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If LU 1 i^filBiupiiiiji nun Mil ft m-p FIRST ADDITION TO TURTLE RIVER (Continued.) Year or Years for Whi ch the Taxes are Delinquent, 1914. Name of Owner Total and Description Tax and lotblk Penalty $ Cts & Johns on 4 2 .92 O. Johno sn and Agnes Trask, w37y2 ft of 4 4 3.81 A O Johnson and Agnes F. Trask, 5 4 .07 A. O Johnson and Agnes F. Trask 6 4 .07 Frank Roher, and Edgar D. Williams 1 5 .66 S Solone and W. E. Williams 3 6 .53 VILLAGE O WERNER. Year or Years for which the Tax es are Delinquent, 1914. Name of Owner Total and Description Tax and lot blk Penalty $ Cts A J. Becker, 1 to 5 13 12 VILLAGE O WILLIAMS Year or Years for which the Taxes are Delinquent, 1914. Name of Owner Total and Description Tax and lot blk Penalty $ Cts Delphin Brushey and John Clark 9 1 7.46 Delphin Brushey and John Clark 10 1 2.99 Mahloney et al .12 1 5 98 VILLAGE O WILTON Townsh ip 147, Range 34. Year or Years for which the Taxes are Delinquent, 1914 "^'fiTe of Owner Total and Description, Subdivi- Tax and sion of Section Sec Penalty Cts S O Melby, ne 1 of swi4 less of way and Townsite and deeded tiact 33 7 34 Ketchum and Nels Vol land, seV of nw% less Soo R. of way 34 7.59 N Volland, nei4 of swy 4 N H. Volland, nwy 34 13.26 4 of sw 1 less N R. of way 34 7.49 N. Volland, sw% of sw% less N R. of way 34 7.49 J. J. Opsahl and Nels Vol land, se*4 of sw^ less G. N. R. of way 34 7.59 VILLAGE O WILTON. Year or Years for which the Taxes are Delinquent, 1914. Name of Owner Total and Description Tax and lot blk. Penal ty $ Cts. T. O Melby 12 2 13.25 O Melby 13 2 .72 C. F. Rogers, 10 6 3.57 F. Rogers 11 6 .51 L. D. Hatcher, Tracie Keilor 12 6 .51 L. D. Hatcher 13 6 4.08 C. F. Rogers and Jas W. Watkins 14 6 .62 Mrs. A Rogers 2 11 2.54 MELBY'S ADDITION TO WILTON. Year or Years for which the Taxes are Delinquent, 1914. Name of Owner Total and Description Tax and ^iv. lot blk. Penalty $ Cts Rose Chilson 3 1 3 57 STATE O MINNESOTA, ss. COUNTY O BELTRAMI. J. George, being by me first duly sworn, deposes and says that he is the county auditor of the county of Bel trami, that he has examined the fore going list, and knows the contents there of, and that the same is a correct list of taxes delinquent for the year( or years therein appearing) upon real estate in said county. J. L. GEORGE, Subscribed and sworn to before me Tst day of February, 1916 F. W. RHODA, Clerk of the District Court, Beltrami County, Minnesota (SEAL) BUTTER FAT TESTS. 8even Day Trials Too Short a Period to Prove Cow's Worth. The average percentage of butter fat resulting from a seven day test may not give a true indication as to the ac tual production covering a long period of time. "The man who is in the mar ket for a herd sire from a 4 per cent family desires to get a sire that will Increase the butter fat test of his herd not for seven days only, but for the year. It does not always follow that the cow that gives an average test of 4 per cent for seven days will test 4 per cent for the year." This statement as made recently by Professor O. E. *teed of the Kansas Agricultural col lege after he had been making some studies of seven day tests in the col lege herd. The average test of one cow under observation was 4.18 for a seven daj period. The average test for the same cow for a year was but 3.42. Another cow gave an average test of 4.4 for seven days, but her year's average test ""as 3.19. Tbese early tests were offi ial records. Another cow that has re cently completed a seven day test gave milk showing an average of 4.21 per cent butter fat during this period. Dnring her two previous lactation pe riods, however her average test was but 3.55 per cent. It Is evident that too much emphasis should not be placed on seven day but ter fat tests. Those covering the long- _J* periods of time are tar more depend able in connection with improving the production of the herd. Feeding Milk Producers. The one important principle to be kept in mind in feeaing any milk pro ducing animal Is that the heavy milk ers produce economically if fed liber ally on grain. hile the light milkers or the boarders will in the end be more profitable if fed largely on roughage. There are plenty of cows in the dairies of the corn belt that will produce more economically on ensilage and clover hay than they would if forced with high priced grain, while, on the other Jjand, there are cows in every