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The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17

Under a costly canopy
 The village blacksmith sits. Before him Is touring car
 Broken to little bits, And the owner and the chauffeur, too, Have almost lost their wits. The village blacksmith smiles with glee As he lights his fat cigar. He tells his helpers what to do
 To straighten up the ear. And the owner and the chauffeur. too. Stand humbly where they are. The village blacksmith pufs his weed And smiles a smile of cheer The while his helpers pump the tires And monkeys with the gear And the owner and the chauffeur, too Stand reverenUy near. Behind the village blacksmith is
 The portal of his shop; The shop is very large in size
 With a tiled roof on top And the owner and the chauffeur. too, Al 1t were glad to stop. The children going home from school Look in at tho open door They like to see him make his bills
 And hear tho owners roar, And the chauffeurs weep as they declare They ne'er paid that before He goes each morning to the bank
 And salts away his cash. high silk hat and bong frock coat
 Help him to cut dash But the owner and the chauffeur. too. Their teeth all vainly gnash. The chestnut tree long since has died. The smith does not repine, His humble shop has grown into
 A building big and fine, And II bears Garage above the door On a huge electric sign.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17

ear for seed and have found practical. ly no difference in the results oc- tained,
 4. Where the soil responds to com mercial fertilizers, use 200 to 40o pounds per are of cotton seed meal and high grade acid phosphate mixed in equal quantities at planting time. At time of thinning the corn, scatter on each side of the rows and cultivate in 200 to 400 pounds of cotton seed meal and acid phosphate mixed in equal quantities. At the last culttva- tion SOW about two bushels of peas per acre between the rows.
 ! Harrow before and after plant ing. then give shallow cultivation every week and always after every rain in order to break the crust and preserve a mulch. The essential thing in corn cultivation is to keep the ground free from grass and weeds and covered with a soil mulch.
 s. Do not give the corn deep cul. tivation after it is eight inches tall The results of 46 tests at IT different stations show an average increase of 42 per cent. resulting from shallow cultivation as compared with deep cultivation.
 | Thin before the corn is eight inches tall to single stalk in the hill from two to three feet in the drill. These distances suppose good soil, high fertilization, and intensive cul- tiyation.
 & When the ears begin to set. cut
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17
The Hog for the Farmer.

The farmer, as a rule, does not care whether his hog wears red, white or black hair, or whether his hair sticks up or hangs down. What he wants is hog with a constitution, and any system of breeding that enfeebles the constitution Is the kind of breeding he does not want in his herd. He wants his hog to be as immune from disease as possible, and to obtain this he must have the constitution-pigs that will fight for the best teat before they are three hours old and that will even steal If given a chance. The farmers hog must be a hustler, a greedy fellow, healthy, vigorous and growthy and as good locker as is possible to obtain without losing any of the before named important quail ties Agricultural exper.Se1nt stations have proved beyond any doubt that no man can afford ts raise scrub hogs.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17
CORN GROWING HINTS
Deep, Fine Seed Bed, Full of
 Humus, Is Required.
Plant Only Best Seed Obtainable as Shown by Records of Experiment Stations-Essenti Thing Is
 Rid of Grass and Weeds.
CBv G. H. AIFORD0=

l Where a choice can be had. warm. porous. well-drained land should be selected. Cut the corn or cotton stalks into pieces and turn un- der the stalks. grass. trash. and the like a little deeper than the soil has ever been broken before Corn re quires a deep fine seed bed full of hu- mus
 ?. Plant only the best seed obtain. able. as shown by the records of the experiment stations. The general be. lief that seed corn obtained from other soils or more northern locali- ties is better than home grown seed has not been substantated by expert ments in Alabama. Arkansas, Indiana. Maryland or Oklahoma. These sta tions clearly show the desirability of planting corn for seed which has been grown in the same latitude and
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17
Witch Grass.

