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CORN IN SILO SAVES $37 AN
ACRE ON A 50-BU. CROP
That is Value of Stover Left in Field
in Many Sections.
Even If Stover is Saved and Fed the
Loss in Dry Matter is 25 to 45 Per
CentLoss in Silo Very Slight
At least 37 per cent of the digestible
material of the corn plant is left
the sto\ er when the ears only are used
When corn is ensiled thib 37 per cent
goes into the silo with the 63 per cent
the ear The importance of this
binmg "will be more apparent when
given a money value. With a yield of
50 biibhels an acre the value of grain
is $75, at $150 a bushel Since the
bto\ei contains more than one-third of
the food nutrients, it is worth at least
one half as much as the grain, or
$37 50 How many farmers will will
ingly leu in the field $37.50 an acre?
Yet this is done in many sections of
the country where the corn is husked
and the stover left in the field.
How Corn in Shock Loses
But suppose the dry stover is fed as
roughage Even then it is not saved as
completely as in silage. When, under
ordinary farm conditions, corn is cured
in the shock, the loss of dry matter is
approximately 25 per cent and may be
as high as 45 per cent. These losses
are due to the breaking off of leaves
by the wind and in handling, and to
destructive fermentations The loss of
dry matter the silo is very slight
when the silo is tight and the silage
well packed at the time of filling. As
silage, the cornstalk is all consumed,
but as stover, unless it is shredded,
only the leaves are eaten, and even
then a great part of the stalk is dis
carded Some feeding experiments
show that e\en in shredded stover the
poition discarded is as high as 31 per
cent This is in addition to the loss of
dry matter during the curing process.
Make Silage of Immature Crop
Too frequently an unfavorable sea
son like that of last year results in the
loss of the whole corn plant or in im
mature soft corn that is of little value
Bj tar the best method to utilize corn
which is immature at harvesting time
is to put it into the silo Even frosted
coin will make satisfactory silage if
har\ested at once If it becomes dry
it may be saved by addmg water dur
ing the filling process
The making of as much silage as can
be iibed will do much to conserve the
teed biipply Have you planned to fill
that bilo
40,000 MINNESOTA
YOUTHS IN CLUBS
Foity thousand boys and girls of
Minnesota aie enrolled as members of
gaiden and canning clubs with a de
finite job of giowmg not less than a
-qaaie lod of gaiden and of learning
to li in can then suiplus products,
accoidmg to a statement made by A
EiukNon, Uimeisity Farm, ui charge
bojs and gnls' clubs in Minnesota
A a means of helping the boys and
trills interested in canning Mr Enck
son is (listiibutnig United States Faini
eis Bulletin S39 "Canning by the One
Penod Cold-Pack Method," copies of
which maj be hid by addiessmg the
Agricultural Extension Dmsion, Uni
\eisiu Faim
WHAT SILAGE IS
WORTH AS A FOOD
One hundred srxtj-fhe pounds of
com milage will replace 145 pounds of
shelled corn and 359 pounds of hay in
pioducmg 100 pounds of beef These
figures were armed at as a result of
eight ears of feeding tests made at
the Ind^na experiment station, accord
ing to achices recently received at Uni
\ei itv Farm Counting clover hay
at .i1 a ton, and corn at $1 a bushel,
milage is worth $9 22 a ten With corn
t -$125, silage is worth $10.21 a ton
and with corn at $175 silage is worth
M2 90 a ton.
FIRE LOSSES DECREASING.
Frre losses are not greater in the
nited States than before the war
Thi-, is the statement of Thomas W
iregoi United States Attorney Gen
eral, who adds that the activity of
eneinj spies in this country in respect
to fires is greatly exaggerated
An examination of the fire records of
the first three months of 1918 serve to
remind us of the Attorney General's
statement
The records show that fire losses are
not increasing
The total fire loss for the first quar
ter of the year for the United States
and Canada is $78,477,235, or about
$5,000,000 less than the loss for the cor
responding period in 1917.
The loss in the United States alone
is $8,000,000 less than in 1917 and
more than $1,000,000 less for the cor
responding months in 1916.
DRINK LOTS OF MILK.
Be libeial in the use of milk.
It is good foodthe best food in the
world, in factand for all the milk
that is used a corresponding quantity
of transportable food is saved for
overseas.
Give the children plenty of whole
milk, and drink a fair quantity your
self. It is one of the best bone and
body builders.
Do not throw away the skim milk.
It contains the protein, sugar and lime
of whole milk.
Get acquaintedunless you already
arewith the charms of buttermilk.
