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PAGE SIX Early Combining Takes Largest Toll Of Grain Ohio farmers are becoming more efficient in the operation of combine harvesters, but a lot of grain still is wasted by too early harvesting and by operating the combines with ad justments and at speeds not recom mended by the manufacturer of the equipment. Professor G. W. McCuen, agricul tural engineer, Ohio State Univer sity, believes that beginning harvest too early is the worst fault of com bine operation in this state. The only sure way to check the time to cut wheat is to make a moisture test of the grain itself. Professor McCuen suggests that farmers shell out a pint of wheat from the field about 10 days after they would have started a binder and have the sample tested for mois ture at the elevator. Wheat that tests about 14 per cent moisture can be comoined safely. Worries about the amount of wheat lost by shattering when it is permitted to stand until dead ripe are unwarranted because very little wheat is lost in that way. Several other types of harvesting losses take much more grain than ever was lost in Ohio by shattering. Too little clearance between the concaves and cylinder of the com bine will increase the difficulty of separating the grain from the finely chopped straw. It is better to leave an occasional grain of wheat in the heads than to grind the straw so finely that much more grain is lost through failure to separate. One farmer who found some un threshed grains asked the combine operator to set up the concaves. This was done and the loss at the cylinder was reduced but more than six bushels of wheat per acre came through without separation. Read justment of the concaves reduced this waste more than five bushels per acre without increasing the loss at the cylinder appreciably. The rate of speed at w’hich to operate the combine most efficiently is stated by the manufacturer. The rate also is influenced by the con dition of the crop and by the height of cutting. Adjustments should be made in the first round or tw’o, not after the field is half cut. Farmers producing both oats and wheat will find it profitable to let wheat stand a few' extra days if the oats become dead ripe before the wheat harvest is finished. Oats lodge and shatter badly when dead ripe and the liability of loss is much greater than from ripe wheat. Corn Borers Resent Bad Farming Methods Corn borers get disgusted with homes in Ohio fields where com is raised continuously, and their dis gust is based on the difficulty of obtaining an easy living under such conditions. D. C. Foster, agricultural agent in Paulding county, quotes reports of work done at the county experimen tal farm to prove this statement. There were borers in 87 per cent of the stalks where corn averaged 110 bushels per acre, 88 per cent of the stalks where corn averaged 110 bushels per acre, 88 per cent in corn yielding 98 bushels, and 21 per cent where the com yields were very low. The different yields were obtained in tests of the influence of different rotations on corn production. Four year rotations produced 98 bushels per acre, three-year rotations with mature sweet clover plowed down produced 110 bushels, and corn grown continuously produced the low yields. The residues of the corn crops were disposed of in ways supposed to be effective in controlling corn borer but the method of disposal ap peared to have less influence on the borers than the condition of the growing crop. A two-year rotation of corn and oats produced 55 bushels of com per acre with borers in 45 per cent of the stalks. Mr. Foster is no friend of the corn borers and is not interested in providing them with comfortable homes, but he declares that Paulding county farmers will have as much difficulty in deriving a living from low' corn yields as the borers do. He suggests that it is better to give the borers a few’ extra bites once in three or four years with corn pro duced once in the rotation than to ruin the land and partially starve the borers by growing corn con tinuously. SPENCER wspaper