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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
PROFITABLE
SOIL CULTURE
SECRET OF CORN GROWING.
Maintaining Balance Between Heat
Moisture and Fertility.

| "a'HtahhUJ Balance Between 1eat:
| Moisture and Fertility.
| Prepared by United States department Of
| agricultural
| The secret of successful corn culture
is to maintain proper balance of
moisture, heat and fertility. These
three factors, together with the nature
OF the seed, determine yields in all
parts OF the country.
A chang n the supply of one may
make Il change in another advisable.
Thus the moisture requirement varies
with the amount of heat available. In
addition to water and heat, soil fertil-
| ity and seed also must be regarded
among the chief essentials. No one of
these can be said to be more important
than another. Where all are abundant
| except one-as water. for example
this one becomes the limiting factor.
and methods of supplying it become
the important means of increasing the
yield.
Corn possesses characteristics which
appear to make it adapted to drought
conditions and, on the other hand, has
qualities which limit its possibilities as
crop for semiarid regions and call for
special adjustments. In producing
given weight Of feed or dry matter
| corn uses less water than certain other
crops, as oats, clover and alfalfa. II
Is deep rooted and can if necessary
draw water from depth of five or six
feet. In hot, dry weather the rolling
OF the blades reduces the loss OF water.
On the other hand, the heat require
ments and peculiar Towering habits OF
this crop make it less adapted to semi
arid regions than other grain or forage
crops.
Corn makes its entire growth during
the season Of highest temperature
growing best when the thermometer
registers so to 100 degrees F. 1t can
not grow In early spring or late fall,
and Its growth is retarded during the
summer by cold nights or cool weather.
1t needs its greatest supply, of mois-
ture during the summer weeks when
droughts are most likely and when
rains are less effective because Of
losses from evaporation. In other
words, the heat requirement Of corn
prevents growth at times when mois.
ture conditions are likely to be most
favorable, while lack Of moisture fire.
quently retards growth when heat con-
ditions are most favorable The prob
lem, therefore, where heat is great and
moisture deficient Is to store up mois-
ture, and where moisture is plentiful
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
Care of Dairy Bulls.

Judicious management is quite rs Inn.
portant as careful feeding in keepinx
bulls In satisfactory breeding condition.
Exercise is prime essential. II youas
bulls are placed in paddocks they VITA
usually take sufficient exercise. bus
this is seldom true Of an old built A
better way to insure sufficient exercise
Els to lead him mile or two or even
farther every day. This exercise wiR
do more to keep him healthful. vizcr>
Gus. quick and sure than any other
method that can be employed unless
he Is accustomed to using a treatlrnisA
In this event an hours exercise on the
mill daily will keep him in good terua
Any bull that has been carefully Ted
not permitted to become Overfat, boz
vet in thrifty. vigorous condition.
should breed until he is fifteen or six
teen years old If he has always received
sufficient exercise with regularity
Kimball's Dairy Farmer.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09


gangs Of men, there was accomplished
tight cofferdam Of frozen mud three
feet thick and thirty-f1ve feet deep, In
the center Of which lay the object of
all these efforts. With the brine pump
going continuously to maintain the
frozen walls, derrick was rugged and
the material inside the cofferdam re-
moved. Finally the blackened deck
planks Of the old boat appeared, and
old Packard was lowered into the ex-
cavation to make the first chips fly.
He soon gave way to younger men,
who worked in relays for hours be-
fore they got the better of the stout
beams and planking. AS was to be
supposed, they came upon q chamber
solid full Of mud, but it was a great
day when at last the pile Of precious
rope bound boxes were discovered and
lifted to the surface.
All were carried under guard to the
ice plant, and opened. The coins were
embedded in black mud and furnished
but Just as valuable as the. day they
were minted There was even more In
the find than Packard had said.
After paying all expenses Grover and
Packard divided little over $4,000
between them, and the partnership was
dissolved by mutual consent.
With his capital Grover made good
start as a contractor, and old Packard
braced up and wore good clothes and
advocated temperance. His chief pleas
ure was taken in recounting the story
of the General Fremont, always top
ping off with, Didn't tell you so?''
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09

were bucking the current under full
head Of steam and smashed great
hole I'm our bow. The thrush Of water
put the fires out ut once, and we drift
ed back into the next pool, where the
General sank in twenty-five feet Of
depth, bringing the Big Muddy level
with the texas. On this deck were
plenty of boats. and no one wanted to
stop long with the river sucking and
pulling at the old General. So we
quit and landed Mt Nebraska City with
the clothes on our backs. that was all.
Il was In the pilothouse when the
General touched bottom, and the first
thing that passed through my mind
was:
..some time I'm going to hoist out
that gold caught two ranges at
rixht angles as we bumped the river
bed, and I am confident that the hulk
= light where I left It. There was q
lot of heavy stuff on board to hold It
down. and on top Of that the river
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
AROUND THE FARM.

