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The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-25
NORTHERN SEED CORN.

The frequent shortages of seed
corn in the northern states are be-
coming more serious as the import
ance of the crop in this area in
creases. In 1903 the acreage of corn
in the northern tier of states-New
England, New York, Michigan, Wis
consin, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Mon
tana, Idaho and Washington-was
6,716,152 acres. Last year it was H.
121 900. If the industry is to con-
tinue to grow, say specialists in the
department, more attention must be
paid to the seed supply, and the at
! tempt to grow varieties which re-
quire long season in which to ma
ture must be abandoned.
Varieties must be found or bred
which will make rapid growth and
mature in the short period between
the last killing spring frost and the
first killing fall frost. When man
aids nature by selecting and preserv-
ing seed only from individuals which
show promise, in several years the
habits and characteristics can be
changed considerably. and perhaps a
variety which at first failed to ma
ture may be so changed that it be-
comes suitable.
Even when variety has been thus
adapted to locality, so that it will
mature under ordinary conditions,
there will come seasons so unfavor-
able that it will not mature. If only
one years seed supply is gathered
each year, all the work of adaptation
is lost. The proper way is to gather
enough from good crop to supply
seed for two or three years hereafter
Good seed will keep without depre-
citation this long.
Go out into the cornfield before the
first killing frost, gather good sup
ply of the best ears to be found or
stalks growing in competition with
others, hang these ears up in some
place where they will be protected
but at the same time have good
chance to dry out quickly; when dr.,
enough to shell, do so, and put thu
seed away where it will not be ex
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-25
Company
Glasgow,

posed to too great changes in tenn
perature and moisture. Any man can
follow the simple directions here
given and plant his fields every year
with good, vigorous growing seed
which he knows is adapted to his
farm.
The matter of seed supply is a
case of avoiding trouble, rather than
trying to remedy the trouble after
it has arrived. If no seed Of the 1914
crop is available, the farmer is in
bad shape. He must purchase his
seed and in doing this he is in grave
danger Of obtaining either poor seed
or seed of late-maturing varieties.
Home grown seed that has been
we'll cared for, even though it was not
thoroughly mature, is almost certain
to give better results than imported
seed. By homegrown seed is meant
seed grown on the farm, or in the
same county, or where the same gen.
eral conditions affected the crop. The
point to be emphasized is that the
farmer in Minnesota or North Ia
kota. should not send for seed grown
in southern South Dakota or Iowa. If
this is done the crop resulting will
almost certainly be immature next
fall when it is necessary to harvest.
An exception to this may be the
dry-land portion of the more south
ern states. The corn growers there
are confronted nearly every year with
drought. In order to grow corn at
all, it is necessary to grow early
maturing varieties which will make
before the drought occurs. Some ex-
cellent crops were secured in 1915;
but in some instances good crops were
secured from varieties which are not
early maturing and therefore not well
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-25
Practical FARMING.
Helpful Facts Gathered from Reliable
Of Interest to Montana Farmers
(NOTE) idea 10 offer wish
anything to appear in these columns kindly

places farther west, but these areas
are not so distinctively in the spring
wheat belt, hence the growth of Mar
quls is not so impartant relatively,
as in western Dakota. Where we
tried it in Central Oregon, the results
were encouraging.
This wheat is characterized by sew
eral excellent properties among which
are the following: U It natures
from S to 10 days earlier than other
wheat. This tends to protect it from
the adverse influences of injury from
hot winds and drought. (2) 1t does
not shatter nearly so readily as Blue
Stem or Red Fife during the harvest
ing process. This is true of it even
when over ripe. (3) The straw is
shorter and stiffer than that of Blue
Stem, hence in a dry year it suffers
less from drought and in wet years
it suffers less from lodging. In one
of our experiments near prineville in
Central Oregon in 1918, the yield was
10 bushels per acre against 4 bushels
of the variety usually grown there,
though produced under the same con-
ditions. The summer that year was
abnormally dry at Pineville. (4) 1t
does not rust nearly so readily as
Blue Stem. This was shown very
clearly in 1915 in southwestern Da-
kota, in crops grown under similar
conditions. (5) 1t is fully equal tc
if not superior to the Blue Stem and
Red Fife in milling properties.
In dry areas the rate of seeding
should be about pecks per acre, and
it is very important that the seed
should be sown early and preferably
on corn land. If sown on stubble the
best results will usually be obtained
from fall plowed land. If spring
plowed, the work should be done quite
early and the land should then b.
packed as soon as plowed. On loose
soils the aim should be to SOW the
seed with a press drill, burying it to
| the depth of 2 to 3 inches. Those
who intend to sow this variety O.
wheat should secure the seed in ampl,
time. Prof. Thos Shaw.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-25

