Poison Bran Mash
Is Used to Combat
Army Worm Horde
Iowa College and County
Agents Co-Operating in Ef
fort to Check Spread
of Pests.
By Associated Press.
Ames, la., July 6.—A poison bran
mash, placed In furrows around af
fected field*. !s the means favored by
experts here of combatting the hordes
of army worms which have caused
heavy damage to farms In nearly 20
central and eastern Iowa counties.
Past experiences with the pest, ac
cording to Dr.—Carl J. Drake, en
tomologist at Iowa State college, has
demonstrated that this mixture was
the most effective weapon.
.j The college and county agents all
over the affected area are co-operat
ing In the effort to check the spread
of the pests, which have destroyed
thousands of acres of vegetation of
all kinds. Field workers from the
college have been sent Into a number
of counties to direct the work.
Webster County Worst Hit.
The largest area reported affected
here was In Webster county, where
1,000 acres of corn, rye, oats and
wheat have been • damaged. Cerro
Gordo also was a heavy sufferer.
The mash recommended by Dr.
Drake is made by putting one pound
of Paris green with each 25 pounds
of bran. After mixing, add two quarts
of molasses and enough water to
make the mixture of a crumbly na
ture.
This mash Is scattered at about
eight pounds to the acre in advance
of the worms. It is sufficiently strong
to kill poultry and also should be
kept away from livestock.
The mash either may be scattered
through the fields or placed in fur
rows. The furrowing method has
been quite successful in some coun
ties.
Furrows Around Fields.
Ay an" added precaution against the
worms, some farmers have success
fully combatted them by plowing a
furrow eight to 10 Inches in depth
around their fields and dug post holes
i In the furrows about 100 yards apart.
The worms fall into the furrow, are
unable to cross it and run its length,
most of them finally falling into the
post holes, where they are easily
destroyed.
Other methods include the covering
of infested spots with straw, which is
burned, or spraying with arsenicals.
This manner of dealing with the pest
however is effective only when It Is
discovered soon after hatching.
The most effective battle against
tlie worms can be waged before they
develop Into moths and fly to other
fields. At that stage It Is almost Im
possible to control their spread.
Britain Building
Monster Plane
Has Wing Span of 70 Feet
and 1.000 Horse-Power
Engine.
London. July 6.—"The most won
derful agroplane ever built” is the
description applied to a mammoth
new aeroplane now nearing comple
tion for the British air force.
It Is a biplane, with a wing-span of
70 feet; its fuselage is stated to reach
enormous proportions, bousing three
decks one alcove the other.
Its motive power will be a 1,000
liorse power Napier engine, which is
stated to be, both in point of size and
power, the biggest aero engine in the
world. Although of immense size,
however, the engine can be com
fortably’ stowed away in the fuselage
1 so as to be out of sight. The pilot's
seat is on top of the engine.
Inside the fuselage there are three
» separate decks. On the top deck is
the pilot's cabin and space for arma
ments. The middle floor houses the
chart room and offices, while one the
bottom deck are the bomb sights and
more space for armaments.
The machine is. reported to have
! been specially designed to carry the
< largest naval torpedo built, which
i^will be controlled from the lower
t deck.
The speed of this new monster will
he about lUO miles per hour normal
I and 150 miles per hour full speed,
i Its cost Is reported to be In the
' neighborhood of $80,000.
ITjsIdio—J
i ■ Program for .Inly 8.
I 1 (Courtesy of Radio Digest )
m By Associated Press.
WBB, Atlanta Journal (429), 8 9, or
chestra; 10:4b. orchestra. . .
WUR, Buffalo (319), 4:30. music; 6:30,
BTmAQ. Chicago News (447.5). 5. organ;
6:30. orchestra; 7. book review 7:40.
French; 8, civil service; 8.15, quartet.
KYW. Chicago (5P.i>). t>. concert; 7.
Chicago Musical college; 7:20. farm talks;
i 7:50. musical; 9-10:30. program.
WL8, Chicago (345). 6:30-9. orchestra,
music, farm talks; 9. (Jerman music
masters; 10. request program
WLW. Cincinnati (309), 9. minstrel
ahow; 11, orchestra
WJAX, Cleveland News (290), 6:30, bed
time; 7. concert. ......
1 WKAA. Dallas News (476). 8:30 9 30.
farm news, musical; 11-12, theatrical
Hrwwj, Detroit News (617). 6. band;
1:30. News orchestra.
WDAF. Kansas City Star (411), 3:30
#•30. trio; 5-6 4<>, child talent; 6-7. School
#f th« Air; 11:46. Nlghthawks.
' f WHA8, Courier Journal. Louisville
rimes (400). 7:30-9 p. m„ orchestra
• KHJ. Los Angeles (395). 8. concert;
8 45 children; 10. concert; 12. dance.
9 WMC. Memphis Commercial Appeal
i(500), 8:30. program; 11, frolic.
WLAO, Minneapolis-fit. Paul (417). 7:30,
lectures.
. CKAC. Montreal (426). 6. kiddies; 6:30,
(ktchestra; 7:30. atudlo; 9:30, dance.
T WHN. New York (366). 12. .State theater
Vaudeville; 1:45-6, concert.
TWOR, Newark (406), 12:46-6, solo, or
oiHstras.
JKOO. Oakland (312). 10, musical; 12-3,
4 m . dance.
|WAAW. Omaha (360), 8-9 glon Luther
» church.
lWOAW, Omaha (526). 6 7:30, program;
WO I. music.
WDAR. Philadelphia (395). 6 30. talk.
»VFI. Philadelphia (396), 4 talk; 4:30.
^Lhcatra; 6, recital; 7, concert; 9 06,
‘WvDKA. Pittsburgh (326). 6:30. children;
:46. feature; 6:16, bird talk; 7, quartet;
I#, concert.
