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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13
Mule Stupid? Oh, Nc!

The mule is not the stupid animal
he is often represented to be-. His
powers of observation and memory
are remarkable. Old teamsters
would tell you that mule always
remembers man who has. fed him
once or who has done him an in
jury, and, like the ass in the Bible,
"He knoweth his masters crib"
For example take train OF 200.
wagons, which is the usual number
to carry the food and forage of a
regiment Of troops upon the march,
and there will be 1900 mules. The
wagons are exactly alike. When
the train gets into camp the mules
are embarrassed and turned out to
Craze They are sometimes driven
a mile or two away. When night
comes and it is time to give them
their corn, they are herded back to
the train, and every animal will go
straight to his own wagon. I have
heard old transfers say that they
never knew one to make a mistake.
kentucky Farmer.
What is the Best Feed for Chicks2
What is the best feed and the
best way to care for young chicks
just out of the incubator? We have
cracked corn, barley, prepared
chicken feed, oatmeal, also egg
shells from eggs from the incubator,
which I was advised to save and
use. have brooder, but have had
no experience with incubators-A
Subscriber 4.r
There is no one best feed" to
give young chicks. The food de-
ponds upon the condition of the
their habits. Unless the incubator
has excellent ventilation, pure air
in the nursery, do not leave the
chicks too long in it. Remove the
chicks and feed them nothing for
from &c to 4S hours. Do not allow
them to become chilied. Give them
plenty of fresh water. Infertile eggs
hard boiled are good for few days.
Prepared chick foods, if th,y are
clean and free from must and mold,
will make the young chicks thrive
Pinhead oatmeal is good. If you
feed the prepared chick food, it is
balanced as the grains. Induce
them to scratch in a litter of chaff
and give them plenty + of sunlight.
Above all things do not overfeed
them. Keep plenty of chick grit
before them at all times, also pow
dered charcoal.
When the pasture is occupied by
mixed stock the sheep should have.
the last run in the rotation of feed
ing. Shade should always be avail
able in the sheep pasture. They
suffer from intense heat.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13
In.ide History OF Alaska Wheat
How the Report Of the enormous Yield Originated This
Really an Old Wheat and Not New Discovery

Wm Wendt, three miles south Of
town, completed seeding 500 acres
"Wednesday at noon. The seed IL all
in the ground in Eesd shape, and Mr..
Wendt is not worrying but what he
will get bumper crop. The wheat
is all up. There are over 400 acres
Of wheat and 100 acres Of oats.
The work was done with three
teams, and with the assistance Of
but one hired hand, Mr.. Wendt and
his two sons, doing the rest Of the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13
Quack Grass

One of the most harmful Of the
weeds of North Dakota as well as
one Of the hardest to rid that land OF
is quack grass. This is not a native
Of this section but is being rapidly
spread over the greater portion OF
the state. It reproduces by both
seeds and underground stems. SO
that once foothold is gained on =
piece Of land these stems are drag
ged over the ground by the nachin-
cry and easily take root. It resem-
bles the native wheat 4 grasses, al
though It has darker. coler and pre-
duces Is smoother and heavier fell
age.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13
How Times Have Changed

Kuhn Messenger: 1t Is rather in
|teresting for the old-timers of the
Dakotas to compare conditions as
they exist today with those of TWEEN
ty or more years ago. Advancement
has been phenomena, along all lines,
to be sure, but few people stop to
realize the extent that this advance
ment has reached.
In those i days of hard times,
Ithistles, baked soil and prairie fire
incidents used to take place which
would not be tolerated "a at this late
day Of progressiveness and prosper
lily Many farmer W MT to town
during those days without cent Of
money in his pocket. He would
walk around the streets for several
hours in an attempt to muster up
enough courage to step into the
bank and solicit loan. Well, about
the time that he realized that the
bank. was about to close for the
day he would approach the banker
for a small loan. The banker would
Fsay: "How much dc you want, Mr..
Jones, and have you plenty of Sc
curity?" Mr.. Jones would say: Il
would like to get $50 for ninety
days, and l have three or four year.
lings and two year-old colts and
half dozen young cattle that have
not been mortgaged." Thereupon
the banker would draw up a note
and mortgage for SIS, bearing inter-
est at the rate of three per cent.
per month, and after the papers had
been properly signed and acknow-
lodged by Mr.. Jones, the banker
would give him his $50. When the
note became due Mr.. Jones would
have to pay SIS and interest on that
amount for the use of $50. During
the ninety days that the note and
mortgage was running, Mr.. Jones
might happen to go to town, and in
most cases would meet the banker
on the street during the day. The
banker would ask: how are you,
MIR. Jones, are your horses and cat
tie getting along all right, and
there, are none Of tAem SICK, are
there?" In most cases he would not
inquire regarding the famfly-no, 1t
was the cattle and horses that ne
was most interested in-he had a
mortgage on them. How would TINS
method Of doing business appeal 70
the people of the state today? Alb
surd as it may seem, these. are some
of the experiences which old-timers
of the Dakotas went through during
the early settlement OF the terri err
tory. aS
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13
Agri. College Short Talks No. IA

