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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
NURSE CROP WITH ALFALFA
Weeds-Postpone Seeding Until
Favorable Time.
(By L. r. WALDRON, Superintendent
Dickinson Sub Stationl

(By l. R, WALDRON. Superintendent
Dickinson satisfactory
This is one OF the points considered
by nearly every farmer when pRpar-
ing to grow alfalfa. When alfalfa
Is sown upon clean corn or potato
ground, then nurse crop Is a dam
age to alfalfa provided that tumble
weeds do not invade the land. When
alfalfa Is sown on land rather weedy,
then the sowing Of not over two or
three pecks Of barley to the acre, to
be cut for hay, may be admissible AS
far as alfalfa is concerned, the nurse
crop Is OF value only as substitute
for weeds. The Introduction of q
nurse crop merely gets rid of one evil
by introducing another. Occasionally
the evil introduced is the lesser. Tn
fortunately over much of North Da.
kOta the Russian thistle invades the
land each year from neighborug
farms, SO that clearly cultivated land
becomes foul each season.
Some farmers report having used
q nurse crop with alfalfa with good
results, but where the conditions are
favorable for alfalfa nurse crop
should not be used AS a general thing
tho seeding Of alfalfa should be post.
poned until the field conditions are
favorable
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
ERADICATION OF
ALL YOUNG WEEDS

Wild barley is one Of the most vex'
ing weeds. A knowledge Of it's habits
Of growth will give clue to methods
Of eradication.
The wild barley Is an annual plant:
that Is, 1t has to start from seed each
year, and when the plant has produced
seed it dies.
The wild barley grows especially
well in low, slightly alkaline places
It ripens it's seed early, so that in
making hay its seed will likely be ripe
when the hay is cut. This reduces
the value Of the hay. ~ the wild bar
ley seed have awns and the head
breaks up into short pointed sections
These pierce the lining Of tho mouth
causing sores that sometimes tester
When young. the wild barley y read
lily eaten BY live stock.
The methods of eradication must be
to keep the plant from producing
seed. The plant is easiest killed wheE
small, so where the land can be cult
waited, that should be done. Grass
and alfalfa fields can sometimes be
gone over with the disk or spring
tooth harrow, and thus destroy the
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
WEEDS CAN BE CONTROLLED
Most Effective Way of Keeping Nox-
ious Plants Down Is by Good
Rotation Of Crops.

"A good rotation of crops is the most
effective way of keeping down weeds;
and the weeds can be controlled with
out making any special effort. The
one crop system is conducive to weed
growth, or rather to the growth OF cer4
tain weeds which fit in with the crop
Wild oats, french weed and mustard
are some Of the weeds that increase in
continuous wheat The reason they
increase is that in growing wheat the
right conditions are furnished these
weeds for producing seed. The rota-
ton in bringing in such crops ~
corn and grasses changes the tillage
from year to year, SO that no weed
can get much of start
Changing from one grain crop to an.
other is not true rotation. ThG
grain crops al require much the same
season OF growth and the same work.
ing of the land, and make much the
same draft on the soil. From the
standpoint Of weeds the barley does
have a shorter gvowng season, and
80 can be used in reducing wild oats
To do this it needs to be sown late.
This gives time for one set OF wild
oats to terminate before sowing the
barley, and the ones that come up In
the barley will ripen about the same
time. Cut the barley little on the
green side to catch all the wild oats.
Those that shatter will be seed for q
new crop.
The corn crop, to be effective in
weed destruction, as well as in the ro-
tation needs to be clean cultivated
This also makes bigger corn CROP
The grass crop, where good stand
Is secured, is one Of the most effective
eradicators Of the weeds that trouble
the grain crops. Even if the weeds
grow in the grass crop, it Is cut for
hay before the weeds ripen seed.
Some weeds do we'll in the grass
crop that cannot maintain themselves
where grain is grown. A rotation %
crops will also bring about better con-
ditions for a vigorous growth of the
crops. This does much to keep down
weeds. A weak plant cannot fight Z
weed, while thrifty, quick growing
crop will smother good 01Voeds.
A frequs :: change Of ssops 00ne Of
the most effective means a 0DDptno
down weeds. The CROPS tha1 ahould
be included are the graiD, grasses, le3
gumes and cultivated crops Nort3
Dakota Experiment Station
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
QUESTIONS AND
THEIR ANSWERS

