Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 56, Number 31, Jasper, Dubois County, 22 May 1914 — Page 6

GROWING SUGAR 8EETS

CLIMATE AND SOIL MUST BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION. Plant Doea Remarkably Well at High Elevations From Frct That It la Injured Very Little by Frott and Hailstorms. (Hv C S KNIGHT.) Expri nro has shown that the nutjar h'Pt reaches its highest development in the north tomperate latitudes. Although ihe conditions of temperature must be taken into consideration in selecting localities for the growing : oi sugar Deeis. yet in addition to tho thermal conditions must also bo studied those of rainfall or water supply The sugar beet requires a certain amount of moisture in order to produce its normal crop. This water may be supplied by precipitation in Che usual way. b irrigation, or else the soil must be of that particular quality which v. ill allow subterranean moisture to reach the roots of the plants. The porous and sandy soils adjacent to rivers sometimes furnish a sufficient amount of subterranean moisture to produce a good crop in connection with th'i rainfall. In general, beets rciuin four or five months of growing weather for their successful production. In the West where the moisture is applied by irrigation, the crop may be harvested at a certain tage, thus making the con-

ditions ideal. In the eastern sections farmers have found that many inof the country, where the moisture is direct benefits result from potato C 1applied by rainfall, a second growth ture. through modern methods of crop

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Root System of Sugar Beet, Showing Deep Penetration Into the Soil. may occur after maturity caused by rain, which greatly reduces the sugar content of the beet. The Buar beet does remarkably Well at high elevations from the fact that it is injured very little by frost and hailstorms unless they are too severe or too early. Profitable crops Of sugar beets are. however, seldom produced above the elevation of 5,000 feet. P-obably the best soil for sugar beets is a good, deep clayey loam vith sufficient sand or silt to allow its beiirg easily pulverized. Sinco the sugar beet is deep rooted it necessarily requires a deep soil. The low, wet soils are poorly adapted to this crop, as they are wet and prevent any rapid development in tho early stages of growth, und tho later growth continues beyond the timo of maturity. Such soils produce a watery beet of low quality, resulting In a low sugar content. Soils which have a hard-pan formation within 18 inches of the surface should never be used for beets Min e they greatly interfere with r?ot growth, and also have a tendency to Juso moisture. Stony and gravelly soils should be avoided, since they aro incapable of holding water, and stony soils prevent Um proper devlopBSgnt in form of roots, which is essential for the highest quality of beets. Sandy soils which have a tendency to blow should never bo used, as the young plants are frequently .iestmyed by strong winds. The sugar beet requires a deep mellow soil, quite rich in available plant food and free from weed growth. MAKING A GOOD WHITEWASH When Mixed and Stirred Thoroughly Liquid Should Rest for at Least Forty Eight Hours. One-half bushel of lime slacked with boiling water. Keep covered while slacking to keep the steam in. Strain the mixture and add :i peck f wait d:solved in warm uater, onehalf a pound of Sii'is!i whiting and one pound of glu previously melted over a tire and three pounds of ground rlee, boiled to a thin paste. Mix all together and then pom five gallons of hot water over it. After it is thoroughly stirred, allow if to stand for 48 hours. If it can be apphfd when hot it will be better and last longer. on't Inbreed.

If youi poultry stork Ki limit 'd. so not nurse after l is found for it. Usuthat usi.. t the Males you baVi will re-1 ally aft r being once or twice well ult in inbn eding -disj sc of them filled it will manage to nurse under and Ket males from another breeder of gr at difficulties, .am breed Otten . ( hanges can t

made ith Ottlar v ders vantage on both sid with adPoor Pasture. rutting a fence around ;i:i old fVld or :t woods lot U not :na King a pas iure.

