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The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
NEWS TOLD ON BRIEF

mer vacation. They are giving the
money to the Red Cross.
Chicago-Bread at Is cents a loaf
made it's appearance on the Chicago
market. The loaf is larger than that
formerly sold for 10 cents and the
concern manufacturing it, one of the
largest in the city, explained it's ad-
vent means a big saving in labor and
wrapping expense.
Chicago Two hundred saloon
keepers voluntarily are preparing to
allow their licenses to lapse and will
withdraw from business because of
the prospects of national prohibition
during the war, according to report
of the city controller to the city coun-
Gil finance committee.
Boston Five children were
burned to death in a fire that de-
stroyed their home in Lincoln. With
their mother and aunt they were
trapped by the flames in the sleeping
rooms on the second floor. The wo-
men jumped to safety, but were un-
able to rescue the children.
Charleston, West. Va.-Taking the
ground that there is even less justifi-
cation for chronic idleness in times
of war than in times of peace, the
state council of defense announced
today it will recommend to the spe-
cial session of the legislature, which
meets Monday, legislation compelling
all men between the ages of 16 and
SO to find employment.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. police are
investigating an allaged plot to blow
up the home of Charles Hadash, post
master at Hadashville. While Mrs.
Hadash was frying ham and eggs for
breakfast recently. a stick of wood
exploded. The blast plastered the
postmaster's breakfast all over the
walls Of the kitchen. Some one had
put powder in the wood, it was
learned.
New York-March cigarette sales
in the United States were approx
mately two billion, five hundred mill
lion cigarettes, an increase of SO per
cent over March, 1916. There will
be thirty-five billion cigarettes sold
by American manufacturers this year.
That the cigarette business is out
stripping everything else in the to-
bacco line is shown by the fact that
the sales of smoking tobacco in
March fell off nearly half million
pounds.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
Heavy Losses in Meat Supply;
Now Is Time to Plan for Next
Two or Three Years Output

northwestern varieties, such as
Northwestern Dent or Minnesota 13,
should be used.
The experiment station is conduct
ing a test with the Giant Russian
sunflowers as a silage crop. The eX-
pertinent is not complete as yet so
definite statements cannot be given
but the work to date indicates that
sunflowers may be successfully used
as slage for cattle. Sunflowers have
the advantage of a heavy tonnage per
acre, having yielded % tons per acre
on the experiment station farm with
out irrigation; when irrigated and
grown in small plots they have yield
ed as much as 36 tons. Sunflowers
will stand considerably more cool
weather than corn so can be grown in
sections where corn will not give
profitable yields.
Oats and peas and various grain
mixtures, such as wheat, barley and
oats, should be seeded for hay where
not absolutely certain of a sufficient
supply from present meadows.
Grow Root Crops.
bagas and sugar beets, may be grown
in some sections to increase the next
winters feed supply. They give ex-
cellent results when fed to dairy cat
tie, sheep and swine.
We cannot afford to permit the
supply of meat, fats and wool to de-
crease farther. The success and fu-
ture of our country and of our allies
depend in a large measure upon the
amount of these products we can
send abroad for their use. The ques-
tlon is not what crop will make the
producer the greatest net profit for
this year but is one of supplying the
people and armies with foods that
maintain their strength and efficien-
cy to the maximum. The future sup
ply Of meat, milk and wool depends
upon the feed supply. Plan to grow
more feed.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
(By G. N. Arnet, Professor of Animal
Husbandry, Bozeman.)

