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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-09
PRACTICAL PLANT BREEDING
Outline Of Simple Method for the I'm
provement of Grain Crops In the
School District.
By l.. r. wALDRON, Superintendent

(By l.. r. WALDRON, Superintendent
Dickinson On. d. Satisfactory
simple method may be outlined
for the Improvement of grain crops In
the school district. 1t is known as
the field method, and while the meth
cd is not a refined one, it has been
shown conclusively that it will pro-
duce satisfactory results. The meth
cd is as follows: Just before field
of grain is to be cut, person goes
through the field carrying a grain
sack slung over the shoulder. The
person going through the field selects
the best appearing heads Of the kind
of grain that is grown in the field
and places them in the sack. This Is
continued until enough heads are
collected to produce sufficient
amount OF threshed grain to SOW
half or a quarter Of an acre the year
following. The selected heads must,
of course, be threshed by hand. This
can be done in the winter, but the
heads must be kept in we'll protec-
ed place. The peck or half bushel of
selected grain must be sown upon
clean land the following year, and
care must be taken with that piece of
ground, The piece of ground should be
one of the best upon the farm. The
grain from this ground should be
threshed in a clea nseparator. Per
haps 10 or Is bushels of reasonably
pure seed will result. The increase
of this for another year will furnish
the desired amount of seed, and some
will be left over for the neighbors,
who will likely be glad to purchase at
q price enough in advance of the mar
ket to pay the breeder for his extra
labor and trouble. 1t is apparent
that the person selecting the heads in
the first instance must need to have
! pretty good idea Of the proper kind
| Of head to be selected. A pupil who
I has studied the wheat in school will
have a much better idea Of what type
of head to select than one who has
not done the studying. 1t will be well
and indeed necessary, to repeat the
above work every two or three years
Methods nearly as simple a. the fore
going could be outlined for corn and
potatoes.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-09
SELECTING BREEDING STOCK
Certain Points That Must Be Consid.
cred That Do Not Pertain to Fat
Steer or Feeder Class.

tBy w. r. RICHARDS. North Dakota
Experiment Station.)
Before cattle can be produced for
the market successfully it Is essen.
tial to be able to select good breeding
stock. Certain points must be consid,
cred in selecting breeding animals
that do not pertain to the fat steer or
feeder classes.
The first essential, Of course, III
breeding cattle is the same as for the
best market classes: which is the true
beef form and that must be present In
4 marked degree. or. in other words,
Trey must measure well with the
points discussed in previous pages.
Good feeders or fat steers cannot
be produced from breeding stock that
lacks the deep. broad, thfck.set form
that is desired OF the good feeder OF
fat steer. In addition TO the point
mentioned above. breeding cattle
should show indications of the quail.
ties that will enable them to produce
IN their offspring the desirable quail
ties which they themselves possess
To do this, they must show good con.
stttutional vigor or physical ability
and also sexual ability or prepotency
rs indicated by sex Development and
breed characters, which characters
will enable them 10 impress their good
qualities upon their get
constitution.-Thisi Is shown by good
Abandonment IN % rnu{0n r,f ho \ ors
girth. 1t is also indicated by 4 full
bright eye and a large. well-developed
muzzle. Good, upright. stylish action
indicates high vigor and strength,
which are the expressions Of a good
constitution.
Sexual Deveiopment.-This indi.
Gates prepotency and is the result.
largely of the development of the So
called secondary sexual characters. lr
the bull they are represented by a
strong masculine head, strong bone
full neck, surmounted by a heavy,
well-developed crest, and welldevel
oped shoulder, without showing coarse.
ness. The skin is thicker and heavier
and the hair coarser than that Of the
female. These points all make for
masculinity.
Indications Of prepotency in a fe.
male are shown by refinement in all
parts Of the body. They should be-
free from any OF the points which
produce masculinity in the male The
head should be free from the burly
appearance seen in the bull the bones
should be finer; the neck more re-
fined and thinner and entirely free
from crest: the shoulders should not
show extra development and fit
smoothly with the rest Of the body
The skin should be thinner, mellower
and more elastic, the hair silkier, and
there should be greater development
n the hips. There should be through
out the female an appearance OF re-
flnement and femininity strikingly in
contrast to the masculinity OF the
bull.
Prepotency.-The prepotency OF a
breeding animal depends largely upon
its purity of breeding or close ad-
herence to the characters of the breed
It represents.
Continuous years of breeding have
fixed certain characters in breeds and
the closer they adhere to these char.
acteristics the more apt they are to
breed true and regularly to their own
type.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-09
NORTH DAKOTA SUGAR BEETs
Summary Of Work 40 Conducted by
North Dakota Experiment Station
Quite Conclusive Data.

