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The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-11-13

Thos. Mulvihill, prominent Lone
Tres farmer, was IA the city today.
Mr.. Mulvihill estimates that the early
snow and frost destroyed shout $500
worth Of potatoes for him this fall.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
WHEN TO SOW BROOM CORN.

After several years of experimenta- ton in the improvement of broom corn in western, Oklahoma. the United States Department of Agriculture has obtained. results which. indicate that the crop should be sown in the first half of May or the last half of June. These seeding periods bring the crop into head either before or after the hot. dry period. which usually occurs about the. middle of August in that section. Placing the rows ' feet apart with the plants twice as thick in the rows gave no advantage oyer rows spaced 8 1-2 feet apart with the usual stand in the row. A. higher yield and a better quality of brush are obtain ed if harvesting is done while the seeds are in the dough stage. Both earlier and later harvesting have been tried but have given less satisfactory results. ta
 If harvested in the flower or milk stages, the brush has not yet become green and elastic. and if harvest is de- layed until the brush is mature, 1t of- ten has become badly discolored and brittle.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
HOW THE BIG POTATO
 YIELD WAS peoniIcEn

The man in England who last sea- son produced the remarkable crop of potatoes weighing 56S..4 pounds on-a piece of land 16 1-2 feet square has worked the soil ip his garden to depth of three feet.
 This demonstrates the value of deep ly working the soil. which has fra- quently been advocated in these col umns.
 The ground the previous autumn was turned up in high ridges ito take the winter" In the spring good dressing of soot and wood ashes was spread and the. ridges levelled. Wide drills were opened to depth of fivs inches for receiving the putatoss and were heavily dressed with soot and wood ashes and superphosphate before planting. ~s~ ~*-> '- -'- The soil is good loam. rather heavy and was heavily ferulized the, prcv.9us year with poultry manure for growing onions. s'f- -@7 N When the plants came up they were worked along the rows and between the plants with a scratcher every day the weather permitted and before hill- | ing up little sulbIatc sofJ ammnnio being put between the rows. l The growing crop was given manure water twice and watered with a hose three times during dry weather. N'her it was very hot and dry the plants had light sprinkling.
 The seed was dug when quite green which this gardener claimed to le one of the secrets of getting go',d seed potatoes. The whole potatoes were planted and allowed to have only foul sprouts.
 The rows were two feet aEart ant
 the hills IS inches apart in tie .rows A heavy dressing of lime was giver the land in the spring,
 k Tho variety was -Aily. which Is uu
 known in this country.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
HOW TO SELL LAME CUTS.

aThe extent to which the public's habit in meat eating may be in- fIuenced by local butchers is illus trated by information received by the Emitted States Department of Agricul ture. Fair dealing and good service Are the basis by which the sale of lamb carcasses in one locality has been increased four to five times Within a few years. Following are the policies responsible for the note worthy increase:
 Selling only lamb-neither mutton nor goat meat-when customers asl for lamb. -zSelling mutton as mutton (insteat Of as lamb), thus enabling custom CTS to make comparisons.
 Making special sales of "a goot string of fat lambs" at reduced prices but not with reduced quality.
 s-In the hands of local butchers large C rests changes in the meat eating habits of the public the information Indicates. Considering the health o slieep and the nutritive value of meat much greater proportion of mutton and lamb might be consumed than a the present time.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
ZERO WEATHER HOLDS
 UP EGG PRODUCTION

