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The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12

ture for work stock, dairy cows and
other farm animals has been an im.
portant factor during the last year in
stimulating more than usual interest
In the crop. 1t has also been found
that when reasonable care Is used
there is very little danger of prussIc
acid poisoning; in fact, when the pas
ture is properly handled there Is nc
danger in the region east of the 0Sth
meridian. West of that line the dan
ger is practically negligible unless the
grass is injured by drought.
New evidence regarding Sudan grass
pasture is being provided each year
by farmers and experiment stations.
In New Mexico. irrigated Sudan pas.
tnre carried two head of milk cows
10 the acre. and enough butterfat was
produced to give y return of SIS an
acre after the cost OF the grain feed
had been deducted A prominent
farmer In central Kansas has a Sudan
grass pasture every year for his dairy
herd and claims that the butter churns
Ia from five to ten minutes and Is firm
and well favored, while that from alfal-
fa-fed cows is hard to gather and soft
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12
METHODS OF WHEAT
CULTURE IN KANSAS
Surprising Success in Sowing in
the StubbIe.
Plan Has Averaged Higher Yields
Than Flowing and Nearly as
Much as the Early
Flowing.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.D
In western Kansas where a large
part of the cultivated area is sown to
wheat year after year. the greatest
involved is how to prepare wheat
stubble for wheat. For the past IA
years this problem has been studied
at the Fort Hays branch station, and
the results have just been. published
by the United States Department of
Agriculture in Department Bulletin
1904, Methods of Wlnter-Wheat Pro.
duction at the Fort Hays Branch Sta.
tion, by John S. Cole and A. l.. Hall.
sted.
This experiment station is in Ellis
county, Kansas, which is in the west
ern tier of ;he solid block of mil
lion-bushel" wheat counties in that
state Statistics of the Kansas state
board of agriculture show that farm
ing in this section has been stabilized
for 80 years by devoting nearly three
fourths of the cultivated acreage to
winter wheat. During this period
there has been no change in yields.
the average for the county from 1891
10 1920, inclusive, being only 90
bushels TO the acre.
All this time wheat has been grown
continuously after wheat by several
methods. In this region there are 30
days between harvest and seeding
BY plowing 73 days after harvest and
II days before seeding, an average Of
10.5 bushels per acre has been pro-
duced, the lowest yielding method
tried, but practically the same as the
average for the county. Early plOw,
ing, 80 days after harvest and So
days before seeding, has averaged
14.6 bushels per acre. Early plowing
subsoiled has averaged II bushels,
and land listed instead of early plowed
has averaged 17.3 bushels. Land al
ternately fallowed and cropped 20
wheat has averaged 20.3 bushels.
From 1914 to 1920, inclusive, sur
prising success has resulted from
sowing wheat In the stubble either
disked or uncultivated. This method
has averaged higher yields than late
plowlng and nearly as much as early
plowlng.
Various other important experiment.
al results are recorded in the bulletin,
but the most important announce
ment is that the 90day period be-
tween harvest and seeding offers the
most fertile field for the control OF
yields. The more completely this is
made cultivation period the higher
will yields rise above the minimum
at which they now rest. An increase
of 90 per cent is not impossible, and
some part of it, say the investigators,
should be realized through greater
tlmeliness and efficiency of operations.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12

was a girl was selected from about
go club members now enrolled in
work with gardens, pigs, poultry,
calves, and bees, under the leader
ship of the London Daily Mail. This
work was begun two years ago as
result of observations made by Lord
Northciifle during q visit to the United
States in 1919. The English enroll
ment Is insignificant when compared
with the half million club members
in this country, but 1t promises TO be
the beginning Of popular educational
movement in England.
Before attending the Royal Agricul-
tural Society show, where they com
peted for the gold cup, the American
boys visited Edinburgh, parts of Scot
land famous for ShOrthorn cattle and
Clydesdale horses, number of Eng
lish stock farms, and typical coun-
ty fair at Doncaster. Al the royal
show they attended one of the an
nual auction sales that drew buyers
from Denmark, France, Spain, and
even from the Far East. Following
the show the party took flying trip
to the French battle6elds, reaching
Paris in time to witness the celebra-
tion of Bastlle Day, the French
Fourth of July" The boys were ac-
companied by Il. G.. jenkins. state
boys club agent of the Maryland ex-
tension service, and c. L. Chambers
of the United States Department OF
Agriculture.
"our boys impressed the English
breeders with their thorough knowl-
edge and ready appraisement of the
animals shown them" said Mr.. Cham
bers. "They were ,keenly alert to
the opportunities that came to them
90 study the results of generations of
painstaking work by English live
stock breeders. The contest gave them
an opportunity to demonstrate TO old
England the benefits resulting from
the inspiration and training that a
half million American farm boys and
girls receive every year under the
guidance of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture and the state
agricultural colleges"
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12

