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The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
War Waged On Hog Cholera

Hog cholera had ragged periodically
without either organized or intelligent
effort to control or suppression. Two
years ago Pettis county's loss from
this source was $500 900. Today every
neighborhood is organized against it.
The farmers are masters Of the situa-
ton and the largest pig crop in all
their history is in evidence wherever
you go. From the agitation, educa-
tiorj organization and cooperation
the Farm Bureau has brought to pass
on this single item Pettis county will
realize enough this year to pay the
salary of farm adviser for at least
a hundred years, estimating the saw
ings incident to the control and pre-
vention Of cholera at an even smaller
figure than losses incident to lack of
organized effort just two years ago.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22

can be duplicated in any county where
the farmers are willing TO profit by
the experience of those who have put
newer and better schemes Of fertili-
cation, crop rotation, cultivation and
conservation to practical and prof.
table test. 1t is simply matter of
agitation, organization, education and
application. Since these things sell
dom come without saying that coun-
ties which hang back from the farm
adviser proposition are going to lag
behind in land values, progress and
prosperity.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
Sturgeon Ditch

In the proper place in the columns
of the Times will be found the an
nouncement of Sturgeon Ditch for the
Office Of Constable Of st. Francois
Township. Mr. Ditch says that he
was reared on the farm and has been
engaged at common labor for most all
his life. For the last sixteen years he
has been living in the lead belt, Flat
River being his home. He claims not
to have asked for an office before and
and that he has been loyal to the Dem
ocratic party all the while. He feels
in every way qualified to fill the Office
to which he aspires and should the
Democratic voters consider his cause
sufficient to nominate him for the Of
fee, and finally if he is so fortunate as
to be elected he promises a faithful
performance of the work as Constable
Of st. Francois Township.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
Corn Yield Is Improved

Gale Davis, near Green Ridge, used
five bushels of seed under Mr.. Jordans
direction last year. The season was
the most favorable in years, yet Mr..
Davis thrashed 1872 bushels Of seed
and sold it at SO per bushel, and put
up twenty tons of hay, which had n
market value Of $50 per ton during
the winter. In addition to seed and
forage crops of such great value,
nitrogen to the value of 81 an acre
is returned to the soil by these Won
derful plants as a sort of side line.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
Fertilizer Problem Solved

In former years anything bearing
the label fertilizer" was considered
all right for any sort of land. As a
result farmers who really needed nj
trogen as the dominant element very
frequently bought goods which con-
tanned a minimum of that substance,
while those who needed potash or
PHOSPHORUS took what was offered,
regardless Of the presence or absence
of what was sought.
Today the average Pettis county
farmer is able to tell by simply look
ing at his crop whether it is nitrogen,
potash or PHOSPHORUS he should add
TO the soil, and when he goes to mar
ket for commercial fertilizer he
goes about the task with an intelli-
gence born of practical knowledge.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
Railroad Companies Enlisted

Railroad companies were enlisted
in the campaign. Preventive measures
were instituted about stations and
stock yards and every station agent
was supplied with spray pump with
which the farmers clothing shoes and
WAGONS could be disinfected of any
cholera germs they may have accumu-
lated from their own or their neigh
gors' hogs. Warming was given to cv-
erybody that State Laws would be
rigidly enforced. One farmer who
drove sick hog along Il public high
way vas prosecuted in the Circuit
Court. Eight Of the jurors were farm
ers and every one of the eight favored
fine Of $1,000. The other four were
for a smaller ~enalty and the defend
ant was glad to get the matter com.
promised on basis Of $3.50.
IA n preliminary to this campaign
Mr.. Jordan held special meetings in
100 schoolhouses He appealed to the
farmers from the standpoint of self
interest and impressed upon them the
folly of wasting money and time in eff
forts to cure what might easily be pre-
vented. He called their attention to
the fact that CHAMBERS, smallpox and
other dreaded diseases would be with
them all the time if they made no ef-
fort to combat or prevent them than
they had been making against hog
cholera. Everybody saw the point
fhose who did not cooperate from
choice did so from fear of consenue~-
ces, and each succeeding week brought
vindication of the claims and promises
of those who had started and direct
ed the campaign.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
Soy Bean Valuable Silage

