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Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07
SOW CLOVER WITH
OATS EVERY YEAR

Short Bros. have lived on their
quarter section farm for six years.
They now have 50 acres under the
pillow and in meadow
They have Il fairly good new house,
a small barn, a granary and chicken
house, 16X3G story and a half high.
One of the boys told the farm editor
that Sthey had hard luck with the
horses they brought from Iowa. They
raised two colts but lost four big
mares. They then bought team Of
native horses and later when the colts
grew up they sold one of them and
now they are keeping three head TO do
their farm work.
This summer work included IA acres
brushed, stumped. plowed and sowed
to rye. They always sow clover with
their oats and this year their new
seeding is fine More hay will be
grown on this farm from now on as it
pays better than cash crops and gives
more time for clearing.
/, The boys plan on seeding land ON
the ''Rusk County Plan" without plow-
ing from now on. They declare that
they would have been much farther
along with their farm if they had
adopted that plan from the start, and
believe that blowing new land and
trying to farm it was a mistake.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07
MAKES MONEY
IMPROVING LAND

Emil Boyer owns $50 acres of land
on the Bruce-EXeland road a mile
south of old hurry. This is the third
farm he has opened up and he evil
IDENTIFY knows how to do the job.
He built fine house last year and
the outside is stuccO finished. He has
the basement in for a new barn and
has built shed over it for hay and
uses the basement for stock. Later
the shed will be taken down and big
new barn built.
Mr. Boyer has 30 to 40 acres cleared
up and the strip along the road was
stumped, the stumps being piled in a
row ON the east side of the field so
that they make fence. There is a
good wire fence along the road.
When a man like Mr.. Boyer makes
good living and profit from build
ing new farms from the wild state, 1t
proves conclusively that our new set
tiers who use judgment and work hard
are in line to prosper.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07
George LerOux Says That 1t Is
Better to Use Funds For
Farm Buildings and Other
necessities Than to Buy a
Tractor Outfit Or An Auto
mobile. He Prefers Horses
For Farm Power

George LerOuX was busy threshing
last week when the farm editor called
A dozen or more Of his neighbOrs were
helping him and all of these men are
subscribers to the News-Budget.
Mr.. LerOuX has u acres cleared on
his 120-acre farm which is nine miles
northwest Of this city. This year he
built a new hen house 14X2G and is
building an addition 70 his shed barn,
16X30
In speaking of this new shed and his
shed barn Mr.. LerouX says that it he
had taken 5000 when he started he
could have built good big barn. In
stead he put 81 200 into a tractor out
fit and now has that money tied up IN
the outfit that he does not use, since
his son left the farm
Mr.. LerOuX says he very much pre-
fers big mares for power on a small
farm and il he needed more power he
would add more mares. He says that
| for man who has his buildings built
and has plenty of land to keep a tract
or busy and likes machinery, tractor
| is all right, but he considers it a big
mistake for "a new settler to invest MS
money in a tractor outfit when he must
do without buildings and other things
| he needs to help him make success
here.
He also thinks new beginner can
| get along without an auto for they are
a bill of expense. and while they save
| time on the road, one is apt to spend
more time and money than he should
with an auto that could be used more
| profitably on the farm. 1t is very true
| that some of our best and most sue
l cessful settlers have neither tractor OF
auto. 1t is we'll to consider well be-
| fore buying either.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07
RUSK co. FARMER
RAISES SWEET POTATOES

Fred Strahm has been on his land
on the banks of the Chippewa river
for four years He owns 1872 acres
and has % acres under the pillow.
He has a lot more land cleared up
and two years ago he cleared 60 acres
by hiring some help.
He has a good house and barn and is
now completing two story chicken
house. One end is used at present for
store house and the end for chickens
is lathed and plastered and has ven
tilatOrs. A store room and granary is
overhead. The size of this building is
14x30.
Mr.. Strahm keeps four cows.
His oats yielded pa bushels from
seven acres.
This year he got sweet potato
from the Bon Ton store and planted
it i'm his hot bed In two months he
cut sprouts from it and planted them
as they were five or six inches long.
He has 20 hills and the potatoes are
fine. He has dug around some Of them
and says that the new sweet potatoes
are about six inches long and two
inches thick.
Mr.. Strahm says he sees no reason
why sweet potatoes can not be grown
here to good advantage in favorable
years.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07
TRADES TRACTOR
FOR POTATO ACREAGE

