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The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14

land as rapidly as a single crop planted
year after year, but no rotations can
build up the soil fertility or even avoid
wearing out the soil unless the products
are fed on the farm and the manure re-
turned 10 the fields or legumes like
clover cowpeas, or soy beans are grown
and perhaps turned under TO keep up
the nitrogen ard organic matter
in the soil. In some cases it may be
necessary 10 apply potash OR lime.
Non competing crops should be
chosen instead Of crops that will com
pete with one another for the farmers
time so far as possible. For example,
the first cutting Of alfalfa may demand
ettention at the same time corn should
be plowed while timothy and clover
coming on later will make less competi
ton. The additional yield Of alfalfa
may more than oyer.halance this diff,
Guilty and many such considerations
must be balanced against one another.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14
Farmers Week To Be For Farm Girls and
BOYS Too.

The boys and girls Of the farm are
10 receive especill attention at the an
nual Farmers Week given by the Col
lege OF Agriculture Of the University Of
Missouri and The State Board Of Agri.
culture at Columbia the first week in
January. Corn judging and other con-
tests will be held. County farm ad'
yisers are planning 10 bring many Of
the farm boys and girls with them. The
banks Of Kansas City have provided for
the expenses Of seventy boys aud girls
from Jackson county to the week.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14
Not Aiding Suffrage Cause.

The women who planned and CARR
ed out the spectular demonstration il
the House while President Wilson wa'
reading his annual message TO Con
gress many have enjoyed the notoriety
the episode gave them, but if they
fancy that their conduct advanced the
cause Of women suffrage they are de-
luding themselves, The methods oI
the militant sufragettes in England,
before the great war came to oyershad'
ow all other issues have been defend
ed. History has been quoted to prove
that many great reforms in England
were accomplished only after a resort
to violence. But the history OF the
United States does not justify such
methods. The Capitol police did not
arrest the distufbers OF the police Of
the House. This deprived them Of the
privilege Of posing as martyrs,
There are many legitimate ways Of
promoting the cause Of woman suffer
age. In addition TO using arguments
and appeals the advocates have the
moral right to question candidates and
to support or oppose them solely on
the ground Of their attitude toward
suffrage, The average voter, where
there are other momentous questions
involved in an election, may even be
inclined 10 look upon this style Of po'
liticiai warfare as proof that thezealous
advocates Of woman suffrage have lit
tie sense Of proportion. The affairs OF
the nation must be carried on and
when any considerable number Of citi-
zens admit indifference as to the gen
eral conduct OF the government, so
long as their hobby is takel care OF
their attitude has a tendency to exasp'
crate the more sober part Of the popu-
lation.
The advocates oil a federal suffrage
amendment have no right to harass
President Wilson. They fought him
and his party in the last election. All
the women suffrage states except two
gave him their electoral vote. This
may not mean that these states oppose
the suffrage amendment, but it does
SIGNIFY that even the women voters
themselves believe the other national
questions are more important. Nobody
expects the short session Of Congress
to give any heed to the suffrage ques'
ton. 1t is understood that. some mem
bers Of the mex, Congress pledged
themselves in advance Of election 10
work for the suffrage amendment.
They should use all proper efforts to
comply with their promise. Globe
Democrat.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14
Do not Plant Trees Deep.

The beginner in tree planting usu-
ally sets his trees TO deep rather than
too shallow in the relatively heavy soils
Of Missouri, J. c. Whitten Of the de-
partment OF horticulture OF the Univer'
sity Of Missouri says. Young trees
should be selected for planting and
they should be set at the same depth
at which they stood in the nursery.
Trees to the northeast and grow
crooked because Of the warm southwest
winds during the growing season. The
tree should be set with the heavier side
10 the southwest 10 avoid this.
The roots should be trimmed so as
not to be crampped and any ragged
wounds taken off.
Peach trees should be prunned most
severely after planting Of any Of the or
chad fruits. Trim all branches of
leaving a single whip, then shorten
the whip TO a height Of about two and
one half feet. Cherry trees should be
less severely trimmed. II we'll branch.
ed the center Of the tree should be cut
out. The Japanese plum tree should
be shaped like the peach. Other plum
apple and pear trees having only
single whip should be treated likewise.
Older tress may be treated like the
cherry with the exception that all bran
ches may be shortened to one half or
one third theif natural length.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14
Hale and Hearty After Life Of
100 Years.

