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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27

time before all this land would re-
quirc the full amount of water. ar
rangcments were made with the gov
eminent to provide water for 10 900
acres as soon as the canal was COM
plcted, and 20 per cent more, or A.
900 acres, as soon 81 it should be re-
quircd. Therefore. figuring the
highest possible amount OF 50 600 600
as the cost of the project and divid
ing it amongst the 81 900 acres avail
able, we find the average cost per
acre 20 be $685. Should it be built
for the original estimate of four and
one-half millions then the cost per
acre would figure S53.57.
Much discussion has taken place re-
garding the cost of maintenance and
interest and many ideas are prrva-
lent. Figuring it out al the high
est cost of $4,000 00 we have the
following:
Interest at g. per cent on
So.OoU-Uou ..... ....-. ....-. u0,uVU 10
Maintenance fee on ~ 600
acres. at soc per acre. II 600 90
S342 .O00.0
Total per acre per annum.........Si. II
Compare this with he interest and
maintenance fees under he present
Cascade Canal:
Interest on cost of | share of
stock at per cent ...........- !. 20
Maintenance fee and interest
on bonden Indebtedness ...... $50
$40
Comparing he Two we find approx
i'm tely h. sam cost but 1T he pr,
ent time the one share OF the Cas-
cade Canal does not furnish the full
amount of water per acre all over
the district and in some cases nr1r-
" two shares have to be used to COW
er that amount of land. The Cas-
cade Canal has now formed new
district and il is figured that the
original cost per acre under this po-r
ject will be about S5625. ndcr
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
Cease Like Grazinq Land.

Geese live almost entirely by graz
ing Marsh lands that grow plentiful
supply OF succulent grasses are excel
lent for them provided such lands are
adjacent to higher places where other
grasses grow \ mixture of the grass
growing in the marsh lands and that
on the rough hillside makes better
ration for them than either kind alone
In almost every locality there are
rough or waste lands that cannot be
cultivated. These might be made prof
liable if used for pasturing geese.
Marshy lands furnish supply not only
of rich. juicy grasses. but OF snalls.
water beetles. worms and bugs that
grow in such places. Small fish, toads
and frogs are all eagerly eaten by
geese.-Country Gentleman.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27

though constantly increasing merit Is
preferable 10 oue win ii ieW great AMI
mails in which the quality does not IN
crease. even though the average pro
duction of tie animals in the latter
may be greater.
The grade OF half blood calves from
the thoroughbred male and most I'M
proved female will often produce as
much at two years old as their dams
at full maturity. The greatest improve
ment comes from this first cross. In
deed the thrcequarter bloodS are Of
ten poorer thea their half blood dams,
owing to reversion. This reverSion is
greater in proportion to the extent of
the original cross or the superiority Of
the male over the female. In most
herds there is only one bull. Shall we
discard him and get another or inbred
on his own daughters? BY all means,
inbreed 1t will lead to less reversion
than If the cows are bred to another
bull.
AS the poorer females in the grade
herd are weeded out greater uniformi
ty is obtained. The most reversiOn
will come in the second generation,
followed by less and less. until in the
fourth the animals will be practically
thoroughbred in all but pedigree. After
that in breeding the qualities of the
dam are considered as we'll as of the
sire and the alves are obtained from
the best fema IS. The improvement Of
the herd depends on skill and care in
selection and feeding.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
.'mefsvins the Dairy Herd.

~. :. aas been demonstrated time and
IT, 49, 'nst the cheapest investment
i.. =, 'ue dairy farmer can make in en-
II, ds," us 70 build up the standard of
noS n,' nerd lies in the purchase of a
n. !. pure bred sire. Striking proof Of
IN ,sS . .S oy hundreds Of dairymen
D,s,.. ,a s.' mere who have graded up gu.
M, ~. -ss nerds by the outlay of no
a. :, : nat except in the pur.
u ,s ~ ..les. 1t is the experience and
N thai ,Su "na Of such dairy.
Ia th.. nj. !. uave resulted in the conclu.
u im.. NM. ~ grading up and selection
M sseOs Of the herd can be
se.,' economically and most certa a Iv
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
Remedy For Worms In hons,

For worms in hogs the following
formula is given as recommended by
the Iowa experiment station: Santo-
min, two and one-half grains; areca
nut, one dram; calomel one-half grain;
sodium bicarbonate, one-half dram,
making dose for 100 pound pig and
to be given in light slop. All feed
should be withheld for eighteen hours
before treatment. In eight or ten days
repeat the treatment to make sure Of
the eradication of the worms. These
ingredients may be secured at any
drug store, but the size of the dose
should be proportioned to the size of
the pigs to be treated
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
Excellent Horse Rules.

