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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-29

The value Of siIage as the cheapest
and best succuIent for cattle and hogs
il fully established.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-29

A small flock of sheep in addition
to furnishing excellent profit and
keeping down weeds. furnishes the
most practical meat supply for the
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-29
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soluteiy harmless Be sure and ask for " Mrs
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Kind Twenty-Five cents hottlas
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-11-29
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
RATS TN THE JELLY.

A. reader whose good wffe'g Jelly
cupboard has just about been cleaned
out by rats asks the writer what he
can do to get rid OF the pests. Any
person who has had experience in this
matter knows that II LIZ a good deal
easier to tell how to do the job than
II IL to actually do IL. However, there
are several methods that have given
good results. In the line or traps good
results can be had with the cage trap.
especially III the whole rat tribe in the
immediate locality can be tnveigled
into II 10 d night or two. The spring
or guillotine trap is one Of the best
we have tried and Is the more effec-
tive If the bait used is tied to the
tongue or the trap. There are several
rat poisons on the market which do
the business Ii used according to di-
rections, while an excellent, slow
working poison Is made by mixing one
part Of barytes with eight or nine
parts OF cornmeal and adding enough
wetting to give stiff dough. Small
quantities OF this should be placed In
the runways of the rats, out Of reach
OF poultry or other creatures.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
DIRT AND DISEASE.

Many OF the diseases that attack
farm animals are traceable to germs
that flourish and live from year to
year In the litter I'm and about stables
and pens many or which are In de-
cidedly insanitary condition Among
the germ life hourishing under these
conditions are likely to BE- those Of
tuberculosis. contagious abortion. ma
vel disease. lumpy jaw. hog and calf
cholera. while parasites that cause
scab, mango and itch likewise flourish
Where q stable Is In such condition 1t
should be given a thorough cleaning.
This should include not only brushing
down cobwebs and dust from ceiling
and walls and q thorough cleaning OF
the partitions and floors. but when
this has been done the interior should
be given a coat Of whitewash made BY
adding salt and three or four table
spoonfuls of carboHc acid to a consid-
cradle quantity OF the lime wash.
This should be kept stirred and may
be applied with d broom or long han
died brush, but the Job is more easily
and effectivelf done IL one has spray
pump such as Is used in orchard spray
ing operations. Applied In this man
ner the solution can be forced into
every crack and creviceL
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
IA WINNING COMBINATION.

A friend. banker. living in Sec
dion where alfalfa and corn do wen
and silos have been built the past
season for the first time states that
some farmers OF his section have some
doubts whether the silo IL advisable
in case Of the man who does not care
to take up dairying. but does want to
raise beef cattle. The writer would
suggest that any doubts these farmers
may have along this line be put aside.
for III the extensive feeding expert
ments which have been conducted by
many experiment stations make any
one point clear 1t is that the cheapest
aS well n the best beef i'm the world
Is produced In those sections where
both corn and alfalfa can be grown
and where the corn crop is put into
the silo for safe keeping IL f. our
opinion that these fellows are in clover
ln very truth and the sooner they Get
those silos built the better it will be.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
,A COSTLY LESSON,

The writer has in mind a pretty
level headed orchard owner who
somehow got the idea that the chaps
who are I'm charge OF the horticultural
work at his own and other state az
ricultural colleges were impractical and
did not know what they were talking
about when they laid much stress on
the Importance of thorough spraying
with arsenate OF lead within ten days
after the petals fall This was in the
season OF 1910. Acting on his own be
lief in the matter. he delayed his first
spraying for the codling moth until
the little calyx cup was closed and
the apples were about two-thirds or
an inch through The theory Of the
college men was amply justified in the
fall, when this orchardist had no end
OF worms, which converted what
would have been fancy box stuff into
cheap stuff for a canning factory. III
is needless to say that this experience
was not repeated
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

from the college will be In charge. ANY
workers OF the college who may t.
Quire the red clay soil In their expert
ments will he assigned plots on the
farm ID question. which IL located near
Ashland Junction In addition to the
strictly experimental work. the crops
will be so planned as to serve o. a
demonstration To nearby farmers.
Meetings will be held each year when
the crops are in the best condition for
demonstration purposes The superin-
tendent and hi assistants will be at
the service of the farmers of the
northern part or the state and help
them In every way TO improve farming
conditions The land comprising this
farm is typical timherland. and the
same problems will have 20 be- worked
out that the EomeSteader in the sec
ton would have OH hi hands
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
LOWELL SEES FROST ON PLANET
MARS.
Evidence that Buddy Planet ~ HAD
table and Therefore Probably L.
habitnd.

Evidence that BUDDY Planet IL HAD
table and Therefore Probably 10
habited.
Professor Percival Lowell j. always
seeing things" on the planet MATS
which tend to prove that little World
inhabited or at least habltaDle.
His latest discovery is frost
| Tf there IL frost there il mOis-
ture, and IL there is moisture enough
to condense as frost, covering thou
sands OF square miles, there must be
water enough to support animal life,
perhaps human life, although water
cannot be as plentiful as it is in our
world. Also, If there IL moisture
distributing itself over a wide area,
there must be an atmosphere, Tor
moisture could not f1oat and distr1b-
ute itself in a vacuum
Thus, III Professor Lowell has real
ly seen frost on Mars, it removes all
the objections that some astronomers
have made to the theory that Mars
il inhabited They said the planet
had neither moisture nor atmosphere,
and therefore could not be the abode
OF life.
| Professor Lowell has no doubt that
there il frost, and therefore water
and atmosphere, and therefore prob
ably life. For we know that in this
world Of ours Nature fills every place
with some form of life wherever there
Is moisture and atmosphere, even in
Arctic waters.
The following statement has just
been issued from the Lowell obser-
vatory at Flagstaff, Arizona, where
Professor Lowell has his telescopes:
| Frost has been seen on Mars by
all observers here for a fortnight
Two hundred Photographic images Of
the planet have been taken, both with
the 24-inch reflector and the 40-inch
reflector and all show 1t very proml-
nently.
ION November IL measures and pho
tographs were made oft atthe Lowell
observatory at intervals all the way
from 40 degrees to PA degrees, in
all Of which it appeared on the sun
rise edge OF the planet, never advanc-
ing detachedly upon the disk and thus
proving conclusively that it was some
thing melting under the suns rays"
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
STORING CELERY.

Sweet and crisp celery may be kept
on tap for several months by removing
the plants from the ground with good
supply or earth on the roots and set
ting them I'm box in the cellar con
tanning four or five inches or mellow
earth Care should be taken TO moister
the roots after the plants are set, and
this may be done BY pressing the tops
10 one side at the edge, fitting the box
inserting piece Of tin or paper and
pouring the water between this and Tho
side Of the box so it will reach the sol
at the bottom If the tops are wet LII
the watering process they are likely
tO decay prematurely.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
VALUABLE COOPERATION.

A cooperative undertaking Is being
carried out by the Wisconsin expert
ment station and Ashland and Bayfield,
counties, in the northern part or tine
state. that is to be strongly commended
from the standpoint of good sense and
practical value A quarter section Of
cut over land. most OF 40 OF the red
clay type. was given jointly by the
two counties for use I'D branch c.
pertinent station. The state viii equiv
and manage the farm. and a foreman
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

Get that hoy interested In raising a
prize winning acre or corn I'm one or
the several corn growing contests that
are being held IT'D many sections or the
country and there will be little need
OF worrying about his leaving the
farm. Stated in another way. this
means that if the boy finds something
of real live. up to date interest on the
farm he will stay there. If not he Aim
quite likely to dig out
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

There is little question that the de-
cided improvement I'm quality OF fruit
produced the past season by orchards
mot sprayed was due to the fact that
the total failure the year previous In
practically NIL the territory east Of the
Rockies made the propagation Of
worms and to quite an extent the
spread Of fungous pests impossible.
lit illustrates nicely the well known
truth-misfortunes. like blessings, are
seldom unmixed.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
Tommy Was A Sleuth.

Tommy's mother had taken him t
church to hear the evening sermon
and they occupied seats in the gal
lery. Tommy tried Eot to let bis at
tention wander from the preacher
but it did. He seemed to be partic
ularly interested in family who On
In front Of him, and when the ser
mon was about half way over hi
whispered to his mother:
Mamma, I never saw those people
before, but I know their names"
Hush, dear ="
but do" persisted Tommy
Their names Hill"
How do you know?"
Every time the preacheI says
his text, will lift mine eyes to the
hills, those two big girls look al
each other and SMILE
Subsequent inquiry proved that
Tommy was quite correct.-Fron
Uncle Remus's Magazine.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

A unique experiment in oiling rail-
way tracks was worked out the other
day on a transcontinental line when a
tank car containing 10000 gallons or
cocoanut oil sprung leak and the con-
tents were spilled for long distance
The dust was laid. but the material
used was bit high priced
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

The roots-turnips- carrots. parsnips
and such-which have been put In the
cellar for winter keeping Will remain
crisp and firm much longer if they are
put in boxes and covered with moist
sand. They will keep the longer IL the
cellar il cool.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

There II mighty little consistency in
the cry put up by many farmers about
the high price OF farm machinery re-
sulting from manipulation by the
trusts when these same implements
are left exposed to the weather In
headlands and fence corners with no
covering but few cobwebs.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

At the land show held recently tn
New York four $1,000 cups FOR the best
wheat. oats. barley and alfalfa were
won by Montana farmers. this i'm com
petition with the United States and
CaQadl
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

The real merit Of cream separator
does not depend upon the cheapness
OF the price M which il can BE- secured.
but rather upon its durability and the
kind Of job Il does In removing the
butter FIT from the milk. a gond many
get caught by the cheap bait and a lit-
de later throw their bargain out on the
junk pile
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

While there may be greater risk in
taising them. dock OF cockerels at 10
cents a pound live weight are more
profitable proposition than the average
hog or steer.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

The grand total value OF all live
stock Of the country. including the
several kinds Of domestic animals.
poultry and bees. as reported to the
census bureau for 1910, Is $4.S95, O00,-
600. This II On increase OF nearly GO
per cent over the showing Of 1900.
when the figures were $3.O75. 100000
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

DATA lately published show that
about $4,000 families are az present r.
siding Oh land watered by government
irrigation systems
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

The idiotic practice still persists OF
getting pure bred cattle so fat In
making them ready for Live stock G
positions as to virtually ruin them for
breeding. The live stock authority OF
Judge who has the nerve and good
sense to lead n vigorous revolt against
this senseIess practice will be entitled
to the thanks Of every raiser Of blood
ed cattle in the country.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

Ensilage Is coming more and more
into favor ns part ration for feeding
cattle. combination that is hard to
beat is twenty-five to thirty pounds Of
silage. from eighteen to twenty pounds
of corn and from two to four pounds
OF clover hay or alfalfa. Where it Is
not possible 10 secure these legumes
two or three pounds or oil or cotton
seed meal will be good substitute.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

with proper care ducks will begin
laying at five months without regard
10 the time Of their being Matched.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

a new theory A. seldom advanced but
straightway some one comes along and
overturns It. Not long ago enterpris-
ing poultry keepers attached great
merit to the forced melting of flock
Of hens to induce early and long con-
tinued laying More recently the dec
laration has been made that this
forced molting - an injury rather than
q benefit The truth probably lies be-
tween these extremes-that such feed
ing at Noting time as viii put the
flock I'm the most vigorous and active
condition possible Is benefit.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

Many dog-and this applies to both
town and country canines-becomes an
all around nuisance by being allowed
to form the habit Of rushing out and
barking and biting at every animate
object that passes the place. Natural
ly this habit enrages passersby, who,
to use a common phrase, '1ay' for the
brute. After he has been whipped and
stoned about so much he naturally
looks upon every traveller as hi enemy
and a foe to the premises he has un-
dertaken to protect The time to take
the kinks out OF dog Of this kind Is
before they are formed. BY administer
ing a good whipping every time he
tries IL II won't take him long to
catch on, and he will stay near the
house. where he belongs
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
NOTICE TO TRESPAsSERS.

We hereby warn all persons against
-rcspassing upon our lands, with gum
or dog, hunting or trapping or in any
other manner, ID we are determined
to enforce the law against all often
ders.
Noah w. Miller, r. J. Wentz,
Jesse Snyder, Noah Brown,
Charles VENT. nov IL st
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

In good many states laws recently
passed specify what shall constitute
official weights for the many products
OF the soil used In general consump-
ton. Where such laws have been
passed 1T means that the buyer can in
sist on a fair measure when he buys
"a given amount Three products or
general consumption where the en-
forcement of the law il likely to make
difference are potatoes, onions and
apples
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
WARNING NOTICES.
NOTICE no TREsPASsERs.

I hereby warn All prisons against
Trespas<ing upon my land with dog OF
gun, or trapping. or in any other
manner az L am determined to enforce
the law against all offenders.
DAVID III. STEPHAN.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
Foleye
Honey
and Tar

Will cure a cough or cold nO
matter how severe and prevent
pneumonia and consumption
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

Two farmers I'm eastern Kansas have
had an object lesson on the benefits OF
thing that should be Of practical help
To other tillers or the soil. The soil In
the section where these men live Is a
stir clay and does not have adequate
natural drainage. One Of these men, a
sort on agricultural progressive, decid-
ed he would tile part Of his land
this some five years ago. Every year
since the land was drained It has pro-
duced bumper crops, whether the sea-
son was wet or dry. The sea
son just past. Notwithstanding the Se-
we're drought yielded seventy BUSH
ell OF corn per acre. "A patch belong
ing to his neighbor who had no faith
in thing produced just thirty bush
els. and that in a dry season. while II
the season had been as wet a. some
have been within a decade it would
have raised no crop at all. Thing Il a
boon to heavy soil in a wet season and
also benefits 1t In dry. The man who
can add two and two Is no longer de
batting whether thing pays
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
The Hunting Season Is Here

That reminds VI that the man who j.
hunting for the best SUIT or OVER
COAT can find them at Carroll county .
big and only exclusive Clothing Store.
No where else can he find such a
variety Of new and stylish garments,
and at such reasonable prices.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

To be happily married a mar
must be good listener.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

Every thinking hnrseman knows that
it is not whether collar is soft, but
whether ii fits. that makes 1t good Oh
bad collar. Without question the best
collar made today IL an iron frame i'm
which there il no leather or padding
On the parts touching the shoulder
This reduces perspiration to a mini
mum and keeps the surface OF the skin
In healthy condition. a collar that
has to rs padded Il likely to b. either a
poor ct or poorly made
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

The Pennsylvania experiment station
has been making some investigations
along the line or the handling OF ma
nures that have practical value In
the course or these 1t was found that
where the manure was thrown out as
fast AZ made and kept In "a covered
shed 1t lost one-third of its nitro
gen. one-ffth Of It. potash and one
seventh Of its phosphoric acid. By a
second method i'm which the manure
was left to be tramped down with bed
ding of straw as fast n made during a
period OF six months 1t was found that
there was very little loss OF fertilizing
elements owing to the fact that the
manure was i'm 20 compact a mass that
very little air got to it. The advantage
in dollars and cents i'm favor Of this
latter method was found to be $3.50
for each steer fed for period Of six
months. But better than either OF these
methods was that Of spreading the ma
nure as fast as made directly upon the
land This plan f. followed by many
OF the best farmers today and Is large
ly the result Of an introduction Of the
manure spreader.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

This u % certify that alg
druggists are authorized to rU-
fund your money If Foley's
Honey and Tar falls to cure
your cough or cold. Contains
no Cplate0. The genuine lu Arm M
yellow package. RTuaG suaSMsBIm
FOR SALE BY ALL DRUGGISTS
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01
"a Great Line Of Boy


We have always been headquarters
for good Cord Pants for men and boys,
and We most positively are this year.
liz you want the best Underwear,
Gloves, Sweaters and Neckwear we
have them and at just little lower
price than the other fellow
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

For those living in the northerly lati-
tndes who have "a strawberry Bed to
carry through the winter for the first
time suggestion viii be- ln place as
to protecting It. It Is well to wait I'm
Gil the ground is frozen firmly. when
the bed should be given a covering Of
clean straw, coarse hay OH cornstalks
and Of sufficient depth to shield from
the rays OF the sun and keep the bed
from alternate thawing and freezing
during the winter. If ones locality ls
likely to be visited by killing frost
at blossom time the danger may be -
duced by allowing the covering to re
main OH The bed until a couple OF
weeks after other green things get well
started If the covering is CO.. straw ft
Is an excellent plan to merely rake II
from the plants or TO The spaces To-
tween the rows, where It win serve as
ian excellent mulch and keep &C. ber-
Eies clean.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

re II a bit hard to understand just
why it IS 80, but the grape does best
on q soil which ak surface at least
would be called thin. One Of the lar
gest vineyards III the country lies along
the railroad right Of way between Pas
adena and Redlands. and the surface
soil is as nearly pure white sand as
dt could well ~. Yet it II marvellous
ly thrifty vineyard through the entire
tract or 5000 acres. Similarly the
most profitable vineyards in Michigan.
New York and other grape producing
states are, as u rule. situated on this
same light and thin soil
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-12-01

80 a source Of supply for the nitro
gen ration needed on the farm field
OF alfalfa f. preferable to a clover
meadow for two reasons. The first IS
that 1t T. perennial. not a biennial.
as Is the clover. This means that 1t
can send it. roots deeper into The earth
and when once established Is much
less likely to winter Kill or die in a
dry spell, az was the case last summer
a second point in favor Of alfalfa T.
that under equally favorable condi-
lions # will yield twice as much
hay as win clover. Perhaps 1t ~ some
what more difficult to get a field Of
alfalfa started, but II ID worth the ef.
fort