LaKemp Mirror (LaKemp, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 2 Thursday, March 24, 1910 Page: 3 of 8
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USEFUL WIRE REEL FOR FARM.
Instructions Given for Making Fence
Stand That Will Be Found Very
Convenient.
Illustrations and directions for
making a reel for fence wire are given
below. The reel stand consists of one
piece, a, which Is a 2x4 5 feet long,
and a second piece, b, which Is a 2x4
S feet long. B Is spiked near one end
of a. Two feet from where b is
spiked to a, a bolt %x8 inches is
driven through a. The reel is formed
of two 2x4's 3 feet long, half lapped in
y
The Reel Parts.
the middle to form a cross. Nine
inches from the ends of each prong of
this cross is set a peg of hardwood
1x16 inches.
This reel is set on the bolt of the
reel stand with a small block of wood
under it, so that it will revolve easily.
Another cross is made by nailing to-
gether two pieces of %x4-inch strips,
with an oblong hole 9 inches from the
end of each prong. This is slipped
down over the ends of the pegs to
keep the wire from flying off.
TIMELY NOTES OF THE FARM.
If you wish to increase the fertility
of the farm, raise more clover, feed
the hay to the stock and return the
manure to the soil.
A good orchard fertilizer: Four hun-
dred pounds of ground bone and 300
pounds of muriate of potash to the
acre.
Don't plow an orchard when the
trees are in blossom; do it before or
after. Some growers say that work-
ing the soil at blossom time causes
the bloom to drop prematurely.
If the orchard needs draining, bet-
ter attend to the matter at once. Wet
feet do not make fine fruit.
Robins and orioles should be pro-
tected from human vandals. Every
one of them is worth $1.50 apiece,
even if they do get a few cherries.
Why, their early morning songs of
good cheer is worth more money. The
oriole is one of the busiest insect de-
stroyers in the list.
Have you bees in hte orchard? If
not, why not?
Pollenization Is a positive necessity
if we want fruit and the bee is the
best agent there, is to effect it. Then
you get besides the honey, making a
double crop of fruit and honey. If you
sow some alfalfa near by you can
have a rich harvest of the honey. Be
careful about spraying in blooming
time on account of the bees.
Preparing Turkeys.
It is not to be wondered that there
are so many failures made in pre
paring turkeys for market, when it is
taken into consideration the course
so many breeders take in fattening
their birds. It is a mistake to pen
up a flock of turkeys for the purpose
of fattening them. Turkeys are of a
wild nature, and as soon as they are
cooped begin chasing one another
about and constantly worrying for
freedom. They soon tire of their food,
grow thin, and will when killing time
comes, weigh less than when first
cooped with the expectation of fat-
tening them. _
APPLYING -SUMMER MULCHl
Ground Should Be Worked Over Fine
and Deep and Left Free from
All Weeds.
Before applying the mulch the
ground should be worked over fine
and deep and left free from all weeds;
the clippings should then be spread
evenly over the surface, working it
under the leaves of low growing
plants and well up around the stems
of tall ones, as lilies.
Once placed the mulch should not
be disturbed, as its object is to ex-
clude light and hot air and retain
moisture. Left undisturbed under the
influence of rain and dew it settles
into a feltlike mat that effectually dis-
courages the growth of weeds, while
retaining the moisture, coolness and
friableness of the soil so essential to
the welfare of the plant.
The mulch must be added to from
time to time, as the drying out of the
grass renders it much thinner than
when applied and beds much exposed
will require much heavier mulching
than those in partial or complete
shade. So, too, beds of fine, low
growing plants will require much less
mulching than tall, robust plants, as
the cosmos, cleome, dahlia, or per-
ennial phlox, which may be kept
mulched to a depth of eight or ten
inches to advantage, and in a season
of normal rainfall will require little
if any, watering.
Where a part of a bed has been
mulched and the remaining part left
uncovered and watered it has been
discovered that the weeds grew ram-
pantly, needing constant attention,
and that no amount of water seems
to assuage the thirst of the soil under
a brilliant sun, while the soil of the
protected portion of the bed would,
on turning back the mulch, be found
cool, moist and free from weeds.
It Is well, In the interest jol come-
liness, to add fresh grass as often as
twice a week on those beds most in
evidence. Where white clover forms
part of the covering of the lawn the
effect of the beds covered with the
green grass and dainty blossoms and
crowned with bright flowers is charm-
ing. Such a mulch, if left on the
ground during winter, will protect the
soil and prevent its leaching, and Id
the spring will have decayed and may
be worked Into the ground, adding a
valuable element—humus—to the soil
Apples with Peaches.
