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The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
DISEASES OF NURSERY STOCK,

Losses Caused by Various Plant ALL
ments Are Sometimes Heavy.
Prepared by New York State College Of
Agricultural
The losses in nursery stock caused by
various plant diseases are sometimes
very heavy. Fire blight, for example,
will destroy all the stock attacked un-
less 1t is eradicated by cutting out the
affected parts Of the plants. Some other
diseases affect the leaves only, and by
causing them to fall prematurely pre-
vent the normal growth and develop
ment Of the plants. Methods Of control
which are effective on larger trees and
bushes cannot be used In the nursery.
and, on the other hand, methods used
in the nursery are Of no service for
mature plants. For this reason, q spe-
cial study Of the principal leaf diseases
Of nursery stock has been made at the
Cornell university agricultural expert
ment station, and its results are given
in a bulletin just issued.
Nursery apple stock is liable to at
tack by scab and powdery mildew;
pear stock, to attack by scab, leaf
blight, and leaf spot; cherry and plum,
to yellow leaf disease, and the former
to powdery mildew as well, currant
and "gooseberry stock may be attacked
by anthracnose and leaf spot, and the
latter by mildew also; peach is subject
to peach leaf curl, some varieties ap-
parently being more susceptible than
others, and ounce is subject to leaf
blight. In addition to this fruit stock,
many horse chestnut trees in nurseries
are greatly injured by leaf blotch, and
nursery rosebushes are subject to black
spot and mildew.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
Making the Little
Farm Pay
BY c. c. BOWSFIELD

Beef production on little farms Is
just Is feasible as on large places.
This feature may be made highly prof
fable every year, and the more live
stock is maintained on a farm the bet
ter the land will be.
To succeed with beef animals the
farmer must know how to feed eco
nomically. He must also bring the
cattle forward quickly to a finished
state. A ~two-year-old steer weighing
1900 pounds should represent a total
expense not exceeding $50. With sys-
tenn and skill in raising feed and han
ding the live stock the cost need not
be above $50, and this allows a profit
Of from $50 to $50. There is a still
higher rate Of profit in bringing the
animals to 1000 pounds at twelve or
fourteen months.
A farm Of forty acres will provide
for twenty to twenty-five head Of live
stock, which may approximately in
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
little" MARY PICKFORD IN
"SUCH A LITTLE QUEEN"

AS "Such a Little Queen" Little
Queen" Little Mary Pickford, the
celebrated Famous Players star, at
tains her latest and greatest triumph.
The play deals with kings and queens
of toy kingdom, and the trials which
beset them in both the hard field of
politics and the imaginative realm of
romance. Oddly enough. the plot
originates in two kingdoms now en-
broiled in the European war-Bosnia
and Herzegovina.
Anna Victoria, Queen of Herzego-
VIVA, is driven out of the country.
Stephen is King of Bosnia, and he
also has been dethroned. Anna
comes to New York and Stephen fol-
lows her. AS may be suspected, they
are deeply in love and their troubles
spring from the Political exigency
which forbids their marriage. Both
are penniless, and Anna drifts into a
small fiat in Harlem. while Stephen
goes to a cheap lodging house.
The deposed queen is seen in the
kitchen of the flat, peeling potatoes,
cooking chops, explaining the ice-box
and learning the tricks of the dumb
waiter. Of course there can be only
one result of the pressure of poverty.
Both the King and Queen are forced
to go to work. Anna becomes a
translator, Stephen a clerk. Their
employer is Adolph Lauman, a mil
l~ionaire meat packer, who represents
the American idea Of the uselessness
of thrones and all such regal nom
sense. He takes great pains to an
nounce to the world that business
alone counts with him, but before
long we see him in the light of a
hypocrite-he is willing to compro-
mise.
He believes his daughter has as
pirations to shine in European so
ciety and he c~onceives the notion of
marrying her to the king, and then
using his dollars and his hard-headed
American business methods to win
back the kingdom Of Bosnia for
Stephen. The situation is comic and
pathetic. But Humans intentions
are halted, because the king is faith
full to Anna, and moreover, the
daughter is in love with a young
American.
Queen Anna goes back from her
stuffy little Harlem flat to the glamor
of a throne; Stephen is recalled to
Bosnia, and his royal position by his
ministers, and we are left with the
promise that the sound of wedding
bells will soon make the two little
kingdoms one.
The Famous Players Film Co. has
gone to tremendous pains to invest
the production with the dignity and
pretentiousness which the atmosphere
requires, and an entirely creditable
subject has resulted.
Mary Pickford is supported by
Carlyle Blackwell, who impersonates
the character of the king. At the
Lyric Theatre Monday, August %.
adv,
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
ABOUT LIVE STOCK.