herd that -,iouJd receive anywhere from eight to fifteen pounds of grain a day along with their roughage. It is simply a question of giving the heavy producer a chance to do her best and. on the oth er hand, to give the loafer the least possible opportunity to rob her owner, doing this, as before stated, by carry ing her along largely on roujbage alone.Iowa Homestead. Let Us Print Your Sale Bills By C. C. BOWSFIELD Waste and neglect In the average ap ple orchard are plain evidence of bad farming. An orchard of a single acre If properly managed will give a reve nue of $200 or $300 yearly, and besides this it is important to the owner's fam ily. Fruit trees should receive intel ligent care. Orchards are not sprayed and pruned in a systematic way, because this kind of work can be put off, and there is always something else demanding at tention. Good fanning gives every feature on the place due attention, whether the product is for market or merely for home use. If this be done the fruit in small orchards will be sounder and more uniform than it usually is, the family will get increas ed benefit from it and revenue will be gained at the rate of at least $200 an acre When orchards are neglected the fruit deteriorates in quality, and much of it is allowed to rot on the ground Even the farmer's family gets only a meager supply An apple orchard ought to be an object of pride, and if the owner feels that he is too busy to attend to it he should turn it over to VBT7ZT TREES SHOULD KEOETVK INXBXiXiI- GBNT OABE. his wife or to the young people In the family. Most likely they will get some good experience and quite a little profit thereby. All farmers and their families should study up on canning methods so that surplus fruit can be saved In the most profitable way. This is equally im portant with spraying and pruning. Canned apples are in general demand. Cider and cider vinegar are also read ily sold at good prices. It Is wrong to let good fruit go to waste when It is so greatly needed by the human fam ily. It is possible to pick up windfalls and make cider of them or sell them to the canning houses. It Is still bet ter to can them at home, but in many instances they are allowed to go to waste, although In all cities and vil lages and often in the open country there are many worthy families,' some of them destitute, who would be greatly encouraged and helped by a few bushels or barrels. The cause of poor hatches of poul try is a much discussed question. A poor hatch is more apt to be due to the condition of the eggs previous to hatching than to incubation, although improper handling of either factor will produce the same results. When eggs fail to hatch an investigation should be made to see if the breeding stock is kept under conditions which tend to produce strong, fertile germs in the eggs. A daily temperature rec ord should be kept of each machine. The operator can thus compare the temperature at which the machines have been kept. This may prove valu able in future work, especially if the brooder records can be checked back against those of the incubator. The climate of the central northern states is well suited to the quince, and Ulmost any of the soils that are rich enough to grow good crops of corn, po tatoes or garden stuff would be in right condition. It may be heavy clay or of a sandy nature, for this tree will flour ish in either kind. Plenty of rich and well rotted stable manure will help the soil. The trees may be planted in the spring or fall, the latter being prefer red, because the trees get well settled in the ground and start early to grow the next spring. The proper distance apart to set the trees is about twenty feet. They should begin to bear In about five years from the time of plant ing, but may do so a little earlier if well treated. The Orange and Meech are two of the best early kinds, and Champion and Van Deman are good late ones. Raising Sheep. The farmer who has leaued how to handle sheep in a manner that will promote good health and vigor among the animals and how to keep sheep killing dogs off his premises or away from his flocks is on the highway of successful and profitable sheep raising otherwise he may find it a hit and miss business. *HB^*pppii PPBBHHfB y"i"M-M-M"M"M-M-t"M' i'M-M-Hjf SHELTER FOR COWS. I Making the Little Farm Pay V^^W^p^vyy^jV-. r^'?^fp ?