WCAFy, Pittsburgh (462). 4 20. concert;
A• 30. Uncle Kaybee; 7:30, musical
KCW. Portland ( 492). 10. concert
KPO, Rsn Francisco (423). 9. orchestra;
10, American music; 12. hand
WOT. Schenectady (360), 6. music; 6:46.
travelogue: 9:15. organ
W HZ, Springfield (337). 4. enaemhle;
.0, orchestra; 6:30. bedtime; 6:40, on
®emn1e 7. piano; 7:30. songs
WRC. Washington (469), 6, children;
V. talk: 7:15, musical; 8, political talk;
• ;t*. trio.
KFNF, Hhenandoali (266). farmer din
per concert, 12:30, program, 7:80.
Small Grains Show Good Growth
Despite Bad Weather Conditions
Watertown, S. D., July 6.—Small
I grain has made remarkable growth
and development during the jnonth of
June despite an overabundance of
rain in all the state except, the very
southwestern counties and tempera
tures which have been unusually low
for this season of the year and too
low to bring crops along ideally, ac
cording to the monthly weather and
crop report issued by H. O. Herbrand
son, agricultural statistician for the
bureau of agricultural economics of
the federal department of agriculture.
Spring wheat, the report says, Is
well headed in southern counties and
cither "in the boot" or heading in
northern counties. Oats and barley
are reported to be about in 'the same
stage; fields generally are of a heavy
stand and all the straw Is free from
disease.
Rye, with a better stand than usual,
shown excellent promise in most
counties, Mr. Herbrandson reported,
with good, well-filled heads. Some
flax acreage Is large, hut many fields
were sown early and all gives good
promise.
“Hay, pastures and meadows are in
very good condition,” the report con
tinues, “but growth has been excep
tionally slow this season, chiefly be
cause of low temperatures prevail
ing. Only a limited acreage of alfalfa
has been cut the first time to date;
this is very late.
“South Dakota's greatly reduced
potato acreage is in excellent condi
tion and promises well—the usual
crop of beetles seems to have been re
tarded.
"The stand of corn is fair, except
where planted on sod ground, and
there cutworms have done much dam
age. The development of this crop
has been considerably behind other
recent years in this state and the
present outlook is not entirely satis
factory."
Mr. Herbrandson's report calls the
condition of livestock excellent, with
considerably more cattle being raised
on the range than in 1923. Hogs, the
report says, are continuing to go to
market, but are rather immature and
under weight.
Alfalfa Exchange
Gains in Members
South Dakota Shows Marked
Increase in Seed Pro
duction.
By Associated Tress.
Rapid City. S. D.—July 6.—Mem
bership in the Western South Da
kota Alfalfa Seed Growers' exchange
has increased 100 per cent in the
last year and the organization now
markets about half of this seed
grown in the state, Nick Caspers,
president and manager, said in con
nection with the announcement of the
annual meeting of the exchange,
which will be held July 10.
"The organization," he said, "now
has some 300 members. It handled
more than 800,000 pounds of seed of
the 1933 crop, of which all except
8,000 pounds has been marketed. The
direct-to-consumer trade made up 80
per cent of shipments, compared with
15 per cent of the first year's busi
ness, that of 1921, and 35 per cent of
the business in 1922."
The annual meeting will take up
chleliy a plan of reorganization to
bring the exchange into conformity
with new provisions governing co-op
erative marketing groups, adopted at
the last legislative session, according
to Mr. Caspers. The meeting also will
eled three new directors and act on
new memberships.
“Alfalfa seed production has a
great future in South Dakota," the
manager declared, “owing to a world
wide demand for hardy seed, which
may be grown only in a limited
area.”
"Montana and North and South
Dakota comprise the accredited hardy
seed producing section of the United
States. This area produces at pres
ent only 15 per cent of the amount
demanded annually in the United
States, and South Dakota leads the
group with a production of about 8
per cent of the nation's total."
The exchange operates its own
warehouse and cleaning and milling
plant. It has passed entirely through
the experimental stage, according to
Mr. Caspers, who declares that after
two years' experience buyers are
wholly satisfied and have increased
rapidly in numbers through the last
season.
AMERICA STILL
FOREIGN MECCA
Berlin, July 6.—The United States
is still the mecca of European emi
grants despite offensive conditions
for entry and ail efforts to deflect
emigration to other parts of the world,
stimulated by the steamship com
panies.
According to statistics of the Ger
man steamship companies, more than
81 per cent of all emigrants went
to the United States, with Argentina
and Brazil, as the next attractive
countries, drawing only 8 4 and 7.7
per cent.
Indicative of the economic downfall
of-Gormnny is the steady rise of eini
grapon after it had practically ceased
before the war.
In 1912, only 18,545 Germans left
to seek their fortunes In other lands.
In 1921, which may he considered as
the first really normal year after the
war, the figure was 23,451. In 1923,
the figure had risen to 115,416.
More than half of the emigrants
were between 17 and 30 years of age
—the youth of the country.
The number of women emigrants
was only slightly less than half of the
total.
More than 51 per rent were in
dustry Is already short of such labor,
workers who refused to work for star
vation wages. This loss of skilled
workers is so great thnt German in
dustry is alrendq short of such labor,
despite continued unemployment
among common labor.
School Apportionment Long.
Falrbury, July 6.—The county
treasurer's office is in receipt of the
Jefferson county state apportionment
from Stale Superintendent Mutzeu
which Is $7,043.65, about $2,000 less
than the last July amount.
I W0AW Progr am |
— - -*
Monday, July 7
* p m.. speaker ■' half hour.
* '36 p. in . dinner program by Han
dalla Hoyal orchestra of Hrandem Store
restaurant*.
* p. m.. program by courtesy of Halle
vue Vocational •< hool.
