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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09

ed in the first place with tile or pipes
in the beds with view to steaming.
Although nemas exist in enormous
numbers and kinds in the soil and are
of great Importance in crop produc-
ton, there are important species which
infest different animals, insects and
man. The hookwOrm Is a nema, and
there is one infesting fox which Is
blood red in color and attains a length
Of several feet Investigations are be-
ing made by the department to learn
IL these parasites can be used to COM
bat certain insects of economic impor-
lance. 1t has been found that GER
tain nema has prediction for grass
hoppers, and Doctor Cobb is of the
opinion that 1t Is this enemy, In some
cases, which causes the hopper
scourge to rise and subsfde in great
waves. This nema, which attains a
length of 20 inches or more and Is
about the thickness of coarse thread,
makes the host insect sterile, and In
that way reduces the Increase enor-
mously. When the choppers" become
plentiful the parasites increase and cut
down their numbers; then through
lack of grasshoppers the nemas de-
crease, and the cycle repeats. Inves-
tlgators are now trying to find out If
1t will be practicable to introduce this
particular nema in regions where the
choppers" are not infested, and in that
way help protect the crops.
B, Have Economic Possibilities.
There are many other possibilities
for utilizing these natura. enemies in
the interest of the farmer. There Is a
nema parasite infesting the cucumber
beetle and a study is being made of
the problem of introducing them In
localities where this beetle Is album
dant and not already badly Infested,
Practically all the injurious insects,
and the beneficial ones as well, are
thought to have their nemas, and 1T
is possible that some day these para
sites will be used for our benefit just
as insect parasites Of insects are
now being used in efforts to control
such economic pests as the Japanese
beetle, the European corn borer and
various caterpillars.
In the soil and in water there are
nemas which prey on other species OF
their own kind and it Is thought pos
sible that some day we may be able
to increase the numbers of those pre-
datory nemas which prey OH the eco
nomically destructive ones.
This field Of nenatology is one which
it is thought may be cultivated with a
great deal of promise for the farmer.
1t is certain that much more work
must be done in the control Of those
that are reducing the yield of crops.
particularly that widespread one
which produces root-knot on so many
valuable plants.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
Glover Failure Is
Due to Many Causes
Ailments of Crop Discussed
in Bulletin Just Issued.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agriculture.)
That the decline In red-clOver cul-
ture is no myth becomes abundantly
evident when one reads the agricul-
tural literature Of the past 40 years.
Letters from farmers to the agricul-
tural press and articles by farmers
and by the experiment station workers
in the press all express concern re-
garding this condition and offer vari-i
Gus reasons and remedies. The United
States Department Of Agriculture has
been alive to the necessity of solving
the problem of clover failure, and has
set forth its observations as to the
causes as well as suggestions for more
favorable results, in Farmers Bulletin
1865, Glover Failure, just issued.
Causes of clover failure, says the
department, are to be sought in i'm
proper soil conditions, in diseases, in
the use Of nonadaptable seed or In i'm
proper methods Of seeding, and in the
use of harmful nurse crops. Improper
soil conditions result from constant
cultivation and the consequent loss Of
lime, phosphates, potash and organic
matter, making the soil unsuited to
the growth of clover. Such conditions
can be remedied by applying the ele-
ments lacking in field and by work
ing in manure and other forms of
organic matter.
In some cases clover failure Is due
to diseases, and then a disease-resist-
ant variety must be used If available,
or some other legume substituted for
red clover. Alsike clover, hairy vetch-
or annual summer legumes, such as
soy beans, should be used when for
any reason land that needs lime can-
not be economically lined. When red
clover fails on land well supplied with
lime, sweet clover can often be sub
stituted to advantage.
A copy Of the bulletin may be Sc
cured as long as the supply lasts, from
the United States Department of Ag-
riculture, Washington, d. G.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09

