GROW SUGAR BEETS ,
Amount of Water Required to
Raise a Maximum Crop.
Depend Entirely Upon the Climatic
Conditions, the Time of Plant-
Ing the Land, and Crop Pre
I vlously Grown on Soli.
For several years wo have been
trying to determine the minimum
amount of water that would bo re
quired to grow n maximum crop of
beets, From a thereotlcal point of
view this work appears to bo very Im
portant, but after working along this
line for some tlmo, and also studying
the results obtained by the various
experiment stnlions that have carried
on similar work, ve find that nslde
from a scientific standpoint the work
is of no particular value, snys Prof. F.
Knorr in Kanch and Range.
The amount of water thnt a Held re
quires to prodtico n maximum crop
dependB entirely upon the cllmntlc
condition, the time of plowing . the
land, nnd the crop previously grown
on that soil. -
Even if we should be able to say
Just how much water Ib required for
n certain yield of beets a farmer can
not measure out the water and then
apply this amount to bis acreage. All
that we can do at the best Is to use
our own Judgment und apply water
accordingly.
Irrigation water may bo applied
either by flooding or by ditching tho
rows. FarmorB that have followed
row irrigation nro as persistent in
their argumonts that this is the best
method of applying tho water as are
those that flood the beets and think
they are right. Experiments that wo
have conducted on a rather heavy soil
have shown no difference so far as
yield Is concerned, but we have found
that It requires less water for tho
same amount of land whore we Irri
gate by thq row system.
This past year we came across a
new feature so far as this irrigation Is
concerned. Wo handled u piece of
rather sandy soil, tho beets were fur
rowed and the water run along each
row In one case and every other row
upon nnothor part of thp Hold. After
two days of a rather high wind wo
found that tho beets were badly cut
down by tho blowing sand. The beetB
recovered very quickly, wo cultivated
the field and at once flooded a portion
of It In order to wet down tho sur
face. Anqther wind-storm that came
up soon after this irrigation again
damaged that portion of tho Held that
was row irrigated but 'did not affect
the Hooded part of tho field. The wa
ter had settled the sand and held It
and in this manner saved the plants
from bolng cut.
So, after all the work that has
been done to determine ,Just how
much water to annly we only know
that to get Iho best results we, must
as in all other operations, use our
best Judgment, bearing in mind that
too much water drowns tho plants and
tho lack of It drys them out.
All Indications are -that the beet
seed next year will bo much higher In
nrico than In tho past years. This Is
due to the cold, wet spring that pre
vailed in Germany throughout tho
beet seed growing sections. Reports
are coming from Germany that fully
80 per cont. of tho beets planted for
seed have rotted in the ground.
' From tho- fertilizer s experiments
conductod nt Fort Collins several
years, ago, we And that by the URe of
100 pounds of sulphate of potash and
199 pounds of nitrate of soda tho net
Incroased profit per acre was $19.43,
or in other words, tho cost of tho fer
tlllzer was J9.12, the total Income
from the fertilized beets was $S9.45,
thoso without fertilizer $60.90.
There are upon the markets
great number of so-called "complete"
fertilizers. We would not advise tho
use of these to tho farmer, but pro
for tho purchasing of (hose elements
that he desires and mixing them In
such proportions as are required by
the soil.
So far all of the fertilizer experl
ments that wo havo conducted have
shown that the present tlmo our soil
nnncars to contain suHlclcnt phos
photo and therefore does not require
the, niinlicatton of this element;
one wishes to apply phosphate, It Is
beat and more cheaply used as "raw
nhosnhatc."
In Europe no beets aro grown with
out tho use of commercial fertilizer
Tho growers thero And it proHtablo
to ubo tho various elements that tho
beets require. If thoso farmers can
grow boots at a. profit by using fer
tilizer there Is no reason why wo
Hhould not be ablo to do so.
The Soil Mulch.
Tho soil mulch Is for three pur
posesto more readily admit tho rain
when It comes, to admit or a tree cir
dilation of tho nlr into tho soil nnd
to prevent tho loss of moisture by
evaporation.
