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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Red-Oat Section
Making Change
Sowing of Spring Variety
Shows Increase in West
ern States.

prepared by the United states Department
of Agricuiture.)
How to make Oat growing more gen.
orally profitable, particularly spring
sOwn red oats. is discussed by T. r.
Stantp1. an agronomist of the United
States Department of Agriculture In
Farmers Bulletin 1887. "Spring-
Sown Red Oats" just issued by the
department.
Red Dat Areas.
Spring sOwn oats are grown mainly
In the region comprising the southern
parts of Ohio. Indiana, and Illinois,
southeastern Nebraska. and Kentucky,
Tennessee. Missouri Arkansas. Kan
sas. Oklahoma, and northern Texas.
According TO the 1919 census, about
S.000,000 acres of oats were grown In
the principal red-oat producing states.
about 5.0"0.000 of which were spring
s0wn and the rest fall-sown red oats.
Since then the proportion of spring
sOwn oats has increased .-.arkedly, and
it is estimated that about 7,000,000
acres were sown to red oats in the
spring of 1927.
This decided increase in acreage,
Mr.. Stanton says, Is due largely to the
development and distribution of the
Fulghum oat for spring seeding. Red
oats, he says, are often referred to as
"warm-climate oats" and have the
ability to withstand hot. dry weather.
especially at heading and filling time.
Fulghum and its various strains are
at present one of the most important
varietal groups in this country. their
extreme earliness enabling them to
escape injury by hot weather and
drought to some extent.
Varieties Discussed.
There is detailed discussion of the
several important varieties in the bull
letin. Copies may be obtained from
the Office of information. Department
of Agriculture, Washington, d. c..
upon request
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Alfalfa Will Furnish
High-Grade Roughage

Among all the STANDARD feed crops,
alfalfa generally ranks at or near the
top In dollar value per acre. A good
crop of alfalfa hay yields from two
to seven times as much digestible pro-
tein per acre as any Of the farm crops
commonly grown for live stock feed.
An alfalfa field on the farm will do
more than furnish every class of live
stock with the highest grade of rough
age possible at reasonable cost.
With alfalfa hay available. other high
yielding Iegumes can be used as pas
ture, or they can be plowed under as
soil builders.
Alfalfa seeded in the fall requires
good seeded, well pulverized and
firm. The soil pulverizer is recog-
nized as a good tool for crushing clods
and for firming the soil before seeding.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Roasting Corn Borer
in Very Practical Way

The European corn borer has been
roasted" continually for years by
those who have had their fields de-
vastated as well as by those who fear
its invasion. Now 1t is found that II
can be roasted in practical way, says
the Wisconsin Agriculturist-
There is a danger of spreading this
pest by way of seed corn. Some one
might bring a single ear of seed corn
into a clean district and from that
might spread the scourge. 1t is found.
however. that the borrer In the cob
or grains can be killed by heat.
The United States Department Of
Agriculture reports that tempera-
ture of 1864 degrees, maintained for
"a hours, will kill it. The same re-
suit will come from 140 degrees for
eight hours; 1854 degrees for five
hours; 1903 degrees for three hours,
or 1914 degrees for two and a half
hours. This would be very low oven
temperature. This is a good thing to
know and may help in preventing the
spread of this dangerous pest
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Agricultural Squibs

