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The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05
MOVEMENT OF SOIL MOISTURE
One Of Most Important Factors Ia
"Dry" FarmIns-iIiustration Elk.
plains Evaporation.

(By W. c. PALMER, Agricultural Editor,
North Dakota Agricultural Collsge.)
Moisture 10 one Of the most i'm.
portant things to have In a soil. II
10 constantly getting away through
evaporation from the surface, through
Reaching downward. and through thu
plant taking It up. In North Dakots
there 10 very little teaching. 20 the
thing that needs to be watched is it,
e~vaporating from the surface. and ia
see that only the plants that are
wanted r allowed to grow. Weeds
take up large amounts of moisture
and when 1t comes to a dry season
they can take it away from the crops
as the weeds are accustomed to fight
for their existence, while the crops
have been grown under favorable con.
ditions for so long that they have lost
the power to fight.
TO control the evaporation of mois,
ture 1t is necessary to understand
how the moisture moves through the
soil. A good deal is heard about ca,
pillarity and capillary water. Refer
ring to the Illustration this can be
made palmer. The globes are to rep
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

they are not allowed to farrow wlre,r
they have been used to meeting for
at least a few days before narrowing
1t makes them very restless and new
GUS at narrowing time. When restless
they are not apt to farrow as natural
ly, and kill more pigs If no one II
around.
We find that the fender protects
many pigs from being killed, for: they
crawl under 1t and the mother en-
not pinch them against the sides G.
the pen. They should he made Of ,wa
by six with edge to side of pen paced
eight inches from the floor.
We were always on hand when -.
sows were narrowing. which is sI.c
lutely essential. The herdsman sleeps
during narrowing time in the ba::o :.
a provided for that purpose !.
connection with the barn, and he g..
up several times during the night =
e e what is going on. 1t is :
practice to handle the sows c.;
siderably before they are due to -
row; for example, rubbing them c.
the underline. This will induce the.
to lie down SO they will not be ne-
GUS when they are handled during e
rowing time. We take the pigs aw:
from the SOW and place them in a |
in a warm place as fast as they q.
narrowed. If they are left with tt.
SOW II she makes them squeal they G
cite her and she will move about ali
possibly kill some of the new arrivals
Sows are too sick while narrowing e
be disturbed in the least. After she
Is all through narrowing we take tn;
pigs in to her and put them to -suck.ine
and she being relieved of her pains l..
able to take care of them.
Our filters this year were very act
i've at birth, strong and vigorous. This
is the result that a be expected i
the sows are made to take PROVE,
amount of exercise and fed a raj on
that is not too fatteniag, but contain
plenty Of protein. rhe bran, sho"
and oil meal contributed the necessar.
protein in the ration we fed. @
There Is another thing that we d.
that we think is very essential. Whe.
the pigs are a few hours old we Gu,
of their teeth. Pigs at birth have two
very sharp teeth on each side Of Eotf
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05
INJURIOUS TO WlLLe,:;:.
Directions for Preparing so'u.;o
That Will Kill Insects and Not
Harm the Tree

Lice do not eat the leaf bit ~.
their tongue into the leaf or into f.
bark and suck out the juices. II.
applying of paris green would M
reach the lice, SO a different n1etho,
10 used.
Lice as we'll as all insects b-estl,
through little holes along their storr
ach. If these are closed up they sri
focate. One way to close them up !
to put a little oil or the insect which
quickly spreads over the body closir..
up the breathing pores. But the sprar
ing Of oil onto a tree for the nurpc~.
Of killing the insects would harm I'll,
tree and 1t would be expensive.
The following solution called Zero
sene emulsion is cheap. is east:
made, and will kill the lice OF otlsse
insects. but. will not hurt the foliage
Directions for making kerogen'
emulsion: Shave up y pound 500,
in one gallon water. Boil until dis
solved, then add two gallons Of kerc
sene; stir vigorously for several min
utess SO as to; get the soap and kerr
sene thoroughly mixed. When cold
It will look like sour milk.
Before using dilute with twent,
parts water. stirring thoroughly. The,
spray onto the lice. It must come ii
contact with their body In order {
do harm to them.
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

