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The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20
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A party os EDITORS fralA \ number
cently ma.e 4 tour ~ Western Canada.
aud having returned tn their iomss
they are NOW telling In their respective
newspapers II what they saw on their
Canadian "trip. The Vest 81. Paul
Tilnes recalls the excursion vi tla. Mic
s,esosn editors from Winnipeg 10 tho
Pacific Coast ten years Z Referring
10 what has Ina ps,cned In the Interval
the writer says "sThousaInss Ut miles
Of new railway lines have bern inil'.
and the Development Of the country
ha~ made marvellous strides. Millions
VI acres. then lying In their Wild n
untouched state, have since bern trans
ferred into grain fields. Towns have
sprung mp IS IL by the wani OF a
ma gici&n, and their development IN nos
In full progress Ii 10 a revelation. q
record OF conquest by settlement that
n r~.narA able"
Xxx A1SA@fA 1SatAF~& @~
Western Canada as "A great country
unsieyeicfed The summer outing. II
says. yves as eye-orensr 10 every tssfssss
her of the party. even these who wssre
ON the excursion through Western Can.
ada ten years ago. over considerable
OF the territory covered this year, being
! amazed at the progress and advance
| aient made In that short space OF siEar
The time will come when Western Tan.
ada will be the bread basket OF TIE
|. world. IL was a delightful outing
through a great country ~ wonderful
, possibilities and resources"
since the visit Of these editors thu
| government has revised Its land r~xula'
I, lions and il IL now possible 10 securs
| iG0 acres Of wheat land at 81 an acre
In addition TO the leo acres that may
: be homcsteaded.
The crops OF 1905 have been splenr
| did, and reports from the various dis
tricts show good yields. which ut pres
ent prices will give exccaent prorts Il
the farmers.
From Milestone. Saskatchewan. their
are reported yields Of thirty busheis d
spring wheat 10 the acre. while ths
average IL about twenty bushels. Ths
Quantity OF grain TO be shipped from
this point will be about 100000 bushels
information regarding free lands an
transportation will Be freely given b.
the Canadian government agents
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20


The hay crop is one OF the principal
products OF the farm. In 1906 there
were raised 57.l45.959 tons Of hay.
valued at 500. 539.671. while the wheat
croo the same year had a value OF
$500. a3o, 76o. Hay enters largely into
the live stock industry and Is a lead
Ing commercial product In supplying
the consumption OK horses In cities.
Hay maintains a parity OF value with
corn and oats for feeding operations
and Is usually fed In the proportions
OF one and a half To two pounds to n
hundred pounds live weight OF animals
Hay IN regarded rs roughage and Is
necessary In animal h~usbandry 10
en,alIze the concentrated nutrlments OF
grain.
Alfalfa Is one Of the richest legnme~
and is economical for It's large yields
md feeding qualities. The cultivation
of alfalfa marks n new era In agri-
~cuyture II leads clover In the yield
per acre and also in It's nutrient prop
critics. II yields two 10 four crops per
season and should ~ more extensively
cultivated In sections devoted to AMI.
NAL Industry. II loves sunshine and
takes vast quantities Of nitrogen from
The atmosphere aud deposits II In the
sell 10 f%ertiiIze future crops.
Alfalfa Is rich In protein. which
makes heavy bone and strong muscles.
n IL rellsh.si alike by horses. cattle.
| sheen. hogs and poultry. and when fsi
IA stock In the feed lots reduces the
rain ration and the expense Of finish
ing feeders for market. II n partic-
alarly adapted To fattenlng sheep and
growing wool. Hogs thrive on alfalfa
and IT enters largely into the problem
OF producing cheap meat.
Alfalfa ~renovates and r~ejuvennfes 4
rundown farm, II grows ssalwarf
roots that create humus In the soil.
The strong roots strike deep into the
soii, making II porous and immune
from droughts. II is admirably adapt.
ed To the bee industry. as alfalfa honey
Is equal TO the nectar gathered from
the flowers NJ the linden tree. Alfalfa
IL n general utility legime adapted to
all kinds of live stock. poultry and the
honey Industry. The cultivation OF al,
fnlfa should be extended. MS soil not In,
dlgpnous 10 Ii can he inocnla.ei witt,
I, alfalfa bacteria. It's Introduction vii
increase the fertility OF the land and
aid In the solution OF cheap meat pro
duction.-Goodall's Farmer.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20
usels nsa LikeA To-.