Sheep are particular and will refuse
left-overs.
Plenty of direct sunlight is an i'm
portant factor in producing good gains
In fall pigs.
Make repairs on your farm machin-
cry now so that you won't have to
waste valuable time later on.
A seed grower can build up his bust
ness and perhaps make splendid prof
it's in the production of.pure seed with.
out exhibiting.
It does not pay to scatter straw Of
any kind on the field. II can best be
used by making bedding for live stock
and put back with manure.
The only way to handle green clo
yer Is to ensile It. Otherwise IL II is
made into hay It must be air-cured
enough to insure housing 1t without
much heating.
Hydrated lime is the quicklime,
slaked, screened and bagged. 1t is
more expensive and therefore cannot
be recommended faz general agricul-
.tural purposes.
Weeds as cover crop are inexpen
sive, and where they will come on ma
turally they are probably just as valu-
able for maintaining fertility in the
orchard as any of the non-legumes.
With the exception of case eggs, the
supply of practically all agricultural
commodities in cold storage on Sep
TENDER of this year was greater than
that on September 1, 1923.
A home garden that is planted on
the spur of the moment after warm
weather appears in the spring is only
half garden. Now is the time to
plan your garden.
Land can be kept in good condition
for a reasonable length of time by
blowing under sweet clover or medium
red 1t should have in addition ma
nure occasionally for the best results.
A grain mixture of 800 pounds OF
hominy or corn meal, 800 pounds Of
wheat bran, 800 pounds ground oats
and 100 pounds of linseed oil meal.
fed four to eight pounds, will meet the
needs of dry cows.
An expenditure of two or three
cents for formaldehyde and about
three minutes of time per acre will
prevent oat loss from smut attacks.
The average loss in untreated oats is
two bushels per acre
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
GARDENERS ADVISED TO KNOW
HABITS OF DIFFERENT PLANTS

and belt power tasks.
The garden tractor fills demand
which results from the impracticability
of maintaining horses In thickly set
tied truck or fruit-producing areas. In
such areas land is expensive and the
cost of homegrown horse feed is too
high.
These garden tractors are small and
compact and can be operated advan-
tageously in gardens, orchards or 9th
er close quarters since they may be
turned sharply and since the tools that
operate are close to the source of pow
er. generally between the driver and
: the engine.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Raising Animals Under Nc
Lean County System
Is Emphasized.

prepared BY the United States Department
of Agricultural
Hog cholera seems To be slightly less
prevalent this year than last, and last
year losses from the disease were the
lowest since the United States Depart.
ment of agriculture has been keeping
records. Or. U. G. Houck. associate
chief of the bureau of animal industry
announced in summary of infOrma.
In four of these states, however,
Indiana, Michigan. Nebrask and Ohio
hog cholera is more prevalent than
last year. Approximately the same
amount of cholera as last year was
reported for Colorado, Kentucky North
Carolina. Texas. Illinois, Mississippi.
Tennessee, and wisconsin.
Less Cholera Reported.
In Alabama, California, Georgia.
Kansas, Maryland, Oklahoma. South
Dakota, Virginia. Washington, West
Virginil. Arkansas, Iowa, Florida,
Idaho, Louisiana, Missouri, South
Carolina. Utah, and Oregon observers
report less cholera this year than last
With the exception of three states the
decreases are slight, hut Oklahoma re-
ports reduction of 80 per cent, Lou
isiana 40 per cent. and Idaho 80 per
cent.
''The hog cholera situation, In gen.
eral." said Doctor Houck, "seems to
be somewhat better than last year.
According TO our information there
has been considerable increase this
year over last year in the amount of
immunizatiOL against hog cholera in
fifteen of the thirty-one states. There
was no appreciate difference in nine
states and seven states report less i'm
munization than last year"
Doctor Houck referred to report
from Idaho stating thai most of the
hog cholera of recent months occurred
on farms where there had been pur-
chases at public grounds of minimum
lied animals. A middle-western vet.
erinarian explained occasional "breaks"
of the serum usually occurred when
'too little attention is given TO the
condition of the herd Immediately
prior to immunization," the conse-
quence of administering virus when
the animals were not in fit physical
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Tourist. Destroy Edelweiss

Edelweiss, the famous Swiss noun
tain flower, is threatened with extinc-
ton, due chiefly to the ravages OF
tourists.
Several Alpine regions where the
plant formerly fiourished have report
ed that it is now very rare. Edelweiss
does not spread rapidly even under
normal conditions.
Gently that in certain mountain area
there were 10000 roots of edelweiss
in 1920. At the end of 1928, he said,
only 600 remained.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Traits Must Be Known for
Best Results in Crops.

