{ title: 'The Ekalaka Eagle (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, May 04, 1917, Page 6, Image 6', download_links: [ { link: 'http://www.loc.gov/rss/ndnp/ndnp.xml', label: 'application/rss+xml', meta: 'News about Chronicling America - RSS Feed', }, { link: '/lccn/sn85053090/1917-05-04/ed-1/seq-6.png', label: 'image/png', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn85053090/1917-05-04/ed-1/seq-6.pdf', label: 'application/pdf', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn85053090/1917-05-04/ed-1/seq-6/ocr.xml', label: 'application/xml', meta: '', }, { link: '/lccn/sn85053090/1917-05-04/ed-1/seq-6/ocr.txt', label: 'text/plain', meta: '', }, ] }
About The Ekalaka Eagle (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920 | View This Issue
The Ekalaka Eagle (Ekalaka, Mont.), 04 May 1917, located at <http://montananewspapers.org/lccn/sn85053090/1917-05-04/ed-1/seq-6/>, image provided by MONTANA NEWSPAPERS, Montana Historical Society, Helena, Montana.
• • • ' THE EHALAKA EAGLE. 411...14 .4. .1. I II inimr• T EASURE STATE FARR/LAND LIVESTOCK WHAT UNCLE SAM PREVENT SiUT IN PROPOSES TO DO YOURITHEAT CROP WOULD GIVE DEFENSE COUNCIL POWER rro FIX THE PRICE OF ALL FOODS. Secretary liouston Outlines Program Which Probably Will Be Followed In Increasing Supply of Food Pro- ducts and Preventing Waste Dur- ing the COWS. With all the talk concerning food conservation and scores of rumors of what the government is going to do in the way of regulating our manner of living, Most Montanans are desir- ous of knowing what really is going to happen. At this time it secms 'probable that the recommendations made by Secretary of Agriculture Houston will be carried out some- what as follows: Co-ordinate all national and state agencies and independent farmers' organizations and have all work along uniform lines. 4 Create a small ,advisory commis- sion of experts to aid the govern- ment in detailed work. Have each state create state coun- cils to study and deal with problems of food production and conservation. Oppose all experiments every- where with new and untried crops, and concentrate on crops already un- der way. Increase efficiency of farm work- ers:art&draft 2,000,000 boys between 15 and 19 for farm work. Have rural high schools suspend earlier this year and begin later next fall to permit boys and girls to aid. Enlarge all field forces of experts so that farmers can get expert in- struction along all lines. Enlist all housewives in a nation- wide campaign to eliminate waste. Enlarge to the greatest extent all branches of the , government combat- ting destructive insects and diseases. Increase flour supply 18,000,000 barrels by compelling millers to make 81 per cent of the kernel into flour instead of 73 per cent. Safeguard seed stocks for 1918 against untoward climatic conditions and supply seed at cost. In cases of emergency give the government the power to fix maxi- mum and minimum prices at which foods may be sold, to be used only when ordered by the president, and in cases of emergency give the gov- ernment power to purchase, store and subsequently dispose of food products to groups of people or com- munities organized in some form. Secretary Houston, while making no specific recommendation on tht subject, says suspension of the man- ufacture of alcoholic liquors would mean the saving of $145,000,000 worth of grain annually. Haw Haw, Haw! The doggone Drys thought they had another vote when I. Drinkwater of Fairwater, Wis., joined the club. But the Wets have discovered that I. Drinkwater is a saloon keeper. STONES AVOID (No Oil) FrEMEt i t W t sis;;L . tu e ts:ZVs..: l a r..Pr s Firm.smarrat ftsIFREE GALL OALLISTONE REMEDY CO., Dept. Z -IM, SID S. Dearborn Street. CHICAGO. VARIOUS METHODS OF KEEPING SUMMER FALLOWED FIELDS CLEAN DISCUSSED. Late Plowing Is One Almost Sure - Way to Prevent Damage by Volun- teer Crops; Some of the hiost Suc- cessful Growers of Grain Advocate Two Plowings. The department of agriculture es- timates that the losses to the farmers of the United Statea as a result of wheat smut amounts to $20,000,000 or more each year. Smut is prob- ably the most common of the grain diseases in Montana and causes an annual loss of thousands of dollars to the grain growers of the state. This smut disease is caused by a parasite fungus which attacks the growing wheat plant befere the first leaf appears above the ground. Once inside the attacked seedling it can- tinues its growth and by the time the wheat begins to head the diseased plants produce a crop of smut. If we examine the heads of such plants we find, instead of normal wheat grains, only a lot of smut balls. These smut balls consist of