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made on the surface the loss of mois-
ture may be largely prevented.
ON freshly broken sod, double
disking-lapping the disk half each
time to leave the ground leyel-will
give the desired results in most
cases. A subsurface packer, followed
by harrow, may be good combina-
tion on light soils. On very heavy
soils it may be necessary to disk four
times and then harrow. 1t should
be remembered that In all cases suf-
ficient tillage should be given to
make the seed bed firm below and
loose on top. After heavy rains, har-
rowing as soon as the soil is dry
enough is important to re-establish
the moisture holding mulch.
First Year Crops.
Where returns must be had the
first year from land broken in the
spring, flax is one of the best crops
that can be grown. For this crop it
is especially important that the seed
bed be firmly packed Other possi-
BILE crops are macaronl wheat, hulless
barley and corn. Plant the crop as
soon as good seed bed conditions are
established. Corn may be planted
Immediately after breaking, drop
ping the seed three feet apart in ev-
cry third furrow at the rate of three
ker nels to a hill. This will give fod-
der for winter feed, and if properly
cultivated before the crop is up and
during growth, will furnish an ex-
cellent seed bed for winter wheat.
On land that is broken too late for
spring planting or where crops are
not necessary the first year, the
plan of cultivating the breaking oc-
casionally through the summer and
then planting to winter wheat in
August has been found profitable.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-04

Abusing the umpire won't get you
much in baseball nor in anything
else in life.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-04

Best Way to Work New Land and
How to Prepare the Seed Bed;
Flax Is the Best First Year CroD

Thousands of acres of sod land in
Montana will be turned over this
year for the first time. Much of this
new land will be worked by men who
have recently come to this state and
who have had little experience in
handling and developing raw land,
With the present high price of seed
and the urgent need of good yields
of all crops it is highly important
that this new land should be handled
so as to prevent the loss of seed by
crop failures and to produce the max
imum yields. The following recon-
mendations are based on the results
of experiments and tests carried on
for ten years in various parts of Mon
tana and are summarized from
publication by Prof Alfred Atkinson,
agronomist at the state college.
Breaking the Sod.
Breaking should be done if possi-
BILE during April, May, June, and ear
ly July. This is without doubt the
best time as over half the annual
rainfall comes during this period.
The work can be most easily done
then and the moist, succulent condi-
tion of the grass causes it to decom-
pose readily when turned under. If
spring crops are to be planted,
breaking should be deep enough to
furnish ample loose soil for a seed
bed but should not be so deep as to
prevent the firm packing of the fur
row slice against the moist earth be-
low. On the average soils, to 5
inches is about right Where soils are
somewhat light Z to inches break
ing may be done, but on heavy soils
or where there is tough sod fur
row slice of this thickness is very
hard to work down.
Tillage After Breaking.
Immediately after the sod has
been turned it should be packed
down so as to bring the freshly
turned furrow slice in firm contact
with the moist soil below and the
surface should be loosened to furnish
a moisture holding mulch. 1t is
highly important that the sod be
firmly packed down as otherwise the
seed bed is cut off from the moisture
below; 1t is equally important to Sc
cure a dust mulch of two to three
inches to hold the moisture in the
seed bed after it has risen from the
lower soil.
The tillage should be given the
same day that the sod is turned. The
furrow slice is then moist and will
pack down readily and if a mulch is
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-04

858 prisoners Or missing, and 2,643,-
428 wounded.
New York-John D. Rockefeller
has joined the "back to the soil''
movement by offering to let the peo-
pie of Pocantico Hills use on his es-
tate all the land they want to till.
The offer came through the sugges-
tion of Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr.,
and nearly every family in the viii
lage has applied for land Seed will
be furnished at cost.
Detroit-Henry Ford, at the re-
quest of the British government, has
waived all patent rights on his farm
tractor and has cabled specifications
to England so that tractors can be
manufactured there for the use of
the British Isles and France. He
hopes also to have thousands of trac-
tors ready for use in the United
States and Canada by August /.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-04
WATCH P0SLAm
SuBDuE and HEAL
WORST ECZEMA

