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Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20

No person need hesitate to take
Foley's Kidney Pills on the ground
that they know not what is in them.
Foley & Co. guarantee them to be a
pure curative medicine, specially pre-
pared for kidney and bladder ailments
and irregularities. They do not con-
tain habit forming drugs. Try them.
SOLD BY SHERMAN& ROCHE
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20
Naturalization.

Petition June II by Ole Johnson OF
Centerville.
The Clerk of Courts desires to state
that there are many cases of deaths
and births when no physician is pre-
sent and under such circumstances it
is the duty of some person present to
make report. Following is the law:
said clerks of court so acting as
county superintendent of vital statis-
tics shall have power and authority
to visit any parent, physician. justice
Of the peace, undertaken, sexton or
other person within their respective
counties charged with the duty of
making birth or death reports and
filing the same with the clerk of
courts or securing or issuing burial or
transportation permits as required by
law who shall fail in the performance
Of said duty within the prescribed
time by law as required by law, and
shall secure such necessary birth or
death report and the said clerk Of
courts shall be entitled to collect
from the person or officer so delinqu-
emit the sum Of one dollar for each
birth or death report 30 delinquent
and ten cents per mile for each mile
travelled in the performance of said
duty, but the payment of said ex-
penses shall not be construed as re-
lieving said delinquent officer Or per-
son from the forfeitures an liabilities
prescribed by said chapter 60 of the
laws Of 1905"
Send in TO the clerk when you need
the necessary blanks for these reports,
they do not cost you a cent.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20
NOTICE.

The Annual Stockholders Meeting
of The Farmers Elevator Company
of Canton, South Dakota will be held
June % at 2 O'Clock p. m. Business OF
considerable Importance is to be
transacted and a full attendance is
earnestly desired. Chris Sandvig,
Secretary.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20
Births.

Girl May Is to Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Overseth, p. O. Hudson
Mabel Linneo Larson June l to Mr..
and Mrs. Theo. Larson, p. .. Hudson
Boy May 26 to Mr.. and Mrs. August
Anderson, Hudson.
Girl April Is to Mr.. and Mrs. Irving
Seapy, Canton.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20
FARM NOTES


SOIL FERTILITY, NOT CROP
ROTATION, MAKES BIG YIELDS
BY Cyril G. Aopkins, University of
Illinois.
Why should the average yield Of
wheat In Dakota be only II bushels
per acre? Some say it Is because
farmers grow wheat year after year
on the same land, but such answer is
made In ignorance and with no know
lege Of the available facts bearing up
on the problem. The average farmer
follows no such practise and If mere
rotation of crops would solve the
problem there would be no abandon
ed farm lands in the United States,
for In most places they have gone
down to abandmant under good crop
rotations.
One of the reasons why South
South Dakota now produces more
corn than wheat is because the corn
crop gives a better opportunity to
work the land for all that's In it..
But you will be interested to know
that on our old experiment. fields in
Illinois, the oldest in the United
States, W. now have average yields of
corn varying from 25.2 bushels to 86.6
bushels per acre the same kind Of
soil, plowed, prepared and planted
exactly alike; the fields both cultfvat-
ed the same, watered by the same
rains and warmed by the same sun.
Onlv two factors of influence make
this difference: One OF these is crop
rotation which changes the yield
temporarily from 25. 3 to 49.4 bushels
by a system of more rapid soil deple-
tion. The other factor is profitable
soil enrichment, which changes the
average yield from 49.4 to $3.50 bushels
In a system of truly permanent agri-
culture.
There are now 26 million acres of
farm land in South Dakota: and
there Is no other use the state could
make of revenues that would render
so great service to the commonwealth
as to appropriate n cent per annum
for the Investigation of South Dakota
soils. Restore, increase and preserve
the fertility of the land, and all
things else will be provided. (Note.
DR.. Hopkins is world famous agrono-
mist and soil expert. He is a gra-
duate of the S D. State College of
Agriculture at Brookings and has
studied Dakota conditions.)
INSPECTION OF COMMERCIAL
FERTILIZERS
The Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton of Missouri at Columbia has
published in its bulletin No. 100 a
tabulated summary Of al extensive
inspection of commercial fertilizers.
In the introduction of the bulletin
Director Mumford says, "If the farm.
er learns TO buy fertilizers on the
basis OF the plant food contained he
will will always have an accurate
measure OF the economic value OF
the fertilizer. The purpose of the
publication of this bulletin is not
only to determine whether the manu-
%facturers and dealers in fertilizers are
supplying honest goods, but it is also
for the purpose of educating the
farmer in the use Of plant food ma
terials."
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20
Mothers Don't Spank Your Boys

