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B. C. DUNN, Publisher. Terms $1.00 Per Tear. PRINCETON, MILLE LACS COUNTY^ MINNESOTA, THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1910. VOLUME XXXIY. NO. 28

PLANT FODDER COM How to Prepare the Soil, Plant,

Care For, Harvest and

Store Fodder Corn.

Farmers, This is of Interest to You

--Read it Carefully—Provide

for Your Live Stock.

The following circular has been pre­pared under direction of the state de­partment of agriculture and is issued as press bulletin No. 37:

FODDER CORN. Owing to the unprecedented drought,

the hay crop in Minnesota is proba­bly less than 50 per cent of a normal crop. In places it is a total failure and the farmers are not attempting to cut their meadows. This means a shortage of forage and, in conse­quence, the selling of much live stcok. Tnis will reduce the amount of live­stock, especially the young breeding stock, on a farm to a deplorable ex­tent. Every effort should be made to keep all breeding stock, both young and old only those animals origi­nally intended for the block should be disposed of, if in any way feed or forage can be secured to sustain them until August 15th, when fodder corn will be available.

Several years ago the Experimental Station issued a press bulletin, when there was a shortage of hay, urging the farmers to plant fodder corn. From many districts reports were favorable to the advice of the bulle­tin, which saved much live stock and helped to control the undue advance of the prices of hay. Under circum­stances very similar to those of 1900, we. feel that a word to the farmers may again help to tide over the diffi­culty.

Fodder corn, next to clover and alfalfa hay, is the most valuable forage to be grown on the farm. It permits of early or late planting and is harvested before the general corn •crop is mature. Large yields of dry forage (3-7 tons) or of silage (10-20 tons) are obtained, which for cattle, sheep, young stock or even horses is an excellent feed. For milch cows it is second only to alfalfa and clover. Much could be stated about this valu­able crop, but the purpose of this oircular is merely to advise the farmers to sow corn thickly for fodder, thus tiding over the hay shortage period and save the live stock.

PREPARING THE GROUND. Any piece of fertile land will grow

ihe fodder. If no other land is avail­able for the purpose, the meadow or pasture can well be spared. In some instances grain may well be cut for hay and the ground plowed, prepared and planted to fodder cord.

Plow the land about five inches deep and harrow as fast as plowed. Work the furrow slice back into a firm condition again with a disc, a sub-surface roller (not a surface roller), and finally a harrow. This is necessary to prevent the rapid dry­ing out of the furrow slice.

If sod land is used a more thorough perparation will be necessary, for the stubble will act as a barrier between the subsoil and furrow slice against the free capillary movement of the moisture upward to the seed bed. You must keep the moisture in the soil. This can only be done by proper tillage methods. In this con­nection the disc is imperative on sod land.

In the event that plowing up pasture or meadow lands will make a shortage of either of these crops no fear need be exercised, for fall rye or even spring grains can be sown on the land to be used for spring pasturage or for hay until another seeding is estab­lished. In short the effort should be made to keep the live stock.

PLANTING. The seed is planted in drill rows

about three feet six inches apart. From one bushel (fifty-six pounds to sixty pounds) are sown per acre. When a two-horse corn planter is not to be had a grain drill (not a broad­cast seeder) will do the work satis­factorily. Cover the seed cups of the drill with a piece of wood or tin so as to leave the open tubes the proper dis­tance apart for the rows. Open the seed cups wide and test the planting. The seeds should be about two inches apart. If the seed cups do not open wide enough to permit of sowing at least one bushel per acre, readjust the closed ones so as to leave two ad­jacent cups open; thus planting double rows or drills (6 or 8 inches apart) and about 42 inches, on center, apart. The seeds in the doube rows should be from 3 to 4 inches apart, to sow the desired amount per acre. A

little figuring and testing will be found necessary to determine just which cups to cover or to leave open, in order to best arrange for the mark­ing and driving. More fodder will be produced from the double rows, but more care is necessary in harvesting with the corn binder, especially if the corn is lodged. The experiment station in 1900 planted fodder corn on July 12th and harvested in the fall a good tonnage of excellent fodder. The stalks grew slender and about five feet high. When fed, the animals left no stubs of stalks in the mangers.

CULTIVATION. . Harrow the land with slant-tooth drag the next day after planting. Harrow again just as the corn is coming up. If the corn does not come up immediately harrow every 5 or 6 days until the corn is an inch or so high.

