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The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
! MOISTURE CAPACITY
Of SOIL INCREASED
Organic Matter in Any Form Is
:. : =, :. :. Of Much Benefit.
activities q Bacteria Largely Depend
: snt on Supply Of peeayIno Ma
= tsrial-Food and Air Of
!: ~ - d. Great Importance. o..

"a ~ ..s.'E2 : . u d
u (RrepaxsA b. the United states Department
h : = = 2. - - Of Agrisniturs.J %t-55
y In addition to adding plant food to
/ the soil and improving its texture, or
] gGnic matter, supplied BY sgreen.ma'
lnure crops, stable manure, or in any
l other form, adds greatly Z to- the
4 MISUNDERSTANDING capacity: 1t has been
/ shown, says the United States De
\ pertinent of Agriculture, that while
/! 100 pounds on sand can hold only, %
pounds of water and 100 pounds of
clay 50 pounds, the same weight OF
ihumus or decaying organic matter will
hold 1870 pounds.
Clay soil containing organic mat
ter 10 more friabls than similar soil
without organic mstter. When the
organic matter - entirely removed
the clay remains compact during
freezing and thawing. When the or.
,ganic matter u returned the soil crum.
'bles after freezing, just az the orig.
.inal soil. >. y ~ -.
Not only do the higher plants grow
better lin q soil rich in organic mat.
ter bnt the activities Of the soil BAG
terra ne largely dependent on the sup
ply OF <decaying vegetable matter.
These bacteria need food and air.
Their food Is the dead, vegetable mat
ter. which they break down and make
available to the higher plants. Most
beneficial bacteria use air. and this
they find more abundantly In a soil
supplied; with organic matter than in
stir clays poor In It. In sandy soils
there is, air enough, but the addition
Of humus helps to hold moisture and
so benefits the bacteria as well as the
higher plants. '..7, ..>.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
6l1EAI | ] 3

by the man who made "The Three
Musketees. )" Assurance that the
Ibanez novel has been correctly in
tsrpreted is offered with the presen-
tation Of June Mathis as ,adaptor.
She wrote the scenario Tor 'Tne Four
Horssmen Of the Apocalypse" Mr..
Valentino IS sppported in "Blood and
Sand" By LII Ia and Mia Naldi
and . picked company Of Paramount
players. ~. :, =, ~ - d
As "Blood and Sand" i, nine reels
in length. mo- short; subjects, will pres
cede the showing and patrons are
advised to 81 al their seats at the
hour Of starting, 7:16 p m. and the
second show at 9 D. m. ID (;
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24

CONTESTS IMPROVE QUALITY
Demonstrations In South Carolina
Have Done Much to Promote
d. a.. Dairy Industry.

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agrtculture.)
:" County and state butter contests, &
feature of South Carolina extension
work for women last year, accom-
plished much in the way Of improving
the dairy industry there. South Caro-
lima is not q dairy state. 1t uses an
nually about $14,OOO0OO worth = Of
dairy products shipped in from other
states. Some of this importation is
due 10 the fact that while there is a
large amount Of farm butter produced
within the state, no steady demand for
it has been developed. For the pur-
pose of creating an interest in this
farm-1nade butter, and to teach the
women to make better product, con-
tests which were open to home-demon-
stration club members were started
during 1921 in IL counties. ~
Butter demonstrations were given
in all the women's clubs, and all In
terested persons were invited to a dem
onstration by the state specialist at
the county seat. Three hundred and
sixty women and girls enrolled for the
contests, and Of these 120 sent butter
for every Judging. Without exception
there was n great improvement in the
packages brought to market and the
quality Of the butter sold, as the
women learned to what extent the but
ter is affected by the temperature
used for ripening and churning, the
care and cleanliness in handling. and
the feeds for the COW.
Contest butter sold very readily at
the various club markets, and those
who did not enter the contest were
obliged to make improvement In the
quality of what they offered for sale
or lose the market for their butter. Elk
tension workers report to the United
States Department Of Agriculture that
the butter produced in all parts OF the
state has been perceptibly improved as
a result of these contests.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
BEFORE LIFE WAS COMPLEX
Psshisterio Woman Whose Remains
3, at1avs Just essn Found Had Com
ID parat:vsly Piaell Existence.

