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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27
RObbing the Soil

Science proves to us that every
bushel of wheat sold off the farm
carries with it fertility actually
worth in the market today twenty
cents Every bushel of corn carries
away seventeen cents worth of fer
tility.
Now keep on subtracting from
$3.50 to $500 worth of fertility per
acre each year without renewing the
supply, and what must be the result?
Why, it is so self-evident to any
thinking man that it is absurd to
argue upon it.
All this fertility and more can be
restored to the land from live stock
manure and rotation of crops, with
proper cultivation of the soil, yet
there are people all over Minnesota
and the Northwest who prefer to
move their barns to dodge the ma
nure pile rather than drive a manure
spreader over their helds.-NOrth-
western Agriculturist.
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is Growing
Some

w. D. Wilson, from southwest OF
the city, took day off Monday and
came to Minot. Billie says that the
grain comes up nice and even al
most as fast as it is sown. He spoke
of one piece of fifty acres that he
sowed. When he had completed
sowing the field, the wheat that he
had first sown, was up nice and even.
He believes that this year is not
any more backward than last, and
thinks that we are booked for one
of those bumper crops you read
about. He has had to feed a great
deal of grain however this year. Be-
fore he got into the field at all, he
fed up $50 bushels of ground feed,
and has had to buy several loads of
hay.
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Weather Conditions Perfect
Ground is Full of Moisture--Wheat Comes up Nice and
Even--- We Booked for Bumper Crop,
Barring Hail Storms--Hints
Hail Insurance
Hail Insurance

The weather has been quite rainy
of late, and the ground is soaking
full of moisture. Practically all of
the wheat has been sown and it is
coming up nice and even, with per-
feet color. The cool weather is root
ing it we'll. We are practically as
sured bumper crop, barring an oc-
casional hail storm. We used to be
afraid of the hot winds, and while
there may be a slight danger Of a
three days southwestern hot wind
damaging the crops, we have never
seen it's occurrence IN North Da-
kota. You can bank on a fair crop
every year in North Dakota, just the
same as you can in Minnesota, Wis
consin, Iowa or Illinois. Some years,
we fare better, but with the right
kind of farming, we have never seen
a year in our eight years residence
in this state, where the farmers have
not been able to make good money.
And by the way, talking about hail
storms, reminds US of an occurrence
ct Des Laos last year. The 1ndspeA.
I, i = . M -
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dent has always advocated the taking
out of a reasonable amount of hail
and we believe that as a rule. il is
we'll to do SO. Last year a hail storm
passed over the country near Des
Laos, completely destroying thous
ands of acres of fine grain, and dam
aging many of the fields to a more
or less extent. One farmer received
thousand dollars for his loss.
Across the road was farmer whose
prospects were just as bright as
those of his neighbor prior to the
storm, who lost every bit of his
crop, and as he had no insurance,
the prospects were certainly pretty
gloomy for him. We don't believe
that we have ever seen more pitt
full sight than that of the man and
his wife out in the field shortly after
the storm, looking at the pounded
earth, where once a bountiful crop
had been growing. We are not
boosting for any hail insurance
company, but II yeu are depending
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27
Will Try Winter Wheat

w. r. Porter, who has general sup
|ervision over the different demon
stration farms over the state, visited
the Lavik farm Saturday. Mr.. Por-
ter is confident that winter wheat
can be grown successfully in this
part of the state and he intends ex-
perimenting with some here this fall.
He is also positive that alfalfa and
clover will prove successful in this
vicinity as the experiments with
same at the farms located at Flax
ton, Ross and Granville, have DEM
onstrated that the soil in this part of
the state seems to be especially ad-
apted for alfalfa and clover without
the necessity of inoculating same.
The germ necessary to the success
full growth of these two valuable
farm products seem to be part of
the soil. and if tei" proses to be
the case, it will certainly lie a spl3'l-
did thing. The experiments in these
different lines will be watched with
interest.
Tests recently made at the state
agricultural college prove beyond a
doubt that there is a commercial
value of fax straw. The college has
been experimenting with flax straw
in the manufacture of denatured al
cohol and in test recently complet-
led it was found that the straw will
possible yield 40 per cent Of cellu-
lose, which is the alcohol making pro-
perty, to be converted into sugar and
and fermented. This would mean
a yield of about 20 per cent of alco-
hol or approximately thirty-five gal
Ions Of the spirits to ton of straw.
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The Independent Farmer
DEPARTMENT DEVOTED
MOST INDUSTRY THE NORTHWEST
A. G. Short Talks No. Is

