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Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25
RESULT OF ANALYSIS
OF A FARM BUSINESS
Farmers Usually Have Details
Sufficiently in Mind.
With knowledge Of Costs and Previous
Income Man 10 Better Equipped to
Market Produce Profitabiy-An.
aiysis 10 Essential.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture.)
FARMERS have sometimes been UNI
Justly criticized for knowing little
about the business side of their work.
The fact is that they usually have the
details sufficiently in mind, but they
are not always ready to summarize
and bring them together into con-
crete statement. With knowledge OF
what his costs and previous income
have been the farmer Is better equip
ped to market his produce profitably
and to determine what future expendl-
lures are advisable. "a
In the work of the Office of farm
management several thousand farms
have been studied to analyze their op'
erations from business standpoint
and learn of the most important rea-
sons for their success or failure. Ex-
perience shows that 1t is not possible
to, distinguish profitable farms by cas-
ual observation. Where farmer Is
operating u large business, even low
rate of interest without any wages for
himself would bring in sufficient funds
to give prosperous appearance to
the farm. But u farm cannot properly
be called successful unless 1t pays a
fair rate of interest ON the investment,
returns fair wages for the farmers Ia
bor, and maintains at the same time
the fertility of the soil. A better reali-
cation of the fact that the farm Is a
complex business. subject to certain
economic laws, is one of the benefits
to lie derived from systematic study
of production. marketing. and so on.
as 1t should be carried on by the up
tO.date farmer.
Farmers know that the gain from a
big business should be more than from
small one, that good cows are more
profitable than poor ones. and that
good crops are more desirable than
tl.use which do. not pay for harvest
ing. The real difficulty is that the farm
er has had no convenient way Of meas
uring just how good or how poor Ills
business really was or 10; that is. be
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25
japanese New Year. Day.

Nowhere is New Years day made
more of than in Japan. All food for
the day must be cooked the day be-
fore; for the first "a hours Of the year
are holy, and only a sinner would labor
on that day. Early In the morning the
streets and windows begin to glow
with beautifully tinted Japanese Ian
terms; everybody, even the very old.
appears in gayly colored dress; the
children are decorated with flowers.
Early in the day all the Shinto priests
begin the most strenuous day of their
years ministry; for they must visit
every house in their parishes, recite
portions Of the, Shinto ritual, and drink.
y little wine In each house.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25

by country buyers somewhere along
the way to the consumer there Is sure
to be dissatisfaction. Some buyers
are afraid to buy on grades, and so
start a lot Of trouble for themselves
and others from whom they buy their
grain.
Some line elevators complain that
they lose on wheat bought in the coun-
try by the elevator managers. The
wheat Is often graded lower at the
terminal market than the grade given
to the farmer by the buyer.
Checking Up the Grader.
1t Is mistake for the farmer to In
sist that his wheat shall he graded
No. / in cases where the grain Is not
entitled to that grade. The country
buyer who overgrades in order to
please his customers. and then under
weighs or assesses more dOckage than
justified. Is unfair both to the farmer
and to the company for whom he 10
buying. Then, too, 1t is mistake for
the country buyer not to grade wheat
No. / when 1t Is Of No. grade.
Nowadays the farmer can check this
grading. for he can send u representa-
tive sample to any licensed inspector,
and receive an official sample certifi-
cate.
Buyers who know how to apply fed
eral grades may easily test the first
load farmer brings In. and keep the
sample us type sample Of that farm
er's wheat or corn or oats, while the
remaining loads are marketed. It IL
not unusual In some localities for
farmer to bring sample OF his wheat
to the buyer soon after thrashing. and
offer to sell his crop on the basis of
a price made on the sample. with tho
understanding that the wheat when
hauled shall be equal to the sample.
That gives the buyer plenty OF time
to apply all the tests necessary to es.
tablish accurately the correct Crude
Of the grain.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25