ouestion.-Why is Il necessary e
turn the fly wheel in starting = gaso
line enginef
Answer by r. NJ. Dolve.-In order
that the suction produced by the for
ward moving piston may draw In an
explosive mixture Of vaporised gaso.
line and air from which to secure the
i0rSe power stroke.
Question.-How long should sweet
cream be kept In room at the or.
binary temperature to give to It the
flight sourness for churning7
Answsr by Professor Mazsan.-N
Usually requires about twenty -four
hoars. but when held at . constant
Temperature Il viii take from 6 70 10
AnnlA
Qussttou.-HoW much longer can
scrub stations be registered In North
Dakota?
Answer by B. q. Crttchneld--The
provision of the stallion law pertaining
20 this matter La a. follows:
After January l, 1915, no scrub or
mongrel stallion shall be enrolled and
licensed as provided in section 161.
j. All licenses for mongrel or
scrub stations issued before that date
shall be continued In force II properly
renewed, however, providing the said
stations meet the requirements pro-
v1ded for by such law"
Question,-Can alfalfa hay be fed to
hogs?
Answer by e. ]. Thompson.-Alfalfa
hay can be fed to hogs very economic
ally during the winter months. The
usual system for feeding it Is to have
It we'll cut up and placed in racks so
that the hogs can run to them and eat
what they like. Various shaped
troughs are devised for this kind of
feeding and all are devised to keep the
hay from being soiled and wasted.
Another system used by some feed.
ers, of alfalfa hay is to cut or grind
It very fine and feed it in slop along
with some other feed as the principal
part of the ration.
Question-What weed seed are the
most common in grass seed?
Answer by Professor Bolley.-This
depends altogether on the kind Of
grass seed and where it came from.
In bronze grass seed it 10 not at all
common to find quack grass seed pres
ent. Once in a while there may be
some Canada thistle seed held In the
shucks. Quack grass 10 about the only
grass or other weed that can compete
With bronze grass. and thus 10 the only
one likely to be there. II the crop 10 al
IN heavy. In timothy SEED. one i;
quite likely to ind Canada blue grass
Which, while not . pest, 10 not a valu
able seed. In white clover and alsike
ehere 10 almost always to be found
. percentage OF sorrel dock. . weed
which will be troublesome on light
lands. No grass seed should be sowet
On the land until 1t 10 very carefully
examined. because 1t 10 very seldom
that there is q sample Of grass seed
that does not contain one or other
bad weeds in it, and sometimes grass
seeds are very much contaminated
With many kinds Of weeds.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
RouGHAGEs RAISED ON FARM
Nigh Feeding Values Can Only b
Secured to Farmer Through Live
atock-Worth Of Silaoe.
(By THOMAS CooPER.)

The roughages produced ON the
farm, fodder. hay and eneilage, have
high feeding values when compared
70 the market price Of grain and mill
feeds. These values can only be So
cured to the farmer through live stock.
9ilage. for example, is one of the
most profitable crops produced on the
farm when the full feeding value il
obtained from it. An acre Of good en-
silage has a feeding value Of prac-
tically $50, when the bran is worth
$50 q ton. When the feeding value
named can be obtained, and 1t gen.
orally can, such crop offers a higher
profit than our small grains at aver
age prices. 1t, in fact, compares ia
vorably with IL bushels of flax per
acre at 81 per bushel. Through the
use of roughage, for which our soils
and climate are we'll adapted, fed to
productive live stock the North Da-
kota farmer can obtain returns from
his land practically equal to the states
having a longer growing period and
often more fortunately situated. Hay,
clover and alfalfa, corn, fodder and
ensilage place our farmer on basis
where by the use Of live stock he can
compete favorably with any other
state.
The farmer devoting sufficient
acreage to the cultivated and grass
crops to maintain good rotation, and
feeding these crops to productive live
stock has combination that Is din
cult to excel from q profit-making
standpoint. This does not by any
means indicate that the entire farm
should be devoted to stock An ex-
cess Of stock on the farm Is often as
Improbable as an excess of grain
acreage. The farmer should endeavor
Is maintain satisfactory proportion
bstween the two, stock and grain.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
Cost Of Prod ucinQ Wheat.