! When rainy weather comes cut
down the grain feed for your horses.
They are as hungry as ever of
course, but they do not need the food
and it is an actual detriment to them.
Alaska wheat is being advertised ex-
tensively in this state and is sold
at $4,000 per bushel. Fabulous yields
per acre are claimed for it and it is
said to be Of quality. 1t is not
worth the price of the common fife,
blue stem and duruyu strains which
you already have. 1t is an old wheat
that has been known for years as
Miracle, Egyptian or seven headed
wheat 1t has a bran ching head
from which it gets the name Of seven
headed. 1t is of the durum or
macaroni type and is of poor
grade. I have sample Of it secured
from the fields of the North Idaho
promoters by a resident of Cass
county so that I am not guessing as
to what the grain is like. Do not
throw away $4,000 by investing it in
Alaska wheat seed.
Watch the horse collars. Dirt and
the shedding of hair gathering in lit
tie Jumps on the faces of the collars
may start shoulder sores which will
last all season and make vast
amount of trouble. Rub the collars
clean every time they are taken off.
1t is a good plan to clean them &C.
casionally during the day while the
horses are shedding Wash the
horses shoulder clean when you I'M
harness them. This can be done
whilethey stand at the watering
trough by dipping up water in your
hand and rubbing them down with it.
They may shy and snort at first but
they will DON learn to like it. Time
spent in fitting horse collars to
horses is we'll spent. Do not change
collars from one horse to another,
their necks and shoulders are not
all alike and the collars adjust them
selves to the horse to quite an ex-
tent. 1t is a good plan to soak a
new horse collar in water until it is
soft then put it on the horse that J
it is bought for and let him mould
it to his shoulder shape. Such col
lar is much less likely to cause sore
shoulders than one not so fitted.
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Notice for Bids

Notice is hereby given that the
school board of Iowa School district
No. ga will receive sealed bids for the
construction of a school house to be
erected at the Sc corner of the SW
IA section 2, 1922. All material to
be furnished by contractor. A bond
or certified check for 10 per cent of
bid must accompany each bid. Bids
to be received up to p. m. of Satur-
dey, July 3, 1909. Board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. Plans
and specifications to be found at the
office of the county superintendent or
with the clerk.
BY order school board.
C. B. Perine,
Clerk of District,
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Notice fOl Bids

The school board of Norway school
district No. will receive bids up to
12 o'clock noon of June goth, 1909
for the building of a new school.
house upon the GROUND where the old
No. 1 now stands. House to be 24x40
loft. posts and to be completed by
September 20, 1909. Bids must be &C
companied by a certified check or
bond as required by law. Plans and
specifications will be found at either
Edward Nelson, Pres, Route No. 4
Minot, N. D., or
Geo. J. Nichols, Clerk.
Dated this 28th day of May, 1909.
527 6-29 chg
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27
FARMER AN OBJECT OF ENVY

The farmers for several years have
been earning from five to seven bill
lion dollars, and this year will prob
ably reach eight billions. Most
of them are capitalists. They have
and are the real aristocracy of the
country. No longer is the farmer the
long whiskcred, top-booted ga~k Of
the cartoonist. He is an educated
business man. He has the mail de-
livered at his door every day. He
has a telephone in his house. The
wife and daughter wear sun bonnets
no longer. They go to town fire.
quently. The daughters take music
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27