Feed the calf lightly until it is fNe
to seven weeks old, giving not ov&
ten to twelve pounds of milk daily
Later the amount may be increased IL
fourteen or sixteen pounds and al
three months may, though not always|
go to about twenty pounds. The
amount fed, however, must be careful
~ regulated by the ability Of the calf
to handle it without securing.
Cleanliness is a big factor in the sue.
cessful raising OF sheep.
Raise roots for the sheep. They are
realshed,, and 1t improves their health.
Sugar beets rank first, rutabagas next,
then pumpkins. -Four to ave pounds
daily to each sheep win improve their
general health and make the meat ten.
der and Juicy.
+ A good Fan has a broad head, chest
and back, short thick neck and shoul
deFS and straight hind legs.
There is no kind Of animal breeding
that will pay better than the breeding
Of horses, but horses that will sell, moi
"dunghills" or insists.
!, It Is Impossible to develop a colt int
a sound, s~erviceable horse If It is KEEP
tied on a hard floor day In and day ou,
through the winter.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
Scientific
Farming
FIGHTING THE CHINCH BUG.

Checking an Advance Of Bugs In Wheat
or Corn Field.
prepared by the United States depart
ment OF agricultural
The seriousness of the devastations
Of the chinch bug varies greatly from
year to year, chiefly on account of
weather conditions. In some years
the inroads made upon the wheat
and corn crops have been very seri-
GUS. If the fight against the pest is
started late in winter or very early
spring the burning Of waste vegetation
is recommended by the United States
department Of agriculture as the most
satisfactory control. If the elimination
Of the chinch bug is delayed until har-
vest time some form Of barrier is prac-
tical. It is said indeed that If it were
not for ar occasional season Of heavy
rains at the right time the chinch bug
would make it altogether improbable
to raise grain year after year on the
same areas. Drenching rains during
he Matching season always prove IA
tai to the young, and such wet periods
are sufficiently frequent to keep the
numbers of the pests within bounds.
The two forms Of the chinch bug are
known respectively as the long wing
and the short wing. The short winged
form occurs along the seacoast and in
land along tho lower 1akos IN norfhorn
Illinois. The long winged form is
found all over the country east Of the
Rocky mountains and Is especially
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
SOME BEE WISDOM.

Less has been done toward the i'm
provement of bees than has been done
with any other kind Of stock, largely
because the male is beyond control.
Though increase may be made In
bees more rapidly and easily than in
other kinds of stock, no other kind Of
stock is so difficult to keep pure.
There is no question that in this
country an Italian colony will store
more honey than a colony of blacks.
The best way to get a start In bees
Is to buy as many stands Of good,
healthy bees Of pure breeding as you
can we'll handle and carefully increase
your colonies each year from the
swarms which these will give of.
Queens sometimes die during the
winter and early spring, and since
there is NO brood from which the bees
can replace them the queenless colo
MES are "hopelessly queenless." Bee
keepers in the north can frequently
buy queens from southern breeders
early in the spring, and naturally this
is better than leaving the colony with
out a queen until the bees can rear
one, as it Is important that there be
no stoppage at this season.
All hives should be carefully exam
ined early in the spring; all dead col
onies should have their hives put out
of reach Of robbers and wax moths,
the weak colonies entrances should be
contracted. and all entrances made
larger or smaller. according to the size
Of the colony. The weak that are
without food should be fed, and the,
strong made stronger as fast as pos
sible.r
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
TAYLOR

