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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17

is not travelling man and that hs
has no great public interest at stake
In this campaign.
Il can understand how he would un-
dertake to organize groups and stir W
pre1udices to encompass my defeat be-
cause Coleman du Pont. as the Krupp OF
America. a member Of the great NUM-
| lions family. knows what II means
| should be elected and secure the ratt-
| hcation of the treaty of peace and the
League of Nations. This family has
grown financially fat and insolent on
the profits of the war
| when men bleed and die on the
battle field the munition makers re-
ceive dividends, and the League of Ma
lions definitely provides against this
sort OF profteering in the future. Not
only is the League of Nations designed
to malN peace permanent. butSit pro
vides foi taking away the agencies OF
war for a general disarmament. and
as the first step toward disarmament
and war prevention 1t declares against
the manufacture OF munitions in any
event by private concerns. because such
concerns inspire and invite war.
mo wonder Coleman du PoEt is in
teresting himself in behalf of the re-
dictionary candidate whose motto is
~
however, difficult for me 10 believe that
any intelligent class of people can be
misled by selfishly inspired false prop
uganda such as this"
Assails Vierick for Germanism.
Gov Cox in addition made an attack
upon George Sylvester Vierick Of New
York city. the first time he had men
toned him since his stumping tour Of
South Dakota. A
George Vierlck," he said, "the
leader of the professional pro-Germans
in America, the man who applauded
when the Lusitania went down, said d
few days ago that he had 6,000,o00 pro-
German American votes and that he
was going TO elect a President of the
United States with this 100000 votes.
Now I pause for a definite purpose
Men like Vlerick, the professional pro-
Germans, the junkers of America, have
brought unhappiness to tens and hum
dreds of thousands of loyal Americans
who have German blood In their veins.
The test or Americansm is not the
blood that is in your. veins. The test
Is the service and the loyalty to the
flag"
There is some significance in Gov
Cox's attack upon Vlerick and there /!
good reason to believe that from thi'
time on such assertions will be a par
of the Democratic campaign. The Demo
cratic nominee believes that those O
German sympathy are against him, du'
to their unfriendliness to Woodrow VIII
son. believing him responsible for Amer
ca's war on Germany. The new tactic:
provide for an attack upon the leaders
OF the supposed leaders of this group, II
the hope that they will be silenced, a
the same time making an appeal for thu
support of Americans of German parent
age upon the ground that vote for tn
Democratic ticket is evidence of thei
loyalty to the United States.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-17
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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
IN SELECTING FARM
SCAN 1T CAREFULLY
Idle Land May Be Liability In
stead of Asset.
Avoid Large Areas Without Utility on
Account Of Streams, Swamps, or
Rough, Stony Places Not Suit
able Even for Pasture.

In selecting a farm often too little
the soil and the lay of the fields with
reference to ease Of cultivation. Crop
land in itself Is of little value unless
1t Is so situated that 1t can be made
to yield profitable returns through the
use Of labor and machinery. A farm
of 100 acres valued at 500 per acre
may be a much better bargain If prac-
tically all Of the land can be put to
some profitable use than another farm
Of 100 acres purchasable at $50 per
acre Of which large areas are practi-
cally without utility owing to streams,
swamps which cannot be drained, or
rough. stony areas not suitable even
for pasture.
1t is essential, therefore, that not
the total area as conveyed by the deed
or contract be considered, but the area
available for profitable use. Any ad-
ditional land may be really a liability
instead of an asset, since very often
the returns are not even sufficient to
pay the taxes. A great many mistakes
are made on this point alone, the buy
er frequently thinking that he can crop
the land in one way or another, but
later finding that conditions are such
that It is more profitable to permit II
to grow up to brush or woods than to
attempt to cultivate 1t.
Farmers Bulletin 1888, Selecting
Farm" gives many valuable sugges
lions to the prospective buyer. The
bulletin may be had free, upon request
of the United States department Of
agriculture, Washington, ID. Q.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03

