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Evening journal., 1900-06-05

WANTED -Four lady canvasSers. on
salary. Apply 20 j. H. ODonald & Co.
O2 Walnut street,
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Utilizing wiudmills.

In parts of Kansas and Nebraska
the farmers are utilizing their wind
mills to irrigate small patches OF
ground near their homes for garden
purposes. In some cases indeed these
patches include not less than ten or
twelve acres Of ground. There are
numerous windmills scattered through
the middle west that should be more
fully utilized than at present. At some
Of our, experiment stations irrigation
has been tried on strawberries and
vegetables with very good effect. Even
a quarter of acre brought under irri-
CATION should give good results. This
will be found to be easily accomplish
ed where the soil is sufficiently clayey
to puddle well. The cost should be
small, as the water used is surplus
water that would otherwise remain
unused. In the states near the Great
Lakes the effort should prove effective
Tor tae reason that the rainfall is usu-
ally quite good and the supply of mois-
ture in, the ground practically mex
haustible. The soil water Is within a
few feet OF the surface, while in the
regions west Of the Missouri the soil
water is frequently rs or more feet
below the surface, and the problem #
lifting becomes great.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Potash and Starch Potatoes.

The Connecticut Experiment Station
made experiments to compare the eff
feet of muriate with that of sulphate
OF potash on the starch content and
yield Of tubers. The potatoes were
grown on very poor soil which was
dressed with 400 pounds nitrate soda,
615 pounds acid phosphate and 120
pounds of muriate or sulphate Of pot
ash. The yield was increased from 43
to 22S bushels of salable tubers per
acre. Doubling the potash, applying
240 pounds per acre, increased the
yield only twelve bushels per acre over
what was produced when 120 pounds
were applied. Muriate produced a
somewhat greater yield than sulphate,
but the tubers contained slightly more
water and less starch than when sui
phate was used.' The evidence in re-
gard to the relative effect of sulphate
and muriate Of potash on potatoes is
somewhat conflicting. Most of the ex-
periments made in this country and
Europe show that sulphate produces
better tubers with less water and a
slightly higher starch content, but the
difference is slight. Some German ex-
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
CIeaniin ess in Pasteurization

In conversation with a represen-
tative Of the Farmers Review Fl. B.
Gurler said that he had got beyond
Pasteurization-he had reached the
point where he could produce milk so
clean that it does not need pasteuriza-
tion. That Mr.. Gurler is doing this is
quite evident from the fact that he has
large trade in Chicago that pays l2
cents a quart for his milk, while other
milk is selling at 6 and 7 cents per
quart. Pasteurization Of milk is bound
to be a very important factor in the
handling of milk, for the reason that
few men will give the attention to the
matter that is necessary ii absolutely
clean milk is to be produced. Cleanli-
ness is preferable to pasteurization,
but unfortunately it is much more diff
ficult to produce milk that is absolute
ly clean than it is to pasteurize.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
A Queer Appetite.

Occasionally we hear of cattle that
develop an abnormal appetite for wood,
eating rotten pieces OF boards, etc. A
contributor to National Stockman
states that at one Crawford county In
stitute, gentleman complained that
one of his COWS had eaten a pig-pen, a
string of fence and other lumber on
the premises, and he had been COM
PEELED to fence her away from the barn
TO save it, He has fed her many and
various feeding stuffs, besides bone
meal sawdust and other side-dishes.
With lumber at present prices, the cow
has expensive tastes. He wishes to
know what produced the appetite, and
what will cure 1t. He thinks he has
provided foods that furnish all the
mineral elements needed, and the In
clination to chew sticks and boards
seems now to be only vicious habit.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Treat Oats for Smut.

