Loup City
VOL. XIV ' LOUP CITY, Nil HUMAN
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elaae (natter.
A farm Journal any*: Tha farm
art of the Hailed Slats* should or
ganize for |roliii(-*l action, the on
jeet haiug to rtcovsr tlia political
influence they have loti h\ reason of
the populist erazu.
The ilallia* of laet evening eon
iniiii'ij dispatches from all over the
elate haying that heavy raina have
been falling and at Lincoln and
Panama, Nebr., considerable darn
age wt» done I>y a twisting tornado.
Congressman Mirkeljohn has re
turned home and will eoon ha activa
^ ly In the Held looking after Ida
chaneea for nomination for gover
nor. Some of th# other candidate*
who imrnaginad they had a ainsb
on that lirrnorable position might
not find it so easy sledding wheu
once lie gels down to business.
We are apt to consider others
more fortunaiu than ourselves sml
making money faster, lint if wu
could exchange piece* with them
wo should not hno it so often. Thu
miller or the grocer muv have a
seeming profit of t'> or per day,
hut the fact is ho must lur out
largely for help, for ojl, for delivery j
teams, for extrus thnt lire always
giving out in every Imsiues* and
for faster iban m farming, Isu t
it far better to do Inn, husiuess and
have lets anxiety, even though we
make less money.
Judge Wall lie* been taking a
few trips in different parts of this
congressional district looking after
the political fences with a view to
securing thv nomination. He made
a visit to Ord last week in company
with Ida brother John of Arcadia
and the following is what the Ord
Quiz says regaidlng tlic same:
“John and Aaron Wall were in
the city Tuesday a few hour* look
ing after the congressional fences
of the Judge. There are e good
many republicans who are favorable
to him.
hdward, Miller tue fourteen-year
old soil of Henry Miller, who lives
three miles south weal of Kails City
on thu Nemaha river, w*» instantly
killed Sslurdat last hy the seel
denial diaebaige of a Winehester
iiflu. A younger brother was at
home with hi”., and el situs that
Kdward waa handling two shotgun*
aud the rifle, and ut tbs lime had
Ilia uimith over the end ot Mih rills
whieli waa in aouie unaeetiuiitable
way iliavharged, tearing ill tbs
ii|*l»«-r part of hi* mouth aud his
K nose
•t ItHHatu'aut Wet.
V little over u tear ago It. I'lyuii
died, leaving a widow and faitiilt
imi iu the bwat of eireumst*ue« a
Mr. Kltuu waa a men her id' the >1
'V, A Ipdge «d lids I'late. lull,
like niliui*, during Ibe hard lime*
he hail been unahle to b< ep up hi*
tinea, and at the time of hi* death
lt>' waa not entitled to ant b.io ht»
bet* use td the tame. Howe tet, .
alter hta tleath the Iih iI iod .e too,,
the matter up, and after >rt«>rl
iteMph* of hard work, am giante.l
|M!imi*autH fi»m the heati tut,»til
to wake a < ad up*ot the luml | slgit
of the dais itt behalf of the widow,
ftm lodge* of the lists tt»p tehd
D'dtlv, wioi H «fng the hsi I I tine*,
aw I tire b • e < lodge It** r*o*feed
fit ltd* enough to pat ofl |i*S wol k
•■f debt*, Iwtl'it« ptttt-g Mrs
, Kit wit 11 '*# 4 * 4m • 4*b M{|h tKit O
ed a diot I i M vt .o el th*t
am w>*< t lei I tt I hi* mak>e a
lu«*t of | *1 * 4*4 4** ttiiivl) iHttuk!
k W *t|*4t«4 i m«* #4il, v4i«k
the atsls bthk of tree.| a donated
lit d*dt|. i|»g flows tdote att w*
whb-b Ms, Kit wn h e* mu at let! at
(Is *Wuk pitot to h'« dt 4 b
km l« hgt li t wa ikts »|« ak* Wt If
for fraternal aocltiiiee, among which
toe M. W, X. ia in the front rank.
