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THE McH£BfBY PLAINDEALER, McHENRY, ILI* mkm Ay/#£zmv>W Save Old Corn for I It Is Possible to Secure Seed Supply if Gathered Before Nipped by TMoivunae Move to Preserve Noble Treer for Posterity. By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN AVE THE REDWOODS LEAGUE has just dedicated, as a part of the Humboldt State Redwood park of California, the Franklin K. Lane Memorial Redwood grove of 195 acres In honor of the first cabinet officer who had the seeing eye and the understanding heart and appreciated that it was the nation s duty ..as well as privilege to preserve our areas of exceptional natural scenic beauty for posterity-- both as national economic assets and as natural history museums and playgrounds for the people forever. This memorinl grove contains 195 " acres, including about 5,000,000 feet of very fine Redwoods. 188,000 feet of fir and camping places for motorists. B. E. Ayer of Chicago headed the group which raised the memorial fund. The grove has been deeded to the Humboldt park--of which, more later. -~ This Save the Redwoods league. Incorporated October 21, 1920, bb a non-profit corporation, may serve as an exemplar, epitome and object lesson* to the vast army of nature-lovers all over the, •country engaged In similar work. Its general purpose is to save a natural resource which Is such Would see the end of the Redwoods. None of us, to be sure, w*il see that day, but In the life of the American people that means but three or four generations. Moreover, the lumbering of Redwoods is profitable, It is Increasing, the finest trees are being cut first and almost the entire fcelt Is In private ownership. •. Lumbering of the Redwoods began on a commercial scale soon after the first excitement of the gold rush of '49 was over. Practically nothing of the great Redwood strip had been conserved up a thing of beauty that It should be made a joj---to 1900. Then, In 1901, the state of California. forever." This natural resource is also a great •economic asset--^orth more as a beauty spot than as lumber. The league's activities are comprehensive and include the establishment of a national redwood park; the enlargement -of the state ! redwood parks; the purchase of redwood groves t>y private subscription; the creation of memorial groves for individuals and organizations; the pro-, tection of timber along the' state highways; the eupport of conservation and reforestation of forest areas; the promotion of travel to the redwood areas, and the establishment of aoto camp* for tourists' comfort. " • The term "Redwoods" Is applied somewhat loosely to both species of the Sequoia--the Sequoia gigantea and the Sequoia sempervlrens. The former are the Big Trees, which are found only -through the efforts of the Sempervlrens club, established at a cost of $250,000 the California Slate Redwood park of about 2,500 acres. This preserved almost the only remaining stand of original Redwoods In Santa Cruz county. In 1908 Mr. and Mrs. William Kent gave to the nation Muir woods, 426 acres within a few miles of San Francisco, which was made a national monument. The construction of the California Redwood highway tlirough the virgin tracts of northern California brought "about renewed activity In efforts to save the trees. Inasmuch as It afforded easy access for lumbermen and brought forth Increasing protests from visitors whom the destruction made "sick at heart." _ , The activities of the league are too many and ^Diversified for detailed mention here, but, high on the west slope of the Sierra in California and- - . lights ot the present situation Include these • are adequately protected for posterity In Yosemite, Sequoia and General Grant National parks. They are the biggest and oldest living things on eartlt The General Sherman, a trifle the largest, though not the tallest. Is 36.5 feet In diameter--not circumference, mark you!