TUB NOUOL.K . WEKKLY NEWS-JOURN AL Pill DA V JULY 30 1909
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Newfoundland , like Ireland , IB free
from reiitllos.
Experience la no doubt a great
teacher , but the cost of tuition IB ra
ther expensive.
The niofit successful people In the
world learn to lean on their necessi
ties Instead of being broken by them.
It begins to look as though the coun
try has been altogether too free In
admitting raw material Into congress
Strange that BO eminent a publica
tion as the Congressional Record
should fall to take any stand on the
tariff question.
Mr. Bryan still Insists that the democracy
mocracy Is a growing party. Must bt
that ho baa a now subscriber for the
Commoner.
Five new torpedo destroyers have
Just been launched at Bath , Maine
It would seem ns If there was a super
abundance of destroyers already.
'The governor of Louisiana hat
eighty-five colonels on his staff. Nc
wonder all the southerners wear thai
.title.
There Is a rumor that when Aldrlcl
gets through revising the tariff there
won't even be such a thing as lo\\
hoes.
Senator Gore , the blind statesmar
fromOklahoma , Is fond of baseball. II
must be the kind they play In Toledc
that he enjoys.
The Glldden tour may nave Its draw
backs , but It appeals to most of us
more favorably than Edward Paysor
Weston's method of getting across the
continent.
James Schoolcraft Sherman mustbi
n happy man. He is 'tending to his
Job , drawing his salary regularly , am
thus far everybody is letting bin
Alone.
The people are watching with grea
Interest to see which results In tin
best actual , concrete legislation ef
lected , the "big stick" or the "blanc
anille. "
Ibsen uttered a great truth when hi
said "so to conduct one's life ns ti
realize one's self this seems to mi
the highest attainment possible In :
human being. "
England and Germany do not see fl
to reduce their own military and nava
equipment , but are willing to join ii
a movement to reduce each othcr'i
armament.
The language which permits a mai
to say of a political candidate , "If hi
-only takes this stand when he runs
he'll have a walk-over , " certainly ha
Its peculiarities.
An investigation of the Mllwaukei
lilgh schools show that thirty-four ou
of every fifty high school boys in tha
city smoke cigarettes. This is a pee
showing for any city to make.
If congress can finally decide who
net Income Is , It will confer a favo
upon millions of aspiring citizens , win
would like to have an infallible nil
for finding out whether they have an ;
such Income.
Ex-President Roosevelt has been th
victim of numerous slanders and oul
rages , but the worst is yet to come
Alfred Austin , England's poet , is wrii
Ing a poem , "Roosevelt's Visit to Sout
Africa.
Denominational lines are certalnl
breaking down when a Washlngto
Congregational church contains
swimming * pool. The next thing w
Bhnll hear Is that the Baptists are pu
ting In shower baths.
Immense profits are being made b
automobile manufacturers. In man
Instances they are actually astonisl
Ing. This condition is bound to a
tract great competition which wi
eventually cause prices to drop. The
are bound to drop.
If you have any business to atten
to or desire to take any pleasure 01
of life , don't try to follow the advlc
of health journals. There will be tlm
for neither business or pleasure fc
the man who lives up to their Instrui
tions.
With all the advice we are gottln
on "how to bring up a family" chl
dren ought to thrive A speaker at
congress of mothers In Chicago ri
cently exclaimed "Bewaro of feodln
your babies with sausages and beer I
the first year of their existence. "
Dr. Eliot has only selected ha
enough books to fill his five foot she !
.with volumes which if read a few mil
titcs each day until mastered will give
one a liberal education. It Is quite a
task to boll down the accumulated wis
dom of the world to nt a five-foot shelf.
Mr. Wcston's successful walk across
.he continent should servo us an object
lesson to those who are advancing In
years , of what n sensible manner ol
living and a determination to win out
will do for a man. Because a man has
reached three score and ton Is no
proof that he I "all In. "
The German emperor has again
changed pilots. The retirement of
Prlnco Von Buclow takes from the
emperor's staff the most accomplished
statesman he over had , the man of
sanest Judgment nnd one who pos
sessed tlie best Influence over the er
ratic kaiser. Dr. Holwelg , who has
served ns minister of the Interior ,
takes the prince's place.