All reliable reports show our meat
supply is lower than ever before and
our needs were never greater.
The decrease in meat, wool and
milk is going to be greater than we
realize at present The decrease due
to loss by starvation will be known
in few weeks. The decrease from
the loss of condition by all classes of
ANIMALS will not be definitely known
yet the loss from this source will
probably exceed the loss due to star
vatlon. The loss of newborn ami
mails will be great, owing to the poor
condition of the breeding stock.
Now is the time to begin to plan
for the next two or three years feed
supply. Concentrates are going to be
so much in demand that we must plan
to grow an abundance of roughages to
ket condition as we'll as to safely
carry the breeding and growing ami
mails through the winter. 1t will
take more roughages than in the
past, owning to the fact that less
concentrates will be used in fattening
and finishing both cattle and sheep
and In feeding dairy cattle.
Seed More Alfalfa.
The alfalfa and clover crops can
not be increased for this year but
additional acreages should be seeded
for future supply. Hays from these
crops will produce more beef milk
and mutton when limited grain ra-
tions are fed than will hays from
other crops. In sections where corn
grows satisfactorily, the next winters
feed supply can be materially in
creased by growing more corn. Corn
fodder or ensilage may be safely and
profitably used with beef cattle,
dairy cattle and much more stock can
be carried where the corn crop is fed
in the form of silage than when util-
lied otherwise. If growing corn,
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
The Joe Miller Contest.

Maurice Weiss or Helens claims
that the oldest joke is the one about
the Irishman and the three Cinnamon
who were arrested for drunkenness.
When they appeared in the police
court the judge asked the first Chi
naman his name. "Ah SIM" replied
the Chink. Thirty days." said the
judge. The second Chinaman was
asked his name and replied "Ah
Ching" "Thirty days." said the
judge. The third Chinaman was
asked his name and replied "Ah
Chang" He also got thirty days.
The Irishman was then asked his
name. The Irishman scratched his
head and replied: "Ah hell; suppose
I'll get 30 days, anyway
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
ACT QUICKLY TO
SAVE FRUIT TREES
THOSE "GIRDLED" BY RARRJTS
AND MICE SHOULD BE
BRIDGE-GRAFTED.
This Is a Very Simple Operation and
Can BE Done With Little Expense.
But Action Must Be Prompt If
Trees Thus Injured Are to Be
Saved,

During the past winter thousands
OF fruit trees in Montana orchards
have been girdled by mice and rab-
bits. The only way to save these trees
is to bridge graft and only a week or
two remains during which this can be
done successfully. The sap is now
starting up the trees, the bark slips
we'll and good grating must be done
Immediately or not at all.
Contrary to general belief. there is
no special mystery connected with
bridge-grafting Th5 whole secret
lies in the fact that the sap coming
from the roots to the top of the tree
passes through the cambium layer,
which is the layer of green bark just
under the outer brown bark of the
tree. By connecting the cambium
below the girdled area with the cam
blum above, the flow of sap is MAIN
tanned and the tree continues to
grow.
The first step in bridge-grafting is
to trim back the bark above and be-
low the girdled portion to the living
tissue. Then cut two deep notches,
one above and one below through the
bark and into the wood. Now the
wound is ready for the insertion of
tile cion which is to connect the up
per and lower cambium. From some
quickly-grown twigs on the top of
the tree, cut off a portion of last
years growth, sufficient to span the
gap. Cut each end of the cion to a
long wedge and leave the cion little
longer that the distance between the
two notches. Insert the lower end of
the cion into the notch, bend it
slightly and insert the upper end. For
trees completely girdled four such
cions should be inserted. Wax over
all joints at each end of the cion
Wash the entire surface of the wound
with very dilute solution of corro-
sive sublimate and paint the portions
not covered with grating was. Rub
off all shoots that start from the
ciOn.
Drafting wax may be bought at a
moderate cost. Soft cotton string
is used to hold up the cions in place
under the bark. Use a very sharp
knife. If necessary remove the dirt
from around the trunk and bridge
graft as low down as the roots.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18

