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The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17
REMOVING MORNING GLORY PEST

p. p. X. Of Hutchinson County in
quires as follows:
81 have a small garden Of about one
acre. This land IS run over with
morning glories so bad that we can
not raise anything on it any more.
What could be done to rid this ground
of the morning glOries?"
Reply by A. n. Hume, Agronomist:
For such a small area it might be
practicable to plow the land. then go
over it by hand or with a pitch fork,
and pull up and pile all the root stalks
that can be found near the surface.
Let them dry and burn them. Then
after planting, give the plant an espe-
cial amount OF cultivation SO that no
morning glory plants will be able to
make any leaves above ground.
"If this is not possible, plow the
land first and go over the field. every
week, with q sharp disc, keeping the
plants entirely below the ground. If
the morning glories by this method,
are kept under so completely that they
will be smothered to death, the
method will be effective.
"Kursk millet. sown thickly over
the ground Will be effective in partly
smOthering them. Millet nay be fol-
lowed by rye. The rye may be pas
tured in the fall and spring and the
millet and rye may be repeated the
second season. After that, the land
may be put into a cultivated crop,
and II kept especially clean the morn.
Ing glories will die. The gist OF the
matter is to smother the weeds by not
permitting them to form leaves above
the surface, and whatever method is
used must be thoroughly attended to,
otherwise little will be accomplished"
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17
A RALLY OF BROOKiNGS CO.
SCHOOL CHILDREN

On Friday, May l, the public schools
Of B~rookings county held their first
annual rally on the campus OF the
State college. The days events be.
gan with a grand parade in honor OF
Governor +. NJ. Byrne, from me depot
to the college grounds, with the col
lege military band leading. There
were probably more than 1900 persons
in the parade. After reaching the
campus, the various delegations gath
cred around to witness the beautiful
May pole dances in charge OF Miss
NOla X. Fromme. Governor Byrne de-
liyered n stirring address in the col
lege auditorium. other features OF
the day were athletic contests among
the school children, a grand spelling
match, Governor Byrne'S review of
the State college cadets and n picnic
dinner on the campus. The accom-
panying illustration shows the crowd
at n of the May pole dances.
The success Of the event was large
iy due to the careful plans of Miss
Gertrude Stedman. county superin-
tendent. Rally days of this sort pro-
mote the get-together spirit and stimu-
late a greater interest in school af-
fairs.
GEORGE A. STARRING.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17
LAZRl

the tribe captive to Fort Sumner,
where they were kept until 1867 when
they were allowed to return to their
original country. In 1868 a treaty
was made with them whereby, in re-
turn for the cessiOn of their land to
the government, they were established
on their present reservation. The Ma
VaJos are remarkable in being the only
indian tribe which has increased in
numbers. In 1863 there were less than
5000. According to the United States
census for 1910 there were %, 455
MEMBERS comprised in nearly fifty
clans.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17
emerge carrying the serpentS in theil
mouths

emerge carrying the serpents in their
mouths.
The NavajOs are a progressive tribe
or Indians OF A~thapascan linguistic
STOCK. The name Of Spanish deriva-
ton, Is said TO signify the people
with large fields" In features the
Navajos resemble the Pueblos rather
than the Northern tribes with which
they are affiliated In language. They
are hardy, proud and independent, but
shun no form Of industry which offers
remuneration. and show much agri-
cultural skill. They thrive without
subsidy from the government, which
provides them school houses. The gen
eral culture Of the Navajos is similar
to that CT the Pueblos, but there are
some striking differences. particularly
as TO dwellings. Instead of the pecu-
liar stored structure OF the Pueblo,
he Navajo house, or hogan" is a
conical construction Of poles stood on
end and covered with earth, with a
low, projecting entrance porch at one
side and a smoke hole at the apex.
The Navajos are highly religious,
with many divinities, and a vast lore
OF myths, legends, songs and prayers.
They have also hundreds of musical
ceremonial dances known only to the
medicine men. Socially the Navajos
are characterized by a well-developed
clan system, with descent In the fe-
male line. Many of their women are
~possessors in their W right OF large
agricultural and personal wealth. In
government they are controlled by the
older influential men who meet in in
formal council for the transaction OF
tribal business.
The tribe is best known for it's
blankets, ponchos. rugs. belts, garters
and saddle girths, which are woven bv
hand from the wool Of their locks.
and which no power loom has been
able TO initiate. They have also ac-
quired from the Spaniards the art Of
working silver and turn out many
creditable ornaments.
The Navajos first appear in history
under the present name in 1929. and
Christian missionaries worked among
them in the middle Of the eighteenth
century. They were decidedly war.
like at the time, fighting constantly
with the Pueblos on the one hand
and with the white settlers Of New
Mexico on the other. In 1S49 a United
States expedition entered their coun.
try and forced n treaty Of peace. This
treaty having been frequently broken.
Col. Kit Carson was sen against them
in 1868 and took the greater part of
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17
THE EXPENSE OF RAISING 4
GOOD BULL.
BY JAMES w. WILSON,
Animal Husbandry Department, State
College, Bookings, S. D.