The seventh week of the contest at Storw was easily the severest that any contest birds have ever had to contend with at this time of the year and for that reason a checking in production occurred. Twice during the week the temperature of the plant fell to ten below zero and at no time has 1t been above freezing. Not only this, but the lack of sunshine and a considerable number of rainy days have been responsible for the holdink up of the egg production during this period.
 The total production for all pens amounted to 15e8 which was an in crease of eggs over the five Year average for the corresponding week and is PA per cent production. A pen of Rhode Island Reds entered by Pine Crest Orchards from Groton, Mass, was first with a production of 41 eggs. A pen of White Wyandottes entered by Langford Poultry Farm. Langford, B. C., was second with a production of 39 eggs. Chas. H. Lanes pen of Rhode Island Reds
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS

with corn affords excellent pasturage for breeding cows after the corn has been gathered. Throughout the drought exposed areas of the west it
 is unusual to save emergency supplies of feed, and as a result during the
 drought many cattle owners are oblig- ed to utilize the native range plants such as soapweed. sotol,- bear grass
 and prickly pear. These plants,
 ground up serve to sustain the life of cattle where each mature animal re-
 ceives from 20 to 25 pounds day.
 When from one to two pounds of cot- tonseed sake, is supplied as a supple
 ment to the chopped feed fairly good ration is provided.
 In the semiarid region of the south west sorghum plants provide excel lent silage, while in the range sections of the Middle West it is essential to
 set aside considerable hay as emer- gency feed. During severe winter ani- mals that are especially thin and
 weak should be separated from the
 rest of the herd and sheltered and
 fed. Cheap shelter not only saves feed, but may save many cattle that
 would die if left exposed to wintry | storms.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
CUT FEED COSTS TO LIMIT.

When feeds are high in price the use of cheap rations is especially de- sirable for the maintenance of the breeding herd Cows raised for the production of calves only can be fed very cheaply on silage and dry roughages, combined with a small quantity of protein-rich concentrates although by the substitution of legu- iafnous hays. the costly concentrate may be omitted. al-purpose COWS Kept for dairy products as we'll as calves. should receive feeds nearly Identical with those provided for dairy Cows. As far as possible home grown feds should be utilized. although it is almost essential that considerable dnounts of purchased concentrates be provided. Cows that are milked should receive one pound of concen- rate for every three to four pounds of milk produced, depending upon the fat content of the milk.
 In the south, where velvet beans may be grown. this crop when planted
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

from Southboro, Mass, was third with a production of 3S eggs. A pen of Barred Rocks entered by Jules F. Francais of Westhampton Beach, L. L. received fourth honors for the week with a production of 37 eggs. Two pens tied for fifth place with pro duction of 3s eggs. A pen of Buff Wyandottes entered by H. P. Cloves of East Hartford, Conn.,, and pen of Leghorns entered by George Phillips, Seymour, Conn.
 To offset the cold wave and cloudy weather the management has changed it's regular routine with the idea of increasing exercise and causing a greoter food consumption. Several times during the day the birds are l watered with the chill taken from it, new clean straw litter was put in and l the birds fed grain every time the at 1 tendant entered the house to trap nest | the birds which was ever hour. The | feeding was small, the grain consump- 1 tion being the same as every other i day but fed in smaller quantities and more often. At night the curtoins were lowered keeping out the cold and causing a slightly higher pen temperature than outside. The above measures were not only taken with the idea of keeping the present production on level but because an earlier re- sponse can be expected with good weather c.,
 i The three best pens in each of the principal varieties are as follows:
 Plymouth Rocks
 Merritt M. Clark (Barred), Brook
 field Center, Conn. ........... Is: Ingleside Farm (Barred) Palen- vile, N Y IA Rock Rose Farm, Katonah, N. Y. 13;
 White Wyandottes
 Merrythought Farm, Columbia, ! Conn. ............ 1Si Herbert l.. Warren, St. Lambert,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
POULTRY NOTES,

The hen that gets down from the roost first in the morning, works hard- est during the day, and gets up on the roost last at night is likely to be the best hen. To produce a large number of eggs requires q large consumption of food. Large consumers must be constantly active.
 Keep the poultry house clean, dry and free from drafts. -. ...-. .......
 Clean up the incubators, using a dis infectant in the egg chambers. Sec that every part is clean and ih good vcihing order ard read.' for use.
 Al abundance of greed feed is abso- luteiy necessary during winter.
 Poultry cannot drink ice. KSep ;ht water from freezing. Order incubators and breeders al once. Later in the sa7son serious de. lays are likely to occur. Plenty of fresh air is necessary Keep the birds busy to. keep then warm.
 Now is the time to map out th' spring breeding and to plan for tk, mating up of tho breeding pens.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
MoLAssEs-cuRED HAM.

