Garber Sentinel. (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 13, No. 32, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 16, 1912 Page: 3 of 8
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KAFIR FOR SILAGE
NITROGEN FOFt SOIL
DIRECTOR JAMES A. WILSON AD
VISES INQUIRING FARMERS
FARMING A HALF SECTION
""Would you please tell me how many
; Iiiishels of green wood ashes are equal
to one of sulphate potash salts, also
| what would be the correct amount ol
potash phosphoric acid and nitrogen
for one acre of late cabbage on high
laud, this year; the timber is hickory,
I black jack and post oak, soil clay and
[ sand mixeu. —B. P. Shippey, Pitts-
j burg County, Okla.
HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF 1 would su8gest actual weights for
a comparison of wood ashes and sul-
phate of potash instead of a volume
(bushel) which you mention.
Unbleached wood ashes may con-
tain in each hundred pounds:
Potash 3.8 pounds
Phosphoric acid 1,2 pounds
Lime 32.0 pounds
High grade sulphate of potash usu-
ally contains about forty pounds of
{ potash (K20) per hundred pounds,
j A 1—8—4 (nitrogen—phosphoric
acid—patash) is a good proportion for
a fertilizer to be used for cabbage.
THE SOIL
Secret of Success Lies in Adopting a
System of Farming Adapted to
This Country—Diversifica-
tion 1s Winning Method
"How should I plant Kafir for grain
nd also for fodder? What do you
think of the silo for Oklahoma? How
should I start Bermuda?
1 am farming a half section, which],. ,
Is heavily encumbered? How would j
you manage it to get the most out of
it It is all smooth land and is all
broken except twenty-two acres of
nay land. There are twenty acres of
alfalfa. The place is well improved
and a good road to market."—Jno. C.
McMullen, Caddo County, Okla.
Kafir intended for grain should not
oe planted closer than eighteen to j
twenty-four inches apart in the row. On
jpland you will get a very much bet-
ter yield if you will plant two feet
apart in the row. At this rate a bushel j
would be sufficient to plant twenty'
acres or more, if the seed is good. In j
growing it for fodder, of course, you
would plant it nearly twice as thick
and get good yields.
Silos are an unqualified success in
this state, solving the problem of!
curing and keeping of roughage of
live stock. Either cement or stave
?ilos may be built successfully here!
and they will range in price from one |
hundred to five hundred dollars ac-1
Jording to how eleborately you build
them, or how much your contract ]
price would call for. You might build !
most of it yourself or you might let
it by contact to people who are In
that business. A cement silo, of
course, is more expensive, but would
not blow so easily and would be long-
er lived.
With regard to bermuda grass, will
3ay that we have been very success-
ful in growing it here at the Station.
it does not need nitrogen, but it can
be supplied by plowing a crop of cow-
peas. The phosphoric acid and pot-
ash, if needed, could be added in the
form of high grade sulphate of potash
and acid phosphate mixed in the pro-
portion of one-third and two-thirds.
Apply about two hundred pounds per
acre.—Chas K. Francis, Dept of Chem-
istry, Experiment Station, Stillwater,
Okla
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LIGHT, DAINTY TRIFLES
KING VAJ1VJ2AVUDH EIlTEjglNQ MAS PAZACE
FOOD ANALYSIS
"I have a tag off of a sack of bran
The analysis is, protein not less than
i5 percent; fat not less than 3 per-
cent; crude fiber 10 percent; nitrogen
F. Ext. 52 percent; making a total of
80 percent. Where, or where is the
balance of the above articles to make
up the 100 percent?"
"Of protein, fat, nitrogen, F. Ext.,
fiber, and ash, which pr-duces butter
fat? \Vhich produces the fai in an an-
imal? Which is the best for a young
growing animal? And which produces
muscle for a work horse? Which con-
tains the starch?"
"What is the analysis of cotton seed
meal, and linseed meal?—G. Ti. Aver-
ill, Oklahoma County, Okla.
The feed laws do not demand that
a complete analysis shall be published.
In the case you cite, the balance is
water and ash.