^^l^^^^p^^^^^^p^^^^^^^| Logic of Keeping Dairy Animals In a Comfortable Condition. The dairy cow is a finely adjusted, complicated organism that is subject in a considerable degree to external influ ences, says the Orange Judd Farmer. The greatest amount of butter fat is pro duced when the cow is in comfortable quarters and the body tissues are nor mal. These facts are present usually during the opening of the summer, when the grass is in good condition. At that time the temperature is just about right, and there is an absence of flies and vermin, which tend to irritate the cow. In conjunction with this the grass is most palatable, all of which contribute toward contentment in the dairy cow, and as a reward she pro duces a very large flow of milk. During the winter conditions are usually the reverse, and abnormal con- Primarily the Holstem cow is a dairy cowa milk producerand while in milk cannot be readily fat tened because she converts her sur plus feed into milk. But when dry her great digestive and assimilative powers enable her to put on flesh rapidly and so make excellent beef. The cow pictured is pure bred Hol stein-Friesian ditions are brought about. Then an ar tificial temperature is required to main tain the bodily heat and keep the cow comfortable. When the cow is turned out to shiver in the cold considerable combustion is required in the body to maintain the animal's temperature. This food which is consumed is there fore not available for the production of milk. If a cow is in warm quarters she will have this food supply available, and consequently she vwll produce a great er amount of butter fat. It is also pos sible to feed more economically in the barn, and there is less turmoil to an noy the animals when they are com fortably housed and in stalls than when they are turned out at night. The dairy cow can eat hay at leisure and will not be required to expend en ergy in self preservation, which energy should be devoted to the production of milk. MATING THE BREEDERS. Length of Time Needed For Production of Fertile Eggs. With the coming of the early breed ing season for the production of pul lets and cockerels to be exhibited at the late summer and early fall shows, the following experiments regarding the period of time required to produce fertile eggs after the male has been put into the breeding pen, and also the period of time that must elapse before the effects of the mating have entirely passed off, will be of interest to many poultry keepers. Some of the tests were repeated several times with different breeds in order that the results might have a fairly broad ap plication, says the Country CFentle man. Observation concerning the period of time required for the eggs to be fertilized after the male was placed in the pen were carried on with one pen of White Leghorn and three pens of Rhode Island Red females. Two different tests were made with the pen of Leghorns and only one with the three pens of Reds. In both tests with the Leghorns all eggs were sterile on the first and sec ond days. On the third day of the first test 50 per cent of the eggs were fertile, though the test only 36 per cent were fertile at this period. On the fourth day seven out of thir teen eggs were fertile the first test and ten out of thirteen for the same day in the second test. In all three pens of the Rhode Is land Reds no fertile eggs were pro duced during the first three days. On the fourth day 44 per cent were fer tile in pen 1. 2 per cent in pen 2 and 16 per cent in pen 3. In pen 1 all eggs produced on the seventh day were fertile, in pen 2 all the eggs laid on the eighth day were fertile, while in pen 3 four out of five eggs laid on the eignth day were fertile. In determining the period of time that must elapse before the poultry man can be certain that the effects of a previous mating have passed off White Leghorn and White Plymouth Rock females were employed. In the first test with the White Leghorns more than 50 per cent of the eggs laid on the eleventh day aft er the male had been removed were found to be fertile. On the tenth day of the test with the Plymouth, Rocks more than 50 per cent of the eggs were fertile. The last fertile eggs in the Leghorn pen was found on the twentieth day, while no fertile eggs were produced in the pen of Plym outh Rocks after the sixteenth day. These tests show, first, that as a general rule the poultryman can fig ure to save eggs for hatching on the third or fourth day after the male is put into