AIolasses or syrup may be used in- stead of sugar in curing pork. accord- ing to the United States department of agriculture. Not only is such a sub stitute possible, but. it is claimed, it effects saving in time and trouble.
 Full directions for the sweet pickle or brine cure and for. the dry cure may be had from the department at Wash ington. Meat cured at home may again be an important part of Ameri- can diet if the Threatened congestion of railroa dtraffic materializes. The famous home cured hams of other days may again come in active com petition with the packing house prod ucts.
 Home curing of pork is not an easy task for the uninitiated and persons without experience should follow gov ernment directions closely.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
CARE AND FEEDING WILL


 INCREASE EGG YIELD 4In order to obtain an abundance of eggs it is necessary to have healthy, vigorous stock, properly fed. s-The following are good grain mix fufes for the laying stock, the propor- tions being by weight: s.Ration Equal parts of cracked corn, wheat and oats. s.Ration 2-Three parts of cracked corn, two parts of oats, one part of wheat
 Ration 3-Two parts of cracked corn. one part of oats.
 "A choice of any one of these rations should be scattered in the litter twice daily, morning and eversng. e SEither of the following suggested dry-mash mixtures should be fed in dry-mash hopper allowing the fowls to have access to 1t at all times. Mash No. 1.-Two parts of corn meal, one part of bran, one part of middiings. one part of beef scrap.
 = Mash No. 2-Three parts of corn meal, one part of beef scrap.
 When fowls do not have access to natural green feed, sprouted oats cabbage. mangels, cut clover, etc. should be fed.
 When wet mashes are fed, be sure that they are crumbIy and not sticky Plenty of exercise increases the egg yield.
 Fresh, clean drinking water should be always provided. Charcoal. grit and oyster shell should be placed be- fore the fowls so that they can have access to them at all times.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
ADVANTAGE OF
ORDERING EARLY


 It will be good idea to order early
 everything that will be wanted for
 the farm and garden during the com
 ing spring and summer.
 A careful list should be prepared of all the tools and implements that will
 be. needed, Go over all machines and
 see what repairs will be necessary; order extra parts that will be required
 and have, the repairs made and com pleted early. Nursery stock of all kinds win be scarce next spring. Make up lists of plants and trees needed and place the orders early, getting an acceptance of the order.
 Fertilizers and spraying material should also be ordered early. This is the way to get the best of | possible strikes. coal and labor short ages and delays of goods shipped by freight or express which seem never
 to have been quite so slow as at present, .s
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
OHIO EXPERIMENTS PROVE j. VALUE OF DRYING
By PC. HOLDEN.

0y r. d. f1OGOEN. Every ear of 2, corn intended for planting should be harvested before the severe fall freezes and stored
 where it will thoroughly dry out and
 keep dry. Experiments made. by the
 Ohio Experiment Station prove that seed corn, carefully dried out in the fall, will produce at least four bushels
 more to the acre than seed corn taken from the crib in the. spring. This
 means an increased profit of nearly s100ta year. on the average farm. = This, fact is not. the result of one test. for one year, but is the. result of handling separate lots of seed corn over a number of years and making use ot practically every method of caring for seed corn.
 Seed from each lot of corn was dried by different methods and < planted at | the station, along with corn selected l from the crib in the spring. f 1, In every instance seed;- corn care
 fully dried out and stored properly | proved to be superior to that picked
 from the crib, buried in oats, piled in
 a heap or left in an unventilated place
 while drying. Corn dried with artifi-
 cial heat gave larger yield than corn 1 dried by any other. method.
 l It Is not always practical for us to 1 use artificial heat in drying corn, for
 unless we have the facilities and the time to keep the temperature at just 1 the right degree we are apt to cause ] germination. ,t
 But every farmer can easily select
 his seed. corn in the fall, before it
 freezes, tie it up with binding twine and hang 1t up in the attic or some l upstairs room where the windows car | be opened to give the proper circula.
 ton of air before real cold weather \ sets in.
 A space 3 by. 8 feet will hold 200
 strings Of seed corn-enough to plani 200 acres " ss : ' H If we. discard three -fourthss of it
 after testing in the spring, there wil ! be enough left to plant 50 acres, Q,
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
eRApEvlNEs FROM CUTTINGS.

