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FARMERS IRE URGED
10 RUSE MORE FEU
Linseed Olf Interests Seeking to En-,
courage the Growing of
Thle Crop
Continued demand by the linseed
oil interests of this country for flax,
has necessitated the employment of
men to make a survey of 10 of the
states In an effort to Increase the
growing of this commodity, according
to W. L. Stockton of Clarkeston, who
I n Groat F a lls on o - to nr of t h e
—was
state to Interest farmers In this crop.
"The producers of linseed oil,'' said
.... Mr. Stockton, "are considerably agi
tated about the supply of flax. Gov
ernment reports of last year show
that 6,000.000 bushels were raised in
this country, while 24,000,000 bushels
•were Imported. The linseed oil com
panies are convinced that the demand
of 1024 for flax will greatly exceed
that of last year, and they would be
exceptionally well provided for If the
larger proportion of this raw material
could he produced at home, closer to
the market. Practically all of the Im
ported flax comes from the Argentine,
and there Is a 40-cent tariff on every
bushel.
, "I have been sent out by the linseed
oil people to bring these fäcts to the
farmers of the northwest, particularly
decide whether
Montana, and
U* -r a is e flex. From present appear
I look for an extra large crop of
Farmers
nnces
flax, in Montana this year,
who live from 20 to 50 miles from
railroad experience considerable diffi
culty in raising wheat as the hauling
question entails quite a loss, because
of the low price of wheat. If they
raise flax, it Is a much lighter crop to
handle and haul and the price last
year averaged about $2.50 a bushel.
The price might go to $3 a bushel this
year because of the Increased demand
for flag. Because of the fact that lin
seed oil enters into the manufacturing
of oil, varnishes, paints and linoleums,
the demand has grown beyond all ex
pectations."
Radio Important Farm Utility
The Importance of radio in the pro
duction and marketing of agricultural
products Is brought out In a special
survey just completed hy the United
States department of agriculture.
More than 50 per cent of the 1.200
farmers repMng reported that they
owned tube seta employing three or
more tubes, while approximately 50
per cent of the farmers reporting have
home-made sets ranging from simple
crystal detectors to tube set*. Eighty
per cent of these fanners said they
Interested in receiving both
were
o.-oathar and market renort*.
WCAxttvx OhU tnsm* net a upvi »ov
Demonstration In Thrift
The Montana farmer who found an
- old abandoned hay rake on the place
that he rented, fixed it up, pot a little
point on it and sold It for $30 per
formed « moot ' valuable demonstra
tion In proving the value of keeping
equipment in repair.
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM OVER
APPEARANCE OF GRASSHOPPERS
There is no particular reason for
either alarm or elation at the appear
ance of grasshoppers during the re
cent warm spell, soys K. A. Cooley,
state entomologist for Montana. Nu
merous letters were received at the
entomologist's office from farmers In
many parts of the state, announcing
the appearance of grasshoppers. In
many cases the writers were under
the Impression that the grasshoppers
were of the destructive kind that have
been doing so much damage In Mon
tana In recent years, and were of the
opinion that the cold weather which
followed their appearance would
bring äTidüt thélr destruction.-
P Prof. Cooley advises that the grass
hopper specimens that have been re
ceived at his office have not been the
destructive kind, and that It Is un
likely that any of such grasshoppers
have appeared. He states that there
about a half dozen species of
grasshoppers that normally batch in
the late fall or early spring. Warm
spells during the winter may cause
them to hatch and In extensive egg
beds the number of grasshoppers may
rather threatening. These
are
appear
grasshoppers are not destructive, how
ever, and such winter outbreaks are
not at «11 exceptional.
The lesser migratory locust, which
1« the "grasshopper" causing most of
the damage in the state at the present
time, may he expected to appear about
the mdldle of May, advises Prof.
Cooley.
Foresters Fix Grazing Fees
R. T. Ferguson, forest supervisor for
this district, has returned from a
month spent at Missoula, going over
with Fred Morrell, head of the Mon
tana and Panhandle of Idaho district,
authorizations for the various national
forests within the district.
