CAPE HAY COUNTY TIMES. SEA 1SU CITY. N J,

zl&ia CAPITAL

YIELD OF OATS Light Frosts or Even Severe Freezes After Seed Is Sown Rarely Injure Plant.

piSGtiBA^Jw to MEET H*Y SHORTAGE Utilization of Sugar Beet ByProducts is Recommended.

Lincoln Highway Gets Nearly $12,000,000 in 1919 ASHJNflTON. IJocoln HSffcw'j- :lic pirtt national outdoor memorial to At>ratian> Uncoln—Ir faring well tlimr day* at the hands of eleven aistra, ' h w hi,h It paaaea. The Ltnev’.n liigtiaar. which waa at first largely a of rr- necilni country road*. J. rn.ilaally become, through official ^.loa of the various states, an InSffr*' l'0« lon 01 the * eTpr>1

Metis a v eyatema.

KH- uditurea on the Way lu TOlt.

far t>es

DATE OF SEEDING UNCERTAIN

Topa Placed In Pit Silo Will Furnish Warm. Appetizing Feed Throughout Winter for Beef or Dairy Cattle and Sheep.

MIdleaaen-Maturing Varieties Usually Give Be«t Yields In Northern Statea—Preparation of Seedbed Important. [Pr»p»rr<J by the United biatea Department ot Agriculture.! To obtain maximum yields bow oat* ts early aa It la pom-lble to get land n sotiafactory condition. This crop crew* best In cool weather, and frejuently la Injured considerably by a 'ew hot daya when approaching maurity. and Unit frosts or even sever.freeze^ after the «eed la sown rarely

injure It.

The date of •eeding naturally depend* on the locality and season. In

I'.iaservatlve catlmate* resnltIng from’actual tna^ectioo of such work *he ^‘f, rs* iiidlcatrs that thewe unepoeted npoadltures amounted to over .from Bbou ‘““”* ® ‘ ^ ‘ -

OAT SPROUTER FOR POULTRY Successful Chicken Raisers Beginning to Appreciate Value of Green Feed in Winter.

(Prepared by tbe United Statea Depart-

ment of Agriculture.)

A very practical way of meeting the present hay shortage la through the use of beet-top allage. 30 pound* of which per day per steer will reduce the animal's hay requirement* by one-hi.lf. That three pounds of beet-top r'.lage

•/OSLO'S GREfl DEBT,TO O'L A* llluminant. Fuel end Lubricant. It I* Indispensable to the Proj-

ects of Mankind.

It Is CO year* slr.ee the firs' oil v ell was drilled In i*ettn«ylvan‘n. thus intugurutlug tlie era of oil.. The discovery was at once recognized po**.-*»-rig great value, but Uiett- "ould have oisu but u slight appreciatJon of the oamuioih proportions to which the lndusti.. was destined to grow. Uailed ts an Illummnnt supplanting candle* end whale oil. the bus'.uc** hsa wldi-msl beyond *my possll..- dreams of those who were active In t».“ early Juys of oil. Tlie center of the In lust ry bus long since departed from tbe place jf its origin. The southwest and the Pacific coast, almost unknown lauds In the Infancy of the business, now pro-

eonstrnctioa. reconstruction i nance were as follows by New Jersey. »1 J83.r.TiO‘»;

Pnmsylrr.iila. $1.41&1W^; Ohio. II.PB.TtV>.10: Indiana, I742.21SJ0; 1111nniK Il.mi20.28; Iowa. CoC.XOiS; V,(. :c .',a WI3.02S.00; Wyoming. tUTOlWM: I'tah. 1225.528^4; Nevada, I41UM9.SS: California. $375^00.00;

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’ To these fi. .:ires must be added much of the county construction end malntrnr.n t w ork and city paving, for which It is tmt uudble to get accurate detailed

Up-rev

to l-h-rres*

poutt. OU, that cootracts cowering a feu. of ^ I "r ^ Of permanent Improvement were let in 11*19 In seven of .no •«««{ rtl^^r^l^. permit. ^

travet**4 by the route, tbe total amouat of these contlUCU aggregating additional rj.323.112.59—money already |irovlded and In addition to ibst

toally ei|M‘nded for werk completed in 15*19.