Every Eczema sufferer should know just
how greatly Poslam is able to benefit this
persistently stubborn trouble; how quickly
soothes and comforts. To spread Poslam
over an angry, affected surface is to feel
that here, in reality, is the precise healing
usually surprisingly short and improve
ment may be noticed every day. Foslam
is harmless use it for Pimples, Rashes
and all eruptional disorders.
Sold everywhere. For free sample write
to Emergency Laboratories, 243-5 w. 47th
St. New York City.
Urge your skin to become fresher, clear
er, better by the daily use of Poslam Soap,
medicated with POslam.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-04
GET GRADING ON
ANY GRAIN FREE
STATE GRAIN INSPECTION DE-
PARTNENT WILL REPORT
ON SAMPLES SENT IN.
Grades Established by Federal De-
partment Accepted as Official i'm
Montana; Corn and Some Wheat
Grades Already Announced; Send
in Samples Of Other Grades to
BOZeman.

The last legislature passed a bill
spection in Montana should be done
at the state grain inspection labora-
tory at the experiment station, BoZe-
man. The grain grades as estab-
lished by the United States depart
ment of agriculture, which apply in
all Interstate shipments, are to be
accepted as the official grades with
in the state. Up to the present the
only federal grades in effect are the
corn grades which were made to ap-
ply December 1, 1916. The grades
on wheat were announced March 80
and will be in force with winter
wheat and soft white wheat after
July 1st and with other classes of
wheat after August /.
Test Without Charge.
Grades on the other classes of
grain have not yet been announced.
The state grain inspection laboratory
is preparing a circular announcing
the regulations, fees, etc., to apply
to the samples which may be sent in.
Until this has been distributed the
laboratory will establish grades on
samples and report without charge.
The sample ought to be not less than
one pound and in each case state
ment should be sent with the sample,
preferably in the same container,
stating that grade is desired and CIV
ing the name and address of the
sender. This is important as the la
boratory tests large number of
seed samples for termination and
purity, 6,40O of ,ch tests having
been made in February and March,
Tell What Test.
1t is therefore necessary to state
that the desire is for a grade in or
der that the sample may not be TAX
en- as a seed sample and tested for it's
termination and purity.
On wheat the grade given will be
based on the federal grades. With
oats, barley and flax and other
grains no federal samples have yet
been announced so the laboratory
will grade the samples sent in ac-
cording to Minneapolis grades. The
authority Of the laboratory to use
federal grades only, but until these
are announced Minneapolis grades
will be used for Montana grains.
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-04
COPPER MINING
COMPANY'S LOGGED-OFF
LANDS.

Our largest agricultural area lies
i'll the Clark's Fork valley, west of
Thompson Falls, along the main
line of the Northern Pacific rail-
way. The climate of the valley is
exceptionally pleasant, character
lied by the lack of extreme heat
and humidity in the summer, with
mild winter season (late in start
ing), the thermometer seldom reg
istering below zero. The warm,
gentle, chinook winds from the Pa
cific have a temperate effect upon
Our winters.
Much of the land was cut over
years ago. Several forest fires
have swept it, burning out the
slashings, leaving condition
which greatly reduces the cost of
clearing and making ready for the
plow.
The annual average precipita-
ton is 20 inches, we'll distributed
throughout the growing season.
Snow lays on the ground usually
from December 18th to March 1st.
The melting snow gives to this re-
tentlve clay soil the moisture stor-
age SO much needed when the
crops are reaching maturity.
The soil ranges from clay loam
on the bottom land to sandy and
somewhat fine gravelly clay on the
uplands and benches. 1t is very
mellow and easy to plow when
cleared, is richly stored with all the
elements of plant life, is a good
depth and in most places, far be-
low the reach of the auger. The
subsoil is a retentive clay, ideal for
the holding of moisture.
Dairying is a type of farming
best adapted to the tin1bered Sec
tlons of Western Montana. Most
of the land can be converted into
pasture at very little expense and
dairy COWS will yield splendid
profit from the land without the
necessity of removing the stumps,
although sufficient land must be
put under the pillow to supply win
ter teed. In connection with dairy
ing, poultry and hog raising
should take an important part.
All fruits, berries and garden truck
thrive; field crops of grain, clover,
timothy, potatoes and stock roots
do we'll.
We are selling agricultural land
i'll tracts of 40, 80, l2O and 100
acres; grazing land in such units
as best suits the wants of the pur-
chaser. You are buying at values
fixed by experienced appraisers,
stripped of promotion charges,
commissions and other trimmings,
which are usually added before it
reaches the farmer. We will aid
you IN selecting a location that is
adapted to your needs, in short to
see that you are placed where you
can prosper; and stand ready at
all times to assist those who are
earnest and Industrious.
Our prices range from $40 to
$zO per acre, on terms of 10 per
cent down, balance divided into
ten yearly payments bearing 6 per
cent interest.
BLACKFOOT LAND DEVEL-
OPMENT CO., DRAWER 1890,
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Nj. N. A.-WK-4-3O-17. A
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-04
MANY GROWING
ROOT CROPS NOW
MANGELS, RUTABAGAS, CARROTS
TANA WITH IRRIGATION
Largest Tonnage Per Acre Of Any
Crop Grown Yielded by Rutabagas,
Although Carrots Also Produce
Fifteen to Sixteen Tons Per Acre
If Planted Properly.
BY Alfred Atkinson, Montana Expert
mental Station, Bozeman.

