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The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04
Land and Land Agents.

We have never known such an active
and excited market for all kinds of
farm lands as at the present time.
While all the we'll developed farms of
the central west have felt the influence
of this demand for land to a greater or
less extent, it is in those regions where
good land partially or wholly unim-
proved is selling for from $40 to $50
per acre where the excitement has Seen
and Is the most intense. Easy money
markets, low interest rates and the gen
eral prosperity of the people, coupled
with the work of the tax %ferretS, who
have made the farm mortgage a less de-
sirable proposition than 1t once was
are the impelling forces in this unusual
demand for farm lands. AS a result an
army of men have seized upon the OPP
portunity and have become land agents.
Now some of these agents have good
land to sell, backed by good titles, locat-
ed in those %latituoes where rainfall, eli
mate, soil and general conditions invite
the buyer who is seeking a home, and
then again some of them have land to
sell which no would-be settler wants.
So many people are seeking new homes
at the present time that we wish to en-
phasize what we have before mentioned
in these notes, the necessity Of giving
any land bought a thorough personal
inspection not only as to its topogra-
ply, but as to the nature of the soil,
sub-soil, drainage facilities, rainfall,
length of growing season, liability to
early and late frosts, character of set
tiers, distance from market, present
and prospective timber and fuel supply
and all the things which have so much
to do with the liking of a country and a
farm and the making of a success of
your business. Land agents are very
human. and 1t is not best to accept all
the statements made by them as gospel
truth. for If you do you are likely to
! get fooled. See for yourself and know.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

is the store butter of the localities
where creameries are unknown, wads
of odorous grease %tinctured with all the
aggregated smells of an unrefined and
semiciyilized agriculture. This butter
is melted and strained. leaving a clear
yellow oil 1t is then aereated by blow
ing a current of pure heated air through
it for eight or ten hours. This process
removes all odor and leaves it a pure,
odorless butter fat. 1t is then treated
with skimmflk in much the same man
ner that cleo is, is churned and packed
and really makes a very palatable
butter and sells on its merits about 4
cents a pound under western extra
creamery. A factory OF this sort sus-
tains the same relation to the dairy in
terest of the country that a reform
school does to the bad boys of a COM
munity-takes tough raw material and
converts it into something good and
useful.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04
Stock Foods,

To settle if possible. the controversy
over the question of the real value of
the continental stock foods which have
sprung into so much prominence during
the past few years a most interesting
experiment has been undertaken by the
Iowa experiment station. Upon a large
farm in the central part of the state
nine lots of steers of 20 head in each
are to be fed to a finish for the market.
Crushed corn and cobmeal will be the
chief ration used in connection with
~roughage and grass in season. In addi-
ton, one lot will be fed a ration of
gluten meal, another germ oil meal,
and the rest, instead of these concen-
trated foods, will be fed various kinds
of stock food made by different COM
panies. The test is to cover six months,
and the cattle are to be weighed every
30 days by a station expert as we'll as
fed by one. This will settle the ques-
ton of the real value of stock foods.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04
A Land Seekers Compass.

If you are a land seeker and want to
know in a general way where and where
not TO locate. do this: Take a map of
the United States and a ruler and pen
ell. Locate the one hundredth degree
of west longitude at the top and bottom
of the map and then draw a straight
line north and south with your pencil
from point to point. No matter what
state it passes through it will generally
hold good that west of that line it Is
unsafe to buy land expecting to be able
to cultivate the soil and raise profitable
crops, the uses of such land being in
the line of stock raising. while east
of such line as a general thing the land
may be farmed in the ordinary n
Now, like all dead lines. it is best to
keep a safe distance from this one.
This line is of course not defined as is
a railway track and because of local in
fluences and conditions will vary from
100 to 200 miles, some good farming
land being found west of it, and some
mighty poor soil east of it, but as a
sort Of general guide for the green land
buyer it is a good rule to observe.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