In the work at Missoula, stock was
allocated on the 24 different national
forests within district No. I. which In
cludes all of Montana and the Pan
handle of Idaho. There will be 195.
923 head of cattle and horaes, and
931.240 sheep grazing In the national
forests of this district during the com
ing year. Mr. Ferguson declared.
The fees that accrue to the govern
ment from this grazing Is 10 cents
per head each month for cattle and
horses, and practically 3 cents per
head each month for sheep. Of these
fees. 25 per cent goes to the county in
which the stock Is grazed, and 10 per
cent goes to highway work within the
national forests.
Arrangement of Garden Planting*
It doe* not make much difference
about tie direction of the rows In
your garden but it Is I mp o r t ant , to
avoid planting tall growing plant* so
that they will shade shorter one*. It is
advisable to plant early season drop*
together so that the ground may be
need for later plantings. ^
Work of Little Honeybee
A honeybee's work consumes about
half the boors of daylight, the remain
ing hours of the 24 being spent In rest,
according to teste made by tha United
Steten Department of Agriculture.
AUTHORITIES ALARMED
BY CATTLE EPIDEMIC
Precautions Being Taken to Prevent
Spread of Dieesse to
Montana
Alarmed by new outbreaks of foot
and mouth disease among range cattle
In California, Montana Is doubling her
precautions to prevent Its spread to
this country. A quarantine has al
ready been established which abso
lutely bars California livestock and
provides for a 15-dnv observation of
cattle from other states before they
are allowed to enter. In addition the
state veterinarian, Dr. W. J. Butler,
has advised Inspectors throughout the
state to be on the alert to detect any
manifestations of the dreaded disease
among Montana cattle.
Although the plague Is of a distinct
ly foreign nature and until the Cali
fornia outbreak, had not made Us ap
pearance In the United States for 15
yeàr», Dr. Butler says he is duly
alarmed as It is the most Infections
disease known to man or beast, and
can be transmitted upon the slightest
contact
Not since 1918 has Montana known
of a case, and then It was quickly ar
rested, Dr. Butler says.
_ As the name would Indicate, the dis
ease affects the foot and mouth, which
become Infected, often causing death.
Homans may contract it. Dr. Butler
says, though It Is not particularly
fatal, and most dreaded because of Its
highly contageous nature.
The present threatening epidemic In
California was noted In Alameda coun
ty February 17, and later spread to
three neighboring counties around Sun
Francisco,
cattle were killed and a buffer quar
antine placed around the affected urea
with the result that the disease was
believed to be under control when It
revealed Itself a few days ago In an
other district to the south of San
Franclsco among range cattle In the
Los Angeles and San Francisco stock
yards.
Thousands of head of
Champ Holstein of 'Montana
Montana's new champion Holstehl
cow for the production of butter In one
year as a senior four-year-old Is Agate
Pearl of Lansing Homestead of the
David Lea A Son herd at Stevens
vllle. Her record, as announced by the
advanced registry department of the
Holateln-Frieslan Association of Amer
ica, Is 16,000.9 pounds milk and 474.77
pounds hntterfat — equal to 593.4
pounds of butter.
As a consequence of t his record she
displaces the former state leader In
this class, Venus De Kol Eegls l'ont lac.
owned by the United States dairy di
vision form at Huntley, which, com
pleted a record last year of 11.006.4
pounds milk and 486.6 pounds bqtter, -
Dink Serves aa Colande
A flat circular piece of perforated
metal which can easily be field over
cooking utensils also acts a* a colan
der when draining vegetables.
Italian Clover
Is Not Favored
Not Sufficiently Resistant to
Cold Weather and Is Sus
ceptible to Disease.
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<Prepared by tha United .St, .ea Department
of Agriculture )
Because .Italian reS^efeffer Is not
sufficiently resistant to cold weather
and is particularly susceptible to dis
ease. Dr. A. J. Pieters and Mr. Edgar
Brown of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, addressing the
meeting of the Wholesale Grass Seed
Dealers at Chicago, recommended that
no red clover seed of Italian origin be
Imported and that In certain sections,
where the winters are severe, no for
elgn-grown red clover seed he used.