the pen second, that eggs may be saved for incubating purposes for at least ten days after the male has been removed, and, third, that at least three weeks elapse before the breeder can be reasonably sure that the effects of a previous mating have been eliminated. Defective Page mumm *m THE LACK OF PAINT. Causes Greater Annual Loss to Farm ers In Kansas Than Fire. "Lack of paint causes a greater an nual loss through deterioration than the aggregate Kansas fire loss for twelve months," asserts H. H. King, associate professor of chemistry in the Kansas State' Agricultural college "People generally paint because of the ornamental effect, little realizing that they are preventing a heavy loss through deterioration by so doing." An experiment is being carried on by Professor King with a view to finding a paint that is best suited to the Kan sas climatic conditions and to the av erage pocketbook. It Is one of the most comprehensive experiments of the kind carried on west of the big eastern paint factories. Formulas for 192 dif ferent kinds of paint were madea different combination of pigments and oil in each one. The oils used in the mixing of the paints were: Linseed, which is the old standby, but more expensive than some others sunflower, which should appeal to Kansas farmers at least menhaden fish oil, soy bean oil, corn oil and cot tonseed oil. If the experiment points favorably toward the use of either sun flower or cottonseed oil it willtmean an added "made in America" product The thinners employed were pure spirits of turpentine. Driers of differ ent kinds were also used to hasten the drying of the paint. The paint was applied on panels made of specially seasoned hand picked white pine drop siding. Care was taken to get the panels of as near the same grain as possible, so that all would have the same absorbing power. A Rat and Mouse Trap. Fill a barrel one-third full of water. Take a thin piece of board six or seven Inches broad and long enough to reach halfway across the top of a barrel (1). A small wooden cleat is nailed upright on each side of the barrel (4). A spin dle of metal is driven through the plank (3), and the ends or axes of this spindle turn in journals at the top of the cleats. Fasten a bit of cheese securely on the end of the plank that reaches out to the center of the barrel (2). The end ^r-r of the plank which rests upon the rim of the barrel must be just a little heav ier than the baited end. This can be regulated easily by driving a nail or two In the end of the plank If it is not heavy enough to settle back in position after being tipped up. ftow lean a plank against the barrel, the top end resting even with or just under the end of board (1). This will enable the rodents to get up to the trap easily. They start out on the plank after the cheese. It tips down, and in a twinkling of an eye the animal plunges head first into the water and is drowned. There is no escape they go to their doom. The plank swings back and is ready for another victim. It is always set, always baited.Successful Farm ing. Root Storage Pit. Where there are no cellars or stor age rooms available the old fashioned pit makes a good place in which to store roots and some kinds of vegeta- bles for the winter. Put in a well drained place, dig a couple of trenches, crossing each other in the center of the pit, cover these with boards, leaving an open space in the center. Put in a ven tilator, cover the bottom of the pit with straw and pile up the vegetables. Then place the straw over the roots, then dirt, then more straw if in a cold re gion, more dirt, and your pit will keep the most severe weather from injuring the vegetables.Farm Progress. POTASH IN PLANTS, M-H-1-H"H"M"I"I-'I"I"!"1"I"!"!"1"!"I"1"1"1- Marsh grass, marsh sedge, seaweed and pine straw are among the materi als in which potash in small agricul tural quantities has been found. The chemist of the South Carolina experi ment station reports after analyses of these plants: Four samples of marsh grass con tained respectively 0.84 per cent, 2.39 per cent, 1.16 per cent and 1.99 per cent potash. A sample of dead marsh sedge con tained 0.03 per cent potash. Two samples of marsh sedge ashes contained respectively 0.18 per cent and 1.38 per cent potash. A sample of seaweed contained 5.85 per cent potash. A sample of long leaf pine straw con tained 0.41 per cent potash. Marsh grass also contains a consid erable quantity of nitrogen and a small quantity of phosphorus. All such materials should be gath ered green because the potash rapidly leaches out of the dead material. This fact proves its value ^ghen applied to land, for it is water soluble potash. SkaSt-.. 