The accompanying picture is OF a
ShOrt-hOrn bull, College King. Il
months Of age, calved December Z,
1911, produced or the farm Of the
South Dakota State College of Agri.
culture and Mechanic Arts. During
the year 1912 we kept an accurate rec
ord Of his daily feed to get an idea of
how much it cost the state to produce
this calf. He received just ordinary
attention, no more than hundreds Of
other bulls OF this breed and age have
received by the writer, under ordinary
conditions.
This calf received his mothers milk
and because of his age was not allowed
TO run with her and the remainder of
the herd when she was turned on
grass May 10th. The mother is only
a fair milk producer. Bull calves Of
this age do not do so we'll when turned
with the herd in the spring to fight
flies and worry all summer. Grazing
In the evening would have been all
right for this calf, but moi having a
suitable pasture, he was kept in the
yard. day and night. and the expense
of growing is probably a few dollars
more than 1t would have been had we
had a good pasture and two or more OF
them 10 have turned out in the eve.
ming after they were fed their graia
ration.
When this calf a ten days old he
weighed l22 pounds, which was not an
extra large weight fer 6 es3s Of the
breed. AT this time the mother weigh.
ed 1,160 pounds. 1t was our intention
20 feed her q ration out OF which she
could make milk for the calf and main
tain her " weight as she was not ali
extra fat COW. We made a mixture
q 200 r~c~ss2s Of oats"'5@ ponrgas OF
corn. rs pounds OF BRAN. and ore-ten.n
~ much Of the fatal by weight o; oil
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17
MAY CROSS THE ATLANTIC
Outch Aviator Seems to Have the
Right Idea in Project rio
Has in Mind.

Between Brazil and Guinea the At.
iantic ocean is only about 1900 niles
vide. From Newfoundland to Ireland,
the narrowest breadth north OF the
equator, is nearly twice as far. from
New York to the nearest point OF
France is nearly three times as far.
Hitherto most schemes of aerial iight
across the Atlantic have contemp ated
some northern route. That suggested
by the authorities of the San Francisco
exposition Is by way of Labrador.
Greenland and Iceland. 1t has re-
NAMED for the Dutch aviator, Van der
Born, to make the first preparation to
cross the ocean from continent to con
tinent without stop. and he proposes
to take the southern route, where the
Atlantic is n~arrowest.
Van der Born is now supervising tie
construction OF a new type OF hydro
aeroplane. When it is complete he will
go to the port of Konakey, in French
Guinea, whence he promises to fly Ia
~Pernambuco, Brazil.
The scheme Is more plausible thar
any OF the other discussed trans
oceanic flights. II is natural and SEN
sible that the first crossing should be
attempted at the narrowest place. even
though the flight must be longer than
any n of the stages Of the Green
land route. There is, of course. the
danger OF tropical air currents, but
these are nOt much more to be feared
than the storms of sub-Arctic regions
which are suggested for the northern
route.
No n who has observed the prog.
ress of aviation doubts that before
long the Atlantic will be crossed by
some venturesome flyer. There is no
easo to maintain an attitude OF
scepticism toward the aviators of our
own day, who have done so much in
so brief a time. and who may do as
much more within the next few years.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17
RELATION OF SHAPE OF EAR TO
YIELD OF CORN.

