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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-21

the wheat looks very good grown on
such land.
During the seven years that this
farm has been in operation, wheat has
ylelded on the average twenty and a.
halt bushels to the acre. This is rrob-
ably nearly twice the average yield of
wheat on similar land in the country
surrounding Darlington for the same
period. Corn has yielded an average
OF 4,IOS pounds of ear-dry fodder to
the acre, or nearly two and one-half
tons of excellent feel. Oats and peas
nave yielded an average of 1858
pounds atr-dry hay per acre, or over
n and three-Quarters tons. This
cro~ has been very profitable. It costs
" - Ultimately 81 a bushel for seed.
Barley grown one year on this farm n
1911 averaged thirty-five bushels per
acre. The rotation has been entirely
successful and it will be continued for
some time to come. 1t probably could
be improved by adding a pasture crop
AND adding one or two fields of alfalfa,
making the rotation seven or eight
ears longer. The important lesson
taught on this farm, however, is that
the rotation can readily be adopted to
the ordinary farm, as one-half the
land Is in marketable grain crops and
the other half Is in fodder and hay
crops. which should be fed to livestock
on the farm. The North Dakota Elk
pertinent station, as we'll as the other
leading experiment stations of the
United States, have thoroughly dem
onstrated that there should be a rota-
ton Of every farm which contains the
three types Of crops grown on the
farm at Darlington. Every farmer
owes it to himself and to his children
to adopt a systematic crop rotation
which will give him large returns at
the present time, and which will main
tain If not increase the fertility of his
land.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-21
Demonstration Farm
Meeting Big Success

Pho NO. 2 this yea is in white flint
corn. Some farmers were heard to
say that they had very much larger
corn at home, but when they found
that this was a small variety Of corn.
and seeing how clean the field was
and how perfect the stand, they be-
lieved that it would be one of the most
profitable fields of corn in the vicinity
of Darlington.
The corn On field No. 5 was a. roor
stand, due to the fact that INFESTED
seed had been used. This illustrates
the fact that tested seed always
should be used on any farm in the
state, no matter how we'll the seed
looks, it should be tested to be sure
that it will all grow.
On plot Nc. 6, which had been man.
ured early in the spring. the oats and
peats were good. The peas had been
seeded at the rate of a bushei and a
half per acre and the oats at the rate
of one-half bushel per acre for hay
purposes. The peas were coming in
bloom and the oats were headed. On.
his field there was a very heavy cron
OF hay. Several of the pea PLANTS were
dug up, and on their roots were found
great punches of %nodules, some of
them as large as small plums. It was
explained that in these noduIes the
bacteria lived which had the power of
taking nitrogen from the air and en-
rlching the soil, and that d crop of
peas such as were growing on that
lane had great power of enriching the
soil upon which they were growing,
One farmer said that he had seen meas
all his life and had examined them
carefully, but that he neve knew thai
such things grew on their roots and
that they looked like they were
diseased. He was heard to
say before he went out to the different
plots that college men could not teach
anything, but. he admitted when he
saw the nodules on the pea plants that
that was a new thing to him. Farmers
as a rule generally misunderstood an
experiment station or demonstration
farm. They expect too, much. They
often expect that every field will be
Kept absolutely free of weeds and that
all crops will be perfect. This Is not
the case. A rotation is made out with
a definite purpose. Sometimes wealth
er and other conditions interfere, If
the land is weedy, as It was in this
case When the rotation was started. it
X time for the rotation to elimtn-
ate the weeds. No more work is nl1t
on the Ian han will actually nav.
consequently, it takes time 10 improve
the land. For each year it gets better
and all the crops on this farm this
year with the exception of one field. of
corn were very good. In the cornfields
no weeds were allowed to grow. Next
year when wheat is put on this land
the land will be clean. No weeds are
allowed to mature with the hay cran.
consequently that land is clean. And
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-21

