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The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29

Governor could. if he saw fit, ap-
point committee to make IN in
vestigation relative to the erection
of the factory and manufacture OF
powder. The Governor has appoint
ed the chemist at Pullman College
and Two citizens of Tacoma who
are now investigating the question
and will soon report.
If the factory is erected ana pow
der sold to the citizens of the
state, just trifle above the cost,
il will mean q great saving ia the
people and rapid clearing of the
land. and otherwise aid develop
ment.
Many well-informed people believe
in view of different rumors IN
connection with the factory, that
conference should be- held, II which
time the subject could be discussed
and action taken. In accordance
with the request meeting VIII De
held in the Chamber of Commerce
rooms in Bellingham, Washington OF
Friday, February 9th, IT II O'Clock
A. Nj, for the purpose of discuss
ing the matter. and perhaps high
WAYS and kindred subjects connect
ed with the development OF ire
state.
President W. p Brown of the
Bellinsham Chamber of Commerce
requests that a representative OF
each grange be present and
where no grange is in existence, Z
neigh borh God send representative
individuals who are Interested IN
the subject are also asked 10 at
tend. If mayors care To send rep
resentatives, all well and good. Re-
member. at Bellingham. on Friday,
FEBRUARY 9th, at II o'clock, cham
Der of commerce rooms on DOCK
street
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29
Notice of Special Election.

Notice is hereby given that, pur-
suant TO a resolution passed and
adopted by the Board of Supervi-
sors of Lynden Township on The
9Th day of January. 1914, a special
election, under the provisions of
the primary election law. will be
held at the Town hall on The eth
day of February. 1914, for the
purpose of nominating candidates
for the various offices to be filled
al the Annual Township meeting
No person who is not qualified
elector shall vote at said election.
The polls viii be open from 10
O'Clock A. NJ. to O'Clock P. NJ,
and the following persons are des-
ignated and appointed TO act us
Judges of said election: q. H. Whip
pie. Sr.. +. NJ. Bloom and S. T.
Shumway.
The two persons receiving the
highest number of votes for each
office Will be declared the nominj-
ees.
Dated this 10th day OF January.
1914.
F. ?. CLOSE.
Clerk of Lynden Township.
122-2t.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29
Show Him the Paper"

A gang of lineman We're engaged
in putting UP telephone poles on
land belonging to Il farmer who oh
jected. The men produced = paper
by which they said they We're al
lowed 10 put the poles where hey
pleased and Were quite impudent i'll
their assertions. The farmer went
back to the house and turned a
large bull into the field The say
ge beast made after the men and
the farmer seeing them run, shout
ed, SHOW him the paper. Show
him the paper.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29
MORE MONEY--LESS WORK

State Agricultural Commissioner
Perkins and L. w. Fluharty, repre-
senting the National Department of
Agriculture, will speak 10 the farm
ers Of Whateom, Skaeit and San Ju-
an counties at Ferndale, "Wednesday
afternoon. February 4, At l:S0 o.
clock. The meeting will be IN i'm
portant one. and farmers are. urged
to attend.
For many years oregon farmers in
the willamette valley have been
growing clover seed with great
profit. The acreage is constantly i'll
creasing There is no reason at IL
why Whatcom, Skagit and San Juan
county farmers should not do like
wise
The cash value of clover seed crop
varies with fertility Of soil and Il
fort of the farmer. The record runs
up to nearly $500 per acre. with al
average of about $50. Oats in his
and Skaeit county average about sac
per acre; they rob the soil of about
Sl2 to SIS worth of plant food 'nd
make much spring work. Glover seed
growing will double the cash re-
eeipts, will avoid all spring work
add $25 to $40 of nitrogen TO soil
Glover straw makes better food for
young stock than does oat strf W
l.. J. Chaplin, representative of the
National Department Of Agriculture
in Oregon, writes: Il believe there
Is bright failure for any farmer
who will go into the seed growing
business in Western Washington
with a standard of pure seed.
No farmer can afford to miss this
meeting. Mr.. Fluharty is both a
scientific aud n practical man. HiS
father thresked rs acres of clover
this year and Mr.. Fluharty can an
swer questions as one who knows.
The results of the experiments IT
the state university in regard 20 the
trouble with cement tiles will also
be given out at this meeting.
The meeting will be held Wednes-
day. February 4, at 1:30 p. m. For
further Information. call up or ad-
dress Percy Hood. Ferndale.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29