Sometimes tho cultivation is not
deop enough or sufficiently frequent
and a crust forms at tno top or tno
Him soil underneath the mulch. Thl
crust shuts out tho air to a degree
and it matters little then how per
feet may bo tho supply of molHturo nt
tho rootB, for tho growth will certain
ly bo checked.
Nitrification.
That nttrlflcatlon Is u necessity In
tho soil during tho crop growing sea
son Is unquestionably true. If the
process of nitrification is going on
sufficiently to moot the requirements
of tho crop this is always evidenced
by the dark green nnd healthy np
puarance of the"plr.nt. '
infection in well water.
ne of the Principal Causes of Human
Ailments, Many Causes of
Which Overlooked.
In many places out In the semi-arid
country water Is found only nt consid
erably depths and In theso section
pcoplo aro accustomed to sink deep
wells for domestic use. becauso nature
compels them to do so, but In other
places It is possible to obtain water In
shallow wells. Most tforaona fall to
rcallzo that shallow wells arc almost
Invariably supplied by seopngo water
from surface washings nnd no matter
how carefully tho well may bo con
structed, Its wnters nrc likely to bo
come polluted with the first hoavy
rainfall. It Is a well known fact that
Impure water Is ono of tho principal
causes of human ailments, but many
of tho causes of water contamination
aro generally overlooked.
Shnllow wells not only receive thq
sewage from the -surface but science
has proved thnt many kinds of plant
life will extend their roots SO feot
deep to reach water. Since no kind
of land plnntB will live If their roots
aro Immersed In water for oven a
comparatively short time, nfter every
heavy rain a shallow well Is not only
filled with surface Icachlngs, but thorc
Is usually a considerable amount of
decaying vegetable mnttor directly In
the well. In cities whore thoro Is nn
epidemic tho health department Imme
diately Investigates tho wntor supply
and almost Invariably finds the trou
ble In that direction. The average
former and resident of rurnl districts
on tho other hand manifest surprising
negllgenco in thin respect.
The usunl well Is ono only deop
nough to furnish a water supply and
no thought Is given to Its source. It
Is not considered that n sub-stratum
might carry the filth, teeming with
germs, of an outbuilding ten rods
away directly into tho well and tho
drinking of such water Is one of the
principal causos of disease In rural
places. Nature has provided an nbun
dnnt supply of pure, wholesomo water.
tutored nnd free from germs, down
deep In every part of tho world. Those
great beds can bo mndo readily acces
sible by tapping thorn with bore-holes
and casing to bed rock to excludo pos
sible pollution from surfneo Icach
lngs. When ono considers the Im
provement which hns been made In
well drilling machinery during tho lost
half century, It Is Inexcusable for any
man to longer shirk his duty to his
family and hlmsolf by not obtnlnlng
tho pure wnter supply that nature so
wisely provides.
TURKEY RED IS BEST WHEAT.
Outylelds Other Kinds and Seldom
Tests Below No. 1 Flour of Ex
cellent Strength.
It Is tho opinion of experienced
wheat growers that tho Turkey Reil
outylelds tho Jones Fife variety from
four to eight bushels to tho acre. I
Is very heavy and seldom tests below
No. 1. In milling qualities It stands
next to tho Illuestem variety. Tho
bran Is .thin, nnd somo millers say It
produces moro Hour per bushel than
tho Illuestem wheat. When mndo from
wheat of good quality tho Hour Is of
excellent strengtlj, and many of tho
mills nre now grinding It for tho
bakers trndc. Tho Turkey Red sold
for one cent less than tho Illuestem
variety during tho season of 190G.
There Is quite n tendency In this
.wheat for the kernels to become
starchy. Perfect kernels are hard,
horny and flinty. When they become
yellow they contain less protein nnd
more starch. Tho cause of this re
trogression Is not well understood nnd
presents an Interesting subject for In
vestigation. For seed It Is probably
safest to plant wheat containing as
fow yellow, stnrchy kernels ns pos
sible. WINTER FORAGE FOR STOCK.
Abundance of Feed Guarantees Best
of Results In Production of
Cream and Butter.
An abundance of feed, and as
cheaply grown feed ns possible, Is the
ono thing to which the farmer-stock'
man should bend every energy.
With tho exception of porhnps a fow
very dry rpots, there Is not a farm In
our territory that cannot be made to
provide an abundanco of forago for
dairy cows, particularly winter fornge.