mand for apples Of uniform size. In
making n selection the apple grower
must determine which machine has a
capacity proportionate to the size Of
his orchard and can be operated eco
nomically. The apple grower raising
any considerable quantity Of fruit
should give careful attention to tho
advantages OF mechanical conveyors,
which save great amount Of labor
both in handling loose fruit and light
packages.
Not little Importance is to be at
tached to the method Of packing the
barrel. Because the trade customarily
demands an attractive pack, the bet
ter colored apples of uniform size may
be placed In the face, but the packer
should remember that the general
quality and size should conform to
the grade In the rest Of the barrel.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03

pending on the nature Of the particu-
lar container, the size of the eggs, and
the packing and wrapping used. II
the container be very light one and
the eggs small, the parcel may fall
within the two-pound limit, and the
postage, therefore, within the first and
second zones, or the 150-mile limit,
would be 8 cents. Most parcels con-
tanning dozen eggs. will exceed two
pounds, but will not reach three;
therefore the postage on them will be
z cents within the first and second
zones. A parcel containing two dozen
eggs will add perhaps cents to the
postage, though sometimes only cent,
depending on the nature of the con-
tainer and the packing and wrapping.
1t should be observed that the larger
the parcel (within the size and weight
limits) the cheaper Is the postage, as
the first pound Of every package costs
8 cents within the first and second
zones, while each additional pound, up
to 90. costs but cent; so that while
1-pound parcel would cost 5 cents
postage. two-pound parcel would cost
only cents, or 3 cents pound. A
20-pound parcel would cost "a cents, or
1 10 cents per pound, and 50-pound
parcel would cost "a cents, or but
1 2-25 cents pound.
Wrapping and Addressing Parcels.
The appearance Of the parcel de-
ponds largely upon the manner In
which 1t Is wrapped. Odds and ends
of paper and Irvine are not desirable
for this purpose. Every producer, who
aims to make a business of shipping
eggs by parcel post should procure a
supply of good, tough paper Of the
proper size to wrap his parcels, and
also good. strong, though not too
heavy, cord or Irvine that stretches
very little.
To insure prompt delivery the ad.
dress should be written plainly on the
wrapping of the parcel. Much mail
matter Is delayed or altogether falls
to reach its destination because of an
incomplete or poorly-written address
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
PREPARE LAND FOR ALFALFA
One Of the Best Ways to Get Moisture
and WeII-Packed Soil ls by
DIsking and Rolling.

Fall seeding of alfalfa requires
moisture and a soil which is well pack
ed. One Of the best ways Of getting
such condition is to disk the ground
as soon as oats or small grain is taken
off, then pillow 1t and pack it thorough
ly by narrowing 1t or rolling. Soil
which has been In cultivated crop
and removed early, such rs early po-
tatoes, makes good ground for fall
seeding. On ground Of this kind a
thorough disking and narrowing will
often put 1t in good shape for alfalfa.
On many Of our types Of soil alfalfa
will do better IL limestone is applied.
This limestone should be applied after
the ground has been plowed and then
narrowed in to give best results.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
PAS7URING HOES
MOST ESSENTIAL
Interesting and Instructive Ex-
periments Made With Sows
at illinois Station.
SIZE OF LITTER INCREASED
Popular Belief substantiated That
Young Mothers Produce Smaller
Plgs-varlation In Length
Of termination Period.

A careful study Of records relating
to the birth of 720 litters of pigs at
the University of Illinois reveals many
sidelights for those interested in hog
raising. The 720 littees contained
6,S40 pigs Of seven distinct breeds.
The following conclusions are drawn
in bulletin No. 226 of the University
OF Illinois agricultural experiment sta.
ton.
On the whole, the belief that young
sows' produce smaller pigs than do
older sows Is substantiated. Likewise
the data substantiated popular belief
that up to a certain age, about three
years, there Is an Increase in the
size Of litter as sows grow older.
The older sows narrowed 1913 per
cent Of dead or immature pigs as COM
pared to 81 per cent by the younger
sows.
1t is doubtful whether there are any
variations in farrow attributable 20
the season at which pigs are narrowed.
Increase In Litter.
In succeeding filters from tho same
sow there was an increase in number
Of pigs per litter and In the weight Of
individual pigs until the fourth litter,
at which time the sows were three
and one-half years old.
The records obtained from $40 lit
tiers showed wide range, 90 to 124
days, In the length Of CESSATION period,
with an average Of 114.58 days. How
ever, 93.6 per cent Of the filters were
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
FooD-PRoDUcT INSPECTIONS
During Month Of May 2,028 Cars Of
Fruit and Vegetables Were
Carefully Examined.