The Drake Auto Co. made trade
with Tom Graham, The Rusl county
potato king, last spring whereby Mr..
Graham became the owner of Ford
son tractor and the Drake Auto Com
pany got the coming potato crop from
four acres of the Graham potato field,
plus 81 bushels of spuds.
III. A. Drake had his choice of the
four acres from the big field and he
picked a patch that had received a
coat of manure. These potatoes were
dug and yielded better than 300 bush
els per acre They were sprayed at a
cost of $500 per acre and were we'll
attended to throughout the growing
season.
At the price of potatoes this fall the
deal is very satisfactory for the Drake
Auto Co.. and Mr.. Graham knew in
advance just what the tractor would
cost him SO that he got it very rea-
sonable.
Mr.. Graham has 81 acres Of potatoes
this year which are expected to yield
nearly as much as the field mentioned
He has been in the potato business
for several years and studies the best
methods of raising them.
Besides the tractor as farm power,
four big teams are employed in digging
the potatoes. -Four head of fine big
black horses do the work on the digger
and have no trouble In pulling 1t.
Another big team is used on one potato
wagon and big sorrell team on the
other wagon is the choice team of the
county. This team is highly priced
by Mr.. Graham as they are perfectly
trustworthy and his boys can drive
them anywhere. He values this team
at $1,000 and they are not for sale at
any price.
There certainly is a lot of satisfac-
ton in owning a good team of horses
or number of teams as Mr. Graham
does.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07
CEDAR RAPIDS is
SETTLING RAPIDLY
MANY New Settlers Are Locating
in that Territory And Are
Showing Much
Progress

The State Bank Of Glen Flora is
selling lot Of land TO new settlers in
the town Of Cedar Rapids. and as their
terms are very liberal and the tax
exemption on new homes for three
wears is now functiOning, the new set
Tiers have Il good chance to build up
farms of their own. The following IS
Il partial list of the recent settlers who
have located there.
John limp
John Ximp halls from Mount Horeh
ana owns 50 acres of wild Rand seven
miles northeast of Glen Flora. lie
bought his land last week and will
have ten acres cleared this fall. He
will move onto his land next spring
and build set Of buildings and i'm
prove IT,
Mr.. limp is a cheesemaEer and is
considering building a cheese factory
on his land as soon as there are COWS
enough near there to make if pay.
j. l.. BOrque
j. l.. BOrque came over from Blue
Earth MIMI last week and purchased
50 acres O. land in this territory for
himself and another so for a friend
These men have horses and equipment
and intend to build buildings and
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07

Some potato growers assert that
three crops" of potato bugs were ION
the job" this season. The first bugs
were ready and waiting for the po-
tato plants to appear above the ground,
and in some fields went down to meet
the plants The first batch of young
bugs matured early. dug in" metam0r-
phosed, returned to the light. and re-
produced the third generation of po-
tatO pests. One grower stated this
week that the third generation of the
season attacked the growing tubers
in the ground.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07
SINGLE MAN is
MAKING FINE FARM

VIM. Oetzman has owned his so
acre farm y mile north of Sheldon
for eight years. He has. 40 acres
cleared. 80 of which has been plOWed
and is now in meadow and free from
stumps. The other 40 acres is seeded
pasture.
He keeps six cows and bull of the
milking Short Horn variety.
His house is 16X26 and his barn is
34x40 He also has a garage and a
chicken coop.
Mr. Oetzman is single man but ne
believes in getting good home ready
anyway. as he likes to have things
handy even if he has to do his own
cooking.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07
VALUE OF MANURE
SHOWN ON THIS FARM

8 j. ii. ROchat lives in the town OF
Dewey, 31a miles northeast of Lady
smith. He owns so acres which he
bought as partially improved farm
four years ago. He now has 16 acres
cleared and free from stumps.
He had five acres of potatoes, 2ss4
acres of oats. which he will feed in
the straw and about Is tons of tame
and wild hay.
Mr.. Rochat says that potatoes
grown on MANFRED land were good,
while those grown where no manure
was spread are poor. Manure not only
acts as fertilizer but it helps to hold
moisture during the dry season.
Mr.. Rochat has three horses which
he says is one too many. He only
keeps one COW for family use.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07
MIKE EARLY BUILDING HOME

