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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1918)
RED CLOUD, NEBRASKA, CHIEF Pr A tl WHERE FARMING IS The Future of Great Possibilities. Some ltlcn of the gront wealth tlint tlio Western Cimiulii former lnul In view a few years ngo Is now being real ized. The amount received from the snlo of wheat, oiitn, bnrloy, Max and ryo In 1017 was $270,000,000, while the sales of live stock at Winnipeg alone netted $10,000,000 additional. Of this Kum hogs alone gavo over eleven mil lion dollars. The Increases nt Calgary and Edmonton were over OVi million dollars. This money, so easily earned, Is be ing spent In Improvements In farm property, purchasing additional land, buying tractors, automobiles, nnd Im proving homo conditions, providing electric light, steam heat, new furni ture, pianos, buying Victory bonds, paying up old debts, etc. Over 'five hundred tractors were sold In Southern Albcrtn In 1017. One Implement agent reports that the in crcaso In hi business In 1017, over that of 1010, was equal to the total business In 1015. It Is the snme story nil over the country. And It Is not this evidence alone which proves the advancement nnd growth of the three pralrlo provinces, but the large In crease in the number of settlers; the improvement In the extent of the cul tivated arens nnd ngrlculturnl produc tion; the Incrcnso In vnluo of which over 1010 was $77,000,000. This wonderful progress that has been made In agriculture In Western iCannda Is but the beginning which innrks the future of the greatest agri cultural country on the continent, showing a future of great possibilities. There aro millions of acres yet tin tilled, and of land as good as any of that which Is now giving Its owners n return of from twenty to thirty dollars nn acre, llgures that In innny cases represent the cost of the land, with all cultivation costs Included. It Is true that the cost of production has In creased during the past few yenrs, but the price of the product has alo In creased to a figure which leaves a large balnnco to the credit of the pro ducer. The following tnblo thows how this works out. 1013 1017 Price Price FARM NEEDS. In bus. In bus. Machinery whont wheat Self binder 1C0 100 Mower 70 88 C. II. P. gas engine 250 112 Seed drill 122 00 Cream separator 87 88 Building Bathroom, sink nnd septic tank 300 127 Pressure tank system... 150 118 Steel shingles, per 100 sq. ft 7 4 Ltimber, per 1,000 ft. Ilcmlock 28 17 Tine 47 32 Bricks, per M 10 8 Cement, per 850 lbs 2.5 1.2 Steel fence, 40 rods 15 10 Paint, per 10 gals 25 10 PInnos 440 215 Clothing nnd Food Sugar, per cwt C.2 4.0 Cottonseed, per ton CO 21 Linseed, per ton 50 25 Blue Bcrgc suit 81 17 Percentngo increases are shown too in nnothcr way, leading to tlio snmo conclusion, from consultation of tho Department of Lnbor'B review of prlccB. Taking 100 as tho Index num ber of normnl production In tho de cado from 1800 to 1000. tho Increases in pi-Ices of farm products hnvo slightly outdistanced tho Increases in his needs. Pet. 1013 1010 1017 Inc. Grains and fodder. 138 200 2S0 103 Animals and ments.170 213 203 GO Dairy produce ....145 181 220 53 Bldg. mntcrlals ...143 170 220 58 Douse fur'sh'gs...l20 103 205 C4 Implements 105 130 100 00 Advertisement. Signs of Spring. "Whnt mnkes you ko unensy? Is your conscience troubling you?" "No, winter underwear." Proof. "So you think art can Improvo on ' nature?" "Certainly. II? not, why tho I Easter egg?" FRECKLES Now Is the Tim to Gtt Rid of These Ugly Spoil There's no loniror the slightest need of feeling aihamed of your freckles, as the pro scription othlne double strength Is guar anteed to remove these homely spots. Blmply net an ounce of othlne double strength from your dfucelst, and apply a little of it night and morning and you should soon see that even the worst freckles have begun to disappear, while the lighter ones have vanished entirely. It Is seldom that tnore than one ounce Is needed to completely clear the skin and gain a beautiful clear complexion. Be euro to esk for the double strength oth lne, as this Is sold under guarantee of money ttclc If It falls