Agri. College Short Talks Nc.
A remarkably able series OF arti-
cles. discussing the business side Of
threshing, are appearing monthly
in the American Thresherman. Prof.
Rose of the N. D Agricultural Col
lege, we'll known to hundreds OF the
younger engineers of the state, Is
their author We call special atten-
ton to these articles at this time be-
cause of the Importance that attach
es to the purchasing of an outfit that
costs in the neighborhood of 100000.
Prof. Rose will hold an engineering
school during four weeks OF the
summer beginning June 18th at the
College, and those In
terested should write him an early
date A large proportion OF the
money paid to traction engineers by
North Dakota threshers goes to men
from outside the state. Roses
school for traction engineers was
started to give training to our own
young men. Tell your boy or your
neighbors boy about it, and save to
your own .neighborhood the money
you have been paying out to the man
from down east.
Shallow cultivation means bet
ter crop of corn.
If the flies trouble your horses
nose cut some gunny-sacking into
strips and tie to the bride. The
horse may not say Thank you," but
he'll think it.
AS hot weather approaches some
provision should be made for shade
in the hog pasture.
The writer has found that mix
ture of half and half heavy and thin
machinery oil gives better all-around
results than either one by itself.
Try hard oil for the wagon.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13

Regularity in milking like regu-
larity in feeding is what counts.
During the rush of spring work
milking in the mornings will be
done on time, but at night tn dan
ger is leaving this work for the
women folks to do or until after
dark. No graver mistake can be
made. A COW permitted to lose her
milk flow carrot again be brought
up without every pound of grain
costing two prices. Don't save on
one han . lose on the other.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13
Alaska Wheat

The Alaska seed wheat company
of Juliette, Idaho, which came into
q strong advertising light here last
summer has begun quietly to push
wheat sales in this state again by
offering a very heavy bonus to per-
sons in responsible positions to sell
the grain for them.
1t is very poor strain of wheat
and should be left strictly alone by
our people. To buy it is to throw
away money.
Their story is that it was found
growing upon cliff in Alaska, and
that the birds had destroyed all ex-
cept one head. These kernels grew
and started a marvellous strain of
wheat.
They state that in Idaho it has
yielded FOG bushels per acre. But
that estimate is made upon the yield
secured from planting the seed from
a single head Anyone who has look
ed over the growth secured from a
few plants of almost any crop,
knows that If yield could be made
to produce at the same rate that he
could surpass the world many times
over in crop yield. Figures won't
lie" is an old time honored saying,
but it is we'll to be careful in draw
ing conclusions from figures that are
secured in unusual ways.
That this wheat belongs to a gen
eral class which will be listed with
the durums on the market no one
will question.
Like durum it may be generally
a better yielder than the flies and
blue stems. The price which farm
ers could hope to secure for Alaska
wheat on the market would Gas soon
as the inflated price of it for seed 10
satis6ed) be very low indeed.
The fact that the berries Of it
are much larger than those Of our
bread wheats proves nothing, as all
of the durum classes have much
larger berries than fife wheat even
when they yield aauch less.
This variety and type is we'll
known old strain which three differ
ent farmers in this state have sent
to me at different times during the
past ten years. 1t is known as Mir
acle, Egyptian, and seven Headed
wheat respectively by different per-
sons. ST.
Our best and most used text book
on cereals written by Prof Hunt of
Pennsylvania says: ~Some varieties
of this sub-species (Triticum Compo-
situm) have branching spikes and
are known as Egyptian wheat or the
wheat of Miracle. Composition is
simply asport and is of no value.
A reliable president of Cass coun-
ty of my acquaintance visited the
Adams farm in Idaho last summer
and told me upon hiA return that the
promoters of this wheat were re1uc-
ant to give him Information but he
secured some of the wheat, a sam
pie of which have, and he saw the
grain.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13
Sherman Makes
Discovery

