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Jny .h.1 il barn and put up a good sillo.!' so 1 act to work that day and drew up iihins for the new buildings, 38x84 and 20. foot posts, hip roof. sheeted inside with patent laths, plastered with hard ,plaster, with No. 1 stock wlibe pine .ottlAde, cement flOor and mangers. I jdst got it finished in time for hay, i astich was a short crop 4. 'Iwent3 'loads. This looked small in a. big barn. Then I had ten acres of heirvy wheat whkh I threshed in the barn,. and also secured eight knots of *irate born one of the neighbors. The seis ud i tiroP • of hay yielded five loads tool -c'. good feeding awl rate go hand in hand, er i ni.t Isdow the sertace, the ithreet of soil g rain 1\'\ \' 4. and, taken all together, it began ii, (ill the getting of Ow Is st result.. Iii.• ler 1 d dos ires. in t hese 011 , .. - ni, le-ing til l tt f the 111 . 41°° • 1/4141 which the railroad it i It o . fa t m i tt .; ,,j .. 11 ,4, a ,.,„„ ii „ ii . estimate would he added to their annual I, , dle.triit the • rod if 1,114. i „„ 1-,,,. ified. , revenue through all the proposed in- creases. $2,252.493, Mr. Wettling test. Eveiv aibliti.drial sticike of the leiri•ow dies]. would come from grain and grain . _______..... - sleatid improve I iii• .1114 lila like( , ce roduets. This, he said, would be about Montana State Fair at Helena altd the Puditoriunt on the benefits, profits li, duet al -to improve the seed he, the educational value of th e girls ae-third of 1 per cent for the total 91 , i`Orlit N ice president of t he I 'hit -ago. s ; et e ;on 4 , d r s h i ii i si l l . hI g r . dp:i l t:e .,s it lber e are four dubs in this county so elide ) were I agarti/e41. The girls elected N. D. Ballentine. aold ant to the 1 .evenne. ::: t4 b i ec ::: : 1.,' icingit that three large aud enthrisia.stic and gardt•ning work with the re - 1 Rork Island S. Pacitie rail lesti• iprize. The girl Making the best diS• ‘ I heir offieers o Midi consisted of a prerai 7 i i ;led to what he termed the sexeesaive play iii. the State hae her trip to the i dent. vice•premielent, secretary and treats- -oat of handling grain. This a-. st. he Panama Exposition. The tinkers of llie !, urer. Arrangements - were - matte before • it is einisidt•red that Die work only con 1.1id 111.10 these later harroveraga With a Silo satte „ a day and 11 kilt . , and a l so t i c . probably tto more general good than Ic ease with whieh the stock is fer! `‘`%loorikk at t th ice e lI ce winter. The dial ridisheli it so time II brtaking and the cost expended then. keetity that there is not a shovelful of waste my silo was , t h „ Tili key red wheat should be sown dad this land hate in August. the amount first lie seetiou, but everyone is now, and where three tr \ f used being f\nr °J . five Peek 3 iarmera combine in the purelitis: to th e acre Seed should be thilled in d trout two to three inches deep with a mg of a critter. the expense is greatly double disc drill, either a press drill or •eiltwed. Don't he afraid to put up • ,i1„: is a mote , ) ,. taaker,7-A. , F. p, , a plain whichever is available. atia-liti Co., After Di a grain i a well up it should • be harrowed!, this time with the therth THE INITIAL CROP ..1 the harrow enclined backwards, and Soil -Medd! be litoken with mould with the same implement should be than th ,, e ineh „, t -vi to the field before the ground board plow not 'us. leer. and la id flat ; a furrow should not ag f t i ii ir n b l e h r o est t o v r i e tt a te t r o . n Harrowing rsopar. spring -ittiral on edge. The land should be, the %‘p,(1),:ti,njeg Ii o t high.until the grain is nix or Different soila naturally require M- lle. • the cutting up of the sod, the other the pressing firmly down of tit treatment, and different methods So that ow contact i „ -sins mill require that different meth- ciifllcl i c- aim lid, air sole.. exists ta 'add. hut the intelligence of t hi Its cccii tic- 'iii and the ,tarmer nsitt tie exercised. in I -hanging Thie is th, , impertant in order ,i 1 \ Plan to ' la emlditiolls. All of Du' hat quickly. and aki ,! i rlatse wi•11 known, hut it is earried. exi . 