3fflES5aE tuft* FEEDING LAMBS FOR THE SPRING MARKET Two years ago on Jan. 10 the firm of J. B. Guthery & Son, Ohio, placed 1,250 lambs weighing fifty-six pounds each in their barns, writes a corre spondent of the National Stockman. After shearing they were shipped as finished during the month if April. Market weights averaged ninety-seven pounds, and the fleece average was six pounds. Incidentally it may be stated that but one lamb was lost during the feed. Such lambs are started on hay, but shelled corn and silage are begun in short rations. These lambs never get The Karakul sheep comes from the vicinity of Bokhara, Asia, and is the sheep that produces the fur known as Persian lamb. The ma ture Karakul is a large sheep, pret leggy as a rule, horned, with a black face and with a black hairy fleece that fades out to a brownish tinge. As Karakuls develop much quicker than our sheep, it has been found that half bloods attain the same weight at three months that ordinary sheep do at six months, making possible much earlier mar keting. The sheep shown is a Kar akul. a fall feed till after shearing, when they are supposed to consume three bushels of shelled corn and 200 pounds of silage to the 100 lambs dally. As lambs vary greatly in the avidity with which they take to the grain ration at first, ten minutes only is allowed them in which to eat, and at the end of that time the corn remaining is removed to prevent overeating by eager lambs. Shelled corn is fed in the morning. After this clover or alfalfa hay is pro vided in the racks till evening, when the silage is fed with a sprinkle of shelled com. The alfalfa and clover are not fed to each lot indifferently, but the kind of hay remains the same for a given lot of lambs from day to day. No corn is cut on the Guthery farms, so no corn stover is ever fed to lambs. BAD ODORS III MILK. Certain Feeds When Injudiciously Fed Will Produce Bad Results. It is possible to increase the milk flow of a cow by good feeding and care before it is firmly established, says Hoard's Dairyman. No system of feeding has yet been brought forth that will increase the quality of milk that is, in the percentage of fat It would seem from practical experience that it is possible to ascertain systems of feeding to at least temporarily in crease the percentage of fat in milk, but to sustain it throughout the period of lactation we know of no particular kind of feeds to advocate for this pur pose. Where increased flows of milk are desirable, it Is very important that the feeder watch his cows closely at the time of freshening and gradually in crease their feed so long as they will respond to the increase. When the animal has reached her limit of pro duction it is well then to drop back a little in the amount of meal fed, as it is not feasible under average condi tions to feed all the grain a cow will eat in order that her maximum flow of milk may be sustained. Most any good farm grown products produce a good flavored milk. There are a few feeds that affect the flavor that is, what we term an off flavor. The feeding of a large amount of ruta bagas or turnips iust before milking will invariably give the milk an objec tionable odor Permitting cows to graze on rape pasture will also cause them to produce a strong flavored milk. Even clover pasture will have its ef fect and so will grass. Butter Fat Record Broken. The Holstein cow. Ormsby Jane Se gis Aaggie 130934. has broken the rec ord for fat production in the senior four year class of the seven day divi sion by producing T,n seven consecu tive days 703 0 pounds milk contain ing 34,306 pounds fut She freshened at the age of four A ears eleven months nineteen days Her sire is Ormsby Jane Paul 49641 and her dam is Segis Aaggie Netherland 82613. She was bred by Ernest Johnson of New York and is now ovrned by Oliver Ca bana, Jr., of New York. Feed Freshening Cows. Mie cow cannot turn all the nourish ment she will get from her food Into the milk pail and .still have enough to build up her offspring rightly. We need good calves as much as we do good cows. Ensilage For Lambs. Lambs that are being fattened need some kind of succulent food, and