THE FARMER'S
COLUMN
Some Practical Suggestions Well
Worth Knowing From the De-
| artment of Agriculture.
FACTS FOR DAILY USE
WATER FOR FARM
ANIMALS ON PASTURE
“The man who does not furnish an
abundant supply of water for stock
daily makes a mistake that will prove
«costly to the owner,” says L. W. Ligh-
ty, farm adviser of the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture,
“The amount of water needed &if-
fers greatly, the sheep taking the
feast and the cow the most. When
firesh grown pasture is abundant, 2n-
imals will not need as much water as
when on dry pasture or hay, but at
all times it pays well to give animsis
access to water daily and constantly
if that is possible.
“If the water is lacking the animal’
cannot digest the food as well and
not assimilate it as completely as
when the supply is sufficient. The im-
purities are largely eliminated from
the body by way of the kidneys and
where the water supply is not suffii-
cient the system: becomes clogged,
growth and production is interferred
with, and if continued sickness will
result.
“I am asked if colts need water
when on pasture and I say they dn
most surely if we want them to dn
well. They may get along right well as
long as the grass is young and full of
moisture and the dew is heavy, but
later they will show the effects most
decidedly.
“Growing animals need compara-
tively more water than mature animals
with minor exceptions. Every good
and successful stockman known the
great value of running water in the
pasture constantly. A running spring
of good water often doubles the val-
ue of the pasture land. The humane
man will see to it that all of his
stock has plenty of pure water daily,
and ‘comforable shade durng the hot
season. This pays in dollars also in
the fact that we are giving a square
deal to the creatuhes dependent on us,
When I see a man’s cattle in a hot
dusty corner of a shadeless and wa-
terless field under a burning 2 p. m.
July sun, I fear me, he will later share
with “a certain mich” man a place
where a drop of water is at a great
premium,
TESTING COMMERCIAL
FERTILIZERS.
[ENGLAND WON'T |
WITHDRAW BAN.
Blacklist Hits On Only Teutens,
Says Lord Cecil
U.S. MAKES FORMAL INQUIRY
Lord Robert Cecil Saye Plan Has
Worked to Detriment of Britain's
Enemies and Not Injured Neutrals,
Inquiry as to why certain concerns
in the United States hawe been placed
on a blacklist under Great Britain's
“trading with ithe enemy act” were di-
rected to 'the British government
through both the British embassy in
Washington and Ambassadgr Page at
London,
Information is sought specifically
regarding a number of firms, the
names of which have not been made
public by the department. There is
no discussion of principle in. the in-
quiry, that matter being left for at-
tention after the American govern-
ment is fully informed of the facts.
A request for general information
concerning the application of the act
to firms in the United States alreadv
had been made informally to the Brit-
ish embassy as a preliminary step tc
formal representations,
The action of Great Britain in
placing nearly 100 firms on the ‘so
called blacklist was discussed at the
cabinet meeting. Indignation was ex-
pressed but it was agreed that no
course of action could be determined
upon until the state department had
completed its investigation.
_ Great Britain does not intend to add
to the blacklist of American firms and
has not intention of withdrawing on
modifying its policy.
Lord Robert Cecil made this an-
nouncement in London discussing the
blacklist policy. He said:
“The British government decided it
was absurd to allow British subjects
to continue trading with certain firms
who are regarded as serious enemies.
“To give two instances, it is known
when German raiders were in the At
lantic, . they obtained supplies from
German: concerns in South America.
Again it #3 known that certain firms
and people of North and South Amer-
ica made considerable sessions to the
German war loan, and some firms per-
formed very extensive propaganda
work in neutral countries. All we
have done is to forbid British subjects
trading with concerns who substan
tially are working with Germany
financially and commercially. It is not
new policy. It began last summer in
the Far East, where it answered very
well, and we have reason to believe
it inflicted considerable loss on the
Agents of the Pennsylvania Depart- | enemy.
ment of Agriculture during the ‘past
few months have gathered 1,574 sami-
ples of commercial fertilizers offered
for sale in the State and they are now
being analyzed to see that they mee*
with the guarantee of the manufac-
turs.