This is terrible weed to eradicate either from the field or the garden. It spreads by means of underground stems. called root-sticks. These run along below the reach of the moving machine. or of grazing animals, and ofteen too deep to be disturbed by surface cultivation. They produce buds at their numerous scaly nodes. and these buds develop into new plants in exactly the same manner as branches are produced above ground. The root stocks of couch grass will sometimes grow to a length of 10 to 15 feet in one season, furnishing this weed with a rapid distribution and propagation. a character making 1t most pernicious in cultivated land. The only way to entirely get rid of it is by forking the ground oyer carefully. and picking 1t out piece by piece. Even the small, est bit left in the ground will start into growth
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17

and west rich cannot be grown at profit here. This belief exists because most of our people have not tried any thing else know this belief is wrong because I have seen the contrary proven in the same latitude and soil far inferior to that in this section. Corn has been grown in the piny woods section on lands naturally thin, but that have been built up by seien- tific farming. at cost that compares favOrably with results obtained on the world-famed corn lands of Iowa. Hogs have been grown at cost that is revelation to even the northern farm CT Cattle. barring the tick, can be grown more profltably than in the north and yet the north and west have grown rich with these things as a basis. and have drained the south of her annual stream of money, because, forsooth, this is a cotton country"
 doubt if the time will ever come when We will find satisfactory sub stitute money crop for cotton. l know the time is already here, when We must adopt crops and products supplemental to cotton, and the sooner everybody is convinced of that fact, the better for all. There is already established in our midst in Natchez, a packing plant that can take care Of all the cattle and hogs that can be grown in the country surrounding. The farmers must supply that plant with raw material or 1t will be run at a loss, will later have to shut down, and thus take away home market for things supplemental to the cotton crop.
 I am convinced by thorough and painstaking investigation that cotton as a surplus crop can be protitably grown in this section, and that no sea son will ever come when it will not be profitable if planted as a surplus crop and handled in the right man. ner
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17

\ wise man says just enough and then puts the lid on
 There is an acre of satisfaction in a rod of berry patch
 Opportunity seldom comes with q letter Of introduction.
 Many a budding genius has deyel. oped into a blooming idiot
 Think well and act quickly. is a good rule to guide any man
 Time spent in finding out how good your neighbors are is not wasted.
 You cannot take a correspondence course in the school of experience.
 One of the commonest forms of be ing coneeited is thinking you aren't.
 clever woman always tells fat man that he looks much thinner than he did
 A good boss Is necessary. but I know that the boss's wife has a whole lot to do with 1t.
 Some people are too honest to take advice they haven't paid for. and others are too wise.
 A man feels very uncomfortable wearing the newest fashions, and a woman not doing it.
 Swelled head is a disease from which the recovery is more painful than the disease itself.
 Political action is a use of that compulsive power of the majority which Is called government
 If your boy begins to SOW his wfid oats it's a sure sign that threshing time should be close at hand
 If you see fault in others. think of two of your own. and do not add third one by your nasty judgment.
 Flowers are inexpensive ornaments. but they bring rich rewards in beau tifying the appearance of the yard about the house.
 If some of our people had been as eager a few years ago to conserve for. ests as they are now to have them re- stored it would have been better for all concerned.
 The career of every successful man may be divided into two periods: first. when he is not given credit for what he knows. and second, when he is giy- en credit for what he doesn't know.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17
HIGH PRICES AND FARMERS
Distribution of Farm Products Direct From Farmer to Consumer Be.
 gun in England.

From the details that have been presented with regard to the increase Of the prices of farm products be tween farmer and consumer the con- ciusion is inevitable that the coHsum- CT has no wellgrouuded complaint against the farmer for the prices that hc~pays. The farmer supplies the capital for production and takes the risk of his losses; his crops are at the mercy of drought and flood and heat and frost, to say nothing of nexious insects and blighting diseases. He supplies hard. eXacting. unremit. ting labor. A degree and range of in. formation and intelligence are de manded by agriculture which are hardly equaled in any other oeeupa- tion Then there is the risk of oyer production and disastrously low prices From beginning to end the farmer must steer dextrously to es. cape perils to his profits, and, indeed. to his capital, on every hand Al last the products are started on their way to the consumer The railroad gen. erally speaking. adds a percentage of increase 10 the farmers prices that is not large. After delivery by the rail- road the products are stored q short time are measured into the various retail quantities, more or less small. and the dealers are rid of them as soon as possible. The dealers have risks that are practically small. ex- cept credit sales and such risks as grow out of their trying to do an amount of business which Is small as compared with their number
 After consideration of the clements of the matter it is plain that the farm CT is not getting an eXurhitant price for his products, and that the cost of distribution from the time of delivery at destination by the railroad to de. livery to the consumer is the feature of the problem of high prices which must present itself to the consumer for treatment
 Why do not consumers buy directly from the farmers A distribution of farm products in this simple way has already begun in England. where eo- operative organizations of farmers are selling by direct consignment to co. operative organizations of consumers in cities
 Farmers cooperative selling asso. citations are numerous In this eoun. try. but cooperative buying associa. tions among the people of cities and towns are few, Aside from buying as. sociauons maintained ny farmers. hardly any exist in this country. It is apparent. therefore. that the con. sumer has much to do to work out his own salvation with regard to the prices that he pays Potatoes were selling last spring in some places where there had been oyerproduction for 20 cents and in some places for even cents per bushel at the farm. while at the same time city consum- CTS in the east were pi wing 30 to 75 cents per bushel, although there was nothing to prevent them from com. bining to buy carload or more Of potatoes directly from the grower and for delivery directly to themselye...
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17
TIMELY ADDRESS TO FARMERS
Special Agent of Department Of Asri- culture Discusses Some of South
 ern Farm Problems.

