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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
MRS. ALRERT SMITH.

Mrs. Albert Smith who will be well
remembered by older -Wauseon resi-
dents died at her home in Toledo last
Monday at noon Mrs. Smith has
been in poor health for some time
past and the end was not unexpected.
Funeral services were held Wednes-
day and her body taken to her girl
hood home at Gouverneur, New
York for interment.. Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith were for many years residents
of Wauseon, Mr.. Smith being sales
man in the Eager and Green Store
later going into business for himself
at Bowling Green and later retur-
ling to Wauseon where Mrs. Smith
took the place of mother for her
neices the Misses Bertha and Mary
{, Norton, place made vacant by the
death of their mother Mrs. Myron
Norton. From here the family re-
moved to Toledo where they have
since resided. Mrs. Smith was most
estinable lady and was loved and re-
spected by all who knew her.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26

the other fellow and folks will forget
all about your own reputation. An
other trick that has been often tried
and seldom found wanting is to show
up your intended victim to different
classes in different ways for instance;
to catholic people represent your vic
tim as intensely Anti Catholic, tell
them that he persistently distributes
the Menace" while to those inclined
to be nervously Anti Catholic be sure
to advertise your man as working in
the interests of the Catholic. Stir up
class spirit and antagonism whenever
and wherever possible; any thing and
every thing to gain the political vic
tory desired. These are only a few
of the Old Styles in American poll
tics. Are we proud of them? Shall
we uphold those who practice them ?
Or should we demand honor and a
square deal in politics as we'll as in
everything else?
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
WINAMEG TO CELEBRATE.

Winameg is patriotic and will not
allow the "Glorious Fourth to pass
by with out giving it due and pro-
per observance:
The following program for the day
will be rendered on Saturday, July
4th: 10 a. M. ball game, Winameg
VS. -. Grand parade at
noon. Prizes for best consumes, men
and ladies, S1.00 first and Soc sec
ond Big picnic dinner. Afternoon
events, SO yard dash boys under ten
SOC and 25c first and second prizes.
so yard dash, boys 10 to Is; SOC and
25c first and second prizes. so yard
dash, girls, SOC and 25c. 100 yard
dash, free for all, $1.O0 and Soc. Nail
driving contest, ladies SOC and 25c.
Running broad jump, free for all, 81
and. Soc. Potato race, SOC and 25c.
Bicycle race, " mile, boys under Is,
SOC and %. Bicycle race, " mile,
free for all, $1.O0 and SOC. Tug of
war, men east of Winameg road, VS.
man west of Winameg road; prize
box of cigars. Tub race at the lake,
Soc ad 25c. Ball game, Winameg VS.
-. Display of fireworks in the
evening.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
BASE BALL
In Fast and Well Played Game
Wauson Defeated the Rollers Sun
day at Athletic Park.

This game marked the debute of
Wauseon's new catcher Diver and his
playing was high class and showed
that the team has been greatly
strengthened where it most needed
it.
Funkhouser was missing Sunday
but Parker took care of the center
garden in good shape.
Joe Markell contributed a nice
three base wallop to the past time
and had a good day in the field.
Wauseon is putting up a good ar
ticle of ball and with the other teams
playing all Of the time no one can lay
down on the job.
Sundays game by innings:
123 4567 7S9
Wauseon 0 0 2 o 0 O 2 90 A
Rollers 0 0 0 0 0
Batteries Spies and Diver; REM
and Harter. Umpire Tremaine.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
STUDENT TALK.

Walter Howard and Carl Dolf of
the Spencerian Business College are
home on short vacation. David
Hagerman has completed his course
in medicine at the University of
Michigan and is now full fiedged M.
D., David has been hard worker
during his student days and has earn
ed his degree by fair and earnest
in his chosen profession which he
merits.
Merritt Haag and Oliver Leining-
er spent few days the latter part of
last week and the first of the present
week with home folks and then hast
ened back to Ann Arbor to attend a
Summer term at the University of
Michigan. Merritt Haag is taking
a Medical course while Oliver Lein-
niger is working for the degree of
Doctor of Dental Surgery.
Miss Helen Hartman graduated
from the Teachers course in vocal
music at the U. of M. this spring;
this is the second course Miss Hart
man has completed at Ann Arbor, she
having completed the course in Pub
lie School Music and Drawing last
Spring.
The Yeager Brothers, Frank Col
Inns and Jay with his brand new A.
b. degree and Donald Dudley are
back from the O. s. u. for the sum-
mer and they look as though they
found plenty to do In that institution.
Hanford's Baisam takes the poison
out of a bee-sting. '
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
COUNTY AFFAIRS
Orders Drawn, Land Deals, New Cases
in Court, Marriage Licenses, Pro-
bate Court, Etc.