Monticello N. Y, June II. Mrs. B.
Wolfe of Ferndale, Sullivae county,
near here tried to spank her young
son today and in so doing upset an
oil stove. In the fire that followed
twelve business houses and three
dwellings. including the Wolfe house,
were destroyed. The loss will reach
500, 900.
The flames spread so rapidly that
nearly all Of the business section was
wiped out. Firemen from three
towns we're summoned and finally
checked the flames with dynamite.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20
NOTICE.

On account of the constant
" increasing high prices of
food stuffs we find it necess-
ary to raise the price Of
meals at our restaurants from
Csc to CSC. This new arran-
cement goes into effect
Thursday June 18th, 1913.
Chas. Kundert.
NJ 81. Soule.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1913-06-20
SAND FOR

In using concrete on the farm, the
choice of the sand is the most impor-
tant part Of the preliminary work.
a coarse, clean, hard grained sand is
best. The thing to be sought for
always in concrete work is density, or
compactness. The densest concrete
is the best concrete. The sand grains
which will make the densest concrete
is n which will include all sized
sand grains with a large proportion of
the coarse ones OF all the South
Dakota sands analysed and tested by
the Experimental laboratory of the
South Dakota State College, not one
has been found which was not i'm
proved and the resulting concrete
made stronger by the screening out
OF the finer particles.
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1913 FAIR CLOSES
WITH NEW RECORD
MADE FOR SUCCESS
OF POPULAR SHOW
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| tContinucd From Page Eivel
Myron Baxter Pearson were second for
| the sweepstakes
The ladies' watch offered by Mrs. Reid
| Tor the votes on the best advertisement
| displayed in the women's department by
the merchants of Birmingham was won
| by Mrs. j. II. Grady. The watch won in
| the similar contest open to both ladies
and gentlemen was won by No. 1890, but
| so FAR this number has not been turned
In The prize of S. given to the lady
writing the best short story on what she
considered the best advertisement of the
merchants in the woman's building was
won by Mrs. j. N. Cornelius, 141O North
| Twenty-fourth street. IT appreciate very
much the cooperation of the men and
women of the county and state in making
the womens department this year what
1t has been" said Mrs Reid yesterday,
and l want to thank everybody who
helped"
"Clipper, by Keats owned by Mrs.
John Hall of this city, was given record
yesterday by Judge Selvage of a mile
In 2:2o Clipper ran the mile against time,
which was done in order to enter him in
the grand circuit races next year. Con-
sidering the condition of the track yester-
day the record is considered very good.
Burton Greatly Pleased
I'VE are highly satisfied with the 1918
fair said President b. B. Burton of the
Alabama State Fair and Exhibit associa-
tion yesterday 1T has succeeded In what
We have been trying for many years to
I have the fair do. and that ii bring the
country people and the people from outly-
Ing Alabama towns to Birmingham
There have been more out of town people
attending the fair this year than we have
ever had before and that's what we
have wanted.
THE fair association, and myself per-
sonally want to thank the public for its
patronage, the police department under
Capt. M. J. Donlan for the excellent or
der maintained during the presence of the
big crowds on the grounds, the sheriff's
forces for it's assistance in maintaining
this order. the fire department for its
presence here In case Of its need, the Boy
Souuts for their work during the fair,
and especially on children's day, when
they restored several lost children to their
parents or friends. and to everybody else
who has co-operated and worked with us
to help make the 1913 fair.
I'VE have not as.yet been able to COM
pile any figures as to the total attendance
or receipts, but indications are that the
fair has been a complete financial suc-
cess" Mr.. Burton was very modest, and
begged to be excused from comparing
the fair with any others or showing In
any way the success of the 1918 show.
It is- stated that for the frst time this
year IN the history Of the fair association
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OSCAR w. UNDERWOOD
Great Democratic Leader of Congress