should continue until the hatch is off.
5 eggs may be turned one at time
or the front rows may be removed
and other eggs rolled forward, put
ting the removed eggs in vacant
places after turning others. Eggs
should not be turned again after the
18th day. The chicks will begin to
pip the shells and they should not be
disturbed.
The eggs snouid be aired daily af-
ter the first three days. The first
week they need not be aired only
while eggs are being turned. The Sec
ond and third weeks they should be
aired from 20 to 80 minutes morning
and evening if the room is not cold
IN. D. w.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-25

adapted for northern planting. TOO
much care can not be exercised in
learning the facts before purchasing
seed corn there. This seed will be
widely offered or sale this year.
Surprising results have been OBJ
tanned by the office of corn inves-
LEGATIONS with seed which was very
immature when gathered. Even if
your seed was in the "soft dough"
stage when gathered last fall, if it
was promptly dried and well cared
for, it will germinate and reproduce
we'll enough to make it preferable to
southern seed.
Attention is also called to farmers
bulletin No. Ais, entitled "Seed Corn"
which treats the subject in more de-
tail.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-25
OPERATING THE INCUBATOR

1t is best to follow the directions
that come with the incubator when
setting it up and getting it started.
The fellow who manufactures an in
cubator ought to know more about
operating it than anyone else.
A sunny cement cellar with good
ventilation is more suitable for the in
cubator than room in the house, as
the temperature can be held at the
same point more easily. The incuba-
tor should never be kept in the room
where one sleeps. The foul odors COM
ing from it are very unhealthy. Fam
lilies have been known to contract dis
eases from sleeping in a room where
an incubator was located. After the
machine is placed it should be made
perfectly level.
Fill the tank with hot water. This
will save the oil, as it will not take
long for the temperature to rise. Then
there will be no danger of the water
bubbling and running out on the floor.
1t is a good plan to pour little hot
water into the tank every other day
so one will not forget and let the tank
run dry
Never use anything but the purest
kerosene obtainable. Poor oil gums
lamps and gives a smoky flame. Keep
wick trimmed and rounded at the cor
ners. Strike the char from the wick
every day. Unless the lamp bowl is
exceedingly large fill it every day anc
there will be no danger of oil becom
ing exhausted. A low blaze give:
more heat than high one if it's mokes
and it is we'll to wipe SCOT from lamI
flues every week. The SCOT is apt t.
catch fire and cause lots Of trouble.
1t is best to let the incubator rur
10 or 12 hours before putting in th'
eggs. This gives a chance for tn
heat to get up and the damper to b'
regulated. When the Temperature
reaches 1O1 F. take out the trays ant
/ put in the eggs. Put in as many as tn
tray will hold, but do not pile them VI
8 or stand them on ends. At first tn
temperature will drop after eggs ar
|! in but it will soon climb back to it
8 place again. have found it goo
I plan to mark the eggs so that / ca
tell when they are turned.
!: The temperature should be kept a
101 F. the first week and after tina
: : 1O2 to 1O3 F. The best matches ar
: obtained when the heat is kept ul
: Low temperature makes weak chick
and many of them will not be able t
get out of their shells. One shoul
8 look at the thermometer wheneve
necessary, but should not get nervou
: and open door too efrequently. On
person should be in charge of the In
4 cubator from the time of setting egg
until the hatch comes off.
: After the third day begins turnin
3 the eggs. Turn them over the firs
day and twice the second day. Thi
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-25
Lesson Ended There.