It would bo a fine thing If Senator
Aldrlch would make n tour of the cen
tinl west this fall and get an Idea ol
the size of that portion of the country
ns compared with New England , and
Incidentally become acquainted with
the sentiment of its people. It might
prove a little humiliating , but It would
be very healthful for a man of his dls
position.
The people want tariff reduction
that they will feel when they pay theli
bills. Let the president tighten his
grip and force downward the neccssl
ties of life. The people will be with
him. It was for that purpose thej
elected him. They will let him know
It nnd also those who are determined
to thwart him in carrying out his
pledges to the people.
There is remarkable activity among
New England manufactories. Mnnj
now factories are being built and ok
plants enlarged. It Is true that south
ern cotton mills have multiplied verj
rapidly of late , but they have merelj
taken a part of the Increase In the
vast Industry built upon the fibre 01
the cotton plant. They have not cm
down New England's output of cotter
goods.
Managers of department stores are
finding out by experience that boys
who smoke cigarettes or use tobacce
in any form are not up to the standare
In physique or mental alertness ane
In some cities they are signing agree
ments not to employ boys under li
who s re addicted to the habit. Whei
commercial Influence is added to mor
al influence , it strengthens greatly tin
forces which are being exerted t <
crush this demoralizing Indulgence.
The deadly blight of the cocalm
habit has become widespread and in
siduous throughout the country. Es
pecially is this true in the great cities
j like New York and Chicago. Startllnf
I evidence of the hold which this dread
fill curse already has upon large num
bers of people In different sections o
the land have been presented to con
1 gross , and a strong effort Is belni
made to restrain the traffic In thli
noxious drug.
That old saying that "It is not th (
clothes that make the man" Is not ac
cepted by those who are experience *
in the ways of the world. Good clothe
are certainly the badge by which mei
are recognized in the business am
social worlds. It Is more often tha
the poorly dressed and frayed-edged in
dividual will be made to stand nsid <
for the man who is garbed in new am
up-to-date , though the former ma ;
posses the better qualities of the twc
The spectacle which the two grea
political leaders of France Clemer
> ceau and Delcasse presented to th
> world , when they descended to a pei
sonal quarrel , railing at each othei
shrieking personalities , and utterl ;
forgetting the dignity of their pos
tions , the honor of their country am
every consideration of statecraft o
, courtesy , Is a most humiliating one
The worst of the matter is tha
through it France loses the guidln
hand of her greatest premier and wll
fall into the hands of mediocrity fror
which the third republic has so ofte
suffered.
Two hundred and fifty young colleg
women In Spokane have organized th
College Equal Suffrage club and adopi
ed the slogan : "No vote , no husband.
Each member takes a solemn vow t
convert her suitor to woman's right
before entering an engagement. I
perusing the document one dlscovore
that there is a loop hole left by whlc
In extreme cases , if it Is Impossible t
convert the man of their choice t
their belief , they may still marry hln
The young ladies do well to Incorpi
rate this saving clause in their charte :
It will eventually prove the undoing c
their club , but perhaps the suffrag
cause will survive the blow.
Reports are coming in ns to the r <
suits of the
non-explosive Fourth c
July celebrations. Cleveland , Ohio
nnd Saratoga , N. Y. , both voted fo
an Independence day without expl (
slves this year. In Cleveland , the d
rect cause of this reform was an e :
plosion of fireworks last year klllln
eleven people. The public sontlmer
was naturally so aroused that It wa
easy to pass an ordinance prohlbltln
the use of explosives. There are othe
ways of making a noise which will an
swer the purpose of a vent for young
America's enthusiasm without endan
gering life and property. It Is not too
soon to begin a campaign for a safe
nnd sane Fourth of July celebration
In every city and town next year. '
'
Diamonds have boon discovered In
Goriunn South Africa , but as usual , na
ture has so effectively guarded her
treasures that It Is Impossible for then
to bo gained without much effort , mon
ey and even life Itself risked In the
search. The newly discovered deposit
lies In the midst of a desert so arid
and so dllllcult to penetrate that pros
pectors In search of the gems can
reach them only at great expense nnd
discomfort and then can remain but a
day or two. All water must bo carried
In and only distilled sea water can be
obtained , which proves nauseating and
unwholesome. Taking all these things
Into consideration diamonds arc nol
i likely to be greatly reduced In price
or the market glutted by this new
find.
