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We are unloading another car each of
Puritan and Peerless Flour. Last
year we handled twelve cars of this
Flour. Why? Because it gives sat
isfaction. Have you tried it yet?
PIANOS ARRIVING FOR THE BIG ORKIN BROTHERS' CLUB SALE
From right to left: Rear of First National Bank, Orkin Brother.' .tore, office of Gray & Guthrie,
Empress Theatre. Dray wagons of Dye oY Owen.
GOVERNMENT BULLETIN
Powdery Dry-Rot of the Potato
Treated in Special Bulletin
Just Issued
INTEREST TO POTATO GROWERS
We re-print herewith a bulletin
just issued by the Department of Ag
riculture, which will be of much in
K rest to potato growers both in this
.-Ttion of the potato growing coun
try as well as the irrigated section.
Introduction
In recent years a new potato dis
ease, whl;'h has been named the
"powdery dry-rot," tlM conic to the
front. It has caused heavy losses in
several western states from Minne
sota to Washington and is a special
menace to those irrigated districts
where the potato is one of the main
money crop, tad where the product
must be shipped many hundreds of
miles to reach a market. Several in
stances have recently OCCUITed where
carloads of potatoes were shipped
from the Northwest to Texas points
and to Chicago. Leaving their point
of origin In apparent good order they
arrive at their destination badly le
cayed, were rejected by the purchas
ers, and had to be consigned to the
dump. The cause of this rapid dc
teriorntion was the powdery dry-rot.
Such eperiences are exceedingly
harmful to the reputation of a new
potato district. Huyers will not erect
warehouses or provide shipping fa
cilities for a permanent trade, nor
will they purchase for distant, ship
ment save at the producers' rlRk. It
is therefore imperative that the
growers take every possible m. au
to prevent the spread of this dis
ease. Description of Powdery Dry-Rot
This disease is an external dry
rot. It may start at any point on
the OOtslde Of the tuber or gain en
trance at the stem end. it starts
most readily in wounded potatoes,
but may spread to uninjured ones.
The spats are Wrinkled, discolored,
and somewhat sunken, externally
darker brown than the normal epi
dermis. Internal) sepia brown, with
a dark, discolored layer next the
sound flesh, in the later stages the
decayed portions become dry and
powdery, with internal cavities filled
w.ih fungous mycelium.
The cause of powdery dry-rot is a
new;y described fungus, Fusarium
i trlchothecioidoH Wollenw.
The disease is still too new and
o.ir experience too United to permit
I positive statements relative to
Kit RBI of control, hut the following
I advice is based on what is known of
the lire history of the causal fun-
I gus. .
Possible Means of Control
CLRAN SEED. - The powd r
i dry-rot Is a storage trouble and ap
; wars not to begin work till after the
harvest. Yet there is evidence that
land becomes infected through plant
in!1: diseased seed potatoes and that
, this contagion is carried over until
' fall and communicated to the in w
crop. Consequently the most rigid
inspection of the seed planted is .ad
vised. No potatoes with a trace of
decay should go into the ground. All
the seed stock should be disinfee; . .i
by soaking for two hours in a solu
tion of 1 pint of formaldehyde in 10
gallons Of water. This will also kill
the germs of potato scab.
ROTATION OF CHOI'S. Rotation i
I'.iritan Flour In 48 lb. sks. Qfa 10
I'uritan, in L4 lb. sacks ... ,7."
Peerless, in 4H lb. sacks .. $. IO
Peerless, In 24 lb. sacks .. ,75
(iolden West. 48 lb. sacks .. $1 .30
Tip Top, 48 lb. sacks .... $1.30
Delight, 48 lb. sacks $1.20
We sell more
COFFEES
than any other store in
town
A II c Coffee, in one lb. cans .40
Mart !ii Washington, l ib. cans ,40
Wedding Itreakfast, l ib. cans.. ,35
Quality, in 2-lb. cans 70
Instant Coffee, in small cans . . ,30
Instant Postum, small cans .. .30
Honest Abe Coffee, in pkg. .. .35
Kmblem, in pkg ,35
Kept Fresh, in pkg 30
Crown, In pkg 30
Santos. In bulk ,25
We have a complete line
of SALT FISH
Mackerel, bulk, ut 10
Mackerel, pall 1.35
White Fish, pail, at JJO
Shore Fish, pail 00
Herring, pail, at OO
Holland rierriafj l.OO
Mltkners, psil 1.25
Our stock of GARDEN
SEED is certainly
immense
Red and yellow onion sets, per
inert 10c
White sets, prr ii 12Mt
wim. r sets, r ii 15
MulUnlii rs, p r r. 15C
We have a good line of Sympe. Log
Cabin lwas leads in maple syrups
Log Cabin maple, gallon .... $1.50
Log Cabin, one half gallon . . .80
Log Cabin, one-fourth gal. .. .45
Wedding llrenkfast syrup, gal
lons $1.00
Wedding llieakfast syrup, one
half gallons .50
Wedding Itreakfast syrup, one
fourth gallons ,25
Ohio Maple Blend, gallon .. .75
White Swan, gallon 65
A. P. Sorghum, in cans .... .00
Missouri Pure Sorghum, per
gallon 85
Our TEA line is fine
Imperial Tea. per lb (0
Gold Uly tea. per lb OO
Quality tea, P r lb .OO
Hikshn tea, per lb .OO
Wind Mill tea, per lb OO
Uptons I', a. per lb 80
In SOAPS we hove the largest line
in town
Paloiua. a good laundry soap,
7 bars for 25
Laundry Queen, white soap, 7
bars for 25
Hamond C soap, 6 bars .25
While Russian. bars .25
All White soap, 5 bars .25
llloaters, Halibut. Salmon, and
boneless Herring are among our
cured fish department.