No horse should stand on a cement
floor. This is an axiom insisted on b!
all who know much about breed
ing Following are Others, aud they
are excellent: Every horse should
have clean bedding and his feet picked
out and kept clean. There is no eX-
cuse for thrush. Have no managers and
feed hay off the ground. Feed grain
out of pail or portable feed box that
may he removed when the horse has
finished. Keep the horse clean and be
sure he has feed. light, rest and eXer-
else.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
hANDi QUA iOh oIID OO1'-''
[From the Iowa Homestead

q seed box that he made and Is using
and finds it to be very convenient to
take off the wagon box and put on.
All that is needed are one buggy tire
and six nails to nail irons to the seed
box for any ordinary sized box hold
ing IA sack of corn. The irons must be
nailed on the box, and then the box
can be lifted off and set away while
using the wagon for other work in
stead of wiring it or mailing to the
wagon box.
In order to get the measurements
for the iron hold the box on the step
of the wagon and measure the d1s-
lance from the inside of the step
around the box to the top of the wag-
ON box. allowing about three inches at
both ends for hook and projecting at
the bottom.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
READY FOR THE MARKET.

planted crop. where many plants were
killed outright by the fertilizer and the
maturing of the melons was greatly
DELAYED on those that survived. Steam
ed bone applied to the hills gave fair
results, but the yields were smaller
than from the use of manure IN the
hills. and some years the plants were
burned" by the fertilizer especially
in the field planted crop. The check
plat without manure or fertilizer pro-
duced small yields. especially in the
field planted crop, where the melons
also ripened very late
The results of the experiments refer
red to in this bulletin indicate that the
influence Of different methods OF fer
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

One advantage in feeding
steers on the farm is the main
tenance of the soil fertility.
Farmers and feeders would do
well to pay more attention to the
root crops In their attempt at
getting the ideal feeding ration
both for beef and dairy cattle.
Young stock does not need
warm barn any more than II
does plenty of exercise. fresh air
and a chance to get in the sun.
Corn is the best feed known
for farm stock. but corn alone is
one of the poorest. If balanced
with protein feed nothing will
produce better results.
Too often the dairy, poultry
and hog work are side lines on
the farm. Make them the main
line and they will lead you to
profit.
The value of corn siage to the
beef producer is not limited to
its Use in winter feeding alone.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
WHICH KIND ARE your

In the opinion of current
writer, there are three varieties
of farmers the new farmer. who
is the progressive business agri-
culturist: the old farmer. once
) up with his times. the pioneer
with n wholesome love of work.
; but little ability us an admins
. traitor. and the mosSback or the
old farmer who has gone to seed.
who does not love work and is
hopelessly lost in modern com
petition He is Il drag upon the
progress of agriculture and an
obstruction in the wheels of the
country community organization.
The new farmer will take care
Of himself. and the old farmer
and the mossback are rapidly
disappearing. but the extension
idea Is the idea of taking to them
the inspiration and help that the
new farmers can give.
Gentleman
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27

Promscuous and experimental
breeding Of horses is the bane of
the business and responsible for
most of the misfits and failures one
sees around. Few OF the ordinary
breeders have any idea Of what
they are going to get when they
breed their mares. and they do not
attain success because they do not
commence with a definite object in
view If breeders will keep def
mite type in mind and breed pure
bred stations to good mares they
may expect to raise first class
draft horses. The Percheron stall
lion shown is Grenat a champion
and splendid specimen of this breed.
Grenat Is owned by ]. II. Bereman.
Aurora. III,
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
BACK TO THE FARM"

Let youth whose sympathies
are naturally with the land find
out how best to get enjoyment
out of it. and that boy will re
main II farmer. The day will
come. is now at hand. in fact,
when boys will not he rushing to
the cities. but will he hurrying
back ont of the cities to the land.
answering the voice within them
which insists and certain that
they can achieve Il comfortable
living after they have done so.
Raymond a, Pearson. Presi-
dent Iowa Stale Agricultural
College
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27

tiiziig the uu>hmeion are more mark
ed upon Il field planted than trans
planted crop. but that the most salts
factory results in either crop are likely
to be secured from Il moderate amount
of well rottcd manure in the hills.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
profif in Rsef RAISING.