st. Paul-The appraisers final re-
port of James j. Hills estate shows
that it is worth $51,179,S9O.
New York-Diamonds worth $2,-
100000 were part of cargo arriving
here from Holland this week.
Newport-Daniel F. Houston, son
OF Secretary of Agriculture Houston,
has enlisted in the navy as a seaman.
New York Assistant United
States Treasurer Vogel of New York
has given his last years salary for
relief work.
Washington-The new Brazilian
foreign minister favors joint action
between his country and the United
States in the war
now has about 10000 horses and
600 in the next six months.
WashingtOn-The president of
Switzerland has appealed to Presi-
dent Wilson not to let the Swiss
starve by curtailing exports.
Newark-New Jersey firms are
turning out 10000 uniforms day on
a contarct to furnish 100000 uni
forms to the army and navy.
Philadelphia-The latest American
battleships are equipped with self
salving apparatus of compressed air
which makes them nearly unsinkable
Chicago - The government has
asked for recruits to learn telegraphy
and has arranged with the Western
Union to train $500 men and women
Washington - Word has reached
Washington from Toxic that Japan
contemplates sending three hundred
thousand men to Russia this year to
help hold the eastern front.
Paris-Among the wounded Off
GERS at Nice is Colonel Pellegrin. who
married General Joffre's only daugh-
ter. He was hit by four shell splint-
ers and seriously wounded.
Chicago-A soldiers ration, which
last fall cost the United States 26
cents now costs 80 cents. For an
army of 100000 this means an
added cost of $4,000. 900 year
New York-American merchant
ships are paying record wages be-
cause of the submarine danger. The
first mate draws $500 month; chief
engineer, $3.50; seamen, $75 to 500.
Calgary--Wheat seeding is in full
swing Ill southern Alberta, ana is
ahead Of North Dakota and Minneso-
ta. The labor problem is being
solved and the crop should be above
average.
Springfield, Mass. - Trench guns
are the latest. The government has
ordered 1000 guns equipped with
periscope from local firm so as to
enable shooting from trenches with
out exposure.
Philadelphia-The British flag has
been unfurled with the stars and
stripes from Independence hall for
the first time since British red coats
occupied the city from September 27,
1777, to June 18, 1878.
Omaha-The Nebraska legislature
has given the women of that state the
right to vote for the president, coun-
ty and city officers, but not for state
officers. This is as far as they can
go without constitutional amend
ment.
Winnipeg-Even the children of
Winnipeg are doing their bit in war
service. Boy and girl pupils of the
schools have foreworn chewing gum,
candy and the movies until the sum-
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18

The greatest obstacle to the grow
ing of flax in Montana are certain di-
seases, "flax wilt" and "flax canker"
which are almost always present and
cause enormous losses each year.
While these diseases cannot be COM
pletely controlled they can be very
largely reduced by selecting good
seed before planting.
Seed which is bright and plump
and free from straw, chaff and shriv-
eled seeds is less apt to contain dis
ease spores. However, all flax seed,
no matter what the variety, or whe-
ther called wilt resistant" or not, no
matter how bright and plump, nor
how we'll it has been graded, should
be thoroughly treated or disinfected
with formaldehyde before it is sowed
upon the land.
Kills the Spores.
The purpose of this treatment is
to destroy the minute spores of dis
ease which may be busted over, scat
tered upon, or included in the hulls
of the flax seed. Use standard
strength formaldehyde at the rate of
one pint to each 40 gallons of water.
Wet the flax seed thoroughly in any
manner which may be convenient to
do the work and yet not have the
seed mat together.
Too much of the solution should
not be applied to the seed in this
treatment, as the mucilaginous seed
coat swells rapidly and becomes quite
sticky, causing the seed to cake to-
gether in large Jumps. Care should
also be taken not to make the solu-
tion too strong as there is danger of
killing the seed.
Can Use a Spray.
A good method to follow is to
spread the seed to be treated upon a
floor or tarpaulin. The solution
should then be applied in fine
spray with force pump. If force
pump is not available, any convenient
method by which the moisture may
be applied evenly and in not too
great quantity, may be used. The
seed should be stirred constantly
while being sprayed, so that the
moisture may come in contact with
all of it and still make no portion
damp enough to cake. Half gallon
of solution is enough for each bush
ell of seed. After treatment the seed
may be left in pile and covered with
canvas or sacks which have been
moistened with the formaldehyde So
luton.
Sometimes the seed is treated in
wagon box or box light enough to
be carried about in the field. 1t is
then drilled Immediately after treat
ing, before it has chance to cake or
become reinfected.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18

