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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1921-03-24

L. ~ VI loolASSI VI MdTlOu, lawyer
and banker, lifelong friend of Presi.
dent Harding, has been appointed
comptroller of the currency.
Auto bandits entered the express
office at New York Central depot at
Sandusky and carried off the safe,
said to contain about $4,000 in cash.
D. R. Jenkins, "a, travelling sales
man of Chicago, was killed and Frank
Moeschi, 30, of Dayton injured when
their automobile rolled down an en-
bankment near Cincinnati.
Pay rolls of Youngstown and vicin.
ity for February amounted to $685..
744, the lowest since November, 1919,
when the steel strike was at its
height
Will of John P. Farrelly, late bishop
of the Catholic diocese of Cleveland,
leaves all property, both real and per-
sonal, to his successor when he is
named.
John Schnees, residing near Ur-
bana, was blown to atoms when
sparks from his pipe ignited percus-
sion caps, settlng on quantity of
dynamite. He was employed in blast
ing stumps.
Income tax collections for 1920 in
the Columbus district will fall short
$5,000,000 compared with 1919, Inter-
nal Revenue Collector Williamson es-
timated.
Eighteen per cent of the children
attending Finley school at Akron have
been reporting without their break
fast. Lack of money to buy food is
responsible.
Alleging that while at work he
knocked plug from a steam pipe and
the live steam shot into his right ear,
destroying the ear drum, George
Tasch sued the Lobnitz company, Gin
cinnati. for $1,000 damages.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
APPLYING WATER TO GARDEN
OF Much Importance That Work
Should Be Done Without Injury to
Any Of Various Plants.

In applying water to garden crops II
Is important that the work should be
done thoroughly without injury to the
plants. An occasional thorough water
ing. with at least n good cultivation
after each watering, will give better re-
suits than more frequent s~prinkling of
the surface. Home gardeners have In
many instances fitted up simple sys-
TENS for irrigatlng their gardens that
have proved a great help in carrying
the crops over dry periods.
For Information on watering and
caring for home gardens, write to the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture for bulletins on the subject. They
are free.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
ENRICH SOIL BY TRENCHING
English Gardeners Take Great Pains
in Preparing Land-HeaVy
Yields Are Secured.

The home gardeners of England take
great palms in preparing their soil,
even going to the extent of throwing
the surface soil TO one side and then
spadlng n into the subsoil to a
depth of IA to 10 inches. After the sub
soil is so treated the surface soil Is re-
placed and great quantities of rotted
manure mixed with 1t. This process
is known as "trenching." II results In
heavy yields of vegetables and enables
the crops to withstand a drought pc
Rod much better than where the soil
is not broken so deeply. Details of the
preparation Of garden soils are dis
cussed in bulletins of the United
States Department of Agriculture,
which are free on request.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12

of potatoes from countries where the
ease usually completely destroys the
crop when potatoes susceptible to 1t
are planted in badly infested soil.
Soil sterilization tests by means of
steam and chemicals were carried out
in infested gardens in Pennsylvania
and West Virginia in 1919 and 1920.
The methods tested were: Live steam
under an inverted iron pan a solution
of f~ormaldehyde applied to the soil,
both alone ana in combination with
steam and the use of chemical solu-
lions, including bordeaux mixture, mer-
curic chloride. and sulphurlc acid. The
worth of each method was tested by
planting a susceptible variety of pota-
toes on he treated plots. None of the
chemical treatments resulted in COM
plete eradication of the disease, and
steam sterilization, while 1t appeared
to be su scessful in the small trial plots,
involved such great expense and diff
Guilty as to leave the practicability of
eradication still in doubt.
Additional experiments will have to
be carried on before specific recommen-
dations can be made. Specialists hope,
however, that ONE method Of treating
the soil by heat or chemicals can be
devised which will make 1t possible
completely to eradicate potato wart
from this country.
The work will be actively carried
forward until 1t is determined whether
a satisfactory method can be found.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
OUTBREAK OF WHITE
GRUBS Is EXPECTED
Pest Threatens Serious Injury In
Several States.
Neither Corn Nor Potatoes Should BE
Planted Where Insects Are Pres
ent--Rotation Of Crops
is Recommended.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF A~griculture)
Sever injury from white grubs Is
to be expected this season through.
out southern New York, northern
Pennsylvania, northern Ohio, the
southern half Of Michigan, Northern
Indiana and Illinois, eastern Iowa and
southern Wisconsin. Every three years
these regions are visited with out
breaks Of this pest, because OF the
fact that it takes three years for the
Insects TO pass through their complete
life cycle. There will be an abundance
of small grubs this year of what IL
known to entomologists as Brood A"
OF the white grub. They will occur
especially in fields that were in grass
last year, and. for this reason, through
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12