others mighty apt ter our Every
one has their troubles, an these gosh
durn tax ferrets is ter blame fur a u
lot NV it, they're piein' the feelins NV
durn near everybody hat has eny prop
prty. They come round an hold up a
Teller, all right, like a lot NV highway
men; it's yer money, or yer reputation,
when they git after yer. Wall they
come round nosin' inter my affairs, an
said | owed the county some back taxes,
! said. | guess not, you fellers may hold
up a lot NV people, but yer can't hold
up me. cause I've always paid my tax
es, an they said, no hot blast ole man,
yet a tax dodger an yer'd better pay
up an save trouble
That was coming at you pretty
straight" remarked the editor, what
did you say to them?"
Il told EN- that | hadn't been in the
habit NV doin' very much dodgin' NV
eny kind; so fur durin' my life. an as
fur as savin' trouble was concerned,
that I'd been NV a savin' disposition all
life an | had no intention NV lettin'
them bleed me now; so they'd better
pull their freight ter some other town,
or farm, at least"
That was good plain talk; how did it
work." asked the editor.
They said, don't go too fast, ole
man, yer hain't reported all Nv yer
moneys an credits an at hat | told
EN- that | guessed | had credit good
enough ter borrow a little money on, il
| needed it, but | guessed | wouldn't pay
taxes on it, jist yit awhile, an they
! said. How bout that 800 yer lent
'Eph' Slocum ten years ago, an eve
turned in?' Then | said, how'd yer find
that out, cause | hadn't taken eny note
or mortgage an ha0n't told eny one,
for | was ashamed ter have n one
know that I'd been such a durn fool as
ter lend him the money, an they said.
'ah. ha! we thought we'd git yer, so
yer'll have ter pay back taxes on that
fur the ten years | told 'em If they
could git that hundred from 'Eph' they
would be welcome ter it, that | didn't
know jist who had that hundred now.
| knew | hadn't got it an never ex-
pected it,"
What did they say to you then?"
inquired the editor.
ooh, they said that don't 20, yerIl
have ter dig up"
Did you dig up?" asked the editor.
Il dug up a few handfuls NV hot air
an handed it ter 'em in a manner Is
made 'em hunt their holes ferret like.
| hain't built jest right fur ter have a
lot NV scalawags like that a holdin' NV
me up, an If they want ter ferret out
things they better commence an pay
back some taxes what has been over
paid"
"You will have to show me someone
who has paid more tax than they
ought to pay. before | can agree with
you" said the editor.
Here's a case fur yer" excitedly re-
marked Uncle Bill. when l bought
my farm | paid $4,000 fur it. | didn't
have money enough, so | borrowed a
couple NV thousand from 'Cy' Prev
ett's dad. | paid taxes on a SIS. 1000 piece
NV property and Prewett paid taxes ON
the 50, 900 mortgage he held on my farm,
now there was $1,000 that taxes was
paid on and only Sc, 1000 worth NV prop
erty in sight. Gee whiz. l guess every
body has paid taxes enough 'thout hav-
in eny ferrets after 'em, especially us
farmers"
wall by ding, I've got ter go home
N shine up the plow."
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T I'm agin this Iowa tax ferret sys-
tenn, first, last an all the time"
z be assorted

ri I'm agln this Iowa tax ferret SyS-
TEN. first. last an all the time"
said Uncle Bill. as he pushed a
galley of type off the stone in
trying to get a place for his elbow to
rest upon
You will be up against a tougher prop
osition than tax ferrits' the next time
you pie any type in here" hotly replied
the editor. You are welcome to come
in to my office. sit at my desk, put one
boot heel into the paste pot and smash
the ink bottle with the other, spit upon
the floor and talk me out of my senses,
but draw the line on your getting too
familiar with the mechanical depart
mpnt of this establishment"
Gee whizz! if | didn't know yer so
well, | actually think yer was mad
bout somethin' this mornin'," answer
ed Uncle Bill, as he sided around to
where the type lay upon the floor in a
heap. Il killed it, didn't l?' he said
as he c%ontinuer, yer news amt stirrin'
enough enyhow. yer need a good mixer
round here, in order ter git all out NV
the types that there is in EN-. | knowed
a Teller back east what could take a
mess nv pie like that an give it a
6urn good miXen; then he'd take a lit
tie pinch NV EN- an throw EN- inter
the cases hap hazard like an when
they was set inter another item, git 'em
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

