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JiwWfis A 7 ! I ! i H Agricultural Experimentation in Box Butte County Th Facts About Potato Diseases in Northwestern Nebraska The Herald is of the opinion that very few fanners in northwestern Ne braska realize the gravity of the situa tion as regards the market for their potatoes and the effect that the potato diseases will have on it. Although we might conccdo that the potato diseases found in this part of the state arc in significant aB far as the effect on the quality of the potato is concerned yet we aro up against the proposition that recently this country has been exten sively udvertised through newspaper reports and otherwises in a very un favorable light. A few years ago po tatoes from this country were sold for 15 cents more per bushel than other potatoes on tho market. The superior quality results from tho fact that they aro raised without irrigation and usual ly with moderates rainfall. Potato dealers know and farmers ought to know that this premium on our pota toes has been entirely lost on the mar ket and that in some places through fear of tho dry rot dealers refuse to purchase ho product for which they formerly paid a premium. We think it duo our readers as inter ested parties that the facts in the case bo sot forth clearly and plainly and that the remedies for tho evil be point ed out. To gb back a little in the his tory of tho matter, Prof. E. V. Hunt has known for sometime that the pota toes from northwestern Nebraska wero infected to some extent with diseases and ho was quietly working to secure action oh the part of growers and local dealers that would remedy tho disease. A merchant at Gordon asked him to investigate potatoes with referenco to diseases and tell them what to do. A banker at Rushvillo learning of tho matter wrote to Congressman Kinkaid asking him to try to secure the corpor ation of the Department of Agriculture at Washington. Thus far everything went well but hero is whoro a littlo peanut politics comes in which proves very detrimental to this country. It seems that Mr. Kinkaid saw an oppor tunity to advertise himself and show what great things lie was doing for his district and accordingly had himself interviewed by a reporter for the Oma ha Bee, thus advertising the potato diseases of northwestern Nebraska, painting conditions very black indeed. Whether tho exaggeration in the re port of tho evil was duo to statements made by the congressman or by the desire of the reporter to be sensational we are unable to say. While the facts in regard to potato diseases aro sufficient to cause grave apprehension it is practically certain that these diseases can be eradicated within a few years if the potato grower will co-operate with Prof. Hunt and others who have tho matter in hand. The Gordon merchant above referred to insisted on Prof. Hunt having a laboratory established at Gordou, but he heldthat Alliance was the proper place and accordingly arranged with Dr. Wilcox to establish the same here, as The (Herald readers have already been informed. Wo conceive that there are two things necessary in re gard to this matter: First, to recog nize tho fact that thip country has potato dry rot and the importance of taking steps to eradicate it, on the one baud, and on the othor hand not to exaggerate statements in regard to the matter nnd thus discourage farmers and unnecessarily frighten prospective investors. Just as sure as mange in cattle can be eradicated by proper treatment, so sure that these diseases of potatoes can be eradicated. By taking immediate steps to do this we will bIiow that we are lives ones and that we can and will clean up. Prof. Hunt makes the following suggestion in regard to cleaning up this disease: First, plant clean seed that has been properly treated aud disin fected; second, in view of the fact that the dry rot is communicated only through wounds in potatoes, farmers should devise some method for hand ling them without woundiug them. Before harvest time Prof, .Hunt will probably be able to advise them of the best method of doing this. Another point that ought to be civen immediate attention is the necessity of growing clean seed this year for next year's planting. For this purpose a small plot can be set aside on which to grow teed potatoes. The seed for this plot should be carefully selected and thoroughly treated so that there will not be a possibility of them being infected. By doing this