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American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19

Mr.. Lau has IA Red Polled COWS OF
high grade which produce from $500
70 5000 pounds Of butter annually,
which he sells on contract delivered at
IS cents the year round. In 1914 the
production was 1850 pounds. Each
COW returned him 1885 last season as
follows. 40 pounds butter, $50; a.
600 pounds skim milk at Is cents per
hundred. Sc, calf. S.. and Is pints OF
cream used in household, 1895. They
are fed silage and alfalfa as the basis,
with a small quantity OF corn grist con-
sisting OF cOrn and cob ground to-
gether. These cows constitute the
largest factor In his total income every
year. lie regards silage and alfalfa
as the very best feed.
He owns one OF the oldest silos In
Scott county. having had II for 81
years. II holds S5 tons. has dimen-
sions OF IA by 20 feet and requires from
z TO 8 acres to III. II is constructed
OF wood slaves and Is built inside the
barn and has proved practically per-
manent there. The cost was $3.50.
MI Ihu thlluuhlcb Tue duuudl tOht VI
filling at $50. lie always adds water
10 his ensilage In filling and finds that
he can get a good grade OF feed by
putting IL In when just beginning to
dent. To prevent spelling on top 1t is
thoroughly sprinkled with water and
tamped down three different times.
He had never had any trouble from
feeding and values ensilage highly for
both cattle and sheep. In his opinion
every farmer should have a silo.
Cows and Steers.
lie keeps, in addition to his COWS,
30 head OF young cattle. The steers
he sells as butcher stock. Purebred
Red Polled sires have been used in his
herd for 20 years. but the start was
made with common COWS OF different
breeds. Now their owner regrets that
no didn't use %purebred dams as the
foundation.
Seven horses are kept to do the
work on Mr.. Lau's farm. They are
fed alfalfa as roughage almost exclu-
siyely. They are also given some silage
aud oats and corn. Care is taken that
the alfalfa and ensilage be bright and
wholesome. No colts are produced.
Mr.. Lau has found sheep very profit.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19

practice for agility and control Is to
stand erect, with feet together, points
open about one foot, elbows to the rear
and hands. palms inward. resting on
the hips.
Various movements may be made
from this pose to exercise the back,
shoulders and hips, but It is especially
important for the infantryman's train
ing to take it and. while holding shout
ders firmly back, rise up high on the
toes and repeat it again and again.
The strain here is on the feet. and one
can get further results by holding to a
strap or rope suspended overhead just
within reach while on the toes and
swaying back and forth and sidewise.
Practice marches are good training
for infantry. The long march is un-
like the parade ground march I'm that
the gait IS natural. one the soldier falls
into to be comfortable and get over the
ground. On parade the rifle may be
-arricd in various positions, as ordered
bur on the march at shoulder arms
either right or left. is the rule from
choice.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19

able, as they cost very little. clean up
the weeds and transform much rough
age into money through the sale OF
wool and mutton. He now has II ewes
and gets about ten pounds OF wool
at the average clipping. Before he
kept sheep. he had a great deal OF
rag teed IN his pasture. but now a rag
weed is a scarce article on his farm.
Experiences With Hogs.
MIR. Tau has had many and varied
experiences with hogs. lie raises from
40 TO 80 head OF Poland China per
year In tho "a years he has farmed.
he had cholera three times. In 1919
Il broke out and from some 80 or 90
head no saved about rs They were
not treated. as Mr.. Tau had no faith in
serum at hat time. having made a test
the preceding year with some so
called serum which was being used
In the county He treated with this
two OF his hogs and put them in a
neighbOriug herd where cholera pre-
vailed in a short time they contract.
ed the disease and died and Mr.. Iau
was convinced that the serum treat.
ment for hogs was a failure.
However. the success OF the treat
ment al the Iowa farms near Daven-
port soon set him to thinking again
and ho secured three pigs in the fall
Of 1912 from the Iowa farms which
had been given the simultaneous
treatment and placed them in three in
fected herds In his n~eighborhood. All
three pigs weathered the storm sue
cessfully. although nearly all the hogs
in the three herds died That put a
new aspect 20 the subject and in the
sumner OF 1913 Mr.. Lau gave all his
pigs the serum simultaneous treatment
without any loss, although cholera pre-
vailed in the neighborhood. He now
gives his hogs the serum-simultaneous
treatment every year.
Mr.. Lau raises about 100 head OF
chickens each year. planning to sell
on the cockerels and old hens each
winter and keeps the pullets. He sells
them dressed at 20 cents per pound In
Davenport. He has had considerable
trouble with chicken cholera and with
blackhead In turkey, being compelled
to cease raising the latter fowl on that
account.
Gross Returns.
There are few farms in Scott county
which give higher gross returns per
acre than that operated by Mr.. Lau.
His gross returns for 1914 from his
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19

