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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
GROWING WINTER
WHEAT IN NORTH
Harder Varieties introduced
ThSt Give Better Yields
and Mature Earlier.
BETTER DROUGHT RESISTANT
Better Division of Labor Permits Fall
Seeding and Earlier harvesting
Careful Selection Of Seed Will
Aid Yield

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agricultural
Since the introduction of the hardy
varieties of wheat from southeastern
Europe there has been decided north
ward movement Of the winter-wheat
area. This movement has been rapid
m recent years. The reasons therefor
are the generally large yields of win
ter wheat due. first. TO its earlier ma
turity, thus enabling il 10 escape hail.
hot winds and disease; second, TO its
greater drought resistance; ana third.
10 the better division of labor. which
IL allows through fall seeding and ear
Her harvesting.
The profitable production of wheat
In the eastern part of the United
States depends To considerable eX-
tent on the choice of the best-adapted
varieties. In general. the soft red
winter wheats are grown, although soft
white winter wheats are popular i'm the
northeastern United States. especially
I'm New York and Pennsylvania. In
the extreme western portion of the
eastern area, which is limited ON the
west approximately by the line Of
30 inches of rainfall. hard red winter
wheats of the Turkey type are grown.
Along the line of 80 inches rainfall
there Is q transition zone in which
hard and soft red winter wheats sue
ceed about equally well.
Better Varieties for Many Farms.
Many farmers are doubtless growing
poorer varieties OF wheat than they
might grow If they knew exactly what
was adapted tO their localities and
farms The United States Department
of Agriculture has just issued Farm
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
SNAKE OFFSPRING OF LIZARD
Scientists Go Back Thousands OF
Years 10 Find Out This In
teresting Information.

The snake as we know ii today is
said TO be merely the offspring of the
lizard. The family is traced back by
a certain class of scientists, hundreds
OF thousands of years to time when
one of the semi-Sea monsters crawled
out on the land and elected TO stay
there. Among the species was one
with very short legs. AS he numbered
along over the ground he discovered
that by flattening his belly to the
ground and working his ribs that the
leverage thus gained helped him along
faster. He came to depend more and
more upon this method of movement
and nature took its usual course in
eliminating organs or limbs not in
use. The low lizard lost its legs and
became a crawler As the centuries
passed natural selection left these
with long bodies, as they could move
faster than the ones with the short
bodies and therefore the breeding
soon became matter of length, until
the snake as we know il today result
ed. Which contention may or may
not be well founded.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Colors Affect Moods.

People who are planning to redec-
crate their houses may find interest
ing suggestions in these hints from a
dissertation on color: Green, the color
of all foliage and heritage, is naturally
the most restful OF ALL Blue. the
color of the sky and of the sea, is
conducive 70 serious mood, and often
gives the impression of coldnesS. Vel
low is the color of sunlight and of al
most all fires From these aSSocia-
tons il takes on cheerful aspect. 1t
gives the impression of warmth. Red.
the color Of blood, is exciting and
stimulating. To be surrounded by it
tends to make one hasty and excitable.
Black is the color of night and mourn
ing. 1t is always a depressing color.
1t makes Us feel gloomy. Purple gives
something of the impression of black,
but at times conveys the idea of ele-
gance. This is probably due to It's
long association with royalty.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12

county, Nebraska, who i'm one day en-
rolled in the better sires drive. So re-
ported standardized fowls. The flockS
averaged o. birds. The principal
breeds reported are. in the order
stated, Plymouth Rocks, Leghorns.
Rhode Island Reds. Orpingtons and
Wyandottes Barred Plymouth Rocks
were more numerous than other varie-
ties i'm the breed. OF the Leghorns
the White Leghorns were raised in
largest numbers, while of the Wyan-
dottes the white variety was some
what more popular than the Silver
Laced Wyandottes. which were sec
Ond. Buff Orpingtons were the only
variety of that breed reported.
The facts stated are believed TO
show interest in the keeping of well
bred poultry, especially since the Bet
ter Sires-Better Stock blanks merely
call for the number Of poultry kept {;
and i'm all cases the livestock owners
volunteered the facts about breeds
and varieties. 1t is also noteworthy
that. whereas the better-SireS drive is
aimed chiefly at the Improvement of
breeding males. in the case of poultry
a large majority Of females likewise
are standard bred
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
SIMILARITY IN ANCIENT ART


More than 2.OOO years ago China
had cultural communication with Eu-
rope. and this communication was by
way Of Siberia. In an interesting pa
per TO the Journal of the Royal An
thrOpological' Institute Of Great Brit
ain and Ireland, Professor Sellgman
has shown n cultural communication
In the so-called bird-chariots which
in Europe are of late bronze age
(about 1900 Il. c..
In China there are certain bronze
vessels known i'm Chinese as dove
chariot vases of the Han dynasty (B
c. 2O6-220 A. d. An example of one
of these vessels is illustrated in the
japanese manual Shin-Sho Sci and is
supposed TO represent a dove sup
ported on either side with wheel.
while in the downward-curved tail is
also a small wheel; the vases mouth
is in the birds back. These vessels
are supposed TO have been used in
ritual ceremonies.
In Europe the bird-chariot is some
what different, being mounted on four
wheels, while the mouth of the YES
sci, also in the birds back, is covered
usually with a movable lid in the form
of a smaller bird. Other small birds
are also sometimes added in various
parts, as in one example just in front
on the axle of the front wheels.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
FARM CHlMNEYS NEED STUDY
They Should Start From Ground and
Not Be Placed on Brackets
Make Foundation Solid.

All chimneyS for farm buildings
should start from the ground. Those
placed on brackets are unsafe and
often increase the rate of insurance.
In properly designed house of mod
crate size, one or at most two chin
neys. each containing several flues.
will serve every purpose. II possible,
a flue should be provided for each
stove, as much better drafts are there
by obtained. say specialists of the
United States Department Of Agri-
culture
The chimney should have solid
foundation of brick or stone, and If
of brick. Of course. an extra footing
should be laid. The exterior walls
should be two bricks thick and the
division walls one brick thick In
case the chimney Is lined with one
Of the patent fire-clay Innings now on
the market one brick will prove of
sufficient thickness for tie ex erior
walls.
In case il is necessary 10 carry Ii
Stovepipe any considerable 4 stance
inside a partition To reach til chin
ney. terra Gotta thimble should be
used and where pipe passes com
pletely through partition it should
be protected with n ventilated thin
BILE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Co-operation EVERYTHING

Outside the realms of literature and
scientific discovery, no man has ever
accomplished much through his own
unaided efforts. The ordinary human
life is not long enough. The big prizes
have always gone to those men who
have had the faculty of securing the
loyal cooperation Of other men. And
always the greater and more whole
hearted the cooperation the bigger the
prize. But the really big man does
not arr0gate to himself all the credit
for his achievement. He realizes how
1t was done, knows that there is Suffi-
cient honor and reward for all, and is
always ready To give credit where
credit is due.-FOrce.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Tucson,s Public AUTO camn.

Tucson. Ariz., has great public
auto camp which occupies about six
acres of ground. This auto camp has
wire fence around it and an attrac-
tive gateway. 1t is city within a
city, with running water, etc. Tue
son built this novel auto camp for the
accommodation of the thousands OF
motorists who motor through Arizona
into other states. Those desiring TO
do So can drive their cars into this
auto camp, remain there over night
for a nominal charge. and have fire,
police and every other protection that
a city can provide.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
COVER OR BLANKET FOR cow
Good Way 70 Keep Flies From Bother
ing While Milking-Obviates
Tail Switching.

To keep flies from botherlng while
milking make cover or blanket for
the COW from large gunny sack.
ripped open, and provided with strings
for fastening under forelegs. and
string across back 10 hold in place
over the rump. II both the COW being
MIXED and the one behind the mixer
are 50 protected there will be very
little tail switching.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
PLAN TO WEAN CALVES EARLY
Much Time and Annoyance Saved "
Youngster is Taken Away When
Quite Young.

The COW owner who neglects 70
wean his calf because IL is too much
trouble is making ten times the trou
bile for himself by letting il nurse its
mother II is surprising how soon a
calf can be taught 10 drink from a
bucket. II one is determined enough.
And the freedom from bothering with
n hungry young bull few weeks later.
charging down, trampling ones feet
and insisting upon having his way, is
worth n lot
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Much Newsprint Imported.

OF the newsprint paper used by
American newspapers only one-third
is made in the United States from
wood grown in this country. The rest
is either imported or made from i'm
ported wood or pulp. The United
States has enormous forest resources
in her northwest and in Alaska. if
pulp mills were properly located 10
handle the raw material.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
ASPIRIN
Name 'fBayer" on Genuine

Take Aspirin only as told in each
package of genuine Bayer Tablets OF
Aspirin. Then you will be following
the directions and dosage worked out
by physicians during u years. and
proved safe by millions. Take no
chances with substitutes. If you see
the Bayer Cross on tablets, you can
take them without fear for Colds,
Headache, Neuralgia, Rheumatism,
Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and
for Pain. Handy tin boxes Of twelve
tablets cost few cents. Druggists also
sell larger packages. Aspirin is the
trade mark Of Bayer Manufacture of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of Salicylicacid.-
Advertisement.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
That's the way With Them!

Complimenting the Boston (Ga.)
BostOnian on the purchase of new
printing plant and its installation in
a new location, the Triton Gazette
says
THAT is the way with these news
paper men: as soon rs they lay their
hands on a little money, straightway
they spend 1t in building up the town
and developing the community; that's
what improving a newspaper means"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12

erS' Bulletin 116S. Varieties of Win
fer Wheat. Adapted to the Eastern
United States, which charts localities
in which various types of wheat can
be grown 60 advantage. and lists the
varieties adapted To each particular
locality.
The bulletin suggests that there is a
large local demand in New England
fOY wheat as n poultry or stock feed.
AMI il should not be difficult for sever
al farmers In almost every neighbor-
hood 10 sell all the wheat they can
raise NJ a good price To their neigh
bOrS. Winter wheat will doubtless
produce better average yields. where
IL can be grown, than spring wheat.
II proper cultural methods and suit
able varieties are used.
Improve Wheat Yield.
Wheat can be improved in yield and
in other desirable characteristics by
the selection or good heads or good
plants from the general field and grow
ing the seed from each individual head
or plant in separate rows. Continued
selection Will result In constantly i'm
proved seed. Another method of puri-
flying a variety and increasing the
yield is what may be called mass Sc
lection. This consists simply in pick
ins on good heads from the field at
large. sowing the selected seed I'm "a
small area. and reSclecting il the next
harvest time. The bulletin may be
had ou application
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Citizen Worth While

Every man should aspire to serve
MS country" remarked the perpetual
candidate for office.
L quite agree with YOU" said Mr.
Dubwaite, but he ought not to let am
bition get such a strange hold on him
that 1t interferes with his earning a
living. My idea of a patriot is man
who is also a good prOducer."-Bir-
mingham Age Herald.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
HOW DISEASE is INTRODUCED
UnwhoIesome Foodstuff That is De-
csYed or Moldy Should Never
Be Given 10 Fowls

Disease : often introduced into a
nock by unwholeSOme fOodstuff that
i decayed or moldy. but good food
may be- easily spoiled by placing II in
dirty troughs or neglected feeding
places. especially In hot weather when
cot, .ood Or milk is given.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12

OF Pe-ru-na, the WELL
knowncatarrh remedy,
but rather a mature,
sober opinion formed
after a funyear'strial
This is the way Mr..
Michael Fake OF 906
East Palmer Avenue.
in the Michigan Metro
polls, writesi After
using PE-RU-NA for
about one year wil1say
/ have found it a very
good medicine for ca
tarrh. 1t has helped
me a great deal and /
- n
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
WELL-BRED POULTRY
AR0USING INTEREST
POuItrymen Help Better Sires-
Better Stock Movement.
Nebraska Live Stock Owners En-
rolled in Campaign Report Stand
ard-Bred Fowls - Plymouth
Rocks and Leghorns Lead.

prepared BY the United States Depart
ment OF Agricuture.)
In the absence Of census data on the
quality Of farm poultry. Information
being received by the United States
Department of Agriculture i'm connec-
ton with the Better Sires-Better
Stock movement is believed 10 be of
interest TO poultrymen. For instance,
OF e. livestock owners in Webster
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Lightning Rods.