Three hundred nnd scventy-foui
blocks In the heart of Seattle whlcl
were built upon hills and In valleys
have been moved or torn down , pave
ments , water mains and sewers dug
up and then hydraulic engineers have
washed the hills into the valleys ant
everything made ready for a complete
regradlng. About ton million cubii
yards of earth have been removee
from the hills and distributed In th <
valleys. In this way the great obsta
cle to the city's growth is being re
moved nnd Instead of being packet
up and cramped by n series of smal
hills this enterprising city can hence
forth expand at pleasure on compar
atlvely level ground. It has cost abou
$3,000,000 to remove the hills , but 1
is money well spent.
The republican party has not fo ;
years faced a situation as full of dan
ger or one calling for the oxerclsc o
such wisdom In council or harmony li
action as that which confronts It to
day. Fortunately for It , the next na
tional election is still distant. But thi
time is none too long for creating thi
Impression that must be given If thi
country Is not to be turned over t <
the democrats. As has often beei
pointed out , it is not the contents o
the new tariff bill that count , but thi
impression made during the debati
upon the minds of the people. Prot
ably few of them know the rates o
duty levied upon any six articles ; bu
they were convinced by the action o
congress that it was controlled by thi
great business interests. That is thi
general feeling ; and It can be countei
acted only by new republican activit ;
on lines that show the people that the ;
may rely upon Its guardianship.
THE LIBRARY BUILDING.
Although it will require some littl
time to complete arrangements for gel
, ting an additional $1,000 from Mr. Cai
negie for the Norfolk library , th
building will be well worth waltini
for.
for.The
The library board feels that It wouli
be unjustified In building anythin ;
short of the building already planne *
for Norfolk and every effort will b
made to secure this structure wlthou
sacrificing any of the dimensions o
details already outlined.
From the fact that Mr. Carnegl
gives ten times as much for buildin
as the city levies annually for mair
tennnce , and since Norfolk now levle
about $1,100 , It would seem only ref
sonable to suppose that a building t
cost $11,000 Instead of $10,000 will b
forthcoming.
The library will make one of th
most valuable institutions in Norfol
when completed.
THE FALL FESTIVAL.
The plan for a fall festival , whic
some of the Norfolk merchants ar
now discussing , has more merit in 1
than many projects that have bee
undertaken. The plan would bo to ei
tablish a permanent fall feature , some
thing along the line of the Mitchell (
D. ) corn palace. Genuinely high grad
attractions would make it worth th
while of the people of northern N <
braska and southern South Dakota t
come to town during that week.
Norfolk is the center of a big flel
nnd people in this territory woul
much prefer coming here to going t
Omaha for the Ak-Sar-Ben.
Nothing would tend to more omphi
size this city's importance as a cento
or the Importance of this great nortl
west as a big and growing agriculture
and stock raising country , than sue
nn event , with thousands gathered t <
Bother hero from hundreds of mile
around.
A live stock show or grain show c
both might be easily held In connei
tlon.
Frank B. Kellogg of St. Paul , In
talk before the Minnesota Bar assocli
tlon , recently gave voiceto an oplnlo
which will meet the hearty approvr
of every thoughtful man , when h
said : "I believe that a statute shoul
bo passed providing that no perso
shall bo disqualified as a juror by roi
son of having formed or expressed a
; opinion upon the matter or cause to b
I submitted to the Jury , founded upo
, public rumor , statements In the publl
, Journals , or common notoriety , provh
r ed It appears to the court from th
examination that the juror Is an Intel
ligent man an'd will , notwithstanding
such nn opinion , act impartially and
fairly upon the matters submitted to
him. " As the rulings are given at
present , especially In criminal cases ,
a premium Is placed on stupidity and
Ignorance and the man who reads the
newspapers IB disqualified to act as n
Juror. It Is passing strange that In a
land which boasts of Its enlightenment
such a value of barbarism In legal
cases should bo permitted to exist.
