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The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

Professor and has convinced him
self that these varieties will pro-
duce more hay and seed than
any other kind of Alfalfa. Mr..
Ottman is seeding the larger
part of his farm to Alfalfa.
| In 1918 Mr.. Ottman sowed two
acres of Turkestan Alfalfa on
ground that was considered alb
solutely worthless, since it was a
sandy ridge on which barely any
vegetation h a d ever wn.
When he plowed the field the
sand drifted in the wind and it
looked as if nothing could ever
gain a foothold. The first year
the Alfalfa made its appearance
and grew to height of several
inches when it apparently died.
This would be the end of that
Alfalfa thought Mr.. Ottman but
the next year it again made it's
appearance and grew to a height
of over a foot when it started to
wilt and Mr.. Ottman cut it.
This year the growth has been
remarkable and one cutting has
already been m a d e and it is
ready for the second cutting at
the present time. About three
tons to the acre is the hay yield
from this worthless ground
this year.
J. J. Brickley. who lives just
east of the Ottmans. has a story
to tell of Alfalfa. In 1918, Mr..
Brickley decided that he would
SOW Alfalfa and instead of start
ing with the usual two acres he
sent to Montana for a bushel of
seed and prepared 26 acres Of
ground aud sowed his Alfalfa in
rows. All MIR. Brickley saw in
his patch that summer was
weeds which he mowed down.
In 1914, he saw something OF
his Alfalfa which was growing
into the ground and the roots
were making good. This last
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

makes Alfalfa an industry for
us that is better than manu-
featuring establishments in the
towns. Every farmer is a man
ufacturer and each acre Of Aft
alta is monument to the future
greatness and prosperity of the
country west of the Missouri
River.
Alfalfa is being grown sue
cessfullv in every part of the
northwest, but is not fully ap-
preciated.
Farmers are rapidly coming
to realize that live stock must be
raised on every farm, and that
Alfalfa is the surest and best
feed to be raised.
A falfa is not difficult to
groW-will withstand more heat
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11
1.-THE Home OF ALFALFA"

If Alfalfa was ever an expert
ment in Perkin ms and Adams
Counties it has ceased to be so
now for all time.
Farmers who were stalling are
now tumbling all over themselves
to secure seed for this fall and
next springs sowing.
The active campaign carried on
the past two wears by the Per-
kins County Better Farming AS
ISOLATION has resulted in arousing
the farmers to the Importance of
this crop and today it is the ex-
ception to find a farmer who has
not a few acres of Alfalfa grow
ing.
Two years ago over 200 pounds
Of Grims Alfalfa seed was dis
trlbuted to as many farmers.
Again last spring over 300 one and
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

the northwest, having in over
100 acres, all planted in rows.
Mr.. Bobb has made a wonderful
record for both hay and seed.
As to the financial returns of
this crop. Mr.. Bobb's smile of
satisfaction is sufficient answer.
However, Mr.. Bobb is not the
only farmer getting into this
wonderful crop extensively. Mr..
Unbank living 5 miles northeast
of Lennon has pinned his faith
to Alfalfa and now has nearly 100
acres Of fine Alfalfa growing.
Mr.. Unbank has raised the price
on his quarter of land from $50
to $40 per acre this summer just
on the results of his Alfalfa.
Oscar Adams. just south of
Lennon, was one Of the first to
start in Alfalfa and. while Mr..
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

and drouth than red clover the
first year, and when well estab-
llshed on good land will produce
crops for many years, almost
regardless of weather conditions.
The requirements of the Alfal-
Ia plant are easily met when its
nature is understood. The very
small seed. producing a single tap
root, requires. a firm seed bed
so that the moisture m ay be
brought near the surface: manure
for plant food; and soil from an
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

ture one inch below surface Of
soil. drill eight to twelve pounds
of seed per acre alone, or with
three pecks of beardIess barley.
If season is dry, cut barley for
hay before mature. Clip weeds
every two weeks. but not 80 late
as to leave field bare. If seed is
sown broadcast, use sixteen to
twenty-four pounds per acre.
Cut the Alfalfa for hay when
one tenth in bloom. Never cut
or pasture so late that there is
not good growth for winter
protection. Save the leaves as
they are richer than bran.
Try Alfalfa in rows for seed
production give frequent cult
walton Transplanting Alfalfa
has gained much favor is worthy
of a careful trial.
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