Bones Of 4 prehistoric woman, BE-
lieved to- have been . tree-climber,
have been found In the bed Of the
River Cam, and are being submitted
to expert opinion in London. England.
( The bsuss were brought to- the sur
face; b. a dredger within 4 quarter
Of mile q tho famous >Fenland inn.
'fhe Five Miles From Anywhere; No
Hurfy!" .4r (.
The whole district Is one vast for
Ast Of buried oaks, which we're in e.
istsncs many thousands Of years ago.
hsfore the Fens were formed, and 1t
is hoped to recover the complete skel.
eton. 49,. = 4
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
Economic Waste to Veal Calves From
Hiah.Producina Cows. =

ports received by the United States
Department Of Agriculture, the extern
sion organization Of Coos county, Ore,
is striving to eliminate. 49,.
About thirty calves from the best
stock in Coos county were saved last
year by arrangements made with farm
bureaus Of other counties to take them
when two weeks old at $12 head,
Grated and delivered at the express
Office. Arrangements also were made
recently for representative Of the
klamath county extension oorganiza-
ton to spend 80 days locating new
born calves of good stock and finding
a dairyman to feed them for two
weeks before shipment to farmers in
his own county.
The reports also say that calves two
weeks old are shipped safely as far
as 500 miles, or for SO hours travel;
day.old calves can rarely be shipped.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
sTHE FACE IN THE FOG" AT I
THE ELKo "WEDNESDAY

Proving itself to be q thri1le,
from start to finish "The Face in
the Fog beautiful Cosmopolitan
production for Paramount will be
shown Wednesday and Thursday Set
tie Elko theatre. The central char.
aeters are Boston Blackie," Dsw-
sQn, played by Lionel Barrymore,
Dfchess Tatiana, bys Seena Owen
aid Count 0rlof, EbJ Iowell Sher-
nntns The efforts of band Of Rus
sim crimina1sg To- rob, the duchess of
her jewxls,a fsr1m the basis Of as in
terestalg spHture as ives ever shown
III Bemidji. The produrtion by Allen
Crosland and the, excellent work OF
the principals and an unusually e.
ficient supporting cast, make "The
Face : IN the Fog" a pictorial de-
light. .
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
Water Power in New York.

: New York state leads the country in
the amount Of. It's developed water
power with 100000 horsepower. CALI
fprnia comes next with 1,111,1OO horse
power. These figures place New York
state almost ON an equality with the
most progressive countries in water
power development in Europe, where
France leads with 100000 horsepOw-
er, Norway has 1 ,350,OM horsepower
anil Sweden |. 2OOOOO HORSEPOWER.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
DESTROYING LARVAE OF FLY
Caution Must Be Used in Applying
Chemicals to Manure Piles to
Conserve Value.

There are many ways of combat
ing the fly nuisance. On farms, the
manure piles are probably the chief
sources of fly. infection. The use of
chemicals in destroying the larvae Of
the fly in manure piles is one Of the
important ways Of keeping this insect
under subsection. However, one must
be cautious inasmuch as too liberal
use Of some OF the chemicals will de-
stroy. the fertilizing value of the ma
nure. r. :>s.4s, III. ~. go -.s-f T..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
REPLACING OLD DAIRY STOCK
oDuSM County Organization Striving
to save Animals From hioh-Po.
~ De-. duelno Stock.

prepared by the Omitted, States Department
r..---, OF ASriculturs.) -
While calves from low'prOducing
cows are saved to maintain the herds
on some farms, On other farms and in
other sections. where higher-producing
cattle are kept, calves from 30O-pound
cows by purebred bulls are often
vealed because no market is found for
them as dairy stock This is an EN-
nomic waste which, according to re-,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
FACTORS IN. DAIRY FARMING
OF Great Importance That Barns and
utensils Be Clean to Add to
-@~'+ Creamery Check.

Good clean barns, clean milking
practices, and clean dairy utensils are
three essentialS factors in dairy farm.
Ing, whether for the man who is MAX
ing it his sole business, or the farmer
who uses five to ten cows to add the
creamery check to his income for the
month, along with other farming work. =
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
TRAP KEEPS COW C0NTENTED
Kansas Farmer Designs Odd Con-
traption to Keep Flies From
Milk Producers.