to shun all signs of civilization. The
quail, which takes more kindly to man
and his ways than any other of our
game birds, might be made plentiful if
it were only given decent protection,
but the pot hunter ready to bag the
whole flock at one shot is to be found
in every community, and so this most
attractive little bird has no show. The
ruffed grouse and the woodcock-kings
of the timber lands-are nearly all
wiped out. 1t seems a pity that this
must be so.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04
The Game Going.

The repeating shotgun and rifle. with
poorly enforced game laws. have about
cleaned out all the settled portions of
The country of all wild game. Save as
prairie marsh may be bought up by syn
none to be found in a very few years.
The wild pigeons are all, gone; only a
few prairie chickens arc left in Illinois,
Missouri. Wisconsin and Iowa. The
wild fowl-the ducks. brant and geese
are SO necessarily bombarded from the
time they can fly in August until the
return to their northern nesting
grounds in April that they have learned
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04
Crows and Chickens.

A lady friend who is a very success
full raiser of poultry told us recently
that the worst enemy she had to cope
with now in the poultry business was
the crow; that these birds had become
so numerous and bold that they would
destroy all eggs Laid by the hens on the
outskirts of the farm homestead and
kill more little chickens than 20 hawks.
There is no doubt about the crow being
a nuisance, and the fact that it eats
some grubs in the fields is no sort OF
excuse for having ii around the prem
ises. Uneeasing war should be made
on both the crow and the sparrow.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

The patrons of a separator creamery
in western Iowa who are able to dis
pose of all their skimmilk at 80 cents
per hundredweight to a process butter
factory close by the creamery have
about the best snap in dairying that
we know of, realizing about $3.50 per
hundredweight for their milk. and these
same men did a whole lot of kicking
when the butter factory located there,
fearing it would injure their creamery
business.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

One of the best farmers we have
come across for some time is a tenant
farmer, and he has been such for 20
years. When he first began renting
land, he was very poor and could not
buy the cheap land which he worked.
In some way he did not seem to n
the fact that this land was sure to rap
idly advance in value, and he had be-
sides a most unconquerable aversion to
running into debt. He has seen the
farm upon which he lives and works
advance in value from SIS to $65 per
acre, and now that his landlord is adj
vancing his rent the mistake made is
very plain to be seen.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

A friend of the English sparrow
states that he lately watched a sparrow
stripping a bunch of curculio eggs from
a twig of a plum tree, the eggs being
fastened in scale form upon the twig.
We think that he is mistaken in his
conclusions. The egg of the curculio
is deposited in the immature plum
along in June and there develops into
the grub which destroys the fruit. The
plum falls, and when spring comes
again the beetle energies to go through
the egg laying process again. The eggs
which were destroyed by the sparrow
were not those of the curculio. but Of
some other type Of insect life.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

At a farmers institute recently a man
solemnly arose and said that he could
give a sure cure for hog cholera. He
was given most respectful attention
while he stated that liberal doses of
raw linseed oil would not only keep the
hog from having cholera. but would
cure it after it came down with the
disease. AS 500 as he sat down four
other men, one after the other, arose and
said that they had each tried this rem
edy and that it was not worth a CONT
mental. So there you have it.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

One extensive railway system of the
middle West has decided to plant catal-
ba trees upon every available portion OF
It's right of way for the purpose of thus
growing the ties which it will need in
the coming years. If this work is done
inteligently and properly, an immense
amount of valuable timber may thus be
grown.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

