davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-29
REPAIRING TREE DAMAGE
DUE TO SLEET STORMS

WASHINGTON Extensive injury
to fruit trees in Wisconsin and parts
OF Michigan by the recent ice storm"
says an official statement issued by
the department of agriculture, has
brought inquiries to the department
as to the best methods of treating
these trees and repairing the damage.
The following SUGGESTIONS, which APP
ply mainly to the apple trees, but are
also applicable to nherry and other
fruit trees, are made:
"The best thing to dc with apple,
cherry and other fruit trees, with
branches broken, split or injured BY
snow and ice, is, first, to give them a
careful pruning, and second to use, as
far as possible. methods Of tree sur
gerry to enable them to repair and out
grow the injury
"The damage occurring just aheaa
Of the spring pruning season, it per.
mits repair work before the advent Of
warm weather and before the wood
rot fungi can enter the scars.
THE pruning of an injured fruit
tree, with part of its branches broken,
requires more cutting and more skill
full pruning than an ordinary normal
tree. Each tree represents moe or
less an individual problem, depending
on how severely it is injured
when one side of the tree is badly
smashed, the other side may require
more than normal heading back to
balance the future top.
Sometimes long, slender branches
have escaped, and these likewise re-
quire more heading sack. And this
may be necessary a second and third
year before the top of the tree can
return to its normal shape. Most OF
the water sprouts on the stubs of
branches, which in ordinary pruning
would he removed should be left on
an injured tree"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-29
WANTS. GOVERNMENT
TO INSURE CROP

Cong Edward J. King of the
Caiesburg, Illinois district, wants the
government to establish a Bureau OF
Farm Risk Insurance.
He says one of the most important
questions before the farmer today is
that OF crop insurance.
The bill provides for the establish
ment Of the bureau, allows a director
at $4,000 per year, and states that the
bureau shall, as soon as practical,
make provision for the insurance by
the United States Of growing crops
of nOn-perishable products against
loss or damage by the elements.
An advisory board of three insur-
ance experts, to be paid not to ex-
ceed $25 per day while actually work
ing, is provided to I'D the director
and the Secretary of the Treasury in
publishing a standard form Of farm
ri policy and to fix reasonable rates
Of premiums.
Losses would be paid promptly, and
in case of disagreement as to claims
the claimant would zlave the right to
take the case into any United States
district court A revolving fund OF
S1O,0O0.000 to inaugurate the system
is provided as well as 100000 to
cover the expenses of the bureau dur
ing its initial year of operation
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-29
FARM PRICE ADVANCE
AIDS BUSINESS STATUS

WASHINKTON-The outlook for
business conditions summarized in the
monthly survey prepared by the de-
partment OF commerce is the most OPP
t;mistic since the period Of depression
began in 1919. The optimism is based
on an intensive survey Of conditions
during January, which was declared
to show a SLOW but steady improve
mont"
Although the general price leve!
continued to Decline, says tho state
ment, farm prices have advanced,
thus putting increased purchasing
power in the hands OF the producers
whose small earnings last year de-
messed business prospects in the ag-
ricultural districts. Increased bust
ness from the rural districts is already
seen in the reports of mail order
houses and other distributors.
Increased employment and de-
cline in immigration evidence a more
healthy condition for labor and the
transportation statistics indicate i'm
proved conditions for the railroads. Z
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-29
lees LABOR SYSTEM
OLDER THAN MANS

Prof H. E. Wilson, entomologist at
the University, in an address before
tie Madison BeeNeepers' club said:
AT the head OF the hive which con-
sists of 100000 bees, is only one
Queen" said Prof. Wilson. she is a
super-bee and her sole function is to
lay about 5000 eggs day. The male
bees are called drones. The nurse
bees care for the brood and also build
the wax comb.
After they have served their ap
premiership, they become field work
ers and their duty is TO gather honey
and carry pollen from one flower TO
another.
Bees are very careful to select
honey from certain sources only and
they station guard-bees at the en-
trance of the hive to attack any for
eign bee with differed favored
honey-hence we hav~ only pure cio-
yer, wild raspberry, Eastwood, buck
wheat, golden rod, candelion, sage,
and orange hOneys."
Bees do not sleep during the winter,
declared Prof Wilson, but keep them
selves busy producing enough muscu-
lar energy to keep the temperature in
the hive above 40 degrees Fahrenheit.
Bookkeeping is probably the tenth
most important industry in WiscOn-
sin. moro than 100000 pounds Of
honey are produced here with value
of approximately $1,000,000 Wiscon-
sin is the fifth largest Bookkeeping
state, with 10000 beekepers and more
than 100000 colonies of bees"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-29
COW GAVE BIRTH
TO FIVE CALVES

