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Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01
Shelterbelts Provide
Stock Protection

CHELTERBELTS and bitches are
- receiving a good share of atten-
ton in John Zubrich's plans to build
a rundown Broadwater county farm
into a good beef cattle ranch. Three
irrigated shelterbelts are to be
planted on the bare hills of the ranch
for stock protection. A four-mile
long revision of the main irrigation
ditch last summer has made water
plentiful for grain and irrigated pas
lures.
The trees will be planted in 500
yard long rows following the con-
tour of the hills. Crested wheat grass
is being seeded on bare areas sub
ject to erosion. The ditch revision
project was on a four-mile section
of the main canal and involved the
use of a dragline to deepen it to
from 3 to 6 feet, slope the sides at
2 to l and to widen the bottom to
4 feet.
The cost of the job was shared by
Zubrich and two farmers with adj
joining land. Enlarging, cleaning,
changing grade and leveling the
ditch banks cost $1,000 for the 10000
cubic yards of dirt moved at Is cents
a yard.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01

People driving along the road and
noticing the difference in the plots
would come in to inquire about
them. But this part of the story
had a sad ending-a hail storm, the
only one we had had in so years,
ruined the plots so that we could
get no yield records.
In the fall of 1916 I took a 36-acre
piece of ground and divided it
exactly in the middle. On one-half
l planted winter wheat with 100
pounds of 10-20-0 and on the other
half l just planted the wheat with
no fertilizer. Not much difference
could be seen in the fall, but in the
spring the fortified plot was much
greener and taller. At harvest the
fortified plot outyielded the other
6 bushels to the acre.
Our soils here vary much in diff
ferent localities. The type of soil
here, according to surveys is a
gravelly loan. Gypsum is used a
great deal in this valley and good
results are obtained. In some areas,
straight phosphate shows as much
benefit as 10000.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01
Fertilizer Boosts Yield
6 Bushels an Acre
By CONRAD GILBERTSON
Flotheod County

A THOUGH I HAVE expert
"A mented with fortified applica-
ton for only one year and results are
naturally inconclusive, indications
are that substantial gains can be
made through the use of certain
types of fertilizer on u soils.
In 1916 the Flathead soil conserva-
ton district, of which / am presi-
dent, put a fertilizer test plot on my
place. This plot was seeded with
spring wheat in a series of rows each
about 8 feet wide and 100 feet long.
In the first row 800 pounds of
gypsum was used. The second row
was left as a check. In the third row
approximately 100 pounds of phos-
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01
Fish Will Leave Pond
During Runoff

BY r. E. JACKSON. Chouteou County
EISH can be lost from farm fish
ponds and reservoirs during the
spring run-off if precautions aren't
taken. I planted 5000 bluegill perch
on Oct. 7, 1916, and 300 bass on Nov.
l in my reservoir. The f~ingerlings
were obtained with the cooperation
of the Chouteau county soil con-
servation district from the Miles
City fisheries station of the U. S. fish
and wildlife service.
The reservoir used for the plant
ing contained about 80 acre-feet of
water. The paintings were Gee
full and there are plenty of 7 and
8-inch fish in the water now. More
than 1000 gold fish had been plant
ed in the same reservoir earlier, and
they all seemed to do well together.
Some fish were lost during the
heavy spring run-off in 1947. When
the water started to dry up, we
found and picked up over 1000 of
the previous fall planting that had
gone upstream while the water was
running high. Fish were picked up
over A-mile upstream from the res
ervoir and, as nearly all of them
were alive, they revived after being
returned to the main reservoir. In
the future, we will pile small or me-
dunn sized rocks near the upstream
end of the reservoir as high as high
water mark, and this will stop them.
1t seems the larger fish stay in
deeper water and only the small or
younger ones go up stream. l thought
l would catch some in a reservoir
lower down the coulee but found no
trace of them below the point they
were planted.
Nav 1QAH-T
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01

