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moans of combatting common woods;
but its succoss is almost ontlroly de
pondont upon tho manner and per
sistency with which tho soil is culti
vated. To insuro roasonablo succoss,
frequently, while tho woods are still
small and the crops, while growing,
should bo given froquent cultivation.
Tho sumo tillage operations that are
used in putting tho soil in a condi
tion to rocoivo and conserve rain
fall, to prepare tho sood bed and
liberate plant food, are likewise use
ful In combatting weeds.
STRIPPING FODDER
'. Stripping loaves from the corn
stalks, as commonly practiced, is not
regarded as profitable by agricultural
experts. In work done at tho Mis
souri experiment station for a num
ber of years, stripping the loaves
from tho corn caused an e orage de
crease of more than eighteen per
cent in tho yield of corn. Tho de
crease in tho yield of corn made tho
fodder cost about $15 i:er thousand
bundles besides the labor of pulling.
Good fodder can usually be obtained
for about $10 per thousand bundles.
Tho earlier tho pulling of the foddor
is done tho greater the decrease in
tho yield of corn. If the pulling of
tho foddor is delayed so late as not
to Injuro the grain yield, the fodder
is practically worthless,
better plan is to grow
dally leguminous hays, for you can
savo moro hay in one day with the
mower and rake than you can save
In two weeks by pulrint, foddor.
The. much
hays, espe-
NOVEL METHOD OF CANNING
BEEF
, The problem of providing a supply
of fresh meat for the farm homo is
solved by an Iowa farmer in a novel
. manner. Late in tho fall he kills a
medium sized animal, d carefully
selects the choice cuts that he de
sires to save for summer user These
are cut into convenient size, sea
soned with salt and pepper, and
placed In ordinary quart fruit jars.
Those jars are then placed in a wash
boiler in water of sufficient depth
to roach well to tho top and placed
on the range to cook for about throe
hours. The' caps were placed on
loosoly on tho jars and romoved at
the end of tho boiling period for
placing on tho rubber bands, then re
placed and tightly screwed on, and
the meat carefully set away. A suffi
cient amount of liquid was produced
from tho boiling to servo every pur
pose in the jars. Me t put up in this
fashion will keep indefinitely and
when the jars are opened it will be
found as fresh and juicy as fresh
meat. It is especially attractive for
summer use. Farmers who have
been1 putting up meat in this way
never think of letting a winter go
by without providing the beef supply
for the next spring and summer.
THE VALUE OF A SILO
A bulletin of the Connecticut ex
periment station says that "tho silo
is tho poor man's necessity and the
rich man's luxury, for by it both gain
a bettor and moro independent liv
ing." It Is a well known fact that
much more of the nutrients in the
corn plant and other forage crops can
be saved In the silo than by any
other method. Besides the advantage
of silage in the economy of preserv
ing so largo a percentage of the
feeding quality of forage crops, it fur
nishes a succulent feed in the win
ter when it is needed to stimulate
the assimilation of food in an ani
mal, to keep the appetite active and
the digestive organs healthy.
In a summary of its conclusions
the bulletin says that any farm pro
duct can be siloed providing there
is sufficient sugar In the mixture to
be fermented into acid to preserve it.
The following mixtures silo success
fully and make a very desirable and
nearly balanced ration: Alfalfa and
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rye, clover and timothy or wheat or
oats, oats and peas, and corn and
cowpeas and soybeans. Nothing ex
cols the feoding of silage, especially
legume silage, during the dry sum
mer months for keeping up tho flow
of milk to its highest point.
SEED CORN SELECTION
Every farmer knows where his
best corn is in the field. He also
knows a good stalk and a good ear
when he sees one, and he knows that
like begets like. Experience has
has shown that many farmers do not
use enough care in saving their seed.
It takes only eight to ten ears of corn
to plant an acre, and the time to
make the selection is near at hand.
By going into the field just as the
husks begin to turn, it is an easy
matter to pick out good ears from
the stalks that approach your ideal.
Formerly it was the practice to con
sider only the size of the ear, but
now this is not so. A good sized
substantial cob. is necessary, but the
grains must be deep and well formed,
and as nearly as possible of uniform
length from butt to tip of ear. The.
cob should also be of uniform diam
eter, which gives the ear the desired
shape. A good rule for the size of
an ear of corn is that the circumfer
ence at one-third the distance from
the butt should be three-fourths the
length. Every farmer who grows
over thirty acres of corn should grow
his seed in a patch at one side of the
field. It is not necessary .to gather
enough seed from the field early, to
plant your entire area, though it
would be best to do so, especially in
the northern section, but every farm
er should spand a few hours at least
gathering some of the best -ears for
a seed corn patch.