"Lg>vs Came Calling". Oanecnlk
Angelo Luepo'a Rainbow Dance
Orchestra.
Soprano *olo. "Duna'*.McGill
Mis* Mary Catherine Stepp.
"Carry Me llnck to Old Virginia..
Vocational School Quartet.
Harmonica aolo, "Star* anti Stripe*
Forever'* .
Frank O. Kohn
Soprano aolo. "Liza Lee".Stott
Miss t'lMlre Hitt*
"Memories and You".W. W. Hull
Angelo Luepo's Rainbow Dante
< »n host rn
Tenor aolo. "When lrl*h Hye* Are
Smiling" . Olcott
William Fit/glbbon*
"WhQ'a Gonna Love You When I Am
Gofie?" ..
Vocational SrhtTbl Quaitet
Soprano solo, "Sweet Miss Maty"
Neldltngcr
Miss Clair* Hitts.
Violin *otn, waits, "Over the Wav-*"
i i ■ 1
J .1 Ga lisle
"Juet s Little of L«ove" Imjlc*
Angelo Luenn's Rainbow Dari' u
Orchestra.
Farm Journalism
Teachers to Meet
Will Attend Three Day Con
vention at Brooking.*,
Smith Dakota
By AHMOCiatrd I*ren*.
Brookings, S. D., July 6.—Teachers
of agricultural journalism and agri
cultural editors from state colleges
throughout the United States will
meet here July 8 for a three-day con
vention of the American Association
of Agricultural College Editors. This
meeting will be the 12th annual con
ference of the association, and it is
expected to draw several hundred
men associated with the dissemina
tion of agricultural news.
Most of the three-day program will
be taken up with discussions of trade
problems, including all phases of
handling agricultural news and pic
tures to advantage, use of the radio
in spreading agricultural news and
advice, and co-operation of agricul
tural editors in the work of the fed
eral and state departments of agri
culture, the county agent, the com
munity and farmers’ organizations.
On Friday, July 11, the day after
the convention's adjournment, the
visitors to tlie gathering will be
guests of South Dakota State college
and the state of South Dakota in a
motor trip through southeastern
South Dakota with stops to visit di
versified farming projects and to wit
ness at first hand community activi
ties built up in co-operation with agrt
cultural colleges. The tour will end
at Sioux Falls.
A. B. Bryan of Clemson college.
South Carolina, is president of Ihe
association and Paul VV. Kleser, for
mer agricultural editor at South Da
kota Stale collego and now with the
junior achievement bureau of Spiing
field. Mass., is secretary. It was at
Mr. Kieser's invitation that the con
ference chose Brookings as its 1924
meeting place.
Speakers on the three day program
include, in addition to President
Bryan, President C. VV. Pugsley of
South Dakota State college, Brook
ings; Prof. F. VV. Beckman, Iowa
State college, Ames, la., and men as
sociated with agricultural Journalism
in a score more of states.
1
With the County Agents
V.___
Fremont More than 330 rows were
tested during Juno by t lie offic ial tester
for the Tri-Country Testing association
The highest cow in milk production on
the month's records produced 2.148 pounds
>f milk, being th • only one 10 show more
than 1.600 pounds produced. There were
j four cow’s under test that came up to
the 1,600-pound mark. The highest cow
m butter fat production was recorded at
*6.7 pounds There were four tows that
produced more than 65 pounds
Tho county ag. nt outlined the poisons
to he used In ridding crops of Insects
pests.
Reports coming from the higher lands
in this county • ndlcate that coin, al
though smaller than normal la growing
fairly well and the small grain cropa are
fair, with wheat rlppenlng and not giv
ing promise of even a normal harvest,
according to a county crop summary by
l he county agej.t.
From the bottom Innds come reports of
much corn nt ill under water or Injured
by excessive moisture, the agent said.
Weeds present a great difficulty for all
the farmers, he said In these areas
Hessian files have Injured large amount*
of the wheat. Considerable replanting
of bn*h crops is reported.
Potatoes and other garden crops have
been enjoying good growth, he stated.
Tdnooln—Tn many Lancaster rounfy
wheat fields the loss from Hessian fly
will run up to 60 per cent of fhe crop,
tho county agent said, and h« stated that
this would mean a total loss to the
wheat farmers of the county of many
thousand dollar** Those farmer* who
waited until advised c.f the 'fly-free''
date for seeding last year, are generally
finding that their whe»' Is unlnfested. he
added, and ne advised farmers of the
county to wat< h their planting time thla
par, cc* operate with the other farmers
of the county In holding off until danger
is past, nnd thereby eliminate a large
amount of the trouble caused by the
fly.
Hattie Creek A calf club field day Is
to be staged here sometime during tho
summer, the county agent announced
The day of selebratlon and schooling for
the youngsters .nterested tri raising of
ono of the members caused Its postpone
*r»ent.
Newman Grove Richard Jacobsen,
farmer near here, has a bunch of spring
lambs weighing well over 60 pounds, some
of the heaviest of which are HO pound
February lambs. Mr .Incohsen keep* ap
proximately in ewes and considers sheep
raising i* profitable sideline
J H Rodeeohr declared that he pre
fera Jerseys to any other breed of milk
• ows If the farmer has In mind market
log of butter fa* He kept a number of
Holstein for several years to compare
with hla Jerseys and has recently done
away with the Holstein*
Hlalr— 'Phe season of work for the boys*
and girls’ clubs <>f the country fa well
under way and the vnungater* are busy
carrying out their projects and writing
records of their work There are four
girls' clothing clubs, three boys' swine
clubs and one tin by beef club in Wash
ington county this season, t tie county
n'-ent announced The total membership
of thewe clubs !n girls and 21* hoys,
he declared All the projects taken up
bv the clubs have been worked upon In
this county before, save that connected
with the calf dub
The county fair premium Hat t* to be
ready for distribution soon, to enable
• ol led ora of township agricultural die
plavs to start preparations for their etc
hthtta. It Is hoped that this ear's town
ship displays will hr the largest anti
most c omplete of any county fair held
In Washington county.
