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The Harrison times., 1917-03-24

A striking object lesson in the pos
sibilities in diversified farming Is
found in the achievement OF j. II.
Martin, a farmer in the Spring Hill
community seven miles south Of
Hope, who is succeeding under the
plan suggested by the Let Arkansas
Feed Herself" slogan
The Harrison times., 1917-03-24

John Lawrence Clendinin Of Harri.
son was nominated for register Of the
land Office there.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-13
Quality Job Printing--D Daily Alaskan
NOTLCE OF SETTLEMENT OF FINAL ACCOUNE

In the United States Commissioners
 Court for the Territory os Alas
 ka, sAagway Precinct at skag-
 way, Alaska, Before the Hoh, B.
 A. Rnsmuson, Commissioner, ano
 Ex-offioio Probate Gudga. In Hhe Matter of the Estate ct An
 na Cassidy. deceased.
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that Frank suffecool, the admdzis- trator Of the estate of Anua Cas- sidy, deceased, has rendered, pre- sented, and filed tn the aboYs e1ht- led court, his final account of his administration Of said estate; and tha hearing of Sks same has basu fixeil by said court for the 1Tth, aa Of July, 1917 at So o'clock. fla Eha forenoon of said daE, at tho Un&tSd States Court House, la skagEaY, Al" aska, and all persons lnteTestsd in said estate are notified to appear at said time and file 1ny oD1ecnona they may have to sadd account and to show cause if any they hRT4, why said final account shoula Ros be allowed.
 Edward H. Rssmus6n.
 Commisloger and e1-ofHcto Rru- bate Judge.
 First pubHes ton May, 1Sth, zS17. Last publication July, 10th, 1917,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-13

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 will sell cheap if you get quick
 Will atrrange terms. Keller Bros- Drug Company. t.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-13
SYSTEM AND PRINTING

Don't put t of, but order your printing ROW which ysu will Reed when you put IE youE new system.
 The Daily 'AlaskaG job department Is peter equipped Ehan eEez Co do your work. Pr4ees right and work executed. tf.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-13
BtbIe Colors.

The natural colors mentioned in the Bible are white, black, red, yellow and green. The only fundamentary color of which the ancient Hebrews appear to have had clear conception was red. They had no scientific knowledge of colors.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-13
Nmltn lmnLrN

Mistress-They say there are 10,OO0,- 900 germs on the cap of a milk bottle. Maid-Sure, ain't it lucky 1t don't wear a coat and pants?-Town Topics.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-06-13

Our display for your selection Is HOW complete on
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24
THE BARLEY ACREAGE.
National Crop Improvement servIce.l


In 1915 we raised nearly 29,000,000
bushels on 100000 acres. We did not
fare so we'll in 1916 on account of the
bad season. On seven and one half
million acres we raised 181 100000
bushels The price of barley will war
rant a large increase in the acreage
this year. Forty-eight million bushels
Of barley were matted and about 25,-
100000 of that 48,000,000 was sent
back in the shape of feed to the farm.
AS an economic problem, it would
seem that the high price of barley for
mailing would greatly offset any feed
ing-value, if any, lost thereby.
The season for planting barley is
one week late, and therefore, barley
can be put in to advantage up to the
10th of May and perhaps the 18th. II
is generally the best farm practice to
put barley in just ahead of corn plant
ing. There is less labor in producing
a field of barley than field of corn
and a great deal less risk. If you are
short of labor on your farm it will pay
you to put in some barley.
If you put in all Of your crops and
still have some land idle, both oats
and barley can be sown for hay or
green feed which will be immensely
valuable this year.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24
Hats Off to the Cow;
She's a Friend to Man
By F. NJ. WOODS

