Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 15, 1908, Page 1

| Vot,. XVI.—No, 4. Grand Napids Granp Rapips, Irasca County, MINN., WepnespAy, JULY 15, 1908. . LOO MINNESOT HISTORIGAL SOCIETY, Two Dollars a Year. PRESS BULLETIN NUMBER 76 Dairy Farmers the World Over the Most Prosperous. EXPERIMENT FARM HERD RECORD Some Points for the Dairy Farm- er as Observed in the Man- agement of Profitable Milkers. iBy A. J. McGuire, Superintendent of the fortbeast Experiment farm, Grand Rapids, inn. Number of cows milked. ‘ 7 Pounds of milk per cow. . 4,730 Pounds of butter per cow - 222 Value of butter ab 28c Ib....... $64.54 Cost of feed per cow, Oct. 15 to May 15 .cssie esses, acetscwiasd $29.50 Net profit per cow.............. $35.04 Of the 17 cows milked 7 were heifers. Breed: Common grade cows, svch as may be found on the average farm. The object being to show what may be done with the common cow, The average milking period was 10 mootbs. Four-fifths of the cows freshened in September. The feed from Sept. 1 to Oct. 15 was second crop clover pas- ture. From Oct. 15 to Dec. 1, fodder corp, stock carrots, and bran and shorts half and half, After Dec. 1 the fodder corn was replaced with clover and timothy hay and the stock roots with fodder corn ensiJage. The fodder corn was fed whole in bundles, a load being hauled in from the field as needed. It was fed in the manger and there was no waste what- ever. It contained much of its succu- lence and gave ‘very satisfactory results. The stock carrots were also fed whole and with the tops while they were being taken from the field. This was done in the way of an experiment for economy in time. While there were no bad results from feeding them whole, it is more desir- able to cut them when time will permit. The ensilage was made from fodder corn grown so thickly that no ears ever formed. It was cut Aug. 28, about two weeks after it had tasseled out, or soon after it had reached its maximum growtb. Its yield on the higher land not so much affected by the wet season was 10 tons per acre. The quality of ensilage made from tbis was first class. and gave very satisfactory results as a succulent winter feed. Compared with roots (stock carrots) ensilage gives a little better results pound for pound. The quantity of grain feed (bran aud sborts) was determined by the quantity of milk given by each in- dividual cow: Two-tifths the number of pounds of grain the cow could be made to give pounds of miJk. A cow giving 10 pounds of milk daily got 4 pounds of grain, one giving 20 pounds of milk, 8 pounds of grain, and ope giving 30 pounds of milk, 12 pounds of grain. In connection with this from 18 to 24 pounds of roots or ensil- age was fed and all the fodder corn or hay that would be eaten up clean. During the winter the feed per cow averaged about 6 pounds of grain, 10 pounds of hay and 20 pounds of en- silage daily. They also had access to the straw used for bedding. The price of bran and shorts was figured at $25 per ton, hay at $10 per ton, and ensilage at $2 per ton. It is estimated that the skim milk, calves and manure wil] pay for the labor and pasture. The system of caring for the cows is one that is planned to economize as much in labor in the barn as possible so as to combine with the other farm work, as would be necessary and practical on the average farm. The cows are fed but twice a day and watered once aday. The feeding, milking and separating is done before breakfast in the morning, and be- tween 4 and 6 o’clock in the evening, giving a fair day’s time to the other farm work. -The boys get to the barn at 5:10 in the morning and all the work is done on schedule time and in definite order. No farm hand ever objects to the daily work, as the barn is clean, warm and well lighted, and things arranged so that the work may be done most conveniently. In the evening it is not added to a full day’s -than. work, but, made a part of the regular day’s work and finished at 6 o’clock. The cows are turped out for a short time every day when the weather is at all pleasant, as they are turned out every day for water on the average farm. The length of time they are left out is determined by a rule that is easy to remember, and important: ‘‘As long as a man would care to be without an overcoat, and not working.” The most common mistake made by farm- ers in, caring for their.stock is in leav- ing milch cows out of doors the greater part of the day in winter. When a cow is uncomfortable from the cold or any other cause she will produce but little milk. The record of the herd for the past year (222 lbs. of butter per cow) is considered only fair. 1t was lowered considerable by the