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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18
MALE COLTS VALUABLE.

George N. Greene of Cranston, r.
l.. Is one farmer who thinks good
deal OF. mules as work animals for
New England farmers. While he has
been q farmer from boyhood, and has
always known a good team of mules
to be superior to horses for many
purposes, his attention has been
brought to the matter by unexpected
" becoming the owner of mule colt
during the last year. Last spring ne
bought a couple of brood mares TO
take out to his farm to keep until
they should foal. When the colts
were born, one of them was seen to
he a mule. Although somewhat dis
appointed at first, he soon found that
he was lucky to obtain the youngster,
and the baby mule was made douDly
welcome. He has inquired around
and has found that the actual value
of the young mule is much in advance
of what horse colt would be- at the
same age. He has found that suck
ing mule mas value hereabouts OF
SIS and that a good pair of animals
of full age will be worth easily $500.
They will outwear horses, it is said,
for they will work almost without
rest. "Give them chance to lie
down and roll" the saying is, and
you can hitch them up, and put them
to work again." This Of course is a
little exaggerated, but it is well
known that mules have great powers
of endurance. Then, too, mule two
years old can be called on to do light
work, and at three can be put at al
most anything. On the whole, they
make a fine team, on the road they
are steady and strong, and even II
one is out for style and speed, the
mules will fill the bill If they are
trained to it.-W. e. Stone.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18
PRACTICAL FEEDING.

1t seems to us that lot of valuable
time is lost in trying to educate the
poultry fraternity about the various
ways of feeding balanced rations, etc.
1t strikes us that it is somewhat
like laying down rules for t1e hui
man family to follow, just as If any
two people would be satisfied with
the same kind of food, cooked tine
same way, day after day and week
after week.
We want change, and each of US
wants something different. So with
the fowls. They want little of tais
and little of that, just as their ap-
petites suggest, and our success In
feeding will depend on the common
sense rules which we apply in giving
what they relish most.
Our soils produce grains Of various
kinds, all suitable for man, beast or
fowl. Let each have what the appe-
tite Graves at reasonable times and
nature will suggest only that which
is best
Watch the fowls and give them
only what you know they will eat and
relish.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18
POULTRY RoosTs.

Roosts are an important fixture for
the poultry-nouse, and we should ar
range them so that the fowls will be
satisfied and not care to fight for pre-
ferred locations.
One thing to remember is that all
roosts should be built on level; none
higher than the others, and none more
than three feet from the floor. Be-
meath these the dropping board Is ar
ranged, and beneath that the boxes
for nests have room. Any of the
larger breeds can easily fly up to the
edge Of the dropping board. and from
there step on the roost, and when
ready to fly down they come the same
way.
The roosts should be made of scant-
itngs, two by three inches, firmly
braced so that there is no danger OF
falling.
They should be covered with kero-
sene about once each month, SO that
scaly legs will not appear. This will
also aid In keeping down mites
Home and Farm.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18
u,nbe.t "JudIcial" Court.

Two pretty girls visiting Washing
ton listened with hushed attention to
the words of wisdom that fell from
the lips of their guide. He was their
washington cousin, knew ali about
the capitol and was grSciously ez-
planning Its sights to them. "And
this" said he, stopping before door
in the capitol. ''is the supreme court
OF the United States. That. you know,
ia the highest judicial court In the
land. There are other courts in diff
ferent parts of the country that are
Just as high, but this Is the highest
judicial court" Then they entered
and heard an argument delivered be-
fore nine judicial judges.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18
The Two singers.

The Two Singers.
a singer sang song OF tears.
And the great world heard and
! Wept,
For he sang OF the sorrows Of fleet
ing years
And the hopes which the dead past
kept;
And souls in anguish their burden
bore,
And the world was sadder than ever
fore.
A singer sang song of cheer,
And the great world listened and
smiled,
E'or he sang of the love of Father
dear,
And the trust of a little child:
And souls that before had forgotten
to pray
Looked up and went singing along
their way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18
THE MAKING OF A HAY FARM.


