FEEDING CORN FODDER ' Experiments Show that Com Stover k Is Valuable In Beef Production- Corn Stover Is One of the Many By-Products of the Farm. (By J. E. Waggoner of the I II C Ser vice Bureau) Profit is a stimulus which causes men to engage In some one or more of the many phases of business. It may be commerce, the industries, banking, farming, or some other activity, yet when all is said, the profit trom that particular line of work is usually the tttractive feature. Competition has become so strong that profit in many undertakings is made only by practis ing the strictest principles of economy nnd exercising unusual care In looking after the small things and what might be termed "by-products." For In stance, one of the sources of the bank er's income is the small Increase in the rate of interest on money loaned over what it cost him. The same is true of the farmer. The increase in the value of land has necessitated ■putting farming on more of a business basis ir, order to realize a profit on the Investment. Much' has been said and written re garding saving and utilizing the waste products of the farm, and it is en couraging to note that more farmers are making better use of all the prod ucts of their farms than ever before. One of the most serious wastes has been the neglect to save and utilize the entire corn crop. The principal market demand has been for the grain. This, combined with an abun dance of hay, has not been conducive to the use of corn fodder as a rough forage. Conditions have changed the past few years; among other things, hay has advanced in price to such an extent that it Is only good business practice for a farmer to supply his rough forage in the form of corn fod der and put his hay on the market. Every grower or an acre of corn should know the feeding value of the entire crop. It is quite generally t known what returns can be expected from the grain, but few farmers know the feeding value of the corn stover (stalks without the ears). Reports from the Nebraska Experiment Sta tion on experiments made comparing combinations of shelled corn, snapped corn, alfalfa and corn stover show that when stover is used as half of the roughage it reduces the cost of gains on two-year-old steers from 40 to 48 cents per hundred. The stover was found to be actually worth $3.55 per ton as compared with alfalfa fed alone at $6.00 per ton. The farm value ' of alfalfa and other hay crops reached a mark of more than twice this amount the past year, thus increasing the value of corn stover from SB.OO to * 512.00 ipcr ton. Wi» these figures before us, it is plain xo see that the corn belt farmer is neglecting one of his important sources of income by letting his corn stalks stand in the field. Considering the small yield of only one ton of stover to the acre, the returns of the American farmer would have been Increased millions of dollars last year if this what might be called by-product had been saved. Coming back to the Individual farmer, he would have " l realized his proportion of this profit. During this summer is the time to plan on cutting the corn for fodder this fall and utilizing to the best ad vantage the entire corn crop. We find that the Nebraska bulletin No. 100 eays: "By feeding corn fodder, we utilize the stalk and yet are put to no extra labor husking it. In fact, corn can be cut with a harvester and putin tho shock cheaper than it can be picked and cribbed, inasmuch as three men with a team and harvester can cut and shock seven acres per day. Records from the farm department of this experiment station show that it costs sl.lß per acre to cut and Bhock corn, which figure does not allow for the wear and tear on the machine. Three cents per bushel should cover the cost of harvesting corn with a machine and putting it in the shocks." * The logical way of saving the corn crop is to shred the fodder. Extensive experiments at the Wisconsin Experi ment station show that about 24 per cent of the feeding value of fodder Is lost if left exposed to the elements. By shredding and storing, this loss will be prevented. The fodder is also in a much more convenient form for hand ling, and is relished more by the stock. Shredded fodder does not occupy as much room for storing as the un shredded, and the stable manure is much easier handled. In summing up the results of vari ous feeding experiments with corn in all forms it is found that the best way to utilize the corn crop is to save the stalks either in the form of ensil age or shredded fodder. The records of the Nebraska Experiment Station dispel any doubt as to