The fifteen agents of the Depart-
ment of Agriculture covered cvery
county of the State in a systematic
manner and found fifty-one brands
that were not registered as required
by the State law. Prosecutions were
ordered in all of these cases. The an-
alysis has shown eight samples de-
ficient in the amounts of potash, ni-
trogen and phosphoric acid guaran-
teed and presecutions have been or-
dered against the dealers. The anal-
ysis as shown kept down the guaran-
tee of potash to very small margin,
the shortage of the supply, making it
almost ‘impossible to obtain, potash.
The examination of commercial fer-
tilizers is very thorough as the De-
partment of Agriculture aims to pro-
tect the consumer from deception and
ail brands must show the contents as
given in the manufacturer’s guarantee.
The agents of the Department also
collected one hundred and fifty samp-
les of commercial lime and lime pro-
ducts and these are. now being ana-
lyzed to ascertain that they meet with
the standard.
IMMENSE HAY CROP HARVESTED
..One of the finest hay crops that has
ever been harvested in Pennsylvania
is now being placed away by the
farmer, and from figures collected by
the Bureau of Statistics of the Penn-
sylvania Department of Agriculture,
it is estimated ait 4,703,400 toms.
Last year the estimated hay crop
in Pennsylvania was 3,558,000 tons at
an average of 1.18 tons to an acre but
the conditioms during the past winter’
and this spring have been so favorob-
le to the growing of clover and time-
thy that this average per acre has in-
creased to 1.56 tons to an acre which
ic decidedly above the ten year aver-
age mark.
The hay crop in all sections of the
State is a big one, only six counties
revorted below the average of 100 per
cent, These counties are Greene, Juni-
ate, Montour, Northampton, Northum-
berland and Snyder and the margin
below the average crop is very low.
3 IbS. GOOD GINGER SNAP
26c AT BITTNER’S GROCER
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“We later applied it to South Amer-
ica. Then came the question of ‘ap:
plying it to the United States. We did
not see how we could treat German
firms there differently from those in
Argentine. It was always our inte--
tion to apply it to the United States.
There was no secret about it. I ex-
plained: it thoroughly .in commons
when the bill passed.”
Asked why certain German firms in
the United States were not blacklisted
because they subscribed to the allies’
war loan, Lord Cecil replied:
“We certainly do not propose to put
our friends on the blacklist. It is in-
tended only for our enemies. I do not
think we should blacklist firms unless
they are regarded as outposts of the
German empire. All we have done, I
repeat, is to forbid British subjects.
trading with firms—no matter whether
with German names or not—that we
think any decent Britisher ought not
.do business with.
When told that the blacklist had oc-
casioned a great deal of criticism and
resentment in America, the minister
of blockade said:
“I think jit is because it is not un-
derstood. It has not produced the
dire results which some people;
threatened.” f
Agked concerning the report of
large additions to the blacklist, Lora
Cecil said:
“There are eighty names, not firms,
on the blacklist and it is not proposed
to add to them.”
“AMERICANS WITHDRAWN”
Chihuahua Paper Announces Ameri
cans Have Left Mexico.
A two-column story purporting to be
a dispatch rom El Paso announcing
withdrawal from Mexican soil of the
American -xpeditionary forces was
printed July 19 in El Democrata of
Chihuahua City, copies of which have
reached El Paso.
The story said the action was taken
upon orders Jf “General Baker,” Amer-
ican secretary of war, and that he had
announced that the guardsmen sent to
the border will now be sent to their
respective states. It also asserts that
General Pe-shing himself requested
that “the Yankee forces be with:
drawn.” Witadrawal of the troops was
ordered, it was stated, because the
causes which brought on the Mexican
crisis no longer exist.”
Five Die When Tralns Collide,
Five employess were killed and ten
injured when a Norfolk and Western
PURSUES DRIVE AGAINST
GERMANS AT, LO UEVAL
Photo by American Press Association.
SIR DOUGLAS HAIG.
‘GERMANS SUPPRESS RIOTS
.
Hungry Belgians Driven From Homes
to Country Districts.
Serious food riots in Belgium and
northern France have been suppressed
by German military authorieies, says
a Rotterdam dispatch.
The quelling of riots was followed
: by compulsory cvucuation of the cities,
and 25,000 people were sent out of
Lille. . The trouble was due to the
scarcity of food. The people were
sent homeless into rural districts. The
rioting was espeecially severe at
Liege, Verviers, Roubaix, Renaix, St.