/" The sowing of oats without first
treating the seed for smut Is cause
of great loss to farmers. This loss Is
far greater than one would suppose
without investigation. Investigations
in Illinois show that the annual loss
to the oat crop in that state Is from
b to Al per cent, with an average OF
about ten per cent. This means about
l,5oO,0O00 bushels per year. One rea-
son why the loss to the oat crop from
smut Is underestimated is that many
OF the smut heads are whipped off by
the wind and so are rnnoticed. but at
harvest time the stalk that is cut Is
bare. Then again the stalks affected
by smut are frequently .dwarfed and
do not show among the other. heads.
even In the sheaf. Then, too, smut
sometimes exists without being rec
ognized, it being set down as blight.
This loss can be entirely prevented by
treating the oats with hot water, dip
ping the seed oats in water for five
minutes at a temperature OF 100 to 1877
degrees. For this work kettle ls
needed as well as two barrels and a
thermometer. One barrel should coz
tain warm water and another cold
water. The oats should be sacked In
quantities Of one to one and half
bushels. The kettle should be large
enough to hold one bag at time
After the bag Of oats has remained
for the specified time in the kettle Of
hot water It should be lifted out and
dipped at once into the barrel Of cool
water. The barrel of warm water is
used to take off the chill from the oats
before dipping in the water at 1872 de-
grees. If the day be warm this pre-
caution will not be necessary. The
oats can be sown at once by hand
without drying.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Feeding va,no Of a.ssisa.

x The feeding value OF alfalfa depends
somewhat on the time at which 1t ia
cut Tests at the Utah station gave
the following result: \
L. The first crop gave the largest
yield in each OF the five tests and In
fourteen out of the fifteen cuttings,
while the third crop gave the lowest
for every test and in every cutting but
one. The average acre-yields for the
FIVE years, including all cuttings, stand
Z in the following relation: First crop,
100; second, 78; and third, 80. For the
early cuttings alone, first crop, 100;
second, So; third, 66.
!. 2. In the average composition OF all
cuttings for three years, the nutrients
of the three crops vary but little. The
second has slightly the highest per
cent OF protein and fiber; and the third
the most fat and nitrogen-free extract.
s1S The third crop has the largest
proportion of leaves to stems; but the
per cent Of protein in the leaves Is
highest In the second crop, and next
highest in the first. The leaves Of the
first crop contain the most fat and Of
the second the least. ~ - =. 81
IA 4. The third crop produced a higher
average rate Of gain in the feeding
tests than the first or second and also
higher than any Of the separate cut
$tings. The amount eaten daily was
also highest Of all, but the dry matter
ard digestible matter for pound Of
gain were the lowest. In a pound per
pound comparison the gains stand as
follows: First crop, 100; second, 81;
third crop, 126. Dry matter for a
pound of gain, first crop, 100; second,
lis; and third, So. IT,. !: t."
5. The beef product per acre, TAX
ing the average result of all cuttings
for the five years, was very much the
highest for the first crop and decidedly
the lowest for the third, standing as
follows: First crop, 100; second, 61
and third, 45. But taking the early
cuttings alone they stand, first crop,
100; second, so, and third, 60.
6. Pound per pound, taken as a
whole, the results show the highest
feeding value for the third crop and
the lowest for the second. ~
7. The average annual beef product
from early cut alfalfa was 705.61
pounds per acre; 1t required 9.575
pounds Of timothy to produce an equal
weight; 1857 pounds Of red clover,
and 10,0SS pounds Of shredded corn
fodder. a.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
FARM AND GARDEN.
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
AORICULTURiSTS
Somo Up to-Date Hiats About Gull
tivation Of tho Soil and Yields
Observation-Disclosures, vitioulture and
Horticulture.
Conserving Manure.

. 81 g B. T.
In common with other things that
are under control of trusts there has
been sharp advance in the price of
chemicals chat the farmers use for the
manufacture OF commercial fertilizers
or that the manufacturers use in the
making up Of commercial grades. This
IS SAID to be especially true OF the
materials that contain nitrogen. 1t
therefore behooves the farmer to LOOK
after the fertilizers he has on the
farm. BY the ordinary manner Of
handling manure at least half Of the
nitrogen is lost. One-half of the value
OF the excrement from our cattle and
other stock is in the liquids, which on
many farms are not saved at all Nj
trogen especially abounds in the
liquids, as is evidenced by the am
monia they throw off. We want again
to urge that every farmer take meas
ures to save these valuable products.
The farmers that have manure piles
that are exposed to all weathers and
that have no arrangement to save the
liquids should at once stop the waste.
It means hundreds OF dollars to the
pocket Of every farmer. Remember
that the manure pile is not only as
sailed by the rain but by the air, and
the latter helps to deprive it Of it's
ammonia form of nitrogen. It is
not enough to prevent manure from
teaching and washing. it must be kept
from drying out and thus losing it's
ammonia, or large part Of it.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Sheep staggers.

