Jacksonville post., June 06, 1908, Image 4

ANSWERS TO INQUIRIES.
Washington Farmers Ask Information
on Various Subjects.
From th, Washington Stata Collega. Pullman.
ST PATRICK \W
Drove oil the snakes from
The experiment station has received
a letter from J. A. B., of Everett, ask­
ing how to exterminate the Canadian
thistle. Professor W. S. Thornber,
horticulturist, replied as follows :
"The Canadian thistle is a hard
plant to fl-ght, but by judicious cut­
ting and cultivation you can eradi­
Drives all aches from the body,
cate It. The plant must be kept from
cures Rheumatism, Neuralgia and
forming a growth above the surface
CONQUERS PAIN
of the ground for at least one year
25c—ALL DRUGGISTS— 50c.
in order that your efforts for its ex­
termination may be successful. The
plant spreads by underground stems, I
or roots, which are thrown up at dis­
tances of from three to six feet from
the parent plant, so merely destroy-
Ing the mother plant will not kill
the weed.
A good cutting during
the month of June, followed by other
cuttings in the latter part of July
and on through August will check
the thistle materially, and may de­
stroy it entirely. It is generally
quite difficult to eradicate the plant
in pastures and fence corners, since
a small residue will be left unde­
' SHOES AT ALL
stroyed, which will grow durng the
PRICES, FOR EVERY
MEMBER OFTHEFAMILY,
following year. There is no spray
MEN, BOYS, WOMEN, MISSES AND CHILDREN.
that will kill it. Sometimes it is
•gSp-* tV. L. Douglas make» and scUa
***
$3.btfand
helpful to cut the thistle off about
¿han any olhe.- manufact '^r in tha
three inches below the surface of
wurld,
banauaa they hold
ahape. fit better, wojsf fanner, and
ka Color
the ground, which causes the root
V Evetett
are or greater value than any other -0-^
to rot by drying out. In cultivated
shoes inthi vroidd to-day.
Exclusively»
fields it is advisable to rake out the
W. L. Douglas $4 and $5 Gilt Ftfge Shoes Cannot Be Equalled A!
I»r-<■ % t’T JO v. V,
; . D Zki8 name an.i price is Rtam) eel or-
W. L.
underground stems, and allow them
■
. Shues mu.i.’ i tr.’in -.i r -y '"any pan. ■ f
world. Illua.
S- 1 by the best silo« dealers everywhere.
W. 4». i»Ul<«LAS, DrocKluu, Jklu*«.
to dry thoroughly before plowing
(rated Catalog free to any address.
again.
IRELAND
rod urt n .
Alfalfa wan an unknown crop a few
years ago. Now it is one of the most
reliable and profitable of Texas crops.
It has not been long since the onion
was produced only In a few short rows
for family use. Now the oidon crop is
one of Texas’ best advertisements. The
effort to raise for the market me­
dicinal plants began with one enter­
prising citizen of Grayson County only
| a few years ago. Now this line is be-
I Ing taken up «nd will be carried on for
; all It Is worth. The list is growing
I longer, and the prices of cotton and
! other farm products «1 ape better than
they used to lie, and the man with the
hoe is growing more independent. The
sugar beet is now b€*lng tested. Colo­
rado holds first place In the production
of beet sugar In the United States,
with 422.732.530 pounds of sugar from
138,366,3<’»6 acres, while Michigan and
California are closely matched for sec­
ond place, producing 165.000.000 ami
161.000.000 pounds, respectively, The
sugar beet crop iir this country last
year brought Si.5uo.ooo.
The present year will be an impor­
tant season fop experiments with the
sugar beet In 'Texas. Let
’ " the
” tests be
made under as gone 1 conditions as pox-
sible. There is really no doubt as to
the results in localities where the soil
is of the right density and quality,
Lands that produce line crops of beets
of the ordinary variety or the “biggest
turnips in the world
world" ” are quite
quite sure to
break a few rec<
ecords In sugar beets if
given a fair test. Galveston News.
of the greatest problems
fr< nting agriculture in competent farm
help that can be secured tit a compen-
i proportionate to tbe net earn-
for the farmer. Manufactures,
mining and railroads furnish employ­
ment t<> a vast number of workers who
are under trained foremen and their
wages are graduated according to the
amount of product they can turn out.
