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Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30
Announcement.

The third annual fair OF MeagIer
county will be held at talr grounds ut
uarlOwtOn. Montana, commencing
Wednesday, September 4th, and clos
ing Friday, September 9th.
Of everyone in Meagher county, and
their cooperation and patronage is
solicited to- make this the biggest and
best fair Of any held in the history Of
the county.
Special rates OH all roads leading to
HarlOwtOn and connecting points
will be given, which will re ANNOUNCE
ed III our papers later. 3Stf
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30

from the shock. That is true, but
when the thresher cannot come until
much of the grain is lost. as it stands
in the shock from shelling and other
causes, the loss far more than offsets
the advantage from threshing the
grain from the shock. 1t is morally
certain that the present season, the
thresher cannot overtake the work
when it ought to be done. If, there
fore, loss is to be prevented, much of
the grain will have to be stacked.
The advantages from stacking much
or all OF the grain includes the follow
ing: ~ 1t insures the crop from loss
by birds. by undue shelling, by hail
and snow, also by rain, should the
weather prove showery. (2) 1t en-
ableS the farmer to thresh at his leis-
lire and at time when labor is less
costly than in the rush OF the harvest
season. (3) 1t enables the farmer to
disc his land as soon as the shocks
have been removed and to plow it
later, thus putting it in good condi-
ton for growing of crops the next
year. In this way the moisture now
in the ground may be so conserved as
to make practically sure y crop in
1913.
1t does not require great skill to
stack, but, Of course, experience Is
necessary to insure perfection in
stacking grain. The method to be
followed is in outline as follows: A
tier of sheaves should be laid after
the fashion followed in building a
round shock. This tier should be as
wide as the bottom Of the stack and
circular in form. The stacker then
begins in the center Of the stack to
lay the next tier. The shaves OF this
tier lap over one another SO as to
make the center the highest part. the
lap being less and less towards the
outside OF the stack. The butts of the
last tier of sheaves should extend be-
vond the sheaves of the first tier.
Each succeeding tier is laid similarly,
gradually increasing the height Of the
stack relatively in the center and
gradually swelling the diameter bv
the overlapping of the butts until the
height of about 10 feet is reached. A
few tiers then follow of an equal cir
cumference. and then the stack
shrinks in diameter with the laying
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30

The crop of 1912 is simply phenom-
enal in the states of the Northwest.
In the aggregate it was. doubtless
never equaled. But the conclusion
should not be reached that this result
is owing to the high class character
of the farming. With the same rain
fall as in 1910 the results would be
little II any improvement on the crop
Of that year. The bumper crop of the
present is owing almost entirely to
the unusual rainfall of the present
season and to the timeliness with
which it fell. This rainfall, unusual
in the length of it's continuance, has
not only given the farmer the bumper
crop referred to, hut it will also give
him ut least reasonable crop in 1918
1t it is properly conserved, even
though the season should he a dry
one. How shall this moisture be con-
served? First by discing the stub
bles; second by plowing later i'll the
season: third by stirring the soil in
the early spring with disc or harrow
or both, and fourth by narrowing the
grain once or uftener after it has be-
gun to grow.
In ar exceedingly dry year discing
the stubbles after harvest may not ac-
complish much by way Of conserving
moisture, but it will open up the dry
soil SO that rain may penetrate it
more easily should it fall. But in Il
year like the present there is much
moisture even in stubble land. 1t is
greatly important that it shall be con-
served. AS soon. therefore, as the
crop is removed the stubble land
should be well disced. Ii the harrow
can follow the operation will be more
complete. but this is not absolutely e.
sential. The discing will exert very
potent influence on the retention Of
moisture. 1t also allows moisture that
may fall subsequently to this discing
to penetrate more deeply than it 9TH
erwise would.
The land that is thus disced should
be plowed later in the fall. Some
farmers argue that stubble land should
no. be plowed or even disced III the
fall, since the undisturbed stubbles
may better hold the snow, but the pre-
ponderance Of argument is easily in
favor of autumn pl0wing. The land
that has been disced is easily plowed
and the same power will piOw it more
deeply than il it had not been disced.
1t is not so essential to plow disced
land in the fall that is to be planted
with corn. If the stubble land thus
disced cannot all be plowed in the
fall, the plowing of what is intended
for corn can best be deferred. Much
has been written about packing fall
plowed land, but it is not very often
that lands plOwed in the autumn re-
quire to be packed.
Stirring the soil in the early spring
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30
MUST CLEAN UP
YOUR BACK YARDS

