Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, November 7, 1910, Page 7

* the comparison voiced by hundreds of A MODEL FARR-HOUSE. Built by J. J. Sprenger, Zumbro Falls, Minn. gas for lights and cooking. ing, heating apparatus and ohoode ok ol oo ok ok o +++++++ .2 o, ] .1. + Modernizing the 5y & H Farm-House. ;| <, & o L] & By C. R. Barns, Minnesota Uni- i + versity Farm. :; ++++++ bl e ke ol b b b o] A large portion of the dissatisfac: | tion which stimulates the drift 01| population from the country to the cities has had its origin in the in- ferior comfort and convenience of the average farm-house as compared with the city dwelling. This inferiority has been, and still is, mainly shown in the matter of the water supply, heatmg,‘ lighting, toilet facilities and the kitch-| en equipment. This was graphically set forth Ly Professor John L. Coul-| ter, of the University of Minnesota, in his address at the Minnesota Conser-| vation Congress, wherein he quotes| farmers, in part as follows: “They have electric lights or gas in| the city; we have the old oil lamp or tallow candle. They have furnaces inl their houses, and when they get up in; the morning the house is warm and; pleasant; we get up and find every-| thing frozen aund the house chilled. They have hot and cold running water and baths; we must go out to the old | pump, or melt snow and ice, and take! our bath in the dish-pan or wash-tub. They have toilet facilities and sewers; Wwe must go out in the cold of winter to the snow-filled privy, and in summer to the foul-snielling, unsanitary one’” Now, the disparity in comfort be- tween the average city dwelling and the average country home has been greater, of recent years, than it for- merly was. But this has been not so much a matter of location, but of the greater readiness of the city dweller to adopt improvements as they have appeared—a readiness exhibited, not because the city man was brighter, but because, in the centers of popula- tion, one becomes more quickly famil- iar with new things, and the spread of improvements is hastened by exam- ples of their superiority quickly her- alded on every side. The fact of to- day is, that the owner of many farm homes, if not of every such home, can, if he will, have all the comforts and conveniences of the city dwelling, and at little if any greater cost. He can have electric lights, or gas, by the use of any one of numerous inventions for supplying isolated dwellings. He can have a furnace, or what is infinitely better, a hot-water heating plant, just as readily as his city brother. (The adaptability of the hot-water plant to all sorts of situations, by the way, could not be better illustrated than by the fact that each of the street cars in the Twin Cities is independently heated by such a plant). The pro- vision of “hot and cold running wa- ter,” and of bathing facilities, is brought within reach in the country home by such a variety of appliances in the way of elevated and basement air-pressure tanks, “baby engines” and pumps, as will surprise any one who thinks that a farmhouse must longer dispense with these. The matter of sewers and drainage, with the toilet facilities dependent thereon, is, in some instances, more difficult to han- dle; but an inspection of the work necessary to drain many a private home in St. Paul will satisfy the farm- er that it costs not a few city dwell- ers more to connect with a sewer than it would to provide similar drainage for his country home. A great many farmers are already awake to the fact that not the slight- est reason now exists why their homes should not be equipped with all the appliances for comfort to be found in the city home. An f{llustration is given, herewith, of a home recently built by such a farmer, Mr. J. J. Sprenger, at Zumbro Falls, Minn. oo ke oo ol sl vl e el e e o oo b ool o Professor Frear, of the Colo- rado Agricultural College, de- clares that “a quantity of water retained by cultivation is of far greater value even where water is plentiful than the same amount applied to the soil. One of the great princi- ples of dry farming is to keep a good mulch on the soil all the time to prevent loss of water by evaporation.” LR R KX R R R R oo ofe oo ofe oo ofe oo ofe ofe ol ofe oo o o op L R R R R R R R ) IR R It is fully equipped with plumb- dofob bk ofe oo ol oo oe ofe b op o op L kK + The Ninnesota * B L3 * rasshopper Law. * £ o+ * By F. L. Washburn, Entomolog- * ical Division, Minnesota Ex- * i ¢ * periment Station. * L R This is the season of the year for farmers to find out whether any un- used land, or land which has reverted }in their vicinity, is dangerously infest- ed with grasshopper eggs. If it is found to be in this condition, the Min- nesota law (see Revised Laws of Min- nesota, 1903, pp. 449 et seq.) provides that notice of this should be sent to the entomologist, who, in turn, inves- tigates the land, and if the complaint of farmers has been found well justi- fied, he notifies the board of county commissioners, which, in turn, is au- thorized to direct the owner or person in charge to plow any designated part, or all, of said land before a prescribed date. The county auditor causes an order to be immediately served upon the owner or occupant of the land de- pied, and the owner be a non-resident, service may be made upon any person having charge of such land, and resid- ing in the county; or, if the owner be a non-resident of the state, and has no agent in the county, such notice shall be published. If parties repre- senting the land fail to obey the order, the board of county commissioners shall cause the infested land to be plowed at the expense of the county. In case such plowing shall be of value ' the season immediately following, the parties so benefited shall be liable to the county for such value, and the auditor may demand payment of the amount; and. if it be not paid upon demand, the county attorney shall A DANGEROUS ENEMY. Grasshopper devouring an ear of wheat. bring civil action therefor in the name of the county. The above is in substance the word- ing of the grasshopper law. If farm- ers do not think this is stringent enough, it is their privilege to demand a more stringent law at the coming session of the legislature this winter. Fall plowing, or early spring plow- ing, of all such land is a most neces- sary step in protecting crops from the ravages of this insect. Co-operation on the part of farmers is necessary. Sheep-Raising Profitable. Sheep-manure is worth, according to results obtained at the Minnesota University Farm, about $3 a ton. A fattening sheep will make about a ton a year. Add this increment of value to the sheep’s production of wool and mutton, and the profitableness of sheep-raising is easily demonstrated. Horse's Capacity for Water. The stomach of a horse has a ca- pacity equal to about two gallons of water only. If.allowed to drink free- 1y soon after a meal, his food is forced from the stomach before digestion has taken place, and much of the nuttitive value of the feed is lost. | scribed. Or, if the land be not occu- | L U R R R R +* * < * + HOLLYHOCKS. =« + * +. K L & L . L3 4+ By C. K. Kirkpatrick, Minne- .. Lo sota University Farm. & < < Mo oo oo ol cpoole ol ol ok ol el deche ke b b b One of the highest bidders for state- liness and elegance among the easily- grown, hardy, perennial flowers, is the common old hollyhock of grandmoth- er's garden. It belongs to the mallow family, and came tc us from China in time for our great grandparents to appreciate its beauty. In its palmy days it was a much greater favorite than at present, and it can point back with pride to the time when members of its clan could flaunt titles and dis- play many medals. But, in the time of its greatest popularity, from hobnob- bing with the wild mallow, it contract- ed the latter’s worst habit, rusting This proved the undoing of the holly- hock; for growers, in the past genera- tion, not understanding the control of Iungus pests as they do today, discard- ed the plant as worthless With the growth of knowledge, it is coming back into esteem. The ideal site for the plants will be in the background, along fences, in the corners about buildings, and tn the open spots among shrubbery. The soil for this plant should be made very rich with well-rotted barn- yard manure Apply the manure liber. ally, and work it well into the spil; for the plant delights in a situation well supplied with vegetable matter. Al most any type of soil will produce long spikes of magnificent blossoms if treated in the foregoing manner Planted on poor soil, the spikes will always be short and the flowers small The seeds are often sown in the greenhouse in flats in the spring, and AND DOUBLE HOCKS. SINGLE HOLLY- Used to hide a fence around a chicken yard. Wild cucumber has been planted. back of the hollyhock plants and allowed to clamber up above them, the young plants carried in pots until the succeeding spring before setting them in their permanent locations This gives good. strong plants; but it requires a longer period of waiting before the blooms come. A very sat- isfactory method is to take the seeds as soon as ripe, and sow them in drills where the plants are to stand Work the soil up finely and deeply. Open up rows about one and a half inches deep. Drill in the seeds, and cover up by filling the row. Press the soil firmly with the foot or with the back of a hoe. If the season is dry, water must be supplied until the seeds are up, which will usually require about two weeks After the young plants are estab- lished, they should be thinned to about six inches. The soil should be kept well cultivated through the fall months. After the ground has frozen, protect the plants for the winter with leaves from the