Cultivate shallow after the harrow­ing at least once a week until the corn is 8 to 20 inches high. The cultivator used should have several, but small, teeth or shovels; the "duck-bil l" or "eagle-claw" type. No sulky culti­vator should be used which has the "common shovels—three on a side or in each gang . " They are sure to run too deep. Two and a half inches is plenty deep enough. Do not neglect this harrowing or cultivation for the moisture must be kept in the soil. The culture prevents surface evapora­tion.

HARVESTING The fodder corn should be cut for

dry forage when the lower leaves begin to turn yellowish. This is a sign of maturity. In any event the crop should be harvested before any severe frost, or if a severe frost does catch the crop cut it down immediately —before it dries out and becomes worthless.

If no corn binder is available the crop can be cut with a self rake reaper or by hand. If cut with a binder shock up at once in medium large shocks (about the size of an 8x8 hill corn shock) and tie firmly at the top. If cut with the reaper set up carefully as soon as possible and tie as before stated. If cut by hand do not stop to shock and tie, but drop the armfuls until a considerable area

cut: then shock and tie. The cutting by hand is, of course, 'slow work, and to get the crop cut in good season it is best to make the two oper­ations instead of cutting, shocking and tying all at one time.

The shocking must be done care­fully to insure against leaning or falling; thus damaging the tfeeding value of the forage. To support the bundles while shocking a wooden " h o r s e " is used. This is made of a 10 to 14 foot piece ("runner") of 2x4 with two pieces (legs) of 1x6 or 2x4 nailed to the long piece about 6 inches from the end. The edge of the legs nailed to the " r u n n e r " are beveled so as to leave the feet 24 to 30 inches apart. A brace is nailed to the front of the legs about knee high. Sometimes another brace is fastened between the leg brace and the runner. About knee high and about hip high one-nich holes are bored through the runner to admit of a cross stick. This is usually made of a broom stick.

When the horse is in place, set up the fodder around the cross stick, keeping the corners about it uniformly filled: tie firmly when large enough and pull out the cross stick; pull the horse forward to the next site; replace the stick and you are ready again to set up fodder.

STORING. Exercrise a great deal of caution in

storing corn fodder. The pithy stalks hold much moisture, even when field dry, and cause heating, etc., in a stack or mow. If thoroughly field cured (dry) the fodder may be hauled to the barn and ricked up. In cold weather this is done by piling alter­nate rows with heads and butts opposite, making them only as wide as the stalks are long. A safer way is more often used, viz: stana the shocks up on either side of a rail or fence board placed about three feet from the ground. In the majority of instances the farmers annually grow­ing corn fodder leave the shocks in the field until the latter part of November or December, then haul several loads at a time and stand on end in the mows. If this is done the shocks should be assembled when dry into large groups 10 or 15 feet across and held in place with twine about the tops. In this way the fodder is absolutely safe and can be left all winter without much inconvenience from snow. We advise, however, assembling as early as possible; then hauled, after cold weather has set in and ricked up near the barn. The writer has found it unsafe to pile in a mow more than three or four loads at

a time even when feeding 30 to 40 cattle.

Silo. Fodder intended for the silo may be cut at the same time as previ­ously stated for dry forage. It should be hauled and siloed as soon as it is cut. It must be run through a ensi­lage cutter before delivered into the silo. In filling keep the surface level at all time* and tramp thoroughly, especially around the edges.

FEEDING.

Dry cured or siloed fodder is al­ways best fed in the barn as less waste is experienced. lb will not be neces­sary to cut the dry fodder before feeding. Feed only what the animals will eat up clean.

Marvin-AIitchell. Friday morning at half past eight,

Mae Marvin, daughter of Mrs. Nora Marvin, and Peter Mitchell , of Wind River, Wyoming, were married in the Princeton M. E. church. The service which was performed by Rev. I. N. Goodell was simple and beautiful. The decorations were in green and white This color scheme was most artistically carried out in the pulpit which was banked with ferns and cut flowers.

As Mrs Beniaemin Soul played the "Lohengrin Wedding March," the bridal party slowly moved down the two aisles leading to the altar. The bride was preceded by Miss Maud Brown, the bridesmaid, and Miss Anna Armitage the maid of honor. At the altar, they were ,met by the groom and his attendants, Mr. Ru­dolph Wikeen and Mr. Samuel Shaw.

