Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 6, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 January 1918 — Page 2

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CLASSIC LEARNING MADE PAY

Professor’s Acquaintance With the Language Enabled Him to Squelch Shine Shop Comment. The Professor’s Greek is the Greek of Homer and Pindar, as far as the professor’s studies have enabled him to get it ; but he can speak it well enough, and enough like the modern idiom, to make himself understood in bootblack shops. He has even traveled through Greece with it and got along fairly well. The professor’s salary is no larger than other professors’ salaries; or perhaps he is a war economist. At any rate, the sizable - feet at the ends of his muscular young legs are encased in very ancient half-soled shoes. The other morning he stopped on Sixth avenue, muses a New York correspondent, to have these shoes shined up. The Greek boys were full of ginger; they were swapping jokes on their patrons in their native tongue. “A tightwad,” or its equivalent, said the professor’s servitors to the others. “A miser. Probably a wife-beater too” —and went on to discuss the professor’s outward aspect in detail. “Look at these shabby shoes,” was his peroration. And then the professor spoke Greek. “If I lifted my foot to your face,” he said suavely, “perhaps you could see them still better.” “I had to pay the cashier,” says the professor telling the story. “The boy was out of the shop and about three blocks up the avenue, still running. The shop was strangely silent. Some day I must go in there again and find out if that boy came back.” Reason does not come before years.

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The HUMBLE BEAN IS HELPING to WIN the WAR

By Robert H.Moulton

■ ' humble bean Is helping to OtO win the .war. So says Prof. L - C - Corbett * a bean expert in the department of agriculture. But the bean is no longer cheap. For planting, they cost the farmer this season from $lO to sl2 a bushel. The food pricey at retail is considerably higher. Therefore, it becomes no man to refer irreverently to the bean, whether it be red, white, black or mottled, or whether it be baked, boiled or made into soup. Professor Corbett, although a horticulturist by profession, knows more about beans,than anyone else In the country. We may accept his statement, therefore, that the bpan, which grows practically everywhere except at the North pole, is going to play a large part in helping to bring Germany to terms. He says It was the bean that put down the Civil war, and then whipped Spain in 1898. So why shouldn’t it make as fine a record in the present conflict?

Previous to 1861, according to Professor Corbett, beans were not much used in this country on the table —barring, perhaps, the city of Boston. At that time our railroads were very crude and they found it almost impossible to keep the federal armies supplied with guns, amunition and clothing, so in the matter of food bulk was eliminated as far as possible. Beans, being light in weight, and, moreover, very nourishing, made an ideal food under the conditions prevailing, so the Northern quartermasters began to buy them in large quantities and ship them to the soldiers at the front. The soldiers waxed strong on beans; likewise their taste for them grew amazingly, so that when the war was over and they returned to their homes, they asked for beans. Thus a market was created, where no market existed before, and farmers began to grow them. The bean industry, therefore, may be said to have been created by the Civil war. While beans made no millionaires, they increased the prosperity of farmers in the North and in time became a valuable crop throughout the South. For years beans have formed one of the principal articles of food for the soldiers in our regular army. During the Spanish war they ate great, quantities of them, down on the Mexican border they did the same thing, and now in France the story is being repeated. It is not only our troops, however, that are being fed on beans. British and French soldiers are living on them, and the American product, at that. When autocracy has been conquered and democracy rules the world, credit should be given to the bean for the part it has played in bringing about such a condition.

Fifty years ago the acreage in beans in this country was small, but it has been growing steadily. Last year 950,000 acres were planted to beans, the yield being 8,900,000 bushels. The 1915 crop did better, 928,000 acres yielding something like 10,000,000 bushels.. Last year there were a good many foreign buyers in the market, and this fact, coupled with the smaller crop, caused the farm price of beans to jump from $2.59 a bushel in 1915 to $5.06 a bushel n 1916. Farm value means the price that the grower receives. Very few, if any, consumers bought beans even for $6 a bushel. As the stock disappeared from the market the price mounted higher and higher. It might be supposed. then, that the acreage this year would break all previous records. But with seed selling as high as sl2 a bushel, or 20 cents a pound, and mighty Tittle at even such unheard-of prices* farmers preferred to take a chance on some other crop with which they were more familiar. Beans are planted late in the spring after the grouniT gets warm. The crop is'easily cultivated and readily slripped and stored. Under average conditions, a yield of ten to fifteen bushels pei acre can be exacted 'in most states. The greatest amount of labpr is needed at harvest time. On account of the lack of special bean machinery, experience |n handling the crop and the labor market, it is probably a desirable policy for many to grow small acreages rather than for a few to attempt large acreages. The navy or pea bean is the leading commercial variety of dry beans. It is also called the soup bean. The demand for this variety is well established, a point which is much in the grower s favor. It is also probably the most prolific variety under most conditions, n is listed under various trade names.

