KING How the Farmer Corn planting time! The United States this year will have over 90,000. 000 acres planted to this king of crops. For this enormous acreage 15,000,000 bushels of seed will be required. Probably but little thought is given by the average farmer to the germin- | ating quality of the seed used, for he | has so ting « long been accustomed to get-| “stand”, under ordinarily favor- able conditions, varying from 60 to 86 | per think cent., that many have come to a more complete stand impos sible Yet experiments have shown that barring unfavorable weather at | planting time, the work of grubs, wire- | worms, and the like, there is no rea son why stand of corn should be less | than 95 per cent. Of recent years, how- | ev conditions have much improved, nd never before has there been such a demand for seed corn of high vital ity of our best farmers are be. | ginning to realize that one of the great’ | est act in profitable corn produc use of seed which will show HE r centage of germination If each corn grower would give a 1it- tle time during the early spring to the testing d, the vy individ corn planting The and corn conld to ors of each led for determined ! wirded, the i huakal ¢ Wf seed fail rrow each very profitably and Of bushels of cor planted this year, it is aln that from two to three mi or nearly 20 per cent. of planted, will fail grow a result of the low vitality Thou sands of acres will have to be replant. ed either in their entirety or in part, and many thousands more will grow to maturity with an imperfect stand tality inten noor dise which spring converted in the 15.000.000 which he be pork yeef seed will certain on bushels the corn first it 8 n to as of the seed O— — + 5 — RACK It seems incredible of realization, that the average vield of corn in the United States in 1905, when the total production was the largest in our his- lo, was only 28.8 bushels of shelled corn per acre. It is stil more sur- prising to know that the average pro-| duction. per acre game toda fn fact, the the ter 26.07 bus bushel 1905 A MPLE the principal reason is in the of song for prot ably seed of low To Test Each Corn Ear. The statement is made by officials of the Department of Agriculture that while corn breeders have achieved marked success in the production of improved types of corn during the last decade, unless the farmers take better | care of thelr corn and test each ear separately, preparatory to planting, | the chances are that the average yield | of corn per acre in the United States will not be materially increased In our principal corngrowing States, corn is planted in hills 314 feet apart | each way, giving 3.566 hills per acre. | In most sections three stalks to the | hill 1s considered a perfect stand; In some States, two is the standard. Yet if each hill would produce but one medium sized ear, 6 or 7 Ind hea In length and weighing a trifle more than 8 ounces, the yield for each acre would be 28.8 bushels, the average yleld per acre in the United States in 1905 A single ear of corn to the hill the size shown A In the lustration would give an average of 28.8 bushels to the acre: a single ear shown as n would give 30 per acre; An ear such as ( would produce 40 bushels per acre an ear such as D would yield 45 bushels per acre; while an ear like B, which weighs a trifle loss than a pound, would yield 50 bushels of shelled corn per acre, count. ing only one such ear for each of the 3.556 hills. There are, however, very few farmers who raise as much as 50 bushels of shelled corn per acre, Yet every corn grower can probably pro duce many ears which are larger than that shown as E in the cut. Eliminat- ing, however, both ears D and E and granting that every farmer could har yout from each hill two such ears as the one shown as C, an ear which Is Jess than 81% inches long, and weighs 126 ounces, the yield would be 80 bushels of shelled corn per acre. Are use Jossness Hey goed na bushels (ireat American Crop, | On the other hand | inside | farme CORN. Can Double His there any corn growers who can not produce the equivalent of at least two such ears to every hill? How many grow 80 bushels of shelled corn per acre? The time required to test individual ears for vitality is very small when it is considered that 12 or 15 ears will furnish enough seed to plant one acre Experiments have shown that if a few kernels (preferably six) are taken from different parts of an ear