F. L. Sherman, agent for the 500,
is now living with his family on
farm not far from Tasker He goes
out in pleasant weather with his
auto and returns in the morning. Mr..
Sherman claims to have discovered
the cave on his farm. which was
occupied in the early days by the
band Of horse thieves, which later
were captured and given a neck-tie
party.
The cave is away back in
coulee and 1t has been years since
it was explored, until Mr.. Sherman
happened upon it the other day.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13

work. Mr.. Wendt plows in the fall
and had bat eighty acres Of blowing
to DO this spring. This is the sersst
of getting in the crop early. He is
now engaged in brea3ing, and will
put in large field Of fax. He is
making money from farming. Last
year he sold 5000 bushels Of grain.
He has farmed for six years in this
county, and now owns 4SO acres OF
land. ZEE &
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13

Frank W. Amsler, VINO has been
interested in the electric light plant
atHarvey, has resigned as manager
|of the concern and will dispose Of his
stock, after which he will 80 70
Canada to invest in land. Anslsr
formerly was an electrician IN NiAot.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13
A Hen stsry

HOW many Fe66S VIII " noA '"s' -
year?
This innocent question bids fair
to thin the ranks of the hens of Min
nesota of many undesirable citizens,
and to exalt the hen that does her
duty above the wont of the feathered
kind. The state has taken the trail
of the hen and sleeps not, neither
can it be deferred from its purpose
until the recreant hen is pillorled
and Minnesota is rid Of her kind. :,
The trouble. started at the Crook
ston farm school,, where Supt. VIM.
Robertson made up his mind he was
supporting in idleness and luxury
good many hens who were not pay
ing for their feed. He therefore
tagged each hen with metal leg
band and number. He established
an egg register and with his farm
boys devised cunningly built nests
nv which the hen enters all unsus-
pectingly only to find she must lay
an egg or stay imprisoned until
some one comes to check up her
record.
For months every hen has been
followed by sure detective. For
year every new-laid egg was enter
ed upon the book, and day or
two ago came the end of things for
a good many of that hen house.
supt. Robertson held the book on
his hens. 1T. showed in accusing
black and white that some hens only
laid Is eggs in all the past year.
others have laid 20, 46, II, Ill, 1S3,,
1917, PIP and the champion hen OF lal
has laid 220 big white eggs.
Things have been happening since
in the state farm school hennery.
Some Of the handsomest of the mock
have gone their sad way to the
chopping block, but the wise and
thrifty ones have prospered..
= The investigation has an exceed
ingly important economic side; since
it proves that the ordinary flock OF
hens contains some that are SO, I'M
profitable as to devour part OF the
profits of the hen that lays max
imum number of eggs.
I Supt. Robertson believes that by
cutting out the hens that have lald'
according to his record, 200 eggs OF
better, and by careful brooding
propagating this particular strain
it is entirely possible to produce hens
in Minnesota that will scorn race
suicide and lay eggs, morning, noon
and night, all for the love OF duty
we'll DONE. The experiment Is being
tried and it is believed that the pro-
ductive ability of the focks will De
enormously Increases, an important
thing with eggs at the present prices.
The experiments were made on
White Lsghorns and Barred Ply
mouth Rocks. Thief River Press'
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13

Nothing aids SO much in destroy
ing a herd by tuberculosis as poor
~ lighted and ill-ventilated stable.
Kings book on Ventilation" will
help you ,ep a healthy herd.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13

Some windy day in April when
the cows are all out just sweep
down all the cobwebs and dust. Let
lit blow out the open doors and win
dows
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13

When the COWS ! It out Of the
stancheon see how they twist to lick
themselves Wouldn't it be better If
they could Dc that IN their stalls,
tee?
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-13
The Independent Farmer
INTERESTS OF THE
IMPORTANT INDUSTRY OF THE. NORTHWEST

another day. Be a man about all
i thess things.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
! ! TROLLEY PLANS. PARK AYE PROJECT.
Large House To BE Built for
j. BUIkIey.

