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The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01
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These figures have just been com piled by special investigators of the Stanley committeee. The steel trust tried its utmost, first to prevent and then to sidetrack, the investigation which resulted in the above accurate state of affairs becoming public, Con- gressman A. O. Stanley of Kentucky, the chairman of the committee, re- fused to be coerced or frightened into abandoning the investigation at its most critical stage. He resisted the strongest kind of pressure.
 It should be remembered that un- der the Roosevelt and Taft adminis- rrations all resolutions or bills hay ing for their object the investigation of the steel trust died in committee. Nor did President Roosevelt ever pro- test. The steel trust was in the sad dle in Washington when MT. Roose- welt was in the White House, and not only with his consent, but with his cooperation.
 The Stanley committee developed the fact that while Frank Kellogg, the great and much-heralded trust buster, was receiving money for the alleged purpose of breaking up trusts, he was at that very time also re- ceiving money as attorney for one of the subsidiary companies of the now meeting the expenses of the Roosevelt campaign
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01

than for the actual alleged violation of the law. The companys business is the selling of stamps from week to week to patrons who paste them in books, and on filling the books are supposed to receive premiums on pre- sentation of the books to the offices of the concern in the Newdeld building. Numerous patrons have asked the po- lice to investigate the concern, claim ing to have experienced difficulty in obtaining premiuma.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01
THE ROWLAND DRY GOODS co.

mates possessed as they usually are of the suicidal mania, so that they may be prevented from killing or harm ing themselves"
 A copy of the finding was sent to the county commissioners who will take up the matter With Sheriff Will liam Vollmer
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01
The Public Pays
Price of Meat Highest In
 20 Years In Chicago

Chicago, April 30-The predicted rise in meat prices arrived in Chicago, to- day. The highest figures in two years were reached and it was said by deal- CTS that all records would be broken in few days. Packers say they are paying the highest prices for farmers goods in 20 years. A search for the cause of the increase revealed that the retail butcher is blaming the wholesaler, the wholesaler the packer, the packer the farmer and the farmer the high price of corn. Stock ex- change men say corn is higher because of weather conditions.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01
Standard Oil Co.
 Asks Permission
 To Pay $5O,OOO

Standard Oil company of Indiana, to- day. asked the supreme court of Mis- souri for permission to pay the $50.- 900 fine assessed at the time the oil trust was fined and forbidden to do business in the state. The request was made in a motion by the oil company's attorneys which also ask ed that the company be allowed to continue business in Missouri, since all trust connection had been dis solved
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01
Prison YaWns For
 Unnatural Father

Hardened officials of the city court left the room in horror today when Anthony Keefe, carpenter held in $10.000 bail on complaint of his 13 years old daughter, Mildred, took up- yer in the absence of any counsel, and cross examined his little daugh- ter.
 Keefe is Al, and has lived for sev- eral months at 261 Stillman street He fled to Providence, R.I.. last week when he anticipated arrest. Judge Foster held him in bail of $10,000 for trial in the Superior court.
 Keefe says he has lived in many parts of America, from Nova Scotia to Panama.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01
DIED.

HAWLEY.-In this city, May 1st, 1919, Susan E., widow of David B. Hawley.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at her late residence, No. 101 liberty street, on Friday, 3rd inst, at o'clock p. m.
 Burial in Union cemetery, Stratford. R 1 b*p EvANS.-In this city, April 30th, 1912. Charles w. Evans, aged 76 years. months, days.
 Friends are invited to attend the funeral at his late residence, No. 330 Maplewood avenue, on Thursday, May End, at 2:00 o'clock D. m.
 Burial in Mountain Grove cemetery. U 30 bap
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01
POLICE INVESTIGATE
 TRADING STAMP CONCERN

Herman Freedman, a solicitor for Reliable Trading Co.,, was arrested by Detective Sergeant Hall today as the local representative of the company, charged with having failed to comply with the new law compelling nll firms conducting business under names not those of the firm members, to file a certificate showing the identity of the men interested.
 The arrest of Freedman was effected more for the purpose of Investigating the methods of the company, however,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01

New York-Arthur L. Levy, IT,, will act as marshal for the women who will march In the votes-for-w women parade, Saturday. He will have many assistants, all in petticoats.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01
Some shirts at a short price.

