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Zurich Herald, 1928-07-19, Page 6rmNotes Hints on Curing Tobacco The tobacco drop enters perhaps the °most critical period when it reaches the etage for .curing. Not only has it to be harvested at the correct time, but it has to be carefully handled and sospaced in the curing, barns as to avoid `damage from over -sweating or too rapid drying. When the cur- ing Is in process the condition of the crop has to be carefully watched and as soon as the edge of the leaf has turned brown and when the mid -rib has so wilted as to become supple, the process of ripening has to be has- tened by increasing the ventilation. A card of instruction on air -curing tobacco, issued by the Tobacco Divi- sion of the Experimental Farms, con' tains a series of useful hints for the guiclanc•e particularly of those who have had little experience in the growing of this important crop. This card, which is obtainable from the Publications Branch of the Depart - Ment of Agriculture at Ottawa, urges the importance of an uniform- ly good quality, which it is stated ensures a steadier market for the crop. Tobacco Quality Depends on Curing • Tobacco, even of the best varieties, may be ever so well grown, but the value of the crop depends much on the manner in which it is cured. Not only must the tobacco plants be well matured, but the cron must be care- fully handled to avoid injury by bruising and then it must he so spac- ed in proper curing barns as to allow a good .circulation of air through and among the leaves. There are some other precautions that are necessary to avoid too much sweating during what is termed the "browning" stage. The Tobacco Division of the Experi- mental Farms has issued a hanger for the guidance of tobacco growers, especially beginners, giving hints on the handling of the crop, particularly after it reaches the curing barns. This hanger, which can be obtained from the Publications Branch of the Department of Agriculture at. Ottawa, gives advice on what to do when the weather is exceptionally dry and also during long wet periods at the time of harvesting. Under this latter con- dition it is recommended to raise the temperature of the barn to about 90 degrees by means of charcoal burn- ers. oil burners, or open fires of some smokeless material. If more favor- able weather the ventilators must be operated so as to avoid too rapid tI'"pe. The Dominion Experimental Station at Harrow is doing useful ser- viee to the industry in producing fine •seed of the most •suitable varieties, which is distributed direct to farmers and also indirectly through the tobac- co processing companies. • Poison For Insecta Practically all plant insects that live by eating the leaves can be des- troyecl by poisoning. In his new but- letin No. 99 of the Department of Agriculture at Ottawa, "Insects of the Flower Garden and Their Con- trol," Mr. Arthur Gibson the Do- minion Entomologist, recommends both liquid and dry applications. When 'Parts green is used, 4 ounces of Paris green and halt a pound of fresh lime i are sufficient for forty gallons of water, Where only small quantities are needed a teaspoonful of Paris ! green and the same quantity of lime are the proper quantities for a pail of water. For dry applications a pound of Paris green should be mixed with 2.0 pounds of land plaster, slak- ed lime, or other perfectly dry pow- der. This preparation should be dust- ! ed on the plants early in the morn- ing while the dew is still on• Arsen- ate of lead is in some ways prefer- able to Paris green because it does no injury to the foliage and will not • wash off easily by rains. The pow- dered arsenate of lead is recommend- ed in the bulletin to be used in the strength at two pounds to 40 gallons of water. When the paste form is used 4 pounds is the proper quantity ' to 40 gallons of water. For small gar- den use one tablespoonful of the paste arsenate of lead to a gallon of water is about the proper strength. Poultry House Flooring Cement flooring for the poultry house has the merit of durability and it does not harbor vermin, but many poultry keepers complain that it gives trouble in winter and spring on ac- count of being continually damp. At the Charlottetown Experimental Sta- tion the cement floor was given a coat of roofing paint but it did not reduce ' the dampness to any appreciable ex- tent xtent as the litter soon became damp and unfit for use almost as quickly ae where the floor was left without treat- ment. In another house a wooden floor was built and laid in sections two inches above the cement. This treatment, according to Mr. J. A. Clark, the Superintendent, in his rte- ' port for 1927, was very effective, the ' section remaining dry and requir:ug ' cleaning only about half as many times as