through the use Of pits, banks, or cell
lars they have been losing a large part
OF the stored crop. But II some build
ing which serves another important
purpose can be remodeled so as TO
meet both needs greater part Of the
sweet potatoes produced can be saved
at a small outlay OF money. On farms
which have hue-heated tobacco barns
or similar buildings that serve their
main purpose before the potato har-
vest, this saving Is practical.
The bulletin contains detailed plans
for converting tobacco barns, bill OF
materials for structures Of certain
size, methods Of storage-house man
agement, anu descriptions of number
OF varieties of sweet potatoes. Copies
may be obtained free by addressing
the department at Washington, ID. q
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12
MARYLAND BOYS
TAKE COLD CUP
American Youngsters Win North
cliffe Trophy in Livestock
Judging Contest.
VISIT ENGLISH STOCK FARMS
Youths Given Opportunity to Inspect
Cattle and Horse Farms While on
Trip to Royal Agricultural
Society Show.

prepared by the United states Department
OF Agricuiture.)
During a year made notable by
American successes in international
contests, not the least important event
was the winning of the Northcliffe
gold cup by the team of Maryland
boys sent to England by the South
eastern Fair association, Atlanta. Ca,
after defeating all club teams in the
livestock judging competition among
boys agricultural club members In the
United States. These boys-Warren
Rice, Joseph Glacklen, and George
Worriow--all of Cecil county, recent
ly returned to their homes, with ex.
periences that fall to the lot of few
boys
In competing with the English team
for the cup offered by Lord North
cliffe, publisher of the London Daily
Mail, July >. the American boys judged
classes of British Friesians, Guern.
seys, and Dairy Shorthorns. The
English team, one member of which
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12
POTATOES IN TOBACCO BARNS
Farmers Who Grow Both Crops Can
Save In Their Storage Build
ing Equipment.

prepared by the United States Department
OF AKriculture.)
In sweet potato areas In tobacco ter
rltory, farmers who grow both crops
can save in building equipment by
using their flue-heated tobacco barns
for the storage of potatoes. The
changes needed and the methods OF
management that have been found
good when the buildings are used for
the two purposes are described by the
United States Department of Agrlcul-
ture in Farmers Bulletin 1867, Utlliza-
ton of Flue-Heated Tobacco Barns
for Sweet Potato Storage.
Many farmers who do not raise a
large acreage of sweet potatoes feel
that the expense of special storage
structure is not justified, although
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12
.The Death Wave.

That the ninth wave of the ocean is
more powerful and overwhelming
than the preceding eight, is super
stitlon which existed In Ovid's time
(before the birth of Jesus Christi.
Today the fishermen OF England speak
OF this wave as the death wave"
Others claim that the tenth wave Is
most to be feared. In Scotland they
bellesed dlstempered COW could be
cured by being washed in nine surfs,
while the fishermen of Iceland say
that there are three great waves which
follow in succession. In which II Is
highly dangerous TO launch boats A
legend OF st. Patrick says the waves
are caused by serpents which the saint
lnclosed in box when he cast them
ont Of Ireland. The mystic numbers
3, o and 10 seem to have been gener-
ally used In connection with the ex-
PLANTATION of things among the anclents
which were not easily understood.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12
COST OF GRADING FOR ROADS
Government Statistics Show That
Price in Recent Months Has
Gradually Declined.

