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The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Farmers Who Hold Crop
for Higher Prices Lose,
Says Big Timber Expert

Tt does not pay to hold your crop
for speculative purposes, is the con-
clusion of J. e Pope of Big Timber,
who has compiled an elaborate series
of tables of monthly prices Of wheat,
corn, oats and cotton for the past ten
years. Mr.. Pope is of the opinion
that farmers who sold these products
in the first two or three months of
the crop year during this period Jared
better than those who held for six
months or more, before selling. There
were exceptional years when changed
conditions caused advances after har-
vest, but under normal conditions the
figures show that the prices estab-
lished at the beginning of the season
as a result of the consensus Of opin-
ions of dealers and producers closely
approximate the average of prices
prevailing throughout the year.
In the case of commodities that are
subject to extensive speculative deal
in@s; it is not unusual for over-confi
dent speculative buying to make
prices higher in the first few weeks OF
the crop year than at any subsequent
period, and the notion that speculate
ors depress prices when farmers are
marketing products in greatest guam
titles is not confirmed by the average
price movements for ten years.
This experience is not confined tc
the speculative markets. A COMPARE
son of monthly prices for a series of
years, of potatoes, hay and apples, by
DR.. III. Gilbertson of the department
of agriculture, shows that the growers
lose more often than they gain by
holding these products also.
Egg Speculation Hazardous.
Comparisons were not made on
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

Take Seed Potatoes From
Big Yielding Hills

Next seed should be from high yielding hills
Everyone who dug what satisfaction
turning out unusually high yielding hill The enthusiastic
will fairly oa the profuon handsome tuber
dulest of aborers will himself his fellow
''That's HILL
from such hills that seed should
ed Practical and stations all the country
have found that increased yields secured this
digging time those hills which produce the largest number
ketab tubers regardless Of the there
potatoes addition certain number of large
valuable for seed the larger the hill
they all have the inheritance
Set standard of at least eight marketable
each hill and separate those high producing hills from
The results of such selection will show the first year
than for the trouble of separating the
selection must be made the high yielding
transmit this characteristic through but generation
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
$50 AN ACRE YIELD
is GIVEN BY WHEAT
IN LINCOLN COUNTY

Eureka. Crop yields through
out the Kootenai valley have
been generally good this year
and the high price paid for
wheat has brought prosperity to
the farmers.
Shipments of wheat and pota-
toes are leaving here daily not
withstanding the difficulty in
obtaining cars.
The Turkey red fall wheat,
grown by Joseph Peltier, one of
the largest land owners of this
district, averaged better than 40
bushels an acre He sold the
crop at $1.40 a bushel. thus OBJ
tanning a return of $50 an acre.
this land is part of piece that
has been on the market at $45
and $50 an acre and there is
much land in the valley declared
to be equally as productive that
is held at the same price. 4.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
New land Value Set.

Glasgow.-A new value for Valley
county lands was estab ishcd at the
sale of state lands here when E. e..
Hargadine paid $2s.5O an acre. Of
$4,000 acres advertised to be sold,
..O16 were disposed of. The total re-
ceived from the sale was flo7,2
with the average price $'5. 30 yer
acre.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
State Land Sale.

Lewistown.-Of the $4,000 acres of
state lands offered for sale recently,
about half was sold, the average price
being $14.S2 per acre. Some Of the
land sold for $1,000 per acre. The
total sales amounted to $192,6OS.
Eighty per cent of the land was out
side of the Judith Basin, much of it
in eastern Fergus county, and some
of it 30 miles from the railroad.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Dry Farms Best for Wheat.

Ri Paso.-Wheat can be grown more
profitably by dry farming methods
than by irrigation, DR.. f. Harris, di-
rector of the experiment station at
Logan, Utah, told the delegates to
the irrigation congress in session here.
DR.. Harris urged the close study of
IRRIGATION in wheat GROWING.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
In 2O16.

"Wifie, will you please hook my
waist up the back?'
''Why on earth don't you fool men
button your clothes in front? How
do you suppose we women could get
dressed if we had hooks and eyes ON
the backs of our coats and pants ~
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Shipment of Sheen.

