Liberty Express, Volume 13, Number 45, Liberty, Union County, 9 June 1916 — Page 7
Department of Agriculture S$5 JVeekly News Letter from Washington, D. 0., in the interest of Better Farming
COMMISSIONER'S SALE ESTATE.
OF REAL,
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tnorotigii it it not to he a
CONTROL ARMY WORM.
mere
waste of time. In particular the lower not t ions of tlie growth should bo elose-
Vieilance is the Farmer's Best Protection , , , t . . รถ ,- in mil I ln fiirmiT wlirt orriiiliToa
the expenditure of time involved in this
Against This Destructive Caterpillar.
should remember that no one has been
i able to estimate how manv million dol-
Thc armv worm has robbed the Amer- j . f , f 'lars worth of cram and forasre crops
have gone down the throats of the armv
lean farmer persistently in the past and
there is every reason to exect that it will continue to rob him in the future. I'nremitting vigilance in the spring and early summer is his best protection, for it is characteristic of the worm to give no warning of its approach. It appears with great suddenness in fit-bis far removed from any known source of infestation and is capable of doing great damage before its presence is detected. In this respect the true army worm diHVrs from the fall army worm or '"overflow worm" and "grass worm." as the latter is sometimes called. This insect always originates in the South ami travels northward as the summer advances. The moth of the true army worm, on the other band, appears to be present in small niiiulicr over most of the lnitel States oast of the 1'ot-ky Mountains during some period of the year. Serious invasions may be made from any direct ion. but in gem-ral tinoutbreaks are the commonest after, cold backward springs, and the caterpillars are to be found first in neglected portions of the fields among rank growths of grasses and lodged and fallen unripe grain. Such places should be examined frequently and closely from April until early in July. When first hatched, the caterpillars are very tiny greenish things which consume little food. They feed close to the ground and are so sheltered by overhanging grain and grass that they may -asily escape the eye of the farmer. It be detects the colony at this stag-, however, he can save himself much loss bv the prompt Iis of arscuial sprays or by burning straw over the infested spot. It M far better, says V. II. Walton, in Farmers I'lilletin 731, which the department has just issued on this subject, to sacrifice a part of the crop at once rather than permit the worms to increase until thev take the whole of it themselves. Jn from three to four weeks the tiny greenish worm ha become a full-grown army worm, a nearly naked, smooth wtriped caterpillar, about 1 inches long, with dark stripes along each ide and down the center of the back. The color of the body varies from greenish to reddish brown and the head is a greenish brown speckled with black. In this stage the insect is voracious beyond belief. The tender portion of the leaves, the immature seeds and sprouts, even the plants down to the very ground, are all devoured and the champing of the worms' jaws is plainly heard as they work their way through the farmer's crop. When there is nothing more to eat in that neighborhood the caterpillars collect in dense masses ami march oil" in search of richer spoil. It is this habit which has given them the name of armv worm. It Mr), however, permits the farmer to tlestroy them in great numbers' by crushing them after they have fallen into Iitches dug across their line of march. J-'or this purpose the Iitches or furrows fdiould be dug entirely around the infested area. Once t lie worms have fallen into these, n log may be dragged back and forth, killing them wholesale. Shallow jio-.t holes, loo, are frequently dug at intervals of 20 feet or so in the lottom of the ditches. Crawling along to bottom the worms come to these holes and fall in. In this way great masses are collected in one spot, and it is an easy matter to kill them. One method is to pour water into the holes and cover it with a layer of oil. On infested areas not intended for forage ;i spray made of I pound of Paris gret-ii to .r0 gallons of water, or with 2 pounds of arsenate of lead to ."ill gallons of water, may sometimes be used to advantage. Heavy applications of this solution should be made, and care must be taken to keep stock from gaining access to I Iii poisoned grass. With tender plants 2 pounds of freshly slaked lime fdiould be added to the mixture to prevent burning. Mill Another popular method of control is the use ,of Hisoned baits. An t-Uicient one may be prepared from "0 pounds of wheat bran, 1 pound of Paris green, or 2 pounds of arsenate of lead and the juice of half a dozen oranges or demons. Iiw-grade molasses U then added to bring the jnas to a stilT dough find the mixture scattered broadcast. This can le done safely in alfalfa and corn field that are to be iimnI for forage. The best method of all, however. Is to catch the worms before they have had a chance to become full grown and to spread over any wide area. The fields of growing grain and grass should Im searched carefully, especially the meadow planted in millet, timothy, and blue grass. The thicker and longer the growth the more likely the worms are to be present and the harder it Is to Jlnd tbera. The Hearth, therefore, must
worm in the past 30 years.
EFFICIENT FARM DRAINAGE.
Frequent Inspection of Drains and Ditches and Prompt Repairs Necessary.
- In the spring of the year, when land is being prepared for planting, there are frequent complaints from farmers that
(the drainage systems which they con
structed a year or more before are not improing the land as they bad expected. Perhaps the soil is just as wet as it was before installing drainage, but is this a valid reason for condemning drainage? To answer this question correctly, other questions must first be answered. Were the drainage improvements in the first place properly designed and constructed? If the answer to this question U affirmative, may not some defective condition have developed in the system since construction? Have the ditches been kept open and clean or have they been permitted to cave in and deteriorate generally? Have the outlet to the tile drains lieen allowed to close during the winter? Have the inlets and catch basins Im-cii permitted to become choked with
! leaves and other dry vegetable matter of
the previous season? If these conditions exist, does not the failure of the system to give the desired results lie with the farmer rather than the system? In the spring, when the root system
jof the young plant is developing, it is
essential that the level of the ground water be maintained at such a depth as always to permit free growth of the roots downward as well as laterally. The control of the water level is the purpose of any drainage improvement. The largest returns on money invested in such improvements can be obtained only when they accomplish their real purpose, and this purpose can be accomplished only by keeping the drains in the best possible state of efficiency. To obtain the greatest degree of efficiency in drainage improvements, as in any other work, frequent inspection is necessary. 1'rush and weeds should le cut from the banks of the open ditches and the latter cleaned out to the proper depth. Openings should be made into the ditches where necessary to permit the surface water in the fields to flow off rapidly. In tile systems, if the outlet has not been protected by a headwall, one should be constructed, for unprotected outlets are often damaged by stock and the action of surface water. If a tile drain empties into an open ditch or nwale, steps should be taken to nee that Hffieicnt fall exists in the ditch to remove the water as fast is it is discharged from the tile; otherwise the water will back up into the tile and the efficiency of the drain will be impaired. Where surface inlets and sand traps have been installed in a tile system these should be examined ami cleaned if necessary. To realize the Maximum results from any drainage system it is therefore essential that inspection be frequent and that necessary repairs be made promptly.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned commissioner appointed by the Union Circuit Court, of the State of Indiana, at the April term, 116, in the case of William Greggerson, et. al., vs. Anna K. (Jrifiith, et. al., the same being cause No. 5,lt4, to sell certain real estate therein ordered sold, will in accordance with the order of said court, in said cause, on the premises to be sold in Harrison township, Union county, Indiana, at 10 o'clock a. m. and from day to day thereafter until ; sold, and on the premises to be sold at :313 South Fourteenth street, in Richmond,
Wayne township, Wayne county, Jnt., ai 2 o'clock p. m. and fr.un day to day theresflcr until sr.1.1 no ! IQIfi
I offer for sale, at private sale, the follow
ing uesennea real estate situate in wayne county, Indiana, and Union county, Indiana, to-wlt: In Said Wayne County, Indiana. . Being Lot No. fifteen (15) in Block 6 In Charles T. l'rice's Second Addition to the city of Richmond, Wayne county, Indiana. I In Said Union County, Indiana. ! Tract No. One (1): Being the north half of the southwest quarter of section twen-ty-seven (27) in township twelve (12), north of range one (1) west, containing eighty acres (80) more or less. Also tiie south half of the north-west quarter of section twenty-seven (27) in township twelve (12) north, of range one (I) west, containing eighty acres (fcO) more or less. Kxcept three and ninety-live one-hun-d red t lis acres (3.y5) heretofore conveyed to the Cincinnati, Richmond and Mun-, cie Railroad and recorded in Volume 8, page 212 Union county, Indiana, deed records. Tract No. Two (2): Beginning at the northwest corner of Section 3ti, township. 12, range 1, west. In Union county, In-1 i diana, running east 30.60 chains, thence I south 20.40 chains, thence west 30.M)! chains, thence north 20.40 chains to the place of beginning, containing 62.30 acres i more or less. Also, the southwest quar- ' ter of Bection 25, tow nship 12, range 1, j west, containing one hundred and sixty i acres (160) excepting the following de- i scribed part thereof: Beginning at the north-west comer of the south-west i
quarter of Section 25, township VI, range 1, west: running thence south 15.6S chains, thence euxt 11.96 chains; thence south 2.55 chains, thence east 11.74 chains, thence south 3.76 chains, thence cast 16.lt chains, thence north 21.97 chains, thence west 3. 82 chains to the place of beginning, containing 74.77 acres more or less, and containing In all herein conveyed 147.50 acres more or less. Terms of Sale. Said real estate will be sold upon the following terms, viz.: One-third the purchase money to be paid in cash on day of sale, one-third in twelve months, anI one-third In twenty-four months from day of sale. The purchaser to execute his notes for the deferred payments bearing interest at the rate of six (6) per cent from date until paid and providing for attorney's fees with approved personal security thereon. Said notes to be further secured by first mortgage upon the real estate sold, when such sale is approved by the court. The purchaser shall have the privilege of paying all or any part of the purchase money in excess of oncthird in cash on day of sale. The purchaser assumes the payment of tbo taxes for the year 1916. payable In l!U7 The purchaser to purchase said real estate, subject to certain rental contracts now In existence. JAMES R COUGHLIX.
