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Show . ' v ? f , fr--f V - 4 -- - 7 "JS, ' y i THE RICH COUNTY NEWS. RANDOLPH. UTAH UTAH BUDGET MARKET REPORTS GIVE MUCH VALUABLE INFORMATION TO MAN WHO READS THEM aDELKHES FJMEBABfj! ' Cheese, Eggs and Grain .imssn;;. ' Bids for the construction of a new auditorium at the University of Utah campus will be called for sc.on. All towns in Idaho are enthusiastic over the trade extension, tour of the Salt Lake Commercial club, beginning l:Aunnrr:r , $75,000- Light on Late Committee on Public Information Congress or at least the senate apparently would like to WASHINGTON. about the actual operations of the late lamented committee on public information and the present condition of Its affairs. Anyway, Senator Smoot of Utah, introduced a resolution the other day, which was read, considered by unanimous consent and agreed to in part as follows Resolved, That the director of the council of national defense is hereby directed to report to the senate as soon as practicable : A statement showing all the expenditures of the committee on public information by principal classes, such as salaries ; traveling; printing done at the government printing office; printing done elsewhere than at the government printing office ; advertisements, photographs, and films ; telephone, telegraph, and cable ; office furniture ; rents ; and automobiles. In this statement set forth in detail the name, address, position, business, or occupation of each payee, together with an explanation of the purpose for which such expenditures were made. If the expenditures were for traveling,, including subsistence, state fully the purpose of such traveling, whether the expenditure therefor included persons other than the payee ; if so, the names and addresses of such person, together with a general statement as to the extent and purpose of the traveling. ' ' A statement of the unpaid accounts of the committee on public information in the same form as the foregoing statement. A statement of the funds and property in the possession of the committee on public information, its employees, agents, or representatives, and the location of the same at the time the council of national defense was placed in charge of its affairs. The resolution also calls for a statement of funds and property recovered, and disposition of files and mailing lists and all other pertinent facts in connection with the auditing and closing of the accounts and affairs of the committee. Apparently, also, the senate is in a hurry, since if the information is not ready a preliminary and partial statement is requested. 18,000 Organize Ex-Convi- Gray Brotherhood known as the Gray BrotherMYSTERIOUS organization of hood has a membership which is believed to exceed 18,000. It is stated that Its aims are to humanize the prisons and develop the ambitions of the inmates toward cleaner and better lives. Its officers and leaders are unnamed, but the head, who is known as the Gray Brother, Is said to be a man of much capacity and influence. He is on terms A of friendly intimacy with several United States senators and is said to be not unknown at the White House. The Gray Brotherhood is responsible for several prison investigations brought with the desire to Improve conditions and not merely to play politics or satisfy a grudge. It is also claimed on behalf of the Gray Brotherhood that it is thoroughly patriotic and American. A statement of the program of the new organization is substantially as follows r The Gray Brotherhood will attempt to help individual prisoners during their incarceration, and especially on their release. , The Brotherhood will provide jobs for released prisoners and try to educate the public to a more intelligent attitude toward the man who has committed a breach of the law. An attempt will be made to clean up the prisons, morally, hygienically, and politically. A fight will be made on the grafts said to be rampant in all prisons. The Brotherhood will fight the political control of prisons by entering the political field itself. It will try to force the wardenship and other prison offices out of the hands of politicians and into those of penological experts and students.' The Brotherhood will be organized in every state to force advanced measures through the legislatures. It is the purpose to wipe out utterly the present penal system. prison-refor- Shortage of School Teachers Threatens Nation country is faced with a serious shortage of school teachers, chiefly failure to provide adequate salaries, according to reports to the United States bureau of education. Conditions are becoming slightly better, however, the report states, in Some sections, compared with those of last October, when the National Education association conducted an inquiry into the situation. Based on returns from state school officials, the reports show that on February 13 last there were 18,279 schools closed because of lack of teachers and 41,000 were being taught by teachers characterized as below standard, but taken on temporarily in the emergency. Greater shortages are shown to exist in southern states. Salaries paid teachers in 1918, statistics show, were on an average of $606 for elementary teachers and $1,031 for those teaching in high schools. From salary schedules collected from various states, giving salaries received by individual teachers in three counties in each state, it is shown that wages paid rural teachers fell far below tte foregoing average in many states, many