Bowral Watcpoan,
Bellefonte, Pa., August 3, 1923.
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POTATO GROWERS MAKE TOUR
OF INSPECTION.
Potato growers of Centre, Hunting-
don and Blair counties together with
visitors from surrounding counties
cultivated their “potato mentality” by
seeing, talking, and eating potatoes
on the Central Pennsylvania Potato
tour on July 26th.
More than 250 growers and their
families filled the long string of au-
tos that wound their way through the
three counties visiting out-standing
fields of “spuds” grown by practical
farmers that are using their heads as
well as their hands in their work.
Specialists from The Pennsylvania
State College, experts from the Bu-
vreau of Markets at Harrisburg, and
farm paper editors expressed the
opinion that Central Pennsylvania is
rapidly coming to the front as a pota-
to section due to the spirit of cc-op-
eration among the growers themselves
and in their dealings with others.
TOUR STARTED NEAR TYRONE.
The tour opened with a meeting at
the farm of John B. Campbell, two
miles east of Tyrone in Huntingdon
county. About ten acres of growthy
tubers greeted the “early birds” of the
tour who began to arrive at 8 o’clock.
By nine, the party was about complete
and E. L. Nixon, potato “doctor” from
State College, introduced Mr. Camp-
bell, who told what he was doing in
potato growing.
VISIT CAMPBELL FARM.
Campbell’s entire field of certified
Russets showed a fine growth despite
the fact that this section has suffered
considerably from drought. He uses
an alfalfa and potato rotation, does
not believe in hilling, but is a slave
for cultivation. One acre was espe-
cially outstanding and Nixon states
that good weather would bring Camp-
bell a yield approaching 600 bushels
to the acre.
This acre received 30 tons of ma-
nure, 1200 pounds of complete fertil-
izer, was sprayed six times and culti-
vated seven times. Although the rows
were 40 inches apart, the vines com-
pletely covered the ground. Campbell
believes in importing his seed each
year to avoid loss by leaf roll and last
year sent to Michigan for certified
“Russets,”
SEE FERTILIZER EXPERIMENT.
From Campbell’s the party journey-
ed to the farm of N. N. Miller, where
a large field of “spuds” served as a
fine demonstration in the use of fer-
tilizers. John Peck, the manager of
the farm, explained that the half of
the field that had been treated with 16
per cent. acid phosphate showed much
better growth than the half where the
same amount of complete fertilizer
was used. This proves to the growers
that on Central Pennsylvania soil,
acid phosphate is the limiting factor
and should be the fertilizer employed.
After viewing Miller's fine field of
“supds,” and partaking of lemonade
furnished by the host, the crowd jour-
neyed to Milo Campbell’s, in Centre
county. Milo has a fine ten acre patch
of Russets grown on a five year rota-
tion field with alfalfa sod turned under
for potatoes. A few tons of manure
and 500 pounds of acid phosphate gave
Campbell a fine growth of vines and
constant spraying has kept the field
free from disease.
“Ordinarily I use a hog-rye-potato
rotation,” said Campbell, “and find it
a great labor saver. Rye and sweet
clover are sown in the potato field
after harvest, is hogged down the
next year, and is followed again by
potatoes.”
EAT IN KEPLER'S GROVE.
The next stop was for lunch in the
shady grove on the farm of A. C. Kep-
ler, at Pine Grove Mills. After the
baskets were emptied, the crowd ad-
journed to the fine thirty acre field on
Kepler's farm and heard talks by Pro-
fessor Nixon, N. U. Blanpeid, of the
State Department, and Miles Horst, of
the National Stockman and Farmer.
“Production of high quality pota-
toes, grading them, and trade-marking
with a well chosen brand name is the
solution of overproduction in potatoes
if it ever occurs in Pennsylvania,” said
Blanpeid. “Where farmers have grad-
ed properly, they have received from
20 to 50 cents premium for their pota-
toes at a grading cost of from two to
five cents per bushel.”
NIXON URGES ECONOMICAL PRODUC-
TION.
Nixon urged thorough spraying, dis-
ease freed seed, thorough tillage for
conserving moisture, and stated that
the State need have little fear of over-
production of potatoes. He pointed to
Kepler's field, as illustrating 1923
methods of potato raising and said
that Kepler need not fear out-of-State
competition because his production
costs were low.
Kepler has twenty-eight acres of
fine Russets and two acres of Cob-
blers ready for market. He uses a
rye-sweet clover-potato rotation with
1200 pounds of fertilizer, half acid
phosphate and half complete fertiliz-
er. Each year, seed is imported and
regular spraying is practiced. A se-
ries of variety tests, fertilizer tests
and spraying demonstration plots are
being carried on by Kepler under the
supervision of county agent Robinson
and Professor Nixon. ese aroused
great interest and brought forth many
questions.
