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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-07

Dy q. L. MARTIN. North Dakota Agri-
cultural College)
The great United States mint Of
Philadelphia where thousands Of dol.
lars IN coins are made each day fur
nishes q valuable object Lesson to
every COW keeper. Each machine is
carefully selected and II 1t fails to
meet q fixed standard 1t Is replaced by
one that Will. Every step in the proc.
esq from the time the raw material en-.
tiers the melting watts till 1t leaves the
mint Is 30 carefully recorded that the
source Of the slightest defect may be
located with ease and accuracy.
Every cow keeper has a small mint,
all his own, to operate and control.
Here the raw material Of the farm Is
manufactured into a special finished
product of human food which may
be exchanged for nearly its equal
weight In actual coin Of the realm.
What farmer would care to invest his
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-07
alfalfa CROP IS VALUABLE
May Well Be Termed Gift From the
Gods-stems and Leaves Have
High Feeding Value.

(By W. G. PALMER. Agricultural Editor.
North Dakota Agricultural College.)
Alfalfa may we'll be called q gift
from the gods. Its leaves and stems
have 4 higher feeding value than the
grains. pound for pound, and It pro-
duces 4 larger amount Of this wonder
full forage per acre than 10 tho other
hay plants. When It IL producing that
large amount Of rich food It Is also en-.
riching the soil on which It grows.
It will grow on most any soil pro-
vided 1t Is we'll drained. II you arc
not growing alfalfa. try to grow .
small piece. May 10 . good time 70
SOW. It will do we'll sown 40 late %
June. provided Il 70 sown on fall ploW.
ing that has been narrowed few
times to save the moisture. Harrow
the ground thoroughly to kill Ill
weeds. Sow tho alfalfa at rate Of Is
to 20 pounds psr acre. It 10 we'll to
manure the ground, either . light top
dressing or plowed under. Cut It back
when 1t gets weedy.
The alfalfa has to have Z germ live
on its roots in the nodules which 10
the home that alfalfa plant provides
for them. The surest way to intro
duce these germs u 20 take some soil
from . field growing alfalfa success
fully and sowing It on the new field
at rate Of 100 to 100 pounds per acre
and narrowing II In.
Alfalfa has been looked upon - q
stock food, but II has been found that
ane pancakes can be made from It.
It has. been tried for bread making
with much success. However. let us
grow some for our stock and for our
land.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-07

The King Road Drag.
One King road drag in the neigh
borhood 10 worth more than all the
dogs IN the country.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-07
cloverseod Production.

~UOVOTO0VO VGVVUCSbOUs
Clo2erseed production Is not well
understood. For Q good yield the crop
must bloom in . dry season. Hot
weather does not lnjure cloverseed
production 30 far as we can ind out
II It 10 dry weather. With much wet
weather at blooming time. however,
the crop might a. .fell be cut for hay.
as it will contain practically no seed
Growers observe also that a rank
growth Of stem and leaf is inimical
to a heavy yield Of seed. The two
do not 20 together. Other reasons for
pasturing or clipping clover back are
the straw is greatly reduced in quant
tity, lodges less readily, and blooming
Is usually brought about at dry time
and ct a time when insects, which are
usually thought necessary to the fer!
tilization Of clover, are most abun,
dante. B. Smith, United States Del
partment of Agriculture. !
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-07

savings with a banking or mercantile
firm that kept no record Of their
transactions. and still hundreds Of
COW keepers have no records to guide
them intelligently in their operations.
There must be some permanent rec
ord as a standard Of measure to guide
whether 1t be factory, Office or farm.
and the man who fails to recognise
this fact has taken the first step to.
ward failure.
In keeping cows as business there
are three fundamental steps to OBJ
serve; the cost Of production. amount
Of milk produced and the butter fat
test Without some permanent rec
ord Of these items no farmer can toll
which cows are producing at a loss.
any more than the banker or the mer-
chant without q record Of his re-
sources and liabilities can toll which
phases Of his business are profitable
or improbable.
On many well-regulated farms. the
feed for each COW Is weighed as often
% necessary to estimate the amount
consumed, the milk weighed at each
milking and recorded on q milk sheet.
Once q month, or as often as desired,
. sample Of milk IL tested: thus at the
end Of each month q complete record
Of each animal In the following form
10 at hand:
Number Of COW.
Amount Of feed consumed. ="
Cost Of labor.
Amount Of milk produced.
Per cent. Of butter fat -.
Amount Of butter fat. :
Total cost.
Total returns.
Profit or loss.
One good cow will produce as large
returns az two poor ones. and requires
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-07

