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Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-15

IN THE SPRING of 1908 my IA
Their, Alfred r. Anderson Former
commissioner of agriculture for
Montana), with his parents moved
to Montana from the Red River val
ley, North Dakota, demonstrating on
the land that is now headquarters
for the ranch, ''Blue Hill Stock
Ranch" a partnership owned by
dad and myself. was born here on
the homestead. in the year 1913,
being the eldest and only boy of
five children. l went in partnership
with my father in the year of 1885.
Dad has always taken keen in
terest in better ways of farming and
after going on tour with Leon
Anderson, head supervisor of the
Soil Conservation District, north of
Culbertson, in the summer of 1886,
we were very much impressed with
the experiments carried on there,
especially the strip cropping and
contour practices.
In the fall of 1886 we had an ir-
rigation dam built by WPA for the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-15

western states where this plant
could do wonders to increase the
tonnage and feed value of the hay
crop. One wonders how the plant
can survive on ground that is often
white with alkali. This nitrogen
producing plant gives new life to
the sour soil. One often finds west
ern wheat grass and other wild
grasses growing two or three feet
tall among the astragalus rubyi.
Montana State College has this
to say about its feeding value, THE
Animal Husbandry Department of
this institution fed two lots of eve
lambs averaging 80 pounds in weight
for 40 days on alfalfa and astragalus
rubyi hay. Even though the astrag-
alus rubyi contained 40 per cent of
native grasses and weeds it was
practically equal to alfalfa In feed
value"
Astragalus rubyi has done won
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-15
"Has Done Wonders for Me-
Astragalus Ruby
Perennial Vetcb Equals Alfalfa
In Feed VaIue, TbriVes ON ALkaIi
BY ARNOLD BENSON

The plant stools and lodges in all
directions, allowing the plant to re-
seed itself.
The first years stand may be less
than 6 inches in height, attaining
IL to Is inches the second year and
three feet the third year. 1t takes
about five years to fully mature.
There are mature pods, immature
pods and flowers occurring stimuli
taneously on the same stem, making
it difficult to get a good seed crop.
Pods open and seed is scattered as
fast as the plant ripens. Its threshed
straw makes good feed, as it is much
like chopped hay.
Thrives on All<a1i
Although my ranch is at an ele-
walton of 5000 feet, l have witnessed
astragalus rubyi growing at 5000
feet. There are many acres in the
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-15

ders for me. On 400 acres of hay
meadow it has increased my hay
crop by nearly 100 tons. During
dry years it is sometimes hard to
get a good stand the first year.
Oftentimes the seed lies in the
ground a couple of years before
nature produces enough moisture to
terminate the seed. Once you have
crop, your seeding troubles are
over as the plant produces much
seed which is scattered by the wind
or through handling, and by the
animals digestive system.
Astragalus rubyi, like alfalfa, is
harder to cure than native grasses,
but by letting the hay lie in the
swath or windrow a day or two
longer, or by mixing it with other
wild hay while stacking, there is
little trouble in curing.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-15
We Wouldn't Want to Go Back
Cup In Low, Down In High
By ARTHUR ANDERSON
RicbIand County

purpose of irrigating some feed
crops. We have been irrigating 80
acres of alfalfa by the ditch method.
We were never too well pleased by
the results we obtained, as the land
has quite slope.
In the fall of 81 we had another
dam built about three quarters of a
mile below the first dam and pur-
chased a sprinkler irrigation unit.
We are able to let the water from
the upper dam come down the nat
ural water course into the lower one,
the two dams holding about ITO
acre feet of water.
This is a new experiment as far
as the sprinkler system is concerned
but we feel it is worth the invest
ment, giving us feed which is very
important in our livestock opera
tons If it had not been for the corn
we raised off the irrigated field this
past year, we would have had to
market our calves, but were able to
winter them on the corn silage this
field produced.
We have 20 acres of flood irriga-
ton, spread by bikes, which gives us
very good crop of hay. On this
field we found we could not raise
straight alfalfa for the reason that
wherever the water stood several
days the alfalfa died out and these
places grew up to weeds. We tried
seeding a mixture of alfalfa, bronze
grass and slender wheat grass. This
has proven very satisfactory as the
grasses will not drown out and thi.
mixture makes a very good hay
This field has been producing fol
about eight years and is still a gooC
stand of all three original grasse
seeded.
In 1914 we purchased anothe
farm and on this we had 1870 acre
laid out on the contour. We are strip
ping this field the same as the on
on the home place. We have bee
using a sweep pillow for the frs
operation. This machine does a yer
nice job of loosening the ground
The question might be asked
Are we sold on the Soil Conserve
ton practices? We feel we have
lot to learn. 1t is new field. The1
are going to be new methods an
machines that will be better in til
march of progress, but we can sa,
as far as we are concerned, we 6
not want to go back to, up hill
low gear, down in high" Black III
protected summer-fallow on d1
land farming. No. positively. NO!
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-15

