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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-05
Does 1t Pay
To Pick Stone?

Does it pay to pick stone? Some
times it does and sometimes it does
mt. If the stones are not too large
or too deeply imbedded, clearing I'D
a piece of stony land may be one of
the least-expensive ways of adding
to ones productive acreas But il
the stones are large and lie deep In
the SOIL clearing may prove more
costly than buying additional acres.
The equipment you need in going
after field of relatively small stones
lying near the surface consists of
croWbar, a pick, round pointed,
long-handled shovel, chains, horses,
a stone carrier, a stone-b boat a was-
on, and lot of good, wiry human
: muscle. A little explosive, with caps
and fuses. should be used for the
large and deeply grounded speci-
mems.
In this equipment the only inaple-
ment that needs explanation is the
stone-carrier. This can be made of
two pieces of one-inch gas pipe
about three and one-half feet long,
with heavy network of strong wire,
about 18 inches wide, between. If
you have no gas-pipe, two stout
wooden sticks will do. A carrier of
this sort is very handy; lay it on the
ground, roll the stone onto it. and
then two men-or four men, IL the
stone be large-can lift it and dump
1t on a wagon.
Three or four men make a better
crew for stone picking than two. If
there be need of pushing the work
rapidly. In any case the larger crew
makes the work easier. Two men
can loosen the stones and drag out
the larger bouiders with horses and
chains while one hauls, and another
can fill up the holes when not needed
to help load.
The first thing to do is to loosen
the stones. Most of this work can
be done with crowbar, pick. and
shovel. The tougher cases can be
hauled out with chains and horses.
after the ground around them has
been dug away. Here and there.
however, is likely to be found a big
feilow which even horses can not
bulge. When this kind of a, speci-
men is encountered, the only thing
70 do Is to use dynamite or some
similar explosive.
Usually the employment of dyna-
mite means putting a charge Of about
40 per cent dynamite under the stone
| to blow it out of the ground sand
tnen mud-capping with so or 60 per
cent dynamite to break it up. Better
results are obtained with a smaller
amount Of explosive if the mud cap
ping and cracking are done after the
stone is out of the ground. Work of
this kind has to be done with care to
avoid flying fragments of rock. While
It is easier to break up a stone after
1t has been blown out of its soil bed.
1t Is sometimes advisable to do the
mud CAMPING and breaking before
nand-after the earth around the rock
mas been dug away. There is less
danger in this, and~the pieces do
not scatter so far and are more easiiy
picked up for loading on the wagon.
Mud Gaping means the placing Of
a charge Of the explosive on the sur
race OF the rock in a compact heap.
covering it with from eight to twelve
inches Of stiff mud, and then exploy-
ing 1t. For this kind of work so or
60 per cent dynamite is best If the
breaking is to be done before
boulder is lifted out of the ground, by
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-05
Bradstreet's Report

New York, June 4.-LP-Bn'
streets tomorrow will say:
Business news of the week Is 81
varied character. On the favoisa
side are ranged warmer weaflI
which has helped retail trade In 4 a
~ wide area, given a slight impetus
wholesaling and jobbing, now show
a seasonal ebb, and which, accom-
MED by moisture, as in the old sp..
wheat northwest and in the NORTH
states from the Mississippi to Tie
lantfc coast, has made for better u
conditions. About the most optin|
tic section seems to be the Id
southwest, especially Texas, Oklaha
and southern Kansas and the Pm
coast. Latest car loading totals sH&
exceed the million mark and mcat
reports as to mail order and I'll
store trade are very favorable.
former particularly showing quihl
contrast with the reports of the a
est price for corn at this time SD
1928 has affected trade unfayorabiyI
the corn belt. Modifying this 4
situation somewhat is the fact U
hog prices are the highest in ner
four years.
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New York Produce Market