Union. Ordering From French Menus YOU may belong to that great army of people like myself who can’t make heads or tails out of fancy hotel menus. Words like pate de foi gras and hors d’ oevres, al ways make me feel dumb. Even when the waiter asks me whether I am ordering a la carte or table d’ hote, I never knew what he was talking about until I looked it up recently. Table d’ hote is a French phrase literally meaning table of the host or landlord. Up until the middle of the Eighteenth century, restaurants and hotels as we know them now did not exist in Europe. The old inns were run on sort of a family plan, whereby everyone sat at the table of the host and took whatever was put before him. There were no menus from which one could order a la carte, which means according to the bill of fare. No one could pay for each dish separately, depending on what he wanted, but had to pay for the whole meal whether or not he liked all the courses. Thus table d’hote came to mean a complete meal served in courses at regular hours for a fixed price. A la carte and other such phrases were added by chefs who wanted to give an impressive air to their res taurant. They can now buy books with all the French and Italian phrases written out, and often use them without knowing what they mean. But when you get in a tight spot over one of them, you can al ways tell the waiter to “Bring me an order of bacon and eggs.” They know what that means in any lan guage. And then, as a final touch, you might add, ‘’Sprinkled with par sley.” If you are leading “a dog’s life”, be sure that it is the life of a St. Bernard—those splendid watches of the Alps “KLING-TITE” DOUBLE VAC-U-HOOK FOR AUTO—HOME—OF FICE—FACTORY—ETC. Easy to applv—holds tight—cadmium plated -FREE- SATURDAY, JUNE 29th with the purchase of six (6) gallons of either— [LILLIAN! I KCNft POLYMERIZED—LEADED-REGULAR OR JOHNSON ETHYL GASOLENE FOR THOSE WHO WANT THE BEST SAVE 2c Per gallon under our normal price every day—at all_ BRILLIANT BRONZE STATIONS RALPH DILLER South Main Street and Bentley Road Phone 455-Y for Tank Truck deliveries. ______Third Grade (CHEAP) Gasolene is NOT sold at Brilliant Bronze Stations. ENGLAND CLAIMS HER *MOTU£R GOOSE'IN THE PERSON OP AN OLD WOMAN NAMED MARTHA GOOCH WHO LIVED IN SUSSEX, ENGLAND ABOUT 1704. AS A NURSE, SHE OFTEN crooned melodies AND SOON GAIN ED THE DERISIVE TITLE OF "MOTHER GOOSE’A LATER FWTRON WHOSE CHILD SHE NURSED MS SO INTERESTED N HER SONGS THAT HE HADWI'PRIffWBYJOHN WORWINGTON.INTHESW IN 1712 UNDtR THE TTT1E0F M&LOOE5 AND W/ME5 OF MOTHER GOOft BUT THAT, TOO. 15 UNSUPTOPTO aflDBd THE FIRST aNM OF AN AMERICAN MOTHER GOOSE IS TW MOTHER 5OQ5fc«*$ EU1AB0H GOOSE, WfflCW OF ONE ISAAC VER5a»ORG005LA)MOW?INlAWOFOr«1HOMK FLEEtA WELL KNOWN 0BTCN PRINTER WHO CAW THERE IN 1712 MOOED INI75& HE FWE£ W T?IJ THE FIRST COLLECTION OF MOTHER GOOSE MEIDOiES? UNFORTUNATELY,THERE ARE NO COPES OR OWCIAL RECORDS OF THEIR EXISUZCE. ITWAS 5A©TW!WS MOTHER GOOSE WAsWyOWWCLMDIN A SHOETroRSHE MACSOrANYaANOQIILDRENTUATSHEMIO 50*»TO1WtM-^HE SC*« 0* MOTHfcR &OOS.. WNUSwno. Catharine Hilty was born at Sou boz, Canton Berne, Switzerland, on Jan. 5, 1815, and departed this life at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Geiger, on March 26, 1907. She had reached the mature age of 92 years, two months and 21 days. Saturday, W. E. Houck, of Find lay, who was here in the interest of the Boss Glove Mfg. Co., of Ke wanee, Ill., posted a notice at the Citizens Bank, stating that all girls desiring employment in the new glove factory should report for work Monday noon. John T. Bates, who w'ith his family left here about 12 years ago, and moved to Lima, died in that city, THE BLUFFTON NEWS. BLUFFTON, OHIO THE EARUI KNOWN COLLECTION OF NURSERY RHYMES WAS PUBLISHED ABOUT 1740 BY JOHN NEWBERRY OF LONDON.THESE WERE MADE POPULAR BY THE BOSTON EDITIONS OF MONROE FRANCIS 1824-1860.SINCE THAT TIME MH.UONS OF COPIES have been published in all sizes. shapes AND FORMS ENTITLED “MOTHER GOOSE* CHARLES PERRAULT PUQLISMeO A QQtXOF nursery Rhymes with a captton of XONTES DE MA L’OYE” OR TALES