Mr. Kellogg Is doing good work In
helping to cut away this lot of dead
underbrush which hinders justice nnd
only serves to bring the law Into con
tempt.
1 AROUND TOWN.
Can you name the new shah of Pnr
stn ?
i How would you like to be a rough
rider and dead broke ?
The time has come when even the
corn has ears.
The Norfolk races start a week from
next Wednesday.
Miss II\i will enter Wellesley this
year. Who's Hu ?
Butcher Weyler will now help King
Alfonso to some of the dark meat.
I A year from today Norfolk will have
| a paved street. Paste that In your hat.
The rain was welcomed by some of
the harvesters. They needed a rest.
It was a batting bee at Dallas. But
then you'd expect to find bees on the
rosebud.
Rain may fall this week but It must
be nil sunshine beginning Monday. It
will be race week In Norfolk.
Norfolk has its faults , but it isn't
bothered by the sea rising up nnd try
ing to engulf it
Aliens coming Into the United States
in the future must come Cash On De
livery.
There ought to be a penitentiary
sentence hanging over such reckless
autoraobiUng as is sometimes indulged
In.
There's one family In Norfolk that
does more human Interest things than
any other family on the face of the
earth.
"I should like to have money
enough , " said a Norfolk youth , "to
stand at a given spot and bat golf
balls off Into the wind ad infinitum. "
One Norfolk woman got frightened
when she read in the paper yesterday
that Secretary Wilson was planning to
prosecute the bleachers.
Jeffries met Governor Johnson the
other day at St. Paul. But the par
ticular Johnson people are anxious to
have Jeffries meet. Is not governor of
Minnesota.
Will Harry Thaw ever subside ?
People are getting awfully tired of
these fellows who commit murder
while Insane and then Immediately re
cover their senses.
When a married woman giggles and
goes Into ecstacy because somebody
tells her she looks a certain age , It's
a sure sign she's a darn sight older
than that. That happened in Norfolk
the other day.
A little over a year ago the Lucas
trio were in Norfolk. George sang
the song , "Somebody Lied. " in the
show , "Nobody Works But Father. "
' Last Friday the Lucases came back
to join the Al Ritchie show. And
George Is still singing , "Somebody
Lied. "
The city man came down to break
fast red-eyed and pale , says the Phil
adelphia Bulletin. "A quiet country va
cation ? " he grumbled to the farmer's
rosy daughter. "Why , the pandemonium
was unexampled. Nothing like it is
ever heard In town. Dogs barking ,
pigs grunting , sparrows chirping , crick
ets and tree frogs pegging away ,
roosters crowing , horses neighing no ,
I didn't sleep a wink. " The pretty
daughter of the farmer gave a merry
laugh. "You city people have such
nerves ! " she cried. "None of you can
stand our pastoral repose. You are
like the cockney. " "What cockney ? "
ho asked , sniffing at his soft-boiled egg
a little anxiously. "Tne first , the orig
inal cockney , " she replied. "He went
5 out from I-ondon , Just like you , to
spend his vacation In the country , and
Just like you , the noises wouldn't let
him sleep. Ho said at breakfast that
the wild beasts' roaring had been
something frightful. And ns he talked
a cock crowed. 'That's the one , ' ho
said , excitedly. 'That's the feller.
He's been neighing like that all
night. ' " The Intelligent young girl
laughed. "And every since that time , "
she said , "Londoners have boon called
cocknelghs. "
ATCHISON GLOBE SIGHTS.
No greater hnrm can bo done some
men than to praise them.
If a woman has red hair , can she
buy red puffs at the stores ?
Some men never buy either chewing
tobacco or peanuts ; they beg.
Some day , we hope to meet a man
who gets all the credit he deserves.
If an article Is offered to you at a
price you know Is low enough , don't
haggle , and expect to get It for lees.
The man who attends to his busi
ness , and goes his own way quietly
nnd peacefully , will bo bothered little
excepting by ngenta.
Listen ns long as two minutes , and
you will hear some woman complain
that the hardest thing she has to do IB
to make her husband and children eat
When n woman twists her hair In n
light little knot , Instead of spreading
It out to look like as much as possible ,
It Is evidence of disappointed hopes ,
nnd no Joy worth dressing up for.
