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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02

can make pretty good guess at who
the new correspondent is.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Carweu visit
ed at Vannett's Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Anderson visited
at the Tromblee home Sunday after
noon.
If any one wishes high class sewing
done, call on Mrs. J. P. McCartn,
and Mrs. F. J. Tromblee, rooms in
South Stringtown at the Mccarthy re-
sidence.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Tromblee
visited at A. L. Carpenters Sunday.
| Miss Hattie Williamson returned
home last Friday after a two weeks
visit with her cousin, Miss Merle
Tromblee.
G. n. Christensen and s. K.
Witham went to the coal mine Mon
day.
Mr.. l.. B. Shea and wife were in
Minot Sunday to hear the Socialist
debate. .-.
Mr.. Nye Taylor visited Miss Gladys
Bevins Sunday afternoon.
Cicero Vannett visited his brother
Dave, who lives near Douglas, Mon
day and Tuesday.
Fred Sassa's little daughter is now
in the hospital at Minot, where she
was taken Sunday Of last week with
the appendicitis, her speedy recovery
IS the wish Of Stringtown and vicinity.
G. Anderson who traded horses
some time ago with o. l.. Toftner,
was just able to get his new steed
home Thursday it being kicked last
fall.
Miss Margaret Glen and Harry
Shea visited the Zorn children Sun
day.
F. J. Tromblee called on ]. Van
nett Monday afternoon. .a..
F. J. Tromblee and G. Anderson
We're in Minot Tuesday this week.
B. c.. Witham and L. B. Shea are
busy hauling corn from the Magic
City
The. Presbyterian Ladies' Aid gave
party at g. Anderson's Fob. a,
the evening was spent by playing
many games and a short program was
enjoyed by all. The ladies cleared
SO. So
8. K. Whitman and C. NJ. Christ
enson went to Minot last Tuesday
to hear the speech on dry farming
and remained over night to see the
ski tournament and did not return
home until late Wednesday evening,
when they got within half mile from
homo they saw something ahead Of
them which they took to be = dray
load Of furniture. but when they came
up with It, they found It to be their
wives on their way to the party
walking and carrying lots Of good
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02
FORMING ITEMS.

The weather the past week haa
been all that could be desired.
liver Strand has rented his land to
M. swartz. and will give all his at
tention to the raising Of stock this
season.
4 party OF young people called At
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Larson'a
last Saturday evening. ...:
Tom brady returned from Rochester
where he underwent an operation.
His friends are glad to see him back
again. @r
Mr.. L. T. Larson and family call
ed on Mr.. liver Strand Monday.
About thirty men and boys met on
Herman Troutmiller's old homestsao
last Sunday and spent the Afternoon
skiing. Prizes were given to the
ones making the longest jump. liver
Monshaugen, I'd. Duran. John Stalk.
ston and others took prizes, they ex-
pect to meet again next Sunday. Il
August Mikkleson made . trip to
Minot last Wednesday.
Olas Hammer went to the hot
Springs 1t Hunter, Mont, to take
treatment for rheumatism. he has
suffered great deal and it is hoped
he will be benefited. .
Willie Giles is having q vacation,
he is taking in the sights in Minot.
Andrew Erdahl is doing the chores
while he Is away.
Bert Rygmyr Of brady took part In
the ski Jump Sunday.
Success always attends the efforts
Of Nye Taylor especially when he
went after q partner for the dance,
not long ago he not only got the fair
young lady, but two other members
Of her family az we'll, Elvin and Louis
take notice.
School will commnece March 10th,
this spring about one month earlier
than usual there will also be four
months instead Of three as hereto
fore.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02
SURREY NEWS.