Mike Early was up to Ladysmith
Saturday from his farm home near
Conrath. Mike is busy man and
does not get to the city very often.
He is now building a new house on his
farm, and says he has built SO many
houses that he hates the sight of them
He says he is in love with land clear
ing work, and prefers to keep busy
at that He has two acres of potatoes
that are fine. Mike will have one Of
the best 4O-acre farms in the county in
a few years.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07

Walter OetZman. Of Sheldon, owns
two forties. One of these is a couple
0f miles north of Sheldon and he has
owned ii for seven years. Five acres
are cleared and 20 acres are plowed
and in meadow. There is a small
house and fair barn. There are 40
acres Of good green timber on these
two forties.
Mr.. Oetzman works in Sheldon and
elsewhere to make money to improve
his land.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07

Melvin Matz is erecting a neat cot
tage on his S0-acre tract twelve miles
south and one mile east of Ladysmith
Mr.. Matz started to improve this land
and make farm out of it last spring
and has been living with his brother,
Just across the road.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07
COMMUNITY SOCIAL
AT HAASL SCHOOL.

The Haasl school, of which Miss
Ruth LaBerge is teacher, gave an ell
tertainment Saturday night to which
all the families in the district were in
vited. A large number responded to
the invitation and the event was very
fine community gathering, At the con-
clusion of the evening, spent in sing
ing and games, sandwiches, cake and
coffee were served.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07

The roads on Trail 43 are being
graded ten miles northwest of this city.
Rounding off the corner east of the
Chippewa river bridge is a big i'm
prOvement A big fill is being made
a half mile south of that corner.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07

1t would be good idea for the
world to swear off loating and fight
ing.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07
RUSK COUNTY FARM ITEMS
News That Will Interest Our City
Readers as Well as the Tillers
of the Soil

\ new well is being drilled at the
Fairview school house.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07

If everybody had to dress his own
beef there would be more vegetar-
ians.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07
Amos Finch

as soon as his house is ready to Oc-
cupy.
Amos Finch
Amos Finch is another local man
who has bought 60 acres of land near
Mr. Wards.
He already has house and barn
built and has fenced his land. He is
now clearing land for meadow.
John Carlson
John Carlson is from Minneapolis.
He is building a house and barn on
his new Cedar Rapids property. He
owns so acres of wild land which he
viii improve.
A son is helping him with his work.
and they are staying with their neigh
b0r. Obey Grotte, until their house IS
completed.
Frank Thatcher
Frank Thatcher is the Glen Flora
banker who has had much experience
in clearing land in this country
This experience is of great value
10 the new settlers of that community
Mr.. Thatcher says that he has been
clearing land on the "Rusk County
Plan" long before it was known as
Il plan.
He instructs these new settlers about
The plan" and says if they will fol
low il they will succeed.
Here is one banker who don't ASK
his settlers How much land have you
under the plow," but gauges thell
credit by the size of their meadows
condition of their pastures. and th'
type of their cows.
Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1921-10-07
ccupy their land this fall.
A. K. Ward

4. f. Ward, of Glen Flora, has pur-
hased 40 acres of wild land about
even miles northeast of Glen Flora.
lie has started to build house and
lear some land. He will move out
as soon as his house is ready to Oc-
cupy.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-09-29

draft horse weighing 100 lbs, early
Tuesday morning, It had gotten
caught In the wire fence around the
pasture, and in its struggle to free
itself was 50 badly cut that Mr..
Lance wasted no time in putting it
out of its misery. !
Following are the new Epworth
League officers: Pres, Opal Snyder;
LIST vice pres, Myrtle Lance; End
vice pres, May Myers; 4th, Hilda
Lance; sec, Geraldine Wightman;
treas, Faye Lance; pianist, Opal
Snyder; leader, Oct. End, Hilda
Lance. E.Sll 5']7
Henry Wheeler of Akron came out
Saturday for a days visit with his
cousin, Eli Reed.
There will be church services at the
Congregational church at 2:30 b. M,
Sunday. Rev. Williams will be here
for the last time and a cordial in
vitation is extended to all.
Sam Young having been in Leroy
most Of the summer, is back on his
farm for month or six weeks stay
after which he will go to Wood
county to spend the winter at his
sisters home.
Mrs. C. E. Lance had for her
guests during the fair, her two sis
ters, Mary Boise Of Akron and Nellie
Baker Of Elyria. Since her return
home, Mrs. Baker was obliged to
have either part or all Of one fing-
er amputated, which had become in
fected from a hangnail, blood.poison-
following.
Mrs. Alva Carston and her broth
er, Leon Myers, received calls from
a ,far-distant relative, Mrs. VIM.
Renwick of Claremont, Cali, who
has been a guest Of Akron relatives
and came out Friday with Howard
Goodwin to visit her kindred in La
fayette.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-09-29