j. g. Rogers architect, has filed plans
for four story attic dwelling. TO be
built az the northwest corner OF Park ave
nue. and 64th street. for Jonathan Bulklev.
j. is 10 be ef limestone in the style of Louis
Nv period, ornately decorated, having =,
central entrance. and ornamental balconies
al easement windows. and will he crowned
with mansard and balustrade II is TO
have frontage Of n feet and a depth Of 50
feet. and VIII cost $4,000
Plans have also been filed for the esca-
lator staircase and passageway for the
waiting room Of the Pennsylvania Tunne,
Terminal alongside 33d street. west of Sew
enth avenue, which is 70 be 80 feet wide
and % feet long, with a roof Is feet hiEn.
J. IS 10 be built az cost OF S.. 900 from a
design by II. D. COOmbs
Plans have also been filed for a five
story hathouse for Robertson g. Gammie
from designs by J. .. Cocker, at the north.
west corner Of Audubon avenue and I7zth
street. at a cost Of $4,000. and for a one
story store building 46.S feet front and 100
feet deep, for p. +. Cappel at Nos. 153 and
l55 Monroe street, from designs by George
NJ. McCabe. al cost Of IS. 600
Plans have also been filed for renaodelIinp
the artificial ice mandatory at No. 400 70
AIS East 53d street. and adding a new
story. the Improvement being made al q cost
Of sl2.5OO from designs by Louis A. Hor-
mum for the Artificial Ice Company
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
WoopMERE LOTS IN DEMAND

Macmillan Morgenthau, president of the
newly Incorporated Woodmere Realty Com
Dany. reported yesterday the sale OF four
dwelling houses and large plots at Wood
mere. Long Island. In the last ten days
investors have paid more than 81 .OOO, 600
for lots ther-.
The activity OF this property under the
new management has made n one Of thc
features Of suburban trading Besides the
sales already announced there are a num-
Der OF important transactions now pending
which promise 10 make this development
sCTpass in average daily sales any similar
property in and around New York
Tie four houses sold last week are: No
IS and 53 lots in one plot, at Broadway and
Meadow Drive. 10 :. ~. ROsenblatt No 3
and plot Of thirty-three lots. at Keen Lane
and Wood Lane, 20 Clarence g. Galston
No. . and plot of forty lots. at Broadway
and Wood LEbe 10 William Rosenbs um. and
No . and twenty-five lots In Willard Road
to : Heller. The total consideration in
these four sales was about sIS6.O00.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
RECORDED MORTGAGES.

with name and address Of lenders attorney)
NOVEMBER p.
ARTHUR AVE. 5. lots $40. 341, 344 and 349.
map land Of CambIelleng ct al; 8 yrs %
Patterson; 5000.
Attorneys salter & steinkamp. 40 Nassau
BRIGGS AVE. n 5. 2oO IT e of 9th st. 25x1Oo:
Rabil ah and nj a5o 10 MeIsss Realty eS So: s46o
Address 2755 Webster
BRIGGS AVE n s zoo # Of 9Th , St. %5slID Ssll,'
Co to Nicola Galante; $50.
Address. 2775 Webster ave
BROADWAY. n e cor 1O4th st; 7S- 4x1l03;
yrs per cent; Hope Baptist church CORPORA
tion TO Joseph MerillOn, trustee; $1,000
Attorney. A d. Weekes IS William St
CRESCENT AVE. n 5. 80 # " Of Belmont ave
Realty Co TO solomon Powell and ano' sl4'-
Attorneys. SAKE & Powell. 2sO Broadway.
SAME PROPERTY; same to same; demand.
Attorneys. sake & Powell. $50 Broadway
HENRY ST, 80; yrs. per cent: Joseph Davis
to Theo Ludwig and ano' SS3.5OO-
Address. 100 Broadway.
LOT 127. map Bremen estate; yrs. per cent
Custavus A Johnson TO Julius Brosge; $500
Attorney William Matthies 415 fremont
bridge: due Nov is. 1910; 6 pr cent: Antonio
Attorneys. Menken Brothers. 81 Nassau ST.
MONTGOMERY PL, s. $50 II Of Maeiay
McNuIty to Maciay Avenue Realty Go: S5G1-
Address. 81 Nassau 81.
RIVERSIDE DRIVE. cor OF li5th st. 1OOx
~: 1 VI. . per cent; Dacorn Realty Co to
state Realty and Mtg Co; 100000
SAME PROPERTY prior mtg s2OO.OON; 1 Vt. g
per cent: same 20 same: S6"OOO-
Same address
ST, MARKS PI- rs: ~. > yrs . per cent: ~ Isos
Address. 100 Broadway.
y{rI-S7- " SE{T N-f.TON ~ man
land Thos r Mareein. % %. 3 yrs. per cent;
Attorney A . Lent, Mount Vernon
IST AVE 1904 and 17o6: yrs. per ceN-t. Nor
ris SchIossman 70 Paul Gross $1,000
Address. 3C2 Broadway
Cd AVE- S34: due etc. as per bond; Mary Ri
cigiano 70 Ada King Kelso; $4,000.
Address, 81 West 5Sth st
SAME PROPERTY: yrs. per cent; same TO
Attoruey John e KNOX. 7ST Dawson ST.
I'D AVE 1872; due. etc. per bond; Bernhard
Address i76 Broadway.
2P NJ AVE 2 s TS2 yrs per s.i iSR d Lena Jae00o
Address. 100 Broadway.
Sd AVE. W s. 300 IT of Mott ST. q. .6x-.
l Vt. per cent; Della Belliugham to John
Jaburg and ano; S1.OU3.
Attorneys. Hastings & Gleason 25s Broad
sTH AVE. 29O5 and 20O7: 3 yrs > per cent:
Louis Hack TO Henry W Van Wasenen'
Attorney. F W Judge. 90 West Broadway.
22D ST $ " 5. 1888 # 5 Of 9th ave. 2l 6x9S o,
due Dee l. 1911: Frederick ) Lamb to Osborn
r Lamb. $1,000
Attorneys spencer, o & Wierum. -
William st.
6OTH ST. $. DO It e OF 4th ave. 2Ox1o05: a4th
81. s 175 II c Of Lexington ave. 16. Sx9s >,
S4th ST. 5. l3S II OF Lexington ave. 2ONgs
122d St cor OF Pleasant ave. 14x1Sl- IL .
due oct -. 1884. per cent; Winthrop Dahl
gren 20 Real Estate Title Insurance and Trust
Co OF Philadelphia trus. SO. 00O.
Attorney. "A L Queal, - Broadway.
BOTH ST. 246 West (prior mtg $4,000: due. etc
per bond; Louis Iangballe to GiOvanna
L Mares /. 5000
Attorney. J a Fisher. $50 9th ave
GOTH ST 316 West (priOr mtg S13 OOOl. due
etc. per bond; Paul Fem Sophie Pfinder.
5000.
Address. 176 Broadway.
1OOTH ST. 5 go Il e OF Riverside Drive. sOx
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
SITES FOR MODEL HOUSES
Sage Foundation Homes Company
Adds 10 It's Realty Holdings.

