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Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29
Grimm Alfalfa Developed From
Montana Seed Is the Hardest

diversity of form, upright and dro -
ing plants often occurring side by
side. While most of the flowers are
of the same color as those of the
common alfalfa there are a few that
are greenish, smoky or blackish and
occasionally a plant is found with
yellow flowers. The tap roots show
a tendency to branch and the crowns
to be low set and spreading, charac-
tiers which are undoubtedly of great
Importance in rendering a variety re-
sistant to cold.
Montana Grown Seed Best.
When Grimm alfalfa first began to
demand attention all of the seed was
grown in Minnesota but as conditions
there were not favorable to seed pro-
duction, stock was sent to Montana
in order that the available supply
might be more rapidly increased.
Carefully conducted tests of Grimm
alfalfa seed produced in Montana in.
dictate that 1t has not lost any of its
hardness from being grown under
changed conditions and in fact the
Montana grown seed is probably
more hardy than the parent stock.
Tests conducted in North Dakota
show that Montana grown Grimm al.
falfa suffered nc loss from winter
killing while in some other varieties
tested Over 35 per cent Of the plants
killed out. Tests conducted by the
Montana experiment station have al,
SO shown the Grimm variety to be
more resistent to winter injury thar
any of the common types.
| There is a big demand at goot
prices for Montana grown Grimm al
falfa seed and Montana alfalfa grow
ers do well to cater to this demand
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29

Nearly everyone knows that
Grimm alfalfa is a very desirable va
riety to grow but how many Montana
farmers a distinguish this from
other varieties or tell anything about
its early history?
According to experts in the depart
ment of agriculture, the variety
takes its name from one Wendelin
Grimm, who, when he left his home
in Baden; Germany, in 1857, to
settle in Glover county, Minnesota,
brought along Is or 20 pounds of
everlasting clover" from his old
farm. This seed was sown in Mime
sofa in the spring of 1858. Accounts
differ as to it's hardness and success
at first attained with it. However,
a sufficient number of plants sur
vived the winter to enable Mr..
Grimm to save small quantities of
seed from time to time for future
sowings.
When Seed Came High.
The first considerable quantity
was produced in 1857 when 4S0
pounds were threshed from three
acres and sold in Minneapolis for so
cents a pound. During subsequent
years Mr.. Grimm's neighbors at
tempted to grow alfalfa from seed
produced in other parts of the Unit
ed States, but in practically every
case the sowings were entirely win,
ter killed, while a good portion Of
the Grimm plants came through il
good condition. In 1905 the depart
ment of agriculture began to expert
ment with this variety and since thai
time it has been grown in comparisoI
with a large number of other vari
cites and strains and in PRACTICAL.
every case has proved itself the equa
and generally superior to any O
these for hardness.
To the casual observer, the Grimm
alfalfa does not differ MATERIAL!
from the common strains, but a clos
er examination will show a create.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29
OF KEEPING
HORSE in WINTER
CHEAP WINTER FORAGE FOR
HORSES is IMPORTANT
TO THE FARMER.
Some Farmers Succeed i'm Feeding
Horse through Season for $50;
When Multiplied by Five or Six,
Means Quite a Sum; Best to Feed
Some Grain in Spring.

The $50 or $50 that it costs a far
mer to feed a horse a year is a con-
siderable item in the annual ex-
penses. 1t is important chiefly be-
cause it is multiplied by four. or six,
or eight, and sometimes more, &C.
cord1ng to the number of horses re-
quired to till the farm. Some far
mers succeed in feeding a horse for
less than $50 a year; more men ray
a still higher cost.
Cheap horse feed is needed. Grain
is costly. hay is high, and pasture
sometimes difficult to obtain. More
reliance on cheap but palatable and
healthful roughage offers the best
chance for cheapening horse cost.
Some horses r wintered we'll with
little expense.
Dat Straw and Alfalfa.
Dat straw and a small daily feed
of alfalfa or clover hay have been
used successfully on many farms
With a bit of legume hay to balance
the ration somewhat and give vari.
ETY. and the consequent encourage.
ment to consume more feed, the idle
horses do even better than they
would on a ration containing consid.
cradle grain.
From the middle of March unit,
spring a horse needs some grain tc
give the strength for the hard work
that is to follow. Somehow a horse
maintained all winter on roughage
alone has a tendency to be weak il
the spring.
Build Up Energy.
Then, too, the system of the horse
cannot quickly accusrom itself tt
handling a lot of grain in place o
straw and other cheap forage. L
grain is fed for a few weeks befor,
spring work opens the horse gets il
shape to turn u the energy from
concentrated feed by the time it il
called upon to do it.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29

