Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 56, Number 12, Jasper, Dubois County, 9 January 1914 — Page 7

CITY

600D QUALITIES OF WHITE CHINA GEESE

To Work Out Problems Confronting the Poor

noaf.j mouso. tne rour-room sociological laboratory in which the workers of Neighborhood House Intend to work out the problems that confront Washington's poor, was opened to the public for inspection

December 15. The .trustees of Neighborhood House at a previous meeting decided that the inspection should follow a public reception in Neighborhood House on that date. "Model House" is a two-story, four-room building, typical of the "alley houses" of the capital, in which many of the city's less prosperous are fored to live. In this house the settlement workers are to carry on a series of experiments to determine the cheapest and best way for the poor man and his family to live. The carpenters worked hard to bring the house up to th- standard of sanitation, that the workers f' el should be demanded of every landlord. Then, it was to be furnished on a scale that it was figured the man who supports a family of wife and three children nn S9 11PP Weolr xi'hieh tolrart

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" r Vi lilt illixzy I U 11U. Ul liLU LS, WOU1U De aDle tO aiTord The furnituro cost between $100 and $150. Everything is cheap but omfort;tblf . and each article bears a tag showing its cost and the store at which it was purchased for the guidance of future buyers. Once the houso is fully furnished the boys and girls of the settlement will ake charge of the housekeeping under the instruction of settlement officials. Daily mealH will be cooked, care being taken by the young housewives to keep well within the $9 weekly wage, and such sewing as woald be necessary for the family of father, mother and three children will be done. The girls will attend to the cooking and sewing, and the boys of the settlement clubs will take over the duties of the man of the house. Not only will the girls of the settlement clubs hnv o rh.nnn

housekeeping and cooking in a real house, but the "Model House" will be opened to about 80 girls of the cooking and sewing classes of the public schools in the district of Neighborhood House. Georgian Defies a Sacred Southern Tradition

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FARM CONDITIONS

IN INDIANA By G. I. CHRISTiE. Superintendent Agricultural Extension, Purdue Unlverity.

A study of farm conditions in Indiana shows in a conclusive way that

possibilities of farming have but

measure been realized.

the

in a small Few farms

have reached their max!

mum m production and few farmers teed

DOES IT PAYTO ADVERTISE? By C. F. COBBLE. Department of Animal Husbandry, Purdue University School of Agriculture. Purdue University Agricultural Extension.

How many farmers advertise? I don t believe there is a business man or a pure bred live stork hrHo.- ,

corn grower; who does not be-

dare to reel that they have solved the . lieve in advertising. Each of these admany complex problems which pre- ! vert ises more or less generally on a sent themselves in connection with fcale an i . Z " ' 5' ?

tne many operations. The interest in agriculture is widespread. Xot only are the farmers giving more attention to improved methods in the cultivation of crops, production of live stock, marketing of the products, etc., but commercial clubs, chambers of commerce, rail-

ijtiu.s. me Dress anrl nthpr nraQni7A,i

M-aie. ann in such a manner n

size of his business or operations will warrant. On the other hand indiscriminate advertising does not pay. Millions of dollars are spent every year for useless advertising. To bring results, you must attract the man who wants to buy what you have to sell. If vou

rrr V ana organized i have half a dozon Berkshire seilte 'for

inosi aireet and art vp

farming conditions.

interest in

the

citv

cultural paper. Neither would you use One-hlf U -! limn 1

V 'leth"e'.are rarlouf) reasons , feeders' Gazette A small ad in vnur

nueresc taken b. commercial and ! counts nr f,,rm

-f k k"- ttuuiu yi uuaui v bring results.

This is not the kir rf nrt

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White Chinese Geese.

WILLIAM C. ADAMSON, representing the Fourth district of Georgia and ft uniformly called "Jede" Adamson because of his service on the city bench of Carrollton back in the eighties, is the one man in congress who defies the sacred southern tradition that no statesman

should appear in anything but a large black felt -louch hat Jedge ' Adamson prefers a flat, drab golf cap, which he wears with the same nonchalance that he wears his large and unpressed trousers of Carroll county (Ga.) design. Once, long years ago, the little William AdamKon was taken to school for the first time by his parents. It was a country school where the birch rod had full sway. Little William, being left to his devices, made an experiment with his hands. Hs patted the top of his head and rubbed his stomach at the same time, which requires great muscular control. The big boys and girls around him cauzht siht

of the ph nomenal exhibition, and in less than ten 6SÄ?k

,h' !.h rIy,eVery pupiI in that ,0 schoolhouse was trying the Adamson mcK with varying degrees of success. At the end of ten minutes the large and raw-boned schoolmaster had despaired of getting order again and started m f., whale his school with a Bus and unyielding bit of birch

r IS ni8 7 inat atout evry pupil caught a taste of that birch rod except innocent looking William Adam . n

u Rer PaSSed- Litt,e WUJ m had bfcome a congressional leader "Jf" chairman of the great IntsMais and foreign commerce committee, w hlch deals with railroads and trusts, and which framed the Panama canal fh n3? V"11 of the big school which has grown up on the spot where the little old log schoolhouso was in the old days, invited "Jedge" Adamson to speak there. He accepted and told the story of his first day in school, and illustrated it with a fine demonstration of patting his head and rubbing his stomach The fever caught the school again the very next day. Every scholar who heard the "jedge" tried the trick. It nearly broke up the classes "r a month ai ter. And now. says "Jedge" Adamson. the nrinrinai nf thnt o.vi

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iitv- uib laniuus aiumnus mase another address unless he ties his hands.

Many people believe that white China geese are going to have a boom like the Pekin ducks had some 20 years ago. Their feathers are very abundant, of swan's down texture; snow-white, with flexible quills. People who pick the live geese re

port the yearly yield of one pound and over. They originated in China, where for centuries they have been bred to lay. They begin to lay at six months old. TW -

xuey are gooa breeders at one old, as they mature so early.

J. T. G.

year

LATEST CHECK ROW PLANTER I RAISE WHEAT ON CORN LAND

Provision Made for Easy Method of Tripping Seed Valves Operated by Movement of Machine.

The Scieatiflc American, in describing a check row planter invented by R. L Foreman of Sheridan, 111., says: Mr. Foreman's invention is an improvement in check row planters, and

the

there for any consideration

Investigation Shows That Crop Was Much Larger Than on Any Other Soil In Northwest. A singular fact came to the attention of farmers of the north central states during harvest time. Whenever wheat had been sown on corn land the crop as much larger than on any other soil. Investigation has siown this to be the case on so many farms that it is believed to be the universal rule.

It is, perhaps, fair to assume that in any scheme of crop rotation the intelligent farmer looks to the advantage of thorough cultivation before anything else. Certainly he my with propriety be so advised. But the next wise step would be to let wheat follow corn. When land plainly shows the need of a rest a couple of crops of colver, millet or Canada peas serve the pur- I pose. The farmer who is fitting cattle j or hogs for market needs corn and

people in agriculture, the main

one is the realization of the need am! value of a greater production of farm products. Evidence on every hand points to the fact that production of foodstuffs in the United States has not kept pace with the increase in population. The result is that the demand almost equals the supply, win the further result that prices have been materially increased until the working man begins to wonder wheth

er he is to be able to get his meals at a price he can afford to pay. The hope for betterment of this con

dition lies in part in an increased production. An average of 40 bushels of corn per acre in Indiana is not satisfactory when it has been clearly demonstrated that the majority of Indiana land is capable of producing 60 to 80 bushels. During the past few years many acres have produced more than 100 bushels with no more care and attention than could be afforded to every acre of the entire crop. Is It more than reasonable to expect some increase In the corn crop of Indiana in the very near future? Similar conditions are found with wheat, oats and other crops. The application of better methods in cultivation, fertilization, etc., will give results. The crops are needed and farmers are bound to make every effort to meet the demand. Not only will it be possible to In-

v,ic piuuucuon on tne lana now un der cultivation but large areas of good land in the state await improvement and are capable of nrorhiriner inrto

crops which will materially increase the total output of the state. The area of agricultural land in Indiana exceeds 22,000,000 acres. The total area cropped each year in the state with corn, oats, wheat, rye, clover, timothy, alfalfa, potatoes, tomatoes, tobacco, orchards, small fruits, beets, onions, cabbage and other crops is less than 12,000,000 acres. Drainage, clearing, fertilization, etc., will bring a large share of the remain.

Traces Peculiar Dialect of the Southern Neoro

tc , M ' . '" L nwum v uiunna comes from a

siaie wn,cn inere 18 a vast negro population and their dialect has been one of his particular studies. In some sections there are words used among

them that are almost unknown to the whites and it would be impossible for a northern visitor to comprehend a word of their speech.

JLXT rri- i racing back the occurrence of similar words

CT among the Jamaica negroes, he has f.rrived at the )VrrN jmt&k conclusion that

j . iiiv-m i uiilt' Ulrecti here from Africa, but that their ancestors Were first imported to Jamaica and their descendants brought over to the coast of Carolina. He tells of some odd words of their manufacturing In a case in court the defendant, tried for assault, was a husky man whose jargon was most difficult to understand. He had tried to brain a

coujhumod witn an ax. When asked about matter he squared himself off and replied:

Well, jedge. I seen him coming 'round the corner so stropolous, and as soon as he ,-?ot onterm,o

to me I IWUIlf at him wid de ax." Another culprit negro boy. condemned to be electrocuted, was asked by the sht.riif if he wished to say anything before the cap was put down on his head. The culprit looked wildlv around for a moment, and then remarked:

I SEEN HIM COM ft

'R0UH0 DE COR WER

,50 STROPOLOUS

a

Check Rcw Planter. has for its object the provision of simple, easily operated means for tripping the seed valves to cause the planter to drop a charge of seed at regular predetermined intervals without the use of knotted wire, the said means being operated by the movement of the machine through the field.

other fodder and he will find profit in inS 10,000,000 acres Into a productive this sort of diversification, perhaps state. This requires an investment on far beyond what he can gain from tnc part of the owners and more farm raising wheat. The whole argument labor. Therefore, there must come is in favor of an intelligent diversity with improved methods in production of crops as well as a thorough culti- higher prices which will warrant fur-

vation of the soil.

WATERING CAN FOR POULTRY Useful Drinking Fountain for Chicks May Be Made Out of an Ordinary Baking Powder Can.

WHY WE GROW SWEET CLOVER a " ' ' Produces More Hay Than Other Crops and Adds Nitrogen to Soil Also Drouth Resistant.

An ordinary baking powder can may be converted into a useful drinking fountain for the chicks by a slight indentation, as shown in the sketch. When the rim has been pressed in about two inches, water may be poured into the can and the top titted tightly on. The can should be in-

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want ter tell you all that these here doings will sholy be a les-

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nub i ef A Lf TTFI PftOM one of ThEM

Utter With Picture Address Reaches President OF ail th- thousands of letters that arrive in the White House mail bags the most unusual arrived several days ago fr,,m Wichita, Kan. It has no written address I ! - :.d- r. houevr. sketched on the face of the envelone a

gOOO liaeiU'HH ui iirmuv-m uson, tönerner with certain symbols indicating its destination. The clerks of the railway mail hervice had no UH!UmH in decUUaa where it was to go, and sent it tu ih Washington postofTUe. When it reached hre It was s nt to the White House. Th president smiled wham D saw It, but made m 'oinm nt Who sent tho letter 1 a mystery. There was nothing inside, although the en ;e waa narked "personal ' Several years ago. when Theodore Hooaevclt wan preMidnt. a similar letter d at the White Huse Ii had no WTtttaa ;iddri HS. but nien ly a pair of larg ye glasses and a set of pfpa nt teeth, which had b n ')ade popular by mh cartoonists, iti Mtaattoxi vai plali ud !t arr . ! a the Whit.- Hou.e without delay.

