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Show Fill DAY, APRIL THE PRESS, BEAVER, tJTAn, - SAM CLINE ATTORNEY 12S 0, , 1 , When a Rattlesnake is Dangerous AT LAW A Series of Short Articles by Lorin Hall MILFORD, UTAH We have been taught since childhood to be on the watch for a rattlesnake, when enjoying the outdoors. This snake is reputed 'to be one 'of the deadliest of reptiles, and it has always put fear into the hearts :of everyone. However, if , one should ARTHUR SMITH Plumber 'Telephone 88-- F 3 ... be encountered sunning himself, stretched out on the warm, soit earth, the danger of an attack; is GEO. KELLEY very slight. Of course, at once, on of a rattlesnake, , man, opens sight CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER battle, and the snake can do no less Entimat8 Furnished than accept the invitation and defend himself. But before the snake UTAH can BEAVER strike, he must coil, himself. If the snake Is In repose and unmolested, he usually lies wrapped fold on fold. As soon as he senses danger, 0. A. MURDOCH the body is thrown into a coiling atATTORNEY AT LAW titude, necessary before the spring -. BEAVER, UTAH and strike can take place. n . Mr. Amaral in the writing Practices In all Courts ot the Institute bulletin, explains State. . . clearly Uhe habits of the "rattler," and gives an interesting explanation of his attitude preliminary to the spring and strike. "Sometimes on the edge," writes Mr. Amaral, "but more often in the mm center of the coil, the tail projects far enough to admit of Its vibrating freely and with singular swiftness. The head is raised a little above the Beaver County's County Scat Paper rest of the body, but usually not more than three or four inches, even in the larger snakes. The neck and upper end - of the trunk are not A. C. SAUNDERS, Publisher thrown into complete circles, but lie in two or three curves across the FRIDAY EVERY PUBLISHED mass ot the colled body. The snake SUBSCRIPTION - J2.00 Per Year average those for the purpose of the demonstration. A First Class Publication Entered Tabulations were as follows: 1072 lb In the Postotflco in Beaver, Utah, as 100 av. fleeces, wt. total 10.72 lb Av.' weight of all fleeces Second Class Mall Matter. 7.40 lb Ten best fleeces average. 18.40 lb Heaviest single fleece 6.10 lb Lightest single fleece Thus it will be seen that the variation was from 6.1 to 18.4 pounds LOCAL FARM NOTES with' the average of 10.72, Taking the ten lightest fleeces from 100 we By LEW MAU PRICE find 90 per cent of the herd averagCounty Agent ing 11.8 pounds, or an average increase of 1.08 pounds over the entire lot. This on a band of 2000 Boaver Vallny needs more wheat. ewn' wmilri tntal 21(50 DOlindS of wool making an increased cash re turn of f71 G. 00 with wool worm Six Cooperative "I5'" "Better bulls bring better bank 32c. the price the farm pool was sold for this year. balances." Scientists tell us tnat "like uegets Farm EconomiHts Kay Hofj Prices ilka" If that t true then the ewe lambs from these light shearing Will Improve At the present time the hog busi- ewes will be light shearers. If these ness is in the dumps, so to speak, but Inmha ar rptnined in the herd, then national farm economists believe the percentage of that class of ewes . that by the time this spring's litters will be maintained. Tha shearers almost invari reach the market, better conditions will prevail for the hog men. Because ably produce a fleece of poor quali ot very high priced feeds and pork ty, and the buyers does not negieci Hence prices low, there should be a natural tn cot a Ramnle. of such wool. down the not ewes such pull In only prices. swing Profits on this spring's litters will average fleece weight, but they also depend largely on management of have their effect on the price 01 me the sow now, and until the litter is entire clip. Mr. Williams plans on culling nis weaned. A sow raising eight or nine as pigs in the litter will make more poorest shearing ewes this year than twice the profit made by the one th limited renditions do not Justify best. weaning only four to six pigs each keeping anything but the very Farm flock owners would ao wen litter. To raise good thrifty, uni-a tn tnk ii n this nroiect this year, es form litters the brood sow needs well balanced ration, containing pro- pecially where the flock is up to the tein, minerals and sufficient vitami-ne- practical working unit. ugai snear-1n- ? ewes will nroduee lieht shearing The ration should be laxative, but not too much so or the suckling lambs, and hence the average fleece pigs will be scoured. Quarters should weight will be held down for many be arranged that all will take plen- years, to coined ty of exercise to avoid thumps so common with early pigs. Sunlight ia March and April hatched chicks also a good preventative for thumps, can be better developed and