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row. The advancing worms are de-
layed by the trench and are brought
in contact with the poison. In some
kinds Of soil this furrow alone may
stop them. The poisoned bran in the
furrow may be renewed if necessary
each evening at small cost. The ef-
~fectivcness is increased if the poison
is sown broadcast on both sides of
the furrow.
The effects of the poisoning should
begin to show the following morning.
An examination of :he soil where liv-
ing worms were abundant the previ-
u day should show some dead worms
and many sick ones. The effective
ness should not be judged entirely by
the number of dead and dying worms
found upon the area treated. Worms
which have eaten only a small amount
may travel for hours and die at some
distance from the poison. Other
worms may crawl in after the poison
has dried and lost it's attractiveness.
Work Together in the Community.
In localities where large amounts
of the poisoned bran are required a
central mixing plant is desirable. The
bran mash may be mixed to better adj
vantage in large quantities and may
be distributed to the farmers.
Bankers and business men should
cooperate and help in the emergency.
The farmers success is necessary in
their business.
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been tested and found sound in the
experience of nearly every farmer.
Few plant cheap seed. Those who do
reap a rich ha rvest in most cases.
Listen! The great flax regions of
the world, Russia, India and Canada,
are going to raise more wheat and
less tax this yee1. FAX hasn't beer
very profitable recently as a farm pro-
duct. Don't ne signs point to a small
acreage this sArjr g, a light world crop
next summer, high prices for fax in
the fall, and very high priced seed
next spring? l don't like to advise
farmers what to do, but it looks to
me like a sale bet to put in flax this
sprirs. Sow it early on we'll prepar-
ed ground. Think it over, farmers,
and see whether you agree with me.
The Extension Office has employed a
mar to dev":e the next two months.
of his time to a flax program, as an
indication Of it's belief in the value of
flax.-F. S Cooley, Director of Ag-
ricultural Extension Service, Bozeman.
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probably increased the wheat acreage
from rs to &c per cent over previous
years. The British government is US
ing influence il Canada, India, and
Austrs liza, to give wheat preference
over other crops, to sow more wheat,
if necessary to substitute wheat for
flax o. other products. Russia is urg-
ing the production of wheat, and the
government is obtaining control of
great wheat reserves as a war meas
ure. France and Germany and Aus
tria are not forgetting the need of
great stores OF wheat for their armies.
These thil.ss will greatly increase
the p,oductio, of wheat abroad while
high prices fern a sufficient incentive
to grow wheat ir America.
Should We increase our wheat &C.
reagc at the expense of other crops?
A wise man said: "When everyone is
going into a !ire of production is a
good time for me to get out, and when
everyone is going out is a good time
for to get in" This experience has
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the wheat-roct disease producing fun
81, which grains, no matter where
they are planted. reproduce the dis
eases the coming year.. In the drier
land regions where the straw grows
hard end harsh, they do not have op-
p~ortunity to reach the seed, but they
still attack the roots of the soil, and
cause the gram to shrivel when the
dry weather comes on because of in
ability to take up the moisture, the
roots being killed by the parasites.
However, seed produced in the dry
land regions is less apt to perpetuate
the diseases hecarse the fungi do not
get inside Of the hard berry. There
fore, in selecting seed for sowing pur-
poses, particularly on new lands, or
on any lands that have been cultivat-
ed to free them from the wheat root
diseases, n should buy this Durum
seed from the drier regions as West
ern South rakota, Southwestern
North Dakota or Eastern Montana,
the regions where the Durum wheat is
still produced in hard, clear, amber
colored form. In selecting the seed,
be sure to select grains which show
only the bright, clear, amber-color,
hard, flinty grains. Before planting
all seed should he properly disinfected
with fo~rma'dehvde to keep out the
wheat-root diseases which are sure to
come when land is cultivated to any
extern, particularly in the Northwest
where the wheat crop is so general.
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sow FLAX THIS YEAR

Farmers do we'll to observe the old
adage, "plant cheap seed" The over
production of flax during the past
two years has reduced the price, and
has also decided many farmers not to
SOW flax this spring or at least to SOW
a smaller acreage. Wheat, on the
other hand, has brought hihgh prices
and the war situation is turning the
attention of farmers everywhere to
the production OF a bread crop in the
expectation Ct profit. Montana has
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HOW TO IMPROVE U A
ITY OF DURUM WHEATS
BY Prof. H. L. Bolley. N. Dali. Botan-
list and Seed CommissiO aer.

