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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23
LAMBS FOR
THE SPRING MARKET

Two years ago on Jan. 10 the firm
OF J. B. CUTLERY & Son. Ohio, placed
1,25O lambs weighing fifty-six pounds
each in their barns. writes a CORE
spondent of the National Stockman.
After shearing they were shipped as
finished during the month If April.
Market weights averaged ninety-seven
pounds, and the fleece average was six
pounds. incidentally it may be stated
that but one lamb was lost during the
feed.
Such lambs are started on hay, but
shelled corn and silage are begun in
short rations. These lambs never get
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23

FRUIT TREES SHOULD RECEIVE NTE1h1-
his wife or to the young people In the
family. Most likely they will get some
good experience and quite little profit
thereby.
All farmers and their families should
study up on canning methods so that
surplus fruit can be saved in the most
profitable way. This is equally i'm
portant with spraying and pruning.
Canned apples are in general demand.
Cider and cider vinegar are also read
lily sold at good prices. It is wrong to
let good fruit go to waste when it is
so greatly needed by the human fam
lily.
It is possible to pick up windfalls
and make cider of them or sell them
to the canning houses. It is still bet.
| ter to can them at home, but in many
! instances they are allowed to go to
| waste, although in all cities and vii.
| there are many worthy families, some
Of them destitute, who would be
| greatly encouraged and helped by a
few bushels or barrels.
The cause of poor matches of poul
| try is much discussed question. A
poor hatch is more apt to be due to
| the condition Of the eggs previous to
Matching than to incubation, although
improper handling Of either factor
| will produce the same results. When
| eggs fail to hatch an investigation
stock is kept under conditions which
| tend to produce strong, fertile germs
| in the eggs. A daily temperature rec
ord should be kept of each machine
! The operator can thus compare the
temperature at which the machines
have been kept. This may prove valu
able in future work, especially if the
brooder records can be checked back
against those of the incubator.
X \
The climate of the central northern
states is we'll suited to the ounce, and
HAAAOSC any VI SAC BULLS IldI dIc 1lCu
enough to grow good crops Of corn, po
tatoes or garden stuff would be in right
condition. It may be heavy clay or OF
a sandy nature, for this tree will flour:
ish in either kind. Plenty of rich and
well rotted stable manure will help the
soil. The trees may be planted in the
spring or fall, the latter being prefer.
red, because the trees get well settled
in the ground and start early to grow
the next spring. The proper distance
apart to set the trees is about twenty
feet. They should begin to bear In
about five years from the time of plant
ing, but may do so a little earlier if
well treated. The Orange and Mech
are two Of the best early kinds, and
Champion and Van Deman are good
! late ones.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23
BUTTER FAT TESTS.
Seven Day Trials Too Short Period
to Prove Cows Worth.

Seven Day Trials Too Short Period
to Prove Cows WORTH.
The average percentage Of butter fat
resulting from seven day test may
not give true Indication as to the &C.
tual production covering a long period
of time. THE man who is in the mar
ket for herd sire from 4 per cent
family desires to get sire that will
increase the butter fat test Of his herd
not for seven days only, but for the
year. 1t does not always follow that
the COW that gives an average test of
4 per cent for seven days will test 4
per cent for the year." This statement
as made recently by Professor O. E.
Aeed of the Kansas Agricultural col
lege after he had been making some
studies of seven day tests in the col.
lege herd.
The average test Of one COW under
observation was 4.1S for seven day
period. The average test for the same
COW for a year was but 3.42. Another
cow gave an average test Of "A for
seven days. but her years average test
Us 3.19. These yearly tests were off
ial records. Another COW that has re-
Gently completed seven day test gave
milk showing an average Of 4.21 per
cent butter fat during this period.
During her two previous lactation Pc
RODS, however. her average test was
but 3.55 per cent.
1t Is evident that too much emphasis
should not be placed on seven day but
ter fat tests. Those covering the long
periods of time are far more depend
able in connection with improving the
production Of the herd
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23
BAD DOORS IN MILK.
Certain Feeds When InjudioiousIy Fed
Will Produce Bad Results.