the nconomy of harvesting corn by the use of the corn binder as compared with husking the standing corn in the field. Under the latter condition the stalks would be lost. The value of the stalks as a rough feed, considering hay at the present price, Is at least SB.OO per ton. An ordinary yield of corn will produce two or three tons of stover to the acre. Compare this value with the price of fifty cents per acre, which Is usually paid for stalks standing In the 1 field. When corn is fed as shredded fodder, the loss of stock due to corn stalk disease is entirely prevented. Every farmer that has stock to feed Bhauld plan to supply the most of his roughage in the form of shredded corn fodoW, thus utilizing in the best pos sible \vay his entire corn crop. Advertise in tho News Item. PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION SUBMIT TED TO THE CITIZENS OP THIS COMMONWEALTH FOR THEIR AP PROVAL, OR REJECTION, BY THE GENERAL, ASSEMBLY OP THE COMMONWEALTH OP PENNSYL VANIA, AND PUBLISHED BY OR DER OP THE SECRETARY OP THE COMMONWEALTH, IN PURSU ANCE OF ARTICLE XVHI OF THE CONSTITUTION. Number One. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to article nine, section four, of the Constitu tion of the Commonwealth of Penn sylvania, authorizing the State to issue bonds to the amount of fifty millions of dollars for the improve ment of the highways of the Com monwealth. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That the following amendment to the Constitu tion of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl vania be, and the same is hereby, pro posed, in accordance with the eigh teenth article thereof: — That section four of article nine, which reads as follows: "Section 4. No debt shall be creat ed by or on behalf of the State, ex cept to supply casual deficiencies of revenue, repel invasion, suppress in surrection, dt'fend the Stale in war, or to pay existing debt; and the debt created to supply deficiency in rev enue shall never exceed, in the aggre grate at any one time, ono million of dollars," be amended so as to read as follows: -• Section 4. No debt shall be created by or on behalf of the State, except to supply casual deficiencies of rev enue, repel invasion, suppress insur rection, defend the State in war, or to pay existing debt; and the debt creat ed to supply deficiencies in revenue shall never exceed, in the aggregate at any ona time, one million of dol lars: Provided, however, 'iuat the General Assembly, irrespective of any debt, may authorize tho State to issue bonds to the amount of fifty millions of dollars for the purpose of improv ing and rebuilding the highways of the Commonwealth. A true copy of Joint Resolution NO- I ROBERT McAFEE, ' , Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Two. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to section seven, article three of the Constitu tion of Pennsylvania, so as to per mit special legislation regulating labor. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, That the following is proposed as an amend ment to the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac cordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof. Amend ment to Article Three, Section Seven. Section 2. Amend section seven, article three of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, which reads as fol lows: — "Section 7. The General Assembly shall not pass any local or special law authorizing the creation, extension, or impairing of liens: "Regulating the affairs of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs, or school districts: "Changing the names of persons or places: "Changing the venue In civil or criminal cases: "Authorizing the laying out, open ing, altering, or maintaining roads, highways, streets or alleys: "Relating to ferries or bridges, or incorporating ferry or bridge compan ies, except for the erection of bridges crossing streams which form bounda ries between this and any other State: "Vacating roads, town plats, streets or alleys: "Relating to cemeteries, graveyards, or public grounds not of the State: "Authorizing the adoption or legitt mation of children: "Locating or changing county-seats, erecting new counties, or changing county lines: "Incorporating cities, towns, or vil lages, or changing their charters: "For the opening and conducting of elections, or fixing or changing the place of voting: "Granting divorces: "Erecting new townships or bor oughs, changing township lines, bor ough limits, or school districts: "Creating offices, or prescribing the powers and duties of officers in coun