There was s slight *hortsge of farm
labor early this week with more calls
for men than could lie supplied These
men were wanted to cultivate corn Boon
*h«* call for harvest hands Is expected
here The local farm bureau office lias
posted notice that It will nse'si farmers
In attempting to find ample help
Omaha Meinlrer* of t h** Western Pmlf
Ins County Dairy Calf club. Ilieli leaders,
and other:* met at the farm of ( barb-s
tirnu and F F Whltnev recently to pin*’
tire cattle fudging taking up Jersey
slock for Urn prac tice* They sr« under
going i igid training for the ato«»k Judging
competition* t«» * ome later In the season
The Douglas County Cow Tatting «mo
'latlon haa just completed its 11th
month of a* r vice According to t h**
county agent the near year's work
has developed a wide interest In bal
anced rations, has convinced farmers they
should feed mnn liberally and more
••K urn I no us crops and that they should
(••d more protein and feed more regular
i> It •■suits of the Inat month's lest*
were given by tha county agent.
Syracuse— In spite of the fart tha'
no.st farmers of the county were bus*,
with weeds on their farms the county
agent reported a good meeting h»*!d "
1 he Inte r .-st of eradication of bovine
tuberculosis A speaker addressed the
farmers gathered for the meeting and
several signed up to have their rattle
tested. fine precinct hns rported nearly
Inn p«r rent i f the farmers and sto^k
raisers In favor of the teats.
Weeping Water—Seven cjube of the
county were represented at the foods and
rutrltuon meeting held at Klmwood this
week. The women representatives fin
tshed collert ing the recipts they sre to
compile in the county "cook hook " A
food calendar, which ea*h woman was
asked to repare wan on hand
’ Ten Hinder lfs,“ a series of 10 points
’hat may hinder proper operation of the
binder, were named by the county agent
He Kii vs remedies for the** various
mechanical difficulties
Geneva—In comparison with some of
’he other wheat raising sections of the
PlUmert ounty hns Httla tnfaata
• Ion and consequent loss of wheat by the
Hcasian fly. the rounty agent reported
Although there 'a a light Infestation, the
fly Is scattered over the major part of
the county, he stated “This genet a! In
festation. although Incapable of causing
. ny great Inc* this year, should he a
warning to th»* farmers to avoid the fly
infesting period in planting nnt season."
’he agent declared One nr two field* of
wheat in the rounty were so badly In
feted that they were plowed up, he*
added.
The project leaders |n the hat selection
project being carried on In this county
met to put on the finishing touches for
tha millinery they have been making
They cue *■ heduled to ielay the Inform*
tlon they have received to their fellow
lui.women In various aections of the
county.
Government aurvays show that so far
shout 25 barberry bushes have been found
In this count) The government depart
ment of agriculture surv eyors are attempt
ing to eiadlcate rust through Ita carrier,
'he barberry hush
T.exlngton During the las’ week the
county agent and the fawn bureau here
have had several call* from the farmers
of the county for the "gt naahnpper
formula" According to the county agent
the “hoppers" are now working in the
voung alfalfa of the county. Nojy that
the first cutting h<x been made the
grasshoppers will naturally drift info the
new fields If they sre at ail numcrou
be said Strips of 10 and 15 feet ha\"
been found along the field* whet* tin
peats have made Inroads He gave tb"
formula for the eradication of the grass
hopper* end advised that It be applied
la’e In the evening
A new form of *n* for elimination, v' 1
the death route, of prairie clogs has been
tried In this county and found effective,
the county agent said It waa trjed on
a “prairie dog town." of about |D acr<
The field had previously been treated wMh
poisoned oata This remady. appllc i
twice, killed a groat number of the dogs
The new gns. (calcium ejrilttSs) whs uer-.t
to finish the Job This gas killed the
few Hint "seemed Immune to poison
i lie agent *«Id H will < oat fanner* aho.il
1 rent per hole to use I lie gas
Wshon—The flr-t six month* of 1924
have been hiisy months for the local
farm bureau and the <mint\ agent.
cording to the In’tei * report, tpade pub
lb today. The report allows t licit he if
reived nearl ?,IW>0 ‘phone calls during
the period, hflcl “project" meetln-ra;
with attendance estimated at S. 1R*:
staged 12 demonstrations which were w|t
aessrd b\ '» 1 secured IW local leaders
and hart n ,t ? c’onfci encoa wlHi these, ills
t rl hut e»t 1 ”7ft agricultural bulletins and
wrola 2.12to lolltia
I Farmers in Iowa
Advised to Cut
Hos; Production
Further Reduction of Sow
Breeding Recommended If
Price Is to Equal That
of Corn.
Des Moines, la., July 6.—Reduc
tion of breeding of sows must be car
ried on at a greater rate than now
indicated if the price of hogs is to be
equal to the price of corn, according
to the department of agriculture's re
port on the Iowa hog situation, made
public today. The statement that re
duction would have to be made on a
larger scale was based. It was ex
plained, on the present prospects for
a corn crop.
The report says Iowa's spring pig
arop is 11 per cent smaller this year
uian on June 1, 1923, and that the
number of sows bred or to be bred for
fall farrowlngs Is IS per cent less
than the number farrowed last fall.
The average number of pigs saved
this spring was 4.9 per litter, com
pared to 4.5 a year ago.
Number Reduced 25 I’er Cent.
South central Iowa has reduced the
number of brood sows by 25 per cent,
effecting the greatest reduction of any
section of the state. The east central
section reported a reduction of 13 per
cent, the smallest reduction recorded.
