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The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
Wheat Raising

The Pierre Dakotan wants a special
session of the legislature convened
and a bill passed making it a crime
TO sew wheat in this state. The
Pierre paper is led to this radical
statement because Of the everlasting
gamble the farmer enters into when
the attempt is made to get a paying
crop. And a gamble is just what il
is. The Graphic recalls a certain
man who came to Brule county and
located near Kimball in the SOS and
started to get rich in raising wheat.
He brought with him something like
$40, 900 clean cash and he was not
only a well informed farmer and
grain raiser. but a persistent work
er. He brought to bear every con-
ceivable theory of tillage and kind
of seed to use, but long before he
had worked out all. the gamblers
chances his $40. 1000 was gone and a
heavy debt was about all he had to
show for it. Some years he got a
big crop; other years a fair crop,
But taking one year with another if
it wasn't n thing it was another,
from hail to rust and from drought
to August rains that ruined it in
shock. Once in a while you'll find q
farmer who is little ahead on wheat
raising, but when you find one of
that sort you'll find a dozen that are
out Of pocket. IL to the exact @finan-
cial loss in dollars and cents is added
the time Of man and team. the loss
is staggering. There is a fascination
about wheat raising-largely because
the lack of work compared with
growing fodder crops. dairying,
poultry, hogs. cattle and what is
commonly called diversified farming.
But the fact stands out hard as nails
that the rich and prosperous sections
of the state-or of any other state
is not the wheat raising regions
Canada and North Dakota. where
they can't raise anything else, ex-
cepted. The Illinois and Iowa farm
ers went broke in an early day try
ing to make a living raising wheat.
Now and then a year of unusually
good yield and high prices makes il
like finding money. but keep at il
and wheat raising will get you SOON
er or later. Not the least part of it
IL that it imrcyerishes the soil and
nothing is put back Kimball
Graphic.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10
Hand County News

Continued from first page)
Hall. The whole day was quiet and
orderly, and Orient prizes herself on
the 4th of 1913 being the best she
has ever had.
MISS Lizzie Matter. Miss Anna
BelIin. Miss Dora Weiblen, Mrs w.
Weiblen and the Weiblen Bros. OF
Spring. assisted at the restaurant,
| Orient. the 4th.
Mr. Abe Sebring. of Park. was the
marshal of the procession at Orient
which was small but good.
Lars Overland from south of Eel
with his family spent the 4th al
Orient. making a call at Burt Sc.
brings, Park.
L. Tamblyn. of the Press, and
Merl Davis. both of Miller. spent the
4th in Orient.
Marie Bredimus, who has been
visiting for some time with the Mat.
ters'. Spring. started for her home
at Des Moines, Iowa Tuesday. Min
ME and Lydia Matter accompanied
her to Certhage, s D., where they
will visit Mr. and Mrs Louis Holder.
Mrs August Meissner. of Spring.
came home for the 4th, but returned
to Miller Monday, where she is und.
ergolng medical treatment.
Johnny Gross. of Harrison, drove
to Orient Monday.
John Wicker, of Ontario, drove to
Orient Monday.
Henry Kramps. of Fairview. drove
to Orient Tuesday.
Mr. George Aseph. of Tennis, and
his cousin from Omaha were trading
in Orient Saturday.
N. A. Gardner and wife autoed
through to Rec Heights Saturday,
leaving Norwin, Max and lola with
their grandmother. returning home
Sunday. We understand they left
Monday for a trip to the Pacific
coast.
August Matter Jr.. of Spring, ran
to Faulkton Monday. returning with
Will Dawson, of Redfield, Mr. Daw-
son is an international" field man.
Mr. w. E. Cole. banker of Ashton,
autoed through to Orient Sunday,
returning to his bank duties Monday.
Will Wieblen and family, of Red
field. are still visiting at the old
home. Spring.
Charley Wilson, of Howell, drove
to Orient to take In the 4th.
A pleasant party at Mrs Herman
Matters. Spring, Monday evening.
1t was held in honor of Miss Bredl
mus. of Des Moines, to say to her
the last goodbye before her return
home, and also in honor of Mr. Jno.
Duis of the bank. Orient. whose
birthday it was.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