Nor Is this all. Tho more forago there
Is provided nnd consumed, tho greater
will tho producing capacity of the
land so devoted bo. It is the ono kind
of farming that builds up Itself and
tho farm at the samo time. Fodder
corn and silnge, oat hny and millot,
rape, mangels, turnips and, whore pos
sible, clover and alfalfa, should bo
grown on the strongest lnnd and fed
out on tho samo; nnd moro forage
crops grown where tho resulting en
rlchmont goes, until every cow, calf,
sheep, hen, horse and hog shall not
know what short feed or pasture
means tho year round. Then tho but
ter nnd crenm will come tho year
round Instead of for a fow weeks
only; the egg basket will bo a con
stant surprise, nnd tho pigs, calves,
lambs and eoltB will weigh as they
nevor weighed before
Care of Garden,
The garden will do -well manured
with barnyard manure applied In tho
fall nnd disked Into tho soil if not
plowed under deep. Uoth barnyard
and green iiinnuro work well on land
for any crop nnd produce nstonlohlng
results In tho growth of gardoiutruck.
Green mnnuro will tond to make
heavy soil light and easier handled
and will make enndy eoII heavier and
not co apt to blow with strong winds
HUMORIST IN OLD LAFAYETTE
Amutlng Letter Written by Prisoner,
Qlvjrip peculiar Condition of Af- -fairs
In Fortress.
Fort Lafayette, situated on thp little
islnud just off Fort Hamilton In the
Narrows, nnd now used as a ponder
station, was u prison during thu civil
war. In it were confined many per
saps arrested for treason by tho Unit
ed States mnrshal In this city.
Horp Is whnt one prisoner wrote In
1803 In a letter that a Drooklyn man.
then a boy. picked up In a bottle
whjch was washed ashore on the Dy
ker meadows just after the war nnd
which he hns In nn old scrap book:
April 4, 18C3.
Hotel do La Fayette.
In. consequence of many prisoners
being exchanged from-'Fort -Lafayette
und not mentioned In tho papers,
and, for tho benefit of tho World, Her
ald, Sun or any other public and dally
Joqrunl 1 send this small notice In
this frajl but buoyant vessel. 1 beg
to stnto that we nro all right here.
Nothing to do nnd plenty of time to
do It In, Henutlful view down here.
I don't think, especially at night be
tween tho door cracks nnd window
bars. There are foiuo curiosities
down here for Iinrnum. Outside sen
tinel "Haiti Who comes here?"
Prisoner "A friend. Can I have n
bucket of water?" Sergeant "Yes."
Fine living. Uread and pork for
breakfast, pork and bread for dinner;
what's left for supper, Coffee boiled
In hogsheads full every year. Hogs
heads never empty. Consequonca
plenty of water. No trouble to read
your letters. Thoy aie nil read for
you. Also your money aud watches
aro well cared for. See another pris
oner. "How nre you?" Sentinel -"Stop
that noise." Exit prisoner.
Card playing Is understood down
here high, low, jack, whist and loo.
Smoking? I don't think. Tobacco Is
a sight good for soro eyes. Wo see
n piece every new prisoner. Wonder
Burke doesn't send these good look
ing soldiers up to town to parade on
the fourth of July. They are all kinds
and shapes.
They keep a goat down here to cat
what the rebels leave. Tho poor crea
ture has to be helped up. Two cats
aro In the-sumo fix. Thero Is nlso an
attentive doctor down here. One med
icine only. If It don't cure you're sor
ry. for then you havo to die. That's
all I. know about it. Guess that's also
a military necessity.
Wo expect Honest Abo down hero
in '0?i, soon after the next election.
Hope ho'll hrhig his rail splitting ma
chine. Might bo nmuslng. Thero Is
a good deal of fun down here. Very
busy for us. Pretty busy for tho sol
'dlcrs. Our clothes arc all torn. I
will mend them as soon as I find
thread and needles. Looked for somo
Reading Your Letters.
ever "since l vo been here. You can
find somo real bloods down hero. If
jou'vo got money you can get a fow
extras. Them that ain't got any stick
to tho old thing.
