davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27

rugged constitution, however, and had
been brought up on hard work, SO that
he was not afraid of it. To the college
and the agricultural press, and espe-
cially to the personal help and inter-
est of one college professor, he as
cribes all the success he has aver
made. These forces stirred him to
study his business and to use in every
way possible the agencies at hand
which would help him and which
would aid him in obtaining a better
knowledge of the principles of farm
ing. He had observed that rapid prog
ress vas being made in every line Of
industry but agriculture, and he took
a new interest in everything pertain
ing to better farming. Yet he never
made the mistake Of taking advice
wholesale. It was always weighed
carefully and measured in the light
of his own conditions.
When Mr.. English took stock of his
resources he found that his income
wac pl dCt1SdAly COuAlhCo " OAO pOuASC
clarifying. Some cows were making
a good profit; others were causing a
daily loss. The fertility of the soil
was maintained by the use of manure
alone, and this went to produce feed
crops for the cattle. Very little hay
was sold. There was no systematic
plan of crop production or rotation
or definite method of soil improve
ment.
System Had Faults.
Such a system had several faults,
the correction of which was early rec
ognized as essential to I'm
profitable COWS were destroying the
profit of the better ones. The limita-
ton Of the income to practically one
source put upon that factor the entire
burden of the farm expenses. Labor
was poorly distributed and was of ne
cessity frequently employed on unpro-
ductive enterprises in order to hold it
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27

when the labor was not fully and prot
itably employed. The distribution OF
labor was so poor that the men could
not be given steady employment by
the year. and some difficulty was ex-
~perienced in getting satisfactory labor.
So this farmer wanted to add to his
income without cutting down the in
come from milk, and by this means to
secure a better distribution OF labor.
Sugar beets were first tried, as a
factory was then in operation at Bing-
hamton. It was found that an aver
age Of from 10 to 20 tons OF beets
could be raised per acre, which
brought IS per ton. An average in
come of at least SIS per acre could
thus be obtained, besides saving as
many tops as there were beets sold.
These were OF considerable value as
e %succuient feed for the cows.
Potatoes Were Next.
The next crop tried was potatoes,
and it proved to be so good q money.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27

machinery and other equipment then
on the farm. The stock consisted Of
three horses, SO cows, IL head of cat
tie and a few chickens. The ordinary
equipment was left on the place, to-
gether with some hay, grain and
roughage. About 80 acres of the farm
lie In the broad, level valley, the
remainder being on a slope too steep
for cultivation, and on the top of a
hill nearly 500 feet above the valley.
About 30 acres Of quite level and
easily tillable land are on the hilltop,
but it is difficult Of access. For this
entire property $4,000 was paid-$S,-
900 in cash and $4,000 as a mortgage.
The land and buildings were valued at
$4,000 and the stock and other NOV
able equipment at $4,000.
The former owner had been in pos
session Of the farm for 81 years. 1t
had been profitable 80 or 40 years
before, and had been recognized as
a farm of considerable fertility. In
the years Immediately preceding its
purchase by Mr.. English, it had not
paid expenses, to say nothing Of the
interest on the investment, and the
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
BOTH MASTER AND SERVANT
Canoe a True Friend of Man, Only
Calling for Expert Handling in
Its Management.

The ano is as old as time, and has
never wandered very far from the
primitive idea, says a writer in All Out
doors. Alien-hearted, it takes it's place
in the busy water world of today, a
sign of barbarian supremacy of time.
Man has turned to it in his extreme
need, and has found it in one form or
another at the far North, on the equa-
tor and in the southern seas, and it
has given him, in return for proper
management, the stanch-hearted COM
radeship asked of it at any imperiled
moment. Rightly handled, the canoe
is perfectly safe. The light draft and
the buoyant resultant upward rise to
the seas, and the perpetual demand of
perfect poise make it a thing for the
finer intelligence, and keep you alive
to the need of the moment. An old
and picturesque character who had ca
noed on many waters, said that he
had Jared well on all voyages until
his canoe had scented a rapid and
then no man could hold her. Breaking
loose from all spirit of control, she
was off after that falling water, even
taking a daisy field cross lots in her
tumultuous race. His fabulous story
holds a grain Of truth.
Each canoe you handle has its own
temperament, and there must needs
be a period of adjustment between you,
First of all, show that you have no
fear, for there is a heady willfulness
oftentimes in that beautiful curve Of
the bow, something of the animal ma
ture that needs a quick understanding
and a short curb of power.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27