My farm contains fifty acres. 1
subdue only sixteen acres. A thirty
acre farm, well cared for, is big
enough.
A portion of the sixteen-acre field
was fat, cold, wet, clay gravel, hard
pan, partly covered with rocks, some
ferns and brush, with little vegetation
On the surface To start with, a
sharp pointed pick could not be driv-
en- into the surface at one blow to
depth of three inches. The land arises
east, west and northwest, until that
higher corner of the sixteen-acre field
is 125 feet higher than the other. The
character of the soil changes as IT
rises, until it finishes at the highest
point in a gravel knoll, with little or
no lcam in it. Nearly all kinds OF
land can be found in the country.
To commence with, l had to remove
thousand tons of rock to the acre,
which was done by digging bitches
nine feet wide, seven feet deep, then
blasting and hauling the rocks into
these bitches and covering them one
foot deep at a cost of $4,750 This
method was a mistake. If l had haul
ed them off and made pyramid of
them the field would have been worth
a thousand dollars more. Why? 1t
interfered with the subsoil water con-
nection. Unless you get perfect sub
soil water connection you cannot
make large crops of any kind. To
start with, this abandoned New Eng
land farm did not produce two humid
red pound of vegetation to the acre
any year in fifty years. 1t was COW
cred with rocks, small brush and
moss. have kept small portion OF
the original field to SHOW what the
rock, moss and brush-bound abandon
ed field was.
Last year, 1905, my II 1-3 acres OF
the same field produced 1921
pounds of well dried hay. This first
crop was over ffty-eight tons, and
second crop on seven acres of this
field, 5000 pounds. This nay cost
me in the barn less than SIS per ton,
making net profit, with the hay fig
uring at SIS, which is below the pres
ent market value, of $6S per acre. My
seventh-eighths acre field, now seed
ed sixteen years, cut this year 2O,56O
pounds, over ten tons. Total in six
teen years, two crops of over 1S5
tons.
think this yield most remarkable,
sixteenth year after seeding over ten
tons of well dried hay in two crops.
The relative stand of timothy and
redtop is substantially the same as
when first seeded. The first cost OF
cleaning this sixteen-acre field, as
before stated, was $4,75O. That money
has all been paid back with large
interest. What l wish is to spread
this information as far and wide as
possible, for / am sure, with intense
cultivation and care, that we can
double the product Of the soil, whetn-
err with the cultivation of grass or
otherwise, and that we can make
money on farm.-George NJ. Clark,
Higganum, Conn.,, in the Boston Gull
tiYatOr
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18

Do not be satisfied with learning poul.
try work from expensive experience
Learn the experience of others by
reading.
Too many farmers fail to take prop.
er interest in poultry. In no part
of the country is this more true than
throughout the rice belt.
There is no more sure way Of get.
ting something for nothing than by
letting poultry pick up waste or harm.
full products of the farm.
To have horses get the greatest
benefit from their feed, give them
sufficient time to masticate it before
putting them to work after a meal.
Oats are the material which the
good roadster will turn into travel.
A Sttle careful observation will en-
able one to determine how much
grain the horse ought to have.
Salt is very essential for the lambs
throughout the growing season and
should always be where they can nave
easy access to it.
The adaptation of the feed to the
crop and the soil is a first necessity
in the economy of manuring.
AS cow becomes well up in years,
she generally becomes mucn more
difficult to keep in a good condition.
II the sheep must be marketed, fat
ten them we'll and sell them for NUT
ton, as in this way better prices will
be realized.
If the best returns are secured
from the dairy COW she should never
be driven faster than walk, never
be worried by dogs, and always treat
ed gently while being MIXED.
1t is good rule to mate young
sows with mature boar, one that
has done service before, and to use
young boars on sows that have had
at least one litter of pigs. In this
way the results of immature breed
ing may be largely avoided.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18
FARM NOTES.

