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to |4M ttffeod Advantage Wffli Marketing of Products. TO BREEOERS l'ir Act* at Sort of Guaranty That Any* thing From That Particular Plaee All That Is Claimed--CM Be Registered. (»lt*iNl by the United StalM Deportment of A*rlcultur«.) Many farmers throughout the country are finding It to their advantage commercially to give their farms attractive namee that can be used In connection with marketing their products. Provided the quality of the - product la kept up, a reputation is * quickly established for the farm and the commodity that makes the name of real worth in dollars and cents when It comes In competition on the nrnrket With other products. The Exrenwanwewm H06S TO FIND MERIT Scrubs, Crossbreds and Pur#- breds Are to Be Used. M Urn "A • Farm Nam* Has Money Value. name becomes in time a real asset to the owner and has a money value much like the good-will to other kinds of business. Breeders Recognize Value of Nam*. In England many farms have borne distinctive names for years, which have become famous in connection with various products. This has been especially true in the case of certain breeders of cattle. The name of the farm passes current among cattle breeders as a sort of guaranty that animals from that farm are all that is claimed for them. The practice is coming into vogue In this country, and with it a desire to be protected against others adopting the same name and thereby benefiting by the reputation already established for it. The United States government, through Its patent office, which interprets the trade-mark and label copyright laws, is prepared to give this protection within certain limits. Some of the states have laws authorizing the registration of farm names with the state authorities, and no one else In that state Is allowed to use the name. This is merely for use within that particular state. The United States patent office, however, Is prepared to register farm names as trademarks if they meet specified requl»-ements. This will protect the owner against their use by others anywhere In the United States. There are certain requirements, however, that mns.t be met, as in the case of other sorts of names used as trade-marks under the federal trade-mark law. The farm name, for one thing, must be used by the farmer as a trade-mark on his products that he ships to points outside his own state; in other words, a commodity that moves In interstate commerce. It must be printed, stamped, or otherwise attached to each parcel. Tbe federal law makes no provision for the registering of names used as trade-marks on commodities that are shipped only within the state. Common-Law Right in Nam*. Although it Is thought advisable. It la not necessary that the name be arranged into any distinctive design. Under the trade-mark act of 1905, it was not possible to register a name that Is merely geographical? or merely descriptive, or Is merely a surname not displayed in Bome particular or distinctive manner. Such • marks, however, can be registered under the act of 1920, if they have been in use by the applicant In interstate commerce for not less than one year. In this way congress sought to give recogni- • tlon to a common-law right in a name used as a trade-mark on tbe ground of its use. Animal Husbandry Division of Dapaf* •Rent «T Agriculture Endeavoring / to Clear Up Points on Food- • ing and Breading. (Prepaid kjr the United StetM MverUMOft of Acricultur*.) Although there is a higher percentage of purebred hogs in the country than of any other class of live stock, there is still much room for Improvement. And there is much to be known concerning the relative" merits of scrubs, crossbreds and purebreds. To make some of the points clearer the anlmai -husbandry division of the United States Department of Agriculture Is starting a breeding and feeding experiment that frill contrast the results of using scrub, crossbred and purebred boars on scrub and crossbred sows. If appropriations provide sufficient money It may be that the effect of using crossbred and scrub boars os purebred sows will be studied. Ten crossbred sows, of various breed mixtures, and ten scrub sows of the razorbacl^klnid will be used. Half of each of those groups will be bred to a purebred boar; half of the first group will be bred to a crossbred, and half of the other group will be bred to a Scrub. This same scheme of breeding wilTT>e carried on from generation to generation. Some of the offspring will be fed out and some of them will be kept for breeding