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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23

Tom Jones and John Brown live
on adjoining farms. Each of them
owns a scrub COW. The county agent
gave them a United States depart
ment Of agriculture bulletin on
grading up by the use of better sires,
and they have decided to try it.
Joe Smith, who lives a mile down
the road. owns three-quarter grade
Shorthorn bull. The nearest pure
bred Shorthorn bull is a herd leader
at the Glendale Farm, seven miles
away. Now, there isn't a great deal
of difference-on the outside-be-
tween a three-quarter blood and a
pure-bred. Tom Jones, being busy.
patronizes Joe Smiths three-quar-
ter Shorthorn bull. John Brown,
remembering copy-book maxim
that whatever is worth doing is
worth doing WELL takes the trouble
and the time to patronize the pure
bred bull at the Glendale Farm.
Short Cut to Good Blood
There would not seem to be very
much difference in the offspring.
But, in actual fact, John Brown &C
complishes in two crosses a result
that is a little better than Tom
Jones gets in five crosses. In about
four years John Brown has an ami
NAL of fraction higher grade than
Tom Jones can get in about fifteen
years.
There may be no way to show /"
fundamentally, but every reason
able man knows that the difference
between four years and fifteen years
is greater than the difference be-
tween a mile and seven miles.
Or, put it I'm somewhat different
form. Say shat both Tom Jones and
John Brown own a number of scrub
COWS and desire to buy bulls. Jones.
being penny-wise, buys three
quarter Shorthorn for $3.50. Brown
pays $500 for a pure-bred Short
horn.~ Most men will agree that
the difference between four years
and fifteen years is greater than the
difference between $50 and $500.
The thing. needs a~lit.le diagram
ing to make the difference stand out.
Here is what John Brown did by
breeding his scrub COW to the pure
bred bull:
One plus equals 1; divided by
2, equals IL.
John Browns calf was half Short
horn and half scrub.
Here is what Tom Jones did by
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23
Many Products Are
Recovered From KeID

kelp, apparently, is going to be a
profitable source of potash, an i'm
portant fertilizer ingredient that the
United States formerly obtained al
most wholly from Germany. During
the war, an experimental kelp-pot-
ash plant was established by the
United States department of agricul-
ture at Summerland, Cal. Before
the second year of opera ton was
completed it had been determined
not only that the plant could be
made self-sustaining on the basis
of potash alone, at $3.50 q unit, but
that number of valuable by-prod-
ucts could be profitably obtained. The
chief of the bureau of soils, which
bureau operates the enterprise, esti-
mates that if the plant turns out
$500 worth of potassium chloride a
day, it may at the same time turn
out $3.50 worth a day Of the four
principal by-products.
Among the by-products whose COM
mercial obtainability has been es-
tablished are iodine, common salt
ammonia, and bleaching carbon. This
bleaching carbon, formerly imported
from Europe and sold for twenty
cents a pound, has been prepared
and sold from the Summerland plant
at fifteen cents a pound and appears
at present about able to pay the
production cost Of itself and the
potash, with good reason to believe
that it may ultimately be made to
pay the operating cost of the entire
enterprise. It has been definitely
established by large scale operations
that very little of the nitrogen of
kelp is lost in the various processes
and that it can be commercially re-
covered as ammonia, thus yielding
another important fertilizer element
In this process enough combustible
gas is released greatly to reduce
if not to eliminate fuel consumption
in the plant. A tar is likewise re-
covered, and it's subproducts, kelI
oils and cresote, have been shown
to be of value, respectively, as flota-
ton agents and disinfectants. Still
other valuable by-products are Ike
ly to be recovered.
1.-The field broadens tremendously
as progress is made" reports the
chief of the bureau of soils.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23

