give you something 70
eat
But before the little rabbit couid
renIv a loud knocking came at the door'
and so you'll have to wait TO hear VINO
was there until to morrow. Tor I've no
more room in this story
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-20
Ripping Rhymes
y WALT NAsoN
FRpENpLEss.

Gee whixz," / hear the kaiser dsn.
I'm tired Of war and all Its works.
have no friend beneath the sky, outI7
side Of Bulgars and Of Turks. Before
I sprung this worldwide scrap. TO
spread my kuitur far and near, was
a rather well-liked chap, on this ana
tother hemisphere. In all the arts !
then. excelled, used to paint. useo
to draw! with admiration critics yeHed.
when they my masterpieces saw
used to write majestic hymns. ana
great musicians, when they heaIa'
would 70 away on hating limbs. ana
shoot themselves without q wofo.
used to follow useful ends, Piled tne
chisel and the Tyre; ach. then my wo4'o
was full Of friends, who came ions
Journeys to admire. Ny curves Were
then 40 smooth and fine. men Iied sto
emulate my stunt; they brushed me'I
whiskers just like mine, and ariea yto
wear a War Lord front. Alas. tnose
days are drowned in gore. and lyress
have given place to dirks. and ] nv.
herd forever more with Bulgars anu
with greasy Turks. No matter VAC -
may win the fight Herr Halg OF 0u
man undergrad, the world VIII sey =. :,
me, good night-Tm in too nao' \ = a. n
too badi" 4g 9g
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-20

be injurious to the child ii usually sours
and in this condition it would not be
used On the other hand. if there be
sore throat in the mixer. or if there be
disease Of the udder Of the cow there
Is greater likelihood that IL would be
spread in the summer than in the win
ter and this may be so severe as to be
complicated with digestive disturb
ances.
Neither heat nor milk, however,
compare in Importance in the child's
health with the third factor consid-
cred, fruit and vegetables. 1t Is only
natural for parents, relatives or friends
TO think that the stomach Of the infant
with a vorac!ous appetite is prepared
to handle safely good things that
grown-ups relish. Because, fruit and
vegetables are abundant In the summer,
they are often unwisely given to the
infant
Parents should be warned to be
more cautious in the feeding Of raw
fruit during the second SUMMERTIME
less it be finely divided state-and
those vegetables which are not easily
made into pulp. The digestive organs
of children at this time are not devel-
oped to- such a point that there is not
danger from these foods.
while it is true, no doubt, that many
children can be subjected to indiscre-
tons by parents in the mater Of diet,
Yet certain number of babies viii
have to suffer The type of sickness
which are produced from this cause is
not infrequently OF such severity as to
lead to death"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-20

Robbie Redbreaet told me this morn
ing he saw Billy Bunny hop out OF the
hollow stump where he had hidden
with the little lady bunny, You remem-
ber in the last story, to escape from
the two bad foxes. Well, after he had
looked around to make sure they were
gone, he said good bye to Miss Rad
bit And then, 80 Pebble Redbreast
told me, he looked at his gold watch
and chain, which his dear. kind Uncle
Lucky had given him for birthday
present, and it was just thirteen
o'clock.
That's my lucky number, ex-
claimed the little rabbit, maybe III
find my fortune today" And he looked
all about him, under stone and be-
hind bush, but there wasn't any for
tune in sight, not even a twenty dollar
gold piece. So he wound his watch
and started off again; and by and by,
not so very far, he came to a castle
where lived giant bunny whose name
was Ragged Rabbit" because he al
WAYS wore torn and tattered clothes.
And when he saw Billy Bunny hopping
along. he said. 'Ha, ha. Ho. hum, IL
eat that little bunny as sure as L m
foot high" And as he was twenty-one
feet high less or more, he surely
thought he would.
What did you say" asked Billy
Bunny, for his quick ears had caught
the sound of the Ragged Rabbits voice,
but not the words
"Oh never mind" answered the Rag
ged Giant Rabbit. 'tCome and TIL show
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-20
DO You WANT TO MAKE 100 PER CENT.