A teacher was instructing class
of infants in the Sunday school and
was letting the children finish her
sentences to make sure they under
stood.
"The idol had eyes," she said, "but
it couldn't"
"See," cried the children.
at had ears, but it couldn't"
"Hear," said the class.
sIt had lips, but it couldn't"
"Speak," said the children.
''It had nose, but it couldn't
"Wipe it," shouted the little ones
and the teacher had to pause in her
lesson in order to recover her COM
posure.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-25
MARQUIS WHEAT FOR
THE NORTHWEST

This wheat has done so very well
in the American northwest since its
introduction that the farmers in those
areas should give much heed to the
claims made for it. 1t first came
prominently in public notice at the
Dry Farming Congress held at Leth-
bridge, Alta, Canada, in. 1912. 1t ex-
celled all other varieties shown, both
in yield and quality, and was awarded
highest honors at the exhibit held in
connection with the congress. Since
that time it has been grown in var
ious areas in the northwestern states,
and the results obtained have gener-
ally been of a gratifying character.
1t has been grown under the direc-
ton Of the writer in various places
since that time, and some of the re-
suits obtained should prove interest
ing. The work was conducted more
especially under the direct supervision
of my assistant, Mr.. E. A. Wilson. 1t
was grown at Elgin, N. D., in 1918,
1914 and 1915, and also some other
places. In 1913 the yield on the Elgin
demonstration farm was 10 bushels
while the average from other wheat
in the vicinity was 8 bushels. In 1914
the yield at Elgin was 33 bushels
against II of Blue Stem grown under
similar conditions. All the Marquis
grown on the experiment farm at
Elgin in 1914 was sown on other sta
ton farms in 1915 or sold for seed to
farmers in that part Of Dakota. In
1915 at Elgin the yield was 36 bushels
against % of Blue Stem. At Halli-
day and Golden Valley the yields
were "A and 3S bushels, respectively
from the Marquis. The nineteen
farmers near Elgin obtained an aver
age of 19 bushels in 1915, against an
average Of 13 and Is Of Blue Stem and
Red Fife, respectively. The great
value Of this wheat viewed from the
standpoint of yields is not to be
questioned.
Good reports are olso received re-
garding it's behavior in Montana and
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-25
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

Following is list of letters re-
naming in the Glasgow, Montana,
postoffice for the week ending Feb
ruary II, 1916:
Boreson, Oscar.
Barnes, Mrs. Charles.
Batty, Robert.
Carr, John.
Coleman, Guillon.
Gleason, William.
Gibbs, Mrs. Edith.
Mcpherson, Mamie F.
Mcclure, Geo.
Mullen, l.. G.
Smith, A. F.
Stevens, Nora.
Stevens, Eva.
Wheeler, Mrs. M. H.
Winkel, Fred.
One cent will be collected on all ad-
vertised letters upon delivery.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-25
E. H. Cooney, editor of the Great
Glasgow, Montana

E. H. Cooney, editor of the Great
Falls Evening Leader, and former
postmaster, has announced his candi-
dacy for the republican nomination
for governor. The announcement was
made at meeting of the Cascade
county republican central committee,
at which the committee informed Mr..
Cooney that it stood solidly back of
his candidacy and would make every
effort possible in his support.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-25

No man is ever born with a silver
spoon in his mouth, but lots of men
die with gold in their teeth.
The Glasgow courier., 1916-02-25

Write to Hotel Radisson, Minnea-
polls, for descriptive booklets.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21
CRIMINAL COURT
CLOSES TODAY
MANY CASES DISPOSED OF AND
SEVERAL CONTINUED UNTIL
NEXT TERM.