various state agricultural colleges
will receive federal funds to finance
plans for acquainting the farmers
with facts established by the De-
partment of Agriculture.
AS il passed The House, he bill
provides for an immediate appropri-
alton If $4s0,000. of which $4,000
will GO to each state complying with
the requirements of the law. This
appropriation Will be increased by
100000 each year for nine years
and after ii l0-year period become
II permanent annual appropriation Of
3 million dollars
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29
Fe eraI Experiment q.

The Agricultural Extension Bill
providing for federal aid III the dis
semination of scientific farm H.
form>>;un by practical experiments
and through publications has bean
passed by the House by a vote OF
~ 10 9. Under the measure the
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29

does Lynden and the financial CON
dition of the district is such that i
is able 10 handle it. Look up stale
ment of the School Board in this is
sue of The Tribi me. If not conviuc-
ed. see one of the Board members
one of the teachers.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29

The girls basket ball game be-
tween the local team and Bellins-
ham North Side tenn at Hawley' s
hall Friday night resulted in a score
of 1913 in favor of Bellingham.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our heartfelt
thanks to the friends and neishbors
who so kindly helped us, End foi
the sympathy shown TO Us in oul
late bereavement.
MR.. and Mrs. JOHN HANOVER.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29

Coach Fisher and the members If
the Lynden basket ball team are oe-
serving of allthe credit they are re-
ceiving for the excellent work tAft
has been done this year. They have
not only won from all sehools Al
their class in the county. but hst
Friday night detected the NORM sue
High. of Bellingham, by score ol
1929. Mr.. Fisher has the best tealll
this year that Lynden has ever had
and he has accomplished TINS D!
hard work alone. 1t has been more
than worth while to both boys ana
school.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29

On February 18th a bond election
will be held at the schooi N''"se
decide whether Lynden SHAH nave =
new high school building. A seho"l
district never needed one more INC"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29
SCHOOL NOTES
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Mr.. Beebe gave a very interesting
talk 10 the high school pupils 81.
Friday. He spent the last live
years in Siam rs a missiohsry ana
told of many interesting experiences
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29
FOR A POWDER FACTORY.

At the last session of the legis-
lature law was passed relative 10
the erection of powder factory, in
which law it is provided that the
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-01-29

DR.. Buchanan, of the Cheney Nor
NAL. gave d very interesting Talk II
the high school Friday afternoon.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-22
EXPERIENCE OF sue.
CESSFUL SALT RIVER
VALLEY FARMERS
AN EXPERT FARMER.
Interview With G. |. Harri. Phoenix

The visitor to the Salt river vale,
VINO wants to know what can b.
done in the way of successful farm
Ing there is very frequently referred
10 MIR. G. L. Harri. Mr.. Harri is {
SWISS who came to the valley abou
ten years ago and who has made :
success in farming. While Mr.. Har-
rs motto is hard work" it is soor
very evident to the visitor that he
is mixing some brains with his work
one of the most striking things on
MI Harris ranch is the clean ditch
banks. The explanation of this phe
homenon is very soon discovered in
the small bands of sheep which roam
up ana down the ditch banks. which
are fenced in on either side. So
clean have Mr.. Harris ditch banks
become that he has frequently been
Obliged to feed his sheep.
Mr.. Harri thinks he has solved
the labor problem. With nearly 100
acres OF alfalfa, he and his two sons
handle with ease. the whole outfit
The secret of this is Mr.. HARRIS
fcndness for labor saving machinery.
An hour or SO after cutting his al
falfa, buncher is put into the field
which rakes and collects the hay in
TO loose, fluffy punches AS soon as
Mr.. Harri considers that the hay is
properly cured, which is frequently
the afternoon of the same day in hot
weather, he gets out his hay loader
ana IN relative short time his hay
is in the stack When asked why
ne dld not use a side delivery rake
and pick up his hay in the windrow.
Mr.. Harri stated that it took two
men to load and receive the hav
from hay loader operating on wind
rows, whereas when they picked I'D
inc hay from punches, only one man
was required on the load. 1t was
noted that Mr.. Harri used large
uraft animals, and the amount of |
livestock pasturing on his land was |
beyond belief Another evil
dence of Mr.. Harris belief in labor |
saving machinery is the up-to-date
milking machine which he uses.
Practically all of his buildings were
erected by the labor of himself and |
llS sons, and his farm is ample testi-
mony of what can be done in the |,
salt river valley where brains and |,
hard work are mixed in the proper
h
Arizona republican., 1914-12-22