This is disease due to the form
OF one Of the tapeworms OF the dos
Ctoenia coenurus), which becomes
located In the brain or spinal cord OF
the sheep. The sheep becomes in
fected while pasturing where the eggs
Of this tapeWorm have been scattered
by dogs. The dogs in turn are in
tested by eating the brains of sheep
containing cysts. The symptoms IN
the sheep are stupor and Involuntary
muscular movement. The pupil Of the
eye usually becomes fixed and the
sight or hearing is impaired. There
is no inclination for food, and the ani-
NAL loses flesh rapidly. II the para
site be located in the side of the brain
the animal will turn its head to one
side, and is liable to walk in circle.
Il located in the middle, the movement
will be irregular and jerky. Some
times the breathing is very difficult,
Que to the location of the cyst in the
nsedulla, which is the center Of the
nerves controlling respiration. II the
cys. is located at the top of the head
the slapll over the cyst will enlarge
and become soft in about month.
The cyst may then be removed
through the operation of craniotomy.
The brains and spinal cords of sheep
that have died of this disease should
be burned or buried SO deeply as to be
out OF the way of dogs. Wolves, coy.
otes and foxes are also capable Of
spreading the disease.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Our Effusiye Candidate.

"Grand idea, that. of our new cam
didatew said the election agent just
before the contest in certain Lanca-
shire town. "He isn't satisfied with
shaking hands with his constituents n
the ordinary way. When he meets one
Of them he grabs both hands r.
'Tsn't that rather overriding it?" said
one Of his friends. a~ @..~
1T might look that way to you, but
Warrigan knows his business. AS long
as he holds the fellows hands his
watch is Answers. lie -sss... e.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
A Poor Falkland.

During performance of THE Ri
vals." in which Joe Jefferson played
Bob Acres. the actor rendering Falk-
land was inadequate to the role. In
the scene in which Falkland, Captain
Absolute and Bob Acres have wordy
alteration, Falkland raLted violently,
raised his voice to an unnecessary
pitch, and, finally, in q burst Of anger,
slammed a door as ii to make his exit,
1t Is part of the business for Captain
Absolute to saw at this junctnre, Poor
Falkland!' He did 50. and MIR. Jetfer-
son promptly replied, 'The poorest |
ever saw!' ~. 1T -
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

A teacher of music In one Of the pub
lie schools of the South desired to i'm
press the pupils with the meaning OF
the signs "f'' and "f" in song tina,
they were about to sing. After ex-
planning that If" means forte, he said:
"Now, children, IL f. means forte,
what does IF meanT
Silence reigned for moment, md
then he was astonished to hear q
bright little fellow shout:
"Eightyv'-San Francisco Wave.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Friendly Advice,

softleigh-Wea I aw-have a Nc
ton to-aw-blow me brains out, dom
cher know. Ii 49,
Miss Cutting-Indeed! Well, in case
you do, I'd advise you not to say any
thing about it afterward, and no one
will ever know the difference.-Chica-
go News. s
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
PATIENTS.
List of Patents ISSUED Last Week to
NOrthwestern Inventors.

