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Show PIUTE COUNTY NEWS, JUNCTION, UTAH Mexican Beetle Is Lightning Rods DETEOITWOUAN East in Spreading Gain in Favor Can Be Done to Weather Bureau Has Been little Douglas Wardrop, Editor of Radio Merchandising.) center is put in place of the coll genBy G. L. INGRAHAM One of the unfortunate characteri- erally used as the primary coll In the honeycomb coil tuner. stics of a radio fan Is his The secondary and tickler coils are In conductsearch for the set. on the tuner, the same values left ing this search he tries many hodkups, used with the amplifier as withbeing Invariboth freak and standard, and out. The flexible lead from the B one old of the ends up by using ably on the amplifier is then standbys, such as the three honey- battery post to connected the center tap on the comb or tiie two variometer set. Still coil. Llgnt the radio frequency amplifier tube and the detector tube. Cause the detector tube to oscillate and set the secondary condenser at about the setting generally used for whatever station is on the air at the time of testing. Then tune the aerial circuit with the taps and the condenser. Adjust Neutralizing Condenser. When a whistle Is picked up tune in the station and then adjust the neutralizing condenser until the radio frequency amplifier does not oscillate. Tne best method of doing that Is to move the neutralizing condensers d tube back, and Circuit Diagram to Be Used to Wire brass or found wherein a is forth until point Unit. Up Amplifier a of station is smooth and (he tuning even then they are constantly being not by clicks. improved by the fan, and It seems to That Is when the aerial tuning conbe the chief desire of most fans to denser can be tuned past a station setadd a stage of radio frequency to ting, when the station is tuned in on their sets as soon as a good hookup the detector tube without clicks being for same can be found. heard in the phones, then the tube Is The parts necessary besides a neutralized. three honeycomb coll tuner are one If it Is found that the tubes do amplifier tube, socket and rheostat not seem to neutralize perfectly tfhlft to fit tube used, one .0005 mfd. vari- the flexible lead to another tap and able condenser, one honeytry again. If the four taps do not comb coll and one honeycomb allow neutralization it will be necescoil, one neutralizing condenser, a sary to make new ones, though this panel 7 by 10 inches and a baseboard. will not he necessary in most cases. New York Sun. For the Amplifier. Tills circuit diagram is given in Fig. 1. This Is the diagram for the ampliTwo Hookups That Will fier, while the circuit given in Fig. 2 is the diagram for the complete circuit Interest Experimenter amplifier and three honeycomb coil In the diagram Figure 1 the antenna tuner. The circuit given in Fig. 1 is coil be a single slide tuner or any the circuit diagram that shouid be othermay conductance with a few taps. It used to wire up the amplifier unit on is not In Inductive relation with the the 7 by panel. secondary coil.. Coupling is effected Itefore preparing the panel the two eapaeitatlvely by means of the two honeycomb coils should be tapped .0005 variable condensers. These may In two places. The first tap is approxturn, and imately on the twenty-fiftthe second tap at approximately the fifteenth turn. To do this take a turn that sqems to he about up fircm th inside eft the 'coll and pull It out with a knife blade. Then scrape the insulation from this turn atT the point where it protrudes from the coll. The tap is prepared in the same mnnner. The coil Is tapped In the center. To find the exact center of this coil will be rather hard, and It Is therefore suggested that two taps Be Arranged So One Dial Will are brought out, one each side of the May Actuate Both Condensers. coil at approximately the fiftieth turn. Tne correct one can then be found by be arranged so that one dial will actutest when the set is operating. ate both condensers, but only those coil is the aerial tuning with mechanical ingenuity will care The. inductance for the radio frequency to make this arrangement. A .00023 amplifier. The two taps and the end condenser and variable grid leak are suggested for the grid circiut. The secondary coll may be any standard inductance, such as a honeycomb coil or the secondary of a standard neutroformer. The latter is especially suitable, slnde the variable condenser is then already attached. II this Is done the primary of the neutroformer would not be used. Regeneration is effected by a honeycomb coll ot rotor ball arranged In inductive relation to the secondary coll as shown. Still another method would be to Complete Circuit Amplifier and Honeycomb Coil Tuner. insert a variometer in the plate circuil to produce regeneration. of the coil are connected to the switch shown In FigWith the points on the panel and the inside end ure 2 somearrangement stronger-powereof the of the coil is connected directly to the aerial. The switch lever is connected stations can be brought in nicely on a to the ground, as shown in the dia- loop. No It. F. amplification is used except that derived from the regeneragram. tive properties of the tube. The loop On the right-hanedge of the amshould be a one with 14 plifier panel three binding posts are at the fourth turn, count- turns, tapped to One of is connected these placed. the plate, one to the B battery and one to the neutralizing condenser. The battery binding posts should be brought out on the baseboard, the aerial and ground binding posts being end of the panel. at the Switch May Bo Added. In the three lioreycomb coil receiver a switch may be placed in the set to disconnect the primary condenser when the radio frequency amplifier Is in use or the condenser may be shortcirculted by a piece of wire when using the amplifier. Whichever is Stations Can done, remember that it is necessary to Some Stronger-Powerecut the primary condenser out of the Be Brought In on Loop. circuit when using the