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Show THE RICH COUNTY REAPER. RANDOLPH, UTAH THE RICH COUNTY REAPER matter Feb. Entered as second-clas- s 8, 1929. at the post office Randolph. Utah, tinder the Act of Mar. 3, 1879. Wm. E. Marshall, Editor and Prop. OTHER NRAS CUBAN FACTS SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 Per Year in Advance For merchants: For showgoers : No Rank Actors. For church clubs : No Racy Anecdotes. For marks For For Arias Farm-Owne- d Plants Were Small, According to Analysis. two-thir- d 0 5 e Sandy or Gravelly Clay Best for Farm Reservoir A satisfactory material for farm reservoirs is a sandy or gravelly clay that can be packed almost watertight, bureau of agricultural engisays neering, United States Department of Agriculture. If the bed of the reser voir is naturally of such materials, and if the water is not to be used for domestic purposes, the bottom can be packed by bedding or feeding sheep on the site when the earth is wet. K the soil is not clayey it is sometimes practical to spread a three or layer of clay over the bottom and sides of the reservoir and mix it with the surface soil by disking or harThe bed should then be rowing. packed by rolling or by the tramping of stock. When the water of a small reservoir is for domestic purposes, ordinary concrete makes a satisfactory lining. If the lining is not reinforced, it should be from two to four inches thick, and should be placed in blocks or squares of 15 to 20 feet with expansion joints to prevent formation of cracks. Into the joints should be cast a corrugated strip of copper or lead to give a watertight job. To reinforce linings, a layer of woven wire is sometimes used. To prevent the heaving of concrete linings in freezing weather when reservoirs are empty, where soils are other than porous sand or gravel the linings should either be watertight, or laid on thick layers of coarse gravel which will provide draining. Or drain tile may be laid outside the reservoirs to carry away the water. tl' four-inc- ' h New Sugar Cane The great enemy of the sugar cane raiser, freezing weather, may be vanquished as a result of experimental work carried on by the bureau of plant industry and the bureau of chemistry and soils. This problem is sometimes acute in Louisiana where sudden frosts have often forced raisers to cut their cane and allow it to lie in windrows for several days before it could be gathered. This practice often resulted in great loss, for the cane lost Its sweetness rapidly when left in windrows. However, a new type of cane has been introduced by the federal officials which retains its sweetness for fairly long periods when left lying on the ground, and this new variety, which is immune to the mosaic disease, oilers the soluton of the problem. Around the Farm Dairymen find that it pays to fect and whitewash the barn. disin- Pennsylvania farmers have increased their alfalfa acreage 400 per cent in the past 13 years. Because they are comparatively free of disease, Montana sheep are permitted to enter some states without dipping. Approximately 12,000 packages of rat bait are being used in 40 North Carolina counties in a rat eradication campaign. Air View of Havana Harbor. and economic are of interest to POLITICAL of the United States not only because the island republic Is a neighbor, but because millions of dollars of American capital are Invested in Cuban commerce and industries, and because the island has become a popular American playground. Like a gaily attired Spanish seno-ritCuba charms the eye; and the glamour of a lurid past, with its pages of piratical plundering, pomp, and high adventure with which it Is so romantically linked, quickens interest from the moment it is sighted on the a, horizon. The island presents many contrasts. rock Sea defenses of are relentlessly attacked by jealous waves ; yet within these stern barriers are green, rolling hills dotted with royal palms. Luxurious valleys bursting with verdure are shadowed by towering mountains where rock and jungle stand guard in secondary defense against mans onslaught Even d of its area today, more than remains primeval forest! Summer days in Cubas higher altitudes are so hot it would seem needless to lug a.ong blankets, if mountaineering is the hobby ; yet the nights are surprisingly cold. It is an island of extreme wealth and dire poverty ; a land of sugar, exotic fruits, and agriculture; of mining, oil drilling, and business; of speeding airplanes, automobiles, and plodding oxcarts: Cuba Is often called the island of a hundred harbors,- for it is literally with inlets and bays. These, together with