ASTRAGALUS RUBYI, many
stemmed perennial vetch, is some
times called a wild pea. 1t will
grow in a nighttime soil on sub
irrigated land containing alkali salts
where the water table is not more
than three to four feet from the
surface. The plant seems to drown
out in places where the water stands
for several weeks. 1t has a long
tap-root and bears nodules similar
to those of the alfalfa plant.
The stem and leaves look similar
to those of the alfalfa but with many
more leaves on the stem. The stem
of the mature plant grows to six or
seven feet in length, not much
thicker than a match, and being of
a creeping type, the plant does not
rise over a couple of feet above
ground. Although it will grow on
good cultivated crop land, 1 believe
it is most valuable on meadow or
pasture bottom land.
Livestock relish this plant as much
as alfalfa, and when animals are
turned into hay meadows in late
summer, the rubyi seems the first
plant to be grazed. 1 have never
known livestock to bloat on this
feed. On mature stands we produce
three or four tons of hay per acre,
yet the same land, before being
seeded to rubyi, produced only {
light stand of salt or tickle grass,
and when moved, wasn't enough to
be picked up by dump rake.
Plant in Winter. Early Spring
A broadcast seeder operated from
the rear of pickup is usually usec
in planting, done when there is ;
light snow on the ground so one
can see where to drive withou
covering the same ground. A grain
drill may also be used in earl.
spring, seeding only deep enough
to cover the seed, which has a yer.
hard seed-coat. Planting during
winter or early spring, using tn
seed in it's natural state, allow
freezes and thaws to crack the toug
hull and let the seed terminate. Fo
later paintings, scarified seed is rec
commended.
My best results have been oh
tanned by broadcasting on snow i
March, allowing seeding befor
spring work begins. Five to eigl
pounds per acre is usually seeded
6-Anri 15 1854
Montana farmer-stockman., 1954-04-15
aoz.aA THE 9 ~
J - FARMER.

MY NEIGHBOR thinks he's
awful wise and way ahead of
other guys, and yet this spring
the darn fools been alarming
with a team again. When I saw
that old-fashioned rig, 1 couldn't
help but take a dig; says L: mo
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26

x New sPssd-Trisssr Fordemaiie
Drive hos on uuiomotic low gear for
extro-fost sicris and quicker. sofer poss-
ing at low speeds.
X New Turbo-Aeiion Spark Plugs
resist fovling. moinfoin operating eff
cheney up TO 8 times os long.
4 New lo%. Larser Brakes meon
smoother, eosier stopping and up to
50% longer broke lining life.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26
Filling OF Key NLRB Post
Causes Dissension In Capital
BY ROWLAND EVANS JR.

WASHINGTON R-An air of un-
certainty surrounds President Eli
senhower's nomination Of Theophil
c. Kammholz, Chicago attorney,
to the important post Of general
counsel of the National Labor Re-
lations Board.
Some Senate sources, declining
to be quoted by name, said today
Kammholz may not be confirmed
at all, either at this session or next
year by the Democrat-controlled
Senate.
The position is a key one in
administering the Taft-Hartley La
bor law because the NLRB general
counsel has exclusive power-with-
out consulting the NLRB itself
to decide whether to prosecute
unfair labor practice charges
against a union or employer.
So far no official objections have
been reported filed against Kamm-
h0lz, whose nomination formally
went to the Senate when it con-
vened in special session Nov. 8.
The four year term of the
present Democratic-appointed gen.
eral counsel, George ]. Bott, ex-
pires in four weeks.
But AFL and CIO officials have
said privately that, while they
consider Kammholz able and fair,
they are not keen to have him in
the job because his law clients
have been mostly on the manage
ment side. And Democratic sena-
tors have indicated they would
want lengthy hearings on the
appointment-thus apparently rul-
ing out action this session because
Of the Senate's current informal
agreement not to take up Con
troversial' nominations.
The Senate informants inter-
viewed today, both Democratic and
Republican, said the picture is
further complicated because:
1. The White House notified
neither Sen. Douglas (D-IlD nor
Sen. Dirksen (R.Ill) of the appoint
ment before sending it to the SEN
ate. Failure to officially inform
home state senator's in such cases
is considered a serious breach of
lcgislative-executive etiquette.
2. Two days before Congress ad-
journed last Aug. 20. Sherman
Adams, the Presidents assistant,
telephoned Sen. H. Alexander
Smith (R-NJ), Labor Committee
chairman, asking him to call his
committee together that day to re-
ceive and pass on the Kammholz
nomination. Smith said this did not
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26