ties, cities, boroughs, townships, elec tion or school districts: "Changing the law of descent or succession: "Regulating the practice or Juris diction of, or changing the rules of evidence in, any judicial proceeding or Inquiry before courts, aldermen, Justices of the peace, sheriffs, commis sioners, arbitrators, auditors, masters In chancery, or other tribunals, or providing or changing methods for the collection of debts, or. the enforcing of Judgments, or prescribing the effect of Judicial sales of real estate: "Regulating the fees, or extending the powers and duties of aldermen, Justices of the peace, magistrates or constables: "Regulating the management of public schools, the building or repair ing of school houses and the raising of money for such purposes: "Fixing the rate of interest: "Affecting the estates of minors or persons under disability, except after due notice to all parties in interest, to be recited in the special enact ment: "Remitting fines, penalties and for feitures, or refunding moneys legally paid into the treasury: "Exempting property from taxation: "Regulating labor, trade, mining or manufacturing: "Creating corporations, or amend ing, renewing or extending the chart ers thereof: "Oifcnttng to aay corporation. u» elation or in dividual any special or ex clusive privilege or immunity, or to any corporation, association or indi vidual the right to lay down a railroad track. "Nor shall the Oeneral Assembly in directly enact such special v or local law by the partial repeal of a general law; but laws repealing local or spec ial acts may be passed: "Nor shall any law be passed grant ing powers and privileges in any case where the granting of such powers and privileges shall have been provid ed for by general law, nor where the courts have jurisdiction to grant the same or give the relief asked for." — so as to read as follows: — Section 7. The General Assembly shall not pass any local or special law authorizing the creation, extension or impairing of liens: Regulating the affairs of counties, cities, townships, wards, boroughs, or school districts: Changing the names of persons or places: Changing the venue in civil or crim inal cases: Authorizing the laying out, opening, altering, or maintaining roads, high ways, streets or alleys: Relating to ferries or bridges, or in corporating ferry or bridge compan ies, except for the erection of bridges crossing streams which form bounda ries between this and any other State. Vacating roads, town plats, streets or alleys: Relating to cemeteries, graveyards, or public grounds not of the State! Authorizing the adoption, or legiti mation of children: Locating or changing county-seats, erecting new counties or changing county lines: Incorporating cities, towns or vill ages, by changing their charters: For the opening and conducting of elections, or fixing or changing the place of voting. Granting divorces: Erecting new townships or bor oughs, changing township lines, bor ough limits or school districts: Creating offices, or prescribing the powers and duties of officers in coun ties, cities, boroughs, townships, elec tion or school districts: Changing the law of descent or suc cession: Regulating the practice or jurisdic tion of, or changing tho rules of evi dence In, any judicial proceeding or inquiry before courts, aldermen, jus tices of the peace, sheriffs, commis sioners, arbitrators, auditors, masters In chancery or other tribunals, or pro viding or changing methods for the collection of debts, or the enforcing of judgments, or prescribing tho ef fect of judicial sales of real estate; Regulating tho fees, or extending the powers and duties of aldermen, justices of the peace, magistrates or constables: Regulating the management of pub lic schools, the building or repairing of school houses and the raising of money for such purposes: Fixing the rate of interest: Affecting the estates of minors or persons under disability, except after due notice to all parties in interest, to be recited In the special enact ment: Remitting flneß, peualties and for feitures, or refunding moneys legally paid Into the treasury: Exempting property from taxation: Regulating labor, trade, mining or manufacturing; but the legislature may regvflate and fix the wages or salaries, the hours of work or labor, and make provision for the protection, welfare and safety of persons employ ed by the State, or by any county, city, borough, town, township school district, village, or other civil di vision of the State, or by any contract or or sub-contractor performing work, labor or