Experiments have demonstrated
that hill of corn in which these leg
umes are growing will produce larger
and better ears than a hill from which
they are barred. Thus, thanks to
scientific theory put to practical APP
plication, two crops are growing
where only one crop flourished in for
mer days, and one Of the crops auto
matically returns 10 the soil those
elements it has yielded up in the pro-
duction Of both.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
Miles of Rock Road

Pettis county had only forty miles
of rock and gravel roads when the
Farm Bureau was organized two years
ago. Today there are $50 miles, and
farmers who live in reach of these
highways are hauling two tons with
teams which formerly strained every
muscle to move one, while business
men no longer complain because the
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
Gard of Thanks

We, the Undersigned, wish to ex-
tend thanks TO the men and boys Of
Pennington and Flat River, also the
fire department, for their kindness
10 us in securing and saving our goods
from the fire Saturday evening, at
the Haw place.
MRS. BRADLEY
MRS. PEAS
SYBLE PEAS.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
.Silos Grow FourfOld.

When the Farm Bureau was organ
lied two years ago Pettis County had
less than 100 silos. To-day there are
more than 400 If crops turn out as
well as they now promise the number
will be doubled within six months.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
To reach Pennington you can use
either one OF the following routes:
Ernr, tho Nortb
Via st. LOUISE


Via st. LOUISE
NJ. r. & b. T. Ry.-Leave St. Louis
at 1882 a. m. and 4;05 p. M, arriving
at Pennington over electric railway
from Flat River at 1856 a. m. and
1886: p. m.
Frisco & Illinois Southern-Leave
st. Louis at 8:05 a. M, arriving at
Pennington over electric railway
from Esther at 2:ll p. m.
Iron Mountain-Leave st. Louis at
1882 or 9:05 n. M, arriving ut Farm
ington over the electric railway from
DeLassus at 1886 p. m.
From the South.
Iron Mountain via Bismarck and
DeLassus-Arrive at Pennington ov-
e. electric railway at 1886 p. m.
Iron Mountain and Illinois South
ern via Bismarck-Arrivc at Farm
ington over electric railway from Es-
ther at 1881 p. m.
Belmont Branch Of Iron Mountain
Arrive ut Pennington over electric
railway from DeLassus at 1927 p. m.
Frisco and Illinois Southern via
Ste Genevicve-Arrive at Farming
ton over electric railway from Esther
ut 2:1l p. m,
Cape Girardeau Northern-l0:30 a.
m. from Pcrryville rand intermediate
points and 10;45 p. m. from Cape
Girardeau and intermediate points.
Going South the Cape train leaves
Pennington at Il. m. and the train
for Pcryville leaves Pennington at
10:45 a. IN.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
All Pettis County Gains by Wonders
of County Farm Adviser

Extracts from an article in the st.
Louis Republic, by w. II. Blanton.)
The Pettis County Agricultural
Bureau was the outgrowth of lee
ture Sam Jordan delivered at Sedalia
n little over two years ago. Mr.. Jor-
was working under the auspices Of
the State College of Agriculture ut
Columbia at the time. His theories
seemed so plausible that some Of his
hearers concluded it would be fine
thing to put them to practical test
in Pettis county. Jordan agreed to un-
dertake the work for $4,000 a year.
The County Court was induced to pay
half that sum. Sedalia business men
assumed responsibility for the other
half. Their share was later taken ov-
err by the State and the National Gov
ernmont.
In April, 1912, Mr.. Jordan opened
his office and went to work. Contrary
to an erroneous opinion growing out
of the unfortunate name, Farm Advis-
err, he did not go about prying into
the affairs of farmers and giving ad-
vice where il was neither wanted nor
sought. He had been employed to
demonstrate the practicability to GER
tain theories. and this is what he set
about doing.
When Sam Jordan went on the job
as Farm Adviser in April, 1912, there
were only ten plots of alfalfa in Pettis
county. Only two or three Of them
were flourishing and everybody a.
greed that the climate was a bar to
such crop in that locality. Today
alfalfa is AN accomplished fact on
more than 100 Pettis County farms
and will be found on double that num-
Der before another winter comes.
When Sam Jordan began his duties
two years ago the growth of legumes
mighty soiling plants like SOY beans
and COW peas-was ut such n low ebb
that less than 600 bushels of seed
We're used in the entire county. This
spring Sedalia merchants alone have
sold more than seven car loads, ag-
gregating more than four thousand
bushels, to which should be added
large sales made by merchants in out
lying towns.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
Other Counties Join Possession