The total financing for tbe Way In 1919 therefore amounted toSU.70P.9U_90. Comparison with tbe figures for the year* since tbe association began Its work show the significance of this total. ** ■*“* ' *"

U.H. IL200.000; In 1915. *2.580.280;

lo IPlb $2jn4L307.77.

All poultry raisers are- beginning appreciate the value of sprouting oats for hen* lu win .or. 1 made a sprouter of my own as shown lo the drawing, soy* a writer In an exchange. It Is a box 20 hy 20 Inches and 38 Inches high. It Is large enough to supply SO to 75 hen* with sprouted oats every

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I. the experience of many ! funn ,, lnto w , llr h warm water may be hare tried out the newer way of utlllx- |mo n wll1rh ing sugar beet by-products. l9 fu)| of faiBl) hoJfi| , u tJie lMrttom . , On many fields as much asflvetnn. , on ^ half , nch ^ oo!s per acre of silage can be had. when ^ (hpn ^ a of wnrtn .he tops are promptly Fathered and j a funDel lMo |he pa[) „ rut into piles, mmediatriy the ^ ^ wt|rr trirkl „ down heeu are topped. This prevents scat- I ^ ^ |n ^ fhp aniwer , terlng and waste. Jb*'.I and fnally collect* In the lower pnn

r northern state* seeding dur-

] ravorable seasons seeding before the middle of April frequently can be done

Tbe amounts exiiendcd were:

d 1916. *4.198.105; In 1917, *2.000.918.96;

The General Federation of Women's clubs, which has charge of the planttoy of the Way. plans to have It t-auu&e.i with trees, shrubs and flowers and «*

tuf it u bird sanctuary from coast to coast.

Discontented School Pupils Make Child Laborers T he million and more children under sixteen year* of age who leave school annually In the United States to go to work ure not all forced Into Industry U-cuse of' poverty, according to the first official reporta of the Children a

bureau on the •'hack to school" drive held In connection with Children's

Tear.

Schools must Ik- made more attractlve and parents more sensitive to the value of a completed education, say* this report. One reason for keeping children In school Is keeping them out of Industry before they are prepared to assume these burdera. The experience of child welfare commlttecs showed that discontented achool pupils became the child laborers.

rnattraotJee achool buIMIngs. poorly truined teachers and sparse equlptaent are factom In making ibe boy or girl restless at school. It Is 8,4 ®^*r^ re T that tbe present federal chill labor law does not reach more than 30i .000 or the 2000.000 working children o ver ten year* of age. as at leart thr.e-fuurthi

«f these are In the agriculture! districts.

In many case* (here are no schools to attend. The "back to the schoo , , soma*--

to, .ilu.ul.trf low! .urrf,-. rf lb, rfbool R«u,e of 0,, tcU** | Ut. (•W, -"l

flo.rf to, ,!«. l.rt or irftonu ...d the t ,,ur.l repon t.j. thU l.el to the mld.e.ra, U f, l» thl. .rfClot h,

tl, lo. Mlerlrf pold. A Ot the rto.™ met thl. couditloo hr n.Wht • I

uijuiinum to ,-hln* -h»T “'™ *" I Jj. lS"”ur “ ” dSl, "it Tu* ’tte'^iMon tho*e B «.Dduc'tln* these campaign* that once the , varieties. ^ ^ ^ W n “ d ^’ 01 ^ inf ,1,e Cbl,d !D SChr ‘ ^ | iX^r ’no'rthera “rt- lonhcomlng. j |Jnn of Jhls Mralns of the

! Kherson and Flxty-day type are to be All the World Has but a Wagonload of Diamonds

The fanner, after gathering the tops, should pile them to a pit silo, parking them down firmly, and sealing them over with fresh beet pulp or earth. A satisfactory silo may be made by scooping out a bole of suitable size and lining the side* and bottom with straw before filling. After SO day*, on opening the pit a fine quality of warm, succulent feed will be available. The silage ha* a value equal to about one-half the value of hay The feed should be collected ! bandy to the feeding yard*. Tbe silage comes out of the pit In wnnn. appetizing condition all through the winter , feeding period. In fact, some growers , I hold a part of the silage for summer ; feeding To supplement the short-grass season when pasture* are suffering for j

lack of moisture.