The men are all employed by the
Eichleay Corp, of Pittsburgh,
which has a contract to replace
an old rolling mill at the McLouth
plant.
The two locals provide about 120
of the 1900 construction workers
employed on the 1OO-million-dollar
project.
w. E. Short, Eichleay, superin-
tendent, said the two unions have
reached "a nearly perfect agree
ment" on the dispute, involving
boiling-down machinery.
Yesterdays brawl reportedly
was touched off when Is riggers
barged into the millwrights con-
struction shack and accused them
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26
Truce Reached In Labor Fight

DETROIT, R-Two AFL locals
reached truce last night after
a smoldering jurisdictional dispute
flared into a bloody Thanksgiving
Day brawl at the McLouth Steel
Corp. plant in the industrial SUBJ
urb of Trenton.
Fifty construction workers slug.
ged each other. with heavy
wrenches and pipes in the melee.
Six of the men required hospital
attention after police broke up the
fight by firing four warning shots
into the air.
Police 1t. Fred Treska said the
fight was between Riggers Local
SIS and Millwrighfs Local x102.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26

Beautiful basic--the dress with
the soft, flatering lines that looks
so smart season after season!
Make several versions-in color
ful cotton for daytime, lustrous
faille for dates. It's easy to sew
no side seams in skirt--lovely
everywhere you go! Perfect for
all occasions.
Pattern 9l28: Misses Sizes IL,
IA, 16, Is, 20. Size is takes 5 l/8
yards 39-inch fabric.
This easy-to-use pattern gives
perfect fit. Complete, illustrated
Sew Chart shows you every step.
Send Thlrty.five cents in coins
for this pattern-add 5 cents for
each pattern for 1st-class mail.
ing. Send to Marian Martin, care,
of The Key West Citizen. No. 1856,
Pattern Dept, 232 West 18th ST.,
New York IL, N. Y. Print plainly
NAME, ADDRESS with ZONE.
SIZE and STYLE NUMBER.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26
SPRECKELS RELEASED
FROM JAIL ON HOLIDAY

SANTA ANNA, Calf. Ri-Sugar
heir Adolph Spreckels II was re-
leased from the Orange County
jan in time to have his Thanks
giving dinner in his Ola home. He
had served rs days of a 30day
sentence for beating his fifth wife.
actress Kay Williams.
i had good time here; I'd
even like to come back some time. !"
quipped the 43 year old millionaire.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26

allow enough time. He was piqued
at what he considered an unreason-
able request.
3. Kammholz is reported reluct-
ant to quit his law practice in
Chicago for a recess appointment
next month because Of the possibil-
ity that the Senate may never con-
firm him.
4. Some government officials Sc
riously question whether the gen.
eral counsels duties can legally
be performed by anyone but the
general counsel himself.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26

of slugging one of their men
Thursday night.
Tim Bies, general foreman. for
the millwrights, said:
They spotted the man who slug
ged the rigger and four or five
jumped him. We came to his aid
and the battle started"
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26
NANCE FROM 3 MIGHTY ENGINES

this exclusive new Trigger -Torque
performance in any one of Ford's
1855 models, whether V-8 or Six.
You can choose from 3 mighty
engines: thenew 162-h.p p. Y-block V-S
with higher compression and greater
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26
ROUGH OPENING

BALTIMORE R-Robert Reds
first day as owner of liquor
store was something less than a
rousing success. He reported to po-
lice yesterday that two armed ban
dts held him up and escaped with
$S7.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26
Try totally new power
PERFORMANCE FROM MIGHTY ENGINE

Your first test run will convince you
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car. You move out swiftly and oh, so
quietly =. with all the power you'll
ever need for safe passing and smooth,
easy hill-climbing. And you can enjoy
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26

displacement; the new 182-h.p.
Y-block Special VS. with an extra
high compression ratio and 4-barrel
carburetion (available with Fordo-
maticin Fairlane and Station Wagon
models); or the 120-h.p. I-block Six.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26

When the first welland Canal
between Lake Ontario and Lake
Erie was operating in 1881 it car
ried 210.1O4 bushels of wheat dur
ing the year. Today a single large
ship using the canal can carry
$50, 900 bushels in single trip.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26

New FAlRLANE series

The Fairlane Victoria, shown at the top of this
advertisement, features completely new and
ultra-smart body line and decorative trim COM
bination. Inside, you'll discover rich new
upholstery fabrics never before offered in car.
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26
inspired by the Ford THUNDER