BY Prof. H. L. Bolley. N. Dali. Botan-
list and Seed Commissio aer.
SELECTING SEED TO AVOID
DISEASES: One of the peculiar
characteristics Of the Durum wheats
is that its home originally was a very
dry soil region, almost semi-desert
like, very hot days and cool nights
with an atmosphere rather free from
moisture. hardly any dew or rain just
preceding harvest time. The result
was the production Of a very, hard
straw and a very hard type of grain
and the survival of a type which is
not fitted to do we'll in a moist at
mosphere or on a wet soil. When this
grain was brought owe to this coun
try, it was put into the western dry
land areas of the great plains because
in these regions the climatic condi-
tons ard the soil conditions were very
similar to it's native home. Here it
produced we'll and gained a good re-
putation for the Durum wheats. Those
living in the moisture, more heavy
lands, wet soiled regions, also tried
it out and this resulted in getting a
lot of softer off-grade Durum. But
this was not the worst harm done.
On the old lands of the Red River
Valley and Western Minnesota, where
under continuous culture for a number
the common bread wheats have been
of years, very much of the soil was
filled with the rubbish from old wheat
crops, particularly the stubble and
roots. bearing all sorts of wheat root
disease. When these Durums were
brought into contact with these con
ditions they produced large, soft
strawy growths and fell an easy prey
to the diseases which are characteris-
tic Of the other spring wheats. The
result is that he soft straw began to
produce white hellied stuff, black
pointed grains, all Of which grains are
internally infected by n or other of
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Palisadian., 1915-09-11
Three.Cornered Fight
For County Clerk?
Continued from page y

primaries by his opponent, Tax Col
lector George Van Buskirk. Had the
Progressive petition not been filed.
the County Clerk Thompson could
not run if Van Buskirk defeated him
in the Democratic primaries.
What is true of Thompson is also
true of Campbell and Mahoney. Both
of these gentlemen are candidates
for the Democratic nomination for
Freeholder on the Democratic ticket
in the bracket" N. D. Campbell is
a candidate for a three-year term
and Mahoney for two-year term.
If the bracket" is beaten in the
Democratic primaries on the twenty
eighth of this month then neither of
these getlemen could run on general
election day.
The filing of the Progressive peti-
tions now makes it possible for them
to do what the law of this year evi-
IDENTIFY intended to prevent.
Indications are that if Tax Col
lector Van Buskirk wins the Demo-
cratic nomination there will be three
candidates in the general election:
James w. Mercer, on the Republican
ticket, Van Buskirk on the Demo
cratic ticket, and County Clerk
Thompson on the Progressive Roose-
velt ticket. This will bring to mind
the fight for this same office in 1910,
when Mr.. Mercer was defeated in the
Republican primaries by Harry P.
Ward and then became candidate
in the general election by filing
petition, making it three-cornered
fight, with Charles F. Thompson the
candidate on the Democratic ticket,
and thereby enabling Thompson to
win by causing division in the
Republican party. 1t now looks as
If Thompson is to return the compli-
ment by causing a division in the
Democratic party, in the event of his
defeat in the primaries by Van Bus
kirk.
1t is said movement is already
on foot among prominent Democrats
to prevent this rupture, if possible,
by having County Clerk Thompson
and Messrs. Campbell and Mahoney
decline to accept the Progressive
Roosevelt nominations and stake
their chances of nomination entirely
on the Democratic primaries.
Palisadian., 1915-09-11