A lot of negligee shirts worth 75 cents-6oc.
 All white and of good quality Some striped in color black stripes of tasteful widt-he shirts mighty good looking At 75 cents would count them well worth buying To be had while quantity lasts 6Oc Pleated shirts plain white white with black colors, These originally dollar But they the for display and handling So out they go at 6Oc
 Right Of Main door,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01
OBITUARY

Susan E., widow of David B. Flaw lev. died this morning at her home, 101 Liberty street. Mrs. Hawleys s late husband was retired sailing master who was drowned near the Stratford avenue bridge a few years ago when he was caught in a rope attached to an overturning boat. Mrs. Hawley is survived by a daughter, Miss Fannie Hawley. a school teacher, a sister, residing in this city and a brother out of town.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01

The funeral of Joanna,- widow of George B. Whitney, was held this af- ternoon from the bereaved home, 4a Cottage street, at 2 o'clock, Rev. R. l.. Swain and Rev. Robert Higin- botham officiating. Many mourners gathered about the bier The pail bearers were F. M. Wilder, William T. Garner, N. l.. Morphey. Dwight A. Parke. James H. Glover and W. H. Porter. Interment was in Mountain Grove cemetery.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01
RTTNAwAY AEROPLANE.

London. May l,-The hop farmers of Kent County are still searching for d runaway aeroplane-the first on record. Several days ago an aviator at Tunbridge Wells, sudden lurch, was thrown out of his machine just iieved of his weight, the aeroplane rose swiftly. The planes kept on a perfect balance. and soon it was be- yond sight Search of the entire country roundabout has proved fruit less. and 1t is thought by some that the machine was driven out to sea.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01

CROQUET IS HERE TO sTAY-1912 sets at tractve strong and low price, At Jacksons Book Stop Main Street. the price starts at $1 00 and ends at $500 These goods delivered to your house and additional charge for delivery Just the thing to keep the children and adults out in the sunshine.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01

suit hold its shape and atraciveness.
 Good and big variety of styles Young will find the snappy English models broad unpadded shoulders with the right slope Trousers cever cut and hang we'll Workmanship throughout the kind will appreciate There staple styles for who prefer them and for slim.
 Among the fully lined with Sknners satn suits half lined and lined that especially grateful weather And every of the Rowland good clothes usual moneys worth at its price of SIS
 $15 Enter from Cannon through
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01

ADVERTISE IN THE PRIMER
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01

Farmer Want Ads. 1 Cent a Word.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01

Enter from Cannon street or through nsat, store.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-05-01
|Blue serge suits
 for men,-worth more but to be had for $15.

Blue, serge makes the most versatile of suits.
 It Is excellent for summer evening year. The blue coat is proper for wear with white trousers.
 As a business suit it is good looking and thoroughly service able.
 And for downright hard wear, for bearing up under the brunt of everyday, strenuous service, blue serge stands in a class by itself.
 Tn these Rowland suits at SIS, serge of genuine excellence is used. That serge is thoroughly and artistically tailored by men who are careful experts. They give special attention to the shap- ing of each garment. Plenty of handwork is used by them-it is that which makes a blue serge
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-12-26
SWEET CLOVER

Mrs. Minnie Hall, of Califa, CaH-
fornia, writes as follows: as sweet
clover as good for pasturing cows as
alfalfa? How many pounds are usual
ly sown per acre?"
There are many farmers who have
good sweet clover pastures, and seem
to be getting fair results from this
crop for that purpose, but as general
thing, it is considered a noxious weed.
Stock will cat sweet clover when they
have become accustomed to it, but
due to a slight bitterness, it is not
usually relished as much as other
clovers. We have known of instances
where, after the stock had become
accustomed to sweet clover, they
seemed to eat it readily and do very
well on it. In comparison with alfalfa
as a feed for live stock, alfalfa is far
superior. Alfalfa must be pastured
very carefully, because the cattle are
apt to bloat from eating it, especially
~ the fall of the year or early spring.
4 ? uch more satisfactory method is
- CIT the alfalfa and feed it as soil
isr crop, or to cure it and feed it as
hay. Experience shows that one will
get a great deal more feed off an acre
if handled this way than if the stock
are allowed to Craze the alfalfa.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-12-26
SHALL l PLOW Or DISK?