Tli* committee'of ihe local lodge
having the tn liter in charge wat M.
L Friea, K. f. Fuller and K. I'.
Sclml/.e —Arcadia Champion.
M.'KOil»ty unit III* K»rin«ir».
riio principal Mugwump organ of
the country dirceta altention to
what it call* “the very curious fad
that the mod genuine enthuainam
for McKinley ie to be found among
tbn farmer*, and u/it, a* one would
have el panted, among tha artivao*
and manufacturer*" tbn only or
plauatiou of which it goaa on to any,
with a charlatic anecr, "I* that tha
farming mind ia peculiarly • uacept •
llilc to the McKinley logic.” It i*
true that McKiulov a strength I*
greater in tbu agricultural atatca,
hut there ia nothing “eurioua1’
about it. The farmer* were per
suaded to tnnr againat protection in
Iwith glowing promise* of ae
enlarged demand and increaaed
price* for their product*, and lh#y
have found out by aad experience
that they could not have made a
worve rniatak*. A democrat tariff
policy hn* been tried, and the re
hu11 ia diminiahad proeperity. In
1.1i t lui.iirlrur ii.-ut t'dir,.ii/ii mir. ;
--- - - - w r->
kats, they huve been abut out of
many to which tboy already bud
access, aud they are aot getting us
rollcli (or their "ropa «» they for
mally received They see where
the trouble lies, “The forming
mind" grasps tlx.' fact that a return
to the old system will be an ad
vantage, ond that the foremost
champion of protection is the logical
candidate for that purpose.
It ia easy to account in this wav
for the McKinley enthusiasm in
Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota, Kan
sas, Nebraska and other groat agri
cultural state*. The Farmera have
changed their minds about MeKin
leviam, under tbs practical discipline
of hard timet anti the costly fail
ure of democratic tariff legislation
They have been fooled once, but
they can not be fooled again. It. is
not a theory, but a condition, that,
is causing them to rally to the sup
port of the distinguished Ohioan
whose statesmanship they hastily
condemned in 1 Him. They look
upon him as standing for that which
is necessary to the revival of their
prosperity aad the promotion of
their welfare, lli* popularity witb
them signifies that they tire tired
ami sick of a policy that prevents
them from doing a profitable btisi
■iti** iii'il obtaining a lair return for
their labor. Their common ssnae f
tellsihem Unit termini* can never ,
be ui in Id to pay without a tariff *■>
adjusted ua lo protect home mar
kets aoaiust i'oreigu iuvaaiou nod
increase exports of surplus prodecta
to other countries. They propose
to undo llie s'upsndoua blunder for
which they have paid solUarivi and
that is why they insist that Melvin
ler shall be tin- next president
(I lobe Democrat
ilfiilfu III £ioirrn \rlrrit»Uit
The following paper upou alfalfa ml
lure ter *a>tern Nehraab* was prepaied
by Mr. William Kraal of Johnson county
to tm l*ii| before the I ill pro tad Sot
Itr* ed« r>‘ s*».« isd..« in this city In Feb
rusty Owing to iirliuro Mr. I rial
wa* tlliav oldst/V wI m,|)I Hi- senila shuts
hit pa| rr. and a* II » til at lit lunch that
It timely upon the Important a it Jo l ot
glowing nltall * »• pts it piste at ole a,
V aiy m in> ol oul in tin Will )>• gl-d of
an opportunity to ti>||i>w the w> t Is ol nl
ill Sit who van tjsuk to ths pi Uni lt-uu the I
i-ialldfUUt of «»|e-»lwvt*'a
** .in i|U *tU»n bet a hat •Util* U tfc*
la ( tlui III <ii nu b# || *4*1 f»*f I
i»ar «•%**, ilv«t *}i % 4 4 i
Ur til 4 !#«♦* %* 4 l«M| 4 lit I III'
|«4|> U) $#«•! 44'fM **| lifer Hi* trfv 1*4* 4 I
gl*M Mil- |-««4 *t | £«| ti|« Hk|v ||
t««9|4» <441 ft Ml* •***? 4 4 s MttafUs |
§ » !*• f t ^ ||a f i|i |r. bill |**-es ft it}* |
U«s I f|t 144 t.« ^ki | | •* |4» U»4 ft
tvt % Iks§ |»M M» 444 I % Mills 4tft4 f
b”f4 4 *1 »**» I 4*«# • f 4 *l4i (l#f I mini fttrf |
*t »**U, f*«tttt4f i 4t | « l| I fv | Vfclftlftl*.. I
il V UI flfc«t |M' I * i<4% ft <*4 * ;
M*»»« ||4»* i». tilHtli I M
#4 tv la a) *11*14* 41 III 4»y *» «
V*V l«» III |»V( t4y il «■ I *
*44 ft I* a <b<l % It 41 !*• •*. Il4 hIM*< I * 11
II •*♦ *p**4 11“|4 !• |«)i«*4i U t -444 Imp «is I m t
which at that rate make* wl* ton*
0 the acre, When a weed crop la taken
t can In- cut Imt thn e time* In one u,,
Lid fair my beat Held, then four ye r»
:>ld, wm cut mi the 20th of Mav nnd
made fully two ton* per acre. Till* Held
la the mm* one from which I got $51!