4 nan who lives In oiir OF the smaller
acar-by towns aud rent there with him
10 ike. The bridegroom was naturally
ss=sr that his relatives should like his
bfsti,. esnl as osie. an o4si farmer, voiced
no complimentary opinion In his hear.
Inc Ii. at last asked
~tselc Rem. what do you think d
ely Wsses"
"Na for a fact. George" Responded
lbF ula fellsss. sssssa shgre aus ma rse1
,uurseil. kansas s'its Times.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

Mrs. Hewligus -yog say that II q
burglar ant 10 ger into the house he'll
get in in spite Of everything you can DC
To keep him out. Then what II the use
az your taking so much pains to fa*ssa
all rh. doors and windows;
Mr.. Hewlirus-I want 10 give him al
the trouble l possibly can. blame ham
Chicago Tribune.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

An English stock Journal tells of a
amous veterinary surgeon who was
once called on to decide q question
Of blindness In a horse. concerning
which two London vets differed. He
entered the yard where the horse stood
and. without examining the animals
eyes. ordered a halter to be put on him
and an empty bucket to be placed In
the middle OF the yard. Then taking
the halter he led the horse In a direct
Tine for the bucket. The horse went
forward and blundered over II with
his forelegs. blind. without a doubt
wal the verdict.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

Dairying Is a ready money business.
and no other branch OF live stock keep
Ing can compare with 1t for enrichins
the farm.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

Ornamental nc~dIswork extends back 10
foar hundred years in India. and EVEN
longer In China. II has been called the
mother art of sculpture and painting.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20
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butter. eggs. poultry. breadstsiIs. corn
ard foraae which her family o. her
stos K require. Slas III Iii good cirrirs~
stances aud l~es,i,ie regard her rs an TX
.srt
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

Little things done i'm season Will
tighten the big tasks and make farm
Ing more pleasant and profitable.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

prca ching economy doesn't amount
to much. You u practice II. but
there is such 4 thing rs being too
economical.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

The products of the dairy GOV are
fourfold. The first and chief product
IL, naturally. the milk which she Sc
cretes. and which is used M milk, or
for butter or cheese making. The Sec
ond product Is calves which she bears
and which may be OF more Or less
value. Third. the carcass OF beef which
she will yield when she Is no longer
useful for the production OF milk
| should be taken into account. Lastly,
the manure she produces Is Of consd-
cradle value.
We may call the milk the main prod
uct and the calves, beef and manure
| the by-prodscts of the dairy cow. Ii
has been asserted that the milk product
is the only thing that should be taken
into consideration In estimating the
value OF the dairy cow. and that the
calves and beef should be entirely ig-
nored by a successful dairyman, but
In these days Of strong competition Ii
is not possible to ignore the by-prod-
ucts, and In any scheme of successful
dairying the calves and beef at least
should be taken Into consideration.
This does not mean that In any case
milk producing qualities are to be
sacrificed for the sake OF the by-prod-
uets.
II simply means that Of two animals
OF equal value for the production OF
milk the one that will give the greater
return in production Of calves and
value OF carcass is more profitable
Agricultural Epitomlst.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

An exchange says a young nihn asks,
What would You advise a young man
raised oa d farm who cannot stand the
dust of haylng ard thrashing and is
most too light 10 do heavy farm work
To dof''
Gardening. Horticulture. poultry rails
ing. civil engineering all are good. TX
he is built for an expert. there are
landscape gardening. inside decorating
aud a number of other good occupations
open 10 him.
The young man VIII, In built for m
exrert-that Is. one wfio is naturally
bright. careful and palnsiaking will
succeed In any of the above or In al
most any other occupation. He VIII
! have TO learn the business he selects.
|. lie cannot learn any Of them from A
Correspondents school" lie neesis =
practical instructor who can show him.
and the way To become an expert Is 10
begin at the bottom and work up thur
oughly learning all the details as one
goes along. The expert is always ia
demand. and he commands the tap
wages.
/ Whatever vocation a young n goes
into, he should be thorough as he goes
slong. always keeping his eyes open
for better ways OF doing the work he
has In hand. All vacations are crowd
cd with ordinary workers. but there's
still lots OF room In the upper ranks.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

pAzO OINTMENT is guaranteed 10 cure AM
ca se Of Itching, BIind. bleeding or Protrud
Ing Piles In . to IL days or money refunded
SOC
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