the farmers will have PROF. E. W. HUNT, DIRECTOR uninfected scad for next year aud it this is universally done the disease can bo practically wiped out in a year's time. To show the importance of planting clean seed we wish to relate the ex perience of a man not a great distance from Alliance which has been reported to us. Ho has grown potatoes for a number of years and has had little or no dry rot, in fact none of any conse quence until last year. Last year, however, ho was away from home at potato planting time and left the work in chargo of a hired man, who very carelessly planted seed that was in fected with dry rot. Some of tho po tatoes so used were badly decayed and theso were not thrown out but were cut up with the sound potatoes by a machine cutter aud thus the entire crop waB infected with the result that for tho first time in his experience in growing potatoes he had a crop that was badly infected. Should Work Together The accounts in Tho Herald of ag ricultural experimentation in this coun ty aro attracting a great deal of atten tion and favorable commendation. After quoting an article from The Herald, the Republican, published at Imperial, Chase couuty, adds: Prof. Hunt is well and favorably re membered by tho Chase county farmers. He delivered a lecture hero about two years ago on agricultural matters, which wns greatly appreciated by his hearers and is ofton referred to by our best farmers as one of the best talks they ever heard op the subject. Prof, Hunt tells what he thinks it is possible to do in this part of tho slata and Offers suggestions as to the best way to do it, but loavos the farmer with tho impression that he is the man behind the plow and that ho is the im portant person, that nature has furnished tho nocessary material, moisture and sun shine to successfully grow and mature crops in this vicinity but man must work out the best methods by which to produce the results. He does not refer 10 the mythical oSth meridian, drouth resisting grains and grasses, which seems to bo the hob.by of all novices, who aro trying to teach people how to farm, but more in terested in drawiug a salary from the state. Just a few such men as Prof. Hunt and C. A. Newberry 'is of more actual worth to western Nebraska than 100 ex periment stations. Uufortunately there are not many such men in Nebraska as C. A. Newberry, but the great state of Nebraska should get back of such work as he is doing and instead of making appro priations to maintain an experiment sta tion, it should make appropriations to pay the salary of such men as Prof. Hunt to go into a locality and go from farm to farm and talk with the farmers, face to face, in regard to his method of workin'g the soil and make suggestions to them regarding late discoveries and better methods. Now is the time to commence agitation to abol ish all experimental stations except the one at Lincoln and adopt the broader and less expensive plan of personal visits by a man who knows. Citizens generally, but reliable real estate men in particular, should take this matter up and organize along the lines suggested. We can hardly adopt the suggestions of the Republican that ill experiment stations except at Liucoln should be abolished. In our opinion the more of them the better, provided that they are properly conducted. They are neces sary to work out the scientific problems that arise in every locality. It seems that the complaint of tho Republican arises from the fact that the experiment station men sometimes go outside of the field of experimentation. By not confining themselves to their particular work they make mistakes which arouse antagonism. The state experiment stations properly conducted perforin a very necessary service, when they con fine themselves to their work. Such work as isbeing done by Prof. Hunt and Mr. Newberry is necessaiy to bring the results achieved by the experiment stations home to the average farmer and make the work practical to them. Potato Scab The Herald is in receipt of a com munication from Dr. E. Mead Wilcox, state botanist, in regard to smut in wheat and other cereals and potato scab. As it is now late in the season for Becding we publish only the article in regard to the treatment of scab in potatoes,' omitting for the present those relative to smut in grain: The common name well indicates the symptoms of this well known disease. Several distinct forms of "scab" have been recognized and this whole matter needs