Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, December 26, 1919, Page 7

FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1919 WHAT IS TON OF “MANURE WORTH? Increase " in' Yield ‘of Various Crops Would Place Price at $4.83 for, Each Ton. NET PROFIT OF $3.83 MADE Liberal Application of .Fertilizer Every Four Years Will Result in Perma- nent Improvement to Soil— Straw Is Valuable, Trials made on the varlous experi- ment flelds throughout the state by - ‘the Uniyersity of Mjssouri college of agriculture have shown that an aver- age application of eight tons of manure to the acre once in four years has in- creased the yield of corn 10.5 bushels, oats 517 bushels, wheat 5.24 bushels, ‘‘and clover hay 937 pounds. At prices which prevailed the first of the year this increase would be worth $4.83, and at pre-war prices $2.34 for each ton of' ‘manure applied. It will cost the farmer - mot more than one dollar a ton to col-' ; Piling Manure Outside Where the .Rain Will Wash Out Its Fertilizing Elements, lect the manure and haul it to the field. This would leave a net profit of $3.83 at present prices, or $1.34 at pre-war prices, for each ton of ‘manure applied. The full value of the manure is usually not obtained during the . first four years, for it leaves the soil in better condition and 1ts effect upon later crops Is often quite significant. This becomes more noticeable after the first two or three applications, since a lib- eral application of manure every four years will result in permanent improve- ment to the land, Careful Handling Necessary. By very careful handling of manure a llvestock farmer, on average soil, should be able to return annually about two tons of manure per acre to bis cultivated fields. It is not easy to save this amount except by very care- ful methods and persistent efforts. It s necessary that all straw and other suitable materials be worked through the barn as bedding. This not only adds to the comfort of the animals, but serves as an absorbent for the liquid manure. If straw piles are sold, burned or left to rot it is, of course, jmpossible to return this amount of manure. ' Keep the manure together; don't*t it get scattered about the barn or lots. Hogs and chickens may waste much of it. Where possible haul it to the field as soon as produced. If this is not pos- sible, sstore it In shallow, concrete lined pits to prevent leachjng. Use plenty of bedding in the stable or on the feed- ing floor to absorb the liguid. Straw, old hay, grass and leaves may be used for this purpose, Prevent Fermentation. About 35‘per cent of the nltrogen and 55 per cent of the potassiumis te be found in the liquid material.” There 1s, however, practically no phosphorus in this part. The plant foods in the liquid are all in soluble form and are very easily lost ‘through leaching. Furthermore, the nitrogen in this liquid portion readily passes off as ammonia when the manure is allowed to ferment, hence the necessity for pre- venting fermentation as far as possi- ble. The total solid and liquid manure produced in a year by a well-fed, ma- ture horse, is about eight toms, with a plant-food value of more than $30. [ In the case of a well-fed steer weigh- ing from 1,000 to 1,200 pounds the pro-° duction is nine to eleven tons, with a slightly greater total value than the manure from a horse. Three to five months’ exposure to the weather in an open lot may cause manure to lose approximately one-third of its plant food. If manure must be eyposed to the weather it should be'in A pit with a water tight hottom. Durable Discourse. X “What do you intend to say In your next lecture?” i “The” same things In different lan- guage. That lecture 1s so profound that nohody is expected to understand it at the first hearing.” A Group of Pretty Neckpieces Be not mistaken about neckwear of persuaded that the neck unadorned can hold its own against one that is clothed with pretty. furbelows. As usual, the approsching holidays find neckwear departments in the stores all blossoming out with collars, fichus, ties, scarfs, guimpes, jabots and ves- - tees, singly and in combinations and made of many different materials. Leading off are lace and net, following close are organdie, batiste, scrim and crepe georgette. Then there are nar- row silk or velvet ribbons in ties, and an armyeof knitted scarfs. And ev- ery article is a possible gift that will be a joy to its recipient. Just a few pleces are grouped together in the pic- ture above. The scarf shown at the top of the group, is knitted of light gray yarn and finished at the ends with & tled