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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-19

ARE living in the age Of wonder
drugs" and the old standby II
out Of date. 1t should be graft.
flying to the editors to know that
lit served its purpose well.
The new yearbook, which Edi.
tor Alfred Stefferud emphasizes
lis not a veterinarian handbook
lis divided into sections devoted
to the general proposition Of
keeping livestock healthy, anc
to specific diseases affecting spe.
cif1c animals.
1t is easy to read, and easy tc
understand, and there is an ex.
Icellent index.
The new yearbook, I expect
win find its way into many farm
libraries. where it will, / believe
help stem the terrific yearly los,
in this country from ANNA
diseases.
If it does this, it will fulfill
the hopes Of the editors, anc
the scientists who prepared it.
4 \ r 4
I have been reading q little
book on the Cairn terrier. II
tells me something l already
had suspected-that this hardy
little dog from the Island of Skye
has been less spoiled through so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-19
LIFE IN
THE COUNTRY
Yearbook Combots Animal Diseases
BY JAMES BlRcHFleLD

The Agriculture Departments
new Yearbook Of Agriculture
tempts me. but ], believe / still
will rely on DR.. Jack Howard,
my local veterinarian, to ad-
minister to my several animals
when they get sick. Animal
diseases, like human ills, have
become too complex for the barn
yard doctor.
Some years ago I made my first
and f1nal-effort at being a
veterinarian. / looked at all the
books I could find, and finally
decided the COW needed about
four ounces of laudanum.
Being narcotic, this isn't easy
to come by. but after some leg
work I found a doctor who would
give me prescription.
AS remember, didn't have
too much trouble getting my COW
to take the laudanum, and
went off to bed hoping for the
best.
But next morning, the COW was
dead, and the only consolation
had was that she probably died
peacefully.
All this is by way of saying
that the Yearbook, published to-
day. is on animal diseases, and
it is an excellent volume to have
about any farmhouse-or city
fiat, for that matter, if there
are pets about.
This is the second book on ami
NAL diseases the department has
published. Back in 1912 the
Yearbook was on the diseases OF
domestic animals. 1t has beer
something of a bible to livestock
farmers ever since.
But times have changed. We
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-19

called fashionable breeding
than most of our popular breeds.
The Cairn is a husky little
dog. He still is able and willing
to dig in after the largest Of
badgers. II you don't have
badgers he'll tackle the next
best thing.
Our Countess started life in
a city apartment, but that hasn't
spoiled her appreciation for the
country. For the last few days
she has been hard at work rout-
ing whatever is lurking under
our lumber pile.
She also is good about an
swering the phone. When our
rings sounds she barkS to remind
Jus to answer. And she doesn't
bother about any ring but ours
How is that for a dog?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-19
THIS WEEK
IN THE GARDEN

after rain the chances are that
the roots will be brittle, so do
the lifting with care.
Evergreen Planting Time
September is also the time for
the planting of evergreens-both
the broadleaved and the confer
Gus. Not only should the orders
be placed now. but the plant
ing holes also should be prepared
now so that when the new plants
are placed the soil will be well
settled. Work a liberal quantity
lof compost or peatmoss into the
holes, but no fertilizer. The
humus (peatmosS or compost) is
needed to hold moisture. Early
planting is. a must" because the
roots must have time to become
Iwell-established so as to main
tain an adequate supply of mois-
ture to the leaves. Otherwise
the drying winds will rob the
leaves of moisture and they will
die.
Final DahIia Feeding
Give dahlias a final feeding.
The show is a little over a month
away. Watering is also impor-
tant as is keeping the tall stems
securely tied. A crooked stem
is no credit to the gardener and
the judges will likely turn away
from one.
Snip and Feed Animals
Don't hesitate to shear the
spent flowers of the ANIMALS if
they appear tired and about to
quit. Give them a good feeding
of fertilizer and, if necessary,
water freely to get them into
active growth again.
Keep Cutterbar High
1t is too early to think about
lowering the cutterbar on the
lawn mower. BY lowering 1t
now you will have a brown
coated lawn for several days,
perhaps a week or more. What
happens is that in lowering the
cutterbar you remove the green
foliage, exposing the dead grass
beneath. Wait until the end OF
September before lowering
w, H. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-08-19