the other sections of the same house that had the cement floor drying. only. Issued, by the Director of Publicity, The Sap -Sucking Insects Dom. Dept. of Agriculture, Ottawa, Ont. Some of the most troublesome in-; sects of the garden take their food in' the farm of juices which they suck from the Ieaves and tender steins. These include th.e plant lice, white flies and scale insects. Poisons us- ually used for insects will not kill these sucking creatures which can be attacked successfully only by ap- plying a spray to their bodies. Mr. Ten Men Sentenced to Jail for Arthur Gibson, the Dominion Entomo- Abetting Suicide in As- sisting Her "Suttee" Widow Burns in India as 5,000 Check Police logist, in his new bulletin on "Insects of the Flower Garden," recommends three principal mixtures, kerosene The Allahabad (India)• papers print emulsion, whale oil soap, or fish oil the story of a remarkable case of coap and tobacco extracts. The "suttee," or widow immolation, kerosene emulsion is the most difli- brought to public notice by the rejec- cult to prepare and the method of do- tion of an appeal made by ten men ing so is clearly explained in the sentenced by the Sessions Judge of bulletin. The soap preparations are used at a strength of one pound to four gallons of water for brown or black aphis and one pound to six gal- lons of water for green plant lice, so the pyre which consumed the body of frequently seen on rose bushes. The her dead husband, had about d'isap- tobacco extracts are offered in seed peared from India, cases have been stores and sometimes in other stores reported of a voluntary sacrifice by in the form of nicotine sulphate, the widow. The case at Patna belongs otherwise known as Blackleaf-40. to this category. • This is effective when applied at the The story presented by the prose - rate of about two pounds to forty gal- cution, which was not repudiated by Ions water, or in small quantities, two the defendants, runs as follows: teaaspeonfuls to a gallon of water with A young Brahmin woman from the a little soap added. Mr. Gibson's Barh subdivision of Patna aecompan.- bulletin. No. 99 of the Department of iced the body of her husband to a burn, - Agriculture, which is free, describes ing "ghat," or pyre, on the banks of practically all of the insects that trou- the Ganges, with the intention of per- ble a flower garden and gives illustra- forming "suttee." On the way a num- tions of the insects themselves and of ber of policemen tried to persuade the the harm they do. woman to renounce the plan, and told her friends that she would be arrested if she did not do so. Thereupon the woman drove away in an "ekka," or once -horse vehicle, with a relative, who said that he .would take her home, The police on discovering that this was a ruse and that woman had actu- ally been taken to the pyre, went there also, but found present a crowd of MOO watching the pyre, on the trop of which the widow was seated with the body of her husband in her arms. The police being unable to • reach the woman, called for reinforcements. Suddenly they saw her garments burst into flames, while the crowd believing that a miracle had taken place, raised a shout of "Sutte Kijai" (glory to suttee,) and threw firewood on the pyre, -. .. Then, tortured beyond endurance by her burns, the woman plunged into the Ganges, dragging the body with her. The police tried to rescue her but were !driven back by her friends. Eventually the widow was taken from the river and those of her friends who had been most persistent in keeping off the po- lice were arrested. The widow died in the hospital and those who had aided her in her suicide received sentences of oneto ten years. "Only 'lawyers and doctors profit dividual plants nor bagging the seed by 'their own advice," says a pare - heads. Xt is little wonder, says the grapheit Still, we haven't noticed R'epor't that nettle of the crop of these many auto %%•pair shops going bank, growers ig of ,mixed ally! i*defnite ru.ptlately. BarVess Hooks • °pula1 • Lower right—Tht barbless hooks. the French River in the other pictu Tho record catches of fish at such popular outdoor resorts as the Nipigon River Bungalow Camp, the McGregor Lake District reached from East Tem- pleton on the Canadian Pacific line near Ottawa, and Devils Gap Bunga- low ungalow Camp at Kenora, are being mostly made with barbless hooks. These permit all but the largest fish being freed painlessly and returned unin- jured to the water, some fish being undoubtedly caught two or three times in a season. - The barbless hook, in which a bend in the wire near the point similar to a kink in a hairpin takes the place of the sharp barb, does not injure the hooked fish, and enables it to be re- moved to the water, sometimes with- out even touching with