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The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27

~ grouped, transform the windswept
prairie home into a veritable bower OF
beauty, supplying delicious fruits and
fragrant tfoom throughout the sum
mer. Adns illustration Of the posi-.
bilities q attractive grouping is shown
in the Barnes County courthouse yard.
This was planned and planted three
years ago, by the local nursery COM
pany, and now presents vigorous and
beautiful growth. In the various at
'ractive clumps identifying the court
house square are found the following
named trees: Soft Maple, Horse
Chestnut, Linten, Black Walnut,
Cherry, Balm Of Gilead, Colorado Blue
Spruce, Weeping Willow, blackberry,
Norway and Northwest Poplars, and
Cutleaf Birch. The shrubbery in the
same yard includes Russian Olive.
Spirea Honeysuckle. Carragana, Ural
Hedgewood, Buckthorn, Syringa,
Snowfall, High Bush Cranberry, Dog
wood, Black Locust, Alder, Lilac and
Sumac.
Fruit Culture on the Prairie.
What the historic John Chapman,
"The Apostle of Fruit" did for the up
per Mississippi Valley, is now being
done by modern methods throughout
the great Northwest. Parallel with the
rapid northern extension Of the Corn
Belt is that Of the Apple Belt. What
was deemed a hazardous experiment a
few years since is now an accomplish.
ed fact, and at the present time ap-
pies are bong successfully produced
in every county in this state, with pos
sibly one exception. A hne orchard
Of apples. plums, cherries and small
fruits Is now an important adjunct to
the rural hime, and with judicious at
tention will amply Justify the initial
expense and labor. The value to the
farmstead, in many ways Of such ar
orchard can hardly be overestimated.
eliminating, as It does, IN added
comfort, improved appearance, accessi,
bly, luxury and consequent Increased
coHtentment and satisfaction.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27
Queen DeC0rdteS
Artists Who Are
To Be Here Soon

Commended by the music critics Of
two continents, decorated by the
Duchess Of Flanders, the mother OF
the present king Of Belgium, and bear.
ing the reputation Of having given
more widely known during the short
time that this organization has been
in America, The Zoellner String Quar-.
tet will take its place among the fea.
lures Of q festive week.
The Zoellners are the only known
quartet Of which the members are the
father and his three children: Joseph,
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27

1he ZoeIIner string quartet
Jr., violoIcello; Amandus, violin;
and Miss Antoinette, violin. Joseph
ST., plays the Vilo. These artists
have studied with such masters az
Wieniawski, Jean Gerardy, Jacques
Gaillard, Caesar Thompson, de Greet
ana other masters Of signal fame, and
Of course, have had the opportunity
Of constant experience and practice
ensemble.
While the quartet has twice appear.
ed in the household Of the Duchess OF
Flanders, by whom medals were pre-.
scented, they have had similar exper.
fences. They lave pfayea before
Princess Aristarchi and the Duchess
Of vendome, and 1t is said that the or
ganization has other royal engage
ments waiting their return to Europe.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27

FL Paso, Nov. 24.-Two federal troop
Of trains, en- route from Chihuahua to
Juarez, were blown up at Rancheria,
Sc miles south Of Juarez, by dynamite
mines placed along the railroad track
by the rebels, according to state.
ment by General villa who returned
to Juarez from that place where his
troops are awaiting federals.
He asserted 500 federals were on the
trains destroyed and the loss Of life
is enormous. The rebels claim to
have captured one train. Villa re-
turned to Juarez feeling that the fed
erals have sent a fanking column
to Guadalupe, a border town east
of Juarez, with the intention Of send
ing this force to Juarez to attack the
town.
Scouting parties were dispatched
from Juarez to watch for the feder-
ais approach.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27

weeds. To partially avoid this, the
soil should have produced at least one
previous crop under careful cultiva-
ton Professor W. S. Palmer, Of the
Agricultural College, says: Trees
will make rapid growth on the prairie
when given complete possession Of
the soil" When interviewed on this
topic, Mr.. Hilborn said: "The key to
success in North Dakota tree growing
is preparation of the soil and cultiva-
ton - sensible dry farming methods
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27
Miss AmIdon Speaks
Highly Of Wells Co.
Teachers Institute
(From Saturdays Dailv.)