further study. Scab reduces not only the field but the market value of the potatoes. Methods of Control-iPlant only healthy, clean seed. The use of scabby potatoes and "culls" for seed is a dangerous prac tice and one that cannot be too strongly condemned. If the soil is badly infected it may be necessary to practice rotation with other crops for several years: Treat all seed before cutting by ono of the following methods: (a) Soak for 2 hours in a solution of t ounce of corrosive sublimate in 7 gallons of water. This solution is very poisonous and must be kept in wooden vessels. (b) Soak for 2 hours in a solution of 1 pint of formalin to 30 gallons of water. (c) Fumigate with formalin gas. This must be dona In a cellar or other room which can be rendered practically air tight. The potatoes should be placed in sacks or crates and these so arranged as to permit free circulation of the gas. If left on the floor tho piles should not be over 1 foot deep. Sprinkle the floor, but not tho tubers, with water just before fumigating, Use 3 pints of formalin and 23 ounces of potassium permanganate to each 1000 cubic feet of space in the cellar. Place the potassium permanganate in a large, shallow pan, placed in the center of the cellar, and pour in the formalin. Stir a few times and quickly leave the cellar and close the door. After 24 hours the doors may be opened to allow tho gas to escape before entering the cellar. Imported Horse for Box Butte County To tho Editor of the Alliance Herald: I am glad to inform the farmers and stockmen of your county that I have soUHo Mr. C.-H. Evans of your coun ty ttifa famous Belgian stallion, Carden, 3G18I 46098. This stallion is one of the very best stallions in America, a prize winner in Belgium, is of royal breeding. His sire and dam winning many prizes in the shows of Europe.' Mr. Evans deserves much credit from tho farmers of his locality for bringing to them such a horse as Jie cost a great deal of money and it takes a man of pluck to advance the breeding of stock in a community which will mean thousands of dollais to tho farmers of your county as it is always the good stock that pays the stockmen to raise. The better the stock and the better the care tho greater tho profit. Jf there is n profit of 525 in raising a Sioo horse, counting S75 for raising and feeding', there is double the profit in raising a $125 horse, or three times the profit in raisinc a Si so horse, or five times the profit in raising a $200 horse that there is in raising a $100 horse as it costs as much to raise a Sioo horse as it does to raise a S200 horse. Go and see this horse. He ways 2,250 pounds and is a good one. Frank S. West & Son, Importers and Breeders of Belgian and Percheron Draft horses and mares, Wood River, Nebr, ,xx 2i-2w Free Experimental Stock All farmers or others desiring to plant gooseberries, currants, dewber ries, June berries, grapes, Buffalo ber ries, raspberries and blackberries can get them free at Sandoz Experimental station on Sec. 1-29-45, Sheridan county on the river; all hardy and bearing stock. Julus A. Sandoz, Director- HAVE YOlTPAirlYOUR PERSONAL TAX? Taxes are due Nov. 1. Personal taxes delinquent Dec. 1. Land tax delinquent May 1. Interest 10 per cent from date of delinquency. Real estate advertibed for sale the first week in October and sold for taxes the first Monday in November. In all com munications relative to taxes, please give description of property. Fred Mollring, Co. Treasurer. ListYour Lane WITH Dineen, Rubendall & Young Real Estate Brokers Office l SecoRd Story New Hart Ilecfc, Hex lutte Ave. Alliance, Nebr. CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Features of the Day's Trading and Closing Quotations. Chicago, May 10. The wheat mar hot weakened today under persistent hnmtiioilng by tho bears, prices at tho close showing not losses of lc to lc, compared with Saturday's final quotations. Corn and oats also closed weak, but provisions woro steady. Closing prices: Wheat May, $1.2GV5: July, $1.12 1.12y,; Sept., $1.0G41.05. Corn May, 71VjC; July, CSc. Ortt8 May, G8c; July, 61Vio. Pork Mny, $17.90; July, $18.05. I.ard May, $10.30; July, $10.37'6. Ribs Mny, $0.874; July, $9.90. Chicago Cash Prices No. 2 hard wheat, $1.281.34; No. 2 corn, 73 74c; No. 2 white oats, 52'c. South Ornaha Live Stock. South Omaha, May 10. Cattle Re ceipts, 3,800; steady to easier; nattvo steers, $5.000.75; cows anil heifers, $3.25C85; westorn steers, $3.50 