Bismarck, N. D.-The department
of agriculture and labor has recently
adopted unique method of attract
ing the notice of the country at
large to the many opportunities for
procuring home or employment in
this state. and also to the splendid
field offered for investment to per-
sons possessed of means and looking
for a more enlarged sphere of oper-
alton. This has been accomplished
by the insertion of brief, pithily
worded advertisements in New York.
Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago,
Peoria, Sioux City and other leading
papers in their respective localities,
inviting the public's attention to
this state and offering the depart
ment's aid in placing the wants of
those answering the advertisements
before the people of North Dakota
The number of answers received up
to the present time has been very
these in turn have been
briefly summarized and tabulated by
Commissioner Gilbreath and sent to
all the commercial clubs in the state,
and there is every reason to believe
hat by this means many highly de-
;irable merchants, mechanics and
'armers will be induced to make
heir future home with us. The fol-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27
Dairying Did Not Pay

A Nebraska subscriber tells how
dairying is done in that state. He
says, "A few years ago a neighbor
of mine had few native cows. He
said he didn't believe there was any
thing in the dairy business, but he
was willing to give it a fair trial.
He bought separator, shotgun,
a running horse, saddle, a Here
ford bull, and two gallons of booze
and was loaded for the dairy bust
ness. 1t is needless to say that he
proved conclusively in a SHORT time
that there was nothing in it."
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27
entirely on your crop, you had better

entirely on your crop, you had better
protect yourselves.
You will occasionally find farm
er who thinks that every hail insur-
ance company in the land is a skin
game concern and you can't much
blame him. Perhaps he carried in
surance in the company and signed
a note in payment for the policy.
Probably he suffered heavy losses
from hail storm and thru the man
ipulation Of crooked adjusters and an
irresponsible company, found that
the check he received for his losses
was smaller than the one he had to
pay when meeting his note. There
are not many such companies doing
business, in fact we believe that our
insurance commissioner has about
weeded them all out of the state.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27
A. G. Short Talks No. Is.

Heavy manuring benefits alkaline
SOIL ....,. ....-.
Tests on the station farm show that
the condition of grass known as "be-
ing sod bound" is really caused by
lack of plant food, and that top dres-
sing the meadow or pasture will re-
store the grass to its original vigor,
The station tests were with bromo
grass, and were very striking.
Summer following is injurious to
land. A cultivated crop of corn or
potatoes will put the land in good
physical condition-the end sought
in summer following.
Soil needs four things-1st, to be in
good tilth-to get this summer fall
low. Ind, humus,-use legumes and
barnyard manure. 3rd, nitrogen,-
grow clover, alfalfa, or cow peas,
4th, PHOSPHORUS and potassium
return to the soil, in the form of
manure, what has been removed in
straw and grain.
For every dollar bushel of wheat
sold out of the state, there is taken
from the soil in straw, grain, and loss
thru teaching elements Of plant food
that if bought on the market as COM
mercial fertilizer would cost the full
dollar the farmer gets for his wheat.
The manure pile, going into dust
back of the barn, represents the
wealth of plant food that has been
gathered turnout the years before
man broke up the prairies. To leave
it there is worse than waste-it is
theft from the next generation.
Every device to increase crops,
every way by which we spur the soil
on to greater exertion in our behalf,
is but bringing nearer the day when
the crop yields will fail-when
Nature s bank will be closed to us
no lasting agriculture that does not,
in one way or another return to the
soil the equivalent of that which it
removes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27

lessons and belong to clubs and
and there is such a condition Of
affairs that the commission now at
work can do nothing else than ex-
plain how the farmers are happy
that is the farmers of intelligence
and industry. There are some lag
CARDS in every business, but the
farmer who fails to make a good
living in these days must live on
transferable soil free or else have
himself to blame for his poor con-
dition. The farmer is an object of
envy instead of scorn and contumely.
Farm, Stock and Home.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27

