The Hennessey Clipper. (Hennessey, Okla.), Vol. 18, No. 36, Ed. 1 Thursday, January 30, 1908 Page: 6 of 8
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HORTICULTURE
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CLEANING POTATOES QUICKLY.
Home-Made Contrivance Which Will
Also Sort the Tubers.
The sketch shows my homemade
potato cleaner and sorter which 1
have used at Fairview farm for a
number of years, writes a correspon-
dent of Farm and Home. It consists
of a number of hoops to which are
fastened half-inch slats so as to nuike
holes 1V4 Inches square. Two heavy
pieces, A, are placed inside the cylin-
Home-Made Potato Sorter.
dor to hold the axle, B, which extends
entirely through the machine and is
turned by a crank, E. The frame
made Is four Inches lower at the open-
ing end of the cylinder so that the
potatoes will run through freely.
At the crank end is a hopper, F,
Into which the potatoes are poured.
The cylinder Is 2% feet long and three
feet in diameter. It will not bruise
the potatoes and the dirt and small
ones run through on the floor or crate
and the marketable ones run out at
tho open end of the cylinder into an-
other crate. With one man to turn the
crank and another to fill the hopper,
TOO to £00 bushels can be sorted in a
day.
DEMAND FOR CHERRY STOCK.
Chance for Some Enterprising Amer-
ican Horticulturist to Grow Trees.
W. F. Helkes of Huntsvllle, Ala.,
states there are imported into the
United States from France annually
t0.000.000 to 15,000,000 cherry stocks.
Fairly trustworthy figures show that
from this number of stocks the output
of merchantable trees at two years
old, of all sizes, is not more than one-
third of the number of stocks planted,
and of these not more than one-third
will grade flve-eightlis and up. The
first difficulty encountered In cherry
Browing is in getting a stand So
much depends on the condition of the
plants on their arrival from Fiance.
There are various causes of injury
from the time the plants leave the
grower in France to the time of their
arrival at destination. There is more
or loss danger from freezing or heat-
ing on the way. Sometimes the plants
are dug too early, and suffer from be-
ing heeled in, or they are dug when
the ground is too wet and packed in
boxes before they are separated from
the mud and properly dried. In this
condition they start to grow in the
boxes, and however carefully they
may be handled, there is sure to be
a heavy loss in planting. In some in-
stances the plants aie grown on land
nnsuited for their growth, when they
suffer in health, quality and appear-
ance. Such plants are abnormally
branched, and usually present a
blackish appearance of the roots.
There is room for some enterprising
horticulturist here who will collect
lfazzard cherry seeds and grow some
of the seedlings required by nursery-
men for budding and grafting pur-
poses.
| NURSERY TREES.
Proven That They Do Not Exhaust
the Land of Its Fertility.
I LAND FOR THE ORCHARD.
Preparation of the Soil Where Trees
Were to Be Planted.
i Among the first things 1 did toward
improving our farm after buying it
was to set two acres to peach and
apple trees. It has proven to be tho
most valuable two acres on the farm.
While being live miles away from any
fruit market, yet we often realize a
clear profit of $75 from fruit sold,
beside great benefit from fattening
our hogs.
The land was a loamy, clay soil,
with heavy clay subsoil, and lay a lit-
tle sloping, which insured good drain-
age. It was partly protectetd on the
north by timber. A ditch three feet
deep and two feet wide was cut on the
north side, which cut off all roots run-
ning oiit from the timber.
I began preparation a year before
setting the trees. I hauled 20 two-
horso loads of barnyard manure and
broadcasted it, explains this corre-
spondent of Farm and Home. The
land was then broken well with two-
horse plow, following several Inches
deep with subsoil plow. 1 then cut
the surface several times with disk
harrow and sowed two bushels of cow
peas per acre. They made a splen-
did growth and the vines were allowed
to remain on the soil.
In the fall this growth was turned
under, and the land again broken and
subsoiled to a depth of about 15
inches, surface harrowed well and
rye sown at the rate of 1% bushels
per acre. This attained a fine growth,
which was cut the following spring
and left to decay.
That spring I bought trees enough
to set one acre. I bought direct from
a nurseryman and got trees true to
name, fresh and in fine condition. I
was afraid to risk an orchard of trees
bought from agents, and, too, I saved
almost one-half the cost by buying
direct from the nurseryman. The
trees were planted 30 feet apart
each way, which made cultivation
easy.
