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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-03

Bismarck, N. d.. Nov. 3.-"This
Indian summer is a godsend to the
Slope" said the Hon. Peter Roth Of
New Salem, who was at the capital
today. at is saving feed and enabling
the farmers to catch up with their
fall blowing. They were sowing rye
in my neighborhood when ! left.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-07
BARLEY NEXT TO CORN.

Barley has 4 feeding value nexe -
corn. Indeed some feeders place It
ahead Of corn for pig food and at the
present prices, barley will make as
much and more profit than wheat. The
wheat crop has now gone to the
jury" We cannot do much more about
wheat but we have two or three weeks
yet in order to put all of our acreage
remaining into barley.
Barley is more profitable than oats.
In fact, very few farmers make any
money out of oats under the best cir
cumstances and very few barley far
mers ever lose money On barley.
There is always the fascination Of get.
ting a fancy price for fancy barley,
and although less than one per cent
of all grains are used for mailing pur-
poses, the additional price which it
gives to barley over oats always
makes money for the farmers. While
perhaps one per cent of the grain
crop is used in brewing, the loss Of
feed value is much smaller because
fully n half goes back to dairy far
mers in the form Of dried grains and
other by-products, which for feed pur.
poses is among the best available.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-07
BARLEY vs.. WHEAT.

National crep Improvement Ssrvlee.1
Barley at 60c per bushel will profit.
ably compete with wheat at 500.
Wers 1t not for the sustaining inlu.
once Of the high prices for mailing
barley, 1t would compete with oats,
but a. IL is the crop Of barley for 1915
brought 1922, 500, 100000. The price Of
barley is now $3.50 to $3.50 per bushel,
but taking $3.50 as a basis, the 1916
crop of 1870, 00o, 900 bushels, would
bring 1924, 900, 900.
Yields of 40 to so bushels Of barley
per acre are not uncommon and as
Just . feed value this means a hand.
some return to the grower. But in ad.
dition to this, there is always the in.
centive Of raising . good crop of 81.
perior barley that can be sold for
mailing purposes. at advanced prices,
and q good yield Of mailing barley
VIII hold IT'D own with any other crop.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-07
THE VALUE OF BARLEY.

In tho United States and Canada,
barley 10 used az a feed for farm AMI.
mails, less than one-third being used
for mailing. l limited amount is used
In the prepas alton Of breakfast cereals
ehd for pear>ed barley. Our farmers
are learning the value of barley as a
part ration fer dairy cattle and young
stock and MITCH more will be used as
animal food IN the future" says Pro-
lessor R. A. Moore, the greatest bar
ley breeder in the world.
In many states barley is quite gen.
orally grown as a hay and feed for
horses. When used as a hay it is cut
in the milk stage shortly after heading
and cured like timothy and blue grass.
We think that the hay phase Of barley
this year is very important because all
acreage that has never been planted
to other crops or that will need re-
planting for any reason, could be put
Into barley at a clear profit.
When the grain is used as q feed.
It is either fed whole or the kernels
crushed by passing between rollers.
If finely ground the gluten therein
makes a sticky mass as soon at 1t Is
brought In contact with moisture and
it is not then readily masticated or di.
gested. Only O limited amount Of bar.
ley Is exported from the United States
and the export consists LARGELY Of q
mixture of varieties as feed.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-07
BARLEY YIELDS.
National Crop Improvement servIes.1

National Crop Improvement servIes.1
Regarding the best yields of bar
ley, We will say that this is rather q
difficult thing to give because the
yield sometimes depends more upon
the threshing record. However, the
average yield of p~edigreed barley of
members of the Wisconsin Expert
ment Association was In 1913, 81 BUSH
els, 1914, 1873 bushels, 1915, 37.5 BUSH
els. The yield for 1918 is the average
from over $50 members reporting.
Some Of the highest ones are as fol.
lows: 80, 81, Sc, 65, IS and 45 bushels.
1T Is impossible to state what has
been the highest yield in Wisconsin,
but I think some Of these yields for
last year, which was 4 very good bar
Icy season. are quite reasonable, but
do not doubt though that there may DO
larger yields than these, but I have
no knowledge of them."-J. J. Gar
land.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-07
"Dry Farming" Needed 0~os,~hsra.