The superintendent OF the Texas
sub-station at Temple, after a careful,
study Of the relation Of shape OF ear
to yield Of corn, concludes that slight.
~ tapering parent ears give the high
est yield. This Is in accord with the
results OF experiments at the Ohio Ex.
pertinent Station. in which extremely
tapering ears gave slightly higher re-
suits than cylindrical ears. High yields
we're associated with comparatively
smooth kernels OF slightly more than
average depth and of medium horni.
ness. The yield increased with al In.
crease in the total weight OF the ear
as determined by slight increase in
length, amount OF grain. and rather
marked increase In weight OF cob.
In experiments at the Ohio and Ne.
braska Experiment Stations It was
found that the highest yields were OBJ
tanned with medium to medium long
ears. Poorly filled butts and tips were
more frequently associated with high
yields than we'll filled. but high Yields
we're Frequently associated with we'll.
filed butts than with wellflled tips.
The old score card placed much en-.
phasis on good filing Of butts and tips.
but for several years past investigators
have been getting aWay from this
idea. 1t has been found that these
characters. when highly developed. arc
usually so developed at tie expense
of mere valuabls characters. such 40
yield, constitution. etc" There appear.
I'll to. be- no relation between yield and
Smelling percentage and circumference
and width or thickness OF kernel.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17

story in the Star the other day told
OF the trial, in which the plaintiff pro-
tested against his neighbor's main
tanning an alleged nuisance near the
former'S h.ame,
Expert testimony was called in the
case to prove that the fly is a menace
TO health as we'll as a destroyer Of
comfort. Severa! specialists said that
HES breed readily in piled up manure
and generally remain within a few
yards IL cher breeding place. How
flies"are all Especial menace TO small
children in summer by CARRYING the
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17

L was in the sixteenth ceH-
fury that the Spaniards first
invaded what is now the
states Of Arizona and New
Mexico. Fabulous tales Of
the wealth and treasure Of
great cities in the unknown
North found eager listeners
among the adventurous
Spaniards in the central
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17
FLIES DECLARED A NUISANCE
English Judge, Ruling Officially, Or
Tered che C!ea0lr3 Up Of = Breed
ing place.

Death sentence was passed on the
ay by an English judge in a recent
case at Upper Halliford. Sunbury
The sentence came in the form OF an
Injunction against the keeping OF a
stack of manure, which WAS a breed
.ng place Tor Tie pesf'" ahd ssstssihg
the cost against the defendant. a
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17


meal. The idea OF adding the bran
was to compel more thorough mastica.
ton OF the grain before swallowing
and to furnish protein and mineral
matter.
In addition to this ration she was
fed ordinary wild hay. At this time
the COW was on full feed of u pounds
per day and all the hay she wanted.
At he end of 80 days her grain ration
was increased to II pounds and at
the end Of GO days she was receiving
Is pounds, as the calf at this time
had learned to eat grain. When the
calf was so days old he was fed in a
separate box, beginning with four
pounds of the same mixture aud grad
ually increasing, giving him all he
would eat after he sucked his dam.
On May 10th. the COW was turned tn
grass and was brought in morning and
evening to nurse the calf. Her grain
ration was gradually reduced and that
of the calf increased. At this time
the mother weighed 1,134 pounds and
the calf 55i pounds. The calf vas
now five months old. The next month
he was fed alfalfa hay, and on tho
18th Of July his grain ration was
changed TO One-third oats, two-thirds
corn and one-tenth oil meal by weight.
On August LIST Bromus inermus hay
was substituted for alfalfa hay (on
account Of scarcity Of ALFALFA and the
calf at his time was eating II pounds
OF grain daily and what hay he want.
ed. He vas continued on this ration
until l. months and 10 days old, when
he was eating IL pounds OF the mix
ture daily. At this time he weighed
,09S pounds.
The following IS a statement OF the
quantity of food actually consumed By
the COW and calf until he was one year
old. This is figured at present prices,
or ordinary prices in this community:
Oats, 1913 bushels at 23c......$ 1896
Corn. 31.S Bushels at &c.,. lib
Oil meal. 500 pounds at 1Mc... GIG
Bran, 1884 pounds at 1c..... 2.3S
Wild hay, 2.11 tons at $6...... 1856
Alfalfa hay, 90 tons at SIS. 800
BrOmus inermus hay, 6 tons at
% 5.ov
Pasture for COW 7 months at 81 100
Total IS $500
The question will be asked, was
there a. money in feeding this calf
in this manner? In reply | say yes.
because bulls Of this breeding. age.
and condition. for the past ten years
at the Grand Combination Sales at
Mitchell, have brought. at public auc-
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17

:, xxs - COUNT 81 the ANIMAL y+N-s.>e,e .
California redwood tree indicated tha,
1t began its career in $50 a IA
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17

germs Of infant'le enteritis aps on.
danger the health of all by spreading
typhoid germs was related.
The Judge spoke Of the ANNOYANCE
caused aAe plai0tif w naviifG'rr'E .ss.
up screens to keep out the fffes. Jn,
England flies are not so generally
troublesome as here, and when they
do exist in swarms the nuisance is all
the more noticeable.
The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1914-07-17

