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Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24

The senate last week refused to
pass bill appropriating $2,500.00 to
continue the farmers institutes al
ready advertised. The action made it
necessary to abandon sixteen in
stitutes. 1t may be that these in
stitutes did not accomplish as much
good as some expected but we cannot
help but think the senate m de a
mistake in crippling the work.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24
VALUABLE ALFALFA TEST

The following account Of expert
ments wi b alfalf by II II Stoner Of
Hyde coun Y, this state, appear d in
the Highnore Bulletin of the 10th
inst. He is recognized as one of the
leading agriculturalists of the state,
and his experience and observations
will be of gr at va lie to anyone who
intends TO tempt the raising Of
alfalfa. Farmers who attended the
state fair the past few years will re-
member the fiue private agricultural
exhibit from Mr.. Stoner's Hyde
county farm:
II have been experimenting with
alfalfa for several years and believe
in inat time have irarnrd SOME
thing of it's habits. here is just as
much diff reno in the strains If
of alfalfa as there is in the different
strains of corn or wheat or oats or
barley or any Other fara crop South
ern grown seed sill wint, + kill lin a
northern climate; irrigated seed, or
seed from plants whose roots have
reached water. is worth hless when
sown upon dry laud / have learned
that certain varieties of so called dry
land alfalfa succeed much better
than do Others, bo'h in production of
bay and of seed and that alfalfa re
spends to cultivation with the same
alacriiy as do corn and many other
farm crops.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24
THREE THREE w.ss.EsIEs s..s..!sGI aTEsTEn

In the spring of 1909 | seeded
three plots of two acres each to differ
ent kinds of alfalfa. The laud in the
three plots was Identical, the seed
bed was prepared in the same manner,
the seeding was doue the same day
and the treatment of the three plots
were the same. The plots were
situat d side By side. The south
plot was seeded 10 alfalfa furnished
uIe by the South Dakota agricultural
college. THIS was seed that Prof. n.
E. Hanson-brought back from his
last tour from Turkestan. The middle
plot was sown TO seed which obtain
ed from Vale, S. ID. 1t was claimed
that this SEED had been grown upon
dry land. The norih plot was seed.d d
from seed which | obtained from
Chinook, Won't. and was from fed
growu under irrigation.
The 1910 crops were from the
Turkestan plos 4 tons bay per acre,
from the Vale plot ] ] tons and from
Chinook, Mont, or irrigated seed |
obtained no hay 1t was too short
for the rake 70 pick up The three
plots were now allowed to 60 to seed.
The fields we're cut again about Sep.
tember 10 From the Turkestan plot
| threshed two bushels Of seed pei
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24

0uR two senators at Washington
have not been listed among the
friends of the reciprocity agreement
between this country and Canada,
which lends color to this statement
by the standpatters that those gentle
men are opposed to a republican
doctrine of long standing.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24
LEASE OF SCHOOL AND ENDOw-
MENT LANDS

Notice is hereby given that on March
27th. 1911, all of the Unbiased common
school and endowment lands in Kings
bury county. will be offered for lease al
public auction between the hours of 10
O'clock a. m. and > O'Clock p. at the
front door of the court house in said coun.
ty.
Dated at Pierre, January 23rd, 1911.
r. r BRiNKER,
Commissioner of School and Public Lands
20-9t
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24

The anguish of the steel trust, the
cotton trust, the woolen trust, and
every other trust that controls a
necessity, lest the farmer suffer from
the effects of reciprocity with Canada
is pitiful. Of course, they have no
fear for themselves; its just the farm
er they are interested in.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24

CoNGREssMEN Martin and Burke
voted against the ad ption of the
Canadian reciprocity agreement.
From political aud p rsonal stand
point tn gentlem may have been
wise. Th n. is no denying the fact
that the prosp- ct OF a removal of the
tariff on some of the farm producis is
not popular Nith a considerable por.
tion of the farmers of the northwest.
II is the opinion of the Ind pendent
that hose oppos d 10 lhe agree mpnt
are laboring under a mistaken idea,
but il is certain hat nothing will
convice them of their error but a
demonstration. And even success
full demonstration of the benefits OF
the agreement will not convince some,
fol the artificial high prices enjoyed
the past few years are now disappear
ing, and a failure TO maintain such
prices will be charged to the agree
ment, II II is put into effect. OF one
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24

