The Browning review. [volume], October 27, 1922, Image 2

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TREASURE STATE FARM AND LIVESTOCK
MONTANA TUBERS
POPULAR IN EAST
CHOICE PRODUCT GOES TO THE
LARGER HOSTELRIES OF
EASTERN STATES
Great Falls Firm Ships 30 Carloads
of Fancy Grades for First Class
Hotel Trade; Chestnut Valley Po
tatoes Have Market Call and SeU
at a Premium. .
Montana and especially the north
ern part of the state, this year will
provide the big baked potatoes for
some of the finest hotels of the east
ern cities, according to Oshey De
vine of the firm of Devine & Assel
stine, of Great Falls, which already
has sold 30 carloads of fancy grades
for this purpose.
The potatoes sold are a little bet
ter than the U. S. grade No. 1 and
are the big bakers weighing from
10 to 18 ounces. The trade built up
by this firm for this grade is the
result of former sales, last year hav
ing found a market for about 15 car
loads. The result of the satisfaction
given by the former sales has doubl
ed the calls. This year the quality
offered is the best in the history
of the trade and Devine said he ex
pects a substantial increase in sales
to follow next year.
Premium is Paid
The fancy grades are bringing the
Montana growers a substantial prof
it, netting the growers about 65
cents a bushel, as compared with 40
cents a bushel received by Idaho
growers of U. S. No. 1.
A large part of the fancy potatoes
are coming from the colony of Idaho
growers who settled on the Chestnut
valley project near Cascade this
spring. Devine said the farmers are
now being urged to grow as large an
acreage as they desire next season
and the firm will develop the market
for them.
“The reason for the success of
these settlers lies not only in the fact
that they are using good seed but
also in the fact that they are real
potato men,” said Devine. “They
know how to grade potatoes and
there Is no fudging with them. I was
up there the other day looking over
the product, and I find that they are
are scrupulously graded as though I
were standing right by watching the
operation. They are well put up in
even weight bags and the result of
that kind of service is ifeoing to Le
even greater demands from the mar
ket we are opening up. That group
of settlers are going to play a big
part in the development of this coun
try. They will be followed by others
and the care in growing and prepara
tion for the market are going to
make our market.
Graded in Field
"There is no great expense attach
ed to grading out these fancy grades
when the grader knows his business.
One man is sent into the field with
the pickers, taking only the fancy
stuff, while the other pickers take
what remain. Not only are we mar
keting the fancy product but we will
handle all of the other potatoes from
this settlement with the exception of
160 acres already contracted to a
Chicago firm. We are on a par with
Idaho growers on the Twin City mar
ket and we will get prices as the
market warrants.
“Most of the cars we already have
sold will be moving during this week,
although the car situation is not so
good. We expect additional sales
as the hotel demand grows. Hotel
men are looking for cheaper potatoes
which they will no doubt get later,
according to crop reports and mar
ket conditions.
"Our firm feels mighty well satis
fied with the showing Montana fancy
potatoes have made. There is one
community in the state where we al
ways have obtained a premium of
from 20 to 30 cents on the market.”
CHILDRENS COLDS
Children have very deli
cate digestions, easily
disturbed by too much
“dosing.” Treat croup
and colds “externally” by
using—
VICKS
w Vapoßub
Ocar 17 Million Jan Uied Yearly
Raise the Type of Hogs the Market Demands i
The hog market for the past two years has proven conclusively that the I
packers and the consuming public both want a hog of the meat type. The day I
of the fat bellies and salt pork Is past and the demand Is now and will continue I
to be tor a hog which dresses out a supe
rior qnality fine textured meat.
Hampshires Are the One Only Moat
Type Breed and An Consistent
Market Toppers.
They have won the Grand Champion
ship over breeds, ages and all
welghU of bogs In the carload at the
International Livestock Hbow for the past
four years In succession—l9lß, 1919, 1920,
1921—1 n the hands of average farmers. No mJ vh
experts needed to make Hampshires win.
I* to doubly Important to raloe the kind
of hen which the market demands when
that to the kind which will bring the meet profit to the man who carries
the swill nail.
Hampshires are the greatest of all forage bogs—making the highest priced
pork out of the cheapest feeds on the farm. Active, vigorous and healthy, they
raise exceptionally large litters. At the International, they have shown almost
without exception, the heaviest spring pigs of any breed, carrying always
the heavy high-killing lean meat type.