Manufacturers and transportation cor­
porations are capitalized and the in­
vestment is required to earn a fixed
dividend for the stockholders. The
earnings are expected to exceed the
dividends, operating expenses and fixed
charges to create a surplus fund to
| conduct affairs in emergencies an<1 dur-
1 Ing panics without stopping dividends.
HEALTH VI UY POOR -
The farmer Is compelled to compete
RESTORED BY PERUNA
*n the open market for help to conduct
. Ins agricultural operations. While the
furner Is delighted If Ids Investment
returns a reasonable profit, he has no
r< c< urse if the season’s results are con­
ducted at a loss. Th“ manufacturer in
Mi ah Fnphia Kittlenon, Evanston, tune; nf financial stringency to protect
III n<»in, U. S. A., writes:
stockholders discharges a part of his
“I have b»en troul 1 d with catarrh force, reduces their wages or runs his
Far from It.
A Cinch.
for nearly twenty-five yearn, and have plant on shorter hours. The farmer
Another letter from W. G. M., of
Upgardton—-You smoke all the time,
can
you
be
sure
of
going
H
And
how
tried many cuies for it, but*obtained can only protect himself from exorbi­
Mabton, made inquiry concerning the
to heaven?” asked the Sunday school don’t you?
vety little help.
Atom- No; half the time I don’t smoke
tant wages by the purchase of costly I
culture of English walnuts in that teacher.
‘’Then my brother advised me to try labor-saving machinery.
at all. I seldom touch a cigar between
region, Professor Thornber’s reply
“I guess.” said little Tommy Wise, 9 p. m. and 9 a. m.
I* runs, and I did.
I 'rhe world moves forward nnd the
follows:
“the best way would be to get pa to
“My health was very poor at the lilghei cost of living, the Increase In
Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing
"The selection of proper varieties say we couldn’t, Then ma would take Mother« will find ___
.
time I began taking Peruna. My threat
Improved Chicken Coop.
value of farm lands and the higher
the bt-e’ remedy to use for their ch.’ldr'U
is very important, and up to the pres­ us there or bust. That's how we got Pyrup
was very wore and I had a bad cough.
during
the
teething
period.
The diagram shows a convenient way ent time I have found only two va­ to the seashore last summer.”—Phila­
“Peruna has cured me. The chronic pri <‘s of agricultural products will not
catarrh Is gone and my health is very soon revert to old low standards. The to make a coop for the poultry yard, rieties that are hardy enough to delphia Press.
Willing to Give It a Trial.
farmer will not find cheap labor of­ of which the special feature Is its door. thrive well under the conditions of
niu<h improved.
Sympathizing Friend—You suffer from
riTrt flt- Titos’ Dance and all Nervous T>te"Sx<w
“I recommend Pi ran a to all my fered in the market except by ineffi­ Procure a box of the right dimensions your locality.
These two are the Tl ! U permanently cured by Dr. Kline’s Great general debility sometimes, do you? Did
Restorer, bend for FREE $2 trial bottle ar <1
friends who are troubled as I was.”
cient employes.
and saw a hole, d. In one end. Then Fayette and the Mayette. They are Nerve
treatise. Dr. R. IL Kline, IxL, 831 Arch bL, Pblla.,L*a. you ever try massage?
PERUNA TABLETS:— Some people pre- !
Agriculture Is annually becoming strengthen the box with narrow »trips 1 not English walnuts, strictly speak­
Mrs. Skimmerhorn—No; how much
fer tablet», rather than medicine hi a nx re of n business proposition nnd the of wood. b c, on each side of the holo. ! ing, but are the same species, and
The Gentry.
does it cost a hottie?
fluid form. Such people can obtain s:nndard of labor advanced on the
are commonly spoken of as "Per­
“She's engaged, ain’t she?” Inquired
Peruna tabletr, which represent the 'arm. The fnnn laborer must under­
sian.’ or 'English walnuts.’ It will the haughty blonde at the ribbon coun
E. BURTON.—Assayer and Chemist.
medicinal ingredhntsof Peruna.
H OWARD
be impossible for you to grow in a ter.
stand modern agricultural machinery
Leatlville, <'olorado. Spec.men prices: Gold,
L- ad, |1 ; < -old, Sliver, 7.x:; Gold, 60c; Zinc or
Each tablet equals one aveiage dose and h<»w to <qx>nite it to obtain employ-
commercial way “grafted trees of
“Yes,” replied the lady who sold Silver,
("pi>- r,|l.
anlde t< sts. Mailing envelopes and
of Penina.
these varieties, simply because the laces, "she's engaged to that new ■airs full price list sent on application. Control and Via-
r.iont. Machinery Is too expensive to
flire work solicited.