The home gardener must be we'll
acquainted with the characteristics of
the plants he grows If he is to secure
the best results for his efforts, ad-
vises the vegetable department of the
college of agriculture at New Bruins
wick. The trait of our common vege.
table plants which cannot be over
looked In any way is their sensitive
ness to climatic conditions. Sumo
vegetables require hot weather for
their best development and are killed
by very light frost. Others do not
develop properly during hot weather
but will endure freezes. Each must
be planted at a season of the year
which will enable II to make its best
development.
OF the cool season crops some reach
edible maturity quickly, and are al
most always grown without transplant.
ing. In this group we find peas; the
short-season root crops like radish,
kohl-rabi, and turnip; the green's. such
as spinach, mustard and kale; and
Tic Sdldu SlOpo hhC tCoA iCttuSS, 6oA
den cress and corn salad. These
should be planted as soon as the dan
ger of killing frOsts is over.
Other cool season crops have a
longer growing season than these, and
must be started In a greenhouse, hot
bed or cold frame sometime before
they could be sown outdoors If they
are to mature before hot weather.
Cabbage, caulifiower and head lettuce
are in this class. The time to trans
plant these crops from the green
house to the field is as soon as the
danger of killing frosts Is past. Sue
cessive planting of some can be made
up to the first of May, but after this
date II is better to plant some of the
warm season crops.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Increase of Vitamine D
Content of Small Grain

The University Of wisconsin has
just completed experiments to show
the value of treating grain with ultra
violet light to increase the vitamine
D content. Two dogs of the same lit
ter were experimental upon. One was
fed untreated oatmeal. The other was
fed light-treated oatmeal. Except that
one had the treated grain, the diets
of the two animals were Identical.
The dog eating the treated grain de-
veloped normally. The other developed
a severe case of ricketts, and was ex.
tremely bowlegged.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Tractors Are Gaining
on ManV Truck Farms

In regions around large centers OF
population where truck gardening pre-
walls and in other places where small
road crops are grown, the garden trac-
tor is gaining a strong fOOthold.
Poultry, fruit or truck farms use
this mechanical power very advantage
ously in seeding. cultivating and har-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Legume Crops Are Not
Satisfactory for Silage

Legumt crops do not make good
fertilizer as a rule. They are so high
In nitrogen and low in sugars and
starches that they do not keep well
in silo. At the University of Mis-
souri, some years ago Professor Eckels
was able to make very good silage out
of alfalfa hay that he allowed to wilt
before putting in the silo. Most ex-
periments, however, have not been so
successful. It is necessary to save
some sugar and starch fermentation TO
develop a good keeping quality.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Unsympathetic

Agitated Gentleman-My wife and
children are round the other side of
the point, cut off by the tide, and I've
swum all the way round.
Card Fiend-Oh? In that case, per-
haps you'd like to make up four at
bridge.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Wants the Fact.

SIT is time" says the intelligent pub
lie, Ito stop talking about what is
not responsible for bad atmospheric
conditions and tell us what is."-Wom-
ans Home Companion.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Concise Summary

Daffodil bulbs, we are told, If
planted too deeply, will not come up
If not planted deeply enough, the cat
will dig them up; and if not planted
at all. you get no ilaffodils just the
same.-London Humorist.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
"chromadxneo New Power

Discovery has been made at Yelling
ton, New Zealand, of new force, CIV
en- the name of "chromadyne," which
is claimed to be ten times more power
fur than ctricity.-Providence Jour-
nal.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06

the story of the teacher who was drill
ing her Kentucky class in grammar:
"Pete, what's the singular of quad
rupeds?"
"Ain't none. KANT have boss
tn one foot"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Losses From Hog
Cholera Lowest
condition TO receive II. In such cases
losses are likely TO he severe.
Harm Done by Vendors.