Zone hundred and thirty-five 'teach'
ers, over half of whom were either
graduates or former students at the
Valley City State Normal school, with
pencil in hand at the tap Of the bell
and all responsive until the last train
left" was the way Miss Fannie G. Ami.
don, of the department of public school
music, at the Normal described the
three days Wells county teachers
institute from which she returned last
evening. Miss Amidon had charge Of
the singing, construction, reading and
language work at the institute and re.
ports delightful experience in an en-.
thusiastic gathering.
Every teacher in the county was
present to answer to the roll call Of
Supt. Maude Regan, who graduated
from the local Normal school with the
class Of 1905.
At a meeting OF the club women
Miss Amidon gave an address on the
advancement Of music in the school
and the home and succeeded In organ-
izing Choral society, over which the
members are enthusiastic.
Fessenden is one of the most pro-
proasivo communities in tho state II
is noteworthy for It's play ground work,
which last summer was supervised BY
a Chicago expert. Those who have Wis.
tied the town in the summer season
also remark about the towns magnia'
cent flower garden. sit:
Do your Christmas shopping early
ord cot tho 4,oaf
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27
written Exclusively for the Times
Record.)

In the brief period Of, six years to
expand activities from the rental Of
twenty-six acres to the ownership Of
four hundred fifty, three hundred be-
ing under cultivation, with a capital
stock of $50,0O0 and each years bust.
ness almost doubling that Of the pre-.
ceding one, is manifestly successful
industry. Such is the history of The
Northwest Nursery Company, located
at Valley City. Under the able man
agement of E. c. Hilborn. whose con-
tagious enthusiasm in permeating the
entire state, the institution has pros.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27

1t is safe to say, however, that the
Northwest Poplar is now one of the
best trees for North Dakota. This is
presumed to be native cross between
the Cottonwood and Balm of Gilead,
possessing the beautiful foliage of the
latter, and SURPRISING the vigor and
hardness Of the former. It is a ma
tive of the Turtle Mountains, has been
propagateds by the Nursery Company,
and is now for sale at their grounds.
Fruit trees, berry bushes, ornamen-
tai shrubbery. and perennial flowers,
intelligently cultivated and attractive
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27

equal area on the farm"
In these northwestern states the
windbreak should be about ten rods
from the buildings, enclosing an area
large enough for live stock protection,
orchard, garden, buildings and lawn.
For the best results in horticulture,
it is imperative tina: the ground about
the trees be cultivated thoroughly and
Systematically. The roots must have
chance to draw their subsistence from
the soil, and they cannot do SO when
that, sustenance is being drawn away
by. vigorous growths of grass and
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27

1uo nursery company Is SuCCeOOe
fully raising several standard varieties
Of apples, crabapples, plums, cherriea.
currants, gooseberries, raspberrles,
Juneberries, and strawberries, and ID
annually sending immense shipments
of this stock throughout this and adj
Joining states. They consider the Hi
bernal, Duchess, Wealthy and Patten'S
Greening the apples must particularly
suited to North, Dakota conditions, and
feel justified IN pushing their sale Ia
every county. At the present time
there are craving in the yard Of Mr..
Carl Miller, in Barnes County, each d
the above named apples and, in addt
ton, two other varieties not consider
ed adapted to this climate. There h
no further justification for the North
Dakota farmer to postpone the plant
ing of a good orchard.
Different kinds of crabapples, and
the various berries grow abundantly,
but the Nursery. Company's specialize
are the Terry Plum and the Compass
Cherry. These are peculiarly adapted
to our conditions, bearing abundantly,
and give universal satisfaction. @..
Under proper conditions strawber.
ries grow luxuriantly. and produce re-
suits 20 satisfy the most exacting. This
year one-fourth of an acre of straw.
berry plants on the nursery grounds
produced 700 quarts Of luscious fruit
which readily sold in the home mar
ket at twenty cents quart. There
are not many products raised on tho
average farm which bring in $500 per
acre, yet this was the rate Of income
attained by the growing of this bed
OF Strawberries. The writer speaka
from personal experience as to tbs
quality of the fruit, and is free to con-
TESS that they were far superior to any
other strawberries on the Valley City
market this season, due largely, no
doubt to the advantage Of not having
been shipped a long distance.
Why should not North Dakota citf
zens either pay high prices for infer.
ior, refrigerator-car fruit or do without
when their own gardens, under intelli-
gent handling, can so easily produce
an abundance Of a much higher gradei
Trees, fruit and shrubbery for the
home add much of pleasure and prgM.
and conduce to that spirit Of pride and
contentment which IS a potent Gle.
ment in rural development. Attrac.
tive surroundings do much toward
keeping the boys and girls at homo
and will greatly reduce the necessity
Of the "back-to-the.farm" cry 30 much
heard in the older states. ~
N Northwest Nursery Shipments
A visit paid the nursery grounds this
fall during packing season by the
Times-Record representative was q big
surprise. We knew they were doing
things but were unprepared for the In
dustry we found. There were 46 men
at work digging trees, counting, grad.
ing and packing. One car load had
left that morning for Montana points,
with another ready to be billed out
that evening. Four full car loads Of
trees left in four days, not to mention
the local shipments in smaller quaint.
ties. The pleasing feature Of this all
Is, that the trees shipped out are rails.
ed here, under prairie conditions, and
they are sure to succeed and add to
the nominees of our prairies.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27