The following article taken from the
olympia, Washington, Daily Recorder,
is published at the request Of some Of
our readers who were acquainted with
Mr.. Loper, when he lived in this
county,
Vote, well should say l did, .
and the rapidly dimming eyes Of J. B
Loper, sfectionatlY known as grand
pa" Loper, sparkled Tor second, his
voice did not ouaver once, and his en-.
thusiasm grew as he talked Of politics,
war, and the subjects OF the day, but
he never once gave away the secret
that he was 100 years old the 26'h day
Of MAY.
I've always been a republican"
resumed the old gentleman, perhaps
one oil the Oldest men IN the state oi
Washington and no doubt the oldest
man ia Thurston county, and l al.
ways voted the ticket straight until
t.is election. After some deliberation
| decided 10 vote for one democrat
and that was Woodrow Wilson. Butt
voted clear down the liue for the re-
publicans N. r,st Of the way,
Il have voted d; l3 pr sidential
elections AID Ia NIX the first presi-
d nj that | voted ior vas w. II. HT
tison, the whig Candidate in 1886
although ! am not sure. | voted for
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14
Missouri Shrubs Sent For Egyptian Gar.
den.

Forty packages OF seed lom orna'
mental plants have been sent 10 Gabri-
el Salem, diara Of Mehalla Kobra Egypt
by H. f. M3jor Of the department Of
horticulture Of the University campus
and year has been spent in their col.
lection. One package contained seeds
OF the ivy vines Of the famous Columns
Gabriel Salem was a student in the
College Of Agriculture several years
ago and was known as George J. Salem
He intends 10 use the seed 10 beaulily
his garden.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14
Investigate The H gher.Ups.

Postmaster General Burleson has ap.
pointed a special committee 10 inves,i'
gate the efficiency Of the post Office at
New York, still conducted under a
Republican postmaster, whom the De.
partment has tried unsucc ssful 10
dismiss. The press Of New York and
the business men Of the city objected
to a change. 1t would be gratifying
not only 10 the people OF Nv York,
but to the farmers on scores OF rural
routes, il someone could have power
to appoint special committee to in
vesiigate the efficiency Of the Office
presided over by Mr.. Burleson. Most
Of the inefFiciency in the postal service
today can be traced 10 the bigherups,
who have had little experience either
in the postal service or in any Other
large enterprise.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14
Plan Crop Rotation Now.

The evils Of the single crop system
are suggested by figures secured by
the Missouri Agricultural Experiment
S,ation. After seventeen years OF con-
tinuous cropping 10 corn less than
twelve bushels an acre we're secured as
compared with about fifteen bushels on
ground that had been planted 10 corn
wheat, and clover in rotation; and a.
bout fiiy'lour bushels on a rotation;
ol corn, oats wheat, clover and two
years Of timothy.
A little time spent in carefully plan.
ming rotations before beginning the
spring work will pay bigger returns
than the same amount Of time spent in
the field.
A good crop rotation should include
W a Cultivated crop, such as corn,
(2) humus and nitrogen adding crop
such as clover cowpeas, or soy beans,
particularly il they are turned under
and usually (3) a small grain or grass
crop.
Som Of the crops have roots only
near the surface and others draw their
food from great depths. So that the
crops in rotation do n.t wear out the
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14
Brighten Your Home In Winter With Flow.

Your home can be made CHEEKY and
cosy in the winter time with blooming
green bulb plants. Here is the way
they are kept by the horticulture de-
pariment Of the University Of Missouri
Place bulbs Of Chinese lilies, paper
white narcissuses, or hycinth in a shall
low basin Of water and support them
with small stones. Let them stand in
tn tark for ten days aud then bring
them to the light. II begun now they
should bloom early in January.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14
Our Don't Worry" Commission.

