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Show THE PAYSON CHRONICLE, PAYSON, UTAH Right Treatment for Fence Posts Our Pet Peeve Plants to Be Used Should Be Strong and Stocky. Will Resist Decay for Periods of Twenty Years If Attended to. o When properly treated, even the most perishable woods can be made to resist decay for periods of twenty years or more," Prof. C. II. Guise stated at Cornell's farm and home week at Ithaca. "There are but few kinds of wood which cannot be treat-- ! ed with considerable profit, provided the correct procedure Is followed. It Is unfortunate, Professor Guise continued, that some have the Idea that treatment merely consists of painting the wood with some preservative like coal tar creosote. At the outset It cannot be stated too strong-- i ly that unless thorough treatment Is to be given, very little value will re-- j suit. The details of correct treatment for farm timbers are few, and easily understood but they must be given attention. j careful Last Twenty Years. From actual experiments started twelve years ago at the New York state college of agriculture, of posts treated by tbe hot and cold hath method, 05 per cent are still In serv-- I Ice and thoroughly sound. On the basis of their present condition, these posts should easily last twenty years The species treated were j if not longer. beech, red oak, elm, hemlock, basswood, white ash, and other common woodfot species, all of which are wood classed ns nondurable, with the possible exception of tbe hemlock." lrofessor Guise gave the results of varying kinds of treatment. Of those fenceposts untreated 22 per cent remain after 12 years of service; of those merely brushed 30 per cent remain ; of those only dipped 41 per cent are left; while those which were given the hot and cold bath 95 per cent are still In good condition. Professor Guise added that if It were not for hemlock, which has been giving excellent service with the untreated, brushed, and dipped posts, the percentage of those remaining would be much lower. Expense Justified. In the matter of cost, Professor Guise stated that the expense of a thorough creosote treatment is clearly Justified when nondurable species are being used. As to the use of chestnut In comparison with treated nondurable species, there is little choice. He said that It probably does not pay to treat black locust and red cedar, the most durable of the native woods. For these a life of twenty-fiv- e to forty years Is not uncommon. Professor Guise gave a comparison of costs of treated and untreated posts. For the untreated post of nondurable species the total cost in place Is $.22, Its estimated life Is five years, Its annual cost $.044. For the nondurable species treated, the total cost In place is $.38. If it lasts 15 years tbe yearly cost Is $.025; if it lives 20 years the annual cost Is $.019.. ) ! VMT Tc ? YfcVEAWfc. ' - (Copyright, W. W. P.) THE FEATHERHEADS The Joke Boomerangs Special Care Needed When Transplanting d Young plants grown from seed cuttings or layers need special care In their handling after the roots have been made, warns A. J. Schoth, crop specialist at the Kansas State Agricultural college. In general, transplanting Is more desirable, according to Schoth, in those groups where the product of the Individual plant Is of considerable value or where there Is a good premium on earliness. It doesnt pay to spend very much time with beets or with onions, Schoth says, as with egg plants or cabbage because the latter Is worth so much more per product. 1lants with a large development of fibrous roots and a compact root system a3 cabbage and tomatoes, suffer less In transplanting than those In which the root system consists of long fibers or a single tap root as In case of long beets. Plants must be so handled that they will not suffer from lack of moisture during or shortly following transplanting. Plants for transplanting should be strong and stocky. Small, spindly plants require a long time for development. Plants grown in the hot house or hot beds should be hardened off before transplanting Into tbe open. This Is done by curtailing the water and lowering the temperature. Keep the plants from suffering from lack of moisture by thorough watering a few hours before they are removed from the seed bed, by transplanting as soon as possible and by protecting the plants during transplanting. This can be done by submerging tbe roots In a bucket of water, by sprinkling the plants, by covering the plants with a damp cloth or sack or by protecting the roots with soil, concluded Mr. Schoth. Selection of Dairy Cow Is of Much Importance Discussing the selection of a dairy cow In relation to pedigree, an expert says that the most important point to study was the production of the dam. How much milk had she given? What was her butterfat percentage? Length of lactation was inherited, and should always be considered when the only statement concerning the dam was that she gave five gallons a day, or merely the full of two palls." The only other animal In the pedigree that warranted close examination In regard to productivity was the dam of the sire ef tbe heifer they were thinking of buying. Statistical analysis as well as the experiences of practical men seemed to justify them in looking no farther, for these two the dam on the one side and the on the other repaternal grand-daflected the productivity of the remaining ancestors. Milk yield, however, must always be considered in relation to environment. relief is swift and sure, with Bayer Aspirin. For 28 years the medical profession has recommended it. It does not affect the heart. Take it for colds, rheumatism, sciatica, lumbago. Gargle it for a sore throat or tonsilitis. Proven directions for its many uses, in every package. All drug stores have genuine Bayer Aspirin which is readily identified by the name on the box and ths Bayer cross on every tablet. Aspirin is the trade mark of Bayer Manufacture of Mono&ceticaciUesier of fcklicylicxad For Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Sores Hanfords Balsam ofJMyrrh Money back for first bottle If not salted. All dealers. PARKERS HAIR BALSAM Removes Falling Daniirutf-StopsHa- Restores Color and Beauty to Gray and Faded Hail 60c. anl $1.00 at ITutgreu. fflcoT rhm. Wfrs Patch-i- no V. Y. FLORESTON SHAMPOO Ideal for nse ta connection with Tarkcre Hair Balsam. Makes tha hair soft and fluffy. 