The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1904-05-25

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1T looks as IL the price Of cotton is to
ne permanently higher. just as will be
The price Of corn.
One thousand American bred hogs
have been sent to Europe the past year
Tor breeding purposes.
We have always favored the placing
Ut sufficient tax Oh dogs so that men
sustaining damage by them could be
unidentified
1t looks as If the making and use
u the new cement blocks for building,
purposes will seriously affect the cut
stone and brick industries.
1t requires cows. pigs, poultry. fruit
and vegetables to make high priced
land pay. 1t cannot be protitab!y used
In the production Of cereal crops or hay
30 sell.
A crop of corn of fifty bushels to the
acre worth 40 cents bushcl, is 4 vc:r
reasonable proposition. still it makes
the land which will produce it easily
worth 800 per acre.
The Austrians and Italians who com,
10 this country become unless restrain.
I'd by force Of law. the most merciies !;
slaughterers Of our best song birds
They will kill every bird they can find
1t looks as though the orange bust
ness Is being overdone. More oranges
IRE being produced than the people can
.onsume. They have been as cheap as
potatoes all through the west durin,,
the winter.
The wonderful and continued pros
perity of the south is one of the most
interesting features of the present
economic development of the country.
1t seems strange that it has been so
long delayed.
We never until this year heard OF
swarm of bees starting out On hunt
for location early in April, when Win
O~iy> u;
spring q swarm took possession Of a
racant space in cream hauler's wag-
sn thus early in the season.
LII a man can secure good tenant
On term Of years the farm so rented,
Il let on shares. will one year WITH
another bring In a much better income
tor the landlords than where it is rent
ed for cash, but one needs the right
sort Of tenant and the long lease.
Not many people keep poultry with
profit In town. The range is so circum-
AGibed. all food has to be bought. and
sunless great care Is taken the enforced
confinement impairs the laying ability
Ut the fowls. A dozen hens may per-
.haps be profitably kept on the average
town premises, but not many more.
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The problem Of what to do with the
old and faithful horse that has out
lived his usefulness and become an ex-
pense to keep is very common one.
Some trade him to a horse jockey;
some let him live and starve; some
finish him up with hard work. Bet
Ter by far humanely kill the old serv-
ant
1t has been found that the hooking
bird of the south is sworn enemy of
the cotton boil weevil, and some of the
cotton growing states have passed very
stringent laws for the protection Of this
bird Nearly all Of our insect pests
would be held in check by some form
Of bird life if man were only wise
enough to permit the birds to live.
A rather significant fact which is
brought to our attention Is that of a
man who is farming only twenty acres
OF land, who is building new home
with all modern conveniences, while
his neighbor who tries to farm halt
section is worrying about taxes, inter.
est and hired men and gets but peace
and comfort. It will be good thing
when men come to learn that it is the
small farm which is the profitable one
A man who had several fine spruce
and pines in his front yard took G
notion to trim them up. When the
Job was done his trees were spoiled
for an evergreen on top Of ten foo
pole is the most unsightly and unat
tractive Of all lawn trees. Their beau
ty lies in their heavy base, and t,
have these symmetrical bases the tree
must have room to develop, and whel
they are planted eight or ten fee
apart they can never develop satisfac
torily.
Tho ~oWf <ho v,ro irio soo<{ov, ~uhn,