Per free HampeMro Infermallon and for names of breeders in your neigh
borhood. address
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AMBBKIAM BAMPBHIM aWINB BBCOBD ARrX.,
B. C. STOMB, aossotary PBOBIA. ILLINOIS
Planting Bulbs in the Fall
What bulbs to plant in this cli
mate and how to produce good flow
ers are told by George W. Ascough
of the State Nursery & Seed com
pany in connection with Bulb Plant
ing week, which is being observed
in the capital city under the direc
tion of the home economics depart
ment of the Helena Woman’s club.
Ascough’s purpose is to instruct
those who have never planted bulbs
and to correct many mistaken ideas
about bulb flowers. He says:
“Fall bulbs—the very name carries
with it the tang of frost and thought
that our brilliant summer flowers
are about to take their departure
for another season; that it is time
to clean up for the winter and to
plant both for outdoor spring flow
ering and for the late winter months
for the house, these wonderful bulbs
that can and do give so much pleas
ure long before any other flowers
make their appearance.
“The list of bulbs is a long one—
too long for any ordinary newspaper
article, but hyacinths, tulips, narcis
sus (including dafodlls and jonquils
as they are better known—and cro
cus, in their many varieties are the
most useful and the best adapted
to our climatic conditions.
"Hyacinths should not be planted
outdoors in Montana unless in a
sheltered spot and then well protect
ed by a heavy mulch. The writer
has grown them successfully on the
north side of the house in this man
ner, in Helena. For the house, plant
them in pots, singly or, say. three
bulbs in a six-inch pot, place them in
the cellar where it is dark and cool,
until they have formed a good ball
of roots, before bringing them to the
light and warmth. This root growth
is absolutely necessary to secure the
best results with any of the so-called
Dutch or French bulbs. Do not at
tempt to keep them too warm—a
slower growth will result in better
flowers. Hyacinths may also be
grown well in water, in the so-called
hyacinth glasses, care being taken to
let only the ‘root ring’ at the bottom
of the bulb come into contact with
the water.
The Tulip Family
"Tulips can be treated in the same
manner for early flowering in the
house, but will not do well in water.
They require good soil to get their
best development. Outdoors they
are unequaled for the wonderful
early spring showing they make. The
beds in Helena at the court house,
in Hill park, this last spring, and
also in many of the beautiful private
grounds, notably those of Mr. C. B.
Power, showed most conclusively that
these beautiful «and .inexpensive
spring flowers will do equally' as
well in Montana as in any section
of the United States. The single
early varieties are as their name in
dicates, the first class or type to come
into flower, and as a rule are dwarf
For Better Beekeepers
Beekeeping in America is in a
state of transition, passing from the
small indifferent beekeeper into the
hands of the trained specialist or
commercial beekeeper, according to
a paper by Dr. J. H. Merrill, state
apiarist of Kansas, read at the sixth
International Congress of Apiculture,
at Marseilles, France, last month.
The subject of Doctor Merrijls paper
was "Education Along Beekeeping
Lines in the United States.” He was
one of a small group of Americans
honored by being requested to pre
pare a paper for the congress.
"With this awakening,” the paper
continues, "has come an increased
demand for some method of procur
ing and disseminating information
on beekeeping. In an effort to meet
this demand, the agricultural col
leges throughout the country are es
tablishing courses on apiculture and
the investigators in the various state
experiment stations are devoting con
siderable time to research work In
beekeepjng."
Taught in High Schools
Doctor Merrill’s paper, in part,
follows:
"The subject of beekeeping is more
or less briefly taught In many of the
high schools. But it is not possible
to do much more there than simply
to arouse'the pupils Interest in bee
keeping. The real teaching of api
culture properly falls on the agri
cultural colleges.
"In most of the colleges where
beekeeping is taught, an effort is
made to thoroughly instruct the stu
dents in a knowledge of bee beha
vior rather than apparatus and prac
tices. This method of procedure is
THE BROWNING REVIEW
in growth. The double early var
ieties come into flower about the
sapae time, and like the single type
are of a dwarf character. They are
followed by the single late varieties
and the tall Darwin types. The Dar
wins are by far the finest and show
iest of the entire family, growing tall
—often reaching two feet in height
and with large well formed, blooms,
which are invaluable for cutting pur
poses. The beds of Darwins at the
court house, in Hill park and in the
grounds of C. B. Power called forth a
host of admirers this last season, and
there were many others.
