The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, April 12, 1920, Page 13

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D. 9 Baby Chicks Ic That’s all it costs to save five chicks from the ravages of White Disrrhoea if you use Reefer’s Ready Relief. Aren’t the delicate, fluffy litle chicks worth such a trifle to you? Don’t let a single baby chick of yours die this year. Write to E. J. Reefer, poultry experv., 9904 Poultry Bldg., Km City, Mo., and his valuable poultry book that tells how to mlke a 4 #Wo want one :xlch;sli:: Tepre- 7 4 tativein eac i u nnge?ell t.he new h:t‘fl}mg;r.Extm‘-P'lg. ed. Donot fllmc £ our Special Dlrect Prices. Write n’:fl-u G GER TIRE & RUBBER co. Qak St *“Two h.' eser. fl-:';e on hlhnl'cusl. Naw l]ni- se - and eh-n S5 b 5000 Tha. wi J engine. m“:pm-m-m wnlrhthullz FREEWH& m. lor my FREE ClRCmR hlfinl all Ibollt rful Hay Press an operate it. A. SEYMOUR. mnm e .« ot., eavenworth, Kansas ~ POTATO PLANTER Depth of planting and drop- ping distances accurately -gauged. No waste of eith- er expensive seed or valuable Ay, ground. Strong, durable, simple; the ideal machine for prac- tical potato planting. For catalog and price address Sterling, Hlinois. A.J. PLATT Binder Twine 133¢ = S o, o ot Lt it the Co—operanve way. Write or wire Dept. 6 AMERICAN CO-OPEBATIVE ASS'N, Milwaukeo, Wis, 80 milli ds sold to farmers last year. - pomRefermeea. any bank, (gl ! !ug]rroo ed f.0.b. tumryneuflmom Bil&lo April carlote per bale $6.65. Smalllots u 90 lnter nhpt [T bale permonth more, ConnumeruCordngoco.. neapolis,Minn. Mention the Leader When Writmg Advertu?ers Bank of North Dakota Shows Progress Assets Reach $31,000,000—Deposits Nearly Double in One Month—Farm Loans Growing Fast Bismarck Bureau, Nonpartisan Leader.. SSETS of the state-owned Bank of North Dakota in- creased from $19,957,- 739 to $31,392,535 in the- last month, the March bank statement shows. While most of this increase is due to tax payments it is significant that va- rious local banks, without any form of compulsion, are using the state-own- ed bank as their depositary to a great- er extent than ever before. February 15 reserve deposits of local banks in the Bank of North Dakota totaled $2,175,264. On March 15 this item had grown to a total of $3,891,154. In the same period the amount of farm loans increased from $1,383,094 to $1,780,000. This includes only loans actually completed. Scores of loans are under consideration or in process of appraisement, while many are be- ing delayed through failure of the at- torney general’s office to pass prompt- ly upon abstracts of title. In addition to the profits made dur- ing 1919, which enabled the bank to repay the state for the funds used for organization purposes, the bank has made profits during the first two and one-half months of 1920 of $25,- 094, or at the rate of better than $120,- 000 per year. - PRIVATE STATE BANKS TURN TO CENTRAL BANK One remarkable feature about the operation of the Bank of North Dako- ta is that practically its entire assets of $31,000,000 are kept working all the time. With the exception of a few thousand dollars, kept at Bismarck to handle ordinary business demands, the deposits of public funds are vir- tually all redeposited in the same lo- calities from which the taxes were collected. This allows the local bank- ers to meet all legitimate demands of their clients, while at the same time the control of the Bank of North Da- kota allows the transfer of funds from one locality to another, if it should prove necessary, and thus equalizes credit conditions in various parts of the state, just as the federal reserve banks equalize credit condi- tions among national banks in various parts of the United States. The fact that in a single month the voluntary deposits of private state banks have increased more than $1,- 700,000 indicates that the private bankers of North Dakota are appre- ciating that it is better for them 'to have their surplus funds with a friend- ly bank within the state of North Da- kota, rather than give them to the Twin Cities banks to loan to the Min- neapolis Chamber of Commerce. As a matter of fact, some of the same bankers who are publicly attacking the Nonpartisan league for political purposes and taking every advantage of the various services of the Bank of ‘North Dakota, are saying very little about this. The Bank of North Dakota is now soliciting deposits from individuals outside the state and is offering 4 per cent interest. Under the law creating the bank all deposits are guaranteed, both as to principal and interest, by the entire credit of the state of North Dakota. The bank therefore becomes the safest depositary in the United States. Flattering responses have been received, especially from League states. The money that is being re- ceived from depositors is being used to make farm loans on North Dakota farms and thus depositors, besides be- ing assured a good return on their money and absolute safety, have the satisfaction of knowing that their in- vestment is for the benefit of other farmers and the money is not being used to finance opposition enterprises. DEPTH OF PLANTING POTATOES H. 0. Werner of the North Dakota Agricultural college states that the depth at which potatoes should be planted is governed by the time of planting, the character of the soil, the size of the seed piece and the depth at which the digging machine can be used. Potatoes of best quality with least scab are secured by very deep planting (8 or 10 inches), but on a field scale this is impracticable. The best yields are secured by planting about four inches deep, but in the heavy soils of the Red River valley this may be too deep for economical digging. If planted too shallow the potatoes will be of poor quality and sunburned and the yield will be low. The new potatoes are formed alpng the stem above the seed piece. Small seed pieces should not be covered as deeply as large ones. In a light soil potatoes may be planted deeper than in a heavy soil. Potatoes planted very early should not be planted very deep. ELECTROCUTES INSECTS Electrocution of insects mfestmg packaged cereals will result in great savings to producers and consumers if expectations are realized, says the bureau of entomology. of the United States department of agriculture, which has been carrying on work of this nature. A commercial machine for sterilizing cartons of cereals after the latter have been sealed has been installed in a Iarge cereal factory, with every promise of practical value. Experimental work to determine the usefulness of fumigation in less- ening or preventing the enormous waste taking place through insect at- tack to stored goods in warehouses, though as yet extending over only a short period, has yielded practical re- sults of great value. The value of cold-storage temperatures in prevent- ing insect damage has already been proved. AN ORGANIZER’S LETTER Editor Nonpartisan Leader: I will tell you why I am organizing for the League in Nebraska. I went through the fight in North Dakota and decided to help put another state across. I find as much need of the League in Nebraska as there was in North Da- kota before we organized there. I have talked with many farmers here and every one says he never got No. 1 for wheat, though some say they have sold wheat that weighed as high as 62 pounds. The farmers of Ne- braska say they must either leave the farms or organize and establish a system, but do not know what to take up. 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