Certain Feeds When injudlcfousIy Fec
Will Produce Bad Results.
1t is possible to increase the milk
flow of cow by good feeding and
care before it Is firmly established
says Hoard's Dairyman. No system OF
feeding has yet been brought forth
that will increase the quality Of milk
that is, in the percentage Of fat. II
would seem from practical experience
that it is possible to ascertain systems
OF feeding to at least temporarily in
crease the percentage Of fat in milk,
but to sustain it throughout the period
of lactation we know Of no particular
kind of feeds to advocate for this pur.
pose.
Where increased flows of milk are
desira BILE, it is very important that the
feeder watch his cows closely at the
time of freshening and gradually in
crease their feed so long as they will
respond to the increase. When the
animal has reached her limit of pro-
duction it is well then to drop back a
little in the amount of meal fed. as it
is not feasible under average condi-
lions to feed all the grain a COW will
eat in order that her maximum flow of
milk may be sustained.
Most any good farm grown products
produce a good favored milk. There
are few feeds that affect the favor
that is, what We term an off flavor
The feeding Of a large amount of ruta-
bagas or turnips just before milking
will invariably give the milk an objec-
tionable odor. Permitting cows to
Craze on rape pasture will also cause
them to produce strong favored milk
Even clover pasture will have it's ef-
feet and so will grass.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23
THE LACK Of PAINT.

Causes Greater Annual Loss to Farm
ers In Kansas Than Fire.
LACK of paint causes greater an
nual loss through deterioration than
the aggregate Kansas fire loss for
twelve MONTHS" asserts II. II. King.
associate professor of chemistry in the
Kansas State Agricultural college.
people generally paint because of the
ornamental effect, little realizing that
they are preventing a heavy loss
through deterioration by so doing"
An experiment is being carried on by
Professor King with view to finding
paint that is best suited to the Kan
sas climatic conditions and to the av-
erage pocketbOOk. It is one Of the
most comprehensive experiments of the
kind carried on west Of the big eastern
ferent kinds of paint were made-a
different combination of pigments and
oil in each one.
The oils used in the mixing Of the
paints were: Linseed, which is the old
standby, but more expensive than some
others; sunf1ower, which should appeal
to Kansas farmers at least; menhaden
fish oil, soy bean oil. corn oil and cot
tonseed oil. If the experiment points
favorably toward the use of either SUM-
flower or cottonseed oil it will mean an
added made in America" product.
The thinners employed were pure
spirits Of turpentine. Driers Of differ
ent kinds were also used to hasten the
drying of the paint
The paint was applied on panels
made of specially seasoned hand picked
white pine drop siding. Care was
taken to get the panels of as near the
same grain as possible. so that all
would have the same absorbing power
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23
A Rat and Mouse Trap,

FIJI barrel third full of water.
Take thin piece of board six or seven
inches broad and long enough to reach
halfway across the top Of barrel O.
A small wooden cleat is nailed upright
on each side Of the barrel ~. A spin
die of metal is driven through the
plank g.. and the ends or axes Of this
spindle turn in journals at the top Of
the cleats.
Fasten a bit Of cheese securely on
the end Of the plank that reaches out
to the center of the barrel (2). The end
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23
Butter Fat Record Broken.

The Holstein COW. Ormsby Jane Sc
gis Aaggie 150934. has broken the rec
ord for fat production in the senior
four year class of the seven day divi.
sion by producing IN seven consecu.
tive days 1895 pounds milk contain
ing 34,306 pounds fat She freshened
at the age of four years eleven months
nineteen days. Her sire is Ormsby
Jane Paul 1864 and her dam is Segis
Aaggie Netherland S2613. She was
bred by Ernest NJ Johnson of New
York and is now owned by Oliver Ca
bana. Jr.. Of New York.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23
MATING THE BREEDERS.
Length of Time Needed For Production
of Fertile Eggs.