president of the congress, from G. A.
Park, general immigration and indus
trial agent of the Louisville and Nash
Vile railroad. speaks for itself:
II am sending you herewith list
of names of those who have been ac-
lively aiding this department in the
work of development in Alabama. a
line from you to the above named
gentlemen will be helpful and serve to
do just what you wish-=bring the land
owners colonization companies, the
merchants and other interests to-
gether to discuss the best means to
secure a desirable class of settlers to
be added to the citizenship of Alabama.
am glad to advise that Mr. j. c. Clair.
industrial and immigration commits
sioner of the Illinois Central railroad,
Chicago, has been able to rearrange
appointments of great Importance to
his road which will permit him to
attend the Alabama State Land con-
gress in Birmingham, and he writes
me that he will meet me and Mr. M. v.
Richards. land and industrial agent,
Southern railway, Washington, d. c.,
with the others who have promised to
attend at the Hotel FIillman. Birming-
ham, on the morning of November 8.
Mr.. Clair Is good speaker and his
road is doing great work. but to
what extent in Alabama l do not
know. I suggest that you write him
again and tell him that you are count
ing on him to put his shoulder to the
wheel and with the other railroad in
terests that will be present, unite in
the great effort to upbuild Alabama
and bring into that state a citizenship
that would reflect credit and honor on
1t, and they in turn receive from our
southern people due and lasting ben
efits."
The above extract from Mr.. Park s
letter Is said to be only one exhibition
in all communications from the railroad
officials operating lines in Alabama.
after theyn fully understand the plans
and purposes of the land congress
| The statement was made yesterday
that-it had been no light task for the
! management of the land congress to Sc
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

best display duck class. Alabama Leghorn
farm best display bantam class, Forbes
Poultry Yard.
Best cockerel, American Glass; L. A.
Whitehead; best cockerel, Mediterranean
class, George B. Ferris; best cockerel
English class, William Cook & Sons; best
cockerel, bantam class, S. w. Weissen-
Berger.
Diploma for best male bird under year
in all standard varieties: Buff Orpington
cockerel, William Cook g. Sons.
Specials by Alabama Poultry associa-
ton
Stand home cup for best display Amer
can, English or Mediterranean class.
William Cook 6 Sonsc.
L. a. Whitehead cup for best display
of White, Black or Buff Orpingtons, Will
liam Cook & Sons
w j. Root cup for best colored duck
In show, Alabama Leghorn farm
The Black Leghorn premiums were un-
avoidably left out of the regular awards
when they We're announced. They follow:
First and second pullet, first'pen, w. J.
Root.
Superintendent Halstead of the poultry
show has been prevailed upon by the Of
flcials of the West Alabama Fair, to be
held at Tuscaloosa the week of October
27, to come there and take charge of the
show. Mr.. Halstead is now one of the
best known poaltrymen OF the country,
and his services are being demanded in
many places. He will be connected with
the big poultry exhibits at the worlds ex-
position at San Francisco in 1915. He is
well known iR Birmingham. where for
many years he1as been superintendent of
the State Fair poultry show.
Prize Automobile
The ladies of the Holy Innocents hos
pital announced last night that No. 1908
had won the seyen-passenger Cadillac
car contest. This number will be held
80 days, and If the holder does not claim
the car in that time, No. 1924 will be de-
clared the winner. If the latter number
is not claimed In another 30 days, a third
number-4650--wil be declared the winner.
Mrs. c. II. Nabb and Mrs. James Il. Ded-
man, who were in charge of the con-
test, stated that they wished to thank all
people who had helped or patronlzed
them. They cleared about $1,000 for the
benefit of the Holly Innocents Hospital
for Children.
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next Wednesday night. On that night
the gypsy will tell the story of his life.
He will tell how he was converted at
the age of 16; that he could not read
and knew nothing of the Bible. He will
tell how he left his home in the tent
on the morning after his conversion.
He left with his Bible under his arm
and package of clothespins strapped
to his back. His father made the pins
and he sold them. He couldn't read
his Bible but he carried 1T with him
and as he tells it, he resolved to be-
come preacher and God made him one.
1t was through the help of God that he
learned to read. to tell of the wonder
and glory of Jesus Christ and 1t was
through God alone that he has been on
five continents spreading the gospel
throughout the world. Most people.
said Gypsy Smith yesterday, call that
last nights service lecture, but he
calls it sermon. 1t will be we'll worth
hearing.
At o'clock this afternoon Gipsy
Smith will speak to men only at the
auditorium on First avenue. There will
be overflow meetings at the First Pres
byterian church, the First Christian
church and the First Methodist church.
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Persian Legend About Goats