In May 2,02S cars of fruit and vege-
tables were inspected by representa-
lives Of the bureau of markets. Uni
ted States department Of agriculture.
located at % large marketing centers.
This is nearly double the number of
Inspections made In May. 1919. at the
same points.
The object Of the food products in
spection service Is to establish an un-
biased basis for the adjustment Of
differences among growers, shippers.
wholesalers, and transportation COM
panies, in connection with the quality
and condition Of fruits and vegetables
moving In Interstate commerce
In addition to the general inspec-
lions in May. 202 inspections, compris-
ing 1908, 100 pounds Of fruits and vege-
tables, were made Of shipments intend
ed for the United States navy supply
at New York. On account Of unsat-
isfactory quality or condition, 144.641
pounds Of the produce were rejected
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
AUTUMN is CLEARING
TIME FOR FARM LAND
Convert An Waste Places Into
Revenue Producers.
Goats, Sheep or Cattle Are Favored In
Order Named for Keeping Down
Sprout Growth--Methods
for Removing Stumps.

The fair-weather days Of the autumn
AFFORD the farmer an opportunity to
undertake the clearing Of land for
which he has no time In the busy
summer months, and which can not be
done while the land is wet In the
spring. On thousands Of farms there
are cut-over tracts which should be
converted into revenue producers as
soon as possible. If the owner de-
cides that the land In question Is bet
ter suited to crop production than to
forest growth, careful study of the
most economical method of removing
stumps and small growth should be
made. Most cut-over land passes
through three stages before reaching
Its greatest agricultural value. The
waste and small growth is disposed. of
first, then It is allowed to remain In
stumps for few seasons, until the
smaller stumps are dead and decayed,
during which time It is used for pas
ture or may be cultivated. Finally,
all the stumps are removed.
Generally 1t is best to cut brush as
close as possible to the ground and
avoid leaving sharp points that might
injure stock. However, If the wood ia
Of no value and the ground Is not to
be cultivated before the stumps are
removed. 1t may be best to cut the
trees rather high above the ground. II
the stumps are left three feet high
there will be less sprouting than II cut
low down. and such stumps are more
easily pulled.
The most successful method Of keep
ing down sprout growth is by heavy
pasturing by goats, sheep. or cattle. In
the order named. Any sprouts not
killed by pasturing should be cut or
knocked of with the head Of an ak.
There are great variety Of meth
DDS used In removing stumps, by
means Of burning. pullers and dyna-
mite. Farmers Bulletin 974, "Clearing
Land" prepared by the United States
department Of agriculture, contains in
formation designed especially for per-
sons interested in this subject. A copy
can be had on request.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
CANNING IMPLEMENTS
NEED NOT BE COSTLY
Few Simple Kitchen Utensils viii
Be Satisfactory.
False Bottom Must Be Arranged In
Boiler to Prevent Jars Coming In
Contact With MetaI-Severai I
Types Of Gamers.

