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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11
SCHOOL PATRON ON WAR
PATH

Liberty Grove school, perched on
the hillside in that usually peace
full village, was the scene of an ex-
citing drama last week, that brought
the leading lady of the cast wide
spread publicity, as well as costing
her q goodly sum of money, those
acquainted with the facts all agree
ing that she played the part of the
Amazon perfectly.
1t seems that the teacher of the
school, Miss McFadden, following in
structions from the County Health
officer, notified the parents Of some
of the pupils of conditions existing
not in conformity with cleanliness
and good health.
7 Mrs. George McCardell took Of
fense at the information impaired
to her, and paying a visit to- the
school house proceeded to "beat
up" the teacher, who fled to the
nearby store for protection, with
Mrs. McCardell in pursuit.
At the store Mrs. Bannister inter-
posed objection to the actions of the
wrathful woman, and was handed a
blow in the face as reward.
This blow cost Mrs. McCardell a
$28 fine, administered by Magistrate
Coburn, of Perryville. For assault
on Miss McFadden the warning
school patron was fined $38 by an
Elkton Magistrate, and the case dis
missed on promise of Mrs. McCar-
dell to make public apology to Miss
McFadden.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11
CONTRACT ON RELOCATING
CONOWINGO BRIDGE
RATTETED

After much investigation and act
ing upon the recommendation OF
Attorney General Thomas II. Robin
son. thei Board Of public Works OF
Maryland, has apBroved the contract
of the Susquehanna Power Com
pany, the State Roads Commission
and the County Commissioners OF
Hartford and Cecil County, prSyid-
jng for the relocation Of the Como
wingo bridge ever the susauehanna
river and ether bridges and roads
as may be teeded by the proposed
dam of the p9wer company,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11
BUS LINE WINS LEGAL
DECISION

The Public Service Commission
has decided that bus lines which
originate traffic beyond the lines Of
the street car lines in Baltimore are
entitled to haul their passengers to
the center of the city, and not be
compelled to discharge them at some
more or less remote point in the
suburbs. This action on the part
of the Commission AFFECTS the
MacMahon transportation Comapny
which operates passenger buses Hev
tween Bel Air and Overlea.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11
MARYLAND GROW
CORN PRIZE
Farmers In Seven Count
Chicago Exhibition H'
Cecil Growers In Il

The best single ear OF Cd
show, thirty-one other prizeA
and five out of a possible ten -
on soybeans, constitute the record
Maryland farmers who exhibited
the international grain and hay shq
held at Chicago the past week, al
cording to word received from
F. w. Oldenburg, specialist in
agronomy for the University of
Maryland extension service.
The showing of Maryland corn
growers is said to be the best yet
made in the stiff competition at the
international.
Under the classification at the
show Maryland corn is exhibited in
Region 8 in competition with corn
from Southern Indiana, Southern
Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia and
Virginia.
In the ten-ear class OF yellow
corn Maryland growers were award
ed 15 of 40 premiums offered. In
the ten-ear class of white corn z
of the 40 possible premiums came to
Maryland exhibitors. In the single
ear class, which includes both white
and yellow corn, however, Maryland
growers practically made cleanup,
winning to Is possible prizes.
A single ear, shown by A. D.
Radebaugh, Forest Hill, not only
placed first in this class hut was
awarded sweepstakes for the show,
which means that it was judged the
best ear exhibited from any section
of the United States.
Seven counties, Allegany, Wash
ington, Frederick, Hartford, Cecil,
Carroll and Montgomery, shared in
the premiums.
In the ten-ear yellow class pre-
miums were awarded to Maryland
growers as follows: H. A. Mckenzie,
Cumberland, first reserve; A. d.
Radebaugh, Forest Hill (3), $40:
Tobias Zimmerman, Frederick (S),
$5; Garnett Radebaugh, Forest Hill
(9), $5; Henry Rigdon, Forest Hill
(14), $5; M. L. Rigdop, Fsrest Hill
(15O, $5; M. L. Preugh, Sykesville
(18), $4; E. B. Milburn, Elkton
(19), S4; Charles D. Davis, Street
(22), $4; r. c. T. Weagley, Hagers
town (2S), 81; P. C. Prough, Sykes
vile (29), So; James H. Bradley,
Rockville (35), So; Richard Zim-
norman, Frederick (36), So: M. v.
Goldsworthy, Cumberland (3S), So:
Ira ". Mckenzie (39), $3.
In the ten-ear white corn class
Maryland exhibitors were awarded
the following places: Jacob II.
Burtner, Fairplay, first reserve; Fred
c. Jones, Darlington CID, $5; Will
bur Milburn, Elkton (16), $5: Lloyd
Balderston, Colora CAD, 81; Will
liam Goldsworthy, Cumberland (27),
$4; Ira v. Mckenzie, Cumberland
(39), SO: E. B. Milburn, Elkton
(40), So.
Single-ear awards were as follows:
A. D. Radebaugh, Forest Hill (1),
$40; Wayman Barnes, Darlington,
first reserve; Esma Milburn, Elkton
(2), SIS: M. L. Rigdon, Forest Hill
(4), SIS; Fred C. Jones, Darlington
(5), $5; John w. Bond, Darlington
(D, 81; Henry Rigdon, Forest Hill
CID, So; Charles d. Davis, Street
G4, So; E. B. Milburn, Elkton
(15), So.
In the class for club boys Wilson
Galbreath, Street, placed first for
$40 premium with his ten-ear sample
of yellow corn.
Soybean premiums were awarded
to the following Maryland growers:
Frank Weidema, Westover (6), 81;
w. G.. Smith, Princess Anne (O,
So; Fred Nelson, Westover (10), So.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11

