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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
GET MORE CHERRIES BY
APPLYING fertilizer
BY II. 1. RUSSELL,
Director Wisconsin Experiment Sta

ton.
The cherry interests in Door county
some years ago asked for the inaugu-
ration of experimental work to deter
mine the limiting plant food factors in
cherry production. Tests were begun
by the horticultural department in
1914 in an eight-year-old Early Rich
moRd orchard, planted 20 by 20 feet on
silt loam Of limestone origin, typical
Of most Of the cherry soils in that dis
trict. Fertilizers were applied annu-
ally, nitrogen being added in the form
of three pounds Of dried blood and one
pound Of sodium nitrate to each tree !;
phosphorus, seven pounds Of acid
phosphate to each tree, and potassium,
three pounds Of sulphate of potash
Clean cultivation was practiced and
for two seasons a cover crop of oats
was sown. In the other years, weed
growth was relied upon to furnish the
necessary cover.
Yield records were taken in 1914,
1915 and 1917. In 1916 and 1918 Sc
we're winter injury practically de-
strOyed the crop. The most definite
results obtained by r. III. Roberts and
G.. F. Potter Of the horticultural de-
partment from this experiment indicate
the value Of the heterogeneous fertilizer
used either alone or in combination
with phOsphoric acid and potash. Al
though no crop was harvested in 1915,
the foliage and vigor Of the tree
showed the distinct advantage of the
nitrogen plats. In 1917, the average
yield from each tree on the check plat
was 1914 pounds Of fruit, while those
on the plat receiving nitrogen alone
gave 82.5 pounds. Plats receiving nj
trogen showed an increase in yield,
while trees to which only potash and
phosphorus were added showed no gain
over check plats.
The use Of the heterogeneous fertilizer
also seemed to produce change in the
fruiting habit Of the tree. Trees receiv-
ing nitrogen carried large proportion
Of their crop on two and three year
old spurs. Trees receiving no nitro
gen produced their fruit almost entire
~ from lateral buds on One-year-old
wood. For best fruiting with the cher
ry it is desirable to have as many spurs
as possible developed. When the growth
OF the tree is such that new wood is
short, all Of the buds on the one-year-
old wood become fruit buds and, con-
sequently. spurs cannot develop. On
the other hand, If the tree is vigorous
and the new growths exceed foot In
length, many Of the lateral buds then
develop into spurs. It is therefore evil
dent that, for highest production, the
cherry must be encouraged to produce
rather seasonal growths, which occur
most markedly in the tree receiving nj
trOgen.
This increased growth, however,
raises another problem Of keep
Ing the tree within bounds and low
enough so as to make spraying and
harvesting easier. It is thus evident
at once that the question Of maintain
Ing maximum fruiting and spur pro-
duction must be intimately associated
with pruning.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
STATE OWES MUCH
TO ITS STOCK men
BY Il. L. RUSSELL

Director Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton Of the University Of Wisconsin.
The prosperity Of this state has been
largely dependent upon the develop
ment Of the live stock industry. Due
to a fortunate combination Of favorable
climate and soil, nearness to markets,
and prOgressiveness Of our farmers
Wisconsin has now become the leading
state in dairying, exceeding all others
in the number Of dairy cows and In
the amounts Of butter, cheese, and
evaporated and condensed milk manu-
featured. No small share Of Wiscon-
sins prosperity is also due to other
classes Of live stock-hogs, beef cattle,
horses, sheep, and poultry.
Years ago live stock farming saved
the fields of southern Wisconsin from
soil depletion, which had been reached
as result of wheat raising under the
single-crop system, and it is now con-
tinually bringing them to higher state
Of fertility. In upper Wisconsin today
the clearing of the land and the devel-
opment of live stock farming are for
tunately going forward hand in hand.
Hence these new lands should never
pass through the period Of soil robbery
and loss Of fertility, but should con-
tinually increase in crop-producing
power.
Important as are the breeding and
selection Of high-producing animals,
the profits from live stock Farming de-
pend fully as much, especially in these
days when feeds, lands, and labor are
all high in price, upon thorough
knowledge Of the value Of different
feeds and methods of feeding for the
various classes of animals.
The early Investigations Of the ex-
pertinent stations in animal feeding
were largely confined to comparison
Of the results secured with various
combinations Of the farm-grown grains
and roughages and the common milling
by-products when fed to the different
classes of animals. The findings Of
such trials nave now been put into
practice by progressive farmers, and as
result the feeding Of live stock has
been largely revolutionized within the
past twenty years by such practices as
the use of silage and legume hay for
dairy cattle. beef cattle and sheep, and
Of dairy by-products, tankage, and for
age crops for swine.
For the most part the more simple
problems Of stock feeding have now
been solved. Further progress de-
ponds largely upon a more complete
knowledge Of the fundamental princi-
pies underlying this science.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
State RecIaIms Land.