OF MOTHER GOOSE. “MOTHER GOOSE’S ORIGIN IS SUPPOSED TQ DATE tyCKIO •QUEEN GOOSE-FOOT* (REINS PCDANCE) SAID TO BE THE MOTHER OF Oo.f'tfht We.tern Newsuaoet Union But It’s True_____________ Junius Sots ft or orojrau T*» JON OX Two inter national spies. ms mother WAS SHOT BT THE GERMANS eoo espionage on rue paHT Of TRANCE, AHO H'S FATHER WAS SHOT SV THE FRENCH FOR WORKING fog GERMANS BOTH «U ®rtG!N OARlEAWGNE BE AN-BUSH grown from seeo to maturity in U9 HOURS-AT THE Cleveland. Ohio AGRICULTURAL EtPtRlMENTAT'ON STATION! JXK.V. /W¥.. MARY ELLEN FARMER Or 0*1 MOlHES. IOWA IS A MAN OF THE TERM tMXlE AS APPLIED To THE southern part of rnt united states -New Orleans Banks in THE eaRLN ipnr CENTURY printed TEN DOLLAR BILLS IN ENGLISH ON ONtS'Pf ano in FRENCH ON the OTHER. ‘OIX’IS THE FRENCH WORD FOR" TEN? chaaid K-cwrm.) Mr. Farmer was the seventh son born to Mr. and Mrs. Headrick Farmer. The parents had wanted a girl. Finding it was a boy, they decided to call him Mary Ellen anyway. He has tried to live down the whole matter by being an outstanding athlete in school. Right now he is captain and pitcher for the Des Moines Tigers, a semi-professional base ball team. News Our Grandfathers Read From Issue Of March 28, 1907 Friday afternoon, of kidney trouble. Merl S. Langan, son of the late O. S. Langan, formerly a banker at this place, died Monday at a sani tarium in Battle Creek, Mich. Mr. Langan was born while his parents resided here, on Cherry street. Amos A. Geiger and family, of Bellefontaine, and Mrs. Kate Hilty, of Chicago, Ill., are here attending Grandma Hilty’s funeral. W. D. Neiswander, of the Ada O. N. U., spent Saturday and Sunday at home. John Blakely, of Toledo, visited friends here the latter part of last w’eek. Mr. Blakely went from here to Lima and had the remains of his daughter, Miss Nellie, who died in that city three years ago, removed to Toledo, to be laid beside the re mains of his wife, W'ho died in Toledo, the latter part of January. Dow’ Scoles and Miss Ettie Henkle, two of Jackson tow’nship’s young people, were married at the M. E. parsonage by Rev. E. D. Smith, Sat urday evening. Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Singleton and son, M. B. Singleton, Mrs. L. B. Til bury, of Ft. Wayne, were guests at the Len Miller home, the first of the week. Monday evening, the council pas sed a curfew ordinance, prohibiting children under 16 upon the streets after nine o’clock from April 1st to Oct. 1st, and after 8:30 the remain der of the year. Ira Troxel purchased from the Bentley heirs a house and lot on Riley street. James Allison, who was assisting in a barber shop in Delaware, came home, Sunday evening. John Bixel purchased the Mrs. A. J. Kibler property on Main street, near Dr. I. R. Wetherill’s residence, last week. Mr. Bixel will move the house to Jackson street, and will build an up-to-date residence this summer. Mrs. I. G. Haw’k and little son came here Friday evening from their home in Belvidere, Ill., for an ex tended visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Blunk. A few* degrees difference in the rapidity with which bacteria may multiply in milk. One test show’ed no increase in bacteria in milk kept at 40 degrees, but each bacteria be came 3,000 in milk held 12 hours at 80 degrees. Frequent rains increase the prob ability of sheep becoming infested with internal parasites. Specialists at Ohio State University recommend a combination drench of copper sulphate-nicotine sulfate administer ed in June, July, September, and October. Elrose Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Fett spent Sunday evening at the C. W. Kling ler home. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Miller and Mrs. Ada Cook of Burgettstowm, Pa., are guests at the Emaline Nonnamaker and Lendon Basinger home. The R. B. Koontz family left Fri day for their home at Hominy, Okla. The young people of this communi ty enjoyed a party at the Anna Koontz and A. J. Nonnamaker home, Tuesday evening of last week in hon or of the house guests, Misses Helen. Anna Jane and Jane Carol Koontz. Mr. and Mrs. Rolland Koontz, dau ghter Martha and Mrs. Anna Koontz motored to Indian Lake, Sunday af ternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Wade Marshall and Mrs. Bertha Williamson spent the week end w’ith friends in Detroit. Union prayer services at Bethesda, Thursday evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Nonnamaker, Kaye and Rodie Nonnamaker w’ere dinner guests at the Mrs. Emaline Nonnamaker and Lendon Basinger home. R. B. Koontz, Miss Helen Koontz and Mrs. Anna Koontz called on Mrs. Jennie Fisher and Mrs. Lucinda Koontz, Thursday afternoon. The C. V. Klingler family of Ada were dinner guests Sunday at the Ami Nonnamaker home. Afternoon callers were Mr. and Mrs. Howard Nonnamaker and sons Harold and Dean. The R. B. Koontz family, A. J. Nonnamaker family and Mrs. Anna Koontz w’ere supper guests at the N. B. Steinman home in Bluffton, Mon day of last week. The 4-H club held a picnic at River side park, Thursday of last w’eek and a social at Orange Center, Friday evening. Mrs. C. W. Klingler and Mrs. B. J. Stratton entertained the following for supper at the M. J. Stratton home on Wednesday evening: Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Koontz and family of Hominy, Okla. Harold Bell of Tiffin T. J. Bell, Mrs. Anna Koontz, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Nonnamaker and family, Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Steinman, J. D. Clym er, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Klingler and family, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Stratton and family, Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Strat ton and daughter Flo. Recent callers on Mrs. M. J. Strat ton w’ere N. R. Elzay, Rev. T. J. Koonts of Walbridge Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Kramer of Mt. Cory Mrs. Robert Ewing of Bluffton and Miss Joanne Battles. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Klingler and family spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Bell and fam ily of Columbus Grove. She Modeled Lincoln TN THE rotunda of the United States Capitol at Washington stands a statue of Abraham Lin coln. Among all the sculptured like nesses of the Great Emancipator this one is unique. It is the only one which was modeled from life and it is the work of a young girl. Vinnie Ream was her name and she was born in Wisconsin in 1847. As a girl she amused herself by sketching the Indians whom she saw when her father, a surveyor, took her with him on his trips in the West. They were crude sketches but an old Italian who saw them recognized her latent talent and en couraged her. When she was fourteen her father secured a position for her as a copy ist in the post office department at $50 a month. She became ac quainted with Clark Mills, the fa mous sculptor, and while watching him at W’ork, exclaimed, “Oh, I could do that if I had some clay!” Mills told her to help herself and he was delighted wdth the progress which she made. Then Vinnie Ream conceived the idea of modeling President Lincoln from life. When this w’as first sug gested to him he refused, but after talking to the girl and becoming impressed with her earnestness, he gave his consent with the under standing that she was to come lo the White House every afternoon during his rest period. She was nos to talk and he was to sit, walk, or lie down to take a nap, as his mood dictated. So for five months she spent part of every afternoon in his study. As he lay on the couch she took life masks of his face and hands. As he walked about or sat at his desk, she sketched his figure again and again. After Lincoln’s assassination con gress decided to erect a statue in his memory and asked sculptors to submit sketches. Many famous art ists responded but the work of this sixteen-year-old girl was the one se lected. In 1869 congress advanced her $5,000 and she went abroad to study and complete the statue. After nearly two years of steady work she finished it and it was un veiled in 1871. Vinnie Ream later married Lieut. Richard L. Hoxie but continued her work as a sculptor