number of heifers in the herd but even then it is un- satisfactory. No farmer should be satisfied with cows that average less than 300 lbs. of butter yearly, and it is our aim to breed up a herd that will do even better than this, and thru ways that may be followed by the average farmer. We are now using a pure bred Guernsey sire, and by keeping a record with the indi- vidual cows the poorer ones may be culled out, and heifers raised from the better cows to replace them. There is often a great difference between cows, even of the same breed, and getting the same feed and care. The only sure way to determine the better cows from the poorer ones is by weighing the milk and testing it. Weighing the milk of each cow every day may seem unpractical but there is nothing on the farm that is more practical or of mure value. It is a business proposition. A farmer who keeps a record with his herd won’t sell a cow for $30 or $40 that will make over $50 net profit ina single year, and on the other hand he won’t keep a cow very many years that don’t pay for her feed. A daily record will tell more. thar It tells the comparative value or milk producing quality of different feeds. It will tell you that it don’t pay to leaye the cows out on acold day, or to be irregular in feeding and milking them. And most of all it will give you an interest in the work. Instead of mere milking it becomes ‘a business and gradually you will come to see that dairying is the most profitable work you can engage in as a farmer. Dairy farmers the world over are the most prosperous farmers, and there is a reason for it. A dairy cow is the most productive of al] farm avimals. The common cow is cap- able of producing 5,000 Ibs. of milk yearly or over two’ and one-half tons. To one who has never kept a record with cows this may seem incredible but this amount is only common. Well bred dairy cows produce 8,000 lbs. of milk yearly on an average and in exceptional cases cows have produced over twice this amount. Aside from the productiveness of the cow there is another reason why dairy farmers are generally prosper- ous. In raising grain from. $8 to $12 worth of soil fertility is sold from the farm in every ton of grain, but when this grain ts fed on the farm and the products sold in the form of butter, | less than 50 cents worth of fertility issold. The ton of grain containing $10 worth of fertility sells at from $20 tu $35. The ton of butter containing not less than 50 cents worth of fertil- ity sells for over $500. Northeastern Minnesota has natural conditions very favorable to the dairy industry. The general sentiment now is for dairying. Already the farmers’ co-operative creamery is being suc- cessfully operated in many sections. Wheuever 300 or more cows can be bad within a township a creamery may safely be started. Information in organizing a co-operative creamery association, and building and equip- ping a creamery will be gladly far- nished upon application. We have started to raise a breed of dairy cattle (the Guernseys) and what breeding animals we shall have to spare will be for sale at a very reasonable price. Council Has Short Session. The villige council held a short session last Monday evening and ex- tended the fire limits to cover the territory between Leland and De- Laittre avenues between Second and Third streets. Sleeper avenue to Houghton avenue between Third and Fourth streets. The council also| tion of the town board may be summarized as amended the sidewalk ordinance in regard to the Seventh street walk in- creasing the width of the walk on that street from four to five feet. An adjourned meeting of the council will be held Friday evening. BRYAN ON FIRST BALLOT Democrats All in Line For the Peerless Leader. J. W. KERN OF INDIANA FOR VICE Governor Johnson Receives His Home Delegates Vote. Democ- racy Will Fight Under Bryan and Kern. The expected happened at Denver last Friday morning when William Jennings Bryan, of Lincoln, Nebraska, received the Democratic nomination on the first ballot. New York fell into line after weeks spent in uncer- tainty and cast its solid vote for the “*peerless” leader. It was Bryan on the first ballot although there were other nomina- tions offered. Governor Johnson, of Minnesota, received the vote of the Minnesota delegation and a few other scattering votes but uot enough to make a showing against Bryan. This is the most: phenomenal bit of history ever recorded in political circles. It} is the first instance in political history where a candidate for Presi- dent twice defeated, living in a western state far from the center of population, baving no political mach- inery to set in motion, could sit