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Making Money
On the Farm
III.- Com Culture
By C. V. GREGORY.
Author of "Home Course In Modern
Auriculture"
Copyright. 1909. by American Prtti
Auocittion
PHErAUATIOX to raise a large
crop of corn should begin lu the
fall of the previous year. Flow
ing for the crop should by nil
means lie done the fall before If possl
l.lo. Weed seeds will sprout and lie
kilk'd by frost. Insects that are hibcr
natliiK lu the uround will meet the
tame fate. Frost Is one of the farm- j
cr's best friends In many ways. The i
effect of fivexlu;: on the expusod plow-
i::g is to (rumble It more thoroughly
than eculd te done by half a dozen
disking. If the land Is clover sod. as
it should bo If the highest yield Is' to
be oxiKTh'd. the freezing will break u;i
the sod better tLaii can be done In any
other way. In some cases, however,
where there is considerable late fall
growth that Is available for fall and
winter pasture, it is better to let the
plowing go until spring, even if it does
make a little more work getting it in
shape.
Gathering Seed Corn.
Even more Important than fall plow
ing Is the selection of seed corn early
in the fall and storing it carefully for
the winter. The plan of going through
the Held early and picking the seed in
a sack Is sometimes advocated, but on
most farms this Is too much of an un
dertaking. A better way Is to go out
and husk a load as snon as It Is fairly
well ripened and before any very hard
frosts come. If this Is picked from the
best part of tin' Held there ought to be
at lc!it three or four bushels of good
need ears In it. These can lie sorted
out and the remainder spread over the
bottom of the ciib or fed to the hogs.
Half a dozen such loads will usually
furnish all the seed needed. It Is a
good plan to save about twice as much
seed as will be required, so that selec
tion can be more rigid in the spring.
If there arc no very severe freezes
before husking begins In earnest smut
more seed corn can be saved by Hit
ting a box on the side of the wagon. In
which the best ears may be thrown. A
better ua!!!y of seed may be obtained
.In this way because of a wider range
of selection. It is not safe to depend
on It entirely, however, because a hard
freeze when the corn Is full of moisture
may kill the germs and make it worth
less for seed. The first thing to do
with newly gathered seed is to hang
It lip where it can dry out quickly.
An open shed Is the best place for
this, as the air can circulate readily,
while the roof keeps off the frost. A
good way to hang the com Is to tie
a number of ears on a long binding
twine. After the com Is well dried
out and before extremely cold weather
comes It should be put In the storage
f room. The attic Is n good place, pro
vided there Is some provision for ven
tilation. If the com is dry some freez
ing will not hurt it. but cold and
moisture together are very Injurious.
Selecting and Testing.
Along in February the corn should be
sorted, picking out only those ears of
fair size, well filled at the butts and
tips ami symmetrically shaed through
out. Further Instructions for selecting
corn will be given In article C. After
the corn Is sorted a few pars should
be taken from a number of ears in dif
ferent parts of the seed room and test
ed. A fold of moist flannel between
two dinner plates makes a good tester.
Fut the corn between the layers of
cloth and set it In some out of the
way place In the living room. In three
or four dnys it will be ready to exam-
FIU. V-SEED KAllfl A HE I'LKNTIFl'I.
tne. If nil the kernels show strong
sprouts try n second test. If this gives
the same result the vitality of the seed
may be taken for granted. If some of
the kernels fall to germinate and oth
ers have weak sprouts the Individual
rar test should be used.
For this select a box of any con
venient size and put Into It three or
four Inches of moist sand or sawdust.
On this place a strip of muslin which
has been marked Into Inch sipiares.
Lay down as many ears In a row on
the floor as there are squares In the
box. Take four to six kernels from
ncll ear, selecting them from different
pnrts, and place them In a square cor
responding to the number of the car
from which they came. Cover the
kernels with three or four layers of
moist cloth and with some more of
the sawdust tr sand find set nwny ns
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i before. When the kernels fen.ilnr.t?
yui have a complete s--;rd of the vl- :
tality of each ear. Those in which '
i one or mors. of the kernels failed to
germinate should be di -arded. Th"o
tlliit show weak germination should ln
, put In a piie by themselves, if there
Ms eiiuiigh seed without them they (
1 should not be used at all. If there j
j is not enough of the strong seed the
(other will have t be used, liy put-
ting It ou the warmest, driest soil it j
wlil make a fairly good growth. j
Grading the Seed. j
After the corn has been tested It
should be run through a seed corn
grader. This will remove the Irregular
butt and tip kernels and divide the
rest Into several grades, according to
size. If the com Is well graded In this
way nn edge drop planter will slve the
best results. For kernels of different
sizes, however, the full hill drop is
preferable. The calibration of the
planter Is an Important point if an
even stand Is to be secured, liy block
ing up the planter so that the wheels
are clear of the ground and running
through a pailful or so of each grade
of corn plates can be selected that will
drop the desired number of kernels
ninety-live limes out of a hundred.