lhe committee OIL entertainment,
appointed by the subscribers to the
celebration fund, met III Hanson's
hall last Monday afternoon and trans
acted considerable business.
The ladies have decreed that all
property owners must clean up their
back yards, and will be given until
next Tuesday to accomplish the task.
The committee will meet again this
(Friday) afternoon in the old school
and all ladies in the city are request
ed to be present. At this time COM
mittee will be appointed to look over
the work done by property owners in
the way Of cleaning up. and il the
ladies' find any derelicts it will GER
tamly 80 hard with them.
The rubbish now strewn on vacant
lots will be removed by the commit
tee. special fund having been pro-
vided for this purpose from, the pro-
ceeds Of the dance given by the la
dies OF the committee Thursday
night.
The ladies will hold another meet
ing ut Mrs. Small's residence Mon
day evening at SOC lock
The work Of cleaning up should be
completed by Monday evening. This
is the last day CT grace.
1t was decided to accept the offer
OF the old school building for y ladies
rest room down stairs, and for the
display Of fancy work and cooking
entered for premiums in the upper
part Of the building. The rest room
will be in charge of two motherly
women who will be paid to stay there
during the day to look after children
and babies who may want to sleep.
The committee will provide cots and
bedding for the little tots. Parents
may feel perfectly at liberty to leave
their children in the care of the at
tendants during the programs being
rendered on the streets and race
tracks, and will take great care of
their minds and thus add to the en-
1Oyment OF their visit. This is new
innovation in the celebrations here,
and one that ought to be appreciated.
Two attendants will also be in
charge Of the exhibit in the upper
part Of the building. so that any fan
cy work left on exhibition will be
perfectly safe.
The committee is working with a
vim for the comfort and pleasure OF
the ladies who will be guests of the
city during the two days celebration,
september 18th and 14th. and are
meeting with every possible encour-
agement by the business men.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30
Conserving Moisture
That is Now in the Soil

with disc or harrow or both as occa-
sion may call for, Is but little prac-
tised. 1t is, nevertheless, of great
moment and should be done as soon
rs the ground can be stirred thus
without injury to its mechanical con-
ditiOn. 1t stays at once the loss Of
moisture from the soil, at least for y
time. Even though crops are to be
planted late. as in the case of alfalfa,
this stirring Ut the soil is very im-
portant. Of course it can only be
done OH summer-fallowed land or corn
or pOtatoe land of the previous year,
or on land that had been autumn
plowed.
When grain has been sown on land
thus prepared, the moisture may be
further held by narrowing the graln.
The best stage for the first narrowing
is when the grain is just beginning to
appear. The best implement for har-
rowing it, all things considered. is q
light adjustable steel harrow. ThS
teeth should be slanted backward
with some few exceptions. But y
weeder may be more suitable for very
soft soils. III y second narrowing is
given the grain should be, say or 5
inches high 1T the time, so that none
Of it will be buried. Even flax and
alfalfa may be narrowed, but not
when they are coming up. II they are
narrowed it should be when they ara
several inches high. Narrowing grain
is not profitable when many sods or
much trash is OH the land.
If the farmers of the Northwest will
but handle their lands thus they will
be assured of at least fairly good
crops next season, but if they give no
attention to these methods Of cultiva-
tion much moisture will be lost. Ii y
very dry year follows the crop will
then fail. 1t would be peculiarly un-
fortunate not to improve the oppor.
tunity to the utmost. Such seasons 40
| the present are all too rare. .Unleso
the farmers stack much of their grain
they will not be able to handle theiP
land AS outlined, for the shocks will
be in the way.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30