said that the first work that should
be done was a roadway along the
trolley tracks. The present trolley
approach was a disgrace, and acted
as deterrent to prospective settlers.
We needed rapid transit. Then we
would get better houses. In many
ways our community was better than
surrounding ones. Mr.. Lehsten gave
his views on many other points of
Importance to the borough, such as,
the dangerousness of the Edgewater
road hill west of the tracks; the need
of a considerable fill at the hollow
in Palisade avenue near the trestle;
and the fact of a bridge across the
Hudson as the final solution to the
problem of local development.
Councilman Sammis rose again to
take issue with citizen Lehsten in
his opposition to the Edgewater
road improvement. "Mr. Lehsten
seems to go out of his way to make
it appear as though Edgewater road
were of comparatively no importance
to the borough. At the present time
it is the main road approach to the
borough except Ill lHe mdICeT Vi
trucking, possibly. Oxen hill is used
by hundreds of workmen daily, and
from the congestion of traffic and the
bad condition of the road the
latter often run the problem ofsh sh
latter often run the risk of their
lives. Oxen hill is the contin-
uation of Undercliff avenue, Edge
water, and, as such, is in direct
communication with the ferry and
the West Shore railroad depot. The
proposed Walker street extension
too, was planned so as to have di-
rect outlet via Oxen hill road. The
grade of the hill could be greatly
improved by making large fill at
the bottom. Edgewater road is
probably the most travelled road in
the borough, and yet had very dang,
erous grades, as, for instance, the
one opposite Major McClave's. From
various statements and questions
made by Mr.. Lehsten at this point
Mr.. Sammis was moved to say thai
he doubted the formers knowledge
Palisadian., 1915-09-11
Candidate Adelberg.
Continued from page II


tractive to outsiders to settle with us
and to employ their capital for the
growth of Fairview. This applies to
commercial as well as residential ad-
ditions. Every new settler among
US is an asset to the borough and
every inducement should be offered
to the newcomers, instead of fright
ening them away by the heavy bur-
dens of taxation under which we are
struggling and which are detriment
to our progress. To intice new capi-
tai, we must offer at least as good, if
not better conditions than can be OBJ
tanned in neighboring places. This
we are not doing and consequently
we ourselves are the losers.
Judge for yourselves and decide
whether the conditions shall longer
exist or whether you care to demand
conservatism and economy in bor-
ough's expenditures and a less lib
eral use of the bond issue.
No business or municipality can be
run entirely on credit and if expen-
ditures are not kept within the limits
of revenues, you run int odebt.
Whether this debt is paid today or
ten years hence, with it's heavy in
terest charges, it is still a debt and
as the individual should avoid debt,
so with the community
| advocate improvements consist
ent with income-no improvements
to be made that will not outlast the
bond issue.
l advocate the economic handling
of the peoples money, the elimina-
tion of unnecessary expenses and
consequent reduction in the tax rate.
pledge myself as business man
to give this borough a business
administration.
| advocate the patronage of home
industries in private as we'll as muni-
cipal expenditures.
l pledge myself to an early set
tlement of the sewer controversy in
the interests of the people of Fair
view.
Citizens of Fairview, think before
you cast your vote. Every dollar
spent in the administration of the
affairs, comes from your pockets and
every dollar saved, means that much
less out of your pockets. Don't be
misled by evading debts by bond is
sues. Bond issues are simply loanine
from one pocket to the other, with a
heavy charge for the privilege.
A vote for Adelberg for Mayor of
Fairview, is vote for Lower Taxes
and a Business administration for
the borough.
Joseph E. Adelberg
Palisadian., 1915-09-11

