Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, February 21, 1920, Page 7

STOCK BANK BOOSTS BETIER SIRES Way Possible—Offers to ‘Finance - Any Stockman. X LaLE The better sires campaign Is at- tracting active attention on the Pacifie copst. Recently, the United S/mtes de- rtment of agriculture received a let- . fer from a bank’at Bend, Cre., con- itaining the following statements: -+ “We: are anxious to ‘assist this.cam- Palgn in every way possible and have been conducting a live stock improve- ‘ment campaign, for some time. This nk-hag'brought in 15 registered beef ully since March 1, and we are now |arrabging. for a.carload of stockmen ito go to the Pacific International at iPortland. A W¢ have offered to finance ‘any - stockman in the county who [wishes to purchase pure-tred sires [(whie at the stock show. We wish to {link up with your organization in this ‘campaign in every way. possible.” : The department of agriculture is iready to ‘enroll in the campaign any 1ive stock owner who fills out the pre- Calves Country Bankers Like, Because They Find ‘The Kind of That Live Stock Betterment Through the_Use of Better 'Sires Means Bet- ter Live Stock and Better Business Generally. i i scribed blank! and has it properly cer- tified as desctibed in literature now being distributed. The listing of dom- inant breeds by counties, too, is at- tracting attention and counties inter- -ested in’ that phase of the campaign may be enrolled at any time. STAND BY PRESEMT ‘T BPLAN ‘Live Stock . Associations Decide to Take No Steps to. Lower Stand- ard-Now- in Vogue. After two years of pracrical opera- tion ‘of the taberculosis-free accredited herd plan; a joint -comimittee repre- senting the. pure-bred cattle associa- tions and the United States Live Stock Sanitary association has unanimously decided that no steps should be’taken to lower the high standerd of the present plan. . i It was decided that no herd should be accredited if’it contains a tuber- cular animal, male or female. It was agreed by the joint committee, to show that owners are exerting an ef- fort to exterminate the disease, that a supplementary list be made to the accredited ‘herd list to contain the names. of the owners cof pure-bred herds that are freé from tuberculosis on two annual tests but, in which the herd bull reacts. Such a herd will not .recefve’ an accredited herd cer- tificate, The reacting bull nay be used, under certain conditions. - Anxious to' Assist Campaign in Every MORE FARMERS SHOULD GROW FRUITS FOR GOOD HEALTH AND PLEASURE OF FAMILY (g To Scenes Like This—Paraphrasing (Prepared by the United States Depart- ment of Agriculture.) The middle-aged gentleman was downcagt, not to say positively de- spondent. And- it wasn’t his nature— at lunch time. Something serious had happened, clearly. Hls young fi d, who' felt a duty of guardianship in a way, asked him what it was. “Well,” confessed the middle-aged gentleman, “I am apprehensive, as to the future of the country. The home orchard is passing away—a specialist of the United States dvpflrlment' of ag- riculture told’ me so. And I don’t see how American institutions as we know them are going to survive such a blow. Why, alt the menories that are worth while—all the sweet sentiments that tie us to the divine sufficiently to kedp us from going vholly to the brute— connects in some way with. the old home orchard. The thing that brings to me the spirit of Easter—the coming of life out of death—isn’t sermons and lilies. It is the smiell of plum blossoms, white on the trees and fragrant long before the. leaves appear. Apple blos- soms after a warm rain—pench blooms agaipst a saffron sunset—apples Lhang- ing thick on the trees when the leaves are falling and frost is near, the visi- ble proof of the faith,that Nature will pravide for. her.children through .the frozen time! Why, fhere isn't a day but some memory of my playtime in the old orchard makes me kinder and more decent to the other human be- ings who have to live here with me. What's going to happen, I'd like to know, when we have bred a race that buys its fruit from commercial or- chards and knows nothing of the hu- manizing influence of the little or- chard that is ‘a part of home, and i not actually a part of heaven, at least" a bit of the path that leads to -heaven?” » i Reviewing the Home Orchard. SWell,” said the young friend, “other specialists of the department of agriculture besides the one you talked to have been thinking about it. I don't know that -they had your particular phase of the home orchard in mind. I, believe they were thinking more about k The accredited herd plan is adminis- tered by the bureau of animal indus- try, United States'deparrmefifo! ag riculture, in co-operation with the. states. STEERS FATTENED ON SILAGE Interesting Feeding Test With Shelled Corn Conducted at Missourl Station. At the Missouri experiment sta‘ion ' pne lot of steers was¥Yed 15 pounds of shelled corn per head per day along, with 2.5 pounds of limseed oil cake, . 