Temple in Ancient Egypt, Built So the
Rising Of Sirius, at the Beginning Of
the Year, Sent Ray Of Light to
the Inner Chamber. 's'l.
the scene as the priests, followed by.
the scribes, lawyers, merchants, and
the curious crowd, wind their way up.
to the temple in the first streaks of
dawn, and take their appointed places.
AS daylight comes on the interest Of
everyone is conferred on two groups.
The priests on the roof are stralning
their eyes for the first glimpse of the
coming sun, while those down. in the
dark chamber are watching for Sir
ius. Soldiers are stationed around the
temple to keep the crowd silent and
to prevent stragglers from crossing the
path Of the stars rays in front of the
temple door at the critical moment.
A shout bursts from those on the
roof as the sun tops the horizon. The
observers below watch their water
clocks carefully now as the minutes
are told of, and strain their eyes at
the narrow opening where Sirius itself
flashes into view, and the new year
has begun. q.
The Egyptians discovered that the
year has an extra quarter of a day
In II. They did it by noting that on
some years Sirius and the sun rose al
most together. while on others there
was an appreciable difference in time,
and that these changes repeated them
selves every five years. They found
the length Of the year to within II
minutes Of its true value, which was
a remarkable thing to do with the
primitive appliances they had at hand.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25
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ment Of Agriculture.)

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture)
There may be no such thing as
sixth sense. but In many lines Of work
there are certain kinds of knowledge
that appear remarkable to others who
have different occupations.
For instance, there is the art Of
opening safes by listening to the lock
tumblers passing each other; the abil-
ity to guess within few pounds of
the weight Of man or beast; and. Of
course. the fellows who can "spot" an
automobile In the distance and tell
you it's name and model.
No less remarkable than some OF
these things is the way In which many
Il country grain buyer can tell his GUS
TONER'S team of horses as far as he
can see them. Not only that. but he
learns to know his customers grain at
the beginning Of each crop season and
does not need to run tests on every
load hauled. A test of the first load
or two Of farmers crop is usually
enough to form correct idea of
VIC HuuIItS anu SOuulllOu VI NIsul LII
er's grain. OF course, every load is
closely examined to see II 1t is uni
form with previous loads.
With all this superknowledge, how
ever. the country grain buyer often
overlooks the need for better knowl-
edge of federal grain grades. accord
ing to the bureau of markets, and this
Is said to explain certain criticisms
leveled Mt federal grain grades as mp
piled Mt country points. Wherever
federal grades are used by country
buyers who understand how to apply
them. reports show that such country
buyers are holding their trade and
that tile farmers seem better satisfied
than to have n buyer make a price
without any definite standard as q
basis.
When No. I 10 Not No. I.
l. Unless federal grades are applied
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25

companying the original manuscript
when it was presented to the society
by 7. w. Moore, a relative, some fifty
years ago, Is letter in which the
writer tells how the verses came to
be written and how it happened that
they were eventually published.
Mr.. Moore lived at the time in .
handsome house overlooking the Hud.
son. at Ninth avenue and Twenty
third street. Then Chelsea, like Green.
wich village, further south, was quite
remote from the city. Each was large
~ populated by the Dutch settlers
from Nieuw Amsterdam. Living neal
his country seat was a portly, rubt
cund Dutchman, who suggested t.
him the idea of making St. Nicholas
the hero Of Christmas piece for hia
children.
It was, however, with no thought Of
its ever being published that Mr..
Moore wrote the poem, but the linel
were copied by relative of the au.
thor in her album. From It another
copy was made by friend. of hers
from Troy. Some time later, much te
the surprise of DR.. Moore, 1t was fol
the. first time published in a news.
paper. BY such small chance was this
choice little poem saved for posterity.
| In those days there was no such
celebration Of Christmas as is now the
case, but DR.. Moore, having absorbed
the ancient traditions Of his Dutch
neighbors, wove them into the poem
for his children. He did more than
that, for he built up around the cen.
trail thought an Interpretation which
has gradually come to be our own
AS some one has so aptly said, 1t has
become so much part and parcel of our
literature that it seldom occurs to PEG.
pie 1t ever had an author. Since for
nearly hundred years American chill
dren have been fed on 1t, it has now
become theirs in very truth.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25
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EARMllk10rEES
The sllo is forage insurance.