The fat producing substances in
... i feed are. fat, protein and nitrogen—
n HiZr J? °Uf t,r0° ? 0 farrafB free extract (carbohydrates). Protein
Irit thpv f° f St , 10 °J'l?er | is the most important constituent, to
. Bf ,a , P.m whic1' both a young and a working animal
° make the.r future plantings. I ahd the rhief mU8c|e produclllg aub.
would not plant t from the seed for , 8tance. starch „ one PQf the *arbo.
-he reason that it is more difficult to I hy(lrates, 'and la UBUa„ reporte(I
mn, v , T from 8eed are "nder the term "nitrogen-free ex-
tnore likely to kill out than in the, tract >■
oase of those coming from the roots. cotton seed meal and linseed meal
The bulletin sent you gives further in- ana]yso about as follows:
formation on this subject also. Cotton Seed Meal_Water, 7.0; ash,
1 note that you are farming a half 66; protein, 45.3; fat, 10 2; fiber, 6.3;
section of land, that the same is heavi- nitrogen free extract, 246.
y encumbered. In answer to your: Linseed Meal-Water, 9.0; ash, 5.5;
.juestion as to how to get the most out: pro,ein, 37.5. fat> 2.2; fiber ,8.9; ni-
)t jour soil, will say that the whole trogen free extract, 36.4.—C K Fran-
secret of success in this matter lies cis, Dept. of Chemestry, Oklahoma Ex-
n the matter of adopting a system of periment Station, Stillwater, Okla.
arming that is adapted to the coun-;
try. In the region of Oklahoma west 1 the MAKING OF ICE CREAM
of the ninety-eighth meridian, it is
necessary to grow a series of crops Good ice cream can be made in an
hat will be not only drouth resisting easy and quite inexpensive way by the
crops that will so far as possible hold use of simple recipes and proper raeth-
the soil from blowing and drifting 0ds.
especially if it is in the region bord-
ering on the blow-sand soil. I am
glad to note that the farm is well im-
proved, and that there are twenty-
two acres in alfalfa and that you have
a good road to market. You have
an exceptional opportunity (o do well
on such a place. I would suggest
briefly the following general outline
to follow.
Build up as nearly :
good dairy herd, using your native j
cows riiat you have and a pure bred
sire of the breed that you prefer, se- !
lecting the heifers from the best cows, !
but do not change breeds after you
get started. Build a good silo and
use kafir corn and milo for filling.
A simple receipe for one gallon of
i vanilla ice cream is:
! 4% lbs. (2V2 quarts) of 18 percent
j cream.
j 4-5 lbs. of granulated cane sugar.
J 1-3 oz. high grade vanilla extract.
Cool to 40°F. and freeze in 1 gallon
freezer, using 10 lbs. ice and 2 lbs.
| coarse salt. Often it is advised to
heat or boil one-half or all the cream
possible a | and t0 use ^ doz or mQre b
/nnr notlirn ! . .
these are unnecessary if a good qual-
ity of cream is used, and it is handled
properly.
By a good quality of cream is
meant cream which is of good flavor
and is rich or contains from 16 to 22
percent butter fat. The more careful.
Keep a good herd of well Improved cfeanl7 a"nT.'ariiry* "^r^ndi'tiens
hogs of the breed you like best and under which the cream lg produced the
also develop your flock of farm poul-. better wlll be jts (|avor Th(, rk.h
, | butter fat also gives cream a better
W ith such a system as the above, flavor. The flavor of ice cream is also
you will be able to raise a good deal better when it has a smooth velvetry
of small grain as well as kafir corn texture. To secure this it is best to
and probably broom corn and at the use cream which is 24 to 36 hours old
same time maintain the fertility of and which has been held for several
your soil.
Cowpeas and peanuts are two catch
crops that work in admirably with
the above plan, both of which are
great soil builders, great bone and
muscle producers in your livestock,
and are sure crops in a dry country.
—.las. A Wilson, Director Oklahoma
Experiment Station, Stillwater.
ALFALFA ON SOD
"What is your experience in putting
out alfalfa on ground where the prai-
rie sod is broken up in the spring and
thoroughly disced and harrowed and
sown the same spring?—.John Duffy,
Kingfisher County, Oklahoma.
We have not had experience in
seeding alfalfa on prairie sod. I have
been told, however, by many farmers
who have tried this method that they
met with good success and considered
It a good way to start alfalfa.—O. O.
hours before freezing at a temperature
between 33 and 45°F.