in his own home and not only dictate his owp nomination but also supervise the platform of his party and name the National committee. “The convention concluded its labor late Friday afternoon by the nomina- tion of John Worth Kern, of Indiana, for vice president. His nomination was made by acclamation amid the resounding cheers of delegates and spectators. No ballot was necessary as the tide of sentiment had set irresistibly toward the Indiauva candi- date, state after state registering their delegations in his favor, aad all other candidates withdrawing before the universal demand for his nomina- tion. A Double Drowning. Etta Kennedy, 18 years old, who lived with her widowed mother at 307 East second street, Duluth, was drowned Saturday morning. together with Jake Woodruff, while crossing Ball Club lake near Deer River, in a canoe. The boat was caught ip a whirlpool and overturned. Another man, who was with them, saved his life by clinging to the capsized skiff for sev- eral hours, when he was.- finally rescued. . Miss Kennedy had been spending a vacation with Mr. and Mrs. Woodruff op a homestead and was being taken to the station by Mr. Woodruff to return home. EXAMINER MAKES SOME SUGGESTIONS Arbo Officials on the Carpet Before Public Examiner. Public examiner J. N. Gayner has completed his examination of affairs at the town of Arbo and finds many irregularities, none of any great financial magnitude, put his work demonstrates the need of publicity. All town boards and public bodies should publish their proceedings and thus show the people, whose servants they are, what is being done. Following is Mr. Gayner’s report: Litchfield, Minnesota. July 2nd, 1908. Hon. NW. A. SPANG, Auditor, Itasca County, Grand Rapids, Minn. Dear Sir:- Pursuant to instractious duly received from the department of the public examiner, I have made an examination of the township of Arbo, Itasca county, Minnesota, its officers and their records, and respectfully submit a mere herewith covering the said examina- ion, A brief comment upon the present condi- follows:- The treasurer, Mr. Gravel, is under a bond of $500.00. This is, under pending éonditions,. not enough and should be increased enough, especially under the conditions where he also is empowered to sign vouchers to be paid out of the treasury, aside from the Tegulaf town orders. His bond as at present is scarcely good, with only one surety and that a member of tf town board, which Ought nov to be accepted. Town clerk uses An expression in his minutes, “legal quorum present” which may be misleading; it gives rise to fraudulent entries, in as much as it oe not show who were present at the meet- ing. In the report covering date of Aug. 26th, 1907, the words in parenthesis are entered after the original entry was made and by Sumeone in a different hand writing. A. H. Randab! fills the position of superyi- Sor, justice of the peace, road inspector and deputy assessor. Under a ruling made by the attorney gen- eralthere is a general incompatibility amongst all of these offices, and they should not be filled by one man, (see ruling No. 155 of 1908). ’ Mr. John F. Neumann one of the supervisors has drawn his “salary” in full. in advance for 1908-9, of $40.00. Hartley Fitzgerald was appointed treasurer Oct, ith,.1907, succeeding Mr. Arbo. resigned. Mr, Fitzgerald immediately appointed Mr. A. H. Randall as deputy treasurer advising the town board that he bimself did not feel qualified to handle the treasurers position, Mr. Hartley Fitzgerald being questioned as to the finances of the town, stated that he never received any money from the retiring treasurer, and never received any from any source, Being further questioned as to whether or not he had rendered a bill to the towa for his services us treasurer, he stated that he had not, that he, never having done any work of any description about the treasurer’e office, never expected any com- pensation. He was advised that there was an orde#lissued and registered in the amount of $40.00 as salary for treasurer, and bearing bis nume, and he stated that he knew noth- ing of any such transaction and never had COMMISSIONERS LEW TAKES Two Days’ Meeting Held by the County Board. ROSSMAN, ASSISTANT ATTORNEY Large Amount of Road Work Considered and Moneys Ap- ‘ propriated for the Work. The board of county commissioners met in annual session Monday and Tuesday and reviewed the work of the past year. A large amount of road work occupied the greater por- tion of the time and many appropria- tions were made for new work and re- pairs on old roads. A new town was organized out of a portion of the town of Nashwauk and embraces townships 56-22 