wheat. This IS probably impossible,
and the only way that the problem
can be solved Is to grow more bushels
c. wheat per acre. This can be read
lily accomplished by the introduction
Of live stock on the farms and
through the feeding of live stock, the
practise of scientific crop rotation
II systematic crop rotation is intro
duced, it is quite possible to increase
the yield of wheat from six to ten
bushels per acre with but slight in
creased cost in production.
During the past eight years, ao-
cording to the United States depart
ment of agriculture's reports, the av-
erage yield Of wheat In North Dakota
was 1922 bushels per acre. This IL
but q little bit above the actual cost
of production II the average yield
of wheat was sixteen to eighteen BUSH
els per acre, the total acreage of the
state would probably be less. The to-
tai amount Of wheat produced would
be about the same, but the net returns
from each acre Of wheat would be
very much larger than at the present
time. Rotate your crops and increase
the yield, thereby increasing the net
North Dakota Experiment Station.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
EXPENSE OF RAISING HEIFER
Reeuit Of Investigation Carried on BY
the United States Department Of
Agriculture.

It has been found that It costs $61.41
10 raise . two-year-old heller. The
United States department Of agricul-
ture carried on this Investigation in
Wisconsin. The data 10 based ON the
cost of raising III head.
The nrst year the costs were: Feed,
k34.s7; labor. $4.4s. and other costs. :"
1886. The second year the feed cost
k16.16: labor. 1886. and ~other costs"
e7.37. Tho other costs" included in
terest. charge for stable room and
such miscellaneous items - bedding.
sickness and loss from death. The
initial cost of the calf was placed at
S7.04; this makes total cost Of $685.
Eight dollars was allowed for the
manure. leaving the cost $61.41. The
biggest item in the feed the first year
was the milk and especially the first
four weeks. when whole milk was fed.
Where feeds or pasture are cheaper
the cost of raising would be reduced.
It Is evident that it will not pay to
raise scrub heifers and sell them for
small price, as It would result In loss.
It will, however, pay to raise the
heifers from good cows, as they will
at two years be worth more than six
ty-one dollars and forty-one cents.
In this investigation the foods con-
sumed were charged at market prices,
30 that some profit was made on these.
In many cases roughage and other
feeds can be used that have little or
no market value, except as they can
be utilized for feeding stock.-North
Dakota Experiment Station.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07

young wild barley and at the same
time improve the grass and alfalfa.
The North Dakota experiment station
also advises blowing up badly infested
fields In June. and sowing to bronze
grass.
It usually grows along fences and
roadsides and is invading lowlands:
one way Ia to cut and burn It wheDe
itself to clothing, clings to animals
and 10 carried by wind, so concerted
action is needed in its eradication
North Dakota Experiment Station.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07

The cost Of producing an acre Of
wheat has been investigated on the
North Dakota demonstration farms,
which have been In operation for
eight years.
The work on these farms Is done
by actual farmers with their own ma
chinery. During these yearSRhe cost
of producing an acre Of wlpea1DAas run
fairly uniform, although it Varies some
from year to year. The lowest cost
was in 1907, when an average acre of
wheat was produced at q cost Of 1888,
and the highest cost was In 1913 when
It took 1898 to pay the cost Of pro-
ducing an acre Of wheat the average
for the entire period being $3.50, or
nearly nine dollars an acre. This cost
Includes feed, labor Of horses and
men, depreciation of machinery, cost
Of applying manure whore such was
used, and interest 1t the rate Of six
per cent on the entire Investment
This means that In order to make
wheat profitable 1t the average selling
price in the Northwest, 1t Is necessary
10 grow . larger number Of bushels
of wheat per acre than the farmers
are doing at the present time, or else
they must find way to cheaper or
lower the cost of producing an acre Of
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
Let the Sun in on Roads.

