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The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30
Suggestions on Picking
Corn to Save for Seed

In selecting the kind of corn to save
for seed, a great deal depends upon
the corn plant itself. If our seed corn
is selected in the bin alone, this i'm
portant fact is lost sight of.
Now, most good growers save seed
corn from the good early-maturing
plants, as they are shucking out the
corn at harvest. The ears from these
superior plants are thrown into a box
at the front of the wagon, and are kept
separately, so that they will have the
best of opportunities to dry quickly.
Then, in the winter, these growers Sc
lect out the types of ears they want
for seed. In this way their seed ears
are all of the right type and very good
plants.
Seed ears should come from medium
sized plants, which stand up straight
and which show good evidences Of ma
turing early. These plants should be
free from suckers and should be in av-
erage conditions as regards soil, mois-
ture, feed and light. Ears should be
heavy and of medium fair size.-Waldo
Kidder, Extension Agronomist, Colo
RADIO Agricultural College.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30
White Grub Pest
Shows Increase
Crop Rotation Is Important
in Preventing Damage
Done by Worms.

The common white grubs, also called
grub worms" are one stage Of the
moderately large brown beetle known
as May beetle or June bug. The adult
beetle feeds on the larvae of such trees
as oak, ash, hickory, poplar, elm, will
low, walnut, locust and blackberry.
The parent beetle energies from the
earth in the spring and deposits eggs
in, the soil from one to five inches deep
and usually near grass or weed roots.
The eggs are laid In May and June
and hatch In about two weeks The
young grubs Matching from the eggs
are very small and for a while feed on
organic or slightly decayed vegetable
matter in the soil. Later these grubs
will attack the roots of grasses or agri-
cultural crops which happen to be
growing In the field.
Feed Near Surface.
During the growing season for vege-
tatiOn and active season Of the insects,
the grubs feed near the surface Of the
soil. At the approach of cold weather,
the grubs begin to burrow downward
to avoid freezing.
Most of the common June bugs spend
three years in developing from the egg
to the adult beetle. The grubs usually
change to the adult sometime during
the second or third fall of their life
period
The native food of the white grub Is
In, ha dnx on or
Crops planted on sod land usually
suffer severely from the attack Of
hordes of grubs for a period of two to
three years
The white grub as pest is increas-
ing its damage to wheat in several To-
calities. One of the best control meas
ures where wheat is to be grown is to
summer fallow, that Is, to pillow the
wheat land as soon as possible after
harvest. (This is also control for
the Hessian fy.) Disk and harrow the
ground frequently and prepare a firm
seed bed. Starve the white grub.
Rotation Is Favored.
Rotation of crops is of great impor-
.ance in avoiding damage by grub
worms. Beetles do not prefer to de-
)osit eggs in fields of alfalfa, clover.
,orn. strawberries, beans or potatoes.
Small grains are usually less attacked
han other crops except wheat.
Where practical, pasture the infest-
ID fields with swine. Fall blowing,
previous to the grubs going deep into |
he ground, will help to rid the soil of |
many worms. Pillow deep.-W. e. Jack
on, Department Of Entomology, Okla
iona A. and M. College.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30
Cattle Ranching Is
Becoming Intensive
Methods Changed Consider
ably in Past Few Years.

prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
cattle ranching methods in the
United States have changed much
within the last few years, with the
passing of land into private owner
ship and the fencing of range. 1t will
become very intensive, says the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture, as capital accumulates, prices of
beef rise, and the Importance of pro-
ducing enough forage and providing
sufficient range to keep the cattle
through the winter becomes more
pressing.
Ranches, says the department, must
be big enough to carry from 100 to
300 head of cattle. This means that
in many cases ranchman must have
permits to run a good share of his
live stock on forest ranges. 1t Is pre-
dicted that large ranches will be d.
vided, and that, on the other hand,
small ranches will be consolidated
into units of sufficient size for eco
nomical operation.
Ranchmen are now mainly con-
cerned with improvement of the car
rying capacity of forest ranges. 1t
is to their interest, says the depart
ment, that the ranges, instead of be-
ing exploited, should be made more
productive.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30