i, The time for moving estab-
. lished clumps of oriental peonies
is rapidly nearing an end. Dc
not delay this chore If it is neces-
sary. The larger the clumps the
better they bloom; however. II
additional plants are wanted the
chlnp may be lifted and the
larger roots pruned.
These prunings, or, cuttings
may be cut into g. or 4-incn
lengths and planted in the prop
agating bed to develop into
strong new plants.
Place the cuttings fright side
up" in a narrow trench. The
trench might well have some
peatmoss or compost worked into
it: first. Place the cuttings at q
slight angle and with the tops
an inch or two below the surface
Of the soil.
BY this time next year they
should be big enough to be trans
planted to the flower border.
DaffOdils-New Varieties
Daffodil planting time will soor
be here, SO place an order for some
of the choice new varieties. Sep
TENDER is the planting time and
the earlier these bulbs can be put
in the soil the better they will be
rooted and the earlier they will
bloom next spring.
Try scattering a packet Of
forget-me-nots over the bed after
the bulbs are in. They will make
an excellent ground cover and
background for the daffodils.
About Feeding Roses
If the roses were not given a
feeding the first of August, as
they should have, it may pay to
give them a good feeding now SC
as to have strong fall bloom
Mid-August feeding is not con-
sidered a safe practice but ir
most years it does not seem to
result in soft wood that suffers
from winter kill.
Azaleas Contact Spray
Watch the azaleas for the
second brood of the lace-fly. This
pest can, if left undisturbed
ruin the foliage and weaken the
plants. 1t takes three applications
a week apart to control them
Malathion is one of the better
materials. but any contact spray
will do the Job if applied to the
undersides Of the leaves.
Prepare for Peonies
September is peony planting
time and. if you want to plant
some Of these snowy spring
flowers, the order should be placed
now. Most gardeners go for the
Chinese doubles, but a few of the
singles and Japanese varieties
will add to the variety as well as
the interest. 1t is time to prepare
the planting holes for the new
.peonies so that the dirt will be
settled before the actual placing
of the roots.
Be sure to plant them so that
the crowns will not be more than
o inches below ground level when
settling has taken place.
Lift Deep Peo1y Roots
Old : established clumps OF
peonies should be given liberal
Feeding of 5-10-5 so that they
will be strong and vigorous fol
next springs floral display. Since
the feeding roots are close to the
surface the fertilizer should bt
cultivated lightly into the soil
If a peony clump has moi
Powered the chances are that il
has been planted too deeply
September is the time to lift the
root and work some soil beneath
so that the crown is approx.
n1ately an inch below the surface
II. the digging is done shortly
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-03
I'm THE AIR FORCE"
D EIalna ToMnsend Dieksrson

phone" Dawn handed the phone
to me and muttered, "Quasie op-
orator"
Sunday morning at two a. m. our
TIDY member of the family YEARLY
walked in the front door. I think
he's a pretty good father. After
Just q few hours sleep he took his
two little daughters to a skating
rink and spent two hours skating
with them. It proved fruitful. TOO.
Yesterday, Dawn, for the first time
in her young FIVE years, learned 70
skate unaided They had a won
derful afternoon and / must admit
it was fun for Hayes ane me, too.
Kansas is talking about: the
gubernatorial candidates who have
thrcwn their hats into the ring.
Governor Fred Hall whom you
probably have seen on national
television hook-up lately. is asking
for a second term. He previously
was Lieutenant Governor under
Governor Edward Arm. Arm. this
election, is backing for the gov
ernOrship. Representative Warren
Shaw. It looks like this viii be a
hot contest Kansas City, Miss
ouri people are prouly reading the
Saturday Evening Posts issue
about their Mayor Bartol, have you
read it? Sp0rtsmen all over
the u. S. have eyes on Wilt the
Stilt," a freshman at the University
of Kansas Wilt Chambers is a
Philadelphia colored boy, who is
already promised to a professional
basketball team after his college
education is completed His one
game this year was played against
the faculty and he alone marked
Up 40 points for his team. This
apparently was one of his of days.
"He just couldn't seem to handle
the ball Imagined And have
you read about Georgia Neese
Clark (Mrs. Andrew Cray of
4 Richland, Kansasg She was the
first woman treasurer Of the Uni-
ted States. She and her husband
! have a store and a bank in their
small home town, which is about
the size of Cannon or Viola, Della
ware. They were robbed in Janu-
airy and just this week lightning
did strike twice apd the bandits
returned to get a second loot only
to be foiled by Mamie. Mamie
happens to be the Grays dog who
was awakened by one Of the burg
/ lars footsteps on the stairs lead
! ing to the second story Of the Gray
home. Mr.. Gray shot the shadowy
outline of the man ascending the
stairs. The man escaped, staggered
two blocks and was found hours
later in a ditch, dead from the shot
gun blast which entered his back.
/ So the west is still wild and woody.
AMT it2
Always,
Elaine Townsend Dickerson
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-03