Length Of Time Needed For Production
of Fertile Eggs.
With the coming of the early breed
ing season for the production of pull
lets and cockerels to be exhibited at
the late summer and early fall shows,
the following experiments regarding
the period of time required to produce
fertile eggs after the male has been
put into the breeding pen, and also
the period of time that must elapse
before the effects of the mating have
entirely passed off, will be of interest
to many poultry keepers. Some OF
the tests were repeated several times
with different breeds in order that the
results might have a fairly broad ap-
plication, says the Country Gentle
man.
Observation concerning the period
of time required for the eggs to be
fertiliZed after the male was placed
in the pen were carried on with one
pen of White Leghorn and three pens
of Rhode Island Red females. Two
different tests were made with the pen
of Leghorns and only one with the
three pens of Reds.
In both tests with the Leghorns all
eggs were sterile on the first and Sec
ond days. On the third day of the
first test so per cent of the eggs were
fertile, though in the test only sc
per cent were fertile at this period.
On the fourth day seven out of thir-
teen eggs were fertile in the first test
and ten out of thirteen for the same
day in the second test.
In all three pens of the Rhode Is
land Reds no fertile eggs were pro-
duced during the first three days. On
the fourth day "A per cent were fer
16 per cent in pen 8. In pen 1 all
eggs produced on the seventh day
we're fertile, in pen 2 all the eggs
laid on the eighth day were fertile,
while in pen 3 four out of five eggs
laid on the eighth day were fertile.
In determining the period of time
that must elapse before the poultry
man can be certain that the effects
Of a previous mating have passed off
White Leghorn and White Plymouth
Rock females were employed.
In the first test with the White
Leghorns more than so per cent of
the eggs laid on the eleventh day aft
er the male had been removed were
found to be fertile. On the tenth day
Of the test with the Plymouth, Rocks
more than so per cent of the eggs
were fertile. The last fertile eggs in
the Leghorn pen was found on the
twentieth day, while no fertile eggs
were produced in the pen Of Plym-
outh Rocks after the sixteenth day.
These tests show, first, that as a
general rule the poultryman can fig
ure to save eggs for Matching on the
third or fourth day after the male
is put into the pen; second, that eggs
may be saved for incubating purposes
for at least ten days after the male
has been removed, and, third, that at
least three weeks elapse before the
breeder can be reasonably sure that
the effects of a previous mating have
been eliminated.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23
Raising Sheep,

The farmer who has leai.ied how to
handle sheep in a manner that will
promote good health and vigor among
the animals and how to keep sheep
killing dogs off his premises or away
from his focks is on the highway of
successful and profitable sheep raising;
otherwise he may find it a hit and miss
business.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23

bles for the winter. Put in a well
drained place, dig couple of trenches,
crossing each other in the center Of the
pit, cover these with boards, leaving an
open space in the center. Put in ven
tilator, cover the bottom of the pit with
straw and pile up the vegetables. Then
place the straw over the roots, then
dirt, then more straw if in a cold re-
gion. more dirt. and your pit will keep
the most severe weather from injuring
the vegetables.-FarmP Progress.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23

The Karakul sheep comes from
the vicinity Of Bokhara, Asia, and
Is the sheep that produces the fur
known as Persian lamb. The ma
ture Karakul is large sheep, pref
ty leggy as a rule, horned, with q
black face and with a black hairy
fleece that fades out to a brownish
tinge. AS Karakuls develop much
quicker than our sheep, it has been
found that half bloods attain tho
same weight at three months that
ordinary sheep do at six months,
making possible much earlier mar
keting. The sheep shown is g. Kar-
alul.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23
Feed fresht.ninu Cows.

The COW cannot turn all the nourish-
ment she will get from her food into
the milk pail and still have enough to
build up her offspring rightly. We
need good calves as much az we do
good cows.
EnsiIage For Lambs.
Lambs that are being fattened need
some kind of succulent food. and for
this purpose corn ensilage is a good
substitute for roots. The expense Of
growing and the additional labor re-
qu1red in caring for them make the
growing of root crops Improbable for
many Of the flock owners. especially
when ensilage can be produced more
casily and for less cost per ton.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23
Farm and
Garden
A VERSATILE AGRICULTURIST,

Professor Alfred Vivian Newly Elected
Dean Of Ohio State University.
Traveller, lecturer, philosopher and
poet, Professor Alfred Vivian, newly
elected dean Of the Ohio State Univer-
sity College Of Agriculture, is one Of
the most versatile men in agricultural
work. An authority on agricultural
chemistry, he has written numerous
scientific articles and a textbook that
Is used in the leading colleges Of the
United States. A traveller into tho far
corners Of the earth, where he went to
study the agricultural methods Of the
different countries, his travel writings
and his lectures are always in demand.
-Four deanships Of agricultural col
leges were offered Professor Vivian
during the past year, but he refused
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23