fringe of the yarn. Its special pride and glory lie in the sprays of roses crocheted of the same wool as the scarf and fastened to its ends. Just below this scarf the collar and one cuff of a filet collar-and cuff set show such a combination to be easily made. The filet is bought by the yard, measured into the lengths wanted and cut off. The ends of the collar and the cuffs are finished with a very nar- row edging of filet and the straight _edge sewed to a narrow band of fine batiste. Organdie both plain and. cross barred, is ornamented in several ways with pretty needlework and stitchery in collar and cuff sets or with fine em- broidery or lace. A long cellar of it to be worn with a surplice waist ap- | pears at the left of the picture. It1is edged with three rows of narrow val lace. At the opposite side of the pic- ture a collar of linen scrim has eye- lets‘land hemstitching done in light blue silk. A net guimpe worn under this collar, has a high collar finished with narrow beading. There are a great many ties made of narrow velvet and silk ribbons and ornamented withy beads like that shown in the picture. Beads and rib- bons of all colors are used in these gay little neckpieces. There are also very popular vestee and collar sets madé of net and lace, organdie and lace or of these fabrics used alone. Wide silk ties for younger girls, and handsome jabots for matrons finish up displays that include somethmg to suit everyone. Evening Wraps. The evening wrap is a thlng apm It bears some style relation to the day-time coat, but it has a much broad- er license in the matters of material, color and line. Rich satin, sumptuous velvet dnd magnificent brocades are the mediums of expression. And it is in the evening cloaks that one finds the subtle drapery hard to describe and even more difficult to imitate. The fact that the ensemble is one of strik- ing simplicity will tempt the inexpe- ! rienced to essay the making of a sim- | ilar wrap. Chicago, Dec. 26.—Potato receipts today were 59 cars. Market steady. - Minnesota and Wisconsin, Round and Long HUFFMAN & O’LEARY “ Whites, $4 to $4. 15 sacked, $3.30 to $3.40. Round Whites, bulk, $3.40 to $3.50." Idaho Russets, sacked, FURNITURE AND Wisconsin and Michigan BEMIDJI CASH MARKET QUQTATIONS. GRAIN AND HAY Oats, bushel .. ..90c Barley, -bushel ........ .$1.60 Rye, bushel ........... i .$1.40 Red clover, meatum, lb. .40c-42¢ Popcorn, 1b. ;ecveeversans..be-100 Wheat No. 1......‘.........52.50 VEGETABLES. . Rutabagas, per cwt. .. ....$1.00 Jarrots, per ¢wt. ... ....$1.00 Beets, per cwt. .. ... eee..$1.00 Cabbage, cwt . .$3.50-$4.00 {Onions, dry, cwv. .$5.00 Beans,. cwt. 56 00 $8.00 Dairy butter, ib . ...60-66¢ Butterfat . ..76¢ Eggs, fresh, <. 76c MEATS Mutton ..e..eeiiiaieanaa....126 Hogs, Ib. ..... «..e17c-18c Dressed beef 1p. . ..8c-100 Turkeys, live, 1b. .30c-35¢ 0Old Toms, live, 1b . .26c-30c Geese, live, 1b. «...20c-26¢ Ducks, live, Ib. ...........16c-18¢c Hens, 4 lbs. and over ..... ve.a22¢ Springers, all weights, 1b. ..... 22¢ HIDES Cow hides, No. 1, 1b. ....18¢c-23¢ Bull hides, No. 1, 1b. ..........14¢c Kip hides, No. 1, Ib. . ....36¢C Calf skins, No. 1, 1b. .40c-45¢ Deacons, each ..... ... 92.00 Horse hides, large, each’ .$6.00-$8.00 Tallow, 1b. ..8¢c-14c Wooi .... The following prices were being paid at Stillwater, Minn., al time of going to press of today’s Pioneer: GRAIN AND HAY Wheat, No. 1..... av...$2.76-82.85 Wheat, No. 2.......... $2.72»$2.82 g .$2.69-$2.79 Wheat, No. 3 OQats .... ..77¢-80c Barley .. &1 40-$1.48 Rye, No. 2 .$1.59-§1.72 eeee.2C $22.00 $21.00 .$9.00 sucuWwhneat, per 1b. No! 2 timothy hay ..... No. 1 clover mixed .... Rye straw Corn ..... VEGETABLES Beans, hand picked, navy, cwt. $5.560 Potatpes ............ Beans, Swedish, cwt. . deets, per bushel ... Jarrots, per bushel .. Domestic cabbage, ton ... Holland cahbage, per ton Jnijons, dry, per cwt. .. Eggs, per dozen .. Rutabages per cwt Butterfat ..... Packing Butter . MEATs | 10c-156¢ Mutton, 1b Hogs ..... .l4c-16%c Veal ...... e t. 1 Beet, dressed .8¢c & 18¢ Lambs . .12%c-18c ) LIVE FOULTRY Turkeys fancy dry picked, 8 Ilbs. ............ ...40c Turkeys. 9 1bs. up ..24c No. 2 turkeys ....". t Value Turkeys, old toms .............38¢ Turkeys, small and thin ....18¢c-20¢ Geese, 12 lbs. up, ana fat .. Ducks, dark .. 2 Ducks, clean Ducks, white Hens, heavy, 4 Springers, live Geese, thin and small Hens, small ......... Ducks, No. 2 ...... Geese, bright and fat Hens, 4 1bs. up, fat. Hens, small and thin Springers, dressed ....23c HIDES Cow hides, No. 1.... Bull hides, No. 1., Kips, No. 1", ciseia Calf skins No. 1 .. Deacons Tallow -. Horse hides, . Wool, bright ..... i Wool, semi-bright FOLLOWING UP A FABLE. “Of course you remember the fable of the thrifty ant and the mendicant grasshopper? .