There's been like the Thmderbrd! And quite
naturally the fabulous Thunderbd styling reflected in all the
totally Ford for 55 From the wde smarty
grille and vsored headamps to the nshaped fender ne
the 55 Ford the smarte most distinctive you can buy
The Key West citizen., 1954-11-26

X New Tvbslsss Tires offer sxiro
punciure and blowout protection, q softer,
quiefer ride and longer tire life.
X New Dual Exhavss system on
V-8 engines in all Fdirlcne and Sfoiion
Wagon models reduces exhovsi back
pressure for more responsive power.
i New Terqvs- IsileEsd Rear Axiss
give Just fhe right over-oIl roiio for
brillioni Trisger-Torque performance.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
CEDAR NECK
Mrs. Thomas III. Carroll
Phone Milford 4893

Church services for Sunday. July
18.
Sunday School at 2 p. M. 2. E.
Watson, superintendent.
Preaching at p. M Reverend
William Revelle. Sr., pastor
The Sunday School and WSCS
picnic combined was we'll attend
ed on Saturday afternoon and
greatly enjoyed by all present.
Thanks go out to each and every
one who helped ia any way to make
it a success.
Mifflin WoOdall ans Floyd
Young Of Philadelphia and Mrs
Edith Wheeler and son Edgar Of
Harrington spent Monday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Clark.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Bowen Of
Wilmington and Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Davis Of Milford were
callers on Sunday Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Clark and family.
Miss Annie PrettymaE and Mrs.
May MCGOWAN Of Frankford, Pa,
were recent house guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. G. W. Shockley.
Mrs. Edith Reed, Mrs. Ella Sharp,
Mr.. and Mrs Raymond Davis and
son CHARLES and Mrs. Steve Rob
erts and children spent Friday
evening visiting Mr.. and Mrs
Granville ShOckley.
Mrs. Hilda Shoekley and Miss
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

ing led BY Green Brittingham. Ev-
eryone is welcome at Whites Cha
pei
Mrs. Florence Stauffer, accom-
panied by her daughter and her
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Work.
man and children Of Laurel. are
spending this week with relatives
at Catskill, N. ". and Waikiki, N.
Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sutter Of
Wilmington are spending. some
time at their summer home here.
During the terrific electric storm
Thursday night the barn on the
farm where Mr.. and Mrs. Tom
Beasley now reside, was struck by
lightning, but did not do so much
damage to other buildings. Several
fire companies responded.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter GeyeF vis-
tied their cousins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marshall Wiley on Sunday. Mr..
Geyer has Just returned from Tex
as after being discharged from the
y. s. Army.
Bob Doty. who is employed at
Westville, N. j., spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Deverne
Doty.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16


Mrs Laura Mc6innis and dauEh-
ter. Mise Mary Jane McGinnis Of
Philadelphia spent the weekend
here as the guests Of MRS. McGin-
mis- sister Miss Margaret Haz-
zard az her residence on Savannah
Road.
Captain and Mrs Harry Hickman
Rowland have purchased the Rich
ard Ehlers home near Hening
Greek on the opposite side from
the Prettyman's and Ingram's res
idencess which they plan to occu-
py h the autumn
Captain and Mrs. John E Lingo
and sons. Johnny, Bill and Bryce,
al Of Montgomery. Ala. are maxi
ing a visit here with Mrs. LingO's
mother, Mrs. Theod0sia Marshall
Hooker. who Is occupying the Har-
rington cottage on LeWes Beach
until mid-August
Mr. and Mrs. Stephen S.
Schroeder Of EngleWood. N. j., and
Miss Jane Olson. Mrs. Schroeder's
sister. also Of Englewood, are
spending a few days 10 LeWes as
the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard S. Schroeder and their family
az their home on PilottOWn Road
Mrs. Thomas r. ingram, Jr.. is
q patient IN the University HOspi-
tai 10 Philadelphia, undergoing
treatment.
James Bryson Walsh, who attends
Fork Union Military Academy in
Virginia. spent his vacation here
with his uncle and aunt. Mr. and
Mrs. Louis v. Walsh
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred G. Graves
and their daughters. Cathy and
Ethel Of South Augusta, N. c., re-
Gently spent a few days here with
MRS. Graves parents, Captain and
Mrs. Edwin c. Marshall at their
home on PilottoWn Road.
Mrs. Lucy Lowe is patient at
the Beebe Hospital. Her condition
Is quite serious.
John w Rollins, president Of
Rollins AutOmotive Enterprises
here. announced the purchase OF
Edwards Motors. 38th and Market
streets, Wilmington. Mr.. Rollins
AllCulcAa4t 40tGIA0A III LcAaftdAC =
plans to operate the new Ford
agency in Wilmington similar tC
the other volume operations il
Lewes and Radford. Roanoke, anC
Newport News, Va. G. A. Simpson
vice president In charge Of oper.
atlOns for Rollins Automotive En-
terprise, will be in charge Of ROl
Inns Motors in Wilmington and
soon will move his family to Viii
mingtOn.
Dr. James Beebe, ST., presidan
Of the Beebe Hospital Of SUSSEX
County, Inc, is recovering at tn,
Jewish Hospital in Philadelphia
from a major operation which hi
underwent on July 5. His son, DR.
James Beebe. Jr, says his fathe
is recovering satisfactorily DT
Beebe is a co-fOunder Of the Beebl
Hospital with his brother, the lat
Richard c. Beebe.
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
OVERLOOK

