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New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
FAREWELL PARTY

A farewell party was rendered last
night to George c. DUNCAN, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. DUNCAN of
1874 North street. at the home of
John Pulinski. IS Wilcox street.
Guests were present from several
neighboring towns and an enjoyable
time was had. Music was enjoyed
in the course of the evening and a
luncheon was served. Mr.. DUNCAN,
who formerly presented an Iron
Jaw, Slide For Life" act with the
Barnum and Bailey circus, has
signed contracts for "A week en-
gagement with the Charles K
Chan1plin Repertoire Co., of New
ark.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
Deaths
Secondo RavizZa.

secondo Ravizza, 66 years old. a
resident of this city for many years,
died this morning at his home, G6
Brook street.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Louisa
Ravizza, three sons. John and Sec
ondo, Jr., of this city and Isadore OF
Newark, n. j., and two daughters,
Mrs. William F. Hedeler and Mrs
William r. Anderson and four
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
the late home Monday morning at
$50 o'clock and at st. Joseph's
church at 10 o'clock. Interment will
be in st. Mary's cemetery.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
STAMPS QUICKLY SOLD

Two stamps concentrating the
Centennial celebration of the state
of Vermont will be on sale at the
local post office on next Wednesday.
according to statement of Post
master Henry f. Erwin given out to-
day. The two stamps, the Burgoyne
and the Bennington, We're received
in a limited supply yesterday and
were quickly disposed of, a fresh
supply being ordered by the local
postmaster to care for the demand.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06

When girls from more than 100
cities line up for the national beauty
contest in Atlantic City in Septem-
Peggy Proctor may not be the last.
She will represent Lockport, N. Y.
Her hair has a natural wave. Miss
Lockport also wears nifty curls over
her shoulder.
New Britain herald., 1927-08-06
Funerals
Joseph A. Smith

Funeral services for Joseph A.
Smith of 922 Corbin avenue will be
held this afternoon at o'clock at
B. c. Porter Sons on Court street.
Rev. William Ross, pastor of First
Baptist church, will officiate. In
terment viii be in Fairvtew ceme-
terry
The remains were brought to this
city from Trenton. N. ]. where Mr..
Smith. state policeman. was killed
in a motorcycle accident. C. F.
Dalton, a member of the force, &C
companied the body as an escort Of
honor.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04
Sherwood Diana 8294O
Worlds Record Guernsey

The recently completed record of
20,006.4 pounds of milk and 974.S
pounds of butterfat made by Silver
wood Diana S2940 makes her the
worlds highest producing Guernsey
COW in class AA. She began her test
at the age of Sh years and carried
calf for 2S1 days of the testing year.
This great COW Is owned by William
III. Williams of Lyon Mountain, N. Y,
and was bred by S. III. Fessenden of
Holliston, Mass.
She is the fifth cow of the breed to
produce over 10 tons of milk in year,
and she displaces the former worlds
champion in this class by just six
pounds of butterfat. Incidentally, the
former champion Is Golden Coronet of
Jean Du Luth Sl2S3, her own stable
mate.
Diana averaged a ton Of milk a
month for her first six months, and
her highest days milking was 76.5
pounds. She Is the mother of five
daughters, of which one is on test,
two more will be tested at their next
freshening, and another was junior
champion female at the 1926 Eastern
States Exposition.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04
Historic Long-Horn
Cattle to Be Preserved

That the long-horned, or Spanish
breed of cattle, once so numerous in
the Southwest, may be preserved from
complete extinction, the Forest Ser
vice, United States Department of Az
riculture, will maintain a herd on the
Wichita National Forest in Oklahoma,
according to an announcement made
today by Col. w. b. Greeley, chief for
ester The agricultural appropriation
bill signed by President Coolidge on
January II carries an item for their
purchase and maintenance.
The department has for several
years urged the necessity for a small
herd of these picturesque examples OF
early pioneer life of the Southwest
for the benefit and education of fu-
ture generations interested in pioneer
history, said Colonel Greeley.
The Wichita national forest lies
right in the heart of the range of the
old southern herds of plains buffalo,
ana Is part or the region formerly
known as the Indian Territory, where
now live more than $4,000 Indians.
Here also grazed some of the pio-
neer herds of these long-horned cattle
when the livestock industry in the
was In its infancy.
There are still few living men,
bers OF this once numerous breed Of
cattle to be found in Texas. The herd
for the government will be selected
by expert cattlemen familiar with the
of the cattle and of the
Southwestern ranges. They will be
grazed in a pasture Immediately ad-
joining the one occupied By The herd
of buffalo now established on the for
est.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04