--and 279.9 feet high. Its age Is reckoned at between 5,000 and 6,000 yeanL Sequoia National park contains more than a million Sequoias, 12,000 of which are more than tea feet in diameter. The Redwood proper, the Sequoia sempervlrens (ever living), is a first cousin of the Big Tree It Is found only on a narrow strip along the Pacific. It does not suffer in comparison with the Big Trees, it often rises to a height of 375 feet and attains a diameter of 18 feet. The largest ones were probably well grown before Christ was born upon earth. Even the youngsters were Impressivi before Columbus discovered America. Imagine-- if you can--a virgin forest of Redwoods, dens* stands of graceful giants^ covering hillsides and canyons, river bottoms and fiats and sometime® reaching to the very ocean; great, straight trunks rising far aloft without, a branch; a solid canopy of green 300 feet above earth, with here and titers a flash of sunlight and a gllKipse of blue; beiow»»^ the forest floor strewn with fern and wild flower*. _ and over all the mystery of eternal twilight ani the hush of silence. • " Originally this strip extended from "The Soutl|» . ern Sentinel"--which still stands, the southern-.. . I most Redwood In the world, a few miles south of Monterey--to just across the Oregon line. Thif strip was about 450 miles long, averaged 20 milef. In width and contained about 1,500,000 acres. 1»' ' . date more than a third has been cut over. Tl*i present rate of cutting Is about 6,500 acres a year. » Without check, therefore, a hundred years or m To date the Redwoods saved from the ax and 6uw aggregate 6,157 acres. In addition to the California State Redwood park and Mulr Woods .National monument, the Humboldt State Redwood .park was established In 1921. It contains about 2,500 acres and Is being enlarged at frequent Intervals. Its nucleus Is In the basin of the south fork of the Eel river along the California Redwood State highway. Many noteworthy donations add to Its interest. The Boiling Memorial grove of 35 acres was established by Dr. John C. Phillips of Massachusetts in memory 'of Col. Raynal C. Boiling, the first American officer of high rank to give his life In the World war. Zipporali Patrick Russ, widow of a pioneer California lumberman, gave 166 acres of virgin Redwood forest as a park unit, near Orick, Humboldt county. It contains about 30,000,000 feet and Is worth about $120,000. One of the trees Is more than 21 feet In diameter. Jo,seph Russ, the husband, was a Forty-Nlner and died in 1886 at the age of 9lxty-one; They were married in 1854. A bronze tablet on a boulder contains this Inscriptions ..*»• This Orove v;'a Memorial to th« of Humbwi4t Comntjr. • % ' A Gift to the Stat* of California June 5, 1923, Vrotn ZIppor&h Russ. a Pioneer of 1SSS, *".• v 'fttp crossed the plains from Illinois UU, iMvltg May I', arriving Oct. M. In memory of her husband, Joseph Russ, a Pioneer of 186S, "Who leaving Maine November, 1141, iyi. around the Horn, arriving March, lltQk • In the park are the Gould Memorial grove, the Kent grove, the Mather grove, the Perrot groveall gifts in whole or part from friends of the league. There are also groves given by the Hammond Lumber company, 30 acres; Humboldt county. 275 acres; the league, 40 acres; Standish & Hlckey, 48 acres; Mrs. James Hobart Moore and E. E. Ayer, 160 acres; R. C. Chapman, 7 acres. Altogether, the state, aided by donations, has purchased for this park about 1.700 acres for about $260,000. The donations bring the total Investment up to about half a million. Elsewhere in- the state So-, noma county purchased Armstrong grove, 485 acres, and San Mateo county the McCormick tract, 310 acres. The Bohemian grove, In club ownership, has long been famous. Santa Cruz grove Is In private ownership but will probably never feel the ax. . There are further donations to the cause In prospect The California State Federation of Women's Clubs has pledged a fund of $60,000 for the establishment of a memorial grove. "A resident of Massachusetts" has given a fund of $25,000. The Concatenated Order of Hoo- Hoo, the lumbermen's national fraternal ord«r. has approved the purchase and establishment of a Hoo-Hoo Redwood grove The league is prosperous. It had a 1balance on hand in various funds January 1, 1924. of $41,- 713. It has nine sustaining members, who ray $50 a year; 286 contributing members at $10 a year • 4,383 annual members at $2 a year. Th« founders are: Edward L. Doheny, William K*nt. Stephen T. Mather, Mrs. James Hobart Moore, Dr. John C. Phillips, Mrs. Zipporali ltuss. The associate founders are E. E. Ayer and Mrs. \\ 11- 11am H. Crocker. There are long lists of patrons and' of life members from all parts of the country. Dr. John C. Merrlam, famous naturalist and president of the Carnegie institution of Washington, D. C., Is president of the league. The California legislature has passed the 'Rosenshlne act, which was supported by both the league and the lumbermen. This act makes possible under certain limitations the exercise of the right of eminent domain in acquiring Redwood and other timberlands for park purposes whenever lands that have been designated as desirable for parks cannot be purchased after a.fair offer has been made to the owners. The bill, however. Is not confiscatory In Its nature but