TWO pound packages of the state
Allalfa seed We're distributed.
Hundreds of farmers have now
increased their acreage from tn.
original two acres sown to ten
anu lIlleen acres, using seed of
Their own raising.
A very important item not to
0e overlooked is that practically
Every ce farmer is growing pure
'''ns seed or the seed furnished
w The state. The commercial
, .a'ae Oh this seed will be very
nka lor several years to come.
-! is well established that both
" " u 'hese seeds are far superior
v. ~.ne common Alfalfa seed such
district. D'"'A n'l's
. many farmers are growing
A'ee IONS to the acre this season
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

have two to three tons of hay
worth S.. 90 to $500 per ton or
an average of SIS per acre for
hay.
The state, under the direction
of Prof. Hanson, is operating 35
acres as propagation plant for
the raising and distributing of
the plants and seed of the hardy
varieties brought over from ST.
IBERIA by Prof. Hanson during the
past five years. This fall several
million plants will be ready for
distribution as we'll as several
thousand pounds of seed. This
will be distributed free to the
farmers who are first to make
application.
Without d o BIT, B. B. Bobb,
living northeast of this city, is
the banner grower of Alfalfa in
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

sowing of anyone and has cut
three tons to one acre both last
year and this season.
VIM. Bucher, living on South
Grand, has been a friend of
Alfalfa for the past ten years.
He started with just a few acres
and kept on and added to his
field until he now has 70 to 80
acres of the finest Alfalfa grow
ing. Last years seed crop a.
mounted to around 45 bushels
which Mr.. Bucher sold for II
cents per pound. This seed,
however, was the common vari-
ETY. grown in the Hills country.
Chas. Ottman, living on the
Grand south of Lennon, is a
friend of Prof. Hanson, and
has been experimenting with the
hardy varieties furnished by the
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

spring Mr.. Brickley looked over
the field early and decided that
he had better raise a crop of
oats on the Alfalfa land so he
double jisced the ground and
sowed oats light. You can see
the results of his discing in the
picture on this page. He will
have so to 60 bushels of seed
this fall besides two or three
tons of hay per acre. Ask Mr..
Brickley if it pays to grow
Alfalfa.
With the Alfalfa has come
more hogs. 1t is a very COM
mon sight, when driving through
the country to see a bunch of
hogs growing fat in an Alfalfa
field. 1t is almost an exception
to find a farmer without his few
acres of Alfalfa and his spring
pigs holding possession. Like
the bread and water ration for
the man in Jail, Alfalfa and
water is the pigs ration, but
he does not consider that he is
in jail but in heaven. One far
mer stated to a Herald reporter
that he had butchered a hog
which was IL months old and
that it had had no feed this
summer except Alfalfa and that
the porker tipped che beam at
1913 pounds.
Mr.. Mcpherson is another Alf-
alta fend He lives just four
miles west of Lennon and is
growing Alfalfa both in rows
and broadcast. The first cutting
was made on July 10th, and just
three weeks after, to a day. the
second growth was two feet
high. Mr.. Mcpherson thinks he
will make second cutting and
still raise a crop of seed. This
will be doing better than is
done in the irrigated districts of
Idaho.
There is not territory any
where that will beat the West
Missouri River Country for Aft
aIfa. The fertile soil and high
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

Adams has not grown as many
acres in the past as some others,
he has had wonderful results,
raising seed and hay. From
seven acres last year Mr.. Adams
sold over ten bushels of seed at
40 cents per pound. Does it pay?
Hans eleven. living on the
river west of Seim, has one OF
the best stands of broadcast
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

altitude combines to make this
region truly, The Home of
Alfalfa. The soil is especially
adapted to the quick germina
ton and growth of seed. Far
mers here are beginning to rea-
lize the Importance of this crop
more than ever and the eastern
farmers are looking here for
their seed.
The fact that the eastern peo-
pie are waking to the Importance
OF the Alfalfa crop and that the
west river country has practic-
ally corner on the seed crop
The Lemmon herald. (Lemmon, Perkins County, S.D.) 1912-1917, 1915-08-11