nothing but millions of spores enclosed by a thin shell. When the smut balls are crushed the liberated spores be- come attached to kernels of sound wheat, which if -planted without be- ing treated, may produce another crop of smutted wheat. Smut Easily Prevented. Smut is one of the most easily pr - e - vented of the grain diseases and Montana farmers will not only be foolish, but unpatriotic as well if they fail to use the simple treatment necessary to free the wheat planted this spring from smut spores. The following trestment will con- trol the so-called stinking smut of wheat and oats and is also effective against the covered smut of barley. Mix one pound of 40 per cent for- maldehyde (the ordinary commercial article, which can be purchased at almost any drug store) with 45 gal- lons of water. Place the grain in a pile several inches thick on a clean floor or canvas. Sprinkle the grain with the solution untit every kernel is thoroughly wet. Cover this grain with sacks or a planket for several hours. Then spread it out until it is dry. Can Treat in Sacks. The grain may also be treated in sacks. Place the solution in a bar- rel. Put a bushel to a bushel and a half of grain in each sack. Tie the sacks at the top, leaving plenty of room for the grain to.,swell. Soak the grain for 10 minutes in the soli- tion. If the sacks are not too full, the grain v.111 dry out in the sacks if they are set where tne wind strikes them. Do not allow the grain to freeze while it is wet. In treating grain. care should be ta4.eu_tp have the solution the right strength. If too weak it will not kill the spores. If too strong it wiU in- jure the grain. Be sure the formal- dehyde you buy is full strength. Wash out the drill with the formal- dehyde solution. This will destroy any smut spores that may he in the drill. It must be tough to be a girl and be passionately in love with spring onions and a man at the same time. e2Negro - 2ow lorer 4 2mire \2Ilur 1 01111 1, There Won't Be Any Mourners -4 - When you use Kill -Em -Quick for gophers --it gets 'ens all. None left for mourners—costs only 1 cent an sere --saves enormous losses. Kni_ Em _ Qu i c i, GOPHER AND SQ1TIRREL POISON Gophers go for it—its odor attracts—its sweet taste pleases— it always kills. Guaranteed—money back if it fails. Easy to use—simply stir into moistened oats or ground feed and drop into burrows. Cheap, only 1 cent an acre. 100 -acre site $1.00, 40 -acre size 50c. Get it f rota your local dealer. If lie can't supply you, we express $1.00 size direct upon receipt of the price. Send for Free Gopher Book. Leo Shapiro 4Ig Co., Inc. 1st Ave. N., Minneapolis, Minn. Aar 461ieur Viiiitrs !Aar liffaiLD KILLS 'EM OUICK WE WANT YOUR CREAM and FOULTRY ALSO DRESSED BEEF, PORK. and VEAL SHIP US YOUR lilD14:S. Great Falls Dairy Products Company GREAT FALLS, MON r \ A I GREAT FALLS, MONTANA. PACKERS OF MONTANA BRAND HAMS, BACON AND bARD • We Solicit Your Patronage. WE BUY LIVESTOCK OF ALL KINDS, POULTRY, BUTTER AND EGGS. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• GREAT FALLS MEAT CO. POULTRY SUPPLIES The meet templets Hue la Montana. Incubators, breeders, rensediee, fountains, fixtures, grain, ilftr, feet hay. Write us your wants end get on our mailing Hat ltall true catalogue. WO COO supply your every want in the poultry aliPPIY Hoe sn8 4011ell tor prompt eetvice your trade. DORSH & GREENFIELD 11111TTE MONTANA Labor Saving Machinery Will Help to Solve the Problem of Speeding Up on Big Crops By E. L. Currier, Professor of Farm Management, Montana Experhnent. al Station, Bozeman. All the resources of the nation are being mobilized for war. Not the least of these are the resources of the farm. The ranks of the army will be filled from the ranks of industry and the farm will contribute its share. The farmer, therefore . , must get the largest possible returns from his labor. The following are a few suggestions that may help: Use Labor Saving Machinery. By the use of labor saving ma- chines horse labor is substituted for man labor. To this principle we owe our great progress along the lines of agricultural development perhaps more than to any other one factor. The United States department of ag- riculture in 1855 found that it re- quired four hours and thirty-four minutes of human labor to produce a bushel of corn. In 1912 a similar investigation showed that but 45 minutes was required, or only about one -sixth as long. We may conclude from this that a day of human labor on the farm at the present time does six times as much service as was the case some 50 years ago. Most of this great increase in the effectiveness of labor saving machinery, although of course better soil management