for the dairy work, and this was
unsatisfactory both to employer and
men. No definite system Of crop pro-
duction was in use to provide the right
proportion Of each crop with the
proper distribution Of labor. The
maintenance of fertility was expensive.
All these things it was determined to
remedy.
The first step to be taken was the
improvement of the dairy. The per-
Torrance of each COW was studied
and the improbable ones disposed of.
The next important step was to in
creas the sources Of income by grow
ing such other crops as the labor nee
essary for the dairy could handle with
out extra expense, or, in other words,
to diversity the farming. The third,
but by no means the least important
step, was to be the development Of a
rotation that would improve the soil,
furnish the maximum feed for the
stock and provide a cash crop.
These were taken up and carried out
as rapidly as possible.
A herd of SO fairly good cows was
purchased with the farm, and at the
start dairy products were about the
only source Of income. Gradually this
has been changed, and at present,
even though the dairy is an important
part Of the farm, attention is given to
several lines. A purebred sire was
included in the farm purchase. It has
been the policy at all times to keep a
purebred sire Of good quality in the
herd. The heifer calves from the best
producing cow were grown and test
ed out for dairy production, the best
being kept and the others discarded.
In this way the quality and the pro-
ducing power OF the cows have been
constantly increased. The herd today
is uniform and able to produce results.
Several cows have produced 60 pounds
or more of milk a day and have main
tanned this record for continuous peri
DDS of from four to six months.
Limiting Factors.
Mr.. English found that with this
method the cows were the limiting
factors in the profit. No matter how
large the crop or what 1t was worth
In the market, its value was measured
entirely by what the COW could make
out of 1t. II the price of the milk was
low. 80 was the price of the crop. If
the COW was q poor one, the price
OF the crop was still lower. Moreover,
there was much time on this farm
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
Satisfactory EXPLANATION.

He recently returned from a hunt
ing trip with a fine rabbit which he
said he had bagged.
It is to be recalled that he won a
running match last summer. This was
when he inadvertently stepped upon
the stomach Of a gentleman who had
buried himself In the sand for a sun,
bath, and the man pursued him with
evident intention to violate the law
against creating a disturbance.
His friends, to whom he exhibited
the rabbit with some pride, comment
ed on the circumstance that it showed
no marks of shot. Their suspicion that
it was caught with a ferret was re-
moved by the explanation:
II ran it down." he said.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27

A camera man working for the edu-
cational department of a film company
met an old farmer coming out Of q
house in one of the Middle states, and
explained his presence on the place
thus:
II have just been taking some NOV.
ing pictures of life on your farm"
Did you catch any Of my laborers in
motion" asked the old man curiously
"Sure, / did,"
The farmer shook his head re.
fiectively, and then said;
Science is a wonderful thing!"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
EVERY DEPARTMENT OF FARM MUST
EWELL ORGANIZED FOR SUCCESS
New Yorker Works Out Profitable Solution of Farm Problems in His
Regon-Started Enterprise Without Previous Experience to
Aid Hhn-AlWays Weighed Advice Carefully and Meas
ured 1t on Basis Of His Own Conditions.