out the regions mentioned neither corn
nor potatoes should be planted on such
land, because these crops will almost
surely be severely injured IT, this be
done. Ground that was in pure clover
or even in corn last year is likely to
be quite safe for planting to corr this
year, because the beetles which are
the parents OF the white grubs do not
usually lay their eggs in such crops.
A good rotation of crops TO escape
white grub injury is as follows: First
year, oats or barley; second year,
clover; third year, corn. Timothy or
other grasses harbor white grubs from
year to year, and therefore. in case
they are grown, the land producing
them should not be planted to corn,
at least the first year after 1t is
broken from the sod.
Farmers Bulletin 940 contains full
information on white grubs, and may
be obtained free on application TO the
United States Department Of Agricul-
ture.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Feast Of Purlm.

Jews, the world over, rejoice greatly
in the celebration Of the festival Of
Purlm, continuing for two days. Pur-
i'm is observed on the 14th and 18th
of the month of Adar. which is the
last month Of the Jewish calendar. 1t
Is celebrated In recognition Of the de
liverance of the Jews resident In Per-
STA from the destructive designs OF
Hannah, the grand vizler Of King
Ahasuerus, 4S5-465 b. c.. who had
planned a general massacre OF the
Jews for the 18th OF Adar. Through
the Intervention of Esther. a Jewess
whose beauty had led her to the kings
harem, where she rose to be queen,
the plan was frustrated. Haman and
his sons were condemned to the gal
lows, and Mordecai, uncle OF Esther.
was raised TO the position OF second
In the kingdom. Instead of being
slaughtered, the Jews were permitted
to slaughter those who attacked them
on the day set for the massacre.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
GRAIN ALLOWANCE FOR HENS
" Scattered In Litter Fowls Are Com
PEELED to Take Necessary Ex-
ercise to Find Il.

The backyard flock should have In
addition to the table scraps a light
feed of grain every morning.
Four or five handfuls of grain
about one-half pi~nt-scattered In the
litter will be sufficient for a flock of
70 to 20 hens. BY handful Is meant
as much as can be grasped In the
hand. By scattering ii In the litter
the hens will be compelled to scratch
In order to find the grain end In this
way to take exercise, which is decid-
edly beneficial to them.
In cas not enough good, sound.
substantial table scraps are available
to furnish full feeds, both at noon and
at night, another feed of the grain
mixture should be thrown into the lit
ter at the night feeding and should
consist of as much as the hens will
eat up clean. poultry specialists In
the United States Department of Agri-
culture say. In summer or during
suitable weather the grain can be fed
by scattering 1t on the ground outside
the house. A good grain mixture for
this purpose Is composed of equal
parts by weight of wheat, cracked
corn, and oats. Another suitable
grain mixture is composed Of two
parts by weight Of cracked corn and
n part OF Data
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
FEEDING BARLEY TO HORSES
Results Obtained In Experiments With
Eight Percheron Mares on
Government Farm.