spected provided the novice makes
good at coarse work, trench digging,
hiking and running, as well as at drill
and on parade.
Lacking a chance at hard practice
with ak or spade, the beginner can
make progress by the simple process
Of club swinging movements. Club
swinging develops muscles Of limb,
chest, abdomen and back. Help may
be had also by horizontal bar exer-
cises, jumping and climbing. In com
pany work, which is enlarged team
work, the Importance Of these things
appears. Some of the number will be
expert at one thing and set a stand
ard for all to train up to. The recruit
with his speciality will be a teacher
for others and learn from Tcshers
wherein he lacks. Here comes into
play the faculty Of attention. Every
man knows his own failings and the
merits of another.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19
IOWA ALFALFA FARMER CARRIES ON
MANY INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS
Owner OF Magnolia Crest Farm, in Scott County, Iowa, Of Wide D-
versity OF Interests-Beieves in Rotating Pastures Wherever
~Pessible-carefuDy Selects and Stores Seed %Corn-Never
Was Successful With Potatoes-Proht in Sheep.

By O. ". Afford. State Denomination
Agent. MarylandJ
G. w. LAu, who lives on the
Magnolia Crest farm. six miles from
tho city OF Davenport. In Scott county,
Iowa. is a man OF such a diversity OF
interests and carries IN 30 many inter
esting and valuable experiments that
wo can learn much by a study OF his
methods. Mr.. Lau owns 100 acres OF
land. OF this 40 IL tillable. while 40
Is left In permanent pasture and car
ries about one head OF cattle per acre.
This ground IL low and has a very
troublesome ditch running it's entire
length. making II dificult TO maintain
fences and impracticable to cultivate.
lie believes that no can double the
carrying capacity OF this pasture by
diaking In the ground occasionally and
sowing In a mixture OF grasses. He
will try a mixture " timothy, blue
grass, white clover and sweet clover
seeded In a tw%o-year-old alfalfa field 10
produce a pasture OF this sort next sea
son. Mr.. Lau believes In rotating pas
lures wherever this Is possible.
First Success With Alfalfa.
Mr.. Lau maintains a rotation OF two
years OF corn. one yea OF barley In
which alfalfa Is sown. followed by two
years OF alfalfa. lie can rightly claim
tho distinction OF having first gained
an unqualified success ia tho growing
OF alfalfa In Scott county. lie now
has on the place some 80 acres de-
voted to this crop. SO firm Is his faith
In the alfalfa plant that he has dis
carded rod clover entirely and expects
to follow a rotation In which alfalfa
has a prominent part. lie also has
placed his seal OF condemnation on
timothy.
Charles Lau says that one years
seeding IL 1--WE years wedding. To pre-
vent this he clips his stubbles with the
mower before the weed seed ripens.
This IL better than blowing early and
exposing the land TO parching suns
and teaching rains.
From 40 10 go acres OF corn are
grown and the average production Is
about 90 bushels per acre. The seed
Is gathered early and the ears placed
In ricks In the open doorway OF his
barn loft. In this way Il is located IA
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19

