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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-03

without any qualifications or reser-
vat,ons The BIG EVENT Of the year
1920 for Fulton Comfy is the SIXTY
tniid Annual Fafr which will be held
next week, September z, 8, 8 and 10
There are number of things which
combine to make this years fair by
far the largest and best in the history
OF the Fulton County Fair: First and
foremost there are the,
Exhibits
The Association is offering this yeal
a grand total of $4,000 in premiums
ana In consequence many exhibits have
been attracted.
The cattle exhibit will be the larg-
est ever shown in Fulton county and
that is saying much, for Fulton coun-
ty fair has earned a reputation fol
surprising nearly all the cattle shows
in the state especially in Holste.ns
The rulton County Holstein-Friesiar
Association is responsible for develop
ing animals of this breed unsurpassed
by any county in the State. Sheer
Wi 80 figure large with large ex
hibit Of all the various popular breeds
Pigs and Poultry are entered for ex
hibit in numbers that indicate tina
the showing will surpass that OF prev
Gus fairs. Then there will be the US
nal. or rather the unusual showings o
the prize products Of the farms, gar
dens. orchards, kitchens and dairys o
the county; the needle work and ar
work, fancy and practical.
Another big feature this year WI
be the exhibit Of the schools OF IN
county and in close connection wit
e., sSnools comes the Boys ands Girl
Cubs Of the county. Pig Clubs, Can
ming and Domestic Clubs, Stoc
Jndging and all the rest of the usefu
and practical activities in which tn
boys and girls Of our county are en-
Ragng-
OF course there will be many wort
while exhibits from outside the count
and among these every one viii be IN
terested in the Big State Fish On
Game Exhibit. Another feature tina
will draw big crowds of people to th
fair next week comes under the hea
of
UNIQUE Special Attractions
Just think of it. picked troop c
real u. s. Cavalrymen, the flower {
Cavalry Of the U. s. Amy in thril
ing as minute exhibition Of militar
formations and evolutions and fame
and trfrk riding. This is an attra'
+'on that money could hardly buy an
this exhibition alone Is worth thrs
times the price of admission to Y
whole fair. Every forenoon in Il
area inside the race track these reg
~ arnrv men will put on this exhib
tfon beginning at 1890.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-03
FARM BUREAU,
ORGANIZATION

The work of organizing the county
farm bureaus of Ohio on a ten dollar,
three year basis is going rapidly for
ward. About fifteen counties have al
ready put on the campaign with an
average increase in membership of
over 100 per cent.
Forty additional counties have al
ready applied to- the Ohio Farm
Bureau Federation for the membership
campaign to be conducted during the
coming fall and winter and Fulton
county is among that number.
One half of the membership dues
goes to the State and American Fed
GRAFTON of Farm Bureaus. The pro-
gram of work of those organizations
vitally affects every farmer in the
United States and is well worth his
Iconsideration. Following are a few of
| the lines Of work to be taken up:
| PUBLICITY: The people of the city
! will be given accurate information IN
regard to the greatly increased cost of
producing agricultural products, the
difficulty of procuring efficient labor,
etc 1t is hoped that this will correct
the impression that all farmers are
profiteers and are principally respon-
sible for the high cost Of living.
MARKETING: Methods of co-op-
erative marketing will be studied by
/ experts in order to arrive at the most
efficient plan of marketing agricul-
tural products and every effort will be
made to prevent the wide fluctuation
in prices of those products.
| LEGISLATION: A legislative
committee will be on the job all the
time at the state and national capitals
to encourage wise and sane legislation
as it affects agriculture
/ Remember this Mr.. Farmer that
this is your organization and that
every officer Of both the state ant
! American Federation of Farm Bur.
eaus is farmer. Your interests are
beng looked after. therefore, by mer
of your own number.
The time is past when any farme
can get along bv acting alone and in
,, dependently. What is one farmer
business is thousands of farmers busi
ness and it is high time that they g
together in a strong organization th
:. same as men engaged in other indus
tries.
Al meeting of the Fulton Count,
!. Farm Bureau on August 11th th'
members voted to ask the State Farm
: Bureau Federation to put 3 member
). ship drive in the county during the Is
or second week in December. Ever.
j county adjoin ng Fulton has eithei
! conducted successful $1,000 member
Il i - l.
next three months. The Farm Burea1
officers appeal to every farmer in Full
ton county to inform himself as mucl
as possible in regard to the Farm
e Bureau work and be ready to put hi
shoulder to the wheel and make hi
organization suct ess.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-03
THE BIG EVENT OF 1iiI iiiii. Aiii:ia irnn
F,,on countv Fair Tn Full Swing Next Week-The Six
ty Third Annual Session To Be A Record Breaker
Along Many Lines