Observations and careful tests made
in many parts of the country by the
department and state experiment sta
tions have provided ample proof that
these recommendations are Justified.
Wherever Italian red clover seed
has l>een tried, with the exception of
the Pacific Northwest, the result has
been low yields or total failures ,,ln
most cases, and when unusually favor
able conditions produced a fairly sat
isfactory first crop there was little
second growth. Where winter condi
tions are not so severe or where the
snow covering has afforded protection
against the cold the other foreign red
clover has done fairly well, and be
cause the supply of home-grown seed
Is not sufficient It Is necessary to use
it.
Yield« Compared.
Actual teats at a number of stations
snow irow g eeff TMfii vsrrotn Birurivs
produces In the United States. At
Ashland, Wls„ red clover from Chile
produced a first cutting of 8.77 tons
per acre; French afeed produced 2.8
tons; Bohemian, 3.2 tons; and home
grown seed from Idaho. Tennessee,
Wisconsin, Ohio and Oregon averaged
2.S3 - tons. Here the heavy snows' cov
ering reduced the effect of the severe
winter. At Spooner, WMs., where con
ditions were more severe last, year, the
Chilean seed produced 1.94 tons; the
French, 1.84; Bohemian, 1.97, and
United States seed 2.19 tons per acre.
At Marshfield, AVIs., the yields of all
lots were less, Chilean producing 1.6
tons, French 1.5, Bohemian 1.4 and
United States 1.0 tons. At East Lan
sing, Mich., the Michigan seed pro
duced 2.40 tons, other United States
seed yielded 2.18; Chilean produced
2.52 tons; French 2.25, and Bohemian
1.94 tons. The clover grown from
Michigan seed made a stronger seed
growth than any of the others, al
though the European, with the excep
tion of the Italian, did very well.
At College Park, Md., Chilean seed
made 2.82 tons; seed from Ohio pro
duced 2.94 tons; French seed 2.40; Bo
hemian 2.08; Maryland seed 2.42; and
Tennessee 2.22. At Blacksburg, Va.,
Chilean seed produced 1.57 tons;
French 1.85; Bohemian 1.19; and a
number of lots from different parts of
the United States averaged 1.58 tons.
At the State college, Pennsylvania, tne
foreign clovers, except the Itallan. out
ytelded that grown from American
teed, but whether or not this was due
yet been determined.
Results have shown that In most
cases American red clover seed Is more
satisfactory than forelgn-grown seed,
but the crop grown here is Insufficient
to meet the demand. An average an
nual importation of 10,000,000 pounds
is needed to make up the deficiency of
red and alsjice Jggd. If nil forrign seed
were poor tftedepHsimtur^ould not
recommend Its Importation even In the
face of the great shortage, but tests
have shown that certain strains do
well here In certain sections where
the weather Is not too sevore. There
Is great need to Increase the produc
tion of clover seed In this country.
Much Seed Imported.
It was brought out before the seed
dealers that between July 1, 1923, and
January 15, 1924, more than 0,700,000
pounds of red clover seed had been
Imported, and that nearly 300,001)
pounds of it had been brought from
Italy. In addition, about 200,000 of
the seed shipped from other parts of
Europe is thought to have originated
In Italy. Considering the known and
suspected Italian seed. It seems that
about 8 per cent of the imported red
clover seed is of the kind which will
not produce a satisfactory crop except,
possibly*, in the Pacific Northwest. The
seed Importation act administered by
the Department of Agriculture, makes
certain requirements as to purity,
of weed seeds and vitality,
presence
but these requirements do not make It
possible to bar this seed which Is
germlnnhle enough and clean enough,
but not adapted to our conditions.