The silage Is good for beef or dairy cattle and also for sheep. When fed In regulated amounts, excellent reI suit* are had. Much larger values j are had from beet top* when allied and fed as a blended ration than when I grazed off the field In the usual way. j Faring ene-haif of the hay crop Is * I big Item thl* season whe-e a hay

j shortage exist a

Homemade Oat Sprouter.

region's

«s an llluminant on millions of farms and In Isolated place* all over ihe world, but that Is no W»ng<r We chief product of crude. Gasoline, at first a tmul lesome by-product. Is now tlie main result sought. The millions of motor-driven vehicles that bare come Into existence In the past score of years wouid not liare been possible had we not had thl* desirable product to provide an explosive to drive them. Vast quantities of the crude prudurt sre used to drive locomotives and ship*. The war might not have beea

[ j won had not the allies hud access to j I the lieids of Mexico a.id the L'nlu-4 ; ' State*. And n* nly a* fuel does the

: greasy product enter Into the world's commerce, but as a lubricant It lessen* the friction of bearings. fr..m the sewing machines to steamships. The byproduct* even enter tbe realm* of med-

I j Icine. and while tbe limit would seem J to be reached in utilizing the waste

' from the refineries. It Is possible that further subdivisions may yet Increase the number. Tlie story of oil 1:

C. which I* water tight. D is a lamp . ,), nt equal* the tale of steel, below the pan C and should he regu- 1 vf , t j t nn | r f. ltlt i n point of time coraI*ied so the oats In the lower drawer r^red with the metal that has brought

•111 not get warmer than 85 or 90 degree*. The r-at* should be watered each morning and night, with warm

water.

The fqur hole* In the side furnish ventilation for the lamp. In oneweek the sprout* will bt three to four Inches high, and may he f«sl. Beg'

with the lower draw

su -h wealth to Pennsylvania.—I'itta-

tmrgb Gazette-Time*.

The Diak I* the Implen.ent Mort Commonly Used in Preparing a Seedbed

for Oat*.

to advantage, while In unfavorable one* seeding may have to be delayed

until early May.

Varieties of Oat* to Sow.

Throughout the northern states mld-sea.-on-maturtng varieties, such as Swedish Select. Rilw -mine. Banner and Victory usually outyleld other varietle*. In average yield the large.

Season '« Getting Late and Farmer Should Not Wait Any Longer for Summer Supply.

Feathered Tribe Would Prove Profitable as Hog* if Given

Same Attention.

(Prepared by the United States Depart- ;

meat of Agriculture.I

Next summer when the little heat , wave* are rising from the cornfield and everything la parched and dusty.

you're going to be mighty forty If

Urn ta-1 MT *• ,b ' h “”,; , vm 0* «• N °; 'to'™ - r-«-

mils jeiun.ru . * - - I poultry Hocks as are given your hogs

the feathered tribe would prove to b* ns much of "mortgage-lifters" ns tb« four-footed beasts. Poultry will noi Msud for neglect any more thuu youi

lire stock.

