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Show t&.iOiasmtmX. ! THE RICH COUNTY NEWS, RANDOLPH. UTAH FEDERAL GRADES HELP MARKETING STAKE TOMATOES FOR BEST QUALITY FRUIT Plants Are Thus Held Off Ground AssoOrganizers of ciations Fail to Recognize Value of Standard ve HIGHER PRICES ARE SECURED Growers Pack Cucumbers Through Central Packing House Thus Insuring Uniformity Florida and Kept Clean. In Pruning Remove All Side Shoots arid Suckers, Leaving Only Main Stem Small Saplings Are Good and Inexpensive. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) . .It generally pays to stake and prune the tomatoes grown in the small home garden because by this method the of Product. fruit is held off the ground and Is clean, ; a larger number of tomato (Prepared ly the United States Departplants can be grown on a given space ment of Agriculture.) the fruit generally ripens earlier and Growers of fruits and vegetables if the plants are allowed to grow than are appreciating more and more the in the natural way.- In pruning the benefits possible through organization all side shoots and suckers are in marketing their products. It is plants removed, leaving only the main stem estimated that there are 14,000 witli its leaves and clusters of fruit. farmers cooperative buying and sellIt is easy to determine which are the ing associations in' the United States side shoots and which are the young of which about 2,000 represent fruit blossom clusters because the shoots and vegetable interests. appear directly in tlie little pocket Will Find Bureau Grades Helpful. where the leaf joins the stem, while Where tlie association is organized the fruit clusters appeal on the naked for the purpose of selling, the side of the stem where there is no organizers often lose sight of the fact that some standard must be adopted for marketing their products. Individuals or organizations will find the or proposed grades recommended formulated by the bureau of markets, United States Department of Agriculture, very helpful as a basis for their packs or brands. One Florida truck growers associa tion adopted this past season the tentative United States grades for cucumbers as a basis for their Fancy" and Choice packs,' marketing them under their leading brand. An investi e bureau of markets in gator spected the association pack and tlu individual shippers pack and advised with them when any doubtful points concerning grades were raised. This service gave the bureau inspection .v of markets an opportunity to deter mine in the1, field whether the grades as formulated would be practical, at least under Florida conditions. Tomato Vines Tied to Stakes Krouuie The association packed all cucumCleaner Fruit Than Those Permitted bers through a central packing shed, to Trail on the Ground. each growers product thus being graded by a disinterested person. This leaf. Pinch out the side shoots, but made for uniformity of the product. be careful not to injure the blossom Every car loaded by the association or fruit clusters. was approximately 4 to 5 per cent Tomato stakes should be from 4 within the grade requirements. Nearly to 6 feet long and 1 to 1 Inches every car inspected outside the central at the thickest part. They through belowwas house rangpacking grade, may be small saplings cut in the woods and sharpened at one end, or they may be split from a log that Is free from knots. Sometimes strips of waste material from a sawmill or planing mill, known as edgings, are used. It makes little difference so long as the stakes are strong enough to support the plants and are inexpensive. The stakes should be driven firmly into ' the ground, one on the north side of each tomato plant, and the plants tied to them once a week during the active growing period with soft cord or narrow strips of muslin. Sometimes the tomato plants will reach the tops of Cucumbers Uniform in Size, Shape the stakes and then hang over until and Coloring Are Much Mere Atthe tip will touch the ground, clusters tractive Than Defective Specimens. of fruits being formed all along the stems. ing 3 to 20 per cent in excess of the Twenty-fiv- e to 50 tomato plants 10 per cent tolerance allowed for detrained to stakes will supply the averfective or cull stock. It Is interesting to study the prices age family with all the tomatoes received by association members for needed for use while fresh, also for stock packed under Federal grades canning. It pays to go to some little trouble to have them early, also to through their central packing house and prices received by farmers out- stake and prune them so that the. side tlie association. Prices given in quality will be the best. the accompanying