AS moisture is very detrimental to
dirt road, the sun should be permitted
to strike the surface of dirt road as
much as possible; and, therefore, care
should be taken not to have too much
J .lade along dirt road, and, where
necessary the trees should be cut
away so that the whole surface of the
road is exposed to the sun for at least
several hours during the day. Shade
Is good for a macadam road, but bad
Tor dirt road.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
Condition Of Brood Sow.

The condition of the SOW has more
to do with the proper care Of her lit
ter, than the size. With the large
SOW, there is promise in her ap
pearance that whether the litter 10
large or smah she IL equal to it's de
mands. The better plan is to secure
all Of the growth possible, and then
II she proves a good breeder and
mother, keep her IS long as she does
her work faithfully and we'll
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
FEEDING the Young Chicks.

Just before Matching. the yolk of the
eeg is absorbed by the body of the
chick, and should be disposed Of be.
tore other food 10 taken. For this
reason 1t IL not safe TO feed chicks
IN 10 ars Is lsast 50 hours old.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
Glover Makes Cheap Pork.

The cheapest pork is made by the
wise use of clover pasture. The com.
position Of the plants meets the wants
Of the animal system to make rapid
growth. The season favoring the
growth Of the plant is most favorable
to animal growth. particularly swine
where they have good shade and wa.
ter,
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
He,p Your Ne,ahbor.

Nothing makes man stand higher
- community than to be . friend
70 Ill the neighbors. especially those
farmers located back Of him, by fur
nishing them a good piece Of road on
which they can travel.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07

or less exercise. not necessarily vio-
lent, but at least sufficient to bring I'M
used muscles into play.
One excellent exercise for bringing
into play unused muscles u that Of
steadying oneself by holding light
" to the back Of the chair and
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
Latest Striking Photo of Texas.

ERE shown the United
States The photograph
Brooklyn bridge She and
formidab
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07

Building Good Roods.
Il takes more than talk to build
sod road.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
Exercising For Grace.

IN Exercising For Grace.
TO be graceful one must learn how
to relax readily. Still, hard muscles
are ever foes to grace. for, a. 4 rule.
grace should mean relaxation well
controlled To this end all Of the mus
cles Of the body should have more
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
soil for Celery.

Soil for Celery.
Any good mellow garden soil II
vata1 and manure are freely used,
vU grow nne osler1.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-07
Fungus Causes Damage.

The fungus known as damping OIL
causes much damage to young plants
bo1nS started In cary beds. cold
eSames and hotbeds.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27

titled. The Other Fellow" and "Girlic-
Gtrli"." The special;ics fairly "sizzlo
under the wire, and audiences are
kept in roars OF laughter by the side
splitting dialect.
\ score OF pretty, dainty Blossoms"
"d" warmth ana color TO the scenes.
when thcy appear in the latest song.
SENSATIONS and the mtricacics Of dance
"The Cherry blossoms" olio Introduces
th" following clever VaudeViiian-: Rita
RaNholds. charming soubrc;tc. Shep-
rclic Putnam ana Tu-pic in u mclangc
OF harmony singing and humorous
di"lo@1c itcynOld sister aud Attic
Mallory in singing. dancing and must
cal sp"cialties. and Marguerite shannon.
Il prlma donna. who puts ii over
on" Of The features WIZ be the pre-
Scntation Of a series of beautiful spec
tacuinr living pictures. posed by arouns
OF lovely frcuch glrls. VINO viii appear.
for the irst time in tins country. The
exquisite CHARM Of these pictures viii
be long remembered by all tru" lovers
OF the art Of the OH masters
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
Ml'i"T AND JI:rrF COME
LAUGHING. UNti> AGAIN