ro New York, June App.
PGeoOCR-Steady; spring patents S. 40
@sSn;eo; hard winter straights $3.50
WHEAT-spot steady; No. dark
northern spring C 1 New York lake
and ran l.76a: No. hard winter n h
New York lake and rail 1854: No. 2
mixed mixed durum do. 1854 to arrive: No. /
bm Ian "a lake and rail to arrive in
CORN-spot easy: No. . yellow c Z
rack ira. New York al1rail S6a; No. 3 vel
ooAATs-spot steady; No. 2 white 5os
Il oO o6 se ~ mess Ais; family
, -LaAARD-F'irm; middle west 17.2o@
BUTTER-Firm: receipts 1s.4oo:
creamery higher than extras 413G42e
40; extras, 80 score, Al
EGGS-Steady: receipts 31.23s.
bulk per $50 pounds 5.0odl5.55; New
YORK do. unquoted: Florida new per
pa 6arr : d6 No: os,oO@s.5O; South Carolina
CABBAGEs-steady: Florida white
per Ias dS,G ~ hamper 1.25; Virginia do.
A better inquiry was noted in the
ray ray sugar market today, but prices
d Mere u unchanged nc at Ala for Cuban.
OF Cuban and 10000 bags of Porto
hlco Tor prompt and early June ship
ment at the quoted price.
Fluctuations in raw sugar futures
were narrow. with trading of an even
end "eeH
Selling by houses with Cuban con-
nectlonS put prices one to two points
lower early, but figures were absorbed
oy shorts and commission houses and
rallies followed, with the close one
point net lower to one point higher,
a,pproximate sales $4,000 tons. July
20; January 2.7s, March e.72.
The only change in refined sugar
was an advance of Is points by a local
rehner to. the basis of $50 COR fine
grsarnulated: Other ref1ners listed at
30 10 80 with business light.
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Chicago Cattle Market

chicago, June 4.--t4
CATTLE-Receipts 5000: stesr 4.
uneven; better grades matured ~
scarce. steady to strong: Others y
yearlings slow, barely steady: m
weight heifers extremely dull: al r
stock more active than early: n,cr'
steady to Is lower; Gamers ana 3
tiers steady; bulls strong; yeaiers +
changed at 12.50@13.75, mostly
packers, matured steer top 1895. NJ
load 1007-pound steers and stronr
yearlings at 1910.
HOGS-Receipts $4,000: slow. IA
20 higher than yesterdays avess|
closed dull; bulk 240 to s25.poS5
butchers 13.s0@14.25; majority A.
able 210 pounds down 1435@1lsQ: +
1885: packing sows largely isH'
1885; bulk sorted killing pigs iIsl'
14.75; shippers took 5000; estina,1
follower 1000.
SHEEP-Receipt 1000: fat lar
strong to rs higher; sheep extrenl'
slow, weak; spots around rs 1ovl
best fat native lambs 1875; bulk M
@1S.60; CALIFORNIA; 1900: yearlu3
and feeding lambs unchanged; y
yearlings 1850: feeding lambs mos1
1850 1885; choice handy weight &
ewes upward to $50.
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Culling and
Selecting Poultry

(By X. G. wentworth, Agent, Knox
Lincoln, Warren.)
One Of the most important prac-
tees in the poultry business is
culling. This Is being done by near
ly every poultryman in the state
at the present time. In March and
April the flock egg production will
begin to drop. this is also a time
Of year when the price is the lowest.
Most poultrymen start culling when
the production drops below IS per-
year. Results obtained from the
poultry accounts of the state show
that the culled fiocks had an in
crease Of 10 eggs and As cents more
labor return than those not culled.
A flock that has been culled dur
ing the year is ready for selecting
breeders in October. Hens that have
been laying all the year should be
the ones selected for the breeding
pens.
In selecting the following points
should be. considered: l. Vitality;
2. Prediction; 8. Size; 4. Breed
and variety characteristics. These
being named in order of Importance.
A point which is neglected by
many poultrymen but which should
be considered above all others is the
head. Several breeding pens have
been selected giving special con-
sideration on head, these birds have
laid well over 200 eggs for the year.
Demonstrations have been held in
trapnested fiocks and the four
points considered in the selection.
Even the inexperienced poultryman
with little practice, has been able
to give within fifteen or twenty eggs
Of the number the bird has laid dur
ing the year.
1t has been found that pullets will
pay nearly three times as much as
old hens and many pullets are be-
ing used for breeding at the present
time with good results. Pullets
that are going to be used as
breeders should be selected. Matched
early so that by November or De-
cember they Should be laying 80
percent or 40 percent. 1t has been
found7that pullets laying the heaviest
early in the fall are the high pro-
ducing hens for the year. In the
selection the same four points
should be considered as with the
year old hens. Special care being
given to size.
Males to be used for breeding
should be from the best stock or
from trap nested hens. The selec-
ton should begin with growing
chicks, keeping only those that de-
velop early the sex characteristics.
Later in the year select again keep
ing only those that have a large
we'll shaped body showing plenty
of capacity.
The importance of having the
male from high producing strain can
not be over emphasized for the
number of eggs, size of egg and
color are transmitted by the male.
This has been found out to be the
case by many experiments.
Every poultryman should decide
upon some breeding plan. One that
will Increase his egg production to
be a certain point year after year.
The expense should also be con-
sidered.
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] News from the :
Pomona Grange Dates

