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DAKOTA COUNTY HERALD, DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA.
P$r FIND OF THE SEASON
SCHALK PLAYS "JOKE" ON "NEMO" LEIBOLD
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Pittsburgh Twli'ler RnnKS Next to
Alexander In Number of Games
Won YounQSter Found on
Sand Lota of Smoky City.
Al Mamaux, tho now pitcher of tflo
Pirates, nlono is entitled to that oft
bestowed description, "tho sensation
of tho season." ' Bnrnoy Droyfuss un
covored a gem when ho found this
youngster on tho Smoky City's sant)
lots. And tho most Interesting pari
of It particularly to Uarnoy Is that
Mamaux didn't cost him a cent!
What Is ho worth now? Woll don't
aay thero isn't monoy in tho baseball
sensation. It Is doubtful if mouoy
could buy him.
They call him a second Mathowson,
and ho Is about tho only "socond
Mathowson" wo havo heard of in noino
timo that was worthy of tho name.
Tho only renson ho is not leading tho
National leaguo In tho twirling depart
ment is becauso of Aloxander tho
Great. Mamaux ranks noxt to the
Phllly phonopi, however, In tho num
ber of gamos won this season.
If you ask a ball player how good
Al is as a pltchor you will receivo un
answer after this fashion:
"A great pitcher tho most con-
celted in tho leaguo!"
Mamaux is of a well-to-do family,
it is said, and does not havo to play
ball for a living. Possibly this ac
counts for his supremo solf-confidencc
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Albert Leon Mamaux.
However, ho is nono tho less a groan
pitcher. And ho is only 20 years old
and playing his first season in blx
business.
Mamaux is a right-bander and also
bats right-handed. Ho la six feet tall
and weighs 167 pounds. Ho has a fine
musical education, being a tenor sing-
r and a master of tho violin. As for
his pitching art, he has an assortment
of fino curves, a fast ball with a wick
ed "hop," and a chango of pace that
bewilders many a batter.
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FREAK BASEBALL PLAYS fl
Tho possibilities of baseball
aro ovinced in various ways.
Freak plays aro recorded In
amateur and professional gamos
that would bo considered ridicu
lous if propounded at a fanning
boo. In a recent gamo in tho
American leaguo a player scored
a run without a baso hit, pass
or fielding error. His third
striko was .a wild pitch, on
which ho reached socond. A
passed ball put him on third
and another wild pitch sent him
homo.
A now Federal league recruit
tolls a story of how four bat
ters, whom ho struck out in a
row while pitching for his col
logo team, scored, which is
unique in baseball annals. His
catcher, as ho tolls tho talo, was
a llttlo follow, who could not
hold his fast onos, and, as ho
had nothing but speed, tho re
sult was disastrous. Tho first
four batters to face tho amatour
Uuslo reached first safely, when
tho catcher lot the third striko
go through. Tho first battor
scored when tho fourth landed
on first, and a hit and error fol
lowing scored tho noxt three.
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Famous Home Run Drives.
Those famous homo run drives mado
into tho stands at tho Polo grounds
soon may bo no more, at least for
American leaguo games, for Jacob
Ruppert of tho Yankees has suggested
that they should bo counted only as
two-baBo hits. Tho diatanco from tho
plato permits them legally being
called homers, but 225 feet is far too
short for tho heavy swatters of theso
days.
$12,000 Beauty Released.
Pltchor "Honolulu John" Williams,
onco valuod at $12,000 by Sacramento
and later drafted by tho Detroit club
at tho standard draft foo, only to fall
and bo turned back, was released out
right and unconditionally by Salt Lako
City aftor refusing to accept a trans
for to Omaha.
Cather and Gilbert.
Tho Toronto club has secured Out
fielder Tod Cathor and Larry Gilbert
from tho Boston National club. Tho
Toronto team, by tho way, is quito a
Bravo farm, as Pitchers Luquo and
Cocreham were both sent thoro on tho
optional agrooment basis some timo
tgo.
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Ray Schalk Is tickled becauso No
mo Lelbold is with tho Whlto Sox.
Tho two players woro on tho Milwaur
keo Club of tho American Association
somo years ago. Thoy roomed to
gether and woro tho closost of pals.
Thoy wont around togothor, know tho
samo crowd of girls in Mllwaukeo and
woro each othor's nocktios.
As timo went on, Schalk was pur
chased by tho Whlto Sox and Loibold
went to tho Cloveland Naps. This
did not intorforo with tholr friendship,
howover. Except during tho progress
of a ball gamo, thoy still woro chums.