THERE are d great many iiisi people &c
South Dakota who do not enjoy see
ing one half of South Dakota lined up
in favor of Senator Lorimer, and his
Illinois system, but senator Gamble
was the choice of the reform" element
in South Dakota, and they certainly
have no right to grumble. Argus
Leader.
Senator Gamble was first the
choice of the Argus Leader and the
element it represents. The reform"
element simply made the mistake of
continuing u office 2 man selected hv
the old machine. Gamble is no worse
now than when first sent to the senate
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24

acre; from the Vale plot five bushels,
and from the Chinook Mont plot /
got only few pounds. Now there
could have been no other factor enter
ing into these results except the
pecu'iar characteristics of the differ
ent strains of plants. Two of the
plots Yielding good crop of hay and
one Yielding nothing OnA plot yeild.
ed two bushei of seed per acre, one
yielded five bushels per acre and one
yielded negligible amount.
BREEDING PROFITABLE
This is the only experiment / have
made but / mention this one to bring
out the difference of characteristic
strains. 1t is to be deprecated that
more has not been done along the
line of breeding alfalfa for climatic
conditions.
Considerable work has been done
by the department of agriculture in
cooperation with the North Dakota
sub-experiment station at Dickinson
in regard to the resistance of alfalfa
to cold Ont of 68 varieties tested,
only four escaped with mortality
less than rs per cent. A Mongolian
bulk lot winterkilled % per cent;
South Dakota, Tashkend, Turkestan
winterkilled 2 per cent; Excelsior,
Mimi, Grimm winterkilled 9per cent
and Fargo, n d., Grimm winterkill
ed per cent. The climatic condi-
ions a. Dickinson, n D., are very
trying on alfalfa and if future experi-
ments prove the cold resistance of
these four strains, then we may rest
assured that after they have become
Injured TO dry conditions alfalfa may
he grown anywhere in the Northwest
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24

hing We may be certain, however, il
this treaty fails of ratification, the
solid tariff wall erected for the benefit
of the trusts will remain for many
years to come. The sugar trust will
continue to levy tribute of about ST 60
per annum on every man, woman, and
child In this country, the cotton and
woolen manufacturers will continue
to line their o.kets with the peoples
money, the steel trust, and every other
trust that has TO do with the nee s.
stiles OF life will continue to thrive.
We regard the Canadian reciprocity
treaty As the great test of strength
between the people and the interests.
IF this fails there will be no more re-
ciproclty and no tariff revision down
ward, except to cheaper raw material
for the trusts for long time to come.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24

The Rockefeller and Kuehn Loeb
interests have landed the scalp of
George j.. Gould, president of the
Missouri Pacific railroad system,
which consists of nearly II 900 niles
In financial circles this is aiken to
mean tn passing OF the Gould in
fu-nc- in tht railroad husint ss of the
country. What with the failure of
the Younger Goulds Q keep pace with
the times in railroa ing, the decimat
ing of the family fortune by divorces,
the purchase of worthl, SIS European
titles for the women, and the general
mismanagemento of their interests, the
history of the family would make old
jay Gould restless in his grave if he
could hut know the condition of
things The financial kings OF a
generation ago could hand d wn their
for unes, but could not pass TO pos
terity the shrewdness and brains that
then controIed the nations industries.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The regular annual meeting of the
st ckholders of he Waters Land &
Lban Company, will be held at the
principal Office OF the company in Inc
city of De Smet, Kingsbury county,
South Dakota, on Tuesday, the l4th
day OF March, 19l at ! o'clock in the
afternoon for the transaction of such
Business as may come before it.
Dated at De Smet, South Dakota,
February lst, 1911.
d. A. Crawford, Secretary.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24
BEST RESULTS