Oct. i, on the late S. r. Auble farm,
or better known perhaps as the Dam
on farm. The farm itself viii be
sold to the highest bidder, as well as
the stock and everything that goes
with farm. The sale will be in
charge of the administrator, Frank
w. Woods. n
The entire cast of the Newton
Livingston CO., which has just fin
ished another successful week in Me
dina, were entertained at the
Schlechty home last Sunday week.
The season having ended with Satur-
day nights performance, the COM
pany has stored its tent in Medina.
Mr.. Newton (Earl) and wife are al
ready considering offers from other
companies and will be the guests Of
his parents for week or ten days or
until he decides upon his winters
work.
Jesse Bowman bought of Howard
Adams the north end of his farm,
and with the Kulp engine for power,
moved it Saturday on to his own
premises, to be used as barn and
garage.
The VIM. Ausman family, having
purchased of I. w. Gilbert his home
on Wadsworth road near Medina, will
move there next Monday, Oct. 3.
They have rented. their farm just
west from the Lafayette road to
Hugh Rawling, who with his wife
and family Of four children will move
in Monday from the Auble place.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reed and daugh
ter were guests of E. ]. Stone and
family of Ashland Sunday.
Miss Rebecca Schlechty, Warren
White and Chas. Schlechty and fam
lily of Medina were Sunday visitors
at the Schlechty home.
The Sunday ball game is the regu-
lar thing here as in all large cities,
the game last Sunday ending in
walk-away for the Mallet Creek boys
at a score of 16 to 8.
"It's tew scandalous tew relate"
but two of our Aid society women,
Elsie Curtice and Laura Lance, went
unchaperoned, on a joy-ride to Akron
Saturday, with their gentlemen
friends" Grandfather Curtice and
his son Leon.
Mrs. Geo. Ballash and Mrs. Ned
Alexander were called to Cleveland
Saturday to see Mrs. Richard Earn
est, who is quite sick with the flu.
They returned Sunday evening.
Willard Johnson's case has been
and those familiar with
the symptoms say it was a sure
enough attack of honeymoon bliss
that caused his strange actions a
week ago, and ever since. As it is,
Willard is now a married man, hav-
ing taken Mrs. Wilma Germs, a
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w.
Johnson, for his bride last Monday.
Congratulations.
Mrs. G. w. Heffelfnger, with her
nephew, Ralph Basom of Wooster,
spent Sunday with her sister-in-law,
Mrs. VIM. Barnhart.
Chas. Lance was obliged to shoot
one Of his big gray team, a valuable
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-09-29
Chatham

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Philips and son
of Elyria visited at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Dan Clifford over the week
end
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker IF Glib
sorburg were weekend guests of Mr..
and Mrs. James Grigsby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Moody Of Forest
Hill, Mich, are spending a few days
with Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Clapp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Rogers Wis
tied relatives at Doylestown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warner Rowe were
called to Oberlin on account of the
death of Mr.. Rowe's mother.
Miss Evelyn Nixon is suffering from
scarlet fever.
The ladies Of the Methodist church
will serve dinner on Oct. 6.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spicer have gone to
spend their vacation in West Virginia.
Mr.. Fred Brinker is sick at this
writing.
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-09-29
Garden Isle