These plites should be put with their
puriicular grade of eom in readiness
for planting time.
Preparing the Soil.
. With graded seed of high germinat
ing power and a planter properly cali
brated a good stand is almost certain
The next step Is to prepare the soil to
receive the seed. In sections where
there Is any danger of drought it pays
to run over the fall plowing witli a
harrow early In the spring. This crum
bles the surface and checks evapora
tion. It also onoouni'-'os the weeds to
start, only to be killed by the disk
later. As soon ns possible after the
small grain Is In the disk should be
set to work on the corn ground. If
there Is time it pays to double disk, as
the soil N left In smoother and liner
condition. After disking the ground
should be harrowed occasionally until
planning time. .
In many cases corn follows com, and
the plowing must be done in the
spring Spring plowing should not be
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no. vi cony hikkiso tive.
very deep, as it makes a loose layer ol
dirt Into which the moisture cannot
readily rise from the subsoil. As a
consequence the furrow slice dries out.
and the growth of the young corn
plant is checked. A disking before
plowing will cut up the stalks and
provide a line layer which will fall
Into the bottom of the furrow and help
to restore capillarity. In swils that are
liable to bake, each day's plowing
should be harrowed before leaving the
Held nt night. A little work at this
time will prevent the formation of
clods and save ten times as much trou
ble trying to pulverize them later
Three or four additional harrowing
will usually put the spring plowing
Into first class shape for planting.
It is better to check than to drill
when growing corn for grain, as it
can be kept cleaner, with a resulting
larger yield. For fodder or silage
drilled corn gives more tons of dry
matter per acre and Is more easily
handled by the corn binder. In some
of the states west of the Missouri
river, where the soil Is light and rain
fall scanty, listing elves the best re
sults.
The number of kernels to use per
hill depends upon the richness of the
soil, on the average corn belt soils
three kernels per hill will give the best
results. Very rich soils can support
four, while on poor soils two art
enough. It pays both In looks and In
ease of cultivating to drive straight
while planting and to take pains to
have the rows check straight cross
wise.
Cultivation.
As many harrowlngs ns possible
should be given the corn between
planting time and the time It come?
up. If heavy rains have packed the
soil or If It Is badly Infested with
weeds It will pay to follow the planter
marks with the cultivator before bar
rowing.
As soon ns the rows can be followed
the cultivator should be started. II
any deep cultivation Is to be given It
should be the first two times over, be
fore the soil Is filled with corn roots
After the com Is six or eight Inches
high some form of surface cultivator
that will not disturb the soil to n
depth of more than two or three Inch
rs should be used. In the western part
of the corn lelt. where the fields art
large, the two row cultivator Is becotn
lug popular. If the corn Is very
straight both ways these cultivators
work well after the first time over
and enable one man to handle nt least
half as much more land.
The problem of cultivating a corn
field several hundred acres In extent,
i nich us Is found in many of the great
corn growing regions of the prairie
states, has been greatly simplified
since the two row cultivator came Into
use. With the perfect working corn
planters now In the market the rows
of corn may be made so straight that
the two row cultivator can be used
without dllllouliy. This has brought
about a facility of cultivation which
has added largely to the yield in many
parts of the country. I'.efore the com
ing of tlu double row cultivator there
was danger that much of the land of
the western portion of the belt would
become too weedy for com culture.
BUILDINGS TELL THEIR STORY.
UnwittinHy Tey Reveal S?:res
he Keaitc cf There Who Cc:v
Structrd Them.
Cf
Tha observer of lnHdiccs may rer.:l
with case m.n.v a so; r t cf te build
cr's heart, whether it be pi Mo, ambi
tion, hypocrisy r solid worth. The
nr-artmcnt building that Is 'built to
Boll" Is casiir,to iea.1 than some
strictures which are the expression
of composite thou.-bt. There is a
good exterior apn aranco. halls heavy
with style," with tiled floras, marble
walls, end r.iasiivc ((ba'.idclierii. Put
Inside the apartmen's, on every hand,
there are evidences of a conscious
Intention to skimp and neglect even
ordinary standards of good carpenter
work.
How unwittingly docs the builder
rear this projection of his Inmost
characKr! Would it restrain him to
know that others regarded his work
as an open confession of the very
things he would prefer to hide? It
might not change his character, but It
could cause him to make such a build
ing as he would like to be thought cf
as corresponding to In character. If
this method of interpreting builders
wore to be popularized it r-luht raise
tho standards cf the Industry. Onr
contribution to this end would be a
proverb, to pass current wherever
buildings are contemplated: "A build
ing Is a confession In stone." Col
lier's. Bulls Without Horns.
