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Show d: : - rti'K-qec.5 i fflUfflllMMtfkUPf wurwr ' , "-a n i n rrri V r ir jr;iy ...f. 4 CtJt- ' f. . ' C - THE RICH COUNTY NEWS. RANDOLPH. UTAH BETTER FARM BUILDINGS By Bay B. West. Preteeser " f ' - H- - Abell, Assistant Utah Agricultural College Hortlcnl-tiris- t, Tha market reports from Chicago far the week ending November 10, h(w that the supply for ? green vegetables was quite heavy and that It carried considerably In grade or quality., Furthermore buyers selected only fancy' and- extra fancy goods and the poorer was not in demand. Anyone who follows market reports knows that this is an old story. The only time when poor quality stuff is in demand is when it is the only thing to be had. How does this fact affect farmers of Utah? There Is a bright outlook for the . development of celery and head lettuce culture in the State: Aa soon s growers become aware of the profits in these crops and learn how to raise them, larger acreages will be planted. The largest and best celery Is being shipped and the remainder is being put on the local market Not all of the stalks being put on , the local markets are good. The writer baa seen some stuff that is tough, stringy, dirty, rusty, and fit only for hog feed, it looked like the ;very poorest culls from somebodies . ,, - crop. Perhaps it is tha Intention of tha grower to send only his best stuff on Jot the State intending that it shal not have to compete with poor stocl jl the open market. However, if thi acreage increases as is quite probable .it seems reasonable to suppose tha tbs supply of culls will become 'large that local markets cannot hand! them. This is evidently what ha jhappened in other producing region; fo they have been Shipping some o lower grades. Another possibillt; ,is that local markets would prefe: better celery than some which cai mow be bought i i It Is also interesting to note thi ieffect on twice when poor stocx rpetes with good stock. On the same market quoted about Kalamazoo celery jin fat crates brought from COc to .51.00, Colorado celery In the large jsqu&re crate, $2.75. The latter Is only 25c more than Is being advanced to 'growers for the best Utah celery in (the smaller 18 inch crate. Utah celery Is probably not now competing In (that market, but when it does, there will be no more demand for lower fgradea than there Is at present I What is the meaning of all this? ut means that Utah celery and lettuce growers must do everything possible and practicable to Increase the of highest quality crops In .their fields. Tho methods will include the (1) securing of good strains ;of seed which will produce a high per cent of good plants, (2) planting st the proper time so that the crop (may be harvested in good condition, ((3) careful management of soil, hilling, watering etc., so that the plants will make a' tender growth, (4) harvesting at the right time, (5) careful (standardization as to size, quality and .method of packing. Nothing will kill the market quicker I (for Utah celery and lettuce than a (few batches of poor staff. I 40 e J " t ; (FOOD OF SNAKES jBy H. AND LIZARDS J. Pack, Assistant Professor Zoology and Entomology, U. A. C. I Tho snake and the lizard is the ifriend of Uie fanner surpassed only by birds in the destruction of Insect , cater-ipillar- race-runne- r. grass-(hopper- , blue-jbetU- blow-snak- pra-teette- , t CHANGES IN BEEF PRODUCTION IN UNITED STATES SINCE 1850 , Afrt-cultur- al Engineering.,, Utah At-rlcuHural College ' To one who is Interested In the Improvement of farm buildings, and who takes the opportunity to observe them when he travels, hs is struck with several outstanding things. First, the apparent lack of any definite plan upon which to build. There seems to be little attention given to working to a plan, so that aa time goes on and buildings are erected, they are placed according to a predetermined arrangement which wlU make for efficiency, beauty , and greater satisfaction in working with them. One cannot imagine the steps that might be saved, and the time of doing the work shortened by giving proper attention to planning your farmstead at the outset, and building as nearly as possible to your ideal This suggestion can be carried out, and will bring return even with the humblest farmstead, end many examples could be sighted to prove the point Nearly all business concerns make plans early for their ultimate expansion. Why should tbli principle not apply to the gradual building up of a farmstead. Certain definite principles have been formu-- . lated as a guide to farmstead plan ning, and u&teh in any given case It might be Impossible to harmonize all of them yet to use them as a guide will save many errors. The Agricultural College would be glad to list them for you, and send them to you. Second, there seems to be very little attention given to proper proportioning of the bnildings, although there Is a great deal of improvement being made