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DETAILED STUDY OF
COST OF FARM MILK
Feed Accounts for 0ne-HaIf of
Expense of Production, Ac-
cording to Specialists.

! (From the United States Department of
Agriculture)
| A detailed study of the cost of pro-
| ducing milk on our farms. recently
conducted by the United States de-
partment Of agriculture, leads to the
conclusions that ON those farms feed
accounts for one-half or more Of the
total cost, the remaining charges being
divided about equally between labor
and other items, such as shelter, use of
equipment, use of bull, interest, depre-
citation, and overhead. The conclusions
are based upon an exhaustive analysis
of which is representative of type of
dairying. While the actual costs on
the farms, as elsewhere, vary from
year to year, the ratio between each
item and the total remained nearly
uniform when the same system of
management was followed. 1t is be-
lieved, therefore, that milk producers
throughout the country will find valu-
able suggestions on the report Of this
study, just published as Bulletin SOL
of the department of agriculture, and
entitled "The Cost of Producing Milk
on -Four Dairy Farms Located in Wis
consin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and
North Carolina" by Morton o. Cooper
and c. NJ. Bennett.
The fact that the cost of feed Is
shown to be at least one-half of the
total cost Of producing milk on the
forms IL cftod oc ovidopco that tho
feed item Is of great Importance to the
dairyman who seeks to reduce the cost
of production. 1t is pointed out, how
ever, that the greatest economy Of pro-
ducticn Is not always attained by cut
ting down the feed cost, and that some
times 1t is necessary to increase the
feed bills in order to increase profits.
The question Of feed supply Is held
he one for individual solution. Just
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-08-17
DR.. j. H. RINDLAUB (speciaIist),
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat
Fargo, N. D.
HE WAS WAITING PATIENTLY
Constant Attendant at Play Was Bound
TO Be on Hand when Erring Wife
Was Caught by Husband.

A problem play was being produced
in Chicago. One evening it was dis
covered that certain man, evidently
from the rural district, had attended
the play six nights in succession and
always sat we'll down in front. Each
night he leaned forward eagerly in his
seat and drank in the words of the
drama
the theater press agent, who scented
a good story. Approaching the inter-
ested spectator between the acts, he
apologized for his intrusion and said:
"Would you mind telling me just why
you are so interested in this play?
Do you know some member of the
cast?"
"Nope," said the man from the out
lands "That amt it. But I'll tell
you about it. You know the scene in
the private room of the restaurant,
where the dark man and the other
mans wife get up and leave by the
Ieft-hand door just a moment before
the woman's husband enters by the
right-hand door?"
EYES," said the press agent expect
antly.
"Well," said the interested specta-
tor, "some night the husbands going
to come In before they leave"
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INCREASE FERTILITY OF SOIL
All Droppings of Various Farm AMI
mails Should Be Saved and Prop
erIy Applied to Land.

Since heavier demands than usual
are being made upon land, manure will
be a great need. Those who have
live stock sufficient to produce manure,
save and apply it properly are fortu-
nate. This will be the means of in
creasing the yield at a time when
prices are high. Surely such methods
will be highly desirable.
It will pay generally to save all Of
the animal droppings for soil fertility.
To do this it is advisable generally
to pen the animals at night where this
is practical in order that the manure
may be saved. Another way to con-
serve manure is to Craze crops, thus
allowing animals to spread their own
manure.
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DITCH PREPARED TO ENTRAP MARCHING ARMY WORMS.