George Duncan Tilley, Alberta,
writes as follows Referring to your
ad. in Calgary Herald about giving
advice on crops, ETC., should like
to have your suggestions on some
points. On prairie soil broken for the
first time in the fall of 1911, l have
harvested forty-nine acres of wheat
and forty acres of corn. The land was
plowed five inches deep. In preparing
the land for next years crop, do you
think that disking the stubble would
be sufficient, or should the land be
plowed? What crops should follow
wheat ard oats?"
AS general practice, the land should
be plowed once year unless there are
unusual climatic conditions. If there
had been practically no rain and the
ground was very loose, you might get
satisfactory results by only disking
However, it has been the mistake OF
great many in the northwestern
territory to think that they could
raise satisfactory crops without doing
the duicuIt III WUI Oil luS lila
they should do. The result has teen
that in many places they have wcrn
the land out much mere rapidly than
was necessary. " is advisable not 70
begin the practice of only disking
Eetter try blowing again.
You will perhaps rot need to pillow
the ground any deeper than il was
plowed last year. but ordinarily the
result will warrant your doing tits
by leaving a part of your ground and
only disking it, and if you do we would
be very pleased to know the result.
One of the drawbacks to Canadian
farming is lack of system of crop
rotation. BY all means plan on a TO
tation of crops, which will include
wheat. oats. and barley. and some
i-snminous crop. This may be clover.
alfalfa. Canadian field peas. or some
other similar crop that will do We'll in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-12-26
sTAB.E MANURE

Undoubtedly some sable manure
has accumulated about the buildings
during the rush of harvest, th-eshing,
and corn picking. 1t is good plan to
get this out onto the field just as soon
as possible. If there come a few
nice days after corn husking you will
find it advantageous to use this time
cleaning up the yards.
If the stable manure is allowed to
stand in piles during the winter
months great deal of its value is apt
to lie lost by heating 1t is common
thing to see pies of stable manure
steaming during the winter months.
This is due to heat from the pile and
IL it were possible for Us to see just
what was taking place we would md
that nitrogen was escaping. AS nitro
gen is one of the most important plant
food elements, it is good plan to
follow methods of handling the ma
nure so as net to lose it. An ordinary
load of stable manure will contain
about 10 pounds of nitrogen, which if
bought on the market IN a CONNER
cal form will cost Is cents a pound.
Not only is the nitrogen escaping, but
the vegetable matter which is SO i'm
rortant in many soils is being de-
str0yed by burning.
The summers accumulation Of ma
nure can be conveniently and prof
itably applied to winter wheat or to- a
meadow which we expect to put into
corn next year. 1t is not advisable to
apply manure at this time of the
season on hillsides or where it is apt
to be washed away. 1t is always
advisable to amply fertilizer of this
kind to the highest parts of the field.
1t is very generally conceded that
best returns are obtained from light
application from the fact that manure
applied in this way is much easier
incorporated with the soil than If
spread in large quantities. The only
practical way CT applying manure
uniformly is by the use of a manure
spreader. and every farmer who raises
stock should consider his farm eQriD-
ment incomrlete unless he has a ma
nure sprender
Yours very truly,
! II C SERVICE BUREAU
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-12-26