at present along this Une. A certain amount of material goes into any building. This material may be made by an artistic workman Into an attractive building If properly proportioned or the same material may be made' into something very ugly. The difference Is Just a little planning at the outset. Books on rarra buildings and homes are so plentiful that they can be had almost for the asking. Particularly is it true of barns and outbuildings. Books containing all types of buildings can be secured free and complete plans and specifications as low as five dollars. The tame is true of homes. g convenThird, the little iences found In the city home are even more necessary In the farm home, for it Is much more difficult to get help for the farm home than it is for the city home. Running water can be put in, and an Inside toilet with septic tank can be Installed by the fanner almost as cheaply as by tbe city man who pays around $300.00 for his sewer assessments and making his sewer conectlon to the house. , An awakened Interest in these mat tors wonld put farm buildings on our farmsteads that would be real assets. Many farms are sold by the acre and the improvements thrown in for good measure because they add little to the value of the land. This would not be the case if tike buildings were con stroeted on the principles set forth above, they would bring In a handsome return, and be an aid in selling the property. Another angle of this problem is called Aa our attention by Professor L. H. Bailey who says, "The buildings surely express the man; yon know something of his type of mind when you sea his house and barns and sheds. Awkward, straggling, unrelated buildings indicate loose end purposeless ways of thinking. Well designed and constructed farmsteads would also have a tendency to curb the present tendency of farm boys and girls to move to the city a condition which la becoming alarming. Total s, Milos Many New the United SUtea (Pnpuel br et ArrtcuUure.) Department Nearly 6,000 miles nearer the goal of a completed system of highways for the United States Is the latest report of the bureau of public roads of the United States Department of Agriculture. The final goal, the construction of a system of approximately 180,000 miles of federal-ai- d highway consisting of a network of trunk line and secondary roads reaching into practicaUy every county Is still a long way off, but we are 5,392 miles nearer than at A Bunch of Purebred Shorthorn Cows and Calves. the beginning of the year, according to the bureau. (Prepared by the United Stntee Department capita than formerly, but the figures of Acrtculture.) federal-aid- - roads now Completed Beef production in the United States show that' when demand and prices total miles with 14,912 miles un18,299 sufficient stimulus provide the since supply has undergone marked changes can be increased at a. surprisingly der construction, and approximately 80 1850, and chief among them is the difcent complete. Including projects ference in age to which animals des- rapid rate. The consumption of beef per not yet under construction federal-ai- d and In veal deUnited States the on . the are tined for slaughter kept roads in all stages now total 40,333 farms. This Is one of the many phases creased from 87 pounds per person miles. ' of the Industry discussed in the 1921 In 1907 to (50 pounds In 1915, a net The.-Is no indication of any slackBetween the Yearbook article, Our Beef Supply,' variation of 27 pounds. prepared by live stock specialists and periods of 1907 to 1910 and 1911 to 1921 ening of the greatly increased rate of progress which began with the season economists in the Department of Agri- there has been a decrease in consumpculture. - This change is discussed In tion amounting to approximately 20 of 1921 as tbe states continue to pour In plans for new projects and place connection with, variations in the de- per cent. The article contains interesting In- them under construction as rapidly as mands of consumers and the per capformation on the variations In demand possible. Nearly twelve and one-haita consumption of beef. for different kinds of beef In various beef 'of With a larger proportion cows kept, and with cattle slaugh- cities and in the different sections of hotels in the tered at an earlier age, it is now pos- the country. High-clas- s sible to raise more beef each year larger cities want prime, fat und finthan when there 'were more cattle ished beef, while the average housewife wants beef Involving less waste. In the country than at present However, the system of using younger cat- In warm weather the principal detle for beef involves the use of more mand Is for steak and chops, while harvested feed per 100 pounds of beef the winter trade demands more roasts produced, since a larger proportion of and boiling beef. The orthodox Jewish the gains in weight are made in the trade uses only the forequarters, while feed lot than was formerly the case