The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, September 9, 1918, Page 2

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LINCOLN AUTO & TRACTOR SCHOOL $ **The Sckool That Teaches You to BOSS the Job'* Lincoln, Nebraska 2615 O Street, PAY HIGHEST MAR- B ket—Want mg:ry,z , furs; ‘hides, ‘-pel 1 ; wool, Get my pri il e 'm:d% st. . Paul, M HoW to Tell the Kept Farm Press Agricultural Papers Printing Only Stories of the Joys and Profits of Life on the Soil Are Playing Interests’ Game CANADIAN farmer, writing - in Farm and Dairy of Toronto, has hit upon a very good test to distinguish those farm papers run in the interest of their advertisers rather than the farmeér readers. - “A thing I should like to comment on,” says this farmer, “is the rather peculiar fact that-in no trade papers do you ever find articles such as one constantly sees in the various "agri- cultural journals (which are really the trade papers of the farmer) ex- tolling the advantages of the farmer’s life and pointing out what successes certain individuals have made. There [ is a general atmosphere of optimism -about all these articles which is not only unnecessary, but, I believe, posi- tively harmful. While they do not create a wrong impression among the farming community, they are very apt to do so among the nonfarming com- munities., “l may say that I have discussed this matter with some leading men in other lines of business which have their trade journals, and also their publicity agents, and they are rather inclined to laugh at the tone of the articles referred to, and say that, of course, they would not think of allow- ing such articles to be published in any of their trade journals.” Of the more than 500 farm papers in the United States, most are appear- ing under.false pretenses. They bear the label of a trade paper for the farmer and all else is for big business. They fail to handle, or lie about the farmers’ big problems, such as bad marketing facilities, excessive- prices for supplies, and unequal taxation, and at the same time they destroy the -eity man’s sympathy and understand- ing of the farmers by wild stories of farm prosperity. The only solution is to tie up ' to Bugging Potatoes BY P, ISBERG g UGGING potatoes is to hand pick the bugs from them, which can be class- ed as a necessary’ occu- pation, for if you have - potatoes alone you can live and if you have fish, salt or fresh, you can live quite well; ‘adding: milk you can save wheat, rye, corn, and ‘even coffee, tea and sugar; also meats. A good crop of potatoes is therefore of great value just now. But they have enemies just as well as the other useful plants have them. The potato enemy, par excellence, is the so-called Colorado bug. How- the young -inno- cent state of Colorado came to be as- sociated with this pest is more than I.- can-say. Is it because this state has at times been badly monopoly ridden, just to show how that-works toward useful things?: ST : But back to potato bugging. When B | 1 reached the field, the plants were so thick with the offspring of the pota- to_bugs that if the June berries had been as thick we would-have had our pails full.” The full-grown bugs, or big bugs, as it were, did not. Seem to think much of their-progeny and were’ not present to any great extent where they were pasturing.. Only now and then a motherly -looking specimen could be seen under the leaves putting on-yellow paint.= But there is, at least here, a grafter 'weed called Buffalo burr, resembling the potato plant. On this were gathered the gentry, so to speak, " in “their black .and yellow striped evening dress, banqueting ‘and for the'mext - in other ways preparin; assault on- th ra: lent.potatp.' 5 ~lish the decision of papers that have the earmarks of real trade papers for the farmers. That’s the way to end for all time that big business snicker the Canadian farmer refers to, over its own cleverness in hoodwinking the farmer. HOARDING SOIL MOISTURE In dry farming regions there need be little talk about soil or subsoil since the soil is uniform in the tex- ture and usually nearly so in composi- tion from the top down to a distance of many feet. As to the advisability of deep plow- ing there isn’t the slightest doubt. Deep tilling is so essential to the proper conservation of soil moisture that it is the very foundation of dry farming. The dry farmer should use his utmost endeavor to plow as deep as possible in order to prepare the very reservoir for the falling waters and a place for the development of plant roots. 