OF each succeeding tier, keeping the
center high until the last tier of
sheaves is laid. The narrowing of the
stack is brought about by not per-
mitting the sheaves of each tier last
laid to extend SO far out as those of
the preceding tier.
The stack should not have a diam
eter more than will enable the men OIL
the stack to work without discomfort.
The one who lays the sheaves usually
treads OH each as he lays it. The
sheaves should be picked onto the
stack from the wagon on different
sides Of the same. If all are pitched
on from one side the stack will settle
most on the opposite side, hence the
stack will naturally tip to that side.
The top covering should be Of some
material that will readily turn rain.
For this purpose there is nothing bet
ter than slough hay or Kentucky blue
grass. Ii kept high in the center and
properly spread, it does not take much
for each stack. The stack should not
be so wide that it will call for the
work of more than two men to build
it. One takes the slleaves as they
are thrown onto the stack from the
wagon and pitches them to the stack
er.
The stacking ought to be done as
soon as the grain is dry. 1t may be
Necessary to delay, however. until the
grain is all cut; that is, it may be nee
essary to delay stacking each kind of
grain until that kind is all cut. 1t is
ready tc stack in few days after
it is cut. The number OF days called
for to leave the grain in the shock
will decrease with increasing ripeness
in the grain. When building the
stacks they should be arranged with
an eye to convenience in threshing.
The aim should be to so place them
that they could be thrown to the ma
chine from two sides, having an open
ing between the two tiers of stacks
in which the machine could be moved
forward from time to time.
10 allow the crop to waste after it
has been grown is nothing short Of a
crime.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30
DEMOCRATIC
NOMINATION

Last Saturday evening the demo-
Gratis iu judith Gap held a caucus
and elected the following delegates to
the county convention at White Sui
phur Springs:
c. b. Riedeman, Robert Piepho, c.
L. Sullivan, Henry Reynolds and
Willie T. Fringer.
The delegates, with the exception Of
Mr.. Piepho, left Monday morning for
the county seat to attend the convell-
ton which Was held there on last
Monday evening, and returned home
Tuesday afternoon.
The democratic convention made
the following nominations:
ror Sherln. ln................AA Aaron Ray
Forsenator....... D.. |. McQuitty
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS N. B. Smith
FOR treasurer. ......... l.. J. johnson
For clerk and recorder. Geo. Fowlie
FOR assessor. james Stewart
For county commissioner. ....
..... ............ Robert Zenthner
For superintendent of schools.
................M Miss Ethel Holman
For surveyor. Andy Stephenson
For clerk of court. f. V. Crewe
There was no nomination made for
the office Of county attorney.
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30
Stack Your Grain and
Save the Crop of 1912

The crop of small grains in the
Northwestern states the present year
is unusually good. In fact. it is in a
sense phenomenal. 1t is exceedingly
important to all concerned that this
crop shall be saved. II possible, not
one bushel of it should be lost. The
hazard is very considerable that the
farmers may not be fully able to prop
erly take care of this great crop. 1t
is dtting, therefore, that everything in
reason should be done to save this
boantiful crop.
Much of the grain grown in the Da.
k0tas and Montana in 1911 was lost.
This loss resulted from the inability
of the farmers toget the grain thresh-
ed in time. The outcome was that
snow fell on the shocks in the field
and on the fax lying in the sheaf.
with the result that all of this grain
was greatly damaged and much of it
was y total loss. This loss might
have been entirely prevented had the
farmers stacked their grain. The har-
vest OF 1911 was late, especially in re-
gard to the tlax crop and as result
much of the late flax was buried under
the snow while lying in the sheaf.
This loss might have been avoided by
stacking of flax as SOON rs it was dry.
The flax crop of 1912 will also be late,
and in order to save the crop it ought
ia be stacked rs soon as it is dry.
If it was not possible to get the CON-
paratiyely light crop OF 1911 threshed
on time. 1t is a foregone conclusion
that the bumper crop Of 1912 will fare
worse in that respect. 1t will be
simply "a physical impossibilitv to
thresh all the grain grown in 1912
when it should be threshed, il the
threshing is done in season. If, how
ever. the grain crop is properly
stacked. the farmer may thresh it at
his leisure. even during the winter
season. His crop is practically safe
rs soon as it is stacked. let the wealth
er be what it will be. The farmer
may then not-only tlresh hts grain ut
his own personal convenience, but
when labor is more pientiful and
cheaper than If he threslaed his grain
1t the usual season.
The objections that are usually
urged to stacking grain are, that it
involves more labor than threshing
Judith Gap journal. [volume] (Judith Gap, Mont.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-30

WAR PREPARATIONS.