tBy @. II. AFFORD, State Demonstration
Agent, Maryland1
The purpose of this article is to en-
phasize the following facts: 1t is
not enough to raise good crops or to
secure large animal production; these
must be economically secured. This
is only accomplished when capital and
labor are SO adjusted to existing con-
ditions that maximum yields are OBJ
tanned at the lowest cost To farm
successfully every department must
be well organized and must be CO.
ordinated with the others. Labor
must be fully employed, capital must
be well utilized, both quantity and
quality of products must be secured,
and the products must be well market
ed. All these things come as the re-
suit of close attention to and a de.
tailed knowledge Of the business.
The reasons and at the same time
the justification for %recounting the ex-
periences and the methods of any indi-
vidual farmer, however successful he
may be, lies in the fact that a definite
Illustration brings out the underlying
principles most clearly and effectively.
70 most practical men the concrete
appeals more strongly than the alb
stract. Especially is this true in the
teaching Of better farm management,
because it is a comparatively new
method of attacking farm problems
which is not yet clearly defined. 1t is
because Mr., l.. J. English Of Bing-
hamton, N. y, has worked out a prof
liable solution Of farm problems in his
region that his success is worthy Of
telling and of reading.
Had No Experience.
MT. English purchased the farm in
1897. He had no previous farm expert
ence to aid him in starting the enter
prise. His new possession consisted
of, 1852 acres of land, more or less"
with good buildings and all the stock,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
Wished Him Well.

John @. Zepp Of the circuit court,
who is known to his friends as Jack"
tells one about a negro funeral grafton
which he overheard:
1.-THE preacher, who was wearing
the conventional silk high hat, white
vest and Prince Albert coat, didn't be-
lieve in being stingy with his, bless
ings. He began by blessing the corpse,
then he blessed the pallbearers, the
members of the family of the dear
departed brother the mourners, the
neighbors, and everybody, in fact, he
could think of, and ended with this
exhortation
"An'. good Lord, be merciful and
bless Mlstah Miller, the undertaken.
and may his business evah be prosper.
ous."-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
Wise P%recaution.

Mrs. Jones was about to go away
for a couple of weeks, and her hus-
band said to her:
my dear, I want to ask you one
favor before you 60"
"What is itT' questioned Mrs. Jones.
"Don't try to put the house in order
before you CO." replied Jones.
''Why, it isn't hard work." contin-
ued Mrs. Jones.
perhaps not" replied Jones, "but
think of the expense of telegraphing to
you every time l want to find any
thing"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
Too Tolerant.

Bishop Conrad said at a dinner in
Newport News:
"Some folks regard their sins in too
generous and t~olerantSa way. They're
like Cal Clay.
II said to Cal one day:
"'Calhoun, my man, General Doug
las has positive proof that you looted
his chicken house last week. I should
think you'd be ashamed to take COM
munion after such a rascally deed as
that
Nah g~oo'ness, sah,' said Cal, re-
proachfully. 'Ah wouldn' let q few
measly chickens stand 'twixt me an
de Lawd's table,"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27

tons OF weakness and low vitality
were considered, the conditions Of the
eye being one Of the safest guides; q
dull, lusterless eye Ia a certain sign
Of weak vitality. A long thin shank
and thin body is another indication OF
weakness, and we should avoid a
CROW" head--a long. thin head-that
10 q sure sign Of lack Of vitality and
yigor.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
WHY SUFFER SKIN TROUBLES
When a Postcard viii Bring Free
Samples of cuticura?

Which give quick relief for all itch
ing, burning, disfiguring skin troubles.
Battle with the Cuticura Soap and hot
water. Dry and apply Cuticura ONT
ment to the affected part. They stop
itching instantly and point to speedy
healment often when all else fails.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
Used Many Deadly weapons.

She went down into her cellar for a
jar of picked watermelon rind and
what should she find coiled up on the
floor and ready to strike but a genu-
ing garter snake of fearsome aspect
and most threatening demeanor. She
killed 1t with no other weapon than a
mop, a hoe handle, an old flatiron, an
empty crock and a board from n
of the fruit shelves.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
GULL OUT WEAKLlNG CHICKS
Never Breed From Fowl That Is Not
Just "FuII" of vltaIity-Avoid
@Crow" Head.

