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The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07

Mrs. Il. ID. Cramcr starts to-day on Il
visit to her daughter Ada at Minneap =
lis. Mimi, who has been in that city for
abou, three years in the employment of
the y. W. Guarantee and Loan Go.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07
HOGS

These powders have been thoroughly
tested for all diseases OF he hog. Such
us lung fever, colds. coughs. ihumps.
worms. etc. 1t is IL sure preventative
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07

Advertisements take considerable
space in this issue. but as We give more
reading matter than most sl.JO county
naprrS. our readers will have to bear
with the short supply one week.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07
POULTRY.

AS poultry powder the Peoples
stock Food ranks among the first Us Il
preventative and cure for all diseases
that poultry are suhjcr, to and as an
crr producer il has no equal.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07

The Memphis band will give an eN'
cursion to Quincy. June llth. The
excu' sion viii be by rail to Alexander
and from there take the steamer Jose
phene $40 for the round trip.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07

The service of the Memphis band
seem to be in great demand this sum
ner. They have received offers from
CORN and Luray for the 4th Of July.
Verify. the reputation OF the home
band is world wide
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FARMERS UNION.
THURSDAY, JUNE :, 1891.
LOCAL BREVITicS.

John Luke. of keosauqua. iowa. is
Memphis visitor.
Read the continued article on the last
page Of this issue.
Will Jackson of kirksvilie. was in
the city. Tuesday.
f. d. Parker. of kirksvillc. was in
Memphis last Friday.
Hammond & Walkers for Vegetables.
green fruit and berries.
Howard Childers purchased the Mat
lick livery barn last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Wa ter Matllck. re-
turned to kahoka. Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Stith were in
Knox City part OF last week.
John Jordon returned to his home IN
St Charles. Mo-. last Saturday.
This paper will be sent until after
November for thirty-tive cents.
Mrs Ed Breckenridge. returned to
her. hone in Wyacorda. Friday.
Joe Dempsey. of Monmouth. ILL.,. Is
visiting his parents in this city.
Tho5. Bates and family moved to
Clinton. H.. last Monday evening.
The annual picnic of the Christian
Sunday school occurs to-day at Sedan.
Mart Stefan Jr. left Monday night
for an extended visit up the Illinois
river.
A Merrv-yo-round has located in this
city and the average small boy Is de-
lighted.
When you want your money to get
the most good. why go to Hammond *
Walkers
Ed Simon "a, thrown from Il horse
Sunday, near Wyaconoa. and hurt II
the spine.
The best market price paid for a
kinds of produce at Hammond \
Walkers.
Hansen Il Son have largely incrcaset
their foundry facilities during the pa,
two weeks.
Plenty of tirst-class brick at tn,
kirkpatricx kilns-onc half mile cas-
of Memphis.
Lewis Hixson bought half interes
- h, las
"Wednesday.
Chas. Miller left yesterday mornin.
for Kansas City where he will remain
for II few days.
Chas. Bailey, Of Downing. was II
Memphis. Monday, and made this office
IL pleasant call.
Mt. Pleasant township received it,
share of the nominations at the People
party county convention.
The Democrats are whistlinG 4
keep up their courage III regard I" Inc
nominations made Monday.
The Memphis band will give Il con
cert anu lCc CItliu HtIt'tt ~ WV WA
house park Tomorrow night.
Tom Lindsey, OF Jackson, Tenn.
was in this city shaking hands with ole
friends. the first of the week.
Remember and go to Mount & Donnel
for ANYTHING in the hardware line, thu
! best stock in Northeast Missouri.
Don't fail to attend the concert anC
ice cream supper given by the ban'
| boys in the court house park tomorrow
night.
Martha Shelley. wife of Ed. Shelley
near kilwinniny. died June 9th at : Il
IN. The funeral services were held to
day at Pleasant Hill.
You will soon want gasoline stow
Mount Il Donnell are prepared to furr
ish the very best one that can be made
the improved Quick Meal.
We will send the FARMERS TNIO
until after the election for thirty tiv
cents. This rate should bring Il
several hundred subscribers.
Misses Grace. Gertie and Bessie Mai
lick. Litha Page and Ed Becker. q
Nahoka. attended the Matlick Danfor
wedding last Thursday morning.
\. l.. blanchard has moved his >toc
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07