References Carbonate Na-
operation
of
grafting
is
so
difficult
Man-a-lin the Ideal Laxative
tie trusted with Inexperienced opera­
lady's brother.”
ionaJ Bunk.
M.iniilar*ured by the Peruna Drug tors. and the man who can skillfully
that only a few are secured, and the
"Where's he employed at?”
I
price of grafting stock is very high. I
Manufacturing Co., Columbus, Ohio.
“He’s a night watch gentleman over
Lai.die modern farm Implements is In
A better way is to secure good first to Bargen & Co.'s.”—Philadelphia
INFORMATION
demand on the farm at a wnge scale
U
REGARDING
or second generation trees from re­
Hard to l)o Without I'ockcta.
that will compare favorably with the
liable nurserymen. Theses second Press.
‘‘The most annoying thing in navy employes in industrial enterprises.
I his acts as a groove for the generation trees are grown from i
for sale. Not particular about location.
life for a meruit is the absence of
Farmers are now practical business door, a. to slide In. Thus you have a nuts of first generation trees, usually
Wish to hear from OWNER only who will
side pockets in the uniform trousers,” men and the majority of them keep sliding door, which opens and shuts In Oregon and California. From my
sell direct to buyer. Give price, descrip­
tion and state when possession can be
J. R. Rose, fl yeoman at the navy re­ books on farm operations and know the with the greatest ease. The front of personal experience, I should judge
For Infants and Children.
had. Address.
that you will succeed remarkably !
cruiting station, said this morning
amount of their profit and loss annual­ the coop Is Inclosed with lath, or nar­ well if you secure good varieties. !
L DARBYSHIRE. Box 228.
Rochester, N Y.
“Tlie average man doesn’t realize how ly. Farming as a profession is becom­ row strips, plaiced 2% to .3 Inches Almost any of our soils, if the sea-1
strong is the custom of thrusting ills ing more attractive and diversified and aiwrt. The top should be covered with sons are not too severe, will grow
hands in his trousers pockets until lie labor needs to be more skilled to meet a good grade of roofing paper to m ike English walnuts, providing there is I Slglatlroof
20 MULE TEAM
dons a pair without pockets I’ve worn new conditions of agriculture. The In It waterproof. A coop of this sort not a shale, or hardpan, nearer than
three
or
four
feet
to
the
surface
of
I
the navy uniform four years now, nnd ducements are fiotential for young men should be 2 to 2’fc feet long, 16 Inches
I frequently find mvself trying to put to qualify as farm laborers and the deep and not less than 20 Inches high, the ground. I understand that we I
Relieving the Monotony.
obliged to watch these conditions j
my hands in my pockets.” Kansas City field offers ns brilliant prospects ss while 2 ftsd would he better.—Richard are
very closely in this section. I do not I Nao—He proposed to you while the
Times
IN A NEW PACKAGE
j any other profession. The farmer Is Moncure, in Farm and Home.
recommend that English walnuts be train was going around the elevated loop?
sown In your region, yet I believe by . How odd !
not so much In quest of cheap labor «.s
careful selection of varieties and of !
Fan—Yes. and the engagement lasted
efficient help and Is willing to pay a
the orchard grounds that they will till we got clear around. You don’t know
wage scale proportionate to the ability
succeed in many places.”
how it relieved the tedium of the ride.—
and proficiency of the laborer as an up-
Most economical to buy. All dealers. Save th.
Chicago Tribune.
package tops; each are worth 12 coupons in ex­
to-date farm hand -Goodall’s Farmer.
change for present* Premium list free of
Tile judge
Mow’s This?
Pacific Coast Borax Co.. Oakland. Cal.
Another inquiry from Seattle re­
Smoothing
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for any
lates to the culture of chestnuts, The ease
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Ha l’g
"Willi wheat at a dollar per,” said he,
correspondent was advised as fol- Catarrh Cure.