for this purpose corn ensilage is a good substitute for roots The expense of growing and the additional labor re quired in caring for them make the Crowing of root crops unprofitable for many of the flock owners, especially When ensilage can be produced more pettily and for less cost per ton. l^-^^^^^^^P^rj^^^^^^a^^^/^^3^^^^^^^^ ^^r-JaP '**&* v^rif^ Farm and Garden I-I-l-l-I-l-I-I-H-I-M-W-H-I-I-I-I-I-I-H-l A VERSATILE AGRICULTURIST. Professor Alfred Vivian Newly Elected Dean of Ohio State University. Traveler, lecturer, philosopher and poet, Professor Alfred Vivian, newly elected dean of the Ohio State Univer sity College of Agriculture, is one of the most versatile men in agricultural work. An authority on agricultural chemistry, he has written numerous scientific articles and a textbook that is used in the leading colleges of the United States. A traveler into the far corners of the earth, where he wait to study the agricultural methods of the different countries, his travel writings and his lectures are always in demand. Four deanships of agricultural eel leges were offered Professor Vivian during the past year, but he refused PBOFESSOK AliFBED VIVIAN. all offers to leave the school where he has served since 1902. His appoint ment as dean was made Nov. 6. That he is a poet, as well as a scholar, a scientist and a popular professor, is not as generally known. The follow ing is his best known poem: THE WISE FAEMBR. There was a man in our town And he was wondrous wise He knew that if he wanted crops He'd have to fertilize. If nitrogen that makes things green. Said this man of active brain, And potash makes the good, strong And phosphate plumps the grain. But if clearly wrong to waste plant On a wet and soggy field I'll surely have to put in drains If I'd increase the yield. And after I have drained the land I must plow it deep all over. And even then I'll not succeed Unless it will grow clover. Now, acid soils will not produce A clover sod that's prime. So If I have a sour soil ril have to put on lime. And after doing all these things. To make success more sure, I'll try my best to keep From wasting the manure. So I'll drain and lime and cultivate With all that that Implies, And when I've done that thoroughly ril manure and fertilize. Jersey Wakefield lias been the leader among early cabbages for more than fifty years, writes R. L. Watts In the Country Gentleman. All the early gar deners praised it, and most of our gar deners today claim it is superior to all other early varieties. It is very early, medium in size, pointed and solid. The heads are valuable for salad purposes. Charleston Wakefield attains mar ketable size from a few days to a week later than Jersey Wakefield. It Is lar ger in size and requires slightly more space in the row. If the market does not demand extreme earliness, the Charleston type will be found more profitable than the Jersey Wakefield, especially if the crop is sold by the crate or barrel. Copenhagen Market is a compara tively new variety that Is attracting much attention among commercial growers. It comes a few days later than Jersey Wakefield, but it possesses merits that, in the minds of some gar deners, more than overbalance this dis advantage. The heads average at least a third larger than Jersey Wakefield. The spread of the outside leaves is less, so that closer planting may be prac ticed. The heads are roundish instead of pointed and they are very solid when properly matured. They also carry better in transportation than the Wakefield types. A strong point in favor of Copen hagen Market is its uniformity in time of heading, which permits the ground to be cleared of the cabbage early In the season and another crop started. A very successful trucker in western Pennsylvania, who grows about 20,000 early cabbages annually, now plants no other variety. Early Summer Is a well known va riety. It ripens with Charleston Wake field or perhaps a few days later. The heads are flat and fairly solid. Succession, a midsummer variety, Is regarded by many as the best bred cabbage In America. It usually runs remarkably uniform In type. The heads are large and solid at maturity. Seed sown the 1st of February should produce ripe cabbage in any part of the north before the 1st of August. Whatever the variety selected, the utmost care should be exercised in buy ing seed, for there Is marked variation in the strains of different varieties.