table are f. o. b. ear lots In bushel hampers. PUN SEEDBED FOR ALFALFA No straight cars of No. 3 were loaded on the street because It is Plenty of Good Barnyard Manure customary to include a certain portion Should Be Applied If Soil Lacka of such cucumbers In both the No. 1 Humus and Fertility. and No. 2 grade. Grades Fixed on Some Products. e If you are planning a five or field of alfalfa, and you ought to The Bureau of Markets has officially recommended grades for potatoes, plan It if you do not already have alt potatoes, strawberries, northern-grow- n falfa, see that the ground is made onions, Bermuda onions, and ready in good shape. Alfalfa needs a tentative formulated for hospitable soil, but It Isnt so hard to grades barreled apples, cabbage, peaches, to- make a soil pretty fairly hospitable. matoes, cucumbers, lettuce, celery, and Apply lime If the soil is acid, and" asparagus. . These grades are the re- plenty of good barnyard manure if it sult of investigations conducted in lacks fertility and humus. Then .rethe lending fruit and vegetable sec- member this: - You cannot get the tions, as well as In primary markets. seedbed too fine for alfalfa; this crop The adoption of such definite grades needs a firm, fine seedbed and to get by fruit and vegetable shippers, the very best results, you should see whether individuals or associations, that it gets what it needs. would assist very materially in increasing returns and no doubt tend DISCARD ALL BOARDER HENS toward between . - may scoff at of the claims of the Baker upon the $800, 000, (XX LTHOUGH some tlie authenticity raphl-l.v-growi- family heart of Philadelphia, there is no doubt in the mind of Myron C. Baker, 900 Belmont avenue, Chicago, as to ids right to benefit should the claims prove valid. He contends he is the true n and legal of the man who, it is alleged, owned the $800,000,000 tract of real estate in the Quaker city. However, Mr. Baker is in no hurry. Now, if you wIH look on page 516 of this book, he said, taking down a copy of the Biographical and Genealogical History of Indiana, you will discover my fathers name. It shows that my fathers grandfather was Jacob Baker snd that lie was born in Ludwigsburg, Baden, Germany.. He came to America and settled In Pennsylvania. It was tills Jacob Baker who acquired all thaf property in Philadelphia. I have many papers and records and documents to prove it. There will be no trouble about connecting up my relationship. There are 17 true We will prove our heirship. Mr. Baker said that his family several years ago collected a fund and had the entire history-o- f Jacob Baker traced, even to his parents estate in Germany. A cousin of mine has all of those records," said Mr. Baker. They will be produced." If you get the money, what then? Well, I have a long time to live, you know," fie said Til take my daughter, Emma, and her husband, and well have a little trip. But theres no use worrying about that now. There is no hurry. Some of the Baker heirs are more impatient about it than Chicagos Mr. Baker. This Is but natural, inasmuch as Colonel Baker appears to have ality the property nof of the few, but of the many. Been the family head from whom sprang a mulThe very heart of the third city of the U. S. A. titudinous progeny. His heirs seem to be scatto the hoi poiloi. There is no Bolshebelongs tered through every state in the Union and every vism about it no fifty-fift- y division of property. province of Canada. The only stipulation is that your name is Baker ! Uue day recently the bureau of legal aid, deor that you can prove your connection with the partment of public welfare of Philadelphia, acfamily tree of a supposed Colonel Jacob Baker, cording to the chief of that bureau, Romain Hass-ricwho roamed these parts In Revolutionary war received eight inquiries relative to the Baker days. estate. In all correspondence it is represented Just imagine this! Some morning soon comas an estate worth more than $800,000,000, conmuters stepping off trains at Broad street station sisting of 650 acres in the business center of Philor swarming up out of the Market street subways adelphia. Some add all the land occupied by the In ye citye of Brotherly Love may find lock and chain on the w'hole of Philadelphias busy center. jdty of Chiilicothe, O. i The eight inquiries cited as having been reThere will be Hands Off and No Trespass ceived on a single recent day came, respectively, signs everywhere. Pretty soon the sheriff will .from Kansas City, Mo. ; Afton, la. ; Dubuque, la. ; appear. Upon a stated day he will auction off Salt Lake City, Utah; Okamogan, Wash.; Los all this property at a sheriffs sale. , The proceeds are to