Grand and noble brute, of all mans
animal friends she is the greatest! To
her we owe the most Examine into
all the channels of trade into which
she enters and note the result should
she be blOtted out. \ Sunday stiffness
would pervade the great stockyardS OF
our large cities and grass would grow
I'm the streets. One-half the freight
trains that pillow the continent from
ocean to ocean would SidetrNck, for
there would be nothing for them to do.
Fifty per cent of the employees would
draw no pay on Saturday night and
our tables would be bare of the great
est luxuries With which they are now
loaded. The great plains of the West
that the COW has made to blossom like
the rose would revert to the Indians
from whence they came and millions
of prosperous homes would be de-
Stroycd.
None other like the COW. There is
not n thing from nose to tail but what
IS utilized for the use of man. We use
her horns to comb our hair. her skin
is on our feet and horses backs. Her
hair keeps the plaster on our walls,
her hoof makes glue and her tail
makes soup. She gives US our cream,
our milk, our butter and cheese, and
her flesh is the meat of all nations.
Her blood is used to make our sugar
white. her bones when ground make
valuable fertilizer, and even the con-
tents Of her paunch she has herself
put through the first chemical process
for the manufacture of the best quality
of white board paper and now it has
been discovered that that paper can be
made into the best false teeth. Oh,
YOU who would abuse the COW, l wish
that [ could for once take from your
table as You are about to sit down to
the evening meal all that the COW has
placed thereon. ia take up the cupful
of milk sitting by the babys chair. I'd
take the cream biscuit, the custard pie
tho cream for coffee the butter, the
cheese. the smoking roast Of beef or
steak or the sweet cOrned plate of
iuicv meat In fact, Ed leave you &c
make your meal upon Irish potatoes
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24

under the following year IS :; Manur-
ing crop. In this way it supplies an
enormous amount of organic matter as
we'll as nitrogen to the soil.
In fact, good stand of hairy vetch
becomes so heavy and matted that Il
thorough disking of the land is nee
essary before attempting to pillow it
under The vines of hairy vetch often
attain Il length of six or seven feet.
The plant has narrow leaves, Silvery
foliage, and bears violet blue flowers
in One-sided clusters.
Raising vetch for seed in Wisconsin
is not recommended. Its use as a for
age crop is also questioned, as cattle
frequently turn up their noses" at this
plant.
Fall-SOWn vetch must be watched
carefully and plOwed under at the
right time, or ''yO!unteer" seeding may
take place on the land. Authorities
state that hairy vetch should be
plOWed under when the first blossoms
form, since blooming occurs unevenly,
and the first blossom may mature seeds
before the last ones are fully open.
When vetch is used rs a sOiling
crop the sowing of rye or wheat as
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24
DONT'S THAT SAVE MONEY

"DOn't complain about the high cost
Of living until you've taken time to
study your budget" says an authority
in an adjoining state. Remember that
it's not the food eaten that costs so
much as that wasted by poor economy.
do YOU know the best way to dis
pose Of leftOvers is not to have any?
Use good judgment In amounts bought
and methods Of preparation.
Don't buy potatoes in large guam
titles unless you can store them.
'Do you know how to serve rice In
many varieties? 1t can be served for
every meal so differently that friend
husband will never know it.
'Don't let the family tire of food
which is wholesome and cheap by serv
ing it in the same way every time.
''Do you add your fuel bill to your
food bill? If cheap cut Of meat re-
quires hours Of cooking, the extra coal
or gas bill may cut its economy.
Don't be extravagant in using left
overs. Bread pudding is expensive
Better make crumbs Of the
stale bread to piece out a meat loaf or
use in an escalloped dish.
Remember that deep fat frying re-
quires a lot Of expensive fat. Why not
use it in some more economical way?'
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24

crop" par eXcellence-a point that
must never be overlooked, for no man
knoWeth when trouble comes to smite
his first paintings.
In the northern clearings the anX-
iOuS settler will find soy beans trusty
crop, especially on sandy soils. Soy
beans planted in 1910 at Spooner,
Washburn county, on freshly broken
sod land gave d yield of $500 pounds
Of hay for the Ito San variety and 1000
pounds for the Early Black. Near
CrivitZ, Marinette county, the follow
ing season Early Black soy beans
made nearly two tons of hay and 16
bushels of seed from one acre.
From II to 40 bushels of seed an
acre was the range Of production. Be
sides being rich in fats and oils the
seeds are richest in protein Of all the
various seeds used to feed live stock.
They contain about as much digeSti-
bic protein and much more digestible
fat than linseed meal. They are bet
ter than cOttOnSeed meal for dairy
COWS, but must be fed sparingly in this
case owing to their tendency to cause
soft butter.
The hay crop is cut when the pods
are well formed, but before the leaves
turn yellow and the stems become
woody. Yields vary from one to three
tons an acre. Soy bean hay has fully
as much crude protein as alfalfa hay,
one and a half times as much as red
clover hay, and more than four times
as much as corn fodder with ears.
third beans and tWo-thirds corn;
planted with corn planter, harvested
with corn binder, cut thoroughly and
packed well in the silo makes decid-
eddy good silage for dairy COWS.
If intended for seed, the Wisconsin
Early Black is best under wide range
Of conditions. The Ito San or Medium
Early Green varieties are adapted for
forage rather than seed. On clay soils
SOY beans require from week to 20
days longer in which TO reach full ma
turity.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24

rye in killing quack grass. On teldS too
large for summer fallow methods, or
where the loss of Il crop would be felt,
the sowing of winter rye and vetch
after grain harvest is advised. This
practice, however, works out best on
Well-drained land. Two bushels of rye
and from twenty to thirty pounds of
hairy vetch per acre are recommended.
Both the rye and vetch make rapid
growth, and will come up before the
Quack grass gets Il chance to recover.
The vetch makes Il good fall growth and
covers the ground like carpet. The
following spring the rye and vetch are
on the job and choke out the quack
grass once more, Then at cOrn-plant-
ing time the area may be turned under
for green manure and the land put into
corn or potatoes.
Providing the hay crop is short at
this period, the rye and vetch may be
cut for hay before blowing the land
for cultivated crops, Experience has
proved that Wisconsin farmers who
follow similar methods will find vetch
in combination with winter rye to be
one of the best-knOWn quack grass ex-
terminatOrS.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24
More Farmers See Need
of Tanning Mills
By HENRY LUNZ
Agricultural Experiment Station of the
University Of Wisconsin
Good seed. we'll selected,
Is prosperity protected.


High yields are one essential to
meet the increased cost of production
and star bOarderS or lOaferS cannot be
tolerated in the gEanary any longer
than in the dairy. Loafers are rs com
mon in plant as in animal life, and
upon their determination depends to
large degree our profit. Not only
must the seed we SOW have good an
cestry but it must be q strong and
healthy representative of such parent
stock. Small, immature, or diseased
seed, no matter how good the ancestry,
is of little value for reproduction. 1t
is essential that we fight the battle
against adverse weather conditions,
disease and insect pests with strong,
healthy stock. The weather is beyond
our control, insect pests and disease
can be controlled only to q certain eX-
tent, but we can largely overcome
these by selection of good seed stock.
The stOckman judges the future pro-
duction of an animal by personal ex-
animation Of each individual, and past
records Of both it and it's parentage.
In seed selection examination OF each
individual is impossible, and thus
some mechanical means of separating
the poor prospects from the good is
necessary.
Mills for separating and cleaning
seeds have been in use for many years.
Before the advent Of the hand-turned
mill farmers used to take advantage
of windy days and clean their grain
by pouring it from one bucket to an
other, thus allowing the wind to blow
the chaff aside as the grain fell into
the lower cOntainer.
The modern tanning mill is almost
a wizard when it comes to cleaning
and separating seeds. The right mill
in skilled hands will do seemingly i'm
possible things.
Seed separation depends upon diff
ference in size and difference in
weight. Some machines take advan-
tage of one Of these principles and
others both. According to size seeds
are separated by sleeves; according to
weight by a blast Of air that can be
regulated to suit the operator. The
best mills take advantage Of both size
and weight and make each separation
separately The mill that most sue
cessfully cleans grass and clover seeds
allows no wind to strike the sieves.
The seeds are first separated accord
ing to size and afterWard according
to weight.
The best sleeves are made Of scme
non-rusting material as zinc, in which
the holes are made by perforating the
plate with punch. Wire sieves are
sure, sooner or later to spread in
places, thus destroying their efficiency.
Advertisers often claim simplicity
for their mills with the statement that
anyone can operate them. In many
cases it is nearer the truth that any
factory can make tanning mill but
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24