Forest Pearson Is home again after
spending several months at his old
home In Iowa.
Rev. Hall will give lecture to
men only in the Presbyterian church
In Surrey, on Saturday evening.
March 4th, at o'clock. Subject,
"Mormonism. I"
Dr.. Stone was q caller IN our town
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Fox spent
Saturday and Sunday In Townef, the
guests OF Rev. and Mrs. Hail.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02
FRANK is ALARM ED

G. O. Frank: There Is something
wrong with our taxes. l will have
to pay $4,000 taxes this year. My
postoff1ce block is assessed $1,100. l
am In favor of electing commission
ers, not according to their open or
closed policy, but according to wheth-
ed they favor high or low taxes. We
who own real estate in Minot should
be up and doing"
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02

MISS WiNDELL HOLDS THE FORT
Miss Margaret Windell, matron OF
the hospital, who has been discharg.
ed, still holds the fort and she has
not given up her keys. She very sen
sibly demanded a careful checking
out and it will be several days BE-
fore the committee can complete the
auditing of the books.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02
MINOT MAY LAND
SOCIALIST HEADQUARTERS

There is good prospect for the
Socialist headquarters of the state
being changed from Fargo to Mino..
Devils Lake is trying to land them,
but the matter will be submitted to a
vote OF the Socialist people before
change is made.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02

E. R. Sinkler Is at Bowbells. where
he is defending one Essen, who il
charged with rape. The defense de-
clares that the evidence has been
manufactured and does not appre.
bend that there will be any serious
consequences.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02

The annual meeting for Surrey
Township, will be held in the town
hall in Surrey on Tuesday. March 81.
The High school play entitled Just
for Fun" will be given in the school
house in Surrey, Friday evening,
March 3rd, and in Norwich, Saturday
evening, March 4th. The Surrey
orchestra will furnish music at both
places.
Yoder Bros. have had a car of baled
hay shipped, in for their own use.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Yoder have
taken an eight year old girl from the
orphans home in one Of the eastern
states. Mr.. Yoder came home from
the east bringing the little one with
him q few days ago.
Charlie Fox came home Saturday
from Burt, Iowa, where he has been
since last fall. 1858
I. r. Zook preached in the Naza-
rene church last Sunday.
sTRINGToWN.
see that we have a new String
town correspondent, who I do not
think lives in Strington at all. but
northwest Of Stringtown, Of If they
do live in Stringtown as they say
they do, they are a little late with
their items as they have most Of the
same items had in week before last
only very few from the north which
is out Of the Stringtown limits.
And also in regards to Pal Oren and
Merle, think they are a. well
thought Of In Stringtown as the new
correspondent is. And they said in
my hearing that they were proud to
have name that was fit for the paper
to have printed in it.. They both
think are most highly thought of In
stringtown by all, and as far Is the
chaperon goes, think Merle is proud
to have her parents with her instead
of being ashamed of them, and to go
all over the country and leave them
stay at home while she was having
a good time is something Merle says
she does not desire to do and we don't
think Oren is ashamed Of either her
or her parents for her wanting them
along.
Maybe the new correspondent,
thinks | will drop out and give him
the items, but will not. l can write
as long ds they do. Perhaps the
new correspondent Is just jealous be-
cause their name Is not in the paper
as often as Oren ana Merle's is.
The correspondent does not think
that the new correspondent If you can
call him such LIVED IN upper or lower
Stringtown and don't think he ever
will as stringtow1 1oss not want such
people n it, limits.
For an hne ct guessing, and J
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02

FOR SALE+A good 160 acre dairy
farm and one-half miles north.
west Of Minot, ITO acres fenced, 10
acres cultivated, some hay land !.
Abundance Of good spring water.
Good barn, four room house and
chicken house. all new. VIII sell
stock and machinery with farm Il
desired. Must sell at once. Ad-
dress. O. F.. Givens, Box 1915,
,Minot, N. D. - II
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02

LOST Scotch Collie dog: color white
and light yellow. Very ELECTION
ate and answers to name of scotty
Suitable reward. G. M. Christen-
son, Minot, N. D., Route 8.
j 10 Is
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02
BERT 1EEnE,
Logan

Graduates Of the School Of Practi-
cal Experience, IL years study, not
Is weeks course and fake Diploma.
II your horse IL In need Of treatment,
come In and talk with me. Will
save your money and the horse, too.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02
DON'T WANT THEIR
LEGS PULLED

Dear Editor:
The reason the farmers on the
north prairie don't send in their an.
locations for seed and feed is becaus,
they don't like to have their legs
pulled so hard. They need seed and
feed just as badly as the south prairie
farmer, II not worse.
Yours truly,
FARMER.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02
Yours truly,
FARMER

FOR SALE-Thoroughbred white
Poodle pups. Phone Oh Rural
Address, Mrs. H C. Kuchen-
becker, Logan, N. D. t1s
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02
WILLIS TOWNSHIP.