to remove freckles. Adv. Mean Insinuation. "Hurold proposed to me Inst 'night." "There I Ho told me ho was going to throw his life away." Dr. Pierce's Plensnnt Pellets arc tho original little liver pills put up 40 years ago. They regulate liver and bowels. Ad. Words aro sometimes used to ox. press Ideas nnd sometimes the want of them. When Your Eves Need Care i ry Murine Eye Remedy n,5n??.'2lng-J.,,.t.KJ0 Comfort. W cents at MVUIMBCYlSltEJUCDY CO.. CU1GAUO T GARDEN JOGS Are your flats filled with fer tile forcing soil? The new handle for the spad ing fork? Did you think of It? Those wood nshes from tho flreplnco? Aro you saving them for tho potash they contain? uTSt-qcpx or agricvltJr'c how:ttrow ASPARAGUS. This cron Is mm nf tlio muni piidnr lug nnd satisfactory vegetables. It can be grown on almost any well drained soil, but will do best on a deep "iindy loam. There Is little possibil ity of having the ground too rich, and liberal applications of partly rotted barnyard manure should be mnde be fore the plants aro set. The seeds of aspnragus may be sown during tho spring in rows where the plants are to remain, and the seedlings thinned to stand 14 feet npart In rows. It Is usually more satisfactory to purchase two-year-old roots, as con siderable time is saved In this way. As tllO asnnrill!lis liixl l n iiiii'iiintiiiiit feature of the garden, It should be lo-f """ i;ttiiiiiKi.v. neiore selling mo plants the soil should bo loosened very deeply, either by subsoil plowing or by deep spading. It Is a good plan to re move thu top soil nnd spade manure Into tho subsoil to a depth of 14 or 10 Inches. The plnnts may be set In rows for horse cultivation or In beds. If In rows they should bo set 14 Inches npnrt, with the rows 3 feet apart. If In beds, ono foot npart each way Is the proper distance to set tho plants. In setting the plants the crowns should be covered 4 or 5 Inches deep. In the North tho plants should re ceive a mulch of 4 or 5 Inches of ma nure in winter. In the South the mulch Is not necessary, but the plants should receive n coat of manure or an application of fertilizer, preferably fn autumn. No shoots should be removed during tho first year the plants are set In the permanent bed, and the period of cut ting should bo short during tho second venr. LIMA BEANS. Lima beans should not be plnnted until the ground Is thoroughly warmed up, as they nrc a heat-loving crop nnd tho seed will rot If planted when tho ground Is cold. Most gardeners pre fer tho polo varieties, as they yield better than the bush varieties and aro superior to tho bush varieties In many other respects. One mnrked advan tage of tho pole beans Is thnt they may bo planted around tho fence, utilizing the fence as n support for the vines. In this manner a crop of benns can bo secured with the use of n minimum nmount of spacing. When plnnted In rows In tho gar den, pole lima benns nro usually plnnt ed In hills 3 to 4 feet apart and sup ported on poles or a string nnd wire trellis. The bush limns arc usually drilled In rows some 8'( feet npnrt for horse cultivation, or slightly closer for hand cultivation. Tho limn beans are a full season crop, that Is, they occupy the ground for the entire growing season, nnd n snfllclcnt amount should bo plnnted to provide for tho needs of the fnmlly for the entire senson. Any sur plus not used green may be allowed to dry on the vines, picked nnd stored for winter use. Limn beans constitute one of tho most satisfactory .crops for growing for winter's use, ns tho only caro nc ccssary to save thorn Is to pick the ripe pods, dry them thoroughly nnd shell tho benns. In the northern portion of tho country where limn beans do not thrive, polo benns of tho Lazy Wlfo variety will give satisfaction. RADISHES. Tho rndlsh Is quite hardy and may bo grown throughout tho winter In tho mlddlo section of the United Slates. In many portions of the South It Is pos sible to grow It In tho open ground throughout tho winter. For tho homo garden the seed should bo sown In the open ground about tho time of the last kllli ' frost. Tho seed should bo sown In drllla nt a convenient dlstnnco for cultivation, usunlly about 18 Inches. To bo of good quality, radishes must bo grown quickly In rich soil, und bo used ns soon us of sufllclent size. Suc cessive plantings should bo made every few days until tho weather becomes wnrm. They will not wlthstnnd hot wenther and nro suited to early spring and Into autumn plnntlng. There aro autumn varieties of rad ishes which may be grown lato In tho senson nnd stored for winter uso tho snmo ns beets or turnips. A few of theso will ndd variety to tho winter supply" of vegetables.