Expensive equipment is unnecessary
for canning, the United States depart-
ment Of agriculture specialists say. A
washboiler, lard can, or any container
with tightly fitting cover large
enough to hold number of packed
jars, dnd a few other simple utensils
generally found in the ordinary kitchen,
will do the work. When such equip
ment is used, false bottom must be
placed In the boiler or other container
to prevent the jars from touching
the metal. A rack made Of strips OF
wood Is probably best for the purpose.
The processing or boiling of the Jars In
the container may be done on the
kitchen stove or on furnace built out
of doors.
Several types Of Gamers, by which
the work can be done more easily than
with homemade outfit. are on the
market. The hot-water bath Gamer Is
the least expensive commercial type.
There are two kinds, one, which may
be placed on the kitchen stove, and an
other, which has firebox and pipe at
tached for use out Of doors. Each has
a sterilizing vat, lifting trays, tongs for
handling hot jars, false bottoms and
tools necessary In sealing tin cans. Tin
cans or glass jars may be used with
any outfit.
There are also steam-pressure out
fits for home use. They develop a high
er temperature than the water-bath
Gamers mentioned. Steam-pressure
outfits are made to carry from 8 to 80
pounds Of steam pressure and are regu-
lated easily.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
BEST OPERATION OF
'THRASHING MACHINE
Time and Grain Can Be Saved by
PropeSAdiustment.
Careless Operator Who Doesn't Know
Different Parts Is Compelled to
Make Frequent Stops for
Needed Repairs.

Even with the most efficient opera
ton of thrashing machines under the
best field conditions 1t Is probably not
possible to save all the wheat, say
specialists Of the United States depart
ment of agriculture. The careless OPP
orator, however, who does not know
what the different parts of the ma
chine are for, or who does not watch
them closely while the separator is
running. may waste a great amount of
grain unnecessarily. He will surely
have to make frequent stops for re-
pairs and adjustments. Every time
machine stops the whole crew, usually
several men and teams, must be idle
until 1t starts again, loss Of time to
everybody concerned.
The waste of grain through inefh-
cient operation Of the thrashing ma
chimes, though possibly not a serious
matter to the Individual farmer, is a
matter of perhaps millions of bushels
to the nation as a whole. When we
consider that there are 100000 farms
in the United States, It is evident that
a waste of only bushel a set would
be an enormous loss In the aggregate.
Any standard thrashing machine
will do its work with little waste OF
grain or loss Of time if kept In good
condition, adjusted properly for the
particular Job on which 1t is engaged,
furnished with the proper amount of
power applied correctly, and watched
intellIgently while in operation. Never
theless, it Is true that a great deal
Of time is lost and large amount of
grain wasted unnecessarily in thrash
ing. All thrashing machine manufac-
facturers have endeavored to make
their machines as efficient as possible,
with the idea of having the construc-
tion such that they will give mini
mum Of trouble and do satisfactory
work. However. there are so many
parts to a thrashing machine that 1t
requires careful attention at all times.
and It must work under such a wide
range Of conditions that numerous ad-
justments must be left for the opera
tor 70 make In the field.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
Farmers Should Be Careful That Pig
Pens Are Clean and Dry.

narrowed between the one hundred
and eleventh and one hundred and
seventeenth days. The general belief
that old sows have a CESSATION period
one to three days longer than young
er sows seems to have no very good
basis.
Neither Sex Predominates.
There was little, If any, correlation
between the length of CESSATION period
and the birth weight of pigs, and the
sex of pigs in relation to the length
of CESSATION shows no tendency for
either sex TO predominant more than
normal.
The average size Of Filters was 81
pigs. The average weight Of litter
was about 20 pounds. The average
weight Of pigs In filters with fewer
pigs than the average was 2.67 pounds,
and In filters with more pigs 1t was
2.57 pounds. The grand average Of
all pigs was 2.55 pounds.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03

Parcel posting eggs has long since
passed the experimental stage. It's
practicability Is demonstrated by the
fact that more parcels of eggs pass
through the mails than of any other
product.
While the great bulk of eggs which
come from distant producing territory
will continue to be shipped by other
methods. 1t is no doubt true that many
cities can be supplied with a consid-
cradle portion of their fresh eggs from
within the first and second zones by
parcel post to the advantage Of BOTH
producer and consumer. BY such d.
rect contact the producer should Sc
cure better prices for his eggs than
are realized by present methods Of
marketing and the consumer should
obtain a fresher quality at no in
creased cost, or, frequently, even at
q reduction In price.
Packing Eggs for Shipment.
Eggs for direct marketing, If the
trade requires 1t or If 1t can be done
without any disadvantage, should be
assorted as to size and color. Eggs
irregular In shape, those which are
unusually long or thin shelled, or
which have shells otherwise defective.
should be kept by the producer for
home use, so that breakage in transit
may be reduced as much as possible.
Regardless of the particular style
or design Of the container used, each
egg should be wrapped according to
parcel post requirements so that 1t
will not shake about. Soft wrapping
paper or newspaper should be used
around each egg, marketing experts Of
the United States department of agri-
culture suggest. Should the eggs shake
about in the container, the danger Of
breakage In handling Is increased.
Average Weight Of Eggs
Average hens eggs will weigh about
one and half pounds to the dozen, or
two ounces apiece. The weight of a
single dozen Of eggs In carton prop
erly packed and wrapped for mailing
will run from two to three pounds, de-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
SWINE FOR WINTER MARKETS
Temptation to Fatten Quickly on
Corn Alone Is Liable to Cause
Loss Of Animals.