Please send in dates, also notify US
il dates are not correct.
June 5-Knox, Ocean View Grange,
Martinsville.
June S-West Washington
June S-Somerset, Victor Grange,
Fairfield Center.
June Screen Mountain, Lamoine.
June 9-Kennebec, Litchfield.
June 9-West Washington, Indian
River Grange, Addison.
June 10-Excelsior, Industry Grange,
West Mills.
June 1o-York. Riverside Grange. E.
Lebanon.
June 12-No. Penobscot Wonder
Grange. Midway.
June 12-Lincoln, Maple Grange,
Waldoboro.
June 1s-New Century. North Star
Byron.
June 19-Aroostook. Limestone.
June 19-No. Penobscot, Wytopit-
lock.
June 19-Hancock. New Century
Grange, Dedham.
June 22-Somerset, Starks.
June 22-East Kennebec, Silver
Lake Grange, China.
June 23-Kennebec, Fayette.
June 24-Hancock, Rainbow Grange,
No. Brooksville.
June 26-No. Penobscot, Mattanaw-
cook Grange, Lincoln Center.
June 26-Knox. Georges Valley,
Appleton.
June 3O-Sagadahoc, Five Islands.
National Grange, Nov. 1919. Port.
land.
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POTATOES

Potatoes are worth about $3.50 In
the Aroostook markets now, with Of
ferings rather plentiful and the buy
ers somewhat backward about TAX
ing on much more stock, as the mar
ket appears not to be in very good
condition. Irish Cobblers bring about
SO cents less than these figures. OF
course many of the farmers are too
busy planting now to. bother about
hauling their odds and ends to be
hauled in after planting is done. Our
farmers have been having an ex-
tremely hard time to get planting
done, but it is estimated that from
70 to IS per cent Of the crop Of Aroos-
took was in the ground last Wednes-
day night. The acreage is generally
estimated at from five to eight per
cent less than the average Of the past
few years. Only once in a while
while man is planting more than
last year, while quite a good many
are planting from a little less to a
good deal less. Shortage Of fertil-
izer in some cases is reducing the
plant considerably.-Fort Fairfield
Review
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weevil looks as If 1t had been swept
by fire. There are several copper
smelters near Salt Lake City, where
the weevil first appeared, and they
received the blame for the injury,
which the farmers believed to be due
to burning by the sulphur fumes COM
ing from the smelter. It Is more than
likely that these shelters paid farm
ers considerable damages which were
really caused by the weevil and not
by the smelter fumes at all.
Parasitic enemies. which hold the
alfalfa-weevil in check in Europe.
were distributed in Utah in 1911 with
some success, especially in the older
infested districts Of that state. The
native birds Of Utah also play an inn
portant part in the control of the
weevil. It seems the natural enemies
are slowly establishing themselves in
these districts first infested. But ow-
ing to large losses in the newer in
tested areas. some artificial methods
of control are necessary while wait
ing for the parasites to get good
hold.
Since old alfalfa-fields are more
susceptible to injury than new ones
it is always wise to pillow UP the old
fields, at least. after five years, and also
to rotate crops. Also, destroy the h1ber-
mating places Of the pests as much as
possible by destroying old brush and
grass, or disking sod such as old
ditch banks and roadways.
Various devices have been tried to
check the damage done by the weevil,
such as burning the fields, harvesting,
dragging with brush drags, and spray
ing with arsenical sprays. The use of
arsenical sprays is the cheapest and
most effective means Of checking the
inroads Of the pest. Arsenate of lead
and arsenate of zinc have been used
with complete success. The Farm
Bureau of Sewer county. Utah, re-
ports saving in that cortty of $751;
900 by the use Of sprays for the wee
vii.
Two men with proper equipment can
spray 25 acres day and the actual
cost need not exceed 81 an acre.
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Sixth Anniversary
OF Hinckley Grange
Observed Tuesday