Nicholas, Lokern and Ter:aonde.
The shortage of food which result
ed in the riots, according to the relief
agencian, was due to the shortage of
tonnage, which is not likely to be cor:
rected as the German government defi-
nitely has refused to consent to the
plan to use interned German ships to
bring relief food, and because of the
embargo which the German authori-
ties have placed on the import into
Belgium and northern France ot
native Dutch food supplies, which, es
pecially meats and fats, have dont
much to supplement the supplies sew
into the occupied regions by the com-
mission for relief in Belgium.
POTTERIES SHORT HANDED
Both Male and Female Help In De-
mand In Ohio 0, Valley. y
A census of all unfilled positions in
East Liverpool (0O.) potteries is now
being taken by the chamber of com-
merce. Both male and female help ‘s
required in the potteries of the upper
Ohio valley, and with one new plant to
start and capacity of others being in:
creased, many vacancies in all depart:
ments exist.
The pottery manufacturers have suf
ficient orders on hand to insure steady
operations for over a year. While the
domestic demand for American pot:
tery is increasing, considerable export
trade is developing. «
MARKET QUOTATIONS
Pittsburgh, July 25.
Butter—Prints, 31% @32c; tubs, 301%
@31lc. Eggs—Fresh, 27c.
Cattle—Good to choice, $9.60@9.75;
good, $9.40@9.50; medium to good,
$8.60@9.25; tidy, $8.75@9.25; fair,
$7.50@8.25; common, $5.50@6.50; cow-
mon to good fat bulls, $5@7.50; cons
mon to good fat cows, $4@7.25; heif:
ers, $6@8.25; fresh cows and spring-
ers, $26@95.
Hogs—Pr'me heavy and heavy
mixed, $10.30; mediums, $10.30@10.35;
heavy Yorkers, $10.30@10.35; light
Yorkers, $10.10@10.20; pigs, as to
quality, $9.90@10; commop to gooa
iroughs, $8.76@9.25; stags, $7@7.25.
} Sheep—Prime wethers, $7.80@8.
good mixed, $7.60@7.75; fair mixed
ewes and wethers, $6.26@7; culls ard
common, $3.50@5; culls to choice
lambs, $7@20; veal calves, $9@9.25;
heavy and thin calves, $5@8.
Cleveland, July 25.
Cattle—Choice fat steers, $8.50@9;
good to choice butcher steers, $7.75
@8.50; good to choice butcher bulls,
$6.50@7; bologna bulls, ,$5.50@6.50;
good to choice cows, $6@6.60; fair to
good cows, $5@6; common cows, $3.50
@4.50.
Calves—Good to choice, $12.50@13;
fair to good, $11@12.25; heavy to com:
mon, $6@10.
Sheep and Lambs—Good to choice
springs, $9.50@10.20; fair to good,
$7.50@9.25; good to choice wethers,
$7@7.50; ,good to choice ewes, $6.25
@6.75; mix: TYewes and wethers, $6.75
@7; culls, $4@5.50.
Hogs—Mixed and Yorkers, $10.15;
mediums, $10.15@10.20; pigs, $9.60;
stags, $7.60; roughs, $8.
Chieago, July 25.
Hogs—Bulk, $9.35@9.85; light, $9.25
@10; mixed, $9.05@10.05; heavy, $9.05
freight train eo! oliided with the rear Sad
of a rk tre Bell Springs,
smashed. Dn
> hours.
@10.10; roughs, $9.05@9.20; pigs.
$7.50@9.20.
Cattle—Native beef cattle, $6.80@
10.60; western steers, ' $7.70@8.90;
stockers and feeders, $5@8; cows and
heifers, $3.30@9.20; calves, $8.50@
Sheep— Wet hers, $6.75@8.30; lambs
$6.50 @ 10.30.
eat -—Sep.
SENATE PASSES | F
NAVY PROGRAM | |
‘| duce the number of dreadnoughts to
Bill Carries $315,826,843 In
Three-Year Building Plan
AMENDMENTS ARE REJECTED
Final Debate on Measure Is Marked by
Sharp Passage Between Senators
Reed and Oliver Over Armor Plant.
