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• THE EKALAKA EAGLE 1 • .• • KILL •EM• :WICK •A . Alfalfa, Greatest of orage Crops; How It May Be Grown In Montana; Is Soil Builder (By A. E. Barkemeyer.) Alfalfa, the most valuable forage •plant ever discovered, was first found in Asia. On account of ori- ginating in a warm climate it was thought for many years that it would be impossible to successfully raise alfalfa in the cooler climates of the north, but its present wide distribu- tion throughout the world indicates a remarkable adaptability to various aoils and climate& It is now. the principal leguminous forage crop of all continents of the world and is one of the staple crops in the western half of our country. By experimenting, varieties have been produced which do well in the coolest climates of the north. The soils of Montana have been found to be well adapted to alfalfa growing and on account of its high feeding value its production should be en- couraged throughout the entire state of 549ntana. Alfalfa is a soil builder and not a soil destroyer, like most grain crops now grown in Montana. The roots often reach the length of 15 feet: This penetration not only loos- ens the soil for the roots of the next crop but brings to tne surface the phosporous and potash stored belov.% The plant itself absorbs nitrogen from the air and stores it up,iin the ground, thus rendering a valuable' service to the farmer and greatly en-, riching and increasing the proauc- tiveness of the soil for crops which, drainage; (3) fertility; (4) the need follow. I of inoculation; (5) the need of lime; A few general rule!' can be laid (6) freedom from weeds. These are down for Alfalfa culture, as differ-, all so vastly important that if any ent conditions require different, are neglected the growing of alfalfa methods. It is advisable, therefore,' may be rendered impossible. to do a great deal of experimenting, On account of the briefness of this in untried districts. Small tracts' article it will be iniposs , ihle to do should first be planted in order to ascertain the correct method. Seed Selection. In selecting the iield which is to be seeded the following conditions should be carefully considered; (1) depth of texture of the soil; • .(2) . A. E. Barkemeyer. Range Herefords FOR SALE Heifers and Bulls Here is your opportunity to get to raising HEREFORD cattle. We have these cattle for sale at different points in both North and South Dakota. Will give responsible parties all the time they need at a reasonable rate of interest. Write or wire for any infornia- tion. to the KING CATTLE CO. Main Office South St. Paul, Minn. THE FAMOUS AUTO -PULL TRACTOR mot ATTACHMENT CON1ERT 1OUR CAR INTO A TRACTOR. 'WE MAKE FARMING A JOY RIDE. Think of If—Only $200 for a Modern Tractor WRITE FOR CATALOGUE TODAY. The only aub-ngents officially appointed In Montana at date of this issue are listed below: Mr. 11. E. Williams Whitewnter Nir. W. It. Denhart Windham It. J. Whittaker Missoula Hendon Allt0 6t. hupply lo.._....hydney Charles Comstock Roundup P. W. Bishop Kremlin W. E. Thistiewood Ilarlowton E. E. Lititz Gerablin. Niotor Inn Garage Otiheim F. C Wright — Twodol R. FL Runt Fort Renton Chas Scharfe Cettonwo6d Motor Mine Garage .......... ........ Shelby 3. C. F. McLean — Jordan II. A. Carpenter Lotimir Royal S. M ood ....... ......__ ......... _ Galata C. A. HUNT & CO GREAT FALLS. MONTANA. AGENT FOR MONTANA - 2air \\le . W 0 4 1 c. Thieves! Robbers!! Burglars!!! Ilow any farmer would call for help if a highwayman .robbed him like gophers dol Vet gophers :ire robbing farmers right and left. Kill tint N'ou can do it for I cent an acre. Kill-Etn-Quick R p s T O Easy to tise. simply stir into moistened oats or eround feed and drop into burrows. If it doesn't (et 'em, we refund your money. Gophers love its odor and taste. The tiniect particle kills. Cheap, I cent an acre, 100-acrr. size S1.00. 40-a, re size 50c. Get it from your local dealer. If he can't supply you, we express $1.00 size prepaid upon receipt of the price. Send for Free Gopher Book. Shapiro & co., Inc. 1st Ave. N., Minneapolis, Minn- %bk.. volimit. ilia. elide. KILLS • 'EM Q.11 ki f\ 7.6 1' POULTRY SUPPLIES The most complete line in Montana. Incubators, brooders, remedies, fountains, fixtures, grain, flour, feed. hay. Write us your wants and get on our mailing gee Inv tree catalogue. We can supply your every want in the poultry supply line and solicit tor prompt service your trade. DOR811 & GREENFIELD , BUTTE MONTANA SNOWY MOUNTAIN HEREFORDS PURE BRED NATIVES of MONTANA; RUGGED and ACCLIMATED 150 cows of the best strains. We believe that the Montana rauchmen who are building up herds of cattle want bulls of the =s t grade only. but that many are not yet resuly to pay fancy and we are offering onr young registered hulls with that in R088 BROWN, Mgr. MOORE, MONT. I TREASURE 1r g. PAR A LIVE HELP TO REDUCE COST OF LIVING justice to each of these features, but the most important details will be given briefly. Soil: Alfalfa gives best results on deep, tootle, open, friable