/ am hostile to the swollen ex-
pendituree for remote and i'm
probable war. No doctrine han
had or will have from me more
steAdfAst hostility than that
which would impose upon our
industrial democracy the bur-
dens Of premature and war pro-
voking preparations for war.
The United States ought to be
at the very forefront in moral
appeal to world powers to strike
from their shoulders the burdens
and dangers Of excessive mill
tary and naval expenditure
Edward NJ. Shepard.
The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-09

Minneapolis fans are beginning to intimate that Rube waddeii is ali done.
 Ownie Bush has scored the most runs of any player in the American league
 Tommy Griffin, secured by Sioux City from St Joseph. is going well in new company
 Erwin, the Brooklyn Giant, is car ried more for the batting ability than his catching skin
 There isn't a point overlooked when Kid Gleason is directing the base run ming Of the White Sox.
 lnhelder Schmidt of Wichita, is in a hospital at st Joseph. following an operation for appendicitis.
 The Boaton fans always did like a nner' says a paragraph. Boston fans are bound to be unique
 sam Mertes is out of baseball. He has failed as an umpire on the coast and has dropped out entirely.
 Doe White is again ready to take his turn in the box for the White sox. He had been a sufferer from lumbago
 Billy RhInes. the once famous Gin cinnati pitcher, will manage an inde- pendent club at Ridgway, Pa, this year.
 Iris Speaker of Boston has made the most hits. while Milan of Wash ington has the most stolen bases to his credit
 Heine Peitz is getting so good in his old age that Hank ODay is threaten ing to use the veteran eoacher in a game soon
 Ball players say the reason they cant fatten batting averages off Wal ter Johnson is that they cant hit what they don't see.
 Johnny Kling is much impressed With the work of the Giants. He thinks theyI stick in the lead and never be headed.
 Tim Munane rises to remark: "When it comes 10 calling a turn on a base runner, Thomas of the Athlet- ies is the headIiner." Henry Jasper. pitcher. who has been 1 with the Anacouia, Okla. team, has reported to Manager Hank O'Day of the Cincinnati club for a trial.
 Baseball experts figure that Russ Ford will be about ten times more effective now than he has been this season. He has Sweeney back 10 catch him.
 The Phillies passed up Kid Gleason. and now the "Old man is giving Jim- my Callahan's White sox the benefit Of his baseball knowledge And make no mistake about Gleagon possessing Baseball brains"
The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-09
.M'GLYNN IS SOLD TO MOBILE
Famous Milwaukee Iron Man Is Re. leased to Southern Association
 Team by Manager Duffy.

Stoney McGlynn, the famous iron man that was, whose steel arm almost pitched Milwaukee to a championship four years ago, is no longer Dufydll. The veteran has been released out right to the Mobile club of the South ern association by Manager Duffy.
 McGlynn was the sensation of the league when McCloskey brought him here from St. Louis four years ago, and but for an accident the old boy sustained during the last trip the club made, when he sprained his ankle m Louisville. would undoubtedly have pitched the Mackmen to a pennant. The enormous amount of work he did that year knocked him of his stride, and he has been on the decline ever since. McGlynn still possesse d lot of his old cunning, however, and he ought to shine In the southern coun- try, where the weather may put the iron back in his arm
The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-09
EDDIE FOSTER A STAR
His Work Has Been Beneficial to
 Washington.
Former Rochester Player Not Thought Good Enough for New York Gi- ants Has Proven Tower of
 Strength for Griffith.

There are innumerable instances where good ball players have been let out by one major league club only to become stars for another after d little experience In minor league Eddie Foster is one of these. The question is often asked how Foster came to get away from New York That club sent him to Rochester with the agreement that 1t would have the pick of the team in the fall It is said that John Ganzel, the manager of that club, gave it as his opinion that Foster would not be of any help to his team. and he then consented to the sale of Foster 10 Washington, a deal which he un- doubtedly has had reason to regret. Maurice Rath furnishes another in- stance of where a good ball player was allowed to slip through the hands of two major league clubs and is now making good for the White Sox with a vengeance. Philadelphia and Cleve- land both had Rath, but he made good for neither because he was not played at the position where he belonged. They tried him at third and he failed, while he appears to be wonderfully clever player at second
 What a wonderful difference the ad- dition of one man can make in q ball team is proved in the case of Foster. While of course there have been many other changes in the makeup of the Nationals since last season. none of these appears to have been as benef- cial to the team as the acquisition of Foster. He has filled a place where the team. has always been weak and by his clever work at the bat has filled even a greater gap.
 To Foster belongs the credit for most of the victories the Nationals have earned this spring. When he has not taken d part in the offensive end of the game he has prevented disaster by his remarkable fielding around third base. With a player less capable than he covering that position, 1t can be easily figured that three or four of the games which have been won would have been defeats.
 On what he has shown this spring Foster is a remarkably clever ball player in every respect. One wonders that a man of his ability should have , spent 80 long time in the minor
The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-09
Art of steallnn Rasea.

