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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-06-26
4 sILOS Bee COMING POPULAR

l'he 5silo is taking it's place upon.
the. farm OF this state and it is des-
tined to become ] a familiar part Of
the Landscape Tia rural Minnesota.
MS Ems lage has we'll been called con-
,centrated pasture. It's the best
substitute for pasture so far found
and i#has this advantage--it can be
had at any season Of the year. 81.
ss.as The best crop for putting in the
5ssiilo5is corn. It has been found
that the nearer. ripe the corn is the
more food value it has. The best
and most food value is secured in
ensilage made from corn in the
glazing stage. The corn can be put
in silo when ripe, though it may be
necessary to add some water at this
time. BY adding water the dry
corn makes good ensilage. It does
not seem to hurt the corn for ensil-
age If frozen, but it should be put
lin the silo right after freezing. It
does not hurt the ensilage to freeze
in the silo provided it is thawed out
before it is fed to the stock. Ensil-
age is a mighty good feed to use in
the summer when the pastures are
short as well as in the winter.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-06-26
CJlLTIVATsING THE CORN

BIZ Before laying down any hard and
fast8irules for corn cultivation let
US frs 8consider some Of the objects
ofacultiVation. There are two pI'in--
.clDal reasons CONGRATULATIONS They
are: Conservation ofsmo1sture and.
aerating the soil and the eradication
of eeds.S.sss Of5these the former is
the most imp rtant and should be
given theAbest attention. The moist
.ure that the plant uses comes from
the sub surface or from below and
moves 4 upward by means Of capil-
larry attraction. Capillary moisture
always moves from more moist to
less moist soil. The closer together
the soil particles lay the higher and
faster the capillary water moves
where lit is evap GRATED by the heat
from the sun and WI arm winds. IF
the soil particles are far apart and
snOt5too colnpre ssed the moisture
cannot move SO apid IL nor 50 close
ITO the surface So YOU can readily
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-06-26
Which Should Come First?

aas A farmer near Mott, N. d., a stock
raiser, has things pretty we'll sized
up in making the following re-
marks: d -55 4. a
which comes first, fine buildings
or live stock? Well if you care to
study out the career Of successful
stock men, you will find that the
stock comes first. Last week man
told me that he couldn't take pro
per care of good cattle because he
didn't have the fine buildings which
he thought were necessary, and he
didn't know when he would be able
to put up such buildings. Trying
to put the cart before the horse
waiting to make money off wheat
farming to build barns for his
stock. The fact is, a good warm
sroomy building that will shelter
four cows, can be built at an actu-
al expense Of $40 for material, and
the extra profit from the COWS
would pay for it in one month cas-
lily. III. .35 4#
y The substance of the whole thing
is that the farmers Of North Dakota
must do more stock raising and en-
nance the quality Of their breed Of
animals. .# n .54 /
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-06-26
Farming and Capital

The Wisconsin Experiment Sta
ton has been investigating the re-
lation Of operating capital to profits
in farming. They found that when
the operating capital, that is, ma
chinery, cattle and cash, was 10 i-3
percent of the total, the profits
were S167.76 per farm. Increasing
the operating capital to III percent
raised the profits to S433.69 and
when it was raised to 1872 percent
the profits went to $1628.55. When
the operating capital was 1913 per
cent the profits went to $35il.33.
These figures are the averages Of
many farms and indicate quite
plainly that there is a close Iela-
ton between operating capital and
profit; the biggest profits coming
when one-third Of the capital was
lin stock, machinery and cash for
operating and but tWo-thirds Oft
in land and buildings. When near
| ly all the capital was in land aud
buildings the profits We're smaller,
or ito use the. familiar. expression
these farmers We're land poor. Hav--,
ling nearly all the capital il land
and buildings is a good deal like the
merchant who has a big store hut
scarcely any goods on the shelves.
Better to have IA smaller store#With
well stocked shelves. Likewise it is
|better8to have q smaller farm, pro
Videds it5is Well supplied with stock.
machinery and cash for running ev-
penses. sd
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-06-26
Electrification of Swedish Lines
Nears its Completion