(By w. c. PALMER. Agricultural Editor
North Dakota Agricultural College.)
The North Dakota experiment sta
ton has carried on experiments IN
sugar beet growing since 1891. Three
hundred and eighty-five trials have
been made during that time. Practi-
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-09

Statement Of the ownership, man.
agement, circulation, ETC., of the Ward
County Independent, published week.
ly at Minot, N. D., required by the ACT
of August "a, 1912.
Editors, Truax & Colcord, Minot, N
y. ~"se1,. r--s,.>- 80.
Managing Editors, Truax & Col
ccord, Minot, N. D.
Business Managers, Truax & Col.
cord, Minot, N. D.
Publishers, Truax & Colcord, Minot
N. D.
Known bondholders, mortgagors
and other security holders holding
per cent or more of total amount Of
bonds, mortgages, or other securities
none.
G. D. COLCORD,
Publisher.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 4th day of April, 1914.
*. C. F. TRUAX,
Notary Public, Ward County, N. D
(SEAL) My commission expires Mar
3, 1919.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-09

Braces up the whole system, renews
lost energy, most effective Spring
Remedy for tired, sick people. Hollis
ter's Rocky Mountain Tea, needed by
every member of the family. 35c. Tea
or tablets. Mccoy Drug Company.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-09

streets Sunday. The way Jim burned
up the gasoline with his new car was
Mt slow.
Judge Halvorson has leased the DR..
Rogers farm.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-04-09

h Special bargains in cream separ.
ators. a.. /. Engebretson, at the Fred
v. Dale stand, Minot. 2-6-6
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
CORONATION CHAIR BLOWN UP
|stone Of Destiny on Which Scottish
Kings Sat, Clipped by Explosion
Laid TO Suffraeettes.

London, England.-An attempt to
blow up the coronation chair. which
has been in Westminster Abbey since
1896, was made last evening. The out
rage is attributed by the authorities
to militant suffragettes.
The chair, generally called ST. Ed
wards chair, out of respect to Edward
the Confessor, near whose shrine il
stands, was made by order of King
Edward !. TO hold the coronation stone
or stone of destiny" on which the an.
cient Scottish kings used to sit when
they were crowned. The stone was
captured by Edward ]. from the
Scotch.
The damage caused to the chair by
the explosion was slight. The famous
old stone, however, was badly Clipped.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
NEW HOME RULE AMENDMENT
Lords Are Expected to Change II to
Unconditional Exclusion of VI
ster From Measure,

London, acknowledgements Asquith
announced in the house of commons
his. intention to introduce the prom
ised bill to amend the Irish home rule
bill before any further progress is
made by the house of lords with the
second reading of the main measure.
The Unionists thus have won the day
with their insistent demand that he
should take this action.
The lords will be entirely free to
change the amending bill as they
think proper and it is generally as
sumed that they will insert provisions
for the unconditional exclusion of
Ulster from the operation of the Irish
home rule bill and also for the pro
lection of the Protestant minority in
the rest Of Ireland
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
Lonq.pistsnce cblek.n g

Jefferson City.-Two motberlr
Orpington hens hatched On, 1S by, nlr
ems for Judge Graves liz the basl Nu'cE'
of the supreme court building u melt
engaged in Matching these chicls 'l'e
crossed the Atlantic ocean from v sleEs
land and journeyed by rail from , ~
York to Jefferson City. "F
The chickens Matched were Irs..
game birds. a variety of fowls rtI'a
Judge Graves has been trying 10 Sl
hold of. He received early this n.y., sO
$50 eggs from England, but pona =
them Matched.
He decided to try another plan o.,
suggested to the poultry finn ,s -uu
whom he got the first batch ,f sr.
TO put two settings under hen. $50 50
ship them to him. A special s,,s-p
ant watched the hens while on ,b,s
board, while officers of an avnr,l.
company watched them en- route froo
New York.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
KANSAS CITY BOARD SUES couN-
Gil TO FORCE APPROPRIATION
FOR MAINTENANCE.
FOUR PATROLMEN TO MILE
Governors Board Wants to Increase
Number But City Council is un-
willing to Put Up Needfui
Money for Expense.