The sllo is forage Insurance.
Manure is very valuable by-prod
uct from livestock.
Cowpeas. SOY beans and velvet beans
are very closely related.
Barnyard manure is one Of the most
important by-products on the farm.
p
Money in bank n one safe invest.
ment; another is green crops turned
under.
Flowing or spading the garden 10
the fall is the best possible way 10
destroy the bugs that plagued you - .
this season.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
Scatter Seeds of Kindness.

Scatter seeds Of Kindness" came
from his lips. And why not? Per-
haps he had not been thoughtful
enough of others. Perhaps he had
not. when occasion offered, helped
those who could not help themselves.
An hour later he arose and went to
his bed. Scatter seeds of kindness.
Scatter seeds of Kindness" The words
seemed to he burning into his brain.
Finally they lulled him to sleep. He
dreamed good deed performed
without hope Of reward.
In the morning he awoke. 1t was
the first morn of the new year. CO.
ing to the window he gazed up at the
blue sky. He saw silhouetted there
those words: Scatter seeds Of kind
ness" His eyes beheld the immacu-
late mantle of new-fallen snow, and
there he also seemed to see the words {:
Scatter seeds Of kindness"
Descending the creaking stairway,
he went silently to the place where
his treasure was hidden. In the re-
cesses of the closet his hand went
carefully until 1t came in contact with
three small parcels. He handled them
as anyone would a boarded treasure.
Quickly he made his way to the
kitchen door. Very quietly he drew
back the bolt and with measured tread
he tiptoed to the vicinity of his back
fence. Before unsealing the three
treasured packets he read on each !:
Early Cabbage" Hardy Onions"
Mammoth Radishes."
Filling his wrinkled hands with the
precious seeds-which had been gift
of his beneficent congressman-he
quickly threw them in the midst Of a
surprised but happy bunch Of his
-neighbor's chickens.
Scatter seeds Of Kindness" he re-
peated, as he retraced his steps. "And
they might just as we'll have 'em now
las in the spring when I thought to
plant them"
That was happy New Years day
for the old man-to say nothing Of the
chickens.-Yonkers Statesman.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25
IMMENSE LOSS BY RODENTS
Estimated $500, 900, 900 Lost to Farm.
ers by Work Of Different
Little Creatures.

prepared BY the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.)
There are scores Of different kinds
of rodents to be found In the United
States, causing loss IN food and feed
crops estimated Mt $3OOOOO.OOO. For
the community Interested in making
the most out of It's agriculture this
fact emphasizes the Importance of per-
sistent concerted campaigning against
these creatures.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25
LITTLE book bound in red
morocco holds the kernel
of the children's celebration

~
the world over of Christmas.
To look at it no one would dream its
hidden words are even now vibrating
In the hearts Of countless children,
yet the charm its bright covers en-
brace is perennial. It is the manu-
script Of the famous children's classic,
"A Visit from st. Nicholas" written
BY Clement G. Moore almost hundred
years ago. and dedicated to his own
children in particular. and, as it has
eince proved, to childhood the world
over.
This season It has as its companion
in the library Of the New York County
Historical society in Central Park West
Photographic copy Of the original
text enlarged sufficiently to enable it
to be easily read, for though the orig
inal chirography is quite remarkable
for a man Of DR.. Moore's years-eighty-
two when he indited the poem-it
Is fine and old-fashioned, and there
fore somewhat difficult to read.
The innovation has proved rare
treat to the library patrons, and it is
Interesting to note with what rever-
ence It Is handled by men and women
whose childhood days are long past,
yet whose holiday memories are still
bright. Two pages and half are con-
sumed in committing the poem to
paper, and the repetition Of the old
familiar lines brings to mind pleasant
thoughts Of the season, 70. no one has
ever visualized our American Christ
mas from the children's viewpoint as
has Clement G. Moore in his rare
little poem.
The lines were written as Christ
mas gift for the authors two young
daughters nearly century ago, but it
has since become a progressive gift
to countless other girls and boys. Ac-
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25
BEGAN Year WELL
Card Read Scatter Seeds Of
Kindness" and Old Mans
Heart Responded.
New Years eve.