Commissioner. ITS V. V. Brumbaugh and j Walter F. Bossert, 1 Attorneys. 5t39
I The Mew Starr Piamo
Store
REMODELING
SALE
This Sale Lasts All Next Week
H DEFORE remodeling the Kennedy Room we are
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MAKE FARM HOME ATTRACTIVE.
In the design and construction of the farmhouse the question of utility alone should not he the determining factor. The iirst thought should be the making of a home. The amount of money to me invested in the building of the home should not he determined by its relation iu size to the balance of the plant, nor by the amount that is necessary to provide a shelter, but the amount to le invested should be that which the owner may reasonably afford without financially crippling himself too severely. The average city dweller in buying a house for a home roe not proceed solely on the basis of what he can exect to secure in case it is ever desirable to place the house on the market. He is not likely to consider th purchase of a home as a financial investment but an a social one, which will enable him. to secure for his family the comforts and conveniences that he could not secure in a rented Iiouhc, and to liave for his family a genuine home, a genuine home life. If he is able when the time arrives to dispose of his property to financial advantage, well and good; if not, he considers, and properly so, that he has made a good investment from the soeial aide. There Is no panacea that will cure the yearning for city life evidenced by the country boy and girls of today, but there are certain conditions, whi, If established, will add materially to the attractiveness of life In the couqtry, and should therefore prevent them from Hocking to the eitle merely to avoid life on the farm. It i not to be expected that every person reared on a
NON-RESIDENT NOTICE. State of Indiana, Union County, ss:
In the Union Circuit Court. 2
June Term, 1916. I Pearl McClennan, i Plaintiff, Change of Name. r , no,1 5i6r6Uivorce and j , Kennedy Block Ruf us McClennan. I
going to have a sale on good used pianos, taken
in trade for Player Pianos. These pianos are guaranteed the same as new, and all have been in our factory and overhauled. We have only a few of them left. One Richmond, $165 cash One Remington, was 240, now $150 cash. One Harvard, was $450, now $200 cash. One Starr, was $350, now $100 cash. One Ellington, made by the Baldwin Piano Co., Cincinnati, o., cheap. One Baldwin Piano, cheap. Also a complete line of Starr Pianos and Phonographs. Prices on Pianos from $235 up to $1,100. Prices on Phonographs range from $100 to $200, a machine that plays all disc records. Come in and let us demonstrate them to you and explain our easy term proposition on pianos and phonographs. Staff 'Piano Store
Ltefendant.
Notice Is hereby given that this plaint isT in the above entitled cause has this day j tiled in my oilice her petition and affida
vits against defendant for divorce and change of name. And it appearing from said petition and affidavits that said defendant is a necessary party to said suit and that he Is a non-resident of the State of Indiana.
Therefore said defendant is hereby no- ; titled of the pendency of the said suit and . that the same will be called for trial on ' the 29th day of June. 1916, the same being, the 10th Judicial day of the June Term, I 1916. of said court, to be begun and held I In the Court House in Liberty, Union County, Indiana, on the 19th day of June, 1916, at which time said defendant is required to answer or demur to said petl- i
lion or stand in aerauit. 16EAL Witness the Clerk and the seal of said Union Circuit Court, at Liberty, Indiana, this 3rd day of May, 1916. T1IOS. J. TKM PLKTOX, Clerk of the Union Cireuit Court. Walter F. Bossert, Attorney for Plaintiff. 7t40
LIBERTY, INDIANA j Next to Bond's Department Store
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COMMISSIONERS' ALLOWANCES
JUNE TERM, 1916.
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NOTICE TO MASONS.
Liberty Lodge, No. 58, F. & A. M., will
open on the Fellowcraft Degree on Monday evening, June 5, at 8:00 o'clock. Three candidates.
A good attendance is desired. C. G. BRYANT, W. M. 1. B. NYc, Secretary.
NOTICE TO COAL DEALERS.