Mr.. Nye Taylor. one of the String.
town citizens is making himself quite
popular in this neighborhood. He
took one Of our popular young ladies
out to a select dance the other night,
and on their way home, one of his
horses got sick and Miss Bivins, who
accompanied him had to walk home,
which was about two miles distance,
Nye OF course tried to persuade her to
ride the other horse, but she perfered
walking.
We certainly need a vetinary sur
geon, and a shoe maker in this neigh
borhood bad. ,.-..- ".
Mr.. Bivins made q trip to the coal
mines last week. b.
Nye Taylor called ct tho hvins
home Sunday.
B. Witham brought out load OF
feed from Minot last Saturday. 9
Tom Davis has been on the sick
list for the past week. 4.egrs w.. d
Nye Taylor and Miss Bivins took
in the party over ct Stringtown last
week, which was given BY tho Ladies'
Presb. Aid OF that plAcs.
Mr.. Williams has now moved out
to his Olive store and il doing q brisk
business.
OLIVE AND VICINITY.
Mrs. N. L. Germany made Tying
trip a foot to the Mccarthy home
Monday, and spent the day, George,
Gail and Lilly went up and spent
the evening and TOOK their mother
home.
H. A. Germany and Pete Erick-
son made a trip to the Magic City
last Tuesday.
Oren Carpenter spent Sunday with
Miss Merle Tromblee.
Nye Taylor called ct the Bivins
home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Tromblee spen.
Sunday at the Carpenter home.
Gus Anderson and wife spent Sun
day afternoon at the Tromblee home.
j. p. Mccarthy and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Pete
Erickson.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02

MONEY TO LOAN-Will make few
loans on farm and city property on
easy terms. Lot box 667, Minot,
N. u. 80 tt.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1911-03-02

FOX SALE-S6U acre rarm; 2T0
acres under cultivation, balance
pasture and hay meadow; five miles
from Minot, school house on land
good buildings: six horses and farm
machinery; all for SIT 90 per acre.
with half cash payment, balance on
easy terms. For quick cash, $z5
per acre. Address Axel HANSON.
Minot, n. D., r. R. 4, ~. ..
4 q u
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
Some Farm Management Facts.

Below are given briefly and in round figures some
Of the results of the work carried in farm
ment. These figures secured for the school
largely by corresponding with farmers.
Rented farms of Nebraska do not receive the care
they should This may be the fault OF either the
landlord the tenant, both To throw some light
on the general customs In Nebraska reports
cured from 227 communities. These divided
follows 1925. share rent only; 95 cash and share
s, cash only.
Where share rent given the tenant gave from
one-third one-half of the CROP depending largely
the location in the state and the value of the farm
When cash paid it ranged from $3.50 per acre to
So depending upon the community and the producing
powers of the soils. few cases were reported
IS.
Cost of growing crops in Nebraska has never been
carefully computed. Reports from $50 farmers show
the following cost per bushel for growing corn, oats
and wheat in 1909: Corn, $O.27; wheat, so; oats
80 This represents only the actual cost Of growing
and does not include marketing.
The number Of trips to town made by a farmer in
year Is usually a great surprise to him. Some of
the boys in the farm mansg cement classes in
clined to believe that figures lied when they found
there average of 257 yearly trips made from
each farm represented by the students. This
amounted TO large sum when reasonable compensa-
tion was allowed for and team.
summary Of results from close study Of Ne
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
B. F. YOakum on Co-OperatiOn