Facts like these may seem of small
interest to the banker or merchant at
first glance. When he stops to consid-
err what it means to his business if
the farmer can cut the cost OF fat
hogs to half what it would otherwise
be, however, they become Of vital im-
portance. When this scheme spreads
from Pettis county into all the other
counties Of Missouri, millions of dol
lars will be added to the profits of
those who raise hogs for market, and
a large per cent of these millions will
either be deposited by the farmers in
the bank or exchanged for lumber,
vehicles and other articles the mer-
chants otherwise would not sell.
The work Sam Jordan is doing in
Pettis county is being duplicated in
other Missouri counties which have
joined the farm adviser procession. 1t
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
Between Pennington and Lead Deli.

Between Pennington and Lead Deli.
Local Service between Pennington
and lockwood, Bonnie Tcrrc, Elyias
and intermediate points: Cars lcay-
ing Pennington at 5;55 and $3.50 a.
m. and 4:54 p, m. make direct con-
nections with NJ. r. & b. T. Ky. at
Flat River fer Bonnie Tcrrc and
Leadwood and intermediate points.
Cars leaving Pennington at 7:2S
and 1916 a. m. and 2:l4 and Asa p.
NJ, make direct connections with IL.
NJ. K. & b. T. Ry., at Flat River
for Elvins and intermediate points.
All M. r. G. b. T. Rya trains make
direct connections at Flat River with
electric ears for Pennington and in
termediate points.
Between Pennington and DeLassus.
Lv. Pennington. Arr. DeLassus.
TIA p. III. 11:54 p. m.
1887 p. m. 1:45 D. m.
Lv. DeLassus. AT. Pennington
1925 p. m. 1887 p. m.
2:15 p. m. 2:27 p. m.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22

Try an nd in The Times. It will
bring results.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1914-05-22
ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY RY. co.
Time Table (Condensed.)

Between Pennington and Flat River
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-10-01
The Official Count Is In.

The official state canvass of the
primary returns gives Judge w. w.
Black the democratic nomination
for United States senator by ma
Jority of Is votes over Judge Turn
4r, of Spokane. Blacks opponents
will be Wesley Jones. the present
incumbent, and Ole Hanson, the
Progressive nominee. All indica
lions point to Mr.. Hanson's cleo
ion by large plurality.
The figures given by the offici-
Il count are: Total votes cast: 144,-
282; Chadwick, 72,2O0; Crow. 59,-
ole; Mills, 52,365; Holcomb. 49,
700: Humphries, 46,O9S; Pember-
ton, 45,904; Gose. 43.032; Preble.
26,494.
The official count places Judges
Chadwick and Crow. Messrs. Mills,
Pemberton, Holcomb and Humphri,f
on the ballot in November, and these
five will make the race for the three
positions in the Supreme Court.
State Senator j. E. Campbell. of
Everett, defeats VIM. j. Biggar. of
Bellingham, for the Progressive
nomination for congressman from
The Second District by 200 votes.
Ole Hanson, Progressive candi-
date for United States senator. re-
ceived his nomination on first-choice
votes,
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-10-01

MOST ESSENTIAL.