Indomitable Cheenulneaa

That a man can remain cheerful though Imprisoned for a crime he did not commit Is proved by some of the letters that Mr. O. Henry wrote to hi*

and after feed | | lttle ^ w i i u e he was serving hi*

Ing the content* refill with oats from - Iln j Uxt wntence. They are quoted lo

the pall K In which they hate been | ,h e Boston Globe,

soaking for 24 hours. Move the other -Hello. Margaret!” says on - playful draw-era down and pnt the last one m[uive “Don't you remember roe? filled on tot.. 1 find .me feed every My name j s Aldiberontlphostlphomkoother day to be enough. | ^hnkus. If you see a star shoot and

• — ! *ny my name 17 times before It goes

.rill be your own fault. You let the winter slip by without lmrve-tlng ice. Maybe you planned to do It when tbe next heavy freeze came. But It never came, and you lost your golden op-

portunity.

If* get'.lng late now. Soon sap will be running and huds swelling. ?ou t afford to wait uny longer. Thl*

E VEBYBODT la buying diamonds thew day*. J* *<h ms as If the wu" Inexhaustible. Vet a Chicago atatlstlcal export h..s figured out that if au the diamonds mined In history and existing today a* cut and polished gem*

w.-n- pifiered from tir end* of tbe

etrili, they would form a pile about \*VY , ' , 'W.// m large as a wag'-n load of coal Ov ' — dumped on me sidewalk. The pile ^

contain 46355.474 carats, uud -' the f«r.a would weigh ten and onehalf ton*. If the pile were In the form of a cone. It would U«re a bn.** diameter of eight feet and a height "f five feet. Beckoning the diamond* M SS00 a carat. It would have a value ff JI-1.906.642300. I* would contain 7,0 Ivl gallon*, worth *5339.023 , gallon, or 7613 bushels valued at *51370,

«uld he packed In an ordinary clothe* closet or a h«d*en punUT-

—M. ta. MOMJ

a bushel. All the world'* diamond*

“'..a, ii i* earmnieu. na* pm,-..*-™. —•• ------ , _ , . ing suionro. iOOO: South Africa. 170374.000: Borneo, 1.000.000; BriUsh '“'“““iT 0 ' ' I before sowing. Disking also U less

portion Red Rustproof,

oat. I* the most dependable, growing nnder Irrlgatlo". it blgh ele rations midseason varieties of the Swedish Select and Sl'.vennlne type*

are the most suitable.

Seedbed for Oat*.

Prepare a good seedbed for oats. Tlie old Idea that oat* will produce well on a poor seedl-ed ha* persisted too long. Tb's crop respond* a* well to thorough seedbed preparation aa any other cereal. Do not plow land that was in a cultivated crop last year, but disk and harrow sufficiently tc make a loose, friable aurface seedbed two or three Inches deep. A* oat* re quire a fairly Ann seedl-ed below the two or three Inches of top soil, spring plowing Is not desirable, there not being sufficient time for the soil to settle

iralla. 150300; China, 2.000; Siberia. 800; United State*. 500. Thl* Is a ti'tol rough output of 236.777374 carats or 5535 tons aVAdrdupol*. "nly about 50 per cent of rough diamond* are cut toto gem*»nd 'j**™*' /60 per cent of their weight In being cut and polished. Diamond* are pra t <THly Indestructible and tlie first diamond ever mined may possibly etll be existence; some princes* or millionaire* wife or a waltre** n a -•I !* uT-crM'. Hr,. JimAna or « mmem nt II- Botffi, -How, for th, lots of at Iwut 1.000.000 roroto b, 0w«l. Or.-. oOlpwreck oml oihrf m—irro. n,™ rrforilono on, i.oao. I— Ho tol.l of cut ooo potuhrf Ole

awi* at 46355,474 carats.

Molluscs Start Scientist After a Lost Continent JJUTAIUS concerning a lost continent In the Farificocean. a e.ono-mlle pre-

penslve than plowing. Of course If a heavy growth of weeds la present in the cult'vated crop It will he necessary to plow the land. In which case the seedbed ahool ’ be rolled or dragged and worked down as much as possible.

Seed and Sewing.