localities showing salaries paid as low as $150 and $200 a year. In 190 state, county, city and private normal schools, representing 60 per cent of the total normal schools in the country, there were 11,500 fewer students enrolled November 1, 1919, than during the prewar period. A similar departments in colleges, while other falling off is shown in teacher-trainin- g departments show great increases in enrollment. THE America Rapidly Becoming Most Befurred Nation . , in a temperate climate have always been a sign of wealth. As we are FUUS richest nation of the earth, we are rapidly becoming the most befurred nation. The last five years have seen the largest amount of furs sold In this country in its history at stead- lly increasing prices and at the moment the United States, next to Russia. is probably the greatest consumer of fur garments in the world. While London still disputes the fact, American fur dealers say this country has become the center of the fur industry. It is interesting to note the 12,000 Alaska sealskins offered for sale on account of the United States government were dressed, dyed, and machined in this country instead of at London as formerly. The furs sold in February In St. Louis, came from every comer of the world and included 200,000 China dog mats, used mostly for coats in cold northwest countries; from Siberia, 1,500,000 squirrels, 200,000 ermine, 8,000 white Russian fores, 70,000 kolinskies, 200,000 marmots, 125,000 fitch, and 6,000 , swtblcs Australia sent 1 000,000 40,000 wallaby, pounds of rabbit skins, 500,000 Australian 11,000 kangaroo, 100,000 ringtail opossums, and opos-su- 60,000 From Persia and Turkestan were offered 10,000 Persian lambskins. thousand red foxes. Europe contributed 80,000 moleskins and many The United States offered 800,000 muskrats, 300,000 skunk, 22,000 beavers, and many other .varieties. 80,000 wolves, 1,000 silver foxes. 125,000 raccoons, L . Twenty children have been l)it;ten by rabid dogs In file Salt Labe vailey section within the last week. MonthlyCropReporter.. April 18. While standing too near the track as a train was passing, Frank Backliu, aged 6, of Salt Lake, was struck and instantly killed. By a large majority Boxelder county has voted to issue bonds in the amount of $180,000 for school buildings and other purposes. William Jennings Bryan was greeted by Utah Democrats during ills hours visit to the state fapital on March 31, en route to Lqs Angeles. The board of education of the Alpine district has offered an increase of 25 per cent to the school' teachers of that section for the coming school year. , Complaints have been filed in the city court at Provo against thirty-fivautomobile drivers who lire charged with driving a. car without a state license. Employees of the Utah-IdahSugar company are to receive free vocational educational training at the University of Utah, according to officials of the local sugar concern. ; , Nels Nelson and Herbert Middleton, both 17 years of age, have been arrested at Salt Lake for the robbery of It. L. Fishburn & Sons mercantile score in Tremonton on the night of - Uh ' vi '.(nil FOR AdB' ;v , . w jsk.o.-4- IT ! "2 : . :;t, rS e jmT,u hc-r- .: o i Duh AIame r R&okt Tp the Buyer or Seiler Who Understands Market Reports This Reading More Interesting Than Fiction. (Prepared by the United States Department of Agriculture.) Market reports dry? Not on your life ! exclaimed Haskins. Reading them saved me $125 last week on my potatoes. Of course the reports were dry until I got on to how to read them, but, believe me, now I think they are about the most interesting there reading Is. This veteran reader of market reports on this particular morning was sizing up the potato situation, since he had potatoes to sell. The mafmer in which he did it Illustrates pretty well how to use market reports Intelligently. He began by taking up the latest daily schedule of potatoes and looked over the report from the leading market, namely, Chicago. He noted that car lots were quoted at 15 cents per hundredweight lower than the day before. Then, glancing at the reports from Minneapolis, Kansas City, New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, he learned that the prices in these cities had declined but little. ' Finding Cause af Decline. Seeking the cause of the weakness In the Chicago markets he observed records of heavy arrivals of potatoes from Minnesota, Michigan and other northern shipping states, and concluded that the drop was caused by these large offerings reaching the nearest leading market, in conjunction with heavy supplies from other producing sections. He also found mention of some poorly graded stock which, in all probability, added to the unfavorable market situation. Turning to his file of daily reports for the past week and the Weekly Review issued by the bureau of markets, United States department of agriculture, he concluded that the decline marked a general downward trend, Consequently, he glanced over the reports from the leading producing sections supplying Chicago, and found that the trend of.f. o. b. prices was also downward at such important potato centers as Waupaca, Wis. ; Moore-heaMinn. ; Grand Rapids, Mich.,and in the Grand'Junction district of Colo d, OPENING SILO la rado; also that hauling and shipping were active at these points. ' . Review of Situation. Evidently the western crop is now moving fast, Haskins said to himself, and the Chicago car-lo- t market has been the first to feel the effect In a v marked degree. In went