and the improvement of varieties of crops come in for their share of -credit. In the present emergency, labor saving machines should be used to the fullest extent. It should become the practice for every man to drive as many horses as possible. Four and six horse teen's should be the size, rectangular in shape and at least one-fourth longer than wide. Planning Work Saves Time. Farmers frequently lose much time and labor through lack of care- ful planning of their work. Make all changes from field to field or job to job wherever possible at noon or at night and not in the middle of the morning or afternoon, proper plan- ning will make this possible. Time may also be saved by going over all implements and machinery during the winter, so that everything is in the best possible repair for the sea- son's work. Often much time is lost through breakage of some equip - inept; a little forethought in having a few cheap extra parts on hand would often avoid this delay. Leave for the rainy days many clean up and repair jobs, and many chores al- ways on hand on the farm, such as mending harness, sharpening sickles, cleaning and repairing buildings, cleaning and treating seed, etc. If these things are planned for in ad- vance the losses due to unfavorable weather will be reduced to a mini- mum. _ -The above may be summarized in the following sentence: Make the fullest possible use of la- bor saving machinery . and make con- ditions on your farm such as to per- mit the use of these machines to the best possible advantage. To bring this about will require that fields be laid out in Bo far as possible in good sizes and in good shapes, and that the farm work be carefully planned. rule and in some cases even more! ANACONDA COPPER MINING horses may be driven. If, as might! happen, we should at the same time, COMPANY'S LOGGED -OFF be confronted with a shortage of . farm horses, about the only solution of the problem will lie in the greater! Our largest agricultural area lies 'use of motor power in farm work. ! in the Clark's Fork valley, west of Place of Farm Tractor. Thompson Falls, along - the main Whatever may be the faults of the line of the Northern l'acific rail - farm tractor, there is no disputing the fact that it occupies first rank waV• The climate of the valley is as a saver of human labor. The use exceptional' .y pleasant, character - of the farm tractor has not always ized by the lack of extreme heat proven a success in this state, but, and humidity in the summer, with primarily, to the fact that it has a mild winter season (late in often been used under circumstances that placed it at great disadvantage. The tractor should be adopted to the size of the farm. I question the ad- visability of spending more than $1,000.00 on a tractor outfit for a cific have a temperate effect upon 160 to a 320 acre farm. The tractor should supplement the horse power. It does not help if, while the tractor years ago. Several forest fires is at work, horses, that could do the have swept it, burning out the same job, are idle. The tractor . should either increase the work pos .. slasnings, leaving a condition Bible to be done with the present which greatly reduces the cost of horse supply or else permit of the clearing and making ready for the sale of some of the horses at present p l ow. used on the farm. Farm tractors are becoming stan- The annual average prccipita- dardized and are reasonable enough in price at the present time, so that if used under proper circumstances one may be reasonably sure of their success, provided the farmer will care for and use them properly. Re- gardless of what may be said against the tractors, there is no question but that their have great possibilities as labor savers, and should be given every consideration, in view of the needs of nation at present. Small Fields Unprofitable. To get the full benefit of the labor saving machineP, conditions should be made as favorable as possible for their use. For economy of work, fields gliould be of good size and good shape. Where cost accouts have been found that the cost of produc- ing crops has been greater on small fields than on large onea. This has been due primarily to the greater la- bor requirement per acre on the small field. The Ohio experiment station reports that on 33 fields aver- aging 12 acres each, it rewired 56.6 'hours of labor per acre to grow corn. while on 11 fields averaging 39 acres each, only 37 hours were required to per -form the same work. In this casp the larger fields results tn saving of 41.1 per cent in the amount of labor required to grow corn. An- other matter of importance is the shape of the fields or the method of laying out the work in the fields. The fields or lands should be laid out so as to give longest possible furrows between each turn. In a small field, or in finishing a square field that has been plowed around, we get the maximum of turns to the length of a furrow which adds much to the labor cost. For economy in working, fields should be of good M. N. A.