The bride's gown was a beautiful embroidered white and mull and she carried a boquet of white roses. The maid of honor was dressed in light blue silk and the bridesmaid in a delicate, flowered organdy. They both carried white carnations. At the conclusion of the marriage ceremony, Mrs. P . L. Roadstrom sang "Oh Promise Me." The music was excel­lently rendered and the words were well suited to the occasion. Many friends were at the depot to bid fare­well to the young couple, to wish them Godspeed on their journey and prosperity and happiness in their new home.

The Good Roads Plank. The republican state convention hit

a popular chord when it adopted the good roads plank of its platform. There is no section of the state in which the question of better roads is not of great importance. The farmers in the southern part of Minnesota need better highways in order to get their crops to market promptly and economically. The settlers in north­ern Minnesota need good roads in order that they may be able to get to market at all and to assist in the de­velopment of their part of the state. [n fact, the good roads question is probably of more importance to the northern part of the state than to any other portion of the commonwealth.

It would be impossible to estimate the advantage that would be derived if a road were opened up along every section line in the northern woods. Such a network of highways would not only make accessible vast areas that are being overlooked but would go a long way toward solving some of the other problems of northern Minnesota. A road cleared along each section line would tend to elimi­nate, even if it did not do away with, the annual loss from forest fires. Such highways might be graded with a view to providing ditches and drainage to many tracts that at piesent are too wet for tilling.

A proper handling of the good roads question would do more for the people of the state than is generally believed. The improving of the high­ways is the starting point for compre­hensive development of the possibili­ties of Minnesota. It should be un­dertaken on a broad guage plan and under the supervision of experts. There should be no more of the waste­ful patchwork methods of letting every community do what it likes and how it likes. Such methods never will produce a system of roads of the sort to which Minnesota is entitled.— Pioneer Press.

were held. A ball game between Milaca and St. Cloud, dancing and fireworks in the evening were features of the day. Verily, the man, woman or child who could not find amusement in Milaca on the Fourth must surely have been possessed of strange taste.

By a score of 8 to 6 the Milaca boy* defeated the St. Cloud aggrega­tion in the Sunday game, which ended in a row. Again on Monday the Milacas were victorious by a score of 12 to 7.

Foreston celebrated with dancing, foot and horse racing and a ball •game beween the local aggregation and Foley, the later winning 11 to 4. The special feature of the day was the bowery dance, afternoon and evening, on the floor of George Deans' new store building.

Spencer Brook carried out a well planned and patriotic program. Rev. Marshall delivered an address in the M. E. church in the morning and patriotic songs were sung. Races of all sorts were held, dancing and fireworks in the evening.

At Sandy lake, Orrock and Baldwin engaged in a struggle for supremacy on the diamond, the former coming off victorious. The new pavilion was ppen to dancing during the day.

The congregation of St. Francis De Chantel gave a picnic in Greenbush for the benefit of the Catholic church and cleared about $165. Amusement was furnished in the form of various games, dancing, and a spectacular game of ball between the married and single men.

Bnckton celebrated with a dance and there were numerous smaller attractive programs offered at vari­ous places in this vicinity.

ironrtb of July Celebrations Independence day was celebrated in

a royal manner at the towns, villages aud lakes in this vicinity. Milaca, Foreston, Spencer Brook, Glendora-do, Brickton, Greenbush and Sandy lake all carried out special and inter­esting programs. Princeton, the thriving metropolis of Mille Lacs county, was the one exception; the safe and sane Fourth reigned here su­preme in all its glory.

Eschman Brothers ' circus displayed in Milaca on Monday but this in no way interfered with the local celebra­tion. The circus and townspeople united in a grand parade and. races and other sportive competitions

A Born Editor. Roy Soule, a boy who was born

and raised in this town, has recently discovered in himself a quality of which he little dreamed. The story, which seems almost too good to be true, but nevertheless is true, runs something like this: For several years Roy has been superintending two hardware stores in Anaconda, Montana. The work was interesting but confining.

One evening while reading the Iron Age, the leading hardware journal of America, he noticed a prize offered for the best composition on a certain subject. Moved more by a spirit of adventure than anything else Roy took up his pencil and wrote out a paper, mailed it, and thought no more of it.

In due time he received that prize and several others in rapid suc­cession. The management of the journal by some clever work, for he had been writing under an assumed name, managed to locate him and presented him with a proposition. The agrrement arrived at was that Mr. Soule should receive $100 per month for the ensuing year and in consider­ation thereof should write and present to the Iron Age one original article each month. At the end of the year the company would make him another proposition if they deemed it advis­able.