Sow the be*» seed oat* obtainable. Usually seed grown In the region where -t Is tc 1-e sown Is better than that brought from some other aectlon. Thoroughly fun and grade your seed, aud then treat It for smut. The larger vields are obtained by use of a pood gra'n drill. Drilling requires less *ood. Insure* a more even distribution, a more uniform covering, and conse quetly quicker and more uniform germinailon. Under humid conditions tbe best amount of r. <-J to use on a wellprepared seedlrt^l I* from eight to ten peck* to the acre. If It 1* necessary to sow broadcast on a poorly prepare,! seedbed jse about twelve pecks. Cn der dry-land conditions these rates of

usually reduced about

half, from four to six peck* usually

-bride," "f lurf b-Wrf.-i Sou lb Am.rir. »nd H.w.ll, U Wot . A»,rJc.b «d,nll,t. Vfillto AtIMoo Bf S «n pr,.t.«K.r of

and geology in the college of Hawaii. Dr. Bryan went to Argentina by

T»f COHDatifr way of Mexlo and the west ..oast of WAS soil KEAA South America, where he studied volMERC in canoes and Andean geology. He will ;

Mill for the Uland of Juan Fernandez, j 4O0 mile* out. The Island 1* Inliablted ; by a small colony of fishermen.

. "In the Philadelphia Academy of ! seeding >. Natural Science." ray* the professor.' half. Ire-

•■I waa surprised a year ago to dls- giving the best results.

GIVE corn in cold wither lea to certain molluscs In Hawaii- |

‘■i.nnlnrf tc ,1.1, U» W^d. ..udj Ukwo toll, -ud U. rfU™ Hun. j B.ri Wirtrf Fto. to P-u'-X. fm-! a •- hoi Must Not oe uepenaca » the Joan Fem.ndoz melius should prove ra be rio«-ly on Enlir * , >'' e of Hawaii, Dr. Bryan expUIns. It would prove that land connection had I TT. , , . ‘"i. the species must have traveled from Juan Fern-.ndez to Hawaii, or Bore cm should be given to poul v.-rwc, by th.- rivers of the prehistoric continent. | try In eld weather than In warm I’mfcaaw Bryan conridera it not unlikely tlmt the :o« Pacific continent , „ .^rtM-r: In fait, corn H one of the ■oded tbs- Of 8. uth America It. the dark ages of time. t^st cold w-euther ,h ’ u Fb of I’. wa» on J.i*r Ferrar.d.-z that Ah-vanchr Selkirk, a Scotch buccaneer. I<mn ,e It should not t- depended on J it vliinrtr for four .ears <17G4-17i*)- Hi* story Is supposed to have , r .tirely. for it di-e* not contmn all oi ■ ■ —1 “BoblnaoB Otm^ to iH-f-e Tbe Ib-ra and fauna of the Island lb , tbinp. ncoded to promote health glam e. . n t^rtably from those of lie mumUnd ana eu! proCucOoa *»*“&'-

••nBrjarily sln-l’ar In thel* charac-t

A Farm lea House.

Cut

I* nature'* "last call" for Ice. ten if It Isn't very thick. If If* *pong> or aoft. put up more than you would ordinarily to allow for greater :e. Get tro*y. ou've heard about that place that's paced with good Intention*! Ice next sunnier depends upon prompt action now—not next

! track of the first blue cow's foot you j see go down the road In a snowstorm while the red rose* are blooming on the tomato vine*. Good-by! I've got to take a ride on a gras*hopi>er." Again he wrote: “I hope your watefc run* all right. When you write again be sure to look at It and tell me what time It is. so I won't have to get up and 'ook at the dock.'' And In another note: “Be careful when you are on the street not to feed shocks to strange dog* "r pat snake* on the head or shake hand* wlih cat* you haven't been Introduced to or stroke

DISPOSE OF EARLY PULLETS : Uie noses of electric car horses." Fowl. Hatched Last Winter Will Moll ' Two Rival* of the "Spud." About January First and Should ! Two new vegetable* hare been Be Marketed. ' propagated at the Missouri botanical ' garden nt St. Louis. It was announced

1 Pbiw. b.,:,b« In Januar, and Feb j bf Dr. G-ors, T. Moor,, dltrftor o, -ba .-liar, aw the onra ,ho< la, lb thr -urn | anrdrn. , ,i,rr and fall «l,™ lb Unoa ar, One bn„ brfn namrf iba -nrraeamnlilnn. ft «I1 b, n. U n,,i lo defend I eba" and tb, oiber h. -f*^ "

1 „„ tbrf, ,o omtlnn, U,!-- ,br,.n C b ; toib r-wmbl, "l', a lnlrr. bn.-,.err. aa fhr.r ..robal.i, to 1, abont Noal In ,«aJ -Alti, to It.