- On Saturday, July II. the annua
demonstration farm meeting was held
ON the farm of Joe McCreary, near
harrington, N. D.. Quite a number of
the business men and farmers near
iCarrington went oVer the different
demonstration farm plots. The alfalfa
attracted particular attention. On
this farm there is approximately one
and a half acres soWn to Grimm alfal-
ia in rows. This alfalfa was sOWn in
the spring of 1912. Last year a good
@croI' of hay was cut July 3 anG a hea-
IVY crop of hay was harvested in Sep
TENDER. This year. a heavy crop of
hay was taken off the latter part of
June, and another crop is almost ready
#eto cut. All through, between the rows.
new alfalfa is growing from seed
(which fell last year. This is being left
ito see if the field will grow into d
solid field of alfalfa. 1t is quite posi-
ssble that alfalfa will do better sown in
rows, yet it is of i~>erest to know
whether a field thu" was originally
.sown in rows ca~ be completely filed
in or not, by such a very cheap meth
8iod as letting the volunteer seed fill
An the rows. A number of plants We're
dug up and found to be thoroughly in
&tOculated. One farmer was heard to
fEemark that he had seen alfalfa many
stimes but that he had no idea that the
salfalfa had such large and tough roots.
On this farm there is a six-year ro-
2~tation, consisting of the following
4tcrops in the order named: Wheat.
3tcorn, wheat, corn, wheat, and oats and
Meas. In other words. half this farm is
Sin wheat, the other half is in feed
&crops. The wheat follows the corn
and the oats and peas. When this 70
cation was established in the spring of
a1907, it was believed that wheat would
do very much better in rotation with
these other crops than if the wheat
was grown lone continuously. as had
been the habit of the farmers at that
time. 1t was believed that corn would
do well and that it would produce an
abundance of feed for livestock. Oats
and peas were then believed to be the
2best feed that could be grown, as al
falfa was not seriously considered at
that time. All of these crops have
proved thoroughly practical On the
harrington farm. Yields have been
greatly increased, weeds have been
Sdestroyed to a great extent. and the
soil is in very good condition. When
this rotation was commenced. the land
was thoroughly infested with wild
oats and with yellow mustard Yellow
mustard is not yet entirely eliminated.
but 1T Is not nearly as thick as it was,
and the wild oats are nearly all gone
Farmers were heard to remark that
fields of wheat anywhere in the coun-
try than those growing on the demon
s~stration farm. 1t was fully headed and
was from four to five feet in height.
me stand being very thick
Hf ELE ELH# E#
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-21
CARRIES CAT TO
OPERA IN LONDON

London, July 21.-Madam Won An
Dire, n of the most prominent of the
smartest Anglo-American set, is about
everywhere this season and never
misses a big night at the opera. She
has a lovely gray Persian cat with the
gorgeous yellow eyes usually possessed
by these pets. The cat is devoted to
its mistress and objects very much to
her being out night after night. The
other evening it took up it's place under
the seat of the automobile which was
to take Madame Won Andre to Covent
Garden. 1t kept perfectly quiet until
the vehicle reached it's destination, and
then it sneaked out in the train of it's
owner and stood gazing at her as she
was about to enter the. theatre.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-21
"sUN TATTOO" Is ....
BATHERS' LATEST.

Atlantic City, July 21.-The acct
dental sunburn on a girls should.
er which happened to reproduce
the design of a flower of her lace
collar has been responsible for a
ballroom innovation here that has
brought joy to the hearts of the
fair ones. It. happened that the
girl who vas tattooed by accident,
appeared in one of the pier tango
halls the same evening with a low
necked ewing gown as her attire
and the flower tanned on her
shoulder was the hit Of the night.
Since then the girls have been
going in for the sun tattoo as a
regular thing, permitting all man
ner of designs, including butter
flies, spiders and other insects, to
be reproduced on their shoulders.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-21
IT'S GREAT FOR RALKY
BOWELS AND STDMACHS

We want all people who have chronic
stomach trouble or constipation, no mat :
ter of how long standing, to try one
dose of Mayr's. Wonderful Stomach
Remedy-one dose will convince you.
This is the medicine so many of our
local people have been taking with sur
prising results. The most thorough
system cleanser we ever sold. Mayr's
Wonderful Stomach Remedy is now
sold here by
Fout and Porterfeld and druggists
everywhere.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-21
THIS HEN LAYS
EGGS WITH TAILS.