grove, held in place with a few sticks. Or, cornstalks may oe laid loosely on the rows to answer the same purpose. should be removed in the spring, after danger of freezing weather is past Cultivate the soil well during the spring months, and supply more well- rotted manure, if it can be had. The shoots will begin to spring up in late spring, and, in July great spikes of creamy, white, purple, and red blos- soms will repay your labor. To protect the plant from rust, which is its only serious pest, destroy all wild mallow growing about the piace. If the rust appears, meet it at the gate with Bordeaux mixture, am- monijacal copper carbonate solution, or lime sulphur mixture. In fact some of these, the formulae for which can be found in your experiment station bulletins, should be used during the spring months as a preventive spray, to kill the spores of rust before they germinate on the foilage. The spray should be applied thoroughly to the under side of the leaves. LR R R R R R Coal-oil, naphtha, gasoline— all coal‘tar products—are per- fect insecticides; a touch of any one of them being fatal. They will clear houses and barns and poultry-sheds of ver- min more readily than any other agents. Spraying a barn or poultry-house with any of them is the quickest way of getting rid of lice; but if you have no convenient sprayer, a sprinkling brush will do. oo ofe oo oo oo ofe oo b ofe ol oo ofe ope e o b doofe b e fe ol b e che oo o b e b ol b o Care of the Brood Mare. .The idea that a brood mare may not be worked throughout the greater part of the year, without injury to herself or offspring, is an erroneous one. All that is required is careful and intelli- gent handling. So says an expert in the Orange Judd Farmer. These coverings ! JUDGE STANTON Non-Partisan Candidate for Judge of the District Court Strongly Endorsed covand s . Cordially Favored BY THE LAWYERS OF THIS DISTRICT Statement by Lawyers: To the Voters of the Fifteenth Judicial District: ‘We favor the election of JUDGE C. W. STANTON to succeed himself. He has proved himself to be capable, fair and trustworthy. We deem it unwise to dis- place him for a new man. Qualifications only, and not political considerations. should guide the people in the selection of the judiciary. (Signers as follows:) A. M. Crowell, Bemidji. P. J. Russell, Bemidji. ITASCA COUNTY. C. C. McCarthy, Grand Rapids, I Frank F. Price, Grand Rapids, Chas. W. ':mt,kamml m-npmf.l .l{.hi.".' 2‘1 tark, Grand Rupids. . h A Doran, Grand Rapids, Graham M. Torray Henry Funkl ph A Stone, Grand Rapids. AR Amire S. Arnold, Bemidji. Hll'nlll A. Simons, Bemidji. G. W, Holland, Brainerd, E. Ebner, Brainerd. Scrutchin, Bemidjt. H. Mantor, Brainerd. nald, Bemidji. T. Larson, Brainerd. Gibhons, Bemidjl. Alderman, Brainerd. U . Bemidji. Wi Crowell, ‘Brainerd. L. W. Bills, Park Rapids, nidji, Frank A. Lindberg, Crosby. F. A. Vanderpoel, Park Rapids. . CLEARWATER COUNTY. M. G. Wooley, Akeley. Wmn. A. McGlennon, Bagley. CASS COUNTY. Nils Hagen, Bagley. John L. Brown, Hemidji. - Daniel Delury, Walker. ' G. W, Campbell, Bemidji. + v AITKIN COUNTY. B L. Rogers, Walker. D. H. Fisk, Bemidji. F. W. Hall, Aitkin, J. S. Scribner, Walker. C. Bailey, Bemidil B (l,bfllf_"}“'"zh/‘\ll("k‘“- Harry Paddock, Walker. John C. Lewik, Nashwoulk, M. J. Brown, llu_lx_)l. 3. C: Heamun, Aitkin. Chas, W. Ladu, Pine River. BELTRAMI COUNTY. CROW WING COUNTY. B L: Horbek. Plas River, €. R. Middleton, Bandette. A. D. Polk, Brainerd. S. M. Koefod, Baudette. G. S. Swanson, Brainerd. J. H. Warner, Brainerd. ¢ Long, Brainerd. . Brainerd. ing, Brainerd. t, Brainerd. HUBBARD COUNTY. I‘. V. Coppernoll, Park Rapids. - W. Woolley, Park Rapids. . Wray, Park Raplds. R. A. McQuat, Coleraine. E. H. Bither, Bovey. C. B. Webxter, Bovey. Harry Phinney, Deer River. W, B. Taylor, Deer River. KOOCHICHING COUNTY. - B, ‘W. V. Kane, Int’l Falls, Geo. S. Langland, Int’l Falls. Franz Jevne, Biz Falls, Geo H. Walsh, Int’l Falls. M. Skln ik, Int’l Fnllu Funck, Cass Lake. Lange, Cass Lake, R. M, L J. E. Lundrigan, Cass Lake. Chas, Argall, Cass Lake. ¥rank Ives, Cans Luke, A hester McKusi H. J. Loud, Benudji. The bar of the Fifteenth Judicial District, made up largely of republican lawyers, favors a non-partisan judiciary. Every voter should join in this movement to keep the office of judge out of poli- tics. Endorse Judge C, W, Stanton at the polls on Nov. 8th. Attorneys Bunn T. Wilson, Blackduck, Thos. E. Collins, Cass Lake, and A. R. Hol- man, Pequot, have also signed above statement. Subseribe for The Pioneer 1911 Calendars! We have 1n stock 10,000 fancy 1911 Cal-- endars appropriate for all lines of business Can You Use Any ; at Your Own Price? We will take your order for lots of 50 and up, printed any style you like, and deliver them to you before the holidays At Your Convenience Step in and look them over. Pioneer Publishing GCo. Security State Bank Building == I