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The Dickinson press., 1914-06-06
OF CUTTING ALFALFA
When one-tenth In Bloom an Old Es.
kS tabiished Rule.

" 49,
n tabiished Rule.
An old established rule is to cut al
ifalfa when one.tenth in bloom. AL.
falfa at this stage has q higher per-
$centage OF protein than II cut when
older. Thus the hay is richer and also.
mere palatable. About the time Of
bloom the basal shoots are Just
starting from the crown, and alfalfa
cut at this time allows the young
shoots to come on rapidly. When the
alfalfa is cut too early the growth OF.
the young basal shoots is said to be
delayed. If the hay is cut too late.
the b~asal&shoots are cut of and the
second growth is severely injured.
When alfalfa was cut ii the time
of Sone-tenth In bloom, 1t was found.
that the total hay yield for the sea-
son was greater than when the cut
Etings were made when the hay was
in full bloom. The yield from the
first cutting was larger, but the yield
from the next cutting was enough
less to more fhanSoffsets the increased
yield of the first cutting. When the
l3cntting of alfalfa is delayed some OF
the lower leaves mature and fall OIL.
Thes1eaFes form the richer portion OF
the hay and every effort should be
made to retain5the greatest amount
of leaves possible. r. WaldTon,
superintendent Dfclxinsont N D) Sub
lstation.
The Dickinson press., 1914-06-06
COLOR OF The GRAIN
IS VERY IMPORTANT
White Oats Bring Better Price
on the Market
GOOD FEED FOR live STOCK
BY o. o. CHURCHILL, North Dakota
Agricultural College.

BY O.. O. CHURCHILL, North Dakota
!. Agricultural College.
Oats are grown primarily for horse
feed. They are excellent also for cat
tie and sheep. They must be cut
green for hay or used in a mixture
with peas as a soiling crop. At the
present time oats are a more profit.
able crop in the Dakotas than wheat.
There r a great many varieties
grown and these may be classified
according to the shape of the head,
the color of the grain, or the length
of time that it takes them to mature.
The side oats are the best rust re-
sisters and are usually late. The
White Russian and the Tartarian are
the principal varieties. Both are.
white oats. The color of the oats is
very important when grown for mar
ket, the white oats selling at a higher
price. OF the early oats the Sixty
Day, is one of the best for this state.
It is a short strawed, yellow berried.
variety. The straw grows too short
under dry and adverse conditions to
grow in some parts of the state.
The soil preparation should be the
same as that for wheat. The seeding
should be done early in the spring
at a depth Of about two to three
inches and at the rate of two bushels
per acre. EARLY seeding is more inn
portant than it is with the wheat
crop. Late seeded oats seldom fill
we'll and usually rust very badly. The
feeding value Of oats based on their
composition and on actual feeding
trials is very high. No other grain
is as valuable for horses. Smut is
the principal disease which affects
the, crop. When present the seed
should be treated with fo~rmaldehyde
or by the hot ~water-system.
New oats are not good for horse
feed, especially when q horse is doing
heavy work. Black oats do better on
lighter and sandy soils and where
the land is well drained. They should
not be grown in this state, as white
and yellow oats will prove more
profitable. They become rather light
and chaffy, having q very high per
cent Of hull and. quite frequently have
awns. As far as the growing and
production of the yellow and white
lFoats have been compared, NO great
difference can be found. There is a
great difference In the rust resisting
Qualities of the different oats, the
white Russian and Tartarian being
especially free from rust. There are
a great many varieties of oats and
they are suited to a great variety Of
conditions. Ones most nearly suiting
Eyour local conditions should be grown
The Dickinson press., 1914-06-06
DAGLUM