If nny good Intontloned person or
persons should pick this up please
hand to whero directed In care of any
person but those connected with this
prison und If n tobncconlst ho will
oblige by sending a small piece tc
S. S. Ft. Lafayetto. Taps. Out gc
lights. Good-by.
The letter was written In pencil nnd
in haste, Judging from Its tone. Per
haps the writer of It Is alive today
and will recognize It.
Chances for Soldier's Promotion
Although tho enlisted man In tho
American army has always been bet
ler irenieo in every way than any
other soldier In the world, his com
pensntlon Is very small compared wth
the wages paid In civil llfo and tho
attractiveness of tho service was an
preclably enhanced by tho Increase
for which the recent nmendment of
the law has provided. Kvcn moro lin
portunt than this consideration In pop
ularizing tho service, howevor, Is the
fact that it has been made easier
than formerly for tho private to rjso
from tho ranKs nnd to become a com
missioned officer. This has long beep
posstble, as was shown in tho brilliant
career of tho lnte Gen. Lawtou, but
formerly tho obstacles to bo overcome
were so serious that It could only bo
accomplished by u nuji of exceptional
abilities and attnurn'ate.
LUCKY MAN.
She Two men whom I refused to
marry, sir, havo hoenrnp millionaires!
lit Is that tho reason why?
Valuable Knowledge Spreading.
Every day sees hunqroda of new re
cruits In tho wnr agan.8t tuberculosis,
.4 i .t i r
uiKi every uuy urings uow muiuouu wx
the lighting of (ho plnguo. Tho Na
tional association prod eta thnt It tho
present degree of Interest is main
tained, within five yours everybody In
tho United States will Jinve been In
formed on tho wny to prevent nnd
cure tuberculosis., .nnd concerning tho
Infectious naturo of tho disease. Two
things In particular arc needed, and
for theso thu National atmoolntlon Is
working in every way. Thoy nre, n
moro complete registration of tuber
culosis cases, and tho further Isola
tion of dangerous advanced casus of
consumption.
A Sunday Sermon.
Ono must accopt life an If Is. It
gives us great happiness If wo nro
wise enqugh tp see It, and It bnlnncoB
tho scales by sending grunt sorrows,
too.
But that Is life.
If you wou,ld make Jbp wprld bright
er try to forget yoir hiifts, try yolir
wyes and turn to help tbOMO who need
tho pressurp of a friendly hand, the
encouragement of n smlllDB look.
Sorrows and troubles of all kinds
should tench ono a grout loscon the
lesson of universal kindness. Now
York Ttmep.
OP POOD
The Right Foundation of Health.
Proper food is tho foundation ol
health. People can oat improper food
for a time until thoro is n sudden col
Inpso of fho digestive organs, then all
kinds of trouble follows.
The proper wny out of tho difficulty
is to shift to tho pure, scientific food,
Ornpc-NutB, for it rebuilds from tho
foundntjon up. A New Hampshlro
womnn says:
"Last- summer I was suddenly taken
with indigestion nnd severe stomach
trouble and could not oat .food with
out great pain, my stomnch was so
soro I could hnrdly movo about. This
kept up until I wan so ralsernblo llfo
wub not worth Jiving.
"Then a friend finally, after much
nrgumpnt, Induced mo to quit my for
mer diet and try Grnpe-Nuts.
"Although, I had but lltttlo faith 1
commenced to use it, and' groat wns
my Biirprlso to find that I could eat
It without t usunl pain and distress
in my siomncn.
"So I kept on using Grape-Nuts nnd
soon a marked improvement was
shown, for my stomnch wns perform
Ing ite regular work in a normal wny
wjujoui pain or uisiress.
"Very soon tho yellow coating disap
peared from my tonguo, tho dull,
heavy feeling In my bend disappeared,
and my mind felt light and clear; tho
languid, tired feeling left, and alto
gether I felt ns If I had been rebuilt.
Strength and weight came back rapid
ly nnd I went back to my work with
renewed nmbltlon.
"To day I am a new womnn In mind
ns well as body, and I owe It all to
this natural food, Grape-Nuts."
"There's a Reason."
Look In pkgB. for tho famous llttlo
booi-, "Tho Itond to Wollvlllo."
