Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 3, 1913, Page 4

=4 SCARE HEAD LINES CAUSE RIDICULE (Continued- on last page). to much credit in their efforts avert- ing a ‘conflagration which threateried to be a repetition of the . Baudette fires in 1910. Latest reports say that all dangers to Bemidji are past, W ete. No. 2—Rumors nay; however, that! fires started hmons timber sla: at Turtle River and Tapidly' until large part of town was Then report confirmed. ! This report was conflrmerx QPil dail morning but no estimate of damsge !nor extent of blaze made. that the ‘Nearér & man 1:No. :3—No losses of life has n}en paper can'gét an article’to abpear as reported. - Although scenes of. desola: (¢ there was a terrible. fin tion like those at Baudette have been | witn a tremendous™ loss:.of - 1ifé of repeated. chmionod loss of life with the awtul No. 4.—Bemidji is out of dnnxer s, © m“m TAFT|trian rule. 'nm honor, however, a and it is probable that with the th g 5 B % 18- carefully uphlned. ‘was mot paid ALFALFA ON EVERY I CORN BELT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE o o O L o e I H c Agl‘icultural EXtenshn Depal'tmant Mak" ;n\merltlon and are’ alwass sure of 8 ‘each: of thi 7 _“V““"' and noting: the tone of the ALFALFA.—GROUT. By J. E. BUCK. ‘We have come to the dividing of the ways—we have reached a critical point in the history of our 'agricul- tural development. Aside from the 86,000,000. acres in the United States that can be reclaimed by irrigation, - and the 74,000,000 acres of farm lands that can be made available for culti- vation by means of drainage, no very large areas of virgin soll remain’ to be brought under cultivation in our country. In time, of course, these barren lands will be made to yleld abundant harvests—but for the pres- = ent we must look elsewhere to find a solution of the problem with which we are confronted. If we are to keep on going forward it will be necessary ger ylelds from the y under cultiva- tlon. That is to say, our problem is not so much how to increase the popu- - lation in rural communities as It is to increase the producing capacity of the people already on the farm. Average Yields. The average yleld of corn per acre .a the United States is only about 27 bushels. - Our average yleld of wheat is only 13.7 bushels per acre—and the aver- age yield of nearly everything we grow on the farm is exceedingly low, compared with the yields in other countries, It is high time we were waking up and doing something. Better Farm Management Needed. One hundred years ago the Mohawk valley in New York was the wonder of Europe, was the wonder of the world Preliminary Announcement. e : i | DAUG Hiftgg, " T T .’..";,:?...‘l'fl'i"..’;fi".‘..‘.‘".’.’.’.‘.‘.:: | KNOW OF NOTHING WHICH WILL DO MORE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STATE OR ADD MORE TO 4TS WEALTH THAN A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF ‘for its fertility, and thousands of car- loads of cattle, hogs and farm crops were shipped out of that valley until — its fertility has been exhausted. The settlers then moved westward into the Miami and Scioto valleys of Ohio, and did the same thing over again. Fol- lowing the exhaustion of these rich valleys, the magnificent broad prairies of Illinois and Iowa were brought un- der cultivation, and the same process - is now being repeated., Even in the Red River Valley of the North, where ¥ s mmx “ wwr anvt Map showing where alfalfa.is grown In United States today Ncn thc um- parative areas grown east and west of the Mississippi river. The total area grown Is about equal to the area of New Jersey. fifty bushels of wheat to the acre was not unusual, today not more than fif- teen bushels is grown. Food Supply and Population. To make it possible for the people of the United States to raise, clothe and feed future generations, we must change our system of agriculture, We cannot depend upon Uncle Sam for any more land, and the only ‘method by which we can keep the United States on the map is to make two blades of grass grow where only one grew before. i During the last decade the popula- tion of the United States increased 26 per cent. During the same period the production of beef in the TUnited States fell off 28 per cent. A few years ago it cost the labor- ing man $562.05 for his yearly supply of meat—today the same number of pounds of meat cost $85.05, an in- crease of $33.00, In view of this what shall we do? A careful analysis shows that we need more fertile flelds, or rather flelds with greater fertility, We need larger and better herds. ‘We need better roads. We need larger bank accounts. ‘We need better homes. ey ‘We .need better citizenship, ¢ How can all this be done? ; Perhaps no one thing will do more vt to secure these things than growing | 4 alfalfa. 3 i e If that is true, why haven’t we been Ny growing alfalfa? - . Because we thought it was Imm —F “sible. We Can Grow AI'-I'I. -Many farmers in the corn belt do not believe that-they can grow alfalfa. They are undér:the impression that it requires peculiar c’imatic"conditions, and a peculiar type of sofl, such’as is - found in the western states, part’ u. to" Vérdt himself,' as his name hap: - ‘accident to be formed: by I:ARM lN THE ; T has, haniaedd ' 4 uot " atéaaindfthe in} ...,,.m.mmm Bmmas. | > i lndlllurrwndodbyn 0 )_thelr work, . In fac E Jectives can make the in Y . e 7 their walls. Verdi was a yol(tlctln ‘That these lrtie\el duy £00d Te: i 'with a-Story.” And not onlyftrating the sittings of the chamber of that he could go least. Durf 5 the | 8868 820 “The-| ,” "The Dying] Worman Suffrage In Portugal. nr:h:oue:h"gg?u:;:‘" t:;’f"“‘;t o;m: i ‘The new electoral reform biill, with through ‘the midst of it wj & provision for woman suffrage, which th my au- el recently passed the Portuguese re- tomobile and had my family with me e o4 ot and at no time did T feel.that myselt or family were in the legst -danger; | ‘| as a matter of fact all that. I saw. was larly Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, California and Utah—the great alfalfa states. We have reached the. paint : i demnq,;hn its_predecessor, and the where we know we can grow_alfalfa | 1° "‘;"‘“‘ of; Some ung L"’““ 4 | Gearly pessage of-the new bill, in tbe corn belt, and it is now up to |dead. leaves. ; ’ us to grow it. 1 did see one old desertéd Jog shack| that had evidently cnn from the|.. Where Alfalfa Is Grown. . |leaves on the nlde, that was b\lrnad My plain talk to yo\m: men in my The accompanying map shows where | down. ¥ - ‘last article certainly: bmns{-tlou; mn:y alfalfa 15 grown in the United States 1 d 1 9 le i ‘mm-tNm young men.’ I take this today. At the present time .all the Also read in your plpqr that- thel ‘means ‘of answering them briefly, for alfalfa grown In the United States is | AIECF from here went to Furtle R1 ’ the benefit-of: other young men who less than the area of the little btate [°F to investigate a fire thak was found e ne of New Jersey. The total area under |but nothing but a sm ! was greatly interested in your | talk to young men. .I ‘wish I was alfalfa in this country is 4,707,136 |{and returned at once m i % acres. Of this area Kansas alone has {feeling that no damage ] | ""“ and well as you describe your: to be. I am. going to begin at 966,962 acres of alfalfa—or about one- | ;4ne threatened. ce and follow your advice and take fifth of our entire alfalfa crop. : i | ‘care of myself I ht I win Nebraska comes second with 686, AS @, matter. of fact-g =1 p i Bl 282 acres; Colorado third, with 508,893 ) e uss of all stimdlants ten and H , Wi A 3 to bed ly. 1 will take the acres; California fourth, with 4§4,l!4 $akee; 89 to et isd > ld” water towel bath every morning. acres; and Idaho fifth, with 308,303 want to live to.be old and useful, like acres. i as it “burned »p .~ And I shall also keep Peruna at All of the corn belt states are lam- h C | nibition of Modern Art understand | “Nude Descending the Staircase’ ‘pected by Portugal’s two feminist so- ‘cleties. At present Portuguese wom- en are supposed to possess a legal right to the ‘vote chiefly resting on the absence of what might be construéd to be & prohibition of that right; it Was' by appealing to this legal ambig uity that the late Dr. Angelo claimed and won the right to vote in her fa- ous test case. The present measure, ‘however, would be the first statutory | recognition of woman suffrége by the Pflnu(nele Republic; % " Where Art Is. The guards at the International m what the cubists and futurists are trying to do. They know. that the seeks to represent the lady on every step, besides, apparently, a collectior of other poses. A young woman &p proached one guard. “Where ‘are the, er—er?” “Moyies on yer.right, lady,” he an swered, and there she found theaa— . York Hv = Bost M’n in every walk of life un using * Refers to Somebody-Else’s Chlid. The Be midji Special Watoh. At & teachers’ meeting in the public {| Itis the most Popular Watoh library one of the dddresses was on |} in tllns cm:mumlt]y lod;:‘yctBeléAEPr;:- the subject, “How to Train a Scatter- || tical, mechanically porfectand a de- brain Imp of, Mischlef Into a Serlous || Bendable time picce. 17 Jewals W Adjused, timed carefully on-our Student.” The- reference; of course, ‘own regulating rack. We do nrt al- 18 not intended to apply to your own || jow a %,,,,“ § Speoial to leave sweet, angel-faced cherub .—Kansas || our store uatil 1t has been proven by Monogram Engraved Free b cny Star. thnmugh lesl to be an ‘a curate time | Flw Yoar Guarantee We give a five year guarantee’ with My dear Boy:—TI cannot tell you how || each BemlidJI Speclal Watoh much good your letter has done me. || ~—because they give us "the least To._ know that I am arousing the || trouble in makiog goud our guarantee. young men in matiers of right living || Bemidji Speclal movements fills me with gratitude and enthusiasm, || are now veing fitted in the new style I want to help you. Write me any 25'”"' QOaseo with the Safety time you wish and I will consider your w that_cannot pull or twist out. letter strictly confidential and give you Th's is a very popular model and re- prompt reply. Follow the advice I gave || tails for, watch complete, "$25.00 in my article. Whenever you have aceasion to consuie me turtner do not || GEQ, T. BAKER & CO. hesitate. Let us be friends. If you will ‘be obedlent to me as a son ought || BemMid}i, Minn. Near the Lake. to be T will be faithful and true to you 83 a father dught to be. Yours Sin- e — cerely, 8. B, Hartman, M D., Colum- - bus,Ohio, PERUNA IS -FOR saALE | > . LODGEDOM IN BEMIDJL . ¢ AT'ALL DRUG. STORES. e g bl e et i £ alfalt through. the waods. i . > d, in case of slight ailments as entably shy in the growing of alfalfa, ¥ X i MR AT, s s ey may wrise. - I thank you in the as is shown by the following rank in Now. 1.dp, not wish 2 chred Next week's “Mentor’ which they come as producers of the about thege statues. crop: Missouri, 17; Ohlo, 19;. Towa, 20; Ii- , like myself.” To this: letter I feplied: hame . of thousands of other young SPECIAL NOTICE — Man; ersons - are making quiries for o St Louse o ha time Peruna. To such would say, . Regular meeung this-formula is now put out under the nights—firat and thiré KA-TAR-NO, manufactured g Monday, at_ & oclock —at Odd Fellowa ball 403 Beltrami Ave. nois 22; Wisconsin, 23; Indiana, 34; Michigan, 29; Minnesota, 85. ‘With the unquestioned advantages of alfalfa, we should be ‘rowing more of this great legume crop. about Mr. Taft. Everybody- has read .oF ‘¥héuld have read his ‘Hlstory ot Anieri¢an”Bealpture.’ * B 3 Y &m Mbneur will each day tell 1 - DB ing them the price they w§|ld get tor such an ‘article and will ;’ttemnt tQ prevail on them to cut oug'a few ad Jectives and send their atficle in- 50 that the facts may be stated in such a manner’ thit wo: wrong: §mmulon will_be ‘conveyed. Advantages of Alfllf]. As to the advantage of growing al- falfa in the corn belt, Prof.’ P. @. Holden says: “It produces a large yleld per acre, more than double that of clover. “It is rich in protein, having almost as high a feeding value as bran. “It is the most enriching crop for ern’ Miimesio the ground which ‘we have. boosters. “When a good stand 18 oné iré But one. artiel, e : -oity.