ahd 56-23. received anything in that line. The order issued bears number 11, registered March 5th, 1908, to Hartley Fitzgerald and M. A.R. I am afraid this comes dangerously near forge- ty in first degree. At the annual town meeting March 10th, 1908, there was amongst other matters a resolution passed granting to the town super- visors, town clerk and treasurer each the sum f $40.00 annual salary and the town clerk xtra as provided by law. While these resolutions are illegal, the supervisors have gone back and paid theim- selves for the entire year of last year, which takes in time even before the town was or- janized. These amounts should be refunded in total.. Mr. Neuman’s salary for present year drawn in advance also ought to be re- funded, and in’each case each supervisor tender proper verified and itemized bills for service rendered. The superyisors have charged for further Services rendered the sum of $2.50 per day; this is excess of what they are entitled tu and should be refunded for the overcharge. Another resolution adopted at the annual wn ineeting instructing the town officers ‘to furnish labor in person or by team is only another link in a chain showing one man rule, and is strictlyillegal. They were so advised. The resolution adopted relative to method of the treasurer paying out town funds is en- tirely ignored by the treasurer for the very good reason that they have never advised him that there is any such rule or order in existence. Present treasurer has only paid two orders and these upon'a plain check and one of them to Mr. Randall, Another resolution adopted at the annual town meeting ; that of doing all the work on road. and bridges or other work for the town by day labor, is not for the best interest of any but the parties who rail-roaded these resolutions through, and a striking example is that of filling in the approaches to the bridge on Prairie river bridge. The cost of this has been a little more than double what contract work would have completed it and besides it is not In a first class condition at this time. Whoever bas managed this work. it seems strange that they should go over a half mile and get sand, just because it was easy loading and pass uv the very best kind of filling within a hundred feet of the grade or approaches. Similar work is done along the roads clear-| Ing.right Of way; while this done properly wou!d be commendable, but where done looks too much like preparing road around home at public expenses. The town board have for some time been trying to negotiate the bonds of the town and advertised several times. I was advised at the time of coming to Mr. Randahl’s place that the town board held a meeting on the 20th day of June, 1908, but had made no records of the meeting. I asked the clerk if he did not think that a meeting of this kind was not sufficiently important to make a record of and further that if he had any un- finished part of'the minutes of meetings held that were not entered to make the proper The newly organized territory will be known as the town of Greenway. The commissioners decided to place "$1,500 insurance upon the county fair buildings. The county auditor was instructed to advertise for bids for the construc- tion of a road north of Wawina. The county attorney was instructed to prosecute any of the town of Arbo officials who are guilty of breaking the law as reported by the public ex- aminer whose report was received and placed on file. A list of uncollected personal pro- perty taxes was presented by the sheriff and some were cancelled and citation ordered on balance. Resolution extending option on county poor farm for one year was presented and adopted, Williard A. Rossman was appointed assistant county attorney. A big bunch of applications for abatement of taxes was received and referred to the state tax commission. The usual large grist of bills was audited and allowed. The fellowing tax levy was decided upon as about right: REVENUE. District court expenses. Probate court Board of prisoners. . Justice court... Coroner’s court. Election expenses Wolf bounties...... Books and stationery. Printing and publishing . 3 250 AssessiDg...........5+ 2 500 Water, light and fuel. . 2000 Repairs court house and jail.. 5 000 Miscellaneous ........ ....... 