In Persia there Is a legend regarding
the goat which tells us that the goat.
without fault Of her own, excited the
prejudice of mankind until her life was
unbearable. The powers then made it
possible for her to find sustenance on
inaccessible mountain tops, where man
could not molest her and she was given
the power TO find by instinct the leaf OF
healing go that she would never become
Ill, says Farm and Fireside. And after
centuries of isolation she was to return
and live again among the haunts of men.
to be blessed animal and to be i'm
dspensable to his needs, alone having
power to save him from many troubles
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Railroads Are Cooperating

been sanctified so that we find in this
worker one who is trayersing conti-
nents, souls to seek, for the love of the
crucifed. May he live 100 years TO
thus honor and bless the world"
Ministers All Impressed
The Rev. ]. M. Broadly pastor Of the
Fifth avenue Presbyterian church, had
this to say: "The work done in the
inquiry room has been scriptural, care
full and as thorough as possible with
such numbers. The ministers of the city
have been impressed anew through
Gfpsy Smith with the power of simple
gospel message through a consecrated
life. Those members of the churches
of Birmingham who have heard Mr..
Smith have felt the need of greater
conservation and activity on their part
The good effects of this meeting will
be felt for years to come in Birming-
ham,"
DIR. Foster Pleased
Said DR.. ]. s. Foster, president of
the Pastors union: 1.-THE meeting thus
far has come up to our highest expec-
tations. In salvation of souls and a
general awakening of the spiritual life
of the. city 1t is the best revival that
has vet been held in birmingham. Our
prayers are being realized"
The Rev. 7. G. Cassidy says: "The
revival is doing good not only in Bir-
mingham, but over the entire county
and is reaching out into the state out
side of Jefferson county. That this is
true is evidenced by the numbers who
are coming from out OF town to hear
Gypsy Smith,"
Said the Rev. II. p. Atkins, pastor of
the First Christian church: "Gipsy
Smith has awakened the churches to
the need of renewed evangelistic ef-
forts and he is bringing them together
in practical Christian unity for the at
tainment of this end"
The Gipsy Smith revival is to close
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cure such attention and promises of
cooperation from the class of busy
men at the head of the various immi-
grafton departments of Alabama rail-
roads, 1t required nothing less than
a personal visit and personal exhorta-
tion from President N. F. Thompson of
the land congress. both to Louisville
and to Washington, to get the consent
of Milton II. Smith, president of the
Louisville and Nashville railroad, and
w. w. Finley. president of the South
ern railroad. to cooperate with the
land congress.
Up to Citizens Now
The management of the land con-
gress states that it S now up to the
citizens of Alabama and those sections
that desire especial benefit from the
objects and aims of the congress to
meet and confer with these powerful
factors OF development on their visit
to Birmingham during the land con-
gress, They are coming for that pur-
pose and each one of these men, rep
resenting the great railroads of the
state, have repeatedly expressed their
desire to get in close touch with the
earnest minded, thinking citizenry of
Alabama with a view of working to-
gether to the end of building up the
state. The officials of the congress
state that it Is to be remem bered in
connection with this Inauguration of
cooperative methods between the rail-
roads and the people in Alabama that
it was the efforts of such men as
Coils p. Huntington, the builder of the
Union Pacific in the old frontier days,
James j. Hill, and more recently the
modern, progressive spirit of Edward
H. Hartman, that rendered possible the
present wonderful development of the
great western and northwestern Sec
tions of the United States
These same agencies are taking hum
dreds of thousands of American citi-
zens every year from the densely pop
ulated and high-priced lands of the
northwest over the border into the
bleak, frozen country of Canada. The
Alabama State Land congress has for
its cardinal principles the obtaining OF
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-19