Centre, Iowa. She was one of the
pioneers of this town coming here
in 1882. Never very strong, vet it
can be said Of. "She hath done what
she could" A faithful attendant
at church and S. S.. and ever ready
to help in all good works. She
leaves an aged husband, one daugh-
ter. Mrs Fred Furman of Miller,
and two grand children to revere
the memory of a loving wife and
mother. Mr. Vreeland will make
his home with his daughter, Mrs
Furman,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1913-07-10

L. A. Anterior, director of the de.
pertinent of Biology and Agriculture
at the Madison State normal. will
lecture upon nature study subjects,
birds. flowers and insects for children
in the chautauqua tentat 1880 A. M
Saturday. July 18th.
Nav Rudd.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15

reed. especially for young animals.
because of the moderately high con.
tent of protein and the large amount
of ash or mineral matter Pound for
pound, oats are not as valuable for
feeding mature animals as corn, four
pounds of corn being equal to about
five pounds of oats.
In attempting to build up worn out
cotton lands we must depend very
largely upon the leguminous crops.
Now the cat crop is harvested early
enough to permit the growing of
leguminous crop. The leguminous
crop may be plowed under or it may
be used as feed. and the manure re-
turned to the land. If we are going
20 build up our soils and raise good
stock we must grow oat crops and fol-
low with loRume crops.
Oats will prove about the best paying
small grain crop that can be grown
over practically the entire cotton belt.
The same soil that will produce one
bale of cotton or forty bushels Of corn
per acre will produce sixty bushels Of
oats per acre. At an average price
that has prevailed for oats during the
rast five years, the sixty bushels will
sell for from $36 10 $40 and the straw
when baled will often pay for growing
the grain.
After using the disk harrow to cut
the corn stalks or cotton stalks, plow
the land deep. then disk and double
disk and harrow and cross harrow
until every inch of the soil has been
stirred and broken as fine as possible.
A mixture of 300 pounds of sixteen
per cent acid phosphate, 100 pounds
of cotton seed meal, and 200 pounds
of potash. followed in March with
top dressing of fifty to seventy-fve
pounds Of nitrate of soda per acre, is
good fertilizer for oats on average soil.
Tho hest varieties for fall sowing in
the south are of the red rustproof
TYNE. The original red rustproof,
the Appler and the Bancroft are so
nearly alike that no one can tell them
apart if sown side by side. The Burt
oat is for spring sowing.
There are three methods commonly
practiced in planting oats-sowlng
broadcast, open furrow, and drilling
Drilling Of the seed is to be preferred.
since considerably less seed may be
used if drilled by machine; the seeds
are covered at a uniform depth, come
M grow. and ripen uniformly; the
small ridges made by the drill afford
a slight degree of protection from
cold; and the yield from drilled oats
is usually greater than from broad
cast oats. The seed saved and the
larger crops that usually result from
drilled oats will soon pay for gooo
drill Oh tbs farm.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15

We know another man. a townslnan.
who thinks his house lit is four room
affair is the best place there is in
town. He entertans the same notion
about his wife and children land he
can justly be proud of them, The
result is that in this home there are
harmony. good will. Il pride in the fam
lily name and. withal. happiness. Again,
the writer knows several women who
will spend all the way from ten to
hundred dollars for coat or suit and
make life miserable for their dress
makers while they are being made. but
who. if they happen to see some other
women wearing suit no prettier, no
better fitting and costing no more. but
of little different shade or cut. are
straightway miserable and dissatisfied
with their own outfits. This frame OF
mind in man or woman is an unfortu
nate one to have or cultivate. Some
times it is due to a species of selfish
ness. but as often to focusing ones at
tention on things that are in measure
quite transient and nonessential.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
LAUNDRY,