jefferson City-William c. Rey-
nolds, president of the board of police
commissioners of Kansas City, fled a
mandamus proceeding in the supreme
court to compel the common council
Of that city to appropriate s66S,00o
for the support and maintenance of
the police department during the cur
rent year.
Gov. Majors police commissioners
have attempted to increase the num-
Der Of patrolmen at Kansas City. and
this course was contested by the coun.
Gil. The lower house voted to appro-
pirate s550,000 while the upper house
voted only 100000. This, Reynolds
says, is wholly inadequate.
Gov. Major advised Reynolds that
the same point had once been raised
in st. Louis and in that instance the
board of police commissioners man.
damused the city officials and COM
PEELED them to allow the funds de-
clared necessary by the police board.
Reynolds said there are only four
patrolmen to the square mile in Kan
sas City on an average. while in ST.
Louis there are %.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
OVER 100 PERISH IN GALE
FISHERMEN DROWNED AS BOATS
ARE DESTROYED.
$50 Craft Sheltered at Gaspe, on Coast
Of Quebec, Dashed to Pieces
on the Rocks.

st. John, N B.-Reports received
here regarding the gale which swept
the Bay of Chaleur between the north
coast of New Brunswick and the
Gaspe coast of Quebec, Thursday and
Friday of last week. tell of terrible
tragedy. 1t is variously estimatedthat
between 100 and 125 lives were lost
during the two days.
The victims were fishermen, and a
particularly sad feature of the tragedy
is that in most cases more than one
member of family was taken. The
Bay of Chaleur fishermen ply their
craft in families, the father owning the
boat and his sons sailing with him as
assistants.
The $50 fishing boats sheltered In
the Gaspe harbor were destroyed, be-
ing torn from their anchors and dash
ed to pieces on the rocks. The loss to
the fishing boats and to buildings
wrecked along the shore will exceed
100000. The steamship Gaspe of the
Gaspe line nearly foundered in the
bay and was so badly damaged that
she will have to be dry docked.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
conte stan.s to Write Essay.

Jefferson City.-George w. Reayis,
rural school inspector, who will BE- IN
charge of the Boys State Fair
School," which was established last
year. has mailed to county superintes
dents preliminary details OF the ar.
engagements for The event this fall
The school is one OF the features
of the Missouri State Fair. and the
boys who attend are selected in com
petitive tests given under the aus
pices of the county superintendent
Only one boy from each county can
attend.
The questions will deal with arith-
metic. geography and agriculture In
addition, the contestants must prepare
250-word essay on the Care OF a
Dairy Herd
The boy who makes the highest
grade attends the fair at Sedalia at
the expense of the state. The dele
gates from the various counties Will
sleep in tents and take their meals at
sanitary cafe" according to an
nouncements. During their stay lee
lures by agricultural top-notchers will
be given to the boys upon variety
of subjects. The fair will be he'd
from September 26 to October 2
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
FIRST PEACE PLANK SIGNED
MEDIATION DELEGATES APPROVE
PEACE SECTION.
to BE Considered Today--En-
voys Are Optimistic.

Niagara Falls, Ontario.-The wheels
of the mediation conference are
turning fast since the three South
American diplomats signined they
would no longer permit themselves to
be made pawns in the hands of the
Washington government.
Twenty-four hours have barely
elapsed since the mediators made
clear their stand through the publica-
ton of the Carranza documents, and
already the first and most vital part
of the peace plan evolved by the me-
diators has been put into writing and
definitely adopted by all sides. This
was done at full conference.
This part provides for the installa-
ton Of provisional government IN
Mexico TO take the place OF that head
ed by Gen. Huerta. The actual form
of succession has been left open, but
1t has been definitely agreed that no
candidate will be chosen who has not
been approved by Huerta.
The mediators and delegates will
take up today consideration OF names.
A list of Candidates has been pre-.
pared. 1t includes none but men
whom the Mexican delegates believe
to be acceptable to the present head
of the government at Mexico City.
After candidate, believed to be
acceptable. has been agreed upon the
Mexican delegates will transmit his
name to Gen. Huerta, and not until
the choice has been sanctioned by the
provisional president will 1t be adopt
ed at the conference.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
Harvester Trust Custer Upheld.

