TTTE NORTH PLATTT5 WFKKT.Y TUmrMF
CORNHUSKER ITEMS
News of All Kinds Gathered From
Various Points Throughout
Nebraska.
OF INTEREST TO ALL READERS
At n conference of rnllrond represen
tatives nnd the Stnte Itnllwny Comnils.
slon nt Lincoln, nn ngroomont ' wns
reached whereby elevators which lmvo
firaln In storage ready for shipment
can enter the amount of such grain In
weekly statement to local agents as
'basis for cur distribution. This means
that If nn elevator has, for Instance,
'0,000 bushels of Its own grain ready
for shipment and farmers represent
that they have 20,000 bushels which
they desire sold, the elevator can take
this grain, paying for same after It has
ben sold by the elevator people. This
virtually makes all elevators public
warehouses.
A report Issued by the state bureau
of health shows that out of a total of
mt.:$30 Nebraska grade school chil
dren given physical examinations dur
ing the past school year, 25,212 were
found with defective eyes, 29,-J07 with
nose nnd throat defects, riO.130 with
defective teeth, 5,183 ear defects and
17,754 with other defects not classified.
The IT. S. Department of Agriculture
at Washington has Issued a warning
against the use of canning or preserv
ing powders and compounds. Their
use may be followed with serious ef
fects on digestion nnd henlth. Fruits
-and vegetables can be preserved suc
cessfully without chemicals, and there
Is no reason for taking the risk of.
using canning powders or compounds
of any kind.
In order to Interest boys and girls
In the dairy business, the Nebraska
State Dairymen's association Is offer
ing $50 In cash prizes for the best
Hoys' and (Jills' dairy teams (lemon,
titrating at the State Fair At Lincoln,
Sept. 5 to 10. The following counties
huve dairy calf clubs: Dakota, Doug
las, Seward, Hamilton, Hall and Scotts
HltifT.
It Is understood that the alfalfa
meal mill which burned to the ground
nt Mitchell the other dny, will not be
rebuilt. No Insurance wns carried on
the structure, or its contents, It is un
derstood, and the plant, valued nt
$:K),0(K), Is a total loss. ,
Elaborate preparations are being
made for laying the cornerstone of the
new 92()0,(XM Scotts Illuff county court
house at (Soring early In October. The
ceremonies will be conducted by the
Masonic lodge of (Serlug.
Among Improvements for Albion ad
vocated by the Community club ,are:
I'nving of streets, a milk condensing
factory, city mall delivery and' a half
holiday each week during the summer
mouths.
Tightening of the money market
does not seem to nffec,t land deals In
the northeast part of the state. Dur
ing the past few months no less than
half a dozen farms around Atkinson
alone have changed hands.
Investigation Into the cause of tin
death of Miss Frieda P.ostelmaiiii of
Stoddard, whose father Is in the
Thayer county jail charged with pois
oning, was resumed the' ilrst of the
week.
The potato harvest Is ons In Holt
county, and Indications are that the
1020 crop will be the greatest In the
county's history.
Light rationing Is being considered
at Omaha because of the coal short
'age, duo to strikes In Illinois, Kansas
and Indiana.
McCook's new $.'0,000 nrtltlcial ice
plant, which began operation the past
week, will turn out 25 tons f Ice
daily.
A 100-ncre farm four miles east of
Beatrice, bought fourteen years ago
for .$0ti an acre, was sold last week for
$J55) an acre,
Slxtyi acres of land near Atkinson
wns sold by Mrs. Dell Aiken for.
$15,000, or an average of $250 at) acre.
Work on fSlbhnns' new sewer system
Is progressing rapidly following some
delay duo to scarcity of labor.
The Nebraska City post of the Amer
ican Legion Is planning a big athletic
carnival to be held this month.
Hy a vote of 03 to 50 people of Mur
doch voted for a consolidated school
at a special election.
Plans are being formulated for hold
ing a fall festival and carnival at Fre
mont this yea-.
Keporfs from Washington are '.hat
Nebraska will lose one congressman on
account of the state's Increased popu
lation unless the lower house of con
gress Is Increased to 500 members.