COWPEAS AS FERTILIZER.
"Have you any knowledge or any
experiments of sand or hairy vetch
sown on the red soil in Oklahoma. I
have a farm at Caney and the plowed
land is badly run down. Alfalfa does
not seem to thrive there. I wish to
build up the soil by some method that
will produce some feed at the same
time if possible—F. S. DeLong, Syra-
cuse, Nebr.
Sand or hairy vetch has never prov-
en much of a success in any part of
this state. There is nothing any bet-
ter for green manure purposes than
cowpeas. Cowpeas will mafce an ex-
cellent feed and one far superior to
any of the vetches.—O. O. Churchill,
Dept. of Agronomy, Oklahoma A. &
M College. Stillwater.
IT was only last December that
Chowfa Maha Vajlravuth succeed-
ed to the throne of the land of the
white elephant, and now news
conies of a revolutionary move-
ment which has for its purpose his
abdication and the establishment of
a republic in Siam. It is said that the
Malays of the south and the Laotians
of the north are at the bottom of the
present discontent, but it Is possible
that the natives are being used mere-
ly as instruments in bringing about
the change in Siam's government, that
the real inspiration comes from the
flanking Europeans. Today Siam 1b
the one surviving independent king-
dom In southern Asia, and In the light
of recent events England's encroach
ment on the west and French aggres-
sion on the east are suggestive of
Siam's peril.
King Vajiravuth Is said to have pro-
voked ill will by the adoption of an
anti-foreign policy, but this seems un-
likely when one recalls his education
In England and the debt which his fa-
ther owed and acknowledged to his
European and foreign advisers. The
unrest in China and its influence
among the Mongolian inhabitants of
Siam has caused anxiety in the past
and probably provides now a fruitful
soil for an agitator.
Siam exists today as an Independent
kingdom principally because of the
course pursued by the late King Chu-
ualongkorn I., who did everything in
his power to elevate his people to a
modern stardard, and the burden of
this policy now rests upon the shoul-
ders of a young man whose European
education has fitted him to carry on
the task undertaken by his father
back In 1868. In fact. It was with this
idea In mind that the late king sent
the crown prince to England in his
youth.
Descendants of Hardy Race.
The Siamese people are the descend-
ants of the hardy Shans of the north.
Centuries back they started to fight
their way to the coast, following the
sacred Menam southward toward the
sea. Capital after capital was built
and abandoned as step by step they
halted and then moved forward again.
This went 9n until the forebears of
the present nation reached Bangkok
and established themselves a short
way off from that long sought sea.
The years of battling and toil gave
way to a life of ease and indolence,
and the humid heat of the lowlands
sapped the martial vigor of that moun-
tan race.
Both the (ourt and the official life
generally lapsed into an easy-going
luxury. Denied a salary, offiialdom
flourished by virtue of graft. Such
was the situation when King Chula
longkorn I came to the throne forty-
odd years ago.
He recognized the need of radical
reforms, and had force of character
enough to override the ancient prac-
tices. He stripped the governors of
provinces of most of their feudal
power Claims long standing were
settled, and thousands of prisoners
held untried in jail were brought to
bar. while guilty judges were sent to
the vacated cells King Chulalong
korn's path of progress was not an
easy one, and his achievements would
probably have been quite impossible
without the aid of capable foreign
counsellors.
The kingdom of Siam numbers a
population of probably ten millions. If
not more, and of these only about one-
third are Siamese. The country is
rich in natural resources. Apart from
Its rice fields, its ivory, its rubies nnd
Its sapphireB, its teakwood forests are
a source of Incalculable wealth. The
Introduction of the telegraph, the tele-
phone, electric lights, railways and
other commercial improvements has
already worked wonders In revolution-
izing the spirit of Siam. In helping
the native to reap more abundantly
from that rich soil American farming
Implements have been potent. For
years, American typewriters with Siam
ua characters have clicked away in-
dustriously helping to promote the
business correspondence of the coun-
try; and American facilities and meth-
ods in other directions have helped
along the revitalizing of the nation.