Pigs under six months of age make
up 66 per cent of all the hogs on
Iowa farms June 1. Fourteen per
cent were brood sows while other
hogs over six months of age made
up 29 per cent of the total.
The survey indicates, the report
says, that the hog raising industry in
Iowa has passed its peak produc
tion and is now tending downward
13,049,900 Hogs Marketed.
During 1923 there were 13,949,000
hogs marketed from the state of Iowa
alone, as compared with 9,693,000 In
1922 and less than 9,000,000 in 1920
and 1921. One fourth of the hogs
killed under federal Inspection were
marketed from Iowa.
"The price of hogs and corn last
summer,*' the report concludes,
‘.acted as a very definite check on
hog production and many sows that
had been bred for fail farrowing went
to market instead. Dut the spring
crop of pigs had to be disposed of in
competition with and as a part of the
largest run of hogs that ever went to
market in this country.
“With the present prospects for a
corn crop, the reduction in the breed
ing of sows will have to be greater
than is at present Indicated If the
price of hogs is to be equal to the
price of eorn fed to the hogs."
FARMER’S BUYING
POWER HELD LOW
Columbus, O , July 6. — The pur !
chasing power of farm products ap
parently has reached the low point;
there is a stronger tone In several
markets now.
This is the conclusion of rural econ
omists at the Ohio State university,
after a study of price index num
bers for April. An index number,
they explain, compares the price of
a product now with Its price in normal
prewar years, 1909-1914, taken as lrt®.
The farmer's ability to buy com
modities was down to 77 for March;
I. e., a dollar's worth of farm products
would return the farmer 77 cents In
manufactured goods. In April It had
risen to 79. I,ast year his purchas
ing power averaged 82.
\ll-Around Boy or
Girl Will Attend
Interstate Fair
Representati\e Must Be En
rolled in Agricultural Club
—State Champion to
National Fair.
Idncoln, July 6.—The outstanding
boy or girl In the boys and girls’ club
work In Nebraska In 1924 will attend
the Interstate fair at Sioux City, la.,
next fall as the guest of the Cudahy
packing company, it was announced
front the state agricultural college
here. The company is offering $25
toward the traveling expenses of this
hoy or girl ’’because it believes the
work to be of special value to all farm
youth in encouraging profitable pro
duction." The boy or girl will prob
ably be a member of the state cham
pionship teams which will compete
with teams from other central states
for sectional honors.
The hoy or girl to win the trip must
lie a member of one of the ‘‘standard
4H clubs,” under the direction of the
agricultural extension service. He or
she must be enrolled in a livestock
or crop project of these clubs. The
winner is to he picked by a com
mittee selected for this work. It is
required that the winner write a
story of the trip to the Interstate
fair.
The representatives at the fair Inst
year brought home good records. They
were first in the livestock judging
contest, second in the health contest
and among the winners In every class
of exhibits in which they entered
their products.
The youngster who Is declared the
state champion dairy calf club worker
will receive as one of his or her awards
a prize trip to the national dairy
show at Milwaukee next fail, it was
announced. The Hlue Valley Creamery
company is donnor of this prize.
The winner will not only get the
trip to Milwaukee, but will have a
day's sightseeing in Chicago at the
expense of the company. The winners
will travel and live comfortably while
on their trips, the prizes covering
railway, Pullman, dining car, hotel
and other incidental expenses of the
trip. The same requirements are made
for this trip.
Dogs Vie With
Babies in Paris
Canine Birth Rate Ahead of
Human Rate in French
Capital.
Paris, July 6.— little dogs are
more popular than babies in France,
latest statistics show that the ca
nine poulatlon is getting better and
better every day, while baby birth
rates are ever on the decrease.
The total number of dogs does not
yet equal the number registered in
1914, before the outbreak of the war,
but every year shows an important
increase. In 1914 there were 3,855,329
of the little beasts in France. The
war took away over 2.000,000 of
them. In 1920 the total stood at
2,895,986 and on January of last year
had risen to 3.313,116.
Two thirds of the dogs in France
are used with the herds, and about
50,000 in hunting and shooting. The
remainder, about 300,000, are kept as
pets. Lapdogs seem to be more com
mon than the infants and certainly
are a b well cared for.
"Klkl" and “Bobby” and every lit
tle bow wow has his regular meals
and good ones, at that: a tine bed and
often a nurse to take him out for a
stroll. Nothing is too good fur him
while he is on earth.
Tlte Parisian, especially, is very
fond of dogs. He not only adores
them in life, but he gives them hon
orable burial In a little cemetery on
a small island in the Seine, outside
of Paris It is a beautiful spot, with
flowers and pathways all laid out and
monuments of every description.
CLUB MEMBERS TO
RECEIVE TRIP
T’es Moines, lown, July 6 -^ilxty
seven representatives of farnr boys'
and girls' clubs in the middle west,
twenty of them from Iowa, will be
given free transportation to t'hlrago
to attend the third national confer
enee of the clubs to lie held there In
December. A plan calling for this
procedure has Just been worked out
by I.. M. Allen, vice president of the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific and
fi. I,. N'ohle, secretary of the national
committee on boj a and girls dub
work. The free rides will he donated
by the rallronds.
The selection of hoys and girls to
whom will be awarded the prize trips
to Chicago will he made under the
supervision of the state agricultural
crlleges and the county agricultural
agenta. The plan provides that the
prizes are to he awarded equally be
tween hoy and girl Huh members.
Other states Included In the offer
are: Kansas. Oklahoma. Texss, Ne
braska, Illinois, Missouri, Minnesota,
Colorado, South Dakota and New
Mexico.
Matron's coats with nllover braided
treatments applied on dull silk, el'her
all black or combining black and
brown, are In evidence.