A purebred Jersey, owned by Hol-
lis Williams, farmer at Estlin,
Sask., has just given birth to five
calves, all normal, weighing about
thirty pounds each. This same COW
lot year gave birth to three normal
calves.
me latest performance is some
what detracted from, in the fact none
of this years little calves lived. This
was due to the mother COW taking
fright at train few days before
birth and running .ver mile, ac-
cording to statement of the man in
charge of Williams animals at the
farm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-29
THE IMPORTANCE OF
GOOD VEGETABLE CROPS

The amount OF vegetable seeds used
by the average farm or city lot owner
is rather small, but there are so many
OF these gardeners that the amount OF
ed required to meet their aggregate
demand is very great. Moreover,
while the amount OF seed needed by
any one of them is small, it is ex-
tremeIy important to him because the
success or failure of his garden and
the presence on or absence OF fresh
vegetables from his table depends
upon the quality of the seed which he
purchases 1t has been discovered
that the vitamins so necessary for
the proper development Of physical
health and vigOr are FOUND freely in
the green products Of the garden. The
Importance of these to the family has
been greatly enhanced. Therefore,
the quality Of the vegetable seeds
which he buys is matter OF physical
as we'll as economic Importance to
the purchaser. For this reason the
legislature has authorized the De-
partment OF Agriculture to establish
standards of termination for vege-
table seeds sold in Wisconsin and
require that if vegetable seeds in any
package germinate more 5 per cent
below the standard fixed for that par
ticular seed, the packe. must be label
ed with the actual termination test
OF the seed contained therein.
In pursuance of the authority vest
ed in it by section 1494x-2, subsec-
ton 4, the State Department of Ag-
riculture hereby establishes the fol-
lowing standards for termination of
vegetable seeds for 1922:
Standards OF termination
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-29
1WO MONROE COWS GIVE
TON OF MILK PER MONTH

MONROE, Wis.-Two pure bred
Holstein cows owned by members of
the Monroe Cow Testing association
produced more than a ton of milk in
February. A COW on the A. Barth &:
Sons farm gave 2,127 pounds of milk
and one on the H. S. Stauffacher farm
gave 2.102 pounds.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-29
MINING SCHOOL NOTE

Mr.. Donald Meyer 81, left last Sun
day for Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin to
survey and make a complete report
on the quarries and property of the
Sauer Stone Company, of that city
News.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-29
Have Won Bought Fertilizer?

At this time of the year thought is
given to fertilizers and many Ques-
tiOns about fertilizers have been asked
and some things should be considered.
The thing that should determine
whether you want to buy commercial
fertilizer, is whether you are short
Or harnvard manure. and you are
sUSe the soil needs it. The method
OF determining whether commercial
fertilizer is required is found either
by having your soil analvzed Or run
demonstration plots in the particular
field that you think needs fertilizer.
Many Grant county soils have hean
tested for acidity and several have
been analyZod for Other plant food
clements and it was found that phOs-
phorous is the only element outside
Of limestone that was needed for the
moyimum of crop production.
If YOU have already ordered or are
gong to order several tons Of COM
meycial fertilizer it is important that
Won get q rather high content Of
phosphorous with very little nitrogen
and potash. if however, YOU have a
sandy soil it is well to add some nj
tvogen and potash as we'll as lime
stone. but or CLAW al prairie loan
soils the only clements needed on+-
Stdo of harnyard manure, which will
r"Ee I'll crops grow better, are lime
and PHOSPHORUS
Il is we'll to notify your dealer Of
the Kind of fertilizer that you want,
a $ he is soon going to put in his order
go7 # he gets the wrong kind he will
se, It before he can order more and
il viii also be too late to get the kind
you want. therefore, put your order in
early and save money.
We Need to Specialize
Three bank presidents from South
Nnkota and one bank cashier from
Idaho want to locate some milking
SbOrthorns for sale and l have been
asted to write them by A. o. COllen-
tine Extension Specialist in Animal
HUSbandry, of the Experiment Station
and let them know what we have in
Grant county.
The only thing l know is that many
Giant county farmers are milking
Seo"thorn COWS but do not know
whether they are of any special milk
inc strain. | have looked over the
county papers and find no milking
Shorthorns advertised by Grant cOun-
" breeders If YOU have them for
sale you should advertise in our local
and farm papers, so that such calls
as those mentioned can be filled on
short notice.
Those who are milking Shortho~ns
and have not specializod in the milk
ing strain should do so as there is 4
good market for milking ShorthOrns.
Grant county breeds more Short
hoYns than any other county in the
state and should have come herds Of
snecial milking strain. Let's breed
for purpose.
GRANT COUNTY AGENT.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-29
DEMONSTRATE
PRUNING And
Tree SPRAYS
Co. Agent Says to
Begin Work NovG