Some weeks ago reference was made
in these notes TO laundry that had
been established in connection with a
cooperative creamery at Chatfield,
MINI Farm women who have this
washing bugbear on their hands Will
be interested IN the report of this en-
terprise for the first three months. 1t
has paid from the start, and over and
above the cost of operation including
The washings of seventy-five farm
families living near 10y and sixty-tive
town families have been done at
cost per washing of go cents for the
former and 90.1 for the latter The
laundry addition to the creamery ad-
joins the boiler. engine and coal room.
but is on side opposite the cream
cry The one boiler supplies heat.
power and steam. while the exhaust
from the engine is sufficient to warm
the drying room in the laundry The
building used for the laundry cost So
600. and the laundry equipment. which
is up to date in every particular, cost
SO. 800 Some interesting things in con
nection with this cooperative laundry
are that the officers of the creamery
association are also the officers of the
laundry association, that both town
and country people own stock In the
laundry. that its patrons are increas-
ing steadily and that the addition or
the laundry to the plant has increased
the number of creamery patrons In
view of the above results it is fair to
assume that just such laundry might
be profitably established in connec-
ton with any successful cooperative
creamery The plan has much to COM
mend it, and many communities need
lust such laundry.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
TWO KINDS OF FOLKS.

While being satisfied with ones own
possessions-and things are often car
ried to the point where they are cit
ludicrous or offensive-there are many
folk who would not only be good deal
happier. but would amount to Il good
deal more in the worG, if they felt
more pride in their own achievements
and greater satisfaction with and
contentment in their own possessions,
be it houses. lands. wives. husbands,
children or wearing apparel. We know
q farmer who thinks Neighbor Jones
farmstead is whole lot better than
his own If this is n fact ii is because
Neighbor Jones has also entertained
this same opinion for some time and
has taken steps 20 bring this condition
about. Before Browns place lit is tn.
first namedl is going to undergo much
Improvement the owner like Jones
will have to have some conception oil
its possibilities ana take definite steps
to carry these possibilities into effect
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
good many of them to make stew.
ABOUT TULIPS.

At this writing april s. the writer's
home land business Officer is grace0
with some thrifty tulips. whose lovely
bloom is most welcome when there
are no blossoms out of doors and ev
erything is rough and bleak. Some OF
the bulbs that were planted in shall
low boxes got too dry during theil
stay in the cellar and did not root
properly and hence did not amount tc
much The rest. in deeper boxes and
pots. that had all the moisture they
needed. have been Il very delight
Shortly after they We're brought up
stairs the bulbs were given thorough
watering with solution made by
pouring a couple of gallons of water
on to small quantity of nearly frest
horse manure. Next winter we shall
see that all the boxes are kept sufH
ciently moist and will give them Il
good soaking when put in the cellar
with this same fertilizer solution
which will be available when the
bulbs are making root. OF the single
varieties we find the La Refine (white,
Yellow Prince yellow. Queen of the
Netherlands pink and Cramoisie
Brilliant Tedb very satisfactory. while
the Double Rubra Maxima (redI. Cou
rome dor (orangel and Murillo (pink
are all that could be desired. Thes,
Dubious plants are as easy to raise as
onions. and no home should be vito
out few of them for the winter anu
early spring months.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
REV. F. WALDEN HAS
BEEN CALLED HOME

Rev. Walden was born in Jonesville.
Indiana, March, 10, 1890, and he could
trace his ancestry in honor to the
year 1861. He was left an orphan at
the age of IA. He educated himself
for the ministry and began preaching
IN 1867. He was associate editor OF
both the Christian Evangelist and
Christian Oracle. 1t was some ~
years ago that he came to the west
and began life on the farm near
Zillah.
Rev. Freeman Walden, who was
well and favorably known in this city
died at his home, Howe street. Sc
attic, May 7, 1913 after "A lingering
illness of several months. at the age
of rs years.
Rev. Walden was at one time pas
tor of the Christian church of this
city, and lived in our midst several
months He was a man OF great
ability as an expoundcr of the law of
God and his words carried much
weight with the people
In his death the people lose a
good man and great man. but our
loss is his gain. home eternal in
heaven
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
KILLING SPARROWS.

If the sparrows are getting to be
a good deal Of nuisance on the farm
there are several ways Of getting rid
Of them. Poisoned wheat is some
times used but this plan has the
drawback Of rendering likely the poi
soning of other fowl about the place
Another plan that is excellent Is a
trap consisting Of a box open on one
side and FIVE or six feet square and
about a foot deep. One edge of this
should be propped up a short distance
the support being so arranged that II
can be pulled away at moments no
tice by string leading to the hano
of the watcher who should be in
place of conceament. The sparrows
are likely to be wary OF this trap al
first. and for this reason 1t should De
left in position for several days to en-
courage them to go under 1t. Wnea'
or chick feed should be scattered un
der It several evenings just before the
birds go to roost On later evening
when they are under it the trap may
be sprung. Another plan is to reeo
the sparrows by scattering grain In
straight line from some good point OF
concealment where one may get
bead on Il flock of the birds with
shotgun loaded with fine bird shot
Still another excellent method for pre-
venting an increase in the sparrow
tribe is the breaking up of the nests
as fast as they are made. All Of the
birds killed. except those poisoned
are good eating even If it does take .
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
BALANCE The RATION.