Electrification of the lines of the
Swedish state railroads from IIliru-
ma to Rikssransen, says the Electri-
cal World, Is nearing completion
and the government is now plan
ming the Identification of the large
trunk lines from Stockholm to Nal
mo and from Stockholm to Gothen-
burg. The former line will receive
from "a plant to be built by the GOV
eminent near the town Of Motala,
and for the southern part energy
will be purchased by the govern
q from q large central station
on the. river Lagan. The Gothenburg
line will be supplied chiefly from
the governments plant at Trollhat-
tan. Later the line from Gothen-
burg to Malmo will also be electri-
fled. The cost of the lines at pres
ent under consideration will be
nearly $50, O0O, 900. The TRANSMISSION
lines, transformer stations and To-
eomotives will cost approximately
$4,000, 600 and the new generation
station will cost IN the neighbor-
hood Of $40 ,ooo,O 600.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-06-26
How to Destroy the Weeds.

Some one will say that if I prac-
tice shallow cultivation | can't de-
stroy the weeds or can't get the
field clean. Well, as to that the field
ought to be quite free from weeds
before planting. The weeds should
be destroyed before planting, when
larger implements such as disc and
harrow can be. used. However, the
weeds may be destroyed by shallow
cultivation. There seems to be an
idea prevailing amongst farmers
that laey must use large shovels
and go way down deep in order to
destroy the weeds. This is a mis-
take, for if judiciously used small
shovel cultivator will destroy Just
as many weeds and will not disturb
the roots. The point is that you
must do your cultiVating before the
weeds get too large, for then the
small shovel will not take them.
The writer has used a ten-shovel
spring tooth riding cultivator for
several years and can testify that
lit is far more satisfactory than one
With large shovels. Remember you
are not growing corn for the pur-
pose Of cleaning the field from
weeds. Let your system Of crop ro-
5tation do fhat@part You are grow
ing corn to set the maximum yield
and early maturity. You set it thru
shallow. and frequent cultivation.
B Alfred Carlsted,
County Agricultural Agent,
Swift County.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-06-26
SHEEP DESERVE
PLACE ON FARM
Illinois Farmers Find Animals Pro-
fltable on High Priced
Land
MINNESOTA FARMERS SHOULD
MAKE EVEN BETTER MONEY
Many Desirable Results Obtained by
Having Flock on Every Farm -.
Pointers Of Value

ss fOlnJcrS OF v8kUe ~
A plea for more sheep on the
farms which might well be address
ed to Minnesota farmers as well as
to those Of Illinois has been issued
by the farmers institute Of the lat
ter state. A bulletin issued by that
body which should be of general in
Lerest TO farmers in states tributary
to the South ST. Paul market reads
as follows:
There should be few sheep on
every farm in Illinois. It is always
admitted that few horses, or a
few cattle, few pigs and some
poultry must be kept on every farm
because they are necessary and
economical why not sheep? If
dogs bother the sheep, shoot the
dogs. Perhaps the chief reason for
not raising more sheep is that most
people do not understand them, but
they are easily understood when
one begins to deal with them.
A farmer in Southern Illinois told
the writer, this week, that his flock
paid S5.7 per cent on the invest
ment. He said that the lambs each
year sell for as much as the moth
ers cost and that the wool pays the
cost of keep. Each year the flock
produces as many lambs as there
are ewes. A 10O-pound lamb sells
for 81, as much as the mother cost.
The mother will shear 9-pound
fleece that will sell for $3.50, and
this will pay for the keep of the eve
and lamb. The average eve will
weigh 100 pounds, and at 5 cents
will bring $500, profit of 85.7 per
cent on the investment. Iz
Good FOragers.
Sheep delight to clean up neglect
ed places Sin the potato patch, the
pig lots, the stubblefeld, fence rows
and everywhere. In Minnesota it
was found that out of $50 kinds of
weeds, there were only so kinds
that sheep would not eat.
The best time to sell sheep is
when it is a lamb. If it weighs 80
pounds, is fat and has the quality,
it will sell as prime lamb at any
season of the year. This is the
popular weight for a market lamb,
but it must be fat; if it is not fat it
will be Disseminated against. Alfal-
ia hay and a little grain or corn
silage is a good ration for use in fin
.ishing lambs for market. The quail
ty of lamb is indicated by short
legs, fine feet, and compact form.
Male lambs should receive atten-
ton when from 8 to i6 days old,
and neglect means that the lambs
will bring less money on the mar
ket.
With meat animal shortage OF
several million head in this coun-
try, and with the price Of meat fast
putting it out of reach of some of
US there can be no doubt that the
sheep industry Of Illinois will be
profitable for many years to come
and few sheep on every farm will
help to decrease the shortage, clean
up waste places, conserve fertility
and increase the bank account.
Identification of Swedish Lines
NearS its CpmnIefiOn
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AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
The Farmer Produces the VINO nat are
eey or indirectly Interested in His Work Should
DEPARTMENT.