Sharpsville, Pa, July 21.-John
E. Wright, a farmer, has a Ply
mouth Rock hen that lays eggs
with tails. This might sound like
a nature taking story if Wright
had not brought two sample eggs
in to Sharpsville and exhibited
them to friends. The tails On the
eggs are about three-quarters of
an inch long and as thick as a
lead pencil. There Is no shell on
the tail part, it being covered by
skin similar to that inside of the
egg. One of the eggs has been
placed in an incubator by George
Sturgis and curiosity is expressed
as to what kind of chicken, IL
any, will be produced.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-19
CAR AND CZARINA ARE
WARMLY WELCOMED
Moscow Streets Are Decorated as
Royal Pair Passes Through
Grand Duke Presents Manifesto.

ST PETERSBURG. via London.
Aug 19.-On their entry into Moscow
yesterday the car and the czarina
were welcomed with unbOunded en-
thusiasm by the crowds. From the
station 10 the Kremlin the streets
everywhere were richly decorated.
The balconies on either side were
filled with flowers. A brief halt was
made opposite each church that was
passed. The priests emerged with
banners and ikons TO greet their
majesties.
The chief ceremonies were held to-
day The British and French ambas-
sailors were presented with a mani
festO by Grand Duke Nicholas. the
commander in chief Of the army TO
the Russian people IL says IN part:
Brothers. the Judgment of God is
in the process OF fulnllment In pa
thence and Christian humility the
Russian people has pinned for cen
turtles under the foreign yoke. but
neither fiattery nor persecution could
Quell in ii the premonitiOn OF free
dom.
May subjugated Russia no longer
exist: may the land of Jarosalv, of
Ossmomyslle. OF the Princes Daniel
and ROmOn. shake off its yoke and
raise the banner OF one great undi-
vided Russia.
"In the future free Russian broth
ers. you Will all find the place in the
lap OF mother Russia"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-19
nerieans were injured.
CAMP EBERHART CLOSES
Twenty-one Girls Return From Out
ing Mt Corey Lake.


With the return Tuesday OF the q
girls who have been at Corey lake
most OF TWO weeks allotted the girls,
Camp Eberhart closed for the season.
During the time more than so girls
have enjoyed the privilege OF an out
ing at the camp, one crowd being re-
placed by relays from South Bend
and other Indiana and Michigan
places. Miss Helen Carpenter, secre-
tary OF the Y. W. G. A.; Miss Olga
Rosecrans. Miss Pearl Garfield and
Miss Eliza beth Runllle were in charge
OF the tents with Miss Carpenter as
general supervisor During the last
week Mrs. Mary Hays Banks had
charge. returning Tuesday with the
girls.
The camp opened June Is 20 the
boys. who remained for six weeks. A
large number spent almost the entire
time at the camp until the two weeks
which were given the high school
boys Last year was the first that the
girls were given the privilege OF en-
jOying the conveniences and pleas
ures OF the camp. At that time they
were allowed only one week. but the
success OF the experiment and the
evident enthusiasm OF the girls sue
ceeded in gaining them the use OF the
camp for another week this season.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-19
TRAMPS ROB LAD OF
HARD EARNED $3.50
kid With Crippled Hand Offers to
Give Dime When Asked For,
But Hates to Lose All.