Gentiles, as a rule, prefer hindquar-te- r beet when steers were carried four or five Beef Consumed in East. seasons on grass. A' survey made In 1920 showed that Situation Not 8erioua. While the total number of cattle In at that time nearly 32 per cent of the the country has decreased In recent beef was consumed In the North Atyears, the situation is not as serious lantic states, which comprises New as might appear, since the number of England, New York, Pennsylvania and cattle is greater now than in any year New Jersey. The next largest amount, from 1S96 to 1917. The census figures or 24 per cent, was consumed In the division. In other for 1900 and 1920 show that there has been an increase in the percentages of words, more than 55 per cent of the beef calves, heifers, cows and bulls, total consumption of beef and veal ocsed a decrease in the percentage of curred In the territory east of the The Photograph Shows the Great Need The Mississippi and north of the Ohio steers, especially aged steers. of Concrete Sidewalk Along State number of cattle In the 'country in- river and Maryland. The smallest Children on Way ' to Highways creased 10,200,000 from 1914 to 1919. consumption occurred In the South AtSchool Are Always In Danger From the states During the last three years there has lantic division, comprising ' Passing Vehicles. been a decrease of 2,000,000 head, but of Delaware, Maryland, Virginia. Georthe greater proportion of cows at pres- North Carolina, South Carolina, million dollars was obligated to new ent makes it possible to grow more gia and Florida. Per capita con- projects In June and July, and In the beef, especially If more of the calves, sumption varied from 83 pounds in the week ending August 5 reports were reInstead of being slaughtered, ariied western division to 39 in the South ceived of the letting of 08 new projects out as yearlings. Central The North Atlantic division, and announcements of 57 to be let , That the country can readily respond which was first In total consumption, At the present rime the force of the to a quickened demand for beef was second In per capita consumption. bureau is taxed to the limit with the e situaThis survey of the was demonstrated, during the war examination of new plans and projwhen production was so stimulated tion, which Includes, in addition to ects, Inspection of roads under conthat during 1917 and 1913 combined the discussion of consumption and struction and the planning of the more than 1,000,000,000 pounds of beef present trend, information on various highway system which is bewere exported, which was 7 per cent factors of production and marketing, ing gotten Into final shape. r of onr production and 22 per cent of leads to the conclusion that the period when and that the exports of the world during that of liquidation is over, industrial conditions and retail prices MEASURE PRESSURE ON ROAD period. Since about 1905 South America and Australia have been tbe chief permit a normal consumption of beef, sources of surplus beef. cattle producers should be prosperous Apparatus Designed by Bureau of Tests of Illinois State High- Americans are eating less beef per again. " i way Div'sion. . lf ' 4 ' ; y S : t, ' ' y sale. and to sworn statements According verified testimony of thousands who havo used the preparation, the success of Dr. is due to the fact, Kilmer's Swamp-Roo- t so many people claim, that it fulfills almost every wish in overcoating kidney fiver and bladder ailments, ' corrects uri-t try troubles and neutralizes tbe uric acid which causes rheumatism. You mvjr receive a sample bottle of Swamp-Roo- t by parcel post. Address Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., and enclose ten cents; also mention this paper. Large and medium size bottles for sale at all drug stores. Advertisement. y -Y y. Have you ever stopped to reason why it is that so many products that are extensively advertised, all at once drop out of sight and are soon forgotten ? The article did not folfill reason is plain-Hh- e the promises of the manufacturer. This applies more particularly to a medicine. A medicinal preparation that has real curative value almost sells itself, as like an endless chain system the remedy it recommended by those who have been benefited to those who are in need of it. A prominent drkggist says, Take for a example Dr. Kilmers Swamp-Roopreparation I have sold for many years and never hesitate to recommend, for in almost every case it shows excellent re-suits, as many of my customers testify. No other kidney remedy has so large a e ' , ; v - . The Stakes. n New Jersey doctot A was playing golf with an equally well- known New Jersey minister. Wbat shall we play for?" asked the Y former. , Is out of rather my line to it Why, well-know- the minister play for anything, .. re- - . plied. Well, we ought to play for some thing. Insisted the doctor, so Ill put up a pill and you put up a prayer. Boston Evening Transcript. The Retort