1t takes an expert to operate one.
Many mills are too complicated. No
mill should divide the original sample
into more than two or three grades.
1t should be well balanced having as
few moving parts as possible. Ease or
running and efficiency is increased if
the speed of fan can be varied with
out changing that Of Sieves, thus bring
ing blast under more perfect control.
Sleeves should be of easy access for
purposes of removal and cleaning.
The operator should study the mill
and directions sent with it by manu-
facturers. The top sieve should be
just large enough to allow the seed
that is being cleaned to pass through,
and the lower sieve just small
enough to keep them from passing
through. After this separation the
seed which is Of an even size drops
into the blast where the light seeds
are blown out. The heavy ones drop
into a receptacle provided for them.
One secret of good separation is uni
form speed of the mill and this is diff
cult to obtain with hand power.
small gasoline engine saves a back
ache and enables one man to do the
work of two, and do it better
After separation the good, strong,
healthy seeds are available for seed
ing and being Of good weight they CON
tain sufficient nOuriShment to carry
the Seeding through until it is able
to take care of itself.
Not only are the best seeds avail
able for sowing but the light and i'm
mature lots that contain considerable
food value are available for feeding
purposes If these were SOWn the pos
sibliticS are that they would not
grow, or fail to produce a new plant.
Get at that mill now and clean your
seed grain for next springs planting.
1t will pay, and pay big.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24

best pickles, and toOthnicl1s. No
other animal works for man both
day and night by day she gathers food
and when we are asleep at night she
brings it back to re-cheW and manu-
facture into all the things of which |
speak. She has gone with man from
Plymouth Rock to the setting sun. 1t
was her sons that drew the prairie
schooner for the sturdy pioneer, as
inch by inch they fought to prove that
"WeStward the Star Of Empire takes
its way" And the old cow grazed
along behind and when the days
march was done she came and gave
the milk to fill the mothers breast to
feed the sucking babe that was per-
chance to become the future ruler of
his country.
Who says that what we are to q
great extent we do not owe TO mans
best friend, the COW? Treat her kind
~, gently, for without her, words fail
me to describe.
1t was the COW that made it posi-
bic for man to change the great Amer
lean desert into a land OF happy and
prosperous homes. When she came,
the buffalo disappeared, the Indian
tepee gave way to the church. school
house, AMI home, and where once the
wild wolves hoWled today children
prattle, grass grows, flowers bloom,
and birds sing.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24
STILL TIME TO SOW BARLEY.
National Crop Improvement servIce.l

National Crop Improvement servIce.l
The seeding time Of barley should
be done later than that of oats or
spring wheat, as an early spring frost
is more detrimental to young barley
than to other small cereals. The sea-
son is usually week later. In Canada
barley is sown up into June, but that
is not advocated in this country. Still,
the second or third week in May will
probably be safe this year.
A drill or broadcast seeder is COM
monty used and the barley is sown
at the rate Of IL to 2 bushels to the
acre Where it is desirable to seed the
land down to clover and timothy, to
~ bushels of seed barley as nurse
crop is sufficient.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24
NEXT YEARS CROP
Let Us Begin Now to Organize for
More Prosperity!
National Crop Improvement servIce.l

National Crop Improvement Serylcel
It is one Of our American traits to
speed up to high tension for few
days and then to relapse into our old
"easy-going" habits. If we can only
learn by experience that we must or
ganiZe against emergencies of all
kinds for peace and war, this excite
ment will not have been in vain. 1t
will do little good to shout at the far
mer through a megaphone. He knows
his business and is doing just as good
as he can under the circumstances. II
there is any improvement to be made,
it is to improve circumstances. Our
prosperity depends upon the prosper
ity of the farmers and it is our duty to
get him the best price possible consis-
tent with quality. If we want the far
mer to do better, we must do better
by him. However, he can find no COM
plant about the present prices nor for
several years to come. We may be
too late to do very much more this
spring, although we still have barley,
corn and potatoes to put into the
ground We should organize for serv-
ice in this county and get ready for
early fall blowing after harvest.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24
MONEY FOR FARMERS.

Many of our farmers will not have
money enough to put in a maximum
crop. This should not be the case. OF
course, during this war excitement 1t
is pretty hard to get onyone to do any
thing but run around in circles, but
the greatest business problem we
have is to finance our farmers so that
they can get the maximum results for
themselves and for our community
We believe that if the banks will ask
young farmers and tenants who have
not established their credit, to make
a statement regarding what they want
to do with the money, that they will
take very little risk in advancing
whatever money any farmer will in
diligently use this year.
It is true that the federal reserve
banks will re-discount farmers paper,
but they do it entirely on the credit
of the bank asking for the re-discount.
We believe that our business men
would be very glad to pro-rate any
loss that any bank would make in ex-
tending loans to any farmer who
wants to increase the production of
his farm even though his land may be
mortgaged all that it can stand.
Especially in those counties where
county agents can advise and O. K.
the project, our bankers should have
no hesitancy in furnishing whatever
money may be required. There is very
little risk because the world is short
Of food and everything will be high
for this year and probably several
years to come.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24
Germs of Prosperity
Natures Nitrogen Monopolists)
THE SOY BEAN

later. Good crops
of hay have been
o b t q i n e d from
beans planted af-
ter June Is, and
even as late as
July 1. Planting
in drills to allow
i n t e T til lage is
considered t h c
best prac tt C e.
The seedbed is
prepared in much
the same manner
as for corn or
other cultivated
crops.
The soy bean
is the friend OF
poor soils and
the Good Sama-
l'itan to Ia n d :
that have been
w i n d S w e p t or
robbed OF preVl'
Gus crops by
drought or disas.
ter Of any kind,
1t is the "catch
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24
Germs of Prosperity
(Nature's Nitrogen Monopolists)
HAIRY VETCH

supporting crops
is not necessary.
Increased yields
of corn on the
state experiment
fields at Sparta
and Ellis Junction
were realized by
the use of hairy
vetch as a sOiling
crop, REINFORCED
with applications
of phosphorus
II n d potassium
fertilizers.
The seed in
SDection depart
ment, College OF
\ e ricul t ure,
" hose duty it is
10 pl Il II W e e q
eradication cam
paigns, have sug-
geSted Il profit
able use for hairy
Vetch in cOnnec-
ton with winter
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24

commonly termed, is grown for five
purposes in WiScOnSin-fOr seed pro
ductiOn, for hay, for slage when mixed
with corn as green manure, and as
pasture for hogs.
The plant is leafy, upright annual,
growing three to four feet in height.
a covering Of fine hairs over the leaves
and stems distinguishes it from cow
peas, q legume not as well adapted to
the extremes Of WiScCnSn'S climate. It's
growing season varies with different
varieties from 90 to 100 days or more.
in planting it, care must be taken to get
pure, high terminating, nOrthern-g grown
seed.
Soy beans use lime as a tonic, espe-
cialIy on sour, sandy land. Lime seems
to add great VigOr to their bodies and
promotes rapid growth. Increased
yields of from GG to IT per cent were
noted on test plots where lime had
been used at the state experiment sta
ton farm at Ellis Junction, Marinette
county, on light, sandy soil. In 1911,
at this place soy beans on unlimed
soil amounted to 2.27 tons an acre. The
lined plots yielded at the rate of COG
tons.
incubation before planting soy
beans makes little or no difference in
the gross weight of tbe crop harvest
ed on rich soils, according to Observa-
lions in this state. 1t does, however,
make a big difference in the feeding
value of the crop. There is usually
much more protein in soy beans grown
in inOculatcd soil than on land not so
treated
IN any event. soy beans grown on
poor, sandy soil require inOcuation in
order to get Il thrifty stand Soil
laden with SOY bean nitrogen fixing
germs may be obtained at cost of de-
livery by application to the state eX-
pertinent station. Madison, or any Of
the branch station farms.
AS q rule soy beans are planted at
the usual time for corn, but when in
tended for hay, they may be planted
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1917-05-24

Hairy vetch is
another poor reIa-
ton" of the legume
f a m il y, but like
many people in like
circumstances, this
plant is honest and
deserving in many
particulars.
In w i S con $ i n
hairy vetch is be-
coming known far
and wide as Il good
soiling crop. a fair
forage plant, and q
remarkably sturdy
weed eradicatOl',
especially with Win
ter rye.
The fierce rays
of "Old Sol" on
summer days wilt
a n d discourage
hairy vetch, hence
it is at its best
W h e n planted in
the fall and DlOWed