again to oats, using no fertilizer.
Planting and harvesting were at
about the same times as the year
before, but the yield was only 286
bushels.
In 1947 we used 100 pounds of
phosphate to the here and planted
10 acres to oats and 4 acres to barley.
The barley was cut as soon as hay
ing was over, about Aug. Is. 1t was
almost too ripe. We cut the oats
about Sept. 10. The yield was 480
bushels of oats and 1872 bushels of
barley. Because of heavy rains we
weren't able to thresh until about
Oct. 20. 1t stood in the field in
shocks, or we might have boosted
an ever larger yield.
We are at an elevation of about
$500 feet and, since 1947 was q
very cold and backward year., we
figure that phosphate played quite
a part in producing the excess num-
Der of bushels over the two previous
years and in maturing the crops at
the early dates.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01

of new seeding produced As pounds
of registered seed and 10 pounds of
non-registered seed per acre.
Use Fallow Tools
One of the additional advantages
of growing seed in w~ide-spaced rows
is that the land can be kept clean
between the rows with modern ma
chinery adapted to cultivating sum-
merfallowed fields. The weeds in
the rows can be rogued by hand,
with the result that a high quality
of seed can be produced.
The disadvantages of growing seed
by this method is the difficulty of
harvesting the crop, since the alfalfa
reaches a considerable height and
the heavily laden branches lie flat
on the bare ground. I always har-
vested the seed by straight combin-
ing until 1947. Then / found that a
better quality of seed can be OBJ
tanned by harvesting the alfalfa and
placing it in small stacks to cure. The
seed is of better quality and higher
termination when handled this way.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01
Farm and Ranch Experiences
Farm and Ranch Experiences
Raise Seed Alfalfa in Rows
Method Proves Effective for Dryland
By R c. ANDERSON, Richland County

7 BELIEVE the four years of ex-
4 perience we have had in Richland
county with growing alfalfa in rows
spaced 10 feet apart have given
pretty good evidence that wide spac-
ing has its merits in alfalfa seed
production and that the method
should be given a trial by more
growers.
Wide spacing of rows and light
seeding-these, according to our tx
perience, are the two major factors
in successful dryland alfalfa seed
production.
Actually our experience goes back
to 1920. My brother and l attempted
to grow seed from that time until
1882, with the result that the largest
yield we ever obtained was 80
pounds to the acre. Many of the
stands that we established by meth
DDS of seeding varying from rows
212 feet apart to broadcasting had
very little top growth and died out in
the dry years.
Planted so Acres
Then Henry Lantz, district soil
conservationist, Great Falls, sug-
gested that alfalfa seed production in
wide-spaced rows on dryland would
produce higher yields than any other
method. In 1943 I obtained Is
pounds of Ranger alfalfa seed from
Ralph Mercer, secretary, Montana
Seedgrowers association. This was
seeded on go acres (A-pound to the
acre. in rows 10 feet apart, with
wheat as a nurse crop. I obtained a
good stand with this rate and meth
cd of seeding.
In 1914 the alfalfa was damaged
by hail and only SO acres of seed
harvested, which yielded approx
mately 10 pounds of registered seed
per acre. The remainder of the field
was cut for hay. Thirty-seven acres
of new seeding were planted.
In 1915 the field was again dam
aged by hail. However, a yield OF
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01

1920 pounds was obtained in the
dirt and this cleaned out 1880
pounds of registered seed and 100
pounds of non-registered.
In 1916 the 81 acres produced g.
334 pounds in the dirt, 6,629 pounds
of registered seed and 1,739 pounds
of non-registered. Another % acres
of new seeding was put in that year.
In 1947 the 81 acres produced 126
pounds of registered seed and IL
pounds of non-registered seed. per
acre. Six acres of the new seeding
were abandoned. Seventeen acres
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01
What Use of Phosphate
Has Done for Us

By THOMAS COLLINS JR. Granite County
TN 1945 WE plowed IA acres of
1 meadow land. We planted the
field to oats about May Is and late in
September harvested 486 bushels
from it.
In 1916 we planted the IA acres
Montana farmer-stockman., 1948-05-01

phate and in the fourth row 100
pounds of 10-20-0 were used. In the
fifth row 100 pounds of 1920 with
rs pounds of potash were applied.
These five strips were repeated in
three consecutive plots.
During the summer the plots that
had been treated with 10-20-0 and
1920 with potash showed up much
better than the others. The leaves
of the grain were larger, broader
and greener and had much more
vigor. From the gypsum we could
see no results.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-24
CANCER FIGHT
STARTS IN APRIL