Along with keeping his hired help
contented the farmer must also keep
his cows "contented," it they are to
give their maximum production OF
milk. A Kansas farmer, who believes
that bovine contentment depends
largely upon keeping the animals
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
DRY MASH HOLDER FOR HENS
Dsvies Taikss Up No Floor Space, but
10 Easily AeeessibIs-Aiso
~ foids Water.

Near-perfection in dry mash
holder for poultry is reached in the
device shown below. The Stats open
to receive the mash and the bottom
Of the frame when closed makes a
guard to keep the hens from throwing
the feed out Of the box. The feeder
takes up no floor room, but is per
fectly accessible" to the fowls because
the brackets that hold it up extend for
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
iSiio increases Profits

Business farmers and experiment
stations have found that a silo not
only increases the yearly profits Of
the farm, but eliminates many uncer-
tainties of live stock raising.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
INDIVIDUALITY IS ESSENTIAL
In Selecting Cow Il 10 Important t.
See That Strain 10 Of Large /,
oPodarcnis6, ~3TS3,E" e Il

Breed is Of less importance 10 -.
Letting the cow than u individuality.
for in every breed there are COED In.
diyiduals and poor individuals. II Is
Important, not only that the breed. but
the strain or family represented be
noted for large and economical produc
don. : >....5' ,..;s~+ -, ~ -. y,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
Home THOUGHTS.

!<ss HOME I houqhtS.
Wife (away from home)-Horrors
1 forgot to turn off the electric: iron |!
Husband-lt's r all right. Nothing
will burn lpng-I forgot TO turn off
the water in the bathtub-From Kas-
per, Stockholm. !, l--7.r
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
GYPSY BANDS IN HUNGARY
In Almost Every Village Of That coun.
try There Is One Whose Menu
bers Play by Ear.

Nowhere but in Hungary are found
so many musicians who play without
being able to: read music.
1t IS to the gypsies that the world
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24

Thicker After They've 0ined.
4 suppose the mosquitoes are thick
ont where you liver =
NO. long and SLIM" ~:
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
Old SUIT.

Old Stun. ,~e.. -. / -
He-I am a man OF the old school,
She-Well. l dismissed that class
some time ago. 'if$ - $ 14e.s 49,, p,:. =.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
Cows Standing highest.

The cows that stand highest in test
ing association records are fed grain
regularly III supplement pastures. g.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
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Plural Husbands IN Tibet.

- ~ Plural Husbands IN Tihst. e., :.
Polynndry. or plural husbands II
one Of the peculiar institutions Of
Tibet. One woman may have as many,
as half II dozen husbands atfthe same
time. ~ !: & I 4.sssr. -, ~. -. -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24
Feed Calves Separate,y

Tie the calves up so they can be fed
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24

free of flies, has invented. an odd fly
trap for that particular purpose. The
COW enters and walks through the
cage, and the flies are brushed Oft
by brushes that protrude from each
side. The flies, or most Of them, in
their attempt to escape, are caught in
a specially designed trap on the top
of the inclosure.-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-10-24

ward a few inches to support also an
alfghting perch, on which the hens
can, stand while eating. The same
arrangement, but with shorter box,
would serve admirably to hold the
water pail or fountain:-Farm Jour-
nal. g.. r. -
The Southern herald., 1922-12-22
FOUND HlM!"