It is a refreshing cold drinkquite as
refreshing as any you could buy at a
fountain. And it is a fine food. Men
can do hard manual labor on butter
milk alone. That has been demonstrat
ed.
Save, certainly. But save the milk.
Do not try to save on milk.
BIG CIRCUS AT
CROOgSTON JULY 15
The Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus, one
of the largest circus organizations in
the world, will exhibit in Crookston.
Monday, July 15. In as much as the
Hagenbeck-Wallace shows is the larg
est circus to visit this section of the
country this season, two capacity
crowds are anticipated by the manage
ment. While the title of the circus re
mains the same as it has been for
many years, yet the organization is an
American one. being owned and oper
ated by Edward Ballard.
Three special trains are utilized to
transport the circus from city to city.
Traveling with the great organization
are 1,000 employees, in addition ,to 108
advance men. Twenty-two tents, cov
ering twelve acres of ground, shelter
the transient city in the daytime.
Draft horses to the number of 500 are
used, with half as many head of pony
and ring stock. The circus has its owrn
doctor, lawyer, dentist, U. S. postman,
detectives, and, in fact, every artisan
found in the average small city. The
famous Hagenbeck menagerie declared
to be the finest and most complete
traveling zoos in the world, is a part
of the show. The circus represents an
expenditure of $3,000,000. The daily
operating expense is $7,500 per day.
More than 400 acrobats, gymnasts,
riders, contortionists and athletes, to
gether with fifty clowns, compose the
circus end. In addition, the big show
is augmented with Hagenbeck's trained
wild animal exhibition. Hundreds of
wild animals, lions, leopards, tigers,
pumas, jaguars, elephants, seals, mon
keys, etc., will constitute that depart
ment.
Performances will be given at 2 and
8 m. A three mile long street parade
will leave the show grounds at 10
o'clock the day of the exhibition and
will pass through the principal down
town streets.
CONSERVING TEXTILES BY
REMODELING OLD GARMENTS.
Sylvia Campiglia, Dept. of Home Econ
omics University of Minnesota.
In the days of our thrifty grand
mothers all household fabrics were
utilized to the limit of their service
ableness, but today we discard dresses
just because "they are out of style,"
or because we happen to see something
we like better The shortage of wool
and linen, which may extend over a
number of years and the present high
prices of cotton and silk make it im
perative that every woman make the
best possible use of the materials she
has that she properly care for all the
household textiles and utilize any she
may have stored away
When considering the advisability of
remaking, the following points should
be kept in mind
The matenal should have enough
wearing quality in it to warrant the
expenditure of trme and energy put
upon rt If remaking entails too large
an expendrture of trme or energy it
would be more economical to buy a
new garment
The lejnade garment should be at
ti active, seiviceable and suited to the
use for which it is intended
The choice of pattern will depend
upon the srze and shape of the pieces
of material and these must be large to
cut to good advantage
If the material is in \ery good con
dition, it pays to add some new goods
if necessary
A combination of old materials can
often be made to good advantage, but
care must be taken that the combina
tion used is good in texture, color and
general attractiveness.
By remodeling, not only the cost of
new material is saved but there is a
real conservation of fabrics.
When remodelrng, the following sug
gestions may be of use-
1. Clean and press all materials be
fore using. Determine which side is to
be used for the right side before press
rng
2. If the garment permits, cut along
the seams instead of ripping the seams.
(A safety razor blade is good for rip
ping
3. Plan the placing of the entire
pattern before cutting.
4 Be careful to keep the grain of
the material as the pattern directs.
5 If the right side is worn or dis
colored, turn the material to the wrong
side.
DAYLIGHT SAVING.
The benefits derived from the "Day
light Saving Law" is1
perhaps an open
question to many. Just what it means
to the public at large is shown by
scientists and business analogists who
have done a little figuring. To the
United States it will mean something
like this:
Annual saving of $40,000,000 in coal
bills.
Annual saving of $100,000,000 in
light bills.
Planting of 2,000,000 food gardens in
towns and villages.
Additional food yield valued at
$500,000,000.
One more hour each day in daylight
to 20,000,000 workers.
Those are a few of the principal
benefits, and then just think of the
extra time spent outdoors, of the
chance to raise part of your own food,
the additional time with your own
family, and that much more of your
bit toward winning the war.
The daylight saving law is no new
thing, even in this country. Since
the war started Great Britain, France,
Germany, Italy, Austria, Holland, Den
mark, Norway, Sweden, Portugal,
Austrailia and Iceland have all adopt
ed it. Cleveland, Detroit and other
communities in this country have
found its effect wonderful and would
not thing of abandoning it.