One decided aid to better vitality in
the fiocks is to never let a chick live
that shows low vitality; "kill every
weakling'' should be the wide-awake
pouitryman's watchword. and never
breed from . bird that IL not Just
e.tulI" OF vigor and vitality--that is not
a the most robust health. The indica-
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
ROOSTER THAT HEADS FLOCK
IF Only One Male Can BE Afforded Let
That One Be the Best Possible
to Obtain.

Do not suppose that any old rooster
is good enough to fertilize the eggs
of your hens or that what the hen Ia
de what goes into the young bird. The
ROSTERS potency ID greater than Is
the hens. and II you can afford only
one good bird on the place, let that
be the male that heads the flock.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
Bane Eternal.

One of the bright young journalists
of the city, who has q keen eye for
the foibles, follies and sufferings of
human nature, remarked confiden-
TALLY the other day to this column
that the hardest thing in summer
time which lovely woman knows is
u~nobtrusively to keep the shine from
off her nose"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
Overrefinement.

William Dean Howells, the novelist,
was talking about a poet.
"His work is o%verrefined, overdeli-
cate, overnice," he said.
"In short, his work reminds me of
the young husband who said to his
bride, at the end Of the honeymoon:
"Darling, I'll have to leave you ev-
cry morning hereafter to go to busi-
ness; but, to make the parting less
abrupt, I'll no longer take the S:15
express, as / used to do-In take the
$40 slow accommodation"
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
FootWork.

Hyker-Shuft1es tell me he has a
new money-making movement on foot.
Pyker-So? What kind of a move
ment is it?
Hyker-He's giving dancing lessons.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27

IMITATION is sINcEREST FLATTERY
but like counterfeit money the imita-
ton has not the worth of the original.
Insist on La Creole" Hair Dressing
it's the original. Darkens your hair in
the natural way, but contains no dye.
Price 81. 00.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
NAMING No Names.

There are said to be only seven
jokes in the world"
Bah! There were more than that
in a certain legislature I could mem
tion."-Louisville Courier-Journal.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27

neighborhood generally prophesied
that the former owner would get the
farm back on the mortgage IN a few
years. It was even said that there
was a deliberate purpose in selling to
n who had SC little farm experience.
Had Little Capital.
AS can readily be imagined, Mr..
English found himself in a rather diff
ficult position when he took posses
sion Of the farm. He was practically
without farming experience and had
very little working capital. He had a
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
Proof Positive,

Gyer-That grocer on the corner is
a regular sandbagger.
Myer-How do you know?
Gyer-I bought a 25-pound sack of
his sugar the other day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27

Suffer with Rheumatism or Neuritis, acute or
chronic, write for my FREE BOOK on Rheuma-
tism-Its Cause and Cure. Most wonderful book
ever written, it's absolutely FREE. Jesse A.
Case, Dept. G. w, Brockton. Mass.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
SOAP is STRONGLY ALkALlNE

and constant use will burn out the
scalp. Cleanse the scalp by shampoo
ing with La Creole" Hair DRESSING
and darken, in the natural way, those
ugly, grizzly hairs. Price. 81. Q0.-Adv.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
Don't wait for your ship to come in !;
charter q tug and go out and meet it.
IF YOU OR M FRIEND

Even if a man dosn't manage to
come out on top his hair will.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27

Some men imagine they are respec-
table just because they wear a clean
collar each day.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27

When you meet a man who has
money in the bank it's a pretty sure
sign that he isn't a poet.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27

Doesn't Enlarge Profits.
Enlarging the flock does not always
enlarge the profits.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27
HAPPENINGS
of the sOeek
IN o

A cavein of a drift roof at the Bah
cock mine near Joplin imprisoned four
men forty feet from the shaft, which
was their only exit. A fifth miner,
who had just left the men and gone
to the shaft. was struck by a falling
boulder, but escaped with injuries
that are not sever The imprisoned
miners are Howard and Barron Gid
con, brothers; w. E. Bowers and Nor
gan Wood.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1916-07-27

