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Show BEAR RIVER VALLEY LEADER FARMERS MUST GUARD THROUGH SUMMER SEASON SOON THIS MUST BE MADE A HARMLESS ISLAND I ARMY WORM INVASION i. AGAINST mm l -n. J 0)(6(ll ifft, wwSjfr4frM0tM3wt1. j jl DO NOT NEGLECT HERD BOAR: Management Is Important Part in, Raising Strong, Healthy Pigs Deserves Best Care. (Prepared by the United States Department ef Agriculture.) The management of the boar is ft very Important part In the raising of strong, healthy pigs, and one which neglected. He should be the most valuable animal in the whole herd, and as such deserves the best of attention. The boar should be pur-chased from a breeder of pure-bre- d hogs when between eight months and one year of age. Many breeders, however, purchase a boar when a weanling pig, but to be successful in thi choice requires a wide experience and sound judgment. Aged boars which have proved their worth can sometimes be purchased at a reasonable price. It is much safer for an inexperienced breeder to buy an old, active boar than a young untried boar. If possible, the farmer should visit the herd where the boar was raised and note the conditions under which he was bred. At any rate, it is always possible to obtain from the breeder notes on the health and kind and amount of feeds used, so as to serve-a- s an index to his subsequent treatment. Upon arriving at the farm the be unloaded as soon as possible and placed in quarantine to guard against the introduction of disease Into the herd. If he is lousy it is well to treat this condition at oncel His feed should be a continuation of that to which he has been accustomed,,s feeding rather lightly the flst few-dayuntil he recovers from the strain, of shipping and becomes accustomed to his new surroundings. If It is not feasible to continue feeding as previously indicated, the change to a. more convenient ration should very gradually in order not the appetite or health of the- " fv.. JESS?,..- - This is the nrst photograph of Helgoland, tln great naval base of the Germans in the North sea, made since the war closed. According to the treaty German must demolish the Island's fortifications. Plan to Salvage Sunken Cargoes Hooper held the record for Immersion wien he went down 180 feet in 1884 to reclaim the gold which sank in the Alphonso XII off the Canary islands. Supplies. Hooper made 13 different trips to So the wreck in as many months. arduous and fatiguing was "the descent WILL BE GREAT INDUSTRY that he was able to remain only 15 minutes each time before he signaled for the return Journey. It took him One of Greatest Coal Fields in World four hours to make the descent, because of the necessity of accustoming Lies Off Atlantic Coast To Be his body by degrees to the Increased Brought Up by Submapressure. The last time he went down rine Salvaging. he became paralyzed and was obliged Bostons-On- e of the greatest coal to come up leaving $150,000 in gold fields In the world lies off the Atlan- behind him which still awaits a findtic coast from Norfolk, Va., to Bos er. In all he brought up $350,000. ton. Today the salvaging submarine It is made up of cargoes of sunken ships which lie on the floor goes down at the rate of a foot a of the ocean, and soon will be brought second, and the diver can remain a to the surface by means of a great month In It If he desires, working an r after-wa- r day or however long his Industry, known as the sub- eight-houmarine salvaging of sunken cargoes, day may be. The materials salvaged which will be the means of reclaim- are pumped to the surface by means pipe, which will bring up ing millions of tons of coal, scrap Iron of a and other raw products long since 300 tons of coal or scrap iron in an hour, and place It on the deck of a abandoned as lost. .cargo carrying steamer nearby. An The United States is taking t ire- - cargcf Is thus salvaged In a few f,all natlous in fostertngTBls and the work of locating and ours, Jfti V industry which grew out of the when the efficiency of the subuoarije salvaging another wreck Immediately as a monster of frightfulness was undertaken. In the matter of economy of time demonstrated. Peace will allow the submarine to come into its own as a and money, the saving of the strength of the divers and In locating with (treat reclawttion agency. In Long Island aound there lie a dexterity the whereabouts of sunken s lllion tons of ami, of which, It Is es cargoes, the salvaging submarine e method of with the timated ky salvaging experts, at least 25 per cent is rvclaimable at a cost of picking up materials from the ocean's about 25 cents per ton. Reclaimed bed as does a high power motorcar e coal sells at ttoe market price of $10 with a shay. or $12 a ton. By means Of the salvaging subma rine it is possible