plants, such as corn, are to be sprayed
2 pounds of freshly slaked lime should
be added to so gallons of the
mixture, to prevent burning Of the
| foliage.
In case the worms are crawling ia
| a body, surround them with a furrOw
or ditch and crush them with a log
! drag as they fall into it. If shallow
post holes are sunk in the bottom of
the ditch at intervals of about 20 feet
the worms will crawl along the ditch
bottom and fall into the holes, where
they may be destroyed.
Use of Poisoned Bats.
Poisoned bats of varying compo-
sition have long been used as means
of destroying the many different spe-
cies of cutworms and also the army
worm. An effective bait of this kind
may be prepared as follows: To 80
pounds of wheat bran and l pound
of paris green or 2 pounds of
arsenate of lead add the juice of one
half dozen oranges or lemons. Then
bring the mass to a stiff dough by add
ing low-grade molasses or sirup,
preferably molasses, and scatter the
mixture broadcast in small pieces
throughout the infested field. This
poisoned bait may be used safely in
alfalfa and corn fields where it is
desired, if possible. to save the crop
for forage purposes.
In case this poison is used, care
should be exercised in preventing
stock from gaining access to the poi
soned grass or grain and being injured
or killed by eating it. 1t is far bet
ter to sacrifice portion of the crop,
if the destruction of the pest can be
accomplished, because if army worms
are not destroyed they will take the
crop anyway and probably devastate
other portions of the farm.
Additional information q. regarding
the army worm may be obtained from
Farmers Bulletin 731, which will be
sent free on application to the depart
ment of agriculture.
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| prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
Upon the discovery of army worms
In their younger stages depends very
largely the possibility of stamping out
infestations before serious injury to
crops has occurred. They are the
young of certain moths or millers that
fly only at night. The eggs from
which they hatch are commonly laid
on grasses or grasslike grains and the
tiny caterpillars, upon Matching, feed
for several days near the ground, hid
den by overhanging grasses or grains.
They may escape notice until nearly
full grown, by which time they have
become widely distributed over the in
tested fields.
Examine Meadows Often.
Meadows should be examined fire.
quently during the spring and early
summer months, particularly those
planted to timothy, bluegrass, wheat,
and especially millet. One should not
be satisfied with looking merely at the
surface of the stand; the thicker and
longer the growth, the greater the dam
ger from the army worm. The grain
or grass should be parted with the
hands in various parts of the field and
the lower portions of the growth ex-
amined closely, in order that the pres
ence of the small, greenish caterpil-
lars may be discovered. If these be
found in any number the area covered
by the infestation should be deter
mined and vigorous action taken at
once to destroy the worms before they
become large enough to begin their
journey to other portions of the farm.
If the infested spot be small, the
grass or grain can be moved off and
straw scattered over the spot and
burned, thus destroying the worms. !
If the caterpillars have become dis
tributed over considerable area, this
can be marked off Ivy stakes and the
crop sprayed heavily with a mixture
of paris green at the rate of 1 pound
to 80 gallons of water. If tender
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Quite HapEY.

Through the wild way of her good
for-nothing husband, a Woodworking
charwoman had to remove to a little
two-roOmed cottage, where there was
scarcely space to sneeze without shak-
ing the ornaments from the mantel-
piece.
ITS hard lines for you to be brought
down like this, after what you've been
accustomed to-" said a sympathetic
neighbor. II don't doubt you feel very
miserable, Mrs. Jones'"
"No, don't" the charwoman stout
ly denied. "l'm happier here by
long way than used to he in the old
place. For one thing, when my hus-
band comes home In brure of a tenn
per, he can't throw me down the cellar
steps, as he used to, COS there amt
none now !'-Pearson's Weekly.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-08-17
WAR FEVER STRIKES BROWNS
Shortstop Lavan So Enthused He Is
Unable to Keep His Mind on Game
Others Hard Hit.

Injuries are not the only thing handi-
Gaping the Browns. Several of the
players have the war fever so strong
they can't keep their minds on the
game. Shortstop John Lavan is one.
He is eager to enlist in the army med
ical service and can hardly wait until
the baseball season closes. In fact, it
would not surprise anyone if he quit
the game before the end of the sea-
son. Catcher Hank SEVERED, who has
two brothers in the military service,
also talks of giving up baseball for
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-08-17
Didn't Seem to Be "Fres" Seeds.

An Indiana congressman recently
made liberal distribution of free
seeds, sending them to his constitu-
ents in ranked envelopes or which APP
peared the regular warning, Penalty
for private use, $780," says the Indian
apolis News. A few days later one Of
his supporters wrote:
81 don't know what to do about those
garden seeds you sent me. / notice
it is $500 fine for private use. 1 don't
want to use them for the public.
want to plant them in my private gar
den. l can't afford to pay $500 for the
privilege. Won't you see If you can
fix it so l can use them privately? l
am a law-abiding citizen, and do not
want to commit crime
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FuII-Grown Larva or Caterpillar.