There were fifty-six calls upon the
Wisconsin dairy school last year for
men to ill good positions In cheece
factories, and ffty-three bu;ter-mak
ers were wanted. In addition to these
there were numerous requests for men
skilled in the operation Of crcameries
The college was unable to supply all
the demands, and yet some farm boys
prefer to sell neckties in a city store
on a salary Of 81 per week rather thar
to take q course at the agricultural
college.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

Three common faults In butter max
Ing are overripe cream. oyerchurnins
and overworking. The first means
strong butter, the second and third soft
butter.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

The dairy without the Babcocs test
er In like the engine without a gov
ernor.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

Remember the Importance OF the
kitchen garden.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

Many lovers Of fine horses are am
bilious to breed their W driving
horses, breeding high class trotting bred
mares to Hackney or Coach stations
tor beauty and action.
The Charles Mix new era. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1???-1911, 1908-11-20

Remember the Importance OF the
kitchen garden.
The dairy without the Babcoca test
or In like the engine without a gov
ernor.
Little things done i'm season will
tighten the big tasks and make farm
Ing more pleasant and profitable.
Preaching economy doesn't mount
to much. You must practice II. but
there is such a thing n being too
economical.
Dairying Is a ready money business,
and no other branch OF live stock keep
Ing can compare with 1t for enrichlng
the farm.
Three common faults In butter max
Ing are overripe cream. oyerchurnins
and overworking. The first means
strong butter, the second and third soft
butter.
Many lovers OF fine horses are am
bilious to breed their own driving
horses, breeding high class t~rotting bred
mares to Hackney or Coach stations
Tor beauty and action.
One farmer recommends as a pre-
ventive OF ravages on the sheep focks
by dogs that the sheep owner place
with his flock a billy goat that Will get
along very we'll with the sheep and de
fend them from the dogs.
A Mississippi steamboat which car
ried away a cows calf was followed
thirty miles by the bereaved animal
swimming all the time. When the COW
was about to be drowned from ex
haustion she was rescued by fisher
men.
The onion crop Of Texas Is becom
Ing an important factor in the larg'
eastern markets. Texas onions arr
crowding out Bermudas and prices o
the latter are steadily falling. 1t i
said that the quality OF the Texa
onion is almost if not equal to that o
the famous Bermudas.
Be careful to furnish a good dus
bath for fowls, for 1t is the only nat
ural means the bird has of Kidding II
self OF lice and mites. Provide
house free from yermin. then provid
the birds with a good dust bath. an
the question Of lice and mites will b
reduced to q minimum.
It Is estimated that the farmers 0
Colorado finished more than a millio
sheep and lambs last year, mainly o
alfalfa. 1t was a bad year for tn
sheep business, and X is said that tn
loss will be about 81 per head. How
ever, no credit Is given for the gres
amount OF fertility returned to th
lard.
More horses are injured by enforce
idleness than by work. Days thu
horses are not ut work they shou
run in a box stall or yard. Their ha
may not lie quite as close and v
. little longer, but they will ke'
: healthier and be In much better shaI
for next seasons work for having the
regular exercise, every day, either
the harness or out In the yard.
There were ffty-six calls upon u
Wisconsin dairy school last year 4
men to I'LL good positions In chez
factories, and fifty-three butter-ma
ers were wanted. In addition to the
there were numerous requests for Ill
skilled in the operation Of crcamerit
THE college was unable to supply ,
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-13
KNEW HIS BUSINESS.
Why the coIored Cook Remained Be-
 low During tho Blow.