Harry Christen of Halliday was a
visitor at his old home here last
Wednesday.
DR.. Weyrens was called down to
Richardton on Wednesday morning on
professional work.
John Muggli, the R%ichardton bank
err, was a caller at our village on
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Bonnie Kyseth Of Marshall
was a caller at our village on
Wednesday afternoon.
A bouncing baby girl was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. John Green south of
town last Tuesday evening.
Judge Fred Maser and family of
Dickinson were visitors at the home
of Rev. TIL. Larsen last Sunday after
Don
Contractor Summers is busy plast-
ering the new residence which
Herman Leutz is erecting on his
farm southeast of town.
Miss Grace Williams gave a party
to a number of her friends OF
Wednesday evening, it being the oc-
casion of her fourth birthday.
Mrs. Paul liner of Knife river and
a former resident of Taylor, was
visiting here this week with her
mother and other relatives.
Mrs. J. P. Weyrens and children
who had been visiting in Albany,
Mimi, for the last five weeks, re-
turned to her home on Friday.
M. j. Hennings was confined to his
bed for several days this week on ac-
count of sickness. However, at this
writing he is somewhat improving.
Earl Halverson of Halliday was a
Taylor visitor last week and while
here bought d Ford roadster bed for
his car from Schroeder e. Wegner.
A babv boy was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank FIGHTER of Hirschville
last Tuesday. Both mother and child
are doing as we'll as can be expected.
The T. B: & B. C. club met at the
home Of Mrs. E. E. Ingold last Thurs
day afternoon. All those who were
present report of having been most
pleasantly entertained.
Mrs. Herman Leutz and children
went to Hebron last Wednesday
morning to spend the day with rela-
tives. They returned o. No. 7 the
same day.
VIM. Soini. who had the misfortune
to open up his knee joint last week
while doing some carpenter work, has
sufficiently recovered so he can be
up and about again.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

very careful to have a continuous fire
A large piece Of wood with a big knot
in it will smoke all night.
The sausage should be kept in a cool.
well ventilated place. A little mold
will improve the sausage, but if it
spreads all over the skin it is harmful.
because it gives a moldy favor. If it
begins to get too moldy rub off the
mold with a cloth dipped in a mixture
Of salt and lard.
This sausage is eaten cold. A good
way to keep 1t is to pack it in oats, as
they will absorb the moisture, but it
ought to be we'll wrapped in cheese
cloth If packed in oats.-Minnesota
Bulletin.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

the beveled ends firmly together. Nail
the rest up in the same way. When
finished they look like three vs. upside
down. Place the pieces nailed together
two feet apart and nail lath -four feet
long on these pieces about an inch
apart. Put the bottom lath three inches
from the ground so the chicks can slip
under to get the feed. When Though
using the runs they may be set Away
for another season. By doing this they
will last several years. They save both
time and feed in raising chicks. 4Ne-
braska Farm Journal.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
FARMERS pisTILLERlEs.

For several years there has
been in force a law that is sup
posed to favor the manufacture
, of denatured alcohol by farmers,
yet we find no successful farm
, ers' alcohol plants. In Germany,
where this industry has devel-
oped, considerable encourage
ment has been given by the gov
eminent; there has been long
continued experimentation, and
a system is in operation for the
return Of the mash from the al
cohol distilleries for the farmers
use as feed for cattle.
On American farms there is far
less need for a method Of using
byproducts, and our farmers
have not been forced to practice
such. close economies as have the
Germans.
; Cooperation in the ownership
!, of distilleries is necessary, and
} they can be expected to succeed
only in localities where large
acreages Of particular crops are
grown such as the potato belts
OF Maine and Minnesota, the fruit
growing sections, and in certain
other localities where there are
large quantities Of waste vege-
tables that should be conserved.
The denatured alcohol boom ap-
pears to resemble some others
that were based upon superficial
observation in Europe. The at
tempt to graft these ideas on
American agriculture has failed
because Of too little regard for
our own conditions and require
menta-Country Gentleman.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
PLANT CORN EARLY.

