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The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-13
AT TION!!
Change In Townley Dates

Word has been received from the headquarters
OF the Nonpartisan League at Great Falls that the
! dates for the Big Nonpartisan League Picnic at
Brush Lake must be changed from June 9th and
18th as has been advertised to Friday, July 18th
and Saturday. July 18th. The famous Walter
Thomas Mills will speak Friday, July 18th and
President Arthur C. Townley will speak Saturday.
July 18th, both at o'clock in the afternoon
Every farmer and person interested will please
announce the fact of teis change to friends and
neishbors Don't forget and be there July II 9. Ia.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-06-13

Froid will have a candidate for
sheriff, county attorney and county
treasurer at the next general election
Poplar Standard.
Froid want to be fair about this
thing. She says, "Here now, if we
will let the main line elect Lowe and
"Hux" to Office, they certainly should
be willing to vote for US for county
seat"
Fair enough, aims it?
Certainly.-Poplar Standard.
This paper does not like unfair
politics and in that connection we wish
to deny most emphatically the rumor
that at the next session of the legis-
lature Froid is going to try and
have the county name changed from
Roosevelt to- Schnitzler. We are
against Froid in this county seat
fight, but we believe in playing fair
and when talk of that sort is sprung
it is not right.-Poplar Standard.
Of course, where that talk probably
sprung from is through leaking out
of Froid's plans. You see after
few years Froid expects to create
new county, but even then it isn't
going to be called Schnitzler. Just
plain "Schnitz" was to be the name.
And that would be all right, too.
For example, if some one asked you
where John Smith lived you would
sneeze and said in "Froid, county,
Continued on Page Eight)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25

| Georgia where agricultural agents
are located. The question often
arises as to what the service of a
county agent may be worth to
to the county does not exceed 5000,
it should not be difficult to show
whether this expenditure is justi-
fed by the returns secured. TO
some this might appear to be "a
very difficult task, and especially
would this be true of the man who
already thinks he possesses more
agricultural knowledge than he can
successfully use. The knocker will
be abundantly supplied with facts
cultural agent and can generally
prove to his own satisfaction that
If he had been selected everything
would have been different. But
what of the good, average, intelli-
gent, progressive, Industrious citi-
is puzzled by the problems his
friends bring daily to his attention
and wants the aid and advice of
man who has enjoyed opportunities
for acquiring information which the
average individual does not possess.
ly in favor of the county agent and
heartily indorses his work, because
while someone else has been arSu-
ing about thef agent he has been
availing himself of his service.
AS an Illustration of what a good
agent may accomplish in 9. county
wish to direct the attention of our
readers to a report handed me OF the
work accomplished in Newton coun-
ty by County Agent H. A. Bingham
during the year 1918. This report is
not dissimiIar to many others OH
file. 1t should be distinctly under
stood that it was not selected as
the best report, but rather as FUR.
nishing a conservative estimate OF
what an average agent might nope TO
achieve in the way of service ana
betterment to the agricultural con-
ditions of the community In Whlch
he works. One who will take the
trouble to familiarize himself with
the nature and character of the
records a county agent is required
to keep will see that these figures
are based on the actual s;tnpletton
of definite assigned tasks, and do not
represent so many figures set down
in a row at the end of the years
work A review of what has been
undertaken and accomplished will
no doubt surprise many as to the
great variety of calls and the nature
and extent of the service an agent
is expected to render.
In the case in question find
that IS corn demonstrations were
conducted on 572 acres of land.
The yield was approximately $500
bushels, an increase over previous
yields on the same land of 200
bushels This alone represents
monetary gain to the county of $5,-
900. How was this accomplished?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25
Farmers Urged to Buy
ONLY Labelled Seec