Washington, ID. C.-Decisions of the
United States supreme court upheld
the $4,000 fine assessed against the
International Harvester Company by
the Missouri supreme court and remit
fines aggregating $4,000 in similar
custer action against the corporation
in Kentucky.
In the Missouri case, the opinion, by
Justice McKenna affirms the Mis-
souri, decision ousting the corporation
from the state, sustains the fine and
upholds the constitutionality OF the
Missouri antitrust law. AS affecting
the case itself. all the contentious
made by Attorney General Barker are
upheld. n
This contention Of "class legisla-
ton" is brushed aside by Justice Nc
Kenna on the ground that whether a
combination of wage earners or pur-
chasers of commodities calls for re-
preston by law under the conditions
in the state is for the legislature Of
the state to decide"
1T is too late in the day to assert
against statutes which forbid combina-
tions of competing companies that
a particular combination was induced
by good intentions and has had some
good effect"
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
ROCK FROM CALIFORNIA VOL
cANo CUTS HIM IN TWO AND
INJURIES COMPANION.
SIX OTHERS ESCAPE FUMES
Smoke and Ashes Thrown 1900 Feet
High and Two New Craters Are
opened--snow Capped Peak
Covered With Ashes.

Redding, Cal--Mt Lassen finally
erupted with volcanic fire and one
man was killed. one injured as result
of the terrific outburst from the crater
which had been latent for many years.
Two new craters. ia addition TO one
blown open May &c. burst from the
mountain side. Fire from them was
seen from roofs here. at Volta and
other points This was regarded as
establishing the nature of the out
break, which hitherto has been
ascribed TO geyser action.
A previous eruption early in the
day came from the crater OF May 30.
Lansing Graham ventured too near
the cloud OF smoke as II shot 1900
feet into the air and a jagged rock
sawed him nearly in two. cutting of
his arm and exposing his heart He
was taken to Volta. few miles dis.
tant, and died there.
OF the eight members of his party
two. Hugh Addington and Hiram Blod-
gett were missing for time. but
were found later, and one, named
Stipple, was seriously bruised and cut
by rocks. A report that one of the
party went insane proved incorrect.
Six of the party saved themselves
by burying their faces in the snow
and avoiding the poisonous gases
which belched from the volcano.
The present activity is remarkable
for the quantity OF smoke and min
eral substance which burst out of the
top Of the mountain. The heavy cloud
was blown northward for several
miles.
The height of the eruption has been
reduced, it is believed, by the great
enlargement OF the crater. The entire
snow-capped peak has been balnketed
with pitch-dark covering OF ashes.
The new eruptions failed TO deter
scores OF persons from scrambling up
the mountain taking pictures and CEN
tering near the smoking crater.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
SEES MORE JOBS THAN MEN
PLENTY OF WORK, SAYS SEC
RETARY WILSON.
Specific Request for More Thar 10000
to Help Harvest Big Whsat
Crop Reaches Him.

Washington, ID. C.-More jobs than
men throughout the United States was
predicted by Secretary of Labor vii.
son, In sizing up the general labor
outlook.
The bumper wheat crop, revival Of
the iron trade. with the consequent
stimulation OF mining and other asso-
ciated industries, and continued ac-
tivity in the textile business are given
by Secretary Wilson as his reasons
for prophesying lots Of work"
Specific requests for more than
10000 men to help harvest the big
wheat crop have already reached the
department of labor Missouri alone
has asked for 10000 men. How to
get them west is the problem. As a
solution Secretary Wilson is planning
to negotiate with the railroads to ar
range special excursions to the wheat
belt from eastern cities. where labor
might be obtained.
Such plan would give thousands
in the east a chance TO get a rural
vacation and make money while tax.
Ing IT,, said Secretary Wilson. 1T also
would effectually solve the problem of
how to get men TO harvest the wheat"
Western farmers are Offering 81 tc
$3.50 q day and board for harvest
helpers.
Whatever there Is of nonemploy-
ment today is caused chiefly by the de
preston OF the iron and steel indus
try, resulting from failure OF the rail
roads. which use 81 per cent of the
steel products of the country, to place
orders. the secretary says.
Up to two months ago mining was
in fourishing condition and II is
bound to improve when the big steel
mills soon resume in full, according
20 Mr. Wilson.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
Stone ouestlon san una,,L...