the hands. - Contact, explains Ozark Ripley, well- known sporting writer, causes often more injury than the hook itself. The protective mucus covering of the skin is removed in handling, and soon after Ozark Ripley is trying them out on res. re-entering its native element the fish ' contracts a fungus growth on the af- fected portion and died as a result. Wetting the hands lessens the ill effect. The barbless hook requires little more skill than the older variety as it holds the fighting fish almost as surely, although it may be removed ,without difficulty. It has become widely popular, and is especially adaptable to fly fishing for bass, trout and salmon. The barbless hook was some years ago by a man named' Williams in Ohio, his model having a bend sloping away from the point that caused considerable damage in being extricated. This idea was taken up six years ago by the late "Smiling" Bill Jamieson, well-known Chicago fishing tackle expert and veteran fish- erman, who reduced the angle of the bend so that it was a slight kink and did much to popularize the new hu- mane hook. invented No Easy Method For the failure of the older econom- ics when applied by business men to their problems, business men should partly blame themselves. They have wanted to follow one index as a guide. Already there is grumbling at the multipilicity of facts available, and one has held a conference to see if just one indext canuot be devised to save executives the trouble of thinking too much. They might as well ask their physicians for one pill to prevent all diseases. Controlling business will be a con- tinuous and headachy process. The failure of pre-war business guides should he considered as a warning. No method of success will ever be found to supplant ceaseless and hard study of all the facts available. From Patna on a charge of abetting suicide. — Although the old practice of "suttee," in which the widow of a deceased Brahmin was forced to be burned on Importance of Pure Tobacco Seed The larger tobacco growers in Southwestern Ontario have learned from experience the necessity of us- ing only pure seed of high germina- tion test, and preferably from north- erngrowers and acclimatized stock of the proper varieties. The Tobacco Inquiry Commission instituted by the (Department of Agriculture at Ottawa; discovered in their recent investiga- tions that a small proportion of the growers, most of them beginners, have failed to appreciate the impor- tance of using only the best clase of seed. In consequence of this, ac- cording to the Report of the Commis- sion, which Is now ready for distri- bution by the Director of Publicity, Department of Agriculture, a too high percentage of the crop has shown a mixture of varieties and types which Is detrimental to the general quality and value of the crop. Many of the older growers are attempting to pro- duce their own seed and are careful in selecting vigorous parent plants, typical as to variety, and properly tagging the seed !heads in order to guarantee the purity of the seed there- from • Others, on the other hand are producing seed in the most careleae nnanner, Trot Making selection oi'. in - a more thorough study of this bewil- dering era, new theories, explanations and guides will he developed. In the meantime, new wine should not be put .in old bottles. Must Be Scotch Jim Higgins was having his first ex. perience as a "hired man" on the farm. His employer was more than disposed to be thrifty. On the first morning he breakfasted with the fam- ily on cold bacon. He proceeded to cut off the rind and placed it on the side of his plate. The farmer noticed this and, looking up, remarked: "We eat the rind here." "That's all right," replied Jim. "I'm just getting mine ready for you." HOLE - IN - ONE AT JASPER PARK ae &t left, R. Bell Irving, the fortunate play': above, a view of 'The Bad Baby," where the tee shot found the cup. "Buffalo Bill" A startling proposal was made by one of 'the men. "I'll ride without saddle or bridle," he announced with a laugh, midway in the contest: His friends protested and his rival's friends looked at him with awe, but he adhered to his wild decision, and presently he was off again across the tawny prairie twenty miles east of Sheridan, Kansas, sitting as straight on his horse's back as if he were nailed' there. Toward the scene, shortly after dawn that day, had rid- den "the men of the prairie --a bick- ering, boisterous crew, each backing his favorite with oaths and dollars," W. B. Courtney writes in Collier's of the buffalo -killing contest which was to decide whether Bill Comstock or Bill Cody has the right to the name of "Buffalo Bill." Holiday distinction. was added, we read, when: A special train steamed out over the new Kansas -Pacific tracks, bearing ex- cursionists