After receiving five articles they offered to pay him at the rate of $3,500 per year, for the remaining portion of the year 1910, his traveling expenses and $5 per day allowance for hotel bills. He, in turn, may travel anywhere he pleases in the United States and become thoroughly con­versant with the hardware situation. The only condition imposed was that he arrive at New Orleans by the 1st of January, 1911. From New Orleans Mr. Soule is to proceed to the editor­ial rooms of the Iron Age at New York and join the editorial staff, re­ceiving $5,000 for his services for the first year.

Roy is now traveling in Montana and will reach here in about 40 days. He intends to spend some little time on the Iron Range studying condi­tions there.

This is certainly a remarkable piece of success achieved by a Princeton boy and his many friends here rejoice in his good fortune.

The Princeton Band. Last Friday evening the band gave

their second open air concert. The boys have practiced diligently for the past two months and have made won­derful progress under the direction of Prof. Heintzeman of Minneapolis. Prof. Heintzeman is generally re­garded as one of the most capable band leaders in the twin cities. For years he has drilled the Newsboys' band of Minneapolis, the New Eng­land band, which gives weekly con­certs in that city, as well as the St. Thomas College band and many smaller organizations. The profess­or receives seventeen dollars in cash for each weekly trip, half of this ex­pense is defrayed by the proceeds from private lessons on orchestral

instruments, thus leaving eight and one half dollars for the band boys to supply. This is a comparatively small sum, but considering the fact that the players are nearly all young boys, earning little or no money it is imperative that they receive some outside support, especially, in view of the fact that at least one new in­strument must be purchased if the band is to be maintained.

The village may give some slight support but the general public must also lend assistance. The concerts are certainly a pleasure to one and all of us and the band, largely re­cruited from the younger generation, with a sufficient number of experienced players to give it stability, bids fair to become a creditable and permanent organization.

Several futile attempts have been made of late years to organize a band in Princeton but with such an excel­lent start there is no reason why this one should not be a crowning success.

Everybody boost the band.

A Minneapolis Samaritan. On the morning of the 4th Mr. and

Mrs. C. S. Neumann were in Min­neapolis on their way home from Battle Creek, Mich., where Mrs. Neumann had been for treatment for nervousness. While walking in front of the Journal office in that city Mrs. Neumann was suddenly overcome with the heat and noise, fainted and fell to the sidewalk. Just then an automo­bile dashed up and the gentleman driving the same tendered its use in conveying Mrs. Neumann to the city hospital, an offer which Mr. Neumann gladly accepted. In a short time Mrs. Neumann was restored to consciousness and was able to resume her journey to Princeton on the after­noon train. Mr. Neumann deeply appreciates the services of the auto-mobilist and exceedingly regrets that, owing to the intense excitement under which he labored, he neglected to thank him for his kindness. Mr. Neumann hopes to have the pleasure of meeting the good Samaritan some time in the future and thank him per­sonally.

The Village Council. The village council held their regu­

lar meeting last night. President Ferrell called the meeting to order at 8 p. m. with all members present.

Further improvement of the so-called Boyne road was discussed and it was agreed that more work was necessary. Otto Polfuss offered to donate three loads of straw provided the vil­lage would allow him compensa­tion for the hauling thereof. Upon motion this offer was accepted.

Frank Goulding and Henry Avery appeared in behalf of the Princeton band and asked for an appropriation of $35 for the purchase of another tuba horn. Mr. Moeger moved that the band be allowed $50 for the pur­chase of either a new or second hand tuba, and the motion was carried.

A Desirable Newcomer Mr. H. A. Humphrey, who recently

purchased the n e ^ of section 1, Blue Hill, is temporarily sojourning in Princeton with his wife, while he is getting things in shape to more onto his farm. Mr. Humphrey is a former resident of Woodbine, Iowa. He is well pleased with his purchase in Blue Hill, and intends to engage largely in stock-raising and dairy farming. There is nothing the matter with this section of Minnesota he says. Of course he recognizes that the long-continued drought is unpre­cedented in this part of the state. We need more such substantial and level­headed farmers as Mr. Humphrey in this vicinity.

Will be Given a Second Term. A. D. McRae, present register of

deeds of Redwood county, and brother of Dr. D. A. McRae of thi s place, is a candidate for re-election to that position. He has made a good and efficient officer and the indications are, judging from the Redwood coun­ty newspapers, that he will be given a second term without opposition as far as the republicans are concerned. McRae, A. D., is an old newspaper man and has frequently visited Princeton since his brother located here. He is an affable gentleman, one who makes friends, and we do not wonder at his popularity in Redwood county.

