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Audubon County journal., 1911-05-25
BY c. F. cuRTIss.
Dean Division Agriculture, Iowa State
CoIeoe

Dean Division Agriculture, Iowa State
College.
The farmers of Iowa will do we'll to
tance OF live stock as a permanent
feature of successful agriculture The
old Scotch maxim, Market the prod
ucts of the farm on foot rather than
In the bag cannot be ignored without
sooner or later paying the penalty of
declining fertility. 1t is contended by
some that soil fertility can be Alain.
tanned without live stock This may
even look plausible in theory, but we
hve no record of any considerable
area where productive soil has been
maintained without live stock 1t is
not likely that the Mississippi valley
Will prove an exception to the rule
We have depleted our soil too long al
ready by exporting grain and the by
products of our mills All of these
by-products and much larger share
Of the grain ought to be converted
into meat and dairy products on the
farms of the United States, instead of
going to enrich the farms of foreign
countries to the detriment of our
own.
1t Is we'll established fact that the
farms that fatten live stock are farms
of fattening land. The soil needs feed
ing as we'll as the animals. Iowa
farm lands do not need commercial
fertilizer. but they do need more
grass and more barn yard manure. A
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-25

Mr.. Goodrich made business trip
to Atlautic Monday.
FL Freeman was an Atlantic bus
iness caller Wednesday.
Nels Nelson of Atlantic was in
Brayton Monday on business.
Mrs, s F Pearl was calling on
friends in Atlantic Wednesday.
Percy Hallock and. James Larsen
made a trip to Atlantic Friday in the
formers auto.
Jens Andersen from near Audubon
spent Tuesday with his mother, Mre.
Soren Andersen.
Mrs Thomas Hardwick went to
Droy Mondoy to visit her daughter,
Mrs. Clyds May.
Frank Lambert and wife and Mrs.
Herbert Cox of Atlantic came up in
their auto Saturday.
Mrs. Fred Bunnell af Atlantic was
a guest of her sister, Mrs. Warren
Chase Saturday night.
Mrs. Ssns Bertelsen from near
Extra spent Sunday with her mo-
ther, Mrs. S. p. Bertlesen.
The following ladies were Alton.
tic shoppers Tuesday: Mrs L f Mill
ler and daughter Edna, Miss Vivian
Bartlett, and Mesdames r. Miller,
VIM Pearson, 2 P Nelson and Wm.
Ciem enson.
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-25

| system of farming that affords more
grass and more barn yard manure is
one that will return larger output
of grain from smaller areas Of tillable
land. 1t is a system that will sus.
tain the productive capacity of the
soil. 1t is system that conserves the
greatest of all natural resources-soil
fertility.
There is seldom time when the
crops of the farm cannot be fed to
good farm animals, when properly han
died. at greater profit than to haul
them to the elevators. In many in
stances the returns are from so to 100
per cent greater than from selling
grain. Sometimes they are lower, but
the immediate returns are not the
only consideration. We have come to
a period when all the products of the
farm must be utilized. The corn fod-
der and the straw must not be wasted.
They must be largely used on the
farm. To build silos and increase the
amount of live stock will afford way
of utilizing these products that will
enlarge the output OF the Iarm ana
add to its fertility and productive
ness. 1t is possible by this system
to have more grain to sell and more
to feed, than under a system of sell
ing grain alone and wasting the rough
age.
The mainstay of Iowa Agriculture
will always lie in the best conserva-
tion of her fertile fields, luxuriant pas
lures. abundant herds and focks.
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-25