until her death in 1914. She made many other stat ues and modeled medallions and busts of many notables, both here and abroad. But she is best re membered as the only sculptor who ever modeled Lincoln from life and the pioneer woman sculptor of America. Western Newspaper Union. Our Want-ads bring results. The announcement of the serious illness and sudden death of William Stager, Friday, came as a surprise and caused much sadness among his many friends. Although Mr. Stager had been quietly ailing for some time, yet he was attending to his business affairs and was able to circulate among his friends until a week prior to his demise. Mrs. Noah Basinger left Sunday to visit her sister, Mrs. W. A. Stan borough, at Tulsa, Oklahoma. Very substantial improvements are being made in the Hotel Russell building. Landlord Ford and wife are making every effort to give Bluffton an up-to-date hostelry, and they are succeeding most admirably. Charles Miller, of Lafayette, Ind., purchased the R. A. Green farm in Union township, consisting of 256 acres, for $150 per acre. He will get possession of the farm next March. Relatives here received invitations announcing the wedding of Miss Harriet May, only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kibele, of Columbus, Nop. 12, to Mr. L. O. Wolcutt. The Kibele family formerly resided here. Mrs. Eckles, who has been visiting here for several months, leaves for her home in Blytheville, Arkansas, today. Ben Geiger purchased the George Brobeck property on Spring street, adjacent to his home, for $380. Mr. A nfaty sprint ttlMM protects th. aower from Mvoto shocks and break- I ata. Whan the cutter bar strikes an obetraction, the release permits the bar to pivot bodu Here’s a smooth-working mower that fits practically any farm tractor. It's the quick attachable McCormick Deer ing No. 25—a high-lift machine that gives you fast, even cutting in all crop and field conditions. It is in uneven ground, how ever. that the No. 25 is at THURSDAY, JUNE 27, 1940 NEWS OUR FATHERS READ FROM ISSUE OF OCT. 30, 1913 FITS PRACTICALLY ANY FARM TRACTOR Brobeck purchased the Kibler prop erty on Thurman street. A. N. Goebel, of Washington, D. C., formerly editor of The Bluffton Times, called on Mrs. Ida Goebel last Wednesday afternoon. “Andy" will be remembered by old citizens as the successor of Pete Bailey, the first editor of The Times. Mr. and Mrs. Peter Thut, well known residents of the German Settlement, residing north of Bluff ton, transferred their 112-acre farm to the trustees of Bluffton college, last week. Recent reports from Ohio orchards indicate a better fruit crop than was expected before the blooming period. Peaches which were expected to be an almost complete failure in the state bloomed surprisingly well. Sea’s Game Fish King and silver salmon, the two great species of game fish sought in rivers and along the coast of the Redwood Empire by fishermen from all parts of the world, are known to range from Monterey bay to Alaska. Sweetheart’s Madonna Twenty minutes’ walk from Pom peii is little Valle di Pompeii, a village unknown to most tourists but which is visited by thousands of Italians annually. There is found the Sweetheart’s Madonna who an swers prayers for those seeking mates to love them. Easy to attach and detach Sturdy construction Safety break-away Hinged-action McCORMICK-DEERING No. 25 MOWER its very best. The A-frame construction and caster wheel enable the cutter bar to follow the contour of the ground. There's hinged action at point of connection with the tractor. The No. 25 is an easy mower to use. Come in and find out more about it. C. L. Niswander Bluffton, Ohio We have adopted Ration-Ayd to sup ply Vitamin and the benefits of milk’s B-G Vitamins in all our Poultry Feeds. Poultrymen know that the B-G Vita mins of milk, and Vitamin from cod liver and other fish liver sources are high ly important in poultry feeds. Feed your chicks our C-Ka-Gene Treat ed Ration—builds immunity to Bloody Coccidiosis and prevents heavy losses. 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