Primarily the Holstein COW is
dairy cow-a milk producer-and
while in milk cannot be readily fat
tened because she converts her sur
plus feed into milk. But when dry
her great digestive and assimilative
powers enable her to put on flesh
rapidly and SO make excellent beef
The COW pictured is pure bred Hol-
stein Friesian
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23

MELBY'S ADDITION TO WILTON.
Year or Years for which the Taxes are
Delinquent, 1914.
Name of Owner Total
and Description Tax and
~ lot blk. Penalty
5 Cts.
Rose ChilSon, .......... 3 3.57
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23
OF MINNESOTA,

COUNTY OF BELTRAMI.
J. L. George, being by me first duly
sworn, deposes and says that he is the
county auditor of the county Of Bel
trami; that he has examined the fore
going list and knows the contents there
Of and that the same is a correct list
Of taxes delinquent for the year( or
years therein appearing) upon real
estate in said county.
J. L. GEORGE,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
go Tst day Of February, 1915
F. w. RHODA,
Clerk Of the District Court,
Beltrami County, Minnesota
(SEAL)
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23
Root Storage Pit.

Where there are no cellars or stor-
age rooms available the old fashioned
pit makes a good place in which to
store roots and some kinds of vegeta
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23

VILLAGE OF WILTON.
Township lat, Range "a.
Year or Years for which the Taxes are
Delinquent, 1914.
N-.nfe of Owner Total
and Description, Subdivi- Tax and
sion of Section Sec. Penalty
5 Cts.
S. o. Melby, neA Of swA less
r Of way and Townsite and
decided tract .............. 33 7.34
D. Ketchum and Nels H. VOL
land sell of nwA less 500
r. Of way ............... "a 7.59
N. II. Volland, neA of swA "a .26
N. H. Volland, nwA Of swH
less G. N. r. of Way...... "a 7.49
N. H. Volland, swA of swA
less G. N. r. of way...... "a 7.49
J. J. Opsahl and Nels H. VOL
land, seA Of swA less G.
N. r. Of way ............. "a 7.59
VILLAGE OF WILTON
Year or Years for which the Taxes are
Delinquent, 1914.
Name Of Owner Total
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23

FIRST ADDITION TO TURTLE RIVER
(Continued)
Year or Y ears for Which the Taxes are
Delinquent, 1914.
Name of Owner Total
and Description Tax and
lot blk Pana1tv
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1916-02-23

VILLAGE OF WERNER,
Year or Years for which the Taxes are
Delinquent, 1914.
Name Of Owner Total
and Description Tax and
lot blk Penalty
Cts.
A. J. Becker, to w 5 10 12
VILLAGE OF WILLIAMS.
Year or Years for which the Taxes are
Delinquent, 1914.
Name of Owner Total
and Desert ption Tax and
lot blk Penalty
5 Cts.
Dolphin Brushey and
John j. Clark ..... TAG
Dolphin Brushey and
John J. Clark w 10 2.99
J. Mahloney ct al - 5.98
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-08-03

much as 25 to 30 per cent burs. This
means lower prices for the wool and
extra freight charges. With button
clover this trouble is of course elimi-
mated.
button clover also makes good hay.
For this purpose it should be cut when
most OF the pods are still green but
well developed, and just before the
leaves begin to fall. If allowed to be-
come more mature, many of the pods
as we'll as the leaves, are lost in han
dllng. A supporting crop Of oats or
barley or some other grain should be
sown with the button clover in order
to facilitate cutting. There are, how
ever, q number Of other legume crops
that are more desirable for hay pro-
duction than button clover so that It's
use for this purpose will no doubt be
very limited. For green manuring the
value Of the new plant Is about the
same as toothed and spotted bur clo
| YER.
Button clover can be easily estab
llshed In pastures, for nothing more IS
necessary than to scatter the seed ir
the most favorable places The work
ing of the soil prior to sowing will per
haps aid in establishing stand, but
except on good land this will hardly be
profitable. Ordinarily the most profit
able practice is to SOW the seed broad
cast and allow it to compete with other
| pasture plants. Where the winters are
mild, the clover should be sown in the
fall, and If there are summer rains the
seeding should be done about the first
OF September. Early summer seeding
In the cotton states is not advisable.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-08-03
Bur cover-raken at Chico, californi,.
| (Pre pared by the United States Depart
ment Of ARriculturel