Then use lime and phosphoric acid II
the soil needs them. Finally. provide
an abundance Of vegetable matter In
the soil by using a short rotation.
The Ohio experiment station started
cropping a 40-acre field used for va
riety testing in 1894. The first ten
years the field was given one applica-
ton of manure for each rotation. Then
the rotation was shortened one year by
dropping the timothy while limestone
and acid phosphate were added to the
application of manure.
AS a result of the improved treat
ment of the soil, the clover yield In
creased 1873 per cent. Corn yields
climbed from 40 to IA bushels; oats
from 48 to 81 bushels, wheat from 21
to 33 bushels, and clover hay from Is
tons to 3.5 tons.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30

of all thinking people a hatred OF
war.
The United States has. believe.
led the way to lasting peace The
Arms Conference at Warrington
and the Alned-German acceptance
OF the Dawes plan are the two most
important steps taken In the last
four years. They represent the
practical accomplishments Of the
present Republican administration
In Washington bringing about a
settlement Of international differ
ences, while at the same time pro-
teoting the rights Of the United
States and her citizens
The women of this country know
that General Charles q. Dawes,
who has been nominated BY the
Republican party for vlce-pyesi-
dent, headed the commission which
presented the Dawes PREPARATION
Plan. This man had the vision
and the ability to get at the econ
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30
A CAMPAIGN JOKE OR TWO

In Utah, Governor Charles Mabey
is seeking reelection, and is opposed
by George Dern. Mr.. Dern's cam
paign manager uses button bearing
the words, 1--WE want Dern good
governor. We don't mean Mabey."
Governor Mabey's manager coun-
tered by getting out buttons that
read, Don't be a Dern fool. Vote
for Mabey.'
A small girl attended a political
rally where one of the speakers was
berating some official, and said that
he ought to be taken by the scruff of
the neck and thrown out bodily.
The next day she saw a mother
cat carrying kitten by the scruff of
the neck, and exclaimed, "Why you
horrid thing. You are not fit to be a
mother. You are hardly fit to be a
father"
Martin Littleton, very able law
yer of New York, in a recent adj
dress, was berating LaFollette and
Wheeler, and said, This is the first
time in the history of the American
Union where any element went out
and nominated for president and
vice president, men who put up the
white flag in time of war and waved
the red flag in times of peace"
On Tuesday when the governors
party was at Riverside school sever
al adults were present, and one of
the men passed out ahead of the
governor and fingered along the
walk to greet him. While Govern
or Moore was greeting some of the
teachers in the hall, Edward Thore-
son went on out and the old gentle
man waiting walked up and greeted
him cordially and said, Governor, l
lived in Missouri longer than you
did"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30
Bordeaux Adds Greatly
to Yield of Potatoes

All farmers specializing in potatoes
are advised by G. r. Bisby, until re-
Gently OF the Minnesota College Of Ag
riculture, and A. G.. Tolaas, In charge
OF potato seed certification ip Mime
sofa, to use bordeaux mixture FOR
spraying purposes. Such spraying will
be commercially profitable, they say,
and insure against late blight. Ad-
vantages Of the use Of this mixture for
spraying potatoes are thus summarized
by them:
Prevents late blight Of potatoes.
Reduces losses from other leaf dis
eases, and repels certain insects.
Tends to produce more vigorous tu-
bers, as shown by their performances
in various parts Of the state.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30