soils. Drainage: Alfalfa does not do well where the water is near- er than six feet to the surface. Drained bottom lands are good, but land slightly rolling or level and well drained are best. Fertility: Al- falfa being a legume is able to add nitrates to the soil through the no- dules in forming bacteria within its roots. Since large yields of Alfalfa draw heavily on the other elements of the soil on the farm. Innocula- tion: Innoculation means putting into the soil the nitrogen fixing germs or bacteria without which the Alfalfa will not flourish. On soils which do not naturally contain these germs, it is essential that they be ar- tificially introduced. A small area may be seeded and innoculated the first year from which soil may be se- cured for larger areas in following seasons. There are two methods of securing innoculation. First by pro- curing soil from a nearby alfalfa field where the plants are vigorous and have an abundance of tubercles on their roots. 300 to 800 lbs. or more of soil should be used per acre, distributing as evenly as possible. The soil should be taken in a moist condition and dried in the shade, then distributed over the field with a drill or broadcast, either in the evening or on a cloudy day, as the rays of the sun kill the bacteria. A thorough harrowing of the field v.•111 so bury the innoculated soil that the germs will live. Artificial Cultures. Some of the state experiment sta- tions will now supply soil, charging only the cost of handling. Artificial cultures or colonies of germs grown in laboratories and distributed in bottles or cans are now available. This method is the simplest way of innoculating as the innoculating li- quid can be dprinkled over the seed just before planting. Lime:Acid soil will not permit al- falfa to grow. This is often the case where corn or wheat have been raised for many years. A simple test for determining acidity in soil is to make a deep cut in the ground with a knife, pusling the earth apart, then place a piece of litmus paper (procurable at any drug store) into the opening and press the earth to- gether. Leave the paper a few hours. If it changes from blue to red it is proof of acidity. Lime is then needed to sweeten the acid soil. If agricultural lime can be bought at $3.00 per ton it will pay to sprin- kle from one or tW•o tons per acre on the land before planting alfalfa. Weeds: Young alfalfa plants are very tender and are apt to be killed by weeds during their earlier stages of growth. For this reason the land should be as free from weeds as pos- sible. If a weedy soil must be used it should be plowed several months before seeding and severaf crops of germinating weeds destroyed by fre- quent harrowing. Preparing the seed bed: The seed bed should be fine on top but thor- oughly settled. The young taproot of the plant strikes down immediate- ly and is apt to be injured if it strikes a layer of loose, dry soil. The ground should be plowed at least six weeks before 'seeding. harrowed and disked immediately after plowing, then it should be worked after ten days or two weeks or at least after every rain until the seed is sown. In Montana summer fallowing is a splendid way to prepare ground for alfalfa seeding. Seeding Time. Time of Heeding: Alfalfa should be sown in Montana between the 15th of May and the 15th of June, depending on the warmth of the weather. The seed should be cov- ered and not sown on the surface as is sometimes done with grasses and clover • It may be sown either with a drill or broadcast. It is best to sow half the seed one way across the field and the other half the other way at right angles to the line of the first sowing. • • Depth of planting depends upon aoil conditions, coveri,ng from three- quarters to one inch deep is usually suficient on clay soils, but an inch and a half is necessary on the sandy soils or in semi -arid eections. From eight to twelve pounds of seed should be used per acre, depending on the evenness .of the seed bed and preparation of soil. If a nurse crop is used, barley, wheat or rye are much better than oats, as oats require too much water and give too much shade. In using a nurse crop the alfalfa seed and the grain should be shown separately and not mixed before seeding. KAFFIR CORN IS GROWN SUCCESSFULLY IN STATE 'rliat - Kaffir corn can be successful- ly grown in Montana lute been dem- onstrated by F. W. Wright of FOr- syth, in Rosebud county. Mr. Wright has sent to the state department of agriculture and publicity a p . hoto- graph of a field of Kaffir corn whilic was grown for seed. It stands high- er than the head of the average man and has a very thrifty appearance. Mr. Wright writes that the seed crop was grown on epring breaking. \I came here three years ago from Oklahoma,'' he write'', - and knowing tbe value of the Kaffir,. have tried every year and have at dist succeed- ed. As a result I will have northern grown seed to plant this year.