Courteous. ; fool to marry," he clared angrily. Why add the marry? she asked sweetly. ; mans a A de- to : have a lot ot Most good fellows had habits. " Sure Relief U FOR INDIGESTION 6 Bell-an-s Hot water Sure Relief ELL-AN-S , 254 and 75t PACKAGES EVERYWHERE Recommended . Voeline all Pvtraleun Jelly beoe-fi- ti bump, orr, bruitea, blitter, cuts and chafed ikin. un-bu- Never be without a bottle of it la the bouse. Its safe, always effective and costs but a trifle. beef-cattl- ' "7- CHESEBSOeCH MANUFACTURING CO. (CoMoilSurf) Street NevTwtl its . . FIND GRADING PAYS IN SHIPPING CROPS Advantage of Standardization Is No Longer a Theory. Shippers and Producers Organizations Which Have Adopted Federal Grade for Fruits and Vegetables Are Pleated. New Yerfc Community Might In Effect Have Been Transported Bodily Y Into This Country. ' i (Prepared by the United Statee Department of Afrlcutture.) The advantage of standardization Is no longer a theory bnt an accomplished fact Our selling price was from 15 to 50 cents per bushel higher than the other houses In this district, and the greatest advantages of a standard grade and pack will of course, be secured In coming seasons, provided we maintain our standards." This Is bnt one of the many letters being received by the bureau of agricultural economics, United States Department of Agriculture, from producers and shippers organizations which have adopted federal grades for fruits and vegetables. The letter is from a peach shippers organization In Ohio. We pocked out our entire crop on the United States grades," wrote the A11 president of the organization. our members are well pleased and. best of all, determined to begin in their own orchards at once to try to produce fruit of higher and better quality. We see no point at which the standards recommended by your for peaches are not thor- -' oughl.v practical, and another year we will donbtless eliminate the old markings entirely. Except for Its one telephone wire aad two automobiles, Little York, N. might bo a Volga peasant village transplanted bodily from Russia to the United States. It has neither gas nor electricity; neither bathtubs nor sewers ; no water supply except a spring., v In fact, Little York Isnt even on the map or tat the post office guide. None the less It la a place to know abont, if not to lire in, writes Eula MeCJary in the New York World. It la a village of pistachio and chocolate eclair houses, sheltering 50 peasant families with a total population of 500. Modern inventions are luxuries beyond the purse et ipest of the Inhabitants, and the desire of the , rest . n i MUCH OF CORN CROP IS LOST Weather Conditions, Ravages of Plant Diseases and Pesta Destroy Fully One-Thir- d. r VILLAGE IN AMERICA Covering lees than a square mile of fertile meadow aad farm land. Little York lies at the feet of Mount Adam and Mount Eva beautiful hills of the lower Catskills. The Inhabitants, - .Russian-GermaLutherans from the Tplga river valley, are descendants of those who followed Catherine n from Prussia kite Russia v hen the Oermaa primrose became the wife of tbe. future air. They have brought with them to Little York the traditions end customs as weR as the language and religion of their ancestors. Unlike American farm ere, the peasants live In communities and work their Individ-- ' uni plots of land. The village Is on the hllhdde and overlooks the fertile meadow land, divided Into forme," according to Die affluence of the owner. Tbe largest term hen ten acres and the smsiift, ' 'S-'- 18,299 Highways Now Projects Started labor-savin- VOLGA Federal-Ai- d ' Han ths Bast , - 3- "W i cebi You Should - BUILDING MORE GOOD ROADS Completed e:J if Toil BETTER ROADS . sad rodent posts Our lizards are ah O' net wholly Insectivorous, eating (great nnnjbers of grasshoppers, bettles and ants. Heading the list of lizards in Importance is tho , This is (a large species, reaching a length of .twelve Inches and farther characterized by its slender form and the presence of four or six longitudinal stripes on its gray back. From a care-ifu- l study of this Hoard it is learned (that Its food consists of about 40 per (cent caterpillars, 15 per cent 15 per cent beetles and the remainder of miscellaneous Insects The cannon sagebrush swift or lizard eats grasshoppers, ants and beetles. Horned lizards or "horny- toads" are known to' eat great numbers of ants;: One observer noticed a jhonwd lizard standing at the entrance jof an ont nest and devouring tha ants (as fast as they emerged. Not only iore lizards beneficial but all except tho gfia monster are. harmless and non poisonous. e Among snakes the bull or probably is the meet beneficial. ;Jt feeds largely upon mice, gophers qnd others noxious rodents. The writer knows of ons blow snake which upon being killed and examined was found to contain 36 field mice. The garter snakes ee abundant along every stream catch mica and frogs. Most other snakes alee are beneficial and ... ,, harmless, i