Everybody enjoys an old fashioned
balloon ascension and every afternoon
at the fair Mr.. C. A. Chandler an ex-
perienced professional aeronaut will
make an ascension with the thrilling
parachute descent. Mr., Chandler has
all the modern equipment such as hold
ers and filling device SO that the un-
certainty and tedious waiting is ali
eliminated and the ascension is an as
sured thing. Mr.. Chandler will also
make a sensational High Dive an
other Of the old reliable "thrillers"
Another big attraction this year IS
the unique Wauseon Boy Scout Bano
worth going miles to hear. Every day
at the Fair.
Speaking of special attractions, one
should not overlook the races, especial
ly the running races which come on
Wednesday, and the spicy, snappy
Pony Races which are billed to come
in between the regular "grown up
races on Thursday and Friday after
noons 1t is impossible to mention in
detail all that the Fair Program for
this year contains that is really worth
while in the way Of interest, informa-
tion, instruction, amusement and re-
creation: One must attend and see
and learn for themselves. but we may
at least call attention to the
4 SPECIAL DAYS -
Wednesday
Not the usual Wednesday OF Fan
Week with not much doing and only
a small crowd: But a cnuck full day
from morning to night, with the fair
grounds fued with people. The
Special for this day is 1.-THE Running
n cef' srd this means real sure
enough "Hoss Racin" in which the
horse and bis rider both do their best
to win; but aside from this Wednes'
dov is Cqrntv SunSay School Day;
REGULAR fed day for all the Sunday
Schools of the county with progrsn n
! of athletic events, contests, ricpit
!, dinner, bond concert and Rel Call o
Sunday Schools responded to by sur
, prise stunts.
With the exhibit all set. and al thu
attractions mentioned next Wednes
day is bound to be big Day" on th'
Fulton County Fair Grounds.
7 Thursday
{ is Holstein Day and there certainl!
: OUGHT to be a dav deyoted to tn
, splendid family of cattle that is doin'
: SO much every day in the year to max
: Futon one Of the best and most pros
porous counties in Ohio. But the Hel
z stems are not the only cattle that vii
e be present to be admired; there vii
e be the Short Horns. Guernseys an
: Jerseys and others. With the attrac
: tions end the uonv races this day J
J 4(Continued on page eight)
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-03
BURR REUNION

The Burr Reunion was held last
Tuesday at the home of C. A. Burr,
one mile south of town. About thirty
were present. The result of the even,
was that everybody in attendance had
an enjoyable time. Those present
from out of town were: Mrs. Lolita
Marsh and daughter Emily and son
Carl of Gallon, O.; Mrs. R. A. Dens-
mere of Cleveland; Mr.. and Mrs. F. H
Aldrsch and son Harvey, Guy Albert
, 1arsh and Mr.. and Mrs. Fred N. Burr
nd daughter Elizabeth all of Toledo;
1rs, M. Smith and son Donald of Mo
enci and Gordon Burr of Pittsburg.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-03

The majority of the citizens of
Wauseon, especially those who hold
the progress and development of the
town paramount, will be glad to know
that the Water Works Board have de-
termined upon definite project to Sc
cure an adequate and sanitary supply
of water for the village that will BE
permanent and insure the village
against the recurrence of water
famine. The Board has taken the
first definite step by advertising for
bids on the construction of a rapid
sand liberation plant to be erected on
the land now used by the cksy for a
water works plant.
Perhaps factor in leading the Wa.
ter Board to decide to go ahead with
this project which for some unknown
reason has been opposed by certain
members of the Council and others
was meeting of The Commercial
Club held on the evening Of August
18th at the city hall and attended by
over 100 citizens, the Water Works
Board and Al majority of the members
of the Council. The occasion of The
meeting was for the purpose of listen
ing to DR.. Erwin Shaw of Cameron
Missouri, a former resident of Wau
seon, give an account of how his homs
town of Cameron solved the water
supply problem, which was similar il
many respects to that of Wauseon
Cameron, Missouri is a town of 100t
larger population than Wauseon, c;
approximately 1000. This town obtains
an ample supply of water from th
natural run off Of drainage area O
2 IL square miles this surface waite
is impounded in a reservoir and filter
ed. The city of Cameron ha
just completed a liberation plan
at a cost of $42,50o. AS compar
eron has just completed filteratio
plant at a cost of $40, 500. As compar
ed with the "Big Ditch" project a
Wauseen, Cameron has about one hal
the drainage area to rely upon, the are
1 to be drawn upon at Wauseoa bain
At square miles and Cameron has
population of 1000 against 3035 i
/ Wauseon; yet the supply at Camera
has been found ample and the waite
itself perfectly satisfactory in ever
/ way.
} Following DR.. Shaw's explanatio
/ of the Cameron method discussio
was had in regard to the various prt
jects proposed to meet the Wauseo
situation, and that project which tn
I Water Board and their engineers hay
found most feasible and practicabl
was presented to the meeting, objet
tions to this plan were also brougl
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-03