Many farmers are asking for prun-
ing demonstrations in their neighbor-
hoods. Thus far seven have been held
at various places about the county,
there are seven more scheduled To-
this week and about ten others have
made applications for demonstrations
in the future.
Farmers that pruned and sprayed
III past years are spreading the
news Of the method by which clean
apples can be obtained. If a crop of
clean apples is harvested by farm
er III community, his neighbors soon
become interested and that is what ac
counts for the calls for pruning de-
m0nstrations The thing for you to do
if you want clean apples from your
orchard is to prune and spray and II
You have not a spray outfit get your
order in early. Two new Power Out
fits have been ordered up to the pres
ent time and several more will un
dOubtedly be ordered before the sea-
son is over. Seventeen barrels Of
Liquid Lime Sulphur have thus far
been ordered by various farmers about
the county and undoubtedly again as
mach has been ordered through spray
rings of which the County Agent has
not heard This is a good proposition
and you are entirely in order if you
take interest in your orchard and wish
To spray and prune.
Poultry Records Are Important.
There are several hundred demon,
straton poultry fiocks scattered about
the state and none OF them can be
found in Grant County thus far. The
reason why no poultry demonstration
fiOcks can be found in Grant County
is that the poultry raisers have not
given thought to this work.
The object Of poultry record is 70
find out wether the flock is a paying
proposition and whether it has an av-
erage Of Is eggs per hen per year, or
whether it might be more than thai,
and in case the average is too low IL
viii mean that severe culling viii
need be done.
This work is conducted by the POul-
try Department of the University of
Wisconsin and blanks will be furnish
ed to any one that will cooperate in
this work The results are published
and considerable benefit is derived
from these records by those who are
willing and anxious to cooperate by
having a demonstration flock on their
farm. Please notify the County Agent
at your earliSt convenience if you wish
to have demonstration flock on your
farm.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-03-29

Platteville with a population OF
t4G0 has real estate valuation p"r
capita o. s1.003 and personal prop
erty valuation per capita of $3.50.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
COAL RATIONING
MAY Be ADOPTED
Priority System Planned, If
Acute Shortage Seems
Likely.

A system of coal rationing will
be necessary II the coal miners and
operators do not agree to resume
mining operations within two or
three weeks, a high official of the
government in close touch with the
situation said yesterday.
Plans are now being drawn for a
voluntary revival of the wartime
conservation policies employed by
the Fuel Administration, and will be
put into operation II the strike is
long continued. II was learned.
The first step in the rationing
program would be to give priority
rights on coal shipments to those
users upon whom the life of the ma
ton depends in large degree.
The government would have first
priority, next would come the rail-
roads and public utilities, then pri-
vate consumers and the essential in
dustries. and finally the nonessen-
tial Industries.
At the same time an appeal for
the greater possible conservation of
coal would be made by the govern
ment.
Efforts would be made to put the
priority plan into effect first through
voluntary arrangements, but IL that
were not possible the President
probably would use his emergency
powers to order 1t.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
MRS. STOKES WINS
DOVER RICHTSTO
VAST PROPERTY
Court Rules Signing Of
Deed Was Due to
Compulsion.