see tel that the best way to keep the
moisture in the ground is to pre-
vent hts evaporation BY loose ning up
the surface. Frequently cultiyating
and not allowing it to bake is the
best ,s remedy. "a heavy loan or clay
8. soil will become hard and baked
after ;lta every rain, therefore it
needs more cultivation than a light
ler soil does. The movement Of the
SOIL moisture can best be illustrated
by taking cube Of sugar. Place
g little granulated sugar on TOP Of
the ith cube. Now dip the lower edge.
OF the cube in your coffee or wa
ter. You shall find that the solution
passes very rapidly through the
cube q, t''.s I'll it reaches the graduated
sugar on top, through which Il
passes very slowly and if enough is
put on, the moisture does not pass
through it at all. The moisture in
the soil behaves exactly in the same
way. If you allow the soil to bake,
the moisture will pass right to the
surface, where it will be evaporated
very rapidly. You can easily see
the Importance Of keeping the sur
face soil well loosened up and in a
mellow condition. The deeper we
can keep this surface blanket, the
better it is as far as conservation Of.
moisture goes. But there are other
factors that enter into this and
make it necessary for US to practice
shallow cultivation.
The Reason for Shallow Cultivation
When the corn is small and its
root system not very much devel-
oped then it is we'll to cultivate
quite deep; about four inches. But
after the corn is up about ten to
twelve inches high, then if you ex-
anime the roots you shall find that
they have already found their way
to the center of the row. The whole
field is a solid mass of roots. You
will aso find that the main feeders
come very close TO the surface. So
after the first cultivation you should
never cultivate deeper than about
two and half inches. If you 20
deeped than that you will cut off
a large number Of the roots and
lessen its feeding area. The result
will be that the corn will not keep:
on on growing without the roots you
DESTROYED, but will send out new
roots in place Of those cut off. In
order to do this it must take some
of the plant food that would other.
wise be utilized by the stalk in
making a growth. This will greatly
delay the period Of maturity and
will also lessen the yield.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1913-06-26

Cash for foxes all the time. En-
villa Stock Farm, Cogswell, N. d.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-08-05
Dairy: Records Paid.
BY A. D. WILSON. superin.
tendent, Extension. Division,
University Farm, st. Paul.
f. f. + + + f. + + + ++++!t i

y - r y r. 4. r r. f r + + + +
Oak Hill farm, gCokato, Mimi, Of
which Emil Elk is proprietor, has just
completed an enviable years dairy rec.
ord. Mr.. Elk has been keeping records
of his COWS for several years. He
started in with common cows and has
been improving them by careful Sc
lection, the use of a pure bred sire,
and good feed and management. In
1912 he kept an average of twelve
COWS on the farm. The gross income
for butterfat sold to the creamery
was a little over 500 per. COW. In
addition to this his herd furnished
milk for the home and the necessary
whole milk for raising nine calves.
Thirty-six hundred and eigthy-iv
pounds of butterfat were sold to the
creamery, making an average produc-
ton per cow OF. a little over 800
pounds. Mr.. Elk states: ....s... :
MANY cows and many herds of
cows are good for from $50 to 300
pounds of fat il they only have the.
proper feed and care. In my expe-
rience there is nothing that will so
quickly and thoroughly teach the av-
erage farmer to breed, feed and care.
for dairy COWS, as to keep a daily milk
record of his herd. This, with the
monthly test for butterfat, makes up
the best dairy school, in which, every
COW keeper in the state of Minnesota
should be enrolled
Following is a record Of eight OF
Mr.. Ek's best cows in 1912:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-08-05
FINES WEIGHED ga POUNDS.
MontoIair School Children's Penalties
Worth $4O4