Packing apples attractively helps to
sell them for more money.
Lime-eulphur spray gets peach leaf
curl. Apply In fall or winter or any
time the leaves are of.
Shrubs that attract birds by their
fruit are worth planting around the
farm home.
Painting farm implements and vehi
cles Is good odd job for winter. OF
course they are all under cover.
Snow Is said to be the poor mans
fertilizer. and II is-in the sense that
any man who depends ON Il is bound
to be poor.
Systems Of drains In land that has
been tille1, but that was more or less
wet. have usually paid for themselves
In four or ave years and often in much
less time.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09

made when corn is 80 cents per bushel
was $2T5 per hundred If skimmilk was
fed. But the cost was $4.06 without
skimmilk, feeding corn only. For each
cent advance In the price of corn the
pork cost 5.5 cents more when corn
was fed with milk and S.5 cents more
when fed without milk If milk cannot
be procured tankage ar oilmeal should
be put into the grain ration to balance
up the protein content.
"Howeve:. aside from the grain ra
ton, which Is high. forage Is available
at slight ex pensc. and swine should be
given air they will consume. Try oats
and peas. alfalfa. rape and winter
vetch.
Again. let the makers OF pork not
forest that pigs weighing l15 to 225
pounds each are the most profitable.
and, luckily. the most popular Ia the
markets. II possible. these weights
should he obtained before the I,igs
reach six months Of age. keeping the
youngsters growing without a setback"
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
Order OF Publication.

State of Michigan. The Probate Court pcc
the County OF Shiawassee.
At q session of the Probate Court Tor SAT-
County, held at the probate once In thc Ctts
OF Corunns. on Monday, tho 10th day *
February In the year one thousand nIne ban,
dred and sixteen.
Present, Matthew Bush, Judge of Pronsts1
In the matter of the estate of EoQfsr
g. Crate, deceased
On reading and filing the petition OF AueHs
SCHULTZ praying that admins tration oe SsH
estate may be granted 10 the petitiousc Or
some other suitable person
IL is ordered that the 18th day or March
next. az ten O'Clock In the forenoon, &C szte
Probate ONCE, be assigned for heariag said
petition.
1t Is further ordered that q copy OF shis
order be published three successive weeks prc-
vlous TO said day OF hearing In The OvosSe
Times newspaper printed and circ1isttce
In said County OF shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH,
Judge of Probate.
By
CLARiBEL GALLOWAY.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
Linz EXCESS Was.eful.

Field experiments recently completed
at the Pennsylvania station indicate
that a large excess Of lime or limestone
is wastcful and that only slight ex-
cess over that necessary to ''sweeten''
the soil or neutralizc acidity should be
applied. For the average acid soil
with Pennsylvania conditions one ton
Of burAed lime or twice that amount of
ground limestone per acre is sufficient
for an initial application.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
lrriaatina Upland.

Where uplands near and overlooking
lowlands are irrigated provision should
be made for subdrainage or the filter
ing Of the drainage. as the salts in the
upland soils ~ill be carried to the low
lands and damage them for agricul-
ture. This has shown quite clearly In
research work following the drainage
from irrigated uplands.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
Dairy FARMING Profitable.