Doctor Houck also quoted an oh
server of tie swine industry In Ne
braska as saying that vendors OF
swine remedies have become increas-
ingly prevalent during the last few
years In Nebraska In many cases
they have caused owners of sick herds
to delay in securing competent veter-
mary assistance until too late to save
their hogs. In other cases the RENE
dies fed to prevent sickness have &C
tually caused sickness" This observ-
er also emphasizes the desirability of
raising hogs under the :cLean Coun.
ty system of sanitation as sponsored
by the United States Department of
Agriculture. comments on the desira-
bility of feeding balanced rations. and
emphasizes. the advisability of imme-
diately employing competent vetei-
marian when disease appears in a
herd.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06

Agriculture, like industry, will do
well to make war on waste in all
forms.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06

Sweet clover is considered to be
good fertilizer and it will do much to
keep land In good condition.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
just So

The project of school for the
Southern mountain children recalls
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06

The woman who has tact invariably
knows what not to do.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06

Famous Last Words: $50 this is q
cannibal island?"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06

Posts may be treated with creosote
from two to four hours in the hot
creosote and then allowed to cool while
submerged.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06

Erosion is active on IS per cent of
all the land In the United States.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06

times you're having with me. isn't it?'
Wife (snappily)-'Yes. and I'm pref
ty well tired of doing the crying, too"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06
Farm Notes


Erosion is active on IS per cent of
all the land In the United States.
Agriculture, like industry, will do
well to make war on waste In all
forms.
Sweet clover is considered to be
good fertilizer and 1t will do much to
keep land In good condition.
Posts may be treated with creosote
from two to four hours in the hot
creosote and then allowed to cool while
submerged.
Only pure-bred rams of the right
type and quality can be relied upon
for the production of uniform, early
maturing lambs of superior quality,
To bank young fruit trees with
earth not only protects them to some
extent from rodents, but also from
winter injury.
Gypsum or land plaster is valua'
BILE source of lime but il will not neu
tralize the acid of sour soils and can.
not, therefore. take the place of the
above forms of lime.
In clover and grass seeds the
brightness of color is all important.
Yellow in its brightest form is desir-
able in clover and alfalfa seed. white
ness In rye grass and purple with
glossy sheen in bronze.
From the feeders standpoint the
value of sunfiower siiage in fattening
steers is to keep the animals in good,
thrifty condition by providing succu-
lence to the rations which, in the
West, are particularly dry.
Friction top pals or glass fruit
jars may be used to FEED sugar sirup
to bees. Punch holes in the covers
fill the containers with strip, and in.
vert them over the frames or the
opening the inner cover of the hive
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06

Only pure-bred rams of the right
type and quality can be relied upon
for the production of uniform, early
maturing lambs of superior quality
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06

Gypsum or land plaster is a valua'
BILE source of lime but 1t will not neu
tralize the acid of sour soils and can.
not, therefore. take the place of the
above forms of lime.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1929-12-06

To bank young fruit trees with
earth not only protects them to some
extent from rodents, but also from
winter injury.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-06

what would your pulse do?
/ am afraid mine would jump,
and goodness knows I never even
had the faintest idea Of robbing
even the smallest and least pro-
tected bank.
Now If you should say to your
husband, where have you been
and then snapped a detector on
his arm, don't you suppose you
might make him mad enough to
cause his heart to leap like a
wild deer, and he all the time as
innocent as a babe -nborn?
Maybe he really did 60 to see
a sick man or perhaps he was
just playing pinochle with the
man he met on the train, in
order 20 get a lead on him and
decide which kind of an insur-
ance policy he'd be likely to
take.
Do criminals never get excited
about anything but crime?
What was il they used to do
back in the good old days of
witchcraft and burning ct the
stake?
III they suspected u man Of
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-06
vi. p. to Run Special
to Austin Grid Game

A special train to Austin for the
game between the Brownsville
Eagles and the Austin high school
team will be run by the Missouri
Pacific lines, w. r. Kiekel. gen
eral passenger agent. has announc-
cd. A round trip rate OF s7.35 will
be offered. The train. a mixed one
Of chair, tourist. and standard pull
man cars, viii leave on the evening
OF Nov. n. and return the following
evening. Running of the train is
contingent on the selling Of $50
tickets.
Special Armistice day rates OF
one and cne-third round trip fare
to all points In Texas and Louisiana
will be OF sale Nov. 8. 10, and IL,
with the return limit midnight Nov.
Is.
Other special rates % be given
over these lines arc round trip rates
to San Antonio this week end and
next. for S77O. on sale Friday and
Saturday. with Monday as the re-
turn limit.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-06
In Society Circles : Complete Page for Valley Women ss
Robertson Did Not
Show Judge Valley