To obtain the best results it is not
only necessary to SOW seed that will
not winterkil bui the Sc must be
adapted to thp particular locality in
which it is to be grown; upon irrigat
ed land any hardy variety of plant
will to a greater or lesser degree sue
coed But if it is to be grown upon
dry land where the ground water is
30 or more feet from the surface then
it is necessary that strain OF alfalfa
be sown that has become Injured to
this condition
Nearly ali the failures OF alfalfa in
the drier Northwest have been due to
the fact that irrigated or sub-irrigated
seed has been sown 1t will not be
long until dry land alfalfa seed of
dependable merit will be on the
market and then new era Of alfalfa
growing will open up in the semi
arid west and northwest. But, in the
meantime it would be well for him
who contemplates sowing alfalfa on
dry land to secure if possible, SEED
that has been grown under as nearly
similar conditions as that to which be
will subject it; and to secure seed that
has been grown as near home as
possible.
NORTHWEST WELL ADAPTED
The climatic conditions of the
northwest. especially those of The
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24

Chase is going to close out his
entire stock of Harness, Collars, and
Sweat Pads.
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24
NORTHWEST WELL ADAPTED

The climatic conditions of the
northwest, especially those of the
Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-02-24

State of South Dakota. County of Kings
bury:--SS.
I'm Circuit Court. Ninth judicial Circuit.
John Wallin, and Charles A. Wallin.
Plaintiffs.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21
FRANK q. CARPENTERS LETTER.

the ginnerv and then to the railroad, in
Guiding the cost Of hauling the seed, WE
about $4,000. 000 If the roads were
as good as the average this sum would be
cut down One-half, making a saving OF
s., 100000. But this is in the south.
Similar conditions prevail IN many parts
of the north, and altogether the loss on
our hauling Is one Of the biggest leaks OF
our whole industrial system"
Uncle Sans ROadways.
what IS the extent Of our rOadways q
81 suppose YOU mean the United States
over" said Mr.. Page. I'VE have alto
gether something like $500 900 miles of
roads Of one kind OF another. We have
enough altogether, If placed end to end,
to reach 100 times around the earth and
leave some to spare. Much of this length,
however, Is of q character not worthy Of
the name road. Some Of it Is little bet
ter than a rock pile, and Others are wide
tracks through bitches and swalnps. OF
the whole only seven miles in each hun
dred can be said to have any improve
ments whatever, and on the most Of it
the improvements are such as to be un-
worthy of note. Altogether not 2 percent
can be called first class"
'But I thought we were doing a great
deal as TO improving our roads, Mr..
Pagel
so we are. but a vast amount Of the
money spent does no permanent goo
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21

and the average cost of hauling IS,
therefore, far more. The average cost
Of taking corn to the station the United
States over is about z cents per hun
dred, while in eleven of the southern
states it is more than Is cents per hun
bred. Those eleven states produced last
year sos, 900, 900 bushels Of corn, and II
It had been hauled to the market the
total freight cost would have been over
ST. 100000 Now, suppose that four
fifths of this corn were consumed on the
farms. and that only 170O00,000 bushels
were hauled. In thaE case the cost OF
hauling would have been more than
S14.0OO,0O0, and if It could have been
hauled as cheaplv as in other states OF
the union one-haH Of that amount, or
more than 81, 100000, would have been
the saving on the corn haul alone.
What Bad Roads Mean to Cotton.
HThe loss on the cotton crop IS very
much greater" continued Mr.. Page. AT
Is cents per hundred the cost of hauling
is about 80 cents per bale, and as the
average distance each load IS taken is
about / / miles, the time consumed Is one
dav The average load IS a little more
than three bales OF 100 pounds, so that
It costs about $3.50 TO get each load to
the market. The cotton crop of last
year was lust 100000 bales, and 10
make a long story short we figure that
the transportation cost Of taking it to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21