a draft where Il dries out very quick
~. Il Is left until quite thoroughly
dried out and then taken 70 the base
ment under the house where the fur.
mace completes the task OF drying He
tests for gcrmination In the spring
MIR. tAus corn tested IN the county
experimental plots at the orphans
home yielded at the rate OF SO bushels
per acre.
From % TO 30 acres OF barley are
produced Last year no threshed 756
bushels. or SO bushels per acre. which
no sold al rs cents For two years
be treated the seed with formaldehyde
and had no smut In the crop 40 oats
are grown and only one acre OF pota-
toes. Mr. Tau has never been very
successful with potatoes. but hts son
Carl. raises from one half 10 one acre
of popcorn and has gotten very salts
factory returns FROM e.
Careful OF Manure.
Tho production ON the rolling farm
which Mr. Tau owns Is maintained by
about 200 loads OF manure annually.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19

various sales are given herewith: De
Quoting four acres for roads his gross
receipts for 1914 were 1929 per acre.
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19
"MY COMPANY FIRST"
THE RECRUITS MOTTO
By cAPrAIN eEoReE. |. kILMER.

BY CAPTAIN GEORGE. L. kILMER.
After the war novice has taken his
stand on the motto MY country first!'
and prepares to fight for it he must
face the call Of another slogan less
appealing at the start, but one to grow
on him-"My company 1rst!" This
company fealty is his everyday job.
He must work for that as ceaselessly
as he studied and worked at school
for the honor Of his school or his ball
club or team.
Getting down to the company plane
Of thought and action plays havoc
with imaginary ideals. But right here
the individual is put to test as a SOL
der. The officers and the crowd size
him up. Culture and are re
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19

II Is interesting to note that Mr..
Lau realized $1,050 In cash from his
1914 crop OF alfalfa. There was no
better field OF alfalfa In Scott county
last year. He put up over five tons
per acre from these cuttings. In 1918
he cut five tons per acre and was Of
fered $40 per ton for all OF IL. He es-
Inmates that 1t costs $3.50 per ton to-
put 1t up. The first cutting in 1914
he kept for feed and It carried 40 head
Of cattle, 10 sheep and 6 horses
through the winter, while the second,
third and fourth cuttings returned him
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19
SELF TRAINING FOR
THE INFANTRYMAN.
BY CAPTAIN GEORGE. L. KILMER.

BY CAPTAIN GEORGE. L. klLmEH.
The infantry arm Is the main feature
Of military force OF a large scale.
Civilians see more foot soldiers than
horseback fighters and ~cannoneers.
No special previous training is neces-
sary to make a fair infantry recruit
out Of a civilian. The in%fantryman Is
all the better for good stature, from
FIVE feet six inches well on toward six
feet four, and weight l25 pounds TO
l75.
A mans force Of bodily impact may
serve a good purpose in infantry. Eye
and nerve help in the shooting proc
ess. but the man behind the bayonet
should be as wen set up as a pugillst,
as firm on his feet and powerful and
skillful with arms and hands. Good
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19
Gross Returns

There are few farms In Scott county
which give higher gross returns per
acre than that operated by Mr.. Lau
His gross returns for 1914 from his
American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1917-06-19

A zeppelin raid on a British town,
Saturday, killed two and injured six
teen. One zepplin was brought down.
A forest fire has destroyed Ojai, CAL
i~fornia, and a large section of country
surrounding it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-07
COL. CODY FILM
SHOWS AT ARCADE

Buffalo Bill gave to the East its first
glimpse of the then little-known life
OF the ranch and prairie. He intro
duced the cowboy and the wild Indian
to civilization. He visualized the lone
ly campfires Of the overland trail; the
Indian attack upon the pioneers; the
horrors Of border warfare; the prairie
banditti the stage-coach hold-up:
he also made know the wild. free life
of the plains. the buffalo hunt, the
sports and pastimes OF the cowboys
and the no less daring cowgirls, the
roundup with its great herds of
cattle and the horsemanship that sub
1ued even the "bucking broncho"-
The wild horse of the plains! And
he picture that Buffalo Bill presented
% the world-not only of America, but
also OF Europeans true one, for he
lad been part OF 1t. His last per-
'ormance with 101 Ranch Shows will
DC shown at Arcade today
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-07
MISS GORDON is
VERA THE MEDIUM

The illustrious English beauty. Kitty
Gordon will be seen in the first of the
photoplay features produced by her
own film corporation at the Washing
ton theatre on Tuesday afternoon and
Wednesday,
The subject chosen for the first of
Miss Gordon's new ventures is most
happy one, being that sprightly and
thrilling novel, Vera the Medium" BY
the late Richard Harding Davis. for
years one of Americas proudest liter
airy possessions and famed throughout
the world as a war correspondent.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-07
RAGGED PRINCES
PEPPERS CREAM