\ Anotlier photograph sent by Mr. Wright IR of a field of SouAtin grass. It has been allowed to go to seed and reached a height of eight feet. lie could have cut two crops, but tire- ferred . to allow it to go to Reed. AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE WILL ORGANIZE CHILDREN INTO GARDENING CLUBS. • Will Send Demonstrators During Sumner to places where Clubs Have Been Organized; Will Regis- ter Children and Keep Them Sup- plied With Bulletins. The State Agricultural college at Bozeman has inaugurated a move- ment which may help to reduce the high cost of living. It is proposed to organize the school children of the state into garden clubs for the pur- pose of cultivating vacanClots and back yards. Already a number of cities of the state have taken up the task and it is expected that before the middle of Apr,i1 the movement will be well organized in most parts of the state. . Organize Clubs. \The college, through the exten- sion department, will organize the clubs, give a series of lectures on gar- den and canning methods, register the boys and girls, which will enable them to receive bulletins, direction sheets and circular material during the summer months bearing on gar- den work. That the benefit of the garden may extend throughout tne entire year, the young people and their mothers will be given instruc- tion in canning vegetables by the cold pack method. Recently it has been discovered that vegetables can be canned through the cold pack method, the only cost being the receptable. During the summer the college proposes to send demonstrators to places where clubs ate formed and give instruction in canning methods. Ask for Supervision. The only condition placed upon towns and cities receiving this aid is that a supervisor of clubs be engaged for the summer months. Experience , has shown that unless the boys and girls have eupervision and direction that many start out in the spring but few carry the work to a successful end./ It is suggested that school boards employ one of the nten teach- ers to take charge of the work and co-operate with the college. In sever- al places funds to emplay a supervis- or are being raised through private subscription or through the efforts of the woman's club. Information and assistance may be had by writing the Junior Extension Division, Boze- man, Mont.\ tisd LOANS Loans closed at Your Farm Promptly. 0 TO 7 PER CENT HUGHES LOAN AND LAND COMPANY 235 Ford Bldg., Great Falls, Mont. Ref.. ---Commercial National Bank BIG MONEY IN WELL DRILLING Well drilling commands BIG PRICES. Demand 'motor than supply. No pre- vious experience necesspry. Others are making as high as LSO a day. 'Why nor you? Steady demand. BIG ADDITIONM, PROFITS on supplies by' our plan. Machines pay for themselves in a short time. Easy terms, if 'desired. The FAMOUS HOWELL LINE of Well NAM chlnery.'enables yor to do any and ail kinds of drilling. They ate fast workers, have all latest improvements; easy to operate; are extremely strong and simple; do rfeet work. I e Write today for BE Catalog A 2 and foll Particulars. R. R. NOWELL & CO., Minneapolis, Minn. WORLD NEWS TOLD 11111 BRIEF bondon—British shipping profite were $675,000,000 in 1916. New York—The United States will have within four. months 110 sub- marine chasers of 110 feet in length. Chicago—Thomas A. Edison is working on a submarine detector for use of United States patrol boats and merchantmen. New York—Over 375 of the finest pleasure yachts of the Atlantic coast have been offered to the government to be used in the auxiliary force in coast defense. Seattle—Sixty-eight wothien ves- sels for merchant shipping are being built on the Pacific coast. Each re- quires 1,250,000 feet of lumber. They can be built in two months. New York—A wager of $1,000 to $500 has been made that the first American ship to leave New York armed would go across the ocean and back without using her weapons. New York—The cunard Steamship cOmpany has let contracts for 20 steel freighters renging from 7,500 to 15.000 tons eaeh; has ordered two similar ships from a Canadian build- er. San Diego—The new naval radio station near here has talked with Alaska, Australia and the canal zone. The station has a range of 12,000 miles, or half way around the globe. Washington — President Wilson has requested Walter IIines Pa.ge to remain American ambassador in Lon- don until the war ends. It is under- stood that Ambassador Page has agreed. New York—Grain experts assert that if peace came at oncq. grain prices would amount to unheard of prices, on account of the demand of Germany and Austria, which is now practically without flour. ganizing a state-wide non-partisan Centennial valley, the \top of the league, similar to the organization so world\ of this section of the contin- successfully effected in North Dako- ent, lies under four or five feet of ta. snow. The valley in the extreme southern section of the state, where the Rocky mountains swing around east to the Wyoming boundary. It is one of the banner cattle grwing dis- submarine approaching in a threat- tricts of Montana, and thousands of ening manner will be fired 'on at cattle are being wintered there. It is a section where the stockman must prepare to feed his cattle during the winter months and because of this condition the livestock loss has been light. Houston, Tex.