The cost Of grading for highway
construction apparently has reached a
stable condition, according to statistics
OF the bureau Of public roads of the
United States Department OF Agrlcul-
ture. The average cost per cubic yard
for grading on federal-aid roads rose
from 3S cents in 1917 TO peak price
OF GO cents in 1920, and has since
gradually declined.
On federal-aid work conusrlcd ssr
In the last three months the average
price per cubic yard for the whole
United States was 33 cents in April,
80 cents in May. and "a centa in June.
p The cost Of other items entering into
road work also shows general ten
dency toward stabilization, although IN
many cases not as marked as that
Cor earthwOrk.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12
HOW THE GULLIES
CAN BE RECLAIMED
PIowing-in and Seeding to Grass
or Timber Recommended.
Farmers Should Build Soil.Savina
Dams That Check Erosion and
Cause the Filling Of Space
With Silt.

prepared by the United states Department
OF Agricultdre.J
Gullies are IA source of great loss
to the farmer. They ruin fertile
land. Interfere With farm operations.
undermine buildings, encroach on pub
lie roads, endanger the life of stock
and mar the beauty and lower the
market value of the farm. They can
be prevented by increasing the abb
sorptlve capacity OF the sol! by tIll.
ing, protecting the surface from
erosion by proper cultivation, and by
conducting the surplus water from
the field at low velocity. Gullies
can be reclaimed by plowing-in and
seeding to grass or timber, or by
building soil-saying dams that check
erosion and cause the filling of the
gully with silt.
In checking outlying, the first thing
Is to stop II at the head. IL possible,
the water should be turned into "a
natural water-course before IL reaches
the head Of the gully. In shallow
gullies, dam built close to the head
will give fill of soil In a short time.
In deeper gullies, a longer time is
necessary according to the condition
and amount of washing. Brush and
straw, firmly fastened down, make
a good dam for stopping erosion.
In regions where timber and brush
are plentiful good results in filling
gullies have been obtained by the use
of brush dams. In hillside gullles
where the flow of water is small the
dams are commonly built of loose
brush sometimes weighted down with
logs. Where the flow is enough to
overtop the dam, the brush can be
held down by crosspieces and stakes.
Simply dumping the brush into gully
will not give good results.
Before beginning to reclaim a gully
with soil-saving dams, the entire work
of reclamation should be planned. II
only part of the work is planned
it may not fit into the complete re-
clamation work which may be under
taken later. After the head dam Is
In place and erosion checked, num-
ber of low. temporary dams can be
used in wide, shallow depression
that will gradually FIJI. If the gully
ends In the side of deep drainage
channel, the lower end must be built
up with high dam. The higher the
dams the fewer VIII be required, but
several low dams are less costly than
one high one and are more easily
constructed. A low dam also requires
less care and attention than high
dam.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12
D0DDER WILL HARM ALFALFA
Where Farmer Is Planning to Let
Crop Stand for Seed II Is Wise
to Look for Weeds.

II yon are planning to let alfalfa
stand for seed look your field over for
dodder. Once is not enough. II should
be done several times before cutting.
Alfalfa seed containing fodder seed is
unsalable in some states and Is dis
criminated against in all markets. II
Is impossible by any known method to
free alfalfa seed Of the large seeded
dodders. The only practical procedure
Is to see that the field is free from
this pest
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12
How the Aphls Breeds.

The amazing fecundity OF the hop
aphis is reported by the Smithsonian
institution. The mother aphls pro-
duces 13 generations In year. As
each generation contains on an average
OF one hundred individuals, II Is re
vealed that her progeny--barrlng
destruction from the attacks of enc
mics and other natural causes--wlll
number well into ten sextillion aphids
annually.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12
Bulletin Is Available.
INTEREST IN BETTER STOCK
Rapid Growth; Enrolment
Passes 5000 Mark.