The sixth anniversary Of the or
ganization Of Hinckley Grange was
observed at the Tuesday evening
Grange meeting, Worthy Master
Bickford in the chair. At the bust
ness session Mrs. Florice Hall was
installed as Lecturer and Mrs. Mary
Spofford as Flora, State Deputy Kate
B. Ellis doing the work. The pro-
gram prepared by the new lecturer
was much enjoyed. A piano solo was
rendered by Miss Beatrice Drawn of
Victor Grange followed by an adj
dress on "A Trip to Cuba" by Past
State Master w. J. Thompson of
China. Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson made
this trip the past winter and it was
interesting to hear about 1t. Miss
Ruth Horne gave a vocal solo with
Miss Drawn as accompanist. Re-
marks by State Deputy Kate B. Ellis
followed, which were pleasing. 4
vocal solo was given at this time by
Mrs. Mabel Wentworth with Miss
Horne at the piano. Remarks were
in order by Mrs. Thompson of China
Grange, Mr.. Iand Mrs. Maxwell of
China, Past Master Ivanella Palmer,
A. II. Ellis of Victor Grange and Past
Master NJ. H. Clifford.
- illCIliOl IiI SSlNICc w DIS
out in an impressive manner as fol-
lows: Singing, Somewhere the Sun
Is Shining" by Florice Hall. Alice
Kicker and Lila Mitchell: 23rd
Psalm read by chaplain, Miss Lucy
Dinsmore, followed by. prayer, and
the Lords Prayer by all; singing,
abide With Me-" by the trio; Me-
mortal address, Worthy Master Bick-
ford; Roll call of deceas ed members
with Mrs. Palmer at the piano, and
as the names were called Ethel Hicks
and Mabel Wentworth placed a white
rose on the altar in loving memory
of each of our brothers and sister;
Ira r. Elliott, L. P. Clifford, Carl
Plummer, Asa Pratt and Ina Morri-
son; rea6lng, Crossing the Bar"
Margaret Tozier; singing. Face TO
Face" by the trio: benediction. Re
treshments were served and a social
hour enjoyed. Hinckley Grange is in
a prosperous condition with IS mem
bers in good standing.
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FARM BUREAU NOTES

On June I, an extension meeting
was held at Sidney Grange Hall, for
instruction in making children's
clothing. Miss Edna Cobb, the state
clothing specialist, gave demonstra-
tions showing how to use the foun-
dalton patterns which have been fit
ted to various children, and for max
ing different styles Of dresses. Nine
teen members were present. four Of
whom worked under the instruction
of Miss Cobb. Many of the members
cut patterns to use later on. 1t was
said to be an especially good meet
ing.
On June 2. members met at the
home of Mrs. Laura Sanborn at vi
emma for instruction on the uses on
the foundation patterns. Two gar
ments were cut and fitted under the
direction Of the Home Demonstra-
ton Agent, Miss Grace E. Pennock.
One foundation pattern was made.
The next meeting will be held July
and will be "Basketry" meeting
in charge of Mrs. Sadie Whittier.
A meeting was held at the Wayne
Grange Hall on June 3 and dress
finishings and sewing kits were tax
en- up. Six people We're in attendance
and 16 samples of buttonholes, set-in
pockets, etc, were made and two
sewing kits completed. 1t was
busy day in spite of the small attend
ance.
A meeting on the uses of the foun-
dation patterns will be held at China
under the direction of the clothing
project leader. Mrs. Alice Metcalf, on
Tuesday, June s.
On Wednesday, June 8, at 10 A. NJ.
the Monmouth ladies will meet ut
the East Monmouth vestry to make
reed trays, Mrs. Ida Berry, house.
hold management project leader, will
be in charge.
on June II, meeting will be held
at Social Hall, roittston, when trays
VIII be made under the direction Of
MRS. Della Goodw'~ household man
agement project leader.
A Clothing Selection" meeting will
pc ned at Windsor, June IL, with
Mrs. Sadie Nelder in charge,
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Poultry
Demand For Capons
On The Increase