“The narcissus family is a large
one—and perhaps the best known is
the easily grown paper white nar
cissus, which is, however, not hardy
in this section. But as a winter
plant for the house, doing equally
well in rocks and water or in soil,
treated as given for hyacinths for
house culture, its results are sure, if
good bulbs are procured. The Chi
nese Sacred Lily is another 'of this
class of Narcissi, doing equally well
in water or soil. But it is in the
hardy narcissi (daffodils and jon
quils) that Montana should special
ize. These can be planted in clumps
in the shrubbery, or in open spaces
beneath trees, or in any likely spot,
and allowed to remain for years,
spreading and making masses of glo
rious color almost as soon as the
snow has departed.
Narcissus Varieties
“Among the best varieties are Sir
Watkin, often called the Chalice
flower, with a butter yellow perianth
and rich golden crown; Emperor, one
of the largest in cultivation, entire
flower of a rich yellow; Empress,
with a large rich yellow trumpet,
and perianth of pure white; Golden
Spur, with deep yellow perianth and
golden yellow trumpet; Von Sion,
the well known double yellow daffo
dil; Victoria Bicolor, a splendid
large flower for both indoor and out
door use, with a yellow trumpet and
creamy white perianth. In what is
known as the Poetaz class of nar
cissi, also perfectly hardy, is Narcis
sus Poetlcus Ornatus, a pure white,
with red cup. This variety should
be one of those freely planted for
naturalization anywhere in Montana.
"Crocus—perhaps one of the earli
est bulbs to flower in the spring, are
invaluable for borders and edging,
and also for planting right in the
lawns, coming through and flower
ing before it is necessary to cut the
grass.
"One vital thing to remember in
purchasing bulbs of any kind is to se
cure them only from firms or people
that know bulbs, as there are an
nually dumped on the American mar
kets at whatever price they will
bring, enormous quantities of second
class and inferior bulbs of many
kinds. The purchase of these can
only result in disappointment to the
purchaser, under any conditions.”
based on the fact that man cannot
change the nature of bees and the
better be understands them and their
responses to different stimuli the
better beekeeper he will become. If
he is acquainted with their habits
then it will be an easy matter for him
to devise apparatus and methods ap
plicable to his needs. In those col
leges where beekeeping Is taught,
apiaries are usually maintained
where the student Is enabled to se
cure actual practice in the manipu
lation of bees In conjunction with bis
class room Instruction.
Lack Trained Men
"Of the 48 states, 29 are at pres
ent conducting courses on the sub
ject of beekeeping. In- 10 colleges
there is but one course given; in
seven there are two; in three there
are four, and in two eight courses
are offered. Five other colleges are
carrying on extension work, corres
pondence courses, or short courses
for the benefit of apiculture. The
courses vary in importance accord
ing to the amount of time allow ed
for presentation. The tendency is
toward installing a greater number
of courses which will 'provide for
more thorough Instruction in the sub
ject.
"At present the colleges are ham
pered in the-carrying out of this plan
by the lack of well trained men. As
students are constantly being grad
uated each year, this objection should
soon be overcome. While the sta
tistics given as to the number of
courses devoted to apiculture apply
to present conditions, they probably
would not hold true a year from
now, due to the increased demand for
instruction in the subject of beekm-p
--ing. As it is the purpose of the col
leges to train their students as spe
cialists, they will be qualified to act
as teachers. Investigators, or to en
gage in commercial beekeeping.
Ileceerrh Otr eased
“The teaching of beekeeping in
our colleges is very important, but
the necessity for and the value of
aplcultural research in the experi
ment stations must hot be overlook
ed. The research workers of today
are proving the truth or falsity of
old theories and adding new farts
to our present knowledge of beekeep
ing. Of ail the entomological pro
jects in the experiment stations of
the country, those devoted to boo
keeping rank second in number, con
stituting nearly one-half of the prob
lems devoted to entomology.
"Nineteen states are today avail
ing themselves of the privilege of
doing extension work in beekeeping.