has been released to newspapers OF
America through the United Press
Association, with permission extended
the National Dairy Council to re-
print it.
Mussolini is regarded by his follow
ers as the busiest man in the world,
working intensively ID to 16 hours a
day. The Duco personally holds sew
en- portfolios in his own government
and every minute of each day is SEIZED
uled in advance for something definite
he must do. Personal efficiency and
hard work are his pet hobbies, and it
was through his belief that his own
example of efficiency would do good
in the world if widely known that he
consented to allow Thomas B. Nor
gan, Rome manager of the United
Press, to publish his personal habits,
from which the following is quoted:
After arising in the morning and
shaving, Mussolini tells of his break
fast: II go then fully attired wearing
my riding breeches to breakfast. 1t
is what l call breakfast. I wonder
sometimes what an Englishman or an
American or German would call it,
and what he would do with such a
breakfast as mine. There is no fruit
There is no toast. There are no sau-
ca I, nd ,fnc 81 Io
or anything which would typify the
modern breakfast. There is even no
coffee, for l do not drink coffee in any
form-it is not food, it is disastrous
for brain workers. My breakfast sim
ply consists of glass of milk and is
a matter of one minute. l drink it at
the table in small gulps so that it may
be properly salivated.
milk is wonderful food, perhaps
the best food known to man. This one
glass of milk contains enough nour-
ishment to sustain me until the mid
day meal six hours hence 1t is al
ways taken when | am alone, for /
am not a great lover of company at
table. The greatest honor / can be-
stow upon anyone is to invite them
to lunch 1t would even be an honor
for my own brother. Cesira, my SER
want, puts the milk on the table and
then withdraws. She is 40 and silent,
uncommunicative.
1T is 1880 and | am ready to take
my morning canter."
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04

cal condition; and last but not least
they are good cash crop or supply
abundant and excellent cattle feed in
the form of hay and pasture.
To be successful legume crop
should have good start. The seed
or the field should by all means be
thoroughly inoculated with the proper
bacteria. The fact that one legume
crop has grown successfully in field
is no assurance that different spe-
cies of legumes will grow there sue
cessfully. Different legumes require
different kinds of nodule bacteria I'm
less the proper bacteria are present to
eft can possibly be derived from
growing them. Legumes without the
cooperation of nodules ami nodule
bacteria are no longer soil builders,
but soil robbers, because they are
forced to use the soil nitrogen like all
other plants. Therefore, it is of ex-
IRENE Importance to see that every
legume crop is well inoculated 1t
often means the difference between
success aud failure.
The means to do this are readily
available for every farmer. The meth
cd is simple and has proved itself.
Seed inocIla:ion before planting is
practical and inexpensive. Cultures
of carefully selected strains of any of
the legume bacteria can always be OBJ
tanned at the Division of Bacteriology
at the State College. They are pre-
pared in two and four acre size pack
ages. A nominal charge of Is cents
per acre is made to cover the cost of
preparation and postage. The demand
for these bacterial cultures is grow
ing rapidly every year. Last year
sufficient cultures were distributed to
inoculate seed for more than $4,000
acres. This year the demand prom
Uses to be still greater. To avoid de-
lay and confusion orders should be
sent in ten days before planting time.
The kind of legume to be planted
should always be specified. The re-
mittance with the order should be adj
dressed to the Department of Farm
Crops, State College, Pullman, Wash.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04
Have Your Living Room Coy and Bright