D. o. Bye Of Nngal, who recently
spent about two weeks at the Platou
hospital, left for Los Angeles. Califor-
MIA, where he will spend about two
months.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27
NORTHWEST NURSERY co. DEMONSTRATE
TREE-CR0W|NC HERE
Interesting Facts Concerning the Culture Of Trees
and Shrubs on the Prairie

planting Of. Green Ash and Poplar is
advised, and within this enclosed area
the Box Elders will find a suitable and
inviting location, while for large, per-
manent shade trees, close to the home,
the Elm is still unsurpassed.
Apropos of tree planting on the
farm, Professor c. B. Waldron, of the
North Dakota Agricultural College
says: The failure with trees often
arises from the fact that too few are
planted. The timber belt should be of
generous proportions. not less than
eight rods in width. The right sorts
of trees so planted and properly tend
ed will yield larger returns than any
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27

Do your Christmas shopping early
and get the best.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27
Normal Faculty
Member injured

Hillsboro, N. D., Nov. 20. - Miss
Walsh, Miss Louise Van Slyke and
Miss Kreutz, teachers in the Mayville
normal, were seriously injured in an
automobile accident about three miles
west of Hillsboro The accident was
caused by the breaking of a wheel Of
an automobile driven by NJ Cameron,
Of Mayville. The car was going at a
high rate Of speed and was thrown in.
to the ditch and completely turned
over, pinning the occupants beneath
the machine.
Miss Van Slyke, who received the
most serious injuries, is still uncon-
scious and her recovery is considered
doubtful by nurses at tho Anderson
hospital in this city, where she is
being given treatment. With the ex-
ception Of Miss Van Slyke, none Of
the parties are in = serious condition.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-11-27

tics Of the present acreage would show
a vast increase. In fact, the bushes.
done by the Northwest Nursery Com
pany in 1913 to date practically doub
les that Of the entire year of 1912, and
this seems ample evidence that the
North Dakota farmer is rapidly realiz
ing his privileges and opportunities
along this line.
1t is manifest that brief article
of this character could not furnish
much specific information as condi'
tions must vary largely in different
parts of the northwest, and soil, eli
mate, and surrounding Typography
must be considered in individual cases.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
HOW TO PRODUCE
| PORK VERY CHEAP

In raising hogs cheapy it is neces-
sary to begin with the sows. They
must be fed well in order to produce
a good litter of strong. vigorous pigs.
Oats are splendid feed They are
well balanced food. Corn is not suit
able 1t is too fattening Also provide
plenty of pure water. Exercise is nee
essary This can be provided by feed
ing the oats on n feeding floor. scatter
ing them thinly. 1t is not necessary to
grind the oats The sows should be
handled so one can 90 up to them at
any time A good time to have them
farrow is about April l. A good place
Is stall in the horse or COW barn.
The time of narrowing can be deter
mined quite exactly. The milk comes
into the teats four to six hours before
narrowing Don't feed the SOW for
twenty four hours after narrowing, but
give her slightly warmed water. Then
feed some feed like oats and some
shorts When the little pigs are five or
six weeks old begin feeding them some
grain feed like ground oats. good
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15