William Sterling BATHS gave i'm
presentations. OF Charles Dickens
and various characters taken from
this great authors NEST popular
novels. on Monday evening, in the
public hall. The entertainment was
the second of the course. Mr.,
BATHS proved himself an actor OF
great merit, his nortrayals being
we'll nigh perfect, and while appre-
ciating his art, the audience would
have been better pleased with more
readings in connection with the
acting.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11
MRS. JAMES DENNY

Mrs, Denney, wife OF James
Denney. of Collingswood, N. j.,
formerly of Elkton, died at her home
in that town Dec. 8. Mrs. Denney,
before her marriage was Miss S..
Carey, daughter Of the late Henry
Carey, of KeltNn, Del. Besides her
husband. she is survived by one son
and two daughters: Elmer Denney,
of Woodbury., N. j.; Mrs. Gus Amos,
at home, and Mrs, Charles Amer. of
Camden, N, j. The funeral was
held Monday afternoon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11

A meeting of the ladies OF the
community will be held on Monday
evening, December IA, at 7:45
o'clock, in the public hall of this
town. to make preliminary arrange
ments for the annual turkey dinner
to be served for the Rising Sun
Detective Association. under aus
pices of the Community Fire
Company.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11
SUIT FOR DAMAGES

George A. Hendrickson, aged 20
years, through his father, Benjamin
Hendrickson, has filed suit in the
Sperior Court, at Wilmington, for
100000 damages, alleging that
chemicals used in the manufacture
of fibre tubes at the plant of the
Continental Fibre Company, New
ark, Del, where he was formerly
employed, caused him the loss OF
sight of his right eye, near blind
ness in his left eye and loss Of his
sense of taste and smell.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11
MRS. RACHEL MILLER

The fu1eral OF Rachel Miller was
held Thursday at two o'clock at
Balances westinghouse. WriNf hts
dale, Pa. Mrs. Miller died at lis
ington. Blhck county. Pa, oI |un-
day morning.
Her BROTHER and sister Are:
Joseph Miller, of Fulton To- nip;
Mrs. Lydia Eshelman, of Lam sster;
Mrs. Jamles Balance, of Little Brit
ian, and |Mrs. James Holden, Rising
Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11

Viewers appointed in the land dis
pute case At Quarryville. Pa, have
awarded William D, Herr Ss,750 for
"a acres of land containing springs
needed for the increasing OF the
Quarryville Borough water supply.
The acreage desired is to control
the water shed and thus prevent i'm
purities from ever getting into the
springs. The water is now Of fine
quality.
Mr.. Herr has thirty days time Ia
which to appeal in case he decides
not to accept the award Of the
viewers:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT

Ralph E. Hall, OF Media, Pa, a
soldier at Edgewood Arsenal, was
instantly killed early Wednesday
morning of last week, when the
automobile he was driving ran into
a sign board and collided with a
telephone pole at Swan Creek, as
they were returning from Havre de
Grace.
His companions, Carroll Sears, OF
Virginia; Robert Huffman, also OF
Virginia, and Edward Johnson, OF
Massachusetts, were injured. Sears
and Johnson were the most seriously
hurt, each receiving fractured
arm and were suffering from con-
cussion of the, brain,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11
CALVERT WINS MORE PRIZES

wv. L. MoWIdS, Calvert BOYS CIuD
leader, reports Gerald Whitley won
$12.OO, and Ralph England won
$500 at the Poultry Show held last
week in Baltimore.
The boys raised Rhode Island
Reds from chicks supplied by the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
They were put in competition with
club boys from Illinois, Maryland
and Delaware.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11

Remarkable Remarks: Never a
FOOLS advice. even if it is your own.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11
CHTS4sTMAs GIFTS

Embroidered pieces make de-
sirable a stmas Gifts. You
can get p at reasonable
NLLE Millinery STORE
~ Rising Sun, Md.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-09
Cucumber Beetles Cause
Trouble in Home Garden

Among the most troublesome insects
that we have in the home garden are
the cucumber beetles, both the striped
and the spotted types. The adult
beetles are usually waiting for the
young "cuke" or melon plants to come
through the ground, and in "a hours
the prospective crop is ruined. For
years Investigators have been trying to
find really effective method of con-
trolling these pests, but with only par
tial success. All sorts of evil-smelling
substances, such as turpentine, tobac-
co, and camphor balls have been used
to "chase" the beetles, and poisons such
as arsenate of lead and paris green
have been added also. Protectors for
the young plants used to be commonly
utilized but have apparently not been
SO popular in late years.
The most recent control material
used for cucumber beetles, and appar-
emily the most effective to date, has
been a 2 per cent nicotine dust, APP
piled near midday i'm clear, quiet,
sunny weather. Even this material
has not been entirely satisfactory,
many cucumber growers complaining
that although the dust did kill many
beetles and drove the rest away tenn
porarily, they were back in "droves"
within a day or two Others, how
ever, have had good results with the
nicotine dust.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-09
Alfalfa Plants Injured
Dy Maturing Nurse Crop

Many good stand Of spring -sown
alfalfa is ruined by allowing the nurse
crop Of oats or barley to mature for
grain.
"The young alfalfa plants are literal
ly choked to death for want of water"
says George W. Musgrave, agronomist
at the New Jersey agricultural expert
ment station The ripening grain, he
explains, draws an enormous amount
of water from the soil, thus furnishing
the feeble young alfalfa plants.
Though this moisture robbery is the
chief objection to letting the nurse
crop mature for grain, it is not the
only one, according to Professor Mus
grove. There is also the possibility Of
fatal injury to the alfalfa, through
lodging of the ripening grain.
Successful alfalfa growers cut the
grim for hay just as soon as it heads
out. Not only may satisfactory quail
ity Of grain hay be secured at this
time, but the crowding effect on the
alfalfa seeding Is removed and the
alfalfa Is given the opportunity to de-
velop properly.
The main object in planting the
grain is 10 secure successful alfalfa
stand; one should take no chances on
losing his investment in incubation
seed, and labor, through losing sight
Of this fact. It is mighty poor economy
to try to use the oats or barley as a
grain crop as well as nurse crop
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-09
NATIONS CORN CROP
USED IN MANY WAYS

Everything from food to explosives
is being made from the nations great
corn crop. Cobs, stalks, leaves and
other parts of the corn plant are lend
ing themselves to commercial uses.
Chemists at the United States De-
partment Of Agriculture have been
making study Of this problem for
the last few years and have made re-
markable progress.
The list contains 148 commodities,
including such items as axle grease
and face powder, shoe heels and their
cushions, cigarette holders and gun
powder, monograph records and shaw
ing soap, shoe horns and varnish. The
list ranges from absorbents for nitro
glycerine in the manufacture of dyna-
mite to xylose, kind Of sugar. Ad-
hesive materials of all kinds are ex-
tracted from the cobs under pressure
in super-heated water. More than 60
patents for the production of furfural
from corn cobs and it's utilization nave
been issued in the United States and
other countries duri-g the past five
years.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-09
Most Profitable Crops
for Hav and Pasturage