He wa married May 90, 1884, to
Miss Eygma Haag, of Wauseon. To
this union came two sons and two
daughters; Carl Vellmer, .npw of To
ledo; Harry, of Bokoshe, okla, ant
Mrs. Bertha Hust n, of Napoleon and
Frieda who died in 1918. For his
home and family he always declared
~'linly that he sought the best. in
thirty-six years of married life and
famiy-rearing there are certain to
come emergencies both of joy and sor-
row, prosperity and disappointment
Through all those experiences many
Of which were never suspected by his
friends. he maintained courageous
and worthy spirit. He would be the
CONTINUED on page eight
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-03
WISE REUNION

The fifteenth annual reunion of the
Peter Wise Family was held Friday
August 27. 1920. at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. Shreves, who reside in
York township
The four surviving children of this
worthy poineer are: John Wise and
Mrs. Lucy Sckamp of York township
Mrs. Emily Tin1ibers of De'ta, and
Mrs. Sarah Orndorff of Wauseon, wh6
were present to enjoy this occasion. In
clud'ng these four, fifty eight members
answered the roll call, nineteen being
absent
Visitors present were: Mr.. and Mrs
VIM Bartlett, Lottie Bartlett; Mrs
Hanr cite Miller and Ahnabelle
Blocmer.
Wis ting relatives present were: Mr.
and Wrs. Frank Wise, of Lake. Ohio
and f1r. Calvin Wise, of Greentown
Ohio.
A splendid dinner was served rnde
the big tent erected on the front lawn
fo lowed by business meeting an,
short program. Adjourned to NEE
next year at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
A. j. Orndorff.
EMILY T. ORNDORF, .Sec'y.
All oxfords at 12 off. 1t will saw
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-03
GOVERNOR OF SOUTH DAKOTA
A GUEST IN WAUSEON

Hon. Peter Norbeck, Governor of
South Dakota was the guest of Mr.. f.
c. Bcgart last Monday night. Cover
nor Norbck is one of the best known
men in the state of South Dakota he
has served several years as a State
Senator and a number of terms as
Governor. Governor Norbeck was
one of a group of f5 to 20 Governors
who met with Senator Harding
in Marian this week.
Governor Norbeck left Wauseor
Tuesday morning.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-03

10 per cent discount on all over
alls from Saturday until Wednesday
inclusive. Here's your chance to save.
22-1 Harrison & Funkhouser. Bros.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-09-03

All oxfords at 2 off. 1t will save
you money.
22-1 Harrison & Funkhouser. Bros.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-10-15

horse labor will be more noticeable
any other crop grown, the average
acreage Of corn per farm Of those Wis
tied being 1875 acres, which is 80 per
cent of the tillable area Of these
farms. The remaining crops grown
on these farms, in order of crop acre
and rye.
Only the physical relationship of
tractor power to horsepower has been
considered, and no attempt is made
here to compare the relative costs of
doing work by these sources of power.
The number of horses displaced on
these farms is also shown, but no in
ference has been drawn as to whether
the work is being lone more cheaply
as a result of the change.
Summary of Results.
Briefly summarized, these are the
principal facts brought out or en-
phasized by this study:
/. The number of horses disposed
of on al farms averaging 346h acres,
on which tractors had been used for a
year or over, was 2h per farm.
2. The average number of ti!lable
acres per horse increased from 26k to
1914 after the purchase of the tractor.
3. Nine operators out of 191 dis
placed horses entirely on blowing
disking and narrowing.
4. Only 16 operators allowed their
horses to stand idle while the tractor
was in use.
5. The number Of horses displaced
by the tractors on these farms was
governed by the number it was nee.
essaryA to aretainefor corn, cultivation
and other work current at the same
time. which the tractor could not do.
6. The horses remaining on these
farms are doing about 70 per cent OF
the tractive work and tractors the re
mainder.
Z. The tractor was used for an av
erage of 20 ten-hOur days per year or
the home farm. No record Of the
mount of custom work done was OBJ
tanned.
8. A %three-plow tractor on these
farms does the work of Sk horses ir
blowing, disking, narrowing and har
vesting.
3. After purchasing the tractor, the
average size of the farms was in
creased by % acres, or 6 1-3 per cent.
10. The principal advantage of {
tractor is its ability to do heavy worl
in a shorter time than it can be don,
with horses.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-10-15
INCREASE PROFITS BY
GRADING ALL PRODUCE
Farmer Should Sort According to
Size and Quality.
Grade Specifications Recommended BY
Bureau Of Markets Have Bene.
flied Farmers Materially Where
Practiced.