J. III. Carmichael, E. w. Ellis and
Mrs. Amelia Mosher and several 9th
ers of Gilman have just shipped %
carloads of sheep, valued at 100000,
to the Chicago market. The bunch is
said to be the best ever shipped out
of this county.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
HELP WANTED-MALE

PRINTER-Sober, Industrious, honest and
competent. Must have knowledge of all
departments of country shop. No cigar
cites or booze. No tramps wanted. State
wages expected. Steady situation. Ad
dress Pioneer, Circle. Montana.
statesmen selling restaurant, hotel, cafe,
cigar, pool, drug general store trade
can do big business with our new live
pocket side line. All merchants towns
100000 and under want it. $500 commits
sion each sale. No collecting. No ex-
pense or risk to merchant. We take back
all unsold goods. Garfield Mfg. Co., POS
Sipe1 ST. Chicago, Ill,
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
MONTANA LAND.

Buy it the EQUITY WAY-eliminating
excessive commissions and profits. The
Equity saves it's members money in other
lines and can do it in the selling and buy
Ing Of land.
800 acres near Conrad, all smooth pillow
land, 200 acres under cultivation, $3.50 per
acre.
800 acres, all pillow land, 200 acres in
grain, reservoir and we'll, good improve
ments, price $50.
5000 acre sheep ranch, joins Forest Re
serve, will carry 10000 sheep, good i'm
provements, close to town. price s113O.
600 acre stock ranch, close open range,
50 cattle. 40 horses, machinery, cuts 200
tons hay. price $4,000.
525 acres irrigated, 4 miles railroad town,
good improvements, $25 an acre.
5000 cattle ranch Big Hole country, joins
Forest Reserve, good improvements, raises
$500 tons hay, price $3.50 an acre.
Large and small tracts, improved and
raw lands, grain stock and mixed farming
propositions. EQUITY COOPERATIVE
ASSOCIATION. Great Falls, Montana.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
ACREAGE FOR SALE

CALIFORNIA HOME FOR SALE. Five
acres in fruit; located in the Sacramento
valley on Calfornia's famous paved state
highway; two miles from town; modern
five room bungalow; good outbuildings
telephone; electric light and electric pow
er. Price is exceptionally reasonable as
tana. For further information address,
=. O. Box 1853, Helena, Mont.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
BREEDING OR DAIRY HEIFERS

or any kind of range cattle for sale. Can
furnish the right kind at the right price,
so get our prices before you buy. Always
have some choice cattle on hand. Tuber.
culin tested free Of charge. Also sell cat
tie on time to responsible parties that can
furnish good satisfactory statement so
write or wire for any information, which
will be gladly furnished.
KING CATTLE CO, Union Stock Yards
South St., st. Paul. MINI.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
500 Head of Cattle Shipped.

Chester-A trainload of cattle con-
sisting Of 40 cars and numbering 500
head was loaded here recently for the
Chicago stockyards. The shipment
will net more than $4,000 above all
shipping expenses.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
TO TRADE.

WILL TRADE COAST PROPERTY FOR
Helena or Montana property: will
send particulars. Address Box 13l, Bran
don. Oregon.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
MONEY TO LOAN-REAL ESTATE

IF INTERESTED in loans, farms, stock
ranches or city property write Huntsberg-
er-Givens Co.. Great Falls Mont.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

cafe man with
5000 or $500 to handle profitable bust
ness. Address Great Northern Hotel,
Malta, Mont.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

1900 acre stock ranch. five rings, some
timber. good shelter 100 acres pillow
land. fine grass. Price $3.50 per acre.
long terms, low interest. Owners, Pagan
\ McCutcheon, II Dunn Blk, Great
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
FARM LANDS-FOR SALE

$40 ACRES near new railroad survey. ii
per cent pillow land. balance good graz
ing. \ snap at S7.75 per acre. Terms 81
per acre cash. balance easy payments.
First National Bank building, Great
Falls Mont
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

$40 acres fine diversified farming PROPOSE
ton. Price $500 per acre. $1,000 cash.
Balance ten annual payments. interest 6
per cent Pagan 4 McCutcheon. II Duma
Rlnck Great Falls Mont
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

Don't expect too much help. The
facts are, you must take care of
yourself; and usually of two or three
others.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27
Fowl.