Mir. H. Guy Hathorn, special agent of the United States department of az rieulture, bureau of plant industry, in charge of the cooperative and dem onstration farm work in southwest Mississippi, has issued the following under the caption of Let Us Take Counsel Together" that is of general interest to the farmers of the south:
 The lawyer who would win his case investigates the law thoroughly he. fore preparing his brief; the physi- elan who would alleviate or abolish the ills of mankind, seeks to find the underlying cause before prescribing a remedy: the agricultural expert who would expect his advice to be needed, must first show that superficial and secondary things have not deceived him and that he has gone deeper and laid bare the primary evils that threaten the prosperity of the com munity.
 In my opinion, there are three things that had more to do with the causing of the bad conditions prevalent here
  the credit system, that staked all on the hazard of the seasons and the tiuc- tuation of the cotton market; second. dependence on cotton not only as money crop. but also 10 buy practical ly everything used on the farm third the labor that produced the cotton was entirely beyond the control of the
 nf things was sufficient to seriously crip- pie the resources of any section; a combination of the three proves that cotton was treated right is the best money crop on earth and that we have the best farming section in the United States or we would have been ruined long ago.
 Now that the boil weeyil has taken hand in the game one of the two things must happen; either the ruin ous system. which has always been wrong. must be changed, or such dam age will be done to the farming and business interest in this section as will require many years to overcome.
 The changing of that system in a short time, and 1t seems imperative that it be changed as quickly as pos sihle. Is a serious problem It cannot he done by hot-air speeches and by resolutions adopted by enthusiastic meetings. These things may do good by bringing the matter more closely home to the individual. but any last ing reformation must begin with in dividuals and spread out in concen- tric rings until the whole community is changed
 It shall De my task to try 10 aid individuals to change their methods. by practical suggestions that will stand the test of common sense, and meet every day conditions on the farm
 The all-cotton system has led a great many people to believe that oth- CT crops that have made the north
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17
A Nice Question.

Tt Is, indeed, a problem" says the man with the deep-set eyes, rubbing his chin thoughtfully
 What is problem 9" asks the man with the dejected mustache
 If a man is born hairless, would he be bald?"
 "Surest thing you know"
 Perhaps yet Listen. In or. der to become bald 1t is necessary to be provided with hair. Badness Is the condition occasioned by the hair fall. ing out. Ergo, if man has no hair to lose he can never become bald. Do you see? You might as well try to play the market with no money as to get bald with no hair to lose and make you bald. I confess that in one analysis it would seem that the man would be bald, and yet, as l say, how can he become bald if he have no hair to lose originally? You might as well argue that a man who never was fat csn become thin when he has no flesh to reduce And yet, again, ta- king the other view of it, if the man have no hair he necessarily is bald but still how can he be bald if he never had the opportunity to be come"
 But the man with the dejected mus tache IS ringing for the ambulance.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17
Cautious,

She is very hard of hearing. unfor. tunately," they say, speaking of the ab, sent fair one, but really the young men who call on her do not need to pitch their voices as high as they do. Why, the neighbors can hear every thing they say"
 Maybe they talk loud to be sure that she won't make a mistake and think they are proposing to her" ven. lures a listener
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17
Of First lnportance

What are they discussing so earn estly?' We ask of the nurse. as the eminent surgeons. after the operation on the notable person, withdraw to a corner and begin shaking their fingers at each other Cannot they decide what was the matter with the pa. tient?"
 "Oh, they know what was the mat. ter with him" she answers. wearily. What they can't decide is whose name shall be signed first to the bul. letins"
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17

Mrs. Hoyle-Do you go througe yor husbands pockets?
 Mrs. Doyle-Sure: it's the ba thing for him
 Mrs. Hoyle-How is that? Mrs. Doyle-The doctor says hi he must avoid excitement and l thia my method is better than exeitia him by asking him for money.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17
Good Yield of Root Crops.