OF all tbs poor property man
can have. poor sheep are the poorest
and so the most Improbable.
Early maturity Is the most import
ant requisite OF swine. Slow grow
ers are poor moAey-makers..
Ffrst-class poultry will not produce
good results If they do not receive
proper care.
A handsome flock Of birds makes a
farm look like prosperous home and
goes far toward making 1t so.
Fence in Whatever part OF the farm
poultry should not run on and let them
use the Reminder undisturbed
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18

The quantity OF froeea meat ex'
ported from Argentina last year was
3.3a5.i24 oArcasses Of sheep ana
lambs, and l,s3s.757 quarters OF beer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18

The only time a man sever turns to
look q = pretty woman on the street.
note .he baltimore Herald. Is when
nc = OF b way % his own funeral.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18

Denmark, with a population of only
$500, 900. sells $4O.OOO,OOO worth OF
butter a year and half that amount
of bacon and hams.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18

The emigration from Italy 10 In the
proportion of fourteen 20 every LOCO
inhabitants year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18

San Francisco b one OF the few
large cities OF America which have
no debt
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18

That the Rockefeller millions may
bear an Inheritance tax later does not
make it any easier for the consumer
to meet that new rise in the price OF
kerosene, comments the Chicago Daily
News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18

In order to advance the price Of
sugar, weakened by general overpro-
duction, a systematic reduction OF the
cultivated area has been encouraged
in France.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18
WWORIn QUoTINS
d<2 S$~D)

DR.. Douglas Hyde, founder Of the
Gaelic League, says he believes there
will be 50O,0OO,000 inhabitants Of
America in two generations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18

As to the dissipation Of large for
tunes, says tine Indianapolis News
um-m-m, well, the boys with the ex-
ception of few like Johndee junior
of course) are doing their best.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18

Kent, Ohio, is conspicuous because
a letter has gone there addressed to
Stefan ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
sky. Anyone can have it, who Will
call for 1t, the postmaster says.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18

The wearing of women's hats in the
theatres of Paris has tried the pa
thence of Frenchmen, until cores
pondent of the Temps" writes that
he and mis- friends, tired OF not being
able to see the stage, are forming
league to achieve the removal OF wo-
mems hats. They propose always TO
wear their hats during performances.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-05-18

OF 1880 fires in New York in l9oo'
bringing losses of more than $6,OOO,-
600, carelessness with matches caused
1901; carelessness with lighted CT
CARS, etc., caused 404; carelessness
with candles, ETC., caused 256; care
Iessness as to curtains near gas jets
caused PIT. What premium might we
not afford to pay ON good, ordinary
sensible, everyday care!
Warren sheaf., 1906-07-19
Improves the Roads.

The split log drag is bidding fair
to become u standing subject of COM
ment in this office: we get so many
reports of it's workings. County
Commissioner Bystrom mentioned
the other day that he had used one
in an experimental sort of a way this
spring and he was more than salts
fed with it. He says it surprised
him what two sticks of wood would
do under some circumstances. The
March Farm Company have been
operating one in it's vicinity this
spring and report that they have the
BEST. roads ever. The Oak Field
Farm, Spaulding's, has had a drag
in operation all spring, as far out
as their land on section four, on the
county road, and people travelling
that route say the road is getting
better every time the drag has been
over it. Wherever a proper grade
has been built the drag is putting
an end to the annual mud picnic
called road work. ~.
Warren sheaf., 1906-07-19
Lower Express Rates.

T.. Z. Stenseth, route agent fol the
Western Express Co., was in the city
last Tuesday in the interests Of his
company. The joint agreement be
tween the Great Northern Express
Co., and the Western Express hereto
fore existing has been abrogated and
the Western, which is a 500 line
company, will now be competitor
OF the Great Northern at this place.
They have been competitors to some
extent before since the 500 built in
here, which has resulted in establish
ing somewhat lower rate than pre-
vailed before from points outside the
twin cities having competing lines,
but after August lst., the competi-
tion will be actual. Since the 500
established the through train service
the line is prepared to make regular
and prompt delivery of matter en-
trusted to it, and it is just possible
that, Warren will benefit more yet
from the advent of the 500. ~
Warren sheaf., 1906-07-19
Back from Canada.

The company of Warrenites who
went west with G. A. Monson last
week to view the Canadian country
known as sunny southern Alberta
arrived home again last Monday
evening. They bring varying opin-
ions of the country, but they all agree
that it is not enough better than this
region to make it worth while for a
man who has established home
here to pull up and go out there.
There is undoubtedly a great future
in store for the country, especially in
the live stock line, but they claim
crops are no more certainty there
than anywhere else. The winters
are milder, but the summers are
drier. P. Fl. Thompson, of Alvarado,
who was one of the party, invested
in a hall a section of land. The
others did not purchase at present.
Warren sheaf., 1906-07-19
Y Creamery q Sure Thing.