pay off the claims of the Angeles, Cal. ; Lebanon, Pa., and Tacoma, Wash. .The Inquiries were penned, some of them on heirs of Colonel Jacob Bakers estate. A for'embossed paper, others on mere scraps of paper. tune valued at something 'like ah even billion The great majority of persons who write of dollars, long withheld from its rightful owners. to the mayor of Philadelphia or to the director Is at last to come into legitimate ownership. of the department of public welfare relative to Ever hear of the Baker estate before? A Colonel Bakers holdings, said Mr. Hassrlck. quarter of a century ago someone started the ball "have visions of easy wealth. rolling. According to the story, Colonel Baker, an officer In the army of George Washington, Some are more credulous than others. Released a tract of land in the heart of Philadelphia cently there came to me from Portland, Ore., an upon which now stand city hall, tlie big departinquiry accompanied by a newspaper clipping ment stores, the skyscrapers and what-no- t which told of the marvelous good luck of a citiof the central city. The lease was to run for a period of zen of that town. The article spoke of his hav99 years. It appears that the lease was either ing founded an automobile school on a capital lost sight of or willfully destroyed and the propof $7.50 live years ago and added, Today he is heir to millions. This alleged fortunate descenderty passed on to others. At first the claims took In nearly all the terrl-- . ant of the now famous Colonel Baker did not seem to know exactly how large a slice he was tory between the Delaware and the Schuylkill rivers and from Poplar to South street the very to get out of this estate. But, with hope burnIn Portheart of the city. As the years rolled on, the ing In his breast, he settled up his affairs claims were considerably modified. Lawyers end and started for Philadelphia to claim the pointed out how, for a slight consideration, they gold that he thought there awaited him. could restore the ground to its rightful owners From Afton, la., came an inquiry from a perand bring half the banks and trust companies of son who wants to get in touch with the atbillion-dolla- r Philadelphia to their knees. torney, or attorneys, handling the As the story developed, it seemed that the famBaker estate. This is one of the highest ily of Colonel Baker removed to somewhere up of the value of this estate that has in Canada, after his deaf h In Philadelphia intesreached the office of the bureau. Then the squaiters lived on the land in tate. A western newspaper printed a general state-imelease made with the famous accordance transwas which about this Baker estate the first Revolution. the ago years Forty during mitted from the East and immediately there tUk of a claim" was aired. There was a lapse i names with of a retinue claimants, sprang up of some 15 years and then the bubble was brought ranging from Shroades to Anderson, and all ap'forth again to glisten in all its rainbow colors. parently evincing an earnest Interest in' the esrenaissance of Now there Is an Baker. Colonel tate of Baker bubble on a scale not heretofore atthe ; Only the other day there came to the city a tained. All over the country there are expectaut lawyer from Kansas City bent on getting the people Just aching for the money with which to doll themselves out with limousines, trick clothes (true facts relative to Colonel Baker and his vast This attorney insisted upon digging (wealth. and flashing diamonds. And theres plenty of wherewithal, so far as (through the court "records and ascertaining what the value of the district In question is concerned. jare the rent facts. : The map given herewith gives a hint of the If the Bake estate idea is sound, Philadelphias j filmed values. city hall, with Its massive stone tower, The city hall cost $26,000,000; the Adelphla Itown clock and bronze statue of ye esteemed hotel (1) Is valued at $2,300, 000 ; the Rltz William Penn, belongs to a thousand or more Carlton (9) at $2,200,000, and the Bellevue-Stratforfarmers of. tlie Northwest and Canada. close by, at $5,000,000. There are scores Such a trifle as Scottish Rite Cathedral, one of buildings with more than a million each, such of the most famous homes of Free Masonry in as the Real Estate Trust, $3,750,000; Widener, the United' States, is to provide spending money $6,300,000 ; Lincoln, $2,350,000 ; Liberty, $2,850,000 ; for folks out along the Pacific coast. Union League, $3,100,000; Land Title, $7,300,000; Broad Street Station, home terminal of to is be $2,700,000, and Finance, $2,300,000. Morris, split up the Pennsylvania railroad, is in the district; so is hall middle West. the of Independence the agriculturists among and Franklins grave (49). OthFranklin the modern square belt, The Quaker citys skyscraper in district are; the structures bouner mark the noteworthy that steel and concrete canyons 2. Vendig. daries of Broad and. Chestnut streets, are in re . great-grandso- k, . nt 99-ye- 1 d () of-th- 3. 