81. Joseph, Missouri. -'T heard 90
much about Lydia e. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound that j decided to
try it az had had such hard time
with my first child. / took nine bot
ties Of Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
BILE Compound and j never felt better
In my life than the day my baby girl
was born. I will be glad to tell what 1t
will do, to any woman who will let
me know her address. p Mrs. Rosa
DAKAN, 2227 s. 18th St., st. Joseph,
Missouri.
Back To Normal Health
New Orleans, Louisiana. -''I took
Lydia z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound while ] was carrying my child
and / must praise II highly because ]
never suffered one day during that
time and could do all my homework
and had q very easy confinement. I
am still taking the Vegetable Com
pound because ] have weakness due
10 working around the house too soon
after my baby was born. But thanks
again to the Vegetable Compound I
am getting back to normal health
once more. ] advise any woman to
take it, Mrs. A. MEYN, JR., 2010
Touro St., New Orleans, Louisiana.
= Not A Bit Of Trouble
Wilmington, Delaware. -"I was
nervous and weak and not at all reg
ular. ] worked In o factory at the
time and could not work very much.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09

such attack, not even weeds which are
often thought to be blessed with i'm
munity from enemies; but the grasses
including the small grains and corn,
are less subject to devastation than
most of the others. By using these
resistant crops in rotation. 1t is pos
sible to keep down the number of the
pests in the soil as the nernatodes win
die out in. large numbers IL a crop, I'M
desirable from their standpoint, Is
grown on the ground for year or
two. 1t is necessary, however, to keep
down the weeds, because the nemas
live in the roots of large number
of them. Even a weed that is not bad
ly infested will carry over the infec-
ton from year to year, and it does
not take long for few Of the pests
to repopulate the soil when suscepti-
BILE crop is growing in it. Allowing two
months to each generation, which Is
ample, a pair of gall nemas wifi have
five to ten million descendants in six
months, should all survive.
AACSC AOOl-hAOt PAOuuSClS w luG
most damage in light, sandy soil, as
it Is easier for them to make their way
through 1t from root to root and they
are moved about more readily by the
flow Of soil water. In real heavy clay
soils the pest is sometimes of little
Importance, though II may exist there.
Sometimes 1t becomes worse when a
soil is lightened up by adding manure
or by opening it with green crops
turned under and by thorough cult
walton.
Attacks Variety Of Crops.
: Among the many crops attacked by
the root-knot nematode, the most i'm
portant are alfalfa, clover, cotton,
cow peas with the exception of few
varieties), field peas, fax, fig, grape,
peach, soy beans with the exception
Of the Laredo Variety, pumpkins,
sugar beets, sugar cane, sweet pota-
toes, tobacco, vetch, large number of
truck crops, ornamental plants and
trees. Some of the plants attacked
are legumes which normally have no
ny DCAcHCIdi UdCIGTId,
but usually it is not difficult to dis
tinguish between these growths and
those chickering's on the roots made
by the gall nematode. The former are
more or less globular and easily re-
moved, while the latter are usually
club-shaped or irregular masses, real
ly enlargments of the roots and root
let's themselves.
When the soil freezes large numbers
of the nematodes are killed off and,
as consequence, the pest is not so
bad in the northern states as in the
southern. However, enough of the
organisms get down below the frost
line so that they never are annihilated.
In greenhouses they become bad pests
In any part of the country, but by
treating the soil with hot water or
steam it is possible to destroy them
along with fungi and many undesir-
able bacteria. 1t is now recommend
cd that new greenhouses be construct
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
FARM kCTSe'

Seed time is here.
Reforestation today is preparation
for tomorrow.
The first essential for success with
red clover is: Good northern grown
seed.
High-priced seed Is not always good
seed, but low-priced seed can never
be good seed.
Wise Nature meant leaves and
other vegetation to decay and enrich
the soil. Why be foolish and burn it?
Hubam clover has some advantage
in that it will probably make a larger
growth the first year than does the
biennial white sweet clover.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
Manifest Advantage

Vernon-Mamma, wouldn't it be nice
If you could have the toothache instead
of sister? u
Mamma-Why do you think it
would?
"'Cause you can take your teeth out
and she cant."-London Answers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
Origin of Schools in Scotland