Bangkok, the capital, lies on tlie
Menam—"The Mother of Waters," as
the natives put It—fifteen miles up
from the Gulf of Siam. Situated out
of the beaten track of the touriist,
Bangkok has been little visited by
globe trotters Apart from this,
phyisical conditions have helped to
keep the sightseeing foreigner away,
the outlying bar at the river's mouth
serving to make navigation In the past
difficult. For many decades the native j
rulers fostered a condition of com-
parative isolation for the royal city.
Consists of Four Cities.
Bangkok is virtually an aggregation
of four associate cities. The European
or consular section is the part of
Bangkok that takes to tennis and
driving after the day's routine, Is later
comforted by whisky and soda, amd
finally is wafted into the land of
dreams by the cooling draughts of
punkahs kept In motion by seemingly
tireless Chinese coolies. Next Is the
Chinese city. Most of the pawnshops
of Bangkok are In the Chinese quar-
ter. There, too, have flourished the
opium joints.
The Siamese native quarter of the
town is characteristic. The greater
part of it rests both upon the river's
bank and the broad, swift flowing bos-
om of the Menam. It Is virtually noth-
ing more than a succession of piers or
rafts, upon which are the native
shops, with their open fronts display-
ing their curious wares at the water's
edge, so that the passerby in his boat
can see where to stop for his bargain-
ing.
It is in commercial relations that
the native woman rises superior; and
the masculine shopkeeper will con-
clude no sale or business deal until
he has consulted either his wife or his
daughter. With a total population of
something like a million souls, quite
a number of the capital's citizens live
within floating habitations. These
floating homes are not all upon the
Menam, but lie upon a network of
waterways tributary thereto, and this
has given Bangkok at times the name
of the Venice of the East.
The streets are narrow and 111 kept,
while the water thoroughfares are
wide and deep enough for boat travel.
Traffic and intercourse are therefore
principally by water and the skill of
the native boatman has long been the
object of European admiration.
Near the royal habitation are housed
the sacred white elephants in a tem-
ple or wat built especially for them.
Each elephant has its own apartment
and personal keeper, and over thete
attendants, by royal appointment, are
several supervising noblemen of the
court. The elephants are not really
white, but either a light gray or a gray
of a pinkish hue. Their eyes are pale
and resemble those of a human al-
bino. The so-called white elephant is
considered an incarnation of Buddha.
Tbe well being of the king and that
of the elephants are supposedly Inti-
mately identified, hence the reason for
the deference accorded those in the
palace temple. They are fed on the
tenderest of grasses, bananas, herbs
sugar cane and a special sort of
coarse biscuit, and for drink they have
the purest of water, into which fra>
grant blossoms are thrown.
CHILDREN'S BONNETS MADE UP
OF LACE, BRAIDS AND RIBBON.
This Season's Models Show Some of
the Prettiest Designs That Milli-
ners Have Favored Us With
for Many Years.
One of the choicest shapes in bon-
nets made for little girls Is pictured
here. Children's bonnets generally are
made of light and lacy braids, narrow
and allover laces and trimmed with
soft plain messaline ribbons and tiny
blossoms. Occasionally a pretty mod-
el shows narrow velvet ribbon used
Every one of these hats bears the
stamp of a designer who Knows how
to express childishness in the ensem-
ble of the design. They are emphatic-
ally childish and correspondingly at
tractive. They are soft and comfort-
able and fit the small heads for which
they are designed perfectly.
Nearly al! models for children are
lined with sheer silks, like China silk
or liberty silk. Chiffon is employed
for facings and sometimes as a foun
dation under lace.
As a rule the little hats are with-
out ties and In many cases set so
closely to the head that they hardly
need fastening. A short bridle of vel-
band and rosettes of messaline rib-
bon but little bouquets of flowers in
the form of rosettes, or nosegays are
often used and captivate their little
wearers and everybody else, for tha(
matter.
There is a great variety of shapes
this season to select from, when one
must choose for a child those shown
here with a few more decidedly poko
bonnet effects, are representative
styles.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
FIT CENTERPIECE OF VELVET
vet or silk ribbon in a narrow width
is provided on some models, to insure
keeping the hat from falling oft in
case of its being displaced. A flat
elastic still remains the most effective
means of fastening little girls' hats.
One of the prettiest and coolest of
silk bonnets iB shown here, made of
messaline in white and having ties
of messaline ribhon. The bonnet is
built on a wire frame and faced with
a scant shirring of the silk. Rows of
narrow shirred tucks cover the brim,
and the crown is a big puff of silk.