There is big demand in Fargo
for houses of the modern or partial
modern type. And so there is in Mi
not. There is not good house for
rent in the city, altho there is more
building of cottages in progress
now than for some years. There
may be a few tumble down shacks
for rent, but a decent house does not
go a begging. The five room cottage
with water and sewer will rent for
from $35 to $45 month. You can't
beat this investment anywhere.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27

N. A. Kennedy, who filed on a half
section of land 35 miles from Swift
Current, Sask., is back for a few
months. He thinks he has struck a
bonanza and intends to stay with the
land six years at least. VIM. Hoffman
of Sawyer has filed on land there
He reports that the earthquake
shock was felt very strongly there.
He and his wife were in their shack
and thought someone was trying to
tip it over. The cupboard nearly
toppled over, Mrs. Kennedy catching
it and saved it from falling. An
engineer at Swift Current thought
his engine was getting away from
him and put on emergency break. :
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27
Unique Method OF Advertising
State Department of Agriculture Cooperating With Com
mercial Clubs and Eastern Papers

lowing selections from the lists for
warded to the commercial clubs are
quoted as typical class of inquiries
being received:
James D. Cullmore, 1926 Princeton
Ave-, Jersey City, N. Y, wishes to
obtain employment in some new,
thriving town, with the view of es.
tablishing business there. Has
means.
E. B. johnson, "a Newark Ave-,
Jersey City, N. j., wishes to open
one or more retail shoe stores, each
carrying a $4,000 stock. Must be in
large town and in a good section
of city.
G. J. Nanz, 1928 Ave., F. Brooklyn,
N. Y, married, wants position as
clerk in general merchandise store,
with view of buying later Speaks
English and German. Understands
book keeping and typewriting.
P. w. Kern, 1893, S5th St., Brook
Ign, N. Y, wants to buy an interest,
(whole or part) in dry goods store.
Thoroly experienced. Can invest
about $4,000.
Fred Nehrkon, 1907 w. 18th St.,
Pa, German, $1,000
capital, shoemaker, willing to do
anything that pays, wants work at
.rade or anything else.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27

The United Wireless Telegraph Co.
are arranging to locate their station
no doubt arrange to do business in
Minot. This company is building a
$500 foot tower in New York city for
transatlantic service. The new sta
ton on the Pabst building at Mil
waukee, is receiving messages from
Cuba and from steamers over the
ocean. ,-.s
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27
ADVERTISE DURUM FLOUR

Durum flour is to be popularized
if plan is started by l.. A. LELAND
of Edgeley formerly lieutenant gov
ernor, succeeds. He suggests that
the Durum Wheat Association levy
an assessment of a mill a bushel on
every grower of Durum wheat in this
state. This will create a fund OF
100000 to 100000, which can be used
to advertise the -four. Breadmaking
demonstrations, publicity articles,
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circulars and many other methods
could be effectively used. In this
way a greater demand for Durum
wheat would be created and the
price would be more nearly equal to
that Of other wheats raised in this
state. The growers of Durum wheat
protest vigorously against what they
construe as discrimination against
their wheat.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27

Fargo has $50 manufacturing es-
Establishments that give employment
to 1900 men. The value of the manu-
facturered goods annually is $780,
600. Nearly million dollars a year
are paid out for labor and 100 ar
ticles are manufactured. Fargo is
destined to become a great industrial
and commercial center. Minot is
right in her tracks.
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of the plants. The culture was sent
out at his request flom the bureau
of plant industry at Washington.
from which it may be secured for
the asking. Those contemplating the
raising of clover this season will do
we'll to procure the culture and i'm
prove their crop.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27
AUTOS HANDY FOR FARMERS

MIR. Hayes usually has his family
with him when he comes to town and
the diversion from the routine Of
always remaining at home is a
pleasant one and all seem to enjoy
it. The automobile is bound to make
the farmers life more enjoyable
Velva Journal.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27