A test to compare the relative
value Of light and heavy weight bar.
ley as feeds for teamwork horses was
made last year by the United States
Department of Agriculture, at the ex-
perimental farm, Beltsville, Nd.
Eight Percheron mares were used
In the test. two receiving lightweight
barley, two heavyweight barley, and
four receiving oats as a check. The
test was continued % weeks. The
mares were used in all the routine
work of the farm, which included the
heavy field work Of blowing, etc, dur
ing the spring months. The barley
used was the commercial grade of
heavy barley (rolled) and light bar
ley (rolled), the heavy barley weigh
ing 47.6 and the light 40.7 pounds to
the bushel, according to the vested
weights determined by grain investI-
cations, bureau of markets. The rela-
tive gains or losses In weights of the
mares fed on barley and those fed
on oats We're practically the same, and
there was 10 indication that either
feed possessed outstanding merit over
the other.
The weights Of the mares fed on
light barley remained more constant
than the weights of the mares fed on
heavy barley, and the former seemed
to be slightly more thrifty than the
latter. although the advantage seemed
slight
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
PLAN TO ERADICATE
DISEASE OF POTATO
Intensive Warfare Being Made to
Stamp Out Wart.
AlIment Usually Destroys Entire Crop
When Tubers Susceptible to Il
Are Planted In Badly In
tested Ground.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture.)
Although their efforts to eradicate
the potato wart from the 100 acres or
less In which 1t has found Judgment in
the United States are as yet incon-
elusive, pathological experts of the
United States Department OF Agricul-
ture are continuing an intensive scien-
tific warfare to stamp out the disease.
The Infection, which has been found In
only II mining villages in Pennsylva-
mia, West Virginia and Maryland, is
II Of the most stubborn with which
the department has ever had to cope.
Potato wart was introduced by lmpor-
tations of foreign potatoes prior to the
establishment in 1912 of the federal
quarantine prohibiting the Importation
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
PREPARE BROOD
COOP FOR HENS
Illustration Shows Type Approved
by Department Of Agricul-
ture Poultry Experts.
IT IS EASY TO keep CLEAN
Rats and Other Enemies Are Pre-
vented From Destroying Young
chicks-It Is Easily Stored
as II Is Collapsible.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
All kinds of makeshift brood coops
are used by poultry keepers, but he
who takes as much pride In the APP
pearance of his chicken yards as he
does in the appearance of the rest
Of the farmstead likes neat brood
coOps. The coop shown I'm the Illus
tration is one of the types which has
the approval of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture poultry office.
1t is easy to keep clean and is con
yenient for inspection, as the sides
are hinged TO the bottom and are kept
in place by the ridge piece, which is
separate from the rest of the build
ing. 1t also has the advantage OF be-
ing easily stored when not wanted as
1t is collapsible. To anyone at all
handy with tools, It should present no
difficulties. The base of the triangle
which forms the bottom of the coop is
two feet wide and two feet deep. 1t
can be made easily from dry-goods
boxes or other available material.
Screen Front of Coop.
If It is desired to make it stationary
II may be made so very easily by sim
ply mailing fast the top, back, and
Stats in front and placing 1t on a re-
movable bottom. A wire-screen door
(one-inch mesh or smaller) Of some
sort should be provided to place over
the front at night. This will prevent
rats and other enemies from entering
the coop and killing the chickens, and
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
PRODUCTIVE FARM LAND

In a general sense, productive
farm land is land that Is used
TO produce crops, to pasture
animals, or TO furnish a supply
of fuel, timber, maple sugar, or
other profitable forest products.
Nonproductive land is that por-
ton of a farm which Is taken
up by the farm buildings, by
lanes and roads that are unnec-
essary, fence rows that are too
wide, open bitches, headlands,
swamps, rocks, ravines, sloughs,
and streams, Oh pasture land
that does not economically sup
port live stock. Farmers Bull
letin T45, issued by the United
States Department of Agricul-
ture, gives further information
on this subject. Copies may be
had upon request Of the depart
ment at Washington, d.. c.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
RAISE EGG STANDARDS