/. Elementary schools. were established
in Scotland by the provisions of tho
Elementary education act of 1872
Prior to that, however, education had
been regulated BY the Scottish aparlia-
ment. AS early as. 1896 an ACT. was
passed for settling schools, providing
for the maintenance of a school in ev-
cry parish in connection with kirk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
Chopping Hin, or

"Ah. sir" began the measly mendi-
can't, Il exc out a most miserable ex-
istence, and"
"Well, l shall not assist you to exc
any longer" ungraciously interrupted
]. Fuller Gloom.-Kansas City Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
Shave with cutieura SOAP

ShdVe WIN CutlcUFa Soap
And double your razor efficiency as
well as promote skin purity, skin COM
fort and skin health. No mug, no
Shiny soap, no germs, no waste, no irri.
tation even when shaved twice daily.
One soap for all nses-shaving, bath
Ing and shampooing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09

Dr. Peerys Dead Shot" not only expele
Worms or Tapeworm but cleans out the
mucus In which they breed amt tones up the
digestion. One doss does 1t. adv.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-09
The Advancement

"Who's the boss at your h0me-y0u
or your wife?" "Oh, we split 1t up-I
say am, but she really is!'
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
CALIFORNIA NOW CLAIMS CAMELS INHABIl'
GREAT AMERICAN DESERT

LOS ANGELES.-In these prohibi.
tion times, few would be startled by
the oft repeated phrase, "the camel
walks in :" so and such a
city.
However. the fact that the camel
actually walks at liberty in Southern
California is a startling reality.
We are not referring to a familiar
brand Of cigarettes. suddenly come to
life, nor do We refer to the pictured
ghost Of prohibition.
Live camels of the circus and ZOO
variety-Persian and Arabian camels
to be exact--are to be found roaming
the dry wastes of the great Mojave
and Colorado deserts. Proof OF this
was recently furnished by prsopectors
returning from expeditions in search
of gold, and incidentally, it is because
of the gold rush" in the early eff
ties that the camels owe the reason
for their present residence on the
North American desert.
For searching back through the old
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

records of the War Office in Washing.
ton, D. c., it is disclosed that young
lieutenant, Edward +. Beale, after.
ward General Beale was responsible
for commission being given army
officers to spend 100000 for camels in
Persia and Arabia, the animals to be
shipped to California to haul cannons
and gun caissons across the Colorado
and Mojaye deserts. Horses, oxen
and mules which had been engaged
in this work, died in great numbers
because of the desert heat and in
1853 they were supplanted by the
shipment of camels.
But the slow moving camel eventu.
ally overcame the patience of their
western herders; many were shot
when the load shifted on their backs
and others were turned loose to shift
for themselves when provender was
low. The bleaching bones of some of
these are still to be found as also are
the descendants of the more fortunate
among the animals, who now inhabit
the deserts wilderness.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
CAUSES OF VARIATION IN MILK TESTS

There are many known causes Of
variation in milk tests. AT times the
variation may be so great that 1t
seems impossible to understand TO
one who has not made careful study
of the causes. A brief discussion of
the known causes is given by Don G.
Magruder, Dairy Extension Specialist
at the State College of Washington.
The evening milking tests higher
than the morning milking as a rule.
This is true even when the periods
between milkings are equal The
higher the test, the greater is the
variation between the milkings. The
shorter the interval between milkings
is, the higher is the test Three times
day milking tends to give slight
ly higher test than two times day
milking.
The test is usually lower than nor
nal when the COW is not stripped
clean or when she does not give down
her milk freely. This is due to the
fact that the last part OF the milk is
especially rich, thus making the fol-
lowing milking test abnormally high
Cool weather tends to raise the test
as we'll as to improve the cows ap-
petite and so cause her to increase
her milk flow. 1t often pays to con
tinue the seven-day test if one is for
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