RAINING NeSoe0 1VOyVUVVO
CNatIsaai Crop Improvement Servlss.]
When We say dry farming" we I'M
mediately begin to think of the west
ern plains where the rainfall is de-
fcient. We all admit that they should
take unusual pains in conserving their
moisture.
Well we ought to be ashamed of
ourselves in the humid territory.
When comes along a year like this,
We think we are terribly abused and
yet in any of this territory We have
had more rain than Western Kansas
and Nebraska gets any year.
Therefore, let us take dry farming
methods to ourselves. Because In
some years the rain comes when we
want it, is no xcuse for neglecting
conservation of moisture.
What is this dry farming? Let US
take it up with the clubs and make 1t
an institute subject. Let Us get our
best farmers to agree to practice it.
There is no drought year in the corr
belt which does not have more moist
ure than necessary, If conserved, to
raise a crop Of corn.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-07
CORN ROOT WORM
2oo,o0o,o0o Blu. Lost to Corn Crop
Annually BY This Pest.

(Natiensl Crsp Improvement ssrviesl
The damage done to corn In the
corn belt IL estimated to be 100000
900 bushels annually. In u mad
scramble to get corn into the ground
this year, We do not want to overlook
this tremendous waste. Next to poor
seed corn. tho corn root worm IL the
greatest source of loss to or. The
remedy is the rotation Of crops. Never
grow more than two crops of corn con-
secutively on the same ground. If you
had corn root worm bad last year and
It is too late to put in anything else.
you had better change to barley. Your
scotsman can still furnish you with
some excellent seed barley. If you do
put in corn on that land, be careful to
give your land more than a usual
preparation. The time is late and we
will have to bend svegS e4sgse t.
plant eur corn CROP
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-07
N IN BARLEY.

(Natisaal Crsp imsrsvsmsat esvlss.1
Those who have been disappointed
IN getting spring wheat seed are able
TO still make an wen 10 profitable
crop by putting In barley. The Wiscon-
sin Experiment Station with head
quarters 1T tho University in charge
Of r. A. Moore, can furnish On tele-
gram orders pedigreed barley ~ Ok.
press In almost any quantities. The
seedsmsn are we'll supplied win this
sssd, and farmers who have sothsrriss
lAl1 land, can still make bGF461sfAising
Z great success Barley should Be .
leading crop wherever sprtng wheat
can - grown and IN many cases far.
Their south whore other crops may
have = b plowed -.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-07
THE QUESTION Of LABOR
Probably The Most Serious Handicap
to Put In Maximum Crops This
Year 10 tho Scarcity Of
Farm Labor.

s'S SS~$S
Farm Labor.
National Crop Improvement ssrvies.1
Many a good crop will be ruined BE-
cause farmers cannot get labor at the
right time. There are two times OF
the year when more labor Is absolute
ly necessary-at seed time and at mar
vest. While our farmers need men at
other times of the year, these are the
two crucial periods.
AS it is to the interest of every per
son living In this county to produce a
bumper crop this year, we must do all
w can to help the farmer and per-
haps the most important thing we a
do, is to find him right help OF the
right class.
There are three classes Of farm help
-(1) The regular farm hands who are
going to be rather scarce. ~ There
are. however, a great many men who
work In factories, in wholesale houses.
drive teams and other occupations
who could possibly be spared during
the rush seasons It is the duty OF the
commercial clubs and manufacturers
to make a list Of these men and offer
them for detached service when ur-
gently needed. There is a third class
Of labor which is very efficient and
that is men of affairs who have been
raised on farms who will volunteer
to help the farmers out during the
rush. This is the greatest work our
business men can accept to show their
patriotism at this time.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-07
NOT A N FOOD
A. q Bread Cereal Il 10 Little Used.
A. An Animal Food & 10 Of
Great Value.
lMatissal cssp Imprswmsat ssrviss.l

National cssp ImprsvsmsRt Ssrvlss.1
For many centuries barley, the
corn" Of holy writ, was used a. q
bread cereal, but it has practically
gone out Of use, except that Norway
and Sweden use It In their peculiar
bread disks, which are about the size
and shape Of q photograph record.
Barley IN itself docs not make q
q good bread flour and could be uti-
liked only by mixing it with wheat,
something which tho American miller
considers desscration Of his shrine. It
has . peculiar favor and IL just as DIFF
ferent from wheat bread, - either
cor or rye.
But 10 4 stock feed, It has many
merits. Al the kernels are too hard for.
some animals to relish, It may be
crushed by passing 1t between rollers.
II hnsly ground, the gluten makes
= sticky mas ~ soon - It 10 wet.
and this peculiar property makes 1t
dimcult to make II into good bread. It's
main use IA tho American kitchen has
been to lge 4 - psarled barley IN.
soups. II II used some in breakfast
food. through = mailing process. but
unless " % American people are on
the verge Of startation. We win never
80 barley - . regular diet.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-07
A Report on Rotation Of Cropo.