UuI UOn WOIIy GuIIlIlllSSlUU.
The Federal Trade Commission
wobbles between truth and caution in
its discussion Of foreign trade conditions
published yesterday. It feels com
PEELED TO admit that we may possibly
have a little more competition alter
this war is over, but it would like to
have US feel that it will be some time
after" an Indefinite point in the future,
and therefore matter for academic
discussion rather than for immediate
action. High cost Of raw materials,
increased taxes, probably higher wages,
capital and material necessary to re
pair wastages Of war are expected to
delay the full power Of European com
petition" says the commission, and
then proceeds to lay wet rag upon
these expectations" in other ex,
pectations Of a different kind. In
their struggle to regain their former
trade" it says, foreign manufacturers
aud producers may be expected TO fully
utilize their highly efficient organiza-
tions for the promotion and handling
OF trade beyond their borders, even
foregoing profits or taking very low
profit till their costs again become
normal and they have reestablished
their trade"
That is to say, regardless Of high
costs and regardless Of profits, these
people will enter into "struggle"-
which under the conditions expected
cannot be described as less than des-
perate-to get back the trade they
have lost. Yet in the same breath,
as it were, The commission tells US
that competition from foreign in
dustrial combinations, aided by foreign
ship lines and foreign banks and back
ed by foreign governments, may be
even sharper than before the war;"
This would be downright funny il it !
were not so serious. May be even
sharper" iorsoothl We can imagine
the commission with finger TO its lips
and whispering, Hush don't wake
the babyI" Governments cooperating
with manufacturers and producers, and |
banks and transportation companies Tor
the re establishment OF their trade and |
selling goods at cost Of production to !
that end, driven by inexorable necessity |
and yet we are giavely told by this |
august but absurd body that compel
ition under these circumstances may
be" sharper than before the war. We
infer from this that the commission |
thinks it barely possible that we shall |
have 10 put on a little more steam
after peace is declared, if we are to
compete successfully, bus even that
slender possibility is matter OF future
concern. These people, it thinks, will .
take their time. They will have great,
er reasons for speed than have ever
influenced nations since the world be.
gan, but our commission expects them
TO play the sluggard. The commissions |
argument in behalf Of the excellent and /,
urgent Webb bill defeats itself.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14
so long.

A Republican Congressman flew
from his home to the Capitol and ar
rived safely. With Republican ma.
i1rity Of only two or three in the
House, no Republican Congressman
should take the risk Of creating a
vacancy. Let the Democrats do the
flying. -PalmYra IN. W Journal.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14
Carl VlOOman farmers Week Sneaker.

Carl S. Vrooman, a native Missouri
ian and assistant Secretary Of Agricul'
ture, will deliver IN address before the
Farmers Week visitors at Columbia
January 2. The week is under the
direction OF the College OF Agriculture
Of the University OF Missouri and the
State Board Of Agriculture.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14

Boal bins are becoming The subjec,
Of deep solicitude. Olly the man who
believed in preparedness are not war.
ring. The same theory could De ap-
piled to nations. The Rock Island
(Il)Union.
The Taney County republican. (Forsyth, Mo.) 1895-1992, 1916-12-14

The population Of Mississippi is
three times as great as that Of Rhode
Island. Mississippi polled S6,63s
votes Rhode Island polled S6,756
es,for president this year. Should
Mississippi have ten electoral votes and
Rhode Island only FIVE. Providence
lR. I.) Journal.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-06-30

thus raise the m oney with which to
pay for this property, it would be
necessary to make an addition. levy
for the current expense fund, from
which the PROPERTY would be for.
This would mean an additional annual
interest bill of $780, 90 if the war
rants ran year before being pad
off. If bonds " ere issued they would
run from five to ten years before be-
ing paid off, and it would perhaps
cost less to pay for the property at
the beginning and have no interest
to pay after the current years taxes
We're collected.
This building would accommodate
the officers for ten years and will
stop all agitation for new court
house for many years to come.
Good business judgement should war
rant the purchase of this property at
this time, under the conditions that
surround the offer to the county.
- COMMITTEE.
= Paid advertisement.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-06-30