BUY labeled Seeds" is urgent ad-
vice to farmers from the bureau of
plant industry, United States depart
ment of agriculture.
No farmer can afford to sow field
seeds unless he knows their quality.
If he buys clover seeds, he should
know how much of it will grow and
how many weed seeds it contains. II
he buys orchard grass seed, he should
know how much chaff it contains and
how much of the seed is dead. Ii
he buys seed corn, he should know
conditions and how much of it may
be expected to make plans in the
field in a favorable season. If he
buys a mixture of alsike clover seed
worth $40 a 100 pounds, and timothy
seed worth $40 100 pounds, he
should know Invita- proportion of each
the mixture contains, and how much
of each kind will grow. If the farm
err does not have this kind of infor-
nation he is not sure of getting a
crop even in the best Of soil and with
the best of weather conditions. 1t is
incident to farming operations, in
Guiding interest, taxes and labor and
run the risk of not getting a stand
in the field.
Many states have laws regulating
the sale of farm seeds, restricting
the sale of 1ow-grade seed and requir-
ing the seller to make certain state
ments as to their quality. Many
farm seeds are sold by dealers in one
state to farmers in nearby states,
thus becoming interstate trade and
therefore not subject to state law.
With a view to bringing about
some means by which all agricultural
seeds passing in commerce might be
properly labeled, the secretary Of ag-
riculture, in the summer Of 1917,
asked representatives of the seed
trade to meet in Washington. 1t
was proposed at this meeting that
seedsmen should label all farm seeds
sold in lots of 10 pounds or more
with the percentage of pure seed and
the percentage of termination, to-
gether with the date of the ger
mination test. The majority of the
seed trade agreed to comply. with
this rule.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25

use as yet, though under truck crops
it Is likely to give G. more profitable
return than under general field crops.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25

seed m. L down by 100 pounds and
the acid phosphate by 100 pounds
and put in say 200 pounds of social
ed American potash, which is pre-
sumed to carry about 20 per cent of
available plant food. Truck crops
doubtless know, do better when lib
orally fortified. The formula should
be relatively high in nitrogen. From
say to AS per cent is about the
right amount of this material to use,
8 to per cent phosphoric, and ordi-
narily per cent of potash, depend
Smaller amounts will answer all
right on clay lands, while the larger
amounts should be used on sandy
soils. Potash, as you know, is still
very high in price, and, therefore,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25
DESIRABLE FERTILIZERS TO
USE UNDER MELONS

Q. S. M, WaycrOss, Ca, writes: I am
going to plant several acres Of melons.
The soil is light sandy. What fertiliz-
err would you recommend? How long
will it be necessary to put cotton seed
meal in the ground before planting the
melon seed?
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25

called American potash might be APP
piled to advantage under cotton,
corn and peanuts, particularly on
sandy lands. At ordinary prices no
crate amounts. Under existing cir
cumstances possibly sulphate of am
monia will furnish as much nitro
gen as any other carrier of this ele-
ment and it can be used to advan-
tage in your section Of the state.
You could, Of course, use nitrate of
soda, blood, tankage or any other
carrier of nitrogen which will fur
nish plant food at anything like the
same relative cost as sulphate of
ammonia.
Out of the materials in question
we would prepare for cotton a for
mula containing about 8 per cent
available nitrogen, 9 per cent avail
able phosphoric acid, and 2 per cent
of potash. For corn we would pre-
fer to use about 4 per cent nitrate,
8 per cent phosphoric acid and 2 per
cent potash. Under peanuts we
per cent phosphoric acid and 2 per
cent of potash. Peanuts, being le-
sumes, should not need to have any
nitrogen used under them. These
formulas we would use under cotton
end corn at the, rate 800 to- 500
rate of 500 pounds. We think it
well to put about 800 pounds under
the drill row for corn and cotton and
use say 200 pounds as a side-appli-
cation relatively early in the grow
ing season.
You will understand that you can
combine the elements suggested so
as to use not more than 200 to 800
pounds of sulphate of ammonia along
with 700 or 500 pounds of cotton
seed meal, 900 to 1000 pounds of
acid phosphate, and say 100 pounds
of some carrier of American potash.
The manner in which you vary the
materials will determine naturally
the percentages of plant food you
Obtain
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25