Just Shucks.

A great deal has been said and written regarding the numerous by-prod-ucts of the Indian corn plant. Something new in that line, however, has just light, says the Christian Science' Monitor. A Western farmer reports that he is getting his corn shucked for nothing, while the man who Is doing the work gratuitously is. nevertheless, making a good thing out >f it. The latter, that is, is shucking to supply a concern that pays him J well for perfect and clean shucking?.

THE EVENING REPUBLICAN RENSSELAER. IND.

The small-seeded type of navy called the pea bean is In greatest demand. An increased acreage of beans will be an important contribution to the nation’s food supply. But to make this increased acreage most prolific, we must standardize our varieties. Plant only the navy bean, preferably the small pea variety. This will assist the grower in finding a market for his surplus. Buy seed from reliable seed dealers if possible.- Should this -supply be exhausted, the beans sold at stores for

cooking.purposes can be drawn upon. First buy a small amount, or secure a sample for germination. Test between blotters, and if the test shows 85 per cent germination or better they will be safe. " A sandy loam is best for beans. In many places the soil may-be too fertile, causing overluxuriant growth, of vines so that the plants bloom but sparingly and but little seed sets. Bottom lands are‘hot adapted to bean growing for this reason, and also b e(>ause °f. rbs " eases, some of which are more prevalent under conditions where heavy dews and lack of air drainage are found, as on such lands. For this reason a location is to be preferred where there is good air drainage. Newly turned sod may be used for beans with good results. Such land is apt to be a little dry, which tends to check vine growth. Land which is somewhat impoverished is better than a rich soil. The land should be prepared in the spring, because if this is deferred until planting time much of the moisture which should be conserved for the summer period will have been lost by evaporation or used by weeds. The seed bed should be prepared after plowing and followed at occasional Intervals with the harrow. This will kill the young weeds and conserve the moisture. In this way much of the weed fighting can be done before the crop is planted. From 18 to 20 quarts of pea beans are required per acre. Larger varieties require more seed, ranging from the quantities named, to one bushel per acre, according to size.

The bean is distinctly a warm-season crop and should not be planted until the soil becomes thoroughly warmed. If planted too early the seed is likely to rot in a cold soil and will not germinate uniformly, making uneven ripening. The vine growth is more likely to be excessive than when planted later and checked by the hot, dry weather. Generally speaking, the first half of June is ample time for planting shell beans, and in several instances fair yields have been secured from plantings made as late as the first of July. The limitation on late planting is the ability of the crop- to mature before frost and unsettled weather for harvesting. Unlike most plants, the bean brings its seed leaves to the surface when germinating. If planted too deeply, this is made difficult. On the other hand, a crop planted shallow may suffer from moisture. From 1% to 2 inches is. a good average depth. For a small acreage a hand drill is satisfactory, the rows being commonly spaced 28 to 30 inches apart, with the plants

MARCH OF THE PAPER DOLLAR

In the old days when we didn’t have milch money, but had muscular shoulders and wore stout jeans, we had no quarrel with the silver dollar, says the St. Paul Dispatch. When we possessed money it was a comfort to hear it. jingle, ,to feel .it weighing on our galluses. But since we have become prosperous we have put away our desire for the physical evidence of money. We want something that does not wear holes in our modern effete pockets. We want something which does not make us round-shouldered to carry about. And so has spread the custom of the one-dollar bill. The cartwheel was first banished from tbe East. Nq,w it is possible to trade almost anywhere in St. Paul and get your five-dollar bill changed with paper ones. In the smaller towns, the towns of the frontier and the West, the ponderous coin, supported by the muscular shoulders, the stout jeans and the galluses. Is still tolerated. \ , • . But the demand for paper dollars is

to be used as wrappers for hot tamales. The volunteer sfiucker; it is said, makes as much as $6 a day. Thus, “he doesn’t amount to shucks.” is another old saying destined for the scrap heap

Return of the Primitive.

A peculiar instance brought about by war conditions is the revival of a number of old-fashioned manufacturing methods abroad which have been dormanti for centuries. This is especially true of the paper industry in

about 2 inches apart in the row. In field planting a corn planter with bean plates is the most desirable. A grain drill with a portion of the opening stopped may also be used. The crop is sometimes

pidlllcU ill 11111.3, using five to seven seed to the hill. Experiments indicate that the- drilled crops yield the heavier. A final harrowing may be given just before the seed comes up. Level cultivation should be practiced after planting. The bean is a shallow-rooted plant, hence care .should be exercised to avoid injury by cultivating deep near the plant, Following the appearance of the blossoms, and after the vines begin to run, cultivation should be done at less frequent intervals, except in case of severe drought. This has a tendency to check vine growth and to encourage seed production. Beans should not be cultivated when the foliage is wet because it has a tendency to encourage anthracnose. A one-horse cultivator or a two-row truck crop cultivator are excellent tools for this work. A surface corn cultivator can also be adjusted to this purpose. The crop should be harvested as soon as the pods mature and before they begin to shell. On a field basis a cutting tool is required. A special bean harvester can be secured or a surface corn cultivator may be adapted for this work by removing the two inside blades and the rakes. Set the two outside blades to form a “V” with the inside point just touching so as to shave the plants off at the surface of the ground. Growers report the use of an ordinary plow with a long shear and the mold board removed for cutting the vines. On. small patches the vines may be pulled by hand. The pulled beans, while still damp, are foi-ked into small piles or they may be- bunched with a side-delivery rake. The piles should not be over feet in diametqr, and 4to 5 feet in height. If the shocks get wet, they should be opened and turned as one would hay. As soon as the shocks become fairly dry, the crop may be stacked under shelter or threshed. The threshing should not be done until the beans become bone dry. The vines, which have gone through a sweat and are properly cured, have a tougher seed, and hence there is less damage from split beans in threshing. A grain separator may be used for threshing beans. Take out all but one row of concave teeth and alternate rows of the cylinder teeth. The beans should not pass back bver the cylinder a second time. The machine should be operated at low speed, from 300 to 400 revolutions per minute. A limited acreage can be threshed with a flail or beat out with a stick. In this way, there is very little loss and at the present high prices hand cleaning can be done at a profit, as a winter job.

gradually carrying all before It That is why the treasury department has decided to circulate a, new issue of one-dollar and two-dollar greenbacks similar to those of Civil war days. And the day is coming when even the small boy will look with contempt upon the money that jingles - but doesn’t burn, the money that weighs on the shoulders and tests the fiber of the galluses.

As the Posies Live.

The month of roses, we call it. Why? Because the roses themselves marry in June, states a botanist. Every bursting bud is a drama of love and longing. Every brilliant color, every sweet perfume, Is a plea for mating. This is not mere poetil’ or romance. It is cold scientific fact.

New Fireproof Varnish.

A quick-drying fireproof varnish that can be applied by machinery as well as by hand has been invented for textiles by a New York man.

France. The French press has been so hard put to it to procure newsprint that several paper mills, some of which date back to the sixteenth century, have been again put In operation, The mechanical pulp Is simply made by grinding wood with a millstone, which Is set in rotation by water power. The mixing and drying out process is carried on b* 7 hand. Up-to-date paper mills in France have had their operations curtailed owing to lack of raw materials and motive power. ■

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Cured Balking.

Redd—Saw a veterinary surgeon going into your place this morning. Anything sick? Greene—Yes, the car. Something’s the matter with its insides. “But what does a veterinary surgeon know about a car?” “I don’t know. Only I do know that once he cured a horse I owned of balking, and I thought it wouldn’t do any harm to let him try his hand on the car.”

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Just a Private.

James N. Culp, a former newspaper man, now the postmaster at North Vernon, tells this one, relates a writer in the Indianapolis News. A Jennings county man madd Inquiry the other day for his son’s mail. The postmaster, not knowing whether the <boy received' his mall by city carrier, general delivery or rural route, ventured the query, “General delivery?” “No, siree!” remarked the man, he is not a general yet, just a private at Camp Taylor.”

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“Do you ever quarrel with your wife?” “Never,” replied Mr. Meekton. “When a difference of opinion arises Henrietta lectures and I am the audience.”

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Too Big to Work With Pencil.

Bruce Barton, author of “More Power to You,” spent six months in a Montana construction camp. He left totake up newspaper work in Chicago. “Ain’t you ashamed of yourself?” said the foreman of the camp, when he left. “A big feller like you makln’ your livin’ with a little thing like a lead pencil! You’re big enough to swing a pick."

Incompatible.

“Now that you are a soldier, remember that your father gained hie rank by hard work. He began at the bottom.” “But how can I do that if I’m going over the top?” ( . Pittsburgh is to open a coal palna on land municipally owned and to obtain from 500 to 700 tons of fuel a day.

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