Edward j. Brennan, st. Paul, Mimi.
track laying machine; Albert y. Had.
ley, Mount Vernon. and r. Tielebein,
Plankinton, s. D., adjustable belt
guide: Lauritz III. Jensen, Minneapt
lis, Mimi. folding bed; Olaf III. Lund,
Kenyon, Minn., wagon jack; Ole a.
Nicholson. Winger, Mimi, combined
straw blower and spout; Henry f. Mel
son. Gales, Mimi. stoker for straw
burning furnace; Emil Olurd and T.
j. Caesar. Duluth, Mimi, wheel; Will
lam G. Scott. Rock Dell, Mimi, culti-
vator: Jerry Stair, Pipestone, Mimi,
lawn mower.
Merwin. Lothrop & Johnson, Patent Attor.
neys, Oil b 012 Pioneer Press Bldg, st. Paul
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

perfmentera, Pfeiffer and others, have
recently published results Of expert
ments showing that pure muriate mas
no Injurious effect on the tubers, Dnt
impurities, noticeabIy chloride OF mag
nesia, are influential in depressing the
proportion of starch.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
A Sad State OF Affairs.

Mrs Benham-It's hard on the peo-
pie of Greenland to have nights six
months long.
+ Benham-Yes; just thin kof the suf-
ferings Of the poor man whose wife's
mother drops in to spend the evening.
Harpers Bazar. s>,.. i,
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Temperature of Incubators.--It is d

Temperature of Incubators.-It is de-
sirable to keep the thermometer as
near 102 degrees as possible. This
will be hard to do unless the ther-
mometer is reliable one. If 1t Is
one that registers five or six degrees
too low the temperamture will be kept
at a height that will be likely to shat
ter all hopes of a hatch. A slight
falling in temperature TO: a time will
not do great damage, especially in the
warmer parts of the year.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Japanese e Fashion.

II understand that the crown prince
Of Japan is coming over to this coun-
try on a Dutch treat bridal, tour a.
What do you mean by thatT'
"He's coming alone
Plain Dealer. -E 81 = - y - -
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Read the Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better If you will get into the habit Of
reading the advertisements; they will
help you in the way of getting some
reliable; they send what they adver-
tise. s..".
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
DO Yonr Feet Ache and Burn9

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder for the feet. It makes
tight OF, New Shoes feel Easy. Cures
Corns, Bunions, Swollen, Hot and
Sweating Feet At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE.
Address Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy, N. Y.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Winning Her.

Briggs--Nothing remains but to ask
the girl.
Griggs-Do you think she will con-
sent?
Briggs-Oh, yes. I am going to tell
her that her parents are dead against
it.-Detroit Free Press.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Branch Ivy.

This is called also hemlock, calf kill.
:leucothoe, dog laurel. 1t is a poison
Gus shrub, evergreen, two to four feet
high, with thick, tapering, sharply
saw-edged leaves and numerous clns-.
tiers OF small, white, tubular, ill-smell-
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

Ills Of
W. orr, ezs

The des.aSfgesssenfs 0f
the female organism fisaf
breed aN kisdS Of fs'0sskssD
and which ordinary Hf,aGs~
lice does mot cure, are the
very things fSsaf giNe way
promptly 10 Lydia f. Pink
Isasss,s Vegetable Come
pound.
Uterine and ovarian
troubles, Kidney frOszhAssy
alterations, sassafOTsy sssa-
usual discharges, back
aches and painful uesROds
these arc fire Ills Haaf
hang on and wreck health
and happiness and dis
position >r...
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
horticultural Observa tfons.