Dairying Is an economical form Of
agriculture, and economy and thrift are
handmaidens Of prosperity. 1t retains
upon the farm the larger portion Of
the fertility of the crop and thus the
prOductiveness of the fields is kept ur
without recourse to expensive comnaes>
cial fertilizers. Dairy farms are In
variably highly productive because cha
fertility is returned and because q
plentiful supply OF humus is supplied
to the soil. Dairy farming is economf-
cal in that it utilizes practically all
the land. Parts that are unsuited tn
the pillow can in nearly all cases -
turned to pasture.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
The Sunken
Treasure,
Modern Engine ering
Skill Receivers Long
Buried Gold
By CHARLES S. PEASE

Il tell you there Is $4,000 down
twenty-five feet In the mud Of the river
bottom In place know about. but I'm
fifty years l have not been able to find
man with nerve enough to go aft
er It."
Old Packard was babbling his one
Story-the only thing he thought about.
Nobody believed the poor old loafer.
They only laughed at him. All the
hangers on around the station post
office thought him harmless lunatic
or at least that he was cracked on the
subject Of buried treasure.
But one afternoon there happened to
be young engineer on the platform
waiting to take a train who had heard
fragments OF Packard's story before,
and the idea struck him that he would
60 to the bottom of the story. If not to
the bottom Of the river.
"Look here. Packard" he said; '.you
stay at home tomorrow night and I'll
come down to your place and we will
go over your story"
"All right" replied the old man. "Tll
be on the lookout for you; but, under
stand. you'll have to play fair with
me-"
Early the next evening the engineer
made his way to the poor old shack
down by the bank Of the Missouri
river where Packard lived.
'Mr. Packard. my name is Grover
John d. Grover. am an engineer.
have just opened an Office In Omaha.
] have heard enough of the $4,000 in
the sunken steamboat to want to know
all about 1t. Tell me the whole story"
"Why should you want to knOw?"
quizzed the old man doubtfully. hug ,
ging the secret Of many years.
Because IF all suspect you know
can be made clear to me ] believe i
have a means Of getting that treasure
without much trouble or expense. !
will play fair with you II you will
with me. II we are successful we
will square the cost and you and
divide fifty and City. I'll bank my
wits and the survey against your in
formation. / am interested In this
thing In two ways-I need money and
! want to try out an invention have
heard about"
Old Packard's eyes twinkled with ex
element as he stuck out his horny
hand to Grover.
I've been waiting for you for fifty
years. You are the first and only man
! have met who has shown any intel
ligence and sand about digging up the
old General Fremont. l am the only
man living who knows where that boat
lies buried; how deep and what's
aboard. Here goes for the whole story;
III trust you. e>
I'm the summer Of 1854 ! was one
Of the cub pilots on the General.
We started away from st. Louis
in the early spring. bound for Fort
Benton. Mont. and intermediate gov
eminent posts along the Missouri river
We had a miscellaneous cargo aboard
Of ordnance and general supplies. In
the strong room was $4,000 In gold
for the pay of officers and soldiers.
"All went well enough until after
We had passed old st. Mary's and
were making crossing in pretty shall
low water. AS bad luck would have
It. q snag popped its nose up as We
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
Protection Aaainst Mice.

During some winters mice are very
destructive to fruit trees. even after
the latter have been planted several
years. Various methods of protection
have been suggested. One method Is
to wrap ordinary white building paper
around the trunks Just before winter
sets In. The paper is fastened with
Irvine.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09

DAIRY NOTES.

y Successful dairy expansion In
+ wolves the intelligent systematic
y grading or building up Of herd.
y both by selection and breeding.
y There are few cows which will
y not stand more quietly during
y the milking process II they have
Y nothing else to attract their at
y tention.
Y Every cow In the herd should
Y be halter broken. Begin while
Y they are calves.
y A chill outside or inside Is q:
Y ten fatal for fresh COW.
Y Look out for the March winds.
y Keep the cows In out of them.
~ ~ y u y Y l. 4 L L l. L L Z. u u
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
Order Of Publication.


The Probate Court for the Cou ~ az Shts,
wassee.
At session Of the Probate Court for sntt
County held 1t the Probate once In tho CIV
OF Corunra on Thursday the 18TH day OF reuro>
ary In the year one thousand nine hundred aal
seventeen.
Present Matthew Bush. Judge of Probsse.
In the matter of the estate Of Thomas 3.
Castle, deceased.
On reading and fling the petition OF Guy 8.
Castle praying that admins trat'on OF SD e.
tate may be granted to Charles W. Jenntasuuc
some other suitable person.
II is ordered that the 18th day q asceA
next at ten O'Clock In the forenoon aG esS6
PROBATE once, be assigned for hssrtR
said petition.
And IL is further ordered that CODY OF sAss
order be published three successive Uyaks
previous to said day OF hearing, in she Owosse
Times q newspaper printed and circulattow %
said County OF Shiawassee.
MATTHEW BUSH
true copy Judge of frebase.
CLARIBEL GALLOWAY.
Probate Register.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
Corn For Poultry.