DR.. Robert D. Coghill of Alb
bott Laboratories, North Chi
cago, has been appointed
chairman of Lake County lin
the 1913 Embarrassing cam
paign to be conducted by the
Illinois Division, American
Cancer Society, it was an
nounced by Edward Foss Will
son, general chairman of the
drive.
The campaign, which opens
in April, will raise funds to
fight cancer through three
Northumberland, education
and service to cancer victims.
AS chairman of Lake Coun-
ty, DR.. Coghill will select cam
paign >chairmen for each of the
eleven communities into which
the county will be divided for
the drive. The communities in
to which the county will be di-
vided for the drive are: Deer
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-24

by the state was $272,615, a
gain of $14,003.
The 1947 allotments to Lake
county municipalities, with in
creases over 1916 shown in
parenthesis were: Highland
Park $33,O45 ($2, North
Chicago $18,428 ($1,029);
Lake Forest $15,817 ($1,107
and Zion $14,432 ($1,029).
Gasoline tax allOtments are
an important revenue source
to the communities receiving
them. These funds help meet
expenses of much needed
street and highway improve
ments.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-24
GASOLINE TAX

Lake county and it's princi-
pal municipalities received
$430,808 in allotments from
Illinois state gasoline taxes in
1947. Compared with $405,612
in 1916. This was an increase
of $25,196.
For Illinois as a whole, 1947
allotments to counties and CT
ties from gas tax receipts
reached an all-time high total
of $27,268,074. This was ST.
991,460 ahead of 1916, the
previous high year, when dis
tribution totaled $25,276,46O.
Lake county's 1947 share of
allotments distributed locally
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-24

every Christian to carry out
the Great Commission, to pro-
claim to all people, the glad
tidings of the Gospel.
Jesus declared that those
who believe should be baptiz-
ed into the Name of the Tri-
une Cod into the Name of
the Father, and of the Son, and
of the Holy Spirit" Jesus, as
the risen Savior, links the be-
lever by the VOW and conse-
Grafton made in baptism, into
covenant relationship with the
Triune God. The rite of bap-
tism is to give evidence that
the believer has put on Christ.
The Apostolic Church practic-
ed but one form of baptism,
that of Triune Immersion. Ev-
ry believer should obey God in
baptism, thus openly confess
ing that he is a follower of
Jesus and a truly born-again
child of God.
III GALL THINGS" TO BE
OBSERVED AS CONDI-
TON OF DISCIPLESHIP.
Verse 20. Psalm 1910,
IS, At; Matthew 5:13-17;
John 14:1-6, FL; 1910, IA,
II; Acts 1:4-8; 2:41-42;
Revelation 1:18.
Notice especially the i'm
portance of teaching as indi-
Gated in the Great Commits
sion. After the believer has
been baptized he needs to be
taught to put into practice all
that Jesus commanded. The
Church, therefore, needs a
faithful ministry to teach the
Word Of God. The Bible is a
vast storehouse of knowledge
and wisdom. Read it! Study it
faithfully so that you can teach
others to follow Jesus.
The closing words of the
Gospel assure us of Jesus
abiding presence with every
true child of God, and surely
every Christian earnestly de-
sires the presence of His pre-
cious Lord throughout life's
journey. Jesus promised divine
counsel, guidance and protec-
ton for Gods people until the
contamination of the Age.
ARE YOU GIVING THE
GOSPEL TO A NEEDY AND
DYING WORLD?
These weekly Bible lessons, punch
ed for loose leaf folder, may be OBJ
tanned by mail for $1.00 a year.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-24
CPS STUDYING IN
SOUTH AMERICA

There are 387 American
World War II Veterans now
studying at universities in II
South American countries I'M
der the provisions of the CT
Bill of Rights.
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-24