The question will be asked, was
there any money in feeding this calf
in this manner? In reply | say yes.
because bulls Of this breeding, age.
and condition. for the past ten years
at the Grand Combination Sales at
Mitchell, have brought. at public auc-
ton, from two TO three times as much
as this.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-01

for the week, but for the meath ~ well.
The packers Of late have been right up
against II 80 far as getting enough rleht
GOOD killers this week 10 meet their re-
qulrements Accordingly they we're
iorced TO pay advances on fat lambs al
most every day until ~ the week'e close
thelr purchases cost fully 20ff4oc more
Than a week hEo Lambs this week sold
tho highest sOT the month and the high
sest fer any October 81 the history. q
the Yards The top iris month was a. N.
puaid for led westerns. against q $40
top for tile same time last year. Tea
turc or the trede has bean that the range
STUFF came q little earlier this year Swinv
TO the favorable conditions on the range,
consequently the range receipts are be-
sipning 70 fall otf sooner than In most
other years With the range season
opening earlier than usual quite = few
reed a. an early date. hsnce the early
week. ''T -
The Improvement on ewes has not been
80 much az big quarter would about
cover the advance The top for the week
ard the month has been t1 as. the hiEhest
N October since i'oS, When $50 was paid
us helnS The record for October on this
20 SSoiSs lambs, N5SasOS, ' falF 10 soSS
g. t0ais a.; cornp;op 10 fair feeders, &ssGs
$40; rood 70 choice yeatllpgs. ~. 00f6 VI.
fair 90 seed yearlings, S7bDs0c feeder
yeaLltrSs.. zoos 90 good 70 choice
; Sisss sseE G. t9ir to fSSa Sctn herr.
q chri,s ewSs, Is Ions ~. fair 10 70 sSoI
@wes NSGSfSle; feeder ewes 81 Sdfi Il. ="
EcplesentRtiVe sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-01


cara l4k-rhers were no cattle Of any
consequence 81 the yards touSy. Dor llie
week receipts are tde saba lebt thst theJ
have, been for any recent wStk Had
the intlusnee or the hknter iuns. Ootl
a. this market and practically au other
market points, tAere has been a snarp
T SorSted st psSsS s Oh s s Sns noe .ood
grades and range beat A,eere 81 ALI
kinda, which broke S5eSVc last week, have
reeivered AL the dev,lae, g.sinG quote,
grades OF light eoTn-ied yeafnaSs, vhc,i
have been selling up as hign ~ slu.Oo.
did not break much last veO1, AL Ne u
matter OF course nave not advanced nucti
this week, being ae hign nov as lney
have been any time,
btockers anu teedart have advanced %
Qtoc which means mat last wefE'e do
All In all the mHthet has been In =
very healthy condition all THIS week, pat
there is . Keeling At easlNFa market potD,s
that large receipts cuu,d easuy pes tas
ms.ket back Asain, ON the oeaer nand,
Operators at this Point 10 not iooA tOi
excessive runs, toe fellins being that tas
10 over with, elthough az u AIatier OF
course Il IL possible ~ aAy Time 10 have
n heavy run for a gay OF two,
eorn-fed beeves, SeSJSJ 1850: lair 10 gooG
cJrn-fed peeVes, ta,tJaYs,v0i common "
iair corn-tsd peeves, y. loYaC0i Ss'd y
CnOlCe AunHe dttefWs SisfCNc.tJi AaH " HVbu
range ,sleers, v, scye;'bi good TO cholts
srsss heiisrs. @oOdiyv; sooe to eeolet
srsSes. E0Sss.r; rriins ised.rs, ssbss
S,dJl 5000 TO choice stoeSsrA AID fe@atrs
,adl..ss. tair 10 sood stosssyA nna
srs and feeders, b.Syad.d; stock heiiers.
-. .6@6-Vl; stock CONS snssao;sl, sloNh
nola--Reeeipts remained moderate and
as other markets. were ~ sOsd snspe,
,opai trade opened out gtronG 20 niokel
higher. quite a Number az houa BalA on
tDIs basis, but a healthy p4ekins de,nand
anu active competition from the shlk per
buyers served TO sEengthcn prices pp
until cute sRsrG OF the etfeIlngs whs
up, while the close was the best time,
come SAFES made az this time being quoted
as bsPioc higher I'm the whole tfeos wee
and the inoderqte supply was prae.lcaly
u, bulk 81 tSs hSss sold al spread ~
pries for the ' Sesk The weeks trade has
been going upward on most days and IN
spite OF a couple ot'smq aetbaeks valves
5 IrSM "a" bettsT demand r' for soo sr
woighty hogs, and at present Il IL largely
u matter of-dpality With the buyers, As
the representative sales will show, cora
mon lights ere selling down at the boil
tom cf tho aprcap. along with the rough
beavies, while good hogs, earrylng cOn-
siderable weight are crowding the tops
hard -
Today,s supply amounts to something
Hike forty-nine ears or 800 head. The
total for the week foots up 81, l63 Read.
! 100 lighter than last year. This week \
! slipplV 10 emalIer than FOR any eImllHr
period s,nce the last week OF Heptsinber.
The mSnih q oe.Sesr cioses Win prizes
season OF tie year since 1911, I've mar
| let has declined DURING the meath 1yc.
| RecelT tn with the exception OF last Sep
| TENDER are the smaies. for am month
Inca OctObRr 1917. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-01