In the fall the remaining acre was
set and the trees grew off better than
those set in the spring. I used rye
and crimson clover as a fall and win-
ter crop and find nothing excels them
for this purpose. I prefer rye to the
clover, as it is more certain and less
expensive. I cultivate in spring un-
til June, then sow cow peas and allow
tho vines to decay on the ground. 1
wrap the bodies of the young trees
in winter to prevent rabbits from
gnawing, always using newspapers.
1 take the wrappers off in the spring
and whitewash with lime to prevent
worms from doing injury.
ICEHOUSE AND COOL ROOM.
Arrangement by Which Two Can Be
Successfully Combined.
In the accompanying illustration is
presented the construction for a
smalt icehouse, with a cool room un-
derneath it which is 9x9 feet square
on tho inside and 6',^ feet from the
floor to the ceiling. The outside di-
mensions of the building are IJxlJ,
with the ice chambcr 11x11 and S or 9
feet from floor to plate. The plan
contemplates storing tho Ice in
a compact mass, 9x9 feet, direct-
ly over the cool room, construct-
ing the bottom of tho ice cham-
ber and the colling of the cool
room in such a manner that the air in
the cool room will have its tempera-
ture controlled by convection currents,
the warm air rising to the ceiling of
the cool room, coming in contact with
the floor of the ice chamber, which
Is made water-tight and of good con-
ducting material.
The walls of the cool room are IS
inches thick. A suitable masonry
foundation, as represented, should be
laid, the ground covered with about
ti'*#?
Icehouse and Cool Room.
IMPLEMENTS FC?\ rHUNING.
Its Use Will Save Much Inconvenience
and Many Scratches.
Raspberry and blackberry bushes
can be safely pruned without scratch-
es by using the device shown in the
All experience proves that a crop of
nursery trees does not exhaust the
land of its fertility, says T. It. Peyton,
Cooper county, Missouri. In fact, It Is
generally considered that land from
which trees have been moved is in the
very best condition for a crop of wheat
cr potatoes.
The best nursery lands are those
which contain a basis of clay, and
ttiese are the ones which soonest sut-
ler under unwise treatment. The land
is kept under high culture, anil Is,
therefore, deeply pulverized. There
is practically no herbage on tho soli
to protect it during the winter. tulul
The soil, deeply broken and robbed v
of its humus, runs together and ce-
ments itself, and it then requires
"rest" in clover or other herbage crop
to bring It back to Its rightful condi-
tion.
This resting period allows nature to
replace the fiber In the soil and to
make It once more so porous and mel-
low that plants can find a congenial
root-hold In it.
The Pruner.
accompanying illustration. It is made
of a piece of lV4xl'i and 3>4 feet in
length.
In one end a slit Is sawed four
inches long to Insert a mower knife. A
nail may be used to hold it in place
Another piece of l>4xl% Is made twe
feet in length and attached to the oth
er corner of the mower knife after the
same fashion. The other ends of the
uprights are fastened to a lever as
shown.
POISON DANGERS IN SPRAYING
French Scientists Suggest the Color
ing of Arsenic Compounds.
Planting Temporary Trees.
We note that a horticultural writer
advises to plant temporary trees be-
tween the trees meant to be perma-
nent, for shade purposes. It is a bad
plan. The owner does not have the
ncrre to dig out the trees meant to
be temporary as soon as he should,
and in the meantime these trees are.
taking light and plant food from the
other trees. The matter of light is a
very great one, far greater than most
people suspect. Any shutting off of
the light from a growing tree results
in the malformation of its outlines
Tho beautifully shaped trees wo some
timed see grow with an abundance uf
tifclit on all aides of them.
French scientists, while recognizing
the necessity for the use of arsenic
compounds in spraying, have made a
nimendation to their govern-
men that such material shall not be
sold unless colored In such n manner
that It can not pos ibly be confused
with foods or condiments. The buyer
and the seller are to be held equally
resi ontible for this denaturation of
arsenic and the insecticides are to be
sold only In packages plainly marked
"poison." Such n regulation would be
a wise one for this country,
j At present It is possible to purchase
white arsenic powder, unlabeled,
which much resembles soda and ba-
king powder. Needless lo say those
who substitute it for either of these
leavening po-.vders would rise no more
If they ate of the fruits of their own
labors.
Prepare Land Ahead.
I.and for spring planting of fruit
producing vines and canes should bo
prepared as far In advance of the
time of using as possible.
The Well-Tilled Soil.