Money Paid Into County Treasurer.
W. S. Egnew, Infy. produce sold... S 131 80
l.. H. Deyo, J. P, fines and costs -. 5000
VIM Baer, board for child ......... 200
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
BARBER SHOPS CLOSE,

The barber shops of Wauseon will
remain open until 10 p. m. on July
third, and close at IL m. on Saturday
July Fourth, 1913
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
urDGE KILLITs HoNoRED.

Judge John M. Killits was honor
ed by his "Alma Mater" Williams
College, on Wednesday of last week
when the honorary degree, L. L. D..
was conferred upon him by that educa-
tional institution.
Judge Killits graduated from Will
liams College in 1880 and received
the Masters degree in 1887 from this
same institution, Williams College,
located at Williamstown, Mass, is
one of the oldest educational institu-
tions in the country and ranks with
the highest in matter of standards.
These facts accentuate the honor be-
slowed upon Judge Killits.
Judge Killits has many friends in
Fulton County who are glad to learn
of the honor conferred upon him and
are confident that it is merited. Ac-
companied by his wife and daughter
the Judge left Toledo last week for
Willianstown and will be absent for
two weeks.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26

Hanfard's Baisam takes the poisor
out of hee-sting.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
Danger of The Fourth.

Prepare for the Fourth by getting
Hanford's Balsam. 1t cools the burns
and cleanses the wounds. IF burned
by powder, or other explosives, apply
Che Balsam at once. It will prevent
blood poisoning.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-06-26
Shake of Your Rheumatism.

Now is the time to get rid of youl
rheumatism. Try a twenty-five cent
bottle Of Chamberlain's Liniment ano
see how quickly your rheumatism
pains disappear. Sold BY all dealers
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THE FARMER