to cover 20 square miles of ocean bottom a day In searching for sunken hulks. Once a wreck is located it will be a simple matter, now that the salvaging submarine is as perfect as the torpedoing subma rine, to reclaim 300 tons an hour, and to loette half a dozen ships In as many hours. English Court Fixes "Barefoot Kick" Rate London. The legal rate for kicking a gardener in "the place ordained by nature" has been established by an English court at 2 shillings and 6 pence, which Is the amount Commander Forsyth Forest was assessed on the charge of assault brought by his gardener. The evidence showed Forest was in pajamas and tarefooted at the time of the assault. Question: How much would the damage have been had the assailant's foot been shod? American Ingenuity Makes Prac ticable Reclamation of :S The Army Worm and Some of Its n Right-Han- d Corner; on Plant Stems; Pupa In Soil, sects Are Beetles and Wasps, Full-Grow- Insect Enemies. Parent or Moth, Upper d Larva, Lower Corner; Eggs Lower Right-HanCorner; Other InParasites of Army Worm. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) The army worm hns cut a wide swath this year in the vicinities ef Dallas and Fort Worth. Tex. Strenuous efforts to prevent its spread have been made, and absence of other reports gives ground for the hope that it may not appear elsewhere this summer, but United States deparment of entomologists urge all agriculture farmers In all states east of the Rocky mountains to remain on the watch for the pest until cool weather comes next autumn. There are usually three generations of caterpillars the form in which the pest greatly damages crops by feeding upon them in a year, but seldom or never are there two successive outbreaks In any one locality. The insects usually appear in the fields very suddenly, and it seems certain that the moths the parents of the caterpillars at times fly in great numbers for nany miles, in the direction of the prevailing winds, and alight in a body to deposit their eggs at some place favorable to the development of their offspring. This fact accounts for the appearance of the army worm in regions far removed from any known source of Infestation. How to Identify Worm. n r The army worm Is a smooth, striped caternaked, nearly Inch pillar, about one and one-haIts general color is usually long. greenish, and the stripes, one along each side and a broad one down the center of the back, are dark and often The stripe along the nearly black. d back usually has a fine, broken stripe running down its center. The color of the body between the dark stripes varies from greenish to reddish brown. The head is greenish brown, speckled with black. "When an army of these worms is at work In a field," says one of the of publications of the department agriculture, which are not given to exaggeration or to seeking after melodramatic effects, "the champing of their Jaws is plainly to be heard as they greedily devour every blade In sight. In this stage the army worm frequently consumes all of the food supply near the place where it has developed from the eggs. When such is the case the caterpillars mass together and crawl away in a body in search of other food. It Is this habit which has gained for the insect the popular name of 'army worm.' " Killing Worms In Furrows. It is the massing together of the caterpillars which gives to the farmer the chance of destroying them in great Furrows or ditches are numbers. plowed or dug completely around the infested area, or directly across the path of the advancing horde. In attempting to cross ssich ditches the " J 1 i f"T t' full-grow- lf light-colore- Left-Han- d LOSS FROM ARMY WORMS In the eastern I states alone, t United States department of ag-i rlculture entomologists believe, J 1 i many millions of dollars' worth of grain and forage crops has disappeared down the throats of army worms in the past 80 t The army worm feeds by ref- - l erence upon grasses, both wild I and cultivated; next, upon the grasslike grains, such as millet, wnicn suner severely in outbreaks. Wheat in its unripe stages, corn, oats, and rye seem to be preferred in the order named. Alfalfa has suffered In- f jury in the southwestern states. T Clover is occasionally attacked. h into the ground to change to the next stage, the pupa. This will kill many of the pupae. Spray Infested grass or other vegetation not intended for forage purposes with a mixture of 1 pound of parls green to 50 gallons of water. Do not use the sprayed grass or vegetation for forage. Spray growing grasses and other forage crops intended for use at a considerably later date with a solution of 1 pound of arsenate of lead (powder form) in 50 gallons of water, or 2 pounds of arsenate of lead (paste form) in 50 gallons of water. When corn Is