Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, October 27, 1910, Page 6

‘Phone 18 T e Creat Northern 4 No. 33 West Bound Leaves at 3:30 p. m No. 34 East Bound Leaves at 12:08 p. m No. 35 West Bound Leaves at 3:42 a. m No. 36 East Bound Leaves at 1:20 a. m No. 105 North Bound Arrivesat 7:40 p.m No. 106 South BoundLeaves at 7:00 a. m Freight West Bound Leaves at 9:00 a. m Freight East Bound Leaves at 3:30 p. m Minnesota & International No. 32 South Bound Leaves at 8:15 a. m No. 31 North Bound Leaves at 6:10 p. m No. 34 South Bound Leaves at 11:35 p.m No. 33 North Bound Leaves at 4:20 a. m Freight South Bound Leaves at 7:30 a. m Freight North Bound Leaves at 6:00 a. m Minn. Red Lake & Man. No. 1 North Bound Leaves at 3:35 p. m No 2 South Bound Arrives at 10:30 a. m PROFESSIONAL CARDS ARTS HARRY MASTEN tPiano Tuner ormerly of Radenbush & Co. of St. Paul Instructor of Violin, Piano, Mando- tin and Brass Instruments. Music furnished for balls, hotels. weddings, banquets, and all occasions. Terms reasonable. All music up to date. Phone N. W. 535, or call at 213 Third Street, upstairs. 'HARRY MASTEN, Plano Tuner LENN H. SLOSSON PIANO TUNING Graduate of the Boston School of Piano Tuning, Boston, Mass. Leave orders at the Bemidji Music House, 117 Third St. Phone 319-2. Residence Phone 174-2. RS. TOM SMART DRESS MAKING PARLORS cOrders taken for Nu Bone corsets, made to =der, also tallor made sults, coats, etc. PHYSICIANS AND SURCEONS TAR. ROWLAND GILMORE PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office—Miles Block R. E. A. SHANNON, M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGECN Office in Mayo Block Thone 396 Res. Phone 397 T)R. C. R. SANBORN PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office—Miles Block > A. WARD, M. D. * Over First National Bank. Phone 51 House No. 601 Lake Blvd. Phone 351 R. A. E. HENDERSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Over First National Bank, Bemidji, Minn. Office Phone 36. Residence Pone 72. TR. E. H. SMITH . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office in Winter Block ‘T)R. E. H. MARCUM PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office in Mayo Block Residence Phone 211 INER W. JOHNSON PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON IResidence 1113‘Bemidji Ave. Phone 435 Offices over Security Bank. Phone 130 DENTISTS R. D. L. STANTUN DENTIST Office in Winter Bleck DR. J. T. TUOMY DENTIST 1st National Bank Build'g. Telephone 230 R. G. M. PALMER DENTIST Miles Block Evening]Work by Appointment Only ‘LAWYERS (YRAHAM M. TORRANCE ; LAWYER Telephone 560 JFRANK A. JACKSON ‘ LAWYER Bemidji, Minnesota E. McDONALD L ATTORNEY AT LAW Office—Swedback Block, Bemidji, Minn. H. FISK . ATTORNEY AT LAW Office over City Drug Store Miles Block L3 o+ + Seed Corn; Its Se= 2 lection and Care. &3 ook EX oh * By Otto Uhlhorn, St. James, : : Minn. - LR R R It has been truly said that the edu- cation of the child begins with its grandparents. So, too, with the de- velopment of seed-corn. Let us pre- pare to raise a bumper crop of corn, in 1912, by this fall setting aside, in some isolated portion of our farm, half an acre as a seed-plot. It should be dis- tant from' any other fields devoted to corn, that pollenization from such fields may be avoided. It should be plowefi in the fall, and thoroughly disced in the spring, to make a fine seed-bed. Seed corn, for planting in the spring of 1911, must have been picked before in all parts, and the cultivation was exactly the same—five cultivations and one hoeing. Seed for 1912 From the breeding-plot select thir- ty or forty of the best ears, from the highest-yielding rows, to plant in a seed-plot in 1912, and the balance of the corn grown on the plot can be planted for the wmain crop. Before planting it, however, each individual ear should be carefully tested for germination. The accompanying cut shows clear- ly the apparatus used. The ear-rack is made of 2x4’s, crossed in the middle by 1x4-inch boards. 