Babson Park, Fla, Feb. 2. Since
my recent weekly column which
favored the nomination of Presi-
dent Eisenhower, l have received
letters from publishers stating that
my column is supposed to dis
.cuss Business and the Stock Market,
and not politics.
History OF Ny Column
This column started over 80
years ago after I retired from my
position as financial staff writer
for the Saturday Evening Post. I
began with only 10 newspapers, but
with the help of the magazines
wonderful editor, George Horace
Lorimer, the column because pop
ular and is now published weekly
in over 400 papers.
During the early years Of my
writing, this column was taken
almost exclusively by Northern
publishers. AS the years advanced
the column began to be used by
Southern papers, which are most
ly Democratic. / therefore am haV-
ing the same difficulty that David
Lawrence, Robert Ruark and Drew
Pearson, as my column spreads to
all sections Of the country.
Good Business Under Democrats
From the time of the Civil War
lup to 1882 our country was on the
Gold Standard. This gave both q
certain ceiling" and certain
floor" which it was difficult for
business or the stock market tc
break through. Furthermore, this
made It fairly easy for any i'm
partial statistician and economist
to make reasonable forecasts, ir-
respectable Of partv politics. MJ
forecast OF the 1929 break va:
made during the Hoover RepabIi.
can Administration when his man
agers were forecasting two chic
kens IN every pot and two cars
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-03
Washington Letter : By Robert Nelson ToYlor

ing out about 5000. AS recently as
1850 the situation was the reverse.
But even more disheartening, this
downward trend threatens to con-
tinue-even accelerate. Less than
a quarter Of today's high school
students, says Admiral Ramsey, is
studying algebra, ''tl1e gateway to
advanced mathematics, which is
the basis Of science and engineer
ing, and half that number is
studying geometry the gateway
to drafting and many of the physi-
cal sciences" /"
The ultimate answer to national
defense, the Admiral admits, is
beyond the industry-which sis
doing all it can to recapture the
lost interest of American youth in
aviation 1t is in the hands
Of American citizens everywhere
who must carry the message OF
the nations need into every
school in the country-to the chill
dren. to the parents, and to the
teachers"
AS in every age the schoolboy oi
today is the defender of tomorrow
But the greatest heroes of tomor
row must start being heroes todal
in facing UP to the rigors Of mathe
mates and physics and chemistry
Words TO Remember
As was generally expected, Presi
dent Eisenhower declared in hi
Economic Report to the Congress
that the nation is on the ''thres
hold Of four hundred billion dol
lar annual total in goods and ser
vices and underlying condition
will remain favorable to furthe
economic growth" AS was Un
/ expected in many quarters, tn
message suggested that ''this is
good time for the Congress and tn
Executive Branch to study tn
desirability of granting authorit
to control installment buying -eve
though it was not needed unde
present conditions"
More significant is the recurrin
note of caution. The Presiden
noted that such a high level {
prosperity as We are currentl
| enjoying is inevitably surrounde
bv a margin of uncertainty
gain. he pointed ont that ct
lmpcrtant to recognize that ii
opportunities are much create
than the uncertainties.
i But the paragraph that we ca
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-03
BABSON DISCUSSES POLITICS

lieve the government is entitled
to issue more bonds and create
greater indebtedness as the country
grows in population and assets,
lust as any large corporation is
entitled to do. Therefore, although
the Republican party may be more
friendly to pig Business" the
Democratic parry may try to be
more friendly to all buiness; but
please note my use OF the the word
try.
Eisenhower And The Stock Market
Remember the old saying. There
is an exception to every rule.
Notwithstanding the fundamental
principles stated above, l still be-
Iieve there is today a very close
relationship between the re-nomi-
nation of President Eisenhower and
the stock market. I perhaps should
not have included in my Forecast
for 1856 the reelection of Presi-
dent Eisenhower; but-due to rea-
sons which I cannot disclose
did then believe he would be
re-nominated and reelected. may
be absolutely wrong; but am still
Of this opinion.
This is one thing I am certain
Of: AS SOON AS president
EISENHOWER ASSURES HIS IN
INNATE FRIENDS AND PARTY
MANAGERS OF HIS INTEN-
TTONs. READERS SHOULD SEE
AN ABRUPT STOCK MARKET
MOVEMENT, EITHER DOWN
WARD OR UPWABD. DEPEND
ING ON WHETHER EE Will
NOT RUN OR VIII RUN shall
now try not to discuss politics any
more until October. but rather vii
sstick to my knitting as my pub
Fishing friends request At ans
rate. with this column my con.
science Isl clear. whatever happens
in 1866
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-03
u. Of ID. Farm Research
Projects Are Many