-Four new parcels OF land aggregating
about ten acres near Jamaica, Long Isl
and, have been bought for the Sage Foun-
dation Homes Company. and will be utf-
tied with the property already owned there.
by the company for development into con-
venient and moderately priced home sites
for working people.
Three OF these farm land areas were Sc
cured from The Cord Meyer DEVELOPMENT
Company. and were conveyed TO the Sage
Foundation Homes Company by Johnstone
De Forest.
The largest plot. Of lOliz acres. is at For
est Hills. with a frontage OF more than
1900 feet on Union Turnpike. IL runs
through Continental avenue. adjoining the
Long Island Railroad
The fourth parcel was transferred by
William II. WheelOck and Catharirs Nor
gan n contains fOrty-seyen and three
quarters acres. In South Jamaica, with a
frontage OF over l.623 feet on the west side
Of Rockswsy Road.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-28
Line 10 WhitestOne Landing
Nearlg BHilf.

vvirb the LAYING OF tracks through the
McCreery and Wickham farms, west OF
18Th street. Flushing, last week me Ne"
York & North Shore Traction Company has
completed surface work on tEe first trolley
road 70 tie waterfront and the middle
north shore sections Of Queens. opera
mons VIII be beguh Immediately on the
placing OF iron poles 70 support the cleo
tric wires.
on Alley Creek. Bayside Meadows. the
company has purchased a tract OF lahd,
comprising about four acres. on which the
big power houses 20 supply current for the
entire north shore lines are 20 be built
Foundation work has already been com
melted. and the New York and Nassau Con
struction Company VIII rush on its contract
for the erection Il the buildings. Con
tracts for the plant have been awarded 10
the Westinghouse company. Both com
NAMES promise 20 have work finished IN
time 70 assure the operation of the new
line from Flushing through WhitestOne and
along the boundary q Malba 10 Whitestone
Landing by the latter part OF next Feb
ruaTy.
The WhitestOne Taxpayers Association
is preparing 10 celebrate the success Of its
efforts 10 secure corrections with Flush
ing and thereby open trolley transit with
Manhattan by way OF The New York &
Queens County Railroad. which will soon
oxteud IT'S lines across the greensboro
bridge
Prank Knab president Of the associa-
ton opened negotiations for the Flushing
Is milestone line with the QUEENS County
.tailroad Company several years ago. and
0u the refusal OF that company 10 connect
tlIe shore front unless an exclusive oper-
ating franchise was given efforts were cen
fred DOB behalf OF the North Shore TTac-
t.on Company. Automobile and street pa
rades. in which property owners Of White
Stone. Flushing and Maiba viii Join. are
paris ~ rho elaborate celebration plans