Tired and grimy from a long trip
from Buffalo to South Bend on the
blinds" box cars and sometimes in
coaches, Berlin Spense came to the
police station Tuesday night to re-
port the theft of all the money he
had in the world, $3.50, by two
tramps near the Lake Shore depot.
He was on his way TO Chicago to
visit his parents. whom he had not
seen for over a year.
He was only bOy-about IS years
old. and his left hand was crippled.
"One OF the guys asked me for a
dime" he said. 81 didn't have much.
but l was willing to give it to him.
When l reached in my pocket TO get
IL for him. they grabbed me and took
all | had" he almost sobbed.
II wouldn't care IL they needed it
worse than L did, but they couldn't
have needed ii that bad. 1 worked
hard for that $3.50 and it's hard for
a kid like me TO get work with this
crippled hand"
He could give no description of the
men. who hoped a passing train
after taking the lads money. He was
given a place TO sleep at the police
station.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-19

There will be plenty doing out on
the oliver field circus grounds Thurs
day morning. At an early hour-but
not too early for a big crowd of the
curious to get into the picture-Mil-
Ter Bros & Arlington's 1O1 Ranch
Wild West show will come rolling into
town, take possession of its temporary
abiding place, put up its tents, and
convert the erstwhile deserted Tot
into booming western camp.
The first thing to be unloaded will
be the cookhouse wagon, and the first
tents to go up will be those devoted
to the commissary department. The
erection OF the horse tents, the tents
devoted to the armorers, the harness
makers, the horseshoers, the Red
Cross. and other important depart
ments OF the big show, will follow.
Finally will come the erection of the
big arenic pavilion and the Indian
village.
BY 10 o'clock or a little after the
Wild West camp will be in busy, active
being, the flags will be flying, the side
shows will have their gaily-pictured
banners lining the noisy way leading
TO the main entrance TO the big show
the red lemonade msn Of former days,
who has reformed his ways. and now
tempts the public with certified soda
pop and ice cream cones, will be ready
for business; the Indians, painted and
feather-bedecked will be on their
ponies waiting for the bugle to give
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-19

the signal for the parade; the cow
boys will be hurriedly getting into
their chaps; the cowgirls will be
putting the last feminine touches to
their picturesque costumes; old Rocky
Mountain Hank, the last Of the long
haired express messengers will be
having all kinds of trouble trying TO
keep the six army mules attached to
the stage coach from starting down
town ahead Nof schedule time, and
Joseph G. Miller, who is associated
with his two brothers and Edward
Arlington in the ownership of the
show, will be ready to give the word
that will start a mile of Wild West
people, horses, burros, ponies, long
horned steers. buffalos and tableau
floats on their nike TO the business
section of the city. The line will
leave the grounds shortly after 10
o'clock and the route will be the usual
one.
The opening performance takes
place at 2:15 and the final one at s:15
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-19
BELGIAN OFFICER
DESCRIBES VALOR
Of GERMAN MEN
Advance in Close Formation,
Line After Lire Never Wav-
ering as Comrades Go to
Death UnfIinChingIy.