A Nebraska cow, owned by the Uni
versity of Nebraska College of Agri
culture, at Lincoln, Is bidding for a
record. In 1!)1 dnys she has produced
nn average of more than fo ir pounds
of butter dally. In thnt time she has
produced 17,070.7 pounds of milk and
707.57 pounds of butter. She la still
milking, about 85 pounds dally, ami
has 174 days left of her year.
The Odd Fellows' lodge at Hebron
surrendered Its chnrter to the grand
lodge of Nebraska because so many of
Its members have died or moved away.
ITenry Hleyhl of Snyder told stock
men nt South Oinnlia the ocher day,
while there vlsljliig, that farmers of
Dodge county are looking forward to
the greatest crops In history this year.
A report Issued by trie state labor bu
reau at Lincoln shows that $224,121
lias been nwarded under the workmen's
compensation law for disability nnd
death clnlms during the first six
months In 102Q,
LARGEST SCHOOL FUND.
The largest nmount ever distributed
In the school apportionment 1ms been
virtually completed by Stnto Superin
tendent Mntzen nt Lincoln. The nmount
Is based upon 801.S3S children of
school age nnd shows n totnl of $001,
010.00. distributed to the counties of
hc stnto ns follows:
County.
Atnt. Due.
3,eiJ.18
8J.J4
1.003.03
1,313.70
1.3SS.38
7,363.30
3.961.48
(County.
AUoms
Antelope
Arthur
Banner
Walne
lloone
Box Ilutta
Hoytl
Itrown
Huffnlo
Hurt
JMler
Oiim
Cednr
Clmno
Cherry
Cheyenne
Cluy
Colfnx
Cumlnc
CllAtnr
Amt. Due.
6,182.66
8,130.60
6,386.16
4,631.4
3,930.83
3,464.36
2,603.34
10,831.39
28.725.89
10,093.74
1,345.83.
1,606.75
9,849.78
1,436.22
6,337.34
3,974.98
4,886.39
6,467.40
6,724.42
9,239.70
6,444.83
2,782.97
4,788.03
6,218.02
9.881.14
iiowaru
Joiierson
Johnson
Kearney
Keltli
lveya l'aha.
lvimlmll
5.060.43
Knox
3.747.39
10,636.39
6.178 S3
7.65ft on
I.nneaetar
Lincoln
uKun
I-OUO
1 3,687.09
Madison
9,063.76
3,031.71
G.09D.20
Mcl'lieraon
Merrick
Morrill
4.407.46
Nance
8.982 nn m ..I..
6,010.60 Nuckolle
6.974. notoe
16.378.D3i-awnee
Dnkotrt.
Dawen
PnwBon
Deuel
Dixon
Doilife
Douirlas
Dundy
Kl'lniort
Krnnklln
frontier
Furnas
(Jnti
Onrden
Onrlleld
flonper
C.rnnt
CJreeley
Holt
Ilnnillton
I'hrlnn
Hayes
H'trhcock
Holt
Hooker
3.620.7!
l'erkln
6,163.81
,56fi.l5
1,676.14
6,880.67
10,197.36
65.347.16
3,334.06
6,847.27
6,343.65
6.576.70
6,633.40
13.366 37
3.310,75
2.541 48
3,833.93
698.67
4.748.53
9,213.76
6,648.67
8.337.46
2.177.R8
3.834.13
R.264 28
582.16
Phelps
l'lerce
I'.atU
I'olk
6,2X3.71
6,856.46
9,327.53
2,508.20
8,664.67
4, 0C4.lt
10.007.18
0.181.24
7,886.92
5 341.76
6.126.90
2,692.8
4.414.33
7,443.110
832.94
4.244.10
6,228.68
6,007.63
5,718.44
5,843.30
1.866.73
3.151.49
Ited Willow
lllchnrilsou
Hock
Saline
Sarpy
Snlitulers
Hi-otts lilulT
Snwnnl
Hlterlitan
Sherman
H'oux
Mlanton
Tlinycx
Thomas
Thornton
Valley
W'nshlnffton
wnyne
Webster
WMinelur
I York
Totnl amount
.3601,910.96
Kdiimvprnke of Rrldgejwrt, n soldier,
drew No. 1 in the lnnd drawing contest
nt Alliance, entitling him to homestead
rights on a 040 acre tract of some of
the best land In Morrill county. Other
Nebraska ex-soldlers who di;ew first
choice on the? other tracts are: Fred
crick .Tohlas Wortle, North Platte, 4S0
acres; Ira David Hryond, Lincoln. 030
acres; Karl C Knschitc, Oshkosh, 320
acres; Juntos Capplcgato, Lincoln, 01(1
acres; Charles F. Tons, Hxotor, 480
acres; Lonnec It, Shears, Hrondwater,
GtO acres. The land, totaling over
4,000 acres, was recently restored to
homo"toud entry by the government,
following several years of lltlguMon.