William w. Taylor, assistant secre-
tary of the Montclair IN. j. board Of
education. entered the, Office, Of Town
Treasurer Samuel H. Wenck. in the
Municipal building, carrying pack
age containing pennies, dimes and five
cent pieces worth $4O4. The package
Weighed sixty-four pounds.
Whenever a pupil breaks a window
in one Of the schools buildings, tears
a book carelessly or does any one OF a
dozen other things which cause loss
to the taxpayers small fine, is i'm
posed. These fines are collected by the
principals Of the schools. The money
Is eventually put to the credit Of the
school repair account. The fines range
anywhere from I cent tos25 cents. ''F'' p
The practice Of 6ning the children
for damaging the books Is opposed by
some Of the citizens OF the town, who
contend that such destruction is only
to be expected from children and that
the annual appropriation for books
should cover This tE." 49,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-08-05
HOW SMALL *MERc CHANT WON.
Hold His Own With Mail Order Houses
Through Clever Move. '''"-

ri : Z %,
N. Through Clever Move.
This instance of how a small town
merchant successfully combated the
efforts of the big mail order houses to
get his trade was told by the manager
Of a, New York department store:
Hearing Il great deal of comment
among his customers about the Offer
ings of Il prominent catalogue house,
this merchant got II catalogue Of the
concern ana advertised that, he, would
place orders with that house for his
trade without charge. One OF. his first
customers for the rival house was a
woman, who ordered a shirt waist
priced at $1.29. On delivery of the
waist at his. store the merchant called
i'd the customer and then took from
his stock d similar waist, better made,
: that he sold regularly for SIPS.
While the cost difference was small,
the woman recognized the difference
TN values at once and afterward
bought at home. Other cases Of this
hind, according to the department store
manager. resulted in material in
crease In the merchants trade and
also helped other dealers of the town
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A little study of this table will
show that it summarizes records Of
81 1874 pounds of milk. or an average
of 6,S23 pounds per cow. The total
amount Of bptterfat being 1888
pounds, and the average per COW
1866 pounds, the average butterfat
test was 4.93 per cent.
Blanks for use in keeping milk rec
ords may, be secured, by sending GO
cents to the Students Book Store at
University Farm. These blanks are
neatly bound in book forthwith full
directions for using and many sug-
gestions for feeding and testing.
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Z REMEDY FOR ANTS.
Simple Mixture Which ,Hasy Proven
Success. -.

The following is tried and true
recipe for driving away ants of all
kinds: -
Equal parts Of tartar emetic and
sugar. Mix dry, then moisten with wa:
ter to the consistency. OF syrup and
put on dish in the runway Of the
ants. They will eat very freely of it
and fail to return for a long time, or
perhaps for the season.
The dish may be set away when
dry. When again needed add water
and a little more sugar, and 1t is
ready for use. The one. dish may be
used several times. Great care should
be observed in order. that children do
not get at the tartar emetic prepare
ton, as it is poisonous.-Mary; L.
Bull, Domestic Science, University
Farm, st. Paul.
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II HOW MERCHANTS N!E;I'!';I4|ll FOUGHT
To- TOWNS A|1Nl CALAMITY TALK
Psychology Counts Much Whom Pessi
misn Reigns In Community.