"Reporters , " sold an old newspaper
man , "seem to bd divided Into two
classes : Those with so much energy
they write Items that make trouble for
the editor , or those with BO little energy -
orgy they don't wrlto Items at all. "
We have noticed , ns a proof of the
deadly boredom of life , that whllo
tombstones say of husbands nnd wives
that they wore "always kind , honor
able , loving and Indulgent , " none of
them ever say that they wore Interest
ing.
We don't know of anything that
could take the conceit out of men
more effectively tlmn to glance back
Into the parlor five minutes after mak
ing a call : Every woman In It yawnIng -
Ing , nnd complaining of being bored
to death.
SCRAP BOOK.
Sufficient Unto the Day.
One summer day a colored man nnd
his famllj of eight , who depended en
tirely on the town for their support ,
started away from homo , all arrayed
In their best , each carrying a bag of
goodies. One of their benefactors met
them on the road.
"Well , Uncle Sam , where are you go
ing with all your family BO dressed
up ? " was the inquiry.
"Why , boss , " said Sam , "doan' you
know the circus ntn come to town ? "
"Yes , but I can't afford to go and
take all my family. "
"Well , boss , I tell you , It Is Jes' dls
away wld us. We done sol' de heatln'
stove 'cause de winter am fur oft , bat
de circus am here ! "
All Had Drawn Blank * .
Mrs , Sharp was a woman with a
tongue that did not belle her name.
This did not Improve her husband. He
was going fishing one tlay , and , looking
over his outfit , he exclaimed bitterly :
"My fishing trousers haven't n single
button on them ! "
"How fortunate ! " said his wife.
"Now , If you're drowned it will be BO
easy to Identify your body , won't It
dear ? "
"No , " the husband ronix-d , "for all
; hc other chaps in the crowd are mar
ried too ! "
Toll.
If you want knowledge , you must
toil for It ; if food , you must toll for It ,
and if pleasure , you must toll for It
Toll is the law Pleasure comes
through toll and not by pelf Indulgence
and Indolence. When a man gets to
love work his life Is a happy ono.
Couldn't Fool Him.
A pompous nnd loud mouthed mem
ber of a certain legislature was mak
ing a speech on pome momentous ques
tion nnd in concluding said :
"In the words of Daniel Webster ,
who wrote the dictionary , * glvo mo
liberty or give me death. ' "
One of his colleagues pulled at his
coat nnd whispered :
"Daniel Webster did not wrlto the
dictionary. It was Noah. "
"Noah nothing , " replied the speaktt.
"Noah built the ark. "
The Noble Nature.
It la not Rrowlns , like a tree.
In bulk doth make mixn better be ,
Or standing long nn oak , three hundred
year.
To fall a log at last , dry , bald and sear.
A Illy of a day
Is fairer far In May.
Although It fall and die that night.
It was the plant and flower of light.
In small proportions wo just beauties
Ece ,
And In short measures Ufa may perfect
be.
Bon Jensen ,
A Bitter Dose.
An old negro man was riding on the
iraln nnd fell asleep with mouth wide
open. A mischievous drummer came
along , and , having a convenient cap
sule of quinine In his pocket , he un
corked It nnd sifted It well on to the
old negro's palate and the root of his
tongue. The old darky , awakening , be
came much disturbed. He called for
the conductor and asked , "Boss , la
dero a doctor on dls here train ? "
"I don't know , " said the conductor.
"Are you ulcki"
"Yas , sah ; I sho1 Is sick. I she * Is
8ck. | "
"What Is the matter with you ? "
"I dunne , sir , but 5t tastes like I
busted my gall. "
Dusty.
Alongside the recretary of state's
desk is a great globe , standing over
six feet high. One tlay Mr. Knox cou-
sultod it to see If It were really true
that the sun never sets on our do
minions nowadays or to learn some
thing else of equal Importance. The
Pennsylvania statesman Is the pink of
neatness and was somewhat Irritated
to find that the big revolving ball
soiled his coat sleeve.