The ladies of the aid society of the
NJ. t.. Church. will serve ice cream and
cake on the 18th of July. in the booth on
the northwest corner of the square.
Ice cream and cake. t. cents
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Red PCl.e Cattle.
\. w. HAMRICK.

am breeding English Red Poll Cat
tic and invite all who are interested in
improved stock to call and examine my
Red Mul,ys. | also have pure bred
Italian bees aud Plymouth Rock fowls
Eggs tor sale in season. A few calves
for sale this spring.
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For Sale.

have a few LangstrOth and Control
liable bee hives. in good condition. for
sale. low down. if scld before swarming
time. Also. l bee palace containing
eight hives. Call at once
j. l.. TENEANT.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07
Binder Irvine.

Guaranteed against weather or In
sects: strength 20 to 100 pounds-free
from lamps. 81 cents per pound if sub
scribei for. Call on J. l.. Durnal.
agent. In Memphis Saturdays.
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The Peoples Stock Food

is warranted and having been used by
hundreds successfully will at once show
To the most skeptical that there never
has been "A medicine introduced SO we'll
adapted to- stock If all kinds as II Z
Peoples Stock Food. Hundreds o.!
testimonials could m given. but We re
fer 10 "A few of Scotland county farmers
who have used them:
Nc~SrS Brown X Dawson:
| have used tn, Stock Food the
Peoples, for two years. have given It
rs thorough Il test Is | could with
Horses. Cows and Hogs. and say en-
phutically ii has far exceeded my cN-
pcctation> in every case: in fact can
NO. afford ~ do without ii formy stock.
Respectfully. {. |. HILL.
MEMPHIS, Mo. Aug. Sih. 1874.
VIM. Il. Moore says: NO farmer
can afford to be without The People :
stock Food for l. is reliable"
INDY Prough saws: Money invested
in Peoples Stock Food is better than
. government bonds. 81 invested in peo-
Piles Stock Food will DO m re good and
bring in IL larger income than 800
would in ,onds.
NJ. l.. Bunduranl says: I'VE know Il
! coed ,ting when We see and test ii.
therefore when We say the People :
Stock Food is good We know it because
we have tested i.
!. j. Bourn says: Peoples Stock
Food is the br>, Condition Powders
ever used for horses.
Jno. Rra,hhun says: 'F"r hogs the
Peoples Stock 20, d cannot be beat"
W. W. Arnold says: Il ann NOR,
than satisfied With Peoples Stock FOOD
believing there is nothing III the nlarke
its equal. Sold only by
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07
BOOKKEEPING, SHORTHAND
AND PERMARSHlp.

We have recently prepared books on s:,c
above. especially adapted To Home study.
Sent on "a days trial. Hundreds have bee u
benefited hundreds oi dollars Icy ordering our
publications.. Why not you:
Should Won later decide to enter our College.
you would receive crcdi, for the amount paid.
Four tcks by our method of teaching is
equal 10 II weeks by the old plan. POSITIONS
GCARNTEED under certain coi.siit!onS. Send
for our FREE illustrated 90 page catalogue
and state your wants. Address - J. r.
Draughon. Prcs't. - Dr.: II .honS Pr,.ci icaI
HusiHe> College and School OF shot thand and
Teleyraphy Tenn. II Teachers.
'"l Students tae past year. M vacation.
Enter any time. CHEAP BOARD. n d. We
. pay $500 cash FOR al! vacancies ~ keep
"r>, >tenogrrphers. teachers. cle' x. etc, re-
ported tn US. provided we I'll same.
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Married in the NJ. F.. Church. this
city. on last Thursday morning, Walter
f. Matlick. of kahoka. and -iss Mabel.
eldest daughter Of Rev. and Mrs. 3. NJ.
Danford. \ large number of invited
friends We're present and the gifts were
numerous and costly. The brides
father of1iciated. The good wishes OF
the brides many friends go with the
young couple. who will make their
home in kahOka.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07