The public. In general, especially
in the east and middle western
states. Is beginning to realize that
capons are real poultry meat.
The demand for capon meat is in
creas,ng. A large retail meat mar
ket in st. Paul now handles several
tons OF capons a season, whereas a
few years ago this kind Of poultry
was an unknown quality in their
store.
Recently commercial egg pro-
Queer west Of Minneapolis who, for
sometime past has furnished eggs to
select grocery trade, said that his
customer, the grocer. was getting
many calls for capons as result of
a few that he sold to his customers
last month. These came from a
farmer who tried caponizing last
season for the first time. This gro
Ger offers to pay premium of II
cents over the daily quotation Of the
best poultry meat.
Such reports indicate that caponiz-
ing IN connection with raising poul-
try can be carried on very profitably.
While the drawback has been that
the market for capons in the middle
west has never been well established
there is evidence that this is being
overcome.
The operation Of caponizing is
comparatively simple when the con-
d1tions under which to carry on the
work are right. A few things that
are necessary in order to be success
full. Do not caponize cockerels that
are too large or too old; cockerels
from l 3-4 to 1-2 pounds seem to
handle best. Keen feed and water
away from the birds for at least So
hours previous to the operation. With
a set of good, modern instruments.
careful attention and steady nerve,
the average man or woman can soon
learn the art Of caponizing and be-
come quite proficient
A person must naturally be adapt-
ed to this kind of work. If you like
II and take an interest In it you no
doubt can learn to caponize and do
the work successfully. On the other
hand, there have been instances
where people have had a desire to
| be caponizers but for some reason
| never seemed to be able to accom-
pl1sh the work successfully. The
chances are that the proposition will
revert itself to one expert in a COM
munlty who will be called upon to do
! the work and make a small charge
| for his services.
! .. AT any rate, the number of capons
that are being fed is far more this
! year than last, and there isn't a oues-
tion but what this phase of the pouI
. Try industry is on the increase. One
advantage in caponizing is that cock
efels can be kept On the farm, LETT
out on range and will pick up a fair
snare OF everything until the cold
Weather sets in. Then after being
fed month or two they are turned
into the finest kind of poultry meat
mat will command top notch prices,
The larger breeds such as Rocks
Wyandottes. Orpingtons and Giants
are best adapted for capons.
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a charge of lower percentage dyna-
mite, say 40 per cent, the soil must
be dug away from the stone all
around and down to the bottom, to
give room for expansion.
Big boulders and the use Of explo-
sives add greatly to the cost Of
stone clearing. In some experiment
tai work. done in Southwestern Min
nesota by M. j. Thompson and A. j.
Schwantes Of the farm engineering
division Of the Minnesota Experiment
Station, the cost Of clearing an area
of large stones ran to $102 an acre.
On this area SO per cent Of the
stones had to be taken out with ex-
plosives. The remaining 62 per cent
had to be pried out with crowbars or
else mud-capped after the ground
around them had been dug away.
Contrasted with this was the clear
ing Of another field, containing an
average of 524 stones to the acre
against ESQ for the field of larger
stones. In this field most Of the
stones could be removed with picks.
shovels, and crowbars, and the cost
was only SIS an acre. In other
words, the field Of smaller stones,
though 1t contained more than twice
as many. was cleared at less than
one-sixth of the expense Of the other.
In this field only 3.s per cent Of the
stones had to be pulled out Of their
beds with a team. The stones were
not trif1ing, however. OF the 524 to
the acre, 256 could be handled by one
man in leading, 11S required the
muscles Of two men, and $50 needed
even more muscular energy than two
mem could command.
A stone-carrier Of the kind de-
scribed was used effectively in the
clearing work done In this expert
mental work. It's use is shown in
one of the accompanying pictures.
The work was further lightened by
to use Of plank in unloading stones
from the wagon to the rock pile.
With this it was possible to roll large
boulders from the wagon to the top
Of the rock pile and thus build a
higher and more compact pile than
could have been made otherwise.
In counting the cost Of these clear
ing operations in Minnesota. eyery
item of expense was included-man-
labor. horse-labor. explosives, caps
cld fuses.-Farm Journal. ;a.sST =