"William. " ho said sharply to the
messenger and laying his finger on
the globe , "there Is dust there a foot
thick. "
"It's thlcker'n dat , Mr. Secretary , "
replied the negro , with that familiarity
that comes of mingling with greatness.
"Wfrit do you mean ? " demanded the
prefillT.
"Why , you'se got yuh flngah on de
desert of Sahara. "
Mr. Knox did badly at trying to Bap-
press n Binllc.
"You'll find Homo on the Atlantic
'
ocean , too , " he remarked aa ho re
turned to his desk.
Making Money
On the Farm
VI. Seed Corn Breeding
By C. V. GREGORY.
Author of "Homo Course In Modern
Agriculture"
Copyright. 1909 , by American fret *
Aiioclttion.
the preceding articles Improved
IN methods of growing a few of the
most widely grown farm crops
bare been given. By study and
careful attention to details It Is pos
sible for a farmer to make a good
profit raising common produce for the
general market Much greater re
turns , however , may bo obtained by
specializing in some particular line
and Belling the products on a special
market
Ono of the most profitable special
lines that can bo followed Is brooding
Improved seed corn. Thin Is some-
FIO. II GOOD TTPE OP KEUNEIJ.
thing that must bo done for every lo
cality , since corn shipped In from any
distance cannot bo relied on. It Is
entirely possible to Increase the yield
ing ability of a strain of corn ten
bushels to the aero or more by a very
few years' breeding. Seed from such
nn Improved strain will find a ready
market nt satisfactory figures.
Selection of Ears.
In starting out to Improve a strain
of corn there arc two main points to
be considered yield and quality. The
quality can bo determined readily by
Inspecting the cars. In examining the
ears the following five points arc to
be looked for : (1) ( ) General appearance.
The car should be as large as It can
be and still be sure to get ripe every
year. It should bo straight , symmet
rical and not taper too abruptly. The
butts and tips should be fairly well
filled , though other more important
points should not bo sacrificed for this.
(2) ( ) Trueness to type. Every establish
ed breed of com has Its peculiarities of
shape , color , etc. , that must bo consid
ered. The general type of the breed
should be adhered to closely , as uni
formity Is nn Indication of breeding.
(3) ( ) Maturity. No car should be used
for seed that Is not sound and well
matured. Soft , chaffy , starchy ker
nels or those shrunken at the tip. with
chaff adhering to them , arc indications
of Immaturity. Deep kernels go with
late maturing corn. Extreme depth
of kernel cannot be expected In the
early varieties that must bo grown In
the north. (4) ( ) Vitality. While all corn
should be tested before It Is planted ,
yet there are many ears that can be
thrown out without the trouble of test-
Ing. Immature ears 'are usually lackIng -
Ing In vitality. If the kernels arc
blistered on the back or the embryo Is
dark or yellowish the chances are that
It will not grow. (5) ( ) Shelling percent
age. A high percentage of corn to cob
Is desirable , but should bo secured by
compact , fairly deep kernels rather
than by an abnormally small cob.
Increasing the Yield.
Whllo quality is Important , yield Is
even more so. This Is not so easily
determined , actual Held tests being re
quired. Before starting those testa
the breed of corn to bo grown should
be selected. It pays to begin work
with the best com obtainable , as you
are thus starting where some one else
has left oft. A breed of corn that has
proved Itself adapted to your locality
is the best to select
There are almost as many methods
of breeding seed corn as there are corn
breeders. Many of these are too com
plicated to bo adapted to the farmer
who Is just starting in ns n corn
breeder. After few '
a years' experi
ence with a simpler method , some of
the plans for keeping n record of each
ear from year to year nnd producing
"pedigreed" seed corn may bo t m-
ployed.