S'o"o Suestlon otil Un6 &c ded
jefferson City,-By July and no,
haps sooner the controversy betweo.
the state capitol commission and 70,
tractor X. F. Gill over the stons ;.
be used in the new state capirol vsn
be amicably adjusted, according to re.
liable information obtained here IA
night.
Quiet negotiations between the com
mission and Gill and his attorpa,,
have been held for some time and Z,
Is stated that the details of the sci.
Element practically have been agreed
upon.
The plan Of settlement is said n
include the use of Burlington STONE
from Southwest Missouri uuarrie.
but of no designated locality. for Tho
exterior walls of the capitol The
Cassville quarry will figure in the SGT.
Element.
The commission rejected Ste. Gene.
We've stone for the exterior work
when Gill submitted a quarry from
that section. Until recent negota.
tons were begun Gill stuck to that
stone and litigation was Threatened
Chairman Stephens believes the
whole thing will be satisfactorily ad.
justed, and that there will be little
delay in the construction OF the CAPT.
tol. The controversy has not DELAYED
other work upon the building. and
while the work of quarrying and
dressing stone should now be going
on. none could be used in the building
for some time.
Gill is constructing a stone.dress-
ing plant on the site and will ship
the rough and dress it here The
steel contractor will have all steel
erected except the dome, before July
/. and the concrete contractor is now
laying the concrete floors. The con
tractor for the heating, plumbing.
lighting, drainage, etc, has started his
work.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
Board Meets to Revise Code.

Jefferson City.-The commission
appointed by Gov Major to revise the
code Of civil and criminal procedure
organized here by the election of
Judge Elijah Robinson of Kansas City
as chairman, Judge Hugo Muench of
st. Louis as vice-president and Breck-
inridge Long of st. Louis as secretary.
The commission will do it's work in
five sections. This will expedite work
The first subcommittee will deal with
constitutional amendments, the sec
ond with civil trial procedure. the
third with criminal trial procedure,
the fourth with civil appellate proceed
ure and the fifth with criminal appel.
late procedure.
The commission adjourned to meet
in st. Louis. June 20, at the offices Of
the st. Louis Court of Appeals.
Major Won't Offer Suggestions.
Gov. Major told the commission he
would not hamper them with sugges-
tons
There is no money with which to
pay your expenses" Major told the
commission, but | am absolutely GER
tain that the legislature will refund
to you all moneys paid out in this
work. If it costs $4,000, $4,000 or
$4,000 feel no hesitancy in doing
your work thoroughly"
Members of the supreme court were
invited 20 address the commission
Each promised his cooperation and
will place before the commission soon
written recommendations which he
deems necessary to the scheme of
simpliflcatlon.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
RICHEST ST. L0UISAN DEAD
James Campbell, Head Of North Amer.
lean Company, Had Been Critic.
ally III for Five Weeks.

Greenwich, Conn.-James Camp.
bell of st. Louis, chairman of
the board of directors of the North
American company. and director in 80
other corporations, whose wealth was
estimated by confidential business as
sociates to have been between $4O,-
100000 and s60,0O0,O0o, died at 3
o'clock last night in his country home,
Meads Point-on-the-Sound, at the age
of sc years
Mr., Campbell has been critically i'll
for five weeks. The direct cause OF
his death was pneumonia, superin-
duced by blood poisoning brought on
by carbunclc on his neck.
Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1914-06-18
BURGLAR TALKED IN SLEEP
mitted Murder In Austria and
Is Extradited.

Columbus, O.-Because he talked
in his sleep and told of muir.
der committed by him in Austria, Paul
Gottschling is on his way to New
York, to be extradited for that crime.
Gov. Cox gave pardon to him
which released him from a short SEN
tence he was serving for burglary in
Lorain county.
His cellmate reported that Gott-
schiing. talking in his sleep. told of
numbering man in Austria. Con
fronted with this by Warden Thomas
the prisoner confessed. On request
from Washington Gov. Cox released
the man here.