When you think of
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Psychic Tramwaymen Latest Fad
for Societyt Folks in London
London, .July 6.—America’s motor
man weather prophet Is equalled, If
not outdone by Londons “psychic
tram way men,” who are the latest
lions of Mayfair drawing rooms.
Their names are Neale and Wyeth,
and their lectures on occultism and
religion are the latest fad of society.
Apart from curative claims that
rival those of psycho-analysis and the
ineradicable lure which occultism has
for the human mind Mr Neale de
clares that he can answer any ques
tion on any religion in the history of
the world
This is one of his awnswers, given
to a bishop, to the question: “What
is eternity?”
"Eternity Is timeless time, and time
is the marking of eternity As one
progresses the markings get fainter,
until there are no markings at all—
that is when one has finished."
Mr. Neale is a man of about 3!i,
with fine physique, complexion and
short, waxed mustache. He claims
that he has never read a word on
theosophy or occultism, but is, how
ever, able to lecture on the most ah
truse problems.
Itoolis Slimim-d.
“I do not believe in reading books
on theosophy, occultism, religion, or
any of the kindred subjects," Mr.
Neale said.
"I fear that my views would be col
ored by what I read. As a matter of
fact, I read nothing at all, although
Mr. Wyeth reads considerably. But
he gets the bulk of the Information
for his lectures from me.
"I give lectures chiefly on ancient
Egypt, Atlantis, and white magic.
These have taken place in Berkley
square, Park lane, Curaon street,
Belgrave square, Eaton square, Gros
venor place—in all the chief residen
tial qu;wters of the west side. We I
could, of course, charge enormous |
fees, as people are so interested in
us, but we only ask for a bare return j
for our time.
"We can cure neurasthenics, and I
sufferers from mental trouble in a
few moments, although we lay no
claim to mediumistic, clairvoyant, or
other powers.
Mediums are immensely danger
ous. They all finish In asylums or
epilepsy wards, and they are fre
quently responsible for the most per
nicious obsessions in those who con
sult them. Even a planchette board
can wreck the credulous both physi
cally and mentally.”
Mr Neale, who believes in incarna
tions, added that in a short time he
could Refine any phrase or phase of
the subjects In which he claims this
special knowledge. He was there
upon asked to define magic.
What Magic Is.
"Magic,” was the reply, “is a sub
jugation of higher plane powers to
a set purpose.”
Neale explained that he had been
a tramwayman during the war, but
met Mr. Wyeth at St. Albans. "We
had never seen each other in this
life,” ho explained. "But we at once
became fast friends It Is not im
possible we had met in a previous
existence.
“I have been consulted and cross
examined by clergymen and doctors,
and several times have succeeded in
obtaining cures where all hope of re
covery had been abandoned.”
He shows a remarkable knowledge
of the Bible and is prepared to ex
plain at length the most complicated
chapters of the book of Revelation.
"When I say I can answer questions
on any religion," he continued, “that
is not a very great feat. At bottom
all religions are the some—the oil
and wafers of the Roman Catholic
church, for example, are merely the
husk of the rites of the ancient Egyp
tians. The symbolism is exactly the
same.”
"Whatever the truth of Mr. Neale’s
claims, his knowledge of abtruse sub
jects. which one would never expect
a tramwayman even to have heard
of, is remarkable,” comments a Lon
don paper.
TECUMSEH IS TO
HAVE NEW CHURCH
Special Iliapalrb to Tlie Omaha lice.
Tecumseh, Neb., July 6.—The cor
nerstone of Tecumseh's new Catholic
church will be laid on Tuesday morn
ing, July 10. at it. The lit. Rev.
Francis J. Beckman, bishop of Lin
coln, will officiate at the services,
and he will he attended by many
visiting clergymen. Rev. Mr. Barden
is priest of St. Andrew church, the
local organization. The proposed new
church Is to be one of the finest to
be found in a city the size of Tecum
seh. It will cost 165,090, which does
not include furnishings. .
Omaha Produce I
k—-/
" Omaha, July 5.
BUTTER
Creamery—Local Jobbing prices to re
tailers Extras. 42c. extras in 60-!b. tuba
| 41c*. Btandard, 47c. firsts a
J I'airy—Buyers are pay ng 31c for best
I table butter In r<• lIs or tubs; 2?©29c for
backing stock, tor bt-si sweet, unsalted
butter. 22c.
BUTTKRFAT.
For No. 1 cream Omaha buyers are pay
ing 31c per lb. at country stations; 3.c
delivered cn-ha
EEESH MILK.
t? r»o per ca t for fresh milk testing 3 5
delivered on dairy t Istform Omaha.
ECKJS.
Eggs delhered Omiha: Fr<sh No. 1.
5. generally $7 35 cu*- s conds,
per dozen, 2"©21«. era K*. 19©20c. Pric *s
above are for eggs received in new or No
1 white xood cases; a deduction of 2'c
will be made for second-hand cases. No.
1 eggs must be good nxeruge site. 44 Its.
net. Nr 2 eggs, seconds, consists of
small, slightly dirty, stained or washed
eggs, irregular shaped, shrunken or weak
boaled ggs
In some quarters $ ' 90 be!: g quote 1
for fresh eggs, cases included, less de
ducted.
In ao.ne qViarters a fair premium 1s
being paid lor selected eggs, whb h must
not be more tnan 4* hours old. uniform In
size and color (meaning all solid color*—
a I chalky white or a)> brown, and of the
same stride. I The shell must be clean
and sound arid the egg* weigh 25 ounces
p*-r dozen cr oxer. Producers must neces
sarily ddh e- their own eggs to benefit
by the latte- class.ficatb n
Jobbing prices to retailers; U. f* spe
cials, 31i; V S extra*, commonly kn.*wn
a* select*. 23c; No. 1, small. 25©25c;
checks. 2Jc.
POULTRY.