The resurrection of Jesus
was a glorious triumph over
Satan, over death and the
grave, and over all ad-
versaries. This triumph, how
ever, would have meant moth
ing to Jesus had it not resulted
in bringing triumph of His
cause, the redeeming of man
kind from the bondage of sin.
The disciples of Jesus did not
realize that the Resurrection
of their Lord meant a complete
redemption for all believers
and participation with Him in
universal sovereignty. This les
son teaches how He shares His
sovereignty with believers by
delegating to them in the
Great Commission the respons-
Utility of going into all the
world to preach the Gospel
of Gods saving grace to all
nations. The three divisions
of our lesson center around
the three far-reaching words
found here; ALL POWER,
ALL NATIONS, and ALL
THINGS.
I "ALL POWER" OF UNI
VERSAL SOVEREIGNTY
ENTRUSTED TO JESUS.
Verses 1918. Psalm 2:8;
$3.50; Daniel 1913, IA, %,
27; John 5:22, %; 1873;
20: 11-12; Ephesians Ito,
1923; Philippians 2:6-11.
Of the thirteen appearances
of Jesus after His resurrection
only two are narrated in the
Gospel of Matthew; the first,
His appearance to the women
when He gave them the mes
sage to tell His brethren to go
into Galilee where they would
see Him; the second, His ap-
pearance to the eleven in Cali
lee when He gave the Great
Commission. Of the thirteen
appearances of Jesus the most
important to the Church and
the world is the one related in
Matthew of the meeting in
Galilee, on ga mountain where
Jesus had appointed them"
The disciples had journeyed
from Jerusalem to keep this
special appointment which
Jesus had made with them af-
ter the institution of the Lords
Supper in the upper room. AS
they beheld their risen Lord
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1948-03-24

'they worshipped Him." Some
were slow to believe this truly
was Jesus and they doubted;
but as Jesus removed the
doubt from the heart of Tho
mas, and from the two disci-
Piles on their way to Emmaus,
so He removed the doubt from
these disciples in Galilee. He
gave them His message, the
Great Commission, declaring
to them that all authority, all
dominion and power in heaven
and on earth had been given
to Him as the Son of man, fol-
lowing His resurrection.
II GALL NATIONS" TO RE-
CEIVE THE PROCLAMA-
TON OF THE GOSPEL.
Verse 10. Isaiah $3.50, z,
10; Mark 16: 1920; Luke
24:45-49; Romans 10:13-
Is; I Corinthians 1863;
15:1-4.
AS victorious King, having
been given all authority in
heaven and earth, Jesus makes
claim to the hearts of men and
nations. During His earthly
ministry He was limited, as
the Son of David, to ''the lost
sheep of the house of Israel"
Instead Of accepting Him as
their King, they crucified Him.
But this rejected, crucified
Jesus arose from the dead.
Then, as triumphant King,
Jesus unfolds the program for
evangelization which reaches
out into all the world, regard
less of racial, linguistic or So
cial distinction. He, .'the Savior
of the world" longs for the
salvation of "every creature"
A thrilling, compelling COM
mand is this which Jesus gave
to His disciples, eco We there
fore and teach all nations" No
barrier of national boundary
is to shut out the messengers of
Jesus. Christianity is a uni
versal religion because it meets
the needs, the desires and
longings of all men. A solemn
responsibility is placed upon
the heart of every follower of
Jesus to overcome national
prejudice, as did the Good
Samaritan, and impelled by
the true missionary spirit, be
"thy brothers keeper. It is
the duty of the Church and of
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field-Bannockburn, Grayslake,
Highland Park, Lake Bluff,
Lake Forest, Lake Zurich, Lib
ertyville, Mundelein, Vernon
Township, Waukegan-North
Chicago and Zion.
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Wednesday, March Oath, 1913

THE TRIUMPHANT KING GIVING THE GREAT COMMISSION
Matthew 2816-2O
ZION BIBLE SCHOOL LESSON
Anton Dars,
Headquarters Zion, Illinois IS
Evening star., 1948-09-21
irqun Given n Hours
To Surrender All Arms

JERUSALEM, Sept. 21 P.-The
Israeli government has given Irgun
Zvai Leumi "a hours to surrender
all its arms and turn its men over
for enlistment into the Israeli army
A spokesman for Irgun, an ex-
tremist Jewish organization, said he
believed the ultimatum resulted from
the assassination of Count Folke
Bernadotte. The spokesman, Irgun
Comdr. Itzhak Avinoam, %, assailed
the ultimatum, saying Irgun agreed
three weeks ago to negotiate on a
similar demand
The government threatened to
"act with all the means at its dis
posal" if Irgun did not comply.
A purported threat against Ameri-
can Consul General John Joseph
Macdonald Of st. Louis prompted
fresh security precautions at the
Consulate as the Israeli Army
pressed its roundup of Stern Gang
members yesterday.
The Consulate said It had re-
ceived word Saturday-the day
after the assassination of Count
Bernadotte-thatt the remark, Mac
donald is next on the list" had
been overheard in a conversation
OF six uniformed men.
Guards were doubled at the Con-
sulate. Jewish police were posted
outside the gates by the Jewish mill
tary governor. Consular attaches
agreed not to go into Jewish quar-
tiers of Jerusalem alone.
Evening star., 1948-09-21
Hurricane
Continued From First Page. )