ex-governor Folk, in his address
before the National Popular Gov
ernment League in Washington, ID.
c., on December 8. 1918. strongly
condemned the attempt to kill the
initiative and referendum in Missou-
ri. He said:
If the opponents of the initia-
tive and referendum succeed in hob
bling it with this proposed amend
ment in this respect
Taxation
The next step, of course, will be
to hobble it in some other respect,
and directly take away from the
people the power TO vote on some
other question. This, together with
the other chnages made by the new
proposal, leads to the practical alb
olition of the initiative and referen-
dunn. | hope the people of Missou-
ri will not be misled into giving up
this power that they now have in
their hands and the obtaining of
which has taken fourteen years of
political struggle, If they tie their
hands now from voting ON some
thing they do not want, they will
find themselves powerless in future
TO secure something they do want,
1--WE want in this country not on
y good government; we want SELF
GOVERNMENT. We might have
good government under a king; we
might have so-called good govern
ment, though all of us be slaves.
AS between good government with
out self-government and bad govern
ment with self-government, l would
prefer the latter.
"The initiative and referendum
are the tools of self-government.
md when the people have these in
their hands they can make the gov
ernment just as good as they wish
10 make it, or just as bad as they
suffer it to become. The kind of
government this movement for bet
ter things demands is that which
comes through governing ourselves"
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-10-01
Washington Farms.

There are 56,192 farms in Wash
ington.
The approximate land area of
this state is 42,775,000 acres.
11,712,000 acres are in farms,
md 6,373,000 acres of the land in
farms are improved.
The average size of a Washing
ton farm is 20S acres.
The farms of this state represent
I capital investment of $637. $4,000
The farmers of this state own
SIC. 6.7O9,00O worth of implements
Ind other farm machinery
The value of the domestic ami
mails, poultry and bees on farms in
his state is $4S,865, 600.
The average value of a Washing
ton farm is $11 ,346.
Washington State debt. $1.556,O00
National debt :. 1.02S, 100000
Worlds debt, =. $4,000, 100000
A gain of 302, 100000 bushels of
grains over the harvests of year
,go is Indicated by the September
report of the Department of Agri-
culture. The grand total in bush
els is given as 1853, 900, 900, and
the grains included are wheat, rye,
oats, barley and corn. The three
leading grains aggregate 27S,000,0
bushels more than last year, the
gain registered being chiefly in corn
and wheat. The talk of one billion
bushels of wheat as the seasons
harvest was not without its basis,
as such yield was possible If condi-
tions had dealt as kindly with the
spring seeding as with the fall-sown
wheat. but all things rarely cometh
the way of the farmer at one time.
The estimate for wheat now stands
at S96, 100000 bushels. Last years
harvest was a bumper one, but this
exceeds 1t by 133,000,000 bushels. Il
Eliminating speculative values that ma
not hold, price of 81 at the Gle
vator now awaits farmers who wish
to accept the bird in the hand. Corn
has materially failed to realize its
glorious promise. The estimate
now stands at 1888, 100000 bushels
which will provide an excess over
the shortage of last year. Oats fall
below last years harvest by about
100000, the estimated yield be-
ing 100000 bushels. Barley
shows a gain of 22,000,000 over the
crop last year. The tonnage of
hay still stands at 100000 above
last year. .-.--l- )
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-10-01

Auspicious Opening of Whacom Counys Big Exposition
at Lynden. Large Attendance Assured Each Day.

The Whatcom county 1914 fair
opened most auspiciously, with ev-
cry department taxed to its capaci-
ty. The finest collection of cereals,
fruits and vegetables ever present.
ed in this part of the state may be
seen at the fair grounds. The cat
tie and horse sheds were almost
filled last night, and the live stock
exhibit this year is the best ever as
sembled in the county. Many fine
specimens of pedigreed cattle, of the
recognized dairy types are on exit
bition. These are principally OF the
Jersey, Holstein and Guernsey breeds
and compare most favorably with
similar exhibits shown in the larg-
er state and district fairs.
AS in former years, the fruit and
vegetable exhibits are something 10
be proud of, and are revelations to
all who are not acquainted with the
wonderful prOductiveness of our soil.
In the poultry department some
choice birds are being shown ana
some of the exhibits in this de-
partment equal those shown any
where.
The educational building. which
has just been completed, is the CEN
ter of much interest and offers a
scene of marked activity. Many OF
the schools of the county are show
ing full and comprehensive exhib-
its. This building naturally attracts
large crowds all the time, as our
people take deep interest in all
affairs connected with the public
schools.
In the west main building are the
booths of Lynden and Bellingham
merchants and industrial enterpris-
es. The booths are attractively dec
Grated and the displays make a fine
showing. The space in the east
main building is set apart entirely
for fruit and vegetable displays and
the domestic departments.
Out on the beautiful grounds
the finest in the state-are the US
ual attractions, many of which are
of more than ordinary interest.
The county fair has been shorn
of county financial support. While
the aid given in former years was
small, yet it helped to that extent
to pay the expenses of the fair.
The county commissioners have de-
cided that the county cannot long
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-10-01