honest, safe and sincere. Political
ly and as a private citizen he has a
good record straight and true. He
will make the country an ideal lead
er and in my opinion, is beyond
question the man who should be
elected our next president for the
common good of all.
/ speak of President Colidge as
one knowing him rather intimately
and, as you know from my associa-
tion with him, have had an oppor-
tunity to become intimately &C
quainted and to observe him and
know him well. l have found him
kind, sincere, unpretentiOus, firm,
courageous and a man of uncommon
good judgment. He says what he
thinks and does what he says. He
is the kind of man who wears well
with those brought in close contact
with him and he is wearing well
with the nation as whole. He
doesn't make very much noise, there
is nothing spectacular about him;
not much fuss, feathers or fireworks,
but best of all he just works and de-
livers the goods. He has a frank
straightforward way of facing every
issue put up to him and meeting it
squarely without fear or evasion.
No matter what the effect upon his
personal or political fortunes.
He is very frugal man, as 1 have
learned from many sources. Doubt
less this quality is inherited from
the New England background from
which he came. He does not in
dulge very much in the Injuries of
the present day, for he has never
owned an automobile He lived in
a five-room house until he became
governor of his own state. His
plain, modest Democratic style of
living both as a private citizen and
as president of the United States is
rebuke to the luxury, the extrava-
gance and lavish spending of money
which is all too prevalent in this
country today.
l am speaking to you, my friends,
as a business man, and as an Ameri-
can citizen. Not as a partisan. The
United States of America needs this
man at this hour, as it needs no
other with which the American pub
lie is acquainted. Never in all its
history has this condition been so
greatly in need of hard boiled
economizer in charge Of the finances
of this government. Coolidge has
proved to the satisfaction of every
body-and particularly the taxpay-
ers-that he knows how to econo-
mize and is willing to do it.
He has gotten big results with his
economy program. He will get big
ger results if we keep him on the job
and give him a chance. l con-
fidently expect the people to do this,
for they know it would be hazardous
and supreme folly to "swap horses"
at this unsettled time, knowing the
leadership of Coolidge, for untried
leadership upon platform so in
mical and hazardous to our consti-
.utions and our system of govern
nent.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30

I and insured peace in the Far East
and the Pacific Ocean. Our for
eign relations have been handled
with a technical skin and broad
statesmanship which have seldom.
If ever, been surpassed"
These steps toward world peace
are actual accomplishments. The
promises Of the Republican party
to continue its efforts In this d.
reotion were clearly stated in the
platform adopted at Cleveland. The
platform reafirmed the party'n
stand for agreement among the
nations to prevent war and pre-
serve peace. It declared:
"As an important step in this
nent Court of International Justice
and favor the adherence Of the
United States to this tribunal ~
recommended by. President Cool
idge. This government has de-
finitely refused membership In the
League Of Nations and to assumed
any obligations under the goverr-
ment Of the League. On THU W.
stand"
Women know and understand
the efforts that are being made to-
prolong the peace of this country!
and the practical means that ARD
employed for that purpose, Thsyj
know that President Coolidge and
General Dawei win ses to 4 thaA
Americas honor b preserved md
that Americas influence is throw4
on 40 ode of peace and good WIN
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30
Cause of Barren Stalks

Poor seed is by far the greatest
cause of barren stalks In cornfield.
They are also caused by insects and
diseases that attack the plant about
the time that the ear Is beginning to
form. The corn root worm, the COM
mon white grub and the corn root
aphis will accomplish the same result.
A thin soil that Is not adapted to corn
will often produce large numbers Of
barren stalks, and corn that IL planted
too thick will do the same.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30

Increases yields under farm condi-
tons in various parts Of the state.
Messrs. Bisby and Tolaas have col
laborated in preparing Bulletin 1872 Of
the agricultural experiment station Of
the state university. They discuss tho
experiments made with bordeaux min
ture sprays on potatoes at University
farm for 16 years, finding that the
average Increase in yield from spray
Ing, in the absence of late blight, has
been more than 80 bushels an acre for
late varieties and about q bushels for
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30
BY MRS. ALVIN t. HERT