MOSCOW.-Eleven club workers in
one family is the record established
this year in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Blewett, living on big, well-managed
farm near Clifford, in Nez Perez Coun-
ty. Clubs maintained by the family,
just organized this year under the di-
rection Of H. A. Stone, club leader
for northern Idaho, are: A home eco.
Monies club for the five girls and a
livestock club for the five boys. The
leader a year too old to be included
in active club work, completes the
group, with three younger members
OF the family of IA children soon eli.
gible for the work of the clubs. The
girls are doing baking, canning and
sewing, while the boys are especially
interested in swine raising, having
herds of purebred Hampshire and Po-
land China hogs. This fall they will
ship a car to market, the first fruits
of their work.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
RED MAN SETS PEACE EXAMPLE
FOR ALL THE REST OF THE WORLD

GLACIER PARK, Mont.-Gathered
around the big open campfire" in the
forest lobby of the main gateway
mammoth hotel of Glacier National
Park, Indian tribes from 10 states
opened two-day "Civilizing Council"
which the Indian Department says
ought to put the warning nations of
the world to shame.
This pow WOW is emphasizing his.
torically the wonderful peace progress
that has been made by the American
Indian, for the Red Men present de.
clared the old War Council to be a
thing of the past forever so far as
they are concerned.
The Council of Civilization has
taken its place in their lives on the
various reservations, and they are
happy In their Industrial and agricul.
tural pursuits. The advancement
made in agriculture by the Blackfeet
Indians of the Glacier National Park
reservation under the supervision of
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
THE COLONY PLAN OF BROODING CHICKENS
BY John s. Carver Head Poultry College of Washington

Because of the great increase in
chicken brooder mortality and soil
contamination poultry diseases, it has
become necessary to change our meth.
DDS of housing and management to
handle the situation.
The common method of brooding
chickens on the West Coast is to
brood large units of 1000 chickens or
over ia a permanent brooder house, a
house built on cement or wooden
posts, A house of this size, 30 or 40
feet long and 16 feet wide is too large
to move and must be used in the
same location year after year. Elk.
perience has taught us that chicken
running out on the same area of
ground each year soon contaminate
the soil and that even careful cultiva.
ton OF the SOIL cropping, lining, ETC.,
do not secure soil for the chicken that
is free from contamination and dis
ease.
Coccidiosis and intestinal round
worms are the two parasites that
cause the most trouble as their life
cycle requires that they live in the
soil for one stage of their develop
ment AS parasites they are very re-
sistant and live from one year to an
other in the soil. These two diseases
cause million dollar losses to poultry,
men every year, The best method of
combating the soil contamination dis
ease is to use larger area for brood.
ing chicken and rotate the chicken on
fresh land each year. A three years
rotation of crops with three separate
ranges will give the chicken land that
has been rested from chicken for at
least two years.
Necessarily the unit of chicken
hrooded must be smaller and the
brooder house must be of the NOV.
able colony type in order that it may
easily be moved from time to time to
new locations. The poultry depart.
of the State College of Wash.
ington recommends the following plan
for brooding chicken in movable col.
ony houses;
A 1Ox12 colony brooder house built
on Axe slsids is the type of house rec
ommended. This is shed roof house
with single board floor and covered
with roofing paper on outside. 1t is
ventilated in the front by two 3O.inch
square windows that are hinged to
drop in and sliding muslin curtain
n the center of the front. A summer
'entilator in the rear and door on
he side provide for ventilation, dur.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10
Cement Output and
Relation to Business

