The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1907-07-25
MINOT, N. D., THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1907
EDITORIAL COMMENT


able pains to secure information concerning the
crops in the northwestern part OF the state, and
it is our desire to print the facts Just as they
are We met a farmer Saturday VINO said his
wheat would be good for eighteen or twenty
bushels if it kept on the way that 1T now IS. IT
stands nice and thick and three feet high, and is
heading nicely. Another living not far away,
said his wheat would not go six bushels to the
acre. Some wheat will not do that we'll, butlt's
almost safe to bet on half a crop OF wheat on
the average. In the Mouse River Valley, wheat
and other grain does not look as we'll as it does
on the prairie. We cannot account for this dill
ference. Once in great while, you will hear OF
a man who is blowing up his wheat field, but
very few are doing this. The early grown
wheat does not look as we'll as the late grown.
In fact, none Of the early sOwn grain looks as
we'll as the late. The early worm got caught
this year. The reason for this seems to be that
the seed which was sown early lay dormant in
the ground and did not terminate WELL The
flax, which was sOwn later, is doing extra well
and apparently will make a better crop than
has been known for years. Luckily many farm
ers who intended to SOW great deal of wheat,
son, and switched to flax. Early sown oats do
not look we'll at all. The early sown grain is
weedy. The rains Of last week did great deal
OF good 10 the growing crops. Potatoes look
especially we'll. In the east the potato crop is
almost failure, so the North Dakota farmer
WHO has d lew dcIeS VI SpuuS, VIII IeduAe uc1uu-
somely from this crop. The Independent hon
estly believes that we will get good hall crop
in the Northwest on the average and the prices
will have to be right. The farmers may not get
quite as much money as they did last year, but
they ought to get along fairly we'll.
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The farmer who has few COWS, a hundred
or so OF chickens, dozen or two hogs, a good
garden and four or five acres OF potatoes, this
year, isn't lying awake nights worrying over
the present crop outlook. 1t doesn't cut much
ice with him whether his wheat goes three bush
els to the acre, or twenty. He'll eat during the
next twelve MONTHS pay his debts and have a
little money besides Big fields OF waving grain
make sight good to look at and at times a
farmer makes a good thing on his grain. But
the all-wheat farmer is sure to come to grief
some time or another. This has ever been the
history of new countries. The farmers who are
bothering their heads over dollar wheat, should
spend little time figuring on how to grow po-
tatoes that will always bring good price. It's
work to grow an acre Of onions, but you're al
most sure of the crop and you can find good
market at any Of the Minot wholesale houses.
If you want your farm to pass out OF your
hands, Just as sure the sun rises and SETS stick
to wheat year after year and grow nothing but
wheat
There is no denatured alcohol i'll the market
in this country, while in Germany the consumer
has been able for many years to buy good
grade Of this great heat producing liquid at 20
cents gallon and it is very largely used for
cooking and Illuminating In this &C untry we
are unable to secure it at all. It seems there
we're enough ''okers'' introduced into the bill
to prevent the ready distribution Of this much
needed article. 1t was expected that by this
time the market would be flooded with various
kinds and sizes of alcohol stoves anticipa tine
no nd b11f j., ho
case, even the largest cities not Offering any
greater variety than previous to the enactment
of this law. The ''nigger in the woodpile'' does
not appear, but that there sinister design is
very plain. Ihe red tape must be eliminated
and our farmers given chance to manufac-
ture and burn denatured alcohol It is stated
that at present it costs but small amount to
install plant for it's manufacture and fac
tory should be established in every county in
North Dakota.
The Bismarck Tribune approves of the plans
Of the state board Of health to put stop to
rummage sales on the ground that they are
the rummage sale is open tn question. You
give to q rummage sale a lot OF stuff that you
do not want, and you buy a lot OF other stuff
that you do not want, to take it's place. The
price, less expenses goes to the church, and ev.
erybody has as much useless stuff lying around
body would be to burn the etuff in the first
place, and give to the church outright sum OF
money eqnal to that which is generally paid for
useless purchases. A lot OF work and worry
would be saved, and the church would be quite
as we'll off.
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Take of good nature an ounce; of an herb
called by the Indians Mind your own business
one ounce; mix with q little charity for others
and two or three sprigs of keep your tongue be-
tween your teeth. Simmer them together ia a
vessel called Circumspection, for short time
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