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The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Many Farmers Anxious
to Learn New Methods

Meetings on farms where crops or
live stock were being grown under the
direction of the agricultural extension
agent to demonstrate approved meth
ods, or other demonstrations in farm
practices given by extension agents,
were attended by over $500 farmers
in 1922, according to reports to the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture. More than 100000 farmers at
tended extension schools or short
courses to learn new farming methods
which the agricultural colleges and ex-
pertinent stations have found profit
able. The total number of farmers at
tending extension meetings of all kinds
during the year is estimated to be over
100000.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Clover or Grass Sod Big
Help for Potato Plant

Fertilization of the potato crop by
clover sod is matter Of major impor-
tance on new clay soils low in humus,"
says M. J. Thompson, superintendent
Of the northeast Minnesota experiment
station. A summary by Mr.. Thompson
Of seven years of potato work shows
that clover or grass sod is the cheap
est and most important factor in pota-
to production on heavy clay soil.
when pastured the previous year."
says the superintendent, "the largest
yield occurred; when the hay crop was
plowed under, the yield dropped nine
bushels, and when the hay crop was
harvested, the yield dropped 25 BUSH
els" An experiment made in 1922 in
dicates that early planting is to be
preferred. Potatoes planted June 5
produced only SO per cent as much as
stock planted May 20; the June 20
crop was 55 per cent and the July 1
crop so per cent of the yields from the
May 20 plots. Not only were the
yields of the later paintings inferior,
but the quality was below standard.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17

This Regeneratve Hook-up Is Very
Efficient and Is Particularly Useful
for the Longer Wave Lengths.
short time ago it could only mean one
thing-a regenerative set consisting Of
three tuned circuits using a variocOup-
ler and two variometers.
When Broadcastng Was Young.
If we were to carry our history q
little way into the future, it would
probably have something to do with a
radio frequency amplifying system and
a loop aerial. However, most of us
still look on that short wave set with
awe, for we remember those dots and
dashes from low-power, far distant
stations that other radio bugs" could
only hear In their imaginations. And
when brOadcasting started, there were
nights when it seemed that the pro-
gram was in the same room and the
sound details Of the announcer's voice
were almost uncanny. One could hear
him draw his breath and make the
other little noises incident to speech
that remind us of the wonderful repro
ductions Of Harry LADDERS voice on
the phonograph. But unfortunately
there were nights when programs did
not measure up in tone quality to even
the cheapest phonograph-esp
when our friends dropped in to listen
for an evening. Yes, there have been
nights when even the sound of a voice
Of any kind would have been welcome
to our ears, and others when signals
started, to swing and our nerves were
SO shattered trying to keep in tune that
we swung up and copied Navy press
Personal Experiences.
From here on l must stick to per-
sonal experiences Possibly they will
be repetitions Of other fellows expert
ences, but they may help others to get
the results [ am getting now-good
results. When / saw my neighbor's set
and others like it, l at first decided
that the refinements introduced in large
scale manufacture of receiving sets for
concert reception made possible set
that could not be duplicated by the
home workshop except by chance, and
we should all remember that this Is
true, no matter how good our results
may be. Later, however. when found
the boys turning out one and two cir
cult sets that performed almost as well
as manufactured ones, and some of
them very crude in construction, 1t
seemed to be up to me to junk the old
short wave set and build something
new
While planning the new set 1t oc-
CURED to me that all sucn sets differed
from the conventional three-circuit
tuner in having direct inductive
coupling between the plate and grid
circuits In other respects they varied
widely and it was difficult to select the
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
PURE BRED FEMALES IMPORTANT

they are released. Just a very small
handful Is all the calf will take at first,
and only as much should be fed as
the animal will clean up.
Ground corn is very palatable, and
it can be fed alone or In combination
with other grains, such as ground oats.
bran, and some oil meal It sometimes
helps to get the calf started on grain
by putting small amount on its
tongue and muzZle when the empty
milk pail is taken away. This also
puts stop to sucking the ears of the
calf in the next tie. After the Young
animal appetite for grain has in
creased, the corn and oats can be fed
whole, but many feeders continue to
let them have ground grain.
A good grain mixture to feed to
growing calves is made up of 500
pounds of ground corn, 300 pounds
ground or whole oats, and 100 pounds
linseed oil meal.
Hay can also be placed before the
calves at this time in small rack.
Glover hay, mixed clover and timothy.
or alfalfa hay not too leafy, are all
satisfactory.
An early start In grain and hay in
sures the proper development of the
digestive organs of the young animal.
and assists in promoting vigorous
growth.-M. FL. Fohrman, Superln-
tendent Of Official Testing, University
Farm, st. Paul.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Sooner Timothy Is Cut After
Coming Into Full Bloom
the Better the Crop.

| prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
| Don't let timothy hay stand too long
| before cutting advises the United
States Department of Agriculture.
Only small percentage of timothy
hay marketed each year grades No. /,
statistics show, but the departments
hay grading specialists have found
that large part of the timothy hay
which has been grading No. 2 and
No. timothy would have been No.
had 1t been cut at an earlier stage of
maturity, provided the method of cur
ing and weather conditions were fav-
orable for producing a good quality of
hay.
Color Determines Grade.
Under the United States timothy
grades, which have been recon-
mended recently by the Department
of Agriculture, color alone determines
the grade unless the hay Is very
weedy. Color in hay is caused by the
amount of brown leaf surface, brown
or bleached heads, and bleached and
of-cOlored stems. 1t has been found
that there is a close relation between
ity of timothy hay, and the amount
of color.
In the United States grades for
timothy hay the maximum allowance
of brown leaf surface for No. 1 tim
othy is 40 per cent, with 2 per cent
of brown or bleached heads, and per
cent of bleached or off-colored stems.
To prevent the color from exceeding
these limits, it has been found that
under normal conditions, the hay as
cured by the average haymaker must
be cut not later than when in full
bloom. In some sections, and under
certain conditions, it may be advis-
able to cut the hay even earlier.
There appears to be an idea preva-
lent among producers in some Sec
tfons that early cut hay is more
washy or laxative than hay that is
ripper, but there is practically no ac-
curate data on this subject. Agricul-
tural experiment stations have found,
however, that the sooner hay is cut
after coming into full bloom, the more
total digestible nutrients it will con-
tain. This earlier cut hay also will be
palatable and relished by stock.
Since hay cut at this time is more
nutritious, and will also be of higher
commercial grade than late cut hay,
producers are urged to cut their hay
at the proper time unless it is i'm
perative that more important work
must be done on other crops.
Weather Is important Factor.
Weather is also an important factor
in producing good hay. Best quality
hay is often almost ruined by rain.
While hay which has been stained
by rains or heavy dew may often be
fed on the farms to advantage, it is
discounted in the markets. Producers
should keep this damaged hay sepa-
rate from the better hay, as it is i'm
possible to separate it later when bal
ing or marketing. A little damaged
hay mixed with the good frequently
causes the buyer to refuse to take the
better hay except at very heavy dis
count. Only choice qualities of hay
bring the higher prices, therefore pro-
ducers should harvest their hay prop
erly.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Shunting Waves of
Bothersome Neighbor

The owner of q receiving set was
bothered by a neighbor who broad
cast on 20 meters, but owing to
close proximity, would overlap $50
meter waves A solution of the mat
ter was worked out, as shown on dia-
gram.
The principle is to shunt him out.
Take for example $50 meter broad
cast. Everything Is going along
beautifully, when buzz-buzz, etc..
comes in to spoil it all. He is sending
on 20 meter wave length. but, due
to close proximity. he overlaps the
length.
This is overcome by tapping Off
from the antenna to single circuit
tuner consisting of a variable con-
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17