way is to fence off their trough so the
SOW cant get to it. Wean the pigs
when about twelve weeks old.
A good pasture should be provided.
For early spring a rye pasture is fine.
This can be followed by mixed pas
ture. as follows: Peas. two bushels per
acre: barley. one bushel. and rape,
three to four pounds Some grain
should be fed us the pasture alone will
not be sufficient. Then plant patch
of squaw corn The pigs can be turn
ed into this the middle of August. The
sows that are to he used for breeding
should not he turned into the corn. but
keep them on the pasture and feed
some grain. rs oats or shorts. This re-
u,iires the minimum of labor ano
makes cheap pork.
An expensive hog house is not neces'
sary A straw shed will answer very
well Set up some posts in q circle
with an alley Leading to the east. Pu'
woven wire fence on the posts ano
some poles on top Throw the straw
over it when thrashing. The shaped
houses are fine for the sOws after they
have farrowed--W. R. Lanxon, Super
intendent Hettinger Satisfaction, N. d.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
THE ONLY
Democratic Paper
IN
CENTRAL WASHINGTON
LIFE WORK..

Blessed Is he who has found
his work. Let him ask no other
blessedness. He has work,
life purpose. He has found 1t
and will follow it. How as the
free flowing channel dug and
torn by noble force through the
sour mud swamp of ones exist
ence, like an ever deepening
river there, it runs and flows,
draining off the sour, fostering
water gradually from the root
Of the remotest grass blade, max
ing, instead Of pestilent swamp,
a green, fruitful meadow, with
It's clear, flowing stream. How
blessed for the meadow itself,
let the stream and its value be
great or small. Labor is life.
From the inmost heart Of the
worker rises his God given force,
the sacred, celestial life essence
breathed into his being by AL
mighty God; from his inmost
soul awakens him to all no.
bleness, to all knowledge, self
knowledge. and much else, so
soon as work fifty begins.
knowledge? The knowledge that
will hold good in working
cleave thou to that, for nature
herself accredits that, says Yea"
to that. Properly thou hast no
other knowledge but what thou
hast got by working The rest Is
yet all a hypothesis acknowledge.
a thing to be argued of in schools,
a thing floating in the clouds, in
endless logic-vortices till we try
it and fix it. Doubt Of what
ever kind can be ended by action
alone.-Thomas Carlyle.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
LABOR SAVING
ON THE FARM

Inc demand of the times Is for i'm
provement along every line; for build
ing better roads, better homes, church.
es and school houses. We desire bet
ter equipment on our farms and in
our homes. The teachers and minis
tiers must have expensive educations
and hence demand better salaries.
Telephones. rural deliveries of mail. IL
braries, etc. are becoming necessities.
1t is the desire of every parent 10 ed.
ucate the children at colleges or good
schools.
Apparently the key to agricultural
Improvement in the south Is more
power and labor-saving farm imple-
ments on the farm. The average farm
worker tolls with a small mule or
horse and his total annual income is
about $14S.00. In Iowa the average
farm worker uses nearly four large
horses and produces s611.11 annually
exclusive of stock. Investigators show
a much smaller use Of power on the
southern farms than in other sections
Of the country, and, consequently, less
use of labor-saving farm implements
and a correspondingly lover earning
capacity of the farmers.
The power must come first and then
the laborsaving implements. Every
farmer in the south can easily raise
the necessary horses. He can better
afford to buy extra horses than to at
tempt &c farm with one or two small
mules. By the use o. strong teams
and labor-saving implements, the
wages OF one, and sometimes two men,
can be saved, and this will soon pay
for an extra animal. However. every
farmer should raise his own horses.
A good team Of mares will DO more
work than several small mules, such
as are largely used. and the colts
raised will be a handsome profit, or
furnish the additional power needtd
to handle larger farm m achines.
Money-making farmers have FULLY
proved that summer AMI winter pas.
lures and well cured hays Should be
the main reliance for feed. The feed.
Ing Of horses and mules on pulled corn
fodder and corn is so expensive and
out of date that the practice should
be abandoned. I saw seventeen fine
mules that were raised on good pasture
and pea vine hay. The mule colts oh.
tanned their living entirely in pastui.s
from March | until December !. The
pastures were not brush patches or
fields of weeds and briars, but tracts
Of fertile SOIL well set IN Bermuda
grass, lespedeza. white and burr clo-
yer. Plenty of pea vine hay was kept
in large racks for Them, from Decem'
Der ! until March /.
Highpriced labor makes it impera-
tive that more and better farm nipple.
ments be used. On every farm there
sould be at least a reversible disk
pillow or a large turning pow or disk
harrow, two sections of st ,el harrow.
combination planter, single row cu'ti.
vator, grain drill mower and rake, or
a binder and hay press. The above
are essential, and if the means Ut the
farmer will allow, many other con-
Went labor-saving implements, such
as two-row planter, thresher, gaso-
line engine, feed grinder, feed cutter.
manure spreader, cream separator and
an auto wagon could be added.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15