In his "Irish Life and Character
Michael Macdonagh has h choice col
lection of bulls, lie called on n hair
dresser in Kingstown. As ho was
leaving the mini tried to induce him
to buy n bottle of hair wash. "What
sort of stuff Is it?" he asked. "Oh,
It's grand stuff," the man replied.
"Ii's a sort of inultiim In parvo the
less you take of it the belter."
A few days later the writer was
walking with a friend over the Wick
low mountains, whore they met a
character. "
"Well. .Mick," said my friend. "I've
heard some queer stories about your
doi.igs lately." "Oeh. don't believe
thim, surr," replied Mick. "Sure, half
the lies tould about mo by the nay
hots Isn't true."
Tta- following notice Mr. Macdon
agh saw posted In a pleasure boat on
the Sisfr :
"The chairs In the cabinet are for
ladles, tlentleinen ere requested not
to make use of them till the ladles
are seated."
And this he clipped from a Kings
town newspaper:
"James O'Mahony, wine and spirit
merchant, Kingstown, has still on his
hands a small quantity of the whisky
which was drunk by the duke of York
while In Dublin."
A Woman's Bargain.
An Oil City man who was detained
nt the house for n part of fhe day,
handed his wife, who was going down
town, a quarter of a dollar and re
quested her to get him three cigars
for It.
When she returned she handed him
the package, remarking exultantly:
"Tlidt shows that women can beat
men all hollow when it conies to ma
King purchases. I found a place
where I could pet eight for a quarter
Instead of three. Isn't that going
some?"
And the poor man, as he took bis
medicine, merely remarked:
"It certainly Is, dear." Oil City
Blizzard.
Messina Was Warned.
Signs of the approach of this catas
trophe had not been obscure. Warn
ing had not been given of the impend
ing danger by abnormal atmospheric
conditions, It Is true. There had been
no electrical tension In the air. But a
general dlsteuipernture, says the cor
respondent of the Faris Temps, "re
acted on susceptible organizations."
All through the day and night before
tho nervous were peculiarly wrought
up. There was a half hour interval
on the eve of the original shock when
tho birds, the dogs and the cattle
evinced Intense agitation. Horses
neighed loudly at their stalls. The
howling of the dogs was noticed
aboard the ships at anchor. Current
Literature.
But Not So Often.
lllnk Why is history like a writer
of comic operas?
Cink-Why?
Blnk Hibtory repeats itself.
The lll-Natured Man.
The Ill-natured man, though but of
equal parts with the good-natured
man, gives himself a larger field tc
expatiate in. He exposes those fall
lngs In human nature which the oth
er would cast a wail over; laughs at
vices which the other either excuse
or conceals; falls Indifferently upor
friends or enemies; exposes the per
son who has obliged him; and, In
short, sticks at nothing that may es
tahllsh his character of a wit.
Back So Earth.
"Every
cloud has a silver llnlne.'
salt! the reaily-made philosopher.
"Yes," answered MIsb Cayenne
"The cloiiils are all right. But ho
r lion norketboiiks?"
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BRlEP LCAL HAPPENINGS
See us for uiU hil.s.
' Fine j..h work dove at tl.is .'Mv.
1 owncy's fl ic ea:;iiies a' (!ermg"s.
, Take a Kodak on your vacation. - Ge-
ring; I'n.
j Fre-i -i;i'i n work a sp-.via'.ty a
; tie ring's . l'o.
Oering i Co. can till." your prescrip
tion in the right way.
You may win a homo with a box of
I.owr.ey's. Girng sells Lowney's tine
candy.
E. F. Hartman arrived in the city
from (iler.wood Wednesday for an over
nipht stay with friends. Mr. Hartman
has a good position in a baktry in that
city.
His Butlrters Ability.
In the Adirondack lives a mail too
lazy to work, but evidently of great
business ability. Cue winter, when
he was sitting around striking, his
family ante ro near starving fiat
some of his ;ie!;-,h!. T who could 111
afford to help Pit:), took up a rollec
t'on and Knight fcr the suflcrlm;
family :i barrel of I'm r, a bi,ir;l ct
pork and a loid of wood. They wcr.
not c I 'i. to orvuf.:i to cut the
wood, ..in the b-.ii.it.oss man ktiew how
to nia-m-.-.e. !! hired some of hl
nelglib vs v.'io had not cou'vibut
t.
b'.s donation t cnt tho w.n. and pal I
tiieni wit's halt' ot tae pork and half
tho l!n:v. -I.l;.:,;n( ott's.