—W li-4.30-1 7. LAND -MONTANA -LAND Two sections of land in one of the best grain and grazing districts in Montana. 11 miles from good new town on railroad having several elevators and fine general stores. About one-half of each Iter11011 t111111)1P, t he soil is n deep, black loam with clay subsoil. The balance im grazing land or superior quality and adjoins n government re- serve. svith no loco, where stock may graze nt trifling cost- The cult !vit- t ible lnitrl 1M Milted to the growing of nil kinds of grain, root (Tons. alfalfa any tl thy. There are never-failltig sprintza on this land and a running stream crosses each aectiolt. CtiltIvnted land in this district. with only slight improvements, Is selling at $30.00 to $50.00 per aere, anti grazing land from $10.00 to $15.00 per acre, Prlee $17.00 per acre. aubject to change without notlee. Write or call on PIATT HEATH CO., 89 W. 8th Ave., Helena, Montana LANDS. starting), the thermometer seldom registering below zero. The warm, gentle chinook winds from the Pa - our winters. Much of the land was cut over tion is 20 inches, well distributed throughout the growing season. Snow lays on the ground usually from December 15th to Alarch 1st. 1:he melting snow gives to this re- tentive clay soil the moisture stor- age so much needed when the crops are reaching maturity. The soil ranges from a clay loam on the bottom land to a sandy and somewhat fine gravelly clay on the uplands and benches. It is very mellow and easy to plow when cleared, is richly stored 1,vith all the elements of plant life, is a good depth and in most - Paces, far below the reach of the auger. The sub- soil is a retentive clay, ideal for the holding of moisture. Dairying is a type of farming best adapted to the timbered sec- tions of Western Montana. Most of the land can be converted into pasture at very little expense and dairv cows will yield a splendid profit from the land without the necesitycs of removing the stumps, although sufficient land must be put under the plow to supply win- ter feed. In connection wi4,11 dairy- ing, poultry and hog raising should take an important part. All fruits, berries and garden truck thrive; field crops of grain, clover, timothy, potatoes and stock roots do well. We are selling - agricultural land in tracts of 40, 80, 120 and 160 acres; grazing land in such units as best sults the wants of the purchaser. You are buying :it val- ues fixed by experienced apprais- ers, stripped of promotion charges,' commissions_and other trimmings, which are usually added before it reaches the farmer. We will aid you in selecting a location that is adapted to your needs, in short to see that you are placed where you can prosper; and stand ready at all timm to assist thOse who are earn - 6t and industrious. Our prices rang - e from $10 to $20 per acre, on terms of . 10 per cent down, balance divided into ten yearly paytnents bearing 6 per cent interest. BLACKFOOT I.AND DEVEL- OPMENT CO., DRAWER 1590, MISSOULA, MONTANA. PRIZE OFFER Aufo-Pull Owners Users and Operators C. A. Hunt & Co. will pay $10.00 each for the three best letters of your actual experiences with -the Auto Pull; also $5.00 each for the three best photos of the machine in operation. Address all CorrOspondence to C. A. HUNT & CO. GREAT FALLS MONTANA. WORLD NEWS TOLD 011 BRIEF Paris — Captain Gyunemer has shot down his thirty-sixth German Chicago --The war department has purchased 1,000,000 pounds of bacon . at 35 cents per pound. New York—The army and navy are spending $5,000,000 a day on an average in outfitting and enlisting. New York—All of \Diamond Jim\ Brady's jewels, valued at $1,000,000 are to be distributed among his friends. Washington --Brewers used one per cent of last year's grain crop pro- duced by the nation, or 67,000,000 bushels. ltome—A poor potato crop in all potato -growing countries is forecast- ed by the International Institute of Agriculture. Milwaukee—More than 1,500 ri- fles said to have been assembled by alien enemies have been seized by government agents. Hevana — Ten thousand shark skins have been shipped from Cuba to New York to be used in the manu- facture ef cheap shoes di Boston—A recomniMation that he would be guilty of a penal of- fense if he offered it to the govern- ment as a senator. Philadelphia — Contracts for 2, 000,000 Springfield army rifles are to be awarded to the Remington Arms company. The plant is now completing a contract for 1,746,000 rifles for the British government. Lynn, Mass.