amplifier. When the radio frequency amplifier ing from center. To this tap connect has been wired up according to the the negative filament return. If a diagram in Fig. 1, to test it, it should ground is used, connect at this point, be connected to the three honeycomb also. If volume Is insufficient, connect coil set by connecting the bind- autenna at inside terminal. Grid coning posts on the amplifier that are denser and leak should be of .00025 connected to the plate and the neu- capacity. The tuning condenser for tralizing condenser to the aerial and the loop has a capacity of .0005. A s variometer should be ground posts of the three honeycomb good In B used of the The set. coll battery posts plate circuit, or a tickler the amplifier should be connected to may be used In connection with small a piece of flexible wire. Then the grid coupling coil connected at point 100-tucoil that was tapped In the marked X. New York Sun. (Edited by O. never-endin- g 100-tur- n 23-pla- nickel-plate- 75-tur- n 100-tur- n 10-Inc- h h ( 50-tur- one-thir- d n 100-tur- n 75-tur- n 75-tu- d d Earnest Advocate of Protection of Buildings. (Prepared by the United Statea Department of Agriculture.) For more than thirty years the weather bureau of the United States Department of Agriculture has been an earnest advocate of the protection of buildings and other propyty against lightning by suitable rodding. The bureau Is frequently called upon to advise inquirers concerning the proper methods and materials to be employed. Occasionally plans are drawn up in detail for the protection of government structures. In 1910 the White House was rodded after plans and specifications prepared by Professor Marvin. , Study of Losses. To determine the relative liability of farm buildings to fire damage by lightning, a study of lightning fire losses was made recently by the weather bureau of the United States The avDepartment of Agriculture. whole annual for the loss erage United States is a little over $12,000,-00- 0 which Is probably a conservative figure. Illinois has the unenviable first place, with an average annual loss of over a million dollars, part of which may be attributed to industrial sections. Texas i3 next In order because ot Its large area and the presence of highly Inflammable tanks. New York is third, for reasons similar to those affecting Illinois. Losses in North. In the highly developed agricultural states of the North heavy losses are suffered, especially through deIf structive cyclonic thunderstorms. the index number showing relative liability of farm buildings to damage Is small in one state when compared with another having equally destructive and frequent thunderstorms, It is quite probable that protection against lightning is more general in the former state. Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa are states where It Is estimated that somewhat more than half of the farm buildings are protected by rodding. trol Most Serious Pest. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Continuing its spread, long prophesied by the bureau of entomology of United States Department oi Agriculture, the Mexican bean beetle has extended its range eastward ih Virginia to Craig and Carroll counties, being now nearly half way across the state. In West Virginia it had advanced from the southwestern border of the state eastward to Marshall, Tyler and Wetzel counties, covering about of the state. In Indiana it is only found along the the Vegetable Compound Your little book waa my best doctor. I read it, then said to my husband, Please and get me some .ydia E. Pinkhama Detroit Michigan. eft at my door Vegetable Com-to I want pound. it three-quarte- rs two-third- three-quarte- rs well-mad- habit-producin- g t, Silage Should Be Used in Liberal Quantities Present indications point to high grain and forage this fall and winter. Com is mounting and with a short hay crop in many sections, we can d look for This forage. means it will be necessary to practice economy in feeding. The live stock keeper, as a rule, loses or gains according to his knowledge and method of feeding. Silage is the best substitute for both hay and pasture and it should be used to the limit The cheapest forage is in the form of silage and as it is a bulky ration it should be grown on the farm and supplied in liberal quanhigh-price- tities. Silage will lower the cost of the ration, make sure a profit from the live stock and greatly Increase the value of the crops. As a rule, a silo vill pay for itself the first year. What other farm investment will pay 100 per cent? Competition now demands economical feeding. Sweet Clover Popular Sweet clover is rapidly growing in favor as a pasture crop. It has one distinct advantage over alfalfa In that it can be pastured by til kinds of stock. While it probably does not equal alfalfa as a hog feed. It makes excellent pasture for cattle, horses and sheep. It can be grown on about any quality of soil In any section of the state, and it is not difficult to get started. With proper care It will reseed Itself from year to year. Young Ducks Go Lame One of the chief troubles which affect young ducks is lameness. The deks may grow worse until a considerable number of them die. This trouble may be due to lack of animal matter or mineral matter in the ration, or again it may be due to digestive disorders caused by poor rations, by overfeeding or by failure on the part of the owner to gather up feed not eater by the ducklings, thus leaving it to sour. If the pens are allowed to become damp and sloppy this also may cause lameness. d low-los- Health Much Better After Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's take The first month I took three bottles of Vegetable Compound and one of Lydia E. Pink-hasoutheastern border of the state in Blood Medicine, and used Lydia Floyd, Clark and Jefferson counties. E. Pinkhams Sana In Kentucky it extends over pracWash. tive knew how much If only you s the entire eastern tically Now when my friends I feelf letter