- BRUSSELS 8PROUT3. Brussels sprouts aro closely related to cnbbago and cauliflower, and may bo grown In very much the same man ner. Tho seed may bo started In tho window box or In tho ho.tbed and transplanted to tho garden 'when tho ground is In condition to work. Instead of u single head, Brussels sprouts produce n largo number of small heads, theso heads being form ed In the axils of tho leaves. If the heads becomo too crowded, tho leaves should be broken off so as to give the heads moro room. However, a few leaves should always bo left In tho top of tho btein whero the new heads -m H I aro tiling formed, P.?ucls sprouts I are more In., My than cublmge and In many section-, may be planted In the t fall. They should be -.ft In rows 30 I to ,"( Inches apart If for horse eultl i vatlon. Tho plants should be set from 20 to 21 Inches apart In the rows. Brussels sprouts may be stored for winter use In niueli tho same way as cabbage. The best method Is to take up tho plants, pack them closely to gether In n trench, covering them with straw or other litter to protect them from freezing and thawing. KOHL.RADI. Tho edible portion of the kohl-rabl Is the thickened stem. It Is closely re lated to cabbage and cauliflower. It should be started In the hotbed or win dow box and set In the open ground about the time of the last frost. The method of planting and the cultivation Is similar to that practiced for cab bage. It can be planted In the open at the same time. Early sowings nro made, and If thinned to 4 to 0 Inches apart the plants will soon grow to edible size under favorable weather conditions. This plant should receive much more consideration than usually Is given It. It Is really n poor mini's cauliflower. COLLARDS. The culture and uses of vol birds are the same as for cabbage. The plants should be started In very early spring and set out as soon ns the ground Is In condition. They withstand tho heat better than cabbage and aro much used in the southern portion of tho country. Collards do not form a true head, but Instead a loose rosette of leaves, which, when blanched, nro very tender and of delicate flavor. No southern garden Is complete without this plant. Too often, how ever, It has constituted the sum total In the shape of garden supplies. Uso It, but don't abuse It. PARSLEY. The seeds of parsley should he soaked for a few hours before plant ing to Insure germination. They nro Mow In germinating nnd should bo handled very carefully. After one or two trnnsplnnflngs they should be set In tho open ground In rows 12 to 18 Inches npart nnd 3 to 4 Inches apart In the rows as early as the soil can bo put In condition. A small area devoted to this crop will bo sutlkieut for tho nverago fnmlly. It Is used as a garnishing and for flavoring soups. Keep a little of It growing at all times. It gives a pleas ing touch to many dainty dishes.- PEPPERS. Plant the seeds of peppers In tho hotbed about six weeks to two months before time to set them In tho open ground. They should be transplanted nt least once und should not be set In tho open until tho ground is thorough ly warm. When grown In tho garden tho large bull-nosed types should bo placed In rows 3 feet npart with tho plants from 15 to 17 Inches npart In rows. Frequent shallow cultivation should be given, nnd tho plants will continue to bear until frost kills them. IN YOUR HOME GARDEN "Dig deep, mnnuro well, work often." Thus Pliny the Elder, nearly 2,000 years ngo, summed up gnrdenlng. Ills ndvlco is good today. Enthusiasm must be backed by solid purpose enough of It to surmount obstacles and sur vive disappointments. The best Insurance ngnlnst ac cidents