Soil that Is thoroughly tilled
more productive than soli that
poorly tilled
12 inches of cinders to serve as a non-
conductor, and this covered with a
cement floor 8*4 inches thick. This
much of cement work should be in-
troduced in order to have a thorough-
ly sanitary floor. The great difficulty
in the construction of an all-wood ice-
house and cool room is to have it dur-
able, the danger being the decay of
the wood on account of the dampness,
which is necessary from lack of strong
ventilation. The walls of tho cool |
room, as represented, are made by set-
ting two lines of 2xG's for studding,
sheathing inside and out with matched
stuff, and filling the space between j
with dry sawdust. In order to prevent j
woodwork from decay, and in or j
der to render the walls strictly air-
tight, we should line the walls on the
inside with No. 32 galvanized iron, pro- j
curing it in sheets and nailing it close- 1
ly with galvanized wire nails, allowing ;
the sheets to lap about half an inch.
Such a lining would thoroughly pro-
tect the woodwork against dampness, !
and would make the room thoroughly j
tight. It would bo better to lay the
cement floor last, and tarry the gal-
vanized iron sheathing down past the j
sill, so that the cement floor comes
against it, thus protecting tho sill. |
The door of the cool room should be
made on the refrigerator principle and |
double, one door swinging out and
the other door swinging into the cool
room.
As your correspondent wishes to
avoid cement work, says this writer in
the Rural New Yorker, which would
be better for the ice chamber floor on
account of Its durability and good con-
ducting property, the plan contem-
plates the use of 2x10 joists placed
one foot apart and then covered with
No. 24 galvanized iron, turning (he
edges up 12 inches around the sides
so as to form a water-tight tray, the
galvanized iron being nailed in full
sheets directly to the joists with no
floor under it, and the seams and nail-
heads soldered watertight. Then to
protect the galvanized iron ttnd give
the necessary strength, 2xl's«ftre laid
across the joists with 1V4 inch space
between each as represented in the
drawing. These 2x4's hold up the Ice,
allow the water, as the Ice melts, to
drop on the galvanized floor, which '
will be continuously ice-cold, bo tha'
the air beneath, coming in contact j
with the galvanized Iron, will be con-
tinuously cooled a; the ice Bottles |
down in its gradual melting. Th • j
wallB of the ice chamber will be of j
2x6 studding, with matched siding out- i
side and matched sheathing inside, th.'
space between the studding filled with
dry sawdust. The Ico will be stacked
as represented IS Inches from the out ]
side walls, so that, there Is space be ;
tween the Ice and the wall of 12
Inches, which will be thorou-hly filled i
with sawdust which Is pi !®d over j
the top as well, as repivs, ,.!°d In the ;
drawing.
A cupola should be put on the roof I
of the building, and two small i;ably '
windows, simply latticed, to allow the ,
change of air in the summer to cool j
the tinder side of the roof, should b11 :
provided. Should there be any dlffl- j
culty In getting sufficient sawdust to i
cover the Ice deeply on tie' top, th''
space above the ice can 1> tilled with
straw or huy, which will follow down,
of course, as the leu melts.* lo ven-
tilate the cool room a six-inch ",al-
vanized Iron duct can bo carried uu
against the wall of the ice chamber 1
and out through the roof, opening
ijito the cool room at the celling. A
corresponding opening in the wall of
the cool room opposite the ventilator
should be made in order to allow air
from the outside to enter. Both the
ventilator and the intake should be
provided with close working dampers
so that only enough air is allowed to
circulate to keep the air sufficiently
dry.
WATERING THE CCW.
It Should Be Done in the Same Place
Every Day Thinks One Dairyman
For years 1 had the impression
that a cow must be allowed in the
j barnyard at least an hour or more a
j day to do her best and kept healthy.
Also, if the weather was of an ex-
treme nature, that she should be kept
; in and watered inside. Close observa-
j tion has taught me that a cow wants
. the same denl every day and should be
watered the one way, either inside or
| outside, if cows are used to being
t turned out they will frequently refuse
I water when given them in the barn,
and they will also chafe and get very
uneasy when not let out at their reg-
ular time.
Wc have learned by close observa-
tion covering a long period, that cows
give decidedly more milk when wa-
tered inride, if the barn is kept clean
and comfortable. When I say com-
fortable, writes the correspondent oJ
The Farmer, I mean warm and well
ventilated and the cows confined in a
manner that is not tiresome. With
a good, dry, soft bed and plenty of
room and freedom so they can
change their position and lick them-
selves when they choose, a cow V*
comfortable providing she gets plenty
of sunlight. Comfort and gcod feed
is what they want and what makes
them yield up.
