Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, July 16, 1908, Page 1

: s , . . ; : 55 MINNESOTA | HISTORICAL | ' . _ SOCIETY, THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER. VOLUME 6. NUMBER 75. : 'THE DEARVILLE GIRLS IN A NEW ACT AT THE BIJOU - Entire Change at Bijou This Evening.—Tomorrow Even- BEMIDJI, MINNESOTA, THURSIAY EVENING, JULY 16, 1908, W. R. INGRAM|ON STOCK RAISING IN NORTHERN MINN. FORTY CENTS PER MONTH THIRD ANNUAL MEETING OF SCHOOL OFFICERS, FRIDAY Promise . of Large Attendance.—Assistant State Supt. 1 ing They Will Show the Famous Passion Pictures. —5000 Feet of Films. The De Arville girls will appear at the Bijou tonight in an entire change of act. Madamoselle Janett De Arville, whose spicy and witty monologue lcalls forth shouts of laughter; for although clothed in the choicest and most grammatical language, has added interest by her decided Parisian French accent. The moment Miss Irene DeArville appeared upon the stage last night a host of applause greeted her. An involuntary tribute to her youthful beauty and grace. She captures her audience and holds them spell- bonnd through the entertainment. Her equal for talent and accomplish- ments is rarely met with in this part of the World. Come to the Bijou tonight and see the change of act. Do not forget that we produce life motion pictures of the Gunness tragedy of Laporte Ind. Commencing Friday night the Bijou Co. will run 5,000 feet of film showing the famous Passion play productive of Pathe Frere, the only original and complete pictorial Passion play ever shown. ‘The Bijou Theatrical Co. Hay Stumpage Sale. This morning County Auditor Wilmann sold the hay stumpage on state lands in Beltrimi County to the highest bidders at the court house in this city. The hay on fifty-eight tracts of land was sold and brought $58.75, most of the tracts being forties. Good Residence for Sale. Expecting to move from Bemidji within a few days, I offer my five- room residence for sale cheap for cash. The house is centrally located, has hot and cold water fixtures. bath and other modern improvements. Inquire of George Fleming, 509 America Ave. W. R. Ingram, traffic ‘manager for the South St. Paul stockyards, recently made a trip. through parts of northern Minnesota, among other places, Bemidji, Black- duck Bagley and Deer Lake. He is an enthusiastic livestock man, and is considered an authority on stock- raising. Asked his opinion as to the visiting, |- which can'morefhan overcome the disadvantage claimed by the southern farmers whq r: s stock. “The printipal disadvantage claimed by soithern Minnesota and Towa farmers i4 that corn cannot be raised in northgrn Minnesota. It is true corn ha;' mot been grown abundantly, buf this does not make it so that corn yill not grow there. [Courtesy of St. Paul Farmer.] A Typical. Farm Scene in Northern Minnesota. merits of this part of the state for stock-raising, Mr. Ingram says. “ If anybody_should ack_ma_what section ot Minnesota offered the greatest possibilities for growing of live stock, I would answer promptly northern Minnesota. “In no other portions of the state are such fields of clover and nutri- tious grasses grown. In no other section of the state are such excell- ent grazing grounds to be had for a like investment. In southern or even central Minnesota land not near so rich will command prices doubling and tribling the prices asked in norrhern Minnesota. These facts make possible an advantage LAST FEW DAYS OF GILL BROS'’ Bl CLEARANGE oALE Sale Ends Saturday Evening, July 18 ANY SUIT IN THE HOUSE AT 20 PER CENT DISCOUNT GILL BROS. Bemidji’s Popular Clothiers Next Door to First National Bank. The facts are .as follows: Corn is not planted more freely because the j!an ers only think it will not grow. is_a time nxm-,,.acedgg their ancesto'r"s; they only thin ?t will not grow because they have never tried to raise it. One thing however is true, the clsss of corn raised in Missouri would hardly grow to an advantage, but from tests made by the Agricultural Colleges in both Minnesota and North Dakota, grades of corn haye been found which will grow with marked success. “Barley and oats, also peas grow well and these furnish excellent feed. Cattle from ~Canada sold on the south St. Paul market fed-on these, with plenty of hay, have been found to compare very favor- ably with the corn fed cattle. If Canadian farmers can do this, pay a big duty, and make money, why can’t northern Minnesota farmers do the same thing. They should be able to make decidedly more, con- sidering the fact they have no duty to pay. “While our summer season may be shorter than In Illinois or Iowa, Believes Farmers in This Sedion of the State Should Raise More and Better Stock.