In gardening Is knowing how to gnrden. PROFITABLE USE OF MANURE Garden and Orchard Will Take Gocd Care of All Fertilizer Pro duced on Farm. Snvo nnd npply nil of tho bnrnynrd manure that Is produced on your farm. The gnrden nnd the orchard are llko prospective candidates they nro "in n receptive mood." It Is dif ficult to get garden land too rich. In enso there seems to bo moro nitrogen from henvy applications of mnnuro thnn tho other constituents, apply acid phosphate and hardwood ashes to bal ance tho fertility constituents. Find Amount of Seed Needed. Aim to mnko every seed count. Bp member tho supply of somo of tho moro Important varieties o"f gnrden seed Is, limited, and In order thnt all may obtain enough to meet their needs, everyone should co-opernto to mnko whnt Is used produce a maximum crop Broadcasting Manure. Manure for broadcasting on top of tho plowed ground should bo well rot ted and Hue. After spreading mix It well with the harrow before drilling In the seeds. Grown In Greenhouse. Swiss chnrd Is sometimes grown In tho grqenhouso to advantage. Beets may bo started under t)io greenhouso bench if thero Is light enough to pre. vent their becoming spindling. Place for Permanent Crops. Berry bushes, rhubnrb, aspnragus and such garden stuff thnt Is. perma nently established should bo grouped on ono side of the garden and extend In rows the full length of the garden. BOY IN JAIL FINDS HE HAS A MOTHER I Carried Away While a Baby, He Is Identified by His Brother. New York. Tho prospect of doing n bit In a penitentiary for carrying u gun Isn't a particularly happy one, es peclnll.N when a fellow has pleaded guilty, but slxteen-ycnr-ohl George J. Burke was smiling nil day In the Tombs, and he doesn't give a whoop If the i.mii of special sessions sends him to Jnll for life, bemuse- he now kiH'ws he hns a real, honest to good lies m.iiinT, nnd what's more, he's go ing in . c her nt once. "Tlui's n. ,K ,u.,i" i,e tl,,i vimi. en llihlcy In the Tombs. "I didn't know if i caiue to this earth In a flour "I Think I'm Talking to My Brother." bog. or how It was. I've been bumpln' from ono Institution to another In Massachusetts, nnd frelghtln' from one place to tho other, and I always won dered why I never had n mother, and here I gotta get pinched by u unform ed bull to find out I really got one." John H. Burke, u sailor on the U. S. S. Seattle, read of tho youngster's ar rest and told bis mother, Mrs. Joseph ine Bold of Brooklyn, the name was tho same us that of the seven-months-old child that was kidnaped from her, nnd so she sent Ihu snllor boy post haste over to the Tombs. "I think I'm talking to my brother," he said to tho youthful prisoner, who came toward him from the barred gate. "Is dnt so? I ain't got no brother. I ain't got anybody I know of," was the reply nf George. But tho sailor asked him If he had a scar on his sldo, and, brushing back his touseled black hnlr, another scar was revealed, and then there was no question about the Identity of the prisoner. "Say, have I got a mother?" was tho first question the lad popped at him. And when told that not only hud he n mother, but a good one, who has been waiting 10 long years to see him, tho kid nenrly wept for Joy. Ho hns a j sister, too. i "Now I'm happy," he said. , LOVED WISELY, BUT TOO MANY l Seventeen-Year-Old Girl Marries Three Men, but Finds Third Is Real Thing. Oakland, Cnl. Kdnn Metcalf, n sev enteen-yenr-old girl, who loved wisely i but too many, Is under the wing ol her mother here, while attorneys nro , debating ns to how she shall be dlsen- ! tangled from three marital complied- j tions. Ednu's love-mnklng wns entirely con fined to the navy. Last August sho wedded Ensign Edward lleese. Duty 1 called him from her side, nnd soon she met nnd promptly married Jack Overstreet, n Mare Island marine. Finally, n naval radio operator, Lewis Llnwlsky, wooed and won her. Although desperately fond of each of her imvnl husbands at the time of 1 tho mnrrlage, she now declares that It took tho third application for tho lovo virus to take. FIND NEW 'BOOZE TRANSPORT' Woman Arrested In Kentucky Wears Peculiarly Contrived "Under- alls" With