The tourists reached the College
farms at State College by four o’clock,
inspected a 25 acre field of fine pota-
toes and listened to discussions on leaf
roll, variety tests and fertilizer ex-
periments. The visitors toured the
farm, visiting the new beef barn and
other special points of interest and
left for their homes about five o’clock.
——The navy department anncunc-
es that it has at last found a perfect
sailor, at least so far as observing na-
val regulations is concerned. Samuel
Gant, of Liberty, Mo., chief pharma-
cist’s mate spent 20 years of active
service in the navy without having a
single report against him for break-
ing regulations. According to Secre-
tary Denby, who commended Gant, “a
clear record of service covering such
a long period is extremely rare.”
PENNSYLVANIA CROP REPORT.
The Pennsylvania hay crop will be
the smallest in the past fifteen years.
The wheat crop is the smallest for the
past ten years and all grains and
grasses will fall below last year and
the ten year average. The tobacco
forecast is about one million pounds
above last year’s estimate and three
million increase in acreage this sea-
son. The fruit outlook is good, ap-
ples and grapes being somewhat be-
low last year but better than the av-
erage, while peaches are considerably
better than for the past three years and
nearly equal to the large crop of 1920.
All vegetables have suffered severely
from drought and promise a crop be-
low the average according to a report
issued recently by G. L. Morgan, ag-
ricultural satistician for Pennsylvania,
United States Bureau of Agricultural
Economics.
CORN.
The area planted this season is es-
timated at three per cent. less than
last year or about 1,526,000 acreage.
This estimate is the total corn acreage
and includes that cut for grain, silage
and for other purposes. The condition
of the crop on July 1 was 84 per cent.
of a normal, which indicates a yield
of 41.2 bushels per acre and a produc-
tion of 62,810,000 bushels as compared
with 69,212,000 bushels, last year’s
final estimate and 64,470,000 bushels
the average estimated production for
the past ten years.
WINTER WHEAT.
The condition of the crop on July
1 was 83 per cent. of a normal indi-
cating a yield of about 16.6 bushels
per acre and a production of 21,630,
000 bushels, as compared with 25,234,-
000 bushels last year and 24,197,000
bushels, the average production for
the past ten years. The stock of
wheat on farms on July 1 was esti-
mated at 6 per cent. of last year’s crop
or 1,513,000 bushels. This compares
with 1,654,000 bushels last year and
1,445,000 bushels the average stock on
farms on July 1 for the past ten years.
SPRING WHEAT.
The condition of spring wheat on
July 1 was 84 per cent. of a normal
indicating a yield of 15.1 bushels per
acre and a production of 211,000
bushels as compared with 210,000
bushels last year and 228,000 the av-
erage production for the past five
years.
OATS.
The condition on July 1 was 77 per
cent. of a normal which indicates a
yield of about 29.3 bushels per acre
and a production of 34,790,000 bush-
els. This is compared with 41,242,000
bushels last year’s final estimate and
39,393,000 bushels the average esti-
mated crop for the past ten years.
BARLEY.
The condition of the crop on July
1 was 81 per cent. of a normal indi-
cating a yield of 23.1 bushels per acre
and a production of 277,000 bushels as
compared with 296,000 bushels last
year and 299,000 the average produc-
tion for the past ten years.
RYE.
The condition of the crop on July
1 was 87 per cent. of a normal indi-
cating a yield of 15.7 bushels per acre
and a production of 3,575,000 bushels
as compared with 3,740,000 bushels
last year and 4,012,000 bushels the av-
erage production for the past ten
years.
TOBACCO.
The area set this season is esti-
mated at 6 per cent. more than last
year’s acreage or 46,000 acres. The
condition of the crop on July 1 was
estimated at 83 per cent. of a normal,
which would indicate a yield of 1,262
pounds per acre and a production of
58,034,000 pounds as compared with
56,760,000 pounds last year and 54,
878,000 pounds the average crop for
the past ten years.
WHITE POTATOES.
_ The area planted this season is es-
timated at 2 per cent. less than last
year’s acreage or 259,000 acres. The
condition of the crop on July 1 was
80 per cent. of a normal, which indi-
cates a yield of 85.6 bushels per acre
and a production of 22,170,000 bushels,
compared with 28,512,000 bushels last
year and 24,398,000 bushels the aver-
age productiont for the past ten years.
The total United States crop is esti-
mated at 382,000,000 bushels as com-
pared with 451,000,000 the total pro-
duction last year and 388,000,000
bushels the average production for
five years, 1917-21.
SWEET POTATOES.
The acreage this season is estimated
the same as last year or 2000 acres.