9 ,pounds of clover hay, and 25, pounds of corn silage. Another lot re- celved. no shelled corn but a little, more of the oil cake and clover and 40 pounds of silage per head per day. The results were that the lot that re- ceived shelled corn and half a feed of: “ . silage chatged $15.95 for' 100: pounds gain, while the other lot charged only -§10.69. The cost of feed per steer on; shelled corn was $50.23, while with the; pther lot it was $21.17. —_— WATER SUPPLY FOR CALVES, \" Common ldea That Young Animals: Will Drink Too Much Is Error * —=They Alsc Like Salt. Let the calves have free access to) tresh and clean water, and also to; salt. The common idea that calves, will drink too much water is a mis-| take. During the first four months| fittle calves should ‘not eat too much; GOATS ADAPTED TO GRAZING re " Animals Are Economical Produce: ] Under Anything Like Ordinary Farm Conditions. Angora goats are economical. pro-| fucers under anything like ordinary arm conditions. They are well adapt- »d to grazing and can be maintained - jo rather thin pasture. Yet this is) < aot’desirable as 8 food, M saving money in the home, and about the greater comfort of the members of the household. But they have written a°bulletin entitled ‘Growing Fruit for Home Use.’ It begins this way: ‘A more general culture of fruits in gar- dens and in home orchards would con- tribute substantially to the health and pleasure of the average family, besides furnishing a supply of valuable, food products at a relatively small outlay of money.’ Something, you see, is be- ing done to.prevent the passing of the home orchard.” . “I'm glad to hear it,” said the middle- aged gentleman. “What else does the bulletin say?” S “Well, it has 40 pages full of sound advice about growing fruit in the home orchard. It outlines a plan for an orchard; tells what kind of site is best, how to obtain nursery stock, the rela- tive- advantages of large and dwarf trees, season of planting, preparation of the soil, hahdling the stock from the i planting, cultural methods, majntaining soil fertility, pruning and training, control of insect pests and: fi ses, varieties of fruit for! differcnt regions, deseription of the dif- ferent - fruit districts, comments on fruit varieties, are of bearing, and lists of varieties. It ciscussés apples, pears, | quinces, peaches, apricots, plums. cherries, grapes, gooseberries, cur- rants, strawberries, raspberries, black- berries, dewberries and, possibly, some others.” . f “That”—and the middle-aged gentle- man let out a long breath and grew less tense—“is fine, as far as it goes. It tells a man how.to grow fruit at home. But does it tell him why to grow fruit at home?” ‘%es,” said the young man, “it points out'that, in many localities, the diffi culty of securing fruit in pleasing varl ety by purchase is a strong reason for its home production wherever possible. It says that, throughout a large portion of the country, a sufficient range in va- riety of fruits can be produced to pro- vide a supply in the fresh state for the table during a large part of the year and for canning or otherwise conserv- O 7 T Burns—Columbia’s Memories/ Cling. ing for use during the rest of the year. It calls attention to the differ- ence in point of view of the commer- cial grower and-thé home grower. The commercial grower, it says, thinks and operates in terms of his orchard, car- load shipments of fruit and market prices. The one who grows fruit for home use, it continues, thinks in terms of individual trees.” Fruit Trees Have Individuali{’y. “That’s right,” interrupted the mid- dle-aged gentleman. “I remember ap- ple trees—and pear trees and cherry trees, too—that had almost as much ndividuality as people—more, in fact, than some people I know.” “Or,” continued the young friend, ig- noring the interruption, “plants and ' works to secure a supply for family ' The commercial grower measures | success principally by the effect on | his bank account. The man who grows fruit for home use measures success,by | the regularity and quality of the sup- | ply that comes to the table, and the' satisfaction of having it fresh and tree-, riperied and the product of his own ef- forts. In the home orchard, the bul- letin says, large yields, gool shipping quality and attractiveness in appear- ance may be made secondary to high dessert quality’ or special excellence for cooking purposes.” “That’s’ right, teo,” said the middles uged gentleman.