Stealing bases Is net for the fact of stealing bases alone" said Fred Clarke in discussing the running end of baseball Tt is a double-headed ax that works for or against you two ways The fast man who steals bases not only advances himself toward the plate. but he unsteadies an opposing pitcher more or less and often helps the man who follows him to a base on balls Stealing bases may bring bases on balls. bad throws and other fortunate points to your side, but the attempt may waste 2 run for you and cost the game"
The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-09
STORIES @ OFEFE0 8 DIAMOND

Joe Kelly has been made captain of the St Joseph team.
 Kansas City ha released Chick Brandon to New Orleans
 Joe Mccarthy. Indianapolis utility man, has been passed down to Wilkes barre.
 Catcher Higgins, former Chattan- ooga player, has been sent by Brook lyn to Toronto.
 Arthur Devlin, the Boston Brave plays first base as if he takes to the position naturally.
 Catcher Al Shaw has again notified Manager Isbell that he does not intend to play ball this year.
 Catcher Fitzpatrick, sent by St. Paul to Mansfield in the Ohio State league, balks on going.
 Look for Fred Clarke to get back in the game with the Pirates if that losing streak Isn't checked.
 Connie Mack Is sorely tried for pitchers. What Of the many young sters We heard so much about2
 Jay Kirke of Boston surely is play- ing a great game He is a speedy 1t. tle player and can also swat that pill
 The Mid-Coast league, which has been organizing" for six months. fin. ally dropped its plans for this season
 In game that lasted nearly three hours recently Kansas City and Mil. waukee hurlers issued twenty passes
 Manager Frank Isbel twice in sue eession injected himself as pinch hitter and in each case delivered h!t.
 It might be a good thing for the other clubs If McGraw would give Bugs Raymond "iust one more chance"
 Seven home runs and three doubles recently were made in & U. S. leaeue game Sounds like poor pitching or a live ball
 At the rate postponements are piling hp there won't be anything but dou. bIe-headers during the latter part of the season.
 With Red DOoin behind the bat. the Phillies seemed to recover their lost backbone, playing and hitting like real athletes
 Danny Claire, secured hy Des Moipes rom Wichita, looks better in a Boost. CT uniform than he did in that of the Hughes team.
 PIttsburg fans are well pleased with their present lineup, but stlIl keen on hinting that Fred Clarke should get back in the game.
 Vean Gregg, the Cleveland Ameri can pitcher hurt his left shoulder at New York while wrestling with George Kahler. a teammate
 The Cleveland Maps are surely short on baseball, but they have some lone names, Hohnhorst Birmingham bianding and then some. Louis Bachant. secured bv St To seph from Des Moines, is doing au the Drummer's backstopping while 1 iossett and Castle are laid up.
 The freak game of the season to late was played by Jersey City and toronto on May 9. when ten pitchers were used, six by Jersey City and four y Toronto. The skeeters won bv 'core of lS 10 12. probably because hey used more pitchers
The Sentinel=record., 1912-06-09
GooD WORK OF BOSTON TEAM
Players Batting and Fielding in Ex. celIent Manner-clcotte Strong
 In "Jinx" Line.

Although Boston's pitchers have been going rather poorly of late, the team has been batting and fielding in good style. and Manager Jake Stahl has the players and the Boston pop ulaee with him in his efforts to con tribute winning team.
 In Cicotte. Hall, oBrien. Woods. Pape. Boston has a strong quintet Of pitchers. and with Carrigan and Nuue- maker in the catching department. Stahl Is also we'll fortified The new manager has q strong infeld and out field. and, what Is more. he has the players working in harmony
 "Knuckles" Cicotte, the little twlrl- CT, is being dubbed the "tough-mck