THE best way to eat ice.cream is
with pepper" says Caroline Harris,
who plays the housekeeper in William
Fox's "The Ragged Princess" At the
Washington Friday and Saturday.
People do not know what treat they
are missing until they try It once.
Next time you eat ice-cream, give it a
try, and you'll like it."
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-07
MARY PICKFORD
RETURNS TO CITY

Manager Murray of the Murray thea
ire, announces his engagement of
Mary Pickford's newest photoplay re-
leased by Aircraft pictures, "A Poor
Little Rich Girl adapted from the
well-known book and play of the same
name by Eleanor Gates.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-07
IRENE FENWICK
PLAYS NEW ROLE

Irene Fenwick. who scored such
great success in her recent Famous
Players-Paramount picture "A Coney
Island Princess" is starred by that
company in "A Girl Like That" which
is the attraction at the Murrette
theatre, Wednesday and Thursday.
Nell Gordon Is unfortunate in her
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-07

ancestry-her father is croOk-but
she possesses rare qualities of re-
sourcefulness and loyalty. Though she
loves her father, she detests Lis assoc
iates, particularly one Bill Whipple
who is her constant sutton. Joe Dun
ham, who does the scouting for the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-07

trio, finds a very likely bank in the
prosperous town of Wheaton, the fact
that new book-keeper is needed there
opening way for the gang to get into
the band, as Nell is an expert.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-04-07

PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-19
WISCONSIN WAR BODY
WILL CONTROL FLOODS

MADISON, Wis. May 19--Not only
is the Wisconsin Council of Defense
to be empowered to seize foodstuffs
and fuel, hut by the provisions of an
amendment To the state defense bill
the council shall have power to take
over and commander all production
of foodstuffs in the state.
The council makes 1t plain, how
ever. that such authority vested with.
in 1t shall not be exercised unless
conditions warrant. At tho same time
warnings are issued to all commits.
sion and retail dealers that any at.
tempted price fixing" will not only
result In state control of all markets.
but that parties guilty OF price manip.
ulation will be prosecuted 10 the full
extent Of the law.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-19
BIG MELON CROP
OF IMPERIAL VALLEY

SAN FRANCISCO. May 19.-Cali.
fornia's cantelope crop this year will
provide a melon for every man, wom-
an and child in the United States and
still leave fifteen apiece for everybody
in California. The latest estimate of
the Joint crops of the Imperial Valley
and the Turlock section places the
figures at 1926, 900 cantaloupes. or
close to 10000 cars.
Pacific Fruit Express officials esti.
mate that they will use $500 cars In
handling this years Imperial Valley
crop, an increase of about so per cent.
Fifty.seven thousand tons OF ice will
be used in icing Imperial Valley can.
teloupes. The average carload OF
canteloupes contains SOC standard
crates. weighing Sc pounds and con,
tanning fifty melons.
At Turlock last year 1850 cars
were handled. 1t is estimated that
the movement this year will be about
the same. Over twenty-five thousand
tons of ice will he used there this
season.
Combining figures of both points
show $3.50 cars of canteloupes will be
handled from California points. anC
1900 tons OF ice will be used in en-
surfing the proper transportation of III,
fruit to market
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-19
M0FFAT GIVES BULL
TO STATE UNIVERSITY

Inc department Of animal husban.
airy OF the university has Just secured
Two high class sires for the college
herds, says the Gazette. A Shorthorn
Count 5th." has been donated by w.
ii. Monatt. president OF the Union
Land & Cattle Company OF Reno, says
the Gazette. This bull was a prize
winner at the California state fair
and is proven sire of merit. He has
been at the head Of the pure bred herd
owned by the Antelope Valley Land &
Cattle company of Topaz. Cal, for
four years.
A Percheron stallion, Pluto of Pa
cinias 93700," has Just been purchased
from N. w Thompson of Patterson.
Cal. Pluto is four-year-old, steel
gray In color and weigh 2060 pounds.
He is tried sire, having sired over
forty colts of unusual merit, while on
the Thompson farm.
While in Reno a short time ago Mt.
Thompson purchased young Percher-
on stallion, Block N" bred by the
university. He brought carload of
stations and mares into Nevada from
his California barns and after picking
UP Block n and delivering the new
university horse. left for the eastern
part OF Nevada.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-19
POPULAR OFFICER
RECEIVES PROMOTION