A stranger walking along a
lake drive became much inter-
ested in a nearby field. He
paused to look at the patch of
clover, the pasture, the corn. He
saw the pumping station. Some
way he thought there was
something interesting about this
field.
He hadn't wondered long when
his companion said: "This field
has an interesting story. From
cattails to corn and pasture
within few years has been its
career"
The two men were looking at
the 100-acre reclaimed marsh
field on the University farm at
Madison.
The pumping station on this
land" explained the Wisconsin
man, "is one Of the most sue
cessful in the state. You see
this field is lower than the level
of Lake Mendoza upon which it
borders. But that matters little
with the operation Of a good
pumping station like this
Some day Wisconsin is going
to have a great many more such
reclaimed fields than it has at
present. Approximately 7,OO0,-
600 acres Of marsh lands await
to be reclaimed. Most of these
acres are fertile, capable of pro-
ducing abundant crops.
With the drainage Of this
land, the agricultural resources
Of the state will be greatly in
creased. The reclaimed fields
have shown their ability to
make good"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
Old Paper Brings State $500.

What becomes Of the thousands OF
old pamphlets, books and waste paper
discarded by the many departments of
the state capitol? The sum Of 1,5OO
turned in to the state treasury is the
answer. An averageof 125 tons Of waste
paper during the year is baled and sold
to the highest bidder by M. f. Blumen-
field, superintendent Of public proper
ty. The high price Of so cents per hun
dred pounds is received for the paper,
which is gathered daily.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
License Plant Operating Soon.

The new auto license manufacturing
plant at the Waupun state prison will
soon be completed, according to state
officials. It is planned to have all the
1920 auto licenses made at the plant.
1t has been estimated the state will
save much by this innovation. Con-
tracing for the plates from private
firms coupled with the uncertainty OF
ready supply. has been source Of
irritation.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31

soiled litter. Very bad cases had best
be destroyed, for they would not re-
spOnd to treatment"
The keeping Of the pens and hog
house clean, even to the extent OF
white washing and disinfecting, is. &C.
cording to Doctor Hadley, the best
way to prevent "sore mouth" Success
In eradicating this disease rests in the
thoroughness with which the cleanup
methods outlined above are carried
ont
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
To Offer Aid in Saving Cattle.

at conference by A. T.. Van Scoy,
president of the Association Of Com.
merce; William George Bruce, general
secretary. and f. w. Luening, assist
ant secretary, 1t was determined that
Mr.. Luening Immediately start for the
drought-stricken districts Of Montana
and Wyoming to offer the help Of Wis
consin and to aid in the movement
Of cattle and sheep from the West into
the Great Lakes basin.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
Warns Dealers Of Oil AduIteration.

Dairy and Food Commissioners
George j. Weigle, Who has just return
ed from brief vacation declares that
wholesale fraud is being perpetrated
upon the farmers of the state princi-
pally in the sale Of so-ca1led linseed of
and turpentine, and as soon as he has
sufficiently warned dealers he proposes
to start prosecutions.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
Dlthmar in Race for Governor.