weight Of feed or milk directly. The
sample dipper costs ten cents at any
tin shop and wide mouth bottles FROM
any drug store may be had for the
asking. The testers shown are
equally ehlcient. The four bottle
size with test bottles. pipette. acid
measure. brushes and acid come Of
five dollars, while larger with comi
plete set Of glassware and acid come
at nine dollars. An entire outfit with
discount need not cost over ten doll
lara. ::
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-07
Abortion In Mares.

Abortion in mares has sometimes
resulted from tho eating by them Of
frozen grass early in the morning. II
is safer to give 1 ration Of hay before
turning the brood mares to grass ear.
" In the morning. Mares that were
mated with stations late in the eear
con are most liable to suffer.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-07

No attention paid to anonymous contnhu.
tons Writer'S name must be known to the
:ditor, but not necessarily for publication.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-07
FIRST FLOOR PLAN.

beautiful exterior comprises
liberal buffers situated kitchen
of heating plumbing, $2,210
complete design
GLENN l.. SAXTON.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1911-03-07

This house
house. The exterior
front gables the posi-
OF time dining fitting that afford
view Of the build of
Width. 32a depth. 80
L.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-03

throughout the South so b~urdensome.
lhey nave been unable to reduce their
stocks of either manufactured staple
cotton goods or yarns. despite the cur
talntnent in the running Of thcir mills
70 put 6o and 70 per cent. OF normal ca
1T looks as though the solution OF
inns problem must walt until tho new
crop season has been sufficiently aid.
Nanced TO assure the worlds spinners
OF another bumper crop. Therefore,
INC principal thing to watch from now
on VIII be the progress the new error
makes toward this development. 4
Iecord reakin acreage is already as
sutca. But as planting operations will
ilol ne completed before another month.
nothing Of IL dcnnitc characier can ~
shlu as 10 the prospects In this con
neclton until! the crop has had a chance
10 develop it's growth, which will not
reach the full stage until July and Al.
Sust above the middle portion Of the
oeit: therefore, tho situation, as far
as me future is concerned, still a,
iShly speculative one. "
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-03
COTTON A AGAIN
ON Till ANXIOUS SEAT

Ncw orleans, La. April with the
orcning OF the extra session Of Con
Sross Tuesday the cotton trade viii
once nor. be on the anxious sea, in
rcsard to anti-futurc legislation
hcn nc last Congress ended certain
t., iaho.s made no secret Of the fact
,.onGled. after the famous scout bill
: ne i'rI, opportunity in Inc cXtra
htfSloh; ,fhc. cotton market bcca mo
srr% dnll while the fight over ti,c
I3Goit bill was in progress, and il is
likely that tho dullncss viii lie in cvio
aencc again this week.
Nlii' legislation concerning futures
almost certain, traders IN cotton Ia w
Un6 Gohsoiation and that lies in the
nhoNt,cdsc itiai an effort will he made
70 substitute Cor the drastic hill or
.aSt session 4 measure which will riyc
tn' government supervision over N.
'Nc'ahSes Of the country. Snch y
measure would be dolbiy welcome 10
me majority OF cotton brokors ann
lpecuialors, first, because II would do
away with certain objectionable fcu
lures mat now exist as cotton futures
hre traded III in tho North, and scc-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-03
HOLDS
MARKET IN CHECK

New. York. April e.-The day-to-dav
Vibration OF stocks and the small arc
dcnce of the state OF susnension IN
which speculation is held at present
Uncertain opinions over the future
course Of events account partly fol
the inertia. which was 50 pronounced
as to make March the dullcst month
Of any since the spring OF 1901. Total
sales Of stocks on tho exchange il,
may of that year were 5,22S.oOO shares.
IN the month Just ended the total was
T., $4,000: On March - sales wore
$4,000 shares, the lowest total in thrns
years for a full day.
Approach Of the end OF the Sunrcme
'ionrts recess and ncarncss OF tic
gate on which the new Congress- is IN
assemble make restrictive Influences
'W,hlch DOUBTLESS account for much Of
ne duDncss. Confidence is Expressed
ilat The speculative fabric is fortitic,l
DH lons. anticipation against n Sit
n,rcme Court decision unfavorablc ia
Inc corporhtions in tho antitrust cases
! MS profession OF confidence is 50 gen.
S,Eal IN stock market quarters MS ia
leave II doubt the Influence OF ND
Iandlng Town Of the decisions on tlc
aetlyity OF the market. The question
.! me scope Of congressional activity
NINE special session, However. cspo-
IiailN toward tariff revision, Supplies
one OBVIOUS motive for rcfraininc from
The hcsitating course or trade in.
dicailcs another motive in cyDlana,inn
q INC present waiting attitude. Thc
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-03
South Richmond Bureau,
The Times-D Dispatch.
1920 Hull Street,