When it comes to the matter of ex-
ercise, a cow that is giving a good
mess of milk does not have a dis-
position to move about much when
turned out in the yard. This is par-
ticularly true when the weather is
cold. I have watched them by the
hour and find that they seldom go
farther than the tank unless there be
something to entice them away. On
the contrary they will seek the most
sheltered spots in the yard and stan&
humped up until it is time to go
back to the barn. Cows that are dry
and in calf, and younger animals, need
and will take more exercise. Young
heifers that are to become the future
dairy cow3 on the farm will be all the
better for daily exercise, In being com-
pelled to rustle. I do not mean being
starved or neglected. On the other
hand, if cows are kept in all-ventilated
barns where cow comfort has never
been studied, and closely confined in
rigid stanchions, a barn where sun-
light is unknown, better let them out-
side. Outdoor freedom is better than
indoor suffering and discomfort.
BLAMED ON THE RAILROAD.
Flrat Thought in Irishman's Mind Af-
ter the Accident.
Railroad claim-agents have little
faith in their fellow creatures. One
said recently: "Every time I settle a
claim with one of these hard-headed
rural residents who wants the rail-
road to pay twice what he would
charge tha butcher if he gets a sheep
killed. I think of this story, illustra-
tive of the way some people want to
hold tho railroad responsible for
every accident, of whatever kind, that
happens. Two Irishmen were driving
home from town one night when their
buggy ran into a ditch, overturned,
ind they were both stunned. When a
•escuer came along and revived them,
the first thing one of them said was:
'Where's the train?' 'Why, there's no
train around,' he was told. 'Then
Where's the railroad?' 'The nearest
railroad is three miles awav,' he
learned. 'Well, well,' he commented.
J knew it hit us pretty hard, but I
didn't suppose it knocked us three
miles from the track.' "
SYMPATHY.
NATURE
AND A WOMAN'S WORK
v\
He—Yaas! Several years ago I
fell In love with a girl, but she re-
jected me—made a regular fool of
me, in fact.
She—How sad! And you've never
got over it.
His Opinion of the Dinner.
The guests at a large dinner party
did ample justice to the tempting
viands as course after course was
served. They were loud in their
praises of the Chinese cook, of whom
the hostess was justly proud. They
leclared they never ate more deli-
cious or appetizing delicacies. Final-
ly the Chinaman brought in the last
course, a huge cake heavy with
frosting. He was a converted Chi-
naman, and desiring to honor iil3
religion he had put a motto on tho
cake that satisfied his conscience.
It read, "Prepare to Meet Thy God."
THE TiFF.
CLEAN AND COOL.
Two Conditions Which Shculd Ma>e
the Handling of the Milk.
To attain success in the dairy busi-
ness it is important that every branch
of the work be faultless in itself. A
dairyman may have a clean herd and
an excellent barn built on modern
principles, but if he lacks the facili-
ties for properly handling the milk
or cleaning the utensils, or if his stor-
age is faulty—one of these things
alone may cause failure.
He must have a suitable building
and apparatus for cleaning and steril-
izing driry utensils, cooling and stor-
ing the milk and cream, or make but-
ter and cheese.
It Is not uncommon, says Coleman's
Rural World, to find a milk cooler
hung in or near the cow stable, where
: the air is laden with dust, dirt, foul
odors, aijd possibly disease germs,
which readily pass into the milk.
Tho best dairy practice requires
that the milk shall be removed from
the stable as quickly as possible after
I it is drawn, preferably to a building
| or room independent of the barn,
| where it can be aerated with pure air
■ and cooled at once In clean surround-
I ings.
SILAGE FOR THE DRY COW.
It Will Prove Profitable by Keapir.Q
Animal in Condition Until Fresh.
Any farmer will admit that tho cow
in milk will be benefitted by silage,
but many do not recognize its impor-
tance for the dry cow, says a writer
In Kimball's Dairy Farmer. If you
still cling to the old-fashioned method
of dairying which finds the cow.; dry
;>t Christmas time but fresh in March
or April, you need silage almost
much as if you were milking the cows
when the profits are greatest.
The cow that Is going to give a good
yield throughout the whole period of
lactation must begin that period In
good condition. The best way to get
her 111 that condition Is to feed her s!-
1 i:'.e during tho winter months. So you
see you need a silo just as much
when your cows are dry iu the wlatar
a3 you t'.o when they are being mill, a
in the winter.
You need a silo, anyway, concludes
this writer, and you are standing in
your own light as long as yo.i do not
build one.
The Average Cow.