An enthusiastic meeting Of farmers
and n business men was held ii the
village hall Saturday afternoon for
the purpose Of perfecting a creamery
association. After remarks were
q made by many present. a motion
was made and carried that we pro
ceed to perfect the organization.
The name is to be Stephen Co
operative Creamery Association, y
and place Of business Stephen, MINI.
Shares have been subscribed and
the following officers were elected
to hold Office until the first annua
mIt'etseting:j It'ts John Gratzek, president
Martin Jenson, vice president; w.
q. Day, Secretary: H. I. Yetter,
treasurer; S. P. Jenson, Oluf Hvid-
sten, =. @. Heulin, directors. The
officers are empowered! to proceed
to incorporate, draw up bylaws,
procure building, machinery, etc.
!. .ln p fact they have full power to act.
When Stephen goes after anything
1t is sure to be a success. We pre-
dict that the creamery will be a
success. Stephen Leader.
Warren sheaf., 1906-07-19
The Same Here.
the ladies and children.

None of the patrons of the Todd
County creamery are thinking Of
selling out and going to Canada, 2
saysl 1.-THE Long Prairie Leader.
They are making too much money.
They think they have solved the
problem ofsuccessful farming. The
creamery is now paying out ST. ;G00
per week. This sum will increase
during the next six weeks and, if.
this EWet| weather continues, will
increase until fall. Last Tuesday
the institution shipped out 100 tubs
OF butter, or 25 per cent more. than
forathe same week the year before.
Every farmer who is giving his at
tention Ito sdairying is prospering
and the field that opens up to him is
unlimited. One farmer unloaded
LOO pounds of milk Tuesday
morning. You couldn't buy his
farm for $50 per acre, for he has
found out how to run it and clear
SO to 500 every month in addition
to the regular crops he takes from
it. There is an old saying that
whenever you are broke buy new
hat. We suggest that whenever a
farmer gets the Canada fever he
buy another COW and hang a dia-
gram of the road to the creamery
over his door,
Warren sheaf., 1906-07-19
Board of EQUALIZATION.

The county fathers have in beer
session this week acting as aboarc
OF equalization. The work Of this
board is being more thoroughly done
than ever before. While the various
assessors have averaged up fairly vel
with the schedules theae are gross
inequalities in individual assessments
that the board are going to look in
to more thoroughly.
The board will probably adjourn
this afternoon to some time next
week; in the meantime. papers will
De served upon good many parties
throughout the county requiring
them to appear and show cause why
their assessments should not be
raised. The board has discovered
enough to justify it in making an
exhaustive inquiry into the honesty
of the assessment of the whole county.
Unless we mistake the temper of the
board as a whole and also the indi-
vidual characters of the men of
which it is composed, they are going
to do their duty without fear or IA
vOr. ., s$>..=
Warren sheaf., 1906-07-19
Help is Scarce.

The 500 line has been sending out
blank orders for harvest help to the
different stations along the line. The
Spaulding farm received a blank FOR
this vicinity and sent back word
that tnore was WORK for 250 men at
good wages. This seems like a large
order, but all who are acquainted
with Uhe situation say that even
more will be needed to take care of
the crops in this part of the valley.
Even now, with 'haying only to oc-
cupy the attention, farmers are
scrambling for every working man
that arrives in town. The demand
will be tiercer when the grain crop
ripens, unless something serious
should occur to reduce the crop
prospects.
Warren sheaf., 1906-07-19
RObbing the Indians.

| According to a report in the
Minneapolis journal a disgraceful
scheme Of f1eecing the mixed bl Cd
Indians, Of the White Earth reserva-
tion: Of their lands, which were
allotted them in fee simple on June
q, is now being practiced at Detroit
and Mahnomen, towns adjacent to
the reservation. The weakness Of
the redman for tirewater is taken
advantage Of by unscrupulous land
sharks, who stop at no means to get
whole families intoxicated and when
in that condition induce them to
make small loans on short time on
their holdings: The indolent Indian
can never make repayment, and the
land will eventually pass from him.
Besides whiskey, he is also induced
to buy all sorts Of worthless mer-
chandise, and many an Indian
strutting about with cheap cash
poppy in his pocket is broke the
next day. When his money and his
lands are all gone, the beguiled red
man cannot very well make tracks
for Canada to stake claim, like many
OF the palefaces have done who have
lost homes and lands in the states
from similar causes.
These half breeds number between
3, 600 and 1000, are citizens and land
owners, and privileged to drink
whisky and sign mortgages like any
other citizen Of Uncle Sam. Each
Indian was allotted so acres OF land
said 20 be worth S25 per acre. The
way he is being tleeced out of it GER
tainly calls for the interference Of
the authorities. &.
Warren sheaf., 1906-07-19