If all farmers and poultrymen
would adhere strictly to the fol-
lowing rules in handling their
poultry and eggs the quality OF
the eggs marketed would be
much improved Poultry spe-
cialists in the United States De-
partment of Agriculture provide
the rules:
/. Keep the nests clean; pro-
vide n nest for every four
hens.
2. Gather the eggs twice daily.
3. Keep the eggs in a cool,
dry room or cellar.
4. Market the eggs at least
twice a week.
8. Sell, kill or confine all male
birds as soon as the Matching
|, season is over.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12

will also keep the little chicks con-
fined early in the morning, when the
grass is wet. Put a hook or clasp on
the door to hold it firmly in place.
The mother hen should be confined
to the brood coop until the chicks are
weaned. This gives the little chicks
a better start in life and prevents loss
from storms and hawks.
Clean Brood Coop Weekly.
Clean the brood coop at least once
a week, and keep 1t free from mites.
II mites are found in the coop, 1t
should be thoroughly cleaned and
sprayed with kerosene oil or crude
petroleum. Spread from one to two
inches of sand or dry dirt or a thin
layer of straw or fine hay on the floor
of the coop for a covering and move
brood coops weekly to fresh ground,
preferably where there is new grass.
Shade Is very essential in rearing
chickens, especially during warm
weather; therefore, place the coops In
the shade whenever possible. A corn
field makes fine range for young chick
ems, as they catch many bugs and
worms, and have fresh ground to run
on most of the time because Of the
cultivation of the ground, and have
abundant shade at the same time.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
INCREASE YIELD
OF GARDEN SOIL
Only Well Rotted Manure Should
Be Applied as Top Dressing
in the Spring.
ADD SOME NITRATE OF SODA
Several Of Salad Crops Require Plenty
Of Nitrogen for Leaf Growth-Ap-
plieation Of Lime Has Decid-
ed Advantage.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agricultural
Nothing equals plenty of stable or
yard manure to make a garden plot
produce the best crops, Garden spe-
c~ialists of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture mean by this not
merely a meager scattering over the
surface, but an application about two
inches thick. 1t should be applied in
the fall TO form Il protecting cover dur
ing the winter. If this is done, the
manure Should be turned under as
early in the spring as possible, but any
material too rough to Turn under
should be piled in a compost heap to
rot. Only well-rotted manure should
be applied in the spring as "A top dress
ing. After the land has been plowed,
scatter the rotted manure wei the
surface and work it in with the har-
row. If the garden is spaded the ma
nure should be worked in with a spad-
ing fork or rake.
Elements Sometimes Deficient. d.
Large quantities of manure should
be used. On a tenth-acre garden, that
is, II measuring about 431a feet by
100 feet, apply from one to two TONS
two loads-in the fall. If n truck is
used for hauling one load generally
will be sufficient. If a corresponding
amount Is piled up in the autumn with
q little sod or soil mixed with it, and
worked over once or twice during the
winter, it will give a good supply of
compost for use as a spring top dress
ing.
Where this amount of manure is
used very little chemical fertilizer is
needed. However, manure very often
docs not have a sufficient quantity of
nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash in
it, and 1t may be desirable TO add
commercial fertilizers containing 2 or
3 per cent nitrogen, s or 10 per cent
phosphoric acid and 3 to 6 per cent
potash, at the rate of 100 pounds on
Il tenth-acre garden. This also can be
spread broadcast and worked into the
soil when the land Is being pulverized
ready for planting.
Several crops require special fertil-
iZers. For instance, lettuce. cabbage,
spinach, kale, and In fact all of the
salad crops, and those which are grown
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12

for greens, need plenty of nitrogen to
make leaf growth. These crops might
well be stimulated during their grow
ing period by a little nitrate of soda,
not exceeding ten pounds on a tenth
of an acre at any one application. The
applications should be at least three
weeks apart. 1t should not be applied
within six inches of the plants or In
too large quantities, or burning Will
follow and injure the plants. Fruits
and crops like beans, peas and corn,
that are grown for their seeds, need
plenty of phosphoric acid. Root crops,
as potatoes, carrots and beets, require
plenty of potash.
Many gardens are improved by ap-
plications of lime. However, 1t may
injure Irish potatoes, for lime pro-
notes scab, n disease to which they
are susceptible. Except on land to be
planted In potatoes, lime applied once
every three years at the rate of 200 to
800 pounds on a tenth-acre garden will
be a decided advantage. 1t helps to
sweeten the soil, thus making 1t more
suitable to crop production, and 1t
makes heavy clay soils lighter and easy
TO cultivate.
"Green-Manure" Crops.
Another way to improve garden soil
is the use of "green-manure" crops
such as %clovers, rye. alfalfa, barley.
and, In fact, almost anything which
will grow upon the land during the fall
and winter. The %clovers, and the other
closely related plants known as
legumes, which have the power of gath
ering the free nitrogen from the air
and storing 1t up in the soil are the
most desirable. Green-manure crops
should be turned under in early spring.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
EAST Indian supsrstltlon.