HOUSEWIVES! GET
AN EARLY START.
Uncle Sam Asks That You Better
Your Last Year's Canning Ef
forts By At Least a Third.
Let twelve cans stand where but
eight stood last year, and let twelve
families can for every eight that put up
fruits and vegetables a year ago, is the
advice that Uncle Sam sends out after
a careful survey of the food supply,
and the prospects for next winter.
With the depleted amount of tin
available for the factories, and the
fewrer
men and women available for
factory canning the Public Safety
Commission believes that it is imper
ative that the home supply, pairticu
larly of vegetables, be increased ma
terially over last year. It is safe to
say that no housewife can have too
much.
The splendid effort of the farmers
to furnish fresh vegetables and fruits
and the work of the home gardeners
should not be wasted. But a certain
amount of the produce can be eaten,
and the amount produced promises to
be large. The old joke told to the
Englishman, "we eat what we can, and
what we can't eat we can," must be a
reality this year if the farmers are to
be encouraged to raise a like heavy
crop next year.
URGES FARMERS TO
RAISE BETTER HORSES
An appeal to the farmers of Minne
sota to increase their profits ancf help
supply the shortage of horses, is being
made by J. S. Montgomery, assistant
secretary and executive officer of the
Minnesota Stallion Registration board,
with headquarters at University Farm,
St Paul. Mr. Montgomery says that
in Scotland, England, Belgium and
France draft horses are selling at from
$500 to $1,000 apiece that in the last
three years the allies have taken from
this country 1,350,000 horses and
mules, while the United States army
has increased its animal strength from
66,145 to 344,000. The need, Mr
Montgomery adds, is for good sound
draft horses weighing from, 1,600 to
1,800 pounds and for clean, well set-up
farm horses weighing from 1,400 to
1,600 pounds.
TWO WAYS TO GET
THE POTATQ BUG
Paris green at the rate of 1 pound to
50 gallons of water, with a pound or
two of lime makes a very satisfactory
poison for potato bugs. Adding the
lime prevents leaf-burn. Arsenate of
lead is also a good poison and does not
burn the leaves. One and one-half
pounds of dry arsenate of lead to-50
gallons of water, or 3 pounds of arse
nate of lead paste to the same amount
of water makes an effective mixture, if
applied as the eggs are hatching Old
grubs require a laiger amount of the
poison. C. A. WORTHAM SHOWS
AT NORTHWESTERN FAIR.
The directors of the Northwestern
Fan at Crookston are congratulating
themsehes upon having secured the
Wortham Carnival Shows for the com
ing Fair on July 29th to Aug 2nd
This is claimed to be the largest
carrmal ever brought together. It
takes 30 double-length cars to cany
the equipment and performers They
have 4 rides The Whip, the Merry-go
round. Ferris Wheel and Aeroplane
Swings Among ?ome of the perform
ances might be mentioned Neszie Fay's
Arabia, High School, Jumping Horses.
Beckman's Wild Animal Circus and
La Dare's War Shows. The Battle of
the Tanks, Aeroplanes, Submarines and
War Ships. They carry 300 people
and are as clean and upright an aggre
gation as Ringling Brothers Circus.
It is hoped that the people will show
a proper appreciation of a good carni
val and in that way make all of them
improve their ways.
STATISTICS OF MATCHESV
What is a Match?
It is a combination of wood, phos
phorus, chlorate of potash, rosin,
whiting and powdered flint.
In striking a match the rubbing of
the flint makes enough heat to fire the
phosphorus, the chlorate of potash
liberates the oxygen with a slight ex
plosion but great heat. This heat fires
the rosin and then the parafin with
which the wood is soaked and the
match is set burning.
Some person, with a natural bent
for statistics has reported that more
matches are burned in the United
States than all the rest of the world.
In this country, records show 10,000
matches are scratched every second
during the year. Of this number
smokers use 95 per cent.
This same person estimates that the
time lost by the average smoker in
burning matches is worth $512,966
each day in this country. He says that
an average of 15 seconds is consumed
in the process of lighting a match and
using it. This means a loss of $1,078
per minute because he estimates that
213,759 men are holding matches at the
same time. The loss, therefore, per
hour on a basis of 30 cents an hour for
each man's time is $68,122.
In view of the enormous number of
matches lighted each day and thrown
aside while still ablaze, it is about
time that something should be done to
prohibit such carelessness in* the inter
est of fire prevention.
Every hour is valuable in farm work
this year, warns the Department of
Agriculture. Avoid delays in thrash
ing. Every hour a thrashing machine
is kept idle because of breakage or bad
adjustment means time lost In the work
of getting food for the soldiers fight
ing to preserve American principles
and America.
stiv,
ALVARADO
i i
We had a good shower of rain in
this vicinity last Sunday evening,
which was well* needed. The. crops*
look favorable and everything bids fair
to a bumper crop.
Mrs. P. Bloomsness has received
word that her son Nels, has aitrived
safely overseas.
Mr. and Mrs. I. N. Lodoen and sons,
Ingvold and Erling, autoed to Lari
more Sunday morning for a visit with
Rev. and Mrs. Knudsen, the former
pastor of the Norwegian church here.
They returned Monday afternoon, re
porting a very fine trip and time.
Mrs. Julius Paulson spent a few
days visiting friends in Oslo this week.
C. O. Olson made a trip to Warren
Monday evening
Emma and Olga Bloomsness, Han
nah and Hans Larson spent the Fourth
at Maple Lake.
Alma and Annie Thompson, Hildur
Erickson and Norma Moe, spent Sun
day afternoon at the Frank Paulson
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Larson and son,
Andy, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Palm and
daughter, Minnie, Mr. and Mrs. Ar
thur Malm, Mr. and Mrs. Willie Malm
and son, Mr. and Mrs. Nels Lodoen and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ny
strom and daughter, autoed to Maple
Lake Saturday evening, spending a
days outing there and returning Sun
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs, Eckman, Ella and Gust
Eckman, of Bloomwood, spent Friday
afternoon at the Lundgren home.
Mr. and Mrs. Kittel Nelson are now
living in the Halvor Linberg house.
The Ladies' Aid of the Swedish Lu
theran church will meet at the home
of Mrs. Ole Linblad Friday, July 12th,
at 3 p. m. Everyone welcome.
Remember the picnic July 12th, at
the Fred Peterson grove. Bring your
lunches.
Sanfrid Johnson and family, Ole
Bergman and family, autoed to the
Forks Sunday and spent a very enjoy
able afternoon.
Rev. and Mrs Henrickson and Miss
Ellen Peterson, of Lancaster, returned
Saturday and are visiting at the Fred
Peterson home north of the village.
Most of the Alvaradoites spent the
Fourth in Warren.
Manda Peterson spent Tuesday in
Warren, having some dental work done.
Vina Bergman returned from Pisek
last Friday, where she has just finish
ed a term of teaching.
Ida and Anna Dahlman, Leonard
Dagoberg and Eugene Stuber autoed
to MaDle Lake and spent a days out
ing there last Sunday.
Anna Lindstrom spent Sunday at
her home in Vega.
Mrs. Anton Hill, Mrs. E. Brunzell
Mrs Fred Brunzell and sons and Miss
Amy Brunzell spent Friday afternoon
calling at the M. O Johnson home
Pete Nystrom received a telegram
Thursday that his brother had been
hurt in an auto accident at Roseau
He immediately autoed to Warren
where he was joined by anothei
bi other of his, Lewis, from where they
left for Roseau
Mr. and Mrs Ted Erickson, Mrs
Alex Paul, Violet and Irene Hallm.
Willow, Martha and Willie Johnson
attended camp meetings at Oslo last
Fnday evening
Xels Henrickson was taken quite
sick Satuiday. but is improving again
Mis I N Lodoen and sons autoed
to Wairen Monday evening
Miss Mabel Lundin, of Winnipeg, is
visiting at her home in Sandsville for
a few' weeks.
Henry Sands and family and the
Aure young people spent a week's out
ing at Maple Lake, returning last Sat
urday.
Mr. E. Brunzell is visiting his daugh
ter, Mrs. L. M. Johnson, in Warren.
There will be no services or Sunday
school the Swedish Lutheran church
next Sunday as Mr. Peterson will con
duct services in Adams then.
Baptist Church of Vepra.