First signs Of an active campaign to
put Lieut.. Governor e. f. Dithmar in
the running for the governorshif In the
l92O campaign have appeared in petit
lions put in circulation by senators
friendly to Dithmar urging him to be-
come candidate. He was mentioned
several weeks ago as the probable La
Toilette candidate.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31

vetoes Vocational School Age Limit.
Governor Philip vetoed the bill
which would increase the age limit re-
quirement to attend vocational schools
to eighteen years, commencing with
1921. A similar bill which would apply
the same provisions in 1920 was vetoed
some time ago by the executive.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
Compile Capitol Directory.

A capitol directory with the name Of
every state employee, telephone num-
Der and office will be issued by the de-
partment Of public property early in
August. The directory, as now planned.
will comprise 26 pages and will be prin-
ted on one of the capitol multigraph
machines. The last directory was is
sued In 1915.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
Cotton In Korea.

By extension Of the area Of Korean
cotton cultivation, Japan expects to
make this It's chief source Of supply
and thereby enable it's spinning and
weaving industries to be independent
In foreign output. It is planned to have
under cultivation by the end Of 1925
100000 acres Of American cotton and
$4,000 acres Of native cotton.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31

And there's lot Of birds who can
speak eleven languages, but can't keep
still in one.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
s4 Foreign Students at U. Of w.

With "a students from II foreign
countries enrolled In Its student body
during the last quarter, the University
OF Wisconsin appears to be regaining
Its pre-war popularity among students
from other lands. China led with 16
students. Other countries represented
were as follows: Norway, 8; Canada,
8; Philippines, 6; Brazil, 8; France, s;
Japan, 3; India, 2; Porto, Rico, 2:
Chile. 1; Cuba, L; Denmark, 1 !; Hawaii,
1; Iceland, 1; Peru, 1; South Africa, J;
and Spain, ]
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
TO Have : clear sweet slir-

Touch pimples, redness, roughness
or itching, If any, with CuticurA ONT
ment, then battle with Cuticura Soap
and hot water. Rinse. dry gently and
dust on little Cuticura Talcum to
leave a fascinating fragrance on skin.
Everywhere 25c each.-Adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31

There can be no such thing as con-
ditiOnal citizenship.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
Always Sharp,

DO bees lose their temper?' asks
an exchange.
We know their stings don't.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
Delicate Mechanism

Despite its scope Swift &
Company is a business of in
finite details, requiring infinite
attention.
Experienced men must know
livestock buying with a knowl-
edge of weight, price, the amount
and quality of meat the live
animals will yield.
Eachmanufacturing operation must
be done with expert skill and scientific
precision. "A highly perishable product
must be handled with speed and care
to avoid loss.
Chemists, engineers, accountants,
and other specialists are required to
take care of our intricate problems.
Alert wisdom and judgment must
be used in getting stocks of goods into
the open channels of demand through
our four hundred branch houses.
Branch house organizations must
show activity and energy to sell at the
market in the face of acute compet-
ton from other large packers, and
hundreds of small ones.
All these requirements ofintelligence,
loyalty, devotion to the task, are met
in the personnel Of Swift & Company.
Yet the profit is only a fraction of a cent
per pound with costs at minimum.
How can the workings of this deli
cate human mechanism be improved
upon?
Do you believe that Government
direction would add to our efficiency
or improve the service rendered the
producer and consumer?
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
DecoIlete.

Doesn't that movie actress put on
airs?" well, she ought to put on
something.'-Film Fun.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
Expenses of the LEGISLATURE.