—Twenty thousand employes of shoe factories here are idle because twenty manufacturers have closed their plants on account of the high price of leather. They declare they will not open again un- til leather goes down. Detrolt--Henry Ford has offered his plant and personal fortune to the government without interest. It is estimated he could buy $100,000,000 government bonds. If he did so without interest, it would save inter- est of $3,500,000 yearly. Chicago—Enlistments for the ar- my are averaging 1,434 men a day in the entire country, and /or the navy, 800 to 1,000 a day. The total number of enlisted men for the navy now is 71,696, as against authorized enlisted strength of 87,500. clocks be set an hour ahead to save Petfisgrad--Russian socialist's, re - daylight probably will be submitted volutionary leaders returning from to Governor McCall by the committee exile in Siberia, workmen's represen- of public safety. tatives and soldiers have joined New York — Colonel Roosevelt, forces at a convention here and de - George W. Perkins, W. K. Vanderbilt and others have organized the Long Island Food Reserve battalion to cul- tivate 2,400,000 acres of untilled land. Columbus, Ohio.—An attempt to blow up the Ohio state capitol was frustrated by a teamster, who cap- tured part of an infernal machine but did not succeed in getting the criminals. Washington—The White House- is about to join in the increased food production movement by planting a garden of its own. President Wil- son Indy wield a hoe when he finds a spare moment. Minne,apolis—The war department will be asked to take charge of the transportation to the consumers of 25,000,000 bushels of grain now stored in the terminals here because of car shortage. Boston—Attorney General Greg- ory has ordered a ban on such war films as \War Brides,\ \Civilization\ and parts of \Petrie on the ground that the depicting of scenes of hor- ror militates against recruiting. ISuffalo--Captain Pearson, United States army, says that If the United States is to enlist an army of 1,000,- 000 at the present speed, the first men enlisted will die of old age be- fore the millionth man shoulders a gun. Chicago --Chicago banks are ex- pected to subscribe for approximate- ly $400,000,000 of the first offer of the new war loan. Chicago bankers believe that if the first offer is $2,- 000,000,000, it will.all bo taken in 24 hours. Washington — Senator Gerry of Rhode Island introduced a bill to le- galize the donation of his ateam yacht to the navy. Under the law cided to support the new government and continue the war against Ger- many. Washington—Major-General Goe- thals has called for 150,000 men to build the 1,000 or more wooden cargo steamers to keep France and Great Britain provisioned. The de- partment of labor estimates that there are but 20,000 trained ship car- penters in the United States. Washington—A nation-wide cam- paign to locate every ship carpenter was begun last week by the depart- ment of labor. The entire shipbuild- ing forces of the country must be or- ganized to rush completion of the 1,- 000 wooden ships the United Stated will pit against Germany's subma- rines. WATCH POSLAM SUBDUE AND HEAL WORST ECZEMA I) Every Eczema sufferer should know Just how greatly Posinnt Is nide to benefit this persistently stubborn trouble; bow quirk- ly it brings relief, stops !Whim; ; (.01014. moot hes arid comforts. To spread Poslam over an angry, affected surface 18 tO Ilint here, tn reality, is the precise healing influence the skin 11(4111111418. TreiltIllellt. is usually surprisingly short find im- provement luny be noticed every day. his - lain is harmless; use it for Pimples. Rashes and nli erupt lonal disorders. Sold everywhere. For Imre maniple write to Emergency Laboratories, 21:1 5 W. 47th St., New York City. Erge your skin to become fresher. clear- er, better by the tinily use of Poslatn Soap, medicated pith rosin'''. 8iit DOUBLE GROUND 114 LINSEED OIL. FOR EVER WINTS - JOB - FARWELL,OZMUN,A1RKCO. ST.PAUL HAIL INSURANCE THAT INSURES Insure yotir 1917 grain crop in a good strong stock company that will pay every loss promptly and s in cash. A strong aggressive Western company with over half a million 11011Rill Invested in Montana. LIVE BANK AGENTS WANTED. THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN FIRE INSURANCE CO. Fire. Tornado. Hall. GREAT FALLS hIONTANA. FARM AND L A' N S LIVESTOCK 7riiss Closed at Your Farm promptly. per cent and Reasonable Commission HUGHES LOAN AND LAND COMPANY 285 Ford Bldg., Great Falls, Mont. Ref.--CommercIal National 13ank