Almost any carrier of nitrogen can
be used with satisfaction under mel
ons. With reference to cottonseed
meal, it is possibly best to let it
come in direct contact with the seed
as 1t might injure the terminating
it better to apply practically all fer
tilizer SO that it will not come in con-
tact with the seed, though there may
not in some instances be any real
good reason for taking this position.
In fertilizing watermelons the idea
should be to promote the growth of
the crop as rapidly as possible, and
to this end we would suggest that
you use a formula relatively high
in nitrogen. We would advise the
use Of commercial fertilizer on a
basis of 500 to 1000 pounds per acre.
plant food are advocated with this
crop because it is not advisable to
use manure in association with the
crop because it is not advisable to
use manure in association with the
watermelon on account of the danger
Of spreading the fungus which causes
the wilt disease. This disease, as
you know, has proved destructive to
many fields of watermelons and has
caused the growers heavy loss on
that account.
The fertilizer for the most part
may be put under the hills when
the plant is done. There is no OBJ
lection, however, to putting the fer
tilizer in some days ahead of the
time selected for planting, probably
10 days would not be too long. We
would approve this time, especially
where cottonseed meal is to be made
the basis of the formula used.
Of course, you may prepare a
great many mixtures. We believe,
however, a good formula to use
would be about 900 pounds of nitrate
of soda or sulphate of ammonia, with
700 to 8oOApounds of standard grade
cottonseedm meal, and 1000 pounds of
acid phosphate. On very sandy soils
it might pay to use some potash. In
that event we would cut the cotton
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25
Fertilizers Suited to sandy Land

f. c., Geneva, Ga, writes: | would
like to have a formula for CONNER
cial fertilizer best suited for sandy land
for growing cotton, corn and peanuts.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25
ABOVE PERIO DICAL CICADA OR SO-CALLED SEVENTEEN
YEAR LOCUST. Below, locust, grasshopper.

This is a locust year." and the
usual popular fear and misappre-
hension attend.
People in that large part of the
United States over which the peri
odical cicada will appear are dis
greater damage than will occur
many times greater OF the remand
er Of the United States, large Sec
tons are under another misappre-
hension, which Is that the insect
about to appear is the real locust
that sometimes comes in devastating
hordes, sweeping across large Sec
cry green thing. The latter misap-
prehension is, perhaps, the more
widespread and disquieting, accord
ing to entomologists of the United
States department of agriculture.
People, who have had experience
with the real locust and the ruin it
works, never forget, and the word
locust" even though it be a mis-
homer, Is likely to be a signal for
dread.
Now, the periodical cicada, COM
monty called the 17-year locust-the
insect that will appear in 81 states
this spring is not locust at all. 1t
day cicada, or dry-weather fly. The
real locust--the devastating kind
is grasshopper.
The periodical cicada, miscal1ed
locust, is strictly an American in
sect. The real locust, commonly
called grasshopper, occurs in many
parts of the world and has had its
place in history for thousands of
years. There are many species. The
Schistocerca peregrina is the one
that plagued the Egyptians and
probably the one on which John the
Baptist fed. The one that has some
times ravaged the great plains and
other sections Of the United States
is the Melanoplus spretus, related
| species.
Have Little In Common
The real locust or grasshopper and
| the so-called locust or periodical CT
| cada have very little in common
nothing, in fact, except that both
| casionally have been used as human
| food, the former mostly by certain
| peoples of the near east and the lat
| ter by the Indians. ....
The real locust is an indiscrimi-
| nate eater, grain fields, corn fields,
meadows, pastures, weed patches
everything falls before him. The Pc
! riodical cicada or so-called locust is
! dainty almost beyond belief. 1t was
| long believed that this insect in the
| adult stage took no nourishment at
| all. On rare occasions it had been
| observed with its beak apparently
thrust into twigs, but it was not un-
| til II years ago, the last previous
appearance of the large brood that
| nitely determined that this belief
was erroneous. The "17-year To-
Gust" does eat while in the adult
stage, but it's diet is confined to the
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25
Stop Losing Chicks