One day, with Jim Scott pitching,
the Whlto Sox got into n Jam. With
two out, tho Naps had tho bases full.
Nomo Lelbold was sent up to bat In
tho pinch by Manager Birmingham.
Schalk decided to play a little Joko
on his former "roomlo" and, incidental
ly, get Scott out of a nolo if posstblo.
Loibold sauntered to tho plato, swung
his bat and waited for Scott to pitch.
Schalk gave tho signal for a groove
ball and thou asked Nemo if ho had
DIAMOND
NOTES
Tho Fed leaguo will not enter Bos
ton next year.
Hank O'Day denies that ho was a
Jinx to tho Cubs.
Babo Adams is pitching winning
ball for tho Pirates.
Frank Schulto is walloping the ball
with real vigor these days.
Tho roturn to form of King Colo has
given BUI Donovan a lot of real joy.
"Barring accidents, tho Washington
club is going to bo hard to stop," said
J. Ed Grillo.
Larry Chappoll is not going to Jump
to tho Feds, in splto of tho big monoy
offered him.
Anyhow, Johnny Evers has solved
tho problem of how to got tho fan3
out to tho ball park.
Tho Athletics aro making plenty of
hits theso days, but thoy aren't much
of a scoring organization.
It looks as if tho Pirates aro going
to play a bigger part than a bowl of
mush in tho ponnant competition this
season.
Manager Rowland thinks ho has tho
best Utility outfielder in tho American
leaguo in tho person of Little Nemo
Loibold.
The hotting In tho National loaguo
Is in favor of tho Philllos winning the
flag. Tho Dodgers and Giants aro
next in favor.
Dave Robertson of the Giants has de
veloped Into a corking good hitter.
Ho is as fast as Ty Cobb between
homo and first.
Wo wonder what has becomo of tho
lucky penny that Capt. Cushman Rico
gavo to Georgo Stalllngs last season.
Is it still on tho Job?
Loft Fielder Wheat of tho Brook
lyn team is credited with knowing as
much about playing for batters as any
man in tho big league.
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John Hummel probably is one of tho
oldost players in tho National leaguo
in point of service, but ho has not
outlived his usefulness.
Frank Chance, Jawn Evers and Hank
O'Day, former Cub managers, ought
to hold a consolation party and en
tertain Rog Bresnahan.
Bobby Wallace says that umpiring
Is flint llko trvlnc to nlay somo othor
position on tho ball toam that you
bavo never tried before
Ralph ("Cy") Perkins of Gloucester,
Mass., who is a catcher with tho
Raleigh team, in tho North Carolina
leaguo, has boon sold to Connlo Mack.
Tho addition of Arnold Hausor to
tho Whales means a lot to Tlnkor,
but it may bo somo days boforo tho
crack shortstop gets used to being
In harness.
Tho players of tho National leaguo,
aro complaining of tho gag rule the
leaguo has put on them this year.
Every timo ono of them opens his
mouth ho is fined.
Connlo Mack says that ho will not
sell his stock In tho Athletics. Ho
has his mind set upon developing an
other winner, and the cbauces aro
KC94 for bis doing so.
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received a lettor from Mary rocontly.
Tho Nap player turned half around.
"No, Ray; sho hasn't written In wooks.
Vondor what's tho inattor?"
Scott had Bhot a ball through and
tho umpiro called "Striko ono!"
"That's funny," ropllcd Schalk, 'I
thought sho wroto at least onco a
week."
"Guess sho'B too busy to wrlto," said
Lelbold, glancing around again.
Another ball shot across.
"Striko two!" yolled tho umpiro.
Tho two coachors on tho lines fran
tically tried to glvo Loibold tho sig
nal. Thoy couldn't understand why
ho stood thero as If In a trnnco.
"Woll, I hoard from Holon," ox
clnlmod Schalk. "Sho's going to Mich
igan on n two weeks' trip."
"Geo, that's great," answered Loi
bold, keeping his bat on his shoulder,
"Sho's certainly a dandy girl."
"You bet sho is," grinned Schalb
as tho third striko whizzed across.
"Batter out!" snapped tho umpire,
and Nemo walked to tho bench.
BRAINS NECESSARY IN GAME
Oscar Stanage, Detroit Backstop, Sayi
Catching Demands Great Amount
of Mental Ability.