Alfalfa is the most profitable hay
crop that can be grown in this state.
1t does best on soils that are fairly
well drained and in fair state of fer
tility and that are not acid. Only
adapted, hardy seed should be used.
Grimm is especially well adapted to
Michigan conditions while Cossack,
Ontario Variegated, Northern Grown
and High Altitude Common usually
give good results.
Sweet clover is gaining very rapidly
asa pasture crop. On the other hand,
alfalfa is frequently used for pasture
purposes.
The seed should be inoculated. Ma
terial for incubation may be secured
from the department of bacteriology,
East Lansing, Mich. The price is %
cents per bottle and each bottle con-
tains sufficient material to inoculate
a bushel of seed. Full directions for
application accompany the material.
The spray Of the orchard should not
in any way lessen the feeding value
of the hay.-C. r. Mcgee, Associate
Professor of Farm Crops, Michigan
Agricultural College.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-09
Fattening Broilers in
Crates Is Best Plan

Best results in fattening broilers can
only be reached by feeding them in
confinement, and for this purpose spe-
cial fattening crates, or at least a
small brooder house or room, should
be used. Groups of not over so birds
to house or six or eight to the crate
should be used After combining the
birds, do not feed them for "a hours,
and then feed a mash twice day In
troughs and all they will eat in 30
minutes. No water should be neces-
gary, as the mash is to be fed wet. A
good and simple fattening ration would
consist of 20 pounds of yellow corn
meal, 10 pounds of wheat middlings
or shorts, 10 pounds of fine ground
oats and 10 gallons Of buttermilk. Mix
the mash and milk the day before it
is to be used and let 1t sour. Market
after ten days or two weeks Of this
feeding.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-09
Fill Ordinary Silo
Most Economically
Have Sufficient Help on
Hand to Keep Going.

In filling an ordinary silo 1t has gen.
orally been found that 1t is most eco
nomical to have sufficient number of
men on hand to keep the silo filler in
pretty constant operation, says
Hoard's Dairyman. There can be some
saving in labor If the corn binder is
started, say, the evening before cut
ting and is kept going before filling
starts in the morning. In this way one
may possibly cut down enough corn
and release the man on the binder to
work with the machine.
With small cutter 1t is usually suf-
6cient to have one man in the silo, one
man to operate the engine and cutter,
three men and teams to haul the corn,
with possibly two men loading in the
field. The number Of teams and men
VIII depend to some extent upon the
distance the corn is to be hauled. 1t
may also be necessary to keep one
man operating the binder or cutting
the corn in another manner.
Corn will make the best silage when
it is cut just as the kernels are dent
ing and glazing and before the lower
leaves have commenced to dry up bad
ly. This will usually mean from ten
days to two weeks before the corn
would be cut for grain In the early
day, corn was cut when in the roast
ing-ear stage and this made a very
sour silage. From this extreme, there
has been tendency Of going to the
other extreme of allowing the corn to
become too ripe, with the result that
the ensiled material is not quite as
palatable and does not keep quite as
well. The idea is to get the corn into
the silo when 1t contains sufficient
amount of moisture so that it will
commence to heat at once and will
pack thoroughly. 1t is desirable to
avoid either of the extremes mentioned
above.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-09
AS Green Manuring Crop
Rive Holds a High Place

Rye does not make use of atmos-
pheric nitrogen as does the legume
crops and for that reason it gives back
to the soil only the nutriments which
it takes from it. Its greatest value as
green manuring crop is it's ability to
return large amounts of organic matter
to the soil which improves it's mechan-
zeal condition, moisture capacity, etc.
Rye should not be allowed to grow
until it reaches large size before 1t is
turned under because it will exhaust
the moisture supply and thereby injure
the following crop. In some soils
there is also danger Of getting so much
organic matter from crop of rye that
unless it is turned under early and
allowed to begin decomposition the
excessive amount Of material turned
under will interfere with the move
ment OF the soil moisture.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-09
Satisfactory Ration to
Produce Babv Reeves

Beef cattle Investigations conducted
by the animal husbandry department
of the Kansas State Agricultural col
lege show that fairly satisfactory
baby beef can be produced on ra-
ton consisting Of cane silage, shelled
corn, and no alfalfa hay. The calves
fed this ration gained 2.O8 pounds per
head per day for 1877 days.
The high degree of finish and econ
omy of gains, according to the re-
suit of a second experiment, are de-
termined by the length of time a linn
tied amount Of alfalfa hay is fed with
cane silage, shelled corn, and cotton
seed meal. The longer a limited
amount of alfalfa is fed with this ra-
ton the greater the finish and economy
Of gain.
Another test showed that alfalfa
alone is satisfactory roughage to
feed with shelled corn in fattening
baby beef for market in so far as gains
are concerned
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-09
Hogging' Down Soy
Beans Is Favored
Meeting a Hearty Reception
by Those Who Have
Given Them Trial.