The Montana State Poultry Breed
ers' association has issued a war bull
letin urging every person who possi-
bly, can, to raise more poultry. j. l..
Dorsh Of Butte, who is secretary of
the association, has sent circulars all
over the state asking for co-opera-
ton, and it is hoped that these crcu-
lars will bear fruit-especially "hen
fruit"
There are some good words of ad-
vice contained in the circular, which
speaks loudly for itself and which is
herewith given in full:
Zone hundred million pounds more
poultry will be needed this year to
help reduce the high cost of living
This means one extra pound for every
man, woman and child in the United
States.
More Food Is Slogan.
"More food this year is patriotism
"Poultry offers the quickest meth
cd of meat production.
Don't kill a laying hen. Market
all surplus males.
"The American Poultry association
hopes to increase the nations sup
ply 100,000,000 pounds. Keep up
the Matching during May and June
for meat production. 1t takes 10
people outside the trenches to keep
one on the firing line. If you are
past the age of enlistment, do your
bit-in the garden and poultry yard.
.~."Quick roduction-Small broilers
in six weeks; large broilers in II
weeks; layers and roasters in from
four to eight months.
Poultry in Towns.
Economical production on city,
suburban or town lots, utilize the
food waste ordinarily unavoidable in
the family kitchens; numbers may be
limited, so this supply will form a
large portion of the total feed cost.
'People of the cities, towns and
suburbs can easily maintain a home
supply Of laying hens at little cost,
and for egg production are advised
to keep no deadhead males; after the
Matching season, a male bird becomes
an additional cost.
"Wisconsin says: AN army of
poultry will help win the war
"On farms the production of poul-
try is largely a by-product. Poultry
consumes bugs and insects which
usually menace the farmers crops
and all have food value. Poultry
will consume seeds. weeds, grass,
scattered and wasted grains after
harvest, and under farm conditions
produce the cheapest of all meat pro-
ducts.
Fight Insects.
"The American Poultry association
recommends this year that extra pre-
cautions be waged against all poul-
try pests, curtail the big loss that
year takes many of the chicks
''That readers send to the state ag-
ricultural college for special poultry
bulletins issued free to all residents
of this state.
"Town folks are urged to keep a
dozen hens in the back yard A
piano box will make sufficient
house. Feed the table scraps, lawn
clippings and garden waste.
'President Wilson is a recent pro-
clamatlon declares that one of the
three necessities for the successful |
of our war is food and as
serts that those who aid in increasing
the food supply of whatever kind are
responding to the vital needs of the
nation.
"MONTANA POULTRY BREED
ERS' ASSOCIATION,
81. l.. DORSH, Secretary
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
MONTANA CHICKS
TO HELP IN WAR
STATE POULTRY RREEnEI,S, Gro
RETARY ISSUES A CALL
TO MEMBERS.

Don't Kill Laying Hen and Market
All Surplus Males, Is Advice Civ
en-; All Town and City Dwellers
should Have a Dozen Hens in a
Piano Box,
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
Fact.

Fact.
You'll find this true in all your days,
1t surely seems a shame:
The world will whisper man S
praise,
But it will shout his blame.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
HOOray!

Will Gard of Woodbine, Iowa, will
do sentry duty at the club house dur
ing the war.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18

They were a saving old couple, and
as result had a beautifully furnish
ed house.
One day the old lady missed her
husband.
"Joseph, where are you?" she
called.
"I'm restin' in the parlor."
"Not on the sofy?" she gasped in
horror.
"No, on the floor"
'Not on that grand carpet?" came
back in tones of anguish.
"No, rolled it up. ."-EXchange.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
Quick, Doc, the Pepsin!

"You can't eat your cake and still
have it, remarked Mr.. Oldbach
"You can if my wife bakes the
cake" replied Mr.. Younghubby.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
ALL FLAX SEED
MUST BE TREATED
FLAX WILT AND CANKER ARE
ALWAYS MENACE UNLESS
CARE is TAKEN.

One Pint of Standard Strength For
maldehyde to Forty Gallons of Wa
ter Makes Solution Which Is
Generally Effective in killing
Spores of the Disease.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
HEAVY FLAX CROP
FROM PURE SEED
200 FARMERS TO PLANT 1O-ACRE
TRACTS TO PURE SEED in
NORTHERN COUNTESS.
Experiment Station Sending Man to
Sheridan, Valley, Blaine, Phillips
and Hill Counties to Help Distri-
butte Available Seed Among Far
mers.