4 a flee , ont as itiliveisally as might be, and this utast too of inui-dure. ts my apology for writing it. The next step is to form a blanket one of the hardest things to din per- th , „hops i. for a man working a team to moisture rising to G. , ''\'\ hi\ 1110w end disk for, th.? neces- :try hour or so each day, and harder ..1 tii intake the two challgefi necessary te including the harrowing as well as the disking in Die .aine day, but it really , stes labor, as the work is not need% effeel it if &ate later on -Mon• tater Farmer. •i• twitch. :11 ice •iir fact. to preterit The following article taken troml winter before] lead 20 head with 12 the Farm, Stock and Dome magfizincl i acres of (sun and 42 loads of hay. give s a farmer's actual experience with; I began ill think that I was up the silo; against it, so on lliVirst of- Sept,oriber In (be winter of 1909 1910 I had 12 i I built the sllo f knew what 1 e sided acres of corn fodder all stacked up ; l as I had been lookieg at drift:ie.-lit and in , good conditioo on the north !oaken of silo s for thise years, so side of my yard; but, as you doubtless I ordered a silo lexatt and a good! cut - remember, it Was hard to get corn dry ter. On the 20th of September I cut in the fall of 1909, so I had to stack ,my eorn ered put if in thi. silo and lull a little damp. had two hogs, four sonie sweet corn, Neill Which the cals horses, nine 'Minh cows, seven year- ,had been taken, on top of the (Mel lings and a bull to feed 'the fodder to. corn for a blanket, as Ile , was hot Everything went well at first, had goisl quite half frill. The corn was' a little rads to feed in all \O. K.\; but it be- ripe, but I added wat is% want gun to snow and blow nearly every to clue ith il s [Whir /IN' day, then the work began. I husked I watchid it ver3 carreridly and out a bushel of the best corn every Tamped it every few days and was day to feed the chickens and horses. particular too aee that there were no 1 was wet to my neck every day, and vents in the site of the silo to permit as I have only 65 acre 5 under cultiva. air to reach the corn. (con was short hay and straw; hut a On December I I opened the ado to When. the last of February came the , conimence feeding; it: hart eetilisi areal, fodder began to heat anti a third of it '14 inches, and to curs- surpriae ei 11,1 spoiled in spite of me, so my cows of about four inches only was spoiled had to live pretty light until the grass on the top. fed it tic 1111 It It ccc ,came, and that wa s slow that spring. , at the rate of a bushel baski t lull tt I had a hay shed Naafi and 13 -foot three cows. and later isterease.1 to a posts, with a lean on one aisle fun' .cows. basket to two cows Its lel' 3 day. ted and an on the other side for horses I hay three stormy now kk i ll Odom coy.. This gave ma only room i could not he turned outside awl $1; -11rlace: For I his di hg hairow is the II e pt use were not great, per it would be best to harrow I In. la lid alter disking until a perfect mitieli • formed: brit expense must tie take into rt.ic-itleration, 111141 111441 1ft , fait that a mulch Onee 1111181 RAILROADS ASKS INCREASE to: into, in..41. It would, therefore, per - paying in.c it$0 an acre. tci ci s way tic iwtrow on, A I'ves 3 llisliatth give 4 the following I coulit talk for a week on this sub- t juiitucc-iliittcic a I el' disking, and it must i m t atimtte4 \ifit'erning N1 hat the railroad. ject, for eapisa to make from the increase in have never done a tiling in ( not Ite forgotten. this opera ti on will Ift. I nil Illy life that has given nie sic mitell awn , e ff,.„. f15 . 1 , if d am . t i a „ „„ me a o , a \ freight Hats asked. Because this deal. with the rittel on grains it is of interest satisfaeti on as the building of ni s i tic -c' the plowing and the disking. and the In fartnqs: I.. E. Wettling, statistician aria barn; to gee the ISM romitig I:Arrow is often used during the slimmer in at night with thoir milk running oecasion j ar , at ht act for the 41 western railroad systems which have asked for an increase in Itett3 in the winter ant their sleek ..or. , or to et -siting the land. For esa.5 dila rind goo8 condition looks sood to , atter h.