The.naval appropriation bill, with a
three-year building program, including
immediate construction of four dread-
noughts, four great battle cruisers and
fifty-eight other craft, passed the sen-
ate by a vote of 71 to 8. It carries
$315,826,843, or $45,867,688 more than
the total as the measure passed the
house.
. Senator Cummins’ amendment to re-.
be constructed in three years from
ten to two and battle cruisers from
ten to four was rejected, 60 to 14.
Another amendment by Senator
Cummins to provide for two dread:
poyghts and four battle cruisers, all te
be begun at once, was beaten, 61 to 19
Without debate the senate next re-
jected an amendment by Senator
Thomas, Democrdt, to substitute the
bouse provision for construction of
five battle cruisers for the senate
capital ship program. The vote was
65 to 12.
Senator Kenyon’s amendment to
make the number of battleships six,
four to be built at once, was defeated,
58 to 17.
An amendment by Senator Town:
send of Michigan to reduce the num-
ber of dreadnoughts from ten to four
also was rejected. The vote was 58
to 15.
The vote was delayed by a renewal
of the controversy between Senator
Reed of Missouri and Senator Oliver
of Pennsylvania. Senator Penrose,
during Mr. Reed's absence from the
chamber, got the unanimous consent
of the senate to print as a public docu-
ment the Bethlehem Steel company’s
published arguments against a gov:
ernment. armor plate plant. When
Senator Reed returned and learned of
it, be denounced the action as a
“shameless proposition and an out-|
rage,” and declared the company’s
statements were false and misleading.
How A
are EXTREMELY
bad—
SOME FIRE
COMEDIES OF ERROR.
He looked for a gas leak with a
match, and found it.
He lighted a match to see if his
gasoline tank was empty. It was not.
He smoked while filling his auto
tank, but will do so no more.
He smoked in the hay mow, but
will not do so again.
ciothes.
He threw the matches into the
waste paper basket. He is wiser now.
He threw a cigarette stub into
same rubbish.
He used a wboden box filled with
sawdust as ga cuspidor,
He saved his oily waste and rags
and ‘key 1° -ned his tap
He w..iw his 'a .. ,: gascline
near the stove. The doctor - washes
them now,
He allowed dangerous condition to
remain because“hé never had a fire”
He does not longer boast of that
record.
He did not worry about fire as he
had “plenty of insurance,” and forgot
the safety of his wife and children
upstairs.
He used a torch to thaw out frozen
with papers and rags
She cleaned her gloves with gaso-
Senator Oliver challenged Mr. Reed to
show the statements he referred to.
“The senater from Pennsylvania,”
Senator Reed replied, “had the cool
assurance, after admitting that he
owned steel stock, to stand up here
{and at to -yote money into his
own ocket by supporting a bill which
‘woul "help the Bethlehem Steel, com-
pany. If the senator were a judge, he
would mot be permitted to vote on this
issue.”
Senator Oliver denounced the state-
ment, asserting that Senator Reed
was attempting to avoid his challenge.
“I say,” continued Senator Reed,
“that the senator from Pennsylvania
on this floo# admitted he owned a
large amount of steel stock and thet
this stock was in a concern that was
the parent company of a concern en
gaged in the manufacture of armor
plate. The senator knows that what-
‘| ever might defeat the construction of!
a government armor plate plant will}
increase the price and profits for pri-|
vate armor plants, that the profits will
be distributed among its stockholders
and that some of these profits will
emit a musical jingle in the pockets of
the distinguished senator from Penn-
sylvania.”
Senators Reed, Martine and Varda-
man vainly sought to find some means
by which the unanimous consent to
print the Bethlehem Steel documents
could be reconsidered. Then Senator
Reed asked for an order that only 100
of the Bethlehem Steel documents be
printed, but Senator Penrose objected.
“Now that the Bethlehem Steel com-
pany has been given the franking
privilege,” said Senator Reed, as the
incident ended, “I presume it will be
extended to any other corporation big
enough to have representatives in the
United States senate.”
‘Senator Penrose finally withdrew
his request for publication of the com-
pany documents and said he would not
attempt to hold the senate to its
agreement.
DEUTSCHLAND LINGERS
Captain Koenig Has Trouble Over in-
surance of Gold Cargo.