(The two papers vnl E; it will generally last four to six years F.. 8. Kalberg: the in the humid reglons and much lo 5 Cryatal -6a}000-41aves. to Circle, Mont. in the west. 2 B “It can be fed as hay to all kins o | Thanking you fop .your -valued}’ S oRuerof te Red: animals, and has 1o superior as & bog space, I.am_ : pasture.” Bullds Up Agriculture. “No one more literally abets the growth of two blades of grass where Bemid)l Lodge No. 1083 Regular meeling nights— first_and third Thursdays 8 o’clock—at Elks hall. © 0 1. every second and fourth Sunday evening, at § o'clock in bagement of Cathollc church. DEGRER OF HNONOB Meeting nights every second and fourth Menday evenings, at Odd Fellows Hall. E T 0. R Regular meeting nights every 1at and 2nd Wednes- Gay avenlne at. 3 o'cleck ml“ G AR one grew before than he who effeot- ively urges the cultivation of altalfa Regular meetings —First and third Saturday after- noons, at 2:30—at 0dd Fai. on Sunday;:the 4th day of May, 1913. ‘All: members will kindly meet at the ‘hotie: of” Mr.” Dan’ Gracié; 1211 Bel- trami wvénue at two o'clock, p. m;, The Plandur ‘c‘u verywhere ) es {1 people Who doinot take the paper generally read their elghbor’s 80 your want ad! lltl Yo them all. ing the lummer season in this_state, The Clark:home,, on Ve the north shore of Lily 1ake, with its| . | the south and, the summg stillwlber. upon those who. are strangers to it, and no one 8 more truly working for the benefit of agriculture, the basis of all prosperity, than he who pl'm:him its excellence as the foremost forage.” o i —Ex-Governor Hoard. Field of cnlornl &flflgg M3 Grow Alfalfa, flark ot . Portlana, .0 An acre of alfalfa yields ulll pounds of digestible matter; red’ clo- ver, 3,200 pounds; and corn, 3,800 pounds, In every dollar's worth of alfaifa there are thirteen pounds of protein—- |3 in every dollar’s worth of corn there | ! are only eight pounds of protein. The great value of alfalfa as feed stuff is therefore apparent, Alfalfa enriches the soil—grain im- poverishes the soil. il . There remains little more to be sad, | SOmissloner; well known Bvery farmer who reads this should nm way in Bemldfl, te begin immediately to make prepara- | tions for putting in a plece even though it be only one ac 1t yOu can grow an acre next year you can grow ten acres the following year —and. then twenty, forty, and ‘even one hundred if your' farm ‘is big enough o make go large a fleld m‘lo- ticable. Ten acres of alfalfa on every lqm in the United States would give us'in round numbers 64,000,000 acves ot al- |: falfa. Before the next decade has gone into history we would be growing | 100,000,000 acres of alfalfa in the Unit- -ed States. If we do this-we willibe Infinitely better off than we are today. —our fields will be vastly more fertile and our crop yields will be bigger and better—our herds will be larger and| - - the quality-of butter fat will be great- 1y increased—we .will have hl”}lt_ homes—and we, will be better citizens. midji and ‘Mrs. Sll,lt & 'hag made her ‘home, ifih ree years. ‘Eggs for settings, $1 cgk‘rol fett for sale. George T. 7 Minn. Ave, Bemiddl, sAui—'l'mwrlur ribbons for ry. make of typewriter -on the Sl f L e e U SO FOR 'RB'ZNT—Nlcer furnished room, lows Halls, 402 Beltram: > Ave.” tion No ad taken for Phone 31 L 0.0 » Bemidjl Lodge No. 116 Regular meeoting nights at everyone has a neighbor who meeting nights -- frst ame third Wednesday st So'cleckh . plows. Edward Jackson, 1707 Ir- vin avenue. Telephone 585. White Orpington eggs for hatch- ing. 520 Irvine avenue. See D. R. Burgess - HOTEL FOR .SALE—Good business the year around. At present more than 48 boarders. Address E. ¢ o Pioneer. FOR SALE—Rubber stamps. The Ploneer will procure any kind ot rubber stamp for you on short no- tice. FOR SALE—Bees. E. M. Sathre, FOR REN1 bath “and phone.” 602 JENT—Two rooms for light keeping. Phone 666. aatel FOHJEMNM “®. 5. Chapter Ne. 172, nighte— Foosdioutd sl 13. . $6 per hundred.. One|FOUND—Watch and fob. Owner may| Zo Regular meeting have same by proving property and paying for this notice. MISCELLANEOUS B A A Roouvul No. 162! mn ADVERTISERS—-The great state of lar mpoting’ °t > ana fou - portunities for business to classi- e.ch monm atu it o'cloek fled advertisers. The_ recognized . In 0dd Fellow. } advertising medium in the Fargo North Dakota offers unlimited op- . Daily and Sunday Courler-News, the. only seven-day paper in the state and the paper which carrie: the largest amount of classified - ‘advertising. 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