-avv lain the land should be her.- freight rates on certain commodities look small on which to winter 211 head of cattle anti five horses. I also had seven acres yf corn to cut, but with that my feed stipply seemed insuffi- cient for 34 head of aids*, olden the purpose the ordinadt Itest tool, and, it me. The ab'cc dli c II I cli i i u its d .rs _Os di as it IS dcc enoue h to testified before Interstate Commerce of common eorn or la .471i.s id heavy. pet unit of t \Vol k thine. If the (. '\\\\\i\n ev M• today as Ito tlw a niinint the ra droade hoped to or e gli to feed tort . % head of !h ived •111114111 is alesilutely 'Iry stn -k. hid rentembri. you should be III lin' In Orlier to present t lie add 11° th eir annu al revenue o n the pro your part when 3 rsi feed ensilage. lot milig of a ellist either at the .ntface i\e\'\\ I\ the nites for ffesiffi 11 e0.1 me c'xi-iitsi cu -f iiiv dotal , oil, still, team_ lo eut rot place the •Fi in the silo. and al t ha I I do not Ivo , . it iy anv More espen-.1V4. Iciccil 1:It! (41I II in the old wav. olien samin ••••••• AIMMInandle NO. 8 Bazaar --..Supper given by - Ladies Aid, Congregational church Saturday, April 3rd. 1915. Of all our friends, both far and near, We beg their kind attention; So please to lend us now your ear, While we the subject mention. To carry orepur good church work, In the little town of Geyser, We need more money, do not shirk, But COME and help to raise her. The Ladies Aid intend to hold, On April third, they say, A sale for both the young and old, Two o'clock, on Saturday. A DINNER too, the Aid will serve, At SIX o'clock P. M. So COME and fill your stomach up, And give the chink to them. The Ladies say that fifty cents, Will be the regular charge, But kids may eat for twenty-five, If they are not too large. Of scalloped potatoes, chicken creamed, The dinner will consist. . Veal loaf, pickles, scalloped corn, And eggs with a deviled twist. Rolla, Butter, Coffee, you may have, Unless you wish for tea. Pine -apple whip, Salad, Angel food, If you dont think it, COME and see. Geyser Opera House. SPRAIN IS HERE Garden seeds. all varieties now on hand; onion sets, red and white. Start y our garden early and en- joy fresh veetables RAIN COATS, SLIGKERS, RUBBFAS and all kinds of garments to, ltand off the rainy - season COME AN 0 SEE lag COUGHLIN OS. & CO. Yours for Quality and Rig/u ' Prices - Pr* tass.az:sqsjiitaraiszisocals k 4nict, greatly• reduced -the apparent pro, I/II grain lending. and Can - 1 :es.4\1\ 41 \h \re' l're\ttlent , °Ike , Miss Evall4 left to 'tart work as soon da ,'1•1 e , li : Vic,. PI i .1101ellt . l'Illliy Betgl - r . (iii ..eieseri permit, and she Was scull \I .e 31 'season. for instance.' 'testified um; Sce'y. Isabel Brant. Tr. IS. Amanda 1 ,1,-,.....1 with do- girls action. I • the wittiess, \we had 2.000 cars hi dl'elesell and lIetieial Super% i.or, leyser alias Evans organized an a s . 1 . 0r as 1,0011 Inili•s ft (int the ports. Smith. h....,.._. girls club with a ithonbership of 1 , , ci t e pain heated A nil it a as neees.srds , R. A. Bland -hard erganized a pot ati, , it) and the required nuniber of officers. to inspect all of it and transfer met .1rib among die boy's. Clarence Knight While Miss Esans had the girls Mr. . de% ate A large portion. We had more sits elected Prss with Peter Vann local It A Blaneliald talked to the boys and 1 , linn $2.issi,000 won), of perishable ,eadet. - there are 13 numbers aid earl. Greatilica another potato club. Th, l i grain I/II our hands and it entailed a my aill lit irie ltd many fine dpuds di • name ailOpted Wan Ike Deyser Boys I lar g e expenee. There is an excessive possible on one-half acre or ground.: Potato Club anti Clarenee Knight was empty haul on theaat export ears. On it. A. Blarsidisr.1 will indruct the buys! elected prisedtn. ,one division, north bound, the empty ill the preparing anti planting as well i This makes the fifth potato club of box CATS COMpliSed 174 per cent of the as care of the vines and when matured its kind in Cateade county and the I htstied