fi.OO; stockors and feeders, $3.00G.C0; calves, $3.257.00; hulls and stags, $3.005.25. Hogs Receipts, 5,400; steady to lower; heavy, $7.007.20; mixed, $0.9007.00; light, $0.8007.05; pigs, $5.00C.00; bulk of sales, $0.90 7.10. Sheep Receipts, 3,500; 10 15c higher; yearlings, $5.76C75; weth eb), $5.50 C.50; ewes, $5.00 G.OO; lambs, $7.258.40. Chicago Live Stock. Chicago, May 10. Cattle Receipts, 25,000; 10c lower; steers, $5.2507.15; cows, $4.0005.75; helfcrB, $3.G06.25; bulls, $4.2505.75; calves, $3.0007.00; Btockers and feeders, $3.305.G5. Hogi Receipts, 40,000; 5c lower; heavy, $7.3007.35; butchers, $7.3007.35; light, $7.007.20; packing, $7,150 7.25; pigs, $5.2506.73; bulk of sales, $7.1507.30. Sheep Receipts, 13,000; 10c higher; sheep, $3.7G0G.9O; lambs, $G.509.50; yearlings, $G.507.00. ROWBOAT UPSETS; NINE DROWN Six Men, Two Women and a Child Find Watery Graves. Wilkesbnrrc, Pa., May 10. Six men, two women and a child were drowned In tho Susquehanna rlvor near hero wiion a rowbont. capsized. Ono of those who witnessed tho tragedy said tho man who wns rowing seemed to dip his oars too deep. This caused tho water to splash over tho Bldo of tho boat. Tho women, In or der to avoid tho wntcr, started to movo toward tho storn of tho craft. Tho shifting of tho seat cnitBod tho boat to rapidly fill and In n few minutes ull were Uoundoring. Tho two boys grabbed tho clothing of their mother ns tho boat toppled over nnd tho threo disappeared almost instantly. The pollco nre dragging the river, hut It Is tho bollef that tho bodies have been carried far down "stream. There wns not a craft on tho river In tho vicinity of tho boat when the ac cident occurrod. Two Artillerymen Drowned. Boston, May 10. Two members of the const artillery corps at Fort War ren, Daniel Doherty and Cornelius Crowley wero drowned by the capsiz ing of their rowboat in tho wash of a steamer off Hough's Neck. BALLOON TRIP ACROSS ATLANTIC Professor Henry H. Clayton Declares . He Will Accomplish the Feat. Boston, May 10. A balloon trip over the Atlantic from Boston to Europe 1b planned by Professor Henry H. Clay ton, who recently resigned as meteor ologist at the Blue Hill observatory, after sixteen years study of tho dirigi ble and tho velocity of wind currents. Professor Clayton believes ho can ac complish the feat of crossing the At lantic by taking advantage of an upper air, or planetary current, which, his experiments Jmvo shown, flows con stantly eastward at tho height or two miles and more above the earth. He declures he can mako the distance of 3,000 miles easily In throe or four days. As .1 sort of preliminary test of the possibilities or the trip, Prolossor Clayton is now making plans fur :in air voyngo from San Frunelscu to thw Atlantic coast, TO ALL TO WHOM IT MAY CONCKItX. ROAD 40. County Clerk's Ofllce, Box Butte Coun ty, Nebraska. To James A. Hunter, Barney Pitts, Nathan A. Hockey, George Carroll, Carl W. Roberts, Isaac Roekey, Jacob C. Osborn, Julius Kaiser, Margaret A. Stevens, John M. Kuhn, John Armstrong and W. S. Armstrong. Tho Commissioner appointed to lo cate a road commencing at tho quarter corner between Sections 9 and 10 of Township 28, Range 49 and running south and terminating at the South west corner of Section 10, Township 27, Range 49, except that it vary from the Section line as follows, to-wlt: Com mencing at a point 1800 feet North of southwest corner of Section 22, leave the Section line nnd run Southeasterly to an extreme of about 700 feet from Section line and running on a curve urouud hill and draw on best natural road bed, to intersection of Section line at Southwest corner of Section 23; has reported in favor of the establishment thereof, and all objections thereto or cluhns for damages must be filed in the County Clerk's ofllce on or before noon of the 10th day of June, 1009, or such road will bo established without refer ence thereto. April 13th, 1909. f p. Apr. 22-3w W. C Mounts, Clerk. TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS National Association Convenes In Washington, May 13-16. Washington, May 10. Medical sci ence's latest contributions to the world's knowledge concerning tubercu losis will bo revealed at the fifth an nual meeting tho National Associa tion for the Study and Prevention of Tuhorculosis, which will bo held hero beginning Mny 13 to 1G. Although much sninller In tho scopo of its work nnd membership, tho pro proposed convention will bo second only in importauco in tho