barley. That it protects the ground and
adds organic matter to the soil. But
there is, according to garden special
lists of the United States department
of agriculture, still better plan and
one that can be put in practice after
the season for sowing rye or barley
is long past. That better plan is to
plow or spade the garden in the fall
or as early in the winter as possible
and give it a heavy coating of coarse
manure. Leave the ground in the
rough, as this will prevent the loss
of the valuable ingredients in the
manure.
Gives Early Vegetables
Now, what have you gained by
that plan? Well, in addition to fer
tilizing the ground and putting 1t in
better physical condition, this: The
garden can be planted earlier in the
spring than if it had been left bare
or planted to green crop. And that
amounts to a great deal. 1t amounts,
frequently, to having a number of
nice vegetables on your table two
or three weeks ahead of your neigh
Dor who did not break his garden
till spring. Such crops as smooth
peas, beets, lettuce and onion sets
can be planted as early in the spring
as the ground can be worked. If
blowing or spading the ground has
been deferred till spring, delay of
as much as three weeks is likely to
occur after these crops should have
been planted-which means, reducing
it to money measure. that you will
go on buying vegetables for at least
that long after you might have been
bringing them in nice and fresh from
your own garden if you had done a
little work in the fall or early winter.
And, at the time you clean up the
garden, burn the trash and spade o
plow the ground, do not forget to put
your tomato stakes and bean poles
away in some protected place where
they will be ready for next years
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23
Purebred PAWN Poultry

Ihat the value OF purebred males
counts as much in poultry raising as
i'll stock raising is shown by the rec
ords of three f1ocks of Leghorns, the
data for which have been supplied
the United States department of agri-
culture by the North Carolina ex-
pertinent station. Flock one, the egg
production of which is included in
these records, consisted of common
hens; flock two was produced by
breeding these hens to common
males; flock three was produced by
breeding flock one to rooster from
producing hen. The follow
ing year the original flock laid eighty
nine eggs a hen; flock two laid an
average of SO eggs a hen; and flock
three laid an average of 1876 eggs a
hen. This increase of 81 per cent
in one year tells very specifically the
benefits of using a purebred male.
But the percentage alone do not tell
the whole story, for a big proportion
of the increase came at a season
May and June-When the production
of f1ocks one and two was relative
ly low and the prices were good.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23
Cotton Warehouse DESIGNS

Standard cotton warehouse designs
have been prepared by the bureau
of markets, United States department
of agriculture, and persons adopt
ing them are given cooperative su
pervision in an effort to promote
the construction of warehouses in
accordance with the most advanced
ideas. This work should save in
surance costs, says the bureau, and
also aid in obtaining better ware
house service.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23
Good Cows Most Economical

The first reason Tor having gOOu
milk cows on the farm comes from
the fact that they provide the cheap
est, best, and most wholesome food
for the family. Their value is
hard to estimate when we consider
the amount saved on the bills. Their
produce is a superior substitute for
many foods necessarily purchased
at high prices. In fact. there is no
economic way of doing without plen-
ty of good milk COWS on the farm.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23
Remove TuberCuIouS Animals

When tuberculosis already exists in
a drove of hogs all the affected ami
mails, whether hogs or cattle, should
be removed from the premises, says
the United States department of agri-
culture. The hogs should be sent
to market for slaughter at an abat-
toir under federal inspection. The
tuberculin test should be applicable
all cattle on the place, and those
reacting should be properly disposed
of. The pens and stables should be
thoroughly cleaned and disinfected
before restocking
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23
1a7sUSANCE IN PIG CLUB

Two things, at least, distinguish a
pig club of thirty-seven boys and
girls in Knox county, Illinois. One
is that in the past season the men,
bers raised $9,115 worth of hogs.
Another is that the club organization
provides insurance, the Knox County
Swine\ Breedrs' association agreeing
to pay<two- thirds of the amount of
losses if the members would pay
one-third. No losses occurred dur
ing the past year.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23
The average price of all leading