7. ID. Head. Dentist, Odd Fellows
building.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07

Mrs. Bartlett. of Memphis, Scotland
county, 10. is visiting her sister. Mrs.
George Glaze. near GAINESVILLE. and a
surprise dinner was given in her be-
half. b persons partaking Of the ex-
cellent provisions prepared for the
occasion The women Of north Mis-
souri, are noted for setting good tables,
and the occasion was no exception to
lance Of Mrs bartlett. and the event
will long be remembered. as very
pleasant time was had by all. After
dinner all went to Mt. Pleasant church
and listened to splendid sermon by
! the pastor.-Bethany Republican.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07

Everything i'm the drayiny lin. promptly AT.
tended to on short notice. Moving Of house
hold furniture speciality. Leave orders at
the Central Hotel.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07

Victor CLANCY came very nea-' being
struck by tightening sunday afternoon.
He was putting horse in the stable.
in the southwest part If Memphis. and
being called BY friend to the street
rc;,r by just Us the storm came up.
Mr. CLANCY had hardly reached the
street. when Tightening struck his barn
and killed the horse. Had Mr.. CLANCY
not been called to the street. it was his
intention to 90 in the barn and tie III ,
horse Had he done 80. there is no
doubt but the lightning would have
killed him. The liberal citizens OF
Memphis made up a purse. Monday.
with which to purchase Mr.. CLANCY
another horse.
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07

u. II. L FDYKE,
Energy. Scotland CO., Mo
The farmers' union. (Memphis, Mo.) 1891-1895, 1894-06-07

Misses Grace. Gertie and Bessie Mat
lick. I.itha Page and Ed Becker. Of
Nahoka. attended the Matlick Danfor.l
wedding last Thursday morning.
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ton purposes, equal to seO,OO5 cubic
IRRIG ALTON AND RAINFALL.

MhlGA1lON ANO hAlNf ALL.
 The report of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture. for last year, shows that at Wallace, Kansas, during the six months from April to Septem- Der, the rainfall aggregated over tif- teen inches. We have before found that an average of two feet in depth. including the rainfall, is required for practical irrigation; or in other words two cubic feet of water per square foot of land. An acre of land contains 43,- 560 square feet, therefore to irrigate one acre of land requires s7,l20 cubic feet of water; of this fifteen-twenty- fourths or five-eighths may be estim- ated as rainfall, leaving three-eighths to be supplied from the reservoir. Therefore to irrigate one acre of land during the season requires 32, 670 cubic feet of water; but our pump and reser- yoir will supply during the season 36O,- GOO cubic feet or water enough to irri- gate about eleven acres.
 THINGS ACTUALLY DONE.
 Now. we have seen what in theory ought to be accomplished with a pump and reservoir of the capacity named; let us see what our farmers reports show as actually being accomplished. John simon of Garden City, Kansas, reports a windmill pumping 5-inch stream of water into a reservoir 100 feet square by four feet deep, raising the water twelve to fifteen feet and irrigating ten to fifteen acres; the en- tire cost of his plant was Sl4O, with practically no outlay for operating ex- penses. J. F. Monson of Julesburg, Colorado, reports that he is irrigating eight to ten acres with two windmills raising 3-inch stream of water twenty feet into a reservoir eighty feet in di- ameter and four and one-half feet deep. The cost of his plant was 1925. J. l.. Dies em of Garden City, Kansas, is ir- rigating fifteen acres from well thir- teen feet deep, by means of a pump throwing 6,0O0 gallons per hour into a reservoir 40 by l53 feet and four and one-half feet deep. His plant cost S35O. Examples of these results might be multiplied indefinitely: but enough have been given to show that theory and nractice hear one another out, and that, at comparatively moderate cost it is eminently practicable to irrigate ten to fifteen acres of land by means of a windmill pump.
 DEPTH OF WELLS.
 Another important question to be considered in this connection is the denth from which water can be sue cessfully pumped by windmills for irri- ration. Theoretically a 5-inch column of water can he raised loo feet for each horse power developed by the windmill. The pump company states that the practical limit of raising Wa
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bra. ka, as compared with Illinois, will be accepted without question.
 further ascertained from the pump company that 5-inch pump geared to run forty-eight s-inch strokes per minute will discharge 1860 gallons per hour; 6-inch pump geared in the same way will discharge 276O gallons per hour, and an s-inch pump will dis charge l 4,SG0 gallons per hour.
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IRRIGATION BY USE OF wINDMrLLs.