Notice Is hereby given that the Hoard of School Trustees of Liberty, Indiana, will receive sealed bids at the office of lis Secretary, up to seven p. m., July :. 1916, for one hundred and fifty tons, more or less, of Winifrede coal or the equivalent of Winifrede coal. Said coal must lie delivered Into the cellar of the Liberty School IiuildinK on or ltfore August 15, 1916. v. T. Dubois. 3M5 Secretary.
farm will desire to follw farming a a life work, nor is it necessarily desirable that they should do so. Many of the lov8 will feel a calling to one or another of the professions, and it n probable that if allowed to follow their hent they will he far more successful and contented than if overpernuaded to fct:iv with the farm. The problem is not" to force the lioy or girl to remain on t'hir farm, but to assist them in every way in making an intelligent choice. Their ohoicecan not possibly be intelligent tinless they are familiar with farm work under its best conditions.
P. R llusted. Supplies Auditor ....! C. C. Abernathy, exp. Co. Supt .... Liberty Tel. Co., service dif. offs... A. Thompson, service ioor and Rourd Health 11. J. Kichardson, sup. bd. health.. CoddinKton. Assr. Center tp...
Chas. Smith. Assr. Liberty tp
Fred Alicrnathy, Assr. Harmony
J. L. Widau, Assr. I nion tp L. i:. InRcrsoll, Assr Harrison tp... Hen. Job, Assr. Brownsville tp Vl.'V. Korest er, Iaundry C. H Sam Smith. .Janitor C. II A. J. l'ouder, Care C. H. Grounds.. Libert v L. & 1. Co.. light Jail, CIL Yo Western Mfc Co., Mdse Jail.. 0. Buchanan, drayape Jail 1. II. Carter, labor and mat. Jail.. Ii. M. tJrove, supplies I. A W. A. Kosdick and Son, sup. P. A... V, X. (lossman, repairs P. A Franklin ItuK. Co.,' sup. P. A W. C. Booth, refund taxes Express Print. Co., printing
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O. L. V. A. Focht Dr. K W. B. J. II.
Stivers, printing 8 Kosdick Son, ioor Cen. tp. 10 & Fahrenholz, sup. poor.... 1,
L. Mitchel, ser. poor 16,
Albert, ser. poor Samuelson, mdse tMXr.
Ir. Paul Hawley, ser. joor (. B. (Jilmore, mdse poor ... II. C. Thompson, ser. poor ..
Wilk & Co.. pt. payment Widau rd 3264 O. II. Widau, per diem supt rd CO J. S. Widau. hauling tile 7 Bruce Pullen, . It. Supt 76 Kdw. (Jrimme, J. It 253
Iiuis White, i. IL 111.
!eo. P. Ilutson. bridge & G. U 260 J. J. Crist. ;. It 134
Chas. Douglass, (1. IL 263.
Thornton Levey Co.. sup. Auditor 12 W. N. McMahan, Stamps 2
Forest Stout, engineer CS.
Liberty Gas Co., Gas C.II, jail 8 K J. Cully, Mdse 5 G. W. Kchard, painting bridges 10 Willey Grain Co., tile Widau rd 20 G. W. Robertson, insurance C.1I... 252
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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE.
G. W.
WHAT, Autlitor.
Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs and legatees of Oscar Stout, Deceased, to appear in the Union Circuit Court, held at Iilerty. Indiana, on the 19th day of June, 1916, and show cause, if any, why the Final Settlement Accounts with the estate of said decedent should not be approved; and tuid heirs are notified to then and there make proof of heirship, and receive their distributive shares. ISIOAI, Witness, the Clerk of said Court, this 11th day of May, 1916. Tims. J. ti:mpli:to. 4t40 Clerk of Union Circuit Court. Pigman & llolerts, Atty's.
Advertisements Here Cost Little Compared with Results.
Five hundred and forty new cattledipping vats were built iu Alabama during the months of March, making :i total in the State of 2,218. In the iiiu countie in which systematic eradication is now in progress, 31,1)71 cattle were dipped an exceptionally large number for so early in the year.
The Merchant Who Advertises Has an Advantage Over His Competitors.
Bulletin No. 3 Why Not Face the Facts About Armor Competition? To the People: The policy of the United States Government for many years has made real competition in armor-making ineffective. The Government might hare asked the three armor plants for bids and let the entire tonnage to the lowest bidder. That would have made competition effective. The result of auch a course would have been to drive two of the three manu ' facturera out of business, and leave the country with facilitiea of only one plant in time of need. The Government in fact has always asked for bids from the three manufacturers, hut no matter what theprico quoted, each year's business was divided amonp them. Armor makers serve but one customer the Government, just as a public utility serves but one customer a community.
The solution of the public utility problem is regulation of rates. The solution of the armor problem is for the Government to fit the price.
Tc voluntarily agree to accept any price fixed by the Federal Trade Com minion. Isn't acceptance of that offer better than the destruction of an industry built solely to serve the Gorernment?
CHAA. M. SCHWAB, CfelrmM
CUGKNB a GJU.CK.
Bethlehem Steel Company