omic facts underlying the situation
and to present plan for clean-cu'
cooperation and good will which
has won the appreciation Of sound
economists everywhere.
The Republican party believes IN
common sense in the conduct OF
Americas international relations
It's sincere efforts to insure peace
were cited by President Coolidge
in his speech accepting the Re-
publican nomination for the Pres
ideucy, when he said! 1T Is so
easy to forget, but the impression
which the condition Of our country
in March, 1921 made upon the
people was 10 deep, so vivid. SO
alarming that 1t will not soon pass
away. Over two years after the
armistice we were still technically
In q state Of war We had no
diplomatic relations with Turkey,
Greece. Russia, Colombia, or Mex-
loo and the Ear East was causing
grave apprshennons."
How tho Republican party
Strengthened out this chaotic oon-
dition Of affairs was further noted
by the President: Perhaps in no
peace time period have there been
moro remarkable and constructive
accomplishments than since March,
1881. We have ratified separate
treaties Of world Wide Importance
with Germany, Austria, Hungary.
ColomhiA and Mexico Forty-two
other treaties have been approved
BY the Senate and stx treaties are
now awaiting IT. aetior.
I'VE have established 0uf fishfa
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30
Improve Clover Yields
by Use Of Crop Rotation

A mans ability as farmer may well
be judged by his clover fields, think
workers Of the Ohio experiment sta
tion. Large fields Of heavy-yielding
clover invariably indicate good rota-
ton and intelligent soil conservation.
In order to get a good stand Of
clover, good seed well inoculated is the
first consideration. say the Ohio men.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30

early varieties. Good results are also
reported from the solicitations. particu-
larry from Crookston. Homemade
bordeaux mixture is the best applica-
ton for large acreages, at least. The
cost Of making and applying II COM
paratively small.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30
Golf Ball Kills Bird.

A bluejay was killed by golf ball
driven from the eighteenth tee on the
club links at Hampstead, N. Y, re-
Gently. The president of the golf club
was playing in foursome and was
the first to drive off, AS he struck
the ball the bird flew from tree
nearby, and ball and bird fell to-
gether to the tee.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30

There Is moth
ing as vital to
this and future
generations. as
the subject OF
world p g a @ e.
Everyone wants
our nation to
live at peace
with other ma
lions. Out of
the sufferings Of
the World War
there has grown
I'D on fh0 mart
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30
Bacteria Easy to Raise.

In milk kept at temperature Of SO
degrees F., bacteria multiply more than
1000 times every "a hours.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1924-10-30
World Peace Greatly Aided By 7wo
Moves Made By The Administration
HARDING CONFERENCE FOR THE LIMITATION OF
ORNAMENTS AND DAWES PLAN REGARDED AS
OF THE HIGHEST IMPORTANCE

perhcI T
NuaSA
Evening star., 1924-03-15
DENIES RADIO WILL
AFFECT CABLE LINES
Western Electric Expert Says
Transocean Message Carrier of
Today Will Be Benefited.

Transoceanic cables will hold their
own as message carriers despite any
advance that may be made in radio
in the future, o. f. Buckley of the
research department of the Western
Electric Company told members of
the alumni of the Massachusetts In
stitute of Technology in Washington
at the regular monthly luncheon of
that body, in the University Club
yesterday.
j. Inventions and improvements made
in radio will most likely help to i'm
prove the cable service and vice versa,
he pointed out. They will most
kelly help each other" he said.
He told of the working OF modern
new inventions have played in per-
fecting them. He told Of the recent
discovery of q compound metal
which when wrapped around the cop
per wire, in the cable increases the
carrying power of the wire four
times. This metal is applied around
the copper wire only iX-thousaads of
an inch thick, he explained.
shows Size OF Cable,
He showed a sample of the modern
Gay ocean cable, which was ap
proximately one incl or j little less
in diameter. and explained that there
Evening star., 1924-03-15
RADIO NEWS