Stunned by Lightning The Milaca Times tells of a curious

freak of lightning at the farm house of John Myrman in that vicinity re­cently. Lightning struck a pine tree and spilntered it to within seven feet of terra firma when it was deflected by a metalic clothes line which was attached to the tree and the corner of the house. There is nothing to indi­cate where the lightning entered the house but two holes in the screen door shows where it made its exit. Mrs. Myrman was terribly shocked and re­mained unconscious for several hours.

JEFFRIESWHIPPED Jack Johnson, the Negro, Was Easy

Winner in the Big Fight a t

Reno, Nev., July 4th.

Jeffries Was Completely Outclassed

and Was AH In at End of

the Fifteenth Round

Jack Johnson, the Texas negro whipped Jim Jeffries to a standstill at Reno, Nevada on the 4th. The negro had the best of the fight from the start. Annexed hereto is an account of the fight by rounds:

First Round—At 2:45 o'clock Jeffries walked in and feinted, both smiled and Johnson gave ground. Johnson led a straight left and land­ed lightly on Jeffries' face. They were cautious in the clinch, Johnson shoving Jeffries away. Jeffries walked in and hooked a left to the neck and in the clinch sen£ a blow to the body. Johnson responded with a left and they continued to stand breast to breast trying for short in­side blows. As they broke Jeffries sent a left to Johnson's neck and the negro stepped in but missed. The gong rang when they were clinched. The fighting was tame and they re­turned to their corners. Jeffries slapped Johnson on the shoulder and smiled.

Second Round—Jeffries assumed his crouch but missed his first attempt. Johnson feinted, but Jeffries stepped nimbly away. Johnson sent a left to Jeffries' face and as they clinched he ripped in a hard uppercut to Jeffries' chin. They held together and were willing to give and take. Jeffries sent a right to the ribs and took a left on the face at the close. Jeffries crouched and waited for Johnson, but he was not willing. They came to­gether without a blow and Johnson tried his uppercut, but missed. Jeff­ries put his right on Johnson's shoulders and pushed him when they broke. Johnson shot his left hard to Jeffries' face and tried his uppercut, but missed it again. There was a lot of wrestling and not much fighting. The gong rang without a good blow having-been struck^

Third Round—"Take It easy ," Jeff­ries was told as they walked to the center. Jeffries smiled and led to head with his left, but missed. John­son hooked a stiff left to the body and his right to the head, but neither blow was hard. They shoved and pushed each other about the ring, Jeffries stood breast to breast and they held and shoved about the ring. Johnson sent two left jabs to the face and tried his right for the chin, but missed the latter. Jeffries smiled at the left blows and continued to bore in. It was simply a wrestling bout thus far. Jeffries kept walking on calmly, but missed a left body blow, Johnson blocking it perfectly. Jeff­ries did not seem to breathe hard, but Johnson appeared nervous as he was rubbed down.

Fourth Round—Jeffries took his crouching position again and walked toward Johnson. He missed and they came together in a lock. Johnson tried his right for the chin, but missed and they began an exchange of talk. "Don ' t rush, Jim: don't you hear what I'm telling y o u g " said Johnson as Jeffries forced him back and they came to a clinch. Jeffries put a left to the face and started the blood from Johnson's lips. The crowd yelled: "F i r s t blood for Jeffries!" But Johnson only smiled. As Jeffries walked in Johnson shot a snappy left to his face and they came to a clinch. Jeffries sent a left to Johnson's face. Johnson came back with a right, but Jeffries neatly ducked and the round ended. It was Jeffries' round.

Fifth Round—Jeffries walked straight out to Johnson and tried to land his left. They both sparred carefully and Jeffries' left for the body was blocked. In the clinch that followed, Jeffries shoved Johnson back easily. When they broke John­son swung his left for the body, but missed. Johnson shot an uppercut and cut Jeffries' lip slightly. As they broke Johnson landed a left to the face and Jeffries came right back with a left on the body. Johnson held Jeffries' arm and as they broke John­son again tried an uppercut. He missed but stung Jeffries on the face with a left.

" G o on Jeff," shouted Corbett, " tha t left is a joke ."

Jeffries stepped in and shot a straight left to Johnson's head and the crowd cheered. The gong found them in a clinch. The pace was slow up to this time,~with little damage to either man.

Sixth Round — Again Jeffries

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