The Iowa Agricultural Experiment
association, Ames, Iowa, has soy beans
in small lots for trial purposes by
growers interested.
Ii is well recognized fact chat soy
beans particularly suited for one pur-
pose such as seed production or hog
ging down may not be so well adapted
to growing for hay or in corn for sill
age in that particular locality. The
practice of growing soy beans in corn
for hogging down has met very
hearty reception by the majority of
those who have given them trial.
Pure Beans for Seed.
Other growers are particularly in
terested in having good pure beans to
try for seed production purposes. The
association has few one-bushel lots
Of hand-picked Manchu soy beans,
which they propose to let growers
have who want to get start of pure
Manchu beans to try for seed produc-
ton. The Manchu lots, either for seed
or for hogging down. together with
bag and inoculating material, will be
supplied for fee of So.
Picking soy beans are later, some
what ranker growing variety. They
stand up we'll, making them quite suit
able for silage purposes. One-bushel
lots of these are available for that
purpose
Soy beans have also been grown for
hay the past few seasons. Picking soy
beans lend themselves readily to that
purpose. A few one-bushel lots of the
Picking will be supplied for this pur-
pose to those wishing to give them a
trial. A fee Of 81 must necessarily
accompany the application for a bushel
Of Picking soy beans. This covers the
cost Of the beans, bag. and incubation
material
DunfieId Is New Variety.
The Dunfield soy bean is new va
fety of soy beans, giving much promise
as seed producer and a profitable
bean for hogging down in southern
Iowa. The seed supply is very linn
tied, and will be sent to growers in
two-pound lots so long as the supply
lasts. A fee of 80 cents should accom-
pany the application to cover cost of
seed, Bag incubation material and
postage. All questions or applications
for any of the different lots of soy
beans should be sent to the Iowa Ag-
ricultural Experiment association,
Ames, Iowa.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-07-09
Early Oats Good as
Alfalfa Nurse Crop
Most Satisfactory When Cut
in Green or Dough State.

"There Is really no best way to put
in alfalfa" says Professor Shepperd
of the North Dakota Agricultural col
lege ut all depends on the fertility
of your soil, whether your soil is
sandy, loan, clay loan, free Of weeds
Especially such weeds as quack grass.
foxtail and pigeon GRASSY also, wheth-
er you have the time, the tools and the
inclination to do all the things neces-
sary to best protect your little alfalfa
plants under all conditions.
I'm certain soils, there isn't enough
plant food or sufficient moisture to
take care of the needs of growing
full-sized nurse crop and ripening 1t
ready for harvest, and at the same
time supply the necessary plant food
and moisture for the alfalfa plants.
They have to send their roots deep
enough into the ground so that they
can get moisture In sufficient amounts
to supply the need when the nurse
crop is removed and the sun shines
directly on the little alfalfa plants dur
ing the hot, sunshiny period of harvest
time
"Of all the nurse crops early oats at
the rate of two pecks to one bushel
per acre with the alfalfa and then cut
ting the oats green or in the dough
stage for hay, have given most salts
faction. 1t gives them shade in their
early weeks Of growth, and it keeps
weeds and grass from starting and
crowding out the alfalfa. Also, by re-
moving it before it ripens, the mois-
ture that would be needed to ripen the
grain is conserved and not passed off
into the air by the evaporation proc
ess. A light seeding of about two
pecks of oats to the acre is good
protection for the little alfalfa plants
from the blowing of sand.
Barley seeded at the rate of one
bushel to the acre on soils suited for
barley has proven to be an excellent
nurse crop. AS rule, it does not lodge
as easily as oats, ripens early and ex-
cellent yields have been secured of
from % to 81 bushels on different
farms where only bushel Of barley
was used and seeded"