box cars mileage. the potatoes will be slopped to Oreat ,State of Militants from Whit+ 7 err- i \Export ears are not loaded to ea- I:a Bs and sidd -ii es ery twiy etenpetire load s of clean Might well graded tini- parity, as the commiesion fowl(' in 1907, Th i . Inad is ma more than to within 15 to 211 per cent of ertpieity. for a prize - will be paid for his potato in cash whether he takes a prise or IRA The prizes for pottitoe growers ar. There is a great added expense awl Hs hollow -c: For the best 12 potatoes delay to other frieght trains where gi ow n in the Slate. a trip to the Pans ,sitlutrack s are tilled with empty box Illa Ellaleil ion ; for th e 12 best puta f 'lin/. Alire'll for export grain losiding.' tot s grown in the county. a trip to tic , Mr. Helm er(cci-e y, stained Mr. Banta - -tat, Fair: .-.*.i . ..11.1 prive lot tbe 12 toes itie iii regard to the cost of loading. ,i,t,it.e.,, t2.... III cash. third prize. isl. ,labor mid ettoperage of grain. to rssli.. 1 QIII•ii iliIIII WI'le asked ae to the cost Poi ii club, vs ill keep tietatrate arettont I i of cooperage rind gain doors. 1 . 11.. el the expel' cc- of growing. eating fot witnets said lie had fignres. but as- mid markidna•r their products and th ,serted that it would be impracticable fit Iles still IN. a Wli r. I ...I to not 011ly tilillIl ,' , 11 Bel Milli Of die lietury weight to pleor a ho produce the best product but w Ii grain diner s on box cars. whieh wer• eel., the best amount.. i nsetsl only pal t ti,: Die 3 car. tor tl. 1 to LrellOte tic Ali'Vels . 1 4 el . 111101n , hauling of Frain. rid a hat is %I via Eva Ii , .. w uteh WOrt' - With het talk ti) Do. girls here laic, GIRLS' AND BOYS' CLUBS liet obit. It os, a lIfetiiie Doi eser i i \Its. A Ilgll 't4. I:5 ,I11.. 4.3 1:W1'111:III. au • 1•1.1111 . e104 - r en111.1 1.10111 by, Lout thi in Ill - 1, s., hist Tliiir , ..iliv and organ . ..ft , ' g irls of today have atisantages that On a girls tanning till') ammo! the -school moilittis did MA have. , 2 1rl.. There is a inewhei .11 ii. of 10 and 'flue wolk o ith the boys Milli girls. it is I he lollii-el of the girls to raise slobs has to en pite;re.sing rapidly this s eget it Ides 1111.I eel. 111e111 for the win- week. With tife help of alias Angusta ter Ilse. It. A. Itlancha rd. I he Cascade rtitn.. the - . .t ii I e Iyailer for the boys etainty Agritiillitrid. ii ill in-truct ii,-- And girls riot's who is working with pipits how to prepare Ol e ground for the coiled y Agriculturi it from dit• 23 planting and tile tbst week in August to the Atli. 4 girl s canning clubs au -1 M t.9 171.1111 -, Will return and demonstrate ..iie wo-.re boys potato chub have been 11. I - W11 all liill-i i Of vegetables 0 rgati,zed. continued until the new crop is avail- Fle de ar, tdri:a-s giver to the be s t dis. ion Wean. -day at Reit Miss •Evans able, it would amount to 140,000,00d 4.041 play. let prize will be a trip to the talked to 101 girls in' the high tchool bushels. ____.....-- .....-,.. , form tubers will he shipped from tho boye of the county to Creat Falls in ths iall.-It. A. Blanchard. Washingtoo, Mareh 22.--AVarning hat the present heavy exports to European nations of American wheat orei flour (sinned rontimied without ••iiitangeritig thl. Whi'llt ill pplics for 00.1 anti see.1\ retioiremsnts at home_ alas contained t odny in the &pa rt Merit agt ictill tire's agricultural out Jit the opinion of the depaqment's ex- perts, exportation at the siont• rate en , itiring December. :Laotian' ant Februsry until the coming of the new wheal ,•rup, would encroach upon normal do- med ic needs. Invest igal ion has tbst I... -d that there was on Nlaieh I, An a ppa rent stir plus of 91 0.111.001) hwthelv ot MI.' a tivet the domestic requirement-. for food awl seed tlist was a so NI tle I ' M export in the four months fr Matel i 1 lo .110y I. While the exports of wheat, includ- ing dour. during these four months hist year were 36.000.000 Inishels. it i4 pni1114..1 WA t hal 1110Se exports during December, January and February last, averaged almost 35,000,000 bushels per month, and that if that rate of export 1\'\