Prices nuofsbi*- for No 1 stock, alive
1924 broilers. 25<|3"« broilers under 2
lbs. 25©27r I., ghorn orotlers. 22© 25c,
hens <.ver 4 lbs 2‘ tf2l hens under 4
lbs . 19< . Leghorn hen* 17c. old rooster*,
over 4 lbs. 1_> : oil roosters, under 4 lbs.
flfllOc; 'arena. 7 lb*., and oxer. 2f<
tens, under 7 11*« 4©2v . duck*, f. f f.
\uung. 1 Sc. old du< k« f f f. 12c; geese
f f f.. 12c; pigeon*. $1 mo per dozen
Under gr;*de poultry paid for at market
value ol k or crippled poultry not want
ad and will noi be paid for.
Jobbing i rices of dressed poultry (to
retailer*' Spring* * ft. 33* broilers, 38
©40c; hens. . r-ontrrs, 1U tfT 1 Sc ;
ducks. 22© 25c: geese. 22© 25c.
FRESH F1SIL
Jobbing price* quotable a* follow*
Fancy white fiah. 22c; lake trout, 23c.
halibut. !5c; northern bullheads. Jumbo.
2i»ffJ2c; catfish, 30 »i fillet of haddock.
27. black * ml sable fl*h. l*c; roe shad
28c flounder* 20c rrappies. 20©25c,
bla. k bass. 32< Spanish mackerel. 14 to
2 lbs. 26c: yellow pike. l»r. striped bass.
2*b blue p'ke. lac. white perch. 12c;
pickerel. lie; frozen f'sh. 3© 4c less
than prices above ling cod. 12c.
CHEESE.
Jobbing price* quotable on American
cheese, inner grade, ss follow-s. Single
daisies .24' double daisies. 22c; Young
American* 23c. longhorns. 22c. square
prints. 23c; brick. 22c; llmburger. 1-lb
style 13*5 per dozen. Swiss, domestic.
2*< 'mporte.l Roquefort. 68c. New York
white. 32c.
DfilCF CUTS.
Jobbing prices, quotable
No. 1 rib*. 27c; \\ 2 25c; No 3. l?c.
No. 1 loin* 36c. No 2 24r. No 3 21c.
No 1 round*. 19 4c No 2. 19c; No. 2.
14c; No 1 chucks. No 2. 12c. No 3.
8 4c. No. 1 plate*. 8 4c. No 2. *c; No
3. 7c.
FRUITS.
Jobbing price*
tjooaebc tries—Homegtown. 24 pint crate,
12 50
Raspberries—Black. 24 pint crat »s.
$: 50. ted. $5 50
Blackberries—Uer crate 93 $0.
reaches— Per bo*. 9140
Apricots—California. 4-basket crate*.
9? m»
Plums—California, per crate. 92 OP©
2 3 5
Cherr!** Homegrown. 24 quart crate ;
92 5" C alifornia black. 16-lb. lug bo*.
9.1 50
1 ganberr'ee Ter crate 93 50
Pineapples Per cr*#. 3<> site. 94
last of the season
1 enion* California, extra fancy. pet
box $7 OO fancy, per box. 16 00; choice,
».er box. $3.60; limea. 100 count, carton.
$2.00.
Grapefruit—Florida, extra fancy, $3 “a
@ 4 60.
Granges—Mediterranean sweet*, extra
fancy, according to size. $3.75#4 5y per
l*x; Valencias, extra fancy, per box.
$4 00# « 60
Bnnania—Per Ib.. 7c.
VEGETABLES.
Jobbing price*:
Honey Dew Melon*—C to 12 In crate.
93 5t>.
Watermelons—Crated. « melons, l^c
per lb
Asparagus—Homegrown. SOo per dozen
bunene*
Cauliflower—Homegrown. $1.50 dozen.
Cantaloupe—California atandards. S3 50.
ponies $2 5o. flats. $1.25.
Eggplant — F‘er doz . $2.00; 20c per lb.
Cabbage—3V*c per lb; crate*. 3c per
lb.
Lettuce— Head p*r crate, $4 00; per
dozen. 41 25; leaf per doatn. hot houae,
C Or
Koot*—Beefs carrots and turnips,
dozen bunches 90c
On; on*—New crystal wax. per crate.
$2 25, Bermuda yellow, per <rate $1 75# .
.00. California reds. In sa'ks, 34c par
lb ; home grown, dozen bunches, 30c.
Tomatr.es -‘Gasket crates, about 16
lb' . $1.25# 1 50.
Geiery—California. 6 sfaika. per bunch.
$1 5 <>(# 1 76
peppers—Green Mangu. per lb, 25c.
ru< umber*—Homegrow n, market basket
$
Parsley—P*>r dozen bunchea 50# 75c
ludishes—Home grown, 20#25o par
dozen bunches
Beans—F’er hamper. 28 lba. green
): mark* t ba*k* f. fl 60
Spfnach—home grown. 60#76e per bu
Puta’"***—MinrfK.ta Rural*. $2.60 per
cwt ; Weatern Russet Kura.it $2.50 p*r
CM.; nrw rrop. in e.i«-k*. 3c per lb.
Nuts—Soft shelled walnut*, sack lota,
per lb. 31c; -oft shelled almond* sack
lot*, per in. 2 ; medium soft shell al
mond t . sark lots. 16< . raw* peanut*, sack
1-its, 941/12 c t «*- lb; roasted peanut*,
sa'k | tv. 114 15c per ib roasted pea
nuts, levs than sa* k lota. 13#16c.
FEED.
Market quotable per ton. carload lota,
f b Omaha
*'ott. mset-d Meal — 43 per cent. $4* 60
Homme Feed—White or yellow, $31 00.
Digester Feeding Tankage—60 per cent.