VIM. Gardner is busy repairing his
White Steamer auto. .
Daglum's store has been treated to
a fresh coat of paint.
Mr.. Veigel and family of Dickinson
were Dagfum visitors last Sunday.
The ball team will give a dance in
the hall Saturday evening, May 9th.
B.. A. Torkelson and Joe Malone of
South Heart called at Daglum Sunday
evening.
C. Thomas and family and E. M.
Eagon attended the circus in Dickin-
son last week.
The whole Daglum community is
making preparations for a 4th Of
July celebration this year.
The Daglum and Gaylord teams had
a game at c. P. Peterson's place
Sunday. The Daglum boys came out
victorious. 1922"
Many people from Daglum attend
ed the confirmation exercises at
Shollsmade last Sunday. The ball
game was called off during the week,
Murl and James Buckley's team
took a lively run from Daglum's store
to Their farm two miles west Thurs
day evening. No damage was done to
team, or rig.
The ball team will play the RAIDER
Township team at the Coffee party at
Halvor Peterson's Sunday afternoon
January 7th. A large crowd is ex'
pected. Everybody welcome.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. Stellingwarf
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Hanschel, Halvol
Peterson and wife and son, Gilman
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Ringdahl, Arthur
Hovland and Frank Kruger were
among the business callers at Dag
lum last Tuesday.
The Dickinson press., 1914-06-06

E4-@EaI=EE4E lzs5L
Memorial Day was fttingly OBJ
served in our village last Saturday.
Mrs, H. E. Skague, who has been
quite, ill with %diphtheria, is improv-
ing.
Miss Hazel Pomroy Of Dunn Center
is visiting at the H. F. Funk home
this week. s
Mr.. Funk went down to South st.
Paul this week with a a load of
hogs. He expects to return in a few
days.
2 Quite a number from here were up
to Gladstone last Sunday to witness
the ball game between Gladstone and
R%ichardton.
Mrs. J. A. Laubscher and little
daughter, Wilma, returned Tuesday
from Dickinson, where they had been
visiting at the Otto Hennings home.
A son arrived at the Dick Dohrman
home last week. This is the first boy
out of seven children. A son was al
so born to Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett
Payne, also the first boy out of a
family Of seven children. "
The Farmers Elevator is being re-
built, work having begun on it last
Monday. It will be an up-to-date ele-
vator in every respect, having all the
modern conveniences. It is expected
that an electric light plant will be in
stalled by which u little town will
be lighted. ~, .
]. F. Christen and son, Harry,
autoed out to Halliday and from there
to Manning last Monday. They re-
turned on Tuesday accompanied by
Mrs. Lyman Sumpter of Halliday.
Mrs. Sumpter will remain in town for
some time to care for Grandma
Sumpter, who is very sick.
The Dickinson press., 1914-06-06
some new THINGS IN
AGRICULTURAL line
Dakota Station Has Only
TaiIIess Sheep in Country.
IMPROVED SUGAR BEET ALSO
BY PROF. JAMES W. WILSoN,7South
Dakota Experiment Station!

BY PROF. JAMES w. South
Dakota Experiment Station.
The above is a picture of the. first
two lambs of the new breed of sheep
picked up by Professor N. E. Hansen
while on his trip in Siberia last sum-
mer gathering a supply Of, alfalfa seed
for the semi-arid conditions Of South
Dakota. Yes, these lambs r new,
being only a few weeks old. Each
was born without a tail, but had a
development on either side of the
place where the tail ought to be.
When these sheep arrived at the sta
tion they are reported as being of
the fat-tailed variety, but this was a
mistake and as far. as We know this
is the only flock of its kind in the
United States. In Montana there is
a breed, but the sheep have a rudi-
ment of a tail. In Texas there is a
breed, but it is the Persian fat-tailed.
Iii Indiana there is a breed called the
"Tunis," but the sheep have fat-tails.
i. .+;5.
The newspaper man asks, rs there.
anything new?"
Yes, this station, through Profess
sor Shepard's efforts, has developed
the only sugar beet in the world, as
far as we know, that is one-quarter
sugar. In his work he discarded bet
ter varieties than the average of the
best now grown commercially for the
production Of sugar.
\ \ i "a
When you meet the politician who
is running for a minor ofice>h he will
ask, "Is there anything new?"
Yes, the surplus imported alfalfa
seed that Professor Hansen brought
back is being sold at SIS a pound all
over this country, from Nova Scotia to
| Seattle and from British Columbia to
| New Mexico. One order has been
| sent to" Belgium and an inquiry was
received from South America. The
new idea of Hansen, Or the Hansen
way" of growing alfalfa seed, appeals
to the peoples. and certainly it is new
to use a tobacco planter to set out
alfalfa plants. It seem quite new to
me, indeed, to read an advertisement
in the Breeders Gazette Of Chicago
of alfalfa plants fol, sale. This is the
result Of the Hansen way of grow.
ing alfalfa and never before has an
advertisement of this kind appeared
and hence it must be new.
!. + i
In the plant breeding laboratory q
the South Dakota Experiment Station
there are many new things. The lat
est is the Waneta plum, a cross be
tween the Japanese plum and the ma
tive plum, perfectly hardy, is new
and is Of unknown value to the semi
arid conditions of the Northwest
Hundreds of crosses will come into
bearing this year and every n ID
new.
We will report progress made il
crossing this new breed with oul
other breeds OF sheep, and the progen.
will be without tails, and new.
The Dickinson press., 1914-06-06
or HOG CHOLERA
Information or How the Disease q
Transmitted. b