9"wAS New Years eve.
Before the bright logs Of
- a satisfying fire sat a man
wrinkled by age. His sole compan-
ion was pipe, old enough to be
wrinkled. II 1t was not.
The only holiday wreaths in evi.
dence were those slowly arising from
the bowl of the aforesaid pipe.
Lying near him on n table was an
unopened envelope addressed in his
name which few minutes previous
ly he had taken from an II. F.. d.
metal box near where once had hung
gate.
He glanced at the envelope medita.
lively. Yes 1t bore his name, and above
the name was the picture of an old.
white-haired man adorned with flow
ing robe and laboring under the bur.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25

den of scythe. Just beneath the pic.
ture were the words: Happy New
Year."
Who could it be wishing him such
happiness?
Quickly his hand sought the recess
es of his trousers pocket. Out he drew
his servlceable jack-knife. Silently
he cut the envelope and pulled from,
within 1t dainty card on which was
engraved these words:
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-12-25
THE NEW YEAR

What will you do in the New Year?
What have You done In the Old?
Shall 1t come like benediction.
Shall It leave you callous and
cold?
Shall 1t leave the solemn tolling
OF a gruesome funeral knell?
See! 1t comes like the joyous
Ginning
OF q merry marriage bell.
Have you lifted a load OF trouble /
By kindly word or smile
From the shoulder Of someone
stumbling
Der the shards Of LIES long mile?
Will you whisper q word Of COM
fort. n
Will you laugh tear away
And gladden. the heart Of brother
Forever and day?
We stand on q towering mountain.
Far below us sings the sea,
Straight down DER the crags and
powders
Lies the path for you and me.
Straight down through the thorns
and briers.
And the way IL hard and long;
Come. give me your hand. my
brother,
Let us seek the seas soft song.
Let US find the surrs low grooming.
And rest when the journeys done:
Let US dream Of the tempting
trials
And smile at the vict'ries won.
There. down DER the crags and
powders,
Lies our rough and thorny way:
Come. let US depart rejoicing
On the blessed New Years Dayl
-Stlsaed.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
NCLEsAM IS
PAYING The BILL
It Runs Into Billions of Dollars,
But Those Billions Went In
stead of Millions of Lives.

Uncle Sam has raised for his war
chest an aggregate of $17,S52, 100000
through the medium of the four Lib
erty Loans. Shortly he is to ask for
$5,000,0 00, 900 more.
This is needed for the completion of
his war obligations.
Already some $40 1000 has
been expended Most of this next loan
will have been spent before it is in
Uncle Sans hands. For Uncle Sam is
cleaning up his contracts, paving his
contracts, paying his bills, as rapid
bills, as rapidly as possible.
The war will cost America more
than any of the other allied nations.
But they bore the brunt of the blood
toll Their greatest cost was in HUI
man life
Where Americas loss Of life ran in
to the thousands, theirs went into the
millions.
And but for Uncle Sans participa-
ton, with his weight Of men and
money, the blood toll for all of us
would have been inconceivably more
staggering.
So whatever the financial cost
America got off cheaply. Between
dollars and lives there is no compar-
ison. Dollars simply don't count.
They will come back and the lives
never will.
If, six months ago, we had. known
that by lending the government So,
000,0e0.800 We could have saved 500,
900 lives, we would have furnished it
overnight
But Uncle Sans obligations stood,
though the armistice was signed and
the war ended. He stands to pay the
bills. He must pay them
We must help. 1t is our obligation
also. Those doughboys fought for us,
for YOU and ME-, as much as for
Uncle Sam. We are all one
And we must pay those bills; bills
for provisions, for munitions, for med
icel supplies and transportation, for
soldiers pay and soldiers insurance.
And when the Victorious Fifth
Liberty Loan comes along take your
share.
Meantime save up to that end.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
LOCAL NEWS