F J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, O
"This maid is about the size for me.”
lows:
1 We, the undersigned, have known F. J.
Cheney for the la.-t 15 \ears, and believe hini
l!l(> Sv str
"The Americnn chestnut (the reg- perfectly
honorable In all buisness transactions
at ular, tall-growing variety) should be
» THE YEAH
and financially able to carry out any obliga­
C latsop B each S easide , O regon
pruned the same as any other shade tion made bv his firm.
WADDING, RINNAN A MARVIN,
tree, leaving, however, a permanent,
*‘Tuf Directly on the hearh overlooking
Wholesale Druggists. Toledo,O
’ nu the ocean. Hot salt baths and
or constant leader, throueh the cen­
nail’s Catarrah Cure is aken internally, act­
C
liff nuuat
H hii ^ f " doil
“rt,>«<hing.
ibcrea-
ter of the tree. This is the practice ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur­
ultt
pler for fis
|,|ni..
faces
of
the
system.
Testimonials
sent
free.
of the Experiment Station, and one Price 75 rents per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
nr Son parlors. Electric lights. Fire-
1
place
and
steam
heat.
Fino
walks
that is used upon all forms of the
Take Hall’s Family Pills tor Constipation.
URFRON” a,,<i
Nca foods a «pec-
tall, or upright, growing trees. It is
untuufl |a|ty Rates. <2.50 and SB.tKJ
also used upon the sweet cherries,
I.Herat < harlty.
per day. 4^Special rates by the week.
but not upon the sour ones.
Alns for maiden, alas for judge.
DAN. «J. XIOOlli:, Proprietor ■ bhush I
“I would like to take the sense of the
"The tendency of this chestnut is meeting about this charity relief.” said
For old designer and wheat-field drudge
to produce a thin, open top, and it is the professional philanthropist.
P N U
No. 23-08
advisable to cut back the outer limbs,
Ia»r<l pity them Ixvth nnd pity us nil,
And when the contribution was taken
and
occasionally
the
leader,
to
thick
­
For Maud didn't own the wheat at all.
HEN writing to advertisers please
en the foliage. The Dwarf, or Jap­ up lie found lie had taken nothing visa
mention thia paper.
anese,
chestnuts
should
be
pruned
—
Baltimore
American.
gXUly
And the judge remarked when he learned
to
small,
compact
trees,
branching
the cheat:
them from a foot to three feet from
talk to me atsnit dollar wh.-at!”
the ground.
They will practically
Francisco Argonaut.
take care of themselves after the
first
year
or
two
of pruning. This
Anlrnnh Doctor ThrniArlvew.
might often take from the lower pruning may be done at any time I
while the tree is dormant, or after
animals a lesson ns to the cure of him the sap has ceased to flow, which
self when III. All sorts of animal» suf will be immediately after it comes
feeing from fever eat little, lie quiet In Into full leaf."
rwh
to.,,,’nP"nt,e? “"d
in the blood. Instead of being
dark, airy places and drink quantities
rich strong and healthy, the circulat.on has become infected w.th germs of
of water. When a dog loses his apiw
h ?’
inChi relc°n>useles ‘hat furnish nourishment and
A farmer residing near Center­
tlte he knows where to find chleudent
strength to the body and reduced this vital fluid to such a weak watery
dog grass which acts an a purgative rille, desires to know the best meth- cond.t.on that it is no longer able to keep the system in health, or ward off
and emetic. Sheep nnd cows, when III, od of raising peas, and the most de­ the countless diseases and disorders that assail it.
The loss of these
seek certain herbs. Any animal suffer­ sirable variety; also, with regard to red corpuscles takes the color and glow of health from the cheek, and we
ing from chronic rheumatism keeps as combining peas with oats, The Sta- see pa e, sal ow faces and washed out, chalky complexions among the first
far ns possible In the nun. If a chini- tion supplied him with the follow- symptoms of Malaria.