and we would be left, as it were, in
an eddy.
In the great metropolitan suburbs,
the usual form of real estate devel-
opment was for an ordinary street
to be cut through, and cheap frame
houses to be built along it. Later,
with the onrush Of settlement the
city would have to take over the
roads and provide them with the best
improvements. The result was in
variably a rapid increase in first
class building. Mr.. Sammis hoped
that Cliffside Park would profit by
the example of the Anderson ave-
nue. improvement. HIS predicted a
rapid increase in that section in the
erection of better class buildings. In
regard to the agitation for storm
water sewers, that was alright, but
the roads should be attended to first
Where needed, twelve to fourteen
inch pipes could be laid along under
the cutters. The present surface
drainage was taken care of along the
streets in question by side bitches
Mrs. Callaghan said that it was i'm
D6GdIlN6 IIldU CIlG COllCCOllS VI ouI
face water on peoples lots should be
taken care of. The chairman agreed
that this matter was a great detri-
ment to the borough, and that the
sewers to take care of this should be
constructed at the same time with
the roads.
Eric Lehsten took the floor to state
his doubts as to the reasonableness
of the engineers estimate of cost OF
$4,000 per mile. The cost of the
Anderson avenue improvement was
about $4,000; how could we expect
to build our roads at only a little
over half that figure? Mr.. Lehsten
declared himself fatty as not op-
posed to the proposed Improvement
but he insisted that taxpayers should
be assured of receiving one hundred
cents worth of work for every dollar
expended. Gorge road should be i'm.
proved first. Edgewater road should
not be improved at all; it was only
a show road and was of no benefit to
the borough as whole. Mr.. Lehsten
Palisadian., 1915-09-11

of the situation under discussion.
GAS far as Oakdene hill is con-
cerned, assure you, that | am heart
lily in favor of it's development, too. .
Mr.. Hinners again rose to say that
he agreed with Mr.. Lehsten that
Gorge road should be the first i'm
proved, but he would "bet dollars to
doughnuts" that not single cent
would be saved in the hauling of a
load Of supplies up the hill, thereby
Moreover, an amacite or asphalt
road; if built there would not last
and would have to be rebuilt eight
or ten times in twenty years. The
only possible road was block road.
GAS for probable improvement of
the EdgeWater end of our roads, my
experience of thirty years in this
section teachers me that we should
not count too much on Edgewater's
assistance" Mr.. Hinners opined
that, as for the figures that had been
given, they were all guesswork. En-
gineer McClave took exception to
this saying that the figures were
carefully arrived at from compari-
son with the other roads of the
county. When asked for an estimate
as to the cost of the 3.8 miles i'm.
provement with curb to curb surfac-
ing, the engineer answered $264,OO0.'
Colonel Laird, in summing up the
sense of the meeting, said that it was
evident that improvements were de-
sired by the citizens. The work when
done should be done in the proper
manner. The lower end of Anderson
avenue was failure. He was dis.
gusted with it. The Colonel saiC
that, in regard to the bridge, it was
nearer at hand than was supposed
and the close of the war would be
the opportunity to put thousands II
men and capitol into the project.
On motion of Mr.. Hinners, second
ed by Mr.. Lehsten, it was voted tt
be the sense of the meeting that the
mayor and council appoint com.
mittee of citizens, preferably from
seven to eleven in number, to in
vestigate the whole road proposition
and report at another public meeting
Palisadian., 1915-09-11
County Republican
Meeting Wed. Eve.
Continued from page y

"Mr. Randolph Perkins, Chairman
and Members of Republican County
Committee.
''In the contest at the Republican
Primaries on September 28th, there
will be an unusually large array of
candidates for the Freeholder and
Assembly nominations. These numer-
Gus candidates are a sign of renewed
interest in the Republican party.
They indicate the new hope of Re-
publican ascendancy in Bergen county.
"The County Committee in order to
insure a free field for all and avoid
any chance of undue interference has
wisely decided to abstain from max
ing any endorsements before the pri-
mary thus giving all candidates for
nomination the equal opportunity
contemplated by the election law.
Palisadian., 1915-09-11
Road Improvement
Continued from page -