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Mincy and
family have returned from a weeks
vacation in Tennessee where they
visited relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Millman and
family called on Mr.. and Mrs. How
ard .E. Millman and family on Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Conoway
have returned fr0m their honey
moon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard E. Mill
man entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd
Little and son Lewis on Thursday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Roland Millman and
family went grabbing at Oak Or
chard last Friday.
Miss Nancy Jane West has re-
covered from She measles.
The Whites Chapel WSCS met at
the home Of Mrs Ray EllingsWorth
on Friday evening. There was a
large attendance
Sunday school at Whites Chapel
begins at ten o'clock. The super
intendent is Howard West Sunday
school is followed by class meet
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
HOSPITAL EDUCATION

MIAMI. Fla. 4 (P = Eta Ca
mile CaferO, who can move about
only in a wheel chair after an at
tack Of polio. works as a switch
board operator at Variety Chill
dren's Hospital where she has been
q patient for the past four years.
During the four years she kept
up with her high school work and
got her diploma at the end Of the
last school year
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16
ANIMAL PRACTICE

DETROIT - Up -Chimpanzees
are his best patients, says DR.. VIII
liam X. ApplehOf, Detroit zoo vet
erninarian. Elephants rate second.
Rhinos are the worst. They're
treacherous, nervous, flighty and
fast on their feet" he says. "They
require kid glove treatment"
Milford chronicle., 1954-07-16

Annie Prettyman spent Thursday
visiting Mrs Raymond Davis.
Mrs. Georgia Mills and Mrs. Will
liam Benson were visitors on Sat
urday Of Mrs. Hilda Shockley.
The many friends Of Thomas
Mills. Sr,, are sorry to know that
he is i'll at present and hope for a
very speedy recovery.
The Nome nugget., 1954-12-22
Britain Rejects Russian Warning On Ratification

LONDON, R-Britain Tuesday rejected the Kremlin's warning that Soviet Russia will scrap their 1922 treaty of alliance if this country ratifies the Paris agree ments to free and rearm western Germany.
 Her Majesty's government would much regret it if the Anglo Soviet treaty of 1852, to which they have always attached impor- tance, were to be cancelled or an- nuled by the Soviet government" a Foreign Office statement said.
 At the same time, they deplore both the manner and the context in which that government now threatens such annulment.
 "They cannot accept the argu- ment used in the Soviet note"
 The note, which Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrew Gromy- ko handed to British Ambassador Sir William Hayter in Moscow Monday, warned that the treaty would be renounced if ratification of the Paris agreements is com pleted.
 Ratification lis necessary only to the aggressive circles of certain states engaged in the preparation of new war;" the note declared.
 A similar note was addressed to France on Dec. l6, threatening to denounce the French-Soviet treaty of 1944. Both treaties pro vide for mutual assistance in the event of a revival of aggression by Germany or her World War II allies.
The Nome nugget., 1954-12-22
Seattle Assay Office To Close in March, Save Government $80,OO0

SEATTLE, R-The Seattle As say Office, which was opened in 1898 to handle gold from the AL aska fields, will be closed in March, Rep. Thomas M. Pelly R- Wash disclosed Tuesday.
 Pelly said he was informed by Leland Howard, assistant director of the United States Mint, that the office will be closed for economy reasons.
 The congressman explained de- posits of natural gold made to the assay office for refining average only three daily. He said govern ment expense would be reduced by $80,000 annually by requiring that the told deposits be made to hints at Denver and other cities.
 The Seattle Assay Office has ten employees, five of whom are eligible for retirement, Pelly said.
 Pelly declared that in view of the circumstances, he approves closure of the assay office as an economy move. He said it is an example of savings being made by President Eisenhower's Ad- ministration where government offices and services have been found to have outlived their nec- eSsity.