This model is trimmed with a crushed
Nothing but Crepe.
One young society woman has an-
nounced that she intends to wear noth-
ing but cotton crepe gowns this sum-
mer. She has experimented, and says
110 other material is so satisfactory.
Its softness makes it invariably be-
coming, and it Is easy to care for—the
laundering process is of the simplest j
and it needs no pressing. She insists
that her things are not going to look
all alike, either. The crepes can be
embroidered and hemstitched or
trimmed with braid and buttons; the
skirts can be made long or short. She
has ordered several dresses for tennis,
which are to be made with loose shirts
and Byron collars. She has tried
heavy cotton crepe In a Norfolk suit,
and found it ideal; so she is enthu-
siastic about her plan, feeling sure It
Is going to be a great success.
Excellent Manner in Which Effects of
Age, Discolorations, May Be
Covered Up.
A girl who has In her room a table
or chest of drawers whose top Is so
much scarred or discolored that she
wishes to cover it up will find that a
centerpiece which does not come quite
to the edge of the table will produce a
much better effect than one that .iangs
over the sides. This is, of course, only
true when the lower part of the table
is good In shape.
These table centerpieces or pads are
made of velvet, satin or corded linen.
The color effect is the principal thing
to be considered, and the most attrac-
tive of these covers are of dull rich
color such as are to be found in old
velvets and brocades. When the cov-
ers are mnde of these rich materials
they are trimmed with bands of tar-
nished gold braid. They may be
made of two or more materials, and,
indeed are handsomer and more effec-
tive when there is more than one fab-
ric employed in their composition.
I'hey are round or oval, square or ob-
ong, according to the shape of the
table or chest of drawers for which
they are intended.
It Is possible to use a number at
small pieces of the same brocade or
velvet to trim these table centers. The
middle of the cover may be made of
one piece, and then the smaller pieces
cut into uniform oblongs or squares
may be set around the edge and out-
lined with gold braid, a strip of the
braid between the pieces and a band
around the middle piece where toe
small ones are joined. The gold brftid
will not always fit smoothly and Oe
edges can perfectly well be gathered
in when necessary to make the braid
He flat
Care of Underwear.
It is important that children's un-
derclothes should be thoroughly aired
before they are put away, as the dan-
ger of wearing linen that is not abso-
lutely dry Is well known, leading to
rheumatism and serious internal
chills.
The airing of clothes can be regu-
lated as well as every other nursery
duty, and a special time each week
should be devoted to the task, but no
airing should be done while the chil-
dren are in the room, as damp clothes
naturally give off a moisture which
might be harmful to the little ones.
NOVEL BOUQUET
Creature of Habit.
"Man," didactically began Professo/
Twiggs during a recent session of the
Soc Et Tu Um club, "Is a creature of
habit." "Eh-yah!" grunted Old Codg-
er. "Tennyrate, my nephew, Canute
J. Babson, seems to be. He has been
run over by the same automobile
twice. But then Canute always comes
home down the same lane at about tbn
same hour in the evening, after he has
partaken of about the Bame amount of
hard cider."—Puck.
Prominent Shapes In Parasols.
Parasols with novel much tubbed
ribs, variously termed "dome" para-
sols, "barrel" parasols, etc., are rap-
Idly gaining in favor, says the Dry
Goods Economist, particularly in the
better grades of merchandise. This
style is especialy effective when com-
bined with a canopy top or with the
new method of fulling or gathering
the gores The latter feature Is prom-
inent, especialy in styles draped with
chifTon or in those covered with
dainty allover laces.
Foreshadows Change In Skirts.
Narrow skirts remain in style, espe-
cially for the tailor-made suits, while
for costumes and dresses there is a
growing inclination to more ample
lines, so cleverly contrived that the
narrow silhouette of the last two sea-
sons seeins not disturbed.
The latest Parisian novelty for th
debutante consists of a disappearing
fan, in the center of a bouquet of
flowers. It answers a double purpos#
of a floral decoration, and a "cool-off"
after the dance.
The small flat plaited jabots hav
enjoyed a high degree of favor, tta#
larger effects and tluffy shadow 'aces
being reserved for spring.
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