When a farmer orders a box of bolts
of a certain make and size he does
not expect to find a thin layer of the
bolts specified on the top of the box
and assorted bolts underneath. In the
world Of commerce a manufacturer
who pursued such practices would
soon be bankrupt.
The same principle applies to the
sale Of farm products. say specialists
of the bureau of markets, United
States department of agriculture. Be-
fore sending produce to market the
farmer should sort 1t as to quality and
size.> The bureau of markets from
time to time has recommended grade
specifications for various products,
and wherever these recommendations
have been followed satisfaction and
increased monetary returns have gen.
orally resulted. For instance, 1t is es.
timated that in 1919 the potato grow
ers in Virginia increased their profit
a half million dollars by grading their
produce. Similar results are being OBJ
tanned in other states.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-10-15

Tractor Investigations, with special
reference to the influence of h trac-
tor on horse labor, were made in the
summer and fall of 1918 on 191 corn
belt farms. The operators of these
farms, all tractor owners, were Wis
tied by a representative of h United
States department of agriculture, and
detailed information on all farm Op-
eratiOns was gathered. The inquiry
part played by the tractor might be
noted In all its relations.
The investigation was carried on in
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas and Nebraska. In each of
these states localities were visited in
which a large humber of tractors were
in operation. The information OBJ
tanned, while perhaps strictly and
fully applicable only to the farms Wis
tied, may be taken as a general guide
as to the results which might be OBJ
tanned in using a tractor on any corn
belt farm Of like type and organiza-
ton.
The mere maze anu con-
illusions drawn are not advanced as
being final, but simply as additions to
the available information regarding
farm tractors.
Range Of Conditions.
To obtain results which would give
as nea a representative average as
possible, an effort was made to get re-
ports covering tractor operations un-
der as many different conditions as
possible, and hence the conditions rep
resented range from adverse to ideal.
The farms visited ranged from fat to
hilly. The soils varied from the
heaviest gumbo through all the vari-
Gus loans to light, drifting, sandy
soils. Some of the gumbO soils now
under cultivation on these farms were
formerly unproductive, owing to the
inability of horses to pillow the soils.
With the introduction of the tractor.
this land has come under cultivation
and is now yielding big returns. 1t
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-10-15

was found that tractors were operated
successfully in what would be termed
unfavOrable as well as favorable sea-
sons, which would tend to show their
general adaptability.
While the section covered is rough
ly called the corn belt, farm practices
are not uniform throughout the re-
gion. In most parts of the eastern
corn-belt states commercial fertilizers
and lime are used, these being ap-
piled by horse-pulled distributors. In
preparing the land for crops all the
ground may be plowed, or the small
grain may be seeded on the previous
years corn ground by disking or har-
rowing, without blowing. The latter
practice reduces work for horses or
tractor in the busy season. Whether
most of the blowing is done in the fall
or only a small part, and the rest In
the spring, depends largely on loca-
ton. Where fall and spring blowing
are done in about equal amounts on
individual FARMS. the tractor is used
more In the fall than In the spring,
and horses vice versa. 1t was found
that when all the reports obtained
were grouped together only FIVE more
operators plowed in the fall than In
the spring. but the number of acres
plowed in the fall averaged 23.7 more
per farm. The number of men using
horses as an auxiliary source of power
was practically the same in each case.
Tractor Saves Labor.
Many farms have woodlands, and as
these are cleared the tractor is used
for saving wood for market. thus in
creasing the days Of belt operation.
The scarcity of labor in 1918 ham
pered the gathering Of crops, and in
the states on the eastern edge OF the
corr belt the tractor was used to q
considerable extent In the hay field, tC
the exclusion of horses.
As corn Is the principal crop In this
region. the effect Of the tractor or
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1920-10-15
FLOWING FOR WINTER WHEAT
Decided Advantage in Preparing Land
Early 10 Shown by Expert
ments in Kansas