best arrangement. / never did decide
which one to build but instead of SIM
plifying my CIRCUIT, complicated it.
1t is hardly necessary to state that
tone quality, selectivity and relief from
static are attained to greater de-
gree with three-tuned circuits than
with the simpler arrangements, and
the addition of means for coupling the
grid and plate circuits provides sta
bility and ease in tuning which are
sometimes difficult to obtain In the
conventional three-circuit tuner. OF
course considerably more time is con-
sumed In tuning the three circuit set
when first put in operation, but this
has never been a serious matter II re-
suits could later be duplicated using
the same adjustment for the same sta
tions. This has been found possible
with the set stabilized by direct feed
back coupling, while In the ordinary
three-circuit tuner adjustments for
good phone reception vary daily.
Early Methods
The first means Of coupling which
was devised consisted in splitting up
the plate variometer statOr winding
into two halves. One half was left
in the plate circuit and the other con-
nected in series with the secondary OF
the variocOupler and grid variometer.
The operation of the set connected In
hot ha
vided was a decided stabilizer-or, in
other words, that the idea was good.
Stations were tuned In with practically
the same adjustments day after day;
the set remained in operation without
further adjustment for as long as de-
sired, and the tone quality was equal
TO the best results obtained with the
usual connections.
Two of the broudcasting stations
regularly heard, however, and many
familiar amateur CIV. stations could
not be heard These stations were all
brought back by changing to the ar
rangement shown in the accompanying
diagram, where a separate coupler Is
used for grid-plate coupling. and the
plate variometer left intact. The
coupler used was made up on the COM
mon variocoupler forms with 30 turns
Of No. % cotton-covered wire on both
stator and rotor. The stator is in the
grid circuit and the rotor in series with
the plate variometer. / consider the
resulting set the last word in regen-
erative receivers, barring the refine
ments in design and manufacture that
could we'll be introduced, and l believe
others will find it so until they are able
to bid Old Man Static farewell with
loop and r. F. amplifiers.
The coupler used in this set is 3h
inches in diameter and the stator Is
four inches long, but it is obvious that
slight changes in dimensions and wind
ing will not affect the results obtained,
as both circuits concerned are sep
arately tuned.
o. Radio News.)
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Shown Most Conspicuously
in Case of Hogs.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agricultural
In the Improvement of live stock, a
movement which Is being accelerated
by various states and the United
States Department of Agriculture
through the Better Sires-Better
Stock" campaign, the sire exerts the
greater influence, but, once the grading
up process has been started, the impor-
tance of well-bred dams must be rec
ognized. 1t is only through the use
of pure bred females that it is possible
to preserve and carry on the full value
pure bred dam are necessary to repro
duce a pure bred, which maintains an
unbroken stream of known blood.
That farmers soon recognize the
need for pure blood on both sides of
an animals ancestry is indicated by
the figures collected by the Depart
ment of Agriculture in the campaign
just referred to. The adoption of
pure bred sires in most cases soon re-
suits in the purchase of few regis
tered females. In the last department
report showing the kinds and breeding
of animals owned by farmers and
breeders enrolled in the campaign
they were shown to have on their
farms q ,541 pure bred sires and 1884,
020 pure bred females. The tendency
toward the wider adoption of pure
bred dams Is shown most cOnspicu-
ously in the case of hogs, the most
rapid multiples of the domestic farm
animals. In the list of hogs owned by
men who have joined the campaign
62.8 per cent of the sows are pure
bred. Cattle come next with 35.9 per
cent of the females pure bred. For
horses the percentage is 12.5 per cent,
asses 24.6 per cent, sheep and goats
about 1875 per cent. In the list of
fowls owned there are 81, ,1O8 pure bred
males and 514,4 ,422 females, which Is
nearly 20 per cent of all the female
fowls listed.
The breeder who sells pure bred
sires is building a market for pure
bred females.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Chase Sour Cherry Most
Satisfactory at Geneva

The Chase sour cherry, believed to
have originated near Riga, Monroe
county, New York, has proved so sat
isfactory ON the grounds of the ex-
pertinent station at Geneva that the
station fruit specialists are recon-
mending that it be planted in place of
English Morello, the standard late sour
cherry for North America. The Chase
is described as being of the same type
of cherry as the MOrello, but with
fewer faults.
"The trees of the Chase are larger,
healthier, more spreading, and the
branches do not droop as do those of
Morello," says the station horticultur-
ist. 1.-THE leaves are larger and the
fruit better distributed. The cherries
are larger, possess the same dark color
and shape of the Morello, except with
a deeper cavity, and ripen a little
earlier, but are much milder in flavor
and therefore pleasanter to eat out of
hand than the sour, astringent Morel-
10. The Chase is an improved Morel-
10 and should be planted in place Of
that well-known variety"
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17