The extension workers are bee spe
cialists engaged in convoying infor-
EATING POTATOES
WOULD SAVE LIVES
SPUDS PLENTIFUL AND CHEAP,
BESIDES BEING WHOLESOME,
SAYS N. F. OFFICIAL
Agricultural Agent Declares Tubers
Form World's Greatest and Most
Beneficial Food Crop; Grows In
Wild State in Rocky Mountain Re
gion and in South America.
"People should eat more potatoes
—for good health’s sake, for lower
living costs, for their own good and
the good of the northwest,” says F.
Benz, agricultural agent for the Nor
thern Pacific railroad.
"Today, in the northwest, potatoes
are plentiful. They can be purchas
ed at low cost. I believe it fs sound
advice for us to largely increase our
use of potatoes not only at the pres
ent time but consistently and con
tinually in the future.
"If the consumption of potatoes
in the world were quadrupled, the
result would be the saving of thous
ands of lives annually, and a com
paratively less amount of suffering.
The cost of living would be ma
terially reduced, and everyone would
be happier.
“The potato, the world’s greatest
and most beneficial food crop, is
comparatively little known the world
over and still less appreciated. It
is a remarkable product of the soil.
The known production reaches the
enormous quantity of over five bil
lion bushels
"In its wild state, it grows in the
United States in the region of the
Rocky Mountains, and in South
America in the Andes mountains.
History of the Spud
"The exact early date of its intro
duction into Spain and Italy from
Peru is not known. In 1686 Sir
Walter Raleigh introduced it into
England. From thence it was dis
tributed to Germany and all the coun
tries along the North and Baltic
seas.
“Potatoes comprise 25 to 40 per
cent of the food of the Europeans,
and especially of the English speak
ing people, with an average con
sumption of from eight to 20 bushels
per capita. In the United States the
average consumption reaches hardly
three bushels per capita. This cer
tainly might well be Increased. The
potato is a very easily digested food,
mation concerning proper methods of
beekeeping directly to the beekeep
ers. In nearly every state in the
union there are beekeepers’ associa
tions which meet periodically and
the extension workers are always
present when possible. In addition
to attending these meetings, these
specialists are constantly traveling
from point to point, meeting with
the beekeepers In their own apiaries
and spreading the gospel of better
beekeeping.”
GOOD
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o
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is commonly known. One-fourth of
its weight is food, 22 parts being
starch, two parts very high-grade
protein and one part alkaline salts.
“According to my own studies and
the best authorities I have available
I estimate that the food value of one
pound of ripe based potatoes equals:
“Five and seven-eighths ounces of
boiled beef.
“One pound of chicken.
“Two and one-half pounds of ey
rters (solids).
"Seven ounces of whole wheat
bread.
"Nine ounces of baked beans.
"One and three-quarters pints of
wheat or corn meal mush.
"One pint of boiled rice.
"Eight eggs.
"Four pounds of boiled cabbage.
“Five pounds of boiled tomatoes.
"Five pounds of turnips.
“Six and one-half pounds of cu
cumbers;
Valued in Medicine
“Potatoes are valuable in the
treatment of a large number of
chronic diseases. The hardening of
the arteries, gout, rheumatism, apo
plexy, Bright’s disease and other ail
ments can be largely avoided - and
cured by a liberal and proper use of
potatoes.
"The Northern Pacific railway has
always made it its policy to encour
age the production of this wonderful
product of the soil throughout Its
territory as well .as to give impetus
to the consumption thereof, by faci
litating transportation to the markets
and by giving It the proper place
on its far famed dining cars.
"The best potato known, embody
ing the most desirable qualities, is
the Burbank potato. The Netted
Gem, used by the Northern Pacific
railway, is a Burbank, plus the net
ted skin, which gives it, in addition
to its other qualities, the quality of
keeping in storage and shipping.
This potato has been produced for
years, under scientific methods of
farming under Irrigation, in the Yi-
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kima valley, to the highest state of
perfection. And the culminating
climax of scientific agriculture in the
production of potatoes in America,
yea of the world, is found in the de
licious ’Big Baked Potato’ served on
the dining can of the Northern Pa
cific railway.”
Steadily
Growing
The importance of the
South Saint Paul market
is becoming recognized
more every day. Men
such as the W rille is and
Frank Bair are bringing
this about
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Livestock Commission
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“Ask for our Free Western
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