It's feeding value. In lot of one acre
nine pigs averaging 92 pounds apiece
made 634 pounds of pork from Sep
tember 10 to November II. This lot
had vcry average stand of rape. in
fact only around the edges was the
rape very good, but the corn was as
good or better than the average. The
returns if figured low were close to
$45 or $50 and the only labor ex-
pended was the time 1t took to water
the hogs. Therefore the profit from
that acre of corn would inspire most
any farmer to SOW more rape next
year and hog down more corn.
There is another crop to use with
corn which is close to rape, but which
takes slightly more work to raise and
this Is soy beans. These must be
sowed or drilled in the corn rows and
plowed with the corn. They should
be drilled about as soon as the corn
is planted and one inch shallower,
hence will not injure the corn hill.
This requires that all corn be plowed
one way. but the beans make a good
crop and the results in pork If the
corn In hogged down pays for the
trouble. An acre of corn last fall
which was scarcely more than two
thirds as good as the acre in which
the rape was sown made 451 pounds
OF pork from September 10 to Octo-
per 29. While this In money value
is SIS below the returns from the
other lot 1t was due largely to the
poor stand of corn.
Also 1t would be possible to use
soy beans. the Early Yellow variety
always. for planting in the corn rows
II the corn were to be cut for silage.
The binder will get most Of the beans
as they stand up we'll and they add
much to the feeding value Of the
silage
Cow peas are also good for hog
pasture, but just as good for the silo.
mainly because they pack in better
than soy beans. The peas should be
drilled in the corn rows just as the
beans We're One-half bushel per
acre, at a cost of SO per bushel, will
make good stand and cause very lit
tie trouble in cultivating the corn. The
best variety is the Whipporwill. When
cut with the corn binder they are in
just as good stage as the corn to
make good silage. The value of
crop OF this sort Is the increase of
protein which the peas and beans
carry. Corn carries the fattening
properties. but these add much and
II put In the silo we should remember
that the old COW does not need 35
or 40 pounds next winter, but five
pounds less will answer her require
ments. Also less gluten feed and less
oil meal will need to be bought.
These are crops which all farmers
should look to for the most profit
and while the two story farming idea
Is coming sooner or later 1t need not
deplete the soil of its fertility If the
rotation Is handled intelligently.
Figures from past experiences show
Its value and the many corn growers
who are In a position to try the plan
this season of making little more
profit of the space between the corn
rows, If they do so intelligently, are
quite sure to make money.-Iowa
Agriculturist.
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-25
The Percheron Horse

Rufus No. 1921, Recorded in PISA
VIII make the season 1911, sin Voltage
4e57S by Artillerer 2735s (46769) by
Jules 379S7; Dam Bretone 5slY2 by
Bon Entant 1ol57 (11s9s) by La Ferie
5l44 (542). AT Fred Wahlert's Jr. i'm
Greeley township every day in week.
TERMS: $500 to insure live colt
Mares disposed of service fee becomes
due at once.
Care will be taken to prevent accl-
dents but will not be responsible should
any occur.
il Fred Wahlert, Jr. .
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-25
Oakfield and Brayton

L j McGovern transacted business
Nm Atlrntic Saturday.
10 F Ide was business caller in
Audubon Saturday.
Garner Bartlett went to Avoca Sa.
turday returning Sunday.
D F Bergh had business calling him
to Audubon Que day last week.
Mrs. Bison and daughter Ethel
were shopping in Atlantic Saturday.
The carpenters have commenced
work on Vim Onken's fine new resi-
dence.
Chris Knutsen and sons were sight
seeing in Omaha the latter part OF
last week.
John Atkinson and Asel Burwell
of Extra were in Oakfeld on bust
ness Tuesday.
Mrs. r. Miller was visiting in Ex-
ire Friday with her sister, Mrs.
Henry Hansen.
Chas. Bisom is having a coat of
paint put en- his residence, Will Koob
il doing the work.
Geo. FiizsmYer went to Colfax,
Tuesday to be gone two weeks for
- g, ~
E. Rothchilds OF Atlautic was in
Brayto ton Friday looking after the
Rothchilds grain business.
Bernie Hardman and family went
to Atlantic Monday foa a few days
visit at the V J Robinson homo.
Alfred Nelson went to'lAudubon
Monday with the scalps of sixssyoung
wolves that he captured on his farm.
George Arnold has resigned his po-
sition with the Rothchilds Grain Co.
and T j McGovern is now in1charge.
Jens Chrlstoffersen Sr. and wife
came up from Atlantic Saturday TO
visit their son living west of Bray
ton.
George Hardwick and James Can
non were home from near Gray for
on over Sunday visit with their por-
ents.
We will continue giving the ten
percent discount on Shoes till June
first.
m25 j f Jensen
Peter Albertsen and family arrived
in Brayton Saturday fromss Losj Renos,
Cal. They have sold their property
there and have come back to good old
Audubon County to make their
home.
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-25

live STOCKS PLACE IN IOWA AGRICULTURE
Importance as Permanent Feature Of Successful Agriculture Is
Strongly urged-Farms That Fatten Live Stock Are
Farms of Fattening Land.
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-25
Saved Child from De.th

"After our child had suffered from Sc.
we're bronchial trouble for year. wrote
q. I. Richardson of Richardson's Mills,
Ala, ''we feared it had consumption.
1t had bad cough all the time. We tried
many remedies without avail and doc
tors medicine seemed as useless. Final
ly we tried DR., Kings New Discovery
aud are pleased to say that one bottle ef-
fected complete cure and our child
is again strong and healthy For coughs
colds, hoarseness, lagrlppe, asthma,
Group and sore lungs, it's the most in
fallible remedy that's made. Price SOC
and $l.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed
by Winf-ey and Chantry.
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-25

Mrs. L. w. Hansen's Dress Cut.
ting scaool. w. teach the Baugh
man System also do all kinds of
dressmaking. For further informa-
tian call or address Mrs. l.. w. Han.
sen 900 Pine St, Atlantic, Ia. Phone
No. Black All. If
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-25

The celebrated Janeway and Car
penter line of Wall Paper at Han
sens Drug Store. If
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-25
JOHN NIELSEN, Extra Distributor
For Sale

One Short Horn yearling bull.
Pedigree furnished. Call on
If T.. j. Coglon,
Extra, Ia, r. F. d
Audubon County journal., 1911-05-25

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that if you were told the price without
seeing the machine you would not be
able to appreciate the fact that The
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Instead of advertising the price
we prefer to make it easy for you to
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it you then are not entirely satisfied
IT you are not convinced that it is the
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the most improved mostup to-
date-if the low price does not con-
vince you that this is the biggest
bargain you have ever bought, return
the machine to us and we will refund
your deposit so that the trial will not
cost you one cent.
We know that trial is the bes, W ay 10 sell
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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-06-17
A Charming Woman

is one who is lovely in face, form,
mind and temper. But it's hard
for woman to be charming with
out health. A weak, sickly wo-
man will be nervous and irritable.
Constipation and kidney poisons
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eruptions and a wretched COM
plexion. But Electric Bitters al
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friends. They regulate stomach,
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blood; give strong, nerves, bright
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vety skin, lovely complexion and
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all Druggists.
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The Cost OF Raising
Wheat In The East

The Department of Agriculture has is
sued comprehensive report on the eco
Monies o., wheat-raising, based on re-
turns from more than. five thousand
growers throughout the country. The
average yield per acre for the entire
crop is now about IA bushels. The re-
turns of these growers fix the average
cost of production in 1909 at Sc cents per
bushel, and the average selling price at
SO cents.
Analysis of the report, according to
localities, shows that the Mississippi belt
produces 40 per cent. of the entire crop,
at just about the average cost and SELL
ing price. This economic as we'll as geo
graphical center holds the balance be-
tween the East and the West, the yield
in the far Western States being much
above the average, the cost of prOduc-
tion less and the sale price only slightly
lower while in the Atlantic States the
yield is much less, the cost much higher
and the sale price not proportionately
increased
The low extreme was Montana, with a
cents, and selling price 81 cents In the
<AtldHJiC Lie CObL d cFdStu dDOut
SO cents, or within A cents as much as
Montana's selling price.
This gives food for thought to the
Eastern farmer. The statistics, natural
ly, are based on the reports of growers
who keep a careful record of their ex-
pcnses and who, running their farms on
strictly business basis, are apt to
make showing above the average. In
deed this is found throughout to be the
case in regard to yield, their reports in
variably indicating a better crop than
the average per acre for their total dis
trict The cost to the less intelligent or
less systematic Eastern farmer is prob
ably considerably more than 81 cents
There are certain localities in the East
where this is compensated for Ly high
er market price. In South Carolina the
growers reported obtaining $1.2S per bu-
shell, which would give them an actual
profit not much less than that earned in
the West. But this can be due only to
peculiar local conditions. In general, the
Eastern wheat-grower is necessarily in
direct competition with the West, and
he must sell at what are virtually West
ern prices plus freight charges on the
grain, or, at best, on -four.
The conclusion is fairly obvious.
Wheat raising in the East can be made
iproftabls only by the most skillful farm
ing, with large acreage under cultiva-
ton, advanced methods of harvesting,
careful fertilizing and the practice OF
other scientific economies "a small net
return may be expected But the small
farmer, who plants only few acres and
harvests his crop with inferior imple-
.ments, seems actually to be paying more
for his wheat than he could buy it for in
the open market
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THE PROPER COURSE
Information Of Priceless Value To Ev.
cry Elkton Citizen

How to act in an emergency is knowl-
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particularly true of the diseases and ills
OF the human body. If you suffer with
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or kidney trouble, the advice contained
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edge. What could be more convincing
proof of the efficiency of Doans Kidney
Pills than the statements of nearby resi-
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James E. Adams, 1893 W. Fourth St,
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occasion to use Doan's Kidney Pills in
several years, and | consider the cure
they made a permanent one. | have pre-
viously endorsed this remedy through
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so again. had considerable trouble
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ness in my loins. After hard days
work, i felt the worst. No position l
assumed was comfortable, and in the
morning when | got up, | was so st,ft
and lame that it was all | could do 70
move about. When Doan's Pills were
Drought to my notice, | got supply
and they made me we'll"
For sale by all dealers Price so cents.
ter-Milburn Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and take
no other.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1911-06-17
EXPERIMENT IN ALFALFA

Mr.. Fred Brady, of Middletown is al
ways abreast of the times in everything
certainly IN agriculture good roads.
education &c. He is now making an in
teresting experiment-one that is a high
ly useful object lesson to every farmer
bringing milk to the creamery-in grow
ing alfalfa with bacteria inocuated soil
On - acre lot in the rear of the
creamery when sowing some alfalfa seed,
he drilled in $50 and 500 pounds on diff
ierent parts of the tract, and on a third
portion none at all, of fine dry dirt
taken from an old and very COOL alfalfa
field il Maryland.
Where he used the microbe infected
soil the alfalfa crop was three or four
times as heavy as where he used Lone
The result also showed this interesting
aud useful fact that nothing is gained by
using too much bacteria soil; the $50
pound tract returned as good yield as
the 800. This feature is in Keeping with
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results elsewhere obtained as to the
amount necessary to be used.
The entire tract had been previously
treated alike so far as lime, manure. &c,
is concerned. so that this wonderful re-
suit is due wholly to the presence on the
inoculated-s. e. dirt sowed tracts-of
the nitrogen Hxers' contained in the
borrowed soil. The first cutting gave .
tons of alfalfa to the acre and he ex
poets to make two more cuttings this
year.
Mr.. Brady sums up this valuable me-
thod of getting such big crops az alfalfa.
soy beans &C., as follows: l, lime, 2,
good soil. 8, good seed, 4. incubation.
He got the soil by blowing few fur
rows in the old alfalfa field in Maryland
and screening the stones and rubbish
away drying and using the dirt lust as
one would phosphate fertilizers.
He also exhibited on the tract sim
pie. cheap and very useful tool for dry
ing the green stuff quickly-often an i'm
portant matter to the farmer-a collap-
sible rick made of four foot uprights
sawed out of bull pine IL inches, one
bolt holding them at the slanted peak
and four bolts, one on the lower middle
of each leg. through four like pieces
which run horizontally across the four
uprights 1t all folds up like a solid
bundle nat more than foot square, and
costs only rs cents to make, by the hun
dred Every farmer should look into
this experimental is cheap phosphate
that-dirt your neighbor will give you
for nothing, and only screening and a
little sunlight necessary to drill it like
$500 phosphate! 1t is literally dirt
cheap" fertilizer.
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CANNING FOR WINTER USE.

Seed cherries and add l cup OF sugar to
| pound of fruit. Place on stove and al
low to boil until the cherries are we'll
heated through. Have Jars hot and seal
at once.
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Branded CHERRIES.

pounds seeded fruit, pounds sugar,
pint best white brandy Add enough
water to the sugar to dissolve it. When
this comes to boil add fruit and boil
for five minutes. Remove cherries care
fully, and let syrup boil for Is minutes
longer. Add the brandy and Immediately
take from the fire. Pour fruit back into
the syrup. Seal in the cans while hot.
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STRAWBERRY sHERBET.
FROZEN STRAWBERRIES.

l quart of strawberries. Juice of two
lemons. l pound of sugar, I quart OF
water. Add the sugar and lemon juice
to the berries, stand aside one hour,
mash the berries, add the water, stir I'M
til the sugar is thoroughly dissolved and
free slowly.
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PICKLED CHERRIES.

Wash and seed the cherries Cover
with vinegar and let stand twenty -four
hours. Then pour off the vinegar and add
sugar, making an equal quantity with the
fruit. Let stand, stirring occasionally.
until the sugar is thoroughly dissolved.
This usually takes two or three days,
when they are ready to be sealed IN
jars.
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CHERRY sHERBET.

l quart Of sour cherries. pound of SUI
gar, l quart of water
Boil the sugar and water together for
is minutes. Stone the cherries. add them
to the syrup. and stand aside until per-
fectly cold. Press through very fine
sieve. Whoa frozen, add meringue and
beat thoroughly.
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FROZEN CHERRIES.

2 quarts pie or more1lo cherries, Q
pounds sugar. quart of water
Stone the cherries, mix them with su-
gar and stan daside one hour. Add the
water, stir until the sugar is thoroughly
dissolved, turn into the freezer and turn
rapidly until frozen.
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The Strawberry
STRAWBERRY PIE,

Bake the crust After cool MI with
berries. sprinkle with sugar. and spread
over these cream whipped very stiff. On
top of all put whites Of two eggs and
little sugar, beaten stiff. Place in
very hot oven SO that the meringue will
brown quickly-before the cream has
time to melt. The success OF this depends
on the heat Of the oven.
STRAWBERRY sHORT-CAKE.
To one quart of flour add two heaping
teaspoons of baking powder, one table,
spoonful Of white sugar. and little salt.
Mix thoroughly while dry. Chop up two
tablespoonfuls of butter in the -four thus
prepared. To one large cup OF sweet
milk add one egg. Put the whole toge-
Their as quickly and with as little handl-
ing as possible. Roll into two sheets,
each 1-2 an inch thick. Bake In greas-
ed pan laying one sheet on top of an
other When done and while hot separate
them and put between the two crusts a
thick layer of strawberries we'll sprink-
led with sugar Serve with sugar and
cream.
PRESERVED STRAWBERRIES
To box of berries, add one pound ,f
sugar. Set on the back of stove until
sugar Is dissolved. Draw front and boil
8 minutes, then pour into pan and do
the next quart the same way teach quart
is done separately Pour all into some
bowl and let them stand over night. In
the morning put them in jars and seal,
Cherries are delicious when handled In
the same way.
STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM.
l quart of cream, pound Of sugar, 1 1-2
quarts of Strawberries.
Put half the sugar and cream on to
boil in a farina boiler, and when sugar
is dissolved, stand aside to cool; add the
remaining half of the sugar to the ber-
ries, stand aside one hour, then strain
through fine muslin. Add the remain
ing half of the cream to the sweetened
cream and freeze: when frozen stir In
the fruit Juice. beat thoroughly for NE
minutes. remove the dasher and pack
until ready to use.
STRAWBERRY SHERBET.
l quart of red strawberries, l pound
of sugar, l quart of water, juice of two
lemons Boil the sugar and water toge-
Their for five minutes. Add the lemon
juice to the strawberries and mash them.
When the syrup is cold pour 1t over the
berries and strain. When frozen add me-
ringue and beat thoroughly.
FROZEN STRAWBERRIES.
l quart of strawberries. Juice of two
lemons. l pound of sugar, 1 quart OF
water. Add the sugar and lemon juice
to the berries, stand aside one hour,
mash the berries. add the water, stir I'M
til the sugar is thoroughly dissolved and
free slowly.
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CANNED CHERRIES.
"a Delicious dessert.)

Choose large. perfect eherries-cx-
hearts preferred. Fill the Jar full Of
fruit. packing tight as possible. Pour a
cup of sugar over each jar. shaking
through tho cherries. Fill the jar with
cold water. Put lids on loosely. Stand
in Gamer or on board in wash boiler
containing water up to shoulders OF jars.
Place cover on the boiler and let boil
for two hours, which will cause the cola
water in the jars to boil.
Tighten the lids and the fruit is ready
to be placed on the preserve shelf.
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JUNE DEL CACIES


To each pound Of fruit put one pound
Of sugar Place on the stove until dis
solved thoroughly. Put on large deep
meat dishes and cover With glass. Leave
in the sun two days then jar. Seal with
parafine. Strawberries may be done in
the same way.