Dy ~ tts " N'S
Articles to help the beginner In
radio are appearing in countless num-
bers in the radio publications. news
papers and elsewhere, and rightly 80,
for the number of newcomers in the
art Is legion. There are also discus
sions of the niceties, theories Of oper-
alton, and more or less complicated
ind unique layOuts of apparatus for
the advanced amateur-the fellow who
has the inclination, time and apparatus
to go into the theory of radio for Its
own sake and to help In the develop
ment Of the art. Personally / feel that
belong to neither class and have
often heard the same comment from
other amateurs.
The Experienced Amateur.
Let me speak for these other fel-
lows when l say that we understand
the principles involved in a practical
way, that we usually want to have a
hand in the construction and installa
ton of our apparatus and that we have
the habit of changing our apparatus
and circuits for better or for
worse-sometimes to the intense
displeasure of our listening fam
lily and friends. Foremost in our
minds, though, are good results-we
find it necessary to know the theory Of
radio, but we are more interested in
the doing than in the knowing.
If our radio experience began before
the war, It's history is probably about
as follows, up to the introduction Of
phone broadcasting:
Loose coupler and crystal,
Loose coupler and audion,
A "tickler hook-up" using the old
coupler or honeycomb coils.
Finally the climax is 'short wave
set" The latter seems like an In
definite term. but TO the amateurs of
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
WHY DRUGGISTS RECOMMEND
SWAMP-ROO

For many years druggists have watched
with much interest the remarkable record
maintained by DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root,
the great kidney, liver and bladder medi-
cine.
1t is a physicians prescription.
Swamp-Root is strengthening medi-
cine. 1t helps the kidneys, liver and blad-
der do the work nature intended they
should do.
Swamp-Root has stood the test of years.
1t is sold by all druggists on its merit and
it should help you. No other kidney medi-
cine has so many friends.
Be sure to get Swamp Root and start
treatment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents to DR..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for a
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this Observation-Disclosures
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17

Unless you see the name "Bayer" on
package or on tablets you are not get
ling the genuine Bayer product pre-
scribed by physicians over twenty-five
years and proved safe by millions for
Colds Headache
Toothache Lumbago
Earache Rheumatism
Neuralgia Pain, Pain
Accept "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
only. Each unbroken package contains
proper directions. Handy boxes of
Twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug
gists also sell bottles of "a and 100.
Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer
Manufacture Of Monoaceticacidester of
cylicacid.-AdvertiSe
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Whv Not?

Frances and Virginia were some
three years apart in age and quite a
bit more in school experience, so
Frances felt really the superior Of
the two and liked to make the most
of any newly acquired information.
Virginia, do you know what a
goiter is?" asked Frances. "Sure
do" replied Virginia, nonchalantly.
"It's what you hold your stocking up
with"
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17

denser and tapped inductance coil
in SERIES This is run to the plate side
of the phone condenser. From the
other side of the fixed receiver con-
denser you run to ground.
When this auxiliary tuner is tuned
to his wave length, the vibrations he
is sending will travel over the shunt
circuit TO the ground, and as they. are
not audibly transformed in the de-
tector bulb you will not hear them
Under certain conditions and with
proper auxiliary tuner. static can be
eliminated.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Producing Good
Quality of Hay

The suggestions recommended by
the Department of Agriculture are
summarized as follows:
1. Start cutting your timothy hay
as soon as possible after the meadow
reaches early or first full bloom.
2. Cure in the manner that will best
preserve the color and quality of the
hay.
3. If any hay becomes stained or
damaged from rain or too long eX-
posure to the sun, store apart from
the good hay; also keep weedy hay
separate from the clean hay.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Size Did Not Matter.