make excellent silage. Corn should be
cut wnen it is glazing and denting.
The sorghums are ready for the silo
when the grain is in the stiff dough
stage. Silage can be fed to all farm
animals, but is best suited to cattle.
It's value has long been known to dairy
farmers, but it is only within the past
few years that its economic value in
all branches of the cattle industry ha -
been realized. The silo should be built
round with smooth perpendicular wall
and with sides and bottom practically
alright. The sides must be strong
enough to withstand the pressure while
the silage is settling. This pressure is
equal to about 2-3 that of water. There
are several types of silos built above
ground costing. in this locality. about
20 to SO for each ton of capicity. There
are at present several thousand siles
in dry-farming and irrigation sections
of the southwest, Is per cent of which
are underground or pit silos These
silos are strongly recommended for all
parts Of the Sulphur Spring valley ex-
cept where water is too near the sur
face or where very much solid rock is
encountered in digging. The cost of a
PIT Is from about soc to 81 per ton of
capacity for materials only farmer
should have at least Is head of cattle
before making slo. A silo for such a
nerd Should have diameter of 10 feet
and the depth would be determined by
the length of time the farmer wishes
to feed From 1-3 inches of silage must
De removed each day to prevent spoil
ing. The depth of silo should be at
east twice as great as the diameter.
information on the silo may be obtain
I'd from H. M. Banner. AGRICULTURAL
demonstration of the Santa F'e system.
amarillo, Texas. or r. s. TrumbuIl. ag-
'icnltural agent f. r. & s. W., FL Paso. |
Texas,
Arizona republican., 1914-12-22

abundance of lime, relief might be
mad by mixing the two, but consid
cradle mechanical difficulties stand
in the way of mixing thoroughly so
much soil. 1t would be better to an
ply some form of lime to the sur
race. Quick lime should give the
most immediate results. but is cost
~. Ground limestone, finely broken
caliche. and Stacked lime or lime re-
1use fraHl manufacturing processes
should eventually, but in some cases
slowly, bring relief and restore the
surface to the cromb structure. put
ting it in good filth, Caliche would
usually be the cheapest source of
lime.
Not all, perhaps relative few. slick
spots. explained DR.. Vinson. are due
to lack of lime. In general. Arizona
soils are provided by nature with an
abundance of these important ma
terials. and, consequently, it would
be wasteful for farmers to applv
i1me to slick spots promiscuouslv.
although no further harm would re-
SUIT. There are many slick spots
that already have a good supply of
lime. but nevertheless are slick due
to other reasons. However, if a
small sample from such spots after
wetting, fails to foam up when muri-
attic acid is dropped upon it. the
chances are very favorable that it
viii be improved by lime. Do not
waste your time applying lime if
the tests shows that your land is
well supplied.
The origin Of this type of slick
spot--the limeless slick spot let me
call it, although the term is not
strictly correct for it does contain
some lime-is not so evident. 1t NAV
De simply that layer of fine-tex- |
tued lime-poor. soil at some time had
been carried over the land by flood |
waters: and this is the most proba- |
bic explanation. Another more in,
teresting suggestion is that the lime
has been reached from the surface |
oy long continued irrigation: it NAV {
even have been farmed and irrigated |
oy the Indians.
Ito be continued.)
Arizona republican., 1914-12-22
RANCH PROBLEMS
SOLVED