By B. A. NeAle,tcr Land Commissioner of the Union Pacific Railway. in Irrigation Age.
 At the Interstate Irrigation con vention held at Salina, Kansas. Sep tember 2s. 1893, my attention was drawn to the subject of pumping wa ter for irrigation by means of wind- mill pumps. Several gentlemen were present from Garden City, Kansas, who detailed in q very interesting way the results obtained in their lo- cality by this means. Shortly after ward, in conversation with a gentle man from iuicsburg. Cela., l learned that one or two farms in the vicinity of Julesburg were being irrigated in the same manner
 A RAILROAD GATHERS FACTS.
 II then became a matter of curiosity to ascertain the extent to which this irrigation by pumping has been prac- ticed throughout the country. and l prepared aud sent out to each of our station agents and land agents m Ne brasNa, west of North Platte; Kansas, west of Wa Keeney; Wyoming east and north of Cheyenne; and all of our agents in Colorado, New Mexico and Texas. circular letter asking the names and addresses of any indiyidu- als whomthe might know were pump ing water for irrigation purposes. In response tn these letters secured in the neighbOrhood of two hundred names of parties located in western Nebraska. southeastern Wyoming, northeastern and east-central Colo rado. and western Kansas. To each one of th,se parties l sent a letter asking the locality of their lands, num- Der of acres irrigated power used, whether wind or steam, cost of plant and cost per year of operation. depth and diameter or well, depth of water, whether or not the well could be pumped dry: diameter of stream com ing from the pump, capacity Of pump in gallons pei hour, average length of time per year of running the pump, and area and depth of reservoir A large number of these letters have been returned with full and complete answers to the questions asked and in many instances accompanied by en- thuSiastic letters advocating this method of irrigation.
 oliIzzING THE WINDMILL MAKERS.
 While awaiting replies to these let ters to individual farmers. l submit ted to one of the prominent wind-en- zine pump companies a series of ques- tions as to the capacity, cost etc, of pnmps and wlndmills. From the pump company I learned that one horse power will raise a 5-inch column of water 100 feet; a six inch column seventy feet and an eight inch column forty feet: additional horse power will elevate the column in direct propor- tion. A l0-foot windmill will develop one-hall horse power; l2-foot mill three f0urths horse power: a l4-foot mill two horse power, and each addi- tional two feet in diameter practically develops an additional horse power up to thirty foot mill which devel- ops eight horse power The cost of mills ranges from Sl0 for the smallest size up to Si00 for the largest
 In response to an inquiry as to the estimated number of days a windmill will run during the year, the company replies as follows; Tt depends upon 'localitT. Here in Illinois total out put one-third or eight hours per day "Kadsas and Nebraska will average
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JANUARY CLIMATE AT ARIzOLA.
WEATHER REPORT
For Week Ending Wednesday, January
 28. 1894,