Up to July 10 the total expense of
the legislature had reached S181, OPT. 90,
according to accounts filed in the Sec
rotary Of states Office. The total ex-
pense of the 1917 session was but $685.
598.66. By the time the remaining SO
bills are signed it is believed the pay
Of clerical help and the appointive leg
islative officials for 1919 will run the
total close to 100000. The 1915 ses-
sion holds the record, with a cost Of
S206.674.76 for seven months work.
Increased cost Of living, supplies and
other ESSENTIALS account in part for the
100000 increase in appropriations
in the 1919 legislature.
Money spent by the legislature in
visiting Camp Grant and Milwaukee en-
masse to welcome returning soldiers,
in addition to small amounts spent in
printing minor committee reports, to-
tails $2,677.72, as compared with the
contingent expenditures in 1917 of
$493.O7. The sum expended out Of the
contingency fund is the largest by ST.
200 of any amount spent in the last
eight sessions. An extra appropriation
was necessary after the trip to Milwau-
kee.
Special joint committees cost the
state $2,483.41, while the two regular
joint mmittees-f1nance and visiting
cost So, 11O.O1.
Up to the present, legislative print
Ing has cost the state $50, 268.85, with
S6,293.74 for postage and other sup
plies. Seat contests, which failed to
unseat any Of the elected members,
cost the state 81, 1926.
Legislative employees salaries for
the most part represent an increase
over 1917. Increases in pay were al
lowed senate and assembly head off,
GERS. including the sergeants at arms
and chief clerks. The senate chief
clerks department cost $17,787, an In
crease Of $4,000 The senate sergeant
at arms department cost SIC, 489, an in
crease Of more than $1,000. The as
sembly departments were run at about
the same cost as before. Legislators
salaries and mileage remain the same,
with total Of ST., 146.50.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
May Investigate Strikes.

Under the Nolan Cancellation bill.
upon application Of the employer or %
Of his employees strikes In the state
may be investigated. The new concili-
alton board has no compulsory power.
1t has merely the right to make an In
vestigation of the conditions that ex-
list and to give the widest publicity to
the findings. Under the terms Of the
bill the Cancellation board will have
full power and access to all books and
records Of the Office and can call upon
all persons interested in the strike to
give information before that body.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1919-07-31
Jap Salt SHORTAGE.

There is shortage Of salt in Japan.
The deficit this year wifi be about
993, $4,000 pounds.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28

Once a week for Fifty-two full
weeks for only Two Dollars
Sent to any address in the U. S.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28
LEGAL ENERGY

The board of supervisors paid
$235 for extra legal advice the
first of the month in addition to
the county attorneys salary.
Of this amount'C. H. Jordan got
SIS and Sidney $3.50 for services
the county attorney is supposed
to generate with his legal illumi-
nation machinery.
This is good start for the new
administration to keep the coun-
try safe for the democratic party
at the expense of the taxpayers.
During some of the former ad-
ministrations, especially when
G. H. Jordan served as county
attorney, the supervisors were
called upon to pay large fees for
legal assistance. The quality Of
legal energy, when put on the
county market by these shining
lights of the legal profession,
ought to be retailed at not to ex-
ceed roc a yard but when render
ed in wholesale quantities it
should come cheaper. At the re-
tail rate it appears that the county
consumed surplus of two thous-
and three hundred fifty yards for
the month of January. If the
demand is going to be permanent
for monthly accounting during
the present term we will suggest
that the board of supervisors Sc
cure standard meter to register
the surplus legal energy used as
the taxpayers are entitled to know
how much is consumed, by whom
and for what purpose.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28
blies out of most of their en-

blies out of most of their en-
ployees.
The recent strike at Jerome
affords an example. The mine
owners gave notice of a reduc-
ton of IS cents in the daily wage
of the workmen to take effect
Immediately. The miners ques-
toned the matter and when the
full force failed to report for
duty the mines and smelters
were closed without argument
or furbelow throwing about SIX
thousand men out of employ
ment. Many Of the men have
dependent families and now find
themselves without visible means
of support. They are wobbling
into other towns looking for
work. The manager of the Uni
ted Verde mine, owned by ex-U.
S. Sen. w. A. Clark, stated
publically that the camp needed
cleaning up and before the mines
opened up again in six or eight
months the personnel Of the
workmen would have to be i'm
proved.
Should the other big mines
follow suit and close down for
the purpose of cleaning up the
camps there will be more wob-
blies extant in the land looking
for something to eat.
Awaiting developments Sena-
tor Clark is at his home in New
York City, living in regal splen-
dor with all the luxuries of life
and a full retinue of servants.
He is serenely at ease with his
millions of money taken from
this mine and boasts of it's own
ership as if God Almighty or
dained it for his personal use
and benefit. Having made his
millions he has no thought Of
the morrow while the miners
recently in his employ are look
ing for new place to earn a
meal ticket, many of whom are
now being dubbed wobblies.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28
WOBBLIES