Hogs for the early winter markets
should be carefully fed. The tempta-
ton to fatten quickly on corn alone
Is liable to cause the careless farmer
the loss Of one or more animals. A
better and safer feed is wheat mid
dlings and wheat bran made into
thick slop. Give feeo Of this just
what the hogs will eat up clean twice
a day, then give moderate feed Of
corn.
Keep plentiful supply Of fresh,
clean water In the pens. See that the
trough is clean. Have clean, dry pens
and yards. Dust the pens once week
with air-slacked lime.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
POTATO DISEASE EXPLAINED
so-CaIIed Blight Due to Tip-Burn or
Small Insect Known AZ the
Leaf-Hopper.

Much Of TIE so-called potato blight
which is to be found Is due to what is
really tip-burn, or 1t may be due to
small insect known as the leaf-hopper.
The tip-burn is caused by the dry
weather and extreme heat as the sun
and wind draw the water from the
plant faster than the roots can supply
it from the ground. The leaf-hopper is
small, greenisr-like insect. which
viii be found jumping from one plant
to another as the plants are moved.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
PROVIDE GOOD GREEN FEED
Unoccupled Space in Garden Should
Be Seeded to Rapid Growing
Crop Of Some Kind.

The average poultry keeper Is al
ways short Of succulent green feed
during the late summer and early fall,
and provision should be made for a
supply. Every bit Of ground In the
garden from which early crops have
been harvested should be seeded to
chard, rape, lettuce, kale or whatever
makes the most rapid growth in your
locality.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
ALFALFA AND SWEET CLOVER
Two Crops Are First Cousins But De
cIdedIy Different In Making
Their Growths.

Cut alfalfa when the buds Of the
second growth begin to show at the
crowns of the plants. Cut sweet clover
when the blossoms are about half out
and raise the sickle bar at least four
inches. These two crops are first cous-
ins but they are decidedly different
in this respect: Alfalfa shoots from a
crown; sweet clover shoots from buds
on the main stem.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
BoRER EATS CLOVER ROOTS

Here are three Me stages Of one
of the worst clover pests. the root
borer. The root borer will attack pens
as well as clover. The larvae and tho
beetles Of the borer literally riddle the
roots Of the clover plant. Tho borer
may be the trouble with that sickly.
"spottyr clover patch Of yours. Do Z
little investigating.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03

No two cows can be MIXED alike
the individuality Of the animal must
always be studied. Thousands Of. good
COWS are ruined annually owing to IN
6iftarent milking
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03
CAUSE OF ovERGR0WN WINGS
Result From Defective BroodIng Con-
dltlons or Lack Of Vitality
CLIP Thorn on.

overgrown wings in brooder chicks
result from defective brooding condi-
lions or lack of vitality. Often the
wings really are not overgrown but
only appear SO because the chicks. be-
ing weakly, let them hang down. II
they develop to the point where they
arc burden to the chick they should
BE- clipped OF.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-09-03

Any good grade, wholesome feed
will grow chickens II fed rightly.
Oyster shells and grit should he sup
piled to the fowls at all times.
Clean the house and yards at ngu-
lar intervals and SO render. them an
itary.
Red mites can be eliminated entire
II BY painting the. roosts and any other
Infested places with equal parts g
O. tar and ksreeene