ment of farm enterprises on many farms.
Too little attention hos been given TO
standardiZing systems OF management OF
enterprises for different localities. Herein
is an explanation of the low average
returns from the farming industry. The
great success that invariably has followed
the application of intelligent system to
farm management demonstrates the truth
of this statement.
1.-The small farm, quite as much as
the large farm-in fact, more so-re-
quires systematic farm management. The
large farm often is easier and cheaper To
manage than the small farm, since. TO
get profit, such intensive methods as a
small farm requires are not needed.
From all this one may gain some idc;i
of the man who has led in the movement
to make the nations food factory a
paying business. He Is broad
shouldered. brown-haired, brown-mous-
tached, brown-eyed man, chock full OF
energy and good humor and the Joy OF
teaching. born teacher. there is no.n-
ing of the pedagogue in his appearance.
He is no closet scientist.
~
Prof Spillman was born on farm in
Lawrence county, Mo-. and he had plow-
handle calluses on his hands before he
was sixteen. Country schools gave MN
his primary education. Then, In 1883. ne
was graduated from the University OF
Missouri. The next two years were spent
as professor of science at the missouri
State Normal School Two years more
as a science teacher in an Indiana acad-
envy were followed by three years in Ike
capacity in the State Normal School OF
Oregon. Then came his appointment as
professor of agriculture at Pullman,
Wash, and his solving OF the winter
wheat problem for the Pacific northwest.
Farmers all over the country know
him. What is more, he knows farmers
He knows how farmer thinks and how
he feels, and that is a big equipment Tor
farmers.
Farmers institutes. agricultural dem
onstration trains, farmers meetings OF
all sorts in every part OF the country
have known him as scientist who puts
scientific facts in clear. understandable
English and drives them home with Wig
curious, homely eloquence. But OF late
he has had to quit the platform. To put
it bluntly, he wore his voice out Now
he speaks hardly above whisper. but
his output Of speeches to farmers In the
work Of the Agricultural Department is
undiminished. Only. others have to read
them.
Business adviser in chief to the farm
ers of the United States Is this govern
ment hayseed," as he calls himself.
Has he won results? Read what New
York financial writer said the other day
year:
"One Of those who returned yesterday
from a six-week excursion through the
west reported that it was most encour-
aging for him to observe the intense in
terest which the farmers throughout the
west are now taking in the subject OF
the scientific cultivation Of their sol
That subject is of far more consequence
to them than is any associated with po-
Ltical agitations or partisan appeals
ASHMUN BROwN.
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that the quicker way would be to find
out what they did not know and what
they most needed. So I got out cir
cular letter to the farmers in the Palouse.
asking them what was their greatest
need. The reply was unanimous: Give
us a winter wheat AT that time the
Little Club, the Red Chaff and the Blue
stem-all spring wheats-were the stand
ard varieties. All attempts to raise win
ter wheat had proven fruitless. The
wheat would not stand up; 1t would shat
ter out of the chan.
II set about getting a winter wheat
seed adapted to that region. Experiment
after experiment was tried. Several times
/ thought / had it. One year / grew
eighty -four bushels of a new wheat to
the acre and was hugely elated.
thought success was at hand. But the
next year the wheat grown from this
seed all fell down, just as the wheat from
other experiments had failed. had the
wheat fields of the world searched Tor
all In vain until, in 1899, using the knowl-
edge had gained, / picked out several
varieties of winter wheat and crossed
them with two spring wheats. Out OF
the crosses 1 got what l was after. a
winter wheat that would stand up and
From this has developed the winter
wheat industry of the Pacific northwest,
but a great economic success as well.
Not long after the conclusion Of this
lengthy experiment 1 came to Washing
ton to attend session of the National
where l read paper on hybridizing
wheats. That very day l was offered
a job in the Department Of Agriculture
here in Washington.
X =
1.-THE job was that of agrostologist L
did not know what that meant. but I
looked it up found that the first part
of the word agros. was from the Greek
root agrostis. meaning grass; and grass,
when applied to a dry fellow like me,
means hay. Gist, I found. meant sum-
mary, or epitome. The seed of plant is
it's epitome The whole meant, as near as
l could reason 1t out, 'hayseed.' They
wanted me to become the government
hayseed.
II was willing Accordingly, in Jan
uary, 1902, reported for work and call
ed on Secretary Wilson to ask for in
structions. The Secretary looked up at
me out Of those keen eyes of his and said
.Spillman, do you want any instruc-
tions?'
Il was taken aback. The remark pre-
scented an entirely new thought to me.
Heretofore had been doing what some
one else told me to do, or following out
some line Of endeavor the general idea of
which, at least, proceeded from higher
authority. The idea of being turned
loose to do what thought was best or
most useful to do was breath taking. And
it was attractive. l concluded l didn't
need any instructions.
'At the beginning I was attached to
the ONCE Of grass and forage plant in
vestigations, in charge Of that work.
Starting on the assumption that the
farmers Of the country really knew more
about their work than I did. proceeded
to find out what they knew.
II converted myself into pump handle
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begun work along similar lines, which to-
day would be classified as farm manage
ment. These two have developed the
science remarkably, and the other COL
leges have fallen in line. Hundreds of
trained men are now dealing with this
problem of farm management where
twenty years ago there was not one.
In this new science, instead of teach
ing merely how to grow more to the
acre and better, we are discussing with
the farmer whether he ought to grow
wheat or feed steers to secure the best
results from his farm: whether he ought
to use his land for the production Of
fresh milk, and if so to what extent;
what farm equipment he ought to have
and what not to have; what each ele-
ment in his crops costs and how much
profit 1t brings him; whether he Is using
his equipment to its greatest economic
capacity-making it earn its keep. in
other words-or whether he is suffering a
loss on it.
Here is a typical case. A man farm
ing a 175-acre farm thought that he
needed twelve work horses, and SO kept
them. A careful examination showed
that there were only two months in the
year when he needed more than five
horses. Thus for ten months aeven
horses were eating their heads off. The
solution was to devise a different scheme
Of farming that would make all twelve
horses economically useful twelve months
in the year, or to show him how to dis
pense with their services during the
months that they were not needed. As
we finally worked it out he put in new
system, where he found that by a scien-
tific distribution of the horse labor only
four horses were required to do the
work.
that the difference between loss or merely
low interest returns and healthy profit
lies.
lone of the activities is to make county
surveys of agricultural counties for the
purpose of assembling the combined in
formation Of all the farmers therein for
their mutual benefit. For example, we
recently concluded survey of GOO farms
in a. county in a nearby Atlantic coast
state. these farms all lying compare
lively close to large city. Only twenty
five of these were making profit OF
more than $500 a year. Most of the
profitable farms were selling wheat or
hay. or both. but these were all large
farms. The same crops on a small farm
would not be profitable in the same pro-
portion. Here is farm that is making
a large profit on potatoes. but 1t is Pc
culiarly adapted to that CROP having
sandy soil that is not common to the
county.
From the 600 farms we select 100 Of
the best and most typical and from the
complete statistics we gather from these
we deduce certain facts. Then we study
the practices in vogue on these farms.
The whole Information is put forth in
bulletin. Simply and directly 1t will tell
what practices. what farm technology,
il you want to put it that way, pays and
what do not.
The office is equipped not only to make
these studies. but to apply them to in
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Head of the Office
of Farm Management
Tells the Human Story
of the Creation of His
Office and What 1t
Is Doing Profit Lies
in Intelligent System
Rather Than in Big
Crops.
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Former Considera-
ton Was the Material
Development of Diff
ferent Countries, But
in Future There Will
Be the International
Situation = Railway.
Construction in Cen
trail America Has Bear.
ing on S ecretary
Bryan's Nicaraguan
Treaty and the Pro-
posed Protectorate.
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dividual cases. We can lay out a man
work for him for every day in the year.
Now, all this is not pure theory or merely
presenting him with a set of academic
rules that may or may not be practical.
1t is based on accurate and carefully
gathered Information. giving to the In
dividual farmer the combined knowledge
of all farmers situated like him.
THE successful manufacturer has to
keep up with the advance in his particu-
lar class of manufacturing. He has to
be on the alert to hear of some new wrin-
kle i'll shop practice that has proven sue
cessful; of some new method that has
reduced the cost of production; of some
development in applied chemistry that
will save him money in his operations.
But the farmer. the manufacturer of
the country's basic food supply, the most
important manufacturer of all, for gen
erations has had to go along as best he
could. The Office Of farm management
is organized to give to him the service
furnished by expert technologlsts anu
efficiency engineers to manufacturers.
How do We reach the individual farm
err? In many ways, but chiefly through
the system of county agents. We have
about 800 of these in the country now
They are agents of the entire Depart
ment of Agriculture, and represent II IN
all its activities. They are employed CO.
operatively by the department and the
states, and are doing work of immense
value. This year there are appropria-
lions to this department for this work
amounting to over 81 .OOO,oOO, and IN aodi-
ton each state gets $4,000 for the work.
DR.. S. A. Knapp initiated the county
agent idea in the south. and later the
Secretary had 1t extended to otner sec
tions of the country.
"A typical instance of what a county
agent can do was that in certain coun-
ty in the mountains of Pennsylvania
Apples were a standard crop there. but
the growers paid small attention to their
trees, with a result that the proouct
was poor, wormy. small, imperfect anu
the trees infested with pests. A retired
lawyer who had gone into farming in
thorough manner in the region volun-
teered as county agent, and We gave him
all the help we could.
He managed to get some of the farm
ers interested. They. by agreement,
sprayed their trees, were shown how to
prune properly and clean out the stock
OF course the crop was great improve
ment over the former crops. Then the
agent led them into forming 1rult
growers association and marketing prop
erly. They obtained 50 cents bushei as
against the Is cents and 30 cents their
less energetic neighbors received. and
that they had received in previous years.
Naturally, about all the growers In the
district came In the following year. pests
have been pretty we'll eliminated. the
orchards brought up to high standard.
and the monetary returns and profits
have increased wonderfully.
Zone fact We seek to impress on all is
that system and intelligent management
is quite as necessary in successful farm
ing as in any other occupation. There is
an utter lack of system in the manage
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and pumped them for all they knew. Up
to this time the department had con-
cerned itself chiefly with efforts to IN
crease crops and to make better crops 1t
sought to show farmers how to grow
thirty-five bushels of wheat to the acre
where twenty-four only had grown before
and things like that.
X 4 '-s 80
But my Investigations showed that
that was far from being all there was
to farming. 1t is not always the biggest
crop that makes the best-paying farm. 1
found that the farmers themselves had
the knowledge on which to base an analy-
sis of their operations and to isolate the
weak spots in their farm management.
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the line to the border, but it could dis
courage the general Pan-American prof.
ect by interposing obstacles to the con-
struction OF the sections through Sal
vadorean territory. No positive action
was necessary, since mere indifference
on the part Of the government was suf-
ficient to halt the project.
It was left to the financial interests
which were back of the proposed railway
construction to smooth out the difficult
ties so far as they have been smoothed
out. These interests are affiliated with
the United Fruit Company, since Minor
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Typical HorEs .
GUATEMALA. C1TY