a concert by the United States
Army Band, supplemented by dance
music by the jazz section Of the band
tops the program tonight of station
,, WRC. w. ]. Stannard, leader of the
hand, will weld the baton.
Several addresses Of interest to all
Il. G. LIS, will intersperse the musical
features. Representative. n. Clyde
Kelly Of Pennsylvania will talk on
the postal service, Oliver NJ Maxam,
chief Of the division Of operations
Of the coast guard, will be heard with
another story on the coast guard
service, and Fred g. Lincoln, general
chairman of the committee in charge
or Washington's first annual radio
show, will broadcast the fourth Of his
series of addresses on the event which
opens Wednesday afternoon at Con-
yention Hall.
A good many cases have come to
the attention of the radio editor re-
s'arding Transformers burning out
An EFFORT will be made to explain
some or the common causes for this
trouble.
II your transformer suddenly goes
dead and refuses to work do not be
TOO nasty to place the blame on the
manufacturer for producing and the
dealer for selling detective apparatus.
In the first place 1t is almost as
easy TO burn out a transformer as it
IS to burn out tube. The audio fire.
luency transformer is constructed of
very fine wire. which Is almost as
fine as human bSr and is not de-
signed to carry heavy currents.
Shortlng the circuit in some man.
ner SO that the curr1nt from the "B''
battery goes through the transformer
VIII heat up the fine wire in the
winding to point where it will melt
IN two and open up the circuit This
IS not apparent as the transformer
does not die such a brilliant death as
the vacuum tube does when Shorted
with the "B' battery; neyertheless il
becomes burned out in q very similar
manner.
The reason for this accidental plac-
ing of the "B" battery current across
the transformer Is usually due to
other defective apparatus being used
In the circuit. The type of circuit in
which most of the trouble of this sort
Is experienced is in the ultra audion.
In this circuit Il variable condenser
is placed in series with the primary
OF the transformer and the "B" bat
tery. A condenser prevents the flow
OF the b battery current through
the transformer winding.
1t is very common occurrence that
some variable copdensers allow the
rotary plates to touch the stator
plates at points thus shorting the
condenser. When this happens the
"B" battery current flows through the
primary OF the transformer and burns
out the delicate bindings. To replace
the transformer without repairing or
replacing the condenser is to but
burn out an additional transformer.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
GOULD HOME IS SOLD.
Girls School Buys Georgian Court
in New Jersey.

BY the .Associa ted Press.
: LAKEWOOD, y. J.. March To-
Georgian Court. the Lakewood home
of the late George JAY Gould and
Edith Kingdom Gould, and one of the
show places of New Jersey. has been
sold to the Mount st. Mary's College
OF Plainfield, one of the largest
girls schools in the state, it was an
nounced today. The purchase price
is reported to have been sSoo,oo0.
Georgian Court covers more than
goo acres laid out with numerous
gardens and stretches of wild land.
1t was on the golf course on this
estate that Mrs. Gould dropped dead
in 1922 while playing golf with her
late husband.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
Omcfal OpeAin,

are about $50 pounds of copper to
the nautical mile in "fair-sized
cable" and that the larger ones only
contain about 1.100 pounds of copper
the nautical mile. The vacuum
cup amplifier promises to be a great
aid in sending and receiving mes
saCes over cables in the future, he
said. He told briefly of the giant
ocean cable that is to run from New
York city to the Azores.
a rising vote OF thanks was cx-
tended the speaker for his detailed
and comprehensive explanation of the
ca ble.' A. 3. Mcdaniel, president of
the local alumni of the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology, pre-
sided.
Evening star., 1924-03-15
wLAG-Minneap0lis. Minn.
(417 Meters).

s p.m.-Story reading by Mildred
Simons.
$3.50 pm.-Talk on radio by Ray r.
Sweet, chief engineer of WLAG,
6:3O p.m.-Meeting of Children's
Radio Health and Toothbrush Club of
America, DIR. +. w. Pepper, presiding.
2 p.m.-James ELS, a Gymnasium
Fan at Sixty-Three."
$3.50 p.m.-Business message.
1915 p.m.-Program by st. Paul
Kiwanis Club.
11:15 pm. to 1:S0 a.m.--Dance pro-
| gram by St. Paul Athletic Club Or
chestra; A. E. Salinger, baritone /.