may prove helpful to many. The
large number Of pigs narrowed by the
sows and the large number we we're
able to save Is due, we feel confident,
to the careful way in which they were
fed and narrowed.
Much credit H. due 70 Mr.. D. j.
Geiken. the herdsman, Hor the good
showing made by the pig crop. which
was the result Of the careful and pains
taking manner In which he looked aft
or every detail Of feeding and caring
for the sows.
Those sows were fed from time of
pregnancy to time Of farrowing a ra-
ton composed of one part bran,. one
part ground oats and 2.5 parts Of
ground barley. This mixture was fed
dry twice a day on the floor Of the
pen, which was cleaned before each
feeding time. In addition to the grain
fed on the floor the sows were fed
from / to 1.5 pounds Of shorts and
one-fourth pound of oil meal In the
form Of q slop daily. Each SOW re-
ceived from four to six pounds of the
grain ration fed on the floor daily, de-
pending upon the size and appetite Of
the SOW. The amount Of feed q SOW
should get must be regulated by the
feeder, because sows differ in the
amount they need to keep them in the
best condition. It was our. aim to
keep them gaining in weight just
enough to cover the increase made by
the young they we're carrying. We
avoid getting them too fat.
The reason we fed the grain on the
floor was to make the sows stand on
their feet and exercise and we found
that it took them four hours each day
to eat their feed. This makes them
receive considerable exercise each day
and were not exposed to the cold whom
getting it. They also had the run Of
. yard when they exercised consider
able on pleasant days. The cold wealth
err we get ID the eason why some
| means must be devised to make them
exercise here In North Dakota; for
there are 90 many days they will not
exercise on account of the cold. The
Importance Of seeing that the brood
sows get plenty Of exercise IL very
necessary II a good vigorous litter Of
pigs Is expected. :
We Try and put every SOW in a pen,
with q fender around 1t, about q week
before they are due to farrow. II
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05
GENERAL FARM NOTES.

Good roads are publicity agents.
Better look the grain bags over and
repair them.
The horse needs daily exercise and
likes q variety OF food. f.,
September Is . good time to low a
new lawn, - It gets established before
frost. ,
A lump of copperas, size Of q hazel.
nut in the drinking water will keep
the fowls healthy.
II you want to keep your customers.
supply them with butter to suit their
taste and at living prices.
Stop packing butter in packages that
leak brine. Many a good lot Of butter
has been spoiled that way.
Don't abuse the COW. If you do she
Is sure to strike back where it hurts
worst-in the pocketbook.
The best time to remove section
boxes containing honey is when the
greatest number Of bees are at work.
A fence about the straw stack may
be worth while. Hard work to set
posts after the freeze-up-better do it
now.
Range fowls are seldom addicted
to feather pulling and eating since
they secure q variety Of feed on the
range.
A violating harness sets on q good
team to advantage. and u an incen.
tive to its owner to make poor team
better.
An old stove In the woodshed will
make It q snug place In which to mend
the harness and do odd Jobs Of carpen.
tering.
The turkey crop Of the United
States last year was about $500, 600
head, Of which Missouri produced
456, 900
One Of the best prevenuves Of dis,
ease in dwellings and stables, Is pure
air. The dose cannot be too large no,
taken too often.
There is no farm animal that Yields
a. much per day Al the COW. This in.
dicates that the COW must be
literally fed, for It ID impossible to
get large milk returns from an under
fed COW
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05
Dress Of the Farmer.

It Is a mistake for the farmer to
70 to town shabbily Creased. We can,
not prevent people from forming opin.
Ions that come from the appearance
II dress, says Baltimore American. "A
Ilouch hat and unshaven face may be
Ill right while at work on the farm.
but It 10 all out Of place when one
goes to town on business.
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

upper and lower jaws, making eight
all. If they are not cut they SO.
made the teats of the mother sore al
she often refuses to let them rar.
or at least reststs to soma extent. TT
pigs will also sore each others mo ~
by fighting with one another. Ia.
can be cut OF close to the jaw: by Ia
ing the pig up in your arms and usil
a small pincher with the cutting ed,
In the same position found in q SC
sors. They al be bought at sea
hardware stores, for they are used {,
certain kinds of wire cutting.
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05
Moisture In Soil.