Beef may be made profitable where
there are grazing, grain. hay and silage.
Granting that there is little I'm feeding
expensive feeds. the saving in hauling
rrops to market and the increase in
soil fertility from The barnyard manure
are items that should show on the
profit side of the ledger.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
1ankaqe For Hoos,

Low grade tankage, or that which
contains only 40 to As per cent Of pro.
tein is frequently not relished by hogs,
while the high grade, or that contain
ing go per cent of protein, Is readily
eaten. The grade should be marked
on the sack and generally is. The best
is much the cheapest.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
They Clean Up Fields.

Your pastures may be poor the NIL
sides may be cut by numerous Suliles,
and the place may he overrun by wild
vines and tough shrubs, but nock
of sheep will make it as clean as
though swept by a broom within q
couple of years.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
, -. ~ rurs Bred Dairy Al.

ptpdt tbe, .s' :, who milks cows for
viieh s eoms. Is probably no question lon
nd inters.ss. 9 Closer to his pocketbook
Ast q tss s,, him proportionately than
however. stil, I.s :, ored sire. There are,
her Of fsr ,s.,, lsmentably large mum,
\ that tt thas who have not discover.
- any oth., .. Juno possibly afford to
s.e vher. as, III, than a good, pure bred
0lses to tax. . are raising heller
seldns. ana -, place in the herd or for
hsss sno nu all !. this in spite Of + the the
nj s,s num- Of agitation in favor Of
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
Season For Repairs.

Build shop. get some tools Ai'.
your boys learn how to use them g.
Ing bad weather. when work cl'lA
he done in the fields. repairs can
made and the implements kept iii So''
working order.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
Good Time to Paint.

An open spell. when it does nnl tina
and freeze much. is Il first rate 'i'.
paint the house or barn
will dry in more slowly. IT,
flies to bother. and the i"l'
good one all around.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27

front end of the gate The posts are
mortised to let in a two inch block,
and the casting that holds the roller
is let into this block and an iron wash
err slipped over the bolt so the casting
will turn easily.-Farm Press.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27

Creamelle Vale, the worlds cham
MON milk COW, is a pure bred Hol-
stein and Is owned by the Fred F.
rad Holstein company. Dutchland
farms, Massachusetts,. In one year
,he produced 1854 pounds Of milk.
Her dam, De Kol Creamelle. was
also great producer, having a
record Of 1913 pounds Of milk in
one year. To further prove the
quality Of Creamelle Vale her two
year-old daughter, Dutchland Co.
lantha Vale, produced in one day
Ws pounds Of milk, 603.4 pounds in
seven days and 243S pounds in thir-
ty days-a fine record.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27

the purpose and sold
in hardware stores.
The cut shows how
it is fastened to the
posts so the gate
slides halfway back.
In Il long gate there
is always a center
piece up and down.
with a d ia on a |
brace running from
tha cantpr 70 the
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27

No man has a better right to
stand up squarely and look the
!. world squarely In the eye than
the farmer. He is the creator OF
!. this nations wealth Stand up so
. the back of your neck will touch
YOUR collar Kansas Farmer.
.<.z.<. . O.. .>S..- :.-:s.,
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
Roller Gate.

A farm gate sixteen feet long. as 1t
should be to get through easily with
hayrack. is too heavy to slide easily.
There is cast iron roller made for
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
BOX FOR SEED CORN.
Homemade Continuance That Is Cheap
" Made and Easy to Use.

George Martz of Buena Vista coun-
ty. Ga, Il correspondent of the Iowa
Homestead. says that he is in favor of
picking seed corn while picking to crib,
and he thinks that Il better quality
and sounder ear can be picked. He
sends the accompanying sketch of
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
FAIR WARNING MR.. MAN!