In certain parts OF India tigers and
lizards skins take the place OF the
Bible of Christian countries, and the
Penalty Of breaking the oath is that in
n case the witness will become thu
prey Of a tiger, and in the other, that
his body will be covered with scales
like a lizard.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12
Willing.

He-I give you fair warning. I am
going TO kiss you'll
She-Sir. Your head must be
turned.
He-Surs. I'll turn it-Judgs. /.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-05-12

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of A~gricultureD
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-23
LIBRARY WORK PROGRESSING.
Making Rapid Headwny
and Structure One fourth Complete.

Construction work on the new
library building at Tenth and Market
streets Is progressing so rapidly that II
IL now about one-fourth completed
and according TO Arthur l.. Bailey.
librarian OF the Wilmington Institute
Free Library, there Is no reason to
think at the present time that Il will
not be completed and ready for oc-
cupancy by August 10, 1922, as speci-
fed In the contract which was let
August Is OF this year.
The foundations are practically com
pleted together with the boiler rooms
and all other building work up to the
first floor. At the King street end the
'lintel" OF the entrance to the chill
dren's department has been placed
and shows the word Children" cut
In the stone. The placing of the limo
stone superstructure will be started
within ten days.
Sometime within the next month the
cornerstone laying ceremonies will be
held. No time has been fixed because
the cornerstone has not been received
and It Is not known when It will he
delivered here. IL will be at the Tenth
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-12-23

maximum amount OF practical edu
cation. Wilmington In working on
too small unit. DIR. Odell said. The
unit for city OF wilmington's size
should bel 1000. Referring to the
Cleveland School, Mt Newark, n. j.. he
stated It has 2,s00 pupils and gradu-
ates four times year. Children 20
through the eight grades In Ave years,
but that school opens half an hour
earlier and closes half an hour later
than the Wilmington schools and
operates SO weeks in year. That Is
an exceptional ease, DIR. Odell remark
ed. A child should normally go
through the eight grades In eight
years.
Saying large schools save money on
administration, DIR. Odell expressed be-
lief that there could be found in Will
mington some spot on which to erect
school that would accommodate
1000 students and wipe out five
schools. A better spirit would be Gre
ated and graduation would be hast
ened by such school. he said. In the
large cities one teacher is provided for
each subject. VI he had sufficient
money he would build model school
and give II to Wilmington, but he
hasn't. lie advocated publicity and
stated the Board Of Public Education
will come To Council and ask IL to Is
sue bonds for the school building pro-
gram. lie suggested that Whining.
ton build one model school and pre-
dicted that tho citizens after seeing II
would demand the erection of other
schoolhouses. Councilman Ware
thought that idea should also be ap-
piled TO frehouses,
Dr. Odell said Detroit has the LAS
word In school buildings" and urget
Council to 20 there as the guest o
tho auxiliary association. He en-
phasizcd that he was not trying e
commit Council To the Detroit type q
schools. hut wanted to show Council
modern schools. Council unanimousl,
nounced that he Will invite Mayo
lie Roy Harvey and George II. Mile
/ tn accompany Council and the Boar,
of Public Education and stated tn
/ chamber OF Commerce will send
a legation. the representatives of tha
J body paying their own expenses. II
/ said he Will provide a Pullman sleepe
/ for - persons. which Will be used 70
/ travelling to Detroit and for lodgini
there. Three days will be spent on tn
trim. The date for starting will h.
nNod after pr. Odell confers with De
truit officials.