campaign against tho dreaded foo of mankind to tho great International congress on tuberculosis, which met In this city last fall. There .are 2,000 members of tho association for the study and pre vention of tuberculoids, comprising many of tho most eminent students In this country. Hundreds of papers will bo read and discussed, which will bring to light bettor methods of treat ment of tho disease and tho Bprend of tuberculosis. Tho convention will bo divided Into various sections, which will meet simultaneously. The number of state and local anti tuberculosis societies which the na tional association has called' into be ing has shown an increase of more than 100 per cent In tho last yoar; the number of sanatoria has Increased 30 per cent nnd the number of workers has Increased more than 200 per cent. A most successful meeting is typected Here in view of tho fact that much greater Interest In tho fight on tuber culosis has been shown this year than ever before. TEACH US TO PLAY PROPERLY Playground Experts Also Seek Quieter Fourth of July. Pittsburg, May 10, Instruction of the children nnd adults of tho United' States in the art of playing properly, without Infringing on tho rights of those not participating in tho pastime, is ono of tho purposes of tho Play ground Association of America, which opened its third annual congress here today. Largo cities In every part of the Union aro represented at tho congress.' Mayor Magee of this city, in his invi tation to city ofllcials to attend tho congress thomsolvos and send repre sentatives of tho cities, said: "The purpose of the congress and tho. association is to encourage tho provlBlon rf adequate playground fa cilities for children and adults. Many of the matters for which the mombers of the cougross will soek a solution aro thoso which aro rapidly becoming important Issuos In many of our great cities." Among tho speakers will ho Rabbi Stephen S. Wise of Now York, Miss Jnno Addnms of Chicago, Joseph Leo, president of tho Massachusetts Civic league; Representative Jnmes Francis Burke, Mayor Mageo and D. Luther II. Gulick of New Yonc. Among t'no recommendations which will be made will bo the substitution or dancing fes tivals for the present noisy celebration of the Fourth of July nnd for the al most equally noisy observance of New Year's eve. FIRST REFERENDUM PETITION Representatives of Railroads File Pa pers on Headlight Law. Pierre, S. D May 10. W. G. Porter of Sioux City, representing the Mil waukee road, and A. K. Garner of Huron, representing tho Northwestern road, filed tho first referendum pe tition on the laws of last winter, pre sentlng a petition with over twelve thousand names to refer the electric headlight law to the people at the next general election. Praises Rockefeller, Attacks Carnegie. New York, May 10. fipeaking from tho same pulpit from which ho praised John D. Rockefeller a week ago, Alex ander Irvine, n socialist and lay preacher, bittorly attneked Andrew Carneglo In a sermon nt tho Church of tho Ascension hero. Tho address was principally in tho form of an nn swer to what Mr. Irvino styled Mr. Carnegie's criticism of socialism Jn ono of the Ironmaster's books. Illinois Solons on River Junket. St. Louis, May 10. Forty-two mom bers of tho Illinois legislature, accom panied by Congressmen William Lori mer nnd William B. McKJnley, arrived hero after a trip on the 111111018 and Mississippi river on tho state boat Illi nois, nnd wero entertained with n din ner by the Business Men's league ot St. Louis. Tho trip Is made In the In terest of n deep waterway from the lakes to tho gulf. Posses Searching for Three Negroes. Jcssup, Ga., May 10. Posses scoured tho country for three negro prisoners who escnped from tho Jail, leaving be hind Deputy Frank Madray dying -)f n fractured skull. The negroes, after flooring tho ofllcer, stamped In his face. Excitement is high. , B'rlth Abraham Convention. Washington, May 10. The twenty third nnnual-convention of the Inde pendent Order of B'rith Abraham be gan here. There aro 855 delegates from seventeen differerft Btates in at tendance. Blow Kill a Ball pTayer. Boise, Ida., May 10. Milton Bush, assistant cashier of tho Boise State bank, died from an Injury sustained in a game of baseball. Biuh was struck on the head by a ball. Patten Back In Chicago. Chicago, May 10. James A. Patten, tho central figu- or the recent wheat excitement, arrived here after taking a short rest on a ranch sear