The dlr,ctiM ID tbe letter to President Wilson read, when the nature wr.t Aertcal,,trUntt ' WOiHlrOW WlUon- of L ucie Sam. I 'nlled States of

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It will produce more hav on q

given soil than red clover, alsike or mammoth clover. 2. It will grow on many soils too poor to raise alfalfa or red clover suc

cessfully. 3. It is the only clover except white clover that will stand pasturing with cattle and horses. 4. It will add more nitrogen to the soil than any other legume. 5. It will thrive with h -s lime, says the Oklahoma Farmer, in the soil than most other legumes although it will

not grow wnea the soil is too acid. 6. It will not bloat stock whether fed wet or dry. 7. It has no plant disease; and it will thrive and combat weeds or grasses at the same time. 8. In pastures during a drouth, sweet clover will keep green and grow, when other clovers and grasses have practically dried up. Crops following a two-year rota, tlon. with sweet clover will gaiu in yield fn m 28 to 50 per cent.

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WATERING CAM

vorted and placed outside of the coop, where only the chicks can reach it, as the hen is liable to turn it over un

less it is larger than the ordinary can. sain Productl $13,000,00 ,0 I

ther investment together with more and a better class of farm labor. The farmer on the land is unable to do ail the w ork on the farm and at the same time give the necessary attention to the business side of farming which demands more and more consideration with the development of agriculture. Few manufacturers today are doing

all of the work in their plants. The details are left to superintendents and foremen, skilled men, capable of directing the force necessary to accomplish the piece of work. To be sure, these men are receiving good wages', but cannot farmers give equal compensation if a high class of labor is secured, and returns shown in both increased production and the qualiu of the product? Indiana farms must have more and better labor if the de n.ands for higher production are to bfc met in a substantial way. Better la bor will mean higher wages, but these Oao be met without increasing the j price of foodstuffs to the consumers. It is an evident fact that farmers are entitled to higher prices and that these pricey should be secured with out burdening the consumer. Last year the price paid in the United Statea for farm products was 6,000.J t m Ml Ä mmm m

uuu.ouv. i ne consumer paid for these

It cost

is not the kind of nrtv

; however, I have in mind for the general farmer. His goods he can sell on the local market. What he wants Is rating, reputation and credit. and these things are given him according to his thrift and character. A man s thrift is judged by his bank acount, his holding?, etc.. but a man s character is judged by a multitude of things; viz.. by the way he treats his horses, by the way he houses and cares for his machinery, by the way he keeps up his fences and trims his hedges, by the cleanness of his pastures, by the neatness of his barnyard and lawn, by the paint on his house and out buildings. This, to me, is the greatest op portunity for profitable advertising. If you were a banker, which man would you extend credit to. one that always patches and never builds a faace

one who drives half fed, never groomed horses, gne who grows common mongrel, all colored hogs, one who uses all out-doors for a machine shed, one who never paints a building or drags a road or pulls a weed, or would you prefer your money to be in the hands of a farmer who keeps up th fertility of his soil, rotates his crops, sprays and prunes his orchard, uses only pure bred hoars and in general shows himself by his metods to be a progressive and an industrious farmer? Any oae can answer this question and yet how may of you farmers realize the importance of these things as they apply to you? I can hear you say, I haven't time to keep everything cleaned up all the time," but I know and you know men. who have less money invested in their business than you have in yours, who spend more each vear for advertijdnir thn

it would take to hire a man to do nothing else. I know another man who has a fancy set of work harness and a new wagon that he uses solely for selling horses. He says he has paid for he harness in the sale of one tefun, simply because they were more attractive, well groomed and in good clothes. I know another man who makes a living buying run-down places, cleaning them up and selling them again. If one man can increase the value of a horae by showing him in good surrouidings and another gain a live!' hood by cleaning up farms, does it seem unreasonable that you could increase your earnings and capital by using the same methods? Try this form of advertising. If it doe not pay in dollars and cents it will at least give you and your family greater satisfaction when you compare your ow n home w tih those of your neighbors.