infested, spray with one of the following mixtures: Arsenate of lead (powder form) 2 pounds, Coal All Along Coast. or 4 pounds of the paste form, in 50 AWhg the sound from Bridgeport to gallons of water; or 1 pound of parls Norfolk, Conn., 40,000 tons of coal green and 2 pounds of freshly flaked wwe sunk last year alone. Similar lime in 50 gallons of water. coal wealth awaits a finder all along Scatter poisoned bait broadcast the const, for, according to marine over infested fields. Take 50 pounds rulings, "findings Is keepings," and the of bran and mix thoroughly with it finder of the sunken cargo Is the either 1 pound of parls green or crude owner. arsenic, then add 2 gallons of low The reclaiming of wealth given up grade molasses diluted with from 3 for lost when the boat which carried to 4 gallons of water, and 6 finely It sank is to be one of the most ferchopped lemons. This is especially tile fields of production of the reconrecommended for fields containing struction period. The perfection of mixtures of grass and cowpeas, cow ihe salvaging submarine makes pos peas and sorghum, or fields in whicl sible and practical an enterprise that grass has been consumed by the cat- was beyond the scope of the most dar erpillars. ing nnd doughty divers who sought to Do not pasture stock in fields where find sunken cargoes. the grass or other crops have been This Is illustrated by a comparison until mixture a with poison sprayed e divers of the work of the after heavy rains have fallen, and not with the mechanical work of the salbefore three weeks after the applicaA diver nniued vaging submarine. tion of the Insecticides. old-tim- hP$MERAL American Soldier Dead Will Be Buried in U. S. Three-fourtj of the American dead In France will find their final resting place In American soil. Answering an inquiry from Senator Chainberlln as to the wishes of relatives, General Marsh, chief of staff, yakl it was estimated that replies from relatives thus far received showed not more than 25 per cent who expressed a preference that the soldier's body remain permanently In France. With more thnn 4,000,000 soldier dead of allied nnd enemy countries burled in French soil. General March said, that nation wai desirous of proceeding slowly with the task of exhuming those that are to go to their home lands. No date has yet been set for beginning the return of American dead. h :he weeds are still with us. he straw spreader bas come ta r. harrowing after psture In the soil. a rain keeps tht Cabbage requires frequent cultiva- - L. h for best results. weet clover is taking the countrj fine thing for the country. fomatoes and other vine crops uld be tied to their supports early, good windbreak la a great factor the" success of the orchard or gar- i. L The repented failure of many hards may be laid to the lack of lection from the winds of summer veil as winter. - I coin-pare- old-tim- one-hors- boar-shoul- Coal Is decidedly Improved by a repose of many years under sea, for marine salts enter Its porous esrterlor and Increase its power of combustion for both domestic and Industrial uses. Pig iron has been salvaged after a stay of 100 years In the farthest depths. Rails are brought up In good condition also. Copper bars, brass and all sorts of machinery are recovered In good condition, for although every metal has a different life, the sediment in the water forms a coating over the materials and preserves thetu. If copper and steel are near each other in a cargo, the copper w!ll eat the steel and destroy It, so ktrong is the electrolytic action. The scrap iron reclaimed in this-wais sorted out, some going to rollothers to brass foundries mills, ing nnd all filling the world's constantly increasing demand for iron. In the English channel reposes a vast quantity of iron and steel, owing to the many ships which were sunk during the war. y Prices May Rise Declares Board - e ' Champion Boar. Duroc-Jerse- y animal. As a rule, a pig 8 to 12: months old will be in proper breeding condition when received unless he bas been very heavily overfed. In purchasing an older boar, particularly one which has been in the show circuit, it is often necessary to reduce his condition before attempting With some animals the breeding power is permanently impaired by too high condition at some time in. their life. The boar should be well fed but not fat, as a too high condition makes hho inactive, a slow breeder, and a rather uncertain sire. After the breeding season the not be fed so heavily, and should have a wider ration, that is. one containing less of the protein, concentrates and relatively more com. The ration at this time is practically the same as that fed the brood sow when she is not producing a litter of pigs. He should have the run of a pasture a quarter of an acre in