+ < “Yes; the grasshopper, having sung all summer, was invited to dance.” “And then what happened?” “Well, if the grasshopper was any good as a dancer, it ought to have made enough money to make the ant feel like small change.” Figuring the Chances. “Tom,” sald his young wife, *“I bought a ticket today for a piano that's going to be rafiled off.” .“Hm! How many chances are there?” “A thousand. That's what decided me. Where there are <0 many chances as that one ought to stand a real good show, oughtn’t one, dear?’ An Interest in the Business. 0O1d Pa Pscadds—I won’t have you marrying a mere clerk. Yoy ‘ell that young man to keep away until he has an interest in his firm. Myrtle Pscadds—Why, dad, he has that now. The manager told him he'd have to take some interest in his work or he'd lose his job and he’s already done it. The Fiaishing Touch. Observer—Do you know you've lost your collar button? Friend—I'm not surprised. I've lost my pet spanlel, my canary died, my .automobile was stolen, I jet my Insur- ance drop just before my house burned down, the bank I had all my money in Busted and I just heard that my wife: eloped. What's a lost collar button? Not Forced to Llie, “George Washington couldn’t tell a le." “Well, he didn’t have to; he didn’t have any children to ask him a lot of fool questions he couldn’t answer.” ves, wnos “Here’s a man who claims that a knowledge of Greek ind Latin s nec- essary .in order to write English cor- rectly.” “But nowadays who considers it nec- essary to write English correctly?" Life. A CYNIC. “Is that old chap in the corner always so glum as now?" “By no means, He laughs enough twice & year, spring and fall, when the women's hats come in."” Away With Him. I do not care For Old Man Brown; He never boosts Or helps the town. H. C. NELSON Piano Tuning and Piano &nd Violin Repairing—Bow Filling 216 Beltrami Ave. Phone 573W After the holidays special offer Your Photographs See our popular lines of large folder sepic portraits at only $9, $7 and $4.85. Two extra presents free this month with a dozen por- traits: —your portrait in a calendar, —your portrait in an easel. See our bargains in discontinued lines of pretty folders. Rich Portrait Studio Phone 570W 10th and Doud Ave. Kodak finishing, of course— highest quality at lowest prices. PHONE =77 = For your Livery Car Service and Courtesy -Qur Motto Ward Bros. -Auto Livery UR experience and extensive research into the science of our pro- fession mantles us with the authority to serve with a wise discretion. DR. E. A."SHANNON, M. D. Physician and Surgeon Office in Mayo Block Phone 396 Res. Phone 337 DR. J. W. DIEDRICH DENTIST Offiee—O’Leary-Bowser Blfl: Phones—Oftice 876-W. 7¢-R. —EAT— UNDERTAKING H. N. M’KEE Funeral Dn-eclor AT Third"Street Cafe Our Waiters Do the Waiting PHONE 178-W or R [|Fashion Favors Man: _R.Sllhouettes This Season Here Are Sum and Froelu t Typify Some of the Newest Dress 8672 Dress 8625 Dress 8424 Dross 8596 Dnas 8540 Jacket 8676 25 cents 256 cents 25 cents 25 cents 25 conts 25 cents Skirt 8574 ' 20 cents These are but a Few of the many chic styles you will find in THE WINTER FASHION BOOK and JANUARY PICTORIAL REVIEW PATTERNS NOW ON SALE Bazaar ‘ Store CLIFFORD & COMPANY Specials For The Last of The Year Hand-Picked Navy Beans, 1b.........9¢c Fresh Roasted Santos Coffee, 1b.....43c Five pounds for...............$2.10 Fresh Roasted Peanuts, 1h......... .20c String Beans, whole or cut, per canffi. . 10¢ Per dozencans ...............$1.10 Libby’s Tomato Soup, per can. ......10c Per dozencans ......... .$1.10 Plums, in quart Mason jars. Brooms Just Like a Gold Bond A good cattle barn begins to earn money for you from the day it is completed. And the returns keep coming in year after year without interruption. Look at the building shown.in the picture. It is one good suggestion for a profit-earning cattle barn. You will see from the illustration that it is designed for a good sized herd and it has plenty of room for hay overhead. Notice, also, the shelter shed, arranged by an extension of the main roof. The cattle appreciate this protection from the weather. When the cattle gain in weight, you gain in money. Let us help you with your plans for a new cattle barn. |} There is a certain best material for cattle barns just as there H is for all other farm buildings. . E | Smith Robinson Lbr, Co. PHONE 97 . - - BEMIDJI, MINN. LTI L L UL T T LT T T )