sons spent last night in Miami S
SO shelters which were thrown open
yesterday.
Hurricane warnings fluttered
along the East Coast as far north
as Melbourne, and storm warnings
extended to Daytona Beach. On
the West Coast of the Peninsula,
hurricane flags few to Fort Myers
and storm warnings to Tarpon
Springs.
The rich Everglades salad bowl
aIea-where the Nations winter
crop of snap beans, celery and other
vegetables are grown-also was in
danger. Hurricane warnings were
holsted there.
Disaster Units on Job.
Disaster units were on the job In
the lower part of the Peninsula
Schools were closed in Dade (MiamD
and Broward fort Lauderdale)
Counties. Red Cross chapters in
communities along Lake Okeecho-
bee where hundreds were killed in
the big hurricane Of 1925 were
alterted. West Palm Beach which
felt the brunt of last September s
great storm also was prepared.
At Key West, the Navy helped
speed storm preparations. Navy
planes and ships sped to calmei
areas.
All interests in South Florida
we're advised to take every precau-
ton to protect lives and property
High tides were forecast along the
Keys and the East Coast of the
Florida mainland.
The hurricane, born in the Carib.
bean almost due south of Crane
Cayman Island. headed east anc
then slightly north before it swerveo
toward land. 1t crossed the Isle o1
Pines, of Cuba. causing heavy dam
age to orange groves, but apparent.
ly no loss of life.
Then it Swirled across Western
Cuba, the center apparently passing
some 80 miles to the east of Havana
The fishing Port of Batabana was
isolated. Communications with the
port town of 1000 were down and
it was difficult to get reports o1
damage there.
In Havana, about 10000 persons
were reported to have left theil
dwellings and sought shelter in more
substantial quarters.
Crowds milled the streets o.
Havana despite 60-mile an houl
winds, and police ordered a 12-houl
curfew beginning at o'clock last
night. One man died of a hear,
seizure as the hurricane neared the
city.
Highest wind velocity in Havana
was 86 miles per hour at 1910 pm.
the National observatory reported
There was some crop damage on the
island.
The British freighter Lochmonar
with 73 persons aboard, remained
aground on Little Cayman Island
where it was battered by heavy seas
The tug Curb was standing by tt
begin salvage operations when the
weather moderates. The tug Pandors
was en- route from San Juan. Puerto
Rico, to aid the stricken 9,000-tor
vessel. 1t was due to reach the
scene Thursday.
Evening star., 1948-09-21
Firm Sues Arlington
Over lncineraior

Six Arlington residents today
joined the Morse -Boulger Destruc-
tor Corp. of New York in filing a
suit to compel the Arlington County
Board to award the company a
contract for its low bid of s628, ,S43
for a new county incinerator.
The board awarded the contract
to the Nichols Engineering g. Re-
search Corp. of New York for $685.
ISL Friday.
The Arlington residents who join
ed in the action "as taxpayer" are
George r. Taylor, 1854 Fifteenth
road North; David Raab, 4743 Sew
enteenth street North; Theodore
Pollack, ATS Seventh street North:
Albert Highley. 480l Seventeenth
street North: Edwin Howard Dev-
ron, 1919 North Vernon street and
w. w. Gillis, jr., 1924 North Abing-
don street.
Although the Morse Boulger bid
was $l7,9l4 lower. the board, or
recommendation of County Man
ager A. T.sLundberg and H. B. Kleg-
erman. New York consulting engin-
eer, awarded the bid to the Nichols
firm by vote of to l. with Chair
man Daniel A. Dugan voting no
An experience clause required a
bidder previously to have built two
plants of a 300-ton daily capacity
the size of the Arlington project
which had been operating success
fully at least year.
The suit was filed by Clarke,
Richards, Backus & Moncure of
Alexandria; Pittman g. Roberts of
Washington and Orren r. Lewis OF
Arlington