The average cow on the American
farm produces only about 150 pounds
of butter per year. That will hardly
ay for her food and care. Tito gov-
ernment report shows an even lower
..verage, but it is fair to assume thftt
some Improvement has been niadn
.hue the last report by the &o\ar.i-
ITYIE
PILLS.
She—But before you married me
you said you were well off.
He—So I was, but I didn't know it j
He Was Willing.
In the morning mail the busy editor !
found the following written on a pos-
tal card: "Dear Sir—I have just grad- ,
uated from a correspondence school
of journalism. Would you like to i
have me write for your paper? J.
Alexander McNutt."
Seizing his trusty pencil, the busy
editor dashed off the following reply:
"Dear J. Alex.—Certainly wo would
be pleased to have you write for our
paper. Kindly address your letter to
the circulation manager and inclose
the regular subscription price."
Statu or Ohio. City or Tolbdo, I 89
Lucas (Joctt. } , .
Trfj wK l i'ulnby makes oath that he 11 senioT
par?^ of the Arm of F. J. Cuenkt & Co d ,tng
tuBinenB in tho City of Toledo. Cinty and State
aforesaid and that "Hid firm will pay the sum of
OSS IIUNl>ilKl> POLL A US for each and every
CR*o of CVTAKRH tiiat cannot be cured by the Ufa of
HALL'S Catauuu CUKK. FRA.^K J CHKNEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed lu my preteucb,
thtaCibfey of December. A. D. W£0LBA80Sf
| SEAL | NOTAIT PtTBLIO.
IlaiTTcatarrh Oura Is tak*n Internally and act!
directly on Hie blood and mucous «ur/aoo of tbt
tyaleui. bend for
'lydia e. pinkham
Nature and a woman's work com-
bined have produced the grandest
remedy for woman's ills that ths
world has ever known.
In the good old-fashioned days of
our grandmothers they relied upon
the roots and herbs of the field to
cure disease and mitigate suft'ering.
The Indians on our Western {
Plains to-day can produce roots and -
herbs for every ailment, and cure
diseases that baffle the most skilled
physician.-; who have spent years in
the study of drug3.
From the roots and herbs of th* .
field Lydia E. Pinlcham more than
thirty years ago gave to the women
of the world a remedy for their po-
culiar ills, more potent and effica-
cious t han any combination of drugs.
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound is now recognized as tha
standard remedy for woman's ills.
Mrs. Bertha Muff, of 515 N.C. St^
Louisiana, Mo., writes:
•' Complete restoration to health
means so much to me that for the sako
of other suffering women I am willing
to make my troubles public.
44 For twelve years I had been suffer-
ing with tlie worst forms of female ills.
During that time I had eleven different
physicians without help. No tongue
can tell what I suffered, and at times I
could hardly walk. About two yeari
ago 1 wrote Mrs. Pinltham for advice.
I followed it, and can truly say that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com-
pound and Mrs. Pinkham's advice re-
stored health and strength. It is
worth mountains of gold to suffering
women."
What Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound did for Mrs. Muff,
it will do for other suffering women.
Positively cured by
these Little Pills.
They also relieve Dis-
tress from Dyspepsia, In*
d ijjost ion a*id Too Hearty
Eiitiug. A perfect rem*
edy for Dizziness, Nau
sea, Drowsiness, Bad
Taste in the Mouth, Coat-
ed Tongue, Pain in tha
Side, TORPID LIVER.
They reguiute the Bowels. Purely Vegetable,
SMALL PILL. SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE.
Genuine Must Bear
Fac-Simile Signature
ITTtF
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REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
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What a Settler Can Soourc in
fE3TEsm nmu
160 Acres Grain-Growing Land FREfc..
20 to 40 Bushel* Wheat to the Acre.
40 to 90 Bushels Oat* to th- Acre.
35 to PO Bushel* B&rley to the Acre.
Timber for Fencing and Building* FREE.
Good I.aws with Low 1 axation.
Splendid Railroad F*cilitie* and Low Rate*.
Schoo'n and Churche* Convenient.
Satisfactory Market* for all Production*.
G >od Climate and Perfect Health.
Chance* for Profitable Investment*.
3ome of the choicest frvnln-producitify land® ia
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Take fl li'iF«m:.r coiutlp«tlon. | section* under tile
We ought not to look back unless
It is to derive useful lessons from
past errors and for the purpose of
profiting by dear-bought experience.
—George Washington. x
Revised Homestead Regulations
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•laughter, brother or sister of intending home-
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