over he his mind the Rapidly crop conditions, aided by the car-lo- t summary. Weekly Reviews, and a special article on the, potato situation In a recent issue of a farm paper. He noted the size of the crop compared with the previous year and the amount shipped from each state for the season, to date. Nor did the attitude of growers, buyers and shippers escape his attention. He took into account the car supply and the weather conditions which, at that particular time, were both fairly favorable. He noted conditions in eastern shipping sections and consuming markets. Having reviewed the whole situation, with the aid of market data such as any producer can secure with little trouble, he was able to reach an intelligent conclusion. . Experienced as he was, he detected the "hinge on which the market was turning and said to himself: Chicago car lots are off another dime; the market is going down. All things considered, as the weakness isnt extreme, I think I will hold on to my potatoes a little longer, for I believe things will look better in a few days. Summarizing Many Facts. To size up the situation for potatoes or any other crop at any time requires the quick balancing of many facts and causes. . No general instructions can he given to fit all cases. The way to learn to use market reports is to begin and use them. Expertness comes with practice. In time one Is able to read between the lines and to feel the market from indications that may mean little to the beginner. Patience and alertness in studying market reports, including those in the daily papers, those issued by the bureau of markets and those found In weekly periodicals, will bring ' Its reward. . Remove Cut Straw or Whatever Covering Was Used Don't Cut Silage in Sections. First Provide hogs with Inexpensive bnt sufficient shelter. WEANING CALVES The amount of manuie voided by animals varies acceding to the kind, size and age of the animal. After Having Been Placed on Pasture Gradually Increase Allowance of Grain Add Hay Later. The tuberculous cow is (he greatest source of danger to healthy cattle. , The hen with long spuis will never win her spurs laying eggs. Decapitate her, for profits sake ! - In raising market fowls there, are several breeds of fowls that reach a in a very short time. Fall-bocalves should be weaned great weight on after they have been placed pasThe chicken house on the farm need ture in the spring, and then a gradnot be elaborate. It should not be allowance of grain ually Increasing should be given them, with hay and connected with any other building. silage added later in the summer. For as a coming baby beef they should go into dry lot , The soy bean is regarded Minnesota in by Andrew plant forage end of the the at for finishing pasture Minnesota season, and be ready to market In De- Boss, vice director of the experiment station. cember or January. . . PERIODS OF INCUBATION The period of incubation extends' as follows for domestic fowls : Turkeys, 26 to 30 days.' Gnlnea, 25 to 26 days. Pea hen, 28 to 30 days. Ducks, 25 to 32 days. Geese, 27 to 33 days. - Hens, 19 to 24 days (average 21) Pigeons, 16 to 20 days. . Charles Baldwin, 67 years of age, referee in bankruptcy for the United States district court and resident of Salt Lake for more than thirty years, fell dead in a coal shed at his home on April with having obtained money under false pretense, Grove Mayliew, of Salt Lake, was convicted on seven counts at Cincinnati. Mayhew plaimed to. be an organizer for the Alpha Masonic lodge of Salt Lake. Ogden's largest single paving contract,. said to be the largest of any single contract in the intermonntain district, was awarded last week to the Moran Paving company on its bid of $322,019.53, for nineteen blocks, or 22( . 666 feet. educational That the state-wid- e campaign has been a huge success and will result in immense good to the state and its people, was the unanimous opinion expressed at a meeting of leaders of the campaign held at Salt Lake. A thousand dollars woyth of stolen bleyeles were accounted for when four boys were arrested at Salt Lake, parts of thirty bicycles being recovered. The machines had been torn apart and were being remodeled when the officer interfered. Charles I. Odekirk and John L. Shirts, prominent business men of Duchesne, were instantly killed when an automobile in which they were riding turned turtle down an . embankment in Indian canyon, less than one mile from town. Twenty-seve- n thousand nine hundred ninety-fiv- e licenses had been' issued for motor vehicles In Utah by the secretary of state on March 30. Of this number 23,300 have been for pleasure cars, 4185 for motor trucks and 510 . for motorcycles. Utah residents have taken advantage of the opportunity to ship food and clothing into Germany duty free and are. Sending immense quantities of foodstuffs and other necessities to relatives and friends in the famine-stricke- n country. As u part of the crusade fostered by the Seventh Day Adventists throughout the country to offset the wide- spread mania for ouija board messages, the Salt Lake Adventists church will e make a canvass, spreading literature denouncing the mania. Lessons taught, the public of the state by the Save Money on Meat campaign have caused James W. Fnnk, state fair price commissioner, to appeal to the public to economize on meats at all times and not to forget the lessons learned during the educational campaign week. The state road commission has refused an offer from the federal government of a share of 