The average price Of all leading
crops on November L was 81 per
cent higher than a yeaar ago and 69.1
per cent higher than the average for
the five preceding years. The aver
age production is about or per cent
lower than last year aggregate
production and 1.6 per cent higher
than the average preceding five
years G913-191D.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23
MISTAKES IN MANAGEMENT OF
EGEE


z. G. D., Nebo, n. c., writes. 7 had
my hogs on a floored pen, and it seemed
they were not doing well so 1 turned
them out in the lot, and as soon as they
would get ON the ground they would
1au over and could not get up again I
have given them all kinds of stock pow
derS but nothing does any good The
trouble is all in their hips and back.
ANY advice as to what to do for them
Will be appreciated.
One might suspect that cholera
was causing some of the trouble
about which you write. The sudden
death of your animals would seem
to be Indicative of this trouble, but
the chances are your herd would
have been wiped out long ago if
this were true. SO possibly you have
interpreted the symptoms correctly
and if you have done this 1 would
say that the trouble in question is
primarily due to a deficiency of min
eral matter in the ration you are
feeding your hogs.
1t is a very great mistake to con-
fine animals of this class in close
pens which are tightly floored and
expect them to thrive. More par
ticularly is this true where you feed
them on corn, because corn does not
contain enough ash matter. out OF
which to make bone. or enough pro-
tein to satisfy the needs of the body
of a rapidly growing and fattening
animal.
The condition which you describe
is very commonly met with AID |
have seen hogs confined in the man.
ner you indicate and die off in con-
siderable numbers. I have seen them
in condition where they could not
move around, or what is commonly
called broken down in the hind quar-
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23

The average weight per measure !
bushel of tie oat crop of 1919 is 31.1
pounds, or nearly one pound below
the standard of thirty-two pounds.
No year since 1903 has had a lower
weight.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23
dIIH OTSHHIC IIHIIer neIp 7
Available Plant Food


Available plant food is that which
Is soluble in water and can thus be
taken up by the roots of a growing
plant. Only a very small amount of
the total store of plant food in any
soil becomes available within a given
year. There is a great deal of diff
ference also as to the rate of avail.
ability in different soils, depending
Gu the chemical combinations which
have been formed in the process of
soil evolution. For instance. certain
Of these soils possess a large amount
Of potash. This may be so applied
as to make it practically unavail-
able to growing plants. AS surpris-
ing as it may seem, the use of fer
tflizers containing fairy liberal
amounts of potash may often be
wholly desirable and essential In
other words, on a soil containing as
much as fifty to eighty thousand
pounds of potash, cotton may rus
badly if no potash be used in tie
formula applied to the land on which
the crop is grown. This condition
may be corrected by applying to
the land formula containing per
cent of potash. In other words. the
incorporation with the soil of from
twenty-five TO fifty potinds of avail
able potash may result in entirely
changing its relation to the profit
able production of cotton.
Under the most favorable condi-
fions chemists figure that as much
as per cent of the nitrogen in a
given soil may be made available to
the crops grown on that land in the
course of a year. To insure this
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23
Proper Care and Feeding
Will Increase Edn Yield

In order to obtain an abundance
of eggs it is necessary to have
healthy, vigorous stock, properly fed.
The following are good grain mix
lures for the laying stock, the pro-
portions beng by weight:
Ration Equal parts of cracked
corn wheat, oats.
Ration 2.-Three parts cracked
corn, two parts oats, one part wheat.
Ration 1.-Two parts cracked corn
che part oats.
A choice of any one of these ra-
tons should be scattered in the lit
ter twice daily, morning and evening
Either of the following suggested
drymash mixtures should be fed in
a drymash hopper such as illustrated,
allowing the fowls to have access to
it. at all times.
Mash No. 1.-Two parts corn meal,
one part bran, one part middlings,
one part beef scrap.
Mash No. 2.-Three parts corn
meal, one part 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 crumbly 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
before the fowls so that they can
have access to them at all times.
With the growing scarcity of feed
er cattle and the advance in value
of farm lands says the United States
department of agriculture, the baby
beef industry is of increasing i'm
portance and is receiving the at
tention of farmers in all livestock
sections of the country. Farmers
Bulletin S11 discusses the various
phases of producing baby beef for
market.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23
Soils and Fertilizers