how near the specialized dairyman
should come to growing all the feed
required by his dairy herd is a ques-
ment. One man may find it more prof
liable to grow all the feed required,
while another may increase his profits
by supplementing the income from
cows with crop sales and purchase
part of the feed. In few localities in
ed that will not only yield a product
for which there is ready sale at good
prices but which also leave on the farm
much feedable material. Sweet corn
is an example of this type"
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-08-17
BASEBALL
STORIES

Big Fred Toney is going like
house afire for the Reds.
The Cleveland fans are beginning to
have the pennant fever again.
Stallings has the weakest bunch of
hitters in either major league.
Rollie Zeider has been tower of
strength to the Chicago Cubs this sea-
son.
President Frazee of Boston has
started a crusade against the baseball
bettors in Boston.
Lee Foil believes that his Cleveland
club will be far more prominent in the
race from now on.
Fred Mitchell still believes that the
Cubs can win the pennant. He pre-
diets a midseason drive.
Seibold of the Athletics can field and
hit as well as pitch and Mack tried him
at shortstop for while.
Cicotte of the White Sox is Is
pounds lighter than last year. Can he
stand to be overworked?
SEVERED of the Browns has devel-
oped into first-class catcher. He
also is dangerous hitter. =
When Barry played with the Athletics
he seldom opened his mouth. AS man.
ager of the Red Sox he has lots to say.
Kenneth Williams, the new outfield-
er of the st. Louis Browns, got a try
out with the Cincinnati Reds last sea-
son.
Sam Rice of the Senators converted
into an outfelder last season continues
to hit the ball hard, just as he did last
season.
Billy Murray, who once was manager
of the Phillies, is now scout for the
Red Sox, and also an adviser for Presi-
dent Frazee.
It's a toss-up as to which is the bet
ter thrower. Peckingpaugh or Scott.
They are the best shortstops In the
American league.
Hans Wagner has shown that he
still is spSy enough to play third base
as well as ut first base. The veteran
is sure to prove valuable man for
Manager Hugo Bezdek.
Perhaps the most improved player
IN the American league this season Is
Bill Wambsganss of the Indians. He
IS fielding brilliantly, fighting for first |
place In batting and rated among the
leading base runners.
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The True Word.

Two elderly New York clubmen who
have retired spend much of their time
gazing out upon the Fifth avenue
throngs from their leather rest chairs
at a club lounge window.
Charles B. Towns was seated near
them the other day. A very stunning
woman of middle age passed in
handsome turnout.
81 wonder how old she ISL" said one.
"WOman is as old as she looks" was
the reply.
There was a pause. "And man Is
not old until he quits looking" said
the first-and both resumed their gaz-
ing.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-08-17
A Turkish Love Story.

A Turk knocked at his beloved's
door, and voice answered from with
in, "Who is there?"
Then he answered. sit is l."
Then the voice said, "This house will
not hold thee and me-
And the door was not opened.
Then went the lover into the desert,
where there is nothing but Allah, and
tasted and prayed in solitude.
And after year he returned and
knocked again at the door.
And again the voice asked, "Who is
there?"
And he said, "It is myself"
And the door was opened to him.
Exchange.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-08-17
ALFALFA PASTURE FOR PIGS
Sweet Glover Is Another Early Crop
on Which Young Animals Thrive
Rape Also Favored.

Alfalfa is one Of the best pastures
for growing pigs. Sweet clover is one
of the earliest pasture crops on which
pigs thrive almost as well as on alfal-
ia. Rape is good forage crop which
Is ready six weeks after planting. II
can be sowed In the corn at the time
AZ thu last cultivation
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-08-17
KNOWS A GOOD BALL PLAYER
MANAGER Clark Griffith Of Washington
Made No Mistake When He
Held Onto Joe Judge.

Clark Griffith knows good player
when he sees one, which he often does
when others can't see at all. Take the
case of Joe Judge, for instance. Joe
Is playing fine game for Washington
ut first base, much to the surprise OF
everybody except Griffith. Griff two
wears ago let Gandil out In order to
make room for Judge and everybody
fold him he'd regret it, But Griff
new better. and now he has proved IT.
The circle banner. [volume] (Circle, Mont.) 1914-1939, 1917-08-17
CARE FOR YOUR SKIN
And Keep 1t Clear by Daily Use Of
Cuticura-TraI Free.