2 We must have a reservoir or cistern under all our farm land if we are to store the rain water that comes to us. We positively can not do this with a cistern five or six inches deep. We must eventually get down to a depth of 10 inches or more. Either all at once as may be done with the deep tiller or gradually deeper plowing year by year with the ordinary mold- board plow. Deep tillage must be- come a settled policy in dry farming territory if we are to reap the harvest our hands are capable of producing. A Farm Wife Writes an Editor And the Reply Was Prompt and Courteous, and She : Got What She Asked - SPLENDID habit for to write letters -to the men who edit their daily papers. This is the story ; of a North Dakota wom- an who wrote to the greatest editor in America, Arthur Brisbane. In the Chicago Herald and Examiner he had printed the news of the indictment of League workers, but had failed to comment on the decision of the su- preme court clearing them. This is the letter one farm woman wrote Mr. Brisbane: : Williston, N. B~ Arthur Brisbane, - : Chicago, Ill. e Dear Mr. Brisbane: : I am taking the liberty of calling your attention to a matter in which we are vitally interested and feel confident that it will receive the fair, impartial, reasonable treatment from your: pen which' many other matters receive in your column called “Today.”. Several weeks ago your paper (Her- ald and Examiner) contained the news ‘of ‘the indictment of President Town- ley and Joseph Gilbert of the Non- partisan league. * .- . Recently the courts of Minnesota threw out the cases against Mr. Town- .ley and Mr, Gilbert and vindicated the " League and League leaders of these disloyal charges. " Needless for. me to tell you that - these were but trumped-up charges, political = camouflage, to. be used against the League in the Minnesota primary election campaign, but they were given widespread publicity and it is but fair that the papers which published this news should: now pub- the Minnesota courts.. - s .‘ - ‘Perhaps the Herald and Examiner -has-already done so, though to date - I it in have e happened to noti Leaguers to cultivate is - - "a 1-cent stamp on yo IF THEY TOLD THE TRUTH | Traveling Salesman { I know I look like a German spy, but I'am only the tail eénd of Big Biz. Half my time is spent -in peddling goods, and the other half in peddling . slanders on the farmers’ League. I haven’t anything against the Nonpar- tisans, myself, but I am paid to knock _them. It’s part of my business. That black eye? Oh, yes, I called the League pro-German and a young fel- low in khaki, who was a member, laid me cold. We all make mistakes, but believe me, never again! After this I will do all my knocking in anany- mous letters sent to farmers whose names appear in the Leader.’ case and I am sure you‘ will give this matter the consideration asked. » We have read your paper for some" time with pleasure, interest and profit jo and heartily agree with views ex: b N S pressed in “Today.” . Sincerely, M MRS. ROSE H. KELLAR, (Just a Farmer’s Wife). And here is’ Mr. Brisbane’s prompt reply, showing that it is worth while to let editors know you are alive and thinking: / 3 ; Chicago, Il My Dear Mrs. Kellar: I have your letter and thank you for it. I hear frequently: from J. M. ° Baer, the very brilliant congressman from your state. He is a friend of mine and fights steadily and ably for the farmers at Washington. : I am glad to have the information to which you call my attention. If there is 'any more important woman in this country than “just a farmer’s wife” I should like to know who it is, ARTHUR BRISBANE. FROM A LIFE MEMBER : - Letcher, S. D. Editor Nonpartisan Leader: e * Inclosed please find $1 for pictures = of our next governor of South Da- y kota, M. P. Bates. I wish to place o these posters in a number of our lead- e ing banks in this locality. I am boost: = € _ing for Bates all I can. I am the first ‘@ man . in South Dakota to take out a - & R life membership in the League. ~; - - o : A. L. SNIDER, i . ‘gl Prairie Lawn Stock Farm. BE ‘A MISSIONARY! ; There is an article on page 8 of = this issue that every city worker should have an opportunity to read. It is a speech by James M. Pierce of = Des Moines, showing why the city 5 workers . should . line’ up politically with the farmers. If you -have friend in the city, put a wrapper ‘Leader’ and"