To The Herald:
/ notice IN your Monday edition
a statement TO the effect that I
had taken Judge Grubb over the
Valley TO investigate the immiEra-
ton question. This is entirely er-
ran0e0us.
I happened by accident to meet
Judge Grub Ia Judge Hutchoson's
office In Houston, and later met
him and Mrs. Grubb and Mr.. Mas
ters0n, u. S. district clerk, whom
I have known for 20 years, and in
vited them TO ride over the VAL
lev with me to see the citrus and
engineering works and structures.
Judge Grub did not investigate
ANYTHING or interview any one while
with me. except Mrs Latham Of
Weslaco. who was an old friend OF
Judge and Mrs. Grubb in Alabama.
II Judge Grub had been seeking
information he could have got more
from Judge Hutchinson than any
person in the Rio Grande Valley
could have given him. and further
more when a federal Judge inves-
tinates he does not go put with a
uerson interested in a case to be
tried before him.
Sam Robertson
Nov. g.. 1920
San RPrltO
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-06

murder, or theft. or treason,
they threw him into q deep pond
and if he drowned the? said he
was guilty.
All the innocent people mnxt
have known how to swim ] sup
pose.
This lie detector seems to me
TO be just a little bit on the same
order as the crime detector by
way of the pond.
If anybody accused me Of
committing murder | am afraid
ms pulse would be the queerest
thing in the world, and the more
innocent | was the more outrage
ously would my pulse behave.
How do you feel about your
pulse?
Would you be willing TO stake
your reputation, to say nothing
OF your liberty and your life. on
that funny little clock you carry
around with you from the cradle
to the grave?
I don't believe ! would.
Copyright ls-'. Newspaper Feature suEriue. rc
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-06
Gotke In San Antonio
About Sylvester Case

Declaring that Brownsville High
school is due an explanation after
the insinuations cast in our direc-
ton" Supt. II. W. Gotke Of Browns
vile schools left Tuesday night for
San Antonio and Austin 70 inves-
tigate a notification filed with
Brownsville officials bv Austin and
San Antonio authorities just prior
to the game with the Breckenridge
Eagles here last Friday.
Both Austin and San Antonio
have dropDed the matter of Sylves-
ter's eligibility. but they did SO with
out presenting their evidence. If
any. and before Brownsville goes
farther in the state race. we want
the case finaIIv DISPOSED of be-
vond the question Of a doubt in
order that it NAV not again be
BROUGHT up by another opponent
ture."
Gotke said he expected to re-
IN the future"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-06

~AAAAlhA UH the eaItu enLlTGly.
Well, well-just think of that!
The latest improved lie detector IS me-
ehanically fool-proof and it's very simple 70
operate. When you want 70 find out whether
any particular person is telling you the truth
or not, you attach the detector TO the arm of
the suspect
The pulsasions Of the heart are recorded
by a needle on a piece Of paper, when cor
rect answers are given TO questions the little
marks on the paper will be as neat as a pin
and all in a row. But, if you say 70 a man
with a detector on his arm, did you rob the
bank?"-you don't have to listen to what he
says, you just look at the paper and see the
needle Jump and make queer tracks
II he didn't rob the bank the tracks will
be as regular as pins in a paper, IL he did rob
the bank-dear. dear you'd hardly believe it
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-11-06
Post Attractions
Listed In Leafles

Polo each Sunday at 3 p. m, for
nal guard mount al AS p. m. on
Tuesdays and Fridays, and band
concerts each Tuesday and Friday
1t Z .. N. are listed by officials at
Fort Brown as among the affairs OF
interest at the post.
A short history Of the post. diver
sions offered. and special occasions
has been complied by post officials
to be included In a leaflet on Points
or Interest in and around Browns
VILE 70 be published by the cham
Der of commerce for distribution to
visitors.