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Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
WAS FILLED WITH CURIOSITY
He Was Just Waiting to See Whether
Wife Would Garry Out Threat
to Go Back to Mothers.

The man was standing behind tree
In front of an apartment house in
cross street when the cop on that beat
came pounding along on the sidewalk.
1t was close to midnight and naturally
the cop stopped and looked ut the man
standing behind the tree.
"Howdy," says the cop, by way OF
opening conversation.
"You're another" replied the man
good-naturedly.
"Whuchuh doin'-waitin' for some
body?" inquired the brave policeman.
"Nope."
"Just standin' there, hey?"
you've hit It,"
"Live near here, do your"
"Right in there" says the citizen,
jerking his thumb in the direction Of
the apartment house he was standing
in front Of.
The cop looked at him thoughtfully
for a minute.
"Mebby it's none of my business" he
says, "and then again mebby it is.
don't like to go round buttin' into any
bOdy's private affairs, but tell me,
neighbor, what's your graft, anyhow?
"Well," loosened up the citizen, "if
it's case Of me a-tellin' you or you
crOakin' from curiosity right in front
of my eyes, I'll tell you how it is
provided 1t don't 60 any further My
wife says to me when l started down
town this evenin', IF you're not home
by midnight I'm goin' to pack up and
60 right back to mothers. So there !"
"WellT" says the cop.
"Well," repeated the citizen, ITS
Just about midnight now, and I'm like
you've got curiosity. I'm waitin'
here to see If she's goin' to keep her
word"
The cops curiosity ceased at that
point, and he walked on down the
street, whistling, without waiting to
see the thing out.-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
WORk LAND FOR wheat At
ONCE

i College Park, Aug. 9.-What Will
ths 1918 wheat crop be, or rather what
can bs done to insure the best pos
eible results?
How is Maryland to meet the situa-
tion calling for more bushels? viii
It be by increased acreage or by in
creased production per acre? IN
doubtedly both would be ideal; Dut
both are hardly possible. The acreage
increase can hardly be more than 10
Der cent. because in those counties OF
the State where wheat is main CROP
the acreage is at present almost
maximum. There are ten counties IN
the State where wheat Is secondary
crop, due to the other crops which
have proven more profitable; and we
find, considering all angles OF the
situation, that q large increase IN
acreage would be apt to disturb the
balance Of other crops, and Increased
acreage also brings with 1t the need
of more labor, which at present Is
very scarce.
The route to follow, then, is obvious,
"A greater production per acre, and
the opinion of the Extension Service
of the Maryland State College OF
Agriculture is that one OF the most
important factors entering into this
II early seed bed preparation.
In the principal wheat growing dis.
tricts the methods of land preparation
for wheat, on the average farm, Is very
good. But on many, due to the scarcity
q labor. plowins Of stubble where
wheat is to follow wheat Is being de-
layed, and each week Of delay means
20 much increase In weed growth, SO
much loss in moisture, and more work
eventually at seeding time with less
effective seed bed.
To Offset late plowtng. all land for
wheat should be thoroughly disked as
soon as possible. Time spent in this
way is not wasted, for disking before
plowing breaks up the clods which
would be difficult to reach with disk
or harrow when they have been turned
under. 1t kills weeds and puts mulch
on the surface reducing the loss Of
water, the supply OF which Is often
very determining factor in the next
years crop.
Where wheat does not follow wheat,
Il Is customary to seed 1t In the stub
BILE after corn. In the sections where
stones interfere with disking, a spring
tooth harrow takes the place Of the
disk; but whatever the implement
used on the stubble. the seed bed
should be as deep as Is possible TO
make It, should be dragged or rolled
to make 1t compact as preventive
MEASURE against winter-killing and
heaving, and this should be done as
quickly as possible after the corn
is of.
Briefly the advice to wheat growers
10 to get onto the land and work It As
soon as possible, land at pres
ent with q disk II not with plow, and
the corn land as soon As the crop can
be taken off.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
INCREASE IN DAIRY PROFITS
Breeders Find It More Profitable to
Have Cows Freshen in Fall
More Milk Produced.