$45
Wheat Feeds—Bran $20 00 #21.00; brown
short-. $24 0‘ gray short*. $26 ^0; flour
nPUdllngs, $26.00 reddog $31.00032 GO.
I. Meal ‘ pe** 'ent, $47 00.
Buttermilk—Condensed, for feed.rg. la
bbl lots, ' 4‘r per P» . flak* buttermilk.
5rt»' to 1.500 lbs . 9c lb.
Eggshells—Dried and ground. 100-ih
bag* $25 0n per ton
Alfalfa Meal—**hoiee new crop, prompt.
$27.00. N«. l, -»M or new rrop. prompt.
$. » 1 N 2 1 or new. $21 Co
FLOUR
Prices quota! ■ > in r und lots (leas than
.•a ' f b Omaha, follow First
patents In 9fi ib bags. $$-€£#( 15 per bt: ;
fancy clear n 4* bags. $5.5O#5€0
per bbl white or yellow commeaU per
cwt.. 12 05.
HAT.
Nominal quotation*, carload lots:
Upland F’ \irie--No. 1. S13O0#14 00
No 2 $10.Oi»# 12.CO; No 3. 17*0# 8 00.
J ^ 1 3 00
No 2. $90O,rll0O; No 2 $6 00 #*00
Lowland Frairie—No, 3. $8.0 u#9 0O.
No 2. $• 00#* 00
Pa* king Hay—95 50#7.50
AlLGfs « h . c $. oo#:i 00; No 1,
t »19<. standard. $140 #17 90
.\ 2 $11 00 #13 No 3 99.00# 11 00
S' raw—Oat. $S.O#»0$; wheat. J7 00©
8.00.
HIDES. WOOL TALLOW
Pr r* are quotable a* follow*, delivered
Omaha, dealer*' we.ght* and selections
Hides—Seasonal le, No 1. $%C;
ditto. No 2, 5 4c, green. 6c and 4c,
lull*. Ic and 4c; branded 5c.
clue hides, 3c: calf 12c and 104c.
kip. 10c and 8 4c; glue skins, 4c; dry
hides. 10c; dry salted 7c; dry glue. 5c
deacon* 9100 each horse hides. 13.2 5
an I I- 25 e.mV ponv s and glue* 9125
each; colts. 25c each, hog skins, 15c each
Won!—Pelts, I! 00 to 91 5o each de
pending on size and length of wool,
lambs f-0c to II «o each, depending on
size nnd length of wool; shearlings. 26c
to 10c each, c.ipa. no *alue; wool, 25
to 30c
Tallow and Grease—No 1 taliow. $c. B
tallow. *4 No 2 tallow fc. A grease
6c; B grease. &4<*-. yellow grease 5c;
brown g'case, 4c pork eraekl'.ns. 940 00
per ton: beef do 120 00 per ton; beeswax.
920 OO par ton *1
Finance Reports
Show Steady, but
Gradual Gain
Reduction in Grain and In*
crease in Cotton Crops Both
Considered Favorably
by Traders.
By RICHARD 8PILLAXB.
t'l.lvcrttai Service Financial Kdllnf.
New York. July 6.—Reports from
the financial editors of newspapers
show a steady, If slow. Improvement
In conditions the nation over. The
anomaly is presented of an indicated
reduction in the grain crops and an
increase in the cotton crop, both be
ing considered favorably. This la not
peculiar. In view of the fact that the
grain surplus unduly depressed prices
while the world shortage of cotton
threatened a scramble for supplies
with wide fluctuations in price. It :s
probable the reduced grain and in
creased cotton crops will result in
more monetary returns to the farm
ers than would a larger grain and a
smaller cotton cr jp.
The stock market Indicates better
business. No definite improvement Is
Fhown in the steel industry, and the
r.ext report of the United States Steel
corporation is expected to reveal an
other large decline in unfilled orders,
but surplus stocks are much reduced
and a turn for the better is predicted,
together with increased activity in
the fall. Copper shows no sign of
early recovery. The automobile busi
ness Is gradually working out of it*
embarrassment. Oils still are ham
pered by surplus stocks. Oasollne
consumption, owing to the unseason
able weather, has not been up to ex
peetations.
Retail trade the nation over eon
tlr.ues good and merchants show no
evidence of departure from hand-to
mouth buying.
Improvement is reported In the
sloe and leather industry.
Money continues cheap.
Wall street, mu-h perturbed a fen
months ago over the oil scandals and
the presidential campaign, has re
covered in large measure from it*
nervousness.
CATTLE MARKETING
TO BE PROTECTED
Pierre, S. D.. July <—Development
of local livestock marketing condi
tions in the southeastern part of the
state will be protected against ary
discrimination at a hearing befor
the interstate commerce commission
brought by Sioux City interests to
bring ntorp favorable re*hipmet.:
privileges, according to a statemer ’
by the board of railroad commissmi
ers The hearing will be held July 31.
The specific complaint seeks to re
move a restriction against change in
ownership of consignments which
may be halted at Sioux City to
"sound" the market before continuir:
on to other terminals. The So tit :
Dakota board will endorse this com
plaint and endeavor to gain for th«
Sioux Falls market the same advar.
tage that may accrue to that of Sioux
City. It was stated.
Bee Want Ads produce results.
300,000
Star
and
Durant
Cars
Now Running
Star Touring $620 at Omaha
Durant Tour. $99S at Omaha
Closed Models
Very Low in Price
Andrew Murphy & Son
14th and Jackson
I , T" I
Notice of Change of Fare
Effective July 10, 1924. fares on the
Ijne operating between N Street and |
Fort Crook will be as follows:
In each of the existing fare zones,
the cash fare will be 7 cents. Tickets
will be sold by the conductor at the
rate of 4 for 25 cents, said tickets be
ing good for a ride in any one zone. j
Omaha & Southern Interurban
Railway Co.