from St. Louis. For the first time the effete city had a practi- cal chance to observe how the fringe lived. Besides, there was an ancient appeal in the impending contest. It was the medieval joust brought down to a new world and a new age. Two knights of the saddle, buckskin their armor, and done with the incentive of his lady fair. For Louisa Cody, envied of the hoop -skirted and beribboned ladies, had , come on the excursion train. Over from Fort Wallace, at the mouth of Rose Creek on the Smoky Hill River, rode Billy Comstock and his cohorts, noisy with confldence. From Fort Hayes, on Big Creek, rode Bill and his bunch. The champion scouts met, shook hands, grinned. The crowd cheered —and bet some more. Then the match Vas on, the spectators keeping up on horseback, in Army buckboards, as best they could. Five hundred dollars a side bet and the undisputed right to the nickname "Buffalo"—and eight hours in which to win thenit Sighting a herd of the black thun- derers, the hunters charged after it, each followed by a referee. Giving Brigham his head, cuddling trusty old Lucretia's poisonous length in the crook of one arm (Lucretia was his rifle), Bill Cody improved the tinie to size up the rival who raced stirrup to stirrup with him. Comstock was a splendid type of frontier manhood. Cool, colorful, a dead shot and a dare- devil horseman, he was a match for any prairie mother's son. But now—eyes 'front! The great herd had split as the riders dashed into it. Comstock followed one half; Bill the other. Using his favorite tactics, Bill threw a free rein to Brigham, who stretched his long nose and legs to - the head of the heard and began to sidewipe the leaders, edging them off their straight flight until at last he had them coursing around and around in a small circle—the peculiar heaving gait of the buffaloes giving the whole mass the appearance of a shaggy, undulat- ing whirlpool. "Cody's doin' a lot of fancy 'ridin'," cried Comstock's backers gleefully, "but our Billy's doin' a lot of fancy killin' ! " It was true that Comstock had shot his way to a commanding load. With his fast -shooting Henry rifle, which was a lesser calibre than Lucretia but could blast out more shots per minute, Comstock spattered death right and left until toppled buffaloes extended behind his herd on the prairie like a tail to a prostrate kite: "Our Bill's just gettin' ready—now ers gave way again to bewilderane; as Bill Cody etched another round pattern on the sands—this time nta4, up of eighteen erstwhile frisky coV►ryl+ The score noiif stood flfty-siz Bill to thirty-seven for Comstock, a a general rest was in order for iulno "Had enough7" cried the Merl Codyites. .i "Not on your liferyelled Comston The third ruu was after a knit herd, and Comstock had to ride af, shoot frantically to bring down nine' buffaloes. Brigham, meanwhile, poked anoth thundering eddy into life—for Bill t serve with death. Soon but one bit1d talo was left alive of the circle --if fierce old bull. A mad jest flamed in Bill's• brain his knees prest a 'signal to Brigha who instantly shepherded the buffal • straight for the buckboards. " F1e's lost control! The buffalo' 14 running away from him!" shouted the plainsmen. There was a huddled group of women frozen with panic, directly in 1 the path of the bolt of black lightning When its slashing hoofs were but ti few yards away from his own Louisa, Bill, with a wild shout, urged Brigham • alongside the great bull and crumpled it with a bullet almost at the very feet of the ladies—to whom, from the back of his rearing horse, Bill now swept off his hat with a bow and a grin. "Dedicated to the ladies, with my compliments ! " Sixty-nine to forty-six—Bill Cody had confirmed his right to be known as the one and only "Buffalo Bill." Homes Planned With Compass Are Comfortable A - Before building the house that is to be the home consider the compass, ad- vises Marc N. Goodnow in the July issue of "Your Home." "The best time to determine the advantages or disadvantages of the various aspects or exposures for the house or its rooms is long before the plans are, fully completed," he observes. "The statement would seem to be all too obvious," continues the "Your Home" writer, "but it • is remarkable how many persona find it necessary to go back and back over their plans, making changes and sometimes even having entirely new plans drawn just because they have discovered some new facts about the zodiac or they wish to incorporate another beautiful view In the charms of their home. If they have not yet gone too far it is possible to make alterations without additional cost; but if the foundations have beeu laid any changes in the building are bound to be expensive. "The practice of making a model o fthe house, as . is done by many architects, serves to eliminate, or at least reduce, many mistakes which otherwise would be made. Then -by checking up on the elements, the wind and the sun, it is • possible ' either to turn the house in sucha way as to take advantage of every desirable fac- tor or to readjust and alter in a -way to bring complete comfort and satis- faction." Firemen Apiarists Buzzing Bees Scare Shoppers in Berlin; Firemen Are Called to Lure Them Into Box Berlin.