Research men at the University
of Delaware Agricultural Experi-
ment Station are engaged in a
total Of 112 different research pro-
jects, it was announced today by
DR.. g. Fred Somers, associate dean
st the College Of Agriculture. Part
Of TIE work is conducted at the
College farm aud laboratories on
the Newark campWi and the rest
at the Georgetown suo-statioii.
The projects range All the way
from basic studies aseto the effect
Of fertilizers and grean manure
crops on the mOIeculat structure
OF soil particles to sHcd market
ing surveys as why . housewife
viii choose one particular Droflrr
chicken in preference to csners ~
the same grocery store display
case.
An even dozen Of the Delaware
research projects will be reported
on to farmers and other visitors Al
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-03

in every garage.
Since 1892, however, the country
has been on Political Standard,
and the Gold Standard has beea
discarded. This is no criticism Of
the Roosevelt Administration, be-
cause I feel that the Gold Stan
dard had outlived its usefulness.
We will probably continue on a
Political Standard, whether in a
Republican or a Democratic era.
1 have not the figures here in
Florida which show just what
business and the stock market have
done in Presidential years; but
anyone sending to my Babson
Park, Mass, Office will be well
come to them.
Stock Markets Do Not Follow
Business
It is generally assumed that one
can forecast business by watch
ing the stock market, but this is
not true. In the long run, there Is
Of course a correlation, but it can
not always be depended upon. In
other words, we may have a Dem
ocratic victory in November and
yet have fairly good business
through 1857. l go further and
say that If the tide should shift
nafurally-due to the Law Of Ac-
ton and Reaetion-during a Pc
publican Administration, the re-
suit could be worse than If chs
Democrats wefe in power. This
because the Republicans stand FOL
less interference with business and
would not so freely use artificial
stimularts.
President Eisenhower, for in
stance. is determined 70 have I
balanced budget It would be verl
hard for him to agree to any in
fIationary projects. even for th'
sake Of helping business On tn
other hand. the Democrats be
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-03

The following is a weekly round
ap of livestock prices and miscella-
neous commodities prevailing last
week. This report shows average
prices received by Delaware farm
ers for commodities that were mar
keted through this week:
LIVESTOCK PRICES
VEAL CALVES
Choice. S29.00 to $500, mostly
$500 per cwt.
Medium to good $4,000 70 SzS.oV,
mostly $3.50 per cwt
Rough and common: $l2.OO 10
$500. mostly $500 per cwt.
Monkeys $500 to $1,000, mostly
SLAUGHTER COWS
Medium to good: $l1.OO to $lS.OO'
mostly 311.50 per cwt.
Common: $500 70 $1,000, mostly
1915 per cwt.
Gamers and cutters: S4.z5 to
1915, mostly $3.50 per cwt.
STEERS
Medium: 1896 to s17.25, mostly
81. so per cwt.
Light steers: $1,000 to $1s.75
mostly $16.25 per cwt.
FEEDER HEIFERS
Dairy type: 1925 to s11-75, most
Iy $1,000 per cwt.
Peef type: $500 to $500. mostly
S1S.7 per cwt
SLAUGHTER HELPERS
Good to choice: $1,000 to S14.O0
mostly $3.50 per cwt.
over 1000 pounds
Medium to good $3.50 to $3.50
mostly $500 per cWt.
500 to 1000 pounds
Medium to good S1LO0 to $3.50
mostly $3.50 per ewt.
STRAIGHT HOGS
(gOOd quality
40 to 40 lbs: $500 to $l4.5O
mostly s14.00 per cwt.
10 to 240 lbs: s14.00 to $500
mostly. .$14.50 per cwt.
24O to $50 lbs: SLIPS to SLABS
mostly $14.00 per cWt.
SOWS
(gOOd quality
200 to 300 lbs: $500 to $500
mostly $1,000 per cwt.
900 to 400 lbs. $500 to $3.50
mostly $500 per cwt-
over 400 lbs: $500 to 1915, most
| ly $3.50 per cwt.
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-03
January 80. 1856
1881 Mayo
Topeka. Kansas