area In connection with his paddock. Here he can exercise and obtain much of r his feed from the forage, or in when the forage Is consumed he may be fed on alfalfa or clover Lay in connection with the grain ration. Keep the boar healthy, give him exercise, plenty of rough feeds, and keep him in condition by varying his supply of grain. Under such conditions little trouble will be experienced in getting a normal boar ti produce large Htter3 of strong, l ealthy boar-shoul- ket, that Is in the savings of the people and not at the banks. "The amount of export trade securities to be held by banks must necessarily be limited to a minimum figure," the board asserts. Requirements of export financing have been overestimated, thf INVESTING PUBLIC MUST AID probably hoard says, and adds that some part of the export demand would disappear probably when actual commercial seShortage of Many Essential Materials curity would be required for protection of shipments. and Commodities in World at May Recovery May Be Rapid. Recovery Foreign Large "It is quite probable," the board reBe Rapid. marks, "that, as European countries succeed In themselves, still that In warning Washington. their recovery toward a Pigs. of higher prices and a greater shortage basis will be much more rapid thnn supply may be expected In the United hns been expected. Far more time Is PIG CLUB MEMBERS PROSPER States if foreign purchases be per- required for the expenditure of great mitted to continue on the basis of the sums in the purchase of goods than is last few years, the federal reserve generally comprehended. Expenditures Some Have Been at Work Long Enough to Have Porkers for board in Its July bulletin declares that to be made for peace purposes or for Sale and Make Money. the war period in exportation has reconstruction will require care and come to an end nnd that it Is the duty patience If they are to yield returns by the United State's Departof the investing public to finance ship- under competitive business conditions. (Prepare ment of Agriculture.) ments needed by Europe. They cannot be overhastily made, and club members in Florida are Pig ' this will In Itself ease the urgency of working up an Industry Shortage In World. among them"There Is a shortage of many essen- the pressure for export financing. selves. Some of the members who in the When all these elements have been have been in club work tial materials and commiKlities long enough world. at large," the board says, "in- eltm'nated there will remain a very to have some pigs for sale are disposfor residue of for redemand Industrial credit creased goods great urgent ing of their stock to other club memexport necessarily implies relatively quirements abroad, and these It Is eco- bers. One club boy has sold $100 decreased supply of goods for domestic nomically nnd otherwise sound am) worth of pigs to club members this to finance as promptly' and efuse. Demand and supply are autoyear. Another, who Joined the pig In ns fectively possible that foreign de- club two years ago, Is now furnishing matically equalized by changes price, but such changes are In the mands for our good.i may he mainpigs to other members, and says he circumstances here under considera- tained, our markets conserved and our Is glad he went Into the club work, In a world trade pro- nnd believes that large general position tion necessarily upward. If every boy nnd girl export financing process Is conducted tected." who can do so should Join. Is to result the credit of out by banks Leave Only His Glasses. place the fluid credit of the country at St. Louis, Mo. Wearing only a pair ATTENTION TO BROOD SOWS the disposal of foreigners in purchasing nnd settling for domestic products of spectacles when he was arrested After Weaning Her Pigs She Shoultf which they obtain from American pro- early one morning here, Charles Be Kept on Pasture and Fed forty-ninof Benton Harbor, ducers." Gaining Grain Ration. Such an addition to credits not bosvd Mich., told the police he had been robbed of a full outfit of clothing, a on genuine savings, the board point The sow having weaned her pigs, out, would mean Inflation, Implying an sullcose, $70 and a watch. He said Increased tendency toward the bidding he took three drinks with twl tot tn n rr. should be kept on pasture and fed a ers und could remember nothing after gaining grain ration to build up her up of prices. In order to avoid the and of such a menace the board tnat. ftiarunaaie was given lodging system and flesh for recommends that the basis for exports In the holdover here and provided wltn provide nourishment for the on 'ptnlng ' CsUl litter. ' '' should be found in the Investment mar new clothing.- Federal Reserve Bulletin Says Also Greater Shortage May Take Place. . Mar-tlndal- e, ' d |