The Corn Ear Worm Must Be Guard
ed Against.
Prepared by Kansas State Agricultural
college.]
Plan ON early spring planting for
corn, Mr.. Farmer. It means dollars
and cents to you. The damage done
to the cern crop Of Kansas by the com
a worm amounts to between four
and five million dollars annually, says
J. ". McColloch, assistant entomolo-
gist in the Kansas agricultural expert
ment station. The corn ear worm also
damages the alfalfa crop and many
garden crops.
Fall blowing is to be preferred to
spring blowing, for it exposes the WIN
tering cells to the climatic conditions
and also checks the ravages of parasitic
and ~predaceous enemies. The fall
blowing has the further advantage of
allowing the ground to settle and be-
come a good seed bed. Where it fs
impossible to plow in the fall early
spring blowing should be practiced.
The only practical mea of reduc-
AA6 tAC WILL cal "OAAA AAJNAJ "ASA
corn is grown on a large scale Is by
planting the corn at the correct time.
A series Of experiments carried on by
the agricultural college during the
past six years shows the optimum
time for planting to secure the maxi
mum yield and the minimum amount
of injury to be May 1. These expert
ments were conducted at Manhattan.
In the counties Of southern Kansas
the date Of planting should be about
April 20.
To avoid the ravages Of the corn Ear
worm the corn must mature early. A
study Of the life history Of the corn
a wore shows that the third brood
is the largest and does the greatest
amount of damage to growing crops.
The damage is done, says Professor
McC0lloch. when the corr is in the
silk stage. If the corn is past that
stage before the third brood is hatch
ed then it has passed the danger point.
If, on the other hand, the corn is in
the silk stage when the third brood
matches it suffers great injury.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

IMPEDING THE PROGRESS OF CHINCH BUGS.
abundant in the middle west. the Sec
ton which suffers the most from the
chinch bug.
The long wingct! ch:lW'l Lug has two
generations 4 Ec"". while it is doubt
full whether the Short wing has one or
two. The adult insects pass the winter
under clumps Of broomsedge, matted
grass, leaves or in fact any convenient
form of waste vegetation. from which
they emerge in the spring to deposit
their eggs in nearby grain fields. When
the young hatch from the eggs they
cluster upon the plants and begin at
once to feed upon the juices. Shortly
after midsummer this first generation
have become adults and deposit their
eggs in turn. When these eggs are
Matched the young fasten on corn, mil
let, Kaffr and similar crops.
To control the pest, therefore, the
department Of agriculture recommends
In the first place the cleaning up Of all
fence rows and roadsides and the burn
Ing during winter of grass and rubbish
about the farm. This not only de-
stroys large numbers Of the bugs, but
deprives them Of shelter through the
winter, so that where the work Is thor
oughly done comparatively few will
survive to the breeding season. In the
fall or spring green or wet grass viii
shelter a certain proportion Of the bugs
from the fire, SO it is important that
the burning be done in the early win
ter.
Where this precaution has been neg
ncted or where the negligence Of a
nefghbor has exposed a farmer to loss
through no fault Of his own, there may
be about midsummer a great migration
Of the bugs from the wheat to the corn
field. This presents another favorable
opportunity to destroy the pests. Vari-
Gus kinds Of barriers are in use to turn
the invading army aside. One Of the
most satisfactory Of these is said to be
the coal tar line supplemented with
post holes. The bugs will not cross the
coal tar and, moving along the line Of
The barrier, fall or are crowded by 9TH
er bugs into the post holes, where they
can be killed at viii. AS the bugs mass
along the line Of coal tar they present
a n appearance not unlike a reddish
brown stream running into the post
holes. This method has been found
thoroughly practical. 1t is important,
however, especially in dusty weather,
to keep the coal tar line fresh, for as
Rseon as it Is covered with dirt the bugs
can pass over it without difficulty. IF
local tar is not available petroleum or
eoad oil may be substituted.
aAnother method Is to plow a furrow
taFound the field to be protected with a
dae 50 steep that the bugs cannot
chwl out Of it. In the case Of showery
wather, when the sides Of the furrow
esanot be kept loose and dry, the bot
top can be cleaned out with a shovel,
mixing the sides mor perpendicular
l AMI the bottom smoother. The bugs
vii then follow along the bottom IN
step Of trying to climb out Of the fur!
rovN and If holes are dug at intervals
Of Dirty or forty feet the pests viii
fall into them and al then be killed
. by Arosene. The coal tar line Is prob
ablyRreferable to the furrow except In
cases. Of exceptionally dry, windy
weatfr.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

WORK TEAMS AND WEATHER,

IF it rains for several days
you do not stay In the house OF
in bed all the time, do you?
Certainly not; you have work
to do. But If you had to stay in
it would be bad for you.
Its just the same with the
work teams. They need exercise
in order to begin, when the
weather clears, properly rested.
"A pasture is the best place for
them If it is not actually raining,
and exercise in box stalls or n
der a covered shed in the barn.
yard will be almost as good. Let
them stretch their legs."-Farm
and Fireside.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

MoLDY sILAGE DANGEROUS.