Hut Malaria is a general systemic disease and as
pnnzts* l<e wounded he 1ms been seen tng information:
the blood becomes more heavily loaded with itsbernis we have more serious
to stop the bleeding by n plaster of
"The experience of the Experl- mdcompl.cated symptoms; the impure blood having its effect on 111 parts
ehewed up leaves and grass.
ment Station staff. leads us to be- cf the body, rhe appetite fails digestion is weakened, chills and sHght
Here that almost any of the com­ lever are frequent, and the sufferer loeee enerrv and ambition b^nee Sa
Farm Uinta.
mon field variety of peas will grow constant tired-out and “no account ’’ feel in tr
TL a bi/>’
r
g'
laCk °! necessary nour-
Ph«» horse ix man’ll best friend, there­ well in your region. We advise the ishment and healthful qualities in
fore he ix deserving of n friend’» trent- Black-Eyed Marrow Fat as the best the blood causes boils and abscesses,
general variety. Ordinarily we sow
ment.
i During 1900 I was running a farm on
the peas at the rate of one to one skin affections, and in some cases
Don't forget that the barnyard ma and oue-half bushels per acre, disk­ sores and ulcers to break out. and
the Misusaippi river and became so impreg­
nated with Malaria that for a year I was
nure 1» the ix'st all round fertilizer you ing or drilling them at least four sometimes the patient is prostrated
almost a physical wreck. I tried a number
Inches deep. Sow the oats abont a with a spell of malarial fever which
can obtain.
Nearly every one likes a fine
of medicines recommended as blood purifi­
week after the peas are sown, as
Pasture makes the cheapest hog feed the latter grow so much stronger may leave his health permanently
hair dressing, Something to
ers. chill cures, and Malaria eradicatora,
To cure Malaria both a
on tlie farm and clover make» the lx-st and consequently, the oats will bs impaired
but nothing did me any good until I began
make the hair more nianage-
blood purifier and tonic arc necessary,
to use S. S. S. The result was that after
hog pasture.
smothered out unless they are given in order to remove the cause and at
able; to keep it from being
taking it tor awhile I was as well and
Don’t let money net as a padlock on the advantage, We do not consider the same time build up the system
strong
as I ever was. I have never had a
that oats and peas are as good for
too rough, or from splitting
your heart nnd shut in nil the kindness horses as for cows
chill since nor the slightest symptom of
The mixture from its weakened and run-down
at the ends, Something, ,w,
too,
and happiness.
Malaria. I hope others will be benefited
condition. S. S. S. is the medicine
makes very rich nutritious hay.
vy my esperience. and with that end in
best fitted for this work.
It is the
that will feed the hair at the
Tlie animal that has a full, bright
hhln't Xeed Them. ”””
view I give this testimonial, knowing that
most
perfect
of
all
blood
purifiers,
and
eye
1»
apt
to
be
henlfitly.
Ami
a
moist
same time, a regular hair-food.
S. S. S. is the best remedy for Malaria.
Neighbor- If your statement Is tru» the purely vegetable ingredients of
nose 1» another indication of health.
Amory, Miss.
s. R. COWLEY.
Well-fed hair will be strong, and
your clothesline was robbed by tramps. which it is composed make it the
The man who keeps his trouble« to
Judson How do you make that out? greatest and safest of all tonics.
will remain where it belongs —
himm'lf Is better thought of than he
Neighbor Didn't you say they took S. S S. goes down tnto the circulation and removes even- trace of inwuritv
on the head, not on the comb!
who burdens hl» neighbors with them. everything but the towels?—Illustrat­ or poison, and at the same time gives to the blood the health-sustain ”g quab
Th** best kind of a testimonial -
boric add ami water glass, varnishing The neighbors have their own trouble» eti Bits.
need.. It cum Malaria then lghly md permanently
“Sold for over sixty yours.’*
with vaseline. preserving In lime wa­ to rhlnk about.
removes the germs and po^ms which produce the disease and'while d^inJ
ter. preserving In a solution of water
yer C • Î well. Ma»,
l.lttle things on tlie farm amount to
Th» pig Iren production In the Tnited this tones up and strengthens every part of the system. When S S S has
ufaaturer« of
glass
The Inst three methods have as much In the end a» they do Iti any States In 11W was 2.">.7''l.ffill grow tons, cleansed .he blood the symptom, pass away, the healthv color return» r«
SARSAPARILLA.
proved most sutvrssftil. Infertile eggs other business, yet tlie farmer as a rule according to the American Iron and Steel the complexion, the old tired, depressed feeling is gone and the enrirl hexUh
' PIUS
> mm»v PEiTUUL.
will keep much better than fertile eggs does not pay aa much attention to de­ Association. This amount was 1.9 per ^enewea. Book w.th
Mataria and anv medical advice
cent greater than that of
Canada
by any manner of preservation
tails a» does the city business man
I
produced 581,IM tons in 1907.
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Farm or Business
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