EKBLAD Pastor
Sunday, July 14 Sunday school at
10 30 and preaching service at 11 30 a
when Rev Nordstrom, from Minne
apolis, will preach. No evening ser
vice
The Ladies' Aid meets at the home
of Mrs Pel. Person Tuesday, July 16,
at 2
A cordial invitation is extended to
-all
Statement of the Condition of
STATE BANK OF ALVARADO
Alvarado. Mlnneaotn.
at close of business on June 29, 1918
RESOURCES
Loans and Discounts $347,692 11
Overdrafts ,._ 4,831 10
S Bonds and War Savings
Stamps 12,395 70
Banking House 3,000 00
Furniture and Fixtures 1,215 00
Due from Banks $ 20,895'32
Cash on Hand 4,087 65
(Items below)
Cur. $3,594 00
Gold 157.50
Silver 334 90
Other 125
Total Cash Assets
Checks and Cash Items
Paid out for Expenses, etc.,
in Excess of Earnings
Total $397,892 56
Total Immediate
Liabilities 77,421.30
Time (Certificates 265,471.26
I
24,982 97
1,500 15
2,275 53
LIABILITIES
Stock $20,000.00
5,000 00
Capital Surplus Fund"
Notes Rediscounted and Bills
Payable (Including certifi
cates for money borrowed)
Deposits Subject
to Check $76,162.94
Cashier's Checks 1,258.36
30,000 00
Total Deposits $342,892.56 342,892 56
Total $397,892 56
Amount of Reserve on handV $24,982 97
Amount of Reserve Requir
ed by Law $18,996.72
State of Minnesota, County of Mar
shallss
We, M. H. Sands. Vice Presi
dent and W. F. Malm, Assistant
Cashier of the above named Bank, do
solemnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best of our knowl
edge and belief.
H. Sands, Vice President.
W. F. Malm, Assistant Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9th day of July, 1918.
(Seal) Frank E. Dahlgren,
Notary Public, Marshall
County, Minnesota.
My commission expires Feb. 1st, 1920.
Correct attest
C. O. Olson,
C. Wittensten.
two directors.
RED CROSS NOTES.
A correction to be made of the state
ment of last week is Mr. I. N. Lo
doen, as vice president of Afvarado Red
Cross Branch in place of Garfield An
son as stated, and F. E. Dahlgren as
treasurer in place of Mrs. H. Back
strom as stated. Sorry, but mistakes
will happen.
Don't forget the picnic Sunday, July
14th, at the Fred Peterson grove. Al
varado Red Cross is to have a booth.
Bring your lunches.
Orders ijiave been received from
Headquarters that Alvarado Red Cross
is to furnish 50 pairs of socks for three
Look for Weak Spots
in your Hay Racks.
Nothing But the
Spreader for Us.
months. So please everyone get busy.
New members for this month are:
Miss Hildur Erickson, Miss Clara En
strom and Mr. Bernard Lundin.
Sewing for Red Cross every Tuesday
afternoon at the Red Cros3 room in
the High School building.
Better do it right away so that if you need any repair ma-
terial you can get it now and make your racks safe for a very
busy season.
Break downs during the rush this year may cost you con-
siderable in time and money.
We have stocked on all lumber needed for rack repairs or
building new ones.
Every piece sound and dry.
We are not going to lose the war,
but did you ever stop to think what
would happen to us if we did lose it?
The speed with which we win it de
pends upon the way you and I save
and give the Government our financial
support. Buy W. S. S. for a quick
victory.
The Robertson Lumber Co.
JULIUS NYQUIST, Manager, Warren, Minn.
MR. FARMER
You are saving 40% of your entire corn crop, that
otherwise would go to waste, if you store your corn in a
cement stave silo.
The whole crop60% corn and 40% stalksis turned
into succulant feed.
YOU WANT YOUR SILO OF CONCRETE for that
only is wind-proof, rot-proof, fire-proof and everlasting.
Let us build you an INTERLOCKING CEMENT
STAVE SILO on your farm and be on the safe side.
Place your order NOW, and have the silo ready for your
corn.
STRANDELL CEMENT PRODUCTS CO.
E. STRANDELL, Mgr.
Phone 690
Crookston, Minn.
Any old machine that would just carry manure
to the field and dump it on the ground wasn't good
enough for us. When one of our customers
*came in and said, I need a manure spreader,
we wanted to point to a machine and say "There,
brother, is the spreader that handles manure
best, pays for itself soon
est and lasts longest.
That machine we can
honestly recommend."
Naturally we in
vestigated Manure
Spreaders and we've
taken the agency for
a machine that actu
ally measures up to
the ideal we had set in
our own mind. This
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And we want every farmer in our territory to come inand
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Here are some of the many good points of this wonderful
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light draft. Chain conveyor carries all the load to the two
cylinders, where it is thoroughly pulverized. Rapidly re-
volving steel paddles distribute thisfinely pulverized manure
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3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 loads per acre. Positive chain driveno
possibility of clogging. Strongly built and able to stand
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It was first of all spreaders to distribute wider than its own wheel track.
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Warren, Minnesota
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