Trinidad, Colo. COMINGTOALLIANCE Chief of Staff of Hot Springs Doctors on Annual Tour AT DRAKE HOTEL, MAY 22 He Will Make no Charge for Consulta tion or for Examination The Chief of Staff of the Hot Springs Doctors is making his annual tour of the state, visiting the towns and cities calling on their patients in each com munity, and consulting with new patients who nre desirous the great treatment that cures all chronic and nervous diseases of men and women The phenomenal success of the Hot Springs treatmeut is due to the fact that it removes from the patient's sys tem tho cause of disease; usually doc tors treat the symptoms of thecase.in stead of making a complete diagnosis and then removing the cause as do these specialists. The human body has been the life study of these noted specialists, their skill in the matter of medical diagnosis puts them in the front ranks of Ameri can Specialists. After they make a painstaking examination they are in a position to state positively whether or not a cure is possible; if not they tell the patient so and refuse to undertake a cure. If they do undertake a cure tho patient is completely cured. The highest standard of quality is the only standard in the medicines used by the Hot Springs Doctors. These expensive medicines, are espec ially prepared for each case, they are from the World's best laboratory, guaranteed by the pure food laws, eliminating all possibility of anyone taking into, their system any poisonous drugs. A euro is sure and permanent as a result of taking the world famous Hot Springs home treatment. Chronic and nervous diseases like rheumatism, asthma, bronchitis, - goi ter, diseases of the heart, blood and lung disenses, catarrb, gall stones, epi lepsy, kidney, stomach and bladder troubles, and female diseases must yield to the treatment as given by these noted Specialists. In their Lin coln offices are thousands of letters from people who have been restored to health, in many instances these people could not have been cured were it not for the Hot Springs treatment. For example take the case of Mrs. White, who lives at University Place, Nebr. These Specialists made a careful ex amination of her case and found that she was suffering from rheumatism, kidney and stomach trouble, After taking treatment, here is what she says in her own words: University Place, Nebr., April 18, '09 Words almost fail me to tell how thankful I am for renewed health and strength after suffering with stomach trouble which eventually reached a stage where I could scarcely retain food, and Buffered great pain. To add to my trouble I was also afflicted with rheumatism whjch swelled my feet and hands so that I was helpless. I tried several local doctors but their treat ment failed to give me any relief. I began to take the Hot Springs Doctors treatment and commenced to improve at once, and now at the end of twelve months I am entirely recovered and feel as well as at any time of my life. I am glad to recommend the Hot Springs treatment for what it has dpne for me, to any who may be afflicted in the way I have been. Mrs. H. R. White. Here is a testimonial letter from Smith Center, Kansas, that is inter esting: Smith Center, Kans., April 14, '09 Mrs. Amis is getting along just fine; has not had nny of her old dropsyical trouble at all this vear. It ban hpm just about one i ear since Kind Provi- uence sent you to bmith Center aifd we are certainly thankful for the help you have rendered us. Wishing you un bounded success, we are as ever, Mk- and Mrs. S. L, Amis. The treatment that has cured these people and restored thousands of others to health is available to the people in this section for it is this unn. derful system of treatment that the t-liiet ot btatl of the Hot Springs Doc tors brings to us on May 22, at the Drake hotel. As the Specialists will be hero only one day, it is respectfully requested that neonle do not call mit nfirllo curiosity. He will bo busy with pa tients who really need his services and tt would be an imposition to take up his time idlv. It is also iuiDnrtant tn announce that married women who wish to consult with the Chief of Staff must be accomnanied hv tlipir inn. bands, and all minors by their parents. it you are Buttering with any chronic or nervous disease and desire to be restored to health, vicror and honni. ness. don't fail to call May 22, igog. ine permanent o trices of the Hot Sprincs Doctors are located at wt. and O streets, Lincoln, Nebr. 1 i :1 1