WEE vi Ts move we i ssssid t f.,
to bring with us some OF
the warmth and brightness of
summer, especially into the Irving
room, where we are likely to
spend many hours during the shut
in season.
Colorful paint and fabrics will
help to achieve this effect. Attack
your dingy walls and woodwork
first. A fresh coat Of light-toned
paint, such as cream, pale gray or
warm ivory, will considerably
tighten dark or dull living room.
The wood-trim may match the
walls or be done in a slightly deep
er shade. The ceiling should be a
little lighter than the walls.
Undoubtedly the floor will need
attention, to put it in good condi-
ton for the wear and tear Of long
winter months. If it is of hard
wood with natural finish, it
should be re-varnished. If it is a
painted floor, a fresh coat will
make it look like new. To a great
extent the floor makes the room.
A shabby, lustreless floor means
a shabby lustreless room.
Tho high lights Of yous living
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04

room may be supplied with touch
es Of bright color here and there.
Paint wooden chair or two, a
small table or tabouret, sets Of
shelves or corner brackets for
bric-a-brac, some bright warm
color. Where there is a built-in
bookcase, paint the spaces between
the shelves some dominant color.
Repeat this in the lampshades,
rugs, slip-covers and hangings.
Accumulate it again in daringly
brilliant wall-piece over the fire.
place. In short, liven up your
room with color. It will pay, in
happiness dividends.
One particularly cozy, delightful
living room which comes to mind
had it's walls and woodwork paint
ed a delicate silver-gray. The floor
was painted deeper tone Of gray,
yerging on taupe. A rich shade
OF orange, giving the effect of
freight, supplied the dominant
color accent. This was most strik-
ing in the built-in bookcase, the in
terror of which was painted a rich
tangerine. A gorgeous wall-piece
in orange, black and gold glowed
above the mantel. The chintz win
dow-drapes, the slip-covers for the
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04

couch and easy-chair displayed a
pattern Of orange and green on a
cream ground. A rather dark shade
OF orange was combined with mid
night blue in one rug, and there
was also a plain rug in jade green.
One large lampshade was of clear,
orange-colored parchment and there
was smaller one Of green and
gold silk. Two wooden chairs
were painted jade green, with the
exception of their rush-bottom
seats done in dull orange. On the
mahogany writing-desk stood
single jade green vase. Who would
mind the longest, severest winter,
in room so full Of freight, charm
and coziness?
If it is not practicable to change
the entire color scheme of your liv-
ing room, iven it up with few
delft touches. The gay painting of
chair or a table, wood-box or
a wastebasket will add a note Of
cheer. For this purpose select one
Of the outstanding colors in the
rug or drapes, or match one bright
hued cushion. You will be charmed
at the result. You will want to
keep on until the uninteresting
characterless room is completely
transformed
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04

m n s with which to wage
successfully the struggle for sur
vival.
This is the great advantage that
we have over our forbears. This
is the reason why we survive-why
our population increases with the
years and there is still enough to
feed the hordes who must live off
the land. We have the knowledge
and we have the where-with-all.
All that we need is intelligence
There is no need today for the
farmer who discovers beetles in his
asparagus patch to throw up his
hands and cry ooh wurra-wurra"
or words to that effect. Far better
that he use his two good arms
pumping a solution of arsenate of
lead on his unwelcome guests.
The pet antipathy of the pea
grower is the pea aphis. 1t is a
small plant louise that does not con-
fine it's activities to any section of
the country but spreads it's atten-
tions with commendable impartial
ity. Nicotine sulphate does to these
little warriors what the Russian
campaign did to Napoleon.
Many proud owners of cabbage
patches do not know that the white
butterfly that hovers SO coyly over
their gardens is the mama of the
very pestiferous green caterpillar.
Spraying or busting With arsenate
of lead has most discouraging
effect on moth and worm alike.
Another caterpillar that is a
familiar enemy of the farmer is the
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04