4. 5. 6. Aldine. New Bingham. Colonnade. Greens. Walton. 8. Rittenhouse. 10. St. James. , 7. 11. Academy of Music. 12. Walnut theater. 13. Adelphia and Lyric 14. Keiths theater. 15. Garrick theater. 19. Reading terminal. theaters. 20. Broad Street station (Penna.) 21. Baltimore and Ohio terminal. 22. Historical society. 23. John Harrison Laboratory of Chemistry. 24. Academy of Natural Sciences. 25. University of Penna. museum. United States mint. Baldwin Locomotive works. Academy of Fine Arts. Central post office. Odd Fellows hall. Masonic temple. Frankl.in institute, fcetsy itoss house. 35. Christ church. 37. The Bourse. 38. Custom house. 39. Carpenters hall. 41. Central high school. 42. Philadeipha Textile school. 43. Drexel institute. 46. Scottish Rites hall. 47. Wanamakers theater. 48. Shuberts theater. 50. Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. 51. Philadelphia Art Alliance. 52. Chestnut street wharf. X Subway-Elevatestations. 26. 27. 2S. 29. 30. 31. 33. 34. ten-acr- sw-ee- d So you see, the Baker heirs will draw down considerable, if But the Philadelphia officials say of the Baker estate that there aint no slch anlmile. The mayor of , Philadelphia asked John S. Broadway, chief counsel of the bureau of legal aid, for a report. Here is his report: It appears that there was an estate of Jacob Baker, a Revolutionary veteran, handled In the Orphans Court of Philadelphia county. The records there show that it was disposed of about 1847. The estate consisted of about $6,000 or $7,000, as shown by the account which is among the papers. Through some means extensive information has been spread around to the effect that a portion of this estate consists of a lease of certain real estate in the city of Philadelphia, a part of which is occupied by the present city hall, and some additional real estate on which the city of Chiilicothe is situated. The information further Is given that the real estate In Philadelphia was held under a lease, which has just expired, and that, therefore, the real estate is available for distribution among the various heirs of Jacob Baker. .In consequence ofthis, the newspapers In various parts of the country have printed articles on the subject, stating that the' estate is valued at some $800,000,000 and that there are about Consequently many people with the name of Baker are interested in obtaining a share of this estate, and we are receiving a great many letters and inquiries with reference to it. A search of the records fails to disclose any such lease, or any such property right, at least so far as the law in Philadelphia is concerned. The Orphans court reports to me that they consider the whole matter a fraud and tiie Register of Wills oliice says the same. 99-ye- 300-heir- better understanding- shippers and receivers. NEAT TRICKS IN GARDENING One of Best Is Laying Board Over Row of Seeds to Start Them and Hold Moisture. There are a great many little tricks that should be learned and practiced by the gardener. It Is not necessary to be a wizard to practice these tricks but just a good, common sense gardener. One of the best of these is the use of a board laid over the row of seeds for a few days after planting to hold the moisture and make tlie seeds 3tart during dry weather. Another Is to flood tlie furrow with water and allow it to soak into the soil before dropping the seeds, then cover with dry earth. Slightly packing or firming the dry soil over the seeds will help to bring the moisture to the surface and make the seeds grow. Garden tricks are easy to perform try a few and see the results in the form of fiesh vegetables for the table It means better living. In Small Flock Owner Can Determine by Observation Which Fowls Are Layers, In any flock some hens will be found to be much better producers than others. Often there are a few hens that are such poor layers that it doesn't pay to keep them. Where the flock is small the owner can determine by observation which hens are merely boarders; and these are the ones to ' eat. WAR ON INSECTS . Preventive measures are best against insect enemies. Rotate the crops, avoid introducing Insects and diseases, practise frequent cultivation, and employ fertilizers to stimulate plant A vigorously growing growth. garden may produce a crop In spite of injurious insects, but in fighting insects be thorough. , |