Thousands who had given UP the
home garden began again this spring
and thousands who had never made
garden in their lives planted gardens
and enjoyed summer vegetables.
The next thing is to save the cellar
vegetables and thus provide vegetables
for the winter. In many families
custom obtains of buying potatoes By
the peck, cabbages by the pound and
all winter supplies at piecemeal If the
money thus expended last winter oy
householders could be totaled it would
pay the cost of the first year OF the
war People paid l. cents pound Tor
cabbages this spring. In other words
that paid 50 to so cents for a cabbage
that was worth 10 cents or little
less or more last fall.
Fill the cellar this fall See that
your own late vegetables are properly
stored. The Times Republican is print
ing daily the government advtces on
storing vegetables, canning, drying, etc.
Follow those directions carefully and
the vegetables vii last thru the win
ter. Ask some old farmer how he keeps
vegetables. Bury some Of the cab
bages. Put others on shelves in the
cellar. See that the pbtatoes are prop
erly stored. Wrap certain vegetables
in paper. Take pains. There's money
in it. More even than money. there's
satisfaction in having your own sup
plies in your own cellar. 1t is indie
pendence. But it is some trouble
Vegetables do not store themseivs.
Of course, there remains the tele-
phone and the high prices for those
who prefer 70 pay and also there's the
constitutional privilege OF going with
out But neither Is wholly satisfactory.
Storing vegetables is plain instinct
and plain instinct is merely another
name for good common sense.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-20
THE BUSINESS FIELD.

Another week has failed to disclose
what decision will be reached in the
all-tmportant question Of fixing COM
modify prices, and until there is clear
er knowledge Of the djustments to
be effected. the hating tendencies in
the larger industries, and in securities
may be expected to continue Mean
while. some markets other than those
of stocks and farm staples have eX-
perienced more decisive reaction, and
il lis highly significant that in certain
branches where there has been mac
ton on the part Of buyers, pressure to
sell is less conspicuous 5y It's absence.
Yet no general yielding has made its
proceeds under reduced momentum, the
removal, of existing uncertainties may
conceivabIy be followed by renewed
activity and more wholesome expan-
sion.
DQn TtpOilS Aioiii tAAo . 1S"~~A
ness centers indicate healthy business
and confidence.
St Louis-Lower temperatures, with
good rains, have greatly improved the
laca! situation, and while there is some
evidence of quieting down in few
lines, the temporary quiet mas given
way to renewed activities in most lines
of mercha ndising and manufacturing
Philadelphia--Ther has been no i'm
nortant development in the business
situation in this city during the past
week, retail distribution, which Is fair
ly active, being largely confined TO sea-
sonabfe merchandise, while wholesale
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-20

ficials Of that county that all war debts
be repudiated, and OF the governor OF
South Dakota that hee recall the draft
quota for Hutchinson county. 1t is
difficult to conceive of men being 50
absolutely silly as those fourteen
Hutchinson county men are If the
charges against them are true.
That their alleged. crime is due In
part to ignorance is evident by the
opening paragraph. of their commune
cation to the governor, IN which they
charge the state executive with ex-
empting Minnchaha county from the
draft for political reasons. Sensible
men. and those informed of the situa-
ton, know that Minnefaha county was
exempted from furnishing any men
for the first contingent OF half mil
lion men for the regular army because
Minnehaha county's patriotic young
young men had already enlisted in the
army and navy and the national guard
in numbers which exceeded the quota
the county was called upon to furnish
The reason M!nnehaha county mad TO
furnish no men for the first draft call,
while Hutchinson county had to fur
nish 1l6, is that very few Hutchinson
county young men have volunteered.
If the fourteen men had kept in toucn
with current events in the United
States they would know, too, that the
governor has nothing to do with iXing
the quotas to he supplied by the diff
ferent counties of the state. That Is
the job of the federal government.
1t is unfortunate that any residents
OF South Dakota should be so foolish
anG so lacking in loyalty to their
adopted country as those fourteen
Hutchinson county men have SHOWN
themselves to be. if the allegation
against them is true. It Is to be hoped
an example will be made of them
which will teach others Of their kind
that residents of the United States who
attempt 70 aid the enemies of this
country IN any manner are due to SUI
fer considerable inconvenience. to eX-
press il mildly Aberdeen News.