worth of weed per neia the year before
1 will not d wall on the value of alfalfa
either n* paetlire or luty, all agricultural
paper* huve given the facta a* to that
lime and time again flog* ran he rained
and cattle can (»• fattened exclualvely on
alfalfa Moat every farmer would like to j
awn a Held of alfalfa and It ia only a.
'(ueatloii of time when every acre of in v '
farm will be wowu to it. A good many i
farmera have a-mti It year after year and !
ifter lowing It aevrrul tjtuet gave It up a* a
loat Job J am fully aatlafled that alfalfa
-an lie ralaed In in owl any tectlon If band*
|n<| right V on will all agree with me i
that the la-d eeaaoti wa* non of the aevor
i«t we have bad In twenty year* on pawl
jra* and meadow*. My orchard grata,
'uy blue grii** and Koine of the native
jraw*burned out and atlll I raUed the beat
Held of alfalfa I ever did rala*. * perfect
■land and good beaPhy plant#. A love ]
■ poke of a four year old Held, Till* Held
wnw fir'd aown weveti yeaty ago, one-third
rf It win nwn Iii tfic fall under fall v/heat
ind Ijm other two-third* of the Held waa
town under oat*. Tim ne»t aumrner I
ind only a thin, iiiiuveii aland, but I wow
*d again, and trying to nave what I had
towed it by timid and harrowed wlfh n
oinmon harrow Weed# were ihe priori
D#l crop that maaoii d'he year afn r I
uad# up my mind to taka lee - --- - nd cut
Hug fur it' d and no! knowing how to
mu'll" the "< <1 crop I left it big portion of
lit need scattered nil over th* field It
(rew and m.idc u Mg st ud and him l * rn
t success ever since. My other field* nil
lave been, with but little variation, a
’epHltlon of niy first experience, that I ', j
t look three yi.ai* to get a full Maud, and I
ill of till* w,ik owlng''i the fai t that i
r!"d to nils" nlfiilfn under small grain,
md when I towed it alone I let (I • weeda
eke It, thinking the weeda were needed
or protection While protc tjon la prob
ildy the proper thing for tide country It
I Dot the thing for alfalfa. Much hue
>eefi said In regard f>> drilling (he seed
ilid much lorn been tail about subsidi
ng 1 don’t want "liher for alfalfa for
he following reasons ■ If you drill you
mt toe need In all the sumo depth or
icarly no and fit" seed will all come up
lie name time and If a heavy rain cornea
own It might destroy tho young plant
rblclt la very tender when It flrat cornea
p. I know of numerous fields being lost
a that way, Hubaoiling makes the
round to loose, the young plant will do
alter In ground that la well packed, be
idea the ground will kettle down if aub
oiled and ex pone the tun root which may
auae the plant to die die following Win
er, and why ahull we subsoil for alfalfa
rbleh goes beyand the depth of th" sub
rdling In leu* tliuu two months Itoota
nur mouths old will average sixteen Inch
* or more They will go down eighteen
j t wwniy inches the first summer and not
••a than twelve Inches each year after
mt. It la no trouble to get a aland of
Ifalfa mi hard pan or all sit spots such
a are found on side bills and low plscoa.
