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The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-07-14

Excerpt From Some Outstanding Fac
tors IL Profitable Farming" by ]. S.
Gates, Yearbook, United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. 1881
The factor of profitable farming
which has probably heretofore re-
ceived more attention than any other
has been what might be termed eff
cheney, that is, the crop yield and
production per animal. AS rule, crop
yields for a community are consider
ably below what would be the most
profitable, and production per animal
is decidedly below what has been
shown to be the most profitable. In
the case of crop yields, however, in
vestigations have shown that the big
gest yield is not, by any means, al
ways the most profitable yield. AS
rule, the most profitable yield of crops
for community ranges from 10 to 30
per cent above the average yields pro-
duced by the good farmers of that
community. If the yield rises much
above this figure, the profits of the
farmers business are usually found
to decrease. 1t is possible to suffer
in getting too big crop yields. Quite
a few American farmers have reached
this point. The optimum yield for
greatest profit, of course, varies wide
ly with different soils and economic
conditions.
Studies of one large group of Penn
sylvania farms showed, when the yield
of crops reached a point about 35 per
cent above the average for the region,
that there was a sharp decrease in
profits. The price of products as re-
lated to the relative costs of yields of
different magnitudes seems to be the
governing factor in determining the
most profitable yield. Survey studies
indicate that very few farmers are
producing as large crop yields as ex-
listing economic conditions warrant.
Farm practice, in the aggregate, al
ways responds to changed prices OF
commodities, but this response by the
individual farmer, in the majority of
cases, is made far more slowly than
the greatest profit would indicate.
To illustrate how the yield is deter
mined by prevailing price of product,
the case of corn in North Carolina
may be cited. In the decade previous
to the last, the average price per
bushel of corn in that state was about
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-07-14
STORY OF FEEDING
THREE YOUNG PIGS
Greatest Gains Made at Texas
Station With Young Animal
Fed on Skim Milk.

At the Texas station three 62-day-
old pigs were fed six months as fol-
lows: Pig 1, in dry lot on milo chop
soaked in water; pig 2, in dry lot on
milo chop and skim milk, the chop be-
Ing soaked in the milk between feeds !;
pig 8, on pasture and milo chop soaked
in skim milk between feeds. These
pigs made total gains for the period
of 9f.5, 250 and 305.5 pounds. AL
though pig 1 was the largest at the
beginning, during the first month he
gained only S.5 pounds, while pig 2
made more than four times as much
gain, and pig 8, more than five times
as much in the same length of time.
Pig l made a consistently slow gain,
but the other pigs made consistently
rapid gains. 1t is thought that pig
was not able to supply his body with
enough growing material for proper
development from milo chop alone. 1t
Is estimated that pig made a profit
Of Sligo; pig 2, 5000, and pig 1,
loss of % cents.
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REORGANIZATION OF !.
THE FARM BUSINESS
In Majority of Cases 1t Means
Merely Readjustment of the
Present System.

Is your farm returning less than
hired mans wages? That is to say
after crediting the capital invested
with five per cent interest, what is
your labor income-what have you got
at the end of the year to show for
your work? There are farms that do
not pay more than hired mans wages
to their owners. A reorganization of
the farm business is all that is neces-
sary on many of these farms to make
them profitable. This reorganization
does not mean the Introduction of
wholly new systems of farming. 1t
would entail, in the majority of cases,
merely readjustments in the present
systems of management.
Perhaps you can't make these
changes right now-the crop season
takes all your time-but here is some
thing to think about for the future:
"How can 1 make my farm business
more profitable?"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-07-14
By Francis Lynde