of corn and all are found to germinate well that is, to produce good healthy sprouts | practically all of the kernels on that ear will likewise show strong vitality i, if the part of all of | long nails, each of which is cover the box with a plece of glass, or | other tight material, to prevent the! evaporation of the water from the] cloths, and set the box aside for a| few days to await the results of the] test. Where only a limited number of | ears are to be tested, a similar germ- inating apparatus may be made by using cloth between two dinner plates, Ten inch plates will give ample space for the testing of 18 or 20 ears at one time It is important that the be numbered or arranged in the same definite order as the corresponding tests in the germinating box. Ohe of the most satisfactory methods is the use of a rack as is generally used for drving seed corn. This 18 generally a plece of by 2 inch plece of pine from which extend all four sides numbered, the first ear on the kernels from have been placed in square No, 1 of the germinating box, the ear is shoved on nail No, 1 of the drying rack, and These racks can then be After 80 on WHAT MAKI} how only tion will be the on h ears ETrower to find Lo an &11¢ will many his ong Is of which will not spr Better Now Than Not at All, should be made Cars | wanting time, | ar ’ tt ha | to stop thet ’ mors ely returns In n essential that ead number from gi ing il ear and ven so that may t ht Many ki: and methods been described various publications but the Department of Agriculture has | designed a box which is lieved to combine most of the advan tages. and give good results in the hands of almost any operator. The box | 1% or inches deep | length width suct needs of the individual be made wa | wit! mls ade simple be would be about 2 and the the and as to suit r it should not wr-tight. Instead of filling the box but ter 11 or sawdust, a FR comn TH 1 1 4 " ‘ gee] 4 anton flanne lo GERMINATING r three thicknesses and for frame the bot SqQUATres terial 18 of cloth in ' wottom two box cloth of the es of ing ‘ nels after the has been filled. The cloth at tom should be marked off into 2 inches ead and numbered, each one of which Is to filled with ker nels from ears which are given a num wonding to the square used one or cover 4 h way be ber corres] A Very Simple Test. For use, ly by soaking in water the half cloth. double thickness and then place which | has been marked In squares, in the bot-| of the 1,906 poor © A BUNCH OF FINE SFED tom of the germinating box. The ker nols from ear No. 1 are then placed, germ side up, In square No, 1 and 80 on. When all of the squares have been filled, fold the other end of the cloth carefully over the kernels. If during From * first wet the cloth thorough-} the sampling the cloths have become | dry, sprinkle them well with water | vitality {to lives | tered sam the present supply of seed corn, the testing of every ear and the subsequent rejection of poor ears will increase the gtand 13.7 per cent. This increased gtand would mean an increased yield of 298,140,605 bushels, with a value of $100,739,012.91 calculated on the basis | ples tested are representative of | number COMMON DINNER PLATE IF'ESTER FOR SEED average vield and price for ten full ars Cripti how Bullet JOURNALISM IN CHINA. Dialect Newspapers Increase Gulf | Between Provinces. | United States Consul Anderson, at | Amoy, has made a report on journal | ism among the Chinese. He says: “It Is rather surprising, in view ot the comparatively small population of foreigners in China, how many large publications there are in foreign | languages. The prices they obtain for their publications and thelr work probably explain the situation. Shanghal has five dally newspapers, three morning and two evening pa pers; one is French It has six for eign weeklies, one German It also has four Chinese dailies and a large | of Chinese weeklies “Practically all the foreign pers sell for 47 gold per The 1hseriptd about gold per annum, postage extra Chinese of pa- | copy. | $15 | The | dailies cent gold hl publi 101 rejigious mo i published i * i mi HE au the papers by the “In noriti Hong ation Kong dom} and | calle Secretar WOMAN'S ADVICE TO FARM- ERS. daughters They hay diene from m roundings for me | a of diversified mind. The p country had no time for brooding over imagin ary troubles and happy Ihut they to map out the per COUTrses treating paved the The