The breeding plot should be 500 to
GOO feet long just long enough BO that
It takes an ear to plant n row. It
should bo wide enough for about fifty
of these rows. The soil and drainage
conditions of the plot should bo as
nearly uniform as possible. It should
be located twenty to forty rods from
any other corn , so that there will bo
no danger of mixing. Fifty of the best
ears of the desired strain ehould bo
selected nnd shelled separately. Each
of the rows In the breeding plot In to
bo planted with ono of these ears. The
work can be done with n planter If
ccro is taken to clean out the boxes
thoroughly each time across. It la
better to drill the corn In the breed
ing plot since It is too narrow to cul
tivate to advantage crosswise. Two
or three border rows should bo planted
around the edges of the plot
Care of th * Breeding Plot
The breeding plot idiould not bo fcr-
lllzed any better than any of the oth
er fields on the farm , and the prepara
tion of the seed bed and cultivation
should be the same. The prime ob
ject is to develop n strain of corn that
will yield well under average field con
ditions. The extra work that Is put on
the breeding plot should bo applied to
the corn ItHcIf nnd not to the soil.
About the time cultivation censes all
suckers should be cut off. This can bo
quickly done with a straight bladed
corn knife. These suckers take nour
ishment needed by the good Htalks
and produce Inferior pollen to fertilize
the Bilks.
The most Important part of the work
Is dctnssollng , When the tassels begin
to appear go through the plot and
carefully pull them out from every
other row. This tthottUl be done every
day for a week or more as long aa
tassels continue to appear. At the
name time any Imperfect Htnllcs In the
other rows should be dolasselod. If
there are any rows that show a mark
ed tendency to nucker , carry the ears
too high or low or have any other
marked di'fect , they nliould bo dotas-
&oled also.
Comparing the Yields.
Aa soon as the corn Is all ripe the
ears from the twenty-live dvtUHHoled
rows should Iw husked , keeping the
produce of each row Hcparnte. The
corn from the tasseled rows , as well as
from the Imperfect rows that wore tlo-
tnsscled nnd from the border rowH ,
should bo discarded. At the tlmo of
husking the dctasseled corn any pe
culiarity of the stalks In a row Hhould
bo noted. The number of HtnlhM In eae h
row should also bo counted. The
weight of the corn from n row divided
by the number of stalks In that row
will give the weight pur stalk , which
is the proper basis for comparison. It
will bo found that there Is a very great
difference in yielding ability , some
rows yielding twice or three times ns
much as others. This yield , togeth
er with the number of good seed
cars to the row , forms the basis for
determining from which row to select
ears to plant next year's breeding plot.
The rest of the cars worth saving
should bo stored away to plant in the
Increase field.
The Increase field Is not for the purpose -
pose of Improving the corn , but merely
to secure larger quantities of that
which has been Improved In the breed
ing plot. Each year seed from the
highest quality and best yielding of
the Individual rows Is saved to plant
the next year's breeding plot nnd the
remainder used In the Increase field.
In this way the standard keeps Im
proving from year to year. Ten bush
els to the acre Increase is by no menus
the limit to which the Improvement
can bo carried. Indeed , almost the
only limit Is the care nnd tlmo be
stowed upon the breeding plot \
The Seed Corn House.
Where several hundred bushels of
com are to be saved for seed , ns Is
the case where a specialty Is being
made of well bred seed corn , It is nec
essary to have some sort of special
seed corn house. This may bo filled
with slatted racks , on which the corn
is laid , or the cars may bo hung from
the celling with binder twine. The
latter is the better method , ns It per
mits a more thorough circulation of
air around the corn. The use of two
PIO. XII GOOD UILL OF COId.
strings , one at each end of the ear ,
keeps It from warping , as It will warp
if tied by ono string In the middle.
One of the chief requirements of u
seed corn house Is adequate ventila
tion. In the northern section where
severe cold weather comes early some
artificial bent will bo needed. The
corn may bo IIUUR In the seed house as
soon as It is gathered. At this time it
coutalns n largo amount of moisture ,
BO the windows' should all bo opened
to allow It to dry rapidly. Artificial
heat should be applied gradually at
first , ns too much when the corn is
full of moisture will Injure it. After
the corn Is well dried out less ventila
tion will be needed , though some
should bo given at all times , llent will
bo needed from this tlmo on only on
very cold or damp days.
Teeth Chatter.
The Gold Tooth-Say , you'll bo pulled
It you keep on disturbing the peace.
The Troublesome Molar Hooray !
I'm just aching to got out of here , you
know. Puck.
Wisdom is neither gold , nor silver ,
nor fame , nor wealth , nor health , nor
strength , nor beauty. Plutarch.