—A survey of con- ditions among the farmers of Texas is being made with the idea of or - Snow in CentenInal Valley. Pupils to Raise .Vegetables. Helena school children are to raise vegetables on the city's vacant lots, under the supervision of competent instructors. The children who do the work are to sell_ the vegetables and receive the profits. Maybe one reason why Mexico is so sassy is because it doesn't think much of any nation that has only two living ex -presidents. Butterfat I c We want your shipments of POULTRY Live Hens and Springs Dressed Turkeys Ship Us Your EGGS, VEAL, PORK AND HIDES. GREAT FALLS DAIRY PRODUCTS CO. 18c _.27c GREAT FALLS, MONT. WE ARE PA TING THE FOL- LOWING PRICES Prices f. e. h. Butte. Ail poultry live weight. Hens, medium and large: choice.. the Ilen n s t 7 emall s k 19e Pullets, fancy laying stock Mpringa, small broilers 2Io Mprings, medium Cociarels, large and staggy 17e Cocks, old 12e Ducks, young tee (Mee., fat Turkey• plump $11.25 ECM select, fres% stock, Express Shipment. LEWD4 POULTRY COMPANY 415 1-2 South Main, Bette. Washington — American gunners on armed merchantment will be or- dered to submit to legal search if submarines exercise that right. Any sight. Washington—A plan has been sub- mitted to the war department to equip merchant vessels with a couple of submarine chasers; small, light armored craft that could b&launched from the ship when a submarine was sighted. Philadelphia --Threats against the life of Mayor Smith of this city, Gen- eral Leonard Wood and many °then; have been made since the first ar- rests here in German plot cam'. The police are trying to run down writers of threatening lettere. Pittsburg—Back in 1870:Michael Dwyer, a laborer, decided to go into the grocery businesm. Ile chose gro- ceries as his line, and opened a place. A few days ago he turned his establishment over to his son. Ile has amaseed a million dollars and 'is retiring. New York—Individuale returning from Gertnany say misery resulting from food conditions are observable in every face. The people are flub - slating to a very large extent on a thick soup, made _of cabbage and turnips, with a bit of meat. Thirty minutes after one has eaten it hunger returns again. The diet gives no power of resistance to cold, from which all suffer. Berlin—Dr. Heim, leader of the Bavarian peasant party, in a pub- lished article, says the German peo- ple must hold out 120 days longer until the new crops, but even if hun- ger peace came at once it would be months before grain could be had on account ()t i the lack of tonnage and the shortage of world crops. New York—The committee of the New York legislaturd, which has been investigating the \movie\ in- dustry, reports that Charlie Chaplin ia receiving at least a salary of $750,- 000 per year, and probably $1,000,- 000. Douglas Fairbanks is earning about a like sum, and several other \movie\ stars earn $500,000 or more a year. Washington — The state depart- ment is informed that the German consulate at Mexico City, backed by the German bank, is directing every move of the Mexican government. Germans aro buying up agricultural and mining property in all sections of Mexico. Foreigners are not al- lowed - to own property unless they stand in with local authorities. WYOMING OIL Will undoubtedly make many for- tunes for many people this year. For full, impartial and important information address Secretary, Wyoming Montana Public Oil Exchange Casper - Wyomng EEDS Alfalfa, Clov- er, Timothy, Wheat, and all kinds of Grass Seeds and Seed Grai n. Send for our special price list. Stands for Highest Quality. Our vegetable and flower seeds are the best quality that can i e obtained. We have a complete line and will be glad to receive your order for any quantity from 1 oz. up. Write today for free catalog. BARKEMEYER Grain and Seed Company Great Falls Montana FAR M, Lowest Rates of Interest. No Commission Charged. Quick Action. LOANS F. C. BYDELEY 7 Tod Bldg. Great Falls ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• PROTECT . YOUR PROPERTY AGAINST IA)SS ()It DAMAGE Fire -Lightning -Hail Insurance Department, American\ Society of Equity, the Greatest Farmers' Organization in America, offers you. in TIIE EQUITY MU- TUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY this protection at actual cost. Safe, sound insurance conducted on business principles. ..Guaratit2 fund plan. Money always on hand to pay losses promptly. No farm- er c.an afford to lbe without this protection.. Also, in TIIE MONTANA EQUITY MUTUAL IlAiL AND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY we furnishe•1 over $2,000,000.00 of Hail Insurance last year to over 2,000 Montana farmers at Sixty Cc' sits (60c) per acre. They are satisfied. Why pay any more? Write us for full information. Address: Insurance Department, The American Society of Equity Home Offices: - 27-28-29-30-111 Tod Block. GREAT FALLS, MONTANA. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• gr.