One hundred and thirty thousand
head of cattle and 29,786 head OF
horses have been imported into Mon
tana from Illinois, Minnesota, North
and South Dakota during the past
two years. according to the report OF
State Veterinarian Butler, just made
public. This tells the story of the
tide of immigration that is flowing
into Montana. The livestock was
brought here by farmers of the states
mentioned who have located here
DUNG the past two years.
DR.. Butler calls attention to the
number of tuberculin reactors found
among dairy cattle shipped from the
east, and that were accompanied by
official tuberculin test charts and
supposed to be free from the disease
Recommends Retest.
There seems only n safe way of
buying cattle in eastern states" says
= DR.. Butler, land that is to buy them
subject to a 60-day retest, this retest
to be made so days after their arrival
in Montana. Stockmen buying cattle
under these conditions are guaran-
teed the best protection possible, and
the retest will be made without
charge by this office.
I'VE recommend this policy to all
dairymen, owners of pure bred stock,
and to persons contemplating enter
ing the dairy business"
The following legislative recon-
mendations are maze by the livestock
sanitary board:
Fayors Municipal Diaries.
Establishment of municipal or
county diaries where such a plan is
possible Or practical.
establishment of city, county or
state Capitalization of plants,
where milk shall be examined by an
official bacteriologist, and where
milk which does not pass a satisfac-
tory archaeological examination shall
be pasteurized.
establishment of accredited free
pure bred cattle herds and trust the
raisers of pure bred cattle in Montana
will avail themselves of the plan
adopted by the United States bureau
OF animal industry and this board for
the establishment of such herds.
Pasteurization of Milk.
1--WE recommend the enactment Of
a statute requiring the pasteurization
of all SKINNED milk or separator slop
from creameries, cheese factories, or
receiving stations, which is to be used
for livestock feed purposes.
I'VE recommend the enactment of
a statute requiring the cleaning and
d~isinfecting of all stock cars"
The report gives in detail the work
done during the past two years in the
eradication of livestock diseases, and
contains several articles of instruc-
tive value to livestock raisers.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29
PLAN NOW TO STOP
WASHING OF SOILS
FILL THE GULLIES THAT FORM
IN GRAIN FIELDS WITH
STRAW OR BRUSH.

On many of the rolling hills and
bench lands of Montana the soil
washes badly during the periods of
heavy run off in the spring and
early summer months and every one
has seen ugly looking gullies cut in
a single season. BY utilizing some
of the spare time found in the winter
months and putting to use the other
wise useless brush pile and the all
too frequent wasted straw pile much
of this damage caused by soil wash
ing could be prevented.
Small gullies that have just started
in the grain fields or even pastures
or meadows may often be stopped
by filling them up with straw or
brush. Even cattle paths in pas
lures often deepen 30 that they need
such treatment. Where the gullies
are than a foot deep and two or
three feet wide it is usually better
to use brush or concrete dams. The
brush dam gives better results If
straw is mixed with the brush which
helps hold the dirt Where the fall
Is enough to make the water cut Sc
riously IT is likely TO be necessary
to stake down the brush and straw
to prevent their being washed away
For deep narrow gullies concrete
dams from six to IL inches thick will
give best results. Iron rods must be
used in reinforcing the larger dams
but heavy wire would do in the small
or ones. The middle should always
be left lower than the edges and the
supply way should be provided with
a concrete, stone, or brick apron at
the bottom of the gully to prevent
the falling water from cutting in the
soil and undermining the dam.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29