Because more milk would be pro-
duced in the year and calves would be
raised cheaper, far1lers find 1t most
profitable to have their cows freshen
in the fall months. Cows bred now will
drop calves by early fall.
The cow gives large flow of milk
at the beginning Of the period of lac
tatiOn. In the spring the milk yield,
which gradually falls off, is suddenly
increased when the cow is turned on
fresh pasture.
Calves born In the fall need mainly
milk and eat little grain during the
period Of winter feeding When spring
comes they are ready to be turned on
pasture. Spring calves consume milk
and grain during the cheap pasture
season and require the same high
priced feeds during the following win
ter, when they are older and thus eat
more. The fall-born calf at the same
age needs only pasture.
At the Ohio experiment station
some calves born in the fall were
raised for about $5 less than others
born in the spring. Under average
farm conditions this difference would
be fed to fall-bOrn calves on pasture
while those at the station were given
grain because Of a shortage Of pasture.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
NECESSARY TO PRUNE TREES
Removal Of Dead, Dying, Diseased and
Excessive Wood Is Essential
Part Of Orchard Work.

Pruning is necessary part Of or
chard practice, according to G. w.
Rapp Of the department Of horticulture
of the Oklahoma A. and M. college.
An unpruned tree Is much like an un-
trained hOrse-both can work, and will
work well, If properly trained, accord
Ing to Mr.. Rapp.
It Is true that an unframed tree will
produce some fruit, but 1t will not do
Its best. Much of the energy that
should be directed toward fruit prOduc.
tion will be used to produce useless
wood. The tree will grow excessive
ly and will often become mlsshaped.
Proper pruning-the removal of
dead, dying, diseased and excessive
wood-together with the proper shap-
Ing of the tree, is an essential part of
successful orchard practice. Such
treatment must be followed II the Or
chard is expected to produce fruit as
II should.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
Hedges We. Fences.

In many parts of the country hedges
are taking the place of fences, and the
change is certainly desirable one
from the standpoint Of beauty. They
require little, if aEy, more care than
n fence, and are equally as servicea5le.
OF course, we don't mean that hedges
are more desirable for fields than
fences, but rs surrounding for the
house and yard they are preferable.
There are two general kinds of hardy
hedges, the dcciduous and evergreen,
but the former is more common in this
country and seems to meet with the
most favor. In planting deciduous
shrubs, a trench feet wide and 6
inches deep should be dug the length
of the row. A drainage should then
be provided of broken stone and the
bed filed with the best soil it is poSSi-
BILE to obtain. In planting, care should
be taken to follow the direction given
by the nurSeryman, SO that when the
shrubs mature they will be close
enough Ogrther-EXchange.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
eQ)(rc(}1a0d)o . .
Inflammation
BERRIES AND SMALL FRUITS
Frequent and Thorough Cultivation
During First Growing Season 10
of Utmost Importance.

Small fruits of all kinds, strawber-
ries, raspberries, blackberries and
grapes, must be cultivated frequently
and we'll during their first growing sea-
son If they are to do their best. All of
the small fruits, during their first
year of growth especially, should be
cultivated as often and as well as
standard garden and field crops. The
best berry and grape growers cultivate
their young plants on an average or
about once each week during the grow
ing season, never allowing any grass
or weeds to make start, writes j. 5.
Woods Of Missouri, in Farm Progress.
Small fruits during their first years
growth, like young corn. are relatively
shallow-rooted, hence the cultivator
may be run rather deep between rows.
1t is not always necessary to cultivate
them deeply, but it Is an advantage If
the soil Is hard or is full Of trash that
should be broken to pieces. In many
cases small fruits are planted in soil
that needs stirring and mixing to a
considerable depth, and in such cases
1t is we'll to run the shovels of the cul-
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16

tivator deeply for the first few culti-
vations in order to mix the soil till 1t
Is Of even grain and thoroughly friable.
During the latter part Of the grow
Ing season, and during spell of dry
weather, cultivation of small fruits
should be shallow and as smooth as
possible for creating surface dust
mulch and preventing as much as pos
sible of the loss Of soil moisture. The
cultivator for this purpose should have
from FIVE to fifteen shovels or teeth.
1t Is very important to cultivate cane
fruits and grapevlnes well for strong,
early growth and for heavy frulting
with mature plants" Mulching and
working the mulch into the surface
soil Is very beneficial to all small
fruits. Grapes will grow better and
fruit earlier and heavier If they are
given deep and clean cultivation from
early spring till the. middle of the sum-
mer.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
Meaninc of "Amerlca."