Mr.. Fred Murray, who was hired on
Wednesday by the Horr- Warner Co.,
left recently taking with him the cloth
ing which he had taken when he broke
into a Russians suitcase. The things
he took consisted of two shirts, one
pair overalls, one pair shoes, a hat
and a razor. @
The people at the south end of the
muck are now getting their houses
painted
Mr.. Joseph Howard, who lives at
the West side of the Horr- Warner
property, was the guest Of friends at
Wellington Saturday.
Mr.. George Little, an uncle of Mrs.
Peter Howell, is very poorly,
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Howard and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Allen visited Mr..
Aliens parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. H.
Allen and family Tuesday. s
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Miller, daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Miller and
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Basinger and child
Of Wadsworth spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs Peter Howell. I n
Mr.. Lealand Dull and daughter Eve
lyn called on Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Houser of Chatham Sunday. VI
Mr.. Lilley's family, which lives on
the east side of the muck have case
of scarlet fever. 's
The Horr-Warner Co. has recently
started to ship celery again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerald Lilley, who
have been staying at his folks, now
stay at Ed. Sheppard's on account of
scarlet fever.
Little Miss Evelyn Dull is the VIC
tim OF summer complaint.
Many people from Garden Isle at
tended the sight of the wreck on the
Wheeling & Lake Erie railroad. Six
teen cars were off the track. Some
were gasoline tanks and some OF the
cars contained oats, some ties, and
other rails.
Mr.. r. S. Phelps and wife and Clar-
ence Oswald and family made a week
end visit with relatives in Cleveland.
Major Joseph Howard made hur-
ried trip to West Salem last Satur-
day, having broken his spectacles
Orolo II. Campbell spent Saturday
with friends in Lodi. 4
Mike Geyer purchased Guernsey
COW from Mr., Jones in Lodi last week.
The Horr-Warner Co. shipped three
car loads Of celery last week to East
ern markets.
Harry Flory has taken position to
operate one Of the Cleveland tractors
at the Horr-Warner Co. farm.
Frank Kondick, who was cutting
corn on the north end Of the com
pany's muck farm, severely cut his
knee last week. He was at once
taken by Mr.. Oswald to Lodi hospi-
tai, where it was found necessary to
put in FIVE stitches to close the wound.
4 Clarence Oswald and family are en-
tertaining relatives from Springfield,
Mo.
The Horr-Warner Co. began to put
TN their fall wheat crop last Friday.
The wheat acreage on the farm will
be about so acres ly y
n MT. +, +, Webster, general mama
ger Of the Horr-Warner Co, was here
on business last Wednesday and Thurs
day. Mr.. Webster lives IN w " siiiiiiig (
ton, where the main offices Of tht
company are located. ~
,9 y. A. Souther, who lives in Cleve-
land, has cut over 500 shocks of corn
for the Horr-Warner Co. s
Mr. Ed Sheppard and family had
The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1921-09-29
Lafayette

F y
Now that the excitement Of the
county fair is over, there is nothing
"a hinder you from planning youi
Thanksgiving dinner, unless, o.
course, someone is thinking of invit-
ing us all to Halloween masquer-
ade and carnival Why not?
VIM. Cottrell, salesman in the
employ of a Cleveland firm, with
headquarters in Chicago, came tri-
day morning with his wife for stop
over visit at her fathers home, GUM
cy Davis, and thence on to Cleye-
land and Mentor for a visit WITH
their daughter and relatives over
Sunday.
In our letter of last week, we were
mistaken in saying that Ed. Miller
and family had moved to their Litch-
5 field home. Instead, they are renting
I Mrs. Goodyear's place north Of Chat
ham until spring, when their own
home vii be ready for occupancy.
Tony Voras realized the neat sum
of 5000 through the regent sale OF
his farm to family of Hungarians,
having received $4,000, for his prop
erty. The former ocupants, also
Hupgarians, have moved onto what
used to be the Gunkleman farm on
the Lafayette road, along with some
of their relatives, the three brothers
being in joint partnership on the
ownership Of the farm.
Mrs. Gunnish is able to be up again
after her severe illness of the past
week.
Supt. Kanntable and wife visited
from Friday until Sunday at the
home Of Mrs. Kannable's parents, in
Laringo, near Columbus.
Daniel Lehman spent from Satur-
day to Monday in Wooster, from
which place he in company with other
;,old soldier friends left this week for
Indianapolis. to be present at a
Soldiers Encampment held in that
city.
The Leon Curtice family were
guests Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Knowles of EaGrange. Louis Cur
tice, who has been spending some
time at his sons home here, also
went back to his home in LAGRANGE
Sunday.
Friends and relatives enmasse,
were calling on Jesse Gilbert Sunday.
Although Mr.. Gilbert is making
rapid Improvement apparently from
his recent accident, there are still
parts Of his fracture that are caus-
ing him some trouble, and he will go
the latter part Of the week to the
Cleveland hospital again for an x
ray examination.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wideman and
family were callers in Cleveland Sun
day afternoon at the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. John Wertz. 4
\ Fred Vorhees and family are NOV
ing this week onto the A. A. Young
proprty, which they expect to occupy
until spring.
Your attention is called to the big
auction sale to be held Saturday,
Vi