The whole of Cheyenne, Duel nnd
Garden counties was shocked beyond
expression as the result of a terrible
accident near Lodge Pole, when a fast
U. P. train crashed Into n Ford auto
mobile containing Frank Holglor, his
wife and two sons. Mr. Zelgler nnd
the two boys were killed, while Mrs.
Zclgler escaped by Jumping from the
car. The party were on their way to
their former home In Pennsylvniila,
having disposed of their homestead
and property in Montana.
Nebraska's assessed pnrpertv valua
tion may take a Jump of $208.(H),(K'0
when reports from all counties urn In,
according to indications. The total
liist year whs $572,000,000 nnd stnto
olllclnls estimate It will run to $780,
000.000 this your. The Increase Is mild
to be tine largely to advanced values
of farm lands and corresponding In
crease In the price of city lots.
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y.. is. v n.sier, lor years ecitor oi die
Bridgeport Herald, and widely known
as an editorial writer, died nt Hot
Springs, S. I). He was 75 years of
nge, a veteran of the civil war, and n
past master of the Masons.
Thirty-three members of the stnto
legislature, 11 from the senate and 12
from the house, tiled an argument In
the slate suprenin court at Lincoln
nimliiNl the appeal of the Reynolds pri
mary law.
A company of national guards was
mustered In at Ilartlngton last Tues
day. It Is tile second company In the
state outside of Omaha and the first
in northeast Nebraska.
Farmers of the Virginia vicinity, or
ganlzed under the name of the Virginia
Farmers' Co-operative company, have
purchased the privately owned elevator
at thnt place.
A farmer near Wahno has hist
finished harvesting three ncres of u
new. variety of wheat called "Kanrad,"
which produced a yield of 53 bushels
to the acre.
A movement Is on foot nt Greeley,
backed by the Connniiniiy club, to ac
quire a park and playground In the
city.
A combination harvester-thresher
used in tin SOO-ucro wheat Held near
Paxton cut and threshed 700 liusbels
of wheat in a single day last weak.
Plans are under way to raise a fund
for a Plattsmouth float In the tercen
tenary celebratloh or the landing of
the Pilgrims at Omaha this fall.
Federal census figures give Greeley
county a population of 8,0.85.
Sarpy county otllcials are Investigat
ing a proposition to pave n portion of
Uellevtie boulevard through the county.
Following closely on the heels of tho
published statement of Hugh Lomas
ter, attorney for the State Hallway
Commission, that elevators holding
public warehouse permits must accept
grain for storage, the Updike Grain
Co, of Omaha notified the commission
to cancel Its public warehouse permits
for elevators -located at Aurora, Hast
ings, Clay Center, .Morse IJlulTs, Hruno,
Seward. Gohiier, North Omaha, Eldo
rado and Harvard,
Four miles of thefjinw highway be
ing built between Pawnee City nnd
Table Hock have, been completed.
The first 1020 Kimball county wheat
was marketed, the other day, by 'Wil
liam Gray, and' brought $2.50 per
bushel. It was from a field averaging
fcrty bushels to the acre.
Attorneys for the regents of the Uni
versity pf Nebraska charge that tho
suit In the Lancaster district, court nt
Lincoln, involving operation of tho
state serum plant, Is an attempt of prl
vate manufacturers to put the stata
pluut-out of business.
STRIKE REPORT FAVORS LABOR
Findings of Interchurch Body Serious
Indictment of United States Steel
Corporation.
New York.-The report of the com
mission of Inquiry of tho Interchurch
World movement on the steel strike of
1010 a document of 0-1,000 words
constitutes "n serious Indictment of
tho labor policy of tho United States
Steel corporation," nccordlng to Dr.
Daniel A. Poling, secretary of the in
vestigating commission, who made the
llndlngs public here.
"There can bo no doubt," Dr. Poling
said, "that tho report will be regard
ed by the public as strongly favoring
the laboring man's side of the case.
The commission believes that such Im
pression corresponds wholly with tho
facts It has discovered."
A general summitry of the llndlngs
of the commission showed the funda
mental grievances to bo:
"(a) Excessive hours; (b) tho 'boss
system;' (c) no right to organize or
to representation."
The remedies desired were: (n)
Shorter day and week with n living
wage; (b) representation nnd confer
ence nnd end to the 'boss system,'
which so often subjects common labor
to petty tyrannies; (c) right to organ
ize and n substitution of Industrial
democracy for Industrial autocracy."
"All the conditions thnt caused tho
steel strike continue to exist." was the
final conclusions of the commission.
"We feel thnt unless changes nro made
approximating In some degree the lin
ings here presented another stripe
must come. In the measure that work
ing men become intelligent nnd Amer
icanized, will they refuse to labor un
der such conditions."
'EXTEND AIR MAIL.
Coast to Coast Line to Be Opened
Early In September.
Washington. i. C. Air mall service
from New York to San Francisco Is
expected to be Inaugurated the llrst
week In September. Assistant Post
master General Praeger announce 1.
The exact date for the starting of
the' first transcontinental air mall
service, however, will be contingent,
said Mr. Praeger, on completion of
landing fields and hnngnrs at Chey
enne. Salt Lake City and Heno. Nov.
These elites already have obtained
fields and let contracts for construc
tion of the hnngars. Hoth fields and
hiinimrs, Mr. Praeger said, are expect
ed to be reaily In time.
The first leg of the New York nnd
San Francisco route terminating at
Omaha will be" covered by all-metal or
aluminum planes. The Omaha-Snn
Francisco leg Is to be equipped with
De Ha vtla nd .planes, Postolllce de
partment otllcials said.
Operators Won't Meet Men.
Chlcngo, 111. Qonl operators, of In
diana declined to participate In u joint
conference with the miners, as sug
gested by John L. Lewis, president of
the United Mine Workers of America,
with a view of changing or amending
the Interstate agreement, nnd the In
terstate Commerce Commission's
award.
The executive committee of the In
dlann Bituminous Coal Operators' As
sociation, said it was inllnenced "by
the fact that all contracts, state, and
Interstate, were but a reafllrniatlon
nnd acceptance by the operators and
miners of an award mandatory in its
provisions."
Much 1919 Wheat Held Over.
Washington, D. C Wheat. from last
year's crop carried over Into 1020 to
taled 100,21S,000 bushels on July 1,
compared with 48.501,000 bushels of
.the 1018 crop on hand tho correspond
ing day last year, said an announce
nient by the department of agriculture.
Crops on farms, country mills and
elevators and in points of largo tie
cumuhitlon, all showed u Increase
over 1010 totals. This year fanners
held 47,750,000 bushels against 1 0,201 ,
(MM) bushels Jn 1010.
Dayton Honors Cox.
Dayton, Ohio, The capital city of
Ohio Inst Friday dressed up In Its
holiday togs anil, along with the rest
of the Miami valley, devoted, Itself
wholeheartedly to rejolclnng officially
over the homecoming nnd honor that
lias come to Its favorite son, .lunies M.
Cox, democratic nominee for the
presidency.
Twelve thousand persons marched
past the reviewing stand to show Gov
ernor Cox how proud they wore of
him.
Townley Faces Jail Term.
Fairmont, Minn. A. C. Townley,
president of the National Nonpartisan
league, and Joseph Gilbert, former
league organizer, were denied . new
trials on charges of conspiracy to en
courage disloyalty during the war.
They are under OO day Jnlt sentence.
Townley and Gilbert were convicted
at Jackson, Minn., a year ago on
charges growing out of speeches they
made In behalf of the nonpartisan
league In Jackson county.
Athletes Off to Antwerp.
New York. The United States
Olympic team, consisting of 230 cruel:
American athletes, sailed July 20 on
the steamship Princess Matolka for
Antwerp.
The Anierlcnn teams which Includes
track and field stars, swimmers,
wrestlers, boxers, fencers and Id
cvcllsts from almost every state, and
Hawaii, was given n farewell recep
tion. The team Included 108 track and
Held athletes, 48 men nnd women
swlmmers40 wnstlers and boxers, 20
fencers and 8 cyclists.
FAmMlI
SUMMER FLOWERS.
"Ah, we're coming out soon," said
Mnthor Golden Glow. "He ready m.vi!
lovely bright children." And nil of the j
Goldejt Glows grew a little more yel
low and became brighter as though
they wanted to tell Mother Golder;
Glow that they were ready.
"Some of the older ones," salt'
Mother Golden Glow, "may come out
a little ahead of tho others. Hut wc
must all come out- about the sum
time. And the bright midsummer sun
will shine down upon me, ami we will
look ip nt It and" smile for It will br
ho very bright and It will make us feel
so bright too."
And In anoUier- pnrt of the garden
the bcautfiil mother of the-plnk phlox
faintly was talking to her children.
"Soon, my glorious children, we will
be coming out. We will be ready to
add our part to the birthday celebra
tions thnt come In the middle of the
summer.
"We will add to the tables nnd
tanke everything seem gay anil fes
tive. "Mother Purple Phlox nnd Mother
Hose-Colored Phlox nnd Mother Palo
Pink Phlox and Mother White Phlox
and Grandmother Phlox who looks lift
er oil the grandchildren the In-between
colors they're nil telling' their
children It Is time to, come out of their
budded beds.
"And some of them are already out.
"Ah. my lovely bright pink children,
you will be of such a lovely color. Your
gowns will be so bright ami so gay.
You will he tho gayest of the whole
family ami you will be so happy to
decorate tables and to be used for
birthday celebrations.
"Soon yon must come out. Yes,
Began to Open Their Eyes.
very, very soon. In fact I think It Is
about time now."
So tlie lovely bright pink phlox be
gan to open their eyes and they looked
about them.
All nroiind they saw their friends,
the Poppy family, the Marigold fam
ily, the Johnny Jump-Up family who
stayed throughout the summer, the
Love-in-the-Mlst family; the Nastur
tium family, the Geranium family,
the inanv, many other lovely families
of flowers all about them.
"Good-morning, flowers," they said.
"Good-morning, good-summer, every
one 1"
And all the (lowers bowed their
heads ever so gently and said :
"Welcome, lovely pink phlox. Set!
nil your cousins are coming out too."
And all the oilier phlox cousins be
gan to come out too.
Soon the golden glows were bobbing
their bright golden heads.
"Here we are too. Welcome every
body, good-summer, glad to sec you
nil."
And nil the other flowers said :
"We're alwnys glad to see thrt bright
golden glow flowers with their lovely
yellow heads!"
"And we're going to be used so
ninny of us again this, year for the
tnbles as decorations and In great
vnes In the halls of homes and we're
vgnlng to he used for birthday parties
just as our famines nave nerore us.
Ah, It Is fine to think of nil we are
going to do."
"And I'll make you warm and
happy." said Mr. Sun, ns he shone
down from above. v
"Ah. Mr. Sun, we, wnnt to thank you
too. Without you we wouldn't have
opened up our sleepy eyes. And we
nre so glnil we did." said all the flow
ers together.
"Oh, we're so glad we did. For wo
love the summer nnd seeing all our
'hnppy. bright friends and feeling the
warmth of your kindness to us.
"And we wouldn't miss coining oui
no, not for anything, and we thnnk
you for helping us to come out.
"Yes. we're nil grateful to Mr. Sun.
All the summer (lowers are grateful.''
"You're welcome, welcome." said
Mr. Sun. "For one of the reasons 1
see that you wnice up Is boenuso I too
want to enjoy you and shine down
upon your beauty, and your brightness
nnd the loveliness of all of you!"
And the summer flowers smiled up
nt Mr. Sun.
Couldn't Remember It All.
Little Hobert, says an exchange,
rushed into the kitchen one day and
nsked his mother what kind of file she
was ninklng,
"Lemon meringue pie," she an
swered. The IHtle fellow disappeared, but
presently returned. "Mummn." he
asked, "what did you say Is the ple'8
middle name?" Current Opinion.
1 vTV j
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COSTLINESS OF HUMAN NEGLECT IN
CARE OF TUBERCULOUS BROOD SOW
Healthy PIqs Kept Under Sanitary
stand
They were only pigs, hut the man
ner In which they were handled Illus
trates the costliness of human enre
lesstiess. The story of how they lost
their lives Is worth the telling bC;
cause the United States department of
agriculture believes that similar
carelessness constantly c'ndnngors hu
mnn lives.
The story begins with n Florldn
farmer who recently sent n lend of
hogs to mnrket. Upon post-mortem
examination by n government Inspector
at the slaughter house where federal
meat Inspection Is maintained n
large proportion of the swine were
fotml badly affected with tuberculosis.
To locate the source of Infection re
sponsible for the condition, the fed
eral bureau of animal Industry
which among Its other duties nlds
states In orndteiitlni: tuberculosis be
gan an Investigation,
Found Source of Disease.
Tests of the Florida farmer's live
stock showed no tuberculosis among
the -rattle, but four of his brood sows
reacted when tested, showing that
probably they were diseased. De
termined to find the source of this tils
ease, the history of the hogs was In
vestigated. The trail led to New
Orleans, where It was learned thnt
two of the sows had come from town,
one from Illinois, nnd one from Maine.
The federal Inspector In chnrge com
municated with the Iowa breeder from
whom two of the sows had been se
cured, and who wns a vetrlnarlnn.
He wns Induced to apply thetuher
culln test to Mb drove of hogs. There-
FOOD PRICES DEPEND
LARGELY ON SUPPLY
Lowest ' Prices Reached After
Heavy Shipments Begin.
i
Careful Study of Market Conditions
Should Enable Fairly Good Judg
ment to Be Made of Outcome,
Experts Say.
Tlie man engaged In either sol'lug
or buying perishable produce- will do
well to familiarize himself with the
usual cnurso of the market In such
lines during n season. The natural
mnrket course, according to market
ing experts of the Unjted States de
partment of agriculture. Is somowhnt
as follows:
It starts high with active movement
even for the Inferior stock, because
the demand has the sharp edge of
novelty and appetite. The price grad
ually declines and poor stock becomes
harder to sell as the supply Increases.
Lowest prices arrive soon after the
heaviest shipments begin, nnd n glut
may occur, especially If many sections
are shipping at once and there Is
much poor stock. Then, with a de
creasing supply, prices advance,
sometimes recovering much of the
enrly decline, but usually not rench-i
Ing the opening prices, -because de
mand Is far less keen nt the end of a
long season. If tlie Inst of the ship
ments nro Inferior, us happens fre
quently with many perishable crops,
the season mny close nt or near bot
tom prices.
Tho common or natural market de
velopments do not nlwuys, take place
ns might be expecled, Quito fro.
quently superior quality of tlie main
crop or absence of general competition
will bring higher prices in mid-season.
Unexpected shortage may cnuse the
reserve' stock In storage to sell at high
the closo of it he season, es
pecially the less perishable crops like
potatoes, onions, apples, cummgo, eic.
Careful study of crop shortage, sup
rlt mill shlnnient should enable a
fairly good Judrmcnt to be made of
the outcome. However, quiciuy per
Himrt season crops, like straw
iw.rrinu ni- melons, are verj' lrregulnt1.
ho It Is dllllcult to form n rellublo
market Judgment of them.
BETTER SIRES AS AN ASSET
HIah-Grnde Steers Dress Out Higher
Percentage oi oeci nan id
True of Scrubs.
plrcnlnr. "Hettcr Sires
vi-rrtntn " rim followlnc statement
appears: The question which the
farmer Is asking Is not "can i niroru
to uso a purebred bull?" but "Can I
nnt to USI 0110?" The point
III, ri
raised Is directed principally nt the
replacement or inienor oeei Mn.-n wu
good purebreds. High-grade steers,
nirmiinr evntiMiiH. dress out n high
er percentnge of beef nnd a larger
part of It Is In the region of the ex
pensive cuts than Is true of scrub
steers.
Conditions Are Better Able to With- I
Diseases.
was a lnrge number of "reactors" In
tho pens, nil of which, on post-mortem
examination were found to be tuber
culous. On tho snmo farm there was
a herd of cnttlo that hnd passed a tu
berculin test several years before, but
had since been on n show circuit, where
they were associated with untested
stock.
Upon applying a re'test to find tho
source of Infection several of the cat
tle reacted. When slaughtered they,
too, disclosed lesions of tuberculosis.
Here Is how the malady hnd spread
to the diseased brood sows on the
Florida farm: As pigs they had been
fed on the raw milk from the Infected
herd of cattle In lown.
Evidence Summed Up.
Summing up the evidence. Dr. J. O.
Fish, federal inspector, stntes: "The
point I wish to make Is this: That tha
milk or by-products thnt produce tu
berculosis In pigs would produce tho
same disease In '.mbles using the same
milk."
The trail of Infection Is How be
ing followed to Illinois nnd Mnlne to
locate nnd, If possible, stamp out the
disease nt the other sources. In the
case mentioned the tuberculous stock
mennced Florldn. There Is no wrty of
telling what state might be endatir
gored the next time. The United
stutcs department of agriculture nd
vises the greatest care In purchasing,
breeding stock and It states that even
then before nny nnlmnls nro brought
Into direct enntnet with n henlthy herd
they should be kept In quarantine un
til known to be free from Infectious
disease.
VALUE OF BETTER BREEDING
Striking Example of Improvement Ob-
winca oy use oi r-urcorca
Sins In Georgia.
In support of the "Hotter Sires
Hotter Stock" campaign. Milton P.
Jnrnagln, nnlmnl husbandman of the
Georgln State College of Agriculture,
has furnished the United States de-
mrtiiicnt. of ngrlculture with the fol-
lowing striking example of Improved
iroedlng:
At fifteen months of age a heifer
from a native scrub cow. sired by a
purebred Shorthorn bull, weighed 010
pounds. Its nine-year-old mature dam
weighed 00." pounds. Although the
heifer was but n half-bred Shorthorn
It quickly exceeded Its dnm In weight
because of better breeding.
FEEDING STOCK IN TRANSIT
Animals Must Be Unloaded and Cared
for If Destination Not Reached
Within 24 Hours.
When the distance Is such thnt n
Ivestock shlmnent to destination can
not he made within the time provided
under, the federal 28-hour, luw. tip!-
mnis must ne unloaded, red. ami wn- 1
tered. The railroads which have the
heaviest long distance shipments pro
vide feed-ln-translt stntlons for thl
purpose nt Intervals along their lines.
ituiiroiiiis wliicii t'.o n small livestock
business often tiro without feetl-ln-translt
stntlons, and the shipper pat
ronizing these lines must make his
own nrrnngements for feeding and
watering.
Live Stock
rzzy Notes
Change of pasture will often pre
vent u cluingo In the robust health of
tho sheep flock.
There Is a steady and growing do
iniind for lnmb In the hotels and res
taurants of nil cities.
Hogs should weigh about 200 pounds
or more when they reach tlie age of
eight to twelve mouths.
Lnmb Is tjie most healthful of all
the meats, It feeds daintily nnd picks
out ithe choicest herbage.
'
The raising of sheep for wool alone
Is no longer profitable. There must
be a market for the meat as well.
Every grade and scrub sire thnt Is
discontinued for breeding purposes In
creases tho demand nnd price of pure
bred sires.
The outlook for horses of the heavy
draft type Is bright. The demand in
fiuropo nt the present time Is snld to
be enormous.
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Hnpo mny he the cause of sores on
tho ears or bodies of pigs. These may
lie avoided largely by not turning m
the nnlmnls when the rape plants are-wet.