brought and It also saves feed. into production to supply eggs for are good at all the high price season much easier times but should be supplemented by than the later hatched chicks. If you some grain. As the alfalfa pastures have not already ordered your chicks, come on, the feed problem is pretty for delivery at an early date it would much solved, but it should be sup- be advisable to do so immediately. plemented by some grain to make the cheapest gains. Remember that even with high priced grains you can C not starve a profit out of any kind of 100,oOMLAND-PONTIAlivestock. Better success Is had when it is fed into them. Better plow CARS up some of the old alfalfa that is yielding a ton per acre and plant It FOR THIS YEAR to grain this year, even though you You will to hack alfalfa. it plant find a greatly increased value in With an April schedule calling for pounds of pork or of butterfat per 7,600 more Oakland and Pontiac six acre produced if some grain instead es thah during April of 1927, the of all hay is produced. Oakland Motor Company is establishing a production record of near Manrterflehl Convinced by Early ly 100,000 cars for the first four ' Irrigation Demonstration months of the year. This Oakland-PonliaAs a result of the demonstration production of the results of early irrigation on represents an increase of 85 per cent a field of alfalfa owned by Rube Ed- over the 53.657 automobiles which wards last year, the Manderfiekl wa- the company built during the corter was put on turns as soon as It responding period of last year. Each of the four months of this came down this year. Every farmer in the community seems to have year saw the 'company establish a been a convert, so no water has been new Oakland-Pontia- c production reallowed to get past them this year. cord. Twice during February it was An application of 15 to 18 inches found necessary to increase the pro of water on a loam soil now will pen- duction schedule and the continuing etrate 5 to 8 feet. The roots ot near- Influx of orders from the company s ly all farm crops will go to that big dealer organization has resulted depth if moisture conditions are in equal prosperity during March right. The roots, therefore, have and April. The schedule Increases during nearly. three times the feeding zone they would have it this amount of February were rendered possible water were applied In three Irriga- principally through the opening of a tions during the growing season. third production line in the Pontiac Why should they cot secure better Six factory. High production 'was yields and bo converts to- the. prac- maintained in March despite the fact tice? that the Oakland factory was closed Much more plant food is liberated, during the last week of the month to where the water has had time to permit equipment to be moved from the old Oakland assembly building the ground thoroughly, will no doubt realize appre- to the new $3,000,000 assembly ciable results where water has been structure which started producing applied in sufficient quantities dur- cars on April 2nd. "With both cars now being bull. ing February and March. n In factories whose equipment is the last word in precisImprovement of Reaver County' ion machinery, we face the growing Wools Started In a culling demonstration on the Spring demand with entire confiFrank Williams herd of range sheep dence," said W. R. Tracy, ' In charge of sales. a wide variation In fleece weights . o One and qualities was discovered. of the noticeable features, however, Arir.on Is now surveying the short was the high quality of most of the stretch across the corner of that state clip, and the heavy shearing of most on the Arrowhead Trail. This piece ot the individuals of the flock. of road has been as a One hundred fleeces were weighed federal aid project, designated and will connect Just as they came onto the floor, no with Utah and Nevada highways. selections being made. Every fleece The stretch' across northern Arizona shorn by certain shearers was weigh- has long been the only real bad pored, except from the lambs, those be- tion of the Arrowhead Trail between ing left out because It was unfair to Los Angeles and Salt Lake City. ; i Ante-veni- yt is now In position to strike." attitude, of considerable grace, the tongue of the snake, which is long and black, is usually protruded, a movement that is common among most reptiles when disturbed. Before the strike, the snake makes a hissing sound, caused by forcing air through the narrow glottis. The forward thrust of the body, that quickly follows, is described by Mr. Amaral as follows; "The muscles which lie upon the convexity of the bending formed by the upper part of the snake are suddenly and violently contracted, so as to. abruptly straighten the body and thrust it forward in a direct line. The force resulting from this motion is not very