|Tb,ss ! raising a crop of seed.
il a eom ssne's OF seed to the acre
peund i,'aon = yield and 40 cents q
\ has : h.a 'ne least that any farm
dqriD, ,su a. to sell his seed for
haunShssnaee me past three years and
lAsp g, nave never sold for less
t saea 'ents per pound. This.
ee bss;aaal0 aal0ne, makes $72. per
''ues which the farmers
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NO DIRT ROADS FOR
TIRED G.. A. R. NOW
No Pigs to Chase in Washing
ton Streets as They Did
Fifty Years Ago.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 26.-Many vet
Grams who participated in the Grand
Review at the close of the civil war
are here to march In the parade Wednes-
day.
Fifty years x they marched along a
dirt o a with n creek running through
1t. when they paraded from the foot OF
the Capitol UP Pennsylvania avenue past
the White House. one of the veterans
recalled to-day that In that march they
were compelled to chase pigs and chick
ems out Of their way.
David j. Palmer. commander in chief.
will arrive in the morning and formally
open headquarters. His first act will he
to call a meeting " the executive com.
mittee In charge of the
The first official act Of the Grand Army,
exercises will be the formal dedication
tomorrow morning at . o'clock of the
old census building as Camp Matthew
q. Emery" the official headquarters.
This will be the rallying place and the
rendezvous OF the veterans. where they
will register and meet and fraternizc
and relate wal experiences
In nearly all Of the churches Of WASH
ington to-day patriotic services were
held in honor Of the visiting veterans.
Most Of tn" visitors attended the SER
vices and many pulpits were occupied
by former tnion veterans.
o'clock this afternoon at the foot OF
the Peace cross at ST. Adams. which Is
To Ice the site of the new Episcopal Ca
thcdral at Washington. The exercises
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HAYTIAN CONGRESS TO
ACT ON TREATY TODAY
Washington Officials Expect
Early Ratification of Plan
for /. =. Control.

W~AsHiNGToS. Sept. 26- OtiiyItl Nd
vices were received here to-day 20 ne
effect that the committee of tue nlyyln
Congress which has been considering
the treaty signed 10y the Governments
OF the United states and nlyti MI
submit the treaty To the congress TO-
morrow ar TUESDAY.
From their knowledge Of tn, ~sltJd,ion
In Hayti officials here are confident thst
the report will I've favorable 10 re
treaty on the whole. and early rat'Icu-
ton Of the convention Ivy the congress
is expected
The treaty provides for a large meas.
ure OF control over HAytian AFFAIRS by
the United states. particularly with re-
gard TO finances Thu term OF the treaty
,s ten years. hut it may he extended
through another ten wears Ut the desire
of either Of the contracting Governments
II Is regarded here ~ the most I'M
portant step IN the part of the United
States in the Caribbean in many years
n officials believe th1t u promises a
termination Of the intulrrahle conditions
which have long existed In Haytl. Amer
lean forces are now In occupat on OF
the principal towns OF Nayti n are
administering most OF U3yti's puh'ic
Affairs pending the ratification of TIE
treaty bs the legislatures OF both Cow
ernmen's,
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KINKEAD LOCKS SALOONS.
Hudson Comfy sherin Makes ~
Arrests In Tour of Towns.

Sheriff Eugene +, Kinkead OF Bay
onne strike fame sailed forth yesterday
like -. George to battle with the liquor
forces in Hudson county. He made
twelve arrests and closed many saloons
in Jersey City. Hoboken, Bayonne II
Union Hin. and carried away the drinks
he was served as evidence,
II was In Hobokcn that the activities
OF sheriff Kinkead were most thorough.
Not only did he close saloons. but movie
houses. pool rooms and shooting gal
lerics. The churches were about the
only places left open.
In Jersey CITY there was only one ar
rest and in Bayonne the Sheriff went
straight to the saloon next to police
headquarters which he closed In the
days OF the Oil strike. causing drought
among countless policemen imported by
his orders from other towns. There
he arrested the bartender after mutual
itcognitlons,
Sheriff Kinkead would not say
whether his activities ave anything to
do with the New Jersey primaries on
Tuesday. when II will be decided
whether he or Naval officer Otto Witt
penn leads the States Democracy.
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PHILIPPINE BISHOP TO ACT.
The Right Rev. Foley VIII Lay 81.
Brigid's Cornerstone

The Right Rev. Maurice +. Foley,
Roman Catholic Bishop or FugueGarao,
Philippine Islands, will ~oiiclate at the
laying Of the cornerstone of the new
ST. Brigid's Church at Wcstbury. l., L..
next SundIy. Bishop Foley. who Is
visiting in this country. and the Rev.
Or. William +. McGinnis. rector OF st.
Rrigid's. were classmates In the North
American College in Rome years ago.
In the course of the CEREMONY Bishop
Foley will place within a large metal
box To he set in he cornerstone a copy
of THE SUN, several coins bearing the
date 1915. manuscripts bearing upon
the history Of 81. Brigld's, copies OF the
Tablet. the official weekly paper OF the
Catholic Church in the dio"ese OF Brook
Ign, and copies OF Truth, Of which DR..
MCGinnis IL the editor.
Bishop Foley viii he assisted In the
ceremony by many Of the prelates and
priests OF brooklyn. The sermon Of
the day will be preached by the Very
Rev. Herbert Farrell. rector ~ st. Mary's
Srar OF the Sea Church. Far Rockaway.
and Bishop Foley will deliver an address
on his, own work In the Philippine
Islands,
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TRAINING DOCTORS IN CHINA
R"rLcf-IIcr Foundation Reports ON
Medical Bonrd's Activities.