Avoid feeding decayed or
moldy silage to live stock, is the
advice given by the Wisconsin
experiment. station.
In some instances the feeding
Of such silage has caused the
death Of horses and severe cases
Of securing in cattle.
In most cases the method Of
filling the silo has had much to
do with the spelling Of the silage;
hence little can new be done to
prevent the damage to the feed.
Experienced feeders Of silage
are urging their neighbors to
avoid feeding meldy or decayed
silage to any class Of live stock.
Where without the presence OF
mold the silage is in an abnor-
mally heated condition the add
ing Of water may help to check
decomposition.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

the feed box in the manner shown in
the illustration. This will give you a
couple of hooks whereby the feed box
can be hung to the side Of the wagon
bed or to the end gate. If you have
the feed box and a couple of old horse
shoes you have all the materials need
ed to fix it up.-Farm Progress.
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21

Cottonseed meal is the cheapest nj
pound, cottonseed meal contains three
times the per cent Of protein contained
in wheat, wheat bran, wheat middlings;
vetch hay, alfalfa hay, soybean hay or
clover hay, and four times the quantity
Of fat found in any Of these foodstuffs.
Comparing the cost Of digestible
protein in a pound Of cottonseed meal
with that in other feeds, and assuming
the average delivered cost Of cotton
seed meal to be $24 per ton, the feeder
gets two to five times as much protein
for his money from ~cottonseed meal as
pays to use cottonseed bulls or sorg-
hum hay, either In beef or milk rations,
cutting down on other feeds. A suit
able daily ration for a COW Of 1900
pounds giving four or five gallons of
milk is as follows:
Pounds.
Corn silage 30
Alfalfa or clover 10
C~ottonseed or linseed meal ............. 8
Bran and ground grain ................ Z
Total H
Straw, co%rnstalks and sugar beet
pulp will work into this ration with
good results. If cottonseed bulls and
meal cannot be bought in the local
markets any c%ottonseed oil mill or
dealer will supply these products. The
meal Is generally marketed in sacks
of 100 pounds. The usual carload con-
sists of 300 to 400 Of these sacks. The
hulls a be bought in 100 pound
bales or sacks, or can be bought cheap
er loose in bulk. A carload varies from
twelve to twenty tons. If desired these
products may be shipped in the same
car by putting the sacked meal on top
Of the loose bulls.
A farmer who intends to get the best
possible results in handling a small
beef herd and dairy should raise calves
instead Of buying either feeders or
young cows.
SiIage In Summer.
The dairyman who still has silage on
hand for use during the summer should
consider himself fortunate. There may
be many Of u readers who are having
their first experience in feeding silage.
These should bear in mind the fact
that exposed silage spoils very quickly
In the warm weather. Spoiled silage
is not good for any kind Of stock, and
special precaution should be taken in
handling silage during the summer
time to prevent spelling. During the
winter time az small a quantity as an
inch Of silage may be removed daily
from the surface without having any
spelling take place. In the summer
time a much thicker layer must be re-
moved. For this reason a silo special.
" designed for summer use should be
smaller in diameter than a winter silo
for feeding the same number Of cattle.
Where silage is left over and Is being
fed during warm weather the use of q
tarpau1n on the surface Of the silage
will save some spelling. Silage can be
fed from one-half of the silo at q time.
The purpose Of the tarpaulin is to eI.
clude the air from the surface as fully
az possible. . ~, I
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
Place to Feed Chioka.

1t often Is hard to feed little chicks
on account Of the old hens eating most
of the feed. To prevent this I make a
feeding creep for the special use Of the
little chicks. To make one of these
take six pieces Of 2 by : inch lum-
Der two feet long and saw One end of
each to bevel. Nail two Of them with
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
A HANDY Feed Box,

The accompanying Illustration shows
a very handy method Of handling q
feed box. Sometimes the wagon is too
we'll loaded to have any room for the
usual type Of feed box. That is where
the always handy old horseshoe comes
in. Nail a couple Of old horseshoes to
The Dickinson press., 1915-08-21
"CoId Smoke" Smokehouse.

In smoking summer sausage be very
careful not to get the temperature
above 70 degrees F. In other words,
the sausage should be smoked with
cold smoke. If you have a low smoke
house it is better to make a smoke
house for cold smoke, as shown. The
sausage should be smoked for from
t%hirty-six to forty-eight hours. being