before being fed out. Shoats from the different lots will be put In feed lots together and fed alike so that a fair comparison can be made. Some of these scrubs and crossbreds will be compared in feeding trials with purebreds raised on the department's experimental farm at Beltsvllle, Md. Some will be put Into different experimental lots on various feeds. Nearly everybody thinks the purebred Is superior to the scrub, but there is disagreement among farmers about the merits of purebred and crossbred feeders. The department hopes that in due time its experiments' will give results that will answer any doubts. MAKING USE OF AUTO ENGINE Outline Given of Plan for Connecting Car With Circular 8aw Will. ' < Be Found Handy. " ^ ',:t* 1 An arrangement whereby an automobile may be coupled to a circular saw for occasional use, is shown in the drawing. The saw frame for this equipment should be quite low. in order to obtain allnement with the engine shaft, or the car may be elevated on a runway. The couplings are made either of pipe with the necessary slots cut in the ends, or a solid bar may be used, with sleeves pinned to the ends; the latter m Thii Is the steamship Wright' running down the Hudson river for final tests, Just before being taken to the navy yard for official transferal to the United States. The Wright was built for transport service, but was converted Into a balloon ship and plane carrier. Six wells have been built In for the stowage and inflation of six kite balloons. The vessel is equipped with a hydrogen gas generating-plant, and has complete repair plants for balloono and planes. •i'ir'B' Germans Adopt Ifffi Yankee Sports iisfiri the United States Find Rich Pickings and . iasy Bouts., \ DUtL YIBJJS TO "'0 For Temporary Use, the Automobile May, With Very Few Fittings, Be Applied to Drive a Circular Saw. arrangement is the better, as the sleeves can be made somewhat larger than the bar and shafts, and thus, to some extent, compensate for lack of accurate alinement. For continued use. the pin in the engine shaft should be replaced with a larger one. and a slight enlargement of the hole in the frame may he necessary with some cars.--Popular Mechanics Magazine. - ~ BEST DISTRIBUTER OF WEEDS Cleaning Seed--Noyaus. / Plants Result. One of our best weed distributers is the pat crop. Oats are naturally partial to weeds, and to add to the problem we usually put the oat crop In carelessly, often on weedy ground, frequently without cleaning the seed. The result Is that smartweed. wild oats and pigeon grass dispute with the oat crop for the water artd ferttl Ity In the soil. Were the same care given the oat crop that is now accorded wheat, our returns per acre would be more and our weed problem measurably less. IMPROVE FOWLS EVERY YEAR Civilians as Well as Military Engage in Games--Workers Suspicious ' " Middle Class Clubs, butS",™ l!: Have'Many Themselves. American sports have become the rage In Germany. The few American boxers who have filtered into Germany have found rich pickings and easy bouts. Recently in Munich I saw a bout between a clever German professional and a young German-Araerl-^ can, says. n correspondent of the Jfew York Herald. The German had the footwork technique of a fencer, and he always made a regulation number of swings before placing a blow, fie also had several extremely pretty fancy steps with his feet. The young American was a trifle wild and unscientific, but he had learned how to use his fists In Milwaukee. He was all over the ring, until finally he stretched the old school scientist out on the mat In the third round. This instance is one common in German sports generally. 'The. old conventional etiquette games In which people learned to defend their honor are giving \y»y to sports which people play and pay to see for tbe fun of the game. Duelling Yields to Football. Mensur, the old formal duelling, and gymnastics, the only purpose of ifrhlch was to give athletes a chance to display their muscles, are giving way to football and track sports. If the Hohenzoilerns hope to win their way back to the hearts of the German masses they must discard their plumed helmets and shining armor and come back In football togs. The young princes must make a name In races or track meets and show a willingness to rub elbows with the crowd at the races and themselves take part In track meets. As long as exercise meant drill, something connected with duty, German youth did It because they hart to, and .tried then to offset the effects by over- 'eatlng and drinking and complete