—The Berlin Fire Depart ment had one of its busiest days re. cantly, not in fighting conflagratiorns, watch him open up!" yelled Cody's but in persuading swarms of bees to friends among the crowd, which was accept improvised hives as their fu, sweating to keep in view of the spec- tore homes instead of bothering shop- tacle. Bill Cody made its efforts i per- and strollers in the Kurfuraten dam the capitals Fifth Avenue. Sixteen queens of colonies of busy workers chose this time to seek new easier. For while Comstock stretched his kills over the horizon by dint of des- perate riding and shooting, Bill nursed homes and in so doing swarmed his buffaloes as coolly as a billiard 'through Berlin's busiest sections. player sets his balls. When he had I When in doubt Berliners always them nose -to -tail to his liking, Bill be- call the firemen who res ndui ed gan to kll off the leaders—shooting ie pp t; rescue the drowning,, retrieve cats down, true as a plumb line, into the or monkeys from inacce.isitle roofs heart beneath each muscled hump. and for various other odd jobs they As the leaders fell away the sur- are frequently asked to do. vivors naturally wheeled into smaller The bees were no problem for these orbits, and when the referee signaled maids -of -all -work and within a few the end Of the "first run" thirty-eight buffaloes lay at ten -yard intervals in orderly concentric circles. • Comdtock had slain twenty-three— strung rung out over three miles. hIr• The sixteen hives have been given Courtney tells us as he proceeds: "We ain't licked yet!" shouted thr taoroth©Qxpzoc ecl 'cal ar enh_and • th s tto iris ce ons for the discerning palates c,f the bears. minutes after their arrival the insects were persuaded to accept residence in a soapbox in lieu of the lofty spire of the ICaiser Wilhelm Memorial church. ardent Com.stgckians. "'Y'ou will be soon!" boasted the Codyites. "Tins is a little one but can give "I•Iere comes another herd!" trouble," relates the historian in The fresh game proved to be cows describing the 15th hole at Jasper :and calves—much swifter in flight Park Golf Course, wluch R. Be Irving, of Powell River, •B.Ga recently negotiated in one and promptly enter- ed the gallery of fame in Canadian ;golf. The green is small and narrow with run-off and bunkers on all sides, and it has been fittingly named "The Bad Baby." In a course which offers large grass tees, wide fairways, daring hazards and magnanimous velvet greens, the 15th brings a particular zest to the keen golfer. Jasper Park Golf. Course is situated in Canada's greatest National Park and is maintained in connection with Jasper Park Lodge, a most delightful resort in the Rocky Mountains oper- ated by ,4 he Canadian National Rail - L..., ways. Great trolling stretches of beauty, with the magnificent background Of snow-capped peaks conibine to make Jasper the incomparable golf course. Bracing mountain air puts a vim in the game that conies from the sheer joy of living, Canada's most delightful golf tournament will bestaged at this beautiful spot during the week of September 8th to 15th next, and the principal prize in the amateur dhalhpionship fight is thejasper Park Lodge Silver Totem Pole Trophy, the most characteristic golf prize Offered for competition in the Dominion. More Progress The wild and woolly west is surely changing. The Kansas City Star Is than the heavy bulls. Sprinting into authority for the statement that the drove the hunters engineered al where in early days there was a sign split—then resumed their personal' in the barroom, "Don't shoot the methods. In short order Comstock had four- teen of the quarry prongs down. But the exultant yelps of his follow- it you ,flit him." Piano player," there is now a cafe with the sign, "Shoot at the saxo- phone player. Five -dollar meal ticket FARM FUN (From Child' Life Magazine) Goodbye, everybody, we are going away To Grandfatber'.s farm all summer and play With the calves and 'the colts and the lambs that rttn And frisk on the meadows and kick at the. sub. We'll feed the young e1ilcleens and chase the old gobbler And pick all the berries for Grandmother's cobbler. We'll ride on the hay and jump en the mows f?wP And run with old Rover to drive home the ,dciwar On Grandfather's farm are such interesting things, • We Won't come back hotne till the school bell rings•l