Potatoes grown in the vicinity of
Waterloo, in Madison county, are
finding a market among the cpl
cures. Pat Carney, a director of the
state fair, who has won the North
ern Pacific's 100 pound cake on his
potato exhibits at Helena so often
that he declines to take it any more,
is the pioneer of the potato growing
industry of the Waterloo section. He
grows a beautiful potato, dry, mealy
and of fine flavor. His neighbors
have followed his methods and, with
him, are making nice returns from
their industry.
Makes a County Rich.
Arostock county, Maine, today is
the richest county in the United
State. The northernmost county of
Maine snatched the crown from Los
Angeles county, California.
The humble potato did it.
Potatoes that sold for rs cents a
barrel a few years ago now bring
$4.75 and the farmers are holding
much of their crop for SIS a barrel.
AS a result of this unprecedented
prosperity, Houlton is now the sec
ond richest town in the country.
Fifty carloads of automobiles, not
flivvers, r on their way there.
1t is estimated that 100000 is
going into that county daily from
the potato crop alone.
This is no real estate boom, for
you can't buy enough ground to bury
a potato to its eye.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29

the newly organized Housewives
league stand by the score who start
ed a boycott on butter selling for
more than 40 cents a pou d. The
breakfast menu will be without eggs,
too, for the economically inclined
housewives have decided that eggs
costing more than 35 cents Country
eggs must not be more than SO
cents) a DOZEN r to remain in the
stores. Turkey at more than 2S
cents a pound and milk at more than
IL 1-2 cents a quart are also placed
under a ban.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29
GOVERNMENT ESTIMATE
OF POPULATION OF us,

The population of the United
States ON January 1, 1917, will
be 1O2, ,3O9, according to es-
Inmates just made by the census
bureau. This estimate does not
include Alaska, the Panama ca
nal zone and the insuIar possess
sions, which swell the total of
Uncle Sans children to 49,
SO9,2S0. The estimate of the
population of Montana, included
In this total, is 466,214. On
this basis the governments es-
innate as to general totals must
be millions short, as the estimate
of Seth Maxwell, publicity COM
mission for Montana, is that this
state has a population of $780,
900. The registration at the re-
cent election indicated that there
is in excess of 100000 persons
in Montana of voting age.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29
Birth Control In Poultry.

Do not try to increase the vitality
of your poultry by cross-breeding of
pure bred males. If your poultry
stock gives evidence of weakness, Gull
it, and see that only the best and
strongest birds are kept for your fea-
thered stud. The sire is everything
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29
A Produce Commission.

It is said that Mrs. Hathaway, the
woman legislator-elect from Ravalli
county, contemplates the Introduction
of a bill in the forthcoming legislative
assembly. providing for the creation
of a state produce exchange commits
sion, the purpose or which will be to
reduce the cost of living.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29
Time for Chicken Pie.

If your eggs are watery and of pale
color your hens are not getting
enough exercise. Hens that persist
in laying eggs of this class make bet
ter chicken pie than layers.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29
Advice.

TOO much fool talk" says Sammy
South,
"Is sure to start a turmoil;
SO, II you must shoot off your
mouth,
Look out for the recoil."
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29
NOTICE.

The Hotel Company will not be res
ponsible for REvOLVERS OIL jewelry
left in bedrooms.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29

A woman may be hard of hearing
but she is never deaf to flattery.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29
STOCK SHIPMENTS
TELL The STORY
THOUSANDS OF HEAD OF HORSES
AND CATTLE ARE BROUGHT
BY SETTLERS TO MONTANA

Importations From Illinois, Minneso-
ia. North and South Dakota Total
100, 900 Head of Live Stock; Re-
port of State Veterinarian Butler
Made Public.
Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-12-29

Preparedness I'm the South.
Every room in the Peabody Hotel,
Memphis, Tenn, contains a sign
reading as follows:
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-12-30
TO PRESERVE MEAT
APPROVED METHODS OF PREPA-
RATION FOR CANNING.
Sterilization Of Jars Intended to Con-
tain the Product Is an important
Acknowledgements Must Be
Absolutely Alright