well-equipped work shop

Much Time and Money Can Be Saved by Making Repairs at Home on Farm Machinery. A well -equipped work shop is convenient; it is economical; and it is almost a necessity to the successful farmer. Just how far the ft mm should equip his shop v. ill depend on the extent of his farming operations and his ability in handling tools. The average farmer, with adequate tools, can do all the ordinary repairing on his farm machinery. As a rule, the farmer can do his own repairing much more quickly umm ne can go 10 me nearest snop farmer ana nave a mechanic do the work may not be able to make

repairs equal to those made by a ; until late in May, and conditions gentrained mechanic, but the economy of 1 erally havo improved very consideratime may be of more importance than bly during the past few years

excellence. ureaaaowns are most frequent during the busy season, and much valuable time is sacrificed going to some distant shop. In many cases permanent repairs can be made at once, and

in most instances temporary repairs by the late khedive; for making an ex- H supposed to be the purest marcan be made at tb farm shop, pro- j cursion along the Pyramids road, con- j riage. vided the necessary tools and supplies structed for the opening of the Suez j A man in history was the son of a are available. canal by that master organizer. Ismail ', certain woman, not the son of a cerj Pasha, to Mena house, at the foot of the tain man. Rameses the Great was the

MIU IU bUIL r nUUUUIIVIIT Modem Methods of Crop Rotation Green Manuring and Fertilizing Help Potato Growers. American potato growers will be interested in the fact that German rotation, green manuring and fertilising. The potato has played the greatest role in the agricult ural development of light and fertile soils of eastern Germany, as the sugar beet has done in heavier soils. According to German specialists, these hoed root crops are beneficial to any soil, through the deep and thorough culture that is iiven them, with its resultant improvement in the physical condition and aeration. The profits from the crop justify the liberal use of commercial fertilizers, from which there are important residual effects on other crops in the rotation. The clean culture practised also brings all weeds into thorough subjection. The yields per acre of all farm crops have been greatly increased since the extension of potato growing. WASTE OF FEED PREVENTED Box Attached to Side of Wagon Provides Excellent Substitute for Cumbersome Nose Bag. A teamster who is obliged to feed his horses during the noon hour at ! the wagon has devised a feed box to take the place of a nose bag. writes Vinton V. Deturler of Manhattan, Kan., Wagon Feed Box. in Popular Mechanics. When the box is hooked over tho top edge of the wagon box the height is just right for the horses. The box prevents waste of grain ami provides a better way tf) feed the horses than in the wagon box. GOOD CARE OF THE PIGEONS While Much Can Be Learned About Squab Raising From Books Practical Experience Is Best. Musty grain will cause disease among pigeons. It ie no easy matter to raise squabs and while much can be learned from books the only way is to get right j down to the actual work. The young require no care as tho old birds look after them until they are ready for the market. Every loft should have a good feed bin, divided into sections far holding I different varieties of grains used. The! list of pigeon grains might be classed as corn, wheat, kaflr corn, Canada P as. hemp and millet. Salt, oyster shell and charcoal are three substanree very essential to the health of pigeons. Difficulties in Nursing. A good mother will sometime! starve the lamb because of sensitive. 0ftr full teats, Wool will sometimes" ! r. vrnt the lamb from finding the teat, and after a few attempts It becomes dlfleouraMd :md nmotimr wilt Duild Up Run-Out Farm. Oue of the surest and bebt ways U ! build up a run out farm is to keep a ei i herd of cows and to put every pounu of manure back on the land Quite, often . farm is judged by the aowa it supporu.

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MANY VISIT CAIRO

Tourists Heed the Call of Egypt's Attractions. Present Season Promises to Be One of .he Best Egyptian City Has Had for Many Years Visitors Catered To. Cairo. The present season promises to be one of the best Cairn hna hnH ! several years The hotels are nearly . fun and tho Nlle steamers are already . noarJr oil 1 ( t 1 . . a. t ... ,j on vyi iaic jcaru me ierribi0 Khamsin winds have not in One can now land at Alexandria and motor up to Cairo, where a car is today of the greatest utility for dashing ; out to Heliopolis for concerts, aviation ' and other attractions: for running j over to Helouan. the suburb favored Jltxlll'u "l cueups. ior visiting ine j barrage, wita its medieval supcrstruc- , ture and its picturesque gardens, and j even for taking trips along the old The tastes of visitors and residents are amVy catcr?d to a11 over especially in Lairo, wnicn, Dy reason of its leing the hub of the official world, is also naturally the social center of the country. A good deal of priThe Blue Mosque at Cairo. vaJre entertaining goes on. but with the exception of the garden parties given by Lord Kitchener at the agency which, bordering on the river, enables a mafniflcent view of the country and le ITam,ds to bo obtamed-and of me private ninner parties and "at homes" which the British agent and General and Mrs. Byng give at their residences, most of the dinners and receptions are held at the various hotels. Polo forms a irominen: part of the 1 M pociai program un at leasi inree aiternoons every week matches are flayed by Gluzireh, and it has become quite the thing to retire to the pretty tea gardens to gossip and discuss the games. WIND STAMPEDES FINE BUGS Native Butterflies of the Death Valley Region Blown Over Mountains. San Bernardino. Cal. Since the recent heavy north wind there have been thousands of butterflies observed in the city, many of them of a different species than usually seen on this side of the range. Particularly noticeable is a brown butterfly of a species peculiar to the Death Valley region and never seen thil side of the mountains. It is believed the heavy winds on the desert blew the insects over the mountains and their presence hero CfU) be accounted for in no other wjy. Their appearance has been of great Interest, especially to men who are I) ted to traveling the desert, and who quickly recognized the butterflies. 'SCRATCHED' BY PICKLED HAM Under Washington State Law Workman Gets Paid for Lay-Off of Ten Days. Olympia. Wash. Employes of tho Industrial insurance department de clare the most novel claim presented since the law went into effect is that received from Alvodor Gernonpre, employe of a Seattle packing plant, who i ; orted being scrat( hed by a pickled I'am It was the "boon' of the ham fiat Inflicted the damage," Gernonpre t forth, infection setting in later. Ho snked and got compensation for ten days' idleness. Recently another packing plant employe reported that he had been "kicked In the mouth by a pig" and tin department is Incline J to believe that the vicious pickl d ham must have conio frcm 'hat ferocious porker. With Seven Hooks Gets Eight Fish. Libby. Mont. George Blackwell brought to town an oddity in fish cat; hing. This was a seven-hook set lifi upon hich he had caught eight tish. One hook had tirst been taken by a charr about a foot long and later a large ling had swallowed the charr and was caught on the same hook.

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WOMAN IN ANCIENT EGYPT Wife Was Fully the Equal With Husband, Declares Sir Gaston Maspero. Cairo. Sir Gaston Maspero. the famous French director of the Egyptian museum, lectured recently at the Continental on "Women of Ancient Times." He said that according to the mural paintings at Sakhara, one was led to assume that woman enjoyed equality with her husband. She was the mistress of the house and all. including her husband, who entered there, be-