What does the word America"
mean? Few know. 1t is derived from
the word Amabric, proper name
which represented the old Germanic
ideal of heroiSm and leadership. Then
the Norman French softened 1t to
Amaury. Then in Italy they changed
1t to Amelrigo. But the juxtapositlon
of the 81" and the ''r' bothered the
Italians, and it became AmerrigO, and
finally with one ''r.' Thus it became
the name of AmerigO Nespucci, Flor
entine merchant and explorer. And 1t
is In honor of his voyages of eXplora-
ton to the new world that German
geographer, Martin Waldseemuller by
name, gave the name America to the
cOntinent.--Ladies' Home Journal.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
CLEAN MILK WINNING FIGHT
MAKING Gains Because Of Demands Of
PeopIe-Takes Good Dairy to
Score rs Per Cent.

Clean milk Is winning its fight slow
ly, and dirty milk is losing out-be-
cause-clean people buy clean milk.
1t Is good dairy that will score
Is per cent on the government score
card. The only milk that is better
than certified milk Is the milk the suck
Ing calf gets from its mother. In scoring
this mixer we are obliged to give 100
per cent on method and equipment.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
eoino Deeper for Petroleum.

Although continually greater sup
ply of petroleum Is being placed on
the market, this increased output Is
secured only by sinking more wells
and boring to greater depth, showing
that the surface supply is becoming
exhausted. At the beginning Of the
century the wells touched 1,1O0 feet,
and today the average level Of the oil
may be placed at 1900 feet,
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16

College Park, Aug. 16.-The market
ing Of any product is problem entire
ly aside from the business Of produc.
tion. So involved has this problem
become that all large business con.
Germs recognize the necessity Of en-
ploying experts to place their prod
ucts where they will sell the most
readily and secure the most profitable
return.
Individual producers have paid too
little attention to this important
phase of their business. Beekeepers
in particular seldom realize the
necessity Of doing moro than produce
honey which may be disposed of as
quickly as possible to the highest
bidder. Producing honey is only one
half the game. II the other half is
neglected the results are only fifty
per cent.
Efficient marketing concerns Itself
with four distinct problems; the pro-
duction of standard article, main
tanning a constant supply, regulating
distribution, and consistent advertis.
ing. 1t may be argued that these are
problems for the commission meH,
wholesalers, and corporate concerns;
that the individual producer will find
it Improbable or inadvisable to both
market and produce. Nevertheless,
the difference in returns will usually
more than repay for the effort re-
quired to market properly.
Broadly speaking there are two dis
tinct markets for honey; the local
market, and the wholesale market.
Few beekeepers in Maryland sell at
wholesale, most of the honey being
disposed OF In the immediate neigh
borhood. However, contrary to the
prevailing idea, the market principles
mentioned are most important where
local selling is practtced.
Nothing Is more discouraging to
the honey business than the yearly
dumping OF the entire crop on local
markets, in any kind Of a package,
with little or no advertising, and at
ridiculously variable prices. Beekeep-
ing will never become business until
every beekeeper realizes the import
ance Of proper marketing.
It is essential that each producer
develop a standard. neatly labeled
and attractive package both for comb
and extracted honey. This package
once secured should remain un-
changed from year to year and be
kept constantly before the public by
consistent advertising In the papers,
in the store windows, by road side
signs, posters, etc.
1t is ruinous to dispose of all the
honey at once as the best of trades
will soon die II its demands are not
constantly filled. AS the market ex-
pands and the competition becomes
keener 1t may be best to dispose OF
the product that crowded and over
supplied markets may be avoided.
Underselling ia never safe and should
be avoided. 1t results in artifcially
lowering the local market. Beekeep-
ers should guide themselves by the
general market They will find the
honey market reports issued by the
Department OF Markets a great aid in
determining prices. These reports
may be secured free by application to
the Once of Markets United States
Department of Agriculture, Washing
ton, d. G.
Maryland beekeepers should realize
also that comb honey of fine grade
is not easily produced In the State
and that because OF this fact and the
tremendous demand for liquid honey
on the general market the production
OF extracted honey is the best busi-
ness proposition.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
NO CURE YET FOR ABORTION
Rare Opportunity Offered Proprietary
Remedy Sharks-Handle tho
Herd Properly.