Quite sensation was created in
railroad circles yesterday when an
engineer and a conductor, two of
the oldest men on the Willmar divi-
son Of the Great Northern, were
suspended. The men were let. out
on account Of intoxication. The
engineer was known to have been
drunk a few days goWhen he went
out with train. The conductor
had not been drinking much, but
he was let out for the reason that he
went out with the engineer, know
/ ing that the latter was drunk. 1t
is understood that the officials Of
the road are making a crusade
against offenders Of this nature and
a large humber Of men have been
decapitated during the past two
months. st. Cloud Times.
During one week three car loads
of butter were shipped from Thief
River Falls and the towns north Of
here on the Greenbu ush line.
Every week there is at least one
car shipped. The value Of a car
load Of butter is estimated to be
about Sc, 600. That tells the whole
story Of the elopment Of this
section Of the state. Farm lands
here will soon be as valuable as il
any section ia N Minnes sofa T R r.
News.
Warren sheaf., 1906-07-19
County Coal.

The board Of county commissioners
opened bids for the furnishing Of the
county with fifty tons Of Youghiogh-
eny screened lump coal last evening.
g.. 3. Allen, agent for the Atlantic
Elevator Com pany, bid 5000; Emil
Tornell, agent for the Duluth Eleva.
tor G Company bid s5.85 per ton fol
July delivery, August or September
delivery was quoted slightly higher:
Knutson s., Holson offered to furnish
the coal for S5.85 rer ton without any
reservations Of any kind and were
therefore awarded the contract. AL
bids included the delivery Of the Goa
at the court house.
Warren sheaf., 1906-07-19
Fair at Thief River Falls.

The Red Lake County Agricultural
Society will hold it's annual fair at
Thief River Falls August 8, 9 and 10.
The Cash Carnival Co has been
secured for the amusements pro-
gram, and $500 will be offered fo1
race purses and premiums aggregat-
ing $500 will be given for'best exhibits bit
of stock and farm produce. j viii
be much bigger and better fail
then any of it's pred ecessors, and will
be worth seeing. A special train
will probably be run from Adams,
N. D. during the fair week to &C.
commodate the people along the Soc
line.
Warren sheaf., 1906-07-19
In a Hurry.

y A lazy and talkative man whose
farm lies just outsideof Worcester,
England, says Harper's Weekly,
called at a neighbor's house recently.
Sit down, sit down, y" exclaimed
the neighbor.
I don't know as ought" replied
the farmer, but nevertheless, he
sat down. After some talk about
crops, the farmer said slowly: '']
don't know as I onght to esitting
here; came over to see if I coulc
get ladder, our house is afre. =
Warren sheaf., 1906-07-19
The Deacon's Propensity.

An amusing incident occurred il
one of our churches long time ago
The clergyman gave out the hymn
II love to steal awhile away
.~-- From every cumbering care,
" And spend the hours Of sitting
.sE@, day
J.. In humble, grateful prayer. !"
The regular chorister being
absent, the duty deyolved upor
Deacon M. who commenced, 81
love to steal, /" and then broke down
Raising his voice a little higher, II
then sung, T love to steal" AS
before, he concluded he had got the
wrong pitch; and deploring that he
had not his pitch tuner" he deter.
mined to succeed the next time AL
the old ladies we're tittering behind
their fans, while the faces of the
young ones' were in broad grin
At length, after a desperate cough
he made final demonstration and
roared out, 7 love to steal. The
effort was too much. Every one
but the clergyman was laughing.
He arose and said: Seeing ou1
brothers propensities, let US pray.
It is needless to add that but few o.
the congregation heard the prayer
Our Dumb Animals. s5 1..