its many keys, offered ideal hiding places supplied with fresh fruits and water to those navigators who knew their way about, while the broad expanse of the harbors of Havana, Santiago; Guantanamo and Cienfuegos, accessible only through narrow inlets, afforded the utmost protection for the less brave. Crossroads for Shipping. Today, with modern wharves and port equipment, vessels of any length or draft can be easily handled in several of the harbors, and many of the others will accommodate ships of more than average displacement Of the larger republics, the island Is nearest to Europe, and, next to Mexico, nearest to the United States. It is the crossroads for shipping between many ports of Europe or the United States and Central or South America. If you could lift the island bodily and lay it on the United States, with the easternmost point, Cape Maisl, resting oh New York City, you would find that the other tip, 3ape San Antonio, would extend some miles beyond Chicago, or, if moved slightly to the north, would rest exactly on Milwaukee. The width varies from 25 to 124 miles. The island supports a population, including the Isle of Pines, of nearly 4,000,000 people. This latter island, largest and most important of many that dot the Cuban coastline, lying to the south of the western end of Cuba, was named for the many varieties of pines that grow on it Its chief claim to fame, however, is its excellent climate, its fine marble quarries, and its mineral springs. To most people Cuba of course suggests sugar and tobacco. While these two commodities are the chief products, yet by no means unirhportant are the mining districts, oil fields, asphalt deposits, and numerous other natural resources. Sugar cane Is grown throughout the island, but the province of Camaguey leads in its production, with Oriente second. More than half of the total sugar crop is provided by these two easternmost provinces. Habana Province Is Rich. While tobacco also may be grown almost anywhere on the island, of the total crop is grown in Pinar del Rio province, at the extreme western end of Cuba, with Habana and Santa Clara provinces supplying the remaining Habana province, although the smallest, is the richest and most in time-mellow- one-thir- - snaggle-toothe- d Latin-America- n three-quarte- one-quarte- r. No Re Acidulous. the wets: No Rotten Alcohol. girls next door: No Raucous Boston Transcript. man do a days work after sitting here playing and yodeling till midWife Now, John, dear, my sister, night? Marion He says four hours sleep Bell, and her steady are coming to call on us tonight. So you must act Is all a man needs. the part of an ideally happy marIrate Father Who told him what ried man. Shes not quite sure of a man needs? Brooklyn Eagle. him yet John (savagely) Leave it to me! Lack of Interest That lobster trimmed me in a poker That stunning blond' has been game once. This is my chance to looking at you all evening. She even matters. Just leave it to me! says she wants to meet you. Border Cities Star. I know it, but theres nothing By B. A. Wallace, Specialist In Grain Marketing, Ohio State University. WNU Service. Three out of five of the farmer-owne- d Prepared by National Geographic Society, Washington. D. C. WNU Service. snappish couples: Hes Been Told It Irate Father How can that young TO BE FOOLED elevators in Ohio earned a small profit this past year, according to an analysis of the books of 146 companies. After a study of the records of of the farmer-owne- d elevators that operate in the state, it was found that the losses of those which failed to earn a profit were, in most cases, small. According to many of the managers and directors of the companies it is the aim, in times like these, to give to the farmer every penny we can in prices, and if we break even it is all that we ask. Of the 146 companies which submitted records for the year, 108 re ported surpluses averaging $8,600 Book value of the stock of the 146 companies was $132 per $100 share. The usual policy of the farmer-ownegrain elevators since the 1921 price collapse has been to pay the debts incurred then. Notes payable were reduced from a total of $1,020,-00to $420,000 by the 80 companies for which figures were made available for the years 1924-2and 1932-3Thirty-threcompanies wiped out their total indebtedness. ; A few companies have built up their surpluses to the point that their stock is worth from $300 to $400 a share. Ac- counts. Elevators Earned Profit Past Year Losses of No Ruinous dustrial portion of the island. It has sugar mills, model dairy farms, grows tobacco, oranges, pineapples, and other fruits, and is rich