Grapevines can be. started from cut tings. which root quickly.
 Make the cutting from, the growth of the vine made during the past sea son. which nurserymen call new wood. Each cutting should be about eight inches long. bearing two to three buds. The bottom being trimmed of squarely, with sharp knife. just un- der the first bud. the top should be cut a couple of inches above the top bud. s~T
 { The cuttings should be tied in bun dies and ,placed in. damp sand in the cellar or buried in the open ground where they can be protected from hard freezing.
 | In the, spring. as; soon as the ground Ecan be worked, set the cuttings out ir rows far enough apart to allow the
 rows to be cultivated and set the cut I-tings four inches apart in the roy. Set the cuttings; so that only tht i ton hud will be above ground. Int other buds will develop roots.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
BILL OF FADING PROVISIONS
 HELD TO BE UNREASONABLE

Washington, Dec. 23.-Freight bill of lading provisions, permitting the in
 stitutioQ of suits fer loss, damage or
 delay within two years and one day, were held to be unrea unjustly discriminatory and unduly prejudical
 and the Interstate Commerce Com
 mission today in deciding the case brought by Jacob E. Decker and Sons against the director general of rail- roads and others. An order was insert cd requiring the modification within 50 days of such provisions So that in eases where the carrier has not de- ciined a claim in writing bofere the i ibeginning of the last six months of the i two year and one day period. suit thereon may be entered within six months from the date the claim is definitely declined, but not after. l Widowers, like tumbledown houses
 should be repaired.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24

more than the average farm acreage.
 When harvested corn commonly contains from 30 to 45 per cent of water. It takes but few minutes to tie up 300 or 400 ears. Don't leave
 them on the porch where the chickens can get at them or in a pile where they will mold or freeze before they are dry. Tie and hang up at once. Tie up in such way that no two ears will touch. and hang the strings in rows four inches apart each way. If every ear of seed corn was har- vested at the proper time and proper ly stored and tested before planting. millions of dollars would be added to the value of next years corn crop. .
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
ENCOURAGING REPORT FOR
 THE WORLDS c. E. U'

Boston, Dec. .2s-Rev. Francis F. Clark, president of the Worlds Chris
 tian Endeavor, Union, today presented
 to the trustees of the union his aa-
 nual report, which, he said. was "the
 most optimistic report from the word wide field of Christian. Endeavor dur ing the three decades since the world s union was inaugurated."
 The advance and progress reported from nearly all countries was the mofe remadk able, he said. because of the ! fact, that many of the countries were just emerging from the war. %
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
ATTENTION Sidewalks

The ordinances of tine City of Ner. wich impose a pena.ty of s5 upon say owner, occupant or person having the care of any land or building -abutting the public highways Of the City where there is a sidewalk, either graded aE paved, who fails to have removed therefrom all snow, sieet and ice wifh4 in three hours aftet it shall have been deposited. or within three hours after sunrise when the same has fallen in the night season.. and also upon any such party who fails to have the snow on such sidewalk removed or properly sanded within two hours of its becom- ing so deposited during the day time, for each successive period of fcirf hours thereafter that it ESQ remains after proner notice given
 This will give notice. to all aRected by the fnregaing Ordinances that the same will be strictly enforced and any one failing to comply therewith prose- cuted from this time fnrward.
 ;JtMF,S P. FOX, Fe
 dec19d Street Commissioner.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
PRUNING VINES AND TREES.