Besides a cargo of nickel and rubber
the German submarine Deutschland
will carry to Germany $4,000,000 in
gold, possibly a large part of the
treasure of the interned North Ger- |
man Lloyd liner Prinzessin Cecile, |
now at Boston. This gold, in many
small sacks, is aboard the Deutsch:
land. Because of this treasure and
the apparent impossibility of the East:
ern Forwarding company to obtain in-
surance at a reasonable rate, the
Deutschland is yet at her slip in the}
Patapsco river at Baltimore. Cap!
tain Koenig has said that he will not
leave until the Bremen, sister ship of
the Deutschland, is safe in American
waters.
A short distance from the sub!
mersible are a corps of secret service
agents representing England, France!
and Russia keeping the Deutschiand |
under surveillance throughout
close
the day and night.
line and saved fifteen cents, but paid
Mhe doctor and druggist fiteen doll-
ars.
She poured Kerosene on a sluggish
fire, buf will 80 no more.
She poured kerosene into the lamp
while the wick was burning,
She put gasoline into the wash
boiler to make washing easier.
She dried clothes too near
stove.
She used the wrong oil can.
She used gasoline to exterminate
bed bugs. They are all cremated.
She burned sulphur all over the
house to fumigate
She used the woodbox back of the
range as a waste paper receptacle.
She gave matches to her children
to go out to burn leaves in the yard.
{ The cotton dresses burned easier
than the leaves =
She looked for: i: were in the
clothes closet with a candle
She was “coming right back” so
left the electric current on in her
forn.
She swung the gas
close to the curtains.
bracket too
She fixed up a fine tissue paper
| shade for the lamp. -
She filled the tank of her gasoline
while one burner was on.
The comedies have turned to
tragedies; many of the scenes of
action are in ashes ané too many of
the actors are maimed or asleep;
others will follow, no dnunt,
are prone to ignore the advice and
experience of others instead of profi-
ting by the errors and sufferings.
BRIDGE CONTRACTS AWARDED.
Contracts for four new county
bridges, the aggregate cost of which
will be $13,309 were awarded by the
county commissioners, on bids re
ceived several days ago. The loca-
tions of the new spans and the names
of the buildings are as follows:
Concrete-Steel bridge over Paint
creek, in Paint township, to Frank
H. Zeigler, $6,393.
Concrete-steel bridge over Buffalo
creek in Brothersvalley township to
Warren G. Ferner, $3,241.
Concrete arch over Jenners run in
Southampton township to J. N. Whip-
key $1,690.
Concrete-steel bridge over Rush
run, in Southampton township to I.
T. Trimpey, $1,985.
Eight of the sixty-seven counties of
the State report the acreage sown to
corn. as equal to average years. They
are Bucks, Carbon, Deleware, Frank-
lin, Lancaster, Lebanon, Perry and
Westmoreland. Eight counties report
slight increses as follows: Chester,
Cumberland, Dauphin, Greene, Mont-
gomery,
York.
Philadelphia, Somerset and
isa Very common question
defects cause conditions that make you feel
If your Eyes are sick I can help you by
Fitting Proper Glasses—Come to see me.
RESULTS GUARANTEED.
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TURN YOUR TIRES
Here is some good advice for auto-
mobilists in Farm and Fireside, the
national farm paper published in
Springfield, Ohio:
“When for any reason you remove
automobile tires, #lways place the
side that was away from the car to-
wards the car in putting them back.
Most of the wear on a tire occurs om
the outside edge. By putting the worn
side towards the car, the unworn
part of the tire will receive the hari-
est wear, and in that way the tire
will not wear out on both sides in-
stead of wearing through in one place
It is the plan used by a man to make
his’ socks last longer. He alternately
wore the left sock on the right foot,
and vice versa.”
HUNTERS’ LICENSE FOR 1816
County Treasurer John W. Rep-
horn has received a consignment of
five or. six thousand hunters’ licenses
| for 1916 from the State Game Depart-
mtnt. Treasurer Rephorn is prepared
Ito supply the proper credentials and
badges to all applicants as mapidly as
they appear at his office. Last year
many hunters delayed filing their ap-
plications until the hunting season
opened and were consequently put to
more or less inconvenience. Hunters
should make their applications for
license promptly.
There has been a large increase in
the acreage planted to tobacco in the
State this year and it is expected that
the producion will be about 6,000,000
more pounds than last year.
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