- “Now, I remember an apple, tree that used to rand right, by the' spring branch at home. It bore the dingiest apples I ever saw, but they were—"" “Tell me that the next time,” Inter- rupted the young friend; “my 20 min- utes’ vacation for'lunch is over. You get a"copy of that bulletin and read it. It’s free.” “All right, I will,” agreed the mid- dle-aged gentleman. “How do I go about getting it?” 5 “Write,” ¢alled back the young friend over his shoulder, “to the divi- sion of publications, United States de- partment of agriculture, Washington, for Farmers’ Bulletin 1001.” W e T NEED FOR STANDARD GRADES Bureau of Markets Notes Increasing Interest in Uniform Grades for Various Vegetables. Increasing interest’ in uniform: grades for fruit and vegetables is noted | throughout the country by the bureau of markets, United States department of ‘agriculture, as a result of the work df the food products inspection gervice and the experience of the past two seasons, which demonstrated the necessity of establishing definite stand- NOTHING DOING. - Miss Bug—No Henry Snail, I can~ Bot ‘marry you, Your liouse is mot large enough for twol Model for Others We Know. 1 cannot sing the old songs, The neighbors would object— . In fact I cannot sing at all And keep my self-respect, Close Obseérvation. “] saw a woman -eat with a knife at our party,” sald Mr, Cumrox. “Don’t let’s be precipitate,” ex- claimed his wife, “How do you mean, ‘precipitate? ™ “About copying her.’ If it was Mrs., Bluggins, of coursé, it's all wrong. But if it was Mrs. Toppington Plyme, eat- ing with one’s knife has undoubtedly come into fashion.” Blankness. “Is that poetry what you call blank verse?” “I think so,” answered Miss Cay- enne. “Anyway it reads as if the mind of the man who wrote it was a blank.” & Quite True. ~ First Convict—Well, all I've got to say is, poverty 1s no crime. Second Convict—No, it isn't. If it was this old palace sure would be crowded to the top. A Seaside Hotel. “I hear your new hotel cost $2,000,- “Yep, the stockholders are somewhat disappointed.” v “As to what?" “They expected to get it back the first season.” Minneapolis * i [n the heart of the fetail and theatrical district; 450 rdoms at moderate rates. Four large cafes. The largest and most complete hotel in‘the northwest. === Nothing can equal the delicious, appetizing flavor of butter. ) ‘ . , Nothing can equal the: health-givin_g qualities of butter. It ‘contains the valuable substance known as «Vitamines,” which is gbtainable only in genuine butter, milk, ice cream and eggs, and which builds flesh and strength, promotes health and long life. Let the kiddies “Spread It on Thick” and use lots of butter yourself. . Always ask for ) CHIEF BRAND BUTTER Made only by .BEMIDJI CREAMERY GO Subscribe for the Pioneer. B 5 . ———— = Pad Those Hard Seated Chairs ards. The need for national standard grades and their value is shown by the fact that the grades for potatoes, made compulsory during the war, are still in wide use, although -the regulations niaking them compulsory were can- celed after the armistice. Investigations of the grading of to- matoes, cabbage and some other vege- | table crops are now under way and the bureau of markets states that rec- ommendations for grade speclficnt}ons may be made in time for use next sea- son, I | - il Is the manure pile growing? Get it | onto the flelds. = s % Don't burn the leaves, save them for use as fertilizer. B * * . A workshop provides a place for em- ployment during the winter days. ] * % - The pen is mightier than the sword —especially if there is a pig in it. l s s ® It's not how much we can produce but what we can save of the produc- tion that counts. | £ * - ( Cowpeas are a legume that should be grown on every farm. They do reasonably well on thin soil. * s 9 N Besides giving you a soft place to sit on, these COMFORT WIDNEY SEAT PADS —keep your pants from getting shiney This is the seatpad that’s anchored to the chair—the only pad that scientifically prevents the shine, and saves the wear, because it “moves as you move, but never leaves the chair.” No unsightly straps—just a neat, trim-looking, high quality felt pad that stays put, and looks like a part of the chair, not something tied on. Out- wears any old-style strap-pad four to ten times. Users swear by the Widney. 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