- 1.EEE n Wy YgI15
The germs Of hog cholera only
propagate, so far as is now known, In.
the body Of the hog, and II leaves this
BY means Of the liquid eKcretions.s
When those excretions, especially
urine, freeze Immediately after being
voided, their chances Of Transports
zion to a neighboring farm become
considerably diminished and this -.
one reason why the spread5of cholera;
ii less to be feared ii winter than ID.
hummer. #s
Neither must it be forgotten that
such agents Of spread NJ birds and
sther! animals are less active during
the cold season, while during that
lime the hogs are not so apt to roam
IN the fields and pastures, where con-
act with infected animals on neigh
boring farms 10 always more possible.
Il. Van BIZ, Veterinarian, North pa.
] kota Experiment Station.
The Dickinson press., 1914-06-06

An Undesirable. 81
"Why did you break your engage
ment with Mr.. Smitherton?
'I was fortunate enough to find out
before it was too late that he always
files a cross bill when he is sued for
divorce."-Chicago Record-Herald.
Candor. I
The Poetess ~ penny. for your
thoughts. l
The Poet-Well, I don't know. I've
had worse offers from publishers.
Philadelphia Record.
$S5 Identified.
Wigg-What is meant by the com
mon run Of people9a
Wagg Commuters catching trssatr
morning trains.-Boston Transcript.
The Dickinson press., 1914-06-06
Lacked Something.

"You Germans have no sense Of hu.
NOR said an American to a German
friend.
"Try me and see." said the German.
WELL" said the American, "syOu
know America is the home Of very
the greatest waterfalls'-
"Oh. yes. yes, yes" said the German.
"And our trees" continued the Amer
lean. "are so tall that in order to see
to the top of them one man looks as
far up as be can. and another man be-
gins where the first man leaves off and
looks up to the top
But dat vass no joke; dat vass a
lie"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-10-29

ly chiseled proportions, straight nosed.
broad browed, with short upper lip
and we'll formed chin.
Her skin was fair without being pal
lid, tinted with the rich blood of her
veins to an almost shell-like pinkness.
Her eyes were gray, like the eyes of
Gethelds himself.
But it was her hair which left the
younger man standing and dumbly
staring as sac approached them Anom
the window seat 1t was neither red
nor brown. but rich intermediate
shade such as painters have named
titan. 1t crowned her head in great
soft waves of color, set above her
creamy skin.
Like other plans, at times mine went
agley." she said.
"Glad of it," Gethelds responded,
with a lighting eye which spoke more
than his words Of his pleasure. Now
you can meet Mr.. Stillman. who will
be our guest for some days. Meade
he turned to his companion-"l want
you to meet Bernice, my daughter"
Miss began Stillman and faltered.
A slow flush mounted in his sun tan
ned cheeks, dark from his western life.
For a moment he struggled to control
his unruly tongue and suddenly finish
ed with rush. 1T really is you.
thought so when / came in-but
WASN'T
Miss Gethelds also seemed for the
moment to be stricken by surprise.
Womanlil1e. however, she was the first
to rally. Eyes, it is really |. Dad, l
think Mr.. StilIman and / have met be-
fore,' she said.
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Oar source of radium will take care Of
any material wants we may ever nave.
The motor turned into drive and
stopped beside handsome residence
on Connecticut avenue just beyond
Dupont circle. Its lawns and trees
gave Meade sense OF pleasure even
before his host moved to alight.
They went in from the porte-cochere
entrance and found themselves in
roomy hail. Gethelds relieved bis
guest of his hat and summoned serv-
ant to take his bags to his room Then
he led the way into sort of combina-
ton library and den.
This is my he began and checked
himself to address a girl who had risen
from a comfortable window seat.
Hello, Biddy! Thought you were out
for the day"
Meade, ut the colonePs back watched
the woman she was young-not, he
Judged, over twenty at the most-slen-
der, yet virile. Her face was of fine
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1914-10-29
By j. u. GIESY
PROLOGUE.
Copyriaht by Frank A. Munsey Co.