Marquis wheat, says the bulletin,
is a hybrid produced on the Central
Experiment Farm at Ottawa, Canada.
1t is an early variety, ripening
from 50 to l35 days after sowing, the
average length of growing period in
the northern Great Plains being ll5
days This makes it three or four
days earlier than most of the Fife
variety, the group with which it is
classed. Because of this earliness,
Marquis wheat escapes to some extent
the drought of dry years the rust and
fall rains of wet seasons, and the
early fall frosts. These character
istics have made it especially val
liable in the prairie Provinces of
Canada. In the United States they
have not proved to be 50 great an
advantage.
In the northern Prairie States,
including Iowa, Minnesota, and the
subhumid parts of Nebraska, and
the two Dakotas, the Government
Investigators found that Marquis
wheat slightly outyields the groups
of spring wheat commonly grown in
the section. Where winter wheat can
be grown however, it out yields any
spring wheat, Maruis included. The
bulletin recommends caution in dis
carding well-known varieties, and
advises the farmer who wishes to try
Marquis to compare it carefully with
the other spring wheats and to hold
fest to that which proves best.
In the semi arid section covering
most of the northern half of tn Great
/ Plains area and including most of
Nebraska the Dakotas northeastern
Colorado, eastern Wyoming, and the
eastern half of Montana, the durum
wheats have been found to outyield
all the spring common varieties,
including Marquis. Here again,
however, winter wheat is decidedly
better than any spring wheat. TIE
Marquis is not recommended. there
fore, wherever winter wheat can be
grown or wherever durum wheat is
used Elsewhere it is safe variety
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-06-30

ing items:
Cost Of the property rs it sands
Sl3, 900. 90
Cost of the heating plant delivered
at Oroino 81, 603 90.
Cost of installing plant and altering
plumbing $4,000.
Other alterations and repairs
50, 600. 90.
Vau is 100000.
Total cost ready for occupancy
SIS, oO3. 90.
The above estimates are not guess
work, but are bonafed figures sub
mitted by reputable contractors at
which they will do the work of maxi
ing the suggested changes and install
ling the needed Improvements.
The benefits to accrue from proper
protection of the records are incalul-
able, while the cost of quarters for
the officers will be less in this build
ing when improved according to the
suggestned plans, than it is under
existing conditions in the Burns
block.
At this time the county is payi g
for rent of the offices in the Burns
block 81, 10000 per year with an ad-
ditiona 1894 90 for janitor service.
In addition tn county has paid an
av, rage of Sl60. 90 per year for rent
for district court, election places,
and other purposes that are paid fol
i by the taxpayers. This makes the
cost of court house S2514.O0 per an.
mum, without counting the interest
i bald on the warrants issued for rent
every quarter which amounts tt
$4,000 per annum on an average, this
item bridging the cost of Offices anc
court room up to S26i4. 90 per annum
Money can be obtained on bords,
under law enacted in 1915, to re,
fund the debt incurred in organizing
the cou ty and provi ing records
etc, amounting TO something mort
from which the bonds can be retired
later.
than $50, 10000. for per cent inter-
est, By refundlng this debt it will
enable the county pay for this pro
perty this year without an increas,
OF the tax levy above that now con
templated-l5 OF l6 mills.
The COS Of the court house accom-
modations to the county in case tn
property is bought should be as for
lows:
Interest on SIS, 10000 at 5 per cen
$780, 90 Janit II service 600. 90 Fue
and water $500 90 Incidental expense
# maintenance 10000 Making
total of 100000 Leaving more thu
100000 to apply on sink ng fund
In case the Board of County Com
missioners did not see fit to issu
bonls to take up part of the deb
created in organizing the county, an
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-06-30

carried on some preliminary feeding
work with dairy cattle Two groups
of four cows each We're used. These
were pure bred Jerseys and Holsteins,
three Holsteins and one Jersey in eacn
group. All We're fed grain, hay ard
corn silage for forty days One group
was changed to peas and oats, the
other to wheat and v,tch and fed
forty days then corn silage was sub
stituted and continued. The grain
and hay feeding was kept constant
during the entire period, the changes
in rations being in silage fed
At first the cattle did not eat the
grain silage with keen relish but
within week S time, they would con
sumo from 80 to 35 pounds daily.
Close observations We're kept and
while there was slight decrease in
the amount of milk at the time the
change from corn silage to grain
was made. they recovered this within
few days time.
A detailed report of this work will
be made in later publications as
these Investigations are being ex.
tended over the following year.
Considerable care should be taken al
time of filling to see that grain sill
age is cut fine and not shredded as il
will not pack closely if such is the
case. Since the hollow stems OF
these plants contain air, such cror
must be we'll compacted in the silc
or certain spoilage will take place.
E. V. ELLINGTON,
Professor of Dairying
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-06-30
Sill pge Crops.
Paid ad vertisement.

In all sections of the west, there
is this year an increased interest in
the silo and silage crops. There has
been IN the past few years a constant,
steady growth pf the live stock and
dairy interests and this has resulted
in corresponding higher level of
prices for alfa liza and clover hay
The stock grower and dairyman has
found it necessary TO provide cheaper
roughage and h E is, therefore, giving
special attenti on to the growing of
crops for silage
In the lower irrigation valleys of
Idaho, the pri ncipal silage crop is
corn. Where corn can be grown sue
cessfully, and where the climatic
conditions are such that it will
mature before frost comes in the
fall, there is no crop that can be
grown that will take its place.
Corn, when cat into small pieces,
packs very clos ely and forms com
pact mass whic b not only keeps witt
very little wa ste, but furnishes al
any time of the year, uniform sup.
ply of succulenre that has nearly the
same nutritive effect as pasturage.
There are many sections. however,
where the seasons are somewhat shor
for the success ul growing of corn foi
silage, and where the tonnage per acr,
is TOO small. Corn should yield al
least nine or ten tons. This ha:
shown the necessity of providing othel
crops for silage purposes. The ldah,
Experimental Station has been work
ing with crops other than corn il
some silage investigational projects
Wheat and vetch, and peas and oat.
have been used during the past yea
i nd the Department of Dairying ha.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-06-30
Wood W anted.

The Board of Trustees of School
District No. %, in the County of
Clearwater and State of Idaho, will
receive sealed bids up to Monday,
the 10th. day of July, 1916 at 8
O'Clock P. M, for supplying said
District with 40 cords of red fir wood,
to be delivered at the school house of
said District, in the village of Oro-
fino, on or before August 18th. 1916.
All bids should be addressed to the
undersigned, and must specify kind
of wood whether in l6 inch or four it,
lengths
The Board reserves the right to re-
ject any and all bids.
Dated at Orofno, Idaho, this Dist.
day of June, 1916.
BY order of the Board.
MADGE E. FOIL.
Clerk of the Board of Trustees of
School District No. % Orofino, Idaho.
June % July Z.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1916-06-30
Something For Your Consideration.
Orofino, Idaho, June %. 1916.

Orofino, Id aho, June p. 1916.
Orofino Lodge No. "a, Independent
Order of Odd Fellows, has submitted
an offer to the Board of County Com
missioners of Clearwater Comfy, to
sell the Lodge building in Orofino to
the county for court house purposes,
for $13, 100000
The offer will probably be con-
sidered at the regular July meeting
of the Board.
At the present time there IS a
great need of quarters for the county
officers where the records can have
adequate protection against loss or
damage from fire.
The offices of the Assessor, Pro
bate Judge, Surveyor, School Super
intendent and Attorney are wholly
without means of protection against
fire, not having fire proof safes in
while the office of the Treasurer only
has partial protection for the books
and papers in this Office.
While most of the Offices have very
good rooms in the present location in
the Burns block, the situation is such
that no additional freproof vault
room can be provided in this building.
Records costing thousands of dol
from fire in the pr sent quarters,
and reasonable regard for the pro-
lection of the interest of our citizens
demand that more adequate protection
county.
The building offered to the county
is one of the most substantial in the
country, the walls. steel work and Il {
timber in the building having beer
provided of sufficient strength to
carry third story in case the devel-
opement of the community should Al
any time warrant such additional I'M
provement.
The location of the property
such that It will not depreciate il
value, being located on one of The
to best corners in the village Of Orc
fno.
The purchase of this building BY
the county and remodelling it t.
suit the needs Of the county woul,
provide protection for the record.
and accommodation for the officers
for many years TO come.