Cooperation between farmers and
cities was the keynote of the recent
sessions of the Association of Mis-
souri, Club Secretaries in convention
at Excelsior Springs.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-01-20
John Schuier Fatally Burned
 When Gas Tank Explodes

erday at twelve-thirty, noon at the City Hall,
 The deceased MT, Schuler, has been a resident of Wrangell for many years and has many friends who mourn his untimely passing away.
 The gasboat Kinghsher on which the tragedy happened belonged to John Uolcheck, and the explosion and fire which followed caubed con- siderable damage. This is the same boat which caught fire at the Columbia & Northern float on Nov. ember 3rd and repairs were just be- ing completed on her from that fire. The fire department made short work of the blaze.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-01-20

As recorded in last weeks Senti- nel the body of Walter Paul, nat i've, Hho was drowned last week was brought to Wrangell last Fri day, together with all witnesses to the case, and an inquest was held and verdict of accidental drown. ing returned.
 The facts of the case as brought out at he inquest seem to be, that W Paul and Harry Yura, a Js ,aaese, left Wrangell on their WY 10 Rake, and when near five miic island they overlook another g5,s beat belonging to Geo. White, N ,.o ', IS aboard with his wife and aue;i.rr native named Jack George N Nalter Paul put . tow line on the ..5a, .nd lowed them to tie mouth ,. nr&ngell Narrows where they anchored for the night, It seems l. t before leaving town that Yura had purchased a good supply of l;1l ,r and that night after anchor iag lack George came aboard the box, nnd the three of them started D supple the fire water and before long tl.ey were under the influence .,t the booze, the Jal anese and L.; k George lai... down on the bunk aad vent to sleep, The Jap a. woke some time later hearing cries
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-01-20

John Schuler, a we'll known plumber and tinsmith of Wrangell yesterday afternoon while start ing to patch an empty gasoline tank on board the gasboat King fisher lit candle to see what he was doing thereby setting the gas in the tank afre and causing a ter- rible explosion. MT. Schuler was lying on his back in the bottom of the boat when the explosion came ripping the tank open right at his face and terribly burning him. Brando Rosaneo who was in the boat watching the precedings drag ged the burned man from the burn ing boat, MT. Schuler was rushed to the Wrangell Hospital where
 wi54ort was made to Save him
 ? avail and he passed a. .-y rom the effects of the burn at five thirty this morning. Brando Rosaneo is now under the doctors care and is burned terrible but his recovery is assured although he is burned Badly about the face and hands, his face being swollen so that both eyes are closed.
 The Wrangell Fire Department ot which he was one of the founders have taken charge of the remains and will hold the funeral next Sat-
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-01-20
Wa.tar Paul Accidently
 Drowned---Ja Given 10 Months

from the water and arousing Jac', George they went out on deck and discovered Walter Paul struggling in the water. After some tune they succeeded in getting a boat lowered and dragged the drowning man on deck where they tried to revive him but all efforts were in vain and he never regained consci- enceness after being taken from the water After all efforts to bring him too proved of no avail his body was placed in the hole of the ship and the next morning they preceded to Petersburg and repor- ted the affair to Marshall kildall there.
 As the Commissioner at Peters, burg was away the case was p!ac- ed in the hands of Com m issioner Thomas here who wired to bring the body and witnesses here for the inquest. Harry Yura at a hearing pleaded guilty of the charge of furnishing liquor to h. dians and was Sentenced to serve ten months in the Federal jail at Junean. He will be taken north on the boat tomorrow by Marshall Wallace to start serving his sent- ence.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1916-01-20
Terrible Storm Is Sweeping Over Alaska Coast Today

Alaska seems to be in the grip of one of the fierciest blizzards that has ever swept the coast. All last night and today the Stik- inc has howled her defence and since daybreak the thermometer has steadily fallen. The govern ment register at the Customs House at seven this morning was three degrees below zero. at twelve noon it was five below and Ut six tonight it read ten below. Sever- al other thermometers at different places in the city register differ ently but the majority are close to that reading. Not only is the storm taking effect at Wrangell but other A.askan cities report the same as follows: