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&•- THE ALFALFA SITUATION I Profitable C**r m Any $ 1 " ®#*ry \ ----•-- While there seems tobf^lsfrge acreage of this wonderful pjant be­ ing cultivated in McHenry chanty as Compared with other counties of the State, yet it is a disappointment to ^/S|;ine in a survey of the county to find -.̂ ^hat many farmers have not incor- '••'^fwrated it into their rotation of crops. ft is surely one of the most interest- . f |ng and profitable crops to be grown '*• upon any dairy farm and the time r " ŝfuw come whentyio dairyman can 0- Aford to be without it and I., am glad T^° k"<»w that many new applicants > ̂ for seed and knowledge of planting > vj"*//' have made their inquiries known thru .* Ifie office of the McHenry County Soil * improvement association. The spirit seem to be for the i-y-i fk-vv '•fe .of the inquiries v fcest way for results of the expendi- *J?h ,,ture of money and labor necessary for a successful propigation and what t̂ ras a few years ajji* a matter ,of £.•" speculation as to how and why sue- , , eessful alfalfa growing, it is not a > Vfriattew of specified methods of inoc- ^plation and soil and drainage that been worked, but by the practi- research of the alfalfa growers of the state of Illinois. If .this office 1 has done nothing else in the last three ffv , " years than to add to the acreage of p££V ;^r f filf alfa planted it has been more than ̂ •. V „ ~**vorth while. I would like to say, '1/ v especially io the farmers or land- '•. . . ' lords and tenants of farms, who have W £ot the alfalfa meadow on their farm, 71 ̂ do not let this year go by without at Y*" " '{east planting a few acres, and any ?, 'jhelp that this o$ce can give, c6m- • Z . , | n a n d t t • . ^ jp V , ' With reference to the alfalfa situ- f , ,v V ation this spring in a local way, the alfalfa has suffered to quite an » ' Extent from the unprotected condi- ̂f "V ,( , tions of the past winter. None of it f ̂*^has been completely destroyed, but " 1 _ %vhere it was pastured too close last \ * V > < f a H o r c u t t o o l a t e i t h a s s u f f e r e d t o .jquite an extent. Prpbably nothing 'i * yfcould be done to this condition more "than to cultivate it, keeping the June -.JVif^prass and timothy well cultivated '* "•I have seen some pieces of last 'rl'/% year's sowing that have gone thru <*. >^he winter in very fine shape ̂ nd I \i: •»' -J. v'V predict from the acreage of alfalfa ̂ 1 /';,,,ihat at least a fair or norml produc- f !* CP tion of alfalfa will be realized. K'i -V^- * There is an acid condition of most soils that will have to be correct- yiy' rJ*7 ed in every instance before maximum -if ' r '/results can be expected to be obtained 1,0 *armer c®" afford to ignore V** v^the use of a liberal amount of lime- / * • ^tone upon nine-tenths Jof the soil Vfl.̂ ^ihat is now being planted to alfalfa. , - 'fThe better time to put this on is after harvesting. It can be delivered any- ./where in the county at $1,00 per ton, and a large percentage of the soils j'-£hat I have examined should have •from two to four tons . per acre, '^jfhose farmsteads located near rail- y J-oad stations should take advantage of this profitable application of lime. helps the physical condition of "*$rour soil and corrects the acidity and urnishes a plant food that is very Mesirable. Volumes could be written in the comparative value of alfalfa, ither as a commercial product, as a soil builder and the livestock condi­ tioner.I predict that alfalfa in a /ew years will have its place as a food for man as well as the supple­ mentary relation that it bears toward successful livestock industry. I have been interested in qaite a and I cannot see why the landlord tenant are co-operating in solving the problems of soil and of the successful growing of alibll* upon their lknu wi and I cannot see why the biadlord should ttot gladly furnish all the liiae f. o. b. the station that the ten­ ant would apply on any of the acid soils of McHenry county- for it has been demonstrated that all invest­ ments of seed and labor are lost if the soil is ttot sweet and it would be throwing away a|l this investment without following the (established rules of alfalfa growing. I have sent for quite a large amount of alfalfa culture for those requesting it. In case this arrives too late for planting, or will delay planting, those requesting it please notify this office and I will come with glue solution and inoculate the seed, which is claimed by best alfalfa growers to be as weli. ̂̂ M. J. Wright i ' ' .i infill . OSTEND ffobart was a buSfrifess caller at the county seat Monday. * Sunday was a real April day with plenty of April showers to bring forth May flowers. L. F. Howe and niece, Miss Goldie, were calling on friends in this neigh­ borhood Friday last. Farmers have their wheat in and are plowing for barley and oats. The soil is said to be in the best condition possihle. Mdnday, April 17, was contract day at Bowman's at Eingwood. Every­ thing passed off smoothly and to all appearances satisfactorily* Mrs. LaVern Thompson of Chicago has been the guest of her brother, R. H. Richardson, and sister, Mrs. Sylva Thompson, the past few days., A little son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Brady, who live in F. B. Thomp­ son's tenant house, on April 18, and passed away the following day. Miss Anna Knox is still taking the place of her sister, Miss Mary, in our school, the latter having been confined at home with grip for sev­ eral weeks. We were all very glad to see a grader moving up and down our road. During the • wet weather a great many deep ruts were made and we hope to see them filled. VOLO Owen Paddock and Hallie Seymour were callers here Sunday. Ray Paddock was in Waukegan on Wednesday of last week. The Ladies' Aid society will meet with Mrs. S. Russell May 4. Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Fisher were Round Lake shoppers Saturday. Miss Ella Moore attencj^d the Auxiliary meeting Thursday last at Wauconda. / Mrs. Delia Huson was elected school director Saturday evening by a large majority. Mrs. Sadie Meade and daughter of Grayslake spent Saturday and Sunday at Ray Paddock's. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Converse wel­ comed an eight pound daughter, bern on April 12. Mrs. Converse was for- erly Mrs. Minerva Davit ̂ A $15,000 addition is to be built to the Peters Bros. Mfg. Co. factory at Algonquin. The company now manu­ factures ironing machines and tap­ ping chucks and is getting orders faster than they can fill them. With the completion of the new addition the present working force of twenty- one men will be doubled. Aldrich A Scott, who have con­ ducted a picture show at Richmond during the past year or more, have purchased the Palace picture theatre at Harvard, the new house being in charge of Mr. Scott, who until re­ cently was also the publisher of the Richmond Gazette. Read Plaindealer ads. ?c':; 4 ̂ WTICIAle POBUCATHNI. ̂ * Report of the condition of the West,;*? " McHenry Si»i« Bank, locate*^ at West^- McHenry, State of Illinois, before the;^, ^ ̂ •omraencement of business on the 12thr ; day of April, 1910, as made to tSieT Auditor of Public Accounts, for State of Illinois pursuant to law: * HR80UKCK8. fcoaoss -;N Loans on real estate... tSi.MO,i0 ' . ilii'-J ' Loans on collateral se- , curity 11JMM" Other loans and dis­ counts ....1«W8.70 Overdrafts Investments: State, county and mu­ nicipal bonds 10.506.M Other bonds. 28.38H& Miscellaneous resources: Banking: hous« - 13,166J10 Furniture and fixtures. 4,509 00 Due from banks; National 34.14144 Cash on haad: v" Currency. ... ..** Gold coin 811 ver coin-. •.'* :-r Minor coin Other cash resources: Obecksaud other cash ' items Total resources.. 1- UABILIflSIb Capital stock paid In r-t~. ; Surp l«S fiind i*"-' ;• Undivided proflts ,s,V Less current iwteresw"^"^1' expenses & taxes paiw - # v Deposits: "nine certificate*.... M,8WJS Savings, sublect to no­ tice 1W.6M.4#f Demand, sublect to check 107,903.96 46.18-:..-;. " i ' r " UJWU • 7,390.00 1,690.0b : » a,398.08 - i ' «88 M giiff,799.22 *5,000.00 J5.000.00 054 .SO -a 906J5 Demand certificates.. Mabi'lties;, Dividends unpaid. Contingent fund Postal savings funds,... Total liabilities. STATE OP ILLINOIS, County of McHenry, I, Carl W.. STENGER, Cashier of West McHenry State Bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true, to the best of my knowledg'e and belief. CARL W. STENGER. Cashier. Administrator's Notice Alford H. Pouse, Attorney Estate of Mary Harris, Deceased. The undersigned having been ap­ pointed Administrator of the Estate of Mary Harris, deceased, late of the County of McHenry and State of Illi­ nois, hereby gives notice that he will appear before the County Court of McHenry County, fit the Court House in Woodstock, at: the June Term, on the first Monday in June next, at which time all persons having, claims against said Estate are notified and requested to attend for the purpose of having the same adjusted. All persons indebted to said Estate are requested to make immediate pay­ ment to the undersigned. J Dated this 17th day of April, A. D. 1916. William Harris, | 44-St Administrator. M. E. Church SarrioBs as follows next Sunday:. Sunday school, 10:00 a. m.; preach­ ing services, 11:00 a. m.; evening services, 7:46 p. m. * W.<X Evw% Pn |»| ADDITIONAL LOCAL Gold fiBh at McAllister's. Imported pure olive oil at CS. Unti's. Easter ball by the Just Us boys at Stoffel's hall. Leave your suit at McAliatar's now to be cleaned and pressed for Easter. Brick ice cream for Sunday's din­ ner. Phone order at Petesch's. Help make The Plaindealer newsy by sending in any item of iwwa that you may know of. for aa~ Give us your next graved calling cards and sear what • neat job we put tut for yon. FOR SALE--House and four lota. Excellent building sites. Mrs. Mary Schreiner, West McHenry, m. Save one-half the cost of new paper by having your old paper clan--d. %, 1 M It , L . . " .