ITS the psychology Of the thing that
counts" said travelling man recently.
"You know how slump will hit a
town once in awhile for no apparent
reason at an2 That's just the way it
was down in MissOuri-a good little
town, $4,000 or more. Everything had
been lovely there, and some fool start
ed a calamity howl when business be-
gan to drop of little in the dull sea-
son. The suggestion worked. People
forgot it was dull season and began
asking every one else what was the
trouble with the town.
Zone day one Of the towns big mer-
chants sat down and figured it out He
traced the rumors back to find their
real foundation and discovered the
reason to be nothing at all. He found
that at the time the talk started the
town was doing better business than
It ever had done in the dull season
And then he saw the psychology Of
the calamity talk. Once seeing 1t, he
determined to- fight fire with fire.
d THE next day he called the mer-
chants of his block into his Office and
told them what he had discovered
For awhile there was trouble in max
Ing them see things his way, but at
last he succeeded. Then he outlined
hts plan, and they agreed to do as he
said.
1.-THE result was that within few
days In the display windows of every
merchant in that block. were large
signs announcing. the fact that bust
neess was good and getting better ev-
cry minute, that there was nothing to
be discouraged about-in fact, every
thing was lovely. Following this, ev-
cry merchant advertised in the even
ing paper with catch line something
like this: >"
-, Were in the Prosperity Block and
Doing Good Business
"Soon the other merchants saw the
optimism of the merchants In this
prosperity block was attracting trade.
And SO they Joined the procession.
They put placards in their windows
boasting Of their good business and
the faith that it was going to be bet
ter right along. Soon the whole town
was doing 1t. With prosperity dinned
at them right along the citizens caught
the spirit, and now-well, now the
town is one Of the most booming little
places In Missouri. Psychology did It."
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Twenty-Five scottish Miners DIE,
Glasgow, Scotland, Aug. 5.-Twenty,,
two, coal miners persisted in IRE In.
the Mavis valley pit of the Calder col
liery near here. The bodies were ~.
covered.
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Trade at Home.

There will always be a town here,
because there will always BE some
who see the folly Of spending our
money trading somewhere else; but
howsmuch better and bigger a town
=. would be II all Of US would trade at
AonA
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-08-05
Chronic CONTINUATION sCnred

Chronic Constipation Cured.
Five years ago I had 1.-THE worst,
case OF chronic constipation Lever:
knew OF, and Chamberlain,s Tablets
cured z writes IF. Fish. Brook
lyn, Mich. For sale=by Bankers Drug,
store.-Ady.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-08-05
.@o new MINNESOTA. SEEp.kAW.
J. &aa.@1"z T.. III
Extension Bulletin SO States the Law and Explains the In
spection and Free Tests Which It. Provides.

last legislature provided
for agricultural Minnesota
provides
indicate their terminating
and the dangerous weed seeds other Impurities present
pertinent Station placed
Freeman and Mr. Oswald Extension Bulletin which
Farm E
the hands of all sell agricultural
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-08-05
AGED CAPITALIST ENDS
HIS LIFE.

+ Los Angeles, CAL, Aug. b.. !
: Edward Schmidt, an aged cap .
- italistysought to hang himself )
H. hut died ola fractured skull
!. innteadA The rope broke and .
+ Schmidt fell to the cement .
! floor, striking on his head.
+ Schmidt, who was seventy
'jjs'rsonsayears Iold,ads said t01haves &.
!. been worth half.a million. His .
! wife and daughter are in Eu- /.
Il rope. !.
I. ri
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Best Cough. Medicine for Children

81 = & = g s. - ~
Best Cough Medicine for Children
II am very glad to say few words
In praise Of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy" writes Mrs. Ida u Dewey,
Milwaukee, Wis. "I have used 1T for
years both for my children and my
self and it never fails to relieve and
cure cough or cold. No family with
children should be without 1t as it.
gives almost immediate relief in
cases Of Group" Chamberlain Cough
Remedy is pleasant and safe to take
which is great Importance when a,
medicine must be- given to young
children. For sale by Bankers Drug
Store.-Adv.5 ~ g.. .-s...
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SEVEN, R6Rs oAs MEETDEATH

We ''voff1eH ana @4Ve 7VhIIdren Die %
Fire.
Quebec, Aug. 5.-seven lives were
lost in fire which destroyed the
home Eof Joseph Paquet at st John
parish, Isle of Orleans, fifteen miles
east of Quebec. LII
The dead include Mrs. PaQuety her
five children, tire girls and two boys,
and an unidentified woman.
i Mr.. u !Paquet,'A who sMwasTs terribly
burned, and one child wereTescued. 80
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SUGGESTED seed label.

Neither
OIL go nfornaion must be-
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EXTEND BALKAN ARatls;'TicE

Peace, Delegates Given More Time to
Reconcile Differences.
bucharest, q Roumania, Aug 5:-A
three days extension of,ithea armistice5
between the Balkan states was agreed
to by the peace delegates aof Rou.
mania, SerYia, Greece, Montenegro
and Bulgaria.
This action was p taken to enable
the plenipOtenttar1es t0zgendeavorl to
Ereconcile the differences and claims Of
the various states. -. ..