With the growing understanding of
and especially purebred sires, the list
Of persons enrolled in the Better
Slres-Better Stock" campaign is rap
idly increasing. The middle of Au-
gust 1t passed the 5000 mark, signify
Ing that many persons have filed
statements with the United States De
partment Of Agriculture that their
livestock breeding operations will be
conducted henceforth on a purebred-
sire basis. This includes all classes of
domestic live stock. including poultry.
In some counties of limited area the
number of farms is relatively small
Gordon B. Nance. county agent of
Oldham county, Kentucky, points out,
however that although his county has
only 1,0S6 farms, 10 per cent of the
farmers have signed enrolment
blanks. which signifies active partici-
patton in systematic livestock i'm
provement work. other counties in
which 10 per cent or more of the
farmers are using purebred slres ex-
clusively are: Pulaski county, Vir-
ginia. 30 per cent; Kittltas county,
Washington, is per cent; Greene ccun-
ty, Ohio, 13 per cent; and Orange
county, Virginia, 10 per cent. In this
connection the bureau of animal in
dustry points out that the proportions
are for all farms and that the per
centages for farms in which live stock
Is the principal market product prob.
ably would be much higher.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12

only 36OO0,O0O sheep in the country
as compared with 64,000,000 in 1903.
This is decrease Of 43.7 per cent
during period when the population
Increased steadily. II is hardly prob
able that dogs are responsible for
such reduction, but, In the opinion
of the author, there would be many
more sheep in a great many farming
sections If there were more good dog
laws backed up by public opinion. The
possibility of producing early-matur-
ing lambs from maximum of pastur-
age and inexpensive roughages, and
the country's need for an increased
supply of meat and wool, he cites as
reasons why sheep production should
be one of the most profitable enter
prises OF the farm.
Bulletin Is Available.
In addition ~ the discussion Of
laws, the bulletin devotes some at
tention to the habits of sheep killers,
to dog-proof and wolf-proof fences,
and suggests how dog lovers may aid
in preserving the reputation of the
respectable members of the species.
The bulletin may be obtained free by
addressing the Department OF Agrl-
culture, Washington, d. c.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12
SHEEP-KILLINC
DOG is MENACE
Control by Legislation Is Urged by
United States Department
OF Agriculture.
MICHIGAN LAW IS FAVORED
Good Points OF Measure Would Be
Valuable to Other States Not
So Well Protected, Authority
Asserts.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.)
The sheep'killing dog is one of the
greatest menaces to the sheepraislng
industry in the farming regions, says
the United States Department of
Agriculture, in Farmers Bulletin 126S
Sheep-killing Dogs, by NJ. w. Coll,
just Off the press. All but five of the
20 pages are devoted to a discussion
of the control of dogs by legislation
and to dlgests of dog laws of the As
states. Special attention is given to
the Michigan law, which Is thought
to have many good points that might
well be adopted by other states.
More Dog Laws Needed.
The sheep industry in this country
has had many ups and downs in the
last 80 years. and in 1922 there were
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-10-12
SUDAN GRASS IS POPULAR
Plant Well Adapted to Certain condi.
tions; Supplies Some Needs
Better Than Other Crops.

Eight years ago Sudan gress re-
ceived its first extensive publicity in
this country, and its popularity con-
tinues to increase, proof enough that
the plant is well adapted to certain
conditions and supplies some needs
better than any other forage crop. The
1t gives as n summer pas
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-02
George Mutthew Adams
Daily Talk
MAKE TT A 'sTHINK'' YEAR.

This wonderful New Year will bring
to you greater opportunities than any
former year..
But! Your success and happiness
in it will depend almost wholly upon
how you THINK-and what you think
about.
Your thinking place is like a heat
ing plant. 1t can keep you warm and
comfortable and make you want to do
great things in your body house, or it
can chill you and throw you into deep
disbursement.
Nothing worth while was ever &C.
eomplished without long thinking
about it.
Few of us fully realize. the great
power of the mind.
Put two men together. They may
look a. great deal like each other. But
the mind of one may be that of a
giant, while the other man may har-
Dor merely the mind of a pigmy. And
mostly because one thought in the
terms of a giant while the other was
content to think in the terms of a
pigmy.
Alexander was a small man in size.
So We're Napoleon, Hamilton, and
scores of others who thought in world
sizes. They had to tie Pope up to keep
him togetherI But the thoughts of
these men knew no limit.
Make this new year which has just
come to you real THINK year. =
When a problem presents itself,
don't go to some one else for its solu-
ton, or give it up as too difficult.
Think it outi
Too MANY fail to think life out
until it is about ready to pick up its
belongings and steal away.
You can get about every substantial
thing in this world if you will but set
your thought toward getting it, and
think so hard that it hurts you.
We all need something to drive us
on. And it is only as our desires are
stimulated by much thinking that we
are aroused TO action.
How very wonderful the mind is!
But how much more infinitely great
it is as useful thoughts stream thru it
on their way to deeds and service.
Make this a THINK year.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-02