er aid the association. Whatcom
county people are agreed that the
county fair is distinct advantage
aud that it is of great Importance
as an advertising factor. 1t is the
county's main educational project
of a public nature and as such has
received the support from year to
year of enterprising and loyal citi-
zens from all parts of the county.
The foremost mission of coun-
ty fair is to assist in developing and
displaying the resources of the COM
muni1y it represents. In the annu-
al fair of WhatcOm county the man
agement has endeavored to carry
ont this idea by offering prizes for
the best exhibits in those divisions
which represent what are consider
ed the most important products of
this section.
One of the special divisions in
the Whatcom county fair is dairy
ing, and every effort has been made
to have breeders of dairy cows
enter their prize-winning stock for
exhibition. From many sections of
the Northwest entries have been
made, and some of the real aristo-
Gratis among the cattle may be seen
at the fair grounds.
Notwithstanding the fact that Il
county fair is of genuine Importance
as an educational and advertising
factor in the community in which IL
is held, it is also a time of relaxa-
tion and entertainment. AS an ell
tertainment feature, interest CELL
ters largely on the race track and
it seems certain that the people of
this section will witness something
distinctly worth while iii the racing
events at this years fair.
The members of the fair board
have worked earnestly to provide
both the educational and amusement
features for visitors to the fair
this year. The Whatcom County
Fair is peoples institution who'll
ly. and the fair board invites you
to accept freely of what they have
provided for you. The fair Is yours.
The better babies contest will be
held at $3.50 Cd Friday afternoon.
This promises to be one of the best
features of the fair as unusual int
crest is being shown in this event
1t was in 1900 that some of Bel
lingham's citizens conceived the j.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-10-01
DELTA & SUNSHINE

Mr.. and Mrs. John Axling and
children ate Sunday dinner at the
f. Markstrom home.
Henry Froberg is on the sick
list
Myron Baldwin has been cutting
wood for a number of farmers here
with his wood saw outfit.
The club which met last Friday
night WAS well attended Election
of Officers resulted as follows: My
ron Baldwin, president; Nels Jacob
son. vice president; Cecilia Hatha-
way, secretary and Louise Jackman,
treasurer. On account of the fair
this week the club will not meet a
gain until October II, at Sunshine
school.
The bridge near Sunshine school
is being repaired.
The Sewing circle meets Thurs
day this week at Mrs. John AK
ling.
Ellen BoOman visited at her
home in Lynden Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Olson and
children were shopping in Lynden
Friday.
II. Keller has built a basket ball
court at Delta school.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1914-10-01
BOOTHS CORNERS

The Club met with Mrs. Mary
Swope on Thursday. Present was
home missionary. Mrs. Bainfill OF
Nooksack, who gave very interest
ing talk on her work, and was en7
joyed by all. Refreshments were
served to those present. who We're
Mesdames Love, Rathbone. Mande
Palmer, Barran. Ivy Palmer. Wilson,
Watkinson. Wander Yacht, Campbell
Ruth Palmer, Livingston. Sather.
Hugoes, Ella Pyeatt and Misses wat
kinson, Ada and Inca Pyeatt and
the hostess. The next meeting will
be with Mrs. Sather.
Mrs, Alice Craine visited her
mother, Mrs. James Tharp, Tues
day.
John Swope, c. f. Merritt and
c. B. Love We're appointed apprais-
ers of the estate of the late deceas-
ed J. J. Reigh.
A much hoped for improvement
is being made on our roads in this
neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Himinover. Mrs.