celery leaf-tyer. 1t, too, is the
progeny of the moth-a yellowish
brown one-about three-quarters
of an inch in diameter. Again,
spraying with arsenate of lead
saves the crop. Always provided.
that it is done with properly mixed
ingredients and the proper appar-
atus.
Large fields of onions have been
entirely destroyed by their partic-
ular enemy thrips. This little in
sect, in appalling numbers, feeds
upon the leaves such way as
to cause the so-called hite Blight
or Silver Top. 1t is not fastidious
and will gladly ruin beets, turnips,
melons, cucumbers, cabbage, cauli-
flower and many other vegetables
Essentially, however, it is the
enemy of the onion. The most
successful way to control this is by
copious use of nicotine sulphate.
Profits come from the minimum
of waste. The proper use of in
secticides assures that Intelligent
use of these insect destroying prep
arations will mean a steady in
crease in profits. When the farmer
buys his insecticides and fungicides.
he should consult with the local
merchant who handles these pro-
ducts, who will be able to correctly
diagnose the trouble and advise
the proper treatment. The dealer
usually has descriptive literature
that will give invaluable informa-
ton. Also, he is in touch with the
experts who manufacture this type
of material
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04
Plants and Men Have Mutual Enemies

TROM time immemorial Human
ity has been scourged with
plaques, blights, and droughts.
Whole nations, History tells us,
have writhed-writhed under the
furious assault of their natural
enemies and some of them have
been wiped off the face of the
earth. Not by the avenging hand
of man have these people persisted,
nor by the wrath of the elements,
but by the devasting attack on their
food resources by their natural
enemies, insects!
Every plant, bush, tree and
growing thing has it's specific
enemy. AS the young and delicate
tendrils of the plant push their way
into the light above ground, they
fling challenge to the despoilers
of their strength and beauty. The
sapling that sways so gracefully in
the breeze and seems to promise the
fulfllment of maturity is often but
entering on fight to the death
with it's appointed enemy.
There is no sportsmanship in
this uneven combat. The odds are
all against the plants survival.
Sheer weight of numbers, if no
thing else, make the efforts of the
vegetable entries fruitless. I'm
aided, they are doomed to speedy
extinction. Given the aid that is
their right and due, they survive.
The people who fought the los
ing fight and are gone forever from
the ken of man had not the knowl-
edge nor did they have the imple-
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04

nNE of the greatest assets of any
" nation is the fertility of it's land
The soil produces the plants that
serve as food for the animal kingdom.
With all that modern science has been
able to do no substitute for plants or
plant products has yet been discov-
cred to maintain the life of the hui
man and animal species, nor is there
an Indication that any will be discov-
cred in many years to come. 1t was
the great Liebig, the father of agri-
cultural chemistry, who said that of
all the industrial pursuits agriculture
is the richest in facts and the poorest
in comprehensions. Agriculture is
complicated, new facts are discovered
slowly, but progress is steadily NOV
ing forward. Three-quarters of CEN
fury ago very little was known about
the elements that make up the plants
At present it is known definitely that
at least ten elements are required for
the growth of any plant. These ten
elements are like links in a chain. If
one is weakened by wear the chain is
weakened proportionately. No chain
is stronger than it's weakest link. The
ever decreasing crop yields following
the practice of long continued single
crop production systems have proved
this repeatedly even on the most fer
tile soils. The numerous barren
stretches of once fertile land all over
the civilized world offer undeniable
evidence of this fact. Yet the process
is going on and on in very much the
same old way in spite of the remedies
now at our command. The time has
come to make of these remedies
in systematic and practical way.
We know that nitrogen is one of the
weakest links in the chain of plant
food elements. Nitrogen is deficient
in many soils, but by some peculiar
freak of nature it isipresent in mex
haustible quantities in the air. How
ever, plants cannot draw on this sup
ply directly. 1t is here that the dis
coveries of science can be made. Less
than 40 years ago it was discovered
that certain family of plants often
possessed peculiar formations on their
roots. These formations were called
nodules. At first they were thought
to be indications of some disease, but
upon closer study they were found to
contain millions Of bacteria that were
able to draw nitrogen from the air
and pass it on to these plants The
system of operation is one of intense
specialization in which plants, nodules
and bacteria must cooperate. The
plants are the consumers, the nod
ules constitute the factories, and the
bacteria serve as laborers. At pres
ent only one family is known to be
capable of functioning under this sys-
TEN. 1t is called the legume family
and includes all the clovers, alfalfas,
sweet clovers, peas, vetches, beans
and cowpeas. These are sometimes
called the soil builders, and justly So,
for in cooperation with the nodules
and the nodule bacteria they can make
use of the free atmospheric nitrogen
and save that which is in the soil for
future crops. When the nodule bac-
terra work at their maximum efficien-
cy they may supply more nitrogen
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04