Kvrr rend Hie above letter A nrn
our' npprnrM from Hum- lo llrjip. They
urr Krnulnr, true, nnd full- f hainan
Interval. . .
r
Graham Crackers at their Best
There arc no better Grahams than "Sunshines"
none half so good.
Sunshine Grahams arc made of the best whole
wheat graham flour, at the "Sunshine" bakeries
the finest in the world.
The ovens are of white tile and arc on the top
floor sunshine and pure air all around them.
Sunshine Grahams
Each package is protected by the
triple seal. So you can be sure they are
clean pure and wholesome.
The "Sunshine Seal" on the end h
proof of the genuine. 13c sure it's there.
You miss the best in Grahams
'til you try"Sun-
shines."
At your gro
cer's in 10c scal
ed packages.
ij joOSE -
Like an Earthquake.
Former High Sheriff Chesterlleld C.
Mlddlebrooks, whoso bungalow at
Highland laku stands partly over Uio
lake on stone and cement foundations,
wns awakened at four o'clock tho
other morning by loud noises which
do snys shook his, bungalow like nn
earth tremor.
Ho says that after tho household
had been shaken out of a sound sloop,
ho. not waiting to dress, went outside
to ascertain the canto of tho noise,
Ho found, ho says, that n monBtcr
frog had Its hud directly under the
bungalow. Tho frog weighed fully
six pounds, he snys, and overy tlmo It
roaked, tho bungalow cracked and
shook.
Mr. Mlddlebrooks bought n anchor,
strong rope nnd enough red llnnnol
to bait 100 hooks, nnd will try tq snvo
his property by capturing tho bull
frog. Wlnstc'tl (Conn.) dispatch to
New York World.
A Trying Time.
Why did you strlko
.ludge
this
man?
Prisoner What would you do,
Judge, If you kupt a grocery store
and a man came Jn iuuu asked u lie
could tako a moving picture of your
cheese? Harper's Weekly.
Important to Mothors.
T?nmlnr rnrofnllv pvnrv hottlo OI
CASTOHIA a safe and euro remedy for
Infants and children, and soe mat u
Bnaturo oZxfJ
In Uco For Over HO YcarB.
Tho Kind You Have Always Bought
Reprehensible to Allovy It.
HiiHbnnd (rending from bs pnpur)
Here, they eny, Is a comet coming
towards the earth, traveling at thp
rata of a million miles n minute.
Wlfo (awaking from a dnito) Why,
don't they enforco tho speed Jaws
better?
I'lCltKV PAVIK' I'AINKII. I.Kit
rvllc anil UlurrtK-u. Ao lliilini-nl,fur wounOkund
tpiuinmiib unrquuuru. ,iou unu iw.
Occasionally women try to reform
a man by roasting him.
Mn, Ylinlow' HoothlDK Hjrnp.
For vlillrtreo teetblnK, soften the Runt, rdure Id.
QuaiutUon, all) pla. curei Ind collu. U5c Ixiltle.
A malicious truth may do more
hn'rm than an innocent Ho.
Lewi' Silicic Hinder utralght So Many
smoker prefer them to 10c cigara.
An easy beginning doesn't always
justify the finish.
SICK HEADACHE
Positively cured by
these Llttlo Pills.
Tliey nlftn reliero Din
trrnufrom I)ynpepHla,In
rtlRfntlonnmlToolIenrty Bating-, A tierfrct rrm-
fdjr for Dliilm-HH, Nn li
nen, DrowHlnitftH, llnil
Tnle Initio lloulli, Cont
ikI ToQirtie, I'nln In tlis
Hide. TOItni) I.IVEU.
Thcr regulate the Ikiwel. Purely Vegetable.
SMALL PILL, SMALL DOSE. SMALL PRICE.
Genuine Must Bear
Fac-SimileSlgnaturo
CARTERS
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I WlTTLE
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REFUSE SUBSTITUTES.
ILES BISCUIT CO.
W. N. U., OMAKA, NO. 33-1909.
ORLD WBAR3
$300 SHOES 35S
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M.00
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thMI
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w. L. BOUOIAB SHOES nre Better
Viuno for the 1'rlco Than Ever Bcforo.
tm nn lira. A tnnl U oil tit ! rmt. to
nnTlno. (inynn thnt W. I DoutUi iluki
Imlil th'lr timiM, ft IxMtcr bihI wtu loucvr
thin Mlirr innkifl.