So much has been said and
written about wobblies of late
that we have been asked by
some of our readers for an ex-
PLANTATION of what they are.
Not being able to find any,
thing in Webster's dictionary
about them we submit the fol-
lowing:
A wobbly is a human being in
the image of John D. Rookie
feller, having body, parts and
passions but no financial rating;
he usually has an appetite similar
to that of Andrew Carnegie
but is apt to be found without
sufficient food at hand to ade-
quately nourish his anatomy to
keep it from wobbling, more or
less.
Any person who works for low
wages, farmers excepted, is apt
to wobble, especially those who
are employed by or deal with
soulless corporations.
A, man with nothing in the
world but an empty stomach is
prone to wobble and is not likely
to be found on any honor roll
for good behavior. He usually
embraces the first opportunity
to improve his condition in life
whether his methods be praise
worthy or not.
Like most other men wobblies
have hearts that can be reached
through their stomachs but few
attempts are made to find them.
1t is easier for q camel to go
through an eye of needle than
for a rich man to enter therein.
All kinds of theories, schemes
and plans are being devised to
convert the wobblies into what
society terms good citizenship
without any so far getting at
the seat of trouble-the impov-
erished dinner pail. Food in
their stomachs and clothes on
their backs are essentials that
all people must have, and in a
country like ours flowing with
milk and honey, they must not
be required to work like slaves
for the necessaries of life.
The corporations of Arizona
hold the whip hand over more
than half the wage earners of
the state. They can close down
business any day and make wob-
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28

Flagstaff is to have a flour mlu'
gentleman from California nav
ing looked over the prospects ana
decided to establish the enter
prise. Heretofore Flagstaff has
been getting its -four from Kan
sas and Colorado. and only re-
Gently discovered that the home
raised product was far ahead OF
anything that could be shipped IN.
A test of wheat raised in that
county by a mill in Kansas show
ed that it was much better artl-
Gle than Kansas could produce.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28
THE NEW WEST MAGAZINE

Established 191O-For the development Of
Western industries, agriculture, mining, oil, and
scenic attractions. OF interest to the Western
investor, farmer and sightseer. Printed on high
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Woodward Ave, Detroit Mich. Address near
est office. or place yOur subscription through
this nwwspaper.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28

Bryan Bros. who are making
the Holbrook Tribune real live
paper, announce the installing of
a large cylinder press for their
increasing business.
The Snowflake herald., 1919-02-28

Over one thousand newspapers
and printing enterprises went
out of business in the United
States during 1918. The. high
cost of material, etc., was the
main cause.
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-12-06
UNITED STATES RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION
Director General OF Railroads
St Louis San Francisco Railroad
Passenger Train Service Reduced To Avoid
Unnecessary Travel

Shortage make train service
number will be SUNDAY,
1912 and schedules Of
the southwestern which the City
Omaha south and of the Mississippi
including Kansas Oklahoma Aan-
louisiana Texas and lines Illinois,
the Frisco between Memphis Tenn,
information will be TO the by ticket
the public earnestly
within and through the southwestern region is important
those who travel especially
chase Of tickets Sleeping for December
promptly make inquiry Of local ticket and whether
not trains they contemplate
changed.
The limited train available will to carry essential
B. + BUSH Regional Director
J. y. CORNATZAR General Passenger Agent