Few fans and not so many playen
realize tho Important part that bralnj
play In the modern gamo of baseball
Oscar Stanago, tho first-class Detroll
cntchor, once said: "Catching do
mands one-third physical ability and
two-thirds mental work."
In making this statemont ho did not
overestimate tho mental part of it A
good arm and a good eyo never modi
a wonderful ball player. Ho musi '
have theso Ingredients in his mako-uj )
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in ordor to succeed, but thoy must ho
commanded by his brain. Tho only
reason in the world that Ty Cobb la
tho greatest ball player and tho big.
gest drawing card in tho gamo today
is that he has moro brains than tho
average player and uses thorn in his
work. Cobb is always studying tho
opposing pltchor and catcher and fig
uring out sotno way to outwit them on
tho bases.
Sacrificed, and None on Base.
Eddio Murphy tolls this ono about
a rubo critic: Tho Pacific-Hawaiian
barnstormers played at Mandon, S. D.,
last fall on tho day that Grover Alox
ander struck out 21 American leaguo
batsmen. Tho teamB played at an ad
joining town named Forsytho tho noxt
day. A fan in Forsytho laughingly
showed tho playors a postcard ho had
recotved from a frlond in Mandon. it
read: "Dear Poto Don't pay monoy
to sco them bushcrs play. I soon them
pull awful things and mako it a fareo
ovor hero. Why, I oven soon ono guy
named Murphy try to sackrlflco with
out nobody on baso."
One of Few Men to Quit.
If Umpiro Hart Is through as an um
piro and 1b quitting of his own accord,
ho is ono of tho vory few men that
over quit tho national pastlmo in tholr
prlmo. It has certainly boon a tough
season on umpires because ovorythlng
has been breaking tough for tho old
gamo. Tho umpires aro always going
to havo It rough when thero Is no oth
or goat to bo found.
Another Alexander,
Tho Now York Sun says: "Just a
llttlo bit moro of something by Ray
Caldwell, application, concentration,
or physical strength ho has all tho
nervo required and thpro'd bo an
other Alexander In tho Held. Ho might
got thoro somo day, at that."
Semblance of Ball Club,
As long as Connlo Mack retains
Stulfy Mclnnis and Amos Strunk ho
will havo iomo somblanco of a real
ball club. Both belong in tho front
rank of ball tossors. Rubo Oldrlng
Is hnother hicb class player.
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Western Farmhand Visits Chicago Gypsy Queen
CHICAGO. Stuart Peterson, a Nebraska farmhnnd, stopped out of the
Dosplalnes street pollco station, whoro ho was a complaining witness
against Dr. A. W. Fnulbaum, and visited n gypsy fortunotolllng parlor on
Madison street. It Is not often that
nor oyos, ns sho nodded her bandannacovorod hoad in wolcomo to htm.
"I want my fortune told," ho said.
Sho waved him to a chair. Then sho looked nt his palm and told him to
cross It with a silver coin, preferably a half dollar. Always accommodating,
Poterson did so.
Just thon tho queen looked suddenly nt tho colling. Peterson looked also.
Whon ho turned his oyes back to his palm tho half dollar had disappeared.
"Dorn It, tho trick was did qulckor'n sent," ho explained lator to tho dosk
Borgoant tho Dosplaincs street station. "Tho queen said sho didn't know
whoro It wont, and told mo thut I would havo to cross It again with n ploco
of silvor. I wasn't going to bo did again, so tho noxt timo I Just pullod out
a dlmo. Dog my cats, It that dem dime didn't got away Just llko tho half
dollar!
"'Tho spirits are angry,' sho told mo. 'You'd better try it with somo
papor monoy. They're mad becauso you stood on tho door sill when you
camo In.' "
"Tho smnllcst piece of paper monoy I had was a two-dollar bill, so I put
it in my hand. Then sho told mo that a wholo lot of beautiful womon wero
aftor mo nnd that I had a bright future Sho said I had enemies, but that
in tho end I would leave thorn all bohlnd. Then sho began to go through
somo hocuB-pocus movements, nnd when I looked at my hand tho two-dollar
bill was gono. Sho said tho spirits got It!
"'Now ain't that funny?' sho nskod, nnd got mo to cross my palm with
sorr.o moro monoy. I got to thinking about what tho boys told mo about
town slickers nnd it didn't look right. I Just decided that Bho had went too
far, so I camo over hero to sco if It was all right."
Tho desk Borgoant advised him to swear out a warrant.