resent soil grains, greatly magnihed;
the outside line represents the water
film, also magnifed. The tendency
Of water is to form a Aim Of equal
thickness over the soil grains 20 that
II water e~vaporates from the top soil
grain In column A, water from below
will pass up to take its place. When
It cannot draw water from below the
water film will simply become thin.
Q over all the soil grains. This will
go IN till no more water can evap-
crate. This is the condition Of a field
when the soil Is compacted, 1t loses
its moisture fast. In column B is rep.
resented what happens when the soil
is narrowed, or cultivated. The ton
soil grains r loosened and left apart
SO that the water Aim cannot reach
cro
Column G represents the soil grains
after the soil moisture has dried oil
from the top grains; no more mois.
ture a get up to the top grains and
SO evaporation is stopped.
When narrowing in the spring it
will be noticed that the soil dries very
quickly after being narrowed. This
Is due to the moisture e%vaporating
from the top soil grains and then it
cannot draw from below, az Is the
ase before 1t is narrowed.
This Is the explanation Of the value
Of early narrowing in the spring. In
stirring the top soil the moisture be-
low cannot get to the surface, 30 it
Is held in the soil. This is also the
explanation Of the value Of cultiva-
ton. Another fine illustration of this
Is the discing of stubble land, that
ls to plow we'll. If it is disced it will
In a couple Of weeks pillow nicely.
The discing has cut of the upward
movement Of the moisture that was
going on as long as the soil was COM
pact clear to the surface.
The effect Of a rain is to change the
condition represented in column G to
that In column A. and then a connec-
ton 10 made for the moisture to
pass up and a narrowing is again
necessary IL it is desired to keep the
moisture in the soil. When a soil
lays for some time the soil grains
also fall together and in this way
sorms q connection with the surface
Tor the upward passage Of water.
From this Is becomes plain that in
order to keep moisture In the soil it is
necessary to have the surface loose.
Rolling a soil brings about the COM
pact condition. The use Of the sub
surface packer makes the bottom Of
the furrow slice firm. In the case Of
spring blowing this may be a help as
L makes a connection for the water
10 pass up into the furrow slice from
below. After. blowing the condition
1t the bottom of the furrow slice Is
IKE that at the top of column B, and
It will not let moisture pass up. The
subsurface packer will bring about
/ condition like that In column A,
Using the subsurface packer in the
TALL will do no good unless a r ID
10 be put on the land as the soil viii
compact itself during the winter.
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05
Data for Dairy Feed.

Oats is an excellent feed as part Of
he dairy ration and contains the food
constituents in about the right pro
portions to satisfy the demands of the
.ow. Its relative high price, however,
and the fact that 1t Is not considered
the most paying crop, operates against
To extensive use in dairy feeding.
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

I'VE have money to loan for commu-
,a'ion or final proofs. wild or improved
lands, at reasonable rates with liberal
prepayment privileges. Money always
on hand; no delay. Everett Real Estate
and Loan Co., Dickinson. N. D." o-1-etf
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

LEARN AUTOMOBILES
Good drivers ard mechanics indie
mand. We teach the business at lowest
rate. Expert instructors. Practical
exp' rience. Complete garage, Large
variety of cars. Automobile Training
Association, 522 South Tenth ST., Mime
apolis, MINI. I1-s-2p
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

For purity and favor. use Wneht's
pure old-fAshioned buckwheat flour.
Io-17s4p
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

Wanted--good, gentle. fresh milch
COW. Call or write, J. B. Walsh, 9Th
Ave. w., DICKINSON. -. Io.z3s4t
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

!. Manure will not waste as much fer
tility In the field as It will In the ayeY
age pile In the BARNARD.
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

Wright's .ld-fashioned buckwheat
flour is pure. Wright wrongs NO man.
Io.2S.ln
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05
WHEAT LANp..

5. FOR SALE-753o acres choice wheat
land in Gallatin county, thefamous grain
section of Montana, in a. locality where
wheat yields 40 to 50 bushels per sore
without irrigation, yield IS bushels this
dry year. This land lies about FIVE miles
from both the N. p. and Milwaukee Rye.
and is over 80 per cent good pillow land.
Price $i4 per acre, one-ifthcash, balance
yearly payments s per cent. The landi is
susceptible of being irrigated If desired,
but does not require it. Bestsbargain in
the state. Write
j. II. Shobsr, Helena, M ont.
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

Ave. per SOW .......... 1913 SO
, The methods followed In obtaining
these results will be given and they
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05
ATTAINED IN
RAISING STRONG LlTTERs
Amount Of Profit Depends to Large Extent Upon Care Of Brood Sow:
Results Obtained viii Pigs 1t North Dakota Agricultural
Co1ege-Table Gives Interesting Data.

At this time Of high priced pork
svery farmer is anxious to raise as
many pigs as possible, in fact 1t is
'ery essential to save as many pigs
Is he can that are farrowed. The sue
Tess that is attained in narrowing
good healthy filters determines to a
great extent the amount Of profit that
will be made In raising hogs either for
market OF for breeding purposes,
writes Prof. w. 3. Richards of the
North Dakota Agricultural college, in
Dakota Farmer. II success is at
:ained 1t will depend to a large ex-
:ent upon how carefully the brood
sows are cared for during pregnancy
and at narrowing time.
The results obtained with our brood
sows and pig crop up to date, at the
North Dakota Agricultural college is
f. good showing and considerable above
he average obtained by most farmers.
IS the following table will show:
Pigs narrowed at North Dakota Ag.
:icultural college spring Of 1910 and
number of living pigs May 1.
Note: Table only includes portion
Of sows In herd.
Portion of herd not narrowed to
late. T
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05
For Sale

OF 06J9
20 H; p. Case engine, steel tank
mounted on trucks, lease steel separa-
tor, 3ox58, with feeder, blower and weigh
er, run four falls: all in good order. Will
sell cheap. Write or see FRANK I.
KADRMAS, Dickinson, N. D., or
JOSEPH WOKAL, Box II, Dickinson,
MD. @ 6rQ <S
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

T0R1SALE
Residence on Second Ave. w. Inquire
of A. P. Folsom, Dickinson. .1o-I-tf
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05
FOR SALE

FOR SALE
A Jersey bull and a Poland China
boar for sale on section 14-I38-o5. R.
Jensen, Dickinson. 1o-22tf
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

Furnished House-Bel6eld, 8 rooms,
nearly new: Apply to John Orchard,
DICKINSON, N. OAK. o-174f
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

STALLION FOR SALE
One full blood Percheron stallion. o
years old, his colts show breeding; does
not need to be cash deal. Apply to
Joseph Cell, Dickinson. u-e-At
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

FOR SALE
Neat 5-room cottage, north part of city,
lar9e lot, shade trees, good we'll, etc.
Will accept small cash payment and
balance on monthly payments. Inquire
Dakota National benk. 4-3O-tf
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

FOR SALE.
My new Broom residence ON 5th Ave,
w. L. HI NICHOLS. s.I6-tf
The Dickinson press., 1910-11-05

FOR SALE
1900 Young breeding ewes. s. Shope-
shire bucks, and s. rambouilett bucks.
Address Harry Annear, Manning. o-3-5tf
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-21

ly declined until now they are yield
ing about one-third OF the amount
produced at the height of their de-
velopment. Biologists estimate that
only about two billion barrels remain
in the ground in that state. while IN
the proved fields of California. gov
eminent biologists estimate the sup
ply in the ground at eight and one
half billion barrels. without taking
into account new fields that undouDt-
eddy will be discovered in that state
The Ohio-lndiana fields. which
rank next in importance to .Pennsyl-
vania, have an area of 2O40 square
miles, and the supply in the ground
is placed at three billion barrels. In
Texas and Louisiana the fields have
an area of not more than $50 square
miles. only a small proportion of
which now are to be considered as
highly productive.
Taking these facts into considera-
ton, it will be readily seen that Cal
ifornia will. a comparatively few
years hence, be depended upon to
supply the United States with illumi-
mating lubricating and fuel oil
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-21
Prohibition Is Texas Issue.

Statewide prohibition is the lead
ing issue of the campaign now on in
the democratic party of Texas to elect
members for the state legislature
from the governor down to constable.
The attitude of Senator Bailey is be-
ing generally watched because of the
influence it may have on his fortunes
when he becomes a candidate for re-
election two years from now. Senator
Bailey has given his support to Judge
William Poindexter for governor.
Judge Poindexter favors amending
the constitution to prohibit liquor
traffic, but opposes a statutory state
wide prohibition act as unconstitu
tional. There are three other candi-
dates for governor: Cone Johnson,
Oscar B. Colquitt and r. V. Davidson.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-21
OIL AREA IN
CALIFORNIA
MAY SUPPLY UNITED STATES
WITH COMMERCIAL OIL
OTHER FIELDS LOW.
A Prediction That the Golden state
VIII Come to the Aid of Con-
sumers of Various Kinds of Oil
Large Field to be Developed.

California undoubtedly will, within
a few years, be called upon to sup
ply not only the United States, but
practically the whole North Ameri-
can continent with Illuminating, lub-
ricating and fuel oils.
A study of the petroleum industry
of the United States shows that the
California oil fields are practically in
their infancy, with production in
creasing by leaps and bounds, while
the proved oil bearing area is being
augmented daily. The oil field of
other sections of the country have
reached their maximum production
and are on the decline, leaving Cal
ifornia in a class by itself as a pro-
Queer of the infammable fluid.
The total proved petroleum terri
tory of California. according to the
United States geological survey, is
$50 square miles, or a total of slight
~ more than 100000 acres. This
area would accommodate something
like 10000 wells, allowing one well
TO each az acres.
Large as this territory may seem,
1t is less than half the area proved to
be productive in Pennsylvania, that
state having nearly 1000 square
miles of oil lands. But the thickness
of the oil-bearing stratum in Cal
lfornia far exceeds that of other
fields in the United States, there be-
ing. by actual measurement, over
500 feet of oil sands in several diff
ferent sections of that state, whereas
n many localities in the eastern fields
the oil-bearing statum is only few
feet thick On account of these dense
sands. California will be producing
oil when eastern fields are only a
memory.
The Pennsylvania oil fields. which
are the oldest in the United States
reached their maximum productive
ness many years ago and have steadi-
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-21
Happiest Girl in Lincoln.

Lincoln. Neb.. girl writes. 81
had been ailing for some time with
chronic constipation and stomach
trouble. began taking Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. and
in three days was able to be up and
got better right along. I am the
proudest girl in Lincoln to find such
good medicine" For sale by all
dealers.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-21

The sudden demand for popular
education in China is shown by the
fact that the school attendance in one
province has increased 5000 per cent
in five years.
A recently invented rescue stretch
er for mines has oxygen tanks at one
end, opening into a bag in which r
mans head and shoulders may be
placed
The sea kale used as food in China
comes largely from the coast Of
saghlien, where the leaves average
one foot in width and as feet in
length
1t is announced that the Emperor
violin. which is part of the Haddock
collection in London, will soon be
sold. Its value is estimated at $500
900. 1t is claimed to be the best
specimen of the work of Antonio
Stradivari (1649-173O.
From its original home as a native
wild growth in western Asia and ad-
iacent Europe, the cultivated pea has
been taken by man to all civilized
countries 1t has been cultivated for
thousands of years, for dried peas
have been found in Egyptian tombs.
A New York company which main
tains a burglar alarm system for bust
ness buildings. now installs in gar
ages apparatus which registers in its
office the leaving and returning time
of automobiles to prevent their use
without their owners consent.
The old mahogany bureau desk
used by Robert Burns at Ellisisland
and Dumfries, and at which the poet
wrote Tam o'Shanter," "Auld Lang
Syne" and many of his other famous
lyrics, was sold in London recently
for $4,000.
Cold timed meats for troops in
warfare will soon disappear from the
list of the hardships of active service.
The use of the motor vehicle and the
invention of a means of cooking tin
ned or fresh meat while moving
rapidly have received the approval of
the authorities.
An exciting music hall turn, "
which will be known as the human
cup and ball" was recently rehearsed
in a shed at the outskirts of Paris.
A woman is shut inside a huge wicker
ball, which is then rolled down a
steep inclined plane. terminating in
an upward bend. The ball shoots
with lightning speed down the slide
and is hurled up into space and
caught by an elevated bowl-shaped
receptacle 25 feet away.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-21

The Jews could not be cannibals
in these goth century days. Their re-
ligious beliefs forbid their eating
pork.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1910-07-21

The fish bait that comes in hat
bottles catches nothing but suckers.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1910-08-26
TOY BILLY GOAT BUTTS HARD
Novel Device, Invented by Georgia
Man, Intended to Cause Much
Amusement for Children.

An amusing toy for children has
been invented by a Georgia man. 1t
is a rearing, tearing billy goat that
butts a mannikin fiat in its charge.
The toy comprises base with fig
ure elastically mounted at one end.
The figure normally stands erect, but
when struck blow on the chest will
flop over backward and spring back
when the pressure is released. Facing
this figure a goat is mounted on a
platform, through which the animals
forefeet pass to a slide, which is also
elastically operated. By means of a
projecting button the slide Is drawn
out. When 1T is released the elastic
makes it fly back and the goat pitches
forward, raising his hind legs in the
air and butting the mannikin full In
the chest or face. The mannikin there
upon falls fiat on his back. to the great