low During tho Blow.
 A story is told of well known ama- teur yaehtsnan who was one night shore Suddenly, just before dinner. stiff inshore wind started up. The an chor began to drag. Another was rap Idly thrown overheard. but ill the in- ereasing sauall that. too. failed to hold. The schooner seemed in imminent dan ger of drifting on the rocks. but at last another anchor gripped. and the dan- ger was past
 The yachtsman, nearly exhausted from his efforts, dropped on the deck to recover his breath and rest. In the quiet that followed there came to his ears the ck-elick=elaek-cliek of a busily manipulated spoon against q bowl
 He listened for a moment and then went below. The cook was preparing salad dressing
 Why, sam he exclaimed in aston ishment, didn't you know that we nearly went ashorei"
 'Oh. yassir, yassir," came the undis- turbed reply. T thought she was goin' on de rocks. suah.
 Well. in case like that don't you ever go up on deck? We had mighty close call"
 Well. you see, It's like this: You can't leave mayonnaise minute, cause il I turn right back."-Youth'S s Companion.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-13
COMPOUND EYES.
Insects That Can See Thousands of
 Wave at Once.

We can see the single eyes of some Insects without a lens, as in the locust. In viewing the house hy we need lens. The big. visible. bulging eyes we see are composed of thousands of unit. cone shaped eyes bound into one com pound eye, each of more or less spher- ical shape. Under lens they look like glass eyed pavement bent to convexi- ty. Their faceted corneae are various ly set in square. hexagonal or prismat- ie frames. Each glistening facet is the corneae lens of distinct self working eye. Their number in each compound eye is enormous.
 There are fifty such eyelets in the ant. l.io0 are allowed the drone bee and 3.,aoo the workers Our pet kitch- en fly has 5000 chances of seeing food crumbs, the beetle over 5000, while more than i3.0oo aid the dragon fly iu his eleemosynary pursuit of the mos- quito. offset somewhat by several thou. sand awarded the latter for a sport ing chance" The hawk moth gets pie lures compounded by 10000 contribu- tors. Over 25.Goo window the brain of the mordella theetlel. and G0,00o-so it Is claimed-contribute to the happy lives of some butterflies Edward A. Ayres in Harper's Magazine.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-13
NEW YORK ORANGES.
Last Years Record Is Likely to ss
 Broken In 1903.


 On Oct. l, 1907. the membership Of the New York state grange was in round numbers 75,0OO in 659 snbor. dinate granges. having added forty-slx new granges during the fiscal year. The amount of money in the treasury on Jan. 1. 1908. was S20 J0509. It paid into the national grange treasury s. 61676 for dues. There were forty.fye Pomona granges, two having been or. ganized during the year. There were seven juvenile granges in the state. On Jan 1, 1908. the total number of granges in the state was 613, and 6fy- two counties in the state had grange organizations. In the 6i3 granges there are 77.S51 members. There has been very considerable gain in mem. bers since Jan. 1, 1908.
 Fire insurance is strong factor in helping to maintain the organization and has proved itself to be of immense value to the members in providing safe and reliable insurance on ther ttil anu ciebiiii IipHNi's. ae !" irons Fire Insurance association n this state represent nearly sl9eeA- eco of risks. snd while all the coop eratiye assoeiati ns together represent ing about o,00d.0oU. with average cost per S1,Oca for the year 1906 Of S2.67. the average cost fer strety grange associations was only Sl@ thus proving the value of grange asso- ciatiOnS
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-13
BASED ON MEMBERSHIP.
4 Movement to Secure a Chanes '"
 National Representation.

At the last meeting of the New io'A state grange its executive commis'~ was instructed to cooperate with 'ne executive committee of the Mlehisa1 state grange with d view to seeu'e more just representation in the haiioh' al grange. It is argued that these wv great grange states should have grea'' CT voting power in the national granny than states with merely nominal inen. bership. New York state has ,'s" members and Michigan nearly oo"" New York paid into the national slanss treasury last year $3,6i6 and Micnlsa' So.23l. and yet these two states Da,' no greater voting strength in tne as
 tional grange than Minnesota. WIZ. paid into the national grange sif~ and Iowa. which paid S19-33 II aeus seem that there was decided ia's tice in such method of represeh'a.'os' and the question of changing the 'he.. od. passing representation upon a bershfp, Is likely to be an impol'a., one at the next meeting of the ns1o's grange.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-13
Ready Ccuraoe.