II. NJ. Brambila, who was a captain
in the United States army when he
was commandant at the University of
Nevada, is now Il major, having re-
ceived his step in company with
many other captains of infantry
through the operation OF the army bill
passed last February. The major, ac-
cording 10 letters from Honolulu, is
popular with his superior officers
while the mon under him swear by
him.
He was graduated from the Univer-
sity of Nevada in 1897 and was ap-
pointed second lieutenant in the
Twenty.third infantry regiment in
July of the following year The next
year he was promoted TO be first lieu
tenant and he became a captain in
1905. From 1912 until last year he
was detailed with the quartermaster
corps of the army but since then has
been with his regiment in Hawaii.
Maj. Brambila was popular with
cverybod yin Reno when he lived here.
Reno Gazette.
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-19
BIDS FOR CONSTRUCTING coUN.
TY HIGH SCHOOL AND DORM.
TORY FOR THE COUNTY OF
ELKo, STATE OF NEVADA

Sealed proposals endorsed PRO
Dosal for constructing County High
School and Dormitory at Elko. Elko
County, Nevada" will be received by
the undersigned clerk of the board
OF education of the County of Elko,
State of Nevada, residing at Elko,
Nevada, up TO one o'clock p. IN. of
the 4th day of June, A. D., 1917, at
which time said bids will be opened
and read publicly. Each bidder shall
furnish bids on three groups of work
in accordance with the plans and spe-
cifications, which plans and specifica-
ton may be seen at the Office of the
undersigned, and at the Office of the
architects, c. W. Dickey and J. J.
Donovan, Ala 18th street, Oakland,
California, as follows:
l. One bid shall be made upon the
general work included within said
plans and specifications, which shall
include excavation and grading, con-
crete work, brick work, carpenter
work, roofing and damp roofing, plas.
tering, glass and glazing, painting
sheet-metal work, black boards
| shades, finish hardware, equipment
plumbing and gas fitting and alter
mates.
. ?. Another bid sail be made upon
the heating and ventilating.
3. Another bid shall be made upon
the electrical work
\ deposit of $500 will be required
as n guarantee of the return of plans
and specifications taken from either
office. which will be refunded to the
contractor when the plans and spe-
ciflcations' are returned in good con-
dition.
Proposals shall be made upon forms
similar TO those set forth in the
book of specifications, and shall be
executed in all particulars as is
therein required.
Proposals shall not contain any
recepitulation of the work to be done
No oral, telegraphic or telephone
proposals or notifications will be con.
sidered.
A certified check for ten per cent
OF the amount of the proposal, payable
to the undersigned, must accompany
each proposal.
Should the successful bidder or bid.
ders fail to obtain a bond and sign
a contract, as hereinafter provided,
his check will be forfeited. All checks
will be returned to the bidders on ap.
plication at the Office of the under.
signed after the successful bidder or
Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1917-05-19
SALVATION ARMY MAN
USES FISTS; breaches

CHICAGO. May l9.-Elmer Ander.
son il II cadet in the Salvation Army
Before lie was converted he was a
farmer in Minnesota. Probably that
explains why he used his fists with
such effect when he was ordered TO
stop selling the War Cry, the official
publication of the Salvationists, In a
barroOm on West Madison street.
Get out of here" ordered n burly
bartender.
Not until I've canvassed the pat.
rons.' replied the cadet.
Then the bartender made a rush for
him. II was all over In "A minute.
The bartender was stretched out on
the floor. A swift right to the Jaw
had done the work.
There was a rush OF men and WON.
en- from the cabaret In the rear. An
derson lined them up and preached.
When police arrived a woman was on
her knees, still unconsciously holding
on 10 an empty cocktail glass, begging
Anderson TO pray for her.