more speedily than formerly. and there
were. and still are. occasions when it is
important for the State Department to
have speedy communication for its mails
and special messengers to Guatemala
City.
With the interoceanic line in opera
tion,. and with the Pan-American links
from Guatemala City to the Mexican
border easily made ready for operation
the trunk line or Pan-American- construc-
ton relates to the southern frontier OF
Guatemala. Some work has been done
toward extending the line to Zacapa,
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but they did not always know how to
apply that knowledge. They knew that
th aet iaIor ~; ing VIII 81 ,muen y
that their investment in land and in farm
machinery was SO much. and that they
had received so much money for the re-
sulting product, but they had not analy-
zed closely the relations Of these various
items. one to another and had not picked
out factors of loss.
t'Then L went to- the Secretary and
suggested the establishment Of the Office
of farm management. From this has
developed the new science of farm man.
agement. which is now being taught in
practically all the agricultural colleges
today. Cornell and the University Of Min
nesota, 1t is only fair to say, already had
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on the border of Salvador. and in the
rivalry of the different Central Ameri-
can countries the Salvador frontier Is
generally taken to be an unfriendly
frontier to Guatemala.
In the past 1t has been understood that
Guatemala was not especially anxious
to afford rail- communication for an in
vading Salvadorean army, and Salvador
on it's part was not especially anxious
that q Guatemalan army should have
the means of speedy transportation right
down to its border. 1t was, of course.
powerless to prevent Guatemala building