In Kansas experiments, wheat plant
ed on land plOwed In late July OF
early August yields on the average Of
Is bushels per acre, whereas, wheat
planted on land plowed 10 September
has yielded only II bushels per acre.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-25

d. mixer /, j Bob IA
|al5K2 s<gsttoIies4
mCarysleM Holconb. S GG4se&ytksJ
MRS. NIGHT HAWK, WAS ASLEEP.
hyCarlysleH. Holcornb

As I said yesterday, little sammy
Squirrel w~astSneArly pecked to. death
before he could tell his message. III
course that wal no{nice way to, DO, but
" you knewaMrs. Night Hawk like !
do you would understand why she
acts SO badly. You see, Mrs. Night
Hawk has had a. hard life in the Forest
and she has found that, in order to
raise her family she ,#$ould have to he
rough with some Is Of s. the FIso,resst
Wei, after ]. She hbad pee ist, iittis
Sammy till he could hardly, sees she
said: There now, wifi you learn to
mind your own business and not be
houses?" When5sLittle Sammy found
that she was through pecking him. he
told his message. 49,
II came here to tell you that Major
Pole Cat and Jack the Rabbit are
down on the ground waiting to see
you. is very important and they
rubbed hi. eyss.ssS Ts.raif iTsa-ni
GWEN, Why ddih'tayou tell fnms; that
someone waf1ted to see, IN nH.ir .tsros
"'You didn't give me atchance;t to tell
you. You kept .pecking me SO fast
that I couldn't say a word" Sammy
Squirrel toldath truth, for that is just
what Mrs. Night. HaFk did. and now
h was sorry. ii
I'm so sorry, Mr.. Squirrel, that I
ipecked, you on the head. L didn't
know you had a message for me-"
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-25

tastTSSS IN - SYrs7 "a .=sSNtla4S ~ ~ -HAis rty&StJ 36.t@4
again. The. next time I will think be-
foreEI get angry. Please do not tell
the king Mrs. Hawk was very
anxious about her spell of anger But
Little Sammy. insisted that he was
going to tell the King.
II shall seesthe King first said. she,
tand I'll stell5h him all about II. and he
will understand" 39s
Major Pole Cat wants to see you
now, so.syou can't go to see the King
Then Major called from his place or
the ground.
Come down here said he, ''this i
a very important question:"
Mrs. Night Hawk flew from her high
perch down to the lowest limb Of the
tree. a"Tell me, Mr.. Pole Cat, what
your question is," said she.
1--WE are here to And out II anyone
was seen going out or coming into the
Forest last night" This was a hard
question for Mrs. Hawk. Her feathers
dropped. IT was q sad confession tina,
She had to make. 7wts ,n q
IT can only say I did not Zee. any.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-25
Wheat Yield In
State Set AT 3 Bushels

a.Fargo.sN. D.. Aug. 26:-An average
wheat yieId in the state OF approx
9natelyA nine bushels an acre is fore
seen by implement company managers
in Fargo who. are checking early re-
turns from the threshtng Operations.
The central section. and the Minot
diAtrtct, have been especially favored
With food wheat crops, on: the basis
The oats and barley. crops IRE very VI
good on the average, while the flax
crop exceptsdA regions where It has
been hit by the droqth, is expected
to producestWAllsGaa H.,T.i L. ~ -
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-25
.fEUkBERS AT FARGO 7
STILL AT VARIANCE

Fargo, N. D.. Aug. 25.-The pro-
posal OF the journeymen plumbers to
submit to arbitration the question of
IN increase from IS to So q day in
their wage In Fargo, was rejected yes
terdAy by, theamaster plumbers. The
journeymen went out on IS hours
notice, refusing to arbitrate at that
time. The master plumbers take the
view that the time for arbitration has
passed. Al About 40 journeymen are
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-25
Laborers Being Called ..s.
From East 10 Thresh

Fargo, n. d, Aus. 25.-Eastern5
laborers are being called on to
thresh North Dakota.s grain crop, ac-.
cording to officers 1t theaUnited States
during the past few days.
During the last week only q COM.
pAratively small number OF transient,
workers has entered the state. Thresh-
ing Is at its height.