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MONTANA TUBERS POPULAR IN EAST CHOICE PRODUCT GOES TO THE LARGER HOSTELRIES OF EASTERN STATES Great Falls Finn Ships 30 Carloads of Fancy Grades for First Class Hotel Trade; Chestnut Valley Po tatoes Have Market Call and Sell at a Premium. Montana and especially the north part of the state, this year will ern provide the big baked potatoes for of the finest hotels of the east some 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 aboift 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, 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 qven weight bags and t'he result of that kind of service is going to be 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 "They and the care in growing and prépara 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 ho 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." HILDRENS COLDS c Children have very deli cate digestions, easily disturbed by too much dosing," Treat croup and colds "externally" by using—■ w VapoRub Used Raise the Type of Hogs the Market Demands The hog market for the past two years has proven conclusively that the packers and the consuming public both want a hog of the meat type. The day of the fat bellies and salt pork Is past and the demand Is now and will con tinue to be tor a hog which dresses out a supe rior quality of fine textured meat. Hampshires Are the One and Only Meat Type Breed and Are Consistent Market Toppers. They have won the Grand Champion ship over all breeds, all ages and all weights of hogs In the carload lots, at the International Livestock Show for the past four years in succession—1918, 1919, 1920, 1921—in the hands of average farmers. No experts needed to make Hampshires win. It Is doubly important to raise the kind of hog which the market demands when that is the kind which will bring the most profit to the man Hampshires are the greatest of all forage hogs—making the highest p pork out of the cheapest feeds on the farm. Active, vigorous and healtny. tuey 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. ' np ,„ h . For free Hampshire information and for names of breeders in your ueigu borhood, address who carries TlFPIRTgRNT (11) AMERICAN HAMPSHIRE SWINE RECORD ASS'N., PEORIA, ILLINOIS E. C. STONE, Secretary Planting Bulbs in the Fall What bulbs to niant in this cll-lin mate and how to produce good flow told by George W. Ascough of the State Nursery & Seed com pany in connection with Bulb Plant inc 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. Ascoueh's nurnose 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 about to take their departure ers are are 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 dafodils 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, 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. For the house, plant The Tulip Family "Tulips can be treated in the same manner for early flowering in the house, but will Rot do well in water. They require good soil to get their best development, are unequaled for 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 moft conclusively that these beautiful and inexpensive spring flowers will do equally as well in Montana as in any section of the United States, early varieties are as their name in dicates, the first class or type to come into flower, and as a rule are dwarf Outdoors they the wonderful The single _ 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 Merrills 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 beekeeping." 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 growth. The double early var leties come into flower about the same 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 ormed 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 (he easily grown paper white nar cissus, which is, however, not hardy in this section. 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 has departed. But as a winter snow 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 cux - e 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 (he fact that man cannot change the nature of bees and the better he 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 his 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 allowed 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 beekeep 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. Research Stressed "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 not be overlook ed. The research workers of today are proving the truth or falsity of old theories and adding new facts to our present knowledge of beekeep ing. Of all the entomological pro jects in the experiment stations of the country, those devoted to bee 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 conveying Infor EATING POTATOES WOULD SAVE LIVES SPUDS PLENTIFUL AND CHEAP, Agricultural Agent Declares Tubers Form World's Greatest and Most j Beneficial Food Crop: s ,, n ' lld 8tate fa Mountain Re rfon and in South America, BESIDES BEING WHOLESOME, SAYS N. P. OFFICIAL Grows in "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 tor the Nor thern Pacific railroad. "Today, in the northwest, potatoes are plentiful. They can be purchas ed at low cost. I believe it is 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 beneflcÿil 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 1586 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." ■/) s \ 4 i % n * 0 I GOOD HEALTH 0 d S m g ''REXFIiOWL 4*v Every sack of REX FLOUR insures BETTER HEALTH, because : Only the most carefully selected Hard Wheat is used, and every kernel is thoroughly WASHED and SCOURED before it is milled. The most CLEANLY and SCIENTIFIC milling process known grinds the wheat that makes REX FLOUR. Expert CHEMISTS test REX FLOUR many times every day to insure its 100% quality. REX FLOUR will better living for you and yours. mean REX IS KING it ask for REX FLOUR AT YOUR GROCERS made by THE ROYAL MILLING COMPANY MONTANA great falls, and a great deal more nutritive than is commonly known. One-fourth of Its weight is food, 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 baked potatoes equals: "Five and seven-eighths ounces of boiled beef. "One pound of chicken. "Two and one-half pounds of oy sters (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. 99 parts being 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. 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 Yv The Netted The AXE Holds Its Edge Against Toughest Wood Splitting tough cord wood is quicker, easier work with the guaranteed Hickory Axe. Made entirely by the old fashioned hand process. Only the highest grade crucible steel is used. 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Everywhere 25c each.—Adv. kima valley, to the highest state of perfection, 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 cars of the Northern Pa cific railway." And the culminating Steadily Growing The importance of the South Saint Paul market is becoming recognized more every day. Men such as the Weillers and Frank Bair are bringing this about. Weiller & Weiller Co. Successors to Livestock Commission SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA CHICAGO, ILLINOIS "Ask for our Free Western Weekly Market Letter. »