THE WISE MERCHANT is MAN THAI
ADVERTISES HIS GOODS AND SELLS AT
A REASONABLE PROFIT" IF YOU
WANT TO KEEP YOUR GOODS DON'T
ADVERTISE THEM IN THE DAWN,
FOR If YOU DO, THEY WILL SURE
BE SOLD.
TRIAL WILL CONVINCE
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-03-27
- IT'S JOB PRlN1IN0

.,,,1cu AND UP TO- DATE
l',aar THAT IS WANTED BRING IT
woNN nawN OFFICE-THE HOME
~ ~ At. CORRECT PRINTING AT LIVE
Or ~. IN 1--WE" PRICES. TRY US AT
AM A v,11EN IN NEED OF OUR
SERVICE .,-u o,NE STR
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-06-19
What the Mosquito Costs.

The foremost authority on the mos
quito. Doctor Howard, Of the depart
ment Of agriculture has more than
once called attention to the enormous
money losses caused by mosquitoes. II
appears that the value Of real estate
in regions infested by them is reduced
Jeyond calculation. The development
Of one whole state-New Jersey-has
been held back by the pest.
In several states lands eminently
fitted for grazing and dairying cannot
be effectively used for such purposes
because Of the attacks Of mosquitoes
on the cattle, thus reducing the yield
Of milk. In the vicinity Of New York
and Philadelphia there are large areas
of land rendered almost uninhabitable
by swarms of these insects, and this
Notwithstanding the davaIses made in
the destruction Of their breeding
places.
In some parts Of the northwestern
states horses must be covered in the
daytime with sheets to protect them
from the attacks Of mosquitoes. It
has been estimated that the cost of
house screens in the United States is
something like ten millions of dollars
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-06-19
PAY ACTORS By THE YARD
Illuminating Statistics Come to Light
In Cult Brought by Moving PIo-
ture Concern.

Bernhardt's acting il worth cent q
gard, CoQuelin's costs cents and Eva
Lavalliere can and does draw 10 cents
for every three feet Of her posing.
These Illuminating statistics came to
light In the course OF q suit which one
Of the picture companies is bringing
because several miles Of the product
furnished them was said to be below
Ttandard.I
That acting ought to be paid for by
the yard is no new idea, although 1t is
not generally stated with such bru-
tai frankness. An evenings ENTER
lainment" has to last q certain con-
Fentional number Of minutes, or 1t 10
mot worth the money" It has to
be cut into a conventional number OF
pieces and adorned with q certain
tind of conventional embroidery. The
star" has to be on the stage good
portion Of the time; in other words, he
,r she must contribute certain num-
Der Of yards Of acting at every per-
IOEulhuCo VI Tic puuhC WIZ 81 WACAS
they can get more stun for their
money.
Bernhard gets less from the NOV.
ing picture people than Lavalliere-.
about one-tenth as much. That, also,
10 a good, concrete illustration Of the
market tendencies which we deplore
IN theory and encourage in practice
throughout our own theatrical season.
Public demand, after all, determines
the prices II not the values Of the
ltrical commodities Just as It does
IN other industries. II we can be In
iuced to pay most for the. tinsel and
paste, for the shoddy and the highly
.olored cotton, 1t is hardly fair to put
al the blame on the managers. To
lse one of the classical expressions OF
our modern Rialto, theatrical mana.
gers are not Elm 1t for their health"
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-06-19
eosthaIs Told Them How.

The following story is told Of Col
George W. Goethals, who at the time
It took place was an instructor in en-
cheering at Vast Point.
One day, in a recitation, he gave
out this question to q class Of cadets:
'The post flagpole, go feet high, has
fallen down. You are ordered by your
commanding officers to put it up
again. You have under your command
q sergeant and 10 privates Of the en-
gineer corps. How would you get the
pole back into place?"
Each cadet, after long consideration
and much figuring over derricks
blocks, tackle and SO on, evolved diff
ferent method.
= mo-" said Cocktails, 'you are al
wrong. You would simply say: Ser
geant, put up that fiagpole! "-satur
day Evening Post.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-06-19
HAS NURsED FOR as YEARS
Remarkable Record Of Woman Who
Assisted Lister In First Antlsep-
tic Operations.