services for the State, or for any county, city, borough, town, town ship, school district, village or other civil division thereof: Creating corporations, or amending, renewing or extending the charters thereof: Granting to any corporation, asso ciation, or individual any special or exclusive privilege or Immunity, or to any corporation, association, or In dividual tho right to lay down a rail road track: Nor shall the General Assembly In directly enact such special or local law by the partial repeal of a general law; but laws repealing local or spec ial acts may be passed: Nor shall any law be passed grant ing powers or privileges in any case where the granting of such powers and privileges shall have been pro vided for by general law, nor where the courts have jurisdiction to grant the same or give the relief asked for. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 2. ROBERT McAFEE. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Three. A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION, proposing an amendment to section three of article eight of the Consti tution of Pennsylvania. Section 1. Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania (if the Senate concur). That the following Is proposed as an amendment to the Con stitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, In accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof: — Section 2. —Amend section three of article eight, which reads as follows: "All judges elected by the electors of the State at large may be elected at either a general or municipal election, as circumstances may require. All the elections for judges of the courts for the several judicial districts, and for county, city, ward, borough, and township officers, for regular terms of service, shall be held on the municipal election day; namely, tho Tuesday next following the first Monday of No vember In each odd-numbered year, but the General Assembly may by law Bx a different day, two-thirds of all the members of each Houso consent ing thereto: Provided, That such elections shall always be held In an odd-numbered year," so as to read: Section 8. All judges elected by th« electors of the State at large may be eleoted at either a general or mu nloipal election, as circumstances may require. All elections for judges of the courts tor the several Judicial dis- V/jm MM tor county, city, ward, bq* ough, ana township officers, for regu lar tonus of service, uc ne., u I the municipal election uay; namely, tuo Tuesday next fOilovv ing tho first lion day of November in each oti.i number ed year, but tiio General Assembly j may by law li.\ a different day, two thuds of all the members of each House consenting thereto: Provided, That such elections shall be held in j an odd-numbered year: Provided fur- j ther, That all judges for the courts i of the several judicial districts hold ing office at the present limo, whose I teuns of office may end in an odd numbered year, shall continue to hold their offices untii ihe first Monday of : January in the next succeeding oven- i numbered year. A true copy of Concurrent Resolu tion No. 3. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Number Four. A JOINT RESOLUTION. Proposing an amendment to section j one of article nine ot the Consti- i tution of Pennsylvania, relating to j taxation. Section 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House ot Representatives of the Commonwealth o; i'enus/i* unia. iu General Asseiub y met, M'liat the following is proposed as an amend ment to the Constitution of the Com monwealth of Pennsylvania, in ac cordance with the provisions ol the [ eighteenth article thereof: — Section 2- Amend section one of , article nine of the Constitution of j Pennsylvania, which reads as follows: "All taxes shall be uniform, upon the same class of subjects, within the territorial limits of'the authority levy ing the tax, and shall be levied and collected under general laws; but the . General Assembly may, by general ' laws, exempt from taxation public property used for public purposes, actual places of religious worship, j places of burial not used "r held for private or corporate profit, and institu tions of purely public charity," so as to read as follows All taxes shall bo uniform upon the same class of sab; cts, within tlio ter ritorlal limits of the authority levying the tax, and shall be levied and col lected under general laws, and the subjects of taxation may be classified for the purpose of laying graded or progressive taxes; but the General Assembly may, by general law s, ex empt from taxation public prop' rty used for public purpose.