A hot bath with Cuticura Soap fol-
lowed by gentle amounting with Cuti-
cura Ointment clears the skin or scalp
In most cases Of eczemas, rashes and
itching of children and adults. Make
Cuticura your everyday toilet prepare
lions and prevent such troubles.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. L,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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An. Apology.

"Are you not ashamed to use pol
soned arrows?
"Im doing the best I can in my linn
tied way" whimpered the savage. "Of
course, poisoned arrows only get 'em
one at a time. But we lack the me-
chanical facilities for wholesale opera
lions with U-boats"
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Her Idea

Wifey-James, make little garden
for me In the back yard.
Hubby-Going into amateur garden
ing?
Wifey-Yes; I get some bird seed
and I'm going to try to raise canaries.
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His Wife,s Little Shot.

'I'm glad you're over the draft age"
"Whyw
sarhink how Inundated I should be
to have to admit that I was dependent
on your stfngy salary every week for
my living"
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war, while Outfielder Bill Rumler is
pretty certain to join the army before
he will accept a minor league berth.
Another would-be soldier is Tod Sloan,
substitute infielder, and he and Rum
Ter plan to enlist together.
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The worlds normal yield of the six
great cereals ranges from 16,O00,OOO,O 900
to 19,OOO,000,000 bushels.
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The Only Way.

"Senor, can you handle any Wills
money!"
"That depends. Is it baled ?'-Louis-
vile Courier-Journal.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-04-18
Old Looks (?
BY DIR. L. H. SMITH

Persons suffering from too much uric
acid in the system frequently look older
than they should. They age faster and
the appearance Of gray hair or bald
head in early years is, indeed, often a
sign Of uric acid. The face appears
lean and haggard, lines and wrinkles
appearing in young men or women.
The best way to combat this prema-
ture age and the obstruction to the
arteries and faulty circulation is Of the
simplest: Drink copiously Of pure water
between meals. This will not make
you fat, as it is only the water taken
with the meals that fattens. Obtain at
any drug store a package Of Anuric,
double strength, which is to be taken
before meals, in order to expel the uric
acid from the system. The painful ef-
fects Of backache, lumbago, rheuma-
tism, govt, due to uric acid in the blood
should quickly disappear after treat
ment with Anuric.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-04-18

S, s7ea se EsAs saNa nj
4af Lond0ha announces that the British
sweep east. Of Arras turned the north
ern Iiyot Of the famous Won aHinden-.
burg Enc and large forces Of british
troops are pressing far beyond the top
of that German barrier, which was pre-
pared after months Of labor. More
than 1000 Germans .taken during the
last two days already have been
counted. :
!.
Without dissenting vote, the Min
nesota state senate at, st. Paul passed
the Sullivan bill appropriating 81 Co.,
600 to be used for war purposes in Min
nesOta. '~%
The state department at Washington
was notified that The American liner
New York struck a mine five miles off
Liverpool bar. No casualties are re-
ported. The steamer proceeded to Liv
erpool.
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European Wa" News

The official British report to London
says the British troops advanced from
two to three miles along a front ex-
tending II miles in the vicinity of Ar
ras. The famous Vimy ridge, which
has been the scene of many hard bat
ties since the beginning Of the war,
was captured by Canadian troops. More
than $500 Germans were taken prison
er. Twelve towns were captured.
German positions in the region Of
Lombartzyde, Belgium, were pene-
trated at two points, the French war
office announces at Paris.
A German destroyer was sunk and
another was damaged severely off the
Belgian coast by British airplanes, the
admiralty announced at London. The
raid occur near Zeebrugge.
More than 1900 Russians, Is guns
and $50 machine guns and mine-throw-
ers were captured by the Germans in
their attack on the Russian bridge
head on the Stokhod, the Berlin war
office announces.
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Washington

The senate at Washington passed the
administration bill providing a penalty
Of $4,000 fine and 80 years. imprison-
ment for destroying or attempting to
destroy war material or any instru-
mentality of transportation used for
such material.
Oregon's law, fixing minimum wages
for women, the first compulsory mini
mum wage statute ever before the Su-
preme court at Washington, was up
held as constitutional by an equally di-
vided court. Similar compulsory laws
Of Washington, Colorado, Wisconsin,,
California, Utah, Minnesota and Ohio
likewise were sustained.
Rear Admiral James II. Oliver was
formally nominated by President Will
son at Washington as governor of the
Virgin islands, formerly the Danish
West Indies. he already is on his
way there.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-04-18
TAKE TAI !. OVER D | R. VESSELS / !.
United States Authorities u !. Seize
German Ships.
DEPUTY MARSHALS IN CHARGE
Action Follows Almost ImmediateIt
After Passage by Congress of Res
olut'on Declaring That a
State of War Exists.

New York, April 6.-Seizure of Ger
man merchant vessels that took refuge
IN Atlantic ports at the beginning O!
the war began almost Immediately at
ter congress passed the resolution dc
clarlng state of war between thu
United States and Germany.
Ihe collector Of the port at Boston
was the first to act. The federal of
hclals at New London, Conn.,, Balti.
more, New York and Philadelphia, fol
lowed quickly. In a few hours United
States deputy marshals were in charge
OF German vessels at these ports, rang
ing in size from the majestic Water.
land Of 54,2S2 gross tons, to small sail
ing vessels.
The port officers acted on orders is
sued by the secretary of the treasury
1t was understood that the move did
not involve confscation and that the
vessels are held as n measure of
safety. There was no announcements
as to whether the government should
take over the ships for It's use and pay
for them after the war.
German vessels now in American
ports number 81 with gross tonnage
of about 100000. y
Since the president delivered his war
message to congress these ships had
been under a heavy guard stationed
by the collector of the port.
Their officers have said that, lying
| at their docks since the beginning Of
the war, these vessels have become so
fouled and their slips so choked with
| mud that it would have been virtually
impossible for them to get away unless
they were extricated by dredges.
At various times there had been re-
ports that the machinery and boilers
| had been wrecked by their German
| crews, but Of this there was no official
confirmation.
Chancellor McGovern, after board
ing the North German Lloyd steamer
! Whitehead at New London, said that it's
engines were apparently in good condi-
| ton.
The ships taken over, ports in which
| they were seized, and their tonnage
and value, are as follows:
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st. Paul, Minn.-''

to try out this Anuric. have been
greatly benefited by it, and certainly
advise everyone suffering as did td
take the Anuric Tablets MRS. +. II,
MARSHALL, 1907 Gaultier st.
DR.. Pierce's reputation is back of
Anuric and you know that his Pleas
ant Pellets for the liver and his Fa-
vorite Prescription for the Ills Of wom-
en- have had splendid reputation for
the last so years.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-04-18

which brought me out of it all right, so
l am now well and do all my homework,
besides working in my garden. Several
Of my neighbors have got well bv TAX
ing Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable CON-
pound, Mrs. VIOLA F1N1CAL, Wagon.
er, Okla.
Such warning symptoms as sense of
sutfocatlon, hotfashes, headaches, back
aches, dread of impending evil, timidity,
sounds in the ears, palpitation of tho
heart, sparks before the eyes, irregu-
larlties, constipation, variable appetite,
weakness and dizziness should be needed
by middle-aged women. Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound has carried
many women safely through the crisis.
The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-04-18
Domestic

A monstrous patriotic parade and
meeting was held at Keokuk, Ia. Thou
sands were in line and patriotic songs
were sung.
Eleven hundred and twenty-five mar
riage licenses were issued in Chicago
in one day. Cupid's army was an army
of "slackers" by their own admission.
Hundreds of young men openly boast
ed they were Cheating the trenches"
J. A. Nicholson of Racine, O.. was
killed, and his son suffered broken
leg when the packet Tell City was
blown against lock wall at dam No.
10 in the Ohio river at Little Hook
ing o., and sank.
One hundred and twelve persons,
most of them women and girls, lost
their lives and 121 were injured by a
series of terrific explosions in the
shrapnel building of the Eddystone
Ammunition corporation at Eddystone,
Pa.
John Deering, prominent banker at
New York, was accidentally shot dead
by Wild bullet discharged by prf-,
vate of the Seventy-f1rst regiment in an
effort to halt three SUSPECT 'us charac-
tiers.