Z. l have field Of alfalfa which
was shown a year ago this fall Ger
! tains portions of the field are mucb
poorer than others, and the only way
that can account for this is, that
| in leveling the field | scraped off
some very high spots to depth
! of as much as six inches. The stand
seems to be poorest where these
high spots were What is the cause
OF TINS poor stand and the remedy?
w. M. B.-Tempe
a. The poor stand is undoubtedly
due to your removing the top soil.
which was probably richer in humus
than the subsoil. The subsoil was
also probably in poorer physical con-
dltlon than the surface soil and very
likely does not take the water so
well, thus causing the plants to suf-
Ter from lack of moisture What
ever may be the exact cause, there
is but but one remedy. These spots
are In special need of organic matter |
or humus. Commercial fertilizer will |
not supply this need The best thing !
TO use on these spots would be a |
good application of corral manure. |
1t is desirable that this manure !
should not have long straw in it,
because this straw will get mixed
up with the first cutting of hay, and
If the hay is going to be sold, 1t
would spoil its quality. Two or
three inches of manure should be |
spread on the surface of the ground /
and worked into the soil with a disk
narrow. with the disks set nearly
straight. After applying the manure.
II would be desirable to irrigate the
and The objection may be brought
up that the manure will contain seeds
)f johnson grass and other objection
'ole weeds, but the manure will so
stimulate the alfalfa that it will help
% choke these weeds and, further
more. the continuous cutting of the
tlfalfa will tend to check the growth
If johnson grass if it gets started
S. f. NJ
q. | have 10 Holstein cows They
re good eaters. in excellent condi-
ION and yet | do not get a suf-
iclent quantity of milk from them.
ny cows are on barley pasture and
n addition are receiving maize fod-
er, and about three pounds of cot
onseed meal per day, with no APP
aren't increase in milk flow. What
5 the matter?
J. w B.-Glendale
A According to the feed which
our cows are receiving, there is no
eason why they should not yield
large quantity of milk. The
'ouole must be with Your COWS
When a COW is fed properly and is
first class condition. she should
i've a maximum quantity of milk.
foVided she is not dry. A COW can
i've only as much milk as she is
aturaiiy able. In other words, the
NIX producing ability of COW is
1verned largely by her breeding and
very COW has limit to her milk
'oduction which cannot be increased
feeding. The testing of many
rvs in the Salt river valley has
dicated that from 80 to so per
mt are naturally poor producers,
hich do not pay for their feed and
e labor expended on them These
VS. should be either sold or
aughtered and an effort should be
ade to breed from the good pro-
GERS. thereby building up high
Gliding herds. We would advise YOU
weigh your milk and test it for
tier Tat in order to find out which
the cows in your herd are the
oarders or non-paying cows: If
u desire further information on
Is point we should be glad to give
to you.
Arizona republican., 1914-12-22
THE CONTRARY SEX

FIRST I Politician = But even if
uDmen get the ballot they won't vote
second Politician Hush, Not so
loud. II you tell 'em they won't,
they will'-Clevelsnd Plain Dealer
Arizona republican., 1914-12-22
The Remedy

Here then was type of slick
spot clearly due to a deficiency Of
lime. The remedy is not hard to
find. Since the second foot had an
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-08
THE ATLANTIS OF THE ARCTIC.

(New York Evening Post)
As elusive as the Ice Maiden Of the
Alpine legend seem to be some of the
islands. pfomontories, and seas OF the
Polar regions. The report of the
Croker land expedition of the Ameri-
can Museum Of Natural History. that
Croker Land does not exist, but is
Il mirage is interesting apparently
eonvicting the experienced Peary of
error In 1896 he deserted its heights
from hansen sound. much as IL is re-
corded the first explorers of New Eng
land saw the White mountains like
great bright clouds above the hori-
zon.' 1t now appears that the latest
explorers also thought for two days
that they saw land, but that on closer
approach they found II was but an
optical illusion. The disappointment
Is of different sort from the re-
verses Of Stefansson's party. but must
be severe. Whether this is the case
where the possible utility of error has
proved actual after all, ana the expe-
fienced biologists and botanists OF
the party have secured any results of
value, remains to be seen; but the
primary end of MacMillan's trip is UNI
attained The whole occurrence, with
the checks received by Stefansson in
his attempts TO verify Che existence Of
land indicated north of Alaska by the
tides. is q reminder Of how vague is
stu our knowledge of all that portion
of the Garth.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-08
FUNNY ELECTION RESULTS.