3,000,000 pounds of Trojan hand grenade powder, offered at, 5 cents a pound plus the freight. ' At the same .time the commission made arrangements for receiving shipments of nine carloads of trinitrotoluol. With their heads badly crushed and the throats cut, five small children of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Cowart were found dead in a tent in which they had been making a temporary home three miles south of Park City. The wifg and mother lay beside the children with her throat badly slashed. The crime was committed by Mas. Cowart insane. while tempo-aril- y house-to-hous- When first opening the silo for feeding, remove the cut straw or whatever covering was used. Do not cut out the silage In sections. Feed from the whole surface. In this way not a pound of ensilage will- be spoiled If cut down, mold will oj. wasted. work Its way in the exposed side. Never feed moldy food of any kind to cows. IN SPRING RAISE MORE PUREBRED COWS Increase of 249 Per Cent in Bull Ae sotiation Herds Shown by Records for 1919 (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) 4 Purebred cows in bull association herds have increased 249 per cent since 1918, according to the bull association directory recently compiled by the United States department of agrlcul-tor- e. ' The records for 1918 show that the number of cows owned by members of bull associations was 10,248, of which 597, or 5.5 per cent, were purebreds; while the records for 1919 show the total number of cows was 18,244, of which - 2,086, or 11.43 per cent, were purebreds. Comparing only those associations which reported in both 1918 and 1919, it is found that in 1918 there were 450 purebreds, and in 1919, 1,001 pure. breds, or an increase of 118 per cent. That the bull association is proving a great help to the- small breeder is evidenced by the fact that the number of associations has Increased from - March 24. FOR FEEDING - FACTS Feeding is truly a science if ( one follows It as it should be pursued. Makes Strong Glue. That Is true of poultry feeding as well The new casein glue made by the as feeding live stock. United States forest products laboratory is so strong that when ply wood Corn silage Is comparatively low in is made with it this withstands after protein, hence feeds rich in this sub- boiling for eight honrs a shearing stances should be fed with it in order strain of 180 pounds to the square to obtain the best results. inch. - )' Rabbits are great producers of fresh Another Good Reason. meats. They eat much of the vegetaThey say a woman cannot keep tion that might be wasted without secret. them. Why not raise a few Belgian "Thats why I believe in having women in politics. rabbits? Tm In favor of pitiless publicity. and Profitable Cows Such as This Result From the Use of Dairy Bulls of High Quality. 44 in 1918 to 78 In 1919. The bull association guarantees the farmer the continued use of a good purebred bull at a cost that is within his reach, and the farmer has not been slow to realize its value. If the present rate of improvement is maintained it is certain that the future will show a steady replacement of the grades by purebreds, and that this will take place both by natural increase and by purchase until the members of bull associations will have practically all purebred cows in their herds. Without a bull, association few of these smaller breeders would have fonnd It possible to get Into the raising of purebreds. Well-Bre- d PROFITABLE FEED FOR COWS June Pasture" Suggests Ideal Condition for Production of Milk and Butterfat. The profitable feeding of dairy cows consists of supplying them with plenty of palatable feed, in surroundings which afford them health and comfort. Nature gives the dairyman a model In feeds in the month of June and this is recognized to snch an extent that the very words, June pasture. suggests the ideal condition for producing milk and butterfat .of the highest quality and In greatest abundance. The dairyman should, therefore, endeavor to extend all these ideal conditions throughout as much of the year as possible, and will succeed just as far as he recognizes and applies the factors which go to make up the Ideal conditions. d, RECORDS OF BIG ADVANTAGE Whether He Is Running Behind With Cows and Where Profit Is Being Lost. Tell Dairyman Nine times out of ten the man who is sure he is running behind in dairying does not know whether he Is of not no accounts, no careful reckoning up of the cost of production. What shall the man who is In that fix do? Sell out? Not a bit of it! Turn over a new leaf. Keep account of everything that enters into the cost of production.-" Improve methods of marketing, and see if you are not really making good on the dairy end of your farming operations. The chances are yon will think more of the cows, and if yon do yon will take better care-o- f them and they will do better for yon. S DAIRY NOTES Teach the calf to eat grain early. Calves are Imitators. Kicking a cow is only a slight fication of kicking a woman. modi- k Underfeeding Is one of the greatest mistakes of the average dairyman Single out the best cows; breed them to the finest sire In town.' Ibis Is the road to the best In dairying ' Let your slacker dairy cow feed some one as beef Instead of you' con' tinuing to feed her. It Is Important that the calf pens should be placed to avoid great variations in temperature. Watch for the first varmint that ' seems to be headed toward the calves, and put a stop to him by the use of some good Insect powder. |