cities physical young per tion and mere gons and pioneers of onotony oneers of neglected for tl then Lael pr of con warn the dangers leaving RT * na y cn esr} ne kernels by algo he dons more convenient Remarkable Results of Government Tests. The Department of Agricuiture re cently made of seed corn fur nished by farmers in the corn produc. ing States, and of the 3,322 ears tested, 1.906, or the startling percentage of more than one-half, were unfit for seed These samples were taken from ears picked for seed by good. careful far mers, and are evidently much above the average germin ars was only teats he ation —-- tia AVOTAR® POOR, SMUTTY SEED per cent, while the average germina tion of both the good and the poor ears, the seeds of which would ordin | arily have been used for planting, had | not these tests heen made, was 863 | por cent, showing that 13.7 per eent was gained by discarding ears of low Granting, however, thy “eo i honorable farm life to any one residing y the boundaries of ordinary civ wn The rural mail and magazines yard: telepd direct le world: r trade to yet there sn y farms LOT «he noton« IL) w HEA the da 5 the farm the farmer with the out hanneis CATION papers to pl SS unication door FOS oo . ailroads open the « every « mercial port life monotony The pl ICR Are Dot proved, the owners follow the fashi their forefather they do jopt new methods in any line their children become discouraged of OI f of not and OLDEN DAYS ’ 2 r OF WHALING. the whaling hundred of New { four distant and over more than The right of Arctic waters his mouth full of whalebone and cousin the sperm whale of tropl waters, bearing in its head the precious spermaceti, were practically exterminated ose alldaring, iron rved, keeneyed Yankee skippers Their splendid ships, the Annie B, Mary Jane, the Blue-Eyed Susan great lovers of their wives and sweet hearts, were this race of gentlemen ad venturers-—rotted at the wharves or were degraded to service as coastwise and with them vanished a world of romance and adventure, No men, In no time, more truly than they, “went down to the sea In ships” But when the pennant oldtime two out three most ore than sailed mn an we ago ' whale the by tl 1 ne the of the last | old-time whaling ship was hauled down forever there still proudly swam the oceans the vast rorqual or racer whale, greatest of all his mighty kin To the salling fleet of the old days, the rqual was an almost impossible prize hecause of its tremendous speed. It was practically unmolested and mul tiplied exceodingly in both North At | lantic and Pacific waters it was the abundance of this levi athan, measuring ninety feet in length and weighing almost as many tons bulking larger than a whole herd of ol | ephants-—=which was the inspiration of the modern whaling Industry. y : At least one American has suc seeded In London journalism, Ralph D. Blumenfeld, late of Milwaukee, Is | the editor of the London Express Artificial pumice stone is now made | trom A mixture of sand and clay. F—— About one billion feet of timber In | the Black Hill forest reserve has been | killed by the Black Hills beetle. children in | ! to l« ‘Over Three ad the four Press Chine Eng both ish morning and the Mall and among of BICYCLES ON THE WANE. Times as [Many Fac. tories in 1900 as at Present. Statistics furnished jureau at Washing in ths mi x 1900 the ! by 1 show a the Census marked bi- jecTrense anufactn or | In contrast moti 159% to 2.28% New O00 000 used Zealand exports annually $65 worth f kauri gut It = in the manufacture of varnish 3 ] | ] dere Rar nace, No. + i, frei , Hons Werm'g ont'y Oo, 744 T fu es C24 rite — vy . BASEBALL OUTFIT! YOUR EXACT SIZE { SHIRT. handsome gray flannel with broad shoul ders, full at arms, very Jong. threes button front, doubis sewed shapely and durable, PANTS, Padded or un ped ded (ns you wish), double and triple sewed very slrong Pad ded pants thoroughly quilted on Noped thighs ide belt sLrApE, knees slastics, CAP College Style, Right jnce top, long visor ELT, New style, bright colored, strong, Lad patent nickel buckle. Send your BOYS, nim address for only 94 packages of BLUINE, tosell for usatio Cont & PAC KRRS eturn our $240 received from the sale and we will immediately send you this splendid baseball out Lgusrantecd to fit and to give Fryer housewife will buy } We 8 | thir A { EXTRA VEEMIR made large, of feit wit esuitif youre cays BLUINE MFG. CO., The Old Reliable Pirm