Many Pockets. Newport, Ky. Officers hero discov ered n new "boozo transport" when they nrrested n woman who had sev eral aliases as she stepped off n train from Popular Bluffs, Mo. She wore a peculiarly contrived pair of "under alls," which contained many pockets, and In each pocket was a pint of Mis souri whisky. Lacking money to pay the Imposed fine of $300, thu woman Is now In Jail. ","i-,-ii,",,",", '" PLAYFUL KITTENS COST DEATH OF AGED WOMAN Eau Claire, Wis. Five play ful kittens of which Mrs. Car rie llagen, hlxty-seven, widow, was Intensely fond, cost her life. Tho kittens, while playing on thu floor, lenlteil a box of mntches, sotting flro to Mrs. I llagen s dress. fr.., fWLi'irilil wmy "Give it to me, please Grand daddy." "Why Bobby, if you wait a bit for it you'll have It to enJoy (oncer!" "Poo-poo! That's no argument with WRiGLEYS 'cause the flavor fasts, anyway I After every Essential. Tho novice was not enjoying his first trip through thu ulr, and his moro experienced companion regarded hint with much amusement. "I say, BUI, what's on your mind?" ho demanded. "I wns Just thinking about Abra ham Lincoln," replied Bill thought fully. "Abraham Lincoln?" "Yes. I was thinking how truth fullyfully he spoke when ho snld a man's legs ought to bo Just long enough to reach the ground." -Buck. Downward Growth. Teacher "Why do words have roots, Johnny?" "So that tho Inn giuiKo can grow." IIo "who has "common" senso has enso to "como on" in to world. Win the War by Preparing the Land Sowing the Seed and Producing Bigger Crops Work In Joint Effort the Soil of the United States and Canada CO-OPERATIVE FAItMING IN MAN POWER NECESSARY TO WIN TUE BATTLE FOR LIBERTY The Food Controllers of the United States and Canada are asking for greater food production. Scarcely 100,000,000 bushels of wheat are avail able to be sent to the allies overseas before the crop harvest. Upon the efforts of the United States and Canada rests the burden of supply. Every Available Tlllabls Aon Must Contribute; Every Available Farmer anJ Farm Hand Must Assist Western Canada has an enormous acreage to be seeded, but man power is short, and an appeal to the United States allies is for more men for seed ing operation. Canada's Wheat Production Last Year was 225,000,000 Bushels; thi Demand From Canada Alone for 1918 Is 400,000,000 Bushels To secure this she must have assistance. She has the land but needs the men. The Government of the United States wants every man who can effectively help, to do farm work this year. It wants the land in the United States developed first of course; but it also wants to help Canada. When ever we find a man we can spare to Canada's fields after ours are supplied, we want to direct him there. Apply to our Employment Service, and we will tell you where you can beit terve the combined interests. Weitern Canada's help will be required not later than May 5th. Wages to com petent help, 50.00 a month and up, board and lodging. Those who respond to this appeal will get a warm welcome, good wages, good board and find comfortable homei. They will get a rate of one cent a mile from Canadian boundary points to destination and return. " For particulars as to routes and places where employment may be had apply toi U. S. EMPLOYMENT SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR OMAHA. NEBRASKA Lend Him ? AHandUTO UB$frY For PATRIOTISM "Actions speak louder than words -Act" Don't Talk -Buy Now Helps teeth, breath. appetite, digestion. VdtAPMO 1,1 Up for Inspection. This Is n story told by u man homo on furlough from f'ainp Custer: Tho soldiers were lined up for In spection and every man was clean shaven but one. "Why have you such n beard?" asked the ergcuut. "I couldn't find any barber shop any place," snld tho man. GOOD HOUSEKEEPERS WONDER How thoy over got along without Bed Cross Ball Bluo. This really wonder ful bluo makes clothes whiter thnn enow. Oct tho genuine Bed Cross Ball Bluo at your grocers. Adv. One must be poor to enjoy tho lux ury of living. (ieorgo Elliott. Our most cxcluslvo circles dollars. silver ENOCH MORGAN'S SONS CO. Buy SAPOL.IO For ECONOMY frm Vlld$MM 622 -Ji-jfr,:,.,! ,- .vjt'.SS