The condition on July 1 was 92 per
cent. of a normal which indicates a
yield of 128.8 bushels per acre and a
production of 258,000 bushels, as com-
pared with 280,000 bushels last year,
248,000 bushels in 1921 and 276,000
bushels in 1920.
HAY.
The condition of all tame or culti-
vated varieties of hay on July 1 is es-
timated at 64 per cent. of a normal
which indicates a yield of about 1.05
tons per acre and a production of 3,-
207,000 tons as compared with 4,888,
000 tons last year’s production and 4,-
278,000 the average crop for the past
ten years. Timothy: Condition on
July 1 was 63 per cent. of a normal as
compared with 9.0 per cent. last year
and 82 per cent. the condition for the
past ten years on July 1. Clover: The
condition on July 1 was estimated at
63 per cent. of a normal as compared
with 95 per cent. last year and 81 per
cent the condition for the past ten
years on July 1. Alfalfa: The condi-
tion is 83 per cent. of a normal as
compared with 95 per cent. last year
and 90 per cent. the average condition
for the past ten years on July 1. Wild
hay: The condition of wild hay on
July 1 was 65 per cent. of a normal
which indicated a yield of .93 tons per
acre and a production of 21,000 tons
last year and 26,000 tons the average
production for the past five years.
FRUIT.
Apples—The condition of the total
agricultural crop on July 1 was 66 per
cent. of a normal indicating a produc-
tion of 10,835,000 bushels as compared
with 11,400,000 bushels last year and
10,731,000 bushels the average produc-
tion for the past three years. The
commercial crop is estimated at 1,164,-
000 barrels as compared with 1,216,-
000 barrels last year and 995,000 bar-
rels the average commercial produc-
tion for the past three years. The to-
tal apple crop in the United States
this year is estimated at 189,000,000
bushels as compared with 201,000,000
bushels last year and 160,000,000
bushels the average production for the
preceding five years. The commercial
crop for the United States this year
is estimated at 33,100,000 barrels as
compared with 31,000,000 barrels last
year and 25,700,000 barrels the aver-
age commercial crop for the preceding
five years 1917-21.
Peaches—The condition of peaches
on July 1 was 72 per cent. of a normal,
indicating a production of 1,783,000
bushels as compared with 1,560,000
bushels last year and 1,303,000 bush-
els the average production for the
past three years. The total United
States crop is estimated at 48,400,000
bushels as compared with 56,700,000
bushels last year and 42,700,000 bush-
els the five years average, 1917-21.
Pears—The condition of the crop on
July 1 was 62 per cent. of a normal,
indicating a production of 591,000
bushels as compared with 576,000
bushels last year and 547,000 bushels
the average production for the past
three years.
Grapes—The condition of the com-
merical grape crop of Erie coounty on
July 1 was estimated at 86 per cent. of
a normal as compared with 95 per
cent. the average condition for the
past ten years on July 1.
condition indicates a yield of about | i Excursion
_ Bellefonte
Atlantic City
Wildwood, Ocean City, Cape May
1.9 tons per acre and a total produc-
tion of 19,000 tons.
SWINE.
The recent pig survey shows for
Pennsylvania that the number of
spring pigs saved per litter was 2 per
cent. less than last year. Spring sows
farrowed, 7 per cent. more as com-
pared with expressed intentions last
December to breed 19 per cent. more
sows for spring pigs. Sows intended
for breeding for fall farrowing were
37 per cent. more than actually far-
rowed last fall as compared with ex-
pressed intentions last June for 25 per
cent. increase over actual fall farrow-
ing of the previous fall. December
last survey indicated actual fall far-
rowing of 14 per cent. more. The to-
tal United States showed .9 per cent.
more pigs saved this year than last,
3.9 more spring sows farrowed as
compared with expressed intentions
last December to breed 13.1 per cent.
more for spring pigs. Sows intended
for breeding for fall farrowing this
year are 28.3 per cent. more than act-
ual farrowing last fall. Spring refers
to period from December 1 to June 1
and fall from June 1 to December 1.
HOW THE EUCALYPTUS TREE
CAME TO THE UNITED
STATES.
What are probably the first euca-
lyptus trees to come to the United
States are still growing in Alameda,
Cal., the home of Bishop William Tay-
lor. The Bishop was intensely pleas-
ed with the huge redwoods that grew
in northern California, and thought
they were the largest trees in the
world, but when a visitor came from
Australia and told of the big trees
there the Bishop decided that he want-
ed to see them. He was sent to Aus-
tralia later as a missionary, and in
finding that the story of the eucalyp-
tus had not been exaggerated, he felt
America should add them to the glory
of the redwoods.
In 1849 he sent seeds in a letter
home te his wife, who remained in
Alameda (the seeds are even smaller
than a grain of mustard) and request-
ed her to plant them. California was
a new country then, and it needed
shade trees along its roadways, for
wind-breaks and firewood.
