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Show SATURDAY, MARCH 17, 1951 Page 1 THE JOURNAL FARM TOPICS SPORT LIGHT Weed Sprayers Essential Farm Will Military Teams Save Football? By GRANTLAND RICE FOOTBALL WITH SPRINGunder way, western getting enlistments will be heavy for everybody except Army and Navy. Tool; Ideal for Fire Fighting stretch only Army and Navy had Agriculture has become more the talent. Army, for example, ind more competitive in recent crushed Notre Dame by such scores (rears and the average farmer has new piece as 59 to 0 and 48 to 0, if we happen taken advantage of every on the market to recall the correct figures. Any- )f machinery put that will save time and increase way, Notre Dame took a bad beatproduction. ing from Army. An item of equipment becoming war this a Duke, period Through necessity of farms these days is Georgia Tech, Alabama, Tulsa, Oregon, Southern California, and a few others had pretty fair squads. But the general average of and kids didnt add up too strongly. Michigan had a good team, even after losing Bill Daley, a former Minnesota star back. Pennsylvania did well, especially after Minisis was more than four times the $5 billion total of such liquid assets at the start of 1940. These figures do not include other savings such as life insurance. Farmers are known to have greatly increased their life insurance protection in and southern football coaches have already selected their candidates What about the Future? for top honors next fall. The answer In World War II It was the Navy Is Army and Navy. that saved college football. The Ive kept Navy and Captain Tom Hamiltons fairly close track Preflight teams. Army made no recent years. of the situamove in footballs direction, alAggregate farm debt at the betion, one westthough Armys West Point team led ginning of this year was estimated ern coach said. the pack. at just under $13 billions, as against Every team in Any number of college stars $10 billion on January 1, 1940. All the Far West moved into the two academies and this increase has been in the non-rehas already lost more than a few moved out again estate category, a large part valuable matebefore the war was over. Navy it of due to government crop loans. rial for 1951. We especially lost a big portion of her have already earlier talent. For a while such lost two star North Dakota Feed Said teams as Notre Dame and Michigan freshmen from received big help from Navy allotDeficient in Phosphorus last fall and two very good ments. But when it came to the return. sophomores. The others have lost Most livestock feeds grown in A weed-fre- e lawn can be bad about the same number. But North Dakota are short on phosby the use of any of several Army and Navy will lose no killers THE phorus, and ailments brought on applied good lawn weed men to the draft. Both finished by this deficiency are common in by a sprayer. the 1950 season with fine mateFICTION herds and flocks of the state, M. H. rial left for 1951. Army has a lot the weed sprayer. There are a num- McDonald, livestock agent of the of fine backs, including Blaik CORNER ber of makes on the market, but extension service reports. As a By Richard H. Wilkinson and Pollard. Navy ended her the average farmer is finding the remedy he suggests feeding liveseason with all the material light and easily moved one best stock a high phosphorus mineral any team needs. This was powith trace mineral salt, free choice, TELEPHONE on Sheriff Bill ered the office. Gorham had been suited for his needs. THE fence a weeds out For on cot aid tentially a good Navy squad all with he and and you wont have to worry about covered and along desk jingled killing fall. It simply never got toa mineral shortage. blanket, picked it up. gether until the Army game. On mister. Instantly. Hes sure of said an excited Hello, BUI? that day It was probably the it. voice. This is Guy Halbert. Say, strongest team in the country. Big Freeze for Gods sake, get out to the ranch Streeter returned to the main liv-n- g It will be even stronger next at oncel Homroom. Doc Humphrey was stUl fall. ers been shot! there. Now take the draft situation. What makes Who do you reckon would want Full pressure hasnt even started you think so? Homer killed, Doc? Bill asked. yet. It is just beginning. It will Humphrey scratched his chin. land with a heavy thud by May and I just teleA sprayer can more than pay He him. Plenty. June. Many collegians wont be Everyone who worked for phoned called before June. They will be said hed been plugged and tried him hated him. He was a hard task for itself in a few minutes when the tank is kept filled with given the chance to finish their to teU who did it, but his voice master. He glanced swiftly toward for emergency fire proyears work. At least many will. traUed off. Then I heard a crash, the scowling figure of Jay Leonard water tection. near I the reckon door. After that Im afraid it will be just as though hed faUen. Jay hated too bad for a lot of us. Unless we Where are you now? said BUI. him as much as anyone. Then rows and on lawns the small sprayhave war with Russia, well have In Stansboro. I came in this theres Guy Halbert. er