Funny things happen In elections
when the voters just bang away In
the dark callfornlana have found TO
their amusement that last month
they vacated all the ordinances Of
San Ifancisco and other cities fixing
rates FOR taNcabs aud other publIr
vehicles. 40 that now gfasping per-
sons and corporations can charge
what they like.
In Oregon proposition 20 exempt
homeateads and personal property. TO
the extent OF fifteen hundred dollars.
from taxation wes overwhelmingly
defeated. The honest voters, aneered
by the amount Of legislation submit
ted for their approval under the initi-
utiye aud referendum law, actually
voted to tax their own homes, be-
cause they wanted 10 show their dis
approval Of the law under which the
proposition was submitted
Possibly somewhere IN these two
results may be found the explanation
for the voters Of New Mexico repeal
ing tue constitutional provision I'M
Ger which public officers heretofore
held terms Of four years.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-08
THE LITTLE KNOWN YUKON.

Though the name of the Yukon riv-
err In Alaska is familiar, it is safe TO
say that few. even among generally
well-informed people, know anything
about its size and characteristics.
Interesting information about it Is
contained in a condensed report
on the Yukon by II. "A. Porter and Il,
w. Davenport Just published by the
United States geological survey.
A. II. Brooks OF the survey gives the
yukon fifth place among the rivers
in North America and estimates its
area at about $4,000 square miles.
Its length, including the Lewes and
Teslin rivers. is given IN the report
as 1890 miles. This may be COM
pared with 5000 miles for the Miss
issippi and Missouri, s.s6S miles for
the Mackenzie. 1000 for the Colorado
combined with Green river. and 1900
for the Ohio combined with the Allie
gheny.
The discharge OF the Yukon varies
from maximum Of 2sf. uee to q min
imum of 1000 cubic feet a second.
or an estimated average Of 7s.onn Gu
bic feet. This is relatively small
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-08

the whole French nation come under
the broad national head of I'VE"
You find nothing about any partic-
ular general. You find nothing of the
exploit Of any regiment or any COM
mander. or any chief. or any individ-
ual or collection of individuals We
have pressed forward, or 1--WE" have
fallen back. That Is all there is to it.
The tall, cold Kitchener and the fat,
ph'cgmatic Joffrc control all the first
hand sources. So far as real news
is concerned, at the time that news
is redhot and in the making, this war,
on the side Of the allies in the west,
is the private war of Kitchener and
Joffre. They first know what has
happened and they do not let anybody
into their confidence until the puhli-
cation Of what has happened can have
no possible effect on what may. hap
pen 1t is right, probably; but 1t is
odd, too.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-12-08

American mind II seems entirely IT.
rational TO say, we ought not to have
done 1t, and then to say we went and
did IT," The distinguished guest was
unable to meet that point. but passed
IL off In u semljocular way by saying
that life is always irrational. lie then
went on to impugn the motives Of
England. But his auditors went away
shaking their heads and unconvlnced,
although admitting the ability with
which for an hour and half he pre-
scented the German case.
Here we have It in a nutshell and
Il is well for us all to realize the pre-
else question at issue. For a nation,
through Its responsible representa-
tives. TO admit that an act was wrong
but that 1t had to be committed. Is
to cut the moral law in twain. The
case Is not bettercd by saying that an
other nation would have done just the
same thing or that similar things have
been done by great nations in the
past We have reached Il time in the
worlds history when the conscience
of the world declares that whatever
may have been allowed In the past,
an act as wrong as the invasion Of
belgium, cannot be tolerated today.
When man does a wrong thing,
knowing that il is wrong, and when
called to account for II admits that It
Is wrong. but still tries to extenuate
he has an impossible task on
his hands, and one of which he him
self will tire sooner or later We hope
the sober second thought of eminent
apologists for Germany, especially
those who have put the world under
for their contributions to
Christian thought will soon lead them
to see and acknowledge the action Of
their nation with reference TO Bel
GUM as God sees it. and as it must
be seen by all men outside of Germany
who give any adherence whatever 10
the ethics of Jesus Christ.