Availability, per cent per cent, . per
cent
Cotton crop, bale, 81 pounds, 80 pounds.
40 pounds.
Formulas, q per cent SIP per cent, So
per cent.
Lime and organic matter help fertilizers
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23
ATTENDANCE UPON THE COL
LEcfE OE AGRTCULTURE

A correspondent writes. / would like
to know the enrolment in the college,
of agriculture in the four-year course
for the years 1910, 1913, 1916 and the
present wear,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-12-23
PECAN oRcHAEnING IN SoTTEz
GEGRGTA

E. r. W, Cleveland, O., writes:
expect to settle soon near Valdosta
Ga, and wish to raise pecans. The
groves are only seven years old, and 1
can not see why hog raising in cOnjunc-
tion with the pecans should not prove
profitable, but l wish your advice be-
fore l start. ANY information regard
ing the fertliza ton of pecan trees and
the best crops to grow for grazing hogs
will be appreciated
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20
1PEASE

Hurrah, communication is re-established be-
tween our town and the rest Of civilization
Last Saturday Huers & Hanenbure broke
the three-mile stretch separating us from the
Scenic highway. J. DeRose was the first one
to make passage with his car.
Last Tuesday Mary Baas and Geo. Dykstra
were united in marriage. In the afternoon
reception took place for the older people.
while the young people were entertained in
the evening. large crowd assembled in the
evening and everybody reported jolly time.
The new]yweds are going to make their home
in Iowa. We extend them our best wishes
for happiness and success.
]. P. DeRose has employed first class
mechanic in c.. Bowman. Mr. Bowman has
rented the house formerly occupied by the
school teacher.
Mr.. Bass has purchased H. Peters Overland
car.
N. Pluimer has sold his confectionery.
Starting this week cream will be taken
every day. The creamery is having new up
to-date ventilating system installed. N. Plui-
mer commenced working as assistant butter
maker last Monday.
Fred Alderink has returned home from camp.
He looks as if army life has given him the
much-needed extra ounces of flesh.
meeting of all church members was held
last Thursday at which it was decided to pur-
chase the benches necessary to complete the
seating capacity of the church.
w. Wilkins and P. v. Sommeren have re-
ceived their pure bred cows which they bought
few days ago at Northfeld
c. Dykstra and family have arrived from
the state of Washington and are going to
settle on the late Mr.. Van Duyns farm
The Christian school has secured the SER
vices of male teacher.
The creamery shipped "a tubs of butter last
week., e..
Last week the Lundbergs received the sad
news that their daughter and sister had
passed away at Great Falls. The body is
being shipped to Woodward Brook, where the
funeral is to take place. Harry Lundberg
has returned from International Falls to at
tend the funeral.
Clarence Norman left for visit to Iowa
on Saturday.
Young Roelofs from Prinsburg is visiting
relatives here.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20
School Report.

School Report.
Report Of school district 8 for the
month ending March IA:
Number Of pupils enrolled, 80.
Average daily attendance, 28.1. There
were 81 pupils in attendance every day
who received the months certificate
for perfect attendance. They were
John Neuman, Anna Neuman, Albert
Pike, Oscar Pike, Mamie Pike, Edna
Balfanz, Neila Balfanz, Verlin Bal
FAM, Bertis Bulleigh, Grace Gerth,
Elsie Harter, Lillian Harter,
Edith Harrington, Margaret Har-
rington, Ada Hoffman, Herman
Hoffman, Edward Helm, Lloyd Helm,
Reuben Helm, Margaret Helm and
Marvin Engelke.
Mrs. E. F. Harrington, Teacher.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20
ISLE