adequately safeguards the rights of timber owners and assures their being paid a fair price for their holdings. The act also calls for a state-wide survey, in sections, of the areas suitable for park purposes, by the state forestry board. It also makes possible the acceptance by the state, for the acquirement of specifically named tracts, of sums of money from Individuals. The forestry board, assisted by funds furnished by the league, is making a survey of the Redwood belt.. League officials made a trip of Investigation through the Redwood belt and their finding will be placed before state and national committees. *The National Park service has made a study of the question. As to reforestation: The sempervlrens is called "ever-living" because the stump of the felled tree throws up sprouts, which In fifty years or so become merchantable timber. But this does not save the Redwoods. This second growth Is as nothing compared with the thousand-year-old giants now standing. The planting of young Redwoods Is also a good thing In Its way--but It will not save the Redwoods. The California Redwood association has planned a reforestation program by lumbermen. Two four-acre nurseries have been established, one by the Union Lumber company in Mendocino county and the other by the Pacific Lumber company In Humboldt county. The program calls for the planting of 1,000 acres this year, 3,000 in 1925 and so on until 1930. The work of the Save the Redwoods league has grown into a movement with nation-wide support. Its real test of power will come when it asKs federal aid in the establishment of a Redwood Na tionai park--a project seemingly beyond its financial resources. Congress apparently Is unwilling, as a matter of general policy, to appropriate money for the purcha.se of national park areas. A hill establishing the Redwood National park will probably be Introduced J& the comtog session of congress. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture. I Late spring and continuous cool weather, together with the higher prices now being paid for corn, may be the combination of circumstances which will cheat the farmer out of his usual supply of seed corn, says the United States Department of Agriculture. Corn Is very late as the result of abnormal conditions at planting tlm® and much of It IS apt to be caught by frost before It has matured to the stage usually regarded as right for selecting seed. Then too, muny farmers had to replant a large acreage last spring, drawing more heavily than they expected on their seed supply. Finally, higher prices for corn this fall have tended to reduce this old-corn source of emergency seed. The department says thero is a shortage of old seed and little old corn from which to Select It, and suggests further the probability of51 immature corn this fall from which seed selection will have to be made. Save Some Old Ears. Where immature corn is to be expected It Is suggested that seed be selected from the 1923 crop. Throw aside a few bushels of the likely looking ears when feeding the corn or otherwise disposing of it In order that seed may be selected from It later, If necessary. The ear test for germination will make available much seed from this old corn which can be used in an emergency. As a further precaution it is suggested that even though corn Is immature, It Ife possible to obtain seed If It Is gathered before a frost and properly handled. Most communities are In touch with the weather reports to such extent that coming frosts may be known somewhat accurately. At the first suggestion of frost, make a selection of new corn for seed. Corn gathered In the milk stage, while not as good as ripe corn for seed, if carefully dried and protected from the frost will germinate under favorable conditions. Satisfactory seed can be selected any time after the corn is in the hard-dough stage. Even if not entirely mature, the use of early selected seed of a strain known to be good will be safer than to buy seed later of unknown adaptation and productiveness. Features of Selection. ^ Where It Is necessary to gither seed before It has matured in order to save it from destruction by frost, the same features of selection should be observed. Select seed <>nly from normal, vigorous ill ants, avoid smutted stalks and those that are prematurely dead. The seed should be put in a dry place the same day it Is gathered and placed In such a manner that the ears do not toach each other and where there is a free circulation of air but not cold enough to freeze. .The best seed, of course, is that which has matured on the stalk. If frost holds off after immature seed has been selected, a second selection can be made and the immature Beed can be used for feed. In this case the only loss will be the labor of gathering and drying It. The precaution of making an early selection is well worth the extra effort. It Is a guar antee of some seed at least.. Guard Your Health! It's Your Best Asset Milwaukee, Wis.