The doctor on his round of golf was
gro caddie, when the latter opened
the conversation with, Doctor, amt
you got some shoes up yonder in yo'
locker you don't want. l needs some
bad"
Maybe so," said the doctor. what
size do you wear?
bought none dat-er-way-I either kin
git in 'em or I CAIN. life.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Making the Rotor Fit
and Reyolye Smoothly

How to make the rotor fit snugly
and revolve smoothly, is question
which, no doubt, confronts the ANA
teur constructor, who builds his own
variOcoupler. When he fails to know
how to accomplish this, the outcome
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Straining Cloths Need
Efficient Sterilization

Straining cloths for milk should be
changed whenever they become soiled.
They should be thoroughly washed and
sterilized after each using Efficient
sterilization is accomplished by boiling
or exposure to steam for at least five
minutes.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Good Grain Mixture to
Feed to Growing Calves

AT the time calves are changed from
whole to skim milk, they are ready to
begin eating small amounts of grain,
which should be placed before them in
small feeding boxes. Or if they are
tied in stanchions for milk feeding, the
grain can be put in the manger before
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
cutIcura for Sore Hands.

Soak hands on retiring in the hot suds
of Cuticura Soap, dry and rub in Gu
ticura Ointment. Remove surplus
Ointment with tissue paper. This is
only one Of the things Cuticura will do
if Soap, Ointment and Talcum are used
for all toilet es.-Advertisemen
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Won't Change Woman's Dress.

Scientist-Some day the earth will
become so cold that man will not be
able to live upon 1t.
FozzletOn-Yes, but l suppose the
women will go on dressing just about
the same as they do now.-New Bed
ford Evening Standard.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Electricity Aids Fishermen.

Are you an electrical fisherman?
If not, all you need in order to class
yourself in this category is the new
artificial minnow, which Is made
luminous by electricity and resembles a
wriggling worm when cast into the
water. 1t is reputed to attract fish day
or night. Fine wires protect the bait
from breakage and an electric battery
supplies the current.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Renew Strawberry Bed.

If you have strawberry bed that
has outlived its usefulness, plow it up
as soon as the crop is harvested. In
this way you will help control many
pests which might otherwise spread to
new strawberry beds in the commun-
ity.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Sa.e1l First.

81 find that / am in no danger Of
being run over on the streets, as long
as L"
j. Fuller Gloom spoke with his usu-
al pessimistiacridity. T-stay out of
them. m."-Kansas City Star.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Louis smoker
moves into
second place
With 405 cans to his credit
Mr.. Thurston smokes his
way towards the lead

Mr.. Byron Thurston of st. Louis is
more than qualified for membership
In the Edgeworth Club. But his posi-
ton in the championship-smoker class
is not so well established. Mr.. Thurs
tons interesting letter follows:
Hotel Garni, st. Louis, Mo.
Larus & Brother Company,
Richmond, Va.
Gentlemen:
l have often heard of great smokers OF
one kind of tobacco.
have smoked 405 cans of Edgeworth
Plug Slice 35c size without changing.
Now IL you know of any better record
iwouid be glad to hear from you. smoke
one can OF tobacco in two days and enjoy
every pipeful.
Yours truly,
(Signedj Byron Thurston.
More than a year ago an Edgeworth
smoker from Burlington, Vermont,
Mr.. III. F. Baldwin, wrote in suggest
ing that he had smoked more Edge
worth than any other living man. At
that time he had smoked over 1000
cans of the same size purchased by
Mr.. Thurston, distributed over pc
riod of nearly score of years.
So while it appears today that Mr..
Thurston is well behind the leader, if
he continues smoking can every two
days, it may be only matter of years
before he will be we'll in advance of
the entire field.
Still, it is big country and there
are a lot of Edgeworth smokers. You
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17

A kind word often does more good
than a dollar, but most Of US would
rather take the money.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17

can never tell when
a new record will
be hung up to be
the envy of all
smokers.
Edgeworth has
something about it
that holds smokers.
Not that every
one likes Edge
9 W ort h, b u t
4 those who do
! generally re-
main steadfast
in their loyalty
to the tobacco
year after year.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
The "Eyes'. Have IL.

TIC Eyes TfdVe IL.
There are women who can no more
help making eyes than they can help
having From "Time Is Whis-
pering," by Elizabeth Robins.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17

1t takes money to start business,
but it will stop without any.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
Maxine the Farms Popular.

A few more country clubs and the
problem OF what to do with the farms
will be solved.-Indianapol News.
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17

Of his work is discouraging. When
revolving the rotor fiops about and
can be moved from side to side, the
result being that the axle supporting
the rotor soon wears a large hole in
The Ely miner., 1923-08-17
BY c. n. WARD

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