New York's Police Learning How to Wigwag
EW YORK. No, tho multicolored
tho roof of tho municipal building
signals. Tho polico department of Now York is bolng plnccd on a war foot
ing, that is, to tho extent that a signal
corps has been created. Tho men
waving tho flags from tho tops of sky
scrapers aro not weather forecasters,
but policemen trying to lcnm tho wig
wag systom in uso In tho United
States army.
In the unlikely event of war, Now
York probably would bo tho first
point attacked by tho enemy. Also,
In tho event of serloiiB riots, Now
York would bo virtually in a state of
war. In either exigoncy tho Now
polico, at tho outset anyway, would havo to boar tho brunt of tho troublo, and
for this reason tho powers that bo hav decided that tho polico should know
how to wigwag.
Not satisfied with entiro dependence upon tho tolophono In caso of riots
or war, Polico Commissioner WoodB Inaugurated a wigwag system of com
munication between polico hendquartors nnd ovory precinct In tho flvo bor
oughs. Information to that effoct camo when two policemen woro seen on tho
roof of tho municipal building waving signal flags with moro enthusiasm than
accuracy.
Commissioner Woods said that tho city has boon mappod for signal sta
tions, and n system of communications established, through tho municipal
building, radiating from polico headquarters to each precinct in Manhattan,
and including Brooklyn headquarters.
In transmitting messages, flags and heliographs aro used by tho polico
mon during tho day and powerful signaling lamps by night, tho army codo
bolng followed. Tho harbor polico aro using tho Morso codo of tho navy,
Quartermaster Braucr of tho navy yard bolng In charge of tho Instruction.
Counterfeit Mexican Money Printed in 'Frisco
SAN FRANCISCO. Vast quantities of counterfeit Mexican monoy, ropro
sonting millions of currency In that strifo-rlddon ropubllc, havo within tho
year boon printed and much of it circulated In San Francisco. It is usod for
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Millions of dollars in authorized
Mexican currency havo been printed In San Francisco. Tho lithographing
was authorized through consuls, who acted for tho bolllgorent power that
needed It. Then other printing establishments consented to run off facsimiles
of tho authorized paper. Tho fedornl authorities horo and at Washington
woro mado acquainted with what was bolng dona, but professed Inability to
interfere.
Much of this counterfeit haa been sold nt a fraoilon of its supposed fnco
valuo in San FranciBco for good Amoncan dollnrs on tho pretext that tho
purchasor could negotiate it at its faco valuo on tho border or Just across tho
lino.
Whon tho facts reached tho cars of Villa ho issued a proclamation that
any of bis followers or others caught with this bogus monoy on their persons,
or dotoctcd In an effort to uso It, would bo oxecuted. It Is said that sovoral
such executions havo taken place rocontly.
Man Is Found Living in a Philadelphia Sewer
PHILADELPHIA. Michael Machlil was found sleeping in tho dead end of
an unused sewer at Torrcsdalo avenuo and Cottman stroet. whoro ho had
boon living for a week. Ho entered through a manholo and had arranged a
rough board tablo and bunk. That
portion of tho olght-foot sower was ro
contly completed nnd through tho
manholo Machlil obtained light nnd
air. According to Pollcoman Mager,
who discovered him, Machlil was liv
ing in comfort.
Tho Tacony polico woro given a
eurpriso whon tho phono rang.
"Say, listen," camo ,nn excited
volco, "thoro is a man living In a
eowor up at Torresdalo avenuo and
Cottman street. Como up and got
him. Everybody is scared to death."
Turning to Patrolman Mngor, tho Borgoant said: "Ono of thoso practical
Jokers, but you'd bettor tako a run up thoro." Mngor did. Ho found tho
cover on n manholo ajar, Romomborlng how old General Putnnm of revolu
tionary fame fought a real wolf In a cavo, Magor decided to oxploro tho sewer.
Ho dropped into tho manholo and in tho dead end of tho new brick sower ho'
Baw a tablo. Ou it was a loaf of bread and bottlo of milk. Then ho Baw a
hunk nnd on It lay Machlil,
Machlil talked incoherently and was sent to tho Philadelphia hoanlttf
for observation. r
Peterson gots to visit town, but wbon
ho does it's a lively day. Whon he
went into tho fortune-tolling parlor,
tho ndvonturo with tho doctor which
cost him $88 for two bottlos of modi
cino was still fresh In his mind. Ho
did not intend to bo "slicked" again.