--"For the last | twenty years I have used Dr. Pierce's •• Golden Medical Discovery at'* 'JJ& times, as a gen- f eral tonic, with » excellent results, - One bottle in rjt the spring, and I one in the fall, f . is usually suf- ~ ficient. It gives s me added | ' strength and en- ® 1 durance and x greatly aids me in following my strenuous occupy- " tion."--John W. McLain, 188 Wis- : con sin St. Liquid or tablets at your I?' dealers, or send 10c to Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel, Buffalo, N. Y„ for «. j trial pkg. Write for free advice. • Good Pointer for Seed Corn Picker Given Out If you wish to keep your corn In a constant state of Improvement, the thing to do Is to select for vigor without close attention for score card type. That is the new word, based on years of careful study and experiment at the Minnesota experiment station. University farm, St. Paul. For several years the Minnesota experiment station has carried on activities designed to encourage the selection of seed corn from the standing stalks In the field before frost time In the fall. The idea was to get early maturing corn from vigorous plants. But now comes H. K. Hayes, plant breeder of the division of agronomy and farm management with a new bulletin. No. 210 of the Minnesota experiment station series, "Methods of Corn Breeding," which among other things says: "Corn should be selected from perfect- stand hills* and from vigorous healthy stalks. Plants which are green when the ear approaches maturity insure normal maturity of the eai*. "Close selection for ear type leads to a reduction In yielding ability. For this reason no close selection for ear type' should be made." The hare may be timid, but she die#' game. Hairs Catarrbf n t|< ^ is a Combined. fllwlUvUlw Treatment,both? local and internal, and has been success^- full in the dentment of Catarrh for eve# forty years. Sold by all druggists. F. J. CHENEY &. CO., Toledo. ObtaT "My son, put money in thy purse.*** People won't listen to you when yon are old--unless you've got money. Roots and Herbr Best for Kidneys Daniel G. Carey, M. D. Arrange Official Grain Standards for Sorghums An order promulgating official grain standards of the United States for grain sorghums to become effective December 1, 1924, was issued on August 26 by the Secretary of Agriculture. The Department of Agriculture issued In 1922 a« circular containing grades for grain sorghums which were recommended for use by the grain trade and inspection departments," but were not made official under the grain standards act. Since that time these recommended standards have been adopted by stftte grain inspection departments as well as by commercial Inspection departments and have worked out satisfactorily. Repeated requests have beeen received by the department that the standards be made official In order that interested parties may have the benefit of supervision and appeal under the act. In making the standards official no change was made in the grades or requirements as s^ forth In the recommended grades for the reason that they have been In satisfactory commercial operation for the past two years. BACKACHE said Dr. Carey Is a pretty sure sign that all ~ls not well with your kidneys. Delay may be dangerous--thousandth of people die every year from kitte ney troubles and many could be save#* If the right medicine was taken in timet* LARGE CONSUMPTION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS IS NOTED IN REPORT Dr. Carey knew how to mix roota and herbs and for over 40 years hla famous Marshroot Prescription 777, helped thousands of despairing peoplfcr It's the one remedy for backache tron* bles. Don't take chances--ask your' druggist for it by name---liquid or tab* let form--equally good, 75c. If you* local druggist hasn't it he can get j#" from the Carey Medical Laboratories at Elmira, N. Y. • Per Capita on Farms Much Greater Than in Cities. (Pnpared by the United States Department ot Agriculture.) The increasing importance of dairying In the United States as a source of the nation's food supply Is strikingly brought out In a study Just completed by T. R. Plrtle of the dairy and poultry products marketing division of the United States Department of Agriculture. The per capita consumption of