m6nCal SCaClOn, f3OZem1n.
Enquiries about methods of grow
ing mangels, carrots, rutabagas and
sugar beets for stock feed are reach
ing the experiment station more fire.
quently this spring than ever begore.
This suggests that stockmen and
farmers are coming to realize that
these root crops, which are very
commonly grown in the older farm
ing sections of the United tates, have
possibilities in Montana. The expert
ment station has been testing these
crops for several years and the yields
mentioned below are from these
tests, under irrigation. The yield
of root crops on dry land has been
considerably below these here re-
ported.
Mangels Are First.
Mangels return the largest ton
mage per acre of any of the root
crops grown. The long red variety
has yielded 37.6 tons per acre, and
the yellow tankard or globe variety
30.3 tons. On the average the man
gels contain 80 per cent water, which
leaves from 8 to 3.5 tons of
dry matter per acre. Mangels should
be planted as soon as the ground is
we'll warmed up, not later than the
middle of May on the average. The
seed is planted in rows 28 to 80
inches apart, which requires 9 to 10
pounds per acre. When the plants
are up to 6 inches high they ought
to be thinned so as to leave one plant
every 10 inches in the row. The field
should then be given sufficient cul-
tivatiOn to keep the surface soil loose
and prevent the weeds from growing.
Field carrots have averaged Is to
16 tons per acre in the tests conduct
ed. Since the seed is very small, the
and the planting should be shallow
The rows are commonly 18 to "a
inches apart and 6 to Z pounds of
seed per acre is sufficient. When
the plants are up an inch or two they
should be thinned to single plants ev-
cry or 5 inches in the row. Carrots
will produce on the average LIS to 3
tons of dry matter per acre.
Rutabagas and turnips have yield
ed from 16 to % tons per acre which
means from 1.5 to 2.2 tons of dry
matter per acre. These crops are
planted in drills 26 to 80 inches
apart. This requires from 2 to 4
pounds of seed per acre. The plants
should be thinned when small to 10
inches apart in the row.
Some stockmen grow the sugar
beet which is most commonly used
for sugar production. This contains
IA to Is per cent dry matter on the
average and the yield ranges from
10 to Is per cent dry matter on the
average of Is tons per acre. The
The Ronan pioneer., 1917-05-04
TO WAGE WAR ON
THE MAD COYOTE
LIVESTOCK COMMISSION PUTS
COYOTE HUNTERS in MADI-
SON NATIONAL FOREST,
Small Herd of Calves, in Pony Dis
trict, Bitten by Coyote and Symp-
toms of Rabies Develops; Many
Western States Report Losses
From Rabies.