The County Criminal Court closed
its term today. after many days strug.
gle determining the outcome Of the
county criminal offenses.
The court has had a most successful
session and many cases were disposed
OF, although several were continued
until the next term.
The case against Jesse Lane, Of
Culleoka, charged with drunkenness
and disorderly conduct, failed to come
to trial, the encouragement entering
a nolle prosequi.
The only case on docket that came
to trial today was that Of Chancery
Miller, colored, charged with selling
liquor without license. Train number
3, bringing two witnesses in the case
from Nashville, was one hour late, 80
court didn't meet until II o'clock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21
Mrs. Nancy Hisdon Fry.

Mrs. Nancy Higdon Fry, mother Of
D. L. Fry, Of Columbia, died at Lynn.
vile on Tuesday, after brief illness.
She was In her accustomed good
health until Saturday, when she SUI.
fered an attack of the grip. The end
came peaceably and almost without
warning. She was the widow Of the
late Louis Fry and lived all of her
married life on the farm which Mr..
Fry's father entered from the state
more than century ago. she was
seventy-five years of age, a devoted
member Of the Baptist church and
thoroughly consecrated Christian wo.
man. One brother, Max Higdon, Of
Texas, and FIVE children, Mrs. James
Tidwell, Mrs. Knight, Clifford and
Fletcher Fry, of Giles county and D.
L. Fry, Of Columbia, survive her. She
was buried on Wednesday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21
PANAMA CANAL WILL
BE OPENED FEB. IS

NEW YORK, Jan. 2O.-The Panama
canal will be opened to the large ships
on Feb. Is, according to Col. q. +.
Glenn, United States army, who ar
rived today on the steamship Matapan
from Colon. Coz. Glenn said that when
he left there was channel twenty feet
deep at all points where the slides
occurred. He added that canal ofH-
cials had sent out . notice on Jan.
Is, stating that the waterway woulG
be ready for al traffic In one uosth.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21
Mrs. Birdie Moser.

Mrs. Birdie Moser, wife of Maston
Moser, and daughter of Polk Andrews,
died at the home Of her father on the
Sowell Mill pike, this morning at $50
o'clock. She was forty-two years Of
age and is survived by her husband
and two sons. She was a devout
member of the Christian church and o
good woman
The funeral services will be held
tomorrow at 10 o'clock at the Andrews
residence on the Sowell Mill pike and
and will be conducted by Elder Felix
Sowell.
Cakes & Nichols funeral directors
in charge.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21
DEATHS HARVEST.
Mrs, Mary E. Davis.

Mrs. NJ. M. Butts and Mrs M. Nc.
Clelland received news this morning
of the death Of their sister, Mrs Mary
E. Davis, in Nashville, where she has
been living for many years. Mrs.
Davis was eighty-five years Of age and
had been an invalid for the past ten
years The funeral will take place in
Nashville tomorrow.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21
YOU ARE ALWAYS WELCOME AT OUR sToR

attainments and charming personality.
MIR. Goslin is a valued employee at the
postoffice. having been at this place
for many years. He enjoys the &C.
quaintace of a large circle OF friends
in the city.
Many friends wish them all the hap
piness and prosperity that may come
in their new lives.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21
GOOO OBLIGATION
TO CONFERENCE ON
NEW ORGANIC LAWS
MAYOR DEDMAN ANNOUNCES AP-
POlNTMENTS TO THE NASH
VILE MEETING.
LARGE ATTENDANCE tXPtCItD
At Session Next Tuesday The Confer
ence Will Provide For The Cam
paign to Secure Favorable Vote on
Constitution in August.

There will probably be good-sized
delegation from this county to attend
the meeting at Nashville next Tues
day in the interest of a constitutional
convention Recently the Board OF
Trade announced the names of a
strong delegation and Mayor Dedman
has appointed the following named to
be represent the city:
Judge E. E. Erwin, Alderman Thorn
as B. Forgey, Gen. Job B. Garner,
Col Jos F. Brownlow, Allen D. Sloan
and W. F. Anderson.
This is strong delegation and will
no doubt make itself felt in the big
conference that will be held at Nash
vile. At his conference it is expect
ed that a vigorous campaign for the
calling of a constitutional convention
will be inaugurated and plans made
to carry on the campaign in every
county of the state. The question
will be submitted to the voters at the
regular August election.
Mayor Dedman, together with the
other chief executives of the state,
will be expected to attend. The meet
ing has been called by the CONNER
cial Club Of Nashville, which is active
ly behind the campaign for a new or
ganic law for the state.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21

SOCIETY.
Spend The Day Circle.