Inertia out of hours. Their distaste for ^sports began In the schools, where jthey had only drills preparing them to Jbe soldiers. German universities had a way of mixing sports just as they did learning, with stiff collars, court etiquette ;,and fifteenth century Ideals of honor, jtonly duelling could thrive In this atmosphere, and this could be defined as blood letting Intimately connected with much smoke, more beer and mostly1 formality. Such sports were marks of social superiority and never a pastime. To be sure, tennis had begun to come In but it was made more a rendezvous and tearoom than a sport. The only organization where physical exiVcise held sway were the turnvereins, gymnastic societies, such as those in the middle West In America. But these, too, were crippled by the efforts of political parties and the Government to nationalize and particularize them. They became and still are entangled In political prejuli-- eu--joittiiiM LOCATION OF •He Should and Wei (Vmant fer tb* United States D*|iii(wM . mt Acrtcaltnr*.) " The location of the 1MM& OB Which fruit Is planted, equal, should be iwiHiHH *» tt> house. It should be well drained, since fruit trees cannot thrive 14 poorly-drained soils. the air drain* age also must be good. Cold air seti tits to the lowest levels, and If a sitrf: Is so located that cold all w*.U-- It from some Burreondtef vatlon, the fruit blossoms i to be killed by untimely SDTtogtreatS or the fruit may be Injured by treesas in the „au|i}mn when .sttM/fftgiigi "da *dJsL: : mil)wwiM *1 have snowshoes to the wintiil That ts^hy^^Mfgaill down- into the dices. Tbe burgers have their tqrnverelns and the workers have theirs. Under no circumstances would they think of contaminating each other by having a meet. Indeed the workers are more exclusive, Insisting that members have union cards and In some clubs that they be members of Socialist parties. Atmosphere of Democracy. The fall of the Hohenzollerns, the Old of universal service and the | gradual spread of democratic Ideas has created an atmosphere for the kind of sports which people follow to enjoy themselves. American welfare organizations In Germany are overflooded with requests for training in sports and equipment. The world student federation movement has made tills a part of its work here. Several Amertcan sport experts have been coaching secrets of soccer and track contests. One of the army trainers with the Coblens forces has been offered an attractive post in Germany when the army of occupation goes bome. In Dresden and Halle the students have laid out track and athletic fields on their own Initiative. Soccer has become almost the national game. Swiss, Dutch and Austrian teams come to Berlin to play. Some time ago a team of British soldiers from the Berlin military mission met a team from the German military police. As might have been expected nationalists on both sides were highly scandalized, but the men enjoyed themselves. A significant transformation also has taken place In the German army. Now that service Is no longer compulsory the German staff has had to make It attractive. The new drill books In addition to prescribing setting up exercises have a' large place for sports. Army championship games were held In the Berlin stadium this summer. They had running, shot putting and swimming, organised as elimination contests. Some of the running was military, with full pack, hut most of It was on American sport lines. Boxing and football are not, however, Included as compulsory. The major in charge of this training told me that these games are permitted, but because they involve a certain amount of bodily risk the army does not want to face the responsibility of having to pay damages for Injuries. Army Barred by Allies. The artuy teams also cannot play with civilians on restriction from the allies' military control commissions. The reason invoked Is that army asfigbt Rattlesnakes With Mustard Gas The Department of Agriculture agents at Husom, Wash., have adopted a unique plan to rid the state of venomous reptiles by the use of mustard gas. The gas was forced into a bed of lava rock, which previously had proved an Impenetrable fortress for rattlers. Soon there appeared snakes ranging from infants a few inches long to hull rattlers nine feet In length. Dazed and blinded, they easily were clubbed to death. •tibf * sociatlons in sports might make it possible for the German staff to train large number of civilians for ultimate warfare. Sports have taken on a popularity In Germany with the men on the street