SYNOPSIS.-The time is the late
e9s or early '70s and the scene a
steamboat on the Mississippi river.
Al the types OF the period are
present and the floating palace Ia
distinguished by merriment, dane
ing and gallaatry. There are the
customary drinking and gambling
also' virgil Drace. young north
ern man, is on his way south on a
mission OF revenge. He meets an
eccentric Character In the person
OF one Liberty Shottle, who ia con-
stantly tempting the goddess OF
chance. They agree to a singular
pact. Drace, seeing an opportunity
10 use Shottle, confides to him that
MS mission is to find a certain ex-
guerrilla, Stepho la Vitte. who had
murdered Drace's father. 1t is his
determination to hang La Vitte as
hlBh as Haman. Drace falls in
loVe with a striking young beauty
on the boat, The steamer reaches
new Orleans. at that time in the
somewhat turbulent throes of car
petpag government. The young
men attend the French ball and
Drace Unexpectedly meets the girl
she is accompanied by one Boyce,
apparently her fance. Shottle learns
mat the name OF the girl Is Nadine
Ia Vitte. Drace passes an uneasy
night torn by the suspicion that
Nadine is the daughter of old
Stepho la Vitte, now an admitted
outlaw. Now, more than ever. is
ne resolved to find where the girl
lives and to find Stepho. Drace
and Shottle begin a search of the
city. Drace, takes a hand in n
carpetbagger riot. He catches a
glimpse of one he is sure is Nadine.
Drace and Shottle get into bad
standing with the authorities, and II
are given until the next day TO
board a steamer bound north. Re-
turning to the house where he
thought he had glimpsed the girl. II
Drace finds the place abandoned
The Southern herald., 1922-12-22
PAINT WILL HELP MACHINERY
Certain Metal Parts Which Endure
Much Longer II Treated-Red
Stands Weather Fine,

Whether you store your machinery
or not, there are certain metal parts
like rods, braces and other pieces,
which would endure longer and save
many q breakdown If paint were ap-
piled to them. A good barn paint will
dO' and red is color that stands the
weather fine. If another shade is de-
sired to harmonic with other parts or
not to be SO conspicuous, this color
can be toned down or changed. There
may be fine cracks in metal that
escape the eye, but they take In mois-
ture4and rust forms in there. Paint
would cover them up safely. Freezing
helps to weaken such places when
unprotected.
The Southern herald., 1922-12-22
FIGHT AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS
Huron County, Ohio, Dairynen 81.
nanesd Their Own Campaign
Against tuberculosis.

In Lyme township, Huron county
Ohio, owners of dairy cattle Organized
an association through which thew
financed their own campaign against
tuberculosis when state and federal
indemnity funds had run out. The
members were assessed So a head for
grades and "a head for purebreds
one1ourth being used for organlza.
tion work and the rest for paying in.
IDENTITIES, The association has tested
u herds containing 662 cattle 2e Of
which reacted. The owners of tho
reactors received the salvage value of
the animals and straight indemnify
OF $40 a head for grades. For pure-
oreds the indemnity was doubled
About 30 per cent of the herds in the
township were tested.
The Southern herald., 1922-12-22
SOIL CONDITIONS ON
NIGHT TEMPERATURES
Sandy Loans Store Up More
Heat During the Day.
Land in Use Should Be Well Drained
of Surplus Moisture to Avoid Dam
ger Of Formation OF lnIun-
Gus Frosts.
prepared by the United States Department
Of ARricmltura

| prepared by the United States Department
| Of Agricultural
A relation has been shown to exist
between the temperature of the soil
and the ensuing minimum temperature
of the air Immediately above, says the
weather bureau of the United States
Department Of Agriculture.
Low nlght-air temperatures In gar
den and truck farms may often be pre-
vented by the selection of soil in
which there is sandy component, as
sand and sandy loans generally store
up more heat during the day than do
most other soils and give off more in
the night time by conduction to the
air above, thus diminishing the prob
ability of critical temperatures and
the formation Of damaging frosts. The
land in use should be we'll drained of
surplus moisture, as wet soils are in
variably cold soils and more suscepti-
bic to frost damage. Any soil, wheth-
er 1t be sand, loan, or clay, is warmer
When 1t Is clean and free from weeds
and unnecessary vegetation.
Frost may form on one side of a
street and not on the other or in one
section of level farm and not in an
1ther, for one or more of several rea-
sons, such as difference in soils, slight
Inference in elevation, in moisture, or
n kind and extent Of surface covering,
IF the amount Of insulation received.
'rost may appear in sections which
ave wet, cold soils covered with
eavy vegetation or uncultivated,
'hile on the same night and under
he same meteorological conditions 1t
oes not form on other ground close
y where the soil is relatively dry,
arm, and clean.
The Southern herald., 1922-12-22