Many farmer who has herd OF 80
called dairy cows too frequently over
looks the fact that corn fodder, timo-
thy or wild hay and corn do not consti-
tute ration that is at all suited to
milk production Such feeds must be
supplemented by clover or alfalfa hay
and, if these are not available, then
by cottonseed or linseed meal. These
concentrates are high in price, but
ration balanced with them will not
only be cheaper. but give better results
than the combination Of feeds outlined
above from which they are omitted
Take an unbalanced ration that so
many farmers are feeding and bunch
of cows that would barely pay their
board bill on good ration. and the
dairy business is made about as unsat-
lsfactory II proposition as fellow
could well go into
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
Summer Pruning.

In theory summer pruning mas a
strong tendency to check the super
abundant growth of the tree, to en-
courage the formation OF fruit buds
and to make the tree generally more
fruitful When the work is done care
fully it doubtless has this result. 1t
Is quite possible. however, by summer
pruning to force n weak growth from
side buds which might otherwise de
veIop into fruit buds. and such course
naturally tends to diminish the fruit
funess Of the tree 1t often happens
that trees are damaged by storms oil
broken down under heavy loads OF
fruit. Such injuries have to be RENE
died as far as possible by pruning. =
Country Gentleman
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
A MUCH NEEDED LAW.

A federal law which will protect all
migratory wild fowl and useful insect
eating birds such as the robin. which
spend the summer in northern states
The government in the law referred te
assumes control over these birds on the
same ground that it controls interstate
traffic and communicat ton The law
in question is one that has long been
needed to prevent the wanton slaugh
ter of our best song birds. and that IL
is to be enforced will be a matter OF
congratulation on the part of all who
have any adequate conception of the
service which bird life renders to the
agricultural and horticultural interests
of the country
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15

Special agent F. L. F:ivin If tn.
,ostoffice Department., Washington i
L was IN the city recently going over
The grounds ii the proposed route
No. 5. The proposed route will
serve the people of Edgemont and
Denmark and will deliver the mail
to the very doors of some 123 fami'
lies. 1t is route that is desirable
and has been in need long since
We have noticed one great advantage
aside from having our mail delivered
and that is in most cases, better roads
bridges and culverts, and they are
kept in repair on rural mail routes
than elsewhere. and they ought to
no
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
GROWING OATS
October the Best Month for Planting
Oats in the South-Compares Well
In Profit with Corn

lBy G. H. Afford. of II C Service
Bureau
From October | to November IS,
according to latitude, is the best time
to SOW oats in the cotton belt The
area in oats should be fully as large as
that in corn. Great enthusiasm now
prevails in regard to corn, but let us
not forget that as feed for stock
and cash crop, oats is one Of the
best crops that can be grown in the
south.
The chief crops grown all through
the cotton belt are cotton and corn
AS an average, for the period from
1900 to 1909, there was planted from
ten to fifteen acres of corn for each
acre Of oats in the various cotton belt
states. During the same time, the
average value of the oat crop per
acre was $1,000, while the average
value per acre of corn was SHOP.
Figuring the cost of growing an oat
crop and corn crop We find that the
Oat crop was the more profitable.
There are several important reasons
why we should SOW millions OF acres
of oats in the cotton belt. 1t would
reduce washing and teaching to the
minimum, furnish grazing, add to the
deplorably deficient supply Of humus,
and add to the always short supply of
feed stuffs.
OF course, there are better winter
cover crops than oats. Burr clover
and crimson clover and the vetches,
and in some cases some of the other
winter cereals are better. We do not
claim that oats alone. or that oats and
hairy vetch combined should be grown
for the sole purpose of supplying a
cover crop. However, in view of the
fact that oats will grow on poor land,
poorly prepared, and that it costs lit.
tie to seed an acre, it is a good win
ter cover crop.
Two and one-half acres were planted
in oats at the experiment station at
Baton Rouge, La, for grazing expert
ment on September 2S. On October
80, seven poland china pigs. weighing
in total 276 pounds, were put on this
plat and were given no feed but the
green oats during the winter By
February II the pigs weighed total
of SOS pounds. There was an average
gain of 81 pounds per pig per day for
10 days From October 20 to January
|, forty-five head Of sheep were pas.
tured on this same field. or this
number eight ewes and nine lambs
were pastured continuously thereafter
until February II, at which date the
lambs averaged sixty-eight days old
and weighed 355 pounds each. AL
lowing six cents per pound gained by
the lambs, we have return of s13.4o
per acre. plus the pasturage OF sheep
not considered in the estimate.
The loss Of humus from the soil
results in decreasing its power to
store up and properly supply crops
with water. Soils with liberal
amount Of humus are capable OF more
effectually withstanding drought than
similar soils with less humus. The
oat crop fills the soil full Of roots, and
the stubble also adds much humus to
! the soil.
The oat grain is a very valuable
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15