Right methods will avoid this great loss.
Professor 7. e. QuisenbeIrT, Box 376,
Leavenworth, Kansas, acknowledged author
ity of poultry, has written / j., &ge bulle-
tin telling plainly just how o avoid Losses
and how to successfully raise baby chicks
and just how to feed them. Many otner
facts of value. Every reader should have
one of these bulletins, especially so. since
they are free. Write at once, copy will
be mailed to ycu free.-(Advt.)
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25

juices of plants. sucked, out in very
small quantities and without caus-
ing appreciate injury to plants.
So far as periodicity Of outbreaks
Is concerned, the real locust or
grasshopper is a law unto itself.
The hordes may appear any year or
not at all. The hordes of the "17-
year locust" or periodical cicada ap-
pear with a regularity that would
almost put to shame government
clock. In spite of their extremely
slow development under ground, the
multiplied millions of individuals
reach maturity and emerge almost at
the same moment and exactly IT
years from the date of the previous
the 17-year race. There is 49,
year race Of the periodical cicada.
But 1t is just as regular, just as
exactly on schedule, as the other
one.
Real Locust o Nonaad
The real locust is a sort of nomad-
ie militant. It's hordes, like those Of
Atilla, the Hun, or of Genghis Khan,
sweep hither and yon, always on the
move, destroying as they go. The
so-called 17-year locust or cicada is
character "Will O. the Mill" did not
stick SO closely to his birthplace as
does the periodical cicada. Literally,
ne abides always under his own
vine and fig tree" The tree from
which any individual cicada drop
ped as rlewly-hatched larva II
years ago Is the exact tree under
up which he will most likely crawl
to cast his pupal skin, and in which
he will meet his mate and sing his
love song, in which he will pass his
days OF decrepitude, and from which,
| in few weeks, hts dead body will
| fall, almost upon the spot where he
as a 1arva---fell II years before
Where the periodical cfcada came
into existence. there he spends his
days and dies.
Every crop suffers from the raw
ages of the real locust Only trees
suffer at all from the 17-year To-
Gust, and only very young fruit and
ornamental trees are likely to be Sc
verely injured. Methods Of prevent
ing or minimizing this loss have
been worked out and published by
| the department Of agriculture.
The insect itself can accomplish
comparatively little damage, but
fear of the insect may accomplish
a great deal, particularly If it is
based upon a confusion Of the cica-
da-1ocust with the grasshopper-lo-
Gust. Men, believing that the grass
| hoppers are to eat up their crops
this spring, might refrain from
planting certain things. 1t is inn
portant, therefore, that the confu-
sion be cleared up, that it be def
i nitely understood by everybody that
1.-The 17-year locust in 1919" means
the periodical cicada and not grass.
| hoppers.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25
That DeInon-strator

Have you an agricultural agent
know about him? Has he rendered
you any service? Has his work been
effective in lettering the agriculture
of the community he is attempting
to serve These are pertinent Ques-
tons, all of which will be quickly
answered in the affirmative in the
great majority of the counties in
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25

Lady Constance Stewart Richard
son, a noted English dancer and
sportswoman, has arrived in this
where she will take charge of the
work of the Russian War Orphans
Relief Fund. .
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25

One can use a great variety of fer
tilizer formulas on the crops you
mention and in the section of the
state in which you are interested.
Many factors will enter into the con-
sideration of just the materials
which should be selected for the pur-
pose you have in view.
First of all, we would be inclined
to use the cheapest source of nitro
gen. Presumably acid phosphate
will furnish available phosphoric
acid cheaper than anything else you
could buy. The use of potash is a
somewhat debatable question at
present prices. Where one has no
ashes to use possibly some of the So
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-27
JAPS TO TEACH
AMERICAN IDEALS