ROTATION VS. DISEASE
The accumulation of noxious
weeds, diseases, and insects on the
farm is one of the moot serious
sources of loss, according to A. F.
Woods, dean of the Minnesota col
lege of agriculture. This results as
a rule from the constant growth or
too long continued culture of the
same crop or class of crops on tho
same land. Wilt in various crops,
bacterial diseases, grain rusts, and
weeds and insects too numerous to
mention all accumulate in the soil
under the one-crop system. These
pests often multiply to such an ax-
tent than ultimately it becomes im
possible. to secure profitable returns
from land thus infested. Resistant
varieties must then be secured or
crops cultivated on land not subject
to these pests. All these troubles
can be avoided and the fertility of
the soil greatly improved by intelli
gent Bysteras of rotation. The most
profitable systems for any locality or
type of farming, so far as they have
been developed, can usually be ob
tained from your own state experi
ment station or from the department
or agriculture at Washington,
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MR. BRYAN AND SO-CALLED
DEMOCRATS
The following letter, and excerpt
from a speech delivered by Senator
Ollie James of Kentucky, was pub
lished. 4n the Winchester (Mass )
Star of July 25:
Editor of the Star: These few
remarks by Senator Jaims printod in
tho Congressional Record, so well
state the facts an to Mr. Bryan, that
I will ask you .to print them, as a
few so-called democrats are so glad
to find fault with our great commoner
at any and all times. '
WHITFIELD TUCIC
Mr, James. Mr. President, so far
as Mr. Bryan is concerned, no assault
made here, no assault, in my judg
ment, made in the newspapers, no
ass"1,1 th&t may be fomented by po
litical foes, can affect him. He is
secure in thp confidence and affection
of his countrymen. No resolutions
that you may make will ever convince
the American people that William T
Bryan would desert his post of duty
when there was the slightest neces
sity for his presence.
That has not been his record in
times of defeat. It will not be hia
record in times of triumph. Our re
publican friends used to tell us that
if Bryan ever got into office he would
ruin the country, and now tho sena
tor from Kansas is telling us that if
he leaves office he will ruin the coun
try. (Laughter.)
Mr. President, many distinguished
men, as the senator from Missouri
said, have gone upon the Chautau
qua platform; and let me say, of all
the forces of uplift, of all tho powers
that have made for our progressive
life, of all the influences that have
battled to relieve the people from
the clutches of greed, I most respect
fully point you to the Chautauqua
platform. Free from the rancor and
malice of partisanship, they gather
to-hear -when they are cool and un
prejudiced. They listen to these ar
guments, and the forces and the
power of not only many distin
guished men in this country, but
more especially of Mr. Bryan, are
responsible for the great uplift in
this country and the trend toward
better and higher ideals and pur
poses. Mr. President, so far as criticism
of Mr. Bryan is concerned, senators
upon the other side remained silent
and free from criticism of the presi
dent of the United States, Mr. Taft,
when he went, at government ex
pense, for the purpose of making poli
tical speeches, yet they freely and
violently criticise Mr. Bryan when
the speeches that he is making are
those of a religiouB character, and
I do not believe that even the repub
lican party has much to fear from
that.
And you may rest assured of just
one thing, that Mr. Bryan will be in
touch with His office at all times, and
that at the slightest show of the
necessity for his presence at tho
capital he will be here to perform
his duty.
A VICTORY FOR ARBITRATION
Atlanta Journal (Dem.) It is a
matter of keen satisfaction the coun
try over that the employes and offi
cials of the eastern railroads have
responded to P'resident Wilson's
timely counsel and are now fairly on
the way -toward a just and quiet
settlement of their differences.
This course of action has not only
averted a strike that would probably
have imposed hardship upon both
parties directly concerned and well
nigh irreparable injury upon the pub
lic It hna silr ovamnUfififl more lUHl-
inously perhaps than ever before tho
power and the righteousness of tno
arbitration principle. .
The White House conference, made
possible through the president's ini
tiative, brought together the heads oi
the railroads and of the labor organi
zation It opened the way for tne
constructive influence of souoi
reasoning and engendered on bou
sides a spirit of conciliation.
Especially interesting is the tacsi
that it hastened the enactment oi tno
Newlands-Clayton bill, providing ror
the arbitration of wage disputes in .a
manner satisfactory to the roads ami
their employes alike. This measure,
which nad been pending was rus nou
to passage in order to meet this iwi
ticular emergency. ..,.
Arbitration is the fair and econom
ical basis on which all such W&
ences should be adjusted. " co
serves the interests of those direcw
involved in an issue and, what is b
premely important, it Pts
rights and security of the pu"
which otherwise is helpless.
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