As ha stepped Insldo of tho cur
tained doorway, tho gypsy queen was
sitting boforo n table gazing nt n
crystal ball. Sho raised her hoad and
Peterson noticed a far-nwav look In
flags to bo scon nowadays waving from
and tho Woolworth towor aro not storm
bunko purposes hero nnd for gonoral
commercial circulation along tho bor
der lino among thoso who cannot dis
tinguish tho counterfeit.
Tho Washington authorities pro
fess tholr Inability to stop tho printing
of this paper or punish either tho
lithographers or tho circulators of
tho counterfoil, bocauso It does not
represent a medium of oxchango of
a government that Is rocognlzed by
tho United States.
QUEER. feksll
FLEETER Y SJJvSiX
(Prepared by thu United States Depart
munt of Agriculture)
A trnp nost Is a laying nost so ar
ranged that aftor a hen entors It sho
is confined until released by tho at
tendant. Tho trnp nest shown in tho
accompanying Illustrations is usod
with good rosults on tho govornmont
poultry farm and Is quite similar to
tho nost used at the Connecticut
stato experiment station. It Is vory
slmplo and mny bo built at n small
cost.
Tho uso of trap nosts Is essential
in brooding poultry for both egg pro
duction and exhibition, whoro podl
greo records aro usod in solocttng
either tho males or fomalos, nnd has
a placa In mass selection for Increas
ing tho ogg production. Trap nosts
aro of valuo In wooding out noor lay
ers and Increasing tho avorago ogg
ylold of a flock by solocttng nnd brood
ing, but aro not oxtcnslvoly used on
account of tho largo amount or labor
roqulred to oporato thorn. Some poul
try brooders trap nost tholr pullots
during tholr first six months of lay
ing nnd uso this as a baBls in select
ing thoir brocdors for ogg production.
Ono trap nost (Fig. I) should bo
provided for four to flvo lions kopt In
flocks of fifty or moro, while moro trap
nosts per hen aro nocessary In small
er flocks. Tho hens aro banded with
numbered bands, and a rocord is kept
of tholr egg production. Tho nosts
should bo visited at least thrco timos
dally, and profornbly four or flvo
times, frequent trips bolng especially
necessary whon tho hens nro laying
freely nnd during hot weather.
This traxi nest may bo attached to
tho under oldo of tho dropping board,
with tho front facing tho pon and ar
ranged so that it can bo easily re
moved, or It may bo placed on tho
walls of tho pon. If tho nest is placed
undor thu dropping bonrd, tho lattor
will Borve aB a top for tho nest, nnd
tho rear of tho nest may bo of wiro
to allow good ventilation In warm
woather. If tho nost is placed on thu
wall, slats or wlro should bo insortod
from tho front of tho nest to tho wall
at a sharp anglo to prevent tho hens
from roosting on tho nost.
When tho lion outers this nost her
back ralsos tho door (c), which ro
loasos tho catch or trigger (a) and
allows tho door to shut. Tho catch
should bo sot so that Its edgo Just
WOVEN WIRE FENCE IS BEST
Problem Has Always Loomed Up High
to tho Beginner With Sheep Put
Barbed Wlro on Top.
Tho fonclng problem has nlways
loomed up high to tho boglnner in
raising nhcop. It is not, howovor, a
vory dlfllcult ono If it is undertaken
in an intolllgout manner. It does not
require heavy fonco to hold shoop,
but barbod wlro will not mako satis
factory shoop fonco.
Most shoop ralsors uso a fence con
structed of wovon wiro froni thirty to
forty-two Inchos high with from flvo
to nlno horizontal wires and sixteen to
twonty stays to tho rod. Any fonco
coming insldo theso limits If nut up
with a post oach fourtoon to slxtcon
foot will prove satisfactory for sheep.
If a thirty-Inch wovon wiro is usod,
it should havo at least ono barbed
wlro on top of it. It usually pays to
put ono or two barbed wires on top of
tho wovon wlro, howovor, as this will
mako a fonco that will turn horsos and
cattlo as woll as shoop.
Care for Overheated Horse.
If ono of tho horses stops sweating
or is ovorcomo with tho heat, got tho
animal into tho Bhado at onco and ro
movo tho harness. (This includes tho
bridle.) Spongo tho horso all 'over
with cold water and throw water on
tho logs. Cool tho head with cold wa
ter or chopped ico if it can bo had.