which VIII cost altogether more than
$4,000 OF over S14,O0 per mile. Good
roads cost all the way from a few hum
dred to ten OF fifteen thousand dollars
per mile, according TO their character
and the materials of which they are con-
structed.'
Before leaving the office Of public
roads / took q walk with Mr.. PAGE
through his Laboratories. The bureau has
a large force of chemists, engineers and
other scientists, who are planning out
and testing materials for the roads Of
the country. They are always expert
menting as TO new roads. and among
many other things have made valuable
discoveries as TO the use Of oil and ce-
meut on the roads. The ideal road Of
the future VIII be without dust, and some
model roads now constructed are bound
together with bitmen and other ma
terials which make them practically in
destTuCtible- One of the most valuable
discoveries Of recent years as TO roads
and all sorts of masonry is an invention
OF Mr.. Page, which has been patented
by him, but which Is given to the public
without charge. This IS a process Of mix
ing a little oil with concrete OF cement
which makes it absolutely waterproof.
Upon such concrete the water stands IN
glObules as It does upon glass, and if the
cement mixture IS WhiteWashed on bricks
they become waterproof.
Frank G. Carpenter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21

Uncle Sam, Road Builder

The ordinary way of handling the roads
is through q road superintendent or
supervisor, who is usually a politician
and who knows nothing about roads. In
many cases he patches up the highways
In front of the farms of his principal
constituents, digging out the weeds from
the sides and throwing them to the
center. In many places the road taxes
are paid in labor. This gives unskilled
and irresponsible WOrkmen, and in other
places the roads are let out by contracts,
which often means graft. In some Of our
towns the streets have been torn up and
relaid again and again, and the same
viii be the case with roads Of the cOun-
ties which are contracting for highway
improvement. First q gravel road may
be made. and the contractor VIII make
his profit on that Then another vote Of
the people may change the gravel to
macadam, and a third tearing up may
change it to brick Millions of dollars
are now being appropriated for rOadWays
by the various counties and states, but
in many cases the money Is being un-
wisely spent"
How Our Public Highways Should Be
Managed.
''What would be the best system Of
road imprOveT9.lt 81 [ asked.
"If we cob1N have a general road or
ganiZatiOn suoC as that of some of the
countries of Europe it would create D
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21
lcoprigat. 1911. by f rank G. Carpanterl

One-third its cost in the United States
A Saving Of Millions.
"Oan you give me some idea Of the
saving THAT good roads would bringi'
Not accurately" replied Mr. Page,
''but 1 can show You some figures which
viii convince You that it viii run into
the hundreds of millions Of dollars. Ac-
cording TO the report Of the interstate
commerce commission In 1906, our rail
roads handled more than eight hundred
million tons Of freight which ORIGINATED
on their respective lines. All this lad to
be taken to and from the cars. A great
deal OF it was made ND Of the products
of the farm and the forests, and it is
estimated that at least Two hundred mill
lion tons Of It had a haul of nine miles
at a cost OF % cents a ton. That bill
alone would represent more than $780,
100000, and other freiChts and hauling
would run the sum TO 100000, 900 or
over Now suppose we cut the wagon
freight bill in half. OF to IL II cents a
ton, which Is still far above the cost Of
hauling in Europe, and the saving would
be S250,OO0,O00 a year"
@Indeed, it is impossible to Overesti-
mate our loss by bad roads, continued
Mr.. Page. "Ihe Fruit Growers assOcia-
ton of Oregon lost IN one year by dam
aged fruit from the Willamette valley,
owing TO bad roads, $500, 900. The cost
to the fruit crop is enormous, and It is
so with every crop of the farmer Take
the wear and tear on the horses. We
have more than 25,000, 600 draft animals
which are worth more than two billion
dollars. Better the roads and the work
could be done with half the number,
making a saving Of one billion dollars
IN capital We have a half million farm
wagons manufactured each year. The
wear and tear upon them runs HIGH into
the millions.
Quick Transit and High Prices.
And then look at the money which
the farmer makes by getting his crops
10 the market on time. Wheat and cot
ton have rapid changes of prices. in
1907 tine range of wheat at Minneapolis
was from IS cents to S1.19 per bushel,
and there was difference in the selling
prices OF corn at Chicago of "A cents per
bUsheL II the man got his grain to the
market while the prices were high he
did well, but If the bad roads kept him
hack he had to take low figure.
This loss from bad roads prevails all
over the country, but especially in the
south ] have lust returned from a long
TIP through that region, and have made
a study Of some Of the conditions. Let
me show You what good roads would do
for corn and cotton, which together
with tobacco, are the staple crops of the
south. The southern roads are worse
than those Of other parts of the country,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21