In connection with the death OF
Lord Lister 1t Is interesting to know
hat the nurse who assisted the IA
nous surgeon with his first antiseptic
preparations is still in the Glasgow
Royal Infirmary. Nurse Bell has many
interesting stories Of the old days
when Professor Lister was In the
lnfirmary, and the crowd OF students
md dressers, many of them now chiefs,
who attended the classes from 1861
10 1869.
Nurse bell has been in the Royal
Infrmary for IS years. She is now
SO years Of age. and enjoys good
health, though not able to do much.
When Lord Lister was presented with
the freedom of the city Of Glasgow
four years ago, 1t was his special de-
sire that Nurse Bell should be pres
emit at the function In st. Andrews
hall. When the memorial service was
held in the university chapel she had
. special invitation to be present.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-06-19

is our water table lowering, but
that our soils are being eroded;
our streams are being silted, up;
and our rivers are being convert
ed into raging torrents at one
season of the year, and into trick
ling rivulets at other seasons.
And last, but not least, it means
that our plants have less mois-
ture with which to grow. The
lowering of the water table by
ten to twenty feet, which has
taken place over the western
part of the corn belt, means that
the capillary supply of water fur
nished our crops has diminished.
What can be done? In Mime
sofa they can cut their forests
with judgment, and can reforest
those areas at the heads of
streams. In Iowa and Nebraska
there is some poor and hilly land
that had best be left in timber,
but the main thing we can do in
these prairie states is to pillow
deeply and fill our soils with hui
mus. In this way we can absorb
heavy rainfalls and prevent them
from running off rapidly, laden
with silt. Some of our hill land
we should leave In pasture rather
than cultivate. AS the bulletin
states it: Both for the public
welfare and for the benefit of the
owner, each farm should be made
to take care of all the water fall
ing on it during the entire year;
and all that part of the water
not needed for immediate crop
growth or cistern, or other sup
ply, should be so caught and alb
sorbed nv mulch, or we'll titled
soil, OF contour burrows and rid
ges, as to pass into the ground,
there to be stored against need
with a steady supply to streams
through seepage, and for the
gradual restoration of the sadly
depleted reservoir of subsoil
water"
We must confess that this bull
etin gave us a rude shock. It
called to our minds those areas
in Asia Minor where the arch
aeologist is now unearthing vast
cities which evidently we're once
supported by a favorable climate
and soil of great fertility. Can
it be that we on the western edge
of the corn belt, by careless us
age of our water, are slowly and
surely turning this most fertile
body of land in the world today
into desert?-Wallaces' Farmer.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-06-19
When a Farmer Dies.
From the Breeder's Gazette.

From the breeoer Gazette.
What did he leave behind him?
That is the question often asked
when a man dies. Here are two
sample obituaries:
He left a farm undrained, its
soil sour, cold and impoverished.
From it he had extracted the last
drop of fertility that he could
get. He left a big, pretentious,
but anlovely and unplanted-about
house on the hill. He left sons
trained only to labor and sharp
bargainings, with scant educa-
ton and no culture. BE left in
the bank thousands of dollars.
Or:
He lived out his days on the
farm that be had loved and cher
ished. Its soil he had drained
and enriched. There was at his
death no more fertile nor beauti-
ful farm land in his county. His
home had long been the scene of
gatherings of the most intelli-
gent people, young and old, Of
his region. He was a good neigh
Dor. he left sons like him, edu-
Gated. with the fathers high
ideals. BE died free from debt.
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-06-19
st.rt Is. psy RIrht.

A woman's taste Is very precep
tible at the breakfast table. She
should never allow q soiled table
cloth TO appear on II. The linen
should be fresh and snowy white, the
coffee wen made and, n possible
fresh flowers and fruits should adorn
the table. A nicely appointed, ap
potiElng breakfast is q promoter o.
rood temper and harmony through the
ensuing day. A s0Iled tahlecloth
touch cold toast, bitter coffee, ETC.
are enough 10 dsrango both the tam
rsr and digestion q thoso Who havl
ic tubnii 8, .u,h domestic indlcionA
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1913-06-19

For evidence which wilicouvictths
party or parties Who have been
damaging the property Of the Baz.
Ter Telephone Company, By bfran.
tag glass in1nlat1l a. c|hofuI1t.
RW.D Don 1a. e..