educational in nature
Professor Holden is one of the few
men who now stand head and shout.
ders above all others in educational
extension work. Our experiment
stations have worked for years OBJ
tanning and collecting Information
: along agricultural lines. The usual
way OF distributing this has teer
through bulletins and other rutlica-
tons. which method. although it IS
gccd. lacks the effectiveness of per.
sonal contact. In getting the facts
to the farmer in an effective way Is
whore the professor excels.
| He received his early training in
Michic:n. later in Illinois, and devel-
cped his great extension work in the
State of Iowa. It was due to his ef-
forts that the first demonstration
train was erninped and operated. He
also has established county demon.
stration work on county poor farms,
winter short courses, boys corn clubs.
and other forms Of extension work
which have helped greatly in the de-
ve'opment of Iowa and in placing her
high among agricultural states.
Through his efforts in corn the
averase increase for the period of the
last eirht years over the Period of
eight years previous. has been three
bushels to the acre. thus adding mil
lions TO the wealth of Iowa.
Since the Service Bureau was or.
gapized two wears ago. it has accom-
Clisbed mrcil in the field of agricu,-
tural education. It now has three
demonstration farms in the south and
two in the west: 1t has distributed
good alfalfa seed in some sections CT
the corn belt: also published many
booklets. prepared articles for the
press. offered handsome prizes for
the best yields of grain, has come
in close contact with the rural
schools, presented illustrated lectures
to thousands of audiences, establish
ed fellowships and scholarships, and
many other things for the advance
ment of agriculture.
The acquisition of Professor Holden
will add greatly to the effectiveness
Of the Service Bureau work. Under
his direction the educational work in
the, field will include the entire terri
tory in which the company does bust
ness. Plans now include promoting of
the growth of alfalfa throughout all
sections in which it can be grown:
also assisting as much as possible I'm
the production Of corn in the north
west
The company stands ready to assist
in this work in an effective way. and
to cooperate with all influences and
forces working for the upbuilding Of
agriculture. ..----
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-12-26
MEASURING HAY IN STACK

Reply to Andrew Wright, Sidewood,
Sask.: ..Will you please send me
formula for measuring hay in the
stack,
For obtaining the number of tons
of hay in a stack, the first step is to
measure the width and length with a
tape line, and then what is known as
the overthrow, that is, pass a tape
line from the bottom Of the stack On
one side over to the bottom on the
other side and divide this measure
ment which is called the overthrow
by three, then multiply the length by
the width, and this by one-third of
the overthrow-this gives you the
number of cubic feet in the stack. OF
course, if the stack is different
widths or different heights you will
have to take the measurements in
several places and obtain the average
of these by adding them together and
dividing by the number of measure
ments made.
The number of cubic feet of hay
per ton varies considerably with the
length of time that it has been stacked.
With newly stacked hay it will take
about 500 cubic feet to equal a ton.
If it has been stacked for two to
three months, from $50 to 400 cubic
feet will equal ton. After you have
obtained the number of cubic feet in
the stack, divide by the number of
cubic feet in ton, taking into con-
sideration the length of time that the
hay has been stacked.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-12-26

w. w. Greiner, Orange, Virginia,
writes as fellows: IT am using a
Mccormick husker and shredder this
fall, but have no storage rooms for
stover. My plan is to stack it out
side, but have been advised that there
is great danger OF losing it if stacked
outside. and cannot afford tn lose it,
Can you advise me how to stack It 50
it will keep? can neither bale it nor
build storage rooms this fall"
Shredded fodder may he kept either
outdoors or inside, depending on local
conditions. If you have great deal
of wet weather during the fall and
winter. much Of the shredded fodder
will spoil. as is the case with any
rough feed stacked outdoors There
will be more waste to the shredded
fodder than with the hay because Of
the fact that it is finer and not
as easily handled as hay. In M
sections of the corn belt the shredded
fodder is stacked outdoors. but very
seldom is this done excepting where
it is impossible to put it under cover.
We would suggest that you use some
coarse hay to top the stack, and thus
prevent some of the loss due to wet
weather,
The only danger of stacking shred.
ded fodder or putting III the tarn re-
ssults from the fact that it is shredded
when. very damp or wet. In no case
should fodder be shredded during
damp rainy day because it will absorb
the moisture very rapidly. and If stored
when in this condition is very apt to
spoil. We have known of instances
where shredded fodder has burned up
caused by instantaneous combustion,
dive to the fact that. it was shredded
when too wet, or during a wet period
OF weather.
u you could stack your shredded
fodder against one side of the bs-n,
anfprovide board roof for it, and at
the same. time have it convenient to
whore yen expect to feed it, you would
not lose great deal by stacking ~
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-12-26
CLOVER