-, actual places of religious worship, places of burial not used or held .tor private or cor porate profit, and institutions of pure ly public charity. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 4. ROBERT McAFEE, Secretary of the Commonwealth. Nut, jer Five. A JOINT KKSOLUTION. Proposing an ameiuttueiit to the Con stitution of Pennsylvania. ■ Be it resolved by the Senate apd House of Representatives of the Cone ■, monwealth of Pennsylvania in Gener al Assembly met, That the follow ing is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of Pennsylvania, in accordance with the provisions of the eighteenth article thereof: Article IX. Section 15. No obligations which have been heretofore issued, or which ; may. hereafter be Issued; by any coun- I ty or municipality, other than Phila- | delphia, to provide lor the construc tion or acquisition of waterworks, | subways, underground railways or i street railways, or the appurtenano< s thereof, shall be considered as a debt i of a municipality, within the meaning of section eight of article nine of the Constitution of Pennsylvania or of this amendment, if the net revenue derived from said property for a per iod of five years, either before or after 1 the acquisition thereof, or, where the j same is constructed by the county or j municipality, after tho completion thereof, shall havo been sufficient to j pay interest and sinking-fund charges during said period upon said obliga- j tions, or if the said obligations shall j be secured by liens upon the rei tive properties, and shall impose no municipal liability. Where munici palities of counties shall issue obliga tions to provide for the construction of property, as herein provided, said said municipalities or counties may also Issue obligations to provide for , the Interest and sinking-fund charges ! accruing thereon until said properties j shall have been completed and in op- : eration for a period of one year; and said municipalities and counties shall not be required to levy a tax tp pay said interest and sinking-fund charges, as required by section ten of article nine of the Constitution of Pennsyl vania, until after said properties shall have been operated by said counties or municipalities during said period of one year. Any of tho said munici palities or counties may incur indebt edness in excess of seven per centum, and not exceeding ten per centum, of , the assessed valuation of the taxable , property therein, if said increase of ; indebtedness shall have boen assented ! to by three-fifths of the electors vot ing at a public election, in such mau | ncr as shall be provided by law. A true copy of Joint Resolution No. 6. ROBERT McAFEE, I Secretary of the Commonwealth. The Advertised | Article Jis one In which the merchant B M himself has implicit faith 3 M else he woidd not advertise it. 0 fl You are safe in patronizing the % ■ merchants whorm ado appear $ | M in this paper because their | goods are up-to-date and never > shopworn. II DO IT NOW sij' a DIDN'T WANT TO BE HARSH Merchant Simply Had Idea of Doing a Good Turn to the Young Lady Typisti "An old customer of mine from the ' Interior of tlio state came to town 1 a. few days ago." said a Philadelphia I wholesaler, "and after leaving his order for the goods he asked the priv : 'ego of sitting down to my desk to write a letter. I took him to one of bo typists and told her to get bis let j ter up in good shape, and tho two ! worked over It for half an hour. Then tho man came back to me with his let i ter In his hand and said: " 'Mr. Blank, this typewriting busi ness is a great thing.' " 'Yes.' " 'And that's a fine girl who did the work for me.' I " 'Yes!' | " 'She made her fingers go like j lightning.' " 'Yes, she is very speedy.' " 'Seemed to be perfectly willing to oblige." " 'Yes.' "'A very nice girl, indeed, and I Itope that she'll get on. In fact, I j want to putin a word for her.' " 'That's kind of you. What is it?' " 'Tell her,' he said, as he glanced , over his shoulder, 'that if she'll pay a ! little more attention to her spelling ! she'll come out at the top of the heap. Tell her in a way not to hurt her' feelings? " But what words has sho spelled wrong?' " 'He held out the letter and polnt sd to a word and whispered: " 'The young lady got one "112" too i many in the word, but tell her as gently as possible.' "The word was 'coffee.' " SHOULD THE WOMAN PROPOSE Question That Seemingly May Be Re lied Onto Get an Argument at Any Time. Ever sinoo tills conundrum wns put to mc, I have been submitting it