LONDON. Aug. IA Belgian Of
hcer invalid from Liege 10 Brussels.
gives the London Daily Telegraph this
description Of the German bravery
and losses:
THE German attack began in the
night time. We replied sharply until
dawn came We had no idea what
our practice was. Then we noticed
heaps Of slain Germans in a semi
circle at the fort
1.-The German guns were much less
successful because they rarely hit us.
That night they did better. At day
break we did better still AS line
after line Of German infantry ad-
vanced we simply moved them down.
''It was terrible easy. monsieur. /
turned 10 "a brother officer more than
once and said, VOLTA. They are COM
ing on again in dense close formation.
They must be mad
They made no attempt at deplOy-
ing but came on line after line. almost
shoulder TO shoulder until we shot
them down.
The fallen were heaped one on
top of the other in an awful barricade
Of dead and wounded men that
threatened TO mask our guns.
Il thought of Napoleons saying:
II is magnificent. but it is not war
30. ii was just slaughter.
so high became the barricade Of
dead and wounded that we did not
know whether to fire through ii or go
out and clear openings with our
hands. We would have liked TO eX-
tricate some of the wounded from the
dead. but dared not.
"A stiff wind carried away the
smoke of the guns quickly and we
could see some wounded men trying
to release themselves. / confess
crossed myself and wished the smoke
had remained but. would you believe,
a was this veritable wall Of dead and
dying that enabled those wonderful
Germans To creep closer and actually
charge up the glacis. OF course they
got no further than half way before
our Maxims and rifles swept them
back.
We had our own losses. but they
were slight compared with our enc
mics.
'srhe Germans taken prisoners were
so ravenOusly hungery fiinging away
their rifles and throwing up their
arms and they came forward and
begged for food by tearing at the
haversacks of their Belgian captors
crying in German or in broken
French. bread, bread and drink.
drink.
Others broke through the hedges
TO devOur raw carrots and turnips in
the fields Having appeased their
hunger they threw themselves down
and remained PROSTATE from exhaus-
tiOn until IL was required of them
that they march away as prisoners of
war. Their steel helmets removed
they begged by signs 10 remove their
boots for the feet OF many Of them
were bleeding"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-19
NILES.

At noon Tuesday at the home OF
Mrs. Ella Curtiss. los y. Sixth ST. her
only daughter. Miss Mary T.. became
the bride OF Kelsey Bainton. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bainton Of
Buchanan. Rev. II. A. Wright OF the
Methodist church performed the
ceremony in the presence OF about 80
guests The bride is a graduate Of
the Niles high school and OF the South
Bend Business college. After a we'd
ding trip the young people will go to
Buchanan TO reside, the groom being
in his fathers mill there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lee Hunter
are parents OF a daughter.
Miss Bertha Nelson of Petoskey is a
guest at the home OF James Brahaney,
ST.
Mrs. W. Miley and family and Mrs.
Mary Johnson are at Indian lake TO
spend a week.
Miss Alene French is guest OF
college friends at Chautauqua. y. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. E. Gillian enter
tanned the F. < z. Whist club at a
picnic supper to be followed by cardc
evening.
Frank Exner and Miss Edna Huff
Of Niles were married at Albion. Ind,
on Aug. Is according to word re-
ceived here Tuesday. They will re-
side at Garrett, Ind
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-19
SAYS PLACE is IN ITALY
French Socialist Leader Replies to
Gen. Garibaldi's Offer.

PARIS Aug. 10. ~ Gustave Herve,
the socialist leader replying to an Of
fer made by Gen. RicciOtti Garibaldi
soldier OF fortune and son Of the
liberator. TO come 10 the aid Of France
with a corps Of Italian Franctireurs
has telegraphed Gen. Garibaldi as fol-
lows:
Your place is not in France. but in
italy 20 press the holy war against
the hereditary enemy OF all Italians
against the Europeans who still
hold under their heel your brothers at
Trieste. for YOU cannot remain neu-
trial. / imagine. at the moment when
free England and republican France
are about TO break the back Of Prus-
sian and Austrian militarism which
is the key to all European militarism."
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-08-19
TURNER'S PLAN FIELD DAY
Are Preparing Big Program for
Labor Day Celebration.

The annual field day OF the South
Rend Turnverein. 10 be held this year
en- Labor day. Sept T. promises 20 be
hieger and better than any held vet.
according TO plans completed by the
organization Tuesday
~ all-day program has been ar
ranged for In the afternoon the
turning classes will take parg in drills
and exercises. while dancing will be
held in the hall starting AT 3 O'Clock
IN the evening Gus Elbers orchestra
has been engaged for the afternoon
and evening The ladies' society will
serve bratwurst and ice cream. All
members OF the Turnverein and their
families and friends viii take part in
tie celebration.