Practically all Of these so called rain.
making devices in the end seek to op-
crate in violation Of the well known
principle that one cannot precipitate
from the air by explosions or any 9TH
er scheme what the air does not con-
tain. 1t is conceivable that rain might
be produced by artificial means where
the air contained moisture, but If the
air was moisture laden artificial meth
DDS of precipitation, would, as a rule
be unnecessary.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15

The report for the 1912 cotton crop.
which was issued short time since.
puts the total crop at 14.295.5OO bales
of 800 pounds each. In the produc-
ton Of this crop over $4,000 ginneries
were operated Texas led in cotton
production. her output being 5.12O,252
bales: Georgia second. with 1,849.3O3
bales; Alabama third. with 1.3SO.756
bales. and South Carolina fourth.
with 1.215.573 bales. while Oklahoma
and Mississippi each produced tribe
over 900 600 bales each.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15

The Northern Pacific railway COM
pany is making some nice prize a
wards to our county fair and some
enterprsing Kittitas farmer is GO
ing to walk off with prizes worth
working for. The two prizes offer
ed are
For best display of agricultural
products from any one exhibitor in
Kittitas county, $4,000 clock.
For fewest number of potatoes in
100 pounds, $1,000 cash.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
THE VIOLET.

or many desirable flowers that are
suitable for outdoor bedding purposes
there is no variety that surpasSes the
violets They are remarkably hardy in
withstanding extremes of temperature
and not only blooms well into winter.
but are amcng the first flowers to BIOS
som in the spring. The blossoms ana
leaves are attractive. and the fra GRANGE
of the bloom is not surpassed by any
cultivated flower An eastern violet
specialist classes the California and
Princess of Wales as the best among
the single blue varieties. the Lady
Hume Campbell and the Marie Louise
as the best double varieties. while the
Swanley White is the standard for the
white violets. and the Nine. Millet Is
the standard pink.
For Halter Pullers.
Stretch a small rope across the stan
behind n horse that is Inclined to pull
at the halter. Many bad case OF
halter pulling has been cured In this
way.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15

w WATSON has just received new
':arng car Of the Paige-Detroit Lo-
rtf make,a beautiful handsome car.
~ ~ machine is equipped with electric
a n.S generated by its own power,
xHa self starting mechanism also
sre'oate kittitas Auto Company
~. ~ maze arrangements to handle
uem very cheaply
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15

eeut M p snider of validate, has ac-
aser =. = position as general man
rsiIr,ss tne Guatonamo & Western
nms s a. with headquarters in Guato-
hie nm oI Ia: and will leave shortly to
eAild,app 'nls work. Mrs. Snider and
tls; ,'e s viii continue to reside on
fail whs sutiiul farm until late this
IL cuh aea she will join Mr.. Snider
h. ~. 70 spend the winter h.
esh Il ~ disposed of any of his inter-
70 a. ~ ae valley and does not intend
ssne ~ a. at least for some years to
I'D 4 ,ocS ~ a progressive citizen
b sorrv :. uselul man and The Dawn
az %s:s to, 70 have him depart, but
w. viii be his gain.