--g-Says Northern Minnesota Is a Clover Country. still the daylight duting the farm- ing season averages to two and one-half hours longer out of every twenty-four hours. This means that much more sun each day dur- ing a season when most needed to keep the growing crops. “What Northern Minnesota farm- ers must learn, is to raise a class of crops which can be fed to live stock. “Out of the 30,000 farmers located in the northern ninteen counties very few of them have ever taken the time or the trouble to study the corn situation so as to find out definitely what class should be plant- ed that would grow to an advantage. Most all of them' as I stated before don’t know but only think corn will not grow on their land. The fallacy of this is being shown by the sonsof those fathers who were so wrapped up in the production of wheat that they failed to realize that they were sapping all of the virality out of their soil, and leaving only a wasted property as and heir- loom for the generations following. If the soil of Minnesota, and I mean northern Minnesota is properly protected it will be necessary to use a pound of Commercial Fertilizer to get results. The soil must be fed or its fertility will decrease. You can- not reap such crops as wheat, year f | after_vear with out tali=qthe vital. lt)s out of the soil. LCourtesy of St. Paul Farmer.] The Kind of Cows that Turn Out a Good Grade of Beef Cattle. In Ohio, New York and other eastern states, it costs as high as $8.00 per acre for Commercial Fer- tilizer in order to produce crops such as can be produced on Minnesota land without any fertilizer. “Northern Minnesota is in its infancy and for this reason it can profit by the mistakes made in some other sections of the state where the soil is practically worn out. The third annual meeting of the school boards of Beltrami county will be held at the school house on Friday, July 17, at which time County Superintendent expects a large attendence of the different school boards of the county. The school la_ws provide that the county superintendent may call meetings of the school officers of the county for one day for consultation regarding statistics, methods of organization and other matters Stewart C, C. Schulz to Give Address.—Meeting at Court House. relating to the educational interest of the public schools. The school law further provide in view of such attendance that each member so attending shall receive $3 a day and five cents per mile in going to and returning from such meetings. County Superintendent Stewart has prepared an excellent program for the occasion, among which will be an address by assistant State Superintendent C. G. Schulz of St. Paul. “In order to preserve the soil for future generations, it must be fed. the future of ' northern Minnesota depends upon live stock, . for the reason, that the greatest, soil feed- ers, have proven to be live stock. “Why is it that Illinois and Iowa raise such bumper crops each year? Itis because each and every farm inside their borders raise all the live stock they can possibly Because their farmers. unlike the farmers of Minnesota (and I speak to their detriment if they robbed the land of its vitality. They use live stock to keep up the fertility of the soil. The fertility of the soil depends upon the live stock; the crops depend upon the fertility of the soil; the live stock depends upon the _crops. The rotation with QIVETSITItU 1arliiug yTal JLCl yoas has made thousands of bank accounts, it has made lea.ding states of Illinois and Iowa and best of all it has given to us an excellent brains has found to be the future success of these two states. What they have accomplished can also be done in northern Minnesota. “Minnesota milch cows have an average valuation of $28.00 per head, while in Iowa it is $30.00. Other cattle in Minnesota $12.00 per head while in Iowa it is $21.00. It is the poor quality raised in Northern Minnesota wkich keeps down the Minnesota valuation. In order for this state to rank favorably it is necessary that thoroughbred sires be used. By this means with the present scrub cows the grade of stock will be improved. The disad- vantage of scrub cattle is that they eat more than the good bred stock, show a gain of from 100 to 200 pounds less each year, and sell for less per 100 pounds when marketed. This brings us to the point where | feed. | generally) have realized that it was|of which is to have 120 cows. object lesson of what thrift with] “Figuring a yearling thoroughbred at 700 pounds and a scrub at 500 pounds, a difference of one to two cents per pound when marked, will mean a difference of $7.00 to $14.00 per head. These figures show a fair comparison of the relative value. “In districts that are just opening up like in northern Minnesota, the plan to improve the herds is like that adopted in Michigan. “Organize the farmers of the com- munity into associations, each one -The association is then divided into three blocks of 40 cows each. Three registered bulls are bought of a. chosen breed, and placed with each block of cows. The cost of the bulls is provided according to the number of cows each man has. At the end of #wn waara Rall Na 1 =-25 to Block No. 2; Bull No. 2 to Block No. 3: and Bull No. 3 to Block No. 1. “Two years later the the bulls are rotated again, and two years follow- ing that, three new bulls are pur- chased to replace the original ones. A service fee of $1.00 for members, and $2.00 for non-members is charged thus providing funds from which to defray cost of maintenance and handling of sires. “The Division of Animal Hus- bandry of the College of Agriculture, St. Anthony’s Park will furnish rules and_by-laws for such organizations and will otherwise aid in the estab- lishing of such centers sota. “As the calves by beef type bulls will weigh from 100 to 200 pounds more at the age of one year than those of dairy bulls, I would strongly recommend that a dual purpose ani mal be used. The efficiency of the cow as a milker would not be effect- ed and the results from the sale of in Minne- Continued on Last Page [Oourtesy of ¢, Paul Farmer.] [ The Prize Winner, Bred and Raised by Thos. H. Canfield, Lake Park, Minn,