As recorded by the Voluntary Ob- server of the United States Weather Bureau at this point:
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the reports which l Ihaye received from farmers l have a number of instances where the water is being pumped from considerable depths. Among them J. c. Houser of Grainfield, Kansas, is pumping from a well fifty-six feet in depth. s. K. Wine of Menlo, Kansas, is pumping from we'll 130 feet deep. $. T. Percel of Grainfield, Kansas, is pumping from a we'll l40 feet deep. Four wells at Weskan, Kansas, are re- spectively 135 feet, l53 feet, 160 feet and l40 feet in depth. This shows that it is practicable to raise water from considerable depth below the surface of the ground.
 INDEPENDENCE ON A FEW ACRES.
 1t is my opinion that the future irri- gation of the plains country is to be largely carried on by means of wind mil pumps. Each farmer can, inde- pendent of his neighbors or of any ir- rigation company, irrigate from ten to fifteen acres of his quarter section, and ten to fifteen acres properly irri- gated and carefully cultivated are as much as any man ought to undertake to cultivate under irrigation. On this irrigated ground he can raise those crops which will bring in the best fin- ancial returns, and can thereby insure himself and his family sufficient in- come to more than support them inde- pendently of the natural rainfall. On the remaining portion of his l6O acres he can raise by dry farming the same crops in character and amount as he is now getting, and two years out of three he is bound to get magnificent crops from the non-irrigated land.
 EFFECT UPON CLIMATE.
 am further convinced that If ten acres out of each quarter section of the plains country were irrigated the resultant evaporation from the neces- sary reservoirs and from the irrigated land, would so disturb existing eli matic conditions that the long droughts which are now liable to be experienced would be permanently broken up, and that the average an- nual rainfall instead of coming at in- frequent periods and in heavy, driving storms, always causing more or less T ha oh oi af quent intervals and in the shape of gentle rains which would do the great est amount of good. The result would be that from the non-irrigated land would be obtained each and every year fully as good crops as were obtained in western Kansas and Nebraska in 1891 and 1892.
 4*&
 While the foregoing is based upon data collected elsewhere, and the con- clusions drawn are applied elsewhere, it is so in line with the recent papers in THE OASIS by Lieutenant Bryan on irrigation by pumping in the vicin- ity of Arizola, that it is well worth publication as companion paper. Tn it's application to the CsSa Grande Valley the reader will observe that here the season for pumping would be extended through nearly the entire year. which would more than compen- sate for the larger rainfall in Kansas and Nebraska, and the greater eyapor- ation in Southern Arizona. With the same appliances ten to fifteen acres can here be successfully irrigated, and, with the more valuable productions here grown, at far greater profit. Here government lands, close to rail- way station, with a splendid supply or water within sixty feet of the surface,
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 to run forty-eight s-inch strokes per minute will discharge 1860 gallons per hour; a 6-inch pump geared in the same way will discharge 276O gallons per hour, and an s-inch pump will dis charge ,SG0 gallons per hour
 TIE DUTY OF WATER.
 From the printed report of the Color ado State Agricultural College at Fort Collins. Colo. l learned that the duty of water as determined by actual meas urement is one cubic foot per second runniag continuously for sixty to six ty-Hye acres of ground. This during the month of June when the greatest amount of water k used for irrigation. During the entire irrigation season one cubic foot per second, if reser- yoired, k sufficient for l75 to 900 acres. The same report shows that by actual measurement the amount of water required fer various crops ranges from I .67 to 2.53 feet in depth. That is if the entire amount of water necessary for perfect irrigation of the land was applied to the land at one time, 1t wonld be necessary to cover the ground to the depth named, according to the crop to be irrigated, The report shows also that this measured depth includes the measured rainfall during the same season. For the purpose of estimates given in this paper will assume that the average depth required for crops is two feet
 WHAT A WINDMILL WILL DO.
 From the statements made by the pump company as to the capacity of a pump I learn that a 5-inch pump will discharge l.s6O gallons per hour. This is thirty-one gallons per minute or fiye-tenths gallons per second, and is equal to .O6s cubic feet of water per second. On the Colorado basis as be- fore given. a stream running .O68 cubic feet per second would irrigate about six acres of land; but the pump is eSti- mated to run only about one-thlrd of the time. consequently one-third of the water would be secured and about two acres could be irrigated direct from the pump.
 | have large number of reports rro,n farmer who apparently nut in their windmills originally for the sole purpose of securing water for stock. but have since been successfully irrigating orchards, garden patcher, etc. from the surplus without making any attempt to reservoir it. These reports show that such surplus water is sufficient to irrigate from one to three acres of land.
 RESERVOIR POSSIBILITIES.
 Now suppose farmer expends few dollars in constructing reservoir 100 feet square by four feet deep, what would be the result? Such reser- yoir win mntain 10000 cubic feet or about 30l,000 gallons of water and finch pump discharging 1860 gallons of water per hour, will in one-third Of day or eight hours. discharge l4,SSO gallons. In twenty days of eight hours each this is assuming that the wind mill runs onc-third of thcactual time 207 600 gallons of waterwill be secured, practically filling onr S@.O0O gallon reservoir, During the SiXmonths from April to September inclusive, there | are nine periods of twenty days each therefore the reservoir can be filled and cmptied nine times during the six months, resulting in an aggregate of 2,70o,0oo gallons of water for irriga-
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