Topeka, Kansas
Dear Friends:
Last Tuesday il was my turn to
have my weekly bridge club Of two
tables. I had bought the tallies,-
candy, coffee, hadn't made the des-
sert. but had the furniturs all pol
ished and house ready for "inspec-
ton. Monday it showed and
showed, and Tuesday was 3 repeat
Performance. Some of the girls in
the club live on the base at Forbes.
which is three miles from where
we live. Their husbands thought
the highways were too treacherous
and bridge was cancelled.
All day Thursday we had fog ana
mist and the snow melted into the
thirsty earth. Yesterday, in ten
hours we received five inches Of
snow and I'm just expecting my
turn at bridge to be postponed
again. The children were hoping
the storm was severe enough for
school to be closed today, but no
such luck for them. The temper
ature was five degrees last night
and now is ten, so it looks like
the snow viii be here for a while.
The fellows must fly if it is safely
possible and Thursday, Hayes left
on a twelve hour mission. Thurs
dav night one of the boys in the
3s8th Squadron called to tell me
the crew had weathered in at Lin
cOSn, Nebraska. This Air Force
DsnS is a real family Air Force and
they are most considerate Of the
yves waiting at home for theil
! flying husbands.
Friday Hayes was still away and
had an appointment at the Shaw
| nee County Health Clinic for DawT
to receive her first polio shot. AL
mothers have prayed for 3 polio
preventative to be discovezeds and
now that we have It, We arr ap.
prehensiye about giving i to oui
/ children. 1 suppose thai IS nor.
nal. Dawn was given her shoi
after / had made sure she didn'i
have a fever (why? / don't know
/ Just had to do all / could, / sup
pose). That night she couldn't
move her arm, it hurt so badly anC
in bed she laid on the side oppo-
site from the innOculatiOn! Mex
morning | woke up at six a. m. anC
ran into Dawn's bedroom, got hel
I'D, and sighed, laughed and criec
when she quietly whispered, TN
fine, Mommy, why?
Saturday morning Hayes called
collect from Lincoln and DawI
answered the phone. Hayes saiC
the operator asked her, rs this
3-3924." Dawn quickly said "No.
THE operator question, what nun
ber is this, please ?" Dawnie told
her "3-3924." Hayes heard the Op-
orator laugh and ask Would yoI
ask your mother to come to tht
Milford chronicle., 1956-02-03

Survival Begins At The Blackboard
Long ago the U. s. conceded to
Russia superiority in numbers of
military airplanes, just as we have
accepted the fact Of being out
numbered in foot soldiers. But we
have proudly maintained that the
outstanding superiority Of our
planes in quality more than made
up for the quantitive difference.
But the Russians have been clos
ing the gap in qaulity while main
tanning their lead in numbers--in
spite of the tremendous strides
made by our aircraft industry since
1850. In the next two years plant
fioor-space was doubled, the work
force increased two-and-one-half
times and the production rate (On
constantly changing types of newer
and newer planes) was trlpled.
Since 1850 our AZ wing Air Force
with few modern planes and no
guided missiles has grown to 127
wings, largely equipped with ad-
vanced aircraft, guided missiles and
supporting material, and Navy air
has kept pace.
"Our industry-military team,
writes Admiral Dewitt G. Ramsey
/ CUSN Ret), president of the Air.
craft Industries Association, in taf
current issue Of Planes, ''is per
forming a herculean task in its
efforts to maintain at least a mar.
ginai lead in airpower superiority
over the Soviets." But be adds th'
highly significant statement that
Unfortunately. today we canno
even be completely sure of oul
qualitive lead"
Admiral Ramsey. describes thi
combat aircraft observed in tn
Moscow fly-over Of last May Da.
as excellent" and he adds: "Therr
is ample reason to believe tina
they have made long strides il
guided missiles. They are showing
signs Of progress in transports an
other types of aircraft. So there i
no room for boasting or compla
cency."
Even more alarming than tn
present status, are "some melan
choly statistics that Admiral Ram
sey points out. In World War Il
plane builders employed an averag
of % engineers in every thousan
workers. where 100 are needed to
dsy. And today we are graduatin
little more than 10000 engineer
a year while the Russians are turn