*111 molt about ,h, Ot,! of J.nna:, Do«»r M '”" "f"-";”' b™™;

and ah,,old h» dlri-M ", "t fba, 11™ I "H” T

the sweet potato and tastes like me prrsnip. It U a rap'd grower, he said. Dasheens. cooked In cream, taste like cnu.lflower. and when baked have the flavor of a roasted chestnut. Doctor Moore amplified. They are .elated to the Egyptian taro, commonly refei red to a» the "elephant ear.” Doctor

Moore said.

The announcement was made to delegate* who attended the convention of the American Association f"r the Advancement of Science, which ended

recently.

r~\ F!ND MARKET FOR BROILERS

Good Thing May Be Made of Plump Young Chick* Weighing Three-

Quarter? to a Pound.

If your farm Is near a city nf large hotel*, restaurant* and dub houses, a good thing may be made of plump voting chicks, termed squab broiler* At seven to eight weeks old when weighing three-quarters tn a pound each they often bring as much as one

dollar a pair.

DETERMINE QUALITY OF EGGS

To Obtain Accurate Knowledge of Condition It Is Necessary to Route

Before Candle.

It Is necessary to rotate an egg be fore the candle If one 1- to obtain an ; accurate knowledge of Its condition. By tilting at various angles, the location and ala- of the air space ran b. j •een. and very aften the position of tb" yt V. But the quallt) of the egg 1* j very largely ueterrolned by the ease with vhlrh the yolk moves and the | direct!ox of it* motion. The operator. |

therefore- -

1. Grasps the pointed end of the egg |

with the Up* of the fingers.

2. Holding the blunt end uppermost, places the egg closely against the ojien I

ing or sjiout of the candle.

3. Gives the egg u quick turn to the right or left, watching the movement

of the yolk.

I *f the egg I* perfectly fresh It mat j | be difficult to find the yolk at fir.-,:

»be egg 1* turned a j sc of it will be *1,mined

Made Good U»c of Hairpin-

Dr. Arnold K. Henry of Dublin, who was a surgeon with th* British expeci tlonury forces in Francs, re’ m a letter to the Urincet Severnr instances of using a hairpin whet called upo* to perforir an operation without the proper tool*. In one case he horrified the mother superior ot « French con

dirty, I vent by using a common hairpin, bent

retractor for an eyelid. In anothet extracted with It * foreign body

It pays to watch the flock closely In the full, winter and early spring. Clean the floon. of the hen house* every few days; don't allow Hie trash

to fleet: mutate.

Perhaps »-me hens and pullet* would he much better layers If they

I 'd select tlielr owner*.

Leghorns at 514 months, and the larger breeds of Bock* and Brels at 6«4 mouths, will begin egg production.

e economical and r

thet sufhiirat

from :

which syringing bad fall

hen he had to

perform tracheotomy on a baby, with no Instrument but a knife, he herrowed a hairpin, bent It. Inserted It Into .he wound in the throat and Dll'ized the projecting e»d«

meuts for

. around the neck.

Cost of Style. Mother—Why do •>*» wear (had thl;

(douse?

Paugtiiw—it’s sty’lsh

“I t

"No. H

t la- cold."

tylisb t

“Something Like Cheeae.” A small boy came to the Bright' library and solemnly n«ked f..r tain- cheese. 'Hie librarian tiioug moment and asked If he did not t

aid pl<

“I k