At the recent annual meeting of the
life members Of the Pacific Slope
Dairy Show Association, held at Oak
land, California, rs directors were
elected, all but three being reelected.
DIR. G. l.. Roodhouse, chief of the
Dairy Division, University of Califor-
MIA, was again chosen president of the
association, and Robert r. Jones was
retained as secretary-manager. No
dates were announced for the 1927
show, but 1t was said that 1t will be
held during November of this year.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04
NITROGEN PROVIDES FOR
PERMANENT PRODUCTION
BY S. C. VANDEcAVEYE
Experiment Station BacteoogIst Washington

from the air than the legumes can use
and so add to the supply in the soil.
This is one of the reasons that better
crops of cereals and roots are often
secured after legume crops have been
plowed under. In addition to this GER
tain legumes such as alfalfa and sweet
clover have a voluminous root system
which penetrates deep into the soil,
keeping it in a porous, open condition,
permitting air to penetrate freely.
Furthermore, these roots form a dense
network preventing erosion or wash
ing of the soil during seasons of heavy
rain. When the fields are plowed
these decaying roots supply abundant
food for the millions Of bacteria nee
essary to make new plant food for
future crops. The soil is not the in
ert, dead mass sometimes spoken of,
but is teeming with bacterial life and
must be kept so to conserve it's pro-
ductivity. Another factor which must
not be overlooked is that the decaying
roots and stubbles of legumes leave
black substance called humus which
keeps the soil in mulchy condition
and prevents excessive evaporation of
moisture during the dry season.
These are some of the benefits de-
rived from legume crops. Incidental
ly it should not be overlooked that
they are good cash crops or that they
can be used profitably as cattle feed
in the form of hay or pasture. Is
there any reason then why they
should not take a prominent part in
the crop rotation on any farm? Some
times it is argued that they are diff
cult to grow on many soils. The rea-
sons are clear, as it has been pointed
out that a cooperative system is es-
They need factories and laborers to
supply them with food. In other
words, nodules and legume bacteria
must be on their roots to give them
the free atmospheric nitrogen. Nature
has placed these nodule bacteria in
certain soils and not in others, just
like it has placed certain plants in
some soils and not in others. But
like most plants they can be intro
duced in the soils that were over
looked by nature.
There are two methods by which
this can be done satisfactorily. The
old method consists in taking some
soil from well inoculated field and
scattering it on the field to be plant
ed This is a laborious task some
times associated with danger of in
PRODUCING plant diseases in the new
fields. The new method is to inocu-
late the seed just before planting it
with laboratory cultures of the proper
nodule bacteria. This is successful,
convenient and inexpensive. 1t elm
mates the cost of labor and the dan
ger of spreading plant diseases.
When laboratory cultures were first
on the market the results were not
always uniform in all Soils The fun
damental cause of this was that the
bacteria in the laboratory cultures
lacked vigor and adaptation to over
come diverse and adverse soil condi-
tons. The psychologists soon
learned that the nodule bacteria be-
have very much like plants and must
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04

The Battle Ground Dairymens Co.
operative Association did a thriving
business in 1926, according to the an
nual report of Fl. Rieck. secretary
treasurer. The business amounted to
$202,S35, of which $149,659 was paid to
farmers for milk delivered at the
cheese factory The concern handled
6,S46,589 pounds of milk during the
year and part of 1t was made into
567,410 pounds of CHI eese which
brought $121,630. The sum of $55,256
was realized from whole milk sales,
and 1911 from reclaimed whey
cream. The company paid $13,693 for
hauling milk to the factory, and manu-
featuring and operating expenses of
the cheese plant amounted to $16,425.
White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1927-03-04

stock from $4,000 to $4,000, and to
that end committee was appointed
by President III. G. Mcneil, COM
posed of w. d. Bruton, Albert Tjos-
sem, S. p. Whipped, Walter Ronald,
and Victor Stevens to consider the
question. Secretary l.. l.. Sharps re-
port showed that during 1926, butter
fat totaling 554,451 pounds had been
received and the annual business
amounted to $4,000. Dan G. Bates
is the manager, and Grace A. Smith
assistant manager.