Mill St, Coneord Junction, Masa, harges PREP ATID, M.Auy threes jetters you want f ir 1, 0ent free, thin lv THIS MANILLA PEARL SPAR FREE 332 5) pie fhell Mat Plass wry dy buy wh brat yeu aie hin 10days we will & beautiful necklses =o 39 River BL Chicago nate and address If yousend us §1.20 wit Let will bring to you by mail a g oz. box of BUTLER'S FLA VORING CRYSTALS rio any 2c bottles ¢ act (unchangeable {ng and non-akcoholx) n, orange, almond innamon, gmger and flavors. indorsed by U. S. com. mussmn at Paris Expositions Your money back if you want it send 10c fo-da Jos. Butler Co, 17 Bat'ery Place § Year SOLID GOLD Filled Watch $5 oo n Price SU Der A liquid in cook Vaailla chore. notes =F. City Honest Wateh at » ones Aa plate of sold golf overiering « piste of senpe motel, and I warranted 4 wens Bee yous They we Souvie one, been BUT engraved on beth oe Hon wind and een ee WH | yew Pearse eae Ouse Froid with wh wegen’ sever jewriet Amerions Wenting press Man tn Tres ersndie tug 8 sent. 3 pou osuiber Then Ge o ever ered par expres ape BF press charges and fhe wail and WSs Sr . peter wi oron, E00 6 Spe price foro ee haw Goa ude Mhontion 17 por went Laden ov Bowie wai LC FARBER, 418, 226 Dearbors Bo. CHICAGS, TLL. "Only Sure Cure. Positive and Permanent. Absolutely Pure. $1.00 Package curesany $3.00 Be of price. AGrxy xo. J Winera! Heave Remedy Co, 134 4 . Package cures any money refunded postpaid on receipt WANT. bral terms th Ave, Pittsburg, Pa. KANCY SUPPLY WABBINGTON, DD. O If yom are Interested in those things we d like $0 sed FOU 0Ur Dew beok about ELECTRIC "Whoa ELECTRIC "*W: agon More than a © Jom and & quarter of them are in use and several hundred thousnd farmers say that they are the best ir vestmment Lhe¥ ever made They'll save you More GHOLEY, OTE W rik, Five bel tor service and greater satisfaction thay any ether metal wheel made. because They're Made Better, By every tewt Lhey are the best. Bpokes united to the buh If they work loose, Four mehey bark. Don't buy wheels nor wagon until you read our book. It may save you many dollars and it's free. ELECTRIC WHEEL ©O, Quinoy, Nis. 1€ Don't D Ask yourself the question And the answer will | W because some simple, y begin learn cert " by your ir Send a dime or five im year's subeeription for Maxwell inthe Home Health from Nato Read 1t every month Health, snd save Doctor’ ood © 5 after you otherwise wound pether you are buried or cremated counts. Train “Good Health * as ym Sevihe and all into the street if be from Maxwell's Homemaker Magarine v memaker and r ale NOTRE. If you do not wish to out su bmcription on Cut out this subsoription blank, write 10 com ts (silver or stampw) and we will mall mouth for twelve months Name Box or Street No. Postoffice Boclosed find snbmcriber You can subscribe for one, two, three pond 80 conte and Dave five ZINK, for the money, ever published for If you wish of paper for name and proce Millions Die Every Year from Mere Ignorance of Nature's Laws of Health It dv pends on your health * Then why not have good health natural law Nature is a Stern and Inexorable Judge, and Grants No Pardons When Her Laws are Broken Better Learn Those Laws. wu can't learn them too soon. You can’t learn them all a right now, and a little every month. stamps 10 Right Tho Year Bills and Drag Bills, and y have dowan™ faithful ahead the coup A meparate ONE YEAR FOR 10 CENTS Subseoription Price to Chicago and Foreign Addreossts, 25¢. Por Your name you Maxwell's Homemaker Magarxime cvery Don't delay, but send at once yours’ submcription or five years at 10 cents for each good reading Address In fall Subsoription Dept. MAXWELL'S HOMEMAKER MAGAZINE, 1405 Fisher Building. CHICAGO, TL. te have THR HOMEMAKER MAGAZINE sent to friends, ose a separate and enclose 10 Is Life Worth Living? 14 ou are sick it is of hexlth has been violated once, 160° Magazine ght and R and Fisher BuiMing., Chicago, Ter sae whole and rend the Department Wealth eit Living. joarn all about Nature's laws of will nloy many yours of Life and and buried. or maybe semated matter It's the dying part that to kick old “Grim Pesth vont pointers on WRIning out dead mach bod y guard of time, Gol heen .o > n ont of an price YOUr paper, you send in your of paper snd address on wa below, andossd = State Sate whether a new or od Aa Retrer ENT MAGA coming Wo you. This is the cents for each yoarly
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers