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THE BEMIDJI DAILY PIONEER ) 3 BUILDING WIRE FENCES. Fifty Per Cent of Those In This Coun- try Are Improperly Constructed. [Prepared by United States department of agriculture.] The cost of fencing is a considerable item on every farm. In constructing his fences therefore it will pay the farmer to see that the work is well done and that the full benefit is obtain- ed from the labor and material em- ployed. It is no exaggeration to say that 50 per cent of the wire fences in use today are not properly constructed. The ends and corners are by far the most important elements of a fence. It is absolutely essential that they re- main firm and solid if the fence is to be rigid. Points to be borne in mind when setting wooden end or corner posts are: First. the posts used should be large enough to give sufficient strength; second, they should be set deep enough not to heave through the action of frost, the end or corner post being put into the ground to a depth of four and a half feet and the brace post four feet deep, and third, the brace post should not be set so close to the end post and at such an abrupt incline that there is a tendency for it to force the end post out of the ground. It is generally considered that the two posts should be set about ten feet apart, which would require a brace twelve feet long. The brace is usually inserted in a mortise on the end post. {twelve inches from the ground line. Where . steel posts are used the in- structions furnished by the manufac- turers should be carefully followed. | Concrete end and corner posts should be made of a good grade of concrete and thoroughly re-enforced. The re- enforcement, which may be done with serap iron such as wagon tires, axles, |etc., should be placed so that the strain caused by the pull of the fence i will bear against it. The distance that line posts should be set apart depends on the location of the fence and the number and kinds |of stock to be turned. In the field fence the common practice is to set | them appreximately every twenty feet: taround barn lots and pens. posts are | set more closely together. Many farm- ers set posts one rod apart. which is a convenient arrangement because it supplies a quick wmethod far measur- = = Yol z_}.llfi:i{ 1 ality b 28 You can’t afford to eat or drink anything which you are not ab- solutely sure is PURE. Every drop of our milk comes from a HEALTHY COW, fed on bal- anced ration, milked in abso- lutely sanitary quarters and then the milk is clarafied. The Wholesomeness and Pur- ity of our Milk is Unsurpassed. Let us deliver you a bottle tomorrow morning. You will readily taste the difference. Phone us ycur order now, to- day, while you think of it. W. G. Schroeder Phone 65 or 66 Bemidji, Minn. the amount of work accomplished each day, etc In woven w 00ls are a w ingle wire s taching the feunce to the pair of wire cutters, a barbed stretcher, a spli ¥ tool, and hammers for stapling and fastening the fence Before the wire is stretched the fence row should be freed from obstructions | and ridges and uneven surfaces should g | be smoothed off so that the fence will be straight on the ground. The wire ¥ !should be securely fastened to one | 2| of the end posts and then unreeled. After the wire is unrolled the stretch- | crs are attached. leaving plenty of M chain to draw up the slack in the wire { { The stretching should be continued un R | (il the line wires are so taut that they (cannot be pressed. together by bhand _ f'l‘he fence should then be securely fas s | tened to the corner toward which it is seing stretched. The next step is te | fasten the wire on the line posts. In | doing this the line wires should be kept |as nearly horizontal as possible and | shouid not zigzag up and down from | post to post. following small irregulari in the ground line. The fabric Ishould not be fastened tightly to ¢ i I post. but the staples should permit hox |izontal movement of the wire. Thix “Will provide for the contraction and iexpansion of the wire under var !seather conditions and wili also en iable the entire fence line to bear a part lof the force of any blow that ix de {1 against the fence e final step is to plac 1rhed wire about four in b of the woven wire. istock will not be able to get th s ihetween the two. .\ woven wire fence shonld not be considered complets e stretcher, a in at- a w Is Every Day of the week for the man who smokes Don Almo Cigars-10c Every man should smoke the home made cigars, especially when they're better—ask for Don Almo next time. Is also Bemidji mad and ConSOiation sells for 5 cents ALL DEALERS HAVE THEM s above | without this strand of barbed wire. iprotects the woven wire by prevenri |stock from reaching over and crowding it down Solid Hog Comfort. This hoghouse may be made of auny convenient size. But bere is the bill or Your Parlor Furniture should have character. Through it you should express the personality of your home, wel- |"5E S ™ o by 6 oot plates come your friends, voice your scnse of beauty |15 far i oo 21y iy and dignity, put your best foot forward. Our Three-Piece Sets will grace your home and give you lifelong satisfaction. Their design is a delight and their construction substantial. Inspect our stock. Get prices. by 12 foot floor and side; two 1 by 12 inch by 18 foot ends; six 1 by 12 inch by -8 foot roof; nails and two pair six inch strap hinges. You will notice that a floor is pro- vided for. This makes the hoghouse Our Word Is a Guaranty of Henest Values|it; g wirm tor winter wes - On bright days open the roof door to let 9 in the sunshine. m = 4 r The roof door is also convenient for -| R X . |the purpose of watching the sow dur- d ¥ ing farrowing time.