ArftD DAMAGED BY PLUM CURcULyo
q per cent Of cOdling moth larvae
eave the apples either before the ap
p0 have fallen or within twenty-four
oOun after. On the other hand. the
obstruction Of windfall apples either
!" picking up the fruit by hand OF
nsturing with hogs is advised.
Cu't'vation Of orchards is one of the
oesl procedures for curculio destruc-
uon. II Keeps the orchard free from
sany OF the desirable Information
PAGES Tor the adults, and it unques.
uo0aoiy destroys a high per cent Of
ne Insects in the ground. Shallow
eiu'auons through the months Of
'uly and August will crush many lar.
We ana pupae Of this insect, which are
resent IN greatest numbers Just be-
sssm the surface of the earth at this
une. It Is possible that cultivation
''Seeas ID destroying some COOLING
noth larvae.
mlnning Of overloaded trees in
- summer Is often an opportunity for
".ov'ne apples bearing these insects.
- Ine destruction Of such apples and
s0ns at least may prevent their fur.
~ damage and leave a higher per
~ o. perfect fruit upon the tree.
'e are many useful natural in.
~ parasites and other enemies Of
n.y. cetculio and coddling moth
Aisouh Bulletin.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
a&HT THE GOBLIN
MOTH CONTINUALLY

.,.c ,s the chief method of con-
~ curculio and cooling moth IN
ami. y. orchards. but there are a nulnper
W. '.h.r natural or artificial checks
s.sS,ne Of the trees to capture the de-
....dioe worms of codling moth as
~. a ,earch for place for pupation
vi 1r' .ometimes capture as high as 40
=. cent Of the worms upon the tree.
9. n cannot he considered practical
...,,t,op when such far better results
=, no accomplished by spraying.
When bands are used they must be
'soIed after every ten days and the
.n,u,s destroyed to prevent the moth
ANN maturing and making its escape.
y M, IL not done they will only offer
sf.r hiding places and do more harm
th,n good. They are sometimes nseful
= manning the first emerging worms
4 the summer In order to forecast the
Ate Of appearance Of second genera
ton worms
srrapIng the rough bark from trees
: the spring destroys many hibernat-
M codling moth larvae. and the screen
~ az cellar windows and doors where
vormy fruit or fruit packages are
heot for the capture and destruction
4 the emerging moths. is sometimes
s.eIced The destruction of fallen
ftult for the purpose of Kidding the or
eham Of codling moth is not a very
a6ective measure from the fact that
the majority Of the worms leave the
frslt before It falls to the ground. In
OH II was shown by experiment that
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1913-05-15
AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP.

Scholarship in America has re-
ceived grave damage from its
most inveterate enemy, which is
early specialization. The stu
dent Of English history who can
not express an intelligent or in
telligible opinion as to the signif-
canoe of the Stuart dynasty will
take many pages and draw nu-
merous maps and plans for the
purpose of establishing by what
particular window Charles l.
passed out of the palace at
Whitehall to the scaffold. The
notion that this sort of informa-
ton Is important at any stage In
a students career Is an illusion
well worthy Of the study Of the
academic pathologist. The as
sumption that such information
can take the place Of real grasp
upon ideas. tendencies and move
ments of opinion is hardly worth
discussing. The American col
lege must be brought back on to
firmer basis than this IL 1t is
to survive and If 1t is to be worth
working for. 1t is probably not
possible to ascertain what pro-
portion Of American students go
to college for social purposes
only, what proportion go with
specific vocational end in view
and what proportion go for the
purpose Of becoming literally ed
ucated gentlemen. 1t is prob
able, however. that the class last
named is not now very large.
but the country will suffer Sc
verely If this class does not grow
constantly larger and more I'M
Nicholas Murray But
Ter. Columbia University.