NEW YORK. July 1f.-victcry,
full and complete. today crowned
the long uphill tight waged by Mrs.
Helen Eiiwood Stokes, beautiful
young wife Of william z. d. stokes,
to regain her dover rights in his
vast realty holdings.
A decision handed down in the
Supreme Court today after a three
months trial restores to Mrs. Stokes
one-third interest in fifty parcels
of real estate. including the Hotel
Ansonia. estimated to be worth be-
tween se,oAo.ooo and $4,000. 900.
ConpeIIed By Threats.
According to the testimony of
Mrs. Stokes, she was compelled to
relinquish her rights TO share In
Stokes property by his threats of
physical violence, three months af-
ter their marriage in 1911.
In the opinion accompanying his
decision. Justice Cohalan said:
TT appears that on the morning
OF May II. 1911, while Mrs. Stokes
was still in bed. Stokes came to her
anu hau uci slBn lue uteu IN QNcs-
tion. / have arrived at the belief
that the subsequent deeds to the
corporation were a subterfuge and
in no way released her right of
dover. The evidence
fully sustains that he controlled
her actions. at least in the early
days OF their marriage and In sign
ing the deeds she did so under his
influence and had no knowledge that
she was releasing forever every
right she had in the property"
VIII Inherit s2.So0, 900.
Under the decision Mrs. stokes
will inherit, at the death Of her
husband. who is ~, about s2.50o.ooo
Irrespective of the inheritance of
her two children. James and Muriel,
now in Denver. Colo. with their
grandmother. Mrs. Arthur Miller.
Last year Justice Finch denied
Stokes plea for divorce and granted
Mrs. Stokes a separation and cus-
tody of the children with $4,000
year alimony. Suit brought by Mrs.
Stokes for an increase of this award
to $4,000 a year is now pending.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
ONE WAY TO TUNE
YOUR SET RIGHT

For practical helps in adjusting
the radiophone set. Ralph T. Good
win suggests: Sea. the tube in the
socket Turn the filament rheostat
until a slight hiss In heard in the
phones. II the ticker coll fs then
turned at an angle of 45 degrees
with respect to the tuning coil. and
the variomefer rotated, a slight Click
will be heard. This sound. which re-
sembles that of escaping steam, IN
dicates the set IL In proper working
order. By a turn of the variable
condenser a squeai. which Is caused
by what is known as the carrier
wave. is heard
The variometer Is then turned ub-
til both these noises stop. The next
adjustment is by the tickler coll only.
The rheostat Is then adjusted to
bring in the signals loudest.
These very practical suggestions
may help solve some Of the problems
common to all listeners-in. Z
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
so Would Name
Green Monkey
Additional Suggestions Re-
ceived to Christen New
Arrival at Zoo.

A nameless monkey with a green
body, a pink tail and dark brown
eyebrows can inspire more names
than the proverbial barrel of
monkeys" could conveniently make
use Of.
Here are some of the best sug-
gestions which arrived in yester-
days mail:
Call the thing Jade" says X. C.
Manning, 1914 R street northwest.
B. L. Mountain, writing from
woodward and Lothrop's depart
ment store, writes: IF Evergreen
the monkey will be, that's good
name, II seems to me-"
'T think these three names are
suitable. Tiny. Little-bits or Rain
bow" NJ. A. p, 1905 Vermont ave-
nue. northwest. states.
Miss Ella Clark, 1641 Kramer
stpeet northeast, urges that "Jocko
or Dickie" be selected as the
monkey babes name.
"A 6-year-old child, upon being
told about the green monkey, said
call 1t Pinky Sassus because I have
a toy dog by that name,'" writes
P. e. F.. of Alexandria, Va.
Darwin" Greenwich" Jazz
and "Delirium Tremens" are among
the most generally suggested ones
thus far. and 1t may be that the
official name for the new arrival
at the Zoo will be selected from
these. Nearly fifty suggestions OF
these names have already been re-
ceived.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
CONTROLS
RADIO DISCORDS

Those who appear on radiophone
programs in certain broadcasting sta
tions do not realize perhaps that sad
failures on their part do not neces-
sariiy become known to the outside
world. Saving a hard-earned repu-
tation, operators of some OF the
Eastern stations have a switch at
hand which confines the music OF
the orchestra or soloist to the studio
should the musicians get out of tune.
A more frequent use of the cut-out
switch is for speakers who forget
the restrictions on improper use OF
the radiophone for all but general
broadcastins purposes. These sta
tions. however. do not entirely dis
appoint the great numbers Of listen
ers-in in the invisible audience, for
The switch likewise connects the set
to another room, where a phono-
graph grinds tunes to substitute for
the careless performers In the main
studio.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
ORDERED TO PLACE
STORES ON WHEEL