Do not supply too much corn b NY
ing hens. 1t is very heating. anl q O.
too fattening for hens that are to usssss
eggs. 1t is a good winter feed, but 60
much fat stOred-in hens body lseec>
feres with the laying functions
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
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MANURE WHEAT IN WINTER

, In order to aid the growth of @
, the crop and thus save some @
, spring fertilizers and to prevent @
, losses of manure through ex- O
, posture the Ohio station recon- @
D mends winter manuring for @
D wheat. For twenty-three years O
b at the station eight tons of ma O
3 nure applied directly to wheat O
, before seeding have produced an @
y annual increase of 1873 bushels O
, In this crop alone. A reasonable O
D proportion Of this increase may 9
D be expected even when the ma o
D nure is applied during the win 9
D ter, while subsequent crops win Q
D show like increases. O
D Experiments at Wooster show o
D that ton Of manure spread di- o
D rectlye from the stable to the o
, field is worth 70 cents more than Q
q ton left In an open barnyard 3
D for three winter months and O
> then applied. Other experiments Q
D have shown that a ton of fresh Q
D manure treated with forty Q
o pounds Of acid phosphate and Q
> spread Immediately Is worth Q
> nearly $3.50 more than ton of .
. untreated manure left in an open 9
D barnyard from January to April. 9
a
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
YOUR TEMPER.

When you are right you can
afford to keep your temper, and
VIXEN you are wrong you can't
afford 10 lcse IL.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1917-03-09
We Show Men &.Womsn

Moe - make $50 - 500 wsskiy. yeee W~anA
Amazing opportunity for arge income Why wssses
time working for othersN Use your spare tsune a.
home and gam financial Independence Nocsxvscetnx
Be your master Write to-day. Ueeyerssf Ssassee
o.. Dept A, Mo. 70 Fifth Ave, New Yosf CO.
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London. Nov. S.-Premer Kerenssy has been de- posed the Maxmillsts have obtained control or retro grad, and have issued proclamation saying the ne" government will propose immediate peace
 The Semi. Official Russian News Agency announces the Maxmillsts were assisted by the Pe1rogIao Ralr son. which mode possible the coupe detat without boodshed Leon Trotsky president Of the central ex ecuve committee of the Petrograd council Of soldiers and workmens delegates, read declaration to the e1- feet that the provisional government is longer in existence and that of it's members had been ar rested The preliminary parliament has been dissolved
 Washnpton Nov. 8-The fall of Premier kerensky, and the collapse of his provisional government Is re garded here threatening Russia with civil war; which her friends hoped to averted The state depart ment being entirely without official adv1ces of It's oWn is silent wishing to avoid making any statement until the situation be accurately assessed upon oasis o intimate reports from American Ambassador Francls.
 London. Nov. 9.-Telegrams reaching Amsterdam from German sources the Russian army at the north front has joined the Maxmallst government, and IS marching to Petrograd
 Petrograd Nov. 9-A member of revolutionary mil itary committee said that Wednesday, ex-Premler Kerensky, Gatchna addressed six thousand soldiers on the way from the front to Petrograd, following which the soldiers held conference and decided not to proceed for the time being.
 The congress of soldiers and workmen's delegates today appealed to the Russian army to protect the rev oution against imperial attempts until the ne" govern ment had obtained democratic peace.
 Perograd Nov 3Having entered the war early decare Kerensky today Russia by the strain and the other nations help shoulder the burden of also stated that Russian public opinion at the present agated the question: Where the British feet that the German feet is in the Baltic scar"
 "The lose faith in the Russian revolution" " Kerenskv furh stated economic entirely and will of ncesant toll to build up stable He also took occasion mind Russia the early of the had and England from destruction The premier could be useful the by helping leather money because the difficulties of transportation great
 Perograd Nov 6Prmer Kerensky through his secretary commenting today his recent statement of Russa attitude Russia still doing her utmost the war; against other interpretation of his
 
 that Russian frater nized yesterday soldiers in the Vishnef
 Petrograd Premer Kerensky has the first round
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ITALIAN FRONT
ITALIAN