Ho.v the "Toast" Originated.
The o-inklng to cue's health Is a
very old custom, dating v.i'v down lin
ages,
tocnth
wore
which
and o:
In the sixteenth and
cements tho favorllo
sevct'
drl'iVf or', t.inr.rv. ciani. s icrrv to
Kill
.vere ii bled honey, miliar, aingor
!-; spires. On the top of this
1 a i P'ro i f toast' il bread was
Ho;. led. It was i U oaod to
i.'-ees ary Havor. Hence the
mixta;.'
always
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Idea of
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PICPC!
-. allien
;n;''.!-i :
u! inking a "b ast." The word
in i-'l. nee to any sentiment
I for a speech at a social
or liaiu-iiit. In fact, the
I' "loa:-;-." I.1, a vc.-y .acoful
mL wm-.liv of cnlrivt'i loii.
E-jilt to the Mcmory ct a Dcg.
Of the l'l'vnoriah; lo .logs tho rvrt
imposing of mod' i-ii date is "TollV
Tower." a ;-lnicture en tho soa-ilior"
near West Kirby, Cheshire. "
Is In honor of the e.rout St. Ilornard
dog. Toll, "ancestor of most of the
rounh canted champii ns of I'tigland.
nnd himself winner or every prize In
tho klni.'do:n. Ho wan majestic In
appearance, noble In character, and of
undaunted courage," Iiuilt by the
late Mr. .1. dimming Macdona, the
tower is a sort of summer house, In
the base of which Is a vault contain
ing Toll's remains, guarded by nn
effigy of that remarkable animal.
Wide World Magazine.
One'i Own Judgment Biased.
Our opinion of ourselves, like our
shadow, makes us either too big ot
too little. Hronte.
Intricate Mechanism of Watch.
There are more than 2,000 distinct
operations In the work of assembling
a wutch.
Owned by the British Public.
The value of pictures In the Hrltlsh
National Gallery is about $11,250,000.
Millloni of Miles of Salt.
The world's oceans contain 7.000,006
ruble miles of salt.
Hidden Dangers,
Nature Gives Timely Warnings
That No Plattsmuuth Citizen
Can Afford to Ignore.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. 1 comes
from the kidney secretions. They will
warn you when the kidneys are sick.
Well kidneys excrete a clear, amber
lluid. Sick kidneys send out a thin,
pale and foamy, or a thick, red, ill
smelling urine, full of sediment and ir
regular of passage.
DANGER SIGNAL NO 2. conies
from the back. Hack pains, dull and
heavy, or sharp and acute, tell you of
sick kidneys and warn you of the ap
proaeh of dropsy, diabetes ami ''.right's
disease. Doan's Kidney Tills cure sick
kidneys and cure them permanently.
Here's l'lattsmouth proof;
John Mackey, farmer, Third Street,
Cor. Dyke Street, l'lattsmouth, Nebr.,
says: "Two and one-half years ago
my back became very lame and I had
frequent headaches. The kidney secre
tions contained a sediment and a fre
quent desire to void them caused me
much annoynnce. I had been unable
to find a remedy that would being nie
any permanent relief and I was at a
I loss to know what to do. Seeing Doan's
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I the local mmer. I nrncured a boy from I
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I brought me immediate relief and at the
' present time, my back does not bother
me in the least. I am very grateful
to Doan's Kidney Pills for what they
have done for me."
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at pri.-es ra.-.gieg from .Vi to i?.!,ihm.
Y'iu will t. ever have a:i opportunity to own your own home as
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FARMS, NEBRASKA.- It'.') acres in Lincoln county .? 1.1)2(1
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"10 " in Loup county
MISSOURI.-SO acres in Shannon county l.ouo
COLORADO. 22 acres; a 1 1 in fruit but ;i acres; house on it cost
S.i.'on; built in l!i07. Trice $.V.(j(to. Will be worth $i'.('i,l)0o
next year. Will pay 10 per cent this year. Will exchange
for income property.
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BUILD NOW
The prices of lumber and buildinjr material
of all kinds is lower at the present time than it
will be in the future. Large buyers such as
the railroads and similar corporations, have be
gun to buy in large quantities, the result is the
lumber market has passed the low place and
prices are bound to advance. If you are ex
pecting to build it will pay you to BUY NOW.
Get prices from
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PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA.
In George Washington's Time
There was no talk of adulteration and grocery stores
sold only staples table delicacies were few and far
between. Well, this store for one is old fashioned as
to its ideas of purity, new style in that it has on hand
the best of everyihing for the table brought from the
marts of the world. We would like to name you
among our patrons.
H. M. SOENNICHSEN.
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