TO secure good yields with root crops 1t is necessary to keep the ground well cultivated until the leaves shade 1t. Cultivation Is essential to keep down weeds and to maintain { dust mulch for moisture conservation
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17
Lice in Poultry House.

In keeping a poultry plant free from lice there are two points of at tuck. One, the birds themselves, the other. the houses. nest boxes. roostint boards. etc.
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17
Care of Milk.

The cleaner the milk and the quick. CT the milk Is strained after 1t is drawn from the COW and cooled the longer it will remain sweet
The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17
An Anicable Basis.

No said the blase man. T cannot believe the woman. {"
 And l." said the maiden. "cannot believe the men"
 Then" he argues. I've are on s good footing, for you will not believe me when l say I do not believe you :, Although his argument was rather involved, it proved good with her
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The Nevada County picayune., 1911-03-17
LOGICAL.

Assistant Manager-What snaas .a.l; with the amount the cashier charge it to profit and loss!
 Manager-No; put 1t down hing expenses.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-08

The commissioners in Ward
county will collect for seed grain
furnished by putting the claims in
the hands of elevator agents. In
this manner the county will receive
its money for the seed grain that
it furnished direct from the eleva-
tor to which the farmer sells his
product, and another result will be
the elimination of no small amount
of red tape and a great deal of un.
necessary work for the county of
ficials.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-08

Two changes have been made
recently in the ownership of pa
pers in this county and another
will follow. Geo. j. Smith bought
the Max Enterprise from f, E.
Whitney and Clifford Gordon has
taken charge of the Underwood
journal, relieving E. j. Carlen OF
that responsibility. In the last
issue of the Turtle Lake Wave,
Editor E. j. Jones advertises in
his editorial columns, his farm for
sale for $500, stating that i'll
health causes the owner to move
to California.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-08
Bids Wanted

The Board of Directors of. Wash
burn School District will receive
bids up to Z o'clock p. m. Sept. 4,
to furnish Washburn School Dis
trict during the school year 1911
IL with IS tons Of Ignite coal and
5 cords of diamond willow Or solid
body cottonwood stove wood. Right
reserved to reject bids.
Dated Wasbburn, N, D., Aug.
Is. 1911.
Aug. F.. johnson, clerk.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-08

The commercial clubs in each
town in the county had been ask.
ed to send a representative tc
Washhurn Tuesday to meet with
the county commissioners and see
about getting $500 from the county
with which to advertise this county
at the exposition at Bismarck
Messrs Stewart of Wilton and Pan.
cratz of Garrison we're the only re.
personalities to appear. Another
meeting has now been called and
it is hoped the result will be more
satisfactory.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-08

Nearly every newspaper in the
state is crying in big head lines,
keep your money at home," that
is plugging for the merchants Of
their town. Are the merchants
plugging for the newspaper? Are
they holding up their advertising
space in good shape? Look at
the papers that are doing. the adj
vertising for their town and COM
munity and see what the mer.
chants are doing.-Stanley Sun.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-08
Teachers Institute

Teachers institute for Mclean
and Oliver counties will be held
in Washburn for one week begin
ming September rs. All teachers
or those intending to teach should
be present the first day in order to
be given full credits for attendance.
John L.. Brekken,
lib County Supt.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-08
FRIDAY, p g, 1917

Minot is said to have a number
of politicians who want Offices at
the next election. There are two
for governor, one for attorney gen.
eral and four for congress on the
republican ticket, as we'll as sever.
al candidates for state Offices on
the democratic.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-08

Maps showing the new congress.
ional districts of North Dakota
have been sent out by George NJ
Young of Valley City. Mclean
county belongs to the third district
the district Of many candidates
Mr.. Young is a candidate tor con-
gress from the second district.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-08

For Sale-Cheap, one Champion
binder 8 foot cut, in running order.
Hans Holtan.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-08

For Sale. I. Case threshing mac
hine and steam left plows and au-
tomobiles for sale by F. A. Gala
han, Washburn. N. D.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1911-09-08
Local News ~

Editor Surber of the Garrison
Independent spent Monday in
Washburn.
An unknown man was run over
by the 500 train near Hankinson
Monday evening.
Two convicts escaped from the
penitentiary Tuesday but enjoyed
only a few minutes freedom.
District court is being held in
Bismarck this week and many vi
olators. of the. prohibition law are
before the court.
j. A. Pankratz of Garrison was
in Washburn a couple. of days this
week. He was sent as a represen-
tatiye from the commercial club to
attend a meeting.