— The representatives of the depart
called the attention of the seed
ment
dealers to the prevalence of onthrac
of red clover, which Is
nose disease
sometimes severe from Washington, D.
and northern Ala
C, to Tennessee
bama. It affects the second crop of
all clovers, foreign and domestic, and
he destroyed.
even the first crop may
There are resistant strains and it is
important that they be developed and
the seed put on the commercial mar
ket. At present most of our northern
domestic seed Is ns liable to
the Imported strains
exception of the Italian,
which is the roost susceptible.
At present the only protection for
to« farmer la to Insist on Information
an to the source of the red clover seed
offered for snle and In buying only
from reliable firms and organizations.
If Italian seed is sold as domestic or
under some other name much harm
bn done, both to the farmers and
grown
this disease as
with the
tha send trade
Chickens and Eggs
Help Improve Home
Poultry Products Favored to
Increase Incomes.
(Pr»p»re<l by th* Unlte.l Stfttu Department
of Acrlculture.)
Form women of Charleston, county,
S. C., sold 5,441 pounds of poultry and
10,888 dozen eggs during 1023, as com
pared with 000 pounds of market poul
try and 1,000 dozen eggs In 1920.
This large Increase In three years was
accomplished, on the part of extension
workers co-operatively directed by the
United States Department of Agricul
ture and the state agricultural col
leges, hy constantly emphasizing the
value of pure bred poultry and of the
nord of grading all products. The
home deiiionsiration agent rendered
«II possible assistance In the market
ing of these products, but the good
respite are attributed largely to the
fact that at every meeting held, no
matter whnt subject was discussed,
poultry was advised as a means of
Increasing the home Income. Out of
138 women enrolled In home demon
stration work, 70 Improved their flocks
hy the purchase of standard-bred cock*
erels or baby chicks.
In addition to selling poultry, 3,
387 pounds of butter and fresh vege
tables, amounting to $2,308.50, were
sold In the county. The money
earned by the women In these ways
was divided Into three portions. One
part was laid sway for a rainy day,
one part was spent In supplying spe
cial needs of the children or for food or
clothing, and the third part was spent
for heme Improvements. Among these
Improvements, 28 houses were re
modeled "By tmvnrg addit i on», new
floors, nr new lighting systems. Elev
en women bought gasoline Irons, two
made wheel trays, and four bought
kitchen cabinets; 16 planted fruit trees
and 188 planted local trees and shrubs
to beautify the home grounds.
Alfalfa Hay Tends to
Insure Strong Litters
Alfalfa hay fed to sows during the
winter months tends to Insure healthy
litters of pigs. Alfalfa is rich In pro
tein'and minerals and furnishes these
elements at low cost. There are three
ways Is which It can be f*d ; Let the
sows eat it from the stack, feed It in
a suitable rack, or add about five or
ten pounds of chopped alfalfa or al
falfa leaves to 100 pounds of a grain
mixture. The leaves can be gathered
up from the barn floor where the bay
la pitched from the mow.
Some suggested rations suitable for
a 259-pound sow are aa follows ; Al
falfa hay, five or six ears of corn,
one-fourth pound of tankage; alfalfa
hay, -two or three pounds of corn;
alfalfa hay, three or four pounds of
groin, one gallon of skim milk. For
young gilts the proportion of tankage
to corn or grain may be Increased.
Whole Milk Superior for
Fattening Young Calves
There is nothing quite equal to whole
milk for fattening young calves. This
practice provide» veal of the highest
_ "quanty . If orté COW' does not supply
enough milk to give the calf all that
It will consume, then two nurse cows
may he provided. Make sure that the
calf Is confined In a box stall heavily
bedded and darkened,
prompt him to lie down a greater part
of the time, and It la Inactivity of the
muscles, coupled with lots of milk,
that makes veal of the best quality.
This will
Comfortable Pig Gains
A fall pig that weight 150 pounds
along In February that Is eating a
pound and a half a day out in the
open, will Just about hold his own In
weight. The same pig, In a Warm,
sheltered plac», that I« stimulated
thereby to eat six pounds of feed, will
make about a pound and a half gain
per day. In the former case the pound
and n half of feed, productively speak
ing. Is lost because no gain Is made
from It; In the latter case the six
pounds produces a pound and a half
gain.