Fowl.
"What is the charge against this
man?" asked the Desk Sergeant.
"Using foul language, replied the
Policeman.
"What did he say?" asked the Ser
geant.
"He said ooh, chicken! to a girl
who passed him." replied the Police
man.
A woman cannot keep moths out of
a few old buds in closet; but think
of the genius Of the man who keeps
moths out of clothing emporium!
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

600 ACRES CHOICE land. suitable for
Stock raising and mixed farming-run-
ming stream and plenty of water for
irrigation. Good buildings and machin-
cry. well located. Price $3.50 per acre,
one fourth cash, bal. 10 years at per
cent. piatt 4 Heath Co. Helena. Mont.
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

FARM LANDS-We have a large list of
to 10000 acres: prices from 81 to So
per acre Long time 6 per cent North
ern Realty Co.. 31S Ford Bldg, Great
The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1916-10-27

Egg Speculation Hazardous.
Comparisons were not made on
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-07
New York.
NEW YORK, April /, 1916.

The Sumatra situation in our market
is still held in suspense owing, as it ap-
pears, to the arbitrary action OF the
British censorship. Most of our Su-
matra importing houses are still left
without any news of what their repre-
sentatives have acquired at the second
inscription last week.
And yet our administration, meekly
submits without seeking the proper
rectifcation to this absolutely unwar-
rantable and illegal interference and
embarrassment of American trade and
commerce. Of course, the Indignation
among the trade at this weak -kneed
unneutral policy of our administration
is at fever-heat and. cannot fail to re-
act in time on the fortunes OF our pres
ent government. All that has become
known of last weeks inscription was
that about 1000 bales were taken for
the American market which with the
amount acquired at the first inscription
would cover about one-eighth of the
needs of the American cigar industry.
But as the inscriptions will string out
for many months to come, the Ameri-
can needs of Sumatra are likely to be
provided for. Maybe that the abstin-
ance of the American buyers at the
first two Inscriptions will have favor
able effect also on the shading of
prices at the later Inscriptions. In
other respects the market was pursu-
ing a mere routine business. Journal
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-07
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS.,, April Z, 1916.

EDGERToN, WIS, April Z, 1916.
The movement of the tobacco crop
from the farms to the market points is
now reduced to very small proportions
for to all practical purposes the crop is
closely gathered up There is probably
less of it held now in growers hands
than in any of the recent years. An
occasional lot that was held back in
storage on the farms is being delivered
but the buying movement is almost en-
tirely suspended, with prospect there
will be but little trailing until another
crop is produced. Some work is yet to
be done about the warehouses before
the season closes, for quite portion of
the crop is being prepared for export
shipment.
Old leaf stocks are gradually being
absorbed until local packers have less
goods to offer the trade than for many
years past. The indications are that
every available lot of cigar leaf will be
needed by the manufacturers before
new tobaccos can be placed on the
market.
Some spring Indications are here but
nights are yet too frosty to start the
seed beds for new crop.
Shipments out of storage reach 400
cases from this market for the week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-07
New YORK. March %. 1916.

Water Street firms report business
rather quiet, as general thing, with
no very pronounced demand for any
particular type of tobacco, though there
is more or less business going on all the
time in response to the routine require
ments of the cigar factories. The gen.
eral aspect of the cigar leaf situation
is showing no material change from the
condition hitherto outlined. Reports
from the cigar manufacturing industry
indicate that business is proceeding at
a normal gait in most sections of the
country, and this means that tobacco is
being used up that will have to be re-
placed. The leaf trade is confident
that the supply is none too large, and
rests content with what it regards as
the assurance that it's holdings of to-
bacco will be required by the manufac-
turers before the year is over. In view
of the great scramble for Connecticut
Shadegrown, it has been taken for
granted that the acreage planted under
shade in that section would be increas
ed. Word comes from Connecticut,
however, that the labor situation makes
it impossible to enlarge the acreage to
any considerable degree, and that it is
possible that the tobacco acreage, in
cluding sun-grown Havana Seed and
Broadleaf, will be smaller than usual.
We shall see what we shall see. Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-07
New England.
SPRINGFIELD. MASS