Miss Fredonia Tolley is delightfully."-
entertaining the Spend the Day Sew
ing Circle at her beautiful country
home today The following are the
members of the circle: Miss Leonora
Williamson, Miss Elizabeth Watson;
Miss Charlotte Hughes, Miss Char
lOtte Watson and Mrs. Elizabeth Ded-
man, and the attractive hostess.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21
b|CyCLS MIST Be
KEPT Off SIDEWALKS
DECLARES THE MAYOR
HAS ISSUED INSTRUCTIONS TO
THE POLICE TO THAT
EFFECT.
WILL EkieRCf THE Law OF cir,

Walk Ways Are To BE Reserved
Strictly For The Pedestrians, Says
The Chief Executive; Arrests of VIC
lators to be Made.
Mayor ]. M. Dedman. In talking to
Herald man this morning In regard
to the use of the sidewalks by boys
on bicycles. roller skates, roller coast
ers, etc., stated that there had repeat
eddy come to him complaints from
different citizens of the city against
this nuisance, and that he had upon
several occasions ordered the police
to arrest the offenders and haul them
before the city judge regardless of
who they were or where caught. He
stated that the police had arrested
a few offenders and taken them down
and turned them over to the mercies
of Judge Erwin.
The Mayor said this morning that
he was going to issue strict orders to
the City Marshal to instruct his police
not only to catch these offenders
when they saw them, but that he was
going to have them 60 out and look
for them. He went so far as to state
that upon the advice of any reputable
citizen, that he would have the police
make arrests of any offenders of the
sidewalk law.
1t is positively against the laws of
the city to use the sidewalks other
than for pedestrians, and is subject
to fine- and the reckless and pro-
miscuous use made of the sidewalks
by the thoughtless, reckless boys Ct
the town, is not only menace to the
community, but is very dangerous TO
those using the pavements for legiti-
mate purposes.
Mayor Dedman was quite made M
in his intentions about having this
city ordinance enforced. and It would
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21
SICK.
BeeeeessseeseoeseeesseeeeS
SICK.

Thomas II. Williams has recovered
from q recent attack of the grip.
The 7-months-old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Dunn, is seriously III with
pneumonia.
Frank Palmer, a student at C. Il. A.,
IL quite sick at the home of his aunt,
Mrs. w. 8. McFall.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21
Idea"
Manure Spreader

VIII spread with the same team at
one draft as much IS two ordinary
eereaders. Width Of track the same
- your farm wagon; width Of spread
Q e. Not > COS On the whole machine.
Il Street, Martin 9 Vaughan Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21
seem that, unless they change their
tactics, some Young Americas" will
find themselves answering to Judge
Erwin for their conduct.
SUPERIOR" GRAIN DRILLS

Will sow all kinds of grain and grass
seed. The Glover Seed Sower will
save at least one-third of the seed
over the old method of sowing. We
guarantee the Superior" Drill to SOW
orchard grass perfectly.
1t Street, Martin G. Vaughan Co.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21
WANTED

Attention Land Owners. From 125
to $50 acres near Columbia or neigh.
boring towns. Sell direct to buyer.
Address H. C. WIENER,
1t Lawrenceburg, Tenn.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21
Gard Party.

Card Party.
Mrs. G. c. Prinzell was hostess at a
card party given Friday evening at her
home on South High street, in honor
of her visitor, Miss Grace Green, of
Franklin, Tenn.
Cards were played at three tables,
at the conclusion Of which a delight.
full salad course was served.
The hours were from to II o'clock.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1916-01-21

FOR SALE-Full-blooded Barred
Plymouth Rock cockerels.-MRS. ].
S. CovEY, Glendale. Citizens phone
1854; Bell phone 34O4. d2tlwkly1t