It could probably be placed near enough to the hen so that she could Just reach it to drink out of it.

Dairying Is Different. Dairying is different from what it BOed to be 2o ye; h ago. Today we sell the butter fat and keep the skim milk on the farm and we get a milk cheek which U real canh everv w ek or every month. In the earlier days we used to skim tho milk, churn t . butter, take It to tow n and brine home anything the merchant would let us have in exchange.

Expensive Habit. It is ep. nah I to let a cow fall in h. r milk because of the lack of proper

Apples Nipped by Frost. Apples nipped on the trees by early frosts may be saved by spraying with cold water to draw out the frost. This

is tho conclusion of Dr. S. J. Hunter. protcv.r of entomology of the rniverity of Kansas and state entomologist for that state, w ho conduct d seeral apartment! this fall in the experimental orchards of the university. If the water is applied before the apples begin to thaw, he says, tho bloom of the applo is brought back and it is left in perfect condition.

Feed for Colts. After the colt has been weaned he should bo supplied with all the good 1h r hay he t.IU eat, being allowed to feed off the ground. A liberal supply of chopped oats should form a part of the ration, and it may be made more ; ilatabio und ftlf itfblf by poarlaf boiling Hater over them and Allowins

ti.em to stand in a closed vessel a few hours before feeding.

14,000.000,000 to deliver the product from the farm to the consumer. Is there not an opportunity to bring the producer and the consumer closer together, with benefit to both? Indiana farms produce large sup plies of foodstuffs which are never marketed. Newloct, lack of ready sale improper facilities for handling and marketingthese and other causes have been factors in thoimnmu t

mmmwm v w mwmmwmm B bushels of apples and other fruits, to j ti.atoes, and oilier products being fed to lion or allow d to rot. Of COtrea, tlM farmer's income is materially lessened by this nracticf

while the p. .pe in town are forced to pay exorbitant prices for Imported producta. This condition can be changed XhrouKh co-operative marketing, and steps should be taken to r ganize farmers so that a better qualify of product can be placed upon the market at s greater net latmms Such organization will bring about eoopen.tion which will strength and leadership In the ag cultural commur ities. Conditions are '

puen uat tne problems of the farm and country life must be worked out through : ctlve working bodies

Produces Remarkable Hen. Purdue university's poultry department has produced an extraordinary hen. and poultry fanciers and those calculating entering the business of raising poultry might well devote some

I time to a consideration of the record j established by her. Miss Purdue, for j so the hf n has been named, is a White j Leghorn, and during the last two years j has produced 443 eggs, weighing 41.5 ' pounds. A register is kept of her performance and the records are beyond any question. V.ss Purdue weighs only three and one-half pounds, but in the time mentioned above she produced 11.8 times her weight. She was a gourmand and consumed over LSI pounds of feed, a feat which will surprise a great many people. From every pound of feed. Mis r . "lue produced three and one-half egs. She manufactured one pound of eggs from every j.l pounus of feed. The efficiency of the engine in the body of this small bird is Ind ed wonderful. She is considered one of the most efficient producers of a finished product from raw material that ever existed. Agriculturists acknowledge that a steer produces a pound of beef from 12 pounds of fed, and that a hog requires four pounds before It can make a pound of pork. It cost $1.9.1 to feed the llrtle lady

for two years, but the value of her eggs at market price in la Fayette, Ind . w as $10 11. Every dozen sold for U7.4 cents, but they cost only 6.1 cents to manufacture If It wen- possible to Und many mich hens as Purdue found in (his bird, it would be easy to get rich from poultry. HlH Purdue made profit of $9 over the cost of rVed In two years. Her own value at the start was not over a dollar. Hens are certainly IdI1 sting little creatures and moneyma. rs for their owners Moreover, this little pride of the poultry department ha produced elht sons and eight dauhters, who are expected to

be the progenitors of a race of heavy

I 'ayers