Come and see our stock.
Yours,
A. D. Rodgers
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Spring Time is
Building Time
We have the material
Just what you want
Quality and Prices Right
"Let us figure on your bill"
Your order, whether large or small,
will receive our best attention
Dierks Lumber and Coal Co.
Is necessary for the permanent suc
cess of potato culture in any coun
try, and particularly In Irrigated dis
tricts. While it Is possible to pro
duce two or three successive crops
on new land, it is unwise to attempt
M on account of the disease factor.
One poiato crop in three years has
been proved too short a rotation in
many districts. One in five may
serve the purpose In our western
states. If a field has produced po
tatoes affected by powdery dry-rot,
It Is especially desirable to rotate be
fore planting potatoes there again.
THK STORAOK PKOBLKM Most
of all for the control of dry-rot is
the method of handling the potatoes I
;' ter digging and during storage, as
h is probable here that the main '
fnurt lies.
Well-built storage cellars are a
necessity from an economic stand
point, to enable I lie grower to await
better prices and to properly assort
and pack his crop. In such cellars.
If properly built, ventilated and
watched, the greatest immunity from
decay may be Insured.
These storage houses should be
thoroughly . leaned at the end of the
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FIRST HOUSE IN ALLIANCE
Located a little north of where electric light plant now stands. Bach
elor's .Hall occupied by Joe Bills
F. W. HARQAR TEN, Mgr
Phone 22
Alliance, Nebraska
season, all old potatoes and dim s
carried out, and the walls and floors
washed with a disinfectant like cop-
per sulphate (blue vitriol), using a 1
per cen.1 solution, or corrosive sub
limate, using 1' ounces to Hi gallons
af water.
The grtutettl losses that have been
brought to our attention have occur-
' ed in that porticn of the erop which I
was not put in storage or shipped dl
r t from the field to the market,!
but held for some weeks after hav- '
In;; been dug and sacked. Such no
' atoes, stored in sacks in large pile. ,
and subjected to variable and occas
ionally rather high temperature, of
ft r most favorable conditions for
the development of the dry-rdt fun-
A. D. RODGERS
A. 1). Kodgers came to western
Nebraska in I8x and tO Alliance
fourteen years ago. He has been
engaged in the grocery business at
Alliance ever since and bus built up.
by careful attention to business and ,
fair treatment of his customers,
flourishing established trade.
Mr. Kodgers is in the front rank
wii.ii ii comes to being a booster;
for Alliance. He holds the tapor. .
position of president of the Allian. .
Commercial Club He is one of the
leading democrats of the county, be
ing president of ilie Wilson-Marshall
Club.
HOh' SSTEAD OF JOE BILLS
Lljn liter than other picture
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h'ie a. id tint such good ideus were
ad ,:n id by the members. 1 tell
jri i i h it no nier. haul, tri matter how
good lie may be, will evtr regret at
tendlni one M tkcae meetings. When
he ait. nds one year, ouly sickness
will kp him away from the next
mi:g.
, 1 admit that 1 have one very bad
fault and that is in extending too
much credit. 1 think this Is one of
the nianv particular items to watch.
Ansia lation work will make iner
chants mere like brothers, and we
should be, we are putting the best
part ut our lives In our businees, why
id: be sociable, swap our ideas on
everything thai is vital to the .re
lailtrs? Kver one of us knows how
lo fui.i.- for a profit, tail every one
tf us doesn't know every dead beat
until he is tried. There are not
many merchants with enough money
from Omaha Trade Exhibit: to find them all out and still cwn-
T have ben a member ef tea Pod tinea auatnsNS. So let us be as one
etation for the last six years but on credits Tins is the important
luv.r had the pleasure to attend mtasure that we must meet sad
In- anneal meeting of the nssucla- watch very carefully.
lion until last Mar h. It surprised . Respectfully,
me thai so many merchants were A. D. KOlKiKltS