—Farm and Fire- The Home of Good Furniture side. Bemidji, Minnesota Seed Selection and Wages. Catch but one bad ear in testing seed corn. and you save a good day’s wages. Advertisers who want chie best results| i v e tumber of bad ones. always patronize The Pioneer. They know, by experi- | ter's afternoon. Buying seed is a busi- ence, that it has no equal in this section of the country as| po> ProPosition. not an exercise of an advertising medium. ’ Piloneer want ads bring results. | ! i | i ling portions of the field. checking up | [ Not With a Gun, But Against| Try This Recipe Orange Blanc-Mange . Heat a pint of orange juice; then add enough sugar to sweeten, as some fruits need more than others.” Pour in gradually two level tablespoons of cornstarch wet with two tablespoons of cold water and boil until very stiff; then slowly turn the hot mix- ture or molds and fill with the hot mixture. When chilled, serve with milk flavored with grated orange peel or a custard made of yolks of eggs, a pint of milk and flour suffi- cient to make it creamy. Took over hot fire unti} the custard coats a spoon; flavor with grated orange beel. —juicy, sweet, firm, tender and healthful. Order from your dealer now. —serve Sunkist Oranges at every meal. —look for the wrapper stamped tissue o Sunkist and save these wrappers for beautiful silverware. Write for free book ‘‘Sunkist Salads and Desserts.” Califoraia Fruit Growers Exchange Co-operative Non-profit Eastern Headquarters: 139 . Cicrk Sheeen, Chicens % / % P P Procs, s eran i S ] | Given Hardware News BELTRAMI COUNTY'S PIONEER HARDWARE NEWS R. L. GIVEN, Editor N. E. GIVEN, Manager Vol. 1, No. 26 Published Weekly Think Of Paint Picks Universal Range Bemidji, Minn., March o “Colonel Bat” Here Then Think of the Given Hardware |Is Anxious to Meet Bemidji People|Ctto Morken Says Mail Order Stoves Store and Its Splendid Line of at This Store and Explain His Cannot Compete With Finishing Products. Mission. ! Ours. If you are intending painting this “Colonel Bat” is now'at our storei Mr. and Mrs. Otto Morken of Ny- spring, it will pay you to call and|and is waiting to see you. He says more after looking around for the see us about Minnesota paints and |that he has a good tip in the battery |range that would suit them, decided get a line upon what. you are going |line. “Columbia Ignitor Batteries” that our Radiant Universal was the to need in the exterior and interior |are his hobby because they last| oo S e acniing end left their order for one. lines. {longer than others. Call and see| ., says that our ranges have the We are also distributors of Alabas-|him in our window. |catalogue house beat when it comes tine, the sanitary wall finish, an\i‘ St to quality and also that we have always have a good stock on hand. UNIVERSALS SELLING them beat on prices on ranges, and Colors in 5-1b. packages, 50c. ithat he doesn’t have to worry about White in 5-1b. packages, 45c. Wm. Cosgrove boughf a Superb |setting it up. We know Mrs. Morken Painters, call and see us. Universal range and an outfit of \\will be a satisfied customer with her Given hardware kitchen utensils. ;purchase. | T SR e | \ A. Lundberg, of the town of Lib-, A FEW LIVE LOCALS \ terty, bought a No. 10 De Laval; Evan Moe, in Town of Bemidji, has ) cream separator this week. Mr.!a 3-year-old gelding that weighs iLundberg wanted the best and de-!about 1,000 lbs., and a 12-year-old jcided that the just-as-good kind are mare, weight 1,100 lbs., for sale. expensive at any price. | — ; Amund Swenson, Rosby, milks two \ C. W. Jewett & Co., have bright- cows and claims that his new De jened up the inside of their garage Laval cream separator saves him with Minnedota Linseed Oil paint 25 a week. ) | Another Machine Free | After Trying Her Neighbor’s, Mrs. i Waukluk Orders One i N : ‘ i : ‘ ) ) @ Batteries What rings your door-bell? Columtias. What males your telehone talk—vour buzzer buzz— your lantern light? Columbias. What turns the toys? What detonates the dynamite? What rings the gong that warns you at the railroad crossing? Columbias. A Vvhat runs the gas engine, the auto, the truck, the tractor, the motor boat? CTolumbias. For every battery service under the sun Colum- bias are chosen by the battery-wise. o Columbias are packed with vigor to the binding ts, They make things go! They’re steady. g;:ey’m uniform. They’re faithful. And, thouch they cost no more, they last longer. ‘To be sure of getting all that a battery §?;":(ffl can give, choose Columbia. = v Geo. Waukluk of Nymore bought one of our Free sewing machines. Mrs. Waukluk had used a Free sewing machine at her neighbor’s and as usual in cases like this, all we had to do was take the order. " Protect Yourself = High Prices on Paint. One of our customers asked us to measure his house and book his or- |- der for paint and in this way pro- tect him against further advances in the price of paint. You should do the same. Our Estate furnace is a dandy. If you are interested in a furnace for a store, hall, school house or home, see this one. _— ‘Wm. Grover bought a Universal cook stove. ‘onvenient Fahknestock Spring Clip Fasteners in place of binding posts i1 preferred, at no extra charge. i