3 000 Road and Bridge ... Poor. Bonds . Interest . $162 000 Time for Filing. Candidates for nomination at the primaries to be held September 15 entry. This he did; that is, he makes entries of two meetings one of them a meeting of a Republican convention to elect delegates and the other supposed to cover the meeting held for the {purpose of considering bids for the sale of bonds. In the minutes here is entered as being three bids received and opened at the time of this supposed meeting. He states that there were present Mr. Tracy, Mr. Ran- dab] and town clerk. A statement from the chairman shows that as a matter of fact’ there was no meeting held, that the supervisor Mr. Randahbl called at bis place and had one bid with him, which he opened at that time and there was at no timeany meeting held; and the records shown are fraudulent entries so far as that im- portant meeting goes. Town clerk states that they did at that meeting sell and dispose of their bond issue to one McGraw of St. Paul, Minn. Nothing appears in minutes to show that apy action was taken. and of course no ac- tion was possible solong as no meeting was held. The bill rendered by Mr. Randahl for test- ing road gradér is questioned. Mr. Meyers states that he furnished teams for that work and has made no charge for same, and does not approve of someone else coming in and making a charge. Mr. Meyers is entitled to considerable credit for his furnishing both his time and team free of all charge during all the time I was out and to the respective town officers each of whom a personal call was made to in propor- tionately to correspond with amount of funds | order to complete a report. to be handled. i The Town Olerk, Mr. H. E, Randabl, bas wiven abond of $190.00, This amount is Respectfully submitted, _J.N. GAYNER, Special Examiner. bave until August 24 in which to file. The filing fee as decided by the attorney general is $10 for county officers for the primaries and $10 for the election. THOSE WHO HAVE FILED List of Candidates Slowly Growing at Auditor’s Office. The county auditor is gradually adding to the list of filings of candi- dates for county office and now numbers twelve who are anxious to serve the county. A large number of candidates are still at large makinga quiet canvass that Auditor Spang expects to ‘‘rope’” between now and August 10th. These have filed : William Hulbert, Deer River, Re- publican nomination for sheriff. T. T. Riley, Nashwauk, Republican nomination for sheriff. Jesse Harry, Grand Rapids, Repub- lican nomination for sheriff. George Riddell, Grand Rapids, Dem- ocratic nomination for sheriff. A. T. Reed, Deer River, Republican nomination for county superintend- ot. Hattie F. Booth, Grand Rapids, Re- publican nomination for county su- perintendent. James Passard, Grand Rapids, Re- publican nomination for commis- sioner, 4th district. O. J. Urdahl, Nashwank, Republic- an nomination for commissioner, 5th district. Jonn A. Brown, Grand Rapids, Re- publican nomination for county sur- veyor. E. H. hither, Bovey, Republican nomination for county attorney: C. L. Pratt, Grand Rapids, Repub- lican nomination for county attorney. Keo Lerue, Grand Rapids, Repub- lican nomination for county treasurer. THE DISTRICT COURT NOTES But One More Criminal Case te be Tried at This Term. The case of the state vs. Josephine and Katherine Ponti was finished last Thursday and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. The cases of the state vs. LouisMil- ler and Frank Vere for adultry came on for trial last Thursday and were dismissed. Ed. Holden charged with grand lar- ceny was tried and jury brought in a verdict of not guilty. Last Friday morning Fred Schroed- er was brought before Judge Huson for hearing dp the assault charge of attempting indecent assault upon the person of a ten year old girl at Big Fork, June 19tb, and was then taken before Judge Stanton who sentenced him to five years in the state prison which is the limit under the law. William Pfaff pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the second degree and was sentenced to the state re- formatory. At present the court is engaged on the last of the criminal cases to be tried at this term. This is the case of the state vs. Matt Biondich for ar- son and relates to a tire at Nashwauk that Biondich is accused of being the cause of. The Knox end of town is showing big improvements these days and is rapidly being built up, The new Kennedy house is a beauty and is rapidly nearing completion while the Rossman cottage is up and enclosed and will be just about as trim a cottage as the town affords. The beautiful oak and maple trees and the close proximity to Ice lake will undoubtedly make this section of the town our most desirable residence suburb. SLT. Ss. $12.50 TO $16.50 IN TOWN. In style and material worth just double. These suits are latest styles, just received, and we guar- antee that they are the BIGGEST VALUES Ican outfit you from top to toe AND SAVE YOU MONEY EVERY TIME. Second Street South = JOHNSON’S FURNISHING GOODS STORE Grand Rapids, Minn.