The Duehesse de Berry. whose hus- band was the son of Charles X. of France. Is described in the Memoirs of the Comtesse de Boigne" as one of the most courageous characters the writer ever knew.
 One day, when she was driving with her husband. the Due de Berry, the horses took fright and ran away. The duchesse had continued the eonversa- ton without changing the tone of her voice. and at last her husband ex- claimed:
 Why, Caroline. do you not see what has harpened:.
 Yes, l see; but as cannot stop the horses il is useless to trouble about them"
 The carriage was upset, but no one WAS hurt.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-13
Tue Bmgdin Centre ot tmdtdm Co"n1y

F. F. Clark to E. NJ. Arnold: house lot on Grove street.
 Louis Valade to H. Q. Armstrong to Eva Valade: three house lots, Church street.
 l.. H. Fuller to w. H. Mansfield: share in old creamery building.
 w. II. Mansfield to A. w. Bowen: old creamery building
 W. ]. Egan to Nellie and Sarah Egan his undivided 18th part of the Egan estate.
 Jennie Ely to J. Herbert Marsh; house lot on Grove street.
 NJ. J. Bullard to George A. Ham. mend lot w. corner Grove and South Main street.
 George <. and Nettie Ladd to c. D. Bates. house and lot on Mechanics st.
 Noble Hall to Geo. N. Hall: house lot on South Main street.
 Josephine NJ. Bartlett to Allen W. Bowen: tenement house at end of long bridge.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-13
A rbr;vino Pomona.

Hillsborough county Pomona o' :" !, Hampshire had over 40 faltons the observance of it's twentF-nf'n as versary. It was the largest asseluv, of members ever present Al 2 . pa eession in New Hampshfne. in's mona grange was the first ever ' 'ssy .-a axed. It has held more meeunss had more masters. according .o ~.... tary Drake of New Hampshire -. grange. than any other superio' -. s.,s in the world. It has now 7io lne'1 sssyr s.,, the largest in the state. Al sle -.sp,. anniversary twenty-two charter .s X. bers were present and tnirseen
 tWeuty-fye masters alive.
Putnam patriot., 1908-11-13
MICHIGAN GRANGE IVORY
A Splendid Organization Accan.,..
 ing Notable Resui.s

ing Notspis Hesuits
 Michigan takes pride in is vr- grange organization. Net on1, this pride exist because Of its -sa ordinate and it's 100 Pomona c~.m but more especially because of gressive and commendabIe wort " r- done Our granges are quite eana.., Incorporated under the laws :, = state as business bodies and can .ts.s legally own real estate. such as h'.a'. ing lots and grange halls. and csn - aa- duct various lines of pecunlarx -. ness
 The grange organization In MIch,c.. Is progressive and strong. popular ,,-..s farmers and a recognized eader in = advocacy of practical education sos,s, improvement. financial equity and :. well a potent creator of eonrnan,,,.. public sentiment for or against aus,ls questions as they would seem te aeaa. the public welfare. Our granges. as : rule. hold meetings every two wasks and ritualistic forms are so rendered. 2. to make their beautiful lessons unas. stood and appreciated
 We have in successful operation .. the present time about twenfy.sva county and district and one state s,. insurance companies In this eonns.. ton 1t may be of interest to state tba, in Michigan our chief competition [, fire insurance is not with stock comm. nies. but instead with well oreani,as E and well managed farmers mutus, compa nies. which had driven stork companies away from farm proper,is. before the grange companies were ar. sanized. The competition between the grange and the farmers mutual comma. nies has been keen and has demon strated that because of superior adyan tages offered through local granges ta i. act as inexpensive and practical ayen. cies the grange companies have proved their superiority While the farmers mutual companies average a cost rate of about s2.50 per annum for each $l 900 insured. the grange companies will not average over 50 per thou sand The single county company Of Lenawee. having an existence of twelve years, has carried the risks Of it's members at an average of SEQ Der thousand.-State Master Horton.