Discussing output of cement in Its
relation to business and labor employ.
1eni, The Index, published by the
New York Trust Company, says;
Portland cement as one of the
basic commodities to be considered In
5auSinS the course OF business, pre-.
eats an interesting exception to the
General feeling Of hesitancy witch has
been more or less prevalent IN other
basic lines. Government statistics for
jnne ard the first six months OF this
ear compiled by the Geographical
SNWcy, record n production FOR the
month exceeded Only by MAY, and for
he period Ia excess Of even last year,
,IGrnH witch the output IOl he year
reached It's maximum
shipments fUl June were the great.
est on record, and for the period only
Il ghtly less than In the first six
months of 1923 This is In rather
sharp contrast with steel, lumber, cop.
per and other commodities.
"rhe significance OF the present
data relating to cement, however, lies
in the fact that May is barometrlc of
the years trend for this commodity.
and can be regarded as indicative of
the volume of the full years manufac-
ture and consumption.
This is so because usage of cement
is such that requirements must be
anticipated well in advance, and or.
dinarily contracts for building and
road work to be carried on during
the year are well in hand by the end
of May.
Even If the extraordinary output Of
1923 should not be exceeded and there
should be reduction of 10 per cent
this year, 1924 should still be year
of noteworthy activity" declares The
Index. Its relation to employment
of common labor in road construction
and Of both common and skilled labor
in building and other construction al
so enables the cement industry to
shed some light on what may be eS.
pected in these fields.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

ing the warm days of summer.
A blue flame colony brooder stove
or a 52-inch coal burning brooder
stove will economically hover $50 to
$50 chickens in this house. The mum.
Der to be brooded will depend on the
season. A large number can be brood.
ed later in the season when they can
run out of doors on green range. We
have found semi-anthracite coal eco
nomical for use in coal burning brood
ers, the price is SIG per ton. For early
brooding in east of the mountains a
portable cold room built in four sec.
lions is advisable to protect the chick.
en- from the strong southwest winds
and to shelter the ground from snow.
A house of this type is inexpensive to
build, of simple construction, and in
case of soil contamination and disease
can be moved instantly.
Plans and specifications of this col.
ony house may be secured by writing
to the poultry department, State Col
lege of Washington, Pullman, Wash.
ington.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

tunate enough to run into a cool
period,
An increase in the test and de-
crease in the milk yield usually ac-
companies a moderate amount of ex-
ercise after a period of rest. If the
exercise is continued and the milk
yield is permanently decreased, the
test will gradually return to normal
If the exercise is severe, the COW may
hold up her milk and show a de-
creased flow of milk and a reduced
test, but later she will increase in
test for a while.
The more soft fat the COW has at
calving time the better will be her
test at the start of the lactation per.
iod. This better physical condition
will also help her test through the en-
tire lactation period,
There is a tendency for the percent,
age of fat to rise gradually during the
lactation period After the cow fresh
ems the test may decline slightly for
a month, or possibly two, and then
will gradually rise to the end of the
lactation period, The higher testing
COW will show a difference of about 1
per cent between the average of her
lowest and highest testing period
while the lower testing COW will show
a difference of about one-half of l
per cent.
Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1924-10-10

Ha.ge years ago young cow
puncher drifted into Pendleton, Ore.
gon, Just previous to the opening of
the already famous Roundup. He had
nls Eoats, a pair OF dungaree breeches
With portion Of the seat intact, the
Shirt on his back, and a pair OF worn
chaps Beyond that and an unlimited
amount Of nerve, lie was slick" As
se roasted up on the arena fence with
fellow hands Watching tryouts of buck.
ing horses, he wondered where din
Eer money was coming from, not to
mention entry fees in the contests of
the cowland classic.
This busted cowboy of a dozen
years ago, although he may have dined
ON a couple of drinks of cold water
and tightened belt, managed to
scare up entry fees in the cowboy
events. Once in them, he showed
what a young cowpuncher, with his
heart in his work, and the need of
ready cash could do. When the clas-
sic closed, he was the possessor OF the
golden belt which marked the first
aIlaround cowboy champion.
That was "Hoot" Gibson, now of
Los Angeles, who, roosting on the
same fence from which he started IL
years ago watched Pendeton's fiji.
.eenth annual Roundup make new
champion, The years it took to bring
him back to Pendleton carried him
far and it was with his own entire
motion picture company from Holly.
wood that the famous star watched
Paddy Ryan of Miles City, Montana,
ride into the same title in the same
arena that gave Gibson his start IL
years ago,
But Paddy did not come into Miles
City as Gibson did. Instead he en-
tered PendIeton with a long start to
ward the famous Roosevelt Tropy, the
new emblem of cowboy championship,