There was srpbRbly 40 inedent in tbs
rrancv-s ruBslan war OF 1910 lnSte dtA-
matte than tgat winch marked IT, Close,
hetr Furekenbtck. president OF the Prus.
sian hanlser OF Doputies, was ecnt with
= eolleekne TO Versailles 20 coHs "a tnia Z
percr. ttt 80. ~ -
Bants.tls, who had Just concluded the
terms OF peace with France, Invited them
to supper, ana IN the course 81 the meal
said;
THIS night. - IL o'clock. the las.
ahots VIII be EXCHANGED between eur
troops and the French. and | have con-
coded u the French the honor OF the
lnst shot
ForckenheelS and his colleague lett their
host before rnidnIghs, drew out their
watches, Ptoed underneath q lantern OF
tho Hotel az Reservoir, .apd walted
First there was d oannon shot tso-a the
0efInap. lines; thon Hoisnin skill-ess
Then foliowed the last reilly rroni MNnt
Waller en-. Tho tower clock 1T Versailles
struck ~: tho F'rench war had ended y
Washington Star,
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-01
Coli u.e, Teeth on NOV.

prssAr WILLIAMS TIE +-'asr-niA soa ~
John Wiji'anns, who lives near Hastings.
Pa wns rrohahy fatally injured b. ~
e9isFad colt after the animal had hesn
hit BY q laFVe stoNe thrown al him by
. crowd % hnys OF play.
The fH't ives 'sfpslv~ " = field nos =
the williams home VIXEN the stone was
th-owr. QvNrtsklrg Souys WILLIAMS.
Shp was fpaflHg for tho feHe@ the mt
NAL kncebfd hitl down apf aftAr uawlug
him shook him as q dog would q rat.
lad named smith, WHO was saiA 20
hsve sthrCyin the f.0ns, rev for sid to
y1nas w'l!av1s' fatGsr When tina hoy
wHs r9f-nse IRON fhs horse he was IN :
consris"s and nh''s'oinns said he vas On
er'uHnl cuaditlep -.Pjttshursh Dis.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-01
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and CIoaiELt
Prices on Board of Trade,

CHICAGO, Oct. Sl.--I3ig receipts at nri-.
mary points made the wheat market fail
back today after an early advance. The
close was nervous, at l4c under last night
Corn finished unchanged to hc down,
oats off Nc TO lkc ard provisions vary
Ing from Zoe decline 10 a rise Of &C
Nearly twice as much wheat arrived at
the principal terminals today as the total
amount of the corresponding date a year
ago. Besides. the figures for the week
exceeded by 10000 bushels the recora
for the preceding seven days. In this
connection II was said that 30 much
wheat had already been sold to no 70
Europe that exporters were baeoming re.
luctant to take the risk OF contracts
which called for shipment during No
vember.
Bullish sentiment resulting from the
aggreasiveness OF Turkey and the chance
of wet harvest In Argentina was re-
sponslble for the strength nf wheat at tho
outset the market advRneI-g T. = .'nl
about 5e above the lowest prices of Thurs
day morning, Realizing sales, however,
proved unexpectedly heavy, come of e
largest houses Joining in with decided
vigor On the break though, as a whole
the trade reverted to an attitude Of ex-
IRENE caution.
Fine weather put something OF a check
on the bulls In corn. Account was also
taken Of the setback in wheat On the
other hand fresh sales TO Euroue were
reported, and II was said that The new
federal grading would delay the market
ing OF a great deal of corn which, was
moist Oats were governed chiefly by