of the state. In Ohio about the southsay they are sick I tell them, to take ern of the states is injydia E. Pinkhama medicines. I give fested, infestations ranging as far the little book and your medicines the Mrs. Hamerink,3765 west as the southwestern corner of jestof thanks. the state In Butler and Hamilton 25th Street Detroit Michigan. In newspapers and booklets we are counties, and northward to Hancock, publishing letters from woconstantly It counties. Wayne and Tuscarawas they were helped has just invaded southwestern Penn- men, who explain E.how Pinkhams Vegeta-)I- e Lydia taking y sylvania, being found in Washington Compound. and Green counties. In Wyoming the These letters should guide you. If pest has extended Its range 30 miles ;rou are troubled with pains and nervousness, or any feminine disorder, bear north of last years infestation. The seriousness of this pest has n mind that the Vegetable Compound been frequently described and there las helped other women and should seems but little that can be done to lelp you. For sale by druggists control its rapidly Increasing range. The department recommends magAimed to Be Correct nesium arsenate spray or dust as the She (reading newspaper in restaumost promising control measure, but infestadvises plowing under heavily rant) It says here in C. B. O.s column that John Drinkwater pronounces ed fields as soon as the crop is oft. his name Drinkitter, and Oliver Onions his ONighons. Moisture in Silage Is He That so? Waiter, a lass of One Important Requisite itter, please, and hurry up that order of beefsteak and onighons. It Is essential that there should be sufficient moisture present in fodder at the time it Is being placed in the silo A FEELING OF SECURITY to provide the water requirement for WHEN YOU USE the ensiling process and leave the surplus necessary to have amply moist, SWAMP-ROO- T e silage after the fermentative and cooling processes have taken You naturally feel secure when you place. With sufficient moisture pres- know that the medicine you are about to ent in the ensiled mass there is little take is absolutely pure and contains no danger1 o 1 the fermentation temperaharmful or drugs. tures running too high. Corn in the Such a medicine is Dr. Kilmers Swamp-Rooglazed stage, or dried out through kidney, liver and bladder medicine. freezing or long delays in harvesting The same standard of purity, strength will require liberal wetting. The short- and excellence is maintained in every In made be up by bottle of Swamp-Rooage plant juices can . , the application of water In quantity is from It compounded scientifically cut sufficient to thoroughly wet the herbs. vegetable fodder. Water is best applied by runIt is not a stimulant and is taken in ning a small stream directly into tha teaspoonful doses. befodder cutter while the fodder is It is not recommended for everything. ing passed through and blown up Into It is natures great helper in relieving the silo. With water under pressure, and overcoming kidney, liver and bladder a valve to control the flow and a sectroubles. of tion of garden hose, the process A sworn statement of purity is with wetting the ent fodder is easy. L. every bottle of Dr. Kilmers Swamp-RooStevenson, Ontario Agricultural College. If you need a medicine, you should have the best. On sale at all drug stores in bottles of two sizes, medium and large. Storing Alfalfa Hay Is this However, if you wish first to Always Important Task great preparation, send ten centstryto Dr. As a rule, I would judge It best to Kilmer A Co., Binghamton, N. Y., for a allow alfalfa hay that is put in the sample bottle. When writing, bev sure mow to a depth of about 8 or 10 feet and mention this paper. Advertisement. to remain there for a period of three His Hangover weeks before additional hay is added. I am referring now to hay that is put Whats the matter with that old condifellow over there, going from one autoup while still In a tion. With this period, the heating mobile to another and poking them in process should, for the most part, the ribs with his umbrella? asked a have spent itself. recently arrived guest. In many sections there has been so Thats old Jurd Haggle, respondmuch rainfall this season that the air ed the landlord of the "Petunia tavern. is very humid, and care should be Hes senile now, but he used to be a used to refrain from storing alfalfa horse buyer in his your. days, and -- Kansas hay that is damp with dew or rain, he cant get over the or that Is too green. Where .this is City Star. done, the heating may occur to such an extent as to blacken the hay and Weil-MeritSuccess spontaneous combustion might occur. It is also Important that the hay be Honored politically and professionspread evenly and uniformly in the ally, Dr. R. V. Pierce, whose picture mow. L. F. Graber, Wisconsin College here, appears made a success of Agriculture. t. t. semi-gree- n ed few good-size- d left-han- d RECOVERS Con- Green Corn Bad for Hogs Avoid feeding green corn to hogs. It gives them indigestion. Green corn when fed to hogs will lower their resistance and make them susceptible to Many persons believe hog cholera. that green corn is a direct cause oi hog cholera. This is impossible since the dlseasj is caused by a virus. The connection between green corn am hog cholera is a coincidence because hog cholera Is more widespread at this time of the year, but green corn , Farm Rcrsfe It Isnt the total production, but the yield per cow, per hen, per acre, that counts. It has been found that a few con- structive breeders can do more than many so-call- breeders. Lambs differ from hogs and cattle that the trade always demands them fat; they have to be fat to get good prices. In Surely the man without a silo has more reason to be concerned about the weather these days than has he who possesses one. . The silo preserves the whole crop, stalks, leaves and grain, whether corn, kafir or sorghum, so that there Is scarcely any loss. 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