wv z ASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. d.
NJ On the corner Of l4th and b
streets southwest, Just opposite
the bureau of engraving and printing,
where Uncle Sans money Is made, and
across the way nom the new agricultural
department, where the scientists are
making new plans for the farmer, stands
a building which has much 10 do with
the United States of the future. it Is
not connected with the department Of
commerce and labor, but 1t affects every
merchant and every one VINO works With
his hands IT affects the factories, the
faEns and, in short, every man, woman,
and child in the country. II is the office
of public roads, where Uncle sam Is plan-
ming how TO better our highways. 1t Is
not an automobile Institution. 1T Is
working FOR the plain people, and It's
motto is good roads from the farm 10
the market. Such roads win cut down
the prices Of all farm products. They
should reduce the cost Of living and put
money INTO our pockets.
Uncle Sans Roadmaster.
Have you any idea how much we lose
from bad roads? The scientists estimate
that the cost is over two million dollars
dav, or, in round numbers, about eight
hundred millions a wear. I have had
long talk with Logan Waller Page, who
mas charge or TINS road Work, and VINO
perhaps knows more about our roads
than any other man in the country. He
is a civil engineer who graduated at
Harvard a decade OF so ago, and who for
q time acted as geolOgist and director
Of the testing laboratory of the Lawrence
Scientific school there. He was on the
Massachusetts highway commission, and
then became chief of the division of tests
in the department of agriculture, after
which he was made the director of the
United States office of public roads.
The improvement of the roads practically
began with him, and the great work that
is now going On is under his manage
ment.
Our Highways VS.. Europe's.
According to Mr.. Page we have about
Che worst roads of any civilized country
on earth Europe Is gridir0ned with
magnificent highways, and IN France,
Germany and England one can ride for
miles without striking q stone or puddle.
Said Mr.. Page;
The cost Of hauling over our country
roads IS now about % cents per ton to
the mile. i'm the European countries as
long as is years ago the cost had been
reduced TO 10 cents, and It IS much lower
TODAY. On some of the roads going into
london. BY the motor cars now IN use,
1T Is less than 4 cents, and by wagon
freight can be hauled almost anywhere
on the continent for from one-half to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21

ers which contains much valuable
information, and many suggestions
Of a helpful nature.
BRADFELD REGULATOR CO., ARata, ca
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21
SGGyNAGNSS
NWVNN0SS

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passes. The regular use Of Mothers
Friend viii repay any mother IN the
comfort It affords before, and the help
full restoration to health and strength
It brings about after baby comes.
M0fher'S Friend
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21

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Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-06-12

fruit which the wind does not shake
of: hence the preference for the cher
~ tree.
Nut trees. like walnut. pecan or
hickory. might possibly yield small
profit few years after planting. OF
the forest trees those would be pref
cradle that attain large size. that are
long lived. that withstand high winds
and grow symmetrical without being
trimmed into shape every year OF
two. These would include the oak.
hackb berry. linden. sycamore. varieties
Of hard maple and others.
To insure success in planting trees
care must be taken in their selection
with reference to the soil In which
they nre to be planted Some varieties.
like the oak locust and cottonwood
will grow in any soil. while the elm
and syca more must have II deep loan
free from alkali to develop into pee
feet specimens and attain long life
As we have II great variety of native
trees il will not be difficult to lind II
suitable species for almost any soil