In this remarkable piece of
imaginative writing the author
sleals with war between the
United States on one side and
Japan and Mexico on the other.
Strangely enough, although the
story Was written before the
United States interviewed in Mex
leo, the author forecosfed with
uncanny accuracy in many de-
tails just what occurred when
the United States determined to
use force of arms in the southern
republic. The landing of troops
= Vera Cruz, fighting with the
Meaicans, the use OF aeroplanes,
etc, all are described. The hero
Of the story is a patriotic young
American who risks his life, his
love and his lDe's masterpiece,
an aerial fighting machine, for
his country's sake. You will be
thrilled by the tensezy gripping
situations arising between the
United States, Mexico and Japan,
and you will be charmed by the
romantic career of the beautiful
Bernice.
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"Yes. SIR" Meade responded. "and
they'd have to get all four plates. Each
one could keep the ship afioat if opened
to its fullest diameter. though not, per-
haps, on an exactly even balance"
But objected Harter, speaking as
Meade paused, ''supposing a shot cut
off your lead shutters and exposed the
plates within; your ship might start on
sudden voyage for the moon, might
it not?'
Meade smiled. 1T might if it were
not for one feature. These plates only
exercise their power under the force
Of an electric current. If plate should
be totally exposed the pilot could do
Of two things-cut out the other
$ and allow the exposed plate to
the ship. or cut the current off
plate itself and so render it mop
tive
Just so,' Harter nodded
And l suppose" said Monsel, ''that
since you use electricity to activate
your plates your motive power is
doubtless of the same nature. Mr.. Still
man?'
YES" admitted Meade Motive
power is furnished by a compact. but
powerful storage battery carried in the
hull There is also an auxiliary gas
driven dynamo. which will generate
sufficient power to recharge the bat
teries at least twice"
'fAnd your propellerY
"Is an aerial variation of the tur-
bine, Mr.. Mensel, mounted in small
compartments near the nose of the ship
and eXhausting through two lateral es-
capes."
"And your probable speed?"
I'VE don't know that. We estimate
a probable 200 miles an hour; posi-
bly, more"
What do you base that estimate
on?'' inquired Gotz.
ION the performance of trial mod
els" Stillman replied.
Breakfast in New York. lunch in
Chicago, dinner in San Francisco"
said Gotz. "Son, that's going some
What you got in that other caseY
Drawings for a full sized ship,' re
turned Meade.
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stands and returns upon them. IT can
therefore land upon or rise from any
surface of its own length
'How?" asked Monsel.
Let me show you"
Meade bent over the model and laid
finger upon first one, then another.
of the dull spots in the hull. To those
about the table it appeared that be
turned each slightly, so that a tiny
opening grew in the center of each.
With a hand upon the model be
Strengthened and swept the company
Of intent faces with a confident glance.
when | release the model il will
rise he announced and lifted his
hand.
Without any apparent cause the
shining toy trembled It's legs left
the surface of the wood and swung
free in the air of the room. Then.
quite steadily and at uniform rate. If
lifted until it hung poised above the
heads of the men, now craning tbeiI
necks to follow its course, and paused
on an even keel.
Stillman turned a triumphant visage
upon the staring faces. You see!' he
cried with the enthusiasm of youth
You see, gentlemen
my Godr' stammered Monsel.
breaking the tension of the moment.
GotZ cleared his throat Yep, |
see, son. How is it done?''
Meade Stillman mounted chair and
drew the model to him. manipulated
the four tiny spots and set it back on
the table. Then, while the defensive
brains of his nation waited, he answer
ed Gotz's question.
.Radium" he said.
"Radium, h-r' For once Gotz's
"You might as well say hens teeth
Gosh, boy! Do you know what radium