Louisiana avenue merchants who
have built up elaborate fruit and
vegetable stands must put their
shops on wheels. according to a
ruling handed down by the Dis
trict Commissioners, yesterday.
The Commissioners have drawn
up a set of specifications which
will make the stands movable. the
reason being a desire to have the
streets clear over the week ENDS.
A hearing on the question was
held on June 29 at the District
building at which the merchants
appeared in protest. There are
approximately so merchants along
Louisiana avenue between Ninth
and Tenth streets.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
PIMPLES

why 30 many young men, and
especially otherwise beautiful
women, allow their faces to be
disfigured with unsightly pim-
pies is beyond me-" says Peter
son.
Every druggist In America who
cares TO speak freely should tell
you that one 60-cent box of
PETERSON'S OINTME is
guaranteed to Danish pimples or
other skin eruptions, or money
back-and 1t won't take long to
do-it
The mighty healing power of
Peterson's Ointment in skin dis
ease. Eczema, Salt Rheum and
Old Sores Is almost beyond be-
lief, and the small price puts II
within reach of all.
DR.. w. Burg, of Erie, Pa.
writes: 'T had suffered from Ec-
zerna of the left ear and scalp
forever twenty-five years, but a
small box of Peterson's Ointment
has entirely eradicated it," All
druggists are authorized to guar
antee It Mail orders filled by
Peterson Ointment Co.. Inc, Buff
falo N. Y.
For sale by O'DonneIl's or
Peoples Drug Stores.-Adv.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
Miller Urges Code
For Insurance Men

A code Of insurance laws for the
District to prohibit agents from
cheating policy holders was urged
by Insurance Commissioner Burt
A. Miller last night before mem
bers' Of the Field Club of the Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company, at
the Raleigh Hotel.
Commissioner Miller declared
that one of the greatest needs In
the District is an adequate insur-
ance code, which would enable con-
templative insurance holders to
receive standard policies. 1t was
pointed out in the meeting that
such a code would abolish what is
styled as "rebating and twisting Z"
practice which Is used among
shady" agents to deceive policy
holders. Lawrence v. Lampson
presided.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12
9775e Herald
MlDDW1qNss...sye
Listening-In Concerts.
GENERAL PUBLIC INVITED.
Tonixht at 8.

T0nfxht NJ ..
CHRISTIANS Drug Store, Ninth and
Pennsylvauia avenue northwest.
> Capitol Radio Sales Agency. 724
Eleventh street northwest.
Hsrriot Pharmacy, sls U street
northwest
Rosemary Candy Shop. 1908 H
street northwest. Tonight also.
Peoples Drug Store. Seventh ana
2 streets northwest.
Above places store hours also.
store Hours Only.
Program Every Afternoon at 4s30.
Doubleday-Hill Electric Company.
It's Twelfth street.
Thomas F. Williams. Inc, 1874
New York avenue.
Gibson Company. s1s g street
northwest
Quality Accessory Company. 1917
H street northeast.
Harry C. Grove. Inc. 1910 G street
northwest.
John C. Rau. electric store. sA
Twelfth street.
The Electric Shop. Duryea Build
ing, Connecticut avenue and l.
street.
White and Boyer. 's12 Thirteenth
street northwest.
Arcade Electric COMPANY Four.
teenth street and Park road north
west. Tonight also.
Lansburyh and Brother. 4zo
Seventh street.
william Ballard Company. 1a4o q
street
Woodward and Lothrop. Eleventh
and r streets
The Hecht Company. Seventh and
p streets.
s. Kann Sons Company. Eighth
street and Market square.
J. p. Dinowitzer. go Penpsvlva-
mia avenue.
The Washington herald., 1922-07-12

Highest. s9.6; lowest. ITO
Relative humidity-s a. m, IS; 2
D. m. 66: p. m. rs.
Rainfall Is p. m. to s p. nj, none.
Hours of sunshine, So.
Per cent of possible sunshine, Al.
Departures From Normal.
Accumulated excess OF temperature
since January /. 1922. 3s1.
Excess of temperature since July
1, 1922. none.
Accumulated excess of precipitation
since January l. 1929, 1.37.
Excess of precipitation since July
/, 1922, SO.
Temperature same date last year
Highest. So; lowest, IL.
Tide Conditions.
High tide 1919 a. m. and 1o:47
Low tide 4:31 g. m. and 4:s7 p. m
Sun rises 4:52 a. m, sets 1888 p. m.
Moon rises 1885 p. m. sets s:le
a. m.
River Conditions.
Potomac River muddy and Shenan-
doah clear at Harpers Ferry last eve
ming.
Washington to Long Island and
Forecast of Flying Weather.
Washington to Long Island aho
Norfolk: Partly cloudy, possibly
scattered thunder showers in the
afternoon. moderate southeriy winds
surface and moderate southwest at
1000 and 5000 feet.
Washington to Dayton: Partly
cloudy with local thunder showers;
moderate south and southwest winds
at surface and moderate to fresh
southwest at 1000 and 500 feet.
Other rTemperatures-