OF figures that you understand best,
musingly. Then, with sudden vehe-
mence: ut is altogether a question OF
motive with me, Mr.. Cartwright; of a
motive which you couldn't understand
in thousand years. If that motive
prevails, you get your railroad and q
little longer lease of life. If it doesn't,
Mirapolis will go to the devil some few
weeks or months ahead of its schedule
and I'll take my punishment with
the remainder of the fools-and the
knaves'
He was on his feet and moving to-
ward the door of exit when the pro-
moter got his breath.
Here, hold on, Brouillard-for
heavens sake, don't go off and leave
it up in the air that way!" he pro-
tested.
But the corridor door had opened
and closed and Brouillard was gone.
Two hours later Mirapolis the phre-
netic had new thrill, shock so cleo
trifying that the rumor of the rail.
roads hating decision sank into insig-
nificance and was forgotten. The sud-
denly-evoked excitement focused in a
crowd besieging the window Of the
principal jewelry shop-focussed more
definitely upon square Of white pa
per in the window in the center of
which was displayed a little heap of
virgin gold in small nuggets and coarse
grains.
While the crowds in the street were
still struggling and fighting to get
near enough to read the labelling pla-
card, the Daily Spotlight came out
with an extra which was all headlines,
the telegraph wires to the East were
buzzing, and the town had gone mad.
The gold specimen-so said the pla-
card and the news extra-had been
washed from one of the bars in the
Niquoia.
By three o'clock the madness had
eliminated in the complete stoppage
of all work among the town builders
and on the great dam as well, and
gold-crazed mobs were frantically dig
ging and panning on every bar in the
river from the valley outlet to the
power dam five miles away.
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SYNOPSIS.

Brouillard chief engineer of the Niquoia
Irrigation dam, meets j. Wesley Cort-
wright and his daughter, Genevieve, and
explains the reclamation work to them.
Cartwright sees in the project a big
chance to make money. Cartwright or
gAnizes a company and obtains govern
ment contracts to furnish power and ma
terial for the dam construction. busy
city springs up about the site. Steve Mas
Eingale threatens to start a gold rush il
Brouillard does not influence President
Ford to build a railroad branch to the
place, thus opening an easy market for
the ore from the Little Susan" mine. On
q visit to Amy Massingale at her fathers
mine Brouillard tells her of his need for
money to pay off his dead fathers debts
and that to be free he would sacrifice
anything save his love for one woman.
Though his influence is vital to the build
Ing of the railroad extension she tells him
TO be true to himself. He decides for 1t.
Mirapolis, the city of numbered days.
boons. Cartwright persuades Brouillard
to become consulting engineer of the con-
solidated electric power company in re-
turn for 100000 stock. Rumors that the
government will call halt on the dam
cause Grislow to tell Brouillard that he is
leaning to the Cartwright side to make
the city permanent. Brouillard denies it.
Permanent building in Mirapolis and a
real estate boom are in full swing when
the stoppage of work on the railroad
threatens a panic Brouillard spreads the
Massingale story of placer gold in the
river bed and starts a gold rush.
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CHAPTER XII
Bedlarn
-

It was between two and three
o'clock in the afternoon of the day in
which Mirapolis went placer mad
when word came to the reclamation
service headquarters that the power
was cut off and that there were no
longer men enough at the mixers and
on the forms to keep the work going
if the power should come on again.
Handley, the new fourth assistant,
brought the news, dropping heavily in
to chair and showing his hat to the
back of his head to mop his scanned
and sun-browned face.
why the devil didn't you fellows
turn out?" he demanded savagely of
Leshington, Arson and Grislow, who
were lounging in the Office and very
pointedly waiting for the lightning to
strike. "Gassman and I have done
everything but commit cold-blooded
murder to hold the men on the Job.
Where's the boss?"
Nobody knew, and Grislow, at least,
was visibly disturbed at the question.
1t was Arson who seemed to have the
latest information about Brouillard.
"He came in about eleven o'clock,
rummaged for a minute or two in that
drawer you've got your loot on, Grizzly,
and then went out again. Anybody
seen him SINGER"
There was silence to answer the
query, and the photographer righted
his chair abruptly and closed the
nnanQd hn hod hanr nfi1i1inO
for a foot-rest. He had long men,
DRY for trifles, and at the mention Of
the drawer disquieting picture had
flashed itself upon the mental screen.
There were two figures in the picture,
Brouillard and himself, and Brouillard
was tossing the little buckskin sack
of gold nuggets into the drawer, where
it had lain undisturbed ever since-un-
til now.
Moreover, Grislow's news of Brouil- |
lard, IL he had seen fit ( publish it, |
was later than Anson's. At one o'clock,
or thereabout, the chief had come in
to the mapping room for glance at |
the letters on his desk. One of the let
ters-a note in square envelope-he
udu ILL uot AutO LIS pUChtl DclOlo gu
ing out.
1T looks as II the chief had gone
with the crowd" said Leshington when
the silence had grown almost portent-
BUS, though that wouldn't be like him.
Has anybody found out yet who
touched OF the gold-mounted sky
-ocket?"
Grislow came out of his brown study
With start. Levy won't tell who
rave him those nuggets to put in his
window. tried him. All he will say
8 that the man who left the sample
8 perfectly reliable and that he die
ated the exact wording of the placard
hat did the business" I.
Il saw Harlan, Of the Spotlight, halfi I
n hour ago." cut in Arson. Hes +,
lumb raving crazy, like everybody
lse, bit there is something family I
esembling method in his madness. He
cures 1t that we government people
70 out Of Job permanently: that
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-07-14

30 cents. The yield per acre was
around Is bushels. During the past
decade the price has ranged around 80
cents a bushel, and the yield has in
creased to about 20 bushels per acre.
The explanation of this probably lies
in the fact that under the higher pre-
vailing price it became profitable to
use more fertilizer and legumes and
give better tillage to the crop than un-
der the low scale of prices.
Survey studies have never disclosed,
however, a group of farms on which
the yield per COW had reached point
above which profit decreased. There
does seem to be a point in yield per
COW above which increased yield is
not accompanied by much further
economy of feed. Recent studies Of
made on four farms located respective
ly in Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsyl-
vania, and North Carolina, running for
five years and involving careful, COM
plete yearly records of 443 cow-years;
indicate that this point is reached at q
yield of between 5000 and 1000
pounds of milk.
The cost of feed per 100 pounds Of
milk decreases rapidly up to about
5000 pounds yield, after which the de-
cline in cost is very slight. The les
son from this study is that it is OF
much greater Importance to increase
the milk yield up to between 5000 and
1000 pounds than it is to attempt to
get the yield above this figure, as far
as the economy of the use of feed is
concerned. 1t is easier to increase the
quantity of milk when it is low than
when it is high. 1t is also easier to
better a low crop yield than it is to
increase already high ones. Further
more, in both cases improving a low
yield is the most profitable thing to
do. In dairying, a high standard of
production per COW is usually the key
note of success. According TO the re-
cent Pennsylvania study of $50 dairy
farms, 4S of these farms showed a
yield per cow of less than $50. The
labor income of these farms was 40
per cent below the general average.
Twenty-eight farmers of the group had
incomes per COW of more than S120,
and their labor income was rs per
cent above the average.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-07-14

At the other extremity of the trajec-
tory OF Grislow's telltale fieldglass
Brouillard was summing himself luxu-
riously on the porch step at the Mas
singale house and making up for lost
time counting all time lost when 1t
spelled absence from the woman he
loved. But Miss Massingale was in
charmingly frivolous frame OF mind.
That is the fourth different excuse
you have invented for cutting me out
Of your visiting list, not counting the
repetitions," she gibed, when he had
finally fallen back upon the time de-
mands of his work to account for his
late neglect of her. III wanted to
b hateful might insist that you
haven't given the true reason yet"
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GO DE CONTINUED.l
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-07-14
SPRAY FOR POTATO ENEMIES
Bordeaux Mixture, With Paris Green
or Arsenate Of Lead Added VIII
Prove Efficacious.

The Colorado beetle, the flea beetle.
early blight and late blight are the
four enemies that threaten the potato
crop. Spraying with bordeaux mix
lead added, will get th4 besr OF all
four. This treatment must basin -
soon as the plants reach : height Of
six or eight fncEes and maN b 70
peatsd eqery fortnight Gntil ~ -
toe9 r6ady to dig &
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-07-14
PAINT ALL PRUNING WOUNDS
Ounce Of Copper SuIphate in Gallon Of
Water Is Supgested-Renew
Operation Yearly.

Sterilize all wounds made in prun-
ing. An ounce Of copper sulphate in
gallon of water is as good as any
thing, this solution being applied with
paint brush. AS soon as the wounds
are dry, paint them over with good
coat Of pure lead and oil paint. and
renew the paint each season until the
pound IL healed over.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-07-14

Look here, young man, would
you commit a shady deed in or
der to save your sweetheart
lot of financial worry-if you
knew you wouldn't get into
trouble, but if you knew also
that the deed would cause 9TH
or men to lose money!
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1916-07-14

After what he has done In hie
efforts to please her, how will
Brouillard square himself with
Amy for what she considers HE
dIshonorable act7
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-07

LAWYERS AS LAWMAKERS
Among the candidates for the legis-
lature are many lawyers. Young
lawyers like to go to the legislature
and learn the law business by max
ing laws. They want the experience
and advertising. The more laws
they make the more business there
is for lawyers. And they do their
lawmaking at the outset of their
legal career-at the time when they
know least about the law. That may
be one reason the law books are so
full of haf-baked laws - they are
made by half-baked lawyers. If the
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y
ings to the legislature.
THE SUPREME CoURT-WiIHam
Howard Taft on the supreme court
is a prospect which must be faced if
Charles E. Hughes is elected presi-
dent.
Hughes was appointed to the SUI
preme court by Taft; he was Taft's
first appointment to this court. It
is not conceivable that Hughes would
not appoint Taft to the first vacancy
which might occur.
Taft has wanted to be on the SUI
preme bench more than anything
else in the world. He stated frankly
many times when he was first men
toned for president, and even while
he was president, that he would rath-
er be a supreme court justice.
That Hughes would have a va
cancy to fill is as certain, as anything
human can be. Wilson has had three
vacancies to fill; Taft made four APP
pointments; Roosevelt made three.
At present there are on the SUI
preme bench three justices who have
passed the Biblical allotment Of
three score years and ten;" Justices
White, II, McKenna, 73, and Holmes,
rs.
The casualties may not fall on the
basis of age; often they do not. The
mathematical prospects, based on ex-
perience, however, make it quite GER
tain that at least one vacancy will be
filed in the next four years.
- The Wilson appointments have
been McReynolds, Brandeis and
Clarke. These appointments have
emphasized the need of men on the
bench who are in touch with social
and economic problems as they exist
today, rather than precedents which
prevailed in the kings courts in Eng
land in the middle ages.
All 1oU noun n VIC urOoC ho oI1 70 A.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-09-07

AMERICANS IN MEXICo.-There
is a lot of political bunk in the sym
pathetic yaWp for the protection of
the rights of Americans in Mexico.
Many of them have been in Mexico
for many years, to all intents and
purposes citizens Of that country
they are Americans in the sense that
they hold legal citizenship in this
country. They pay no taxes here
and give nothing Of effort, money or
service to the United States. All of
their interests are in Mexico. Their
daily dealings are with the Mexican
people. They seek the protection of
the American flag withoutgiVingany-
thing themselves for the flags pro-
lection. Then they want the rest
of US here at home to send an army
into Mexico to police their property
and don't expect to pay penny of
the expense Of the army.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-10
He Wouldn't Do at. All

The new curate had arrived just in
time to take part in the morning serv-
ice of little church in Scotland. Aft
er the service was over and rector and
curate had retired to the vestry. the
old gentleman suggested that the GU
rate should accompany him to the rec
tory, and together, they would have a
"wee nip o. Scotch I"
The curate somewhat coidly replied
that he was total abstainer.
sYoung mon," said the rector, sdo
We no drink whusky?"
mo, SIR" promptly replied the Gu
rate.
"Humph!" grunted the rector. "Do
We eat grass?'
mo, sir, but
The astonished curate wascut short.
"Weel," said the disgusted old rector,
s.ye can gang along hoom, ye are no
fit company for mon nor beast.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-10
CALL HIM FATHER

Boys, when you speak of your father
don't call him ''the old man." Of
course, you are older now than when
you were taught to say father. You
are much smarter than you were then;
you are much more manly looking;
your clothes fit you better; your hat
has modern shape and your hair is
combed differently. In short, "fyer"
than you were then. Your father has
a last years coat, two year old hat
and vest of still older pattern. He
can't write such an elegant note as
you can and all that, but don't call him
:'old man. Call him father. For
years he has been hustlin G around to
get things together. He has been held
to the thorney path of uphill industry
and the brightest half of life has gone
from him forever. But he loves you,
although he goes along without saying
much about it; Therefore, be not so un-
gEateful.-Ex.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-10

At the election Tuesday 311 votes
were cast. There were -63 straight
Democrat and la straight Republican
votes, one Prohibition and six straight
Socialist.
Following is the Wabeno vote in de-
tail:
President-W Wilson 1873; Hughes 161
Governor Williams 106; Phillip ITO
Lieut.. Gov.-Cudahy 105; Ditmar 164
Secy State-Jones los; Hull go
Observation-Disclosures 102; Johnson 164
Atty Genl-Ryan 103; Owen l60
u. S Sen-Wolfe 81; LaFollette 176
ongressman-Konop 127; Classon l52
State Sen.-Fisher 103; Stevens 158
Asembly-Murphy-l09: Rogers 163
Co. .Clerk-Mountain 1870
Treasurer-Luthey 189
Sheriff-Isen lit; Georgeson 178
Coroner-P Patterson 189
Clerk of Court-Conway 194
Dist. Atty-Dawson 1872
Register Woodbury. 1913
Surveyor-Ritter 100.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-10

Catherine and Annastasia are cook
ing togeter again.
The sophmores had quiz Friday;
success was the result.
The D. S. made cream puffs at the
first demonstration. Our motto: "We
never eat our own cooking unless we
are sure of 1T. !"
Many of the pupils have sore feet =
keep away from the roller rink.
Lost between Wabeno and Carter,
Waterman fountain pen; return to
Florence Slater.
Miss Hubbard resumed her studies
Monday after a weeks absence.
Mr.. Junkman has once more taken
up his responsibilities.
The Eighth grade girls had their first
basketball practice Friday evening.
First Senior: "What was Drake? A
goose or a gander? Second S: A spring
chicken"
The boys who play basketball have
been divided into four groups: Dwarfs,
Midgets, Rubs and Dubs.
The absorbing question: you 60
ing to the skating rink tonight?
Women vote more intelligently be-
cause they are not afraid to show their
ignorance.
: Perry thinks it necessary to raise an
army. We all hope it will be good
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-10
Wilson is Re- Elected

telegram to The Avertiser from the Green Bay Ga
zette, received at 1130 am says
Republicans conceed California to Wilson, thereby as
suring the Presidents reelection
D. G. Classon wins in this Congressional district by a
majority of over 5000.
The entire Republican state ticket is elected is also
LaFollette for u. S. senator.
Eleven Republican congressman Embellishments
showed under
The entire Republican county ticket electedGeorge-
son winning over Ison for sheriff.
A. M Rogers is Assemblyman from this district
The Socialists will have three senators the next leg
isature; the largest number they have ever had
The state of Michigan has gone dry.
The Prohibtonists claim to gained five states for
the ''Drys."
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-10
Marsh Takes Big Logging Contract

George Marsh, who recently sold his
residence property here to Mont White,
has entered into big logging contract
with the M. j. Walrich Company of
Shawano. Mr.. Marsh is making prep
arations to begin the seasons work and
he and his family will occupy camps on
the Wolf river twelve miles from Lily.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-10
THE OUARTERBREED

Dramatic Story of Northwestern Indian
Reservation will Appear in this Paper
Our nexto serial, "Ihe Quarter
breed" by Robert Ames Bennett. is a
dramatic story of an Indian reserva-
ton in the great northwest, in which
army officers, cowboys and red men are
the prominent characters, The story
is named after the attractive young
great-grand- daughter of the famous
Indian chief, Sitting Bull, who plays a
prominent part in the narrative. This
is well-written tale with plenty of
action and a wholesome dash of senti-
ment Watch our issue of Nov. 18th
for the opening chapter. Be sure and
read it; you will like it.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-10
Hubbard Buys the Checota Farm

Monday VIM Hubbard purchased the
John Checota farm, about four miles
west of town. The farm contains l2O
acres and is the makings of one of the
finest farms in Forest county. The
land is easily cleared and free from
stone. The purchase price was $4,000,
including all farm machinery.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-10

We are late with this is
sue. as we have been hold
the forms open for definite
returns on president.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-10

Paw, what is the unwrItten law?
That's the one the candidate told US
he was going to have enacted if we
elected him, my son.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-10

Consider the lowly postage stamp,
my son, and learn the secret of success.
1t sticks to one thing until it gets
there.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1916-11-10

A man named Tate and his daughter
have arrived at Elton from Kentucky
by team. being thirty-two days on the