Give two ouncos of aromatic spirltB of
ammonia of two ounces of sweet
spirits of nitre. Even a cup of hot
cotfoo will help if nothing olso is avail
able.
Llohten Horse's Burden.
Mako It aa easy as you can for
horaos that aro to bo kept tugging on
tho cultivator all day. Lighten tho
harness, for ono thing. About all thnt
in noodod for a common ono-horso cul
tivator 1b a collar and a sot of traces,
besides bridle and linos, of course.
i xSmi
holdB tho door, which position is
regulated by tho scrow or nail at tha
lowor insldo edgo of tho catch. A
washer should bo placed on tho Bcrow
(tl) botweon, tho catch and tho sldo of
tho nest to provont this catch from
sticking. Tho gunrd (b) around tho
catch keops tho nestling material
away from tho catch. Tho length of
tho catch which supports tho door
and tho triangular notch In tho door
may bo varied slightly for very Btnall
or very largo hens.
Constructing a Three-Compartment
Nest.
Cut four sovon-olghth-lnch boards
for onds and partitions, 12 Inches
wido by 19 inches long, enough ono-half-Inch
boards 39 Inches long,
laid longthwlso, to cover the top, back
and bottom, and ono strip 39 inches
long nnd ono and ono-halt inches
wido for tho front of tho nests. Cut
three plocos of one-half-lnch boards 12
inches long and thrco inches high to
Insert In tho nost to hold tho nesting
material away from the door,
Null tho top, back and bottom to tho
ends and partitions (boo Fig. 2), In
sert tho throo-inch Btrips in the nests,
nnd mako tho guard (b), nailing it to
tho loft sldo of tho nest. Boro a holo
In tho catch (a) largo enough bo that
tho catch will movo freely whon
scrowed Into position on the sldo.
Placo a washer on tho scrow between
tho catch and tho sldo of tho nost
Placo a scrow at tho lower edgo of
tho catch to stop It whon sot, bo that
tho catch will Just hold tho door.
Mako tho doors (c) of sevcn-olghths-Inch
material, 12 inchos by six Inches,
nnd cut n triangular notch in tho cen
ter four inches wido. Put two scrow
eyes in tho top of tho doors nnd boro
holos in tho front of tho nests two
inchos bolow tho top (insldo measure
ment), through which a three-six-toonth-inch
wlro is run to support
tho doors.
Attach a narrow strip to tho front
of tho nosts for tho lions to Jump upon
whon ontoring tho nosts. Placo a but
ton or block of wood on tho front of
oach partition to hold the door whoa
tho nost 1b closed.
If tho nests aro to bo placed direct
ly bolow tho dropping board, a wiro
top Bhould bo usod on the noxt, oxcopt
for a flvo-tnch strip of wood on tho
front odgo of tho top to stiffen tho
nost.
PLANT PEAR TREES IN ROWS
Good Distance Is Fifteen by Thirty
Feet Object Is to Obtain Larger
Yields of Fruit. ,
A good diatanco for planting stand
ard pear treos is 15 by 30 feet; that
Is, tho rowB aro 30 feet apart and tho
troos 15 foot apart in tho rows.
Tho object of this method is to ob
tain larger crops of fruit from the
samo ground until tho trees become
largo enough to intorforo with each
other; then oach alternato tree In the
row is cut out, leaving the trees in the
ontiro orchard at a distance of 30 foot
each way.
This systom has tho advantage of
moro fully utilizing the land for fruit
production until tho thinning out be
comes necessary.
Anothor plan Is to plant tho trees 20
foot npart oach way. This diatanco
will afford free circulation of air and
nbundanco of Bunllght. both of which
aro essential to woll-devolopod and
highly colored fruit.
DIFFICULT PEST TO CONTROL
Squaah-Vlne Borer Can Only Be Erad-
looted by Cuttlno Out the Af-
fected Parts of Vines.
Tho squash-vino borer, which de
stroys melons, cucumbors, squashes
and pumpkins by boring through tho
stems of tho plants, and through tho
loaf stalks, is a hard post to control.
Spraying doea no good. About tho
only way to get rid of It Is to cut out
tho affected parts of tho vines. If
your crop Is Injured this year, plant
vines in a dlfforent placo next year.
Harrow tho lnfoctod flolds lightly In
tho fall, and then plow at least six
inches deep In tho spring. Or yon
may covor tho vinos with earth here
and there, whlla growing, so that new
roots will put out, and if tho borer
cuts off tho plant from the orlglaal
root It will still live. Farm Life.
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