well cultivated orchard on deep
rich soil should send down its roots
much deeper than an orchard not cul-
tlvated. Consequently it should be
able to stand cold better than trees
~ uncultivated orchards. It is true
the frost may go deeper, but the root
should outstrip the frost.
Mr.. John Mcdonald OF Michigan
says: i learned last year that fruit
trees standing in grass winter better
than those well cultivated. A great
many apple and pear trees died last
summer owing to the hard preceding
winter" The general conclusion that
Mr. Mcdonald draws from that expert
ence is not we'll founded. If all our
winters were like the one OF 1859 we
would have to stop cultivating our
orchards, and we could then state as
a general proposition that cultivated
trees are liable to be frozen out be-
cause the frost can strike in deeper
and stay longer. But that winter was
one Of exceptional severity, and it is
doubtful IL we will have another like
Y Tor % years to come. The ground
was bare and froze deeply. Probably
in some sections the roots of the trees
did not thaW out till after the buds
and leaves had appeared. But we must
figure on ordinary and not on extra:
ordinary years. An orchard planted
now may grow to maturity and fail
with old age and be succeeded by an
other orchard that will likewise dis
appear from old age before we have
another winter with conditions iden-
tlcal with the one named. Cultivation
is desirable, and we will have to take
our chances on the unusual winter.
s. 7. Wilkinson Of Branch county,
Michigan, sends the following to the
State Board of Agriculture: All apple
orchards in this vicinity :hat had been
both cultivated and sprayed bore, a
full crop OF fine apples. Most or
chards sprayed and not cultivated had
partial crop of fairly good fruit,
while but few orchards not sprayed
had more than 10 per cent of crop.
With peaches have experimental
some for three years with some varie-
ties in same plot and set at the same
time. The first crop in 1898 from the
cultivated portion bore SO per cent of
full crop of fine, large. well formed
fruit, while the uncultivated trees bore
20 per cent full crop of second class
fruit. Cultivated trees killed by last
winters freezing, 60 per cent; uncul-
tivated killed, . per cent. Have reset
cultivated portion and cultivated
whole plat. Ali have made good
growth and look fine. I think that it
pays to cultivate judieiously all peach
orchards and SOW rye or some other
cover crop about August l. Heel in
with dirt all trees under bearing age
at least one foot, high, as our winters
are very likely to be bare of snow, and
would both cultivate and spray all
apple orchards.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
An Appropriate Present.

Mr.. Lash--What Gid you get baby
for birthday present? 4"
Mrs. LashI took $4.99 out Of the
little darling's bank and bought him
that lovely lamp for the drawing
room.-Boston Beacon
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
A Real Sinecure.

Tired Tompkins--There's one job
wouldn't mind havin'. Horace.
Hungry Horace lin amhzement>--
What's that
Tired Tompkins-Lineman fer wire.
less telegraph !company.-Life.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
She Couldn't Call Again in the Pas

She Couldn't Call Again in the Past.
''You advertised, ] believe. that you
would tell women how to be beauti.
full" NJ.
II did" 49,
"Well, I'd like to know how"
Certainly, certainly. Two dollars.
Thank you. The surest was Is to be
born beautiful. Call again some future
time" New York Journal.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

Vegetable Coloring.--The green COL
oring used for ice cream, frosting
candies, etc, is called pistachio, but is
made from spinach and is perfectly
harmless. A red coloring matter is
made from beets, and a yellow one
from carrots. A few drops of the red
will give a delicate shade of pink.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Ar. you Using Aliens Foot Easss

It is the only cure for Swollen.
Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet,
Corns and Bunions. Ask for Aliens
Foot Ease, a powder to be shaken into
the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe
Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad-
dress Allen s. Olmsted. Leroy, N. Y.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

send for "Choice Recipes"
By Walter Baker d Co. Ltd, Dorchester, MASS
mailed free. Mention this paper
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

lido not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption
has an equal for coughs and colds.-JoHN
BOYER, Trinity Springs, Ind, Feb. Is, 1900
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

Remove the causes that make your hair lifeless
snd gray with PARxKR's MAR BALsAM.,
HTNpxRcoRN's 0, the best cure for corns. 15cts.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

1t is not until the poet has a sweet
heart that he is most inclined to 60 to
meter. ,'
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17
Halls Catarrh Cure
Is taken internally. Price, 75c.

No matter how long its period OF
usefulness, a clock always comes to an
un timely nd.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

Wing bars" is a term applied to any
line Of dark color across the middle
of the wings, caused by the color or
marking OF the feathers known as the
lower Wing-coverts.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

The Oregon State Fair Association
has announced a premium of $3.50 for
the best display of animals from one
farm, the collection to include at least
two horses, five cattle, five sheep, five
Augora goats and five swine.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

Carter's Ink Is the Best Ink
made, but no dearer than the poorest. Has the
largest sale OF any ink In the world. s".' ~ NJ
The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-05-17

ing flowers, which appear In April or
May. 1t grows abundantly, often
forming dense thickets along the
stream banks in the Allegheny noun
tains from West Virginia to northern
Georgia.