 Rome. Nov. 9--The Italians are still holding back the Austro Germans by guard actions, while the main body of troops is establishing itself in positions which have been chosen for resistance says today official statement. The nter-allled military committee has arranged for leadership of the Italian army, although Gen. CadOrna will be given place on the committee
 Italian Military Zone, Nov. 9.-Both British and French troops going toward the front french ana British representatives held conference or two hours today with the Italian king.
 Rome Nov 5.The Germans have crossed the Tagianeno river office that the Ausroernan pres sure against the Italian line has been intensified
 Rome Nov office this morning reported that the compelled the mountainous region plains Northern Italy in order to establish thelr ne" lines The territory is occupied by the enemy Army Headquarters Nov 6The crossing of the Tag iamento considerable force of the enemy should occ sion surprise being frozen The last reports that the troops are concentrating on ~ Italian left wing exerting heavy pressure there.
 Rome -. officially announced that the Italians have withdrawn good order from the Tagameno river toward I4ivenza
 According to reports brought pope by the archbishop of Udne began pagng and burning the city upon their arrival in Udine.
 Berlin, Nov. 9-The Austro German forces in Italy are overcoming the resistance of the Italian rear guard and are advancing toward the Plave river, announces the office.
 Berlin Nov have crossed the Tag iamento ver taking six thousand prisoners The war office ports that they advancing toward the west.
 Berlin Nov 6-The general staff makes the an- nouncemen today Italian line the Tagameno river has AustroGernan forces The Italians nave the along the river to the Adriatic coast Berlin Nov 1.-The AusroGermans are continuing their pursuit of the Italians prisoners according to an official statement issued this evening"
 BRITISH
 London Nov dispatch from Vienna today asserts that
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berg at the head of Flat creek. A boulder fell from above, inhicting the painful injury.
 Mrs. Van Kirk, at present residing at the power plant, has been ill for several weeks. She is recovering un- der the care of Dr. Behla.
 Eddie Golden is confined to Dr.. Behla's hospital, suffering from rheu- matiSm.
 Charlie Farrey is in the Behla hos pital.
 Dr. Beh1a has his new hospital com pleted. Electric lights aud an X ray machine have heen installed. The lighting system and color scheme have been skillfully arranged to induce rest and comfort for the patients.
 Ed Prue left last Sunday for the Kuskokwim.
 Tom Killea and Donnie Parent are leaving for Crooked creek, in the kus' kolwim, in few days. Those who will be leaving over the trail in the next week or so for the outside, are as follows: Tom o. liar ling, who has not been outside for lc years; Ivan Wales, Charlie Jackson, Sam Hobbs, Louis and Bert Wig, John Stalsmark, Jim Purney, Jim Burke Ed King, Joe Owens, Al Walsh, Jimmie Walsh, and Silas McConagie. Si Atwell has been spending 8 few days at Discovery the past week. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jasper are nov. ing from Discovery to Flat City for the winter.
 Guy Geraghty and family have moved into their new home at Flat.
 Grouse are reported to be more numerous this year
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CURRENT TOPICS OF THE DISTRICT

The Flat-creek dredge closed down on Wednesday, November :, owing to the severe cold weather. The pay streak, where the last work was being done, was HOO feet wide. The dredge is now being dismantled and swung into position for the winter.
 The Otter-creek dredge closed down Sunday night, November 4, and was likewise dismantled. It was working on tho Green fraction when it closed down. The work on this fraction will be finished early next spring. after which, operations will begin on two above bench.
 Tho Black-creek dredge had it's last cleanup Wednesday, November !, and suspended operations; they have started to dissemble the gold ship. It will be moved to one below Otter creek, during the winter, and will work from tho lower end of one below to Discovery claim, which will take all next summer. Then the dredge will be moved to Slate creek.
 Tho two new tractor roads have boon finished. The Kilgore road, which is thirteen miles long, was con- pleted at cost of s6.OO0. The Yukon Gold Company's road, which is only eight miles long, is said to have cost about the same. The Kilgore wood will be hauled first. Abe Audette has gone out with crew of men to yard 1t. Tho tractor will make trial trip over this road in few days, and will start hauling by the 10th, snow per- hitting. Tho tractor and sleds are the property of the Yukon Gold Com pany. Six to nine sides will be used Tho tractor will run four miles an hour. It is expected that two trips will be made every twenty-four hours