. W. I- iii-l rrpnlnllAn forllhrt timet
llmt cn ! rrorinird tor f lie Mlid I noil I
wldr. It ninrul Imrk ot ntit pair utl
(!Uin'fr full vsliio 'o II wraier.
CAUTION, rlhi XT, lfcnrW iunn4
t!f-H !!. Il HfcuM iw flu. knlKiih.
TAKE NO SUBSTITUTE.
1mu
for Every Momlwr of tlm Ptittilly,
Mfii. Ilnva. lVnninn. MIrn Ami ClillMran
l3rt jur. sfc
Wlirrrrrr jnn llr. W. I. DoiiuIjm tlioni nro within
Irwir rfni-ii. If your illrr mmiot fit yon, wrl' tunt.
lUlOnlerCMaW. W.L.U0UULAS, llroctfnn. MlMg
This Zsi
, h racr- imm jn i r s
ra.
iff I Mgsp
Fistula
And Rectal Qisnaans
Til book l Wf II worth tmmAlna.
IlltolU thm ljln fruLh tmuilnu.l
land Ilertul tiloBe&. It ronwi K1
1 ... i 1. 'l..t 1
IaninvM ivr jmm him ruwivtiiNirr mtir cm I
hopt !. II polnl out Oo ur ou4 to ixrnu I
irttm rtiiti ior who uav iriu uv!l
, it lull mitory oimv tpitnc and uij
l tonvinr juu inn my nifinou tw in anrf j
Lino inrrPi way touDiain pinaiXR fe
klici irmu jour bijuciiod.
Pay When
TliH th. filrclt oiler I on pnulbly mik.
Tli.t'. Ill wr toprovo to you Ihtt I do a. I
ay. You rliW noitilnt. you fny notlilnu unlit Ih
cur. In. b.cn .e-ainDlthcd. 'I lion I viva von a
wilittn lu.r.nlv (good long m you llvr) that
the cur will b permanent. Should tho iroiibl
ever return or any of lh ayinpttima appear again
Iter I pronounce you rurnl, I will treat you and
lilve you Hie beat .llentloii at my command, Ir.a of
uiirri, uom every aympinm n aiuppcoreu.
1 hat fair nd aquare. ll'a the moat llbrral olfer
ever made. Why not accept tt and ltd youraclf of
iruucie lorcrcrr
Coma and teo me about your eate, If youcannol
come Juit nqw, write for ny Iren. 'jock. Addreaa
DR. E. R. TARRY,
Boo llulldlnR, Omaha, Nebraska.
Constipation
Tor over nine years I lutTerttl with chronic
con.llpatlon ami during tills time I Imd to take
n Injection of wiirra wter once every 34 hoitrt
before I could have an cUon. on my bowels.
Happily I tried Cascnrcts, and today I am a well
man. DurinK the nine year before I used.
Cascarcts I iuflered untold misery with internal
piles. Thanks to you, I am free from oil that
thl. morning. You can ue thla hi beluilf of
suffering- humanity. B. r. l'lsher, Koanoke, lit.
rieasant. Palatable, Potent, Taste Rood.
Do tiood. Mover iiicken.Wcaken or (irloo.
10c, 2Jc, 50c. Never sold In bulk. Tho ten
ulno tablet stamped CC C. Guarontcod to
euro or your money back. 030
NONE BETTER
Tho next bill of rihin&es yon buy
look to see what inurlilson thuin,
Tuirticuhirly what thu numu of
tho mimufuctnrcr.lH. If you noo
DAY LUM1IKU COMPANY ami
this marl: you can bo sure of Uio
quality.
c n r r rr.x t HvriUK. m rii. (wrjrinuinr, pilous,
IIICC fnnni, rnnrhrk, nilonWulloii trrioUi. Jluy fruui
on nor'- Hnrv rouinilMloiu. l,iow,ii rV.
quultty. I
ppn
llJ'll'hASK'YOUtf DEAlRf),'IH
' DEFIANCE STARCH
1
euleat to vork with aod
tarcbot clotbea nlctst.