III lightning rod is properly
grounded, the danger arising from the
use oil non-insuIated fasteners is neg
hgiole. Years ago the use of glass
insuiators set in outriggers was very
common. 1t was a good but perhaps
an unnecessary practice. If a rod is
well grounded in wet earth bolt of
hghIhing is not likely to leave a good
conductor and enter poor one.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
ANALYSIS MADE OF MANURES
Dry Material Contains Large Amount
o. Nitrogen, Phosphorus and
Potassium.

The average ot analysis Of manureS
from cattle, horses and mixed shows
that ton Of dry manure contains 3
pounds OF nitrogen. 76 phosphorus
and 304 pounds Of potassium. \ ton
of fresh farm manure consists Of
about three fourihS water but it con
tainS ten pounds OF nitrogen. two
pounds OF phosphorus and eight
pounds ~ potassium.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
OF Course.

Mamma wonder who has been in
the sugar bowl while | was out?
Elizabeth four years old)-WelI.
hope y0u don't suspect me- You know
Tn too big 10 get in such a little thing
as that-DetrOft News q.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Our Own Garden Hints.

Robert wants to know how to tell
whether or not the little green shoots
that appear in his garden are weeds.
Yank them out, Robert; if they come
up again they are weeds.-BoStOn
Transcript
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Physical Training.

. Il suppose" said Cactus Joe to the
soda fountain tender, you don't ex-
pect to keep at this business all your
life"
No. replied the young man.
We'll. take my advice and study
music. All the exercise you're gettin'
with hands and feet ought TO make ii
easy for you to learn to play the pipe
organ"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
The Most Chipper Man

"Who was it said that life is like Il
poker game?"
Dunno. but he was wrong, anyway
In poker it's the gayest man that has
the blues"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Nothing Small About Her.

Lady lin stationery store)-I would
like to look at globe, please.
Clerk-Do you want a small or large
size?
Lady-What is the price of one in
the natural size?
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12

No ugly, grimy streaks on the
clothes when Red Cross Ball Blue is
used. Good bluing gets good results.
All grOcers carry it-5c. Advertisement.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12

PE-RU-NA as long as
/ live and recommend
TO my friends who are
troubledwithc atarrh-"
Nothing can be more
convincing than an en-
dorsement of this ma
ture from an actual
user. There are many
people in every COM
munity whose expert
ence, in using Pe-ru-na.
has been identical with
Mr.. Fako's. 1t is the
standby for coughs.
IL -aI ~AA-AA
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Nothing Serious.

Forty young fellows in love with
her without arOusIng any responsive
emotion"
"a vampire?"
"Their school teacher"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
Not a Cent

Clifford hear your rich uncle is
dead. He left you something. | sup
pose.
Alphonse-Oh, yes-penniless.-Lon-
don Answers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12

Whenever n girl begins TO straghten
q young mans necktie-well. that set
ties it,
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12
After Thorough Trial a Detroit,
Mich, Man Endorses Pe.ru-na

The following letter written
from Detroit, Michigan is no snap
judgment expressed on the merits
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12

am very well saClSneQ. i nave
gained in weight, eat and sleep
well, my bowels are regular and
better color in my face.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12

and bowel disorders and all ca
tarrhal conditions.
Put up in both tablet and liquid
form. SOLD EVERYWHERE.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1921-08-12