The plan of setting peach trees
among the apple trees in starting an
orchard is well liked by some grow-
ers. The peach trees gradually die
out and leave the entire orchard tc
the apples as soon as they need the
space. The peach trees interfere
somewhat with spraying the apple
trees. The apples are set the ordi
nary distance and a row of peach
trees between. Sometimes peacb
trees are also set between the apple
trees In the row. Other growers sel
twice as many apple trees in the row
as they will need and cut out every
other tree as soori as the space is
needed. The Wealthy apple is one ol
the best varieties to set in places
where the tree is to be removed. It is
a very early bearer and of salable
quality.
Culture of the Orchard.
Cultivation of the orchard is mainly
for conserving soil moisture. If cul
tivation is begun early in the season
and continued till midsummer
growth of wood will be stimulated
and fruit developed. Less mois
ture in late summer and early
fall Is desired, so that wood will
properly develop and harden to be
able to stand the cold of the following
winter. Arrange to cultivate the or-
chard early in the summer and have
the soil in good fix for sowing to rye
or other cover crop toward the last
of summer. The cover crop will af-
ford some good winter pasture and
will keep hilly land from washing
away. >
SHERLOCK HOLMES.
GOT TO THE CAUSE
1
Tired Tom (sadly)—Ah, that patch
tells me that my old pal, Plodding
Pete has been this way. Poor old
Pete!
Ate a Chick with Big Eyes.
A trainman is telling an incident
that occurred on a Mohawk & Malone
train up in the woods the other day.
The train was standing on a siding
waiting the arrival and passing of an-
other train when an Italian walked
through the coach, his hands crossed
on his stomach and his head wagging
from side to side in a doleful manner.
"What's the matter, John?" some
one inquired.
"Oh, me sick—me sick as dev," re-
plied the man, rolling his head still
more distressingly and continuing the
rubbing of his stomach.
"Sick? Well, what you been eat-
ing?" asked the sympathetic passen-
ger.
"Eata de chick with the big eyes,"
responded John, as his groans in-
creased.
John had killed an owl the night
before and it didn't agree with him.—
Utica Observer.
Sees Final Victory Over Tuberculosis.
Dr. William Osier says: "Whether
tuberculosis will be finally eradicated
is an open question. It is a foe that
is very deeply intrenched in the hu-
man race. Very hard it will be to
eradicate completely, but when we
think of what has been done in one
generation, how the mortality in
many places has been reduced more
than 50 per cent—indeed, in some
places 100 per cent.—it is a battle of
hope, and so long as we are fighting
with hope, the victory is iu sight."
PRESSED HARD
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.
When prominent men realize the in-
jurious effects of coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others.
A superintendent oT public schools
in one of the southern states says:
"My mother, since her early child-
hood, was on inveterate coffee drinker,
had been troubled with her heart for a
number of years and complained of
that 'weak all over' feeling and sick
stomach.
"Some time ago I was making an offi-
cial visit to a distant part of the coun-
try and took dinner with one of the
merchants of the place. I noticed a
somewhat peculiar flavour of the cof-
fee, and asked him concerning it. He
replied that it was Postum.
"I was so pleased with it, that after
the meal was over, I bought a package
to carry home with me, and had wife
prepare some for the next meal. The
whole family were so well pleased
with it, that we discontinued coffee
and used Postum entirely.
"I had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mother's con-
dition, but we noticed that after using
Postum for a short time, she felt so
much better than she did prior to its
use, and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
her general condition much improved.
This continued until she was as well
and hearty as the rest of us.
"I know Postum has benefited my-
self and the other members of the
family, but not in so marked a de-
gree as in the case of my mother, as
she was a victim of long standing."
Read, "The Road to Wellville," in
pkgs. "There's a Reason."
Ever read the above letter? A new
one appear* from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full of huiuaii
Interest.
And Then All Symptoms of Kldnty
Trouble Vanished.
C. J. Hammonds, 517 S. Hill St., Fort
Scott, Kansas, says: "I was operated
on for stone in the
kidney but not cured
and some time after
was feeling so bad
that I knew there
must be another
stone that would
have to be cut out.
I decided to try
Doan's Kidney Pilla
and the kidney action improved right
away. Large quantities of sediment
and stony particles passed from me,
and finally the stone itself, part dis-
solved, but still as big as a pea. With
it disappeared all symptoms of dizzi-
ness, rheumatism and headaches. I
have gained about 50 pounds since and
feel well and hearty."
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Gladness is appreciated only ky
those who know what sadnesa ii.
YOUR
BACKACHE
WILLYIEID
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way. I doctored
until I was dis-
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thought I should
never get welL I
read a testimonial
about Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
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thought I would
try it. After tak-
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was cured, and
never felt so well
in all my life. I recommend Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable ^Compound to all
my friends."—Mrs. Will Young, 0
Columbia Avenue, Rockland. Me.
Backache is a symptom oi female
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ITTLE
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Williams, George W. LaKemp Mirror (LaKemp, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 41, Ed. 2 Thursday, March 24, 1910, newspaper, March 24, 1910; LaKemp, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc185460/m1/3/: accessed April 19, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.