Norma, the first station east of
kenmare on the Thief, River Falls
line, is one of the best wheat mar
keting points in the state, last fall
one grain buyer, Mr.. Green having
bought 100000 bushels of wheat and
over, and a large number Of bushels
Of ether. grains.
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IMPORTANT TO CLOVER RAIsERS

Michigan Arena: J. H. Terrett
treated 600 pounds of clover seed
with nitroculture on Monday of this
week, and seeded the same upon his
fine farm southeast of this city. AS
Mr.. Terrett explains it the nitro
culture contains bacteria which is
directly beneficial to the growth of
clover, and which works at the roots
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27

Dick Hayes, the automobile farm,
er, northwest of Velva, is delighted
with his machine and is a frequent
visitor in Velva. 1t saves his work
horses many hard drives and he
states he never expects to be with
out an auto or a flying machine as
long as he remains on the farm.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27

Fritz Ludvingson, jamestown
red hot" vendor, has been missing
since March 13. AS he had consider
able money about the time he dis
appeared, there are suspicious that
he met with foul play.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27

Yeggemen dynamited the safe in
the bank at Englevale early Friday
morning and secured $1,000. The
residents must be sound sleepers for
they heard no noise altho the safe
was wrecked and the front of the
building was blown out.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1909-05-27

The grand jury has indicted three
commissioners of Emmons county.
The indictments, it is said, charge
fraud, in connection with the erection
of some bridges.
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-27

Guthrie, Okla, Oct. 27.-0ccasion-
ally we hear Of some democrat who
attempts to carry democracy on one
shoulder and socialism on the other,
claiming that there is not much diff
ference between the two parties.
Such parties either do not know
what socialism is or else their demo-
cracy has drifted long ways from
that taught by Jefferson and Jack
son. OF course there are things in
the socialist platform that any demo
crat can endorse. and, for that mat
ter there are things in the republi-
can platform that democrats endorse.
That does not signify that they are
republicans. The truth of the matter
IS that a republican does not have
10 go as far TO be q socialist as does
democrat, or in other words. the
fundamental principles of the republi-
can party and the socialist party are
nearer together than are the basic
principles Of the democratic party and
the socialist party
Democracy teaches and believes in
the largest amount Of individual liber-
ty and privileges. Socialism teaches
that the individuality must be sub
jected TO the good Of society.
Democracy teaches that the average
citizen has the ability to manage his
own affairs. Socialism does away with
individual management and allows So
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At The Auditorium.

The appearance at the theater on
Thursday evening Of this popular stock
company promises to be one OF the
real theatrical events Of the season.
and it is predicted that during this
engagement those who attend will be
as well satisfied with what they see
as they have been al any time during
the season. when they have paid more
money for productions not one whit
better than this. The company viii
present at its opening performance
that sterling comedy-drama The Fatal
Wedding. which has been presented in
all Of the larger cities to audiences
which have received it with approval
and applauded its many strong lines
and situations This is one OF the
few plays the pulpit has endorsed.
because it teaches a great moral
truth. because it sets men and wo-
men to thinking. because it strength
ems the brotherhood Of man It is a
great play and will be well acted In
addition to the regular dramatic per
Torrance members OF the company
will present new vaudeville between
acts. Miss Oracle May Hutchison. the
girl with the golden voice. will appear
at every performance
The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-10-27
CARPENTERS
WOULDN'T STAND CUT

Okmulgee. Okla, Oct. 27-All car
penters are out on strike here as the
result of an order from contractors
cutting wages five cents per hour on
all contracts. The carpenters quit
Immediately rather than submit to the
cut
There was meeting last night at
which the carpenters decided to con-
tinue the strike. 1t is expected that
unless an agreement is reached soon
that all allied union labor orsaniza-
tions engaged in the building trades
will go out on sympathetic strike.
There are lots of buildings going up
mere now, in fact the town has build
ing boom, and strike will tie up
many contracts. The carpenters were
receiving As cents per hour under their
scale.