Hunters are to be placed in the
Madison national forest for the pur-
pose of exterminating as far as pos
sible, the coyotes which have been
drifting in from the Idaho country
where the varmints" are said to be
affected by rabies. Ranchmlen in
the vicinity of Pony, where what is
feared was a mad coyote, bit some
cattle two weeks ago, have asked the
state livestock commission to act
and it has been decided to wage a
war of determination against all CO.
votes in that particular neighbor-
hood. In addition to this farmers all
over the state are urged to make it
a point to put in any leisure time
they may have to hunting coyotes
so as to eradicate the past, if it is
here.
The Pony Incident.
While it is not yet certain that ra-
bles has appeared in that section,
yet the case from Pony is regarded
as suspicious. A ranchman discov-
cred coyote in his corral and before
it was driven off, it had bitten six
or seven calves. The six, after pc
riod of about three weeks, developed
symptoms which might indicate ra-
bies. The seventh calf, which was
not bitten did not develop an all
ment. The six calves were shot and
the brain of one was taken by by vet
erinarians for examination. The re-
suit is not yet known.
Coyote Is Killed.
In the meantime the same ranch
man had killed coyote which was
fighting his dog. Within a couple
of weeks the dog showed partial pa
ralysls, symptom which some
times accompanies hydrophobia. 1t
was killed.
Rabies have not been known in
Montana as yet, although the dis
ease is quite common among coyotes
in Idaho, Nevada, Washington and
Oregon and California. 1t is said to
have originated in California and
has dpst stocknten of every state
huge sums of money. The disease
is difficult to eliminate, but by
starting in at Pony, where it seems
as likely that the case has appeared,
it is hoped the hunters will be able
to clean UP the coyotes and wolves
of that section and thus stamp out
rabies at once.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-05
SCHOOL CONVENTION

Will the Sunday school superintend-
ents of each Sunday school call a
meeting of his teachers in secret ses.
sion right away and open the meeting
with prayer with the hope and inten-
toY of increasing the number in our
schools and the spiritual condition of
the members to the end that we may
have more piety in our Sunday schools.
Brethren, we are a religious organi-
zation, part and parcel of the church
and we should be more interested in
pure and undefiled religion in our
schools.
Will each district president call a
Sunday school convention in his dis
tlct during October to be ready for a
big report and attendance on the 4th
of November "Go-to-Sunday School
Day" that we may, if possible, have a
great improvement in our spiritual
condition in the schools.
Now, brethren, | am in the work
to succeed and l wish and must have
your help and cooperation.
j. w. Scott
County President.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-05
MEETING PROGRAM

The quarterly meeting first di.
vision of w. M. U. Union County As.
sociation will meet Sunday, October
Ith, at the Baptist Tabernacle, Knit
ting Mill, Union, S. C. at II a. m.
Devotional-Mrs. Orran Belue.
Roll call. Delegates will respond
with reports from Woman's Mission
ary Societies.
Hymn, ooh Master, Let Me Walk
With Thee"
Planning for the years work-Mrs
j. b. Bozeman.
Talk, Systematic, Bible and Mis-
sion Study" A. Finch.
Open discussion, "The Need for
Missions" led by Mrs. j. H. Bartles.
THE Grace of Giving"-Mrs. r. NJ
Hendley.
Paper, "What We Are Doing and
Nav Do for the Soldiers in Europe"-
Mrs. f. II. Shuford.
Prayer.
Song, America"
Appointment of committee on reso-
lutions.
announcements.
Prayer.
1:15 p. M.-Lunch.
2:30 p. MY. w. A. and G.. 4
Session-Mrs. j. f. Caudle.
Devotional-Viola Trogdon.
Roll call.
Spiritual Thermometer-Ten girls
"The Call of the Girl"-Mrs. Guv
Wilburn.
Reading, "How I Can Help"-Miss
Matte Williams.
Dialogue, "a Little Maid Who Went
into All the World-Jennie Wee
Thackston and Mamie Keisler.
Talk by Miss Eunice Thompson.
Sunbeams-Mrs. o. l.. p. jackson.
Devotional.
Welcome by Hartzell Kirby.
Duet-Louise jackson and Sarah
White.
Suggestions for the New Year
Mrs. 0. L. P. Jackson.
Royal Ambassadors-Mr r. F.
White.
Closing hymn
Prayer.
Adjournment.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-05