great, as I have often ascertained when a snake has struck the end of a pole "which I was holdcould not alone suffice to ing, bury the fang in a tough skin were It not for the acts which follow and aid it.'' "In effecting the forward thrust of the head and neck, the serpent employs only the upper part of its body, and consequently is unable, under any circumstances, to strike at a greater distance than its length. Usually Its projectile range does not exceed a third of its length. An impression prevails that, when the snake lies coiled, its head Is raised very high to enable it to strike downward. It seems, however, not to matter in what direction the danger threatens, since the snake can at will cast itself forward, downward or almost directly upward." - ' Dairy-by-produc- ts , c at-ura- te Man-dcrfie- ld ultra-moder- vice-preside- sjijjj " - SHI oke -- Camels iiii'' way. lead the The winning answer is . one-he- lf "I LIKE 'EM." MANDERFIELD Mr. and Mrs. C. T, Baldwin entertained at dinner Sunday for the following guests: Mr.; and Mrs. Murray K. Jacobs of Ogden, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Baldwin, Mrs. Frank Briggs of Salt Lake City, and Parle Baldwin of Afton, Wyoming. Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Puffer and family were staying at the home ot their parents, Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Puffer, earing for the invalid during Mrs. Puffer's visit In Logan. Moses Edwards of Milford, has been a frequent visitor here for the last two weeks. Business transactions have been in progress. Most everyone from here attended the Carnival In Beaver Saturday, by so many smokers, it leads by billions The cigarette " best-like- d 1928, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco N. C. Company, W inston-Sale- railroad AT MILFORD Time-tabl- e MINERSVILLE EAST-BOUN- ite-h- t s. 11 for; pi easure rlt i : J y In this Mr. and Mrs. Henry W. Hall and daughter Iena, have returned to their home here after spending the winter-ILynwood, California. The Misses Beth Rollins and Reta Hall were week-en- d guests at ' the home of Mr. and Mrs. Emil Nowers, at their home In Beaver. The stake officers of the Primary attended ward conference here Sun' "; day. Mrs. W. W. Hutchings, who has been visiting here with her daughters, Mrs. Elmer Marshall and Mrs. n James Rollins, returned to her home, in Beaver Sunday. The Misses Bernice Carter and Lola Roberts came over from Cedar to spend last week end with their parents here. Mrs. Pheobe Hall, who has just returned from the Texas mission field, has been visiting here for a few days with friends and relatives. Mrs. H. L. Hall left Tuesday morning for Salt Lake where she will be the guest of her mother Mrs. Josephine Whitehead for a short time. No. 28 6:32 WEST-BOUN- No. No. No. - 37:55 25 3:00 74:42 279:10 Phone of news. The regular D JT "S, .... making daily. 8:15 A. .............10:30 A. .....11:15 A. 1:30 P. M. M. M. M. TOM MASTROS, Prop. know an item 24 when you round-tri- p LEAVE MILFORD AT... ARRIVE AT BEAVER LEAVE BEAVER ARRrVE AT (MILFORD Gold Coast Lt. M Stage is now r Milford-Beave- A. M., Local. P. M., Continental Lt. P. M., L. A. Limited. P. Line Gold Coast Lt. A. M. 811:59 A. M., L. A. Ltd. 262:11 P. M., Continental Lt. 410:10 P. M. Local. No. No. No. No.- Milford -- Beaver Stage D a Successful Six now winning Even Greater Succeat GREENVILLE Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Spendlove of Hurricane, visited with Mrs. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Murdock, this week. Mrs. Lettie Scott and children, who have been in Nevada all winter, came home last week. Mrs. Mary E. Morris, who has been staying with her son Frank, since November, moved to her home on the farm last week. Margaret Thomas,, of North Creek, visited Saturday and Sunday with relatives. was in I). Hunter of Fillmore, Greenville a few hours last week. Many of the young people from here attended the Junior Prom givSpend-love- 's en March 30. Marvin, son of Mrs. Vera Bond, of Reed, visited this week with his Mr. and Mrs. P. F. grandparents Rollins. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Gunn visited Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bronzo, Wednesday evening. Nell Morris went to Callente Tuesday night to work. o . rumored that Cedar City hotel. have a new It Is fifty-roo- Is tq m The Coupe Body by Fuwt .s--mpm- x . Impressive SixCinder at Its Most Impressive Price PERFORMANCE That's the out. Branding factor in the sensational success of the New Series Pontiac Six! And real performance, too! er The power and d endurance of the largest engine used in any six of its price class. The smoothness and flexibility assured by the GMR cylinder head-t- hat famous General Motors Research development available on no other six. 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