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Mar. 2S, 1916.
The current week ushered in the first
really spring-like days of the year and
not much snow is likely to remain in
the tobacco belt south of the MasSacb-
usette-C Connecticut line by the end of
the week. Needless to state, the
breaking up of winter leaves the coun-
try roads in wretched condition.
If there is any one thing that is GER
tain concerning the 1916 crop it is that
there will be no appreciable increase in
the shaded acreage and it would not be
surprising if there was an actual de-
crease-the first in quarter of CEN
tury probably-in the New England
crop as whole. This does not mean
that growers have lost heart or that
the industry is on the decline. The
reasons are the same that have seri-
ously affected other industries and may
be summed up in one word-war.
1t is not strange that surprise should
be expressed by those not familiar with
the situation and who argue that with
an assured market for every pound of
good tobacco all the. New England
grower has to do to become rich is to
90 ahead and raise bigger crop than
ever before. The grower, however, is
feeling more keenly every day sense
of helplessness. At every turn OBJ
stacles arising from the war confront
him. To begin with, munitions fac
tories and the return CT European re-
servists have depleted the Connecticut
Valley of surplus labor and the farmer
faces the prospect of paying twice the
usual wages and the likelihood that he
will be unable to secure adequate help
at any price.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1916-04-07
Statement of Ownership.

Statement of ownership, ETC., re-
quired by act of Congress of Aug. "a,
1912.
F. w. Coon, being duly sworn on
oath, says that The Wisconsin Tobacco
Reporter is a weekly newspaper pub
lished at Edgerton, Rock county, Wis
consin, and that he is the sole owner,
editor, business manager and publisher
of the same; and that it is not cor
poration; that there are no bondhold-
ers, mortgages or other security hold
ers holding l per cent or more OF any
bonds, mortgages or securities.
Signed, F. w. Coon.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9Th day of April, 1916.
HENRY JOHNSON, Notary Public.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
Imprisonment For Debt.

About the middle Of the last CEN
fury the power of imprisoning a debt
or for life was taken from the creditor,
and 1t fills one with amaZement to
think that system so ridiculous
should have continued as long as it
did. The three principal debtors pris-
Ons in England were the Kings Bench,
the Marshalsea and the Borough
Compiler. In the year 1859 there were
10000 prisoners for debt in Great Brit
ain and Ireland. The futility Of the
system was quite as great as its bar
barity. More than half the prisoners
in some of the prisons were kept there
solely because they could not pay the
attorneys costs. Many prisoners had
their wives and children with them.
There was no infirmary, no resident
surgeon and no bath.-Dundee Adver-
tiSer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
WHEN BIRDS MIGRATE.
Yearly Flight of the Wheatear From
Africa to Greenland.

In flying from Europe to Africa
point where the water is SO shallow
that 1t Is believed the two continents
were formerly connected there. The
land bridge. which il is thought for
merly guided the birds i'm their fight.
has disappeared, but the habit of cross
Ing at this particular place still re-
mains.
How do you suppose the little wheat
ear. no larger than bluebird. formed
the habit of migrating from Europe to
Greenland? Probably he comes by
way OF England and Iceland, but mt
the best it is long journey and seems
to take the bird much farther than 1t
is necessary to go. In the autumn he
goes back to winter In Africa.
Doubtless some European water birds
visit us every year, but the wheatear,
so far as know. is the only land bird
which migrates regularly between
North America and Africa. With this
exception. no North American land
birds leave the western hemisphere In
their migrations.
The birds of the western United
States are not such great travellers as
those of the eastern part of our coun-
try. Some of them travel only from
the higher parts Of the Rocky noun
tians or Sierras, where they nest, to
the low. warm valleys In which they
winter.
Those that leave the United States
go into Mexico. Some continue their
journey as far south as Guatemala,
but few go farther south than that.
They can, therefore, make their jour-
ney overland and so do not encounter
the dangers to which many Of our east
ern migrants are exposed.-Frank NJ.
Chapman in st. Nicholas.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
Paqanini's PLAYING.

The sensation made by Paganini
was due not alone to his almost SUPER
human command over the Technical /
difficulties OF his instrument, but to
his extraordinary personality as well
as to certain tricks Of performance
which he shared with no other virtuoso
Of his time. 1t was generally believed
in the days in which Paganini thrilled
his listeners that he was In league
with the powers Of evil, and so wide.
spread was this conviction that the
violinist actually published In 1928 a
letter from his mother which was in
tended to prove not only that he was
Of ordinary mortal birth. but that his
parent was altogether on the side OF
the good angels.-Argonaut
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
Luke McLuke Says:


One reason why woman knows that
a man hasn't any sense Is because ne
imagines that giving a baby things to
eat is the way to feed 1t.
Some men try to butt street cars on
the track and other men bring COM
pany home to dinner when their wives
do not expect anybody. And the re-
men are concerned.
A boy imagines that Ii must be fine
to be q man and not have to explain to
your mother why you were out so late.
But later on the boy gets married and
has to do more explaining to his sons
mother than he ever did TO his own
mother.
After a princess learns that Chopin
is "Chopang" and the Cello is "Chel-
To-" she is amazed and shocked at the
large number of common ignorant peo-
pie to be found In this country.
You may not be able to hire or bride
a man to do fool thing. But you
can always get him to do 1t by daring
him to do It,
Virtue Is its own reward and honesty
is the best policy. But IL Ananias had
been a truthful citizen he would have
been forgotten the day he died.
We all pretend to admire strong
will, but wouldn't you hate to be mar
Red to one?
It IL q cruel thing to say, but in most
big cities Sunday IN thirst day.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
His Best buds.

II suppose by this time you realize
the advantages of married life?' que
ried the professor Of homely philoso-
ply of the U. Of H., addressing an
alumnus who had changed his social
condition some time before.
'T can see some good in It," was the
answer.
"Why, look at the economy you can
practice. Think how much longer your
clothes last when properly taken care
Of"
That's right. My wife seems TO
think that for the first five years after
a man gets new suit he should only
wear 1t on national holidays. detroit
Saturday Night
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
MYSTERY OF THE MOLE.
He Lives In the Dark, Yet Ysarns For
the Midday Sun.


There is a great mystery about the
moles. They live in the dark under
ground, but yet they are sun worship
ers. Just at the hour of noon, when
the sun is at its highest point in the
sky, the mole often comes to the sur
face. 1t is "a habit Of the race. a kind
Of religious observance. one might
think.
Seldom does a mole willingly make
its appearance in the upper world at
any other time of the day, but at that
moment they come Of their own ac-
cord. This fact, which has been OBJ
served again and again, has never been
explained by naturalists.
But. remembering the common belief
that a mole is blind. you may ask,
How can it see the sun?' The myth
Of the blindness Of moles has been
brushed away. Some species perhaps
cannot see. but most of them can.
Their eyes are very small and hidden
in the fine hair. but they serve as or
gans Of vision.
Still, they can have very little use
for them underground. Any leakings
of daylight that may penetrate there
must be extremely faint, and If their
eyes were meant to enable them TO see
with SO little illumination they ought
to be large and free from obstruction,
whereas they are minute and matched
with hair. But such eyes may be par
ticularly well suited for an occasional
look at the binding sun.-New York
Journal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1916-03-31
Bits Of Byplay
BY Luke McLuke
Copyright. 1915, the Cincinnati
Enquirer
BY Luke McLuke

Knocks.
Both jokes and humans have one thing
In common, We are sure;
And we spend much time wondering
Why most OF them are poor.
Cincinnati Enquirer.
perhaps In dollars jokers are
Not rich," says Mr.. Boomer.
"Yet jokesmiths all. ere they make good
Must have a cents of humor."
Allentown Democrat.
The jokesmths writes and sells joke,
And then, such is the humor
His better half grabs all he gets
She has the cents of humor.
Houston Post.