in mineral resources. It Is best known, however, for its cigar and cigarette factories. It supplies approximately half of s Cubas exports and consumes of its total imports! Like other countries, Cuba has undergone some painful economic and political experiences in the past few years, the old order depending perhaps too much on sugar values and tobacco for income, and importing most of the necessaries of life. To the statistically minded, the Importance of- - Cuba and the United States to each other may be seen by examining the figures relating to Cubas foreign commerce. They show the United States as the largest factor In this exchange, with the United Kingdom coming second. In 1932 the United States took $57,482,000 of the $80,672,000 total exports of the island, and for the same year the total imports into Cuba amounted to $51,024,-00the United States supplying of that amount. Compare those figures with the 1927 statistics, which show total imports of $257,384,000 and exports from Cuba two-third- doing. Come, old man, you owe her an apology. Boston No, I owe her alimony. Safe at Last What is there to console a man in prison? asks a lecturer. The thought that he hasnt got to get up Transcript. in the middle of the night to see if there are burglars in the place. Improvement London Humorist Tom I want to marry a girl with $20,000. A Dick I shant marry for money. I Doctor Dont let your husband shall marry for brains. drink strong coffee. It excites him Tom Naturally, were both after too much. Wife If his coffee is not strong, what weve least of. Border Cities Star. he gets excited of his own accord. Koinische Illustrierte. Wants Triple FFF A piano? Yes, sir. A grand Dad Knows Everything piano? Dad, whats a Grand nothing. I want a magA fellow who emerges from a nificent piano. correspondent school, I imagine. Self-Start- er post-graduat- CROSSWORD PUZZLE 0, $27,-053,0- 00 Of $322,705,000 ! On the other hand, American Investments in 1927 were calculated at one and a half billion dollars ; by 1932 this figure was raised to $1,750,000,000. The bulk of these investments are in sugar properties, but large sums also are in real estate, railroads, public utilities, and government bonds. In view of the fact that the bulk of Cubas foreign trade is with the United States and that the American monetary investments in the island are tremendous, whatever touches Cuba affects many Americans, and whatever happens in the United States affects Cuba. , We fought a war with Spain that cost many American lives and many millions of dollars, both at the time and in subsequent pensions to Spanish war veterans, in order to help Cuba gain her freedom and place her fairly upon the path of economic progress. Years later an American tariff deeply affected the island. Supplying Her Own Needs. The Cubans point out that the tariff threw United States doors wide open to importation of sugar from the Philippines, where only 40 per cent of the total investment in the sugar industry is capital from the United States, and closed them in the face of Cuba, where the capital invested is 84 per cent from the United States. Cuba formerly imported practically all of her flour ahd eggs from the United States. Under the depressed sugar prices she embarked upon a program of development of local industries and diversification of manufactures to supply her own needs. In 1927 she imported $8,692,000 worth of wheat flour from the United States; in 1932 khe purchased only $2,948,000. For the same years the value of fresh eggs purchased in the United States dropped from $2,666,000 to zero; canned vegetables fell from $403,000 to $45,000; lard from $10,841,000 to $1,208,000, and so on all decreases more or less directly traceable to the fact that the price of sugar fell from 2.69 cents per pound in 1927 to as low as .57 of a cent in May of 1932 An evidence of this change Is observed In the growth of home manufactures. Shirts, underwear, shoes, straw hats, and linen suits are being made on a scale never before known. A large American manufacturer of shirts and underwear, sensing the change, has erected a factory in Cuba to meet the demand for home prod-- , ucts. The production of cotton and rayon socks and stockings has become an important industry, and local manu-- j facturers are turning out rayon garments for women. The dried beef industry, which plays a major part in the islands food supply, is growing, and canning factories have recently been established for tomatoes, pineapples and other products. Two factories are engaged in making cans. ! Copyright, 27 Horizontal. 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