Prepare The meat, poultry or game
that it is desired to can by cutting
il into convenient size to tit into the
jars TO be used. The jars must be
prepared by being either scalded in u
bath of boiling water, or sterilized by
being placed i'll pan of cold water
to completely cover them, the whole
being gradually heated 10 the boiling
point, filing the meat into the jars
directly each one is taken from this
boiling bath. Sterilize the covers of
the jars by dropping them into boil
ing water just before they are TO be
used. Sprinkle the meat with salt.
No water is required. as the meat
makes jelly itself. Put layer of
hay in the bottom of wash-boiler
and put in the jars. Sometimes they
are packed between the hay to keep
them apart. Fill up the boiler with
cold water nearly to the top of jars
(having laid covers loosely on tOp)
and put ON the lid. When water
boils let it boil four hours longer,
wien tlC meat Win hG tRApA OASAiiS
cooked. If necessary, add more boil
ing water. to keep the jars well Gov
cred When done, take out each jar
separately (have rubbers soaking in
warm wateD, sealing at once to eX-
clude the air. The main point in
keeping is to have jars sealed air
tight. Before taking out the Jars
have a thick cloth wrung out of cold
water ready 10 set them on to pre-
vent breaking while tightening ON
the covers.
Another method for poultry or
meat is to cut up, season and stew
the meat or poultry, just as if for
Immediate use. After it is thorough
ly cooked it is placed in glass fruit
jars and packed firmly in. Then the
stock is boiled down well, and poured
boiling hot-over the meat in the
jars and the covers screwed on
tightly
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-12-30
Mlnce Pie Without Apples.

Mnce one pound each. boiled beef
seeded raisins. suet. cranberrieS. one
half pound mixed citron. orange and
lemon peel; mix with one pound Of
sultanas, one pound of currants.
grated rind and pulp of one fresh
lemon; add one level tablespoonful Of
salt, one grated nutmeg, one teaspoon
full level each of mace, Glove, two
teaspoOnfuls cinnamon one quart
cider. one to two pounds sugar: boil
everything but the meat and cranber-
ries half an hour, stir them in. let
stand without boiling half an hour
longer Mixed or one kind only Of
nuts may be used In this; also prunes
in place of cranberrles and grape
juice and jellies melted with water in
stead Of cider.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-12-30
NEW YEARS RESOLUTIONS
Better to Make Many and Break Some
Than to Have Made None
at All.

It's very much the fashion to Joke
about making New Years resolutions;
but as matter of fact there is adj
vantage in making resolutions, If they
are good ones, and there Is no other
date except ones birthday anniversary
so appropriate for the practice.
That individual must be totally de-
void of sentiment who has no senti-
ment on the subject of New Year.
Jokers whose topic is New Years res
olutions lay stress on the fact that
many of them are broken. A fact it
is-there is no denying it. But not all
of them are broken. A man who makes
ten New Years resolutions, every one
of them good. and breaks nine, is
better off to the extent of the virtue
involved in keeping the one to which
he adheres than If he made none at
all.
For the sake of argument, however,
perhaps it may be conceded that max
ing numerous good resolutions at once
is open to criticism on the ground that
it is harder to attain perfection in
many things than in a few things, and
that failures cause discouragement,
and that concentration is helpful to
success. From this point of view the
wise thing for New Years resolution
makers 20 do is to survey their fail
ings and frame a few resolutions hit
ting the high spots.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-12-30
Veal Outlets With Mushroom Sauce.

Cook three tablespoonfuls of flour
in two tahesp0onfuls of bubbling hot
butter, add slowly one cupful of milk
and season with one teaspoonful of
onion juice, one tablespoonful Of
chopped parsley. a grating of nutmeg.
and pepper and salt to taste. When
thick and. smooth, add two cupfuls Of
chopped cooked veal. cook until thor
Oughly heated, spread on a buttered
platter and let stand until cold. Shape
into outlets, roll in fine crumbs, dip in
beaten egg and fry in deep hot fat,
Serve with mushroom sauce.
Mushroom Sauce-Cooll three table
spoonfuls Of -four in two tablespoon
fuls Of butter. season with one-half
teaspoonful of salt and a few grains
of pepper, add slowly one and one-half
cupfuls of milk. STIR until smooth and
thick, then add twO-thirds cupful of
canned mushrooms and the juice of
half lemon, cook a minute longer and
serve with the outlets.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-12-30
TheDESTROYINGANGEL
BY Louis Joseph Vance

ing possible explanations There's q
third :"
"WellY"
He may lave received a strong hint
that he was nominated for the fate
that overlook young Custer, Hamilton
and Thurston: and so planned to give
his disappearance the color of a SINH
lar end
"You don't mean to say you think
there was any method in that train of
tragedies?"
I'm not in the least superstitious,
my dear man. l don't for an instant
believe, as some people claim to, that
Sara Law is destroying angel, hound
ed by tragic fate: that her love is
equivalent to the death warrant Of
the man who wins it."
"But what do you think, then?"
II think" said Ember slowly, his
gaze on the table, "that someone with
very strong interest in keeping the
young woman Single-and on the
stage"
Max! Impossiblel"
Ember shrugged. in human nature
no, madness is impossible. There's not
shred of evidence against Jules Max.
And yet-he's a gambler. All theatri-
cal managers are, of course; but Max
is a card-fend. The tale of his pIung-
ing runs like wildfire up and down
Broadway, day by day. A dozen times
he's been on the verge of ruin, yet
always he has had Sara Law to rely
upon; always he's been able to fall
back upon that asset, sure that her
popularity would stave off bankruptcy.
And he's superstitious: he believes she
is his mascot. 1 don't accuse him-I
suspect him, knowing him to be Ca
pable of many weird extravagances.
Furthermore, it's a fact that
Max was a fellow-passenger with Billy
Hamilton when the latter disappeared
In midocean."
Ember paused and sat up, prepare.
tory to rising. "All Of which," he con.
cluded, explains why l have tres
passed upon your patience and your
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-12-30
Forget the Past.

The New Year Is the best Of all times
to take mental inventory, and every.
one Of us should do so. We should
forget the past entirely. All the re-
grets, all the signs, all the tears that
ever were, or ever Will be, combined,
cannot recall one single moment that
has passed. Then why waste good
time and vitality? Meet the New
Years day with a brave, smiling face
The world stops to tGSe uetice Of the
fighter, and gives him % chances out
Of 100, whereas the wnimperer is
passed by without a glance. Then
let US resolve that the first day Of 1917
will see us starting all over again,
standing fearlessly in our places; and
let us further resolve that during the
coming days we will, occasionally,
reach out helping hand to someone
who needs II. This IS a great resOlu.
ton to make-a gilt-edged investment
that pays the highest discount on rec.
ord.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-12-30
SAME OLD BLUFF.

The old year was backing up, pre-
paratory to his departure.
Have you anything to say before
you leave?" he was asked.
II don't know that / have. No, /
guess not. Unless"
yes; 90 on"
'Tf / had my life over again I would
do a whole lot different / wish ! had
known then what know now. / should
have"
That's what they all say. It's old
stuff. Good-by."
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-12-30


qeI.'"
privacy. It seemed only right that you
should get the straight, undistorted
story from an unprejudiced onlooker.
May venture to add q word of adj
vice?"
by all means"
'Have you told Max Of your rela-
lions with Sara Law2"
''No."
'Or anybody else?"
"No."
'Then keep the truth to yourself-st
least until this coil is Strengthened
out"
Ember got up. "Good night. he
said pleasantly.
Whitaker took his hand, staring.
Good night" he echoed blankly. But
Il say-why keep 1t quiet?"
Ember, turning to go, paused, his
glance quietly quizzical. you don't
mean to claim your wife?"
''On the contrary, l expect to offer
no defense to her action for divorce"
Grounds Of desertionT"
81 presume So"
"Just the same, keep Il as quiet as
possible until the divorce Is granted.
If yoU live till then you may
possibly continue to live thereafter.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-12-30
NEW YEAR MEMO RIES
BY Fred Ronardus.

OH for an old-fashioued New Year d&S,
With enjoyments keen and pure.
When fun and frolc reigned supreme,
Good fellowship the lure.
AS we journeyed to the parties
Afoot, perChance by sleigh,
The atmosphere seemed laden with
Best wishes of the day.
With good old hearty handshake3
We knew were welcome grips.
Instead of the present method OF
Just touching the flngertps.
How we merrily danced the lancerA
Danced II with a zeal
Also the polka and minuet,
And jolly Virginia reel.
How the young and old enjoyed Il
Each in his separate way,
Youth thinking of the present.
Age of the hygOne day.
While times and vogues may change, alaS
And natures will obeys,
I'll stl retain sweet memories OF
The good old-fashloned ways.
Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-12-30
CAN YOU SOLVE LOVES PUzZLE?
BY Louis Joseph Vance

What Is love- anyhow is it, in the wife,
respect admiration of spiritual
perence, physical attraction
woman-wh respect and admiration Ights2
believe that intelligent would love
him, the previously
is
problem confronting Sara Law" the Te
ing Angel"
Hugh Whitaker remember given just
He discovered young
troube-her stake zone
this frightened child respectable
off somewhere and
later New Australia,
healthy started grl~ife days.
her Sara Law, recognition
fooights play Martin detective
tells amazing mystery