60 cent by mail or at druggists. Hiscox Chemical Works, Patchogne, N. Y Moons Composition Whatever the moon consists of, It is some very porous materia! similar to volcanic ash on the earth, and not at all like any solid rock of which we know, says Dr. Paul S. Epstein, of the California Institute of Technology, after using data furnished by measurements of the moons temperature during a recent lunar eclipse by Dr. S. B. Nicholson and Dr. Edison Pettit, of the Mount Wilson observatory. Every day 10,000 women buy a bottle of Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetable Compound. They know that there is no better remedy for their troublesome ailments with their accompanying nervousness, backache, headache, blue spells, and rundown condition. Fertile Loamy Soil Is Best for Spinach Crop Anthracnose of Grapes cannot' he on . Spinach grown A fertile loamy soil is best with a good application of fertilizer applied before the crop is planted. Tiie tows should be 15 to 18 indies apart, or another method of planting is to sow drills or beds that are 4 to 7 feet wide. The latter Is the method employed by the commercial growers in the Norfolk (Va.) section. The land should he plowed several weeks before sowing, qs fresh plowed ground would he too dry. A good place is where an early crop of vegetables were grown. Harrow the ground just before sowing to kill all the grass and weeds. Apply about pounds fertilizer per acre. A good mixture is one containing 7 per cent nitrogen, 7 per cent phosphoric acid and 5 per cent potash, with a ton dressing of 200 to 300 pounds nitrate of Sixla per acre after the plants come up. Where blight Is prevalent t vaVirginia Savoy, a riety should be sown. Becoming More Common poor-land- FINNEY OF THE FORCE Michael Asks After Snoop blight-resistan- Increased Production on Early Summer Pastures As most cows Increase production on early summer pasture, it should be tbe aim to Introduce feeding practices which will compare favorably with j early pastures. Let us nnnlyze con-- I ditions and find out why tills is possible. Aside from the grass, the cow and has comfortable surroundings plenty of fresh air, sunlight, and exercise while on pasture. The barns, therefore, should be built with plenty of window space, good ventilation, In adnnd comfortable stanchions. dition. pasture provides food which Is succulent, palatable, bulky, nutritious, sufficiently laxative, nnd of good variety. Two-Ro- w Potato Planter Latest Farm Invention Another new machine for speeding up potato production nnd saving expensive hand labor is a two-ropotato planter, which lias recently been made available to potato growers. These machines can be used ns automatic or semiautomatic planters, depending upon I lie accuracy of spacing desired by tbe operator. Th-- y are also fitted with an attachment for distributing fertilize! in the lolls, but not touching the sc;d Itself and can be used as "tuber nidi planters for certified potato seed production. Grape anthracnose, or frequently rot, is becomspoken of as birds-ey- e ing more common. All green parts of tbe vines may be attacked but the disease occurs most commonly on tbe shoots or berries or grapes. On the shoots small cankers are produced, brown in color, rather depressed In the center and raised at the border. Tbe spot enlarges and becomes longer in tbe direction of the main axis and in tbe later stages tbe center becomes more depressed and turns grayish. On tbe berry or grape the anthracnose has an appearance of a birds eye, hence tbe name of birds-eyrot. Tbe lesions spots or birds-ey- e first appear as small, areas; later tbe color Is grayish In the center where the cuticle is rup tured, but tbe border remains dark. The spots increase in size but instead of elongating ns they do on the canes they remain somewhat circular. Between the gray center and the dark band of bright border Is a red, thus similar to a birds eye. New York's Bright Lights New York city is the brightest city In the world at night. Between the Battery and One Hundred and Thirty-fift- h street there are 20,830 electric signs. They contain 1,309.918 lamps. Itestaurant signs predominate, there being 3,310 of them. Education and Progress democracy is never secure unless ft Is progressive. It Is never progressive unless It i3 educated. David Kinloy, president University of IlliA nois. e dark-brow- A well-define- d I & Farm Notes Calcium arsenate is for chewing insects. a good I poisor Intelligent diversification lias saved many fanners from bankruptcy. A fine, deep, mellow seedbed Is the first requisite In growing good early vegetables. In starting Bermuda grass pastures prepare the land as for corn. Plant pieces of sod 2 feet apart, in furrows, 4 feet apart. Shade applies to cows as well nr to their youngsters, nnd what a difference it makes In the weight of the milk pall after milking! Soy beans, from which the oil has been extracted. Is spoken of ns soy bean oil meal. It is higher In digestible protein than the seed before the oil has been extracted. A very good calf meal Is made up of equal parts by weight of old process linseed meal, hominy feed, red deg flour or wheat middlings, and high grade dried blood. home-mixe- DR. CALDWELLS THREE RULES Dr. Caldwell watched the results of constipation for 47 years, and believed that no matter how careful people are of their health, diet and exercise, constipation will occur from time to time. Of next importance, then, is how to treat it when it comas. Dr. Caldwell always waa in favor of getting as close to nature aa possible, hence his remedy for constipation is a mild vegetable compound. It can not harm the most delicate Bystem and is not habit forming. The Doctor never did approve of drastic physics and purges, lie did not believe they were good for human beings to put into their system. Use Syrup Pepsin for yourself and members of the family in constipation, biliousness, sour and crampv Btomach, bad breath, no appetite, headaches, and to break up fevers and colda. Get a bottle today, at any drugstore and observe these three rules of health: Keep the head cool, the feet warm, the bowels open. For a free trial bottle, just write "Syrup Pepsin, Dept. BB, MoLticetlo. Illinois. W. N. U., Salt Lake City, No. 29. |