I stopped at the Orton club on my way
home from the office Lawrence Car
ter has come across with his check
for $50, 900 to swell the fund. They
have been hoping he would. That's
quite a lot, even for a b1oated bond
holder like him. Good Lord-' Tom
Granger stood still and turned visibly
white as his hand clutched his sister {
shoulder for support. He was looking
at the begrimed peach picker before
him.
..Why bless my >eyes = Lawrence
Carter. How did you drop in here ?"
Lawrence Carter echoed Helen
weakly, ad she in turn laid a droop-
ing hand on Mr.. Carriers arm for sup
port.
I was just going to tell you
stammered Mr.. Carter, the bloated
bondholder Just referred to. But
Tom here interrupted my explanations.
Yes, am Lawrence Carter, and after
that letter from Robert Jones 1 was
going to tell you" He put his grimy
hand over the small one grasping his
sleeve and drew it close to him.
You see you just took it for granted
that I was Robert Jones. He had been
living in Il bungalow that 1 happened
to own and when he fell down finan-
cially last year he gave it up and
wellT was sorry for him and went to
help him start off. The books 1
bought because L knew ne u WAN l
them back. I was putting them in a
hamper. I believe, when you called.
I thought you were a collector. There
had been a few and when 1 asked you
what you wanted to collect it was be-
cause I had rather interested myself
in Roberts affairs. 1 always liked him
a lot. Now he's got on his feet again.
Bully for Robert!''
But why did you come over here to
pick peaches said Tom Granger, still
mystified.
Because It seemed to me to be the
best opportunity I've ever had to get
better acquainted with the most
charming young woman I ever met"
said Lawrence Carter, bowling with
mock seriousness at Helen, tho he
would not let go her hand, and she
was blushing furiously.i 7
And to cap the climax you, Law
renee Carter, sent in a check for $780,
0oe-after the $4,000 you sent last
year?" Tom pressed on.
At did," said Lawrence. Don't
thank me Thank this plucky little
for old Orion than the rest of us put
together. It was her shining example
that made me do it. She half prom
ised to marry me when she thought 1
was Robert Jones' She isn't going to
throw me down now, Is she?"
And there before the astonished
Tom, Helen, whom Tom had always
thought of as a bully SISTER, but not
much of d catch with the other men,
was swept into the embrace of her
future husband.
Copyright, 1921. by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-02
LITTLE BENNY'S NOTE BOOK

Pop was looking at the spoarting
page and ma was looking at the ioaks
and / was Supposed to be doing my
Iessins, and mad sed. Benny, go on
with your lessins insted of sitting there
dreaming like a statue with its he'd in
the clouds
1 was Jest thinking. I sed.
know you were, sed ma, and pop
sed, Now mother. let the boy think
once in a vile. how can we tell wat
flite of fancy or wat ambition we are
interrupting wen we tell him to stop
thinking. After all. its thawt that
rules the werld.
Not his thawt. sed ma. and pop sed,
Well, they may some day, who can
tell.
I can tell, that boy will never have
thawt higher than his stummick. sed
ma, and pop sed, Nonsents, the boy is
a Potts ana he's going to have the
brane of a Potts. Nuthing forms the
caracter like thinking, and its q crime
to interrupt a childs thawts. How do
We know wat he was thinking about
jest then? Benny, wat were you think
ing about?
I was thinking of good New Yeer
resolution, sed.
There. you see. he was forming his
ing him, sed pop. And wat New Yeer
resolution was it that put your he'd
up in the clouds, as your mother tx
pressed it? he sed.
resolved not to eat quite so mulch
suppir after this so Id have more room
for dizzert, 1 sed.
Hee hee hee, sed ma laffing.
Do your lessins, sed pop.
Wich 1 did,