I'm Denmark in 1881, when cooperation was first
taken up the producer received for butter and
bacon $4,000, 900. In 1906, the last statistics
have through cooperative organization that business
had increased the farmers profit by $7S,O0O,000.
Their cooperative diaries number $1,000 and the
egg export societies of Denmark have $4,000 mem
bers This industry iy bringing them $4,000,
900 year.
Denmark is low country, with of
5000 square miles. Take instance of a big state
where this of thing has not been done Nebraska
is five times large Denmark and yet for the last
twenty-five years Denmarks history is unparalleled
among farmers spite of the fact that Nebraska is
regarded ideal farming community.
I'm Holland the cooperative societies have men,
bershp of 10000, and the Wholesale society at Rot
terdam in 9O7 a capital of only $435O did bust
of $4,000.
'In Italy there are 200 rural cooperative banks
with $21 100000 capital.
Switzerland has made the most marked progress
under cooperation The retail societies show a
membership of 10000, with a capital of $500 900,
reserve funds of 100000 and turnover of
$14,OOO,OOO.
I'm Ireland in 1889 there was cooperative
agricultural society with a membership of fifty and a
turnover of $22,5OO.N In 1909 there 912 soce-
ties there with membership of 100000 and turn.
over of $12,5OO,OOO I :
"In this country in 1896 the price of -four
1926 a barrel In 1910 it $40, an increase of
60 per cent With the retailers profit added, the
consumer paying 80 per cent advance in price
for -four, while the railroads hauling both wheat
and -four for II per cent less from the wheat fields
OF the west and from the mills to the markets.
In 1896 steers were selling at $465 per hundred.
In 1910 the price was IS. In 1896 butchers paid
" cents a pound in 1910 they paid y cents,
increase Of 90 per cent
The Department of Agriculture made an investi-
cation turned up the fact that the butchers
had made 90 per cent profit in New York, AZ per
m Der I'M Der cant in
Mobile and on average from fifty principal cities
the retail butcher made 3S per cent.
THE railroad rates have been generally decreased
from i to 1 5 per cent beef Yet it has gone up
from so to rs per cent to the consumer. In 1896
ham cost 10 cents a pound wholesale; in 1910 the
crease in retail cost 45 per cent. In the same
period the freight rates on hogs decreased Y
per cent. ..
Il think It is about time the railroads and the
farmers got together. Whatever antagonism has
been made between them is purely demagogic. They
cut out to be partners. and they should be.
, Lets get together"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
Demand Strong for Expert Men.

There is today large demand for men who are
proficient in the subject of soils. Prof Pugsley of
the farm management department of the school has
quite list of positions In his Office that rep
resent vacancies in some other institutions which
calling for who we'll qualified in soils The
greatest demand for trained, however is from
the FARMS where the principles of soil management
may be put into actual practice In order that the
farmer may manage the soil most economically a
knowledge of it is quite necessary.
In years past the various departments at the Ne
braska School Of Agriculture have been compelled to
take up the ordinary farm management problems in
their school classes The Importance of course Gov
ering these realized and this department made
attempt at the beginning of the school year 1909
10 to supply this need No course of this kind had
ever been offered the university, in attempting
to get outlines and methods from other institutions
the professors surprised to find that only two
other universities in the United States offering
courses in farm management. There were no suta-
BILE text books published they had to rely largely
upon their own resources.
1t was realized that the trouble with most of the
farmers the United States is that they lack business
methods In many instances little business ability
would turn failure into So the course
outlined was to treat of the following subjects: "Sys-
TENS and Types of Farming" THE Choice of the
Farm" Ownership or Rental" THE Farm Equip
ment" THE Farm Labor Problem" Proper Adjust
ment of Capital" Marketing Methods" Farm Ad-
vertislng," "Co-operaton Among Farmers" and
Farm Accounting"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
REJUHHNAzz0W OF WoRN00V SOL