(By GEORGE II. GLOVER. Colorado Ag-
ricultural College. Fort Collins. Coloo
The proprietary remedy sharks
have found in contagious abortion
rare opportunity. Beyond the appro-
pirate handling Of the herd and dis
infection there is nothing to offer at
this time. The following brief state
ment is found in a recent United States
department of agriculture folder: ut
should be understood that no effective
cure for contagious abortion has yet
been found. Do not depend on drugs
and proprietary remedies"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16

was given two gallons of milk day.
The whole milk calves made the best
gains the first three months but during
the next three months the skim milk
calves nearly caught up, the four lack
Ing but Is pounds of weighing as much
as the whole milk calves, and several
expert cattlemen who examined the
two lots pronounced the calves in lot
B In as thrifty a condition as those in
lot A. The saving in using skim milk
and fax in place Of the whole milk
amounted to $40 per calf for the six
month period. The grain and hay cost
the same for both lots.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
WHEN THE HENS MOULT.

College Park, Aug 16.-That proper
care and feeding of hens during the
moulting season 10 OF utmost import
ance is being pointed out by Roy H.
Waite, Poultryman Of the Agricultural
Experiment Station. He says:
Take good care OF your hens during
the moult II you wish them to produce
eggs for you later in the season. The
moulting produces quite Jolt to hens.
This is shown by their nervous condi-
ton at the time of moulting and by
their dropping off laying. Naturally
birds moult few feathers at time.
but this has all been changed In the
domestic fowl which moults in conf
paratively short time. Some OF the
best laying hens seem to drop their
feathers all at once.
During the mout hens do not re-
quire as much energy, heat and fat
forming feeds as they do when lay
ing but they do need more tissue build
ing feeds. hnseed meal furnishes just
the kind Of nourishment needed to
produce feathers. Add about 10 per
cent. of linssed meal to the mash dur
ing the moulting period Sunfower
seeds are just as good. If you have
them feed liberal amount. Be care
full to not overfeed hens that have just
come through the moult, as there is a
tendency for them to become overfat
Keep them active and working and
soon they will get back to laying,
II they are the laying kind"
Weather Signs.
The old remark about red eve
ming and a gray morning as indicat-
ing good weather (alluded to In the
Gospel Of st. Matthew still holds
good as well as that which says that
red sky In the morning foretells bad
weather with much rain and perhaps
wind. One Of these remarks has
taken form in: "A red sky at night
Is the sailors delight; red sky at
morning Is the sailors warning"
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
Japanese Crime Detector.

If theft takes place in Il japanese
household all the servants are required
to write certain word with the same
brush. The conscience Is supposed to
betray it's workings in the waves of the
ideographs written. Tracing an ideO-
graph involves such an effort Of muscu-
lar directness and undivided attention
that this device often leads to the dis
covery of guilty persons. The test Is.
at all events, more humane than the
ordeal of boiling water, to which ac-
cused persons were formerly submitted
In this and other eastern Countries
Exchange.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
SKIM MILK FOR DAIRY CALVES
Found to Be Nearly Equal In Value to
Whole Milk in Experiment at
North Dakota Station.

In feeding the dairy calf, the aim Is
to cut down the period Of whole milk
feeding. At the North Dakota ex-
pertinent station, two lots of four
calves each were fed as follows: Whole
milk first three weeks both lots: From
then on lot A was fed one-half whole
milk and One-half skim milk till six
months old. Lot b, after three weeks
old was fed skim milk with flaxseed.
Just enough flax was added to supply
as much fat as was given the calves in
lot A in their whole milk. Each calf
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16

There are more than LOO boys en-
rolled in the Club contests in Mary
land, and their activities cover the
growing to corn, tobacco, potatoes.
pigs and poultry. Potatoes will be the
first of the crops harvested and in
spite of the rainy weather having
caused some delay in getting the crop
planted, a very large number of boys
will be in the competition. There are
many instances Of whore the boys are
outstripping their fathers in the pre-
duction Of different sTeDA.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
BALDWIN is MOST POPULAR
Leads All Varieties of Apples Grown
In United States-Ben Davis
Is Close Second.