costs? 1t would cost as much to build
one of those ships of practical size as
it would to fight war from start to
finish-just about"
For the first time since his arrival
Meade Stillman showed spirit. What
Of it if one could fight the war, destroy
the fleet of an enemy attacking. annihi-
late it's army before it fired shot
make America invulnerable to the
world p
"Well. it's interesting at any rate,
affirmed the member Of congress. $50
on and explain how it works.
Practically every member present
was now upon his feet leaning for
ward about the table.
Stillman began again to speak:
"These four spots which you saw
me touch are the gravity screens, as
my father and l have named them.
That Is literally what they are. In
reality they are plates of radioactive
substance incased in Ieadep chamber
and covered with a leaden shutter.
which works ON the principle of the
iris diaphragm Of microscope. This
shutter is in the large machines con-
trolled by an Internal series Of levers.
which allow them 10 be sasamed "a
closed to any required degree, thereby
increasing or cutting down the action
of the radioactive plates
'In that manner the repulsive effect
Of the lifting force is controlled, or, to
speak more correctly. the force of
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9ENTLEMEN."
GY Colonel Frederick Geth
- elds raped sharply with a
- pencil upon the long table
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gravity is increased or decreased in its
effect upon the hull. In that way the
height of ascent is regulated at the will
of the pilot.
I'm fact, there is no lifting force
What really happens is that the action
of gravity is nuIlified for the time be-
ing in a greater or lesser degree, and
the centrifugal force of the earth itself
throws the ship into the air."
"Marvelousr' said Monsel in a voice
slightly thickened by his emotions. 1T
is the impossible made fact. Mr..
Stillman, will this principle work on q
practical scale?"
.aThat." replied Meade, rs something
we have no way of knowing save in
theory We have had no chance to
build a full sized model. Yet from the
working of this see no reason why 1t
should not"
Monsel's eyes shone eff it did-if
it would-it means the mastery of the
ARR
His words came in sibilant whis-
per.
Seaton nodded scquiescenee. "Jusf
about, and of all below 1t. too, Mon
sell Mr.. Stillman. you said that the
ship could be shot to pieces and still
stay up unless one part were destroy
ed. / suppose you referred to these
radioactive platesY'
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~ "A H Ell before! exclaimed Getn-
/ W. elds, taking his tnrn at
S-%= being surprised. See here,
49, Biddy, you must be mis-
taken. Mr.. Stillman only arrived in
Washington last evening"
Miss Gethelds' eyes twinkled. But
it was this morning | met him, dad"
she smiled.
"But / thought you and Colonel Gotz
were going for motor run this morn
ing?' Her father was manifestly
growing more puzzled.
1--WE did, said Bernice in tone Of
enjoyment. 1T was in that way met
Mr.. StilIman."
Gethelds glanced from the girl to
Meade, who nodded.
"Oh all right" accepted the colonel.
"You people ought to know. Suppose
we sit down, and you can tell Inc what
happened if you don't mind" He
waved Meade to a chair and seated
himself at his desk. while Be-nice
perched on an arm Of his chair.
Georges car ran away, and George
got ratified she began.
Gethelds started. IRAN away-his
car? See here, young woman, just
what do you mean?'
1T did, didn't it, Mr.. StilImanf' APP
pealed Bernice.
II think So" agreed Meade.
Gethelds frowned. Something wrong
with his switchY' be inquired.
Meade nodded
We'll then, why didn't he SMASH
it," demanded the colonel.
Bernice smiled. "WeIl. listen, dad"
she said George and | had been out
for about half an hour when he sug-
gested running out to see Harold OAR
ling at his hangar. You know. Harold's
just bought new voisin plane. We
started, and just as we came into the
avenue off Fifteenth something went
wrong and the car began to pick up
speed.
"A traffic man signaled to George
Continued Next Week.