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NOO *ir J V v CAur KKM H* CaP V \ c I la# •J/? ■yfc ft vl \ A Change of Opinion WHAT'S THE USE IM SEEKING CONTRIBUTION 4 «I« , TO ThE HOME FOR TmI Uf»U*T Ok elwaToq operators PRINTING A man's bankROPC f report ik the pppea »S an ^ ^ OUTRAGE r - - ^what/ LOOKING FOR ChAOiTT * SÄ ^5 r t 7 «A* - «AP 9 T1 / à ."»I H m ; LQ I mm ar ^AY Ihi« BANKRUPTCY tubl*c»tv ain't «Ck BAD APTfffk ALL / haven't you Read' T«e REPORT IN The «APER That I'm BÄHKÖuPr.7 KQ«K CAN T AFPORO Th J Out CfcARiTT / OH / ) it 5 > I I ■V l J gjiwim* Nemas Use Much Free Nitrogen 1 Nitrogenous Fertilizers Are Most Costly Food Farm ers Must Buy. (Propone by th* Unites SUtw Department ot Asrloaltare.i I Although four-fifths of the atmoo I phere Is nitrogen, the roost expensive I of our staple foods ana those contaln I Ing It and nitrogenous fertilizers are the meat costly food the farmer must buy to feed his crops. This apparent ly paradoxical situation la explained by tbe fact that this primo necessity of plant and animal life Is one of tbe most Inert and Insoluble of gases and I consequently not easily put Into com I blued form tor use. The natural means for accomplishing Its comblna I tlon, so far as known, aro few, and the discovery of a new one is there fore of no small Importance to science and- to people In general. Taka in Nitrogen. Dr. N. A. Cobb of the bureau of plant Industry. United States Depart ment of Agriculture, has observed that certain nemas—those threadlike or ganisms _ found widely distributed throughout the world In soil, water, I und in plants, animals, and Insects— seem to have the capacity to take In raw nitrogen, along with other constit uents of the air, and combine It with other materials for their own ose. 1 The nitrogen-fixing bacteria of tbe soil have long been known to have this power and some of the very low forms of plant life, such as certain algae ! and fungi, are thought to have it, but the nemas observed by Doctor Cobb are the hfôbest form Of life now known to make this direct use of at mospheric nitrogen. He observed that when these nemas were put in a cul ture solution they would swarm to the surface and swallow bubbles of air, keeping np this gulping for hours at a time. Watched under a microscope, I these bubbles are seen to go down the oesophagus and then to disappear al most Immediately after entering tbe Intestines. In a short time these small organisms would consume sev eral times their own volume of air which is four-fifths nitrogen and only one-fifth oxygen jind other less com Becsuse of the known mon gases, relative Insolubility of nitrogen, the plain conclusion Is that these annas combine it and make use of it tn their Internal economy. Another fact that makes this conclusion seem correct Is that they do this "air feeding" much more In a culture that la practically free of nitrogen. Discover Organisms. The possibilities for new knowledge regarding plant and animal nutrition and the keeping up of soil fertility are Incalculable In view of this dls [ covery and others which may be made In the same direction, thinks Doctor Cobb. Already several thousand soil organisms are known, but the activ ities of only a very few are under stood. Because of the rate at which new organisms are being discovered In this field. It Is reasonable to be lieve that there are many thousands yet to be discovered and studied. When they are found and the scien tists have learned what they do. It Is reasonable to believe that many of our present methods of handling the soil and crops and, perhaps, animals, may undergo profound changes. The nitrogen-consuming nemas • stim ulate interesting speculations. Sweet Clever Useful in Soil Building Program Profitable, permanent fanning de { manda the ose of some legume crop. Farmers are paying Increasing at [ tention to the importance of building up the soil, where in the past It has In many sections been seriously depleted through Improper methods. Sweet clover, once considered as nothing but a weed. Is fitting Into tbe new sotl-bnilding program to a nicety. It is a deep-rooted, vigorous growing As a combined soll-bullding legume. pasture and hay crop It has no equal and should find an Important place on many farms. Size of Calf at Birth The aise of the calf at birth depends largely upon the sise of the dam and Mr* Jersey and Guernsey calves wlU weigh from 50 to 00 pounds at birth, Holstein calve* from SB to 00 pound* This fact must be taken Into consider^ atios is Feeding. A small calf cannot coastline as much milk aa a large calf, and overfeeding s calf on milk is Just as bad a practice aa underfeeding. The former leads to trouble from scours: the latter, of cours* prevents the an' Bum making normal gain* Good Work in Orchard Plant the orchard la good soli on a high piece of ground. Avoid slopes too steep 6» I«< orer easily with a spraying outfit Plant clean, healthy tree* You breeding anl SB*!, why bay a diseased frolt tret? Choose a few tnrietlea adapted to yonr kirnst, istfi-11 then cultivate crap« be tree* antU they are of bear Liver Troubles of Fowls lAvar troubles in fowls cannot be tgeato« '«* they are discovered too lato but they can asaalty be prevented bj keeping the birds exercising In deep tot their scratch feed, and «ist» plenty Of green toed to h«l th* totto* Poultry ar* of count* to » m mf , as other animal* and loos«« ot nHimr"Y occur oven whan the Insect Conditions All Over Country Field Workers Are Kept In formed by Monthly Survey. (Pr*par*a fcr tka Deltas atmtm ~ i , | . ot AarlaaKan ) One mean« by which the barons ot entomology of the United Stete« De partment of Agriculture keeps Its ma «y field workers Informed as to Insect pest conditions «11 orer the country Is by issuing a monthly survey based on de tailed reports from the several gratae and from the Dominion of whlch has a similar servie* itte operation of the entomologists In the various states tn supplying data on the general and unusual Insect conditions In seeb region Is now so well organised that the survey is In ■ position to port at any time on the entomological situation prevailing In any part of the United States and Canada. This co operative agreement with Canada is especially useful In the case of peats which may be Just over the border, against which preventive steps may be taken. co In recognition of the survey's posi tion It has been requested to partici pate In tbe meetings of the crop esti mate board, to serve that board fe an advisory capacity on the status of in sect pests affecting the crops upon which this board issues estimates, Tbe survey has been in existence nearly four years. One of Its functions has been the preparation of an Index of common name« applied to insects in this country. 5 eat Fertilizing Value la Not Yet Understood B««ry little while a question arises as to the fertilising value of peat This Is a natural question, becwuoe tbe many peat deposits throughout northern sections of tbe country show a high content of nitrogen. Often It Is claimed that this nitrogen In peat Is comparable with nitrogen in com mercial fertiliser. Peat has often been used as a filler tor low-grade fertilisers, and as a means of making a high analysis of nitrogen Which Is not really Justified. The nitrogen content of peat has a very low availability, and any one who expects the value ot this nitrogen to compare with the value of nitrogen In commercial fertilizers, la certain to w e disappointed. Peat lands may often be utilised to very good advantage by applying pot ash, which balances up the fertility sufficiently to produce a crop. Some very striking results have been achieved In northern Illinois by this treatment. Saving Frosted Combs Breeding males whose combs have been slightly frostbitten may be treat ed so that they will recover In a short time. Place the birds In a fairly cool room and treat them Individually with a mixture made as follows: Heat five tablespoonfuls of grease until it be comes liquefied. Then stir in two ta blespoonfuls of glycerin and a table spoonful of turpentine. Apply once or twice a day. If the Injury has been severe It will be best to cut off the en tire comb, being careful to sear the cut part with a hot Iron to prevent great loss of blood. Cow for Producing Milk Pure bred animals possess 100 per cent of the blood of their respective breed. Grade animals have a pre dominance of the blood of a given breed but less titan 100 per cent, and they are usually by pure bred sires and out of native or grade cows. The better « cow Is bred .the greater In surance you have against disappoint ment when you buy or keep a cow for milk production. Purity of breeding, furthermore, tends to Insure excellence of type. EbmRctsE The soil on a good farm gets better • • Work Is drudgery when you haven't got the right equipment. • • • Business men are predicting a pros perous year for 1ÄÖ. Here's »»oping. * • j Farming with Just the hands ami the feet goes hand la band with de linquent taxe* every year. • • The best fanners generaily take time to put on the few extra touch«« that really finish s Job * An efficient and valuable man does what he can for his community— that's why be Is valuable. • • • Another thing about grain farrnlng | —plowing binder tracks under every year won't keep land producing. announced whether It is worse to glva good feed to aerob cows or scrub food to good cow* • • "■very fanner should produce half ot his living In the home garda*'' is the Kogan used by bortlcuUural work ers tn the ho«« garden campaign. » f wl nora will hKp the wheat, will provide aa epportuaKy to •« « Here this was not applied with the wheat *t seeding and will do roach to mmm m mumum "pb" Sure Relief FORMOMESTION I V LL-ANS aps> m ääj * a ^CnAmà ebtppad band) aad «racked bratam «ad •«« or skia trooblo*. •pKt J«ii y liberal kr as&sst» fee ^ State Street N«w York Vaseline & JOLLY I Rheumatism When rheumatism settles to any of roar Joints and causes agony, distress jr misery, please remember that Joint Base Is the one remedy that brings quick and lasting relief. It matters not how chronic or aggra vated a case may be—rub on Joint Base and relief Is sure to fellow. Joint-Base Is for Joint trouble only and is a clean, penetrating preparation that druggists everywhere are recom mending. Always remember, when Joint-Bass gets In joint agony gets out—quick. More Than Waiter Would Stand For Ludwig Klelnwachter, Austrian con sul to Chicago, said at a recent ban quet : 'Tn prewar days, when France's sil ver coinage was simply rampant witk counterfeits, a foreigner çontd hardly make a purchase without getting s handful of silver coins In change, all of them bad. ''An Austrian .one day. after lunch ing at a Monte Carlo restaurant started off to get his coffee at the Cafe de Paris when his waiter rashes down the street after him, yelling: " Thief, rascal. I'll have you pinched.' •' 'What's the matter yvith you?' said the astonished Austrian. " 'You miserable thief,' roared the waiter. That bad two-franc piece that I gave you In change you actually had the nerve to give me buck as a tip.' " Veracity Is the heart of morality. ■mo » m, B—wn jt , r — « - Ölfiihl Do you year rP products a week and watch your skin improve I Resinol Soap thoroughly cleanses the tiny pores and rids them of imparities. Resinol Ointment soothes and heals tbe in flamed, Irritated spots. The moat ag gravated cases el «Un affection have - to this treatment. Try tbe Resinol FOR OVER 200 TEARS Hsfllff tfuariwi» rhaanatssm. hnrlem ofl has been a worid wide renaedy for Iridaey, Krtr sad iwräm^o exid um acui txmd W HAARUCM mto Three R. « m. I