A. E. Arndt from Pine City was in town
on business last week.
G. A. Anderson left for the twin cities on
Monday morning.
Miss Rosa Mason arrived home last Wednes.
day from Mora, where she has been employed
for the past few months.
The young folks of this village enioyed a
surprise party on Herbert Nyquist last Sun:
day evening.
Sabn Setterlund is home on 60-day fur.
Tough, having arrived on Friday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustaf Haggberg of Opstead
were in town on Monday.
Clarence Carlson arrived home from Besce-
last week.
Mrs. Geo. Russell left last Thursday for st.
Paul, where she will receive treatments.
Miss Neomi Larin is employed at the Geo.
Matter home.
William Liepitzkey. who has been visiting at
the Matter homes the past few weeks left
Monday morning for his home at SPRING
field. MINI.
The Isle Civic club will meet at the home of
Mrs. j. Carlson on Wednesday. March 26.
Alfred Bergman left for Hoboken, N. j..
last Saturday, after spending a weeks fur
Tough at his home here.
D.. I1eEDeIC NyQulSC maze a Trip TO f1OlOln3S-
ford on Monday.
A social time was spent at the o. A. Hagg-
berg home on Thursday evening. Over hum
dred people were in attendance Music was
the main feature of the evening, and speeches
were made by Alfred Bergman, who was home
a furlough, and Francis Ice, who was
recently discharged after seeing several months
foreign service in the first gas regiment. A
lunch was served, after which the young
folks INDUCED in games Everyone reports n
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20
Notice.

'", Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the
board of county commissioners of
Mile Laos county will receive sealed
bids up to two o'clock in the afternoon
Of Tuesday, April list, 1919, for the
position Of overseer of the Mile Laos
County poor farm.
Details can be had from the county
auditor or any member of the county
board. The successful bidder will be
required to enter into written con-
tract with the county and furnish a
bond in the sum Of 100000. The
board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
By order of the county board, Mile
Laos county, Minnesota.
Official seal.)
Walter Peltier,
1920. County Auditor.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20
;: :: NOTICE :: !:


Veterinary Medicines
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1919-03-20

For rent or sale, 10 acres within half
mile of village, on good road, nearly
all under cultivation, six-room frame
house, small outbuildings, possession
at once. Robert H. King, Princeton,
MINI. IT, 12-tfc
New-York tribune., 1919-04-05
L n d IL S trial
Cotton

Cotton sold lower yesterday. 1t was
the first session in several days in
winch the market declined, as compared
with the previous days final figures.
New style deliveries were Is points
lower to point higher, while old style
months We're off 10 to 90 points.
Much OF the cotton which was sold
was for the account of spectators
who had bought the staple in expecta-
tlon Of an advance. This selling came
from Wall Street houses. Houses with
connections in the South also were
sellers.
Undoubtedly thing which had much
bearing on the action of the market
was larger offerings of spot cotton.
Growers in the South who have been
holding their cotton were reported to
be showing a greater disposition to
sell. One OF the districts in the South
where this was mentioned as taking
place was Montgomery, Ala, and it
was said that the growers were hav-
ing some difficulty in finding buyers.
Very little new outside business was
reported. There was moderate
amount Of buying in speculative way
by brokerage houses in Chicago for
their clients. This buying was prin-
cipally in July and October deliveries.
The market was not what could be
called active at any time during the
day.
1t was reported yesterday that there
is very little cotton booked at the port
Of New York for shipment overseas
during April. There was room for
about 10000 bales in the ships which
went to Europe during March, but some
of this cotton is still here. This is be-
cause of the strike of the longshore-
men in the harbor. Between 5000 and
5000 bales of this March cotton is said
to be lying here and will go forward
this month.
dispatch from Paris was received
during the day stating that a decree
had been issued there permitting the
Importation of cotton from the United
States.
The action of the state association of
cotton men in South Carolina in agree
ing to a reduction of the acreage
planted to cotton for this season of
31.O8 per cent compared with last year
dad not occasion any surprise. Talk of
acreage reduction and campaigns among
the growers to reach this end have been
going on for some time, and the trade
generally expects a much lower acre
age for this season.
An interesting point in connection
with the cut in the land planted to the
staple Is the expression which has been
made by many of the cotton men that
they would plant other things instead
of cotton if they were sure they would
not get a good price for the cotton.
They are switching to feed, and among
the things which will be planted is
greater volume in corn. The South
has been building slaughterhouses and
many sections are taking their places
as cattle raisers.
Estimates of what the growers want
for their cotton run from 40 to 35
cents. Some of them estimate that the
cost of production this year will be at