We have often called attention to
the fact that every farmer should
whenever sowing grass of any kind in.
clude some enc CT the varieties of
clover. If you EXPECT to use your
land fer meadow purposes then che OF
the larger varieties, viz, the Nam
moth Red CT Common Red clever
would probably serve your purpose
best. If you exrect to Use the lard
both for PASTURE and for hay, the
Alsike clover will serve your PURPOSE
best. While en- the other hand. if you
expect to pasture the land. then We
would recommend combination of
Alsike and White clover.
There are several ways in which
one can obtain a stand of clover. The
first under consideration is to COM
bine clover and timothy with winter
wheat, sowing them at the same time
along the last part of September
Clover should not he sown at this
time. however. provided you are par
ticularly anxious to obtain a stand
Clover sown in the fall will winter
kill very badly under normal ccndi-
lions and for this reason it is not ad-
visable to sow clover during the fall
OF the year. With, timothy it may be
sown with the wheat at the same
time. either scattering the seed in
front Of the drill or by sowing the
seed first and drilling the wheat later,
then covering it by the use of the peg
tooth harrow The clover may be
sown just before it freezes up in the
winter, but we do not recommend
this practice, because of the uncer-
tafnty OF the weather, but prefer wait
ing until spring to SOW the clover
seed. During the latter part of Feb
ruary or the first of March, just be-
for the spring thaws begin and when
the land is in a rough and frozen con-
dition is the best time to add the
clover seed. The heaving due to
freezing and thawing will cover the
seed sufficient under most condi
lions. However, If the land is sandy
this practice might not be successful
and we do not recommend il hut on
the other hand If your soil contains
large amount OF clay you could expect
success by following this method.
Another way Of sowing timothy and
clover but one which requires little
more Judgment on the part of the
farmer Is to sew the wheat in the fall
and add tn clover and timothy in the
spring after the land has thawed out
and the surface become dry. The
plan Is to SOW the clover and timothy
combined at this time by using peg
tooth harrow. which not only covers
the seed but cultivates the wheat at
the same time. The timothy will not
show up with the first season. but you
ought to get good crop Of clover and
the timothy will come on later.
Either OF the latter two methods
ought to give you fairly good returns
II you expect to leave this field seed
ed down for any length OF time II
wonld be good plan to add two or!
three pounds OF Bluegrass seed when
sowing the timothy.
Yours very truly,
III c SERVICE BUREAU
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-12-26
A FREE B0OK

"The Story Of Bread" an interest
ing little book, issued by the II G
be mailed free to any person
who asks for it. This story is being
used in hundreds of schools for sup
Elementary reading, and in a pleas
ant way it makes plain why bread is
called "the staff OF life"-what rlen-
ty of good wheat bread has done for
the progress of the world.
A big illustrated lecture, THE
Dawn Of Plenty" with colored views
and motion pictures, grew out OF the
main theme of ''The Story Of Bre ad."
This lecture is being presented before
schools, colleges, chautauquas, and
other gatherings.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-12-26

your specific locality. If you can grow
corn, it would be we'll to include this
in your rotation.
We have mailed to you under
separate cover copy Of our booklet
For Better Crops" and assure you
that you will not be able to spend your
evenings to better advantage than in
reading this book carefully. We would
call your attention especially to the
First article by Professor Hopkins, who
is the NEST noted authority on sell
fertilization.
Yours very truly,
III G. SERVICE RITREAu
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1912-12-26

Fodder left in the shock will lose
from 20 to 40 per cent OF it's feeding
value, besides it is a bad practice to
say the least to haul 1t in as needed
during the cold winter days. Better
plan to stack it II possible. To shred
the fodder, you will find more eco
nomical than stacking,