'This gives four sections, 25 inches each way. Wires are stretched on either side of the frame. making 100 2%-inch spaces in each section. The rack thus holds 400 ears. The numbers are written on the frame, and begin with 0 and run to 9. Method of Testing. The boxes are two inches deep and twenty inches square, inside measure. and are divided into 100 squares by wire gauze. Place about one inch of APPARATUS FOR STORING SEED killing frosts in 1910, and stored where it would be thoroughly dried.a;\nd stay dry, and where the temperature would not get below freezing, if one ex- pects to have vigorous seed. Ear to Row Test. Having selected, from the 1910 crop, thirty of forty of the best ears, and tested them for germination, plant the seed from each ear in a row by itself. Label each row by driving a small stake at the end, on which has been written the number of the row. Make all the rows of the same length, and plant the same num- ber of kernels in each hill. This is necessary in order that the results may be comparable. Give this plot good cultivation, and, when the corn begins to tassel, go through it once a day for at least a, week and pull out the tassels from all weak and barren stalks. This will prevent undesirable plants from shed- ding their pollen upon the silks of other plants, and reproducing them- selves. Harvesting When the corn is ripe, eack row should be cut and shocked separately. and tied firmly, to prevent the shocks from blowing down. When well field- cured. husk each shock separately and weigh the product. The greater yield of one ear over another will be sur- prising! Our breeding-plot yielded 65 bushels per acre in 1909, and the vield from a single ear varied from 59% bushels to 70% bushels per aere Valued at 50 cents per bushel, the yield of one vear expressed im dol- lars and cents is $29 75 per acre for the lowest and $3520 for the highest. ylelding ear. A difference of $5.50 In favor of the best. This all lay in the seed; as the land was equally fertile oo bk sl kb b b g Types of Corn for Minnesota Conditions. * o ok o By Andrew Boss, Professar of Agriculture, Minnesota Ex- periment Station. oo b e ok b vk i e b R R e Corn, more than any other of eur tarm crops, is localized as to variety and type There are only a few vari eties. commercially known. that are adapted to growth in Minnesota. With a season of ninety days in the extreme northern portion of the state and 115 days in the southern portion, it is not possible to grow the large-eared vari- eties of the states farther south; nor is 1t necessary that they be grown to secure profitable yields. Quite as large average yields can be obtaimed by growing some of the medium-sized Dent varieties that are practically sure to mature every year. In Northern Minnesota, the smaller Dent varieties only will succeed, such as Minnesota No. 23. White-Cap Yel- low Dent, Pride of the North Yellow Dent, and a‘few varieties that have not become commercially important. The above named varielies produce ears that will average seven to seven and one-half inches in length. but vield forty to fifty-five bushels per fode ok ok kR R I acre where grown under favorable conditions. In Central Minnesota, Dent varietles of a somewhat larger type are grown. These include Northwestern Dent, R i SN Ao L) AND KEEPING ACCOUNT CORN, OF INDIVIDUAL EARS. soil in the box, lay in the gauze, and you are ready to begin the test. Take an ear of corn, and with the jack-knife remove ten kernels of corn trom the ear, taking each kernel from a different part of the ear. Place the kernels in square 0 in the box, and the ear in square 0 in the rack, and so on until the box is filled. Now cover with about half an inch of soil, and wet down thoroughly; set away in a moderately warm room, and examine once each day to see whether the soil is still moist. In four or five days the corn should be up and the test count- ed out. Be careful and keep all ears testing 100 per cent separate from the rest, for anything less than 100 per cent will lower the stand. Financ. .1 Gain Is Large. The financial gain from sowing the seed from the best ear from the breed- ing plot is shown to be $5.50 as com- pared with that from a poorer ear. Taking this as a basis, on a 50-acre field, then, the gain from the use of the best ears exclusively would . be $275 It does not require over 800 ears to plant a 50-acre field, and 800 ears were tested by us at a cost of $5.20, count- ing a man’s time at 20 cents an hour, and figuring on an annual deprecia- ticn of 10 per cent, and allowing -10 per cent interest on the cost of the apparatus. To effect this, the per- centage of increase in the yield, from planting seed only from ears which have tested 100 per cent, is demon- strated to afford a further gain of ap- proximately $56; making the total eas- ily realizable gain, on a 50-acre field of corn, by the use of the breeding-plot and single ear test, about $331 in ex- cess of that achieved by ordinary methods of planting. Minnesota King, and in South Central Minnesota, Minnesota No. 13 Yellow Dent, and Rustler White Dent. The two first named are comparatively large-eared varieties, but with broad and shallow kernels that mature early. The standard varieties for Southern Minnesota are Minnesota No. 13 Yel- low Dent, Early Murdock Yellow Dent and Silver King or Wisconsin No. 7 White Dent. Except for specially-fa- vored localities, it is believed that the Minnesota No. 13 is the most univer- sally adapted to general use. This va- riéty produces ears averaging eight to eight and one-half inches in length and about six inches in circumference. The kernels are deep and the cob ot medium size. It has been especially de- veloped for heavy yield. Some strains of this variety, developed in the ex- treme southern part of the state, are slightly larger than the parent strain, and yield even better. The yield of Minnesota No. 13 corn in Central Min- nesota will average fifty-five to sixty bushels per acre when the crop is grown on good corn land and given proper care. Yields of eighty-five bushels per acre have been secured. The other varieties mentioned meet with favor in certain localities, and are of approximately the same size. It is not considered wise to attempt to grow larger varieties in Minness ta. While the Leaming, Reid's Yel low Dent, lowa Gold Mine and Towa Silver Mine will occasionally mature in favorable seasons, with good care, it is not safe to rely on them for the main crop of corn. It is far better to secure a yield of forty-five ta sixty |- bushels every year than to secure sixty to seventy bushels every other year. The Epicursan Badger. The badger Is a. great epicure In eggs, and much of the hostility of gamekeepers. to this animal lies un- doubtedly In the fact that it will, when it gets the chance, devour a whole nest of partridge or pheasant eggs. Badgers are said also to be fond of honey. and, knowing the extraordinary craving of their South African cousin, the ratel, for this delicacy, 1 should say it is not improbable that they may occasionally partake of it. It is certain that these animals have a particular liking for the nest and larvae of wasps and wild bees, digging down with strong feet and infinite persever- ance till they attain their object. These animals are said by keepers to kill and devour freely young rabbits. That they do partake of this fare at times is. I think. certain. but that they destroy any very considerable number is more than doubtful. Still, the badg- er is carnivorous in his tastes and is not, even by his kindliest friends, to be absolved from devouring at times tender rabbits und even the young of game birds when he can get hold of tbem.—Westninster Gazette. Strange Fishing Matches. In the olden time in England lords and ladles sometimes inveuted queer amusements, They were always on the lookout for some novelty, and one of the strangest they discovered was fishing by a goose. A line with a bait- ed hook attached having been fastened to the goose, tied to its leg, she was flung into the water from the boat in which were all the gay lords aud la- dies. Then. when a pike caught the bait, she was sport indeed. a royal bat- tle between bird and fish, and all the time, between the loud splashings. wheelings and flounderings, the on- lookers in the boat giving vent to their feelings ,In cheers. handclappings and handkerchief waving. But the goose was usually the victor and ended the struggle by landing its prisoner on the shore, where its quack-quack as it cleared itself from the line and wad- dled away ended rhe scene. The lake of Monteith. in the southwest of Perth- shire, was often the scene of such an- | gling matcehes, SrATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO, }ss LuoAs COUNTY. g Frank J. Oheney makes oath that he is senior partner of the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., doing bu-iness in the City of Toledo, Uounty and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of |} Hall’s Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December, 1886, A. W,GLEASON, (SmAL) NOTARY PUBLIC, Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly upon the mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials free. F.J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O. Sold by all Druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation. JUDGE STANTON ! Non-Partisan Candidate for Judge of the District Court To the Voters of the Fifteenth Judicial District: ‘We favor the election of JUDGE C. W. STANTON to succeed himself. has proved himself to be capable, fair and trustworthy. place him for a mew man. should guide the people in the selection of the judiciary. ITASCA COUNTY. C. C. McCarthy, Grand Rapids, Krank F. Price, Grand Raj C. L. Pratt, Grand Rapids, H. W, Stark, Grand Rapids. J. D. Doran, Grand Rapids. D. D. Greer, Coleraine. b R. A. McQuat, Coleraine. E. H. Bithey, Bovey. C. B. Webster, Bovey. Harry Phinney, Deer River. 'W. B. Taylor, Deer River. John C. Lewis, Nashwauk. BELTRAMI COUNTY. C. R. Middleton, Baudette. S, M. Koefod, Baudette. Albert Chligren, Williams. Geo. E. Ericson, Spooner. Frank A. Jackson, Bemidjl. Chenter McKusick, Bemidjl. H. J. Loud, Bem1djl, ‘W. A, FI A. M. Crowell, Bemidji. P. J. Russell, Bemidji. pids. Chas. W. Scrutchin, Bemaiajl. E. E. McDonald, Bemidjt. John F. Gibbons, Bemildjfl. grul;n'mpuu."tl;mall'l:g_. Bc:lll‘ul. W. H. Crowell, Brainerd. Ralph A. Stone, Grand Rapids, Hen nkley, Bex A. A. Andrews, Bemid; George H. Spear, Grand Rapias. - A ARCrova, Bowte Hiram A, Simons, John L. Brown, Hemaldji. G. W. Campbell, Bemidjl. D. H. Fisk, Bemidji, T. C. Balley, Bemidji. M. J. Brown, Bemidjl. CROW WING COUNTY. A. D, Polk, Brainerd, G. S. Swanson, Brainerd. J. H. Warner, Brainerd. Jay Henry Long, Brainerd. M. E. Ryan, Brainerd. leming, Brainerd. T. C. Blewitt, Brainerd. Would You LIKE TO LOOK AT OUR M’KIBBIN Hats & Caps? Most Men Do adson-Odegard & Co. One-Price Glothiers MR. 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Cordially Favored BY THE LAWYERS OF THIS DISTRICT Statement by Lawyers: He ‘We deem it unwise to dis- Qualifications only, and not politieal considerations, (Signers as follows:) G. W, Holland, Brainerd, F. E. ner, Brainerd, ‘W. H. Mantor, Brainerd. A. T. Larson, Brainerd. S. F. Alderman, Brainerd. HUBBARD COUNTY. w P. V. Coppernoll, Park Raplds. W. W. Woolley, Park Raplds. ¥.'G. Wray, Park Rapids. L. W. Bills, Park Rapids, F. A, Vanderpoel, Park Rapids, M. G. Wooley, Akeley. CASS COUNTY, Danfel Delury, Walker, E. L. Rogers, Walker. J. S. Seribner, Walker. Harry Paddock, Walker. Chas. W, Ladu, Pine River, E. L. Forbes, Pine River. - - R. M. Funck, Cass Lake, L. M. Lange, Cass Lake, J. E. Lundrigan, Cass Lake. Chas. Argall, ¥rank Ives, C. Frank A, Lindberg, Crosby. CLEARWATER COUNTY. Wm. A. McGlennon, Bagley. Nils Hagen, Bagley. AITKIN COUNTY. F. W. Hall, Aftkin, E. H. Krelwits, Altkin, J. C. Hesslan, Aitkin. Louis Hallum, Aftkin. KOOCHICHING COUNTY. « V. Kane, Int’l Falls, Geo. S, Langland, Int’l Falls. Jevne, Big Falls, + Walsh, Int’l Falls. Int’l Falls, e, Northome. Frank Palmer, Int’l Falls. lemaldil. The bar of the Fifteenth Judicial District, made up largely of i republican lawyers, favors a non-partisan judiciary. Every voter ! should join in this movement to keep the office of judge out of poli- s tics. Endorse Judge C, W, Stanton at the polls on Nov. Sth. 5 Attorneys Bunn T. Wilson, Blackduck, Thos. E. Collins, Cass Lake, and A. R. Hol- man, Pequot, have also signed above statement. -