The tenth annual report OF the
North Dakota Demonstration Farms
is ready for distribution. The crops
are rotated on these farms. The re.
suits indicate that q rotation Of crops
pays. The average wheat yield vas
29N bushels. This wheat was In most
cases followed by corn that had been
MANFRED. Oats bsh bushels, barley
37h, rye 21k; alfalfa ~ tons per
acre. The rotation practiced on each
farm is given in the report as well as
a detailed account Of just how each
field was handled.
The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-06-07
POWER ENOUGH
Work Your Tractors Night and Day
and Pillow Every Acre.

National Crop Improvement SsrvIcs.l
Many farmers will not be able to
out In their whole acreage on account
of the lack Of horses or other power.
Every tractor in this county should
work night and day as long as there
remains an acre unplowed. There is
still time to put in barley, and corn
and potatoes, all three Of which are
worth almost their weight in gold. We
appeal to every tractor owner to offer
It's services to any man who will not
be able to get his soil prepared other
wise.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23
examined the last day:

examined the last day:
p Passed, filed claim Joseph J. Vakam,
Willard Puppenkamp, Charles "A. Du-
tall, Lee w. Lewis, Ado2ph Neiderman,
Carl Otto Bouenmeyer. Fred Wilson,
Russell G.. Winders, Ralph d. Tce,
Frank Kafucian, Henry Mikkel-
son. Henry j. Stickfart, Peter w,
Houghton, Leroy Bowers, Walter w.
Curphy Dale c. Gale, Charles Sechna,
Daniel Lucht German alien, claimed
exemption), Frank F. Parizek, Charles
Spinler.
Not passed--Edward Hrestka. Rollo
r. Haynes, Ray .'Shafstal, Adolph F..
Hoffe, Joe Dvorak, Bert c. Franklin
Earl M. Pennell, John Mitchell, War
rem Luchow, Lew Kosnar, James G.
Kvidera, Titus Olson, Earl w. Gorgus,
Clarence A. Casey, Joe NJ. Kubik,
willis Tomltnson. III. w, Stewart, ia
seph C. Dvorak. Henry Gerka, Dennis
Il. Euright, Thomas Klenk. Harry II.
Harrington, James r. Bunton, Nable
e. Martin, n, III. Applesate, Jarvis A.
Wilson, John M. Campbell.
Passed, no claim filed Edwin
Cooper. John c. Stark. Henry Mauck,
Julius X. Bruene. Joe ESadowka. Vaciav
Sebetka, Otto Barfels, Ben Davis,
Hugh Slawson, Minir NJ. Miller, Ralph
III. Potter Iverson S. Sjorstad, Frank
Novotney. Ferguson R. Wyman, James
j. Novotney, Jr., James Rely. Frank
Chudada, Emil Tressie, Lloyd r. Roach.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23
PLANS HUGE ELEVATORS
National Oats Company TO Build Grain
Storage Houses With Capacity Of TO-,
100000 bushels at Cedar Rapids.

Cedar Rapids, Aug. 2s--officials OF
the National Oats Company are here
from st. Louis today comforting with
Superintendent Kip and other officials
OF the local plant regarding an immense
Improvement to the plant In Cedar
Rapids.
Big elevators for the storage OF 20.-
900, 900 bushels Of grain are to be start
ed forthwith and rushed to completion.
It is hoped that they will be finished 80
as to be filled with this seasons crop
OF grain.
The Improvement plans also include
the erection OF huge warehouse In
which to classify and store tho finished
products OF the plant which are stead
lily increasing in quantity and number.
This will give more mill room and the
capacity of the plant vii! be increased
very largely,
The additions TO the big plant will
be made with some regard for archi-
| tectttral compactness and attractive
ness One OF the features will be a hia
arch connecting the divisions OF the
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23
The Whole THING.