want it undesleod that uiv experiments
ritli alfalfa are all made In Nemaha and
ohuson ciimb-s, the result* may be still
I etler In other J)»tt» of the elite. Two
yen* ii(i> I allowed alfalfa ft. the Mt*ti<
fair, hut I waa not In it, Mr. Ollnaiead,
.U' l Ig alfalfa malt'flteavi r f'lty, b’or
ua* >u«it>. hent my growt i an tiad that
ibere waa no comparison, J,ater Mr.
Oitnateod pild ine a vlalt and I took him
OUt to my III fall a where ha made the »*•
praailnti that he never *'iw a belter or
even ua good n field of alfalfa on uplmid
I loiva now live tlulda of dllTcrent Hgea
r.otilninlog in all nearly two hundred
acre* and a good aland all over,
“If I sow more alfalfa I aball prowled
In the following manual My prefantice
would lie a rb-an etalk Hold, wall pialur
ud down, lake a corn plow and cultivate
ua early in spring ns can he don# con
venUnily, Then whin ill danger of
frost la over, will aiy lint week in April
sow broudcnat on this rough ground
about twenty pounds of seed per a< re
take u disk and go over the ground cr< ■*
ways, after that harrow one way and then
lh« other Harrow at ofien a* you like,the ,
more the better, until tho ground la
thoroughly parked. ] don't think much
of rolling, It makca our land to looae and
line, Of coiirsa could w« foretell the
weather we might roll, If we knew a rain
would follow before tb» nead com** up
Now my object iu rowing on rough
ground la to have the seed In at dllTcrent
depths in or ler to have it not all come up
the same time; it will begin to coma up
If weather la favorable In three or four
day*, while the <1aapeat may not coma up
for two we</Jta' or more owing to bow
warm the soil I*. VVe *#■ the same thing
nearly every year with our corn A heavy
- rii'i mi/"' i' i ‘ * iuj; m i i"' »*»7 *i»*«,i'»7
ed orie.fhird of tins 1 sown a few "lays
lief ore, or nearly all thst w*s up at that
11 in lio1 »i 'll enough on tun ii [i after wards
to ; iv<‘in* a full stand, o,i forty acres I
sown tli t iv ly there |« scan t*|y a spice
six In-ties «-ij• re wlthon' one or more
pon ' s To my knowledge alfalfa sown
li t d i i t-'J eliOVe U'Ver lots failed to
inal i H d si toil, but still It might not
live through the summer unless the
we/ are kept d mu hy muwlng them
rep' K’dly la'foii* they get hsrd or high
enough to shade the alfalfa I racomand
mowing ii three or four times the first
Annum r, leaving the weeds for mulching.
Light pasturing might not hurt, hat of
course stock should he kept off while the
ground Is wet. After the first season sl
f al I a might he used for pusture or
meadow. ’*
Mat. ICr ist adds: '• I wa* expected to
read a paper on ‘Alfalfa Without IrrIga
llnn’ In for« the breeders’ meeting at Lio
mln, but owing to a spell of la grippe
v as not able to do so. Hy numerous let
ters which I received since I am soiry to
tee that I disappointed i|Ull« s few and
I see no better way to bring tbit subject
before people who feel interested In the
welfare of Nebraska than by sending my
paper to The Nebraska farmer for pub
ication. 1 am satisfied alfalfa and sugar
beets are the salvation of Nebraska mid
lie two would mako it tile best state In
he union if It is not already such.’'—
Nebraska Farmer.
The author of the above article visited
bis county last month and In a private
eiter to Aaron Wall, lie says on this sub
ject, “In my judgment your county, up
end Us well an bottom, la fully as well
iilsptoii to ntlalta as any I l ave s-gu
in the state.”
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