Mrs. Taylor planted the seeds in her
green-house, and when the young
trees were 18 inches high she put
them outdoors. Finding that they
were hardy and that they were five
feet high the second year, she sent for
more seeds, and raised them by the
thousand. When they were ready for
transplanting, she would put a box of
them in the carriage every time she
drove out along the country roads, and
gave them to the ranchers, explaining
The year’s |
their merits, and stopped passers-by
on the highway to make them a gift
of tiny trees. The whole of Santa
Clara Valley was made shady and
beautiful because of the thoughtful-
ness of Mrs. Isabella Taylor.
A few years later James T. Strat-
ton, then Surveyor-General of Cali-
fornia, became interested in them and
obtained Mrs. Taylor’s consent to send
them all over the State.
There are many varieties of euca-
lyptus, but all of them are rapid
growing trees. The blue gum grows
to a great height, and if cut even to
the ground will send out new shoots
and grow again, so that it is unex-
celled for fuel purposes. The wood is
extremely hard, but when seasoned
well and cut into lumber, it makes a
most beautiful wood for.interior dec-
oration, and furniture made from it is
especially choice. —EX.
How few men are willing to bet
on themselves.
Sea Isle City, Anglesea, Avalon,
Peermont, Stone Harbor
Thursdays
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Tickets good returning within 16 days.
Valid in parlor or sleeping cars
on payment of usual charges for
| space occupied, including sur-
| charge. Tickets good via Delaware
River Bridge Route 36 cents extra
round trip.
Stop-overs allowed at Philadel-
phia in either direction.
: See Flyers. Consult Ticket Agents
; Proportionate fares from other
| points.
| OceanGrove Excursion August 23
Pennsylvania RR System
The Route of the Broadway Limited
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Caldwell & Son
BELLEFONTE, PA.
Plumbing and Heating
By Hot Water
Vapor
Steam
Pipeless Furnaces
Full Line of Pipe and Fittings
AND MILL SUPPLIES
ALL SIZES OF
Terra Cotta Pipe and Fittings
Estimates Cheerfully and Promptly
Furnished.
66-15-12
Scenic Theatre..
Week-Ahead Program
Cut this eut and save fer reference.
SATURDAY, AUGUST 4:
THOMAS MEIGHAN in “THE MAN WHO SAW TOMORROW,” is a seven
reel story of a soldier of fortune who consults a clairvoyant and who re-
veals to him the result of a marriage of either of two women. Also, 2 reel
Pollard Comedy.
MONDAY, AUGUST 6:
MAE MARSH in “TILL WE MEET AGAIN,” an appealing picture to please
everybody. Six reels. It combines
society and crook stuff. An interesting
story, well directed and well acted, with All Star cast. Don’t miss it. Also,
Pathe News, Lloyd Comedy.
A big show all through.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7:
HENRY WALTHALL in “PARTED CURTAINS,” a crook drama with both
society and slums as a background.
Mary Alden is featured. Society con-
dones the criminal and he leads a hard life until cleared of suspicion.
Also, 2 reel Comedy and Movie Chats.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8:
All Star east in “HAIL THE WOMAN,” is a masterpiece in eight reels with
Tully Marshall, Theo Roberts, Florence Vidor, Madge Bellamy and others.
A story of a stern father who believes wrong doings of man may be forgiv-
en but not woman.
to please.
A forceful, human drama with excellent acting. Sure
Also, 2 reel Sunshine Comedy.
THURSDAY, AUGUST 9:
REGINALD DENNY and VIRGINIA VALLI in “THE ABYSMAL BRUTE,”
an eight reel story of a romance of a prize fighter and a society girl. The
star of the Leather Pushers makes
ning a wife.
good in an interesting prize fight, win-
Also, Pathe News and Review.
FRIDAY, AUGUST 10:
HOOT GIBSON in “DOUBLE DEALING,” one of his ever ready thrillers
that please those who like him. Also, 16th episode of Art Accord in “THE
OREGON TRAIL.”
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$2.98
Big Reduction
in Ladies Oxfords
2.98
We have placed on sale about one
thousand pairs of Ladies Low Shoes
i at $2.98. These shoes comprise all i
: the White Canvas and White Buck fe
Oxfords we have in the store, also i
i Tan and Black Vici Kid Oxfords and rd
on Strap Pumps—all with Rubber Heels. Ic
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, lateness of the Spring season, and we .
[ must move them at a loss.
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This Store Scores in Value-Giving
Sweeping Reductions
in All Departments
Our Friday and Saturday Specials
are making many new customers.
When you are shopping, bring your
list to us and make your money go
twice as far. We expect to make
the end of the month the banner
low-priced sales.
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