milk and cream has Increased about 12 per cent during the past ten years, and per capita consumption of butter has Increased more than 6 per cent, Mr. Plrtle says. Special efforts have been made by the department during the past two years to obtain data on the consumption of dairy and poultry products on farms. Based upon reports from 80,- 000 township crop reporters in all parts of the country It Is shown that the per capita consumption of milk and cream on farms is much larger than in cities. The average per capita consumption on farms with cows last year was approximately 81 gallons whereas the average for the entire country was only fvt gallons. Average consumption of milk and cream on farms ten years ago was only 72 gallons. Farm consumption of butter has also Increased greatly, being now more than double the average for the United Slates. Per capita consumption of butter on farms last year is placed at 38 pounds as compared with Next Time Hunters Will Carry Fifles \ It doesn't pay, to believe . some things written by theoretical big game -hunters, especially where they claim bears may be easily killed with bows and arrows, is the composite opinion of three prominent Seattle physicians, who threw their primitive weapons Into the Skokomlsh river following a harrowing adventure, according to an Index (Wash.) telegnwp to tlie SL Louis Poet-Dispatch. About July 4 the three packed up and went Into the wilds above Mount Index to hunt bear, carrying as weapons new bows and arrows. The first night they made camp their Roubles began. Bears sneaked up ana stole all the food supplies .from the larder, nailed to a tree outside the tent. Next day, stalking the bears by following telltale tracks, they overtook «a tfcn «t*«r bank fcplljr flahiaf out salmon. The well-fed bears, playfuliy organized a parade In the direction of the hunters, who waited for range to let fly all the arrows on which so much depended. Not a bear fell and up trees went the trio. The bears kept the three treed all day and night. With dawn the animals departed--so did the hunters. Pirates* Coin* The doubloon, that famous coin of romance. Is stiii in circulation. The Isabella doubloon, worth 95, stilt t*» mains current in Cuba. The doubloon Is so called because, when first coined, it was double the value of a pistole--that Is, it was worth $8. The name was given later to a double doubloon current in the West Indies. Pieces of eight, with which readers ot fiction are familiar, are also in circulation. They are simply Spanish dollars of eight reals. A doubloon dated 1787--there are said to be only six of that date In existence--sold not long ago for 96,209.--Washington Star. Cocklebur Plants Found Poisonous to All Stock Cocklebur plants are poisonous to swine, cattle, sheep, and chickens, according to the United Starts Department of Agriculture. This weed has long been suspected, but many persons thought that deaths reported from this cause were produced by the mechanical action of the burs rather than by the toxic effect of the plant. While the burs may produce some mechanical Injury, and while the seeds are very poisonous, stock poisoning, the department says. Is caused by feeding on th^H-prevent stunting, very young plants before the develop- * ment of true leaves. . " To avoid losses from this cause the most important thing is to prevent the animals from eating theoweed. If there is a shortage of good forage, they may eat enough of the young cockleburs to cause serious results. Feeding milk to pigs immediately after they have eaten the weed has proved beneficial, probably because of the fat content. Good results also may be expected by feeding them bacon grease, MtiMMd oil, an average of 17 pounds for the country as a whole. This farm consumption shows an Increase of over two pounds per capita since 1913. The average person on farms also eats about one case of eggs a year, and about one fowl per month, Mr. Plrtle says. Poisonous Gases Formed in Silos Are Dangerous That poisonous gases formed in jsilos overnight while In process of being filled are deadly, la the seasonable warning of the United States department of. Agriculture. Freshly cut Bilage In a partially filled rIIo produces a poisonous gas. If there is no circulation of air this gas remains In considerable volume. Death may result from entering a silo containing this gas. A precaution recommended by government specialists will avert the danger of entering a gas-filled silo. They advise running the blower of the ensilage cutter for a few minutes before anyone enters the silo. 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