HONOLULU, T, H., Aug, 27-Re-
forms In the Japanese language school
system OF Hawaii were decided upon
here at a conference of As teachers.
The Japanese educators plan TO Amer.
icanize the schools and to stress the
work of intoxicating American ideals
in their pupils while retaining the
privilege Of studying their language
and culture.
The establishment Of a normal school
for Japanese teachers, with at least
part OF the staff to be composed OF
Americans, is to be taken up immedi-
ately. II was unanimously determined
that more attention must be paid N
the Japanese schools to the teachfWE
of American history, ideals and cug-
toms and the English language.
The issue was clearly presented to
the teachers by R. Moroi. Japanese
consul general. who declared that II
Japanese are to retain their privilege
of teaching the Japanese language,
they will have to do II in such a way
as to satisfy Americans in Hawaii.
He said the Japanese schools could
be so maintained that there would be
no fear Of ~disloyalty to the United
States. and that the schools must be
so conducted.
In the last territorial Legislature two
measures we're introduced for the reg
ulation OF foreign language schools In
Hawaii, both bills being killed. The
Japanese claimed their enactment
would force them to close their schools
and promised, II given time, to work out
a system that would meet all objec-
tons.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-27
DAILY INTERIOR.
NEW O COTTON.

NEW YORK, Aug, 27.-The cotton
market was quiet early today. Ner-
vousnesA over the labor situation and
easy cables led to scattered selling and
the opening was 8 to 16 points lower,
The heavy opening OF the stock market
was also a depressing factor, but after
selling off to 3l.55c for October and
81. SIC for January, or about % to %
points net lower, the market showed a
tendency to steady on bullish private
crop reports.
The weekly report of the weather bu.
eau was considered about a standoff,
and after its publication October sold
down to 81. soc and January to 81. zoe,
or IS to AZ points lower under a furry
of scattered liquidation and a little
Southern selling. The firmer ruling OF
sterling exchange was All encouraging
feature, however, and prices steadied
up again around midday on renewed
covering.
The early afternoon advance extend
ed to 81. 93c for October and 32.25c for
January, or Is to 20 points above yes
terday's closing on continued covering.
Futures closed barely steady and un-
changed to decline Of 4 points,
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-27
WEEKLY SUMMARY OF
COTTON BELT WEATHER

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Aug. 27.--The
temperatures continued seasonable, ex-
cept somewhat low in the Southwest,
with moderate to heavy rains and much
cloudiness in many localities. The cot
ton crop has made about average to
very good progress in the principal
sections Of North Carolina and portions
Of South Carolina, but elsewhere it has
been poor to satisfactory, varied in
Georgia from poor IN the south portion
to satisfactory in the north, and irregu-
lar in Alabama and Mississippi, but
mostly poor to average in those states
and generally very good in Tennessee.
Cotton has made satisfactory advances
in Central and Northern Arkansas, but
poor TO fair in southern, and in Okla
homa the advance has been fairly sat
~isfactory. Condition and progress has
been satisfactory in the west half OF
Texas, but mostly poor in the east half,
while in Louisiana the crop has de-
Perforated. Weevil damage continues
extensive in many southern localities
where picking is delayed by rain, Rain
had delayed corn harvest in some south
ern localities, but otherwise the condi-
tons are generally favorable for pas
lures, truck and other crops.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-08-27
E ORLEANS COTTON.

NEW ORLEANS, Aug. 2T,-Favorable
weather conditions over the belt caused
selling of cotton as soon a. the mar
ket opened today In the first half
hour of trading prices fell 20 to Il
points.
The weekly crop reports from the
government were considered to be bet
ter than expected and they increased
the selling pressure, Late in the morn
Ing the most active months were 30 to
40 points under the close Of yesterday.
Buying appeared during the noon
hour, which was attributed to foreign
spot interests. At | O'Clock all OF the
decline had beer recovered, the market
was II to is points over yesterdays
final prices,
Spots closed quiet at advance of Is
points; ordinary, 1925c; good ordinary,
21.25c; low middling, 26c; middling,
81. csc; good middliEg, 32.25c. Sales on
the spot, 1882; to arrive, none. Deliv-
cred on contract none,
Futures closed steady at decline of II
to advance of 4 points.