Phone Madison 175.
The revival services which have been
IN progress for the past two weeks in
the Porter Street Presbyterian Church
came TO Il successful close last night.
= large congregation was present at
Inc final meeting. which was conducted
by Rev. $. 4 McGlroy. The services
aroused unusual interest and cnthu-
Siism. which continued ted I'M
the PRESBYTERIAN Church yesterday
n m9sfiinF ~ hiey; 4; l.. rhll,ips, D, p;
work OF the southern Presbyterian
Church.
Special Services.
oak Grove n imicast cir paStoh Of the
series Of special services yesterday.
ne occasion attracted Il large congre
cation; The meetings will take place
cacn night this week, and the pulpit
VIII be filled BY a different minister
every evening. Tonight Rev. n. T..
Zones. Of the Nor.hside, Will preach.
ne services VIII begin at TEAS O'Clock.
BEGIN I~tevivaIx.
"a series Of revival services will he
GIN Tonight in the Weatherford Nc
,wo weeks; They will be conducted
nS Rev. w. G.. James. pastor OF the
Grove Avenue Baptist Church, North
.Ishercd i9 ne meetings were really
pastor, hut tho real opening is planned
Tor tonight at s O'clock.
~ Organ Recital.
The congregation OF the RainbrldEc
street baptist Church Is looking for
ward with pleasant anticipation to
nc organ recital which will be given
IN INC church on the night OF April 2S
Ny Professor Kirk Mathews. Well
Kn2wn local talent Will assist In an
nlahorate program. The recital will
PC open to. tho public. and there will
be no admission charged.
-, Funeral of Mr.. Porter.
me funeral OF T. d. Porter, who
uied SATURDAY, look place Yesterday
morning III Giles Hill, Amelia county.
sunday SchOo Meeting.
ftcF. w. G. Parker yesterday after
noon made an address before the quar-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-03

Strong money position, on the other
nnnnd continues to be a helpful factor.
me comptrollcr's abstract OF nuttnnai
pank reports for March Z gained m
usual interest, owing to The co1npori.
son WIN the same period last wear.
when tho reports nrst gave the nIarn,,
over an imitation of bank credits. The
years increase In national baILh loans
OF Sl26.oo0,000 carries no ton
q q failure to correct the cxcrssns
r0Win out OF farm land speculation
lnilation OF commodity prices and IN,
nuc exploitation of the a%utomohiIn IN
uustrE. The growth OF $685. 900 .n0o:in
ne loan account since january ana
VIC lnrSe proportion OF that incrcaea
coNcrcd BY New FORK bank loans point
uneTrinSly 10 the conclusions that tho
recent bank loans arc largely cor
cerncd with the Notation OF iliyh grade
Hc:curltieS which has been roin~ ~
sinGe INC first of the year. -
INC building up OF tho banks mar
tcnlaSc OF reserves and tho acc,,n,r-
iatlon Of money to Il point which de-
pressed money rates to an ,inl,sin !
ucSrce show that some curtaiImnni or
enterprise must have gone with tbn
,~mprovemcn Of tho banking nositinn
ms Is corrcborativc OF Other inSic,
ions. such as decreased railroad narn
- q shrinkage of bank clcarings
anu falling of in steel orders. Nnas'
ilrcs OF economy now being adon1sd
~ the railroads arc having thcir of.
icct, on consumptivc ,lcmnnd in III
tradcs, together with Tho hc,,nfcttI
comes. 80 IN
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-03
DRY GOODS MARKET REVIEW

New York, April 2.-Thc cote,
goods markets have been rcnnruHn
uulet following tho uncertainty caused
~ me radical revision lii bleaohed cot
III. ana wide sheetinEs. The pur-
cnaslng in those particular lines was
satisfactory to such houses, and moi
SO pressing to others. Bleached goods
were bought so freely at the rcviscd
price mat they were placed at value
after large engagements had been
Fruit Of the loom A. blcached were
also sold in large volume, and in ace
cordance with the statement issued
when the cut was made, future bust
ness rs only being accepted on a basis;
OF 5 81 cents. and that price will soon
DC formally established and maintained
until June 10. There has been more
some or which will not be revised
at the present time. This
Is particularly true of leading brands
OF tick inEs, denims, and other heavy
branded cottons.
sales at Fall River. last week
We're for spot delivery. Tie export
business with China has now reached
81 volume OF 1870 bales In the current
movement, and further orders in small
parcels are being considered. 1t IS
stronGly emphasized in mercantile cir
cleS mat the business passing in cot
ton goods is being don at the expense
Of values, and the buyers Of the coun-
Try are charged with attempting to
discount n 10000, 900 bale cotton crop
Deiore the crop is planted. Mills are
being forced to curtail production more
and more as the cotton year goes or,
while prices for goods are shrinking.
the value OF raw materials and other
costs of production.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-03

~ July contracts his week between
'loii on balance. This has led Ia NJ
~ L. @aIiilent OF q variety of ruinora
@dlui q present market uoSi,fnn
aninc 81 The recent bnll Leaders
TIp'St'llN one most prominent in M,
.uiii1n cAciitcncnt Of last Dcccmhc,
~ ii'S pIcdiction Of 17-ccnt co,ton ~
porc April ! and 70 cents d,,rins, ~.
NJ July As q ~onscolcoc 10 ~,
l9,'tE OF the trading element Arc nnw
"i ~ sea on the %markcts's prcson,
~ppSuiatlv position and Inc colirso =,
~ t'rS toi The near future. =
., Errnttc FIuctuntfon,
ne fluctuations throughout Tho u.ooL
i"Fe bern Of tho most orratic ars.,
ior some tine. Last Saturdav NJ,
'lp;cn AT il.63 and July li.33. NJ -
niiiule OF the week MAY was fnrn"1
oo"t. 70 l42o. II July 10 lam -,
om,iicn ihcr. was Il sharp rails NJ INV
- POINTS, with May going IN T., i, =,
- 'he opening ofshc marke, ycstnr.
nay, y luly.to 1916. So much s]cllino
pressure developed during ia 49,,
'lhnihS Yesterday. however TIA, ~.
,u"fK"i closed weak AT lI.30 Tor N,,.
ana lto2 for July. with nricrs ~. III.
ollerycd POINTS lower In ia MKT
tThdinI: h fluctuations IN III. ~,
o. "" liSt were equally "a rrrnti, ,o..
cohhncd within tho narrower ~
Gown and up ana ,hen down .pa ir ~
- 70 !" points from last satnrda ~,
c'oSlhs. With August ending Iagt nl..b,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-03

In unloading. Indeed. private mes
age from Ghicago suggested that
proNimatcly correct. ii must be admit
ted that prices, held up remarkably
vel; and especially taking into CON
weather n both spring and winter
wheat territory. On tho othcr hand.
however, 1T must be acknowledged, the
primary receipts have been light. nota-
bly, In Duluth, whore tho arrivals have
daily been running 100000 bushels
less than in the corresponding days
control Of virtually all tho wheat
nVnilaole IN territory tributary to Du-
NJ. Besides. this influence. buying
less favorable prospects IN Kansas.
~ was alleged that rain was still ur-
gently, needed III some sections. and
that high winds were blowing the dust
away from the roots. However. these
rcports were so vague as TO create
much skcpticism. Covering was also
temporarily by reports that
sreen bugs were numerous in North
srn Texas and doing much harm.
These reports were also largely sg-
horcd by most conservative dealers.
Foreign Influences Negative,
nile cable adviccs brought little
or no actual thrv
were not positively discouraSlng. For
one thing. argentine exports for the
$500 49,. u NV " StflpIlCnlS
from Russia are expected to be light
or; consequently the total worlds
fienranceS for the week may show a
falling off. In the late trading offer
lnEs were fairly large, and with buy
ers somewhat timid Il slight recession
enSucd.
Export trade was quiet last week.
nnn manly confined to Manitoba for
shipment mt the opening OF navigation.
Iorn markets We're dull. with a
slightly weaker trend at tho outset.
put II was almost wholly In sympathy
with the decline in wheat. As a mat
Ter OF fact. many conservative deal
crs We're of the opinion that corn
would have ruled steady. If not firm.
nad II not been for the depression i'm
wheat. For ono thing. rcceints al
nrimary, points were only moderate,
Whlic the export movement and do.
mest'c. demand was fair, and hence
me visible supply showed an uncx-
Exporters have felt moro honefu,
owing TO the reports Of unfnvnra Mo
PROSPECTS in Argentina. while exports
ron that country have been almost
IlVtIllIIS. L.... #...HN- tLt. #HL IT..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-03