which never existed before, and crowds attend the track meets. When there are long distance runs the roads iot miles are lined with enthusiastic fans. I saw a communist meeting in Duesseldorf scatter while an orator was harrangulng for domination of the proletariat, not because the police were raiding, but because a cycle race was scheduled on the square. But political considerations still continue to determine lineups In sports more than mere qualifications. The workers continue to be highly suspicious of middle class sporting organizations, but tbey are tbe first in to see the games. They have enormous verelns of their own, totaling some 2,000,000 members. Arriving at Dresden one Saturday evening, I found no room to be had because workmen's Saxon turnvereln was holding an annual meet the following day. Next day I watched their parade, 15,00(1 strong, and saw a part of the game. They came as a delegation of 30,000. Men of all ages were In line. Many of them heavy, big-handed, angular workers. Muscular strength they had, but were clumsy and .green at their games. But they were full of enthusiasm and energy, and took part from a real love of sports. The political angle to these games was the presence of workers' delegations from Austria and Bohemia. One Dresden placard photographer showed "Yesterday," a review of the Imperial guard by his majesty, Wilhelm II, and under It "Today," showing the 15,000 workers at their games. The heading over the picture was "Strength Gives Victory." Mention of the Olympic games Is a delicate subject In German sporting circles. They would like to go to Paris, even though many backs would be# turned on them. They welcome outside contracts and participate In any contest where the mferk half not fallen too low for than to travel. A Well-Drained Yoang Orchard. the sides of slopes or at points which are higher than the surrounding area escape such injury. Where the surface of the land Is much broken and characterized by high hills, the farm buildings commonly occupy the higher - points. In such instances the natural site for the fruit garden or home orchard Is neai the house, where both soli and air drainage usually are . adequate. In other cases the buildings occupy low sites, which are likely to be frosty, and It Is better to plant the family orchard on higher land, say horticulturists of the United States Department of Agriculture. Most fruits can be grown on a great variety of soils, but where possible it is better to avoid light sandy soils and heavy clays. The latter are often difficult to manage in, the intense way necessary for the best success with fruit, while the very light soils'are likely to be affected by the various extremes of heat, cold, and drought The character of the subsoil Is perhaps of greater importance than that of the surface soil. In many Instances fruit trees planted Where the surface soil appeared to be suitable hava failed because of hardpan or rock i few inches or perhaps even 2 or 8 feet below the surface, which prevented a deep penetration of the roots and also made a very shallow and Insufficient moisture reservoir. A verj coarse gravelly subsoil Is little bettei so far as Its effect on tree growth ie concerned. A deep subsoil which Is friable and porous enough to permit a ready penetration of the roots and a free movement of soli moisture 14 desirable. PRUNING BACK APPLETREES Only Woman Bishop In the World BIG VALUE OF WHEAT STRAW " f" • 'Tee Of Material Carries Large Amount ^ ^ * of Nitrogen, Phosphoric Aeid ^ and Potash. ; . -- rim, v.-,The:a»erage of many analysesahows a ton of wheat straw carries about 10 5% pounds of nitrogen, 2.6 pounds of phosphoric acid and 14.8 pounds of if??; potash. This amount of plant food In Jfe" 1 the more available commercial forms , would cost some $5.48, valuing nitro- % ' at 30 cents a pound, phosphoric v sHd at 10 cents and potash at 15 pMf cents. From the standpoint of actual L."