Unless ws are to lea very important allies in the natural central of noxious insect agd rodent pests people attitude tomust take a common-sens- e wards snakes and lizards, recognising their harmless nature and banaflcial babtta and afford them adequate . o ; m mdWss rr?:2z . According to figures compiled by the United States Department of Agriculture for a thirteen-yea- r period, out of every hundred bushels of com that farmers set out to grow, only (54 bushels are realized. The difference between a potential crop and the quantity harvested is due to weather conditions, the effect of seed and the ravages of plant, diseases and insect and animal pests. If it had not been for these destructive factors, the average crop for the thirteen-yea- r period would have been 0 4,374,000,000 bushels, instead of bushels, provided the same , acreage were planted. 2.803,-000,00- The department points ont that If these elements did not exist and the corn growers were to realize 100 per cent In results, the acreage would be decreased and the total production wonld remain about the same. MEATSCRAP AID FOR LAYERS For three years tie Kentucky experiment station has been studying amounts various effect of feeding the of meatscraps on the egg production of white Wyandottes. The average annual egg production when 5 per cent, of the ration consisted of scraps was 109.9 eggs ; when It consisted of 15 per cent, 134.5 eggs; and when 20 per cent of scraps were'. fed, 141.8 ; eggs- - l' Vaseline , i WATCH THE BIG 4 h Stomach-Kidneys-Henrt-Lh- Keep the vital organs healthy by regularly taking the worlds standardremedy for kidney, livsr, bladder and uric acid troubles" MEETING URGES GOOD ROADS LATHROPS Motorists Must Keep Up Fight for Better Highways, Says Illinois Official. . Organized HAARLEM How Cook coupty and Illinois got their start In good roads and what is needed to aid the cause of Improved highways were emphasized forcibly by speakers at a recent meeting unuer the auspices of the Illinois Automobile 11 Oft Rag. U.S. Pat. Petroleum Jelly the bureau of tests of the Illinois state highway division. In this device the wheel load Is carried on an oil cylinder three inches In diameter, the oil line being connected with a cylinder, the piston working against a coll spring. This piston Is connected by levers to a stylus moving over rolling paper. The paper rolls are operated by a connection with the truck transmission, enabling the operator to determine the relation of the speed of the truck to the movement of the paper. club. Kentucky Experiment Station Obtains Big Increase in Production of Eggs. From the results the' station conRoup in Poultry Flocks. cludes that the mash mixture should flocks that In Roup develops easily are crowded Into small, poorly venti- contain at least 20 per cent meatscrap lated quarters. . Sudden changes In to secure maximum production. weather during the fall Is the time to Supply of Green Fodder. watch for roup. It Is cheaper to preIn sprouted oats we have a crop vent than cure it. that will grow In any country In any season, which will furnish the green Saves Time Later On. Remember that plowing done now fodder so necessary for the health of will not have to be done later when the hens and for egg production at the will of the owner. other work is pressing. The pressure exerted on a pavement by the Impact of a motor truck wheel as it passes o''er bumps, cracks and depressions can now be accurately determined by an apparatus designed by . OIL The National Remedy of Holland for At all druggists in three centuries. rises. Guaranteed as represented. Utk farboxtbs asms GsU Mads an ssary aad aaeapt aa hnSatbi ' Organized motorists of Illinois must keep up the fight for good roads, said Ilehiy Iaulman, chairman of the good roadit committee of the Illinois State Automobile association, who was Introduced ns the man chiefly responsible for putting over the $00,000,000 bond Issue that guaranteed improved hard surfaced highways for the state. Mr. Paulnmn proceeded to give much of the credit to William Busse, who was eulogized by other speakers; 5 Facial Blemishes - SaHaw, waddr, isasbanad a Mstchad eawplsrtaaa ara amid? das ta constipation. a Wbaa roa aia canstipatod, anaasb at Natan's tabrioatto banal tbs la pndauad la ilqnid tho food waits M(t to and awvbw. Dactoia gnsartba No lot bocaaas k acts Bka tUa natoral hktoaat sad tbna It. Najal I a labri-- I be Step Excessive Speeding. As an effort to stop excessive speed. Ing on the roads In France, shallow ditel es are dug across the highway at variius Intervals by the villagers. These ruts are deep enough to give swift drivers a Jolt, and to injure the sprit gs of the car. Good Roads Important Good roads are very Important and nsnsdy are worth having at any coot But they cost money. People who want good roads should get together end build them -- act coat medietas tics : sr lam as con-a- ct rripn Tty H today. ' A LUBRICANT --WOT A laxative") v |