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Show Hinckley Happenings. At last threshing season' has begun and the amount of grain that has been threshed shows that the crops this year lacks a great deal of being a failure. Norman I. Bliss threshed 778 bushels of wheat from about 15 acres of ground, which averages1 a little better than 51 bushels to the acre. This is just a sample of what can be produced from this land with the right kind of care. There are also first-class prospects for a heavy crop of lucern seed. Many farmers are rejoicing, inwardly, mostly, and hoping that Jack Frost will please keep low for a few weeks longer. How delightful it would be to passersby if they could look upon up-on each individual's home in this community and see no weeds, just clean yards, gardens, sidewalks and streets. The ef: feet that such a sight would cause can hardly be estimated. Civic .pride is what is needed to make clean, attractive and healthful homes. And such homes make successful communities. commun-ities. So do get busy and let's have a clean town. Now is the time to begin, before the weeds seed and plant their crops for the coming year. Mabel Parker is again seen in the ranks with her Hinckley (Continued on last page) |