Certain writer's keep dcriding our
ignorance Of Russia" said Professor
Pate. II have interviewed number
Of my fellow citizens, and I find that
almost without exception they believe
themselves thoroughly posted. In the
school readers Of their youth they
learned that the chief business of Rus
sian gentlemen has long been standing
up In wildly careering sledges, each
drawn by three horses abreast, and
pouring the whip to the steedg with
one hand, while fiinging email children
to ravening wolves with the other.
Beyond that, according to the average
American, nothing much ever hap
pened in Russia until the country
went bone-dry and dethroned the car.
II we do not know it all. we think we
do, which is fully as satisfactory to
the most Of "--Knnsas City Star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23
News Of rraer.

Special to Times Republican.
Traer, Aug. 23.--'R. ]. Smith and
family are spending several days In
Des Moines.
Lee Ladd and wife. Of Eagle Grove,
are visiting their many friends OF
Traer. Mr.. I.add holds the position OF
instructor in athletics and manual
training in the public schools Of that
place, while his wife is instructor in
English.
Mrs. A. Kleespie and daughter, Mrs
Guy Eaton. Of Waukon, are in Traer
for few days.
\ Will Draper Of Baskerville, Is visit
ing his many relatives in this section
While tending the separator for
threshing crew north Of Traer, or
Monday last. Frank Stearns caught his
foot in the belt, breaking his leg in
two places.
Hugh McCuath had the misfortune
to lose one Of his best horses, While
working the roads the horse cut its
foot in the scraper and had to be killed
Will Tomlinson caught his finger in
the mower in such manner as tc
sever 1t completely.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23

Waukon.
| I, Waukon has enjoyed one of the
greatest building booms in her history
the past year, over fifty buildings be-
| ing in the course of construction. Most
of these are dwelling houses, but a
number are substantial business blocks
Manchester.
The last few. days have been much
warmer and corn prospects are cor
| respondingly better. Much Of the corn
is practically safe already and much
more will make a good crop if the first
frost is not unreasonable. The grass.
| hoppers are becoming serious nm-
sance in some parts of the county.
Cherokee.
Thousands Of people Witnessed the
big patriotic celebration in honor OF
Company NJ here Thurs day. A big fea-
ture was the pavement ball. in which
| more than a hundred couples danced
on the asphalt pavement downtown
| two blocks being set aside for this pur-
pose. All receipts and contributions
amounting to more than $1,000, go to
swell the company mess fund.
Waterloo.
Cedar Valley district 4 fair opening
day was attended by nearly 5000 per-
sons Monday. ealmost double the at
tendance Of the opening day Of the
1915 fair. School children were ad-
| mitted free, approximately 1000 being
passed at the gate, which leaves the
actual paid admission, afternoon and
evening, 1908. as agoinst 1853 for last
year.
Bellevue.
Bellevue will soon boast Of another
new industry, the manufacture OF
building tile, draining tile and flower
pots. There is On abundance of SUIT
able clay in the vicinity Of Bellevue
for the making Of these articles. l.
w. Maxwell, who has Just disposed Of
a like plant at Turkey River and is an
expert IN the business, is the promoter
and will be associated with a number
of the Bellevue business men.
Sioux City. sW.
Charles Young, former Sioux City
bartender, will not appear in the Da-
kota county. Neb. county court to an
swer to the charge Of Illegal possession
Of Intoxicating ltaior. The warrant is
/ OUT for Ypung's arrest stating that
within the last thirty days he has un-
lawfully had LIQUOR in his possession
The friends Of Young are wondering
how the Dakota county authorities got
their information, since Young had
been dead and buried since last JAM
uary.
Cedar Rapids.
Frank w. Bradley. for fifty years a
resident Of Cedar Rapids, and an old
B.. c. r. e. N. employee, died at his
home, 14o7 South Fourth street west
Monday evening at s:0S. His death
was due to- the infrmities incident to
old age. Franklin wellington Bradley
was born at Huddersfeld, Yorkshire,
England. Aug. 8, 1884, and was SO years
OF age at the. tiYe Of his death. He
came to America when II years o!
age and with the exception OF two Wis
Its to his native land, has resided here
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23
Northern Io1ua Items