We know of a sheep raiser in the
central West who finds it very profita-
BILE to have his lambs come in January
and have plenty of spring lambs to sell
at high prices TO the visitors at a popu-
lar summer resort located near him.
He keeps the twin bearing breeds and
sits up nights a good deal of January.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

grass pastures Of Iowa it is not safe to
put more than one COW on each acre for
the summer range. This illustrates
why it is that one acre of good land
which can be irrigated in a sunshiny
region is worth about three times as
much as an acre of equally fertile land
where the weather clerk attends to the
hydraulic business.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

Sooner or later the beet sugar raisers
of this country will have to meet the
competition of the cane produced in our
new island passions. This time may
be STAYED off for awhile by the manipu-
Iation of tariffs and bounties, but in the
end the country which can most cheap
ly produce the sugar of America will
grow it.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

If you are likely to want to sell the
farm inside of five years, it is probable
that now is as good a time to let go as
you will strike. Buyers are plenty,
competition sharp on the part of buyers
and prices at high-water mark. A re-
action is certain before long, and, while
we do not look to see land materially
decline from present values, it may be
hard to find a buyer later n
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

The eastern markets are being largely
supplied with potatoes from Germany,
ireland and Scotland this season, the
high prices justifying the importation
of the tubers even with the burden of
a 25-cent tariff tax on each bushel.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

AS a general rule all over the north
country where it has been used the
large tile for the culvert in the highway
is almost a total failure, and its use for
this purpose is being abandoned to set
tie on the bottom; then the frost comes
and cracks the tile and renders it
worthless.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

A New Jersey farmer has by process
of law made the county pay for some of
his own sheep killed by his own dogs.
This is a good one.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

We do not vouch for the reliability of
the following recipe, but give it as a
friend gives it to use. He "a that If
-four of sulphur is literally mixed in
the box of the planter with the seed
corn the cutworms will never touch the
corn so treated. 1t is so easy and sim
pie a thing to try that it is worth exper-
imenting with.
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Copyright, 1901, by j. S. Trigg.)
Rockford, Ia.
Correspondence Solicited.

One eye on the seed potato is better
than mor You will get a more thrifty
plant.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04
Process Butter,

We watched recently with much in
terest the process used in making what
is known Oh the market as renovated
or process" butter. The raw material
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

Sweet separated milk is worth 30
cents per 100 pounds at a South Dakota
factory which has lately undertaken
the manufacture of powdered milk
milk e%vaporated, dried and powdered.
The professional world. (Columbia, Mo.) 1901-192?, 1902-04-04

In Idaho an acre of irrigated blue
grass pasture will furnish sufficient
food for four cows, while on the blue
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-17
C. p. GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
Committees Appointed to Consider
Seminary Control and Mission
Board Reorganization.

Springfield, Mo. May 17-When
the Cumberland Presbyterian general
assembly reeonvened yesterday com
mittees We're announced by the mod
orators council. 1t is notable that
the committees on theological sem.
mary and missions are composed of
16 members each, or one representa-.
tive from each synod. These COM
mittees VIII grapple with the two
burning questions of the assembly.
namely. seminary control and mission
board reorganization.
The annual report of the western
section of the Presbyterian alliance
was read by Rev, J. R. Henry, of
Pittsburg
The trustees reported having SILL
S94 on hand, which is being held in
trust for theological educational pur-
poses. This board has also assisted
in raising for college endowment a
sum which during the past year has
reached 100000
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-17
OVER 10000 WILL a.,eaD.
That Many to Be In Attendance at
German Baptist Convention
by Tonight.

Harrisburg, May 1.-THE German
Baptists came into Harrisburg by
hundreds yesterday and by tonight
over 10000 VIII be in Paxtang park,
where the annual meeting is being
held. The Philadelphia and Reading
hauled 10 large trains from Allen
town. to which city the Laekawanna
had delivered the long trains from
the northwest. There will be 10 or
II solid trains today, men, women
and children from the Dakotas, Mon
tana and Pacific coast being due The
Reading also brought in 500 from
New England all Reading trains
going directly to the park
Brethren, their wives and children
thronged the union station all day.
long yesterday, arriving from Kansas,
Illinois and the far west. Ten cars
came over the Cumberland Valley
from the far south, the Norfolk and
Western delivering them. Last even
ing several more came in from the
west and south.
telegram was received yesterday
by the committee that 1865 Baptists
from the west had been transferred
to the Lehigh Valley at Niagara
Falls and would be here today. BIZ
bic services were resumed yesterday
in the open air tabernacle. The an
nual conference will open on Tues
day and continue in. session the re-
mainder of the week.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-17