a lions share of these desirable immi-
grants, through the good offices of
the railroads of the state. The land
congress will show at its approaching
meeting that Alabama lands will pro-
duce more of money crops, at less cost
of land and labor. than any other lands
on the American continent. These facts
will be shown and proven by experts of
the state and government and by pro-
gressive farmers of the state.
What Alabama Can Do
The statement has gone out to the
world that Alabama has grown more
corn on one acre than has been grown
on any other land in tho United States.
that Alabama has grown cotton at the
ratio of eight bales to the acre. The
men who have done these things Will
come before the assembled delegates at
the land congress, tell the world just
how such remarkable achievements
were accomplished and explain that the
same things can be done in any county
in the state.
>F'or the past 40 years Alabama has
been clamoring for immigrants. Many
spasmodic efforts have been put forth
to obtain these. but never before has
there been any concerted movement.
having the support of those agencies
and factors able to bring this class OF
rated
The management of the land congress
has time and time again made 1t plain
that this movement was not for the
purpose of obtaining foreign immi-
grants, the undesirable and unassimi-
liable classes, but it is proposed to Sc
cure some of those who are already
American citizens. who are already as
simulated with the American people,
who are now going in such large num-
bers from the west and northwest and
buying their own homes.
1t is believed that with the aid of
the railroads these classes can be
reached and the claims of Alabama
placed before them in such manner as
will turn many of them this way. This
is the main purpose of the approaching
meeting of the Alabama State Land
congress at its second annual meeting
J in Birmingham November 40.
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suits about at the earliest possible mo-
ment
For the first time in the history of
Alabama there will be assembled to-
gether in joint conference the heads
of every railroad system operating in
the state. They will bring with them
the heads of their respective depart
ments of immigration. 1t will be in
the field of immigration that that rail-
railroads will put forth their most
worthy efforts to build up Alabama.
These men are enthusiastic over the
arrangements being made by the man
agement of the land congress to aid
them in their respective lines.
1t is for the class that will meet the
wants of Alabama that this movement
will be inaugurated In order that the
showing the land congress will make
as to the productivity of these lands
and the conditions and environments
under which they must live as citizens
will give the movement the only hope
of success Its every detail will go
before the people of Alabama. to reject
Or accept, to retard or advance, for,
after all is said and done, the manage
ment of the land congress understands
that it is to the people of the state
themselves in the final analysis that
this movement is to be made or
marrcd.
With proper cooperation it is claimed
that new era of progress and pros
perity will soon dawn in Alabama, one
that will be of most far-reaching benz
eft to all classes and to every section
of the state alike. That such men as
those who will participate in the land
congress are coming here with the
avowed purpose OF aiding in the work
of building up Alabama should be suf-
ficient of itself to insure interest and
awaken action from one end OF the
state to the other.
Railroads Are Cooperating
AS an evidence that this interest is
genuine on the part of the railroads,
and that they are expecting to be met
in spirit similar to that which actu-
ates them, the following extract from a
personal letter to Col. N. +. Thompson
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partment:
Largest display, Forbes Poultry Yard;
best display In American class, Dinsmore
Alter; best display In English class. Will
liam Cook & Sons; best display Mediter-
ranean class. Forbes Poultry Yards; best
display turkey class, L. A. Whitehead;
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the treasury will contain a surplus fund.
Up until this year the fair has not been
out of debt, but it started the 1913 show
with clean ledger, so that ,all money
made this year will be used for a surplus.
Halstead Announces Awards
Dr. Hal f. Halstead,, superintendent of
the poultry show, announced the follow
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Birmingham
Transfer Traffic Go.

Have opened a large warehouse
on Belt railroad for general
storage. Prompt service and
absolute security.
Office, 1920 Morris Ave.
Phone Main 7