prepared by the United States Depart
nent OF Agriculture)
Button clover Is new pasture plant
which specialists in the United States
department Of agriculture are now ad-
vocating for use in the milder districts
OF the Southwest and along the Gulf,
the South Atlantic and the Pacific
coasts. This plant will succeed, it is
said, wherever bur clover does well,
and 1t is to be preferred to the latter
IN certain respects. Under favorable
conditions 1t produces more seed and
1T has no spines on the pod or bur. For
this reason 1t is particularly desirable
FOR ranges where sheep are pastured.
The great loss Of wool occasioned by
the spiny burs of spotted or toothed
bur clover getting into the fleece is
evidence, says Farmers Bulletin 73O. q
new publication of the department on
this subject, of the value of species
with spineless pod.
Button clover Is rs yet but little
known in most parts Of the United
States. In general appearance and
manner of growth it resembles the
toothed or California bur clover and
the spotted or southern bur clover. The
chief difference between it and these
two species lies in the burs. In the case
OF button clover these are large and
spineless, while the burs Of the others
are comparatively small and spiny. The
button clover pods ripen in early sum-
mer and drop from the vines. In their
ripened state they are then available
Mt any time as food for stock.
For the best results with button
clover, growing period with no ex-
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-08-03
SUFFERING BABY
Relieved AT ONCE

Mr. H. j. Lamar, Macon, Co., writes:
we used Hancock Sulphur Compound
on our one-year-old baby who was
suffering intensely from prickly heat
and half dozen applications, in the
course Of days, entirely relieved her.
When we first applied it, she was
broken out almost over her entire
body, causing fretfulness and loss of
sleep, but she has not suffered since,
You should recommend the SULPHUR
Compound strongly to mothers as
many children suffer so much from
neat We also used Tablespoonful,
IN her bath for 3 days and it proved
very soothing"
Hancock Sulphur Compound ant
ointment are sold by all dealers
Hancock Liquid Sulphur Co., Balti
more, Md. Write for Booklet.-Adv.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-08-03

In California, where dry weather pre-
walls throughout the summer, the seed
may be sown at any time before the
fnll rains begin. In California. also
and the other Pacific coast states where
Dur clover is common, incubation ia
not necessary for the new crop. In
the southern and Gulf coast states
however, inoculation IS recommended
except on land that has previously
grown bur clover. Mixing soil from an
ola field Of bur clover with button clo
yer seed is one Of the easiest methods
OF securing inoculation. Only enough
soil to dust the seed is necessary. An.
other method Is to scatter soil from nm
old bur clover field over the area to
be seeded Immediately before sowing
sowing seed In the bur also seems to
insure incubation. If no suitable soil
Is available for the purpose, inocula.
ton may be obtained by the use of ar.
tiiicial cultures.
In comparison with the spotted and
toothed bur clover, button clover pro.
duces large amount Of seed. Tho
harvesting Of 1t Is rather difficult. how
ever, because the burs fall from tn.
vines so easily.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1916-08-03

tremcs Of temperature Is essential.
The plant Is not adapted to sections
with winter temperature below 1S
degrees Fahrenheit, and it does not do
well in extreme heat. In the United
States it is believed that it will do best
In a narrow strip extending along the
entire length Of the Pacific coast, in
southwestern Arizona and southern
Nevada, and along the Gulf and Allan
tic coasts as far north as South Caro-
lima. a fairly well-drniIled rich loamy
soil Is desirable but tie crop can be
grown on almost any soil which con-
tains sufficient moisture. Under rather
arid conditions 1t makes fair growth,
but in the dry foothill pastures Of Cali
fornia 1t has done no better than the
common toOthed bur clover.
The principal value Of the new plant
Is for pasturage. In the green state it
is readily eaten by live stock and, as
has been said, the absence OF spines in
the burs makes 1t especially desirable
on sheep ranges. This fact has been
recognized for some time In Australia.
In districts which produce an abund-
ance of spiny bur clovers, 1t has Leen
12und that feeces often contain as