Ughl Calonel makes you sick. It's horrible !
Take dose of the dangerous drug tonight and
tomorrow you may lose days work
Calomel is mercury or quicksilver which causes
necrosis of the bones Calornel, when it comes in.
to contact with sour bile crashes into it, breaking
1t up This is when you feel that awful nausea
ana cramPng. 1t you are sluggish and "all
knocked out" if your liver is torpid and bowels
constipated or you have headache dizziness, coated
tongue, if breath is bad stomach sour, Just try
spoonful of harmless Dodsons Liver Tone TONIGHT
Here's my guarantee-Go to any drug store
a and get 50 cent bottle of Dodson's Liver Tone
lake spoonful and if it doesn't straighten YOU
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-05

right up and make you feel fine and vigorous l
want you to go back to the store and get your
money. Dodsons Liver Tone is destroying the
sale OF calomel because it is real liver medicine;
entirely vegetable therefore it can not salivate or
make you sick.
guarantee that one spoonful of Dodson's Liver
lone will put your sluggish liver to work and
clean your bowels of that sour bile and constpated
waste which is clogging your system and making
you teel miserable. I guarantee that bottle of
Dodsons Liver Tone will keep your entire family
feeling fine for months. Give it to your children.
1t is harmless; doesn't grpe and they like its pleas
ant taste.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-05
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

We want you to know that the City
Barber Shop is now open for business
in the old bakery building, next door
to the former location. The recent
fire damaged us, but did not burn our
furniture and fixtures. We have had
everything worked over and now our
furniture is as good as new. Give us
your patronage.
The City Barber Shop,
26-tf Jno. r. Mathis, Prop.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-05

Those who have tried it are con-
vinced that vegetables raised by your
self in your own backyard garden
taste much better than any that can
Re bought anywhere.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-05

Economical housewives have discov-
cred that simple way to solve a
great deal of the valuable potato is to
reverse the familiar cookbook formula.
peel and boil" and boil the potato
first.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-05
QUICK LOANS.

Money to loan upon county or city
cal estate. Loan may be had for from
one to twenty years.
39-t Barron G. Barron.
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The oulnine That Does Not Affect the Head

because OF its tonic and laxative effect, LAXA
TIVE BRohO QUININEi is better than ordinarv
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look Tor the signature Of Il. w. GROVE 3Oe
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1917-10-05
Piles Cured In 6 to Il DAVIS

Your druggist will refund money II PAZO
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-13
MARSHALLTOWN UTILITIES
trio Light Plant To Be Rebuilt
BY Taxpayers.

Marshalltown, Ia, Dec. S.-This city
is in for an increase in the cost of gas
and for a renewed electric light plant
to be paid for by the taxpayers.
The claim on which the company is
basing its request for revision OF
the gas rate is that the increased price
of gas coal, steam coal, and labor has
made the business Improbable. II
is being claimed for the company, &C.
cording to members of the city coun
Gil, that the Iowa Railway and Light
Company is now losing money furn
ishing gas at 81 net per 1000 cubic
feet. r
The city council is also making
plans to replace the equipment of its
electric lighting plant with new ma,
chinery of increased capacity. EST
mates of the cost are being made now
by manufacturers of electrical ma.
chinery, and it is the belief of the city
council that such machinery can be
purchased to be installed some time
next summer. What the cost will
be, or how the equipment will be paid
for, whether out of tax revenues or
by bonds, has not been determined. II
is recognized that the cost will be high
and on a war basis.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1917-12-13
EXECUTORS NOTICE,

IL Notice is hereby given to all per-
sons interested, that on the 9Th day
of December, A. D., 1917, the und r
signed Vas appointed by the District
Court of Mahassa County, Iowa, ex-
ecutrix of the estate of b. F. Brown,
deceased, late of said Mahaska Coun-
ty, Iowa. All persons indebted to said
estate will make payment to the UNI
dersigned, and those having claims
against the same will present them
legally authenticated to said Court for
allowance.
Dated this 9Th day of December, 1917.
Anna l. Brown, Executrix.
w. T. Martin, Clerk.
by Bess Martin, deputy. 22w3