once again Mutt aud Jcn'' viii bc
with uS. Mutt and Jcf in Mexico
comes 10 tho Academy Of Music on Fri
day with what is said to be a bigger
aud better show tlau has ever ap-
pcarcd before under a." wcil-kDowu
tiuc. Giving "NUtt and Jeff y new
production each successive year is IN
act of diplomacy on the rart Of Gas
iili. i;ud Fishers eccentric chartc-
tory can 1--we for q century OF they
cam die - doud as II door nail in sixty
days, If allowed to ITO so, but il * de
Cidcdly ta tho interest of both i.u0
Fisher uud Gus tIiI TO -" th.m live
Ton years nuuWcrnblc which lhcy viii
40 as iou.; as Fisher les able 10 furnish
new dope ana up-tu- the minute
comedy situations, and aa long rs Gus
!Iill furnishes Il new and acceptable
vehicle foI' their stage work.
Mutt and Jeff In Mexico" viii rep
resent the last word" in et,Usca
comedy production, evcrvthinS ,bciuc
The American public never wanted TO
laugh more than it does AT this time
Gus ifilfs mission since his cntrcc into
tho theatrical producing game, has
been 10 make people laugh. lie is lie
Acknowledged dean OF cartoon comedy
production, never having offered u play
Of this sort that did not prove q. sue
cess 1t il therefore, distinctly cVi-
Don't that tho enormous success az
Mutt ana JET in Mexico is due 10
proper handling. by catering 10 tho
wishes ana desires ot tho theatre
going public.
This seasons show consists Of
ties ana costumes. n east Of fifty c.,
pablc artists and the incyit-bc chorus
o, pretty girls. without wuich thv show
would hc Incomplete
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
EtNOt FARCE REVIVED
IN t.RtNtE sCUIr (uSIp\

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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
FIRST APPEARANCE Ut:KE OF
..IIiI, lIllINt,N MI u L,AI- NV


In The opinion of many The Things
THAT Count which will l." presented
Monday. Tuesday and "Wednesday and
Wednesday, matinee. 2t the Acadcmy OF
Music. makes as deep and strong an ap-
peal 10 the man or woman in us all as
does Dickens christmas Cavol' and is
as entertaining. Moreover. il has a
ScrooGe. though a female one.
II is q rrettily told and charminyly
acted story OF woman whose heart
has hardened under the influence OF
wealth until she bullics her husband.
Kills her son 10y Ia. weapon OF worry
and reduces her daughter In law and
ne: gr.:udchild To desti;ution. She turns
hcr needy sister Crom her door and
rules her servants 10y q reign Of terror.
y hard heart. indeed. TO be thawod,
tui the author. Laurence Eyre, melts it.
aud VIC soc the rejuvenatcd old woman
sitting chilled and humble in dhc hall
before her dauehtcr-in-law's poor Hat.
from which shc has been turned. The
audience Delights in her huinhline, but
such is tho uecromancy OF the author
that there ia sim y hit Of sympathy In
its heart for her.
Tho play expands into a duel between
two women one old and hard. the 9th
or youuu ana tender They light face
To face. eyc 10 eye. with pride for wc;ir-
ons and rlurously the young ono wins.
The mighty force ct contrast is always
present TO grip the interest. Tho young
woman is = scamstrcss. III" ola one Wife
OF u millionaire
AS in other good plays. many things
happen The Things That Count has
a grin that pulls YOU 10 tho edge OF
YOUR seat, and "a problem that il like
~ To- keep YOU In your seat between
acts
There's = lovahlc it'll, girl in the
play. Her mother has uam"d her Dull
cic, ana around this child, ;rail bodied.
but III whose eyes lie dreams aud on
whose tong tin fairy stories. ware.
tho battle Of women. Al her bedside.
when she is recovering from what
might have been a fatal orcrItion. the
nuttl" ends in victory for the young
mother and peace for all.
zen ana women lie out OF the thea
,~c after The Things That Count
milling but with wet eyes. The tag,
the last line spoken by tho humblcd,
pridc-hrokcn ola woman TO her has
rand Those are the things that count"
-ot> beneath the Skin Of the most cal
las theatre patron. The things that
count ;,rc love aud trust aud simple
honclY joys. &, a truth Nc gather from
The play which is triumph OF smpli-
city.
IL rests tired men. II cheers dis
p.rited women. And do not lose sight
OF the fact that il amuscs children. Tho
christians party of the children i'm the
tenement will charm amy child from six
10 SjNtN.