Estimates on the total production Of
85 leading varieties of apples in the
United States show Baldwin leading
with 1874 per cent of the total crop;
Ben Davis a close second, and North
ern Spy third. Fourth place Is held by
the Winesap and fifth by the Greening.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
RENEWAL OF OLD ORCHARDS
Many Old Trees Brought Back Into
Profitable Fruiting by Use Of
Modern Appliances.

Since the advent Of dynamite, tree
surgery, spraying chemicals and the
pruning knife 1t Is now possible to
bring many Of the old trees that are
not too far gone, back into profitable
fruiting.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
Authors Are Taclturn.

Odd as 1t may seem, 1t Is among
authors that the greatest amount of
taciturnity is recorded. Thomas Car
lyle was one Of the most silent men Of
his time. The late Lord Tennyson was
equally ready to allow his poems to
speak while his tongue kept silent.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
Castor Bean Grows Rapidly.

The castor bean grows rapidly and
makes an ideal low windbreak to catch
and stop surface winds. 1t will also
Withstand fierce and continuous winds
In districts having the poorest and
driest Of soils,
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
DESTROY APPLE.TREE BORER
Numbers May Be Greatly Reduced by
Removing Common Service Tree,
Food Plant Of Bugs.

The roundheaded apple-tree borer
may be greatly reduced in numbers by
destroying the common service tree
when in proximity to orchards. 1t has
been found that the tree Is favOrlte
food plant of the insect.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
Whv She Got Mad,

Jess-She got mad and asked him
what he meant by kissing her?
Bess-Not exactly. She asked him
and he said he didn't mean anything
and then she got msd.--Judge.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
Guessed Riuht,

Wills-"Im great Judge of char
acter. Take that fellow over there.
for instance. He looks like a man
who won't stop for anything" Gillis
-"That's right; he's motorman.
Town Topics.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
Weather SlQns.
Forelon Experts Aid China.

China employs nearly 1000 experts
from Europe and America to run her
railways, post offices, etc. There are
1,105 British and ia Americans on
the job, many Of the latter in the most
important offices.
Catoctin clarion., 1917-08-16
pIacInu Temptation in His Way.

Mrs. Nurox Ito friend)-"Yes, the
clerk at the store suggested my getting
a pair of opry glasses for Jake, but
I said that didn't want my man goin'
out between the acts to fill EN-"
The herald., 1917-10-11
CHARTERS.

Of death or disability Of any one of said
lquidstorS, the remaining liquidator shall
fulfill all the duties OF liquidatOr. Said
liquidatOrs shall have the power 10 FIX the
price and prescribe the terms OF sale OF said
property and the manner in which the sale
shall be made. They shall be vested with
full. final and complete power and authority.
necessary, proper and expedIent 10 do and
perform any and every &C; and thing 70
wind up and lIquda,e the bushes: and al
fairs Of the corporation.
Article NIII.-No stockholder shall ever bs
liable or responsible Tor the contracts, faults
or debts Of said corporation, nor shall any
mere iniornali:y Of its organization have
the efec, Of rendering this charter null or
II exposing a stOckholder . any liability
beyond the unpaid balance due the shares
Of stock owned BY him.
Article lN-Thc subscribers hereunto have
respectively written opposite their names, tae
amour: OF stock in this corporation sub
Scri5cd Tor by each OF them SO that this act
o. Incorporation may also serve as the org
nal subscription lisi OF the corporation.
Thus done and passed. IN ny Office, a: the
City OF New Orleans, on he day, month and
year h-st hereuaboye written IN the pres
cnCe O: Messieurs Myron NJ. Goldman and
Chas. Leblanc. competent male witnesses,
above the age OF majority and resident OF
this Parish and State. who have signed these
presents, together with said appeare-s and
ne notary, after due reading Of the whs,e.
origina! Signed: Names Of subscribers
omitted.
Witnesses: Myron Y. Goldman, Chas. Lee
Blanc.
JOSEPH SINAI, Notary Public.
A true copy.
|, the undersigned recorder Of mortgages
ior the Parish Of Orleans. do hereby certify
that The above and foregoing &C; az Inc0r-
po-a:ioa o: the D:x'e Pecan Company, Incor.
pora;ed, Was this day duly recorded in ny
5ttICe. in book 1912. folio ..-
JOSEPH SINAI. Notary Public
EMILE LEONARD ~
SEAL
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