The North Congregational church:
1890, morning worship. Rev. Samu-
ell L. Loomis, D. D., of New York,
will preach on the subject: "Agri-
culture and Human Culture" 1900,
Sunday school; 6.15, Young Peoples
Union, in the South church; TOO,
Union service at the Globe Theatre,
Rev. S. L. Loomis of New York will
speak upon "The Return of the Col
ored Soldiers" Friday afternoon the
missionary meeting at the South
church.
A social and dance was given by
the Masons at Masonic Temple, Fri
day evening. A fine musical program
was rendered consisting of the fol-
lowing numbers: Solo, Indian Love
Song, F. H. Brooks; solo, The Swal-
lows, Miss Mia Palmer; violin solo,
Meditation, Allen Hunter; piano solo,
Valchick by Moore, Margaret
Brooks; solo, "On the Road to Man
adaly," F. H. Brooks. After the
program dancing was in order. Re-
freshments were served. Nearly 200
attended.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
LOCAL NEWS

Sunday services at the Union Bap-
fist church, Rev A. S. Woodwork,
pastor. Morning worship, 1890 a.
m. Sermon, SThe Hesitating Soul"
Evening, Z o'clock. Subject "a
Square Deal to Myself"
Paul Howe, son Of Ex-Lieut. Gov.
Frank E Howe, who is attending the
State Agricultural school at Lyndon,
was a visitor here Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Policy were at
Montpelier Friday, where Mr.. Policy
spoke in the evening at the Vermont
Press meeting.
One Of the most lavish and beauti-
full settings ever screened will be
seen in the gaming room in "The
Divorce" the Metro play starring
celebrated Ethel Barrymore. She
plays the same role she created on
the stage, the wicked Lady Frederick,
and in which she became information
ally famed. The story is a powerful
one, dealing with the life and prob
lens of high society-full of the
passions which sway and dominate.
Jealousy, intrigue, revenge and love
all take their turn upon the stage of
life and thru it all runs a fascinating
romance. The action is swift and in
tense and Miss Barrymore touches
,, dramatic heights never before reach
ed by an american actress At the
Globe today.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08
LOCAL NEWS

Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Gibbs of Mont
pelier will be weekend visitors in
this place.
Mrs. S. A. Jones of Sheffield is Wis
iting her son, Clinton Jones, a few
days.
Mrs. H H. Hutchinson and Mrs. R.
w. Coburn of Lyndonville were in
town Friday.
Miss Marjorie Root of Kirby was
in town Friday to visit her mother at
Brightlook hospital
Mrs. Clarence Adams of Lancaster
came Friday to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. C. johnson.
Miss Maud Menut of the Office of
Menut and Parks is spending week
in Boston.
Felix Desrocher of Bellows Falls is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Desrocher.
MI. and Mrs. B. A. Palmer have
returned from a visit to his old home
in Wilder.
Raymond Stenson has been dis
charged from the army and came
Wednesday to visit friends.
Ira Hunter of Kirby has made
some new sugar and presented his
friends with a sample this week.
A. L. Cornwall of New York, sup
erintendent of the Woolworth dist.
was here on business Friday.
Mrs. Cora Annis and Mrs. Nelson
Rash from Passumpsic were here on
business Thursday.
E. A Cook of Orleans, referee in
bankruptcy, was in town on legal
business Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perkins Underw q
former residents here 20 years ago
but now of Barton were in rnwn Fl'-
day on business and calling on ole
friends.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-08

Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Gibbs of Mont
pelier will be weekend visitors in
this place