/" plantfood, then, It would appear that ; #3 will buy more than the wheat - straw carries, and in a more readily v -^available form. More labor will also % jbe involved In handling the straw as proposed than In using the comtner- .cfal fertilizers. Man Breeding for Egg Production. Should Pick Out Best Layers - . ' ' for Breeders. ,• 1 ' * <•' r The t*>&!try ra'ser who dees best 'e almost always the one who carefully and closely picks out each year only his choicest specimens and breeds from these exclusively. As a natural result, his flocks become better and better each year. By the same token, the man who is breeding for heavy egg-production tthould pick out his very best fay ere to be used exclusively as breeders, and in the course of s generations the habit of prolificacy will become firmly estabtUhtd in this family. Ground Oats for Cattle, ip"' Oats are best fed ground rather than «3(Rfcole to cattle, for tbe reason that whole oats are not masticated thoroughly enough and a great many pass ... Jhrougii the animal undigested. Fjseding Cows While Milking. " deeding the cows hay during mfllr Jag time Is not conducive to the production of clean milk. SM. ^ w , * » Tepid Water for Poultry. The importance of fresA, palatable water of the right temperature for hens in winter is no doubt underestimated by many poultry keepers and success or failure in egg production may largely depend upon this supposedly Insignificant detail. j Simplify Marketing Problem. The marketing problem would lb greatly simplified if cows were kept to consume the hay, stover, silage and grain. Butter, cream and whole milk are very easily hauled and sold on the market. Noted Town Is Now Without a Policeman City Marshal Blackburn of Tombstone, Ariz., has resigned. He has been receiving $50 a month pay froui the city, the balance made up by subscriptions among business men, who have teen struck by a wave of economy that left his emolument her low tbe living line. So Tombstone, once , the haunt of the West's most famous desperadoes, temporarily, at least, is without police protection. "TTlsfiop Alma White, A. Al., the only woman bishop in the world (conso crated In 1918 at the annual convention) and head of the Pillar of Fire church, which she founded In 1902. In less than twenty years Bishop White has sees . missionaries spread her gospel la every country In the worifl. RUN AIRPLANES BY WIRELESS 'M1 Experimenters in Franc# Successfully Control Pliotleas Aircraft From Ground. Paris.--Ingenious devices were Invented to control the operation of the pllotless airplane which has just been successfully tested In France. 8ome of these operated automatically and others by wireless. Tbe airplane, having been started by tbe mechanic, ascended antomatically after It had attained sufficient speed. This was accomplished by Increasing revolutions of a small fan located between the wings which put into motion a mechanism which. In turn, placed the control surfaces of the machine Into position for ascent. Once in t^e air, the airplane was operated by wireless and was made tp circle a large field and descend. The descent was accomplished by pressing a wireless key on the ground which released underneath the airplane a roll of wire with a weight at the end. This weight swIfcBed dlHfu engine and moved the rear surface? of the plane into position for a smootb landing. At another test an airplane was operated by wireless for aa hour. It carried a pilot who took no part in It* operation until he desired to land whereupon he took control, Town Bars Sunday Mevl Palmyra, Mo.--a "blue lai hlbiting moving picture shows on adofRed here. P»c days was m- Has Qrsat Influence Upon tubssqusirt Performance as It Tend* Head Out Quickly. , 'V^ri^y Proper pruning back of young apple trees has a great influence upon their subsequent performance. It tends to quickly head out the young trees along the proper lines. If It is delayed the tree may be spoiled and at best it may mean the loss of a season or two of growth and a corresponding delay in the time when the trees will commence to hear profitably. The best time to prune Is just before the buds swell and If the work Is done It will tend to Increase the vigor of the tree and Induce proper wood growth. Delayed too long It will weaken the tree's vigor, and If the pruning Is too severe It may cause water . sprouts to form which cheek the formation et Unit buds. • TRANSPLANTING PEACH TREES Cut Back All of Branches to Stubs Several Inches Long--Some Leave Only Sucker*. When the yoang peach trees are transplanted to the permanent" location, all of the branches are cut back to stubs several inches In length. Some growers prefer to cut out surplus branches, leaving at this time only the suckers which will be needed for the framework of the tree. BIG MONEY IN RASPBERRIES One-Acre Patch Made Return of Prom « $1,200 to $1,800--Many Plante Wore Sold. snow banks,** tbe Ruffsi Jin answer Iflistlon Utile had asked of him. 1 haven't M* same kind of snowshoes that every has, but tha| 't mean that they are not mow* shoes a l l tha samel," said tha Buffed Grouse. "Of course .not/* s a i d B i 1 1 i • Brovrule. "Snowshoes are shoes fosr "I IcOWS the Win- the snow and yo«t , ter.