is ideal. A number of models football next fall. There will be good morning to see about a cattle shipGuy was In Stansboro and Jay can be yr kept filled with water for , football men in the R.O.T.C. who ment. I was to caU him and report aint the type to hate bad enough fire Adjustprotection. emergency to kill. may not be taken. But I doubt that this afternoon. extra long hose WeU, I dont reckon Minnie able nozzles and we will have many O. K., said BUI. Ill go right to make it fight a blaze, possible would kill anyone. It will be a little rougher than out. one of the farmers worst enemies. It was in World War II. The call out on to the The January cold wave that Two hours later Sheriff Streeter STREETER WENT on those from 18 or 19 to 21, 22, or down and sat and reached down into normally sunny entered the main buUding of the Assets 23 will take many an athlete. How 'arm of a lot roUed He had a Efficiency, Florida cigarette. brought the worst disaster found the place in Southern Diamond 'G and to want He to many, no one knows. do. didnt the cattle in thinking raising history of the a state of excitement. Jay Leonard, ire Highest in History coaches we ran across had about make mistakes. Thousands of area. any Okeechobee Gorhams foreman, and physically, Amer-ca- n Financially the same slant. to bounded the officer when Suddenly cattle died driving rain commet the officer. surly, agriculture is in the strongest bined with freezing weather. The In the Southwest, one coach went into his the feet ranch and Hello, Jay, what happened? in its history to meet the said, Texas A. and M. will house where Doc Humphrey was position livestock loss was near houseI the Minnie, dunno, production demands involved in the estimated dollar mark. The pichave the best chance. Texas A. . . . Minutes his later packing bag million the to call !ree worlds rearmament effort, dekeeper, went in to the office and M. is practically a military he returned to the veranda just as above shows a few steers too found to old man lunch and the partment of agriculture figures re- ture to in an the college. These men will be given automobile at swung weak get on their feet. Many of him. veal. the chance to complete their Halbert was ranch gate. Guy leaped Doc Humphrey here yet? One of the significant elements of them died before the freeze from behind the wheel. military training. A fellow like current strength is over. At that moment a door behind Bob Smith, a great back, will Is he dead? LordI I got here as agriculturesof farmers savings over he growth the store fireplace opened and have a terrific year. soon as I could. Feed Hens Well It pays to keep combined with the decade he past D o o Humphrey gray-haire- d Spring practice will go along Hes dead, Streeter nodded. small rise in their aggre- laying hens on full feed. Certain Just about the same. But the big emerged. Killed instantly, he Halberts eyes widened. I was relatively debt. At the beginning of this quantities of feed are needed for said. Cant say how long ago. gaps will open in May and June, afraid of that. I was afraid thats gate farmers as a group held near- health and body maintenance. Beon through the summer. By next Maybe two three hours. what had happened when his voice year, intake is available ly $22 billions In bank deposits, yond that, feed Thanks. Sheriff Streeter en- - trailed off. September the draft losses and the for egg production. Plenty of the currency, U.S. savings bonds, and That so? said Bill Streeter. investments in cooperatives. This right feed helps hens lay well. a handkerchief Halbert JOE produced By BY and began mopping his brow. This t MAHONEY is terrible. Who do you think would HAROLD want to kill him, sheriff? ARNETT Suddenly, Halbert stopped mopping his brow and stared. Behind the sheriff he saw the dark face of Jay Leonard. Behind Ja.y he saw Doc Humphrey. he said, whats wrong? Say! What are you all staring at me like Kt cA'.AVb" that for? said You otter know, mister, Streeter quietly. His I? Why should I know? voice rose wildly. Say, whats the matter? Lord! You dont think I did it? Why, I was in Stansboro! I can prove it. Sure you can. But you cant Sk prove Homer wasnt shot before you went down there. I talked with him on the tele phone. It was me he told about his being shot. It was me called you. Called me sos I wouldnt suspect you. Streeters voice was sud fir denly cold, accusing. The doc says r .y Homer was killed instantly, mister. Halbert stopped talking. But IN AT Terror leaped into his eyes as the OF KENTUCKY FOOTBAU. GAME HAIRPINS, BENT significance of the sheriffs words SPELLED THIS FALL, A him. Killed on dawned llbMMV BURNS, FORMER HEAVYWEIGHT OUT THE SCORE IN ORANGES. AT THE instantly! AS PICTURED, AND HELD IN PLACE WITH 1 CHAMP. SPENTT 20 YEARS IN THE . man who is killed instantly couldnt END OF THEIR ACT THE SPECTATORS CELLULOSE TAPE, WILL HOLD PLATES ON EDGE . I RING BEFORE BEING KNOCKED OUT' HAD THE FRUIT IN THEIR LAPS' tell him over the telephone that AGAINST BACK OF CUP BOARD. hed been shot! Vil-lano- al 4-- KILLED INSTANTLY V- s. dark-skinne- d, 5ED3TS(D0P HALF-TIM- How torypEgu THEFLORlDA-UNIVER-5I- E CHEER-LEADER- S TY PLATE HOLDER |