to everybody I met. There has been extraordinary diversity in the answers. They havo run from a shocked "No! N'o! No!" through a hesitating, "Well, I don't see why—and yet I could never do it myself," to a decided, "Yes, certainly! Why not?" One woman said: "Under no cir cumstances. Nothing ever justifies us In forgetting our Womanliness." An j other: "Yes, indeed. In fact, I pro posed to my husband. I saw that he was in love with me, but that he thought that we could not afford to be married. I knew that we could, and :so 1 proposed to him." Another: "Of > course women should propose. They are much better judges of character than men, mote iutpitive.. and spirit ual." Another: "If women' proposed, there would bo fewer unhappy fer riages. As things aro, men can choosoH from their entire set of women. Wom en can choose only from those who propose to them. If women proposed moro of them would marry the man i I hey really wanted to marry." An other: "I think tho one should pro poso who could do it the most artist j ally." (Note—She was a young girl writer, and I am afraid considerations of literary effects guided her conclu ! sions.) —Harper's Bazar. A Difference. "Ever since I was dono converted last week," remarked a certain col i ored citizen In a chnstenedly-trl | umphant tono, "muh conscience | gnaws me when I thinks o' what a I sinner I was befo' I seed de blessed I light. I was false to de Lawd and untrue to muh fellermen, and muh conscience gnaws " "Do it gnaw yo' enough, Brudder Bogus," grimly interrupted old Broth er Gumpshun, "to mako yo' pay mo J back dem fou-dollahs yo' borried off'm ! me yeah bef' last?" "W'y—w'y, sah! —yo' knows how j clost de times is, dese days, and Well, sah, here's haffer-dollah, dat I'll pay yo' now, and " "Huh! If dat's de best yo' kin do, sah, yo' conscience ain't gnawin'— it's dess uh-nibblin'."—Satire. y. *s.. ' < v •- - • ♦ '•V/^y'Y'y M Dependable |g II Goods. || Wk handle goods that are cheap, hut not >• "V'i cheap goods. We want our goods to lx>coino **-*■* your goods and our store your store. If it is M Clothing, Hats, §1 H Suit Cases, |f i| . Shoes, Etc. §§ Why spend your money for postage and siMitl to nun I order houses when T can furnish y°» v ith the same goods for less money ? MAX MAMOLEN, LAPORTE. || ■ yn»m| tly obhUnvd infill r<>inili i» OM I riUMV.lv!' BANK REFERENCES. " I H rm HOW TO OBTAIN :in«t SELL PA r£»JTs) I fl patent law ami other valuable luloimaUoiu I 10. SWIFT & CO. I ■ PATENT LAWYERS, ■ (*303 Seventh 3t.. Washinaton, D. C. M DEMONSTRATER WANTED A good man to demonstrate the National Vacuum Cleaner in Sul livan County, A line proposition to the right party. Address, Tins Kici'i iu.u an Nuws Item, Laporte, Pa. M. BRINK'S IJkICESl J kICES For This Week ton 100 11. Corn Meal .'54.(10 1.75 Cracked Corn .°4 00 1.75 >4 00 1.75 PiireCorn&OatsChop 30.00 1.85 • Sacks each (m; with privilege of returning without expense to me. Schumacher Chop 32 00 105 Wheat Hi an 25.00 1:50 ()i ' Meal sy.oo 200 Gluten 32.00 1.05 Brewers Grain 27.00 1.40 Choice Cottonseed Meal 34 (10 1.75 Oyster Shells 10.00 GO Portland Cemen per tout 8.00 40 (re,bate 1' c each for sacks re urnerl) Beef Scrap 3.00 Mixed grains for hens 2 00 New Oats arrive in Sept. or Oct. .42 140 II) hag Salt coarse or fine .00 100 lh hag Salt .45 Hour per hli|. sack Shnn acher Patent (i 00 1.00 Marvel fi 00 1.70 Luxury 5 50 1.40 Veal Calves wanted on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Li\e fowls and thicl ens on Wedneslay. M. BRINK, New Altiany Pa. 1 QUALITY J , | $ When people realize that it Z $ is not the quantity for the { J money, so much as the quality 2 2 that counts, then they will ♦ ♦ patroni/.e the store which does ♦ vjf business in good pure goods. « JM" 1 >rices often mean cut J * qiVlji <-s. Our prices are as 2 x lo goods wi 1 allow. 2 , } < >in'go.«ls not of thecheap # !• inail-oi ler vKdety. When * • < urn wring not for- S 2 »et . > c mpa re qualiKes. If 2 $ y >II hd lie prices lower titan 5 { ours, ihe > you will Hud the 2 qiialit es inferior—generally J ¥ "l> rg. ill i aise" joh lots. £ a Ask is > show you why X 2 our to. U is -uperior. X ♦ Buschhausen's. 3 ——— —————————— Subscribe for the News Item. >' „ mnTlßjJk DESIGNS aj! M TRADE-MARKS 1 a I S O ano o c b°TK HTS t ADVICE AS TO PATENTABILITY p[lCII! i Notice in " Inventive A (ft " ■■ BC B* P* < - liook "How to obtain Patents'* | llhlk j Charges moderate. No fee till patent is secured. . Letters strictly confidential. Address, 1 E. G. SIGGtKS. Patent Lawyer, Washington, j
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