ona' because. it probably would do
hhmiiay nitogcther with the attempts t.,
~ !u!lrc trading In cotton. Thcsr
n 49, nays made the cotton brol;.
y, nln ahN'hfng but pleasant and his
n"niheSs anything but certain fot
anamy years past. Cotton brokers. inst
I" 'n"nh as those who have been 1sl,t.
IT'S against fnturc trading w,,IIlj IiEo
n'Ec q settlement of the question,
:. i.N' b.""n vcNinG those vitalIv
imtri"s!"d in the cotton indusirv
oi,,o 1onsreSs. assemblies it viii H.,
Wn,cned every hour. and the trade will
~ very Httle attention To anvthina
n,Sv. ~ course. the new crop viii lie
'"nI 10 remand some attention. mi
WI r%e'iliilr Developments; nf I'M,
~ hn'e 70 arouse speculative interest
- ne new cror months. In tho old
'!oIi'S h"th'n. hut some uncyncrtrd
ond very important change in trado
,Hnut',onS VIII bring traders into tlie
iins u" buy or 10 sell. Tho tr;njo
r",,dm%s which follow the end of tic
%h'"m season como next week, and
Ills VIII serve to increase the duii..
i,as. Ihka it all around, the future
,insa an not promise to.bc very lively
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-03
WHEAT VALUES DROP:
MAY OPTIONS HEAVY
Close Of Chicago Deal Main Influence in Week S
Movement-More Favorable Weather
and Crop REPORTS.

New York. April 2.-Wcakncss in
May contracts at Chicago was the prin-
kets early In tic week. These con-
tracts declined far more rapidly thar
the new crop contracts. and this was
considered conclusive evidence that
vices from various sources in the West
suggested that within the past ton
days more than 2o.O0o,ooo bushels of
MAY had been thrown over. Some
placed the total as high as 10000 900
bushels, or about equal to the sup
posed holdings of the big bull leaders.
healthier and moro normal conditions.
Many who unloaded May contracts re.
placed thcm with July or September.
and these contracts were relatively
strong, in the face of moro favorable
weather and crop prospects. ConSc-
ouently May, which sold at Il premium
OF IS cent over July last week. fcn
to ga cent discount, and Septcmber.
which sold on even terms with May
last week, went to IL premium OF | is
cents.
Rain or snow mas fallen over q large
area in both spring and winter wheat
has been light in the Southwest. whcrc
moisture was most urgently needed.
Thus far this season there have been
corning. weather from the principal
soft winter wheat producing states
east OF the Mississippi. This has had
some effect in tcinpering the tendency
TO advance July and September con-
tracts. but a declining tendency had
been checked by somewhat lighter
worlds exports than expected. and
partly by tho continued light primary
receipts in the Northwest. and the an
lcxpcctodly large decrease in the visible
Suppl%. Nervousness II irrcgularity
prevailed at times because of the con-
hictinE crop adviccs from Kansas. Ap-
narently there arc numerous fields
fliat have a crown and unsatisfactory
nnpcarance. and it is claimed that
many acres will be plowed and sown
WITH oats or corn, hut as tho acreage
In that state is ~nncominonly large.
ahout 6,noo.o0o acres. ii IS supposed
t,ha7. barring accidents. the total will
nn = inrge one. possibly close TO
% 100000 bushels.
steady Market Inter in Week.
Late III the week there was Slightly
more *teadiness, and temporarily n
small rally. Offerings were not exces-
siv.e. and notably OF May contracts in
Chicago. This led some traders TO
imagine that many OF the chief hold
orS OF May for the rise had succeeded