I'll, Rockefeller Foundation in Part
w NJ It's aunual report. dealing with
~ r-'ablj shment and activities OF the
'hmt Medical Board, outlines the pro-
-r Ufu" that il being followed to pro-
~ p fol china the benefits Of modern
n'.. ne. including public and personal
h -'ur as well as the treatment OF
Il $50. -r.
T., board has been established only
a short time. but its officers have al
'"u. lIId plans to utilize to the great
.. possible extent the existing instl-
90 aa ana equipment and obtain the
p .. alton OF missionary boards and
q 'r agencies doing medical work In
''.nt The China Medical Board con-
~ Dr. Wallace Buttrick, executive
.,'ry Of the General Education
N'1.J Roger s, Greene. United States
,'H-u at Hankow. and DR.. Eben C..
S.-c
From data obtained by the board a
r". "Il district or province IL to ne
'."o'"d phlch seems best 10 lend Itself
'n On" purposes Of the foundation. This
s'f..f a. to be central. easily a%ccessi-
.pntaining the largest available
.uN'r Of practitioners, with the best
.H'Inn'. medical school. missionary and
Hn'"l uncnt schools. and able to obtain
Gy''rlm"nt recognition. II possible II
" N he near the seat OF the central
,a.r"s" Government. preferably in the
l'f.r district.
Having established this district, II
planned TO reinforce the medical sta.
'"'- N'rein with at least " qualified
~. -.c'ius and nurses n to put the
'.'l al school in men, equipment, hos
'"''ls and clinical material on the best
n''ct'c bic basis simultaneously with
~" help given to the outlying medical
ftailUns.
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as a backbone OF mountains impossible
except Mt certain points rises between
the eastern boundary OF Sonora and
the rest of Mexico. Sonora has not
been drained of its as have
the States under Villas domination in
central Mexico and affords a virgin field
for his activities.
Gen. Gales has ordered the with
drawal of all Carranza forces In the
State OF Sonora to Aqua Prieta. oppo-
site Douglas, Ariz.. II is reported. The
abandonment of the port of Saco has
already begun and the forces are be-
Ing moved eastward to Aqua Prieta.
Gen. Hugh l.. Scott OF the United States
army has wired FL Paso friends OF Gen.
Raoul Madero that he and his stan
officers will be released when brought
to El Paso. Gen. Madero's credentials
as a peace commissioned before the Pan
American conference on Mexico already
have been presented to the state and
Wal Departments by Gen. Rogue Con.
zales Cara.
However. Gen. Madero did not know
that he was to be a peace commits
sioner until he gave himself up to tho
American officers nj Maria, as he was
out of communication with villa.
+. L. Fuller. the Los Angeles ranch
sA Wv "at NAhAitbl'h ~ s"'hi
can bandits from his ranch near villa
Ahumada. chihuahua, a week ago last
Friday. was ransomcd to-day and given
his liberty. This afternoon ne wired
from Villa Ahumada to FL Paso to his
wife II his brother, u. Il. Fuller of
Los Angeles, that he would come north
on the first train. The ransom pad is
understood to ave been $1,000.
News reached here tonight that sixty
armed M~exicans. supposed to be MEM
bers OF the band which Pascual Orozco
was trying TO join then he was killed
a few weeks entered Texas NJ
Sonora Helena. south OF Maria, Tex.
on Friday and seized forty horses on
the Quintella ranch. driving OF the
horses and taking with them a Mexican
ranch boss.
A mounted United States customs IN
spsctor brought the news to Maria to-
day. Mr.. Dove say a posse of Texans
headed by Capt. Quintella. owner OF the
ranch. is in pursuit OF the bandits.
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ARMS FOR GEN. CARRANZA
SEIZED BY u. S. OFFICIALS
Treasury Department Order Holds Up a Shipment of
Munitions at Laredo, Tex.-Denial Made That
General Embargo Will Follow.