Currants and gooseberries should not be pruned until early spring, just before growth starts. The best fruit is produced on wood that is not over three years old. In pruning keep the plants in good form.
 If it has not been done before, re- move the old wood of hlackberries and raspberries and burn it.
 Grapevines can be pruned any time during the dormant season. The mis- take usually made in pruning grape vines is leaving too much wood or them.
 All the fruit trees can be pruned during the mild days of winter, wher it is not too cold to work outside As a general rule prune for compact form Keeping the heads open to admi plenty of sunlight.
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
THE poulrRY CALENDAR.

s A poultry calendar that serves both as calendar and as an account book for keeping records of the poultry flock has been designed and circulated by the extension service of Connecticut Agricultural college at Storrs.
 Letters from leading poultrymen of Connecticut endorse the plan very highly and requests have come from many sources for copies of the caleri- dar. Space is provided on the calen- da rfor record by days of the number of outlets and hens and of the eggs received from each. Mortality and sales of stock records are also provid- ed for. At the, close of the year the calendar will serve the poultryman as record of the eeg production. losses and sales.
 Sugt-. tions for the care of the flock are printed in parallel columns with the calendar of each month. This in formation is especially of value to be ginners an dprovides the information in more condensed and timely form than is possible in poultry bulletins tension service of the college.
 | The calendar was prepared. by Roy
 E. Jones, poultry specialist for the ex-
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
TEN RULES OF
 REEE PRODUCTION

First. Plenty of pasture and feed. SSecond. The right kind of cows those that will produce good calves EeEularly.
 sssThird. A good pure bred registered bull-one that will sire good calves persistently.
 Fourth A large calf crop. This means that all cows shall drop calves, and that the calves shall be properly cared for at birth
 Fifth. Proper care of the breeding herd and the calves
 Sixth. Selection of good heifer dalves to replace old and inferior COWS. f-. ..s
 Seventh. Prevention of disease among the breeding herd and the younger stock.
 Eighth, Shelter sufficient to pro teet the cattle from both severe cold and extremely hot weather.
 Ninth. A practical knowledge oi fattening cattle for market.
 Tenth. Marketing to advantage.
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management, department of the Con- necticut Agricultura lcoilege.
 The courses will be given by A. ". Manchester. farm management c~mon- strator. The simplest and most eftl- cient types of farm bookkeeping will be taught.
 cally any community in which six or more persons win get together to de- vote a day to the work. At present they can be given on Mondays and Saturdays only. Any person interested in such courses should apply through the local county agricultural agent.
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Quebec ...,.......s174 Longford Poultry Farm, Langford,
 Rhode Island Reds. Pinecrest Orchards, Groton, Mass s15 Charles H. Lane, Southboro. Mass. 2S1 Jacob P. Jansen. North Haven :. PIP
 White Leghorns Merrythought Farm, Columbia,
 Conn. 262 George Phillips, Seymour, Conn. 241 Meodowedge Farm, Cedarhurst,
 L. l. ..-...... 2O6 Miscellaneous H. P. Cloves (Buf Wyandottes)
 Hartford, Conn. ........... 23S A. l.. Anderson (R. I. Whites)
 Windhanl, N. H. ......... 204 F. A. Brizzee, Oswayo, Pa. ...... 55
Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-24
SCHOOL IN FARM ACCOUNTS.

SCHOOL IN HARM ACCOUNTS.
 One-day extension courses in the keeping of farm accounts, the use of accounts in planning business changes to make farming more profitable ana in making income tax and census re- ports are now offered by the farm
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Widowers, like tumbledown houses, should be repaired.