and was made a special order for
next Friday.
AT the afternoon seTsion Rev. Or
John B. Shaw, OF the West End Pres
byterian church, recalled the fact
that the Rev. Or. John H. Converse
had given $4,000 for evangelistic
work during the past year
Rev. Wilton Merle Smith paid 8
tribute to the late Rev. Dr. Maltbie
D. Bapcock. Of the Brick Presbyterian
church.
The Rev. William H. Tower. from
South birmingham. Mass. made a
strong plea for an increase of evan
gelistie work among the children
DIR. Tower moved an amendment
to the fourth resolution. recommend
ing that ministers be called upon to
devote part Of every Sunday morn
ing service to the conversion of chill
dren and young people. Tho amend
ment was adopted
An adjournment was then taken
until 8 O'Clock this morning
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-17
GIFT FROM THE KAISER.
Emperor William Will Present United
States Monument of Frederick
the Great.

Wiesbaden, Hesse-Nassau, May II.
The German emperor, Wednesday,
May IA, telegraphed as follows to the
president of the United States, at
Washington:
Il am still under the deep impress
sion caused by the splendid and cor
dial reception of my brother Prince
Henry, by the citizens of the United
! States of America. In the speeches
with which he was greeted the fact
was often mentioned that my ances-
tor, Frederick the Great, maintained
friendly attitude towards the young
American republic during the course
of her formation, thereby laying the
corner stone of the friendly relations
which have always existed between
our two countries. The example set
to me by the great king / intend to
follow.
Il wish to commemorate the visit
of Prince Henry by gift to the peo-
pie of America, which | request you
to accept in their name. | intend to
present a statue, in bronze, of Fred
erick the Great, to the United States,
to be erected in Washington, on a
place which you will kindly choose.
May this gift be looked upon as
lasting sign of the intimate relations
which have been successfully fos
tered and developed between our two
great nations.
Signedl William, T. r."
President Roosevelt replied Thurs
day. May 10. thanking Emperor Will
liam heartily. in the name of the
United States. and saying he would
lay the matter before congress imme-
diately.
After giving the matter attention
the president concluded that no ac-
ton by congress was necessary, and
that as Frederick vas great com
mander it would be most appropriate
to place the statue adjacent to the
new war college to be established 10
Washington. The college is to be
erected in the arsenal grounds
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-17
FOR RENT!

That desirable property former
" owned and occupied by the
late Senator Waitman T. Wiley.
One OF the choicest and most de-
lighttal residence locations in Nor
gantown. Commodious house,
surrounded by two acres of ter
raced lawn, unequaled for beauty
in this part Of what is known as
the most picturesque corner of
West Virginia.
For further information apply to
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-17

The Boer war, according to par
liamentarv report just issued has
cost 81, la, $4,000, aud recalls Kru-
gers prediction that it would be
carried on at price that would
"stagger Humanity" 1t seems i'm
possible to get an estimate on the
American war of conquest in the
Philippines, but if the people ever
do learn the cost they will see that
it, too has its staggering" quail
ties.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-17

A few years of Republican policy
will make peace negotiations in the
Philippines easy to carry on, if the
present plan, to skill first and nego
tiate afterwards, is persisted in.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-17

Republicans endorse the economic
rule that in ''paclfying'the Filipino
infants by removal there will be
no trouble in the future with the
full grown warrior.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-17

A Viennese physician cautions
against careless use of the X.rays in
medicine as they have a dangerous
effect on the tissues they strike or
pass through particularly in case
of s'over exposure"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-17
c. R. HAYES, Agent.

Senator elect German has been
invited to deliver the commencement
address at Erkskine College, Due
West, S. c.