man Sammis if he would speak on
the matter. The councilman said at
the outset that he favored the propo-
sition. The development of the bor-
ough was at a point now where de-
cided action must be taken in the
matter of roads, if the borough were
to take it's proper place as an up
to-date community. Otherwise, the
development that was rapidly COM
ing from the south would slide by us,
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Schools. churches. factories. homes-every sort
OF habitable place is filled with wounded. And
one Of the most hourishing enterprises over there
is the sale of artificial limbs.
Even from Asia comes the wall Of sorrow for
Mohammedan Turkey is religiously Strengthening
its hundreds of thousands of Christian Armenian
subjects News dispatches OF the last few days
describe the terrible plight of refugees-penni-
less. ragged, hungry. diseased. noncombatants and
exhausted beaten soldiers-who sweeping
out of desolated Serbia into Greece We read of
women with children in spending a month
tramping through the snowcovered mountains.
hoping in the end to find a little warmth and
food and peace. We read of frozen roadways
strewn with the bodies of those that stopped on
the way for bit of rest-and never went on.
None Of the hundred million of us in the United
States appreciate the horror OF IL all. Some
of our war correspondents over there have
and heard. but aas suffered and endured
those who are a part OF the confagration
Santa Claus viii have q sorry time abroad this
year Fathers and mothers have neither the
heart nor the means of concentrating the birth
OF the Child of Bethlehem and his mission among
men OF necessity they and their children will
fast instead OF feast-if there is any feasting 1t
will be feast OF prayer and hope.
America sent no Christmas ship abroad this
wear Why not? some of may ask. Why notf-
with the United States at the height of prosperity
and blessed with peace. Perhaps because we
realize what q horror the war is. prominent
newspaper man III Oue VI OuI tdIBC Gilies--a Ludh
who had much TO do with the success Of the
project last year-had this to say when the ques-
ton was brought up:
"A Christmas ship this year-a boatload OF two
or three boatloads of dolls and jumping jacks and
red apples and candy and cakeG and mittens and
red.top boots for the kids OF Europe2 | shall not
dwell on the fact that the warning nations have
become much more deadly their hate and sus-
picion and probably would refuse safe passage Tor
the cargoes from one country to another shall
not concern myself vita the fact that the nations
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embrotled look upon the United States a greedy
animal growing fat and sleek feeding their
life blood, and probably would return gifts to
US with curt "Nothank.yous.'
Instead shall confess that am weighed down
with the hopelessness of the situation Here In
America we have all we may reasonably ask OF
Providence-considering our own sins of politics
and social injustice. Over there they are cursed
beyond the power Of words to describe and the
curse will be felt for generations
Millions In Europe are dying in the agonies
of starvation. cold and disease for want of food
clothing. shelter and medical aid. What q ghast.
ly joke 1t would be In these circumstances for the
richest and luckiest nation to ofer those millions
of pitifu children little candy and fruit when
they need milk and broth. mttens when they need
blankets and clothing dolls and toy trains when
they need doctors and nurses and sanitary sup
plies. No. this is time for polite mementoes
Let us concentrate giving the only real help
that would suffice and that would be welcome
peace soon possible.
Let US look upon the manner In which Europe
celebrated Christmas before the var
in France and Belgium Christmas eve the
baraques. or booths. appear in the streets without
hindrance. and are all abaze with candles and
glittering treasures for every household must
contain some bright trnket in honor of Noel. The
midnight mass is thronged: the magnificent
Christmas hymn Is chanted everywhere and then
all is gIeefui holiday for an hour or so for IL Ii
Christmas morning. the peace making morning of
the world
There 10 the boudin 10 be eaten. the calen or
Christmas lamp. symbolic1 Of the star that guid
ed the Magi to Bethlehem. TO be lighted the lit
tie creche 10 be exposed. and all happiness ali
goodwill to everyone to be expressed before re-
firing with the grand ehoraIe Of peace sounding
in the ears In the country the lads and Iassies
merrily drag home the buche de- Noel correspond
ing 10 Yule log which is kindted by the mead
Of the family the boudin must be eaten and the
hot spiced vine sent round and many a mfsun
Outstanding Is made clear beside the Christmas