good physical condition ana wen supplied with nitro
gen and organic matter.
Chemical analyses do not show any difference be-
virgin prairies and long cultivated fields in the
proportion of potash, phosphoric acid and lime; they
show however, great loss of nitrogen, humus and
unhumifed organic in the of all fields long
under cultivation.
The greatest losses of organic matter, nitrogen
and humus have been caused either by the washing
by the blowing away of the surface soil.
The problem of maintaining the fertility Of the
loess soils of eastern Nebraska is in 30 far the
chemical composition is concerned essentially that of
maintaining the supply of total organic matter, which
includes both humus and nitrogen.
To maintain the supply of organic matter It will
be necessary prevent erosion by water and by wind
in so far possible Further, the burning of stalks
and straw should be avoided and all barnyard
should be returned to the land Even II these
be observed there will be steady decline in the
cultivated fields unless legumes be grown the
produce of other fields be fed and the manure applied
By growing clover alfalfa the nitrogen, humus and
unhumifed organic matter may be increased at the
same time that profitable crop is obtained.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
Storing Of Moisture in Soil.

Storing Of moisture in the soil has been quite ex-
haustively studied by the experts of the School of
Agriculture in charge of the North Platte substaton.
Assistant W. w. Burr draws from the data gathered
the following conclusions:
That land which is under thorough cultivation alb
serbs water much freely than land not under
cultivation which is covered with grass or for any
reason has hard surface.
That land under thorough cultivation loses but
little from below the first foot by surface evap
Grafton long the mulch is kept in good condition.
That a growing crop uses water from the land in
proportion to the growth of dry matter in the crop
That land under summer tillage or thorough cul-
tvation from May 1 TO September 1 the substaton
farm has accumulated from 90 to Z inches more
water in the first six feet of soil than similar land
growing crop. The water stored has been equal
to 40 per of the rainfall for the same
period. The moisture content summer titled land
increases below the sixfoot and is apparent to
depth Of at least ten feet.
That water stored in the subsoiI to depth OF at
least six feet is available for the OF farm crops
and that alfalfa is able to draw water from much
deeper
That abundance OF water in the subsoil is a great
protection to the crop against drouth aud that mois-
in the surface SOIL while it may the nIne
date growth of the plant does not protect against
prolonged drouth The protection OF the crop against
drouth is in almost exact proportion to the total
available soil water within the reach OF the crop.
That grass crops (alfafa and bronze grass) dry
the subsoil to such extent the substaton farm
that the first following is wholly dependent
on the seasons rainfall for its moisture supply.
That rainfall of from a quarter TO a half-inch
may have decidedly beneficial effect upon a growing
crop and is OF great assistance in securing good
stand at seeding time Such a. rainfall has little or
effect in increasing the water in the lower soil
less the surface is already moist from previous rains
Less than a half-inch of rain falling on a dry soil
mulch does not wet the soil below the mulch and is
evaporsted by the sun and wind.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
Dry Farming and Crop Rotation.

Dry farming is described as the practice of utlz-
ing and conserving the soil moisture by proper
agement and tage, that crops may be produced
which otherwise would not reach maturity because of
the light rainfall its improper distribution through
out the growing season. The scientific principles
which are required in dry farming when properly ap
the crop-producing land.
Crop rotations should be practlced gener-
ally Too many are growing the same crops continu-
ously upon the same fields Leguminous crops should
be grown much extensively. These practices
require thorough understanding OF the soil for best
results" says Prof. Barker.
Nebraska soils represent four distinct regions.
several series and many types. In order to farm
these different soils most intelligenty a knowledge
OF them quite necessary. The soil operations ap-
plieable to one kind OF soil not necessarily the
best practices for soils of another region For in
stance. deep blowing is the proper practice one
type of soil and shallow blowing on another. Manure
may be applied at the rate of fifteen to the
in some sections of state with impunty, but such
a heavy application would be very poor practice in
another section Rainfall and its seasonable dstrbu-
tion altitude and climate. of the other fac
tors which receive careful consideration in soils
course at the Nebraska university.
Soil water is of the most important considera-
lions in the production of crops The best OF
managing the rainfall the advantage OF the farmer
must necessarily receive much emphasis in Nebraska
The best means to controlling the water capacity of
soils as the best to control evaporation
percoaon. drainage and Transportation. of prime
importance