since. He came to Cedar Rapids in
the fall Of 1857, and, excepting two
years residence at Dixon, ILL.,, has for
nearly fifty years, been a resident Of
Cedar Rapids. For thirty-seven years
he was in the employ Of the B., c. r.
&, N. and Rock Island, as stationary
engineer, and for the last seven years
has been retired on pension from the
Rock Island corporation. He is sur
vived by his widow, Laura S.. a son,
George, and two granddaughter Laura
B.. and Patricia ", all Of Cedar Rapids.
Webster City.
Carl Groves, a former we'll known
Webster City boy son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alexander Groves, hit a good hog
market in Chicago and pulled down
prize stake. He had $50 head, raised
upon his fine farm near Head Grove.
Wright county, in Chicago Monday.
They weighed 319 pounds each and
were sold OF $3.50 per hundred, max
ing grand total for the herd Of So
1So.75. This is certainly SOME sale and
it is doubtful if the record has ever
been excelled by an Iowa farmer who
raised the hogs himself.
Ventura.
Qualified voters in the independent
school district here voted by ma
jority Of fifty-three Monday to build
a new school house which will cost
$4,000 allowing the board to issue
bonds to that extent The building will
be, modern and ups to-date in every
respect and will be built as soon as
the final plans can be finished and the
contracts can be let. The new school
when completed will house All OF the
school and educational work Of the
vicinity and will be an Improvement
of which the town may be proud for
years.
Mason City.
Workmen are putting the finishing
touches on the new smokestack at the
plant Of the Northern Sugar Corpora
ton. north OF Mason City. The final
courses Of stone and ,brick work are
being put on. 1t Is said that this stack
Is now the tallest in the state OF Iowa.
The tall stack at the Lehigh cement
plant heretofore held the record for
height, but the stack at the sugar
plant is taller by about forty-two feet
than the Leh!g!, stack The new stack
| 40 GOV lCCt iiit5Aii anu W III SdiIS liiC
smoke from eight large automatic
stol1ing boilers In the sugar plant.
Cedar Rapids.
The farmers east Of Alburnett are
Justly proud Of their threshing record
this fall Stirm Bros, with 32x5z
Red River special separator, and six
teen horsepower cross-compound
Reeves engine. threshed 26,922 bushels
OF oats in littlesover nine days. an
average OF nearly 5000 bushels per
day. The run consisted OF eighteen
jobs on the township line road between
Otter Creek and Maine and was start
ed at noon on Aug. at w. II. Zach j
ary's and finished a little after noon,
Aug. 1s, at Lawrence KHne's. The
largest single days run Of 1854 bushels
was made for Jacob F1itsch On Aug.
10. 9s-s rs rs
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23
TAMA,s QUOTA FhLED.
Men Selected From Second Call Brin
Total Above Requirement..

Special to mes-RepuDhcan.
Toledo, Aug. 23.-The board appoint
ed to examine the drafted men from
Tama county finished the work yester-
day when sixty-seven more appeared
for physical test. Of this number
forty were passed as fit for service
while the remaining twenty-sever were
rejected OF the forty passed twenty
one filed claims, leaving nineteen OF
the sixty-seven ready for service.
During the boards three days work
Of examination for tn second call In
Tama county, 210 men were received
145 passed and sixty-five were rejected
OF those passed seventy-two filed .ex-
emption cloims, while seventy-three
arc ready for service.
From the first men called eighty
six were secured who are ready for
service and seventy three from the
second call making total Of sl5s,
while the county's quota is 131 and 10
per cent extra men, making in all ~
required.
Following are the names Of those
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-23
y Alba H. Barnes. Conrad,
John Fl, Stewart, Reinbeck.

Alba H. Barnes. Conrad.
John Fl. Stewart, Reinbeck
Glen v. Gray, Grundy Center.
Ralph w. BowersS Conrad
w. vanderwerf, Wellsburg.
Raymond Belz. Conrad.
G. S. Mackie, Conrad
The following whose claims for ex-
emption on religious. grounds had been
reported as exempted, under the new
ruling were called for Service:
Lester Hoffa, Grundy Center.
Josiah B. Smith, Eldcra.
A. l.. Schwarck Eldora.
John Connell, Grundy Center.
Under the requirements Of the law.
all exemptions allowed on account of
dependency have been appealed to the
district board