* don't have to wear the saiaft kind *0 every one e3s» fcy any manner ¥t means." "The kind of snowihpes that I like and wear," said the Raffed Grouse, "are the kind you now see. I wear quills on my feet In the winter time, which I don't wear at other times ot tha year. "I do not sink down Into the snow, I stay up on top. That iajmportafet when a creature likes to go oulh Ilk tbe winter time. V "To be sure, there are plenty ** creatures who do not care about being around In the winter time. "They would rather sleep tikes, bat I cannot understand It. "Why a creature would want to sleep his time away like that is beyond me. A Ruffed Gro&se simply cannot understand it I "There are plenty who do like to sleep all Winter. The Woodchuck is a lazy one. He likes to sleep. And "what a sound qleeper he Is. "The toads and frogs and so pan? others like to sleep, but not Mr. Rhfffed Grouse. No, no Indeed."' "I don't see why creatures want to sleep all the winter," said Blllle Brownie, "but then of course It Is often har4.to understand why others want to do certain things and why they do not Want to do other things. HI love the winter time but then of coarse you know I belong to Peter Gnome's Every-Day-Is-Nice club." - ; "What's that?" asked the Ruflfed Grouse. "That Is a dub where we all obey the rule of never grumbling about the weather. "We enjoy each day as it comes along and we find that there is always plenty "of fun to be had on every day, whether it snows or rains or whether the sun shines. "Of course I don't mean that we are always playing out-of-doors. Some* £££ times we go to Witty Witch's cave w to old Mr. Giant's cave and we hear ^ stories and have delicious hot suppers.. "But we never grumble about tha'-1' weather. Tou know, creatures often do that without going out-of-doors." ' "I love the snow," "said the Raffed Grouse. "I shall Mi that to Madame £nuw. She will be much pleased by the compliment. 1 "She loves It when creatures like her and admire her lovely gowns. "She always wears white, of course. She loves it better than anything else. She doesn't like it when her frocks and gowns become soiled as sometimes hsppens. - "Prince Snow often brings a new. ? supply of whiteness for her gowns, I though. That pleases her so much. "I made up a song about the snow the other day," Blllle Brownie <®ntinued, "and I wonder if you would like to hear it." "Immensely," said tbe Ruffed Grouse. "I'm not much on poetry myself. I never could write any and 1 never read any, but that doesn't mean that I don't want to hear lt.~ "I'd be much plaased to hear your poem," Blllle Brownie. "It would be especially nice to feel that I was hearing a poem wliioh you made np yourself. I feel It would be an honor to hear a poem of j your own Invention or of your "A New Supply." ^ B'" own composition, K 4 or whatever else one would call It. -Do recite It for me, Blllle Brownie.* -rf So Blllle Brownie recited for tha"X Raffed Gouse this poem: , ' ? %•£ j ^ "Oh the snow, the snow la so soft £ £% -ir" An income of $1,200 to $1,600 an acre raspberry patch seems a good deal, but It is possible and in one case that happened this year. Some 00,000 plants were s61d in addition to $300 worth of fruit. This all happened on a two and three-ye«i>«ld patch of Latham. Screen Protector* Effective. .Wire screefi protectors, having two to three raeshee to the inch, pushed well into the soil and wrapped to a height of 20 Indies around the trunk, are very satisfactory. Foundation for Bam. Put the bam on concrete foundation, and in that way prevent prematura decay of lower timbers and boards. Se4l Unprofitable Cowa. Test the cows and sell the able o ifrg|$ 1 \ * - ^ is and so white, - It's nice in the daytime, tt*a lorelar'; at:^ night. "It glistens and glistens and sparkles as well, "This is all just now I have to t *Tm uvi fuucii at judge of but I fancy that Is all right," said Ruffed Grouse. "It's as well you're not i judge of poetry," lanchad RJilla !• Brownie merrily t&n." ' lald^e •< _ ^ -r; H. . '« such of a | laufhsDL ^ i \ L"* '".v4 -v * * Admits; N. - ~ Mother--Willie, how^is it that no & matter how quiet and peaceful thing* | are, as soon as you appsar en the acene trouble begins. 5 4 * Willie--I guess .!«•» just a gift ^ motbsr.---Life. - 4 %>': . ~ > » |. & An Abused Bey. Mother--Now, remember, Johnny, there's a ghost In that dark closet orhere I keep the cake. .Tohnnv--Funey you never blame tha ghost when there's say cake missing; jgp always me. . _ ... N 3" ' • > t • .. •rfVw