"PE-RU-NA has done wonders
and to me is worth its weight in
gold, i shall continue 10 use
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-11-02

require #. On lands poor IN humusI
the rains bake down the soil and
most Of the water runs off or is drawn
out BY the sun before the plants can
utilize it. Humus can be supplied By
blowing under any kind Of vegetable
matter such as Gotten and corn stalks
or weeds and grass. Nitrogen and
humus can best be supplied in this
parish by blowing under grass or vel
retbeans. Nitrogen is the most ex-
pensive fertilizer if it is bought in
sacks but it can be very cheaply sup
piled by growing peas, beans, iespe-
deza and clovers. These plants are
able to trap the nitrogen from the air
by a bacteria which grows ON their
roots. Now, after you have supplied
the humus and nitrogen as explained
all your soil needs is little phos-
phorous in the form Of acid rhos-r
phate. This win cost very little. 1t
must be applied about week before
your crop is planted If applied at
the time of planting there is danger
of its burning the tender young
plants.
The only future for the southern
farmer is in system OF agriculture
that viii enable him to make more
cotton and corn on just half the land
he is cultivating and see that Land
grow richer each year. This win re-
ouire Just half the time and labor and
the remainder Of his time must be
spent in making a living at home.
He must have a good garden and or.
chard, plenty Of milk and butter, all
the chickens and eggs his family can
eat and some to sell. He must raise
hogs enough to supply himself with
lard. hams and bacon and some to
sell. This can not be accomplished
in one year or all at once, but every
farmer in the parish can begin now
to improve a few acres and his sue
cess or failure as a farmer depends
on whether or not he begins to do
these things. We simply can not go
4 doing in the future what we have
done in the past and expect to get by
with it. We have got to change our
system OF farming and the sooner we
do it, the better is our chance for
something better in the future.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-11-02

to sOOO-pound trucks, $40 per thOus-
and plus So cents per horsepower;
soO1 to 1O,OOO-pound trucks, $25 per
thousand plus So cents per horse
power.
The license on auto buses or Cor
hire cars is:
one to sevenpassenger, $3.50 per
passenger, plus IS cents per horse
power; 8 to 20 passenger. So per pas
senger plus 6S cents per horsepower.
The committee report also contains
a provision on regulation that would
require all trucks of more than 10000
pounds to get a special permit from
the state highway department to OPP
crate. This is in order to give the
state department authority to desig-
nate on certain roads and bridges
which the trucks of excessive weight
can use.
The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1921-11-02
cox is COMING FOR
LOUISIANA HUNT
GO INTO items
Party Of Distinguished Bic Cans
Hunters TO Spend Three Months
In Louisiana

Governor James NJ. Cox. Of Daysea
dent, and other distinguished men
be participants in hunting expe
in the Tensas swamps near Bear lats
which win begin during the first pii
Of November and continue for pos
ly three months Extensive pgspa
tions are being made IN the yIelnls
Of Bear Lake for the coming al M
hunters, but they have expre
hope that they be permitted 70 hu
only rough camps ii the Wi.ds &
Tensas and other parts Of the SWAMP
country where they viii roam Cor hsa
eral months. Those who are exp
ed to come with Governor Cox
Colonel c. B. Fields, Of Alma Kan
an old frontiersman; Colonel ! FI
man Little, OF ownesboro. KY. form
or Governor Charles s. OsbouEns,
Michigan; Frank c. Miller and D
ton Douglas. Of Canada: John r Hh
OF Popular Bluff, Mo-; I. 1. st
fellow, Of Shreveport, and D. ?, Gip1
Of BentonyiIle, Ark, champion shet
gun expert Of America. All og t
members OF the party are famous
sportsmen and hunters, bit Gov
bourne, is one Of the most fan
hunters, having spent three years
hunting in Africa and has also hun
ed in China, Russia and Siberia gs
hunters win make the start from la
Grove, where they win be the gag
Of L. w Long Of that town. and Vi
then proceed to the Bear LAKE sse
tion, where they win pitch their a
.bftats and then strike for The we
and most inaccessible parts & ns
Tensas wastes in the hope q gesens
big game.