w~AsHtNGroN. Sent al, became
knox, ,,-ri~,, .a..
I.arodo IT, - -.,----.
$50 ""'e "eo W. " e"'P"'"'
Vi arms ammunition at that point
consigned to the Carranza forces in
Mexico Tho ord.-. 20 hoi, III. sbir.
-
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,n. u.n. q. ,ne instance Oh o'nei"As VI
",n"e oepa'.n'n'.
N 70 "'aue Una q GENERA snh-
paieo ~ II Snipineht VI airhs 10 ''eN.
'"~f,s"auowe ny 'he SeiNuic a.
,euo' u tue UNDERSTANDING ,na'
oruers nave gone Iortn mat no rnuni-
IONS snan De perm'tteu 70 pass amer
" 'uslo,n houses h' poin's aions 'ne
poiu,' "here 'he heSrcan .aiuefs VI
n.unoers vi orkanihen JANUS nave oee"
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~ oa"ia"A" "se"'s n'a"e psonN y
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s,ons "eN,.o IVY ~" v
ue., =, 4>auaIre,e ueny'ns .na 80 n"
.'s'" so,u'ers haNe h'eo "eioos Wv ~
uer a, Hnne.i,an .roops; ue.
~ .n"' ooluI1loiS W 49,
o".' "s lepie.e" ~ 80
amu "e s.' va. e,h" It.,
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ARRIVE HERE.
Widow and children of slain Me-
Nanus on MORO Castle.

Mrs. Ruth McManus. widow Of the
ChicagOan. John Il. McManus. who was
killed last March in Mexico city by
Iapatistas while defending his home and
under the protection OF the American
flag and the seal OF the Brazilian Con-
sulate n Legation, arrived yesterday
10y the Ward liner Moro Castle with
her four young children, Ruth. John.
Thomas and James. The Zapatista Gov
eminent paid Mrs. McManus $50. 900
and disavowed the act OF the bandits
who had shot McManus.
Also aboard the MORO Castle were
Mrs. Maria de Ga!sman. widow OF a Car
rama brlgadier-general who was am
pushed south OF Mexico city and slain.
and her three children Major Jorge
Putlea OF the Carranza aviation corps.
here to buy aeroplanes. and Daniel F.
Hanlon Of the Universal Film Company
and fourteen men and women, including
Miss Jane Gail. who have been taking
undersea pictures in the clear waters
around Nassau for use in a movie rep
reservation OF Jules Nerne's Twenty
Thousand Leagues Under the Sea"
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CHURCHMEN TO TALK WAR.
Episcopal Laymen VIII Open Con-
yenti0n on October 10.

Episcopal Church laymen of New
York announced yesterday a series of
fall conventions that will consider war
aud preparedness. the Gary school plan
and a wholly now programme which the
convention of the diocese Of New York
Is to pursue for its forthcoming session
in his city,
Preparedness is to lie the subject of
the public meeting of the Laymen's Eff
cheney League in Synod Hall OF the
Cathedral on October ~. The speakers
will include Oswald q, Willard of tho
League to Limit Armaments. Nathan
Straus and n representative of the Ma
tional Security League, probably John
Hays Hammond.
The diocesan convention will sit for
three days instead OF two az hereto
fore. ON Tuesday evening. November
3, a platform meeting will be held in
Synod Hall. at which Franklin ID. Roose-
welt will speak of national conditions
In relation to war and the public SER
vice, and II. D.. W. English. president Of
the Plttsburg Civic Commission. will
tell of the reform undertaken some
time ago In that city In the name OF the
churches,
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NEW BASE FOR SUBMARINES.
stage Hnrbor. Mass, said to Ne
the Place.

CHATHAM. Mass. Sept. 20 -Rumors
are current here that STAGE Harbot Is
to he enlarged for use rs \ submarine
base. surveyors have been NJ work on
Harding's Reach under the direction Of
the Massachusetts Harbur and Land
Commission making IA survey and tigur-
ing on the cost Of cutting q channel
through ~Iiariing's Beach. west OF the
lighthouse. lj0 feet wide u 10 feet
deep. into Sta-e IIarbor, to provide II
harbor for vessels about nalfway be-
tween Vineyard Haven and Province
town.
The talk is. however. that the work Ia
really under the promotion W Federal
engineers and Is preliminary to u naval
defensive pro-ramnle to include the en-
lIrging OF Stage Harhor. thus providing
u refuge for submarines and torpedo
heats on the south side of the ape In
close proximity to the ocean.