! came her guests. i This state of things still existed among the semi-barbarous races of Hrazil, declared Sir Gaston. These semi-civilized races treated women with marked respect because on her depended not only the perpetuation of tne race, but the purity of the ! breed, ' Man had many wives, but the first ' one was the nearest allied to him in ! blood. In the East kings and nobles often married three sisters, which ban oi uie woman l aya. j omen, up to the time Herodotus j visited Egypt, were perfectly free i politically, economically and civilly. The essential part of marriage contracts to this day runs as follows: "Thou takest me to be thy wife, and thou givest unto me a dowrvv If it so happens that I tire of thee or that I cast my eyes on another than thee, then I will return unto thee a part of thy dowry and shall go where good seemeth unto me." HARD KNOCK ON BOSTON MEN Anaemic, Discourteous and IllGroomed. Is the Verdict of a Back Bay Scientist. Hoston. According to Dr. R. K. Endrick Smith. Back Hay scientist, Boston men are the poorest physical specimens of any type in the country. The eminent scientist says that, as a class, they are far below the men of Xew York. Philadelphia, Chicago and other cities. He says the cartoonist is not so far from the truth in his characterization of the be spectacled Boston boy with the smileless face, stooped shoulders and tho inevitable volume of Emerson under his arm. Another fault of Boston men is that they are discourteous," and he says j that is remarked by Southerners and Westerners. They are also illgroomed. There is always a sharp contrast in the clothes of men in this city and those in New York." HOW SNAKES SWALLOW FISH Reptile Always Makes Sure That Its Prey Goes Down Head First on Account of Fins. Xew York. A snake, when it attempts to eat n. fish must swallnu: tho Ä , u latter head first, on account of the fins. If the fish is caught by the tail Fish Lifted From Water by Snake and Turned. or crosswise of the body it must ürs be deftly lifted out of water and turned as disclosed by this section of a remarkable film, made by an English camera man Will Day. Popular Electricity. THROW UMPIRE INTO CREEK Disgruntled Students Then Prod Unhappy Man With Poles to Keep Him In. Grafton, W. Va. Recauso of alleged unsatisfactory umpiring, a party of high school and college students, home for tho spring holidays, who were playing a match game of baseball here, took Omar Robinson to the creek and pitched him In. When he attempted to wade to the shore, they kept him in the water by prodding him with poles. The faculty of the high Fchool is investigating the affair and It is intimated there will be some suspensions of students. RsH "rianiarl" Win Pnnr' CwChicago. John Cox struck his wife with a skillet. In court he said the "flapjacks" his w ife made were "puuk " The Judge asked Mrs. Cox. "Maybe they were bad." said Mrs Cox. "Discharged," said the judge. Leaves Money to Dog. Boston Ignoring four cousins John C. Crafts provided in his will that his pet dog. "Pete," receive an income of $1 ,20 a year. The cousins will make a contest. Girls Paint Faces to Match Dresses. Milwauk e Girls here have gone Paris one betttr and are painting1 their faces to match their dressea. Lavender is the popular shade.

A Boon to the The kitchen loses Its terrors with the NEW PERFECTION Wick Blue Flame cook stove. Does exactly the work of the coal range without the terrible axhausting heat and the dirt and trouble. Burns clean, convenient, economical oil; Almost saves its cost during tho season. Makes the summer cooking t Vi M L- 1 t r h rt okincr

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line; no smoke, no odor. Note, in the picture, the cabinet top, the fine, big oven, the shelves and the towel racks. Roasts, bakes, toasts and broils to 4 'perfection."

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portMt mm ihm J!o Urro, FIGHT PLAGUE IN THE ORIENT American Anti-Tuberculosis Society Has Been Active in Movement for Health Preservation. Tuberculosis is one of the most serious public health problems of the Orient. Active organizations to fight this disease have been formed in Japan, the Philippines, India and Australia. A movement is on foot for a national organization in China and in a number of cities local work has been started. While no accurate figures are available, those who are in position to know claim that consumption takes annually from 500,000 to 1,000,Vives in China alone. In India the death rate is fully as high, and on account of caste distinctions and native superstitions, the problem of prevention and treatment is peculiarly difficult. The Japanese government lias taken a hand officially in the control of tuberculosis, and is co-operating with two well-organized private associations. The death rate, while very high, is lower than in China and India. Under the direction of the I nited States public health service a movement for the prevention of tuberculo sis in the Philippines has also been organized. The National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculocis. with headquarters in New York, although organized especially for work In this country, has been largely instrumental in the establishment of anti-tuberculosis movement in most of the oriental countries, as well as in Africa and South America. A By-Product. Church You are a product of the American college? Oolham Yes. "And your son, is he collogo bred "No, he's only a by-product." ) Without a Doubt. Willie Paw, what is an end man? Paw The undertaker, my son. Cincinnati Enquirer. It Is quite possible to eliminate the sting from a joke and still retain its noint. Simplified Breakfasts Make for good days From a package of fresh, crisp Post Toasti les Mil a bowl and add cream or milk. Then, with some fruit, a cup of Instant Postum, and a poached egg or two if you like, you have a simple breakfast that is wholesome and satisfying. Toasties are bits of com carefully cooked, delicately seasoned, and toasted to an appetizing "brown" without being touched by hand. They look good, taste good, and "The Memory Lingers" Sold by Grocers Everywhere!

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Farm Housewife

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