Farm Notes
Sweet clover makes Ideal pasture
for sheep.
• • •
Inoculation has been proven to be
quite a figure In Inducing clover stand*
to come satisfactorily.
Farmers with roadside markets
should take a tip from city advertls
and start their signs several miles
ers
down the road.
« • •
Since extension work began the
county agents have been responsible
for 2.500,000 farmers changing their
fanning practices.
* • •
Kerosene emulsion Is one of the old
est and most effective of home-made
remedies for sucking Insects. It Is
used In fighting sucking Insects hav
ing soft bodies.
A few days spent In banting straw
and filling the gulleys In fields may
pay better than an equal amount of
time spent trying to grow crops where
the soll U sli ppin g sway.
• • •
A good louse powder to use on cat
tle during cold weather la made from
one-balf sabsdllla seed and one-half
sulphur. Bob wall Into the wrinkle*
on the neck, tha heed sad other places
where lien hide.
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SPRING TIME
IS TONIC TIME
The System Needs "Spring
Cleaning," Just as the
Home Docs. TAN LAC
Has Been Called 1 the
World's Greatest Tonic
by Over 100,000 Persona,
Who Have Testified That
Janlac Has Helped Them
Regain Their Strength
and Health.
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DON'T GAMBLE WITH
YOUR HEALTH;
DEMAND THE BEST
O
Tanlac Has Benefited Thou
sands of Persons Suffering
From Stomach Trouble,
Indigestion, Rheumatism,
Nervousness and Kindred
Ailments—Tanlac Is for
Sale by Ail Good Drug
gists—Accept No Substi
tute—Over Forty Million
Bottles Sold.
Sarcastic
Milkman—Yes, Pm thinking of put
ting in same improvement* at my-.
dairy In the near future.
Customer—What are yon pl annin g
upi ml
Milkman—Some electric milker*.
Customer—Oh, I thought perhaps
you'd buy a cow.
WOMEN1 DYE FADED
„ THINGS NEW AGAIN
Dye op Tint Any Worn, Shabby 0*n
ment or Drapery.
bnondDyes,
Each 16-cent package of "Diamond
Dyea" contains directions so simple
that any woman can dye or tint any
old, worn, faded thing new, even If
she has never dyed before, Chooee
any color at drug store.—Advertlso
ment. ,
Thm All-Important Question
Mother—Don't eat so fast, Georgia.
Once there was a little boy who ate
a cake ao fast that be died when he'd
eaten half of it.
Oeorgle—What did they do with the
rest of It, mammal
No, Cordelia, a sailor Isn't necessar
ily a fighter because be boxes the com
pass.
Aspirin
Beware of Imitations!
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l&AYER
Sk
Unless you see the "Bayer Cross" on
package or on tablets yon are not get
ting the genuine Bayer Aspirin proved
safe by millions and prescribed by
physician* over twenty-three year* for
Colds
Toothache
Neuritis
Neuralgia
Accept "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
only. Each unbroken package contains
proven directions. Handy boxes of
twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug
gists also sell bottles of 24 sod lOtt
Aspirin Is the trade mark of Bayer
Manufacture of Monoscettcaclaester at
Sallcyllcscid.
Headache
Lumbago
Rheumatism
Fain, Psln
Green's August Flower
The resmdy with a record of fifty-seres
yean of surpassing ex ce lienee. All who
suffer with nervous dytpepeis, sow stom
ach. constipât km, iadigsatkia. torpid liver,
dizziness, hrsdsches, cosnlng-sp of food,
whsd on stomach. ptlpifsitos sad other
indications of digestive disorder, wiH find
Gmini Aucurr Flown aa effective
and efficient remedy. Fnv fifty-seven yean
I a million* of homehoidB sU over the riva
lled world. Became of Its merit end pop
r CuiNt A0C9CT FlOWl* cm he
today wherever smdkiaes are sold.
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KEEP YOUR SCALP
Clean and Hnritty