REINFORCED Concrete Corner Post
sist the strain. A very substantial
type OF corner post is shown in the
Illustration. 1t Is made of rein.
lorced concrete with a vertical sec.
ton IL inches square and two wings
each six inches thick, extending in the
direction of the two lines of fence
which meet at the corner.
Forms Are Necessary,
10 make such post, forms are
necessary and the first step is the ex-
caVation to provide room for them
ordinary one-inch lumber Is good
Tor FORM use in work of this kind
since 1t can be braced with little diff.
Guilty The forms are put together
20 that the post, wings and all, is cast
IN one operation, The reinforcing
Tor the vertical part consists of seven
steel rods, nine-slxteenths of an inch in
diameter, arranged on the two ont.
Side faces Of the post at intervals Of
ABOUT three inches, with about one
mch space between the bars and the
surface. Similar bars extend down
through the post and into the lower
part OF the wings, two bars being used
for each wing.
Rich Mixture Used.
Inc concrete mixture used ia ono
part cement, two parts of well-grsded
sand and three parts" of pebbles or
broken stone, with no particle larger
Ehan one inch In diameter. This is
rather "rich MIXTURE" but since |
strength Is the principal requirement
t is the proper one to use.
NO strain should be put on the
post until It has hardened for at least
our weeks. During this time #
mould be thoroughly wetted at least
'nce every day so the concrete NAV
lttain Its maximum strength.
The Southern herald., 1922-12-22
FEED COWS AS INDIVIDUALS
Trouble Results When an ownsr
Doesn't Know How to Care for
Hlgh-Produclno Cow.

When high-prOducIng COW falls IN.
to the hands of an owner who doesn't
know how to feed for milk production,
trouble results. The basic principles
which govern the feeding of dairy cows
are easy to understand and simple to
follow. It Is necessary to feed the cows
as individuals and make certain that
the ration Is ample to care for the an.
imal's body requirements, and to leave
surplus of nourishment for produc.
Ing milk. More dairy cows are under.
fed than are overfed. When the ra.
tion is balanced, and composed largely
OF first quality sllage, cases Of over.
feeding are rar0.
The Southern herald., 1922-12-22

In entertainment that taxed not the
g1ver. But the entertainment sought
by this pelican, as the gamesters
termed ShOttle, was not Of wine from
France, the fish-egg from Russia or
venison from Americas native woods.
but spades, hearts, diamonds and clubs.
AND while the Bee still lay at the
wharf, breathing low and blubberously
through her nostrlls, Shottle had put
In operation quickly contrived
touch" presenting himself to Major
Pewitt before he had taken the time
to Introduce his friend to that well.
known character.
Now, however, Major Pewitt strolled
up; and Shottle, keen to get to the
gaming table, introduced Pewitt TO
Drace and then a moment later him.
self slipped away.
I'VE are on our way to visit Shot
ties uncle, General Bethpage," ex.
planned Drace.
What my old friend and fellow
soldier, Bethpagel Never a nobler
man drew sword in defense of what
he conceived to be right. If you like a
genial atmosphere and company that
never tires, you will remain with him
as long as possible and still too short
time. l earnestly hope that you NAV
ind inducement to settle among us -
Possibly l may. like the River.
like the study of character. In charac.
ter there is all history, all philosophy.
all"
"Just So" the Major agreed, "And
we have some remarkable Characters
here, sir, and some of the most bean.
tiful women In the world; to some peo.
pie 1t may appear q little singular. bu+
interesting character among men al.
ways develops in an atmosphere pro-
duclng beauty among women"
"And naturally, Major, you are nc
with both characters and
beauty. And by the way, did you ever
meet an old fellow-let me see, what
Is his name? oh, think they call him
Stepho - something. Oh, yes - La
VitteT"
The Major cleared his throat and
gently laid his hand on Drace's
shoulder.
my young friend, they have told
7ou about the most implacabIe and
desperate of men, sir. I know the
nan, and while nature did not intend
and beg your pardon for what
night seem want of mOdesty-that
should fear any human being, vet
onfess to an occasional uneasiness in
ne presence Of old Stepho Ia Vltte.
have never had any words with him I
that is, strained words; but IL I '
hould, I'd await no move on his part 6
ut shoot him instantly. Ha, l wish I
on to meet my dear young friend and q
luch esteemed partner. William {
IawkIns." i