TO ascertain definitely the exact
condition of the seed supply, and to
continue the pure seed production,
chiefly Of flax, in the northern and
eastern counties of the state is the
mission upon which B. w. Whitlock
it making a tour of Sheridan, Valley,
Blaine, Phillips and Hill counties,
and possibly other localities in that
part of the state, getting information
concerning supplies of spring crop
seeds on hand, and possible shortage
that may exist in some districts. His
purpose will be to secure an imme-
diate and even distribution of the
available seed for all spring crops.
His first points of visitation on his
tour, which he is making by automo-
bile, will be the elevators and firms
that handle seed. This seed condi-
tion survey will also include an esti-
mate of the fall wheat seed supply on
hand particularly in that part of the
territory he will visit which lies west
of Havre, where fall wheat is consid-
erably planted.
Another important work to be ac
complished by Mr. Whitlock is start
ing out the pure seed plots of flax
which will be grown in some of these
counties this summer. Approximate
ly 200 farmers, it is expected, will
plant ten-acre pure seed flax fields
this spring. Mr.. Whitlock will see
these farmers and arrange to get
their supply of weedfree, disease-re-
sistant flax seed certified to as pure,
to them in time for planting. He
will give all the information needed
as to the methods to be followed in
planting and caring for one of the
pure flax plots from the start to the
finish of the cropping operation
The Montana experiment station has
fould this to be the most effective
method of guaranteeing an adequate
supply of flax seed adapted to Mon
tana conditions, and free from weeds
and disease, for the use of Montana
farmers.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18
Names Ts Names.

c. A. Finefrock lives at Port Clin.
ton, Ohio.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18

Our idea of the man who smells OF
cloves is that he hasn't the courage
of his convictions.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-18

There are some good words of ad-
vice contained in the circular, which
speaks loudly for itself and which is
herewith given in full:
Arizona republican., 1917-09-09
An Argument Against War Profit Tax

We have seen and we'll written argument is found to be porous The author in a letter to the New York Tribune points that the tax would fall innocent purchasers of the stock cor porations against which the tax will be assessed He instances the of he knew, probably him. self who paid 135 for United States Steel Corporation stock at a time when profits tax not con- sidered but when the stock year ago had been rem dered attractive by the huge profits the corporation was piling up. The other day when it uncertain how heavy this tax might be, the stock dropped as low as 116, registering a loss of s19 a share.
 The writer reminds that the corporation is not and no corporation is composed over-fed over dressed and under worked gentlemen who sit about ma hogany table acquiring caouses in their hands by the of clippers. The corporation is composed of the stockholders all of whom suffer when anything happens to deprecate the value of their holdings.
 The profits tax is intended to deprive stocks of their earning capacity but only part of the earnings the is taking part of the men of the nation and part of the income however small of every citizen to the higher cost of living im- the Steel Corporation for the present year will be $490000000. so per cent tax would leave the cor poration almost s2O0,oOOooo of that which seems to be reasonable enough and which would yield
Arizona republican., 1917-09-09

l.. Stuckesbeaury, may find herself by reason of the order for the decree of divorce in her case having been va catcd on my motion, and seemingly an impression is therein given that Mrs Malsch may have believed that she was free to wed again" I shall appreciate the privilege of correcting that lm- presSion.
 At the time of instituting the acton for divorce for Mrs. Malsch she pleaded her poverty, and very earnestly re- quested that she be permitted to pay d very small retainer, and the balance of my fee and costs to be paid in weekly installments. To this l agreed but definitely advised her that all fees and costs must